I Borrowed the Great Emperor’s Brain

Chen Luo discovered he could scavenge the minds of the dead.

So he went to a graveyard and scavenge the brain of a deceased Great Emperor, figuring he’d borrow it for a bit.

While other...

Chapter 435: Transaction and Blame

The sudden evolution of the soul-parasitic insect gave Chen Luo a new idea.

He felt that there was no need to get stuck in such a tight spot, and it was not good to always be a helper to others in the sect. If possible, he felt that the position of the sect leader was very good. Before, he was worried that someone would not obey, but now with the assistance of the Soul-Parsing Gu, Chen Luo felt that this problem could also be solved through "discussion".

"Master Chen, do you have time?"

A voice sounded outside.

It was Zhao Qian's voice. During the five years that Chen Luo had been in seclusion practicing the 'Killing Seal', all the chores were handled by these two people.

To be accepted as registered disciples by the Black Robe Sect, these two people are indeed very capable. With such considerate and easy-to-use subordinates, Chen Luo plans to promote them to be assistants when he becomes the Sect Master in the future. He will give them two evolved Soul-Parceling Gu as a reward first!

"Come in."

After putting away the soul-parasitic insect, Chen Luo restrained his own breath and spoke to the outside of the door.

"The deadline for handing in the Heart Demon Stone has arrived. The workload has increased by 30%. We need to apply for more Heart Demon Paper..."

Zhao Qian walked in with a pile of black paper.

These official documents were all made of black paper specially made by the Heart Demon Sect, with the sect's seal on them. All matters involving resource allocation must be recorded on black paper and submitted to the sect's treasury for subsequent review.

Any large sect cannot handle all matters with just a few people's verbal descriptions.

The larger the sect, the more complicated its internal affairs are.

This cumbersome process is a constraint.

Chen Luo had never taken care of these matters when he was in Shenhu Xianmen and Qionghua Sect. It’s not that these matters did not exist, but that there was another group of people in charge. His status in Xinmo Sect was not as high as that of the previous two sects, so naturally he had to deal with these tedious matters himself.

"Follow the previous procedures."

Chen Luo took the black paper, his spiritual power spread, and paragraphs of words emerged.

The content was no different from before. Chen Luo took a quick glance and returned it to Zhao Qian. His mark also appeared on the black paper.

Zhao Qian, who was lowering his head nearby, saw this scene and his eyes flickered.

He reached out to take the black paper.

Chen Luo didn't care at first, but when he was about to hand over the black paper, an unknown brain in his external brain suddenly responded with an idea.

'Zhao Qian's reaction was different from before.'

Almost no one would care about such a subtle change, even if the leader of the Heart Demon Sect was here. No one would remember the expressions of their subordinates every time they did something, and even if they occasionally noticed it once or twice, they would forget it afterwards.

But Chen Luo won’t.

He has a lot of brains!

Among more than 500 brains, there are always a few with unique perspectives.

This sudden feedback made Chen Luo's hand holding the black paper stop in the air, and he looked at Zhao Qian.

Today, Zhao Qian was wearing all black, with his body slightly bent and his head lowered humbly, exactly the same as in his memory.

Be modest and cautious.

Chen Luo read it several times but didn't find any difference.

"Master Chen?"

After waiting for a while, Zhao Qian, who didn't get the black paper, looked up blankly and asked in confusion.

"Why are you alone today? Where is Wang Kuan?"

"Senior Brother Wang went to Shangchuan River. There was a problem with the supply of Heart Demon Paper, so Senior Brother Wang rushed over early in the morning."

He is lying!

Almost at the moment when Zhao Qian said this, more than a dozen thoughts suddenly popped up in Chen Luo's external brain. These were brains that practiced the Heart Demon Sutra, and their judgment of emotions was very accurate.

This feedback instantly aroused Chen Luo's interest.

What on earth could have caused Zhao Qian to deceive him? Could it be the black paper in his hand...

Chen Luo turned his attention back to the black paper and began to carefully read the contents.

After a closer look, Chen Luo actually found different content on it.

Handover personnel.

Chen Luo couldn't remember who came to collect the Heart Demon Stones each time, or which city they belonged to, but they were definitely not from the Seventh City, because Chen Luo and his people were from the Seventh City. In the past, the city that came to collect the Heart Demon Stones the most times was the Imperial City.

That is the city where the leader of the Heart Demon Sect is located, but the second and third cities have also appeared several times.

This is the profit distribution mechanism after the power reshuffle of the Heart Demon Sect. Chen Luo has no idea what kind of confrontation the upper echelons of the Heart Demon Sect have had, and he doesn't care. He just needs to complete his mission in this position. But if someone treats him as a fool, he will definitely give the other party a surprise.

"Changed people?"

Chen Luo wasn't sure if this was the question, so he just asked casually.

This is the benefit of black paper.

There are too many links that the sect goes through from top to bottom, and each link is recorded on black paper. Such a complicated procedure ensures that the intermediate process will not be replaced by one or two people.

Zhao Qian's heart tightened.

He didn't know which link went wrong this time. Every time he came here in the past, Chen Luo would put his mark on it without even looking at it, and then hand it over to them to deal with.

I originally thought that this time would be the same as the previous one, but I don’t know what’s wrong with this guy, he suddenly started to care about the person who was taking over.

"It's the Great Elder's people."

Zhao Qian responded immediately.

The content on the black paper is correct, and the person is also correct.

He would not start at such an obvious and easy-to-make mistake point.

