Chapter 532 - 263: Golden Core Legacy of the Nightmare Demon Palace

Liou Yuan gently touched his eye socket and murmured, "I wonder if the soul of Yan Yingsi within my Evil Eyes is good or bad for me."

Fortunately, so far, the presence of Yan Yingsi has not had any adverse effects on him, so Liou Yuan decided to observe for a while.

If one day it does manifest any harmful influence, Liou Yuan will immediately expel her from his Evil Eyes.

Suppressing the emotions in his heart, Liou Yuan slowly closed his eyes within the cave residence.

Daily cultivation must continue.

The cultivation at the Foundation Establishment stage is inherently slow, just like in the Qi Cultivation Realm, Liou Yuan never skips a day of training.

On the second day after seizing the cave residence, before Liou Yuan awoke from cultivation.

A sharp voice echoed from outside, vibrating through the cave and reaching Liou Yuan’s ears.

"Mr. Dou, open the door, I’m here!"

In the entire Nightmare Demon Palace, only one person calls Dou Qianyu "Mr. Dou" and has such a distinctive voice, it’s easy to guess who it is.

"Whew!" Inside the cave, Liou Yuan exhaled a golden breath infused with True Essence through his mouth and nose, opened his eyes towards the entrance of the cave, and softly called out the identity of the visitor, "Mao Shengjie."

Mao Shengjie is Dou Qianyu’s close friend, and Liou Yuan also needs to rely on him to balance Ren Beichen through connections in the Blood Prison Department, so naturally he must meet.

Thus, Liou Yuan stood up, patted the tattooed left side of his face, roused his spirits, and donned Dou Qianyu’s carefree smile, then opened the door of the cave.

"Haha, Mr. Mao is here!"

Liou Yuan’s hearty voice echoed from inside the cave. He went out to greet and saw the stout figure standing outside.

The latter’s mouth never ceased, constantly stuffing food into it. Upon seeing Liou Yuan appear, those cold triangular eyes slowly relaxed.

"Mr. Dou, you’re something! I just got back today and heard rumors about how you handled Feng Yongkang."

"I heard you beat Feng Yongkang so bad he pissed himself."

"I never liked him, it’s a pity I went off having fun these past few days, otherwise I’d have blocked him and chopped off his head for you."

Mao Shengjie’s words resound with killing intent, clearly he wasn’t joking.

"Damn, don’t mention it. That cur Feng Yongkang is tough to deal with, I almost couldn’t fight him last night."

Liou Yuan cursed Feng Yongkang as he shared last night’s battle details with Mao Shengjie.

"If it weren’t for some luck I gained in Jiuli State that perfectly countered his Soul-Devouring Demoness, Mr. Mao, you wouldn’t see me now."

Currently, rumors are spreading at Nightmare Demon Palace about Dou Qianyu gaining fortunes in Jiuli State.

Liou Yuan decided to follow these rumors to explain why he suddenly became so strong.

Otherwise, given Mao Shengjie’s understanding of Dou Qianyu’s abilities, seeing him defeat Feng Yongkang would surely raise suspicion.

Sure enough, hearing Liou Yuan voluntarily admit he gained a fortune, Mao Shengjie appeared to have expected it.

"Kid, you are quite lucky, a blessing in disguise."

With that said, Mao Shengjie shared important news with Liou Yuan through a secret voice transmission.

"I’ve found out where Feng Yongkang, that bastard, is hiding. Later, we’ll sneak up and finish him off."

"Old rules, the resources we get are split fifty-fifty between us brothers."

Mao Shengjie actually returned yesterday.

Upon hearing Feng Yongkang was badly injured, still due to a fight with Dou Qianyu, he instantly harbored malicious intent.

Through Slaughter Blade Camp’s connections, he found where Feng Yongkang was recovering and came looking for Liou Yuan the same day.

On the surface, he seemed to be avenging his brother, but in reality, Mao Shengjie was eyeing Feng Yongkang’s wealth.

Liou Yuan immediately saw through Mao Shengjie’s intentions, after all, the two brothers often did such opportunistic acts together.

Of course, Liou Yuan couldn’t refuse Mao Shengjie’s proposal since he already clashed with Feng Yongkang.

Now’s the time to kill him while he’s weak, instead of waiting until he recovers.

"Alright, let’s go now." Liou Yuan sneered.

Nightmare Demon Palace won’t stop its cultivators from killing each other, but it won’t allow endless internal slaughter among Foundation Establishment cultivators as they are the sect’s foundation.

If nothing is done, Nightmare Demon Palace would have fallen apart long ago.

Therefore, certain rules must be followed to act against fellow disciples.

First rule: A cultivator with higher cultivation cannot provoke or ambush one with lower cultivation unless the lower one acts first.

For example, mid-stage Foundation Establishment cannot attack early-stage Foundation Establishment actively.

This rule prevents rampant slaughter by high-cultivation cultivators against lower ones.

However, if the lower cultivation one strikes first, this rule becomes invalid.

Last night, Liou Yuan made the first move, so Feng Yongkang dared to strike deadly blows without restraint.

Second rule: If no victor emerges within a month of the duel’s start, the sect will intervene.

This means that the battle between Liou Yuan and Feng Yongkang from that night has a thirty-day limit; if Liou Yuan doesn’t kill Feng Yongkang within the time,

he loses the chance to target Feng Yongkang again.

Mao Shengjie knew this point, hence rushed over, fearful Feng Yongkang might escape.

Striking the dog while it’s down is a tradition of demon cultivators.

Having Liou Yuan’s agreement, Mao Shengjie’s triangular eyes squinted into a cold arc.

Yet he didn’t agree to set off immediately, instead pointing to the sunrise just emerging from the sea, giving a sinister smile, "My skills aren’t as effective during the day; it’s more prudent to go at night."

Mao Shengjie specializes in silent assassination skills.

Only at night can he fully unleash the maximum power of his skills.