"My apologies, I shouldn't have acted on my own initiative!" The town mayor Yun had no more doubts; this person was definitely from the Taiyi Sect. Only their people would be so arrogant and overbearing. This was their dual nature, showing different faces to ordinary people and cultivators!
"Seeing how sensible you are, I'll give you a chance. Tell me what you saw, and I'll consider what to do next!" Feng Chu held a cup of spirit wine, swirling it as if admiring it, without sparing any glance at the mayor. Yet, the aura of power radiating from him made Mayor Yun break out in a cold sweat and prostrate himself on the ground!
"This, this..." Mayor Yun hesitated, unable to discern the immortal's intentions. Then he suddenly recalled that the matter was so confidential that not all disciples of the Taiyi Sect would know. Seeing that the immortal seemed uninterested in killing him, he decided to take a gamble! Thinking of his own two children, who were both ten years old this year and met the age requirement for disciples of the Taiyi Sect, but their recruitment had been canceled this year. If he hadn't been unwilling to give up and used the opportunity of delivering the tax silver to go to the Taiyi Sect, he would never have discovered the truth. The thought of almost sending his own children into a tiger's den with his own hands made him tremble with shock!
"Immortal, a few days ago, this humble one accidentally discovered that disciples previously recruited by the sect were secretly sent to a forbidden area. I was curious about what was in that forbidden area, so when I went to the sect a few days ago, I secretly followed them and found that the forbidden area was actually a place for raising beasts. Connecting this to the young girls and boys sent to the forbidden area in previous years, I was so frightened that I fled! I beg the immortal to spare my life. Only I know about this, and I will absolutely keep my mouth shut!" Mayor Yun finally succumbed to Feng Chu's pressure and confessed.
"How dare you spy on the sect's secrets!" Feng Chu's voice was light, but his heart was immensely shocked! Was the Taiyi Sect sacrificing male and female children? What exactly were they raising in there?
Anyone who had been the town mayor for several hundred years could be considered a shrewd person. He calmed down as he spoke, and the immortal's tone was unexpected! This newcomer was mysterious and unpredictable, and he wasn't even necessarily from the Taiyi Sect. If he were, he would likely have lost his head by now. After all, immortal envoys who angered the town mayor in the past would immediately lose their lives. They were high and mighty, treating the common people like ants and not valuing human lives.
"Heh, you're very clever! Mayor Yun, I don't mind telling you, the Taiyi Sect has nothing to do with me. However, I still thank you for telling me this secret. As for you, don't even think about reporting back to the Taiyi Sect. I believe you will die much faster than I! If I were you, I would quickly take my wife and children and flee far away." Feng Chu saw that Mayor Yun had guessed he wasn't from the Taiyi Sect, so he decided to be direct. "But can you escape this small town? With your meager cultivation?"
"Immortal, Immortal, this humble one will absolutely not report back. Please, Immortal, show me a way forward. Whatever you want to know, I will tell you everything, and I will not hide anything." Mayor Yun thought of the children he had sent away over these hundreds of years. He dared not imagine what those children had suffered, were they all gone? And his own two children, they were almost... Back then, the Taiyi Sect condescendingly said they would provide cultivation resources and help the children achieve longevity... This was a huge lie. And the people in the town considered the chosen children to be an immense blessing. But who would have thought they were sent to be sacrifices! From the moment he saw the truth, his loyalty to the Taiyi Sect disintegrated. What kind of righteous sect was this? It was actually a demon's lair. Thinking about the bandit problem that had plagued them for hundreds of years, the dignified Taiyi Sect had never truly acted, had they? Otherwise, how could they not even deal with mere bandits? As he connected these past events, he felt increasingly terrified, a chill running down his spine!
"Mayor Yun, you are very sensible. Speak, what else do you know? If the information is useful, I can guarantee your family's safety!" Feng Chu finished the spirit wine in his hand. It seemed this trip was not in vain. And the formation barrier set up by Qing Yin would not allow even a fly to get in!
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Meanwhile, on the other side, