Chapter 210: Chapter 182: Altar

In the forest, Liu Tianfeng dismounted and addressed the disciple of the Sword Sect, “I am Steward Liu of the Daoist Sect.”

“This is Daoist Steward Mo Qingmei.”

Zhao Qianfeng immediately saluted, “Zhao Qianfeng, Outer Sect Disciple of the Sword Sect, greets the two seniors.”

Then, he politely cupped his hands towards the Daoist disciples behind, “Greetings, everyone.”

His gaze swept over the Outer Sect disciples, and when he saw Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang, he was visibly taken aback.

“Is this the Profound Yellow Leader, Chu Huaixu?”

Chu Huaixu looked at him and slightly nodded, “This senior brother, do you recognize me?”

“Naturally, although I have never met Junior Brother Chu, your portrait has been widely circulated in the Profound Yellow Realm lately,” he replied matter-of-factly.

Chu Huaixu: “…”

Goodness, my portrait is selling like hotcakes?

He observed Zhao Qianfeng, noticing a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Yet, amidst the excitement, there seemed to be a trace of conflict and hesitation.

When he sensed Chu Huaixu looking at him, he avoided eye contact and turned his head away.

Immediately afterward, he went to converse with Liu Tianfeng.

This seasoned player was adept at reading people, and everything was in his eyes.

“How peculiar,” Chu Huaixu thought.

Then, he quietly stayed alert.

Chu Huaixu turned to Han Shuangjiang and said softly, “Don’t get separated from me later.”

“Alright.” The young girl didn’t ask much, nodding in agreement.

After Liu Tianfeng exchanged a few more words with Zhao Qianfeng, he said to him, “Explain the situation to everyone.”

“Understood, senior.”

Zhao Qianfeng immediately addressed the crowd, explaining the entire process.

He spoke of how he traveled here, discovered traces of evil cultivators, and, thanks to his wisdom and daring, captured one of them and used some special means to extract the specifics of the situation in Chi Xi Stream.

He spoke fluently and animatedly, not forgetting to commend himself on every detail, in a way that perfectly matched the stereotype of Sword Cultivators from the Sword Sect.

—Loves to show off.

Of course, in the eyes of the Sword Sect, disciples from the other three major sects were the same, and their show-offs were always low-grade.

As Zhao Qianfeng finished speaking, Chu Huaixu heard the system notification sound in his ear.

“[Ding! You have triggered the task—Exorcism of Chi Xi Stream.]”

He secretly opened the task interface to check.

“The experience points reward is only sixteen thousand.”

“Seems like the difficulty level is indeed low.”

But his gaze quickly fixed on one sentence.

“[A very high probability of triggering hidden narrative elements].”

This made Chu Huaixu feel surprised.

“Usually, there should be some probability of triggering hidden narrative elements; here, it actually indicates a very high probability?” he thought.

Chu Huaixu glanced at the lovely figure beside him and thought, “Plus, with Han Shuangjiang by my side, doesn’t that practically guarantee a trigger?”

It made him feel that it wasn’t a wasted trip after all.

But Chu Huaixu still found an opportunity to call Liu Tianfeng and Mo Qingmei aside, intending to give them a few reminders.

Now that he was the Profound Yellow Leader and highly valued by the Daoist Sect’s high-ranking members, he was no longer a person with little influence.

He said directly, “Stewards, I don’t know why, but I always feel that Zhao Qianfeng is somewhat strange.”

“Perhaps it’s just my imagination.”

“But I think it would be wise for everyone to be cautious when entering Chi Xi Stream this time.”

Liu Tianfeng, as usual, showed a flattering attitude towards Chu Huaixu and immediately said, “Alright, let’s follow the virtuous niece’s advice.”

Mo Qingmei, due to Niu Yuanshan, even carried a hint of indulgence towards Chu Huaixu and immediately smiled, “Alright, I will also keep an eye on this Zhao Qianfeng to see if your intuition is correct.”

Afraid they were only paying lip service, Chu Huaixu responded with a grateful thought, “This disciple thanks the two stewards for trusting me so much.”

After he left, Steward Liu, with his graying hair, watched the young man’s back and felt no worry about this trip to Chi Xi Stream.

Because before he descended the mountain, the Sixth Elder specifically came over and gave him a [Domain God Talisman].

This talisman contained a strand of the [Domain] power of Li Chunsong.

Even when facing an evil cultivator of the Fifth Realm, it had the power to fight, capable of suppressing ordinary Fifth Realm enemies.

Below the Fifth Realm, it would be an instant kill!

He knew very well that the primary purpose of giving him such a talisman was to ensure Chu Huaixu’s safety.

To both allow him the experience and ensure he came to no harm.

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In the forest, before officially entering Chi Xi Stream, Liu Tianfeng conducted one last mobilization.

“The most important thing for this descent is to destroy this altar.”

“Without the altar, the evil cultivators are nothing but a mob.”

After speaking, he began to call names.

“Lei Ming, Zhou Yuan, and… Zhao Qianfeng.”

“The three of you stay outside and adapt to the changes.”

“If any evil cultivators flee, leave none behind.”

“Zhou Yuan, take this Communication Talisman, and if there’s trouble inside, relay it to the Daoist Sect immediately.”

Cultivation at the Third Realm allowed for the use of secret transmissions.

He also secretly transmitted to Lei Ming and Zhou Yuan, “Keep an eye on this Zhao Qianfeng as well.”

Among the nine Outer Sect stewards, Liu Tianfeng was the eldest and had the most experience leading teams outside.

Chu Huaixu had mentioned to Han Shuangjiang before that Liu Tianfeng’s Daoist partner died from serious injuries while protecting Daoist disciples on a mission.

At this moment, under Steward Liu’s leadership, everyone quickly completed the journey to Chi Xi Stream within the forest.

Then, holding Water-Repelling Beads, they all leaped down.

Chu Huaixu knew very well that if there truly was an Evil Cultivation Altar under Chi Xi Stream, it absolutely needed to be dealt with.

“Though evil cultivators, like me, grow stronger by killing, as someone with a gaming trick, there’s still a big difference between them and me,” he thought.

He directly used experience points to level up, which generally did not have any adverse effects.

But evil cultivators were different.

Their so-called power from killing was essentially absorbing other people’s spiritual embryos.

But the spiritual embryos of the world come in all sorts of varieties; after absorption, the power naturally becomes incredibly chaotic.

Without the assistance of an altar, such chaotic power would backfire on them.

But it was precisely because of this that finding the altar was like finding the evil cultivators’ base.

According to Zhao Qianfeng earlier, this was merely a low tier altar and had been newly constructed.

Thus, the evil cultivators gathered here would certainly be weak.

Liu Tianfeng’s judgment wasn’t simply because he believed everything Zhao Qianfeng said blindly.

It was purely because… Chi Xi Stream wasn’t far from the Daoist Sect!

The highest-ranking killer in the Daoist Sect had vowed to accomplish the Jiazi Demon-Vanquishing feat.

This entire area had long been purged by him multiple times.

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