Chapter 196: Qin Yu’s Mind: Redeeming an Immortal Tier Technique

“A mere Evil Cult. What is there to fear?”

Qin Yu sneered. His consciousness descended through the Mind Network, looking at a mountain forest made entirely of white bones. Unconcealed disgust filled his eyes.

This was a branch camp of the White Bone Temple. Located at the border between Yunlong County and a neighboring county city, this area was filled with chaos. Such remote regions were places neither side wanted to govern. Naturally, these zones became the perfect hiding spots for Evil Demon Sects.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ground suddenly burst open, sending a mixture of pale bone fragments and dirt shooting into the sky!

A massive Tunneling Worm’s head drilled out. Its giant maw snapped open, unleashing a massive Insect Swarm. Three enormous Mountain-Splitting Thunder Beasts let out a deafening roar before launching a savage charge. An earthen yellow light glowed on their four tusks. Under this impossibly brutal ramming, the pale bone spikes and walls set up on the perimeter were violently shattered. Tanking the incoming attacks, they bulldozed straight into the Grand Array.

Closely following them, the Fire Roaches braced themselves. Clusters of scorching, magma-like flames rained down like falling boulders, igniting the entire forest.

In this gloomy, chilling bone forest, ordinary flames could never catch on. But against the Golden Crow Fire, which contained a trace of Supreme Yang power, the so-called Yin Evil Qi was a joke. The whole forest went up in flames.

The outer defense and early warning systems were torn open in an instant.

“Enemy attack! Enemy attack!”

Atop a White Bone Temple watchtower, a White-robed Cultivator struck an alarm bell made of human bones, the sound echoing shrilly.

CRACK! CRACK!

From the forest caves, large numbers of White Bone Dao Soldiers marched with stiff yet swift steps, surging toward the breach. Among them were many massive Dao Soldiers standing over ten meters tall, pieced together from the bones of various creatures, with green Soul Fire dancing in their eye sockets.

However, the Insect Swarm’s main ground forces had already flooded in behind the Mountain-Splitting Thunder Beasts.

The three Mountain-Splitting Thunder Beasts were like mobile fortresses, crashing directly into the horde of White Bone Dao Soldiers. Bone Sabers hacked at their thick carapaces, sending sparks flying but failing to penetrate deeply. Meanwhile, the collisions from the Thunder Beasts’ four giant blade-like tusks easily smashed the White Bone Dao Soldiers to pieces. Even those bizarre, ten-meter-tall Dao Soldiers stitched from various bones couldn’t withstand a single blow.

Cockroaches and Rapid Insects trailed right behind the Mountain-Splitting Thunder Beasts, roaring as they attacked. Like a black tide, they rapidly engulfed the entire battlefield.

“No one in the Primordial Mansion Realm? It seems that ‘White Bone Daoist’ isn’t at this ashram. Lucky him. Still, among this group, five are on the C Level Assassination List and thirteen are on the D Level list.

“Not a total loss.”

Watching the battlefield, Qin Yu shook his head. There were only about thirty Qi Sea Realm cultivators and a few hundred Qi and Blood Martial Artists desperately resisting, yet the Insect Swarm easily broke through to the depths of their Grand Array.

The Demon Fiends and Evil Demons hunted by the Insect Swarm in the shadows were naturally far more than the twelve cases discovered by the Demon Suppression Bureau. Those were merely twelve large-scale attacks where many captive survivors were found and subsequently escorted to nearby cities.

The more he killed, the more disgusted Qin Yu felt.

He was a reincarnated person. His education from his past life deeply influenced him. The practice of turning humans into pills or treating them as raw materials severely clashed with his moral compass. Demon Fiends devouring humans was an inter-species slaughter. But sometimes, Demon Fiends didn’t kill nearly as many humans as these so-called “humans” did!

Did people really think these Evil Cults and Demon Sects could survive without anyone backing them?

When the Insect Swarm discovered these people, they tracked their movements and scouted them out. In some cases, prominent local clans were involved. In remote areas, even members of the Demon Suppression Bureau were implicated. This filled Qin Yu with burning fury.

He was powerless to change some of these realities. Then he would kill!

Kill them all!

SWISH—

Qin Yu sheathed his blade. After a moment of thought, he headed toward Ancestor Qin Tianfeng.

“Ancestor, I have a matter to discuss with you,” Qin Yu said directly. “Since our family needs to take over the assets of the Cyan Profound Sect and the Zhang Family, I want to gather all our branch families first.”

“Oh? Why bring this up all of a sudden? Wenyuan and the others have already been considering it. The family is expanding too quickly, and we are indeed short on manpower.” Qin Tianfeng looked at Qin Yu in surprise. Qin Yu had been peacefully focusing on Cultivation at home these past few days. All the trivial matters of the family were handled by the Clan Leader and the other Elders.

“The Insect Swarm has been completing bounty missions outside and offended quite a few factions. They can’t do anything to me, but for the rest of the family, it could bring total annihilation,” Qin Yu gently shook his head.

