Chapter 353: Zou Zeyu

“I wonder how things are going over there? But the master and his men have already entered that space, so Zhao Tianming should be safe and sound.”

Within Tianning City’s Treasure Gathering Pavilion, in a secret room, the mountain of flesh that was Lin Xiong was pacing back and forth anxiously.

After Su Jingzhen had told him to leave, he returned to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion and waited obediently.

He didn’t even dare to send out scouts to gather information.

He was afraid of any possibility of exposing himself.

After all, he and Zhao Tianming were, to a certain extent, a community of shared destiny.

Just as Lin Xiong was worrying like this, the contract spirit mark on his body fluctuated.

A bright light flashed in his mung bean-sized eyes, and he immediately pushed open the door to the secret room.

He went directly to another secret room on the roof.

Inside the secret room, Su Jingzhen and Luo Yuebai were already seated there.

“Lin Xiong, pays his respects to the Master, and the Sect Master!”

Seeing two people sitting here, this guy knelt down on one knee without any hesitation.

He was very clear about Luo Yuebai’s identity.

Although he was currently working at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, since Su Jingzhen had become his master, he had automatically acquired the identity of an Evil Moon Sect member.

“There has been a change at the Spiritual Medicine Sect. I presume the Treasure Gathering Pavilion has also taken action?

I need first-hand information about the alchemists involved with the Spiritual Medicine Sect.”

After leaving the Spiritual Medicine Sect, Su Jingzhen thought for a moment and didn’t just wander around aimlessly with Luo Yuebai.

The Tianning City Treasure Gathering Pavilion and the Spiritual Medicine Sect had always been in cahoots. After both were subdued by him, information would likely have been shared.

So when he arrived here, he didn’t waste any words with Lin Xiong.

Hearing this, Lin Xiong’s expression changed, and a glimmer flashed from his storage ring.

Two jade slips appeared in his hand.

He respectfully offered them to Su Jingzhen.

“Master, these are all the information about the alchemists of the Spiritual Medicine Sect that your subordinate has collected since the incident occurred.

Furthermore, many alchemists who hadn’t had time to leave Tianning City before, your subordinate has already secretly gathered them in one place.

When the time is right, they will be sent to Linjiang City.

However, most of the alchemists under my protection are only first-rank, only about fifty or sixty people.

Please forgive me, Master!”

Lin Xiong had already prepared what Su Jingzhen wanted.

This fatso does things a bit like Zhao Tianming and he was truly meticulous.

The preparations he made were all out of precaution.

He had also considered the possibility that Su Jingzhen might come looking for him. If he couldn’t produce anything, he would likely face punishment.

After all, the ferocity of the Evil Moon Sect demons was already well-known.

At this moment, even when facing Su Jingzhen, Lin Xiong was still on edge.

Su Jingzhen took the jade slips, swept his spiritual sense over them, and read all the information about the alchemists who had left Tianning City that day.

Although he knew this information might be outdated, and those who left the city might not be safe, it was still much better than blindly searching.

“Well done, keep it up.

Remember your identity, you are still the manager of the Tianning City Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

You and I are not close, and you have no connection to the Evil Moon Sect.”

Some things only work in the shadows.

After saying this, Su Jingzhen’s gaze turned to Luo Yuebai beside him.

The two of them didn’t hesitate and quietly slipped out of the secret room window.

Watching the two figures gradually disappear into the night, Lin Xiong let out a sigh of relief, but his eyes were filled with complexity.

Although Su Jingzhen hadn’t told him the situation at the Spiritual Medicine Sect, since the two could silently infiltrate his Treasure Gathering Pavilion, it was likely that the situation there had been completely handled by the Evil Moon Sect.

“Where will my life as Lin Xiong ultimately lead?”

Lin Xiong’s thoughts were in turmoil, and he could only sigh in the end.

His path ahead could only follow the Evil Moon Sect to the end, but he didn’t know where the destination was, or what the outcome would be.

As a Golden Core cultivator, and a manager of a branch of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, this status could be considered honorable in the Qingzhou region.

