Chapter 431 View the Malice Ranking
Lingxian Sect, Canglong Mountain Range.
Sang Yunchu was researching a kind of pill and had hit a bottleneck, so he opened the Pill Martial Heavenly Screen, intending to look for videos on it and see if he could gain some insights from other pill masters.
At the same time, he casually browsed the "Forum" section to keep an eye on the recent news within the sect. Both the lineage leaders and hall masters of the two forces were usually busy with many things, and they could only get a glimpse of the disciples' activities from the heated discussions on the Sky Screen.
Upon seeing this, Sang Yunchu raised her delicate eyebrows slightly.
It seems to be talking about Cherrie Ying?
Sang Yunchu opened the post and quickly browsed it.
Then it dawned on him.
So that's why Cai'er was so angry—it was because of something she was trying to do less of.
Thinking of this, Sang Yunchu also remembered his own disciple, so he took out a crystal and tapped it with his finger.
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The Round Stone is used exclusively for "video" communication between the two factions.
The price is quite high, and besides being usable only between two cultivators, it also suffers wear and tear with each use. Furthermore, it becomes unusable once you leave the territory of either of the two factions... Therefore, few cultivators purchase it.
But Sang Yunchu didn't care about this small amount of money.
Jiang Chongguang didn't care.
So when Sang Yunchu found this thing in the trading section and gave Zhong Cai a round stone, he mentioned it to Jiang Chongguang, who then bought one for Wu Shaogan as well.
At the same time, Sang Yunchu and Jiang Chongguang also bought corresponding round stones to facilitate their trips to collect herbs.
From then on, it became much easier for the master and his disciples to contact each other.
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The round stone suddenly emitted a burst of white light, forming a curtain of light.
The image above reflected the face of a handsome young man... He was lying in the arms of an extremely handsome young man, his fingers seemingly caressing something, his brows and eyes still showing some anger.
Sang Yunchu spoke softly, "Cai'er, the bounty has already been issued, are you still in a bad mood?"
Seeing that the circular light had been connected, the clever young man quickly put down what he was holding, sat up straight, and said unhappily, still with a snort in his voice, "The heretical sect is too bullying!"
Sang Yunchu smiled gently: "Would you like Master to issue a bounty, saying that he wants to avenge his beloved disciple and offer a reward of three to five heads of the Nirvana heretics?"
The clever young man was taken aback, and quickly said, "No need for that! I've already made such a fuss, and anyone with eyes can see that if many cultivators kill the evil Nirvana cultivator and come to me for eighth-grade pills, I can either buy them from the sect or ask my master for help. I already have my master's support. Asking my master to put up another bounty would damage my master's reputation."
He suddenly revealed a sly look.
"However, if the evil forces make any moves that are detrimental to me during my bounty period, it would be only natural for Master to take action then!"
"It is only natural for a disciple to avenge his fellow disciple, and it is also only natural for a master to avenge his disciple!"
Sang Yunchu chuckled and flicked his finger as if to tap his beloved disciple's forehead, but replied, "Alright. Just tell me when I can open a new order."
The bright and intelligent young man immediately cheered with joy.
The master and apprentice didn't chat for long before Yuanguang hung up.
When it was almost time, Jiang Chongguang used the round stone to call out to Sang Yunchu.
Sang Yunchu chuckled and asked, "Did Senior Brother Jiang come specifically to ask about Cai'er and Shaogan as well?"
Jiang Chongguang shouted, "I'm going to kill those two heretics to avenge Young Master!"
Sang Yunchu reassured him, "Senior brother, there's no need to rush this matter. We should let Cai'er show her skills first. Senior brother can't make a move now and steal Cai'er's thunder."
On the light screen of the round light stone, Jiang Chongguang was clearly stunned for a moment, then suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Haha! You're right! I'll go out after Cai'er has vented enough!"
Sang Yunchu smiled and chatted with Jiang Chongguang for a few moments. They made a pact to go to a mountain range together to find medicinal herbs when Jiang Chongguang made his move, and they also cut off each other's images.
Next, Sang Yunchu started refining pills.
