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Chapter 1229: Chapter 661: Extermination of the Sect

”Supreme Grand Elder, how do you think we should handle this?” Wang Changdong asked cautiously.

”Send Supervisor Sun to guard Hell Island, and he won’t need to return in the future. Also, announce to the outside world that Master Li is under the protection of Central State Commerce, and send this message to the Yuqing Sect!” Supreme Grand Elder said indifferently.

Wang Changdong’s heart tightened, seeing that although the Supreme Grand Elder didn’t really punish that Supervisor Sun, merely assigning him to guard an external location.

However, being stationed at Hell Island indefinitely carried a different significance entirely.

Hell Island is an extremely dangerous place, and guarding it is meant to prevent the demons of the Hell Cave Heaven from leaving.

Hell Island is usually jointly defended by the superpowers of the Central State Continent, but in fact, it is mostly a place where major powerhouse exiles their offending cultivators.

The level of danger there is amongst the highest in the Cultivation World.

The evil creatures within the Hell Cave Heaven are generally at the Fourth Grade Middle Stage strength level, and facing such powerful beings daily denotes an imaginable peril.

What’s most terrifying is the unknown radiation present in the Hell Cave Heaven, capable of influencing cultivators’ bodies, causing them to mutate imperceptibly.

There is a significant possibility that those stationed there might turn into evil creatures themselves, with the nightmare-like sensation of having companions potentially becoming enemies.

The Supreme Grand Elder’s command was swiftly executed, and the force behind Supervisor Sun didn’t dare utter even half a word of objection, with Supervisor Sun practically escorted by his backers to Hell Island.

On the other hand, the Supreme Grand Elder’s other directive, to inform the Yuqing Sect that Master Li is protected by Central State Commerce, didn’t produce much of an effect.

The Yuqing Sect not only did not reduce its number of Great Cultivators on the Central State Continent but instead continued to dispatch more Great Cultivators there.

Furthermore, Wang Changdong and Meng You, the two great cultivators, were unable to contact Li Shiming, leaving them unable to convey the decisions of Central State Commerce to him.

Watching Great Cultivator Duan Zhang’s Flying Boat depart, Li Shiming then turned towards his predetermined target destination.

He became more cautious along the way, lucky not to encounter any more trouble.

The treasure location of Qiu Hengyi was situated in a valley, but when Li Shiming arrived, he was slightly dazed.

Because this valley was covered by a Sect Protection Array, becoming the gate to a certain sect.

He couldn’t help but take out a map he prepared back on the Dongqi Continent, repeatedly checking it and finding no indication of this sect gate.

However, it’s not surprising since such maps in the Cultivation World seldom undergo changes over centuries.

The gates of medium to large-sized forces rarely change over centuries, whereas small or family forces may occasionally relocate their headquarters.

Should a small force encounter a crisis, they usually opt to take all members away to establish a new base elsewhere.

Though considered not much of a spiritual land in Qiu Hengyi’s eyes, for general forces, the chosen place for treasure by Qiu Hengyi is an exceptionally excellent spiritual land.

Li Shiming furrowed his brows, but he didn’t have to worry about Qiu Hengyi’s treasure being discovered, as without a treasure map, standing right atop it wouldn’t reveal anything.

His concern was about causing trouble, as he was being watched by the Yuqing Sect, with even slightest exposure leading to relentless pursuit by the Yuqing Sect.

As he observed, he saw more than ten cultivators flying toward his direction.

He was in a state of invisibility, with his aura concealed by the ’Hidden Phoenix Jade Talisman,’ and among the arriving cultivators were only one Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioner and others were Golden Core cultivators, none of whom could detect him.

”Devil Cultivators!” Li Shiming instantly recognized something amiss about the dozen or so cultivators.

The sinister aura emanating from them was due to the leakage of qi from their practice of evil techniques.

Apart from the malevolent aura, the strong wickedness permeated the bodies of these cultivators.

Not all devil practices are inherently evil, yet many such practices possess quick-achievement methods necessitating numerous sinister means, linking them closely with evil.

In actuality, nearly all Demon sects do not engage in normal cultivation of devil arts, instead, they use swift methods; otherwise, practicing devil arts at the slow pace would be less preferable than secure Taoist or Buddhist cultivation techniques.

These dozen or so cultivators had used rapid methods, employing various wicked means to train in some devil techniques.

”Elder, after we eradicate that village, will that magic artifact finally be successfully refined?” a Golden Core Demon Cultivator questioned.

This Golden Core Demon Cultivator must be favored by the Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator to ask such a question.

”We’ll see, and if it’s not enough, we’ll have to slaughter a few more villages, but next time, find villages further away; we can’t operate so close to the sect gate!” the Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator replied coldly.

They didn’t care that other cultivators might hear their conversation, as they were already near the Sect Formation, in an extremely safe zone.

Yet, they hadn’t anticipated that Li Shiming was nearby, with his formidable perception letting him overhear these Devil Cultivators’ conversations clearly.

Having come across Devil Cultivators who slaughtered mortals to advance their devil techniques, Li Shiming was no stranger to such practices.

Mortals are the foundation of the Cultivation World, therefore, such Devil Cultivators who exploit mortals for cultivation are universally seen as scum and hunted like rats upon being found.

Li Shiming sneered coldly. Originally planning to stealthily infiltrate the sect gate, find the treasure discreetly and leave, he now realized he had a better plan.