But in the end, it was all because of a single misstep that he had become someone else’s pawn.

………

Su Jingzhen and Luo Yuebai moved like ghosts in the night, leaving the city along a hidden route.

He didn’t doubt the authenticity of the information Lin Xiong provided. With the contract in place, that guy wouldn’t dare to lie to Su Jingzhen.

……

While Su Jingzhen and Luo Yuebai were searching the vast expanse of land between Tianning City and Linjiang City,

In a remote small town, a few dozen miles away.

The name of the small town is Longyan. According to legend, a long time ago, there was a giant python on the rocky mountain outside Longyan City, which turned into a dragon, hence the name.

However, whether the legend was true or false, no one could confirm.

After all, every town had its own legends, more or less.

Longyan City was about the same size as Linjiang City.

Like Linjiang City in its early days, there was a branch of a top power managing it here.

This top power was none other than the Free and Unfettered Sect.

The lower-level cultivators in Longyan City needed to pay spirit stones to the Free and Unfettered Sect as rent to practice and survive here.

This model was one of the most common ways for major sects in the Qingzhou region to earn resources.

It was designed to squeeze the lower-level cultivators dry.

At this moment, in a restaurant in Longyan City.

An old man with white hair and an unassuming aura sat at a table by the window.

Opposite him sat a young man in a white robe, tall and handsome, but with a defiant look on his face.

The young man was less than thirty years old, and his bearing was quite extraordinary.

“We started acting last night, and the results should be out by now.

What do you think the situation will be like over there?”

The old man asked the young man in front of him.

This young man was none other than Zou Zeyu, the current Chief Holy Son of the Evil Moon Sect, and Luo Yuebai’s biggest rival.

Hearing this, the latter’s lips curled into a charming arc.

“With the Third Elder following Yuebai, what other results could there be?

Perhaps they could cause them a little damage and some trouble, but it wouldn’t cause much of a stir.

After all, the Spiritual Medicine Sect was indeed taken by surprise by them first. This is an undeniable fact.”

When he spoke of the latter, Zou Zeyu’s tone was slightly helpless and a bit cold.

He continued, “And this matter is also partly my fault for being too hesitant before.

Otherwise, how could the Spiritual Medicine Sect have fallen into the hands of the Linjiang branch? It can only be said that fate was not yet ripe.

All the arrangements we made in the Spiritual Medicine Sect are now completely useless.”

Hearing this, the old man said, “Does the Holy Son mean that we are completely giving up on the Spiritual Medicine Sect?

If we had known earlier, the Spiritual Medicine Sect is currently considered the third largest group of alchemists in Qingzhou.

Whether it is taken in by anyone, it will bring immense power.

Based on our understanding of the Spiritual Medicine Sect and the arrangements we made there before, there is still a chance to fight for it, at least we can try to win over some alchemists.”

“It’s alright, even without the Spiritual Medicine Sect, we actually have better options in terms of alchemy.”

Zou Zeyu’s words made the old man in front of him pause, then a gleam appeared in his eyes.

“Holy Son, you… you’ve made contact with them?”

Zou Zeyu smiled again. “It wasn’t much of a process, this was all thanks to Yuebai’s efforts.

And now, perhaps it’s time for Longyan City to have a new master.

We said we’d give Yuebai a month and a half, and now the time has come. We need to quickly establish our branch.

Let’s go and see what the Free and Unfettered Sect branch has to say.

This is just a transaction. The Free and Unfettered Sect took our benefits, they shouldn’t back out, right?

As for what losses they might suffer, it’s none of our concern.”

Hearing this, the old man’s expression flickered again.

“Hahaha, I was worried that the Holy Son would be impulsive and always give in to the Saintess.

But since you have made such arrangements, then this old man can rest assured. In that case, I’ll just be a handyman this time.”

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“Should we go to the Free and Unfettered Sect now? Won’t it be too late?”

Zou Zeyu smiled again: “Second Elder, you are also a cultivator in the Soul Formation stage after all, and we, the demon cultivators, should do whatever we want.

We can capture it tonight and announce it to the world tomorrow.”