As his master, he should refine more pills, and make sure the quality of the pills is higher, so that he can better support his beloved disciple.
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After hanging up the video call, Zhong Cai leaned into Wu Shaogan's arms again.
Wu Shaogan stroked his neck and said, "A-Cai, you've worked hard."
Zhong Cai snorted softly. She didn't feel tired, but she was very unhappy and needed to vent to feel better.
At that moment, he rubbed the mirror in his hand.
This is the key mirror in the ancient city, which can reveal people on the mainland who harbor ill will towards the two and pose a threat to them.
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For a long time after arriving on the top continent, the names on the malice list in the mirror were all indistinct. However, as the ancient city gradually adapted to the entire continent, the mirror also improved and eventually became clear.
However, the two's ancient city defenses had already reached the Heavenly level, as had the power of their artillery fire... In fact, there were very few cultivators left who could pose a threat to them.
Neither of them had much interest in looking at the list of malicious comments.
But this time, Zhong Cai was truly furious.
The more I imagine it, the angrier I get.
Especially when he thought of how miserable Old Wu was in the original book, and now that he had finally managed to live a peaceful life with Old Wu, the evil sects wouldn't let them have peace, he was so angry that his head was practically steaming.
Zhong Cai did not hesitate to issue a reward.
I was still angry after posting the reward, but then I suddenly remembered there was something else I could investigate—
Zhong Cai then prepared to take out the mirror and stare at herself.
He wanted to see which idiot was trying to bully Old Wu!
However, just as Zhong Cai took out the mirror and began to caress it, his master's "video" came through, so he spoke a few words to his master first.
His master's care improved his mood slightly, but he did not forget his previous plans.
He still wanted to see who they needed to kill next!
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The mirror that Zhong Cai was holding belonged to Wu Shaogan; they could use it together.
Wu Shaogan held Zhong Cai in his arms and watched with him, occasionally stroking Zhong Cai's waist to calm him down.
There are still two spots of light above.
Zhong Cai still ignored the Flying Star Continent and clicked on the Top Continent.
Suddenly, a list appeared.
There are five red names in the front row.
[The Poisonous Toad Ancestor, male, reached the Heavenly Realm in the First Tribulation.]
[Ancestor of the Hidden Sun, male, reached the Heavenly Realm in the First Tribulation.]
[Golden Dragon Ancestor, male, ordinary Celestial Realm expert.]
[Ancestor Xueying, female, ordinary Tongtian level.]
Qiu Meng, male, peak Spirit Transformation stage.
Below the red name, there are many more names, each with a specific value indicating the level of malice.
Basically, they are all between twenty and thirty.
To become a red name, you need to reach a malice value of 60, while 20 or 30 is considered a relatively ordinary level of malice, and you might even have accumulated these values simply due to the influence of others.
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Zhong Cai stared at the few red names, her face grim.
What the hell?! There are four Heavenly Bridges!
Where did this malice value come from?!
Wu Shaogan hadn't expected that he had been targeted by four Tongtians. He frowned, then quickly took out Zhong Cai's mirror and opened the Malice Ranking as well.
Soon, he also saw the red-named individuals who posed a significant threat and posed a killing intent to Zhong Cai.
Wu Shaogan breathed a slight sigh of relief.
There are no red names.
There isn't a single person with a red name.
Looking further down, there are quite a few other names, but none of them have a malice level exceeding fifty.
Wu Shaogan felt relieved.
Indeed, given that his son A-Cai's alchemy skills are so powerful, even the Tongtian Ancestor would be more interested in recruiting A-Cai than in killing him.
As for other malicious acts...
Wu Shaogan also saw several familiar names among them—disciples of the Lingxian Sect who had once surpassed A Cai in alchemy but were quickly overtaken, and who had been personally taught by other sect leaders.
However, none of these alchemist disciples had a malice level exceeding twenty. This was mostly because they had also received meticulous instruction from the Pill Emperor and had once been genius alchemists who could overpower all others. However, A Cai's alchemy skills improved too quickly, making it impossible for them to catch up. Over time, they became somewhat fixated on this issue.
Once you figure it out, these names will naturally disappear.
