Chapter 158 - 103: Divine Skill Melting Furnace, Refining Evil Spirits, Who Exactly is the Demon Dao!

Chapter 158: Chapter 103: Divine Skill Melting Furnace, Refining Evil Spirits, Who Exactly is the Demon Dao!

His gaze toward Number 12 turned icy.

The man’s attire reminded him of the group he had encountered ten years ago when he first crossed over to this world. They wore the exact same masks and the exact same black cloaks. Undoubtedly, the Number 12 standing before him was just like those people from a decade ago—an Evil Demon and Heretic Dao from the Black Lotus Sect.

With this in mind, Lu Chen immediately said, "Tell me what your Black Lotus Sect is trying to do. If you do, I might just give you a quick death."

Number 12 paused, then said dismissively, "Tell you? You don’t actually think you’ve got me beat, do you, kid?

"Sure, you’ve grasped Sword Intent, but I refuse to believe that mere Sword Intent will let you bridge such a massive gap in Cultivation and cut me down.

"Besides... I didn’t come alone. Right, Number 11, Number 6?"

As Number 12’s voice faded, two more masked Black Lotus Missionaries appeared on the street. Lu Chen had actually noticed them a while ago. They simply hadn’t revealed themselves right away, likely because they hadn’t yet figured out his true depth. Moreover, Lu Chen noticed that the way Number 6 looked at him was extremely strange. It was as if he was observing something, yet remained uncertain.

Lu Chen’s guess was spot on. Number 6 was indeed wondering whether Lu Chen might be the Black Lotus Saint Child their superiors had mentioned. His uncertainty mainly stemmed from how vague the higher-ups’ instructions were. Originally, according to their superiors, they had only pinpointed the Saint Heir’s location after sensing the Ancient Immortal Aura radiating from the awakening of the Ancient Immortal Dao Seed within him. This Ancient Immortal Aura was what the Black Lotus Sect referred to as the "Flower Fragrance," a unique scent that only they could detect.

However, before they could further confirm the Saint Heir’s exact identity, the mysterious Ancient Immortal Aura vanished without a trace. This sudden development caught them entirely off guard. To achieve such a feat, there were only two possibilities. Either the Saint Heir had suddenly entered a Secret Realm, physically isolating the Ancient Immortal Aura radiating from his body, or the Saint Heir had used some special method to conceal it.

They leaned toward the latter. The brief burst of Ancient Immortal Aura from within Luocheng First High School had only disappeared after they used the Palm Black Lotus to drag the entire school into the Secret Realm Space. They didn’t think the Saint Heir was capable enough to break free from the Palm Black Lotus completely unnoticed. After all, if that were true, the Saint Heir wouldn’t have had a three-minute window of being uncontrollable; he would have masked his Ancient Immortal Aura immediately.

This unforeseen variable forced them to adjust their plans. The Missionaries who were originally supposed to cause havoc elsewhere in Luocheng were all redirected to Luocheng First High School. Since they were the only ones who could smell the scent on the Saint Heir, they were the only ones who could confirm who the Saint Heir was.

However, the higher-ups had mentioned that although they quickly lost track of the Saint Heir, they still gleaned some information from the Buddha Mother. Namely, the Saint Heir was a male Sword Cultivator, and he was definitely inside Luocheng First High School. Both of these points undoubtedly matched Lu Chen’s current profile. Number 6 simply didn’t dare to be completely certain because he couldn’t detect the Ancient Immortal Aura on him. But no matter what, he had to treat Lu Chen as a potential suspect. It was better to capture the wrong person than to let him slip away!

"Number 12, Number 11, capture him alive."

"Huh?!"

Numbers 12 and 11 immediately snapped their heads toward Number 6 in sheer shock, seemingly trying to figure out if he had had too much to drink. A sense of absurdity—like the Nine-headed Insect ordering Beno Erba to capture Sun Wukong and his group alive—instantly washed over both of them.

Number 12 thought, "Wait, capture him alive? You want us to capture this monster who has grasped Sword Intent alive? You’re giving us way too much credit! Even though I’ve been badmouthing this Sword Cultivator kid, I know better than anyone just how terrifying his Swordsmanship is. If I actually get hit by his sword, I’ll be skinned alive even if I survive! And you want us to capture him alive? That’s asking us to lick blood off a blade! One wrong move, and I’ll end up dead by his hands!"

Out of concern for his safety, Number 12 couldn’t help but say, "Bro, are you sure you want us to capture him alive?

"This kid’s sword doesn’t have eyes. We might end up dead here before we can even catch him."

Number 11 chimed in from the side, "He’s right, Number 6. This kid is a Sword Cultivator who has grasped Sword Intent, and you know exactly what the words ’Sword Intent’ mean.

"He absolutely deserves the title of Young Grandmaster. Defeating him might be doable, but trying to capture him alive is far too dangerous. How about..."

"I am giving an order, not a request."

Hearing Number 6’s unquestionable tone, Numbers 11 and 12 instantly grimaced.

They thought, "Fine, fine, capture him alive it is! You have a higher status, so you call the shots! We just hope you don’t hide far away when the fighting starts. Otherwise, don’t blame us for throwing away our camaraderie as fellow sect members and selling you out."

Hearing that the three men wanted to capture him alive, Lu Chen confirmed his suspicions. He was right; these guys from the Black Lotus Sect were causing such a huge commotion specifically because of the Ancient Immortal Dao Seed inside his body. They wanted to capture him and bring him back. It was just that because of True Cultivation, they seemingly couldn’t confirm if he was actually the target they were looking for right now.

He wondered, "Does this mean that, at the very least, a Thirty-Three Heavens True Immortal is involved behind the scenes of the True Cultivation game?"