Chapter 816: Good… Good… Good

News of a blood qi cultivator with absurdly high cultivation smashing two Black Crow Direct Tokens and intending to refine a kingdom instantly spread throughout the entire evil cultivator circle.

Although he specifically named the Beilan Kingdom of Southern Zhanbu Continent as his target, no one actually believed this was the blood qi cultivator’s true goal.

After all, there were many in the evil cultivator world who were incompetent at accomplishing things but expert at ruining them—beings who couldn’t stand to see others doing well.

Often, even when things reached the final step, most people might not know what they had actually done or what effect they had played.

The proposal to refine a kingdom was certainly shocking, but what truly stirred waves were the two Black Crow Direct Tokens.

Someone who could produce two Black Crow Direct Tokens and was also a blood qi cultivator with profound cultivation—

An evil cultivator with both ability and background couldn’t possibly not understand the most basic principles. Rather than labeling him a fool, more people wanted to delve beneath the surface—what exactly did this blood qi evil cultivator want, and why was he making such a grand spectacle?

Central Continent, Eight Directions Valley.

Zhao Xuan slightly raised the Black Crow Direct Token before him, his expression somewhat hesitant:

“This… was really made by me?”

The Black Crow Direct Token in Zhao Xuan’s hand had been delivered directly from the Gathering of Worthies Pavilion. The token before him looked the same as always, yet carried an inexplicable beauty. The anti-counterfeiting marks were accurate, and even the blood power inside… though slightly different, was basically without error.

Zhao Xuan knew exactly how many Black Crow Direct Tokens had been distributed—who they were given to, how many had been returned, and how many should still be circulating.

Black Crow Direct Tokens weren’t something you could just make blindly and throw out for people to rush and pick up. They were more like investments—solving problems the Black Crow Bishop couldn’t currently handle, with the future returns on each token at least doubling.

Only in this way could a Black Crow Direct Token gain the recognition of a group of evil cultivators.

Zhao Xuan frowned deeply, studying it for a moment but unable to identify where the token was fake. Then it could only be genuine.

Currently, there were only seven Black Crow Direct Tokens that hadn’t been recovered.

He could confirm where three of them were, and those owners definitely wouldn’t have left.

So only four were truly circulating. If someone could produce two at once, that would require significant effort and methods to track down. With such capability, did he really need to find people to work with?

Zhao Xuan looked at the twisted small statue before him with slight suspicion—could someone have counterfeited it?

Those with the ability to counterfeit… were probably only the Eighteen Immortal Sects.

But the Eighteen Immortal Sects wouldn’t need such trouble to handle the Evil Spirit Sect, would they? Chasing and killing them outright should have left no one daring to fight back.

Wipe them all out in one net?

But wiping out the Evil Spirit Sect wouldn’t be useful—the organization was so loose that all sorts of characters existed. The Eighteen Immortal Sects wouldn’t have the time to kill them all, and in the future someone would use this system to replicate other sects.

Zhao Xuan pondered for a moment. Over the past century, he had been running his own legitimate small force in Eight Directions Valley, and now he had essentially put down roots for a bright future in Central Continent.

With just another century of effort to completely clear his reputation in the surroundings, this evil sect leader could find a chance to completely quit.

So he had absolutely no motivation or reason to go out and make trouble, giving the Eighteen Immortal Sects a chance to target him.

This evil cultivator leader was already so well-behaved that he was almost ready to run to the Eighteen Immortal Sects’ doorstep, squat down, and pant while guarding their gate.

Being an evil cultivator at his level was really meaningless.

His blood qi cultivation was stuck firmly at the peak of Integration, unable to advance an inch. Though his aptitude was decent, the technique he cultivated had too many bottlenecks. Without a lucky opportunity, this would be his limit in this lifetime.

At this cultivation level, he could be called a powerhouse in Central Continent, but this powerhouse lived like a mouse in a gutter—his cultivation couldn’t be used openly.

Zhao Xuan, deep in thought in the great hall, sensed something, quickly raised his hand to put away the Black Crow Direct Token before him, and looked toward the slowly opening main door.

A young man with a righteous expression pushed open the door and entered, his smile like a spring breeze. He looked up at Zhao Xuan sitting in the seat of honor, bowed first, then cupped his fists:

“Valley Master, the matter you asked us to investigate has news.”

Zhao Xuan looked at the visitor below. This was Li Ye’an, a disciple the Eight Directions Valley had carefully cultivated. His aptitude was excellent, his character pure, and he was extremely respectful to his teacher. He was now deeply trusted by Zhao Xuan. He said gently:

“Oh? So soon? Where did the news come from?”

Li Ye’an continued reporting: “It’s Xuanqing Heavenly Sect and Tianyan Sect searching here together. Since our Eight Directions Valley acts with pure goodness, they notified us as well, saying that a secret realm of a great Tribulation Transcendence evil being was discovered by evil cultivators.”

“Due to the major sects’ many affairs, their pursuit wasn’t timely. Many evil cultivator secret techniques were stolen, including a technique cultivated by a Tribulation Transcendence evil cultivator that brings disaster to nations and people. If it spreads, many blood qi evil cultivators will inevitably experiment with it, sparking another bloody storm.”

“The two sects hope that if we have any relevant information, we provide it truthfully to avoid mass slaughter.”

Zhao Xuan frowned slightly upon hearing this and began to ponder. The two events, one after another, had obvious cause and effect.

A technique from a Tribulation Transcendence blood qi evil cultivator? 𝖿𝖗ⅇℴ𝑚

Two major immortal sects joining hands?

Li Ye’an hadn’t finished speaking. A proud smile appeared on his face as he continued:

“When the two upper sect disciples notified us, I already told them all the rumors you mentioned. The two upper sect disciples were very grateful and said they would investigate immediately.”

“With the strength of the Eighteen Immortal Sects, they will surely track down the shameful deeds under the Gathering of Worthies Pavilion.”

“Before, other sects feared the Evil Spirit Sect’s retaliation and other forces had vested interests. But with the Eighteen Immortal Sects acting, the Evil Spirit Sect can only run like stray dogs, and other forces can only stay silent.”

“Now the atmosphere in Central Continent will surely be refreshed.”

“Huh?” Zhao Xuan’s tone was surprised, and his gaze turned somewhat furious toward Li Ye’an.

Li Ye’an was slightly stunned by this, then said hesitantly:

“Did I… do something wrong?”

Zhao Xuan took a deep breath, remained silent for a while, then nodded gently:

“No… you did very well… I’m just afraid those Heavenly Sect disciples will act rashly, letting the real mastermind escape and failing to catch those truly vicious criminals.”

Li Ye’an felt relieved upon hearing this, and a confident smile appeared on his face again:

“Please rest assured, Valley Master. I’ve already reminded them and also notified the two Heavenly Sect disciples about the appearance of the Black Crow Direct Token, telling them to increase their deployment. After all, the Gathering of Worthies Pavilion is right there—it can’t run!”

Zhao Xuan’s eyes widened.

Li Ye’an waved his sleeve and continued:

“Moreover, I even had the Heavenly Sect disciples come up with a plan—let them monitor the Gathering of Worthies Pavilion for a while, identify key points, then strike hard!”

“Although the two Heavenly Sect disciples have impressive statuses, they were extremely polite. They said it was no wonder Eight Directions Valley is so righteous and praised you, Valley Master, for being supremely good!”

Zhao Xuan felt as if his head had exploded. After remaining silent for a while, under Li Ye’an’s expectant gaze, he could only repeat:

“Good… good… good.”

“You did really well!”