Just like now, Wu Shaogan personally witnessed a young alchemist whose malice level was only seven or eight points. His name flickered briefly before automatically leaving the malice ranking list.
...Clearly, they figured it out very quickly.
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Zhong Cai noticed Wu Shaogan's reaction, turned her head to look over, and saw the same names.
He patted Wu Shaogan's hand and said, "I'm fine here. They don't kill alchemists."
Wu Shaogan nodded in relief.
Zhong Cai also discovered that Hong Shaoling's name had disappeared—both his and Wu Shaogan's names had vanished.
It seems that either Hong Shaoling is already dead, or he is no longer able to pose any threat to the two of them.
It doesn't matter anyway.
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Seeing that Zhong Cai seemed thoughtful and a little anxious, Wu Shaogan took a scroll and unfolded it in front of Zhong Cai.
Zhong Cai looked over.
The very first painting depicts the figure of a gaunt man.
The man's face was turned to the side, and his appearance was very ugly. The overall description was not very detailed, but his features were very obvious—especially his scarlet mouth that stretched to both sides, which was much longer than the mouth of an ordinary cultivator, as if it could stretch to the roots of his ears, which was very creepy.
A line of smaller text was also written next to it:
[The Evil Ancestor hides within the Evil Heaven Valley, rarely venturing out, and has a penchant for cannibalism. He emerges once every ten years to capture and devour ten Spirit Transformation geniuses, or one Nirvana Realm cultivator. He has no disciples, lives a solitary life, and his sins are immeasurable.]
Zhong Cai frowned subconsciously, showing disgust towards the Evil Heaven Ancestor.
At the same time, he couldn't help but ask, "Old Wu, I've never seen this before?"
Wu Shaogan said, "When you were refining pills, I bought them on the trading platform. I originally wanted to find out which powerful evil cultivators and their forces were around, so I would have some information."
Of course, there were other ulterior motives as well—for example, if Zhong Cai suddenly wanted to know about this matter at some point in the future, Wu Shaogan could explain it to him.
But now several people with high-ranking red names have suddenly appeared. Seeing that Zhong Cai was very worried about him, Wu Shaogan simply took out the scroll and let his daughter, A Cai, see it for herself to put his mind at ease.
Zhong Cai knew what Wu Shaogan was thinking, and nuzzled against his chest.
Then, Zhong Cai indeed began to search through the portraits on each side of the scroll one by one.
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Ancestor Ancestor of the Sun-Covering Mountains has an alliance called the Sun-Covering Alliance, which has recruited many evil cultivators and hides them in the Sun-Covering Mountains.
It is said that the mountain range was originally rich in resources and beautiful scenery, but after it was occupied by the Ancestor of the Hidden Sun, it was ruined and became a desolate place with traces of evil cultivators everywhere.
Righteous cultivators dare not go that way at all.
It is said that the Ancestor of the Hidden Sun believed that any cultivator, regardless of which sect, who dared to approach within a thousand miles of the Hidden Sun Mountains was tantamount to invading his territory, or offering their entire being to him, thus becoming his cultivation resources.
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The Golden Dragon Ancestor obtained the essence of the Golden Dragon and used an unknown method to refine it into his own body, thus transforming him into a half-human, half-dragon form. However, due to a flaw in the method, he could never recover.
In his rage, the Golden Dragon Ancestor turned to the evil path, forcibly capturing many talented cultivators and experimenting on them. Later, no one knows exactly what he did, but he still managed to forcefully advance to the Tongtian level.
But he wanted to go further, which was extremely difficult, so he continued to capture talented cultivators.
Therefore, during the period when the Golden Dragon Ancestor wreaked havoc, the geniuses in his area were almost wiped out. Later, they were forcibly suppressed, which allowed the Golden Dragon Ancestor to carve out a territory and, from then on, openly guarantee that only those who entered his territory would be captured.
