Chapter 240 Achievement (1)
After the initial chaos, the people in Anding Town gradually came to their senses. The people closest to the three people came to their senses first. When they heard Luo Xuanyi's words, they turned their heads and looked at them in surprise and suspicion.
Then, as if infected, one person after another turned around and looked at the three people, listening hard, wanting to hear the conversation that would determine their fate.
The noise gradually died down, leaving only the fluctuating breathing of more than ten thousand people. This irritating silence almost made Yu Zhilaimian unable to breathe, but he had to stay calm.
Ten thousand people were Luo Xuanyi's hostages. They could sacrifice themselves for their own lives, for their sisters, but they couldn't selfishly disregard the lives of these people. That violated the code of protection they followed, and it would be even more heartbreaking than outright killing.
Swallowing his instinctive refusal to cooperate with the demon cultivator, Yuzhi pursed his lips and turned his head away, unwilling to show weakness. Lai Mian spoke cautiously, "What exactly do you want us to do?"
"It's very simple. I'll lend you my identities." Luo Xuanyi released the two men and lifted them up with death energy.
Yu Zhilaimian's spiritual power was now depleted, and apart from sacrificing his soul once again for the Second Heavenly Gate Attraction, he was no more than a mortal. The Second Heavenly Gate Attraction could only save lives, not kill them. For now, he could only talk to Luo Xuanyi.
After a long period of no contact, the six major alliance Taoist friends will inevitably become suspicious of their whereabouts. Lai Mian only hopes to delay Luo Xuanyi for a while and try not to let her hurt anyone, otherwise Yuzhi will inevitably lose her patience and resist.
"Borrowing an identity? It seems you had this planned all along." Lai Mian took a deep breath, his tone softened and calmed, not wanting to provoke Luo Xuanyi. "You've also planned the specifics of how to cooperate, right? If you can, please tell me."
Judging from Luo Xuanyi's earlier behavior of showing off the information she had obtained, Lai Mian thought she might be a simple-minded person. If he asked her a question, Luo Xuanyi might not be able to resist answering.
Yu Zhi suddenly turned around and added, "Chen Ranming, if you want to kill someone, then don't even talk to me!"
Lai Mian's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly stole a glance at Luo Xuanyi's expression. Luo Xuanyi showed no sign of anger, and continued to smile as she spoke: "Of course, as long as you cooperate with me, I won't kill anyone."
"I simply ask you to identify yourself as law enforcement guards at the appropriate time, stand still behind me, and remain silent. This way, I can complete my commission. Once completed, you can leave with these ten thousand... well, count them, sixteen thousand five hundred and twenty-two people. Of course, I won't kill anyone in the process."
"Of course you can think I'm trying to trick you, but if you betray me during the process, it will be difficult for me to complete the commission. So for me, the decision is in your hands. I just need to complete the commission."
This was, of course, a lie. Luo Xuanyi needed Yu Zhilaimian to "escape" without signs of manipulation, so that the information she was trying to instill in them would be accepted by the six major alliances. This was just a deception, giving them an excuse to convince themselves. Otherwise, she could simply use Hao Fei's human skin manipulation technique, or simply kill the two and turn them into gold paper. Using them would certainly be much easier.
Yuzhi and Laimian pondered silently. Luo Xuanyi looked quite sincere, but this was an unequal negotiation involving the lives of tens of thousands of people.
Yuzhi Laimian was a typical cultivator raised in the righteous path, having never seen a demonic cultivator in a thousand years. Their impression of demonic cultivators came solely from ancient texts and the oral accounts of their predecessors who participated in the great wars against demons a thousand years ago. After that, a chasm descended, separating righteousness from demons. Therefore, in their minds, demonic cultivators were practically synonymous with the Daoist sect.
The Daowang Sect is a distinct sect of demonic influence sandwiched between the Wanhun Sect and the Zangyao Sect. The Wanhun Sect is ambitious, devouring all demonic cultivators and practicing even more devious techniques. The Zangyao Sect, plagued by frequent demons and monsters and a relentless slaughter, is untrustworthy. However, the Daowang Sect, with its reliance on the sword as its guiding principle, stands out.
Their gaze is ever fixed on the heavens, their millennia-long heritage dedicated to forging the finest swords, to slay the almighty Heaven, disdaining the struggles of this world. If it weren't for a cultivator who unleashed his sword to shatter the heavens a thousand years ago, the Daowang Sect would have been considered a fellow sect, both righteous and evil, descended from the same source as the Exorcist Sword Sect. This even nearly led to the Exorcist Sword Sect's separation from the Six Great Alliances.
The original battle against the demons was a battle of sorts, with the two sides drawing their swords together. Therefore, the cultivators who survived the clash lamented that the Daowang Sect was destroyed due to a momentary extremism. It was a pity that the Zangyao Sect, newly reborn in the demonic land, was separated by a chasm; otherwise, a cultivator from that time would surely have come to try to lead them back to the righteous path.
They probably didn't expect that Zang Yaozong, which had only been developed for a thousand years and was considered the youngest among all the major sects, had surpassed two predecessors and demons appeared frequently.
Because of this, they still viewed demonic cultivators as extreme, unscrupulous, and capable of achieving their goals, yet capable of communicating with both good and evil. In contrast, the righteous actually hated the evil Paper Arts Sect, which lurked in the shadows of the six major alliances, even more.
"Then, what exactly is the commission you received?" After thinking about it, Yu Zhi finally spoke, looking directly into Luo Xuanyi's eyes and asked.
Luo Xuanyi didn't even blink, and answered honestly and seriously: "Take in refugees, burn grain fields, and plunder the six major alliance trading houses."
"What?" Yu Zhi stood up immediately. "What crime have the refugees committed? Burning their grain fields is to cut off their escape route! What a vicious commission!"
She didn't even mention the trading house, so it seemed like she was okay with this. Luo Xuanyi pondered silently, feigning innocence as she spread her hands. "That's the commission. It says to gather the refugees and find a place to leave them. Any grain fields they come across must be burned. The reward is half of any treasures I can plunder from the trading house. To be frank, the rest is just work for nothing."
First update~ Now the characteristics of the three demon sects should be explained clearly~ The Wanhun Sect has a history of about 7,000 years, including the chaos and unification before. The Daowang Sect inherited some of the Wanhun Sect's ideas and developed for more than 4,000 years. And the current Zangyao Sect has only been around for more than 1,000 years. The six major alliances have a history of 10,000 years. The three major sects that will appear later are basically 7,000+ years old. Even the evil cultivators have survived since the end of the Wanhun Sect and changed their name to the Paper Art Sect. So compared to the historical age, Zangyao Sect is really a younger brother hh
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