Chapter 199: Chapter 103: Taiyin 7 Sha Banner

“Brother Huyan, we’ve really hit the jackpot this time. To think that Yang Jing is actually in the Liao Kingdom! With the Taiyin Illusion Demon Banner, and with our aptitude, isn’t reaching Core Formation a sure thing?”

A young Demon Cultivator, his body wreathed in sinister Demonic Qi, spoke with excitement. His name was Si Qichang, and he had been at Foundation Establishment for fifteen years. His Cultivation was only at the Second Layer Foundation Establishment.

In a Demon Sect, where progress before Golden Core was typically extremely fast, this was already considered incredibly slow.

The other Demon Cultivator, however, was not so optimistic. He was a bit older, named Huyan Yi, and his Cultivation was at the Third Layer Foundation Establishment.

Both of them were disciples of the Red Yin Demon Sect. Although they had come to the Northern Domain, they didn’t hold out much hope of taking down Yang Jing and claiming the reward for the Taiyin Illusion Demon Banner. They were more interested in taking advantage of the chaos in the Northern Domain to abduct more mortals and refine them into blood food.

The Cultivation Technique they practiced was the Taiyin Freeze Demon Scripture, which required them to cultivate by Breathing and Exhaling the Taiyin Demon Qi of a Moon Demon.

As members of a Demon Sect, Breathing and Exhaling Taiyin Demon Qi was naturally not free. This was true even for True Disciples like them. Breathing and Exhaling Demon Qi required Merit Points from the Sect.

This meant either completing Sect missions or handing over various resources.

Their lives were incredibly tight, to the point where they had to pinch pennies even for Breathing and Exhaling Demon Qi.

Today, the two had received news from a Hidden Post in the Liao Kingdom. The long-hidden Yang Jing had finally revealed his whereabouts, killing a Steward at the Longwu Marketplace.

According to rumor, three other Demon Cultivators had also died at his hands.

The Longwu Marketplace was less than a hundred-odd li away from them, a distance that was almost instantaneous for Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

“I’ve heard that Yang Jing is extremely skilled in Magical Combat, and that three of our fellow cultivators have already died by his hand. That Yan Gao from the Profound Sun Demon Sect was particularly extraordinary, with few rivals among his peers. If we try to make a move on him, I’m afraid we won’t even survive the first exchange.”

Fear was written all over Huyan Yi’s face.

His Red Yin Demon Sect had frequent conflicts with the Profound Sun Demon Sect, so he was no stranger to some of the ruthless characters within their ranks.

With his supreme Body Refining Cultivation and that Dark Sun Saber, Yan Gao had been nearly undefeated in conflicts with the Red Yin Demon Sect. Only the long-tenured Foundation Establishment Perfection Cultivators in the Sect could suppress him somewhat.

“Senior Brother, why are you boosting his morale and deflating our own? Our Red Yin Demon Sect is best at Curse Skills. Yang Jing might be strong in a direct fight, but can he really defend against me cursing him from the shadows?”

Si Qichang possessed the reckless courage of youth.

He was a Demon Sect Cultivator, best at binding and commanding Celestial Demons, with a myriad of methods at his disposal. Was he really going to let some Righteous Cultivator scare him into not daring to make a move?

Huyan Yi hesitated for a moment, then clenched his jaw and nodded. His Cultivation was deeper than Si Qichang’s, and his desire for the Taiyin Illusion Demon Banner was even stronger.

“We should find a few more fellow Demon Sect cultivators to attack together. That way, even if we can’t defeat Yang Jing, we’ll have someone to serve as a scapegoat and stall him for us.”

Si Qichang struck a fist into his palm.

“The Taiyin Illusion Demon Banner can be used five times at most, so we just need to find three more people. I refuse to believe that the five of us attacking together can’t take down that Yang Jing.”

Huyan Yi, also tempted by the idea, nodded.

“According to the news from the Hidden Post, Yang Jing is planning to wipe out a local Foundation Establishment Clan that cooperates with the Profound Sun Demon Sect. He’s waiting outside their clan territory. We’ll go wait around that Foundation Establishment Clan’s territory; we’re sure to run into other fellow Demon Sect cultivators there.”

The two exchanged a look, their hearts filled with ruthless determination.