However, some cultivators discovered that the Golden Dragon Ancestor was outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, actually creating storms in the sea to capsize the treasure ship and obtain its "resources." In his numerous attempts, the Golden Dragon Ancestor also created a considerable number of monsters that were half-human and half-snake, half-human and half-lizard, and half-human and half-…
Those with intelligence continued to be experimented on by the Golden Dragon Ancestor, and eventually a genius was created who could temporarily restore human form. But he could never go back to his former self; his temperament had become bloodthirsty and tyrannical, and he was no longer the person he once was. In the end, he could only exist as an evil being.
Those without intelligence were driven by the Golden Dragon Ancestor and his "disciples" to stir up trouble in the sea and continue to capture cultivators.
It wasn't that no other powerful figures went to investigate, but the Golden Dragon Ancestor and his group were too cunning, and they were never able to catch them.
Without evidence, we cannot rashly engage in a war between forces.
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Old Ancestor Xueying had a great fondness for men. Those who knew what was good for them all entered her harem and were instructed by her to capture more men she liked for her pleasure. Those who didn't know what was good for them would be drained alive by her, and their primordial souls would be extracted and refined into her vicious magical artifacts.
The scroll seemed to be meant to remind the disciples, so even the types of people that Elder Xueying liked were depicted in smaller portraits.
There are quite a few varieties.
Tall and thin, burly, muscular...
But she doesn't like pretty boys.
So, having such a good figure isn't enough; the male concubines also can't be too handsome, and their appearance should ideally be around fifty years old.
The appearance of the old ancestor Xueying was even more surprising. She was not very beautiful, but she was not ugly either. Instead, she had a delicate beauty with a girlish charm.
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When Zhong Cai saw this, the corner of her mouth twitched.
To describe this ancestor in his previous life's words, he was... rather innocent and alluring.
And her preferences are somewhat like... an Oedipus complex.
This ancestor particularly enjoyed toying with men. If she hadn't killed and drained their souls after toying with them, she might not have been placed in the evil path.
Logically speaking, his old man should be the type that Xueying Patriarch dislikes, but even if he dislikes him, there's no need to harbor such great malice towards him, right? This doesn't make sense.
Then, Zhong Cai focused her attention on the last red name, the one with the strongest malice, almost dripping with blood.
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The Poisonous Toad Ancestor, the ruler of the Red Mist Mountain Range.
Hidden in those mountains are countless heretical cultivators. Even Wei Li once went there, hoping to prove his strength by "proving the Dao" and thus gain enough attention... but he failed.
At the same time, the Poison Toad Ancestor also recruited many disciples, became familiar with the entire mountain range, and developed a very large evil force. Among them, a large number of evil cultivators were trained and were able to infiltrate many forces as undercover agents.
Its own strength is also very high.
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Zhong Cai was a little puzzled.
Even if the Poison Toad Ancestor was unhappy because of Wei Li, the one who should have been murderous was Zhong Cai. Why did he turn his attention to Old Wu instead?
but……
With such a strong killing intent, could those evil cultivators who ambushed his old man Wu earlier, and who were likely planning to harm him, have come from the Red Mist Valley?
As for the last red-named Qiu Meng... shouldn't that be the kid's enemy?
Why did he develop such a strong murderous intent towards his old man?
Could it be that because his old man Wu is the son's uncle, Qiu Meng, the "older" Qiu Meng on Qiu Yang's side, naturally harbors strong hostility towards Wu Shaogan, the "older" Wu Shaogan on the son's side?
Zhong Cai's face darkened; she couldn't quite figure it out for a moment.
Alright, let's search for the current location of Qiu Meng first.
He's just a mere peak Spirit Transformation cultivator, yet he dares to harbor murderous intent towards Old Wu, and even threatens him... Let him see what's going on.
Given Qiu Meng's level of power, the results of the search should be quite obvious.
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The mirror's search function is now somewhat limited, mainly in the number of free searches per day and the level of the person being searched.
Just like Zhong Cai said, Qiu Meng isn't that restrictive... right?
A short while later, Zhong Cai looked at the search results, her mind buzzing.
The place where Qiu Meng is located is actually the Red Mist Mountain Range!
Could it be that he became a threat to Lao Wu because he joined the Red Mist Mountain Range?
