Chapter Sixteen: The Destruction of the Devil's Wisdom (Part One)

  "I'm inserting, I'm inserting, I'm inserting..." Hailong's hands and eyes coordinated perfectly. Although his cultivation in the Xiuzhen realm was nothing to brag about, it was more than enough to deal with these fish. In just a short while, over a dozen fish of varying sizes had fallen victim to his "toxic" hands.

  "Haha, this time we're in luck, they're all live fish, so fresh!"

  The dragon had experience with chopping firewood and soon gathered a large pile of flammable branches. He used two straight branches to build a frame, cleaned the fresh fish, removed their scales and innards, and threaded them onto a clean branch. Just as he was about to start his grand plan of roasting the fish, he suddenly realized a very serious problem - he didn't have any fire starters. Without seasonings, they could still make do with eating plain food, but without fire, how could they roast the fish?

  "Damn it, I've been busy for nothing. I don't want to eat raw fish like a savage. What can be done? If only I had learned the fire-starting technique from Sixth Master before coming out."

  "Do you need fire? I can help you." A low voice sounded, and Hailong only felt a chill all over his body. On the branch in front of him, a cluster of black purple flames rose. Although he was very close to the flame, Hailong didn't feel any heat from it at all. Instead, his whole body became colder and colder, as if he was about to freeze into an ice block.

  A tall figure sat down beside the sea dragon, turning the branches with fresh fish on the frame, muttering: "Roasted fish, looks like a good choice, it's been a long time since I've had a barbecue in the wild. Kid, you cultivators aren't supposed to kill living things, right? You say all beings are equal, but today you killed over a dozen lives, even though they were just fish that couldn't fight back."

  Looking at the tall figure, Hailong not only remained motionless with an icy body, but his heart also turned cold. Because in front of him was Baiyan, or more accurately, a demon lord who had transformed into Baiyan, a disciple of Qianhui Valley.

  "Kid, I have some questions for you. If you answer them clearly and concisely, maybe I'll let you keep your whole body intact." Baiyan's eyes gleamed with an eerie, evil light, like a dark purple flame dancing in front of him. The faint smile on his face made Hailong's heart sink to the bottom of the valley. He couldn't believe that he had just left Piaomiao Daozun and they had already encountered this evil demon. Although the guy who claimed to be the Demon Lord in front of him wasn't a match for Zhi Shui Daozun, judging from his cultivation which allowed him to slip away from Zhi Shui Daozun's hands, even if he just used his little finger, he could still kill Hailong.

  The warm current that helped the sea dragon recover his strength came out again, and it didn't fight against those cold and evil energies. Instead, it directly wandered into the sea dragon's heart meridian, protecting his internal organs. With the help of this current, the sea dragon suddenly felt a bit more comfortable, but his body was still unable to move at all.

  "Baiyan" waved his hand, and the Sea Dragon felt a sudden lightness in his body, and the cold feeling disappeared instantly. His whole body was still numb from the earlier chill, but the Sea Dragon found that he could finally move again. Without any hesitation, he immediately activated his magic to infuse into the star-blue ring on his neck, and with a flash of light, a dazzling star-blue armor appeared on his body like crystal. With the protection of the star-blue armor, the Sea Dragon suddenly felt a sense of safety, and exclaimed in terror: "You, what are you going to do?"

  "Baiyan" glanced at the star-blue armor on Hailong's body with disdain, "You think you can rival me just because of your rotten treasure? If you want to suffer less, be honest. Ah, this fish is done, it smells pretty good." The fish on the rack had a layer of golden brown color and emitted a faint fragrance, although there were no seasonings, but it indeed smelled very good. "Baiyan" picked up the roasted fish, not afraid of the heat, and stuffed it into his mouth in big bites, without even spitting out the fish bones.

  "Not bad, not bad. This fish is still quite tasty. Kid, you can start answering my questions now. If you refuse to answer one of my questions or dare to lie to me, I'll break one of your limbs until all five are broken, and then I'll use the Netherworld's demonic fire to refine your body, making you wail for three days and nights before you die. But if your answers satisfy me, I'll give you a whole corpse in the end. How about that? Isn't it a pretty good condition?"