The internal strife among the Four Demon Sects was extremely severe. Although the Taiyin Freeze Demon Scripture was the Red Yin Demon Sect’s finest Cultivation Technique, Moon Demons were far rarer than other Celestial Demons, so even the Red Yin Demon Sect didn’t have many.

The two of them had great ambitions but little talent. They had chosen this Cultivation Technique but couldn’t obtain enough Taiyin Demon Qi to practice, landing them at the bottom of the rankings among the True Disciples. They had endured endless bullying and exploitation from their senior brothers and sisters.

If they could take Yang Jing’s head this time, they would surely wipe away all their past humiliations.

Before long, the two arrived outside the Wei Clan Territory and cast a spell to conceal themselves. They circled the perimeter and, sure enough, encountered a fellow cultivator.

He was a rather gloomy-looking young man with a lean build.

“Fellow Daoist!”

Si Qichang stepped forward and bowed.

“I am Zhuo Hufeng of the Red Yin Demon Sect, and this is my Senior Brother, Yue Rupan.”

He gave a false name.

Among the Four Demon Sects, there were many Secret Techniques that could be used to cast a Curse with just a name, a date of birth, and a wisp of one’s aura.

As a Cultivator who specialized in curses, Si Qichang naturally wasn’t foolish enough to give out his real name.

The young man stared at Si Qichang and smiled.

“How did you know I was a Demon Cultivator, Senior Brother?”

“You jest, Fellow Daoist. Nowadays, the only ones who dare to walk alone in the wilderness are True Disciples of our Demon Sects.”

Si Qichang said, shaking his head smugly.

“If you’re not a fellow from our Demon Sects, could you be that Yang Jing, Senior Brother?”

All three of them burst into laughter.

“I am Ji Feng, a disciple of the Dark Spring Demon Sect.”

The young man cupped his fist and introduced himself.

Si Qichang laid out his plan.

Ji Feng nodded and began his analysis.

“The local Demon Suppression Army in the Liao Kingdom only has three Yu Hou and a hundred-odd Qi Cultivation Stage soldiers. The rest of their forces were lured away by that dead bastard Yan Gao of the Profound Sun Demon Sect. If the Demon Suppression Army wants to rush back to provide support, it will take them three to four days. This is indeed the best time for us to make our move.”

Si Qichang and Huyan Yi were startled.

“Junior Brother Ji, your information is remarkably precise.”

“Of course. My Dark Spring Demon Sect has quite a few Hidden Posts in this area. Otherwise, my senior brother Chi Huawen wouldn’t have been the first to find Yang Jing’s trail, only to throw his life away for nothing.”

Ji Feng continued.

“However, according to a secret report, five people might not be enough to deal with that Yang Jing. I think it’s best we add a few more people. That’s the only way to make it foolproof.”

Huyan Yi was a little displeased.

“Junior Brother Ji, the Taiyin Illusion Demon Banner can only help five people achieve Core Formation. If we call so many others, aren’t we just setting ourselves up for internal strife before we even take Yang Jing’s head?”

Ji Feng shook his head.

“That’s simple. The five who get the chance at Core Formation just each have to offer up a treasure to compensate the others who don’t want the Taiyin Illusion Demon Banner. I have a Taiyin Seven Evils Banner. This banner is an Uppermost Grade Spiritual Artifact of our Demon Sects.”

As he spoke, he took a sinister, Yin Qi-wreathed Black Banner from his Storage Bag. Wisps of Taiyin Evil Qi drifted down from its surface.

Hearing the name ’Taiyin Seven Evils Banner’, Si Qichang and Huyan Yi swallowed greedily.

All of the Four Demon Sects had Cultivation Techniques for practicing with Taiyin Demon Qi. Although his Red Yin Demon Sect’s Taiyin Freeze Demon Scripture was supreme, the Dark Spring Demon Sect’s Taiyin Evil Demon Scripture wasn’t much worse.

This Taiyin Seven Evils Banner was not only endlessly marvelous for body protection, but it could also trap people and defile an enemy’s Spiritual Artifacts. It would be incredibly useful for the two of them as well.

Si Qichang gritted his teeth.

“Junior Brother Ji, you’re quite wealthy, but we two senior and junior brothers are completely broke. We really don’t have any treasures to offer.”

Ji Feng shot him a look, his eyes screaming, ’Broke-asses like you shouldn’t even be dreaming of Core Formation.’ The look made both Si Qichang and Huyan Yi flush red with shame.

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