Next, Zhong Cai compared the names of the disciples valued by the Poison Toad Ancestor mentioned in the scroll with those on the Malice List who were not red-named. Sure enough, several of them matched, which showed that their malice stemmed from the Poison Toad Ancestor's faction, and their inclusion on the list was due to the faction they belonged to.
With a stern face, Zhong Cai went to search for several more Tongtian Ancestors.
The limitations on the Heavenly Realm are indeed significant, so what can be searched is often only a general range.
Moreover, given the current level of the mirror, it is still not possible to search for the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder, lest they trace the mirror's origin.
Therefore, Zhong Cai did not search for the Poison Toad Ancestor and the Sun-Covering Ancestor.
Upon this search, he discovered that the Golden Dragon Ancestor was still in his own territory, but the Snow Maiden Ancestor was in the Red Mist Mountain Range.
Zhong Cai: "..."
So, did Ancestor Xueying join forces with Ancestor Poison Toad?
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Zhong Cai naturally had no idea that Qiu Meng was involved.
He thought the threat from Qiu Meng only came from the Poison Toad Ancestor, but in reality, he had just joined the Red Mist Mountain Range and had not yet made any contributions. He mainly received help from the Red Mist Mountain Range and could not be considered a confidant of the Poison Toad Ancestor... He should have been on the list because he had enough killing intent but not enough threat.
However, Qiu Meng also caught the eye of Old Ancestor Xueying.
Who could blame Qiu Meng for having the appearance of someone who is around fifty years old, tall and thin, but with an average appearance?
That perfectly suited the tastes of Elder Xueying.
Although a major reason Qiu Meng joined the Red Mist Mountain Range was that the evil sects would find a way to enable him to have offspring, Old Ancestor Xueying did not mind him using secret methods to have a child—it's just that Old Ancestor Xueying herself could not bear children for her male concubines.
Qiu Meng thought that if he could get close to Xueying Ancestor at the same time, he would have more face with Poison Toad Ancestor, so he readily agreed.
Then, naturally, he would also whisper sweet nothings in her ear.
Old Ancestor Xueying was still infatuated with him, and of course, she also developed murderous intent towards Wu Shaogan—partly due to her affection for her male concubine, and partly because she also coveted Wu Shaogan's body (to turn him into a human puppet).
As for the fact that she didn't like Wu Shaogan's appearance...
That's not a big problem. When making the puppet, just give it a more pleasing face.
Thus, the Qiu Alliance gained two heretical patriarchs as their backers.
Even though he still doesn't have much influence in the Red Mist Mountain Range, and even though he's not exactly a true love to Old Ancestor Xueying... he still manages to support two evil forces.
That's about enough of the threat.
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Zhong Cai's face turned grim after looking at the list of malicious comments.
Wu Shaogan wasn't actually that worried.
Zhong Cai said sullenly, "If it were just an ordinary Tongtian, it wouldn't be so bad, but there are actually two at the first tribulation stage..."
Wu Shaogan ruffled Zhong Cai's hair and said, "Let's not go out for now."
Zhong Cai sighed.
"We need to work even harder in our training from now on."
"By the way, go to the Land of All Beings and find those human Tongtians who have also undergone tribulation. Buy some treasures that can counter their attacks."
"And the ancient city... If we do the math, it seems we only have one top-grade refining material with five elements left. Let's ask around some more."
Wu Shaogan listened to Zhong Cai's plan and nodded slightly.
Zhong Cai continued counting on her fingers: "We need to quickly feed those dragon-armored soldiers summoned in the ancient city, and then make them synthesize rapidly. We've already accumulated two hundred; when we synthesize them, at least one should become a mutated one..."
Wu Shaogan nodded again.
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While the Zhong and Wu couple were actively preparing for the Malice Ranking, several major battles had already broken out between cultivators from the righteous and evil paths.
Not long after, a disciple came looking for him.
They are disciples of the Temple of War, who have come to visit Zhong Wufu and hand in their mission.
What they brought were the heads of evil people.
Zhong Cai was naturally delighted to receive him.
The visitors were disciples of the Palace Construction Sect, who brought ten heads of people who had merged with the heretical path, and one head of a heretical person from the Palace Construction Sect.
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