  Hailong cursed in his heart, what good conditions, whether or not he answered the question, wouldn't he still die? For the first time facing this situation, his heart was filled with fear, but his brain became exceptionally agile. He knew that now the only thing he could rely on was the power of the small iron rod given to him by the strange person's single strike. However, he wasn't clear how much power this strike had, and it would only be useful when the opponent was least expecting it, which might help him escape the devil's clutches. Now what he should do was try to dispel the opponent's vigilance and find an opportunity for himself. Thinking of this, he made an effort to pretend to be stupid and said: "When you ask me questions, can I ask a question first?"

  "Baiyan" said with a stern expression, "You still want to ask me questions? Alright, go ahead and ask."

  The dragon king smiled wryly and asked the question in his heart, "Just now you said that if I don't cooperate, you'll cut off my five limbs. But I only have four limbs, where does the fifth limb come from?"

  "Haiyan" burst out laughing and pointed at the lower body of the sea dragon with ill intentions, saying: "It's that third leg of yours. Now do you understand?"

  Feeling the gaze of Baiyan, which was as solid as a substance, Hailong couldn't help but shudder all over his body, and his lower body felt a chill. He cursed secretly: As expected, this bastard is indeed an old glass heart. You wait, once I gain the upper hand, I'll cut off that fifth limb of yours first.

  "Alright, young one, now answer my questions. Are you really a disciple of the Lianyun Sect? Who exactly was that woman who injured me? Why did she appear weak on the surface but possess the cultivation of a Daoist?"

  Hai Long said straightforwardly, "I am indeed a disciple of Lianyun Sect. My name is Hai Long and my Daoist name is Tan Yu. I've only just entered the sect a few years ago. The woman who injured you, her Dharma name is Zhi Shui. She has such strong power because she had been hiding her cultivation previously."

  "Baiyan" carefully looked at Hailong, from his expression and the pulse of Hailong's heart beating, he indeed did not lie. Nodding in satisfaction, he said: "This is just right, as long as you cooperate well, perhaps this lord will be pleased and spare your life."

  The dragon nodded and bowed, saying: "Demon Lord, I'm just a newly admitted disciple of the Lianyun Sect. Isn't it beneath your status to kill me? Please ask me anything, I'll answer truthfully and thoroughly. I only beg that you spare my life."

  "Baiyan" snorted, saying: "The Lianyun Sect isn't much better either, and yet they still took in a disciple like you who has no backbone. I'm asking you, why does Zhi Shui have such strong magical attainments? I've heard before that the Lianyun Sect is actually very weak!"

  Hai Long said respectfully: "Zhi Shui is a very arrogant woman, I hate her the most. (This is true) The reason why Lian Yun Sect has always been at the bottom of the seven orthodox sects is because of this reason. The ancestors of Lian Yun Sect chose Zhi Shui and Piao Miao as their ancestors and supported them with all their might to cultivate. You don't know, many good spiritual herbs on our Lian Yun Mountain were eaten by them. This time, Fan Xin Sect sent out a Ling Sha invitation for us to participate, and the sect master hastily sent them out like offering treasures. That's all I know." Hai Long's words were extremely sincere, he knew that the demon in front of him must have the ability to distinguish between truth and falsehood. So when he said this, he tried his best to make his mind a complete blank, not thinking about anything.

  "Baiyan" nodded and said, "So that's how it is. I was wondering where this expert came from. Hmph, he should be dead. If I hadn't run fast, that woman would have succeeded. Kid, your cultivation is so low, why did they bring you to those supposedly important gatherings of the orthodox sect? Why are you running out alone now?"

  "Hai Long spoke the truth, saying: 'The Ancestor's impression of me wasn't bad. When they were about to leave the mountain, I happened to run into them and only agreed to bring me along after repeated requests. In reality, I was just their errand boy, doing miscellaneous tasks for them. I snuck out because that old witch, Zhi Shui, forced me to. All I did was say a few words of disrespect to Wu Zhao Xian's wooden statue, and she wanted to punish me. Luckily, I ran fast; otherwise, she would have skinned me alive. I don't want to go back to Yunyun Sect anymore. Demon Lord, won't you take me as your disciple? I'll definitely serve you well.' As he spoke, Hai Long knelt down with a thud. To survive in front of this demon lord, he couldn't care about anything else; thinking of the little monk who died an unjust death made his heart tremble."