His initial motive for doing all this was merely to earn Merit Points, but feeling profoundly disgusted, he ended up doing a bit extra along the way. Any evil he discovered was slaughtered without exception. With the title of Demon Suppression Bureau Inspector, his actions were backed by moral righteousness.

However, aside from those that were completely uprooted, many other factions—like the Blood Demon Sect, Soul Refining Sect, and White Bone Temple—had branches scattered across the entire Ling State, and even the whole of Great Wei. He had only wiped out a fraction of them. They would definitely retaliate eventually!

Qin Yu had anticipated this. If one wanted resources, they had to fight for them! They had to kill! It was just a matter of who to fight and in what form.

Hunting through the Demon Suppression Bureau’s bounty missions was the most satisfying method for him. It allowed him to gain Merit Points while easing his conscience, completely free of guilt.

The Insect Swarm also needed stronger enemies to temper themselves and richer ‘materials’ to evolve. These Evil Demon Sects and Cults were the perfect opponents. One battle yielded double the rewards. These Evil Demon Sects were all filthy rich.

But for the other members of the Qin Family, this could lead to brutal retaliation. This had to be guarded against.

“What? In just these past few days, the Insect Swarm has slaughtered so many Evil Demons?” Qin Tianfeng clutched his chest. His body, which had recently grown much younger after consuming the Evergreen Pill, twitched as if unable to handle the shock.

The Blood Demon Sect, Soul Refining Sect, White Bone Temple, and the like—the Qin Family couldn’t afford to provoke a single one of these Demon Sects and Evil Cults!

“Yeah, I’ve pretty much cleared out all of them in Yunlong County, and currently, I’m sweeping through the neighboring county cities. The Merit Points I’ve gathered from these missions are already enough to exchange for the Infinite Wonders Skill,” Qin Yu gave a slight nod.

The Insect Swarm was highly efficient. Once they locked onto a target, they tracked its traces back to the lair. Then, they wiped them out in one fell swoop! With so much killing, there were naturally quite a few targets on the Assassination List. How could the efficiency not be high?

Three hundred thousand Merit Points was a massive amount, but it couldn’t hold up against the Insect Swarm’s relentless slaughter. With so many small bounties adding up, his accumulated Merit Points naturally skyrocketed.

“The Infinite Wonders Skill?”

Qin Tianfeng, who had just been overwhelmed by pressure, instantly perked up. This was an Immortal Tier Technique! Using an Immortal Tier Technique to forge a Perfect Dao Foundation and break through to the Primordial Mansion Realm! How powerful would Qin Yu become when that happened?

“Kill! Good riddance! These Evil Demons and Outsiders, everyone has the right to execute them! Since you’re already on the Assassination List anyway, who cares if you kill more?” Qin Tianfeng immediately said in a deep voice.

As he spoke, his gaze couldn’t help but fall on the Leviathan, which was lying on the ground yet still exuding an immense, oppressive aura. The Mother of Ten Thousand Worms at the Qi Sea Realm already possessed such terrifying strength. What would happen when Qin Yu and the Mother of Ten Thousand Worms broke through to the Primordial Mansion Realm and the Myriad Phenomena Realm?

The Qin Family was going to usher in an era of unprecedented prosperity!

“I’ll make the arrangements right away. I’ll have Zhengyang, Wenyuan, and the others bring back all the branch family members currently outside. This is exactly when we need people!”

“The Insect Swarm will assist them. With the speed of the Qi Sea Realm Thunder Rocs, they will arrive very quickly.” Qin Yu nodded slightly. While expanding, the Insect Swarm had naturally established sub-bases around the Qin Family branches, so they could swiftly bring everyone back.

The Qin Family was a Noble Family with a legacy spanning a thousand years. There were hundreds of large and small branches scattered outside. Without the help of the Insect Swarm, gathering them all would be no simple task.

“These days won’t last too long.” Qin Yu looked up at a flock of Thunder Rocs flying across the horizon. On their backs rode Hive Guards, carrying variously sized, still-dripping packages.

Those were severed heads!

Proof of completed bounty missions. And in the rapidly proliferating underground Insect Nest, plenty more of such heads were stored.

Across the entire Qin Residence, a Wood Array, reinforced by the Fungal Mat, silently enveloped the grounds. These past few days, he had sensed many prying eyes. Eyes full of malice!

A backlash! The backlash from the Insect Swarm’s unbridled slaughter. While he was making his moves, the factions hidden in the dark were also making theirs.

“You don’t need to put too much pressure on yourself. They are all children of the Qin Family! Even if there are casualties, it is for the future of the family. The family will not treat them unfairly,” Qin Tianfeng said solemnly as he looked at Qin Yu. “Since they enjoy the benefits brought by the family, they naturally have to bear the risks. No family’s growth comes without paying a price.”

“I understand,” Qin Yu gave a slight nod.

“Tomorrow, I’ll take a trip to the Demon Suppression Bureau and exchange for the Infinite Wonders Skill.”