Chapter 58: Evil Arts?

  Inside Zhengyi Sect, it was quiet and still. Lin Fan flew close to the Grand Hall and shouted: "Where is the Sect Master?"

  A golden thunderbolt flashed out of the main hall, knocking Lin Fan to the ground, smoke rising from his head. The sect leader's head poked out from a window on the side of the great hall: "Not dead yet?" His tone was somewhat displeased, but his face showed surprise. Spicy chicken noodles - two months ago, West Gate Commander had rushed over to report Lin Fan's death, and after calculating it himself, he discovered that Lin Fan was still alive. Although this was the case, he still felt some unease in his heart; now that he saw a living person, his mood naturally improved.

  The master didn't leave by the main door, but floated out of the window, looking back at Lin Fan with a tilted head: "Which way did he go? His eyesight is really bad."

  Misty lowered her head and looked at the corner of her clothes. Lin Fan said, "Misty, there's water over there, you go rest first, make yourself at home."

  "Yes!" The mist fell down and landed beside the well.

  The master walked up to Lin Fan's side and looked at Wu Er: "Wife?"

  "... Lin Fan didn't care and told him the whole story from start to finish."

  "Yan Wu?" The Sect Master, San San Zhen Ren, thought for a long time and couldn't recall anyone by that name. San San Zhen Ren said: "I'm not in charge of this matter, I'll discuss it with the Gatekeeper and then talk to Mie Jue Zhen Ren again to see if Zi Zhu Lin will accept her. But... have you smelled the scent on her body?"

  Lin frowned: "Her whole body is covered in boils, some of which have become infected. Although she washes every day... I originally thought that once we left the Misty Marsh, her skin would recover, but now it seems there's no difference from when we were still in the marsh."

  "Strange." San San Zhen Ren pondered: "This cultivator has no hundred illnesses, hearing you say this, it's not caused by external forces... that mist, come over here."

  San San Zhen Ren and Lin Fan Luo descended to the edge of the chess table, Wu Er lowered her head and stood in front of San San Zhen Ren, extremely uneasy. San San Zhen Ren said: "Take off the cloth on your face."

  The mist didn't move.

  "Our people have finished watching, let the sect leader take a look, it won't reduce any flesh." San San Zhen Ren was somewhat impatient, what's with the hesitation.

  The mist finally took off the coarse cloth covering her face, and San San Zhen Ren was mentally prepared, but still startled. This face was indeed a bit ugly and nauseating. San San Zhen Ren leaned in to take a closer look, looking puzzled: "It looks poisonous, yet it's not poisonous, will it hurt?"

  The mist shook its head.

  "Does it itch?"

  The girl still shook her head.

  At this time, a pimple burst open and a stream of pus flowed down her face. Meng'er felt it and hurriedly wiped it off with her hand, then covered her face with one hand and turned sideways to face San San Zhenren. San San Zhenren frowned and said: "You come with me to the Grand Hall to see the Sect Master... Lin Fan, go pay your respects to Zhang Lao below."

  "Yes!" Lin Fan sighed lightly, waited until San San Zhen Ren and Wu Er left, then took incense sticks from his room and flew to the foot of Zheng Yi Mountain, where Zhang Lao's grave was located. Lin Fan lit the incense: "I'm late... Cultivating immortality, what kind of immortality is it? Seeking eternal life, but humans are destined to die. Taishang Laojun, bless Zhang Lao to have a good rebirth next time, with many wives and concubines, don't let him cultivate immortality again and end up old and lonely."

  ……

  At Zhang Lao's grave, Lin Fan returned to the main hall. Anyway, it's so close, and they can go take a look whenever they're free. Half an hour later, San San Zhenren and Wu Er returned together, Wu Er's head hung even lower, San San Zhenren was furious, and as soon as he saw Lin Fan, he bellowed: "Spicy chicken noodles, giving that woman three points of color, she wants to open a dyeing workshop, lawless and unbridled."

  "What did the old woman mean?"

  "Qian Yu, who else could it be?"

  "Master, that woman is the leader." Lin Fan reminded.

  "Awesome."

  "What's wrong?"

  Wu Er spoke up: "Qian Yu Zhen Ren said that I have an unknown origin, and thanked me for saving the gatekeeper's life, but Yun Qing Shan cannot take me in."

  Lin Fan was furious: "This dead woman..."