  "Baiyan" looked down on Hailong with disdain and said, "You still want to worship Benmo as your master? You shouldn't be so arrogant. With someone like you, it's more suitable for you to serve the old demons of the Yao Sect. Today, you can betray Lianyun Sect in front of me, who knows when you'll change your mind and betray me tomorrow." A strong killing intent emerged, and a cold feeling appeared on Hailong's body once again.

  Hailong hastily waved his hands repeatedly, anxiously saying: "I won't, I won't, how could I betray you? Lianyun Sect is not suitable for me at all, I think with my personality it's better to be a demon, as long as you accept me, I will definitely work hard to cultivate and absolutely won't betray you. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask."

  "Baiyan" put away the killing intent, picked up a well-cooked fish and placed it on the rack, saying: "What did those orthodox bastards say when they gathered together? Are they discussing how to deal with us heretics?"

  Hai Long nodded and said, "You are indeed wise and powerful, guessing correctly. The Abbot of the Mantra Sect, Wu Yun, called for all the righteous sects to unite against the Demon Sect, Evil Sect, and Monster Sect. He also said that the Demon Sect is now too strong and very difficult to deal with, so it's necessary to concentrate all our strength." He was saying this because he had heard from Zhi Shui Dao Zun that "Bai Yan" might belong to the Demon Sect. Sure enough, his flattery had an effect, and no one didn't love listening to praise. Bai Yan said somewhat complacently, "It seems they have some insight, thinking of opposing our Demon Sect, but they still lack something. What are the reactions of the other sects?"

  "We didn't agree with Yunyun Sect from the start. Before we came, our sect leader warned the two ancestors not to get involved in those so-called orthodox sects. The sect leader of Lianhua Sect also seemed to disagree. But that Wuzhao Xian, Yuan Yue Liu, and Wen Tian Liu were quite enthusiastic. Especially that Wuzhao Xian's Muxiang Zong sect leader, he said that their Wuzhao Xian sect alone could destroy the three evil sects, and was extremely arrogant. I just told him to 'sit in a well and look at the sky'. That's why Zhi Shui that stinky woman wanted to punish me." He sold out all the sects he didn't like to "Baiyan", while keeping those with good impressions hidden, without any distinction between orthodox and evil in his heart.

  "Baiyan" let out a furious roar, "Those bastards from Wuzhao Xian killed countless of my fellow disciples, one day I'll make them know the meaning of fear. I'll kill them and never let them ascend to the afterlife, avenging the hatred in my heart."

  "Hai Long hastily said: 'Yes, yes, you will definitely succeed. Those bastards from Wu Zhao Xian are no match for you.'"

  "Hmph." Baiyan sneered, his fierce eyes scanning Hailong from head to toe. "You don't need to give me any nonsense, no matter what you say, I won't let you off today. Although you're not like those arrogant guys, you still belong to the righteous path. When we evil cultivators encounter the righteous path, there's only one outcome: kill. Since you've been somewhat cooperative, I'll give you a quick death - take out that broken sword of yours and commit suicide."

  "Hai Long smiled bitterly and said, 'This Seven Repairs Sword was given to me by an elder of the Lianyun Sect. It hasn't even been unsheathed yet? Another elder told me that my cultivation is still not at the Tengyun Realm, so I shouldn't recklessly draw it out, or else I won't be able to control it and will end up hurting myself. So, this sword is just for show. Since I'm going to die anyway, how I die doesn't matter. Can you grant me a small request?'"

  "Baiyan" looked at Hailong's silent appearance, and suddenly a strange feeling rose in his heart, as if he didn't dislike this kid. He said casually: "Speak."

  The dragon looked at the well-dressed fish on the ground and said, "I want to be a glutton, can you let me eat a few fish? Is that okay?"

  "White Rock" raised an eyebrow and said, "Is this what you're asking for?"

  Hailong silently nodded his head.

  "Alright, then you can go roast it yourself. Under my demonic flames, the fish will be cooked quickly. However, don't use your hands to touch the flames, or else I'm afraid your entire body will be incinerated. What a pity that you little brat doesn't have a primordial infant or primordial spirit, otherwise, using it to increase the power of my treasure wouldn't be bad."

  I'll post a chapter before work today, I'm late, sigh. Around 7 pm tonight, I'll post another chapter to complete the two chapters promised last night. Thanks for everyone's support.