Chapter 70: Nurturing Evil Array, Illustrated Guide to Demonic Arrays

Chapter 70: Nurturing Evil Array, Illustrated Guide to Demonic Arrays

After drinking two cups of tea, a figure ascended the staircase and entered the private room on the third floor where Chu Xuan was seated. Chu Xuan looked up to see a young cultivator dressed in white.

This cultivator's disguise technique was not particularly sophisticated. While it might suffice for other Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, Chu Xuan had spent years mastering the art of disguise to evade the relentless pursuits of orthodox cultivators. He had reached a level of mastery where unless a Golden Core master appeared, his true identity remained undetectable. But this young cultivator in front of him...

Chu Xuan saw right through him.

The young man's true face appeared quite youthful. To have reached the Foundation Establishment stage at such an age suggested notable talent. Yet, he was sent to Wu Province as part of the first wave of cultivators to assault the native sects—a victim of factional struggles within his sect.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist. My name is Song Feng. May I ask how to address you?" The young cultivator asked with a smile.

Chu Xuan casually responded, "He Liang." After all, they were both using pseudonyms. Any name would do.

Song Feng smiled and asked, "What do you have for sale, fellow Daoist? What do you need?"

Chu Xuan casually flicked a large blood bead towards him. Song Feng caught it and examined it closely, his expression turning to surprise. The blood bead was of exceptional quality, perfectly round and smooth. A faint, sweet scent of blood emanated from it—a rare find indeed.

"This kind of large blood bead, I'll take as many as you have," Song Feng said with a smile.

Chu Xuan nonchalantly replied, "Don't rush. What I need might not be something you can provide."

Song Feng laughed, "You underestimate me, fellow Daoist. Please, go ahead."

Chu Xuan named three specific arrays, "The Yin Evil Soul Refining Array, the Polluted Blood Nurturing Evil Array, and the Returning Soul Blood Evil Array. Do you have any of these?"

These three arrays were superior to the Yin Evil Soul-Snatching Array that Chu Xuan currently used. The latter two were even considered top-tier arrays for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, extending their coverage at least ten times compared to the Yin Evil Soul-Snatching Array.

Hearing the names of these arrays, Song Feng's expression shifted subtly. He indeed did not have access to them.

The arrays Chu Xuan mentioned are all top-grade demonic arrays, everything within the range of these arrays would be killed to nurture the Yin Evil Qi. Given that the orthodox sects were vigorously clamping down on actions harming mortals, such demonic arrays were also being confiscated.

The Heavenly Seal Sect didn't gain much from the recent conflicts and thus had few demonic arrays confiscated.

Song Feng admitted with an embarrassed smile. "Fellow Daoist, I don't have such grand arrays, but I do have a high-quality corpse puppet I've cultivated for many years, now at the ninth level..."

Chu Xuan interrupted with a wave of his hand, "No? Then let's not discuss further." His interest was solely in the arrays.

Chu Xuan nodded. The usual rate for a large blood pearl was forty small spiritual stones each.

However, with the dissolution of the Infinite Sect, the difficulty of crafting large blood pearls had sharply increased, naturally driving up their price. To his surprise, they had now reached fifty small spiritual stones each.

"Here you go."

Chu Xuan flicked ten large blood pearls towards him.

The burly cultivator, with a mischievous laugh, caught them and said, "Good, remember to look me up if you have more such deals. I have plenty more items here—corpse puppets, Gu insects, blood techniques, sinister pills, demonic talismans..."

Chu Xuan's interest was piqued. "Do you have any second-transformation Gu?"

The burly cultivator blinked, "Second transformation Gu? Those are rare. But I know someone who has bred many Gu insects, including some second-transformation ones. I could connect you."

Chu Xuan nodded. "Okay."

After speaking, he tossed a few more blood pearls, "There will be a generous reward once the matter is settled."

The cultivator laughed. "Straightforward! I like your style! However, that person hasn't arrived in Wu Province yet. When he does, I'll contact you."

Chu Xuan nodded, leaving behind a mother-child stone. "When the time comes, crush this jade, and I will be informed."

The mother-child stone is comprised of a mother and child stone. Should the child stone be shattered, the mother stone will also show cracks, no matter the distance.

He should have left a sound-transmitting jade. But he couldn't stay in the cave waiting indefinitely. If he were to cultivate on the zombie planet, the sound-transmitting jade would not serve its purpose.

Thus, he left the mother-child stone.

"Alright," the cultivator named Old Han nodded, watching Chu Xuan depart.

Standing on the third floor, he looked through the window at Chu Xuan's retreating figure, stroking his chin thoughtfully.

"Such stable Spiritual Qi and his disguise technique shows no flaws, unlike that Song Feng, who was seen through at a glance... this man could produce ten large blood pearls in one go; clearly, he has more hidden away. Wonder where he got these large blood pearls from... forget it, better not to act rashly given his unknown strength. Who knows what else he has up his sleeve?"

The cultivator shook his head, cautiously withdrawing his gaze.