  "Without respect for elders or young... actually, there's reason to worry. This misty swamp is within the vast and desolate land, where evil people gather. Moreover, last time the Demon Lord sent a message to the sect leader, the vast and desolate land may have changes in the next few decades. The sect leader is also very helpless. Foggy, you'd better stay in Zhengyi Sect for now." This means that the sect leader suspects Foggy of being an evil spy, but Lin Fan doesn't know that the Demon Lord's message to the sect leader contains: the first evil sect in the vast and desolate land, Wàn Xié Mén, plans to send spies to infiltrate the demonic and righteous paths. Their goals are to sow discord between the demonic and righteous paths, transmit information, and know oneself and others.

  The heterodox sects have such a strong desire to invade the twelve continents, mainly because the demonic and orthodox sects occupy the blessed mountains and lands, while they are in poor and barren areas. However, the heterodox sects are numerous and suspicious of each other, making it difficult for them to form a united front. Now, the Wanjiamen is preparing to send spies, indicating that this generation's leader has ulterior motives.

  The Demon Lord's letter expressed concern that the Myriad Evil Sect would unite with several other sects to attack a certain continent. For example, if they were to attack the Southern Continent, the other continents' Cultivation Sects might not provide assistance due to selfishness, and the main force could only be the Southern Continent's Lei Shan Sect united with the Southern Continent's Cultivation Sects to resist. Of course, because of the current Righteous Demon Alliance, such a situation would not occur. The evil people want to conquer the Twelve Continents, they must first create internal strife within the Righteous and Demonic factions. Sending spies is a clever move. For example, the Purple Bamboo Temple in Central Continent and the Qingping Gate in Northern Continent have been sworn enemies for generations, although they have coexisted peacefully for hundreds of years. However, if someone intentionally provoked them, both sides might engage in conflict, especially since the current leader of the Purple Bamboo Temple lacks foresight and does not possess the demeanor of a true master, making it easier for evil people to take advantage of him.

  Wu Er said: "Thank you, San San Zhen Ren, but Wu Er has already found a place to go and will no longer disturb the True Person."

  "Let her stay if she wants to, why so much nonsense?" San San Zhen Ren said angrily: "Lin Fan, take her to copy the sect rules ten times and bring it back to me."

  Wu Er cried: "Thank you, Zhen Ren."

  "Copy it twenty times, Spicy Chicken Noodles." San San Zhen Ren waved his hand and let Wu Er and Lin Fan leave.

  Wu Er followed Lin Fan: "Did I say something wrong?"

  "Those of our own kind are called 'ancestors', while outsiders are called 'true men'."

  Three True Person saw two people enter the main hall, frowned and thought deeply. In the great hall, because of Yu'er's presence, Qianyu True Person used a secret method to tell SanSan True Person the real reason for not accepting Yu'er. The pimples on Yu'er's face and body were not due to illness, but rather seemed to be caused by an evil technique. Qianyu True Person was not only skilled in cultivation, but also proficient in medicine, and discovered that something was amiss with Yu'er. Cultivators may not fall ill, but they can become possessed by demonic energy. Possession can be divided into early, middle, and late stages; if discovered early, it can still be saved. In addition to this, the medical techniques of cultivators can also repair damaged true yuan, heal severe injuries, detoxify poison, and break curses.

  Three Three True Person cannot drive away the mist, this has nothing to do with the mist, but rather with Lin Fan. It can be seen that Lin Fan is very sympathetic and grateful to the mist, just for this reason, he must also take in the mist. As for the spy... anyway, there are only three people in the Zhengyi sect, without the permission of the sect master, they cannot visit each other's doors. The Zhengyi sect's mountain protection formation has been neglected for many years and is completely worthless to spies. Three Three True Person can see that the mist is inherently kind-hearted, but if it has been implanted with evil techniques, then its inherent kindness or not has nothing to do with it. Is it a poisonous insect? And what about this old woman, Misty Rain, who even the thousand-year-old Qingyuan sect master does not know?

  Strange, according to Lin Fan's words, Baiyan Mojun obviously knew the danger of the Misty Swamp and didn't dare to pursue him in, but how come he hadn't heard any news about the Misty Swamp? The various evil sects also didn't list the Misty Swamp as a forbidden area, could it be that only someone with Baiyan Mojun's status would know the danger of the Misty Swamp?