Even if Chen Luo went to investigate, he would not find any problems, because the sect did increase the amount of money collected this time by three levels. It was no secret in the Heart Demon Sect that the Great Elder had problems with his cultivation and needed to consume a large amount of Heart Demon Stones to suppress it.

Great Elder?

Chen Luo thought for a moment and found that he didn't seem to know this person. The Heart Demon Sect was very unfamiliar to him. Apart from his master, Wuwei Zhenren, there was only the black robe. The third generation of the sect master in the external brain was counted separately. It was just a brain, and it was picked up in the form of a skull, so it was not considered a person.

"Go down."

Since it was a change within the Heart Demon Sect, Chen Luo did not ask any more questions.

He raised his right hand, and his mark appeared on the black paper. The color blended in, and the paper turned pure black again.

Out of caution, Chen Luo placed a newly evolved soul-parasitic insect on it.

There is no other meaning, I just care about my subordinates.

He didn't know what deal Zhao Qian and Wang Kuan had with the Great Elder. Chen Luo thought it was normal for his subordinates to have their own needs. In the past five years, Zhao Qian and Wang Kuan had done a lot for him. Even if they had no credit, they had worked hard.

As long as you don't cross the line, Master Chen is easy to talk to.

There was no need for him to take it seriously as it was something he could just get away with.

"Please take care of it."

Seeing that Chen Luo didn't ask any more questions, Zhao Qian quickly took the black paper, turned around and walked out.

Chen Luo also retracted his attention and continued to study the evolved Soul Parasite Gu...

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

riverside.

night.

Wang Kuan was wearing a black gown, standing by the water, waiting for someone to come over. When it came to the chance of Nascent Soul, he and Zhao Qian did not hesitate at all. No one wanted to be stepped on by others for their whole life. When the opportunity was in front of them, some people chose to stick to their original intentions, while others chose to take a risk.

Wang Kuan and Zhao Qian are the latter.

The mark of the great elder that Chen Luo saw was real. The group of people led by the red skirt woman had deeply infiltrated the Heart Demon Sect, and they had people in all eleven cities of the Heart Demon Sect. The previous mission was issued by their people in collusion with the Second City, and the quota was raised by three levels within the authority of the elder of the Second City.

Several subsequent links are the same, just "help out" within the scope of authority.

From top to bottom, no link went wrong.

Not all of them are traitors, but it's about interests. Most of them are like Wang Kuan and the others, who turn a blind eye to their own links for their own interests. Everyone thinks that they have only made a small mistake and it does not affect the whole, but no one knows how much impact it will have on the Heart Demon Sect after so many small mistakes are linked together.

Crash

A large dark ship appeared on the river.

The hulls were all built by ordinary craftsmen, without any spiritual power structure. This kind of large ship can avoid the perception array of the Heart Demon Sect and the restrictions of the Immortal Cultivation World, and will not care about ordinary people.

In the eyes of immortal cultivators, ordinary people are just ants. Even if they can steal things from the Heart Demon Sect, they can't escape the subsequent pursuit. Once they are discovered, they can fly with a sword to get the things back.

"You're here pretty early."

A figure appeared at the bow of the boat, glanced at Wang Kuan standing on the shore, and said something in a hoarse voice.

The big ship approached the shore, creating a circle of ripples. The dark water surface was rippling, shaking the reflection of the moon into star points. The shadow of the huge ship covered and blocked the last bit of light.

"Where's what I want?"

Under the shadow of the giant ship, Wang Kuan raised his head and asked expressionlessly.

He took such a big risk just to go one step further.

"Two Nascent Soul seeds, take a look for yourself."

The people on the boat didn't waste any time and reached out to throw out a storage bag.

Wang Kuan stretched out his hand to take it, and his spiritual sense swept through it, and a dazzling red light came out from the storage bag. After seeing the two blood-colored Yuanying inside clearly, Wang Kuan's breathing became slightly heavier.

The thing inside was exactly the Nascent Soul Seed that he and Zhao Qian had always dreamed of.

This is a unique method of advancement in the upper realm.

It is simplified from the method of transformation of spirits. It extracts the "seed" from the corpse and transfers it to the body of another person.

These seeds can help people break through realms, but this kind of breakthrough is not a normal method. It does not increase the life span of the breakthrougher. Even if the breakthrough is successful, it is still the bottom of the Yuanying realm. Moreover, the "Dharma Seed" is extremely rare. A complete "Dharma Seed" requires a hundred corpses to extract. The absorber is not guaranteed to succeed 100%, and there is a risk of death if it fails.

For the disciples of large sects and cultivators with superior qualifications, "Dharma Seeds" are useless.

But for people like Wang Kuan and Zhao Qian, the law is their only hope.

"no problem."

Wang Kuan carefully took the thing in his hand. Then he waved his sleeves, and ten storage bags flew out from his sleeves, along with a piece of black paper.

"readily."

The figure on the boat took the storage bag, checked the amount inside, and a smile appeared on his face.

He didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

These people from the Heart Demon Sect were bolder than he had expected.

"You should be careful. This kind of ordinary merchant ship can only deceive ordinary disciples. There is a sixth-level talisman in the Heart Demon Sect. Once a large number of Heart Demon Stones leave the territory, the talisman will issue an immediate warning." Wang Kuan reminded.

It will take time for him and Zhao Qian to escape.

If these people were caught before this, they would be put in a passive position.

"This is different from what was originally agreed upon."

The figure on the boat looked somewhat displeased, as the mission he had received did not describe these dangers.

"Do you see that piece of black paper? That's the seal of the Seventh City's Chief Chen. If someone blocks your way, take out this seal. If something goes wrong, blame it on him." (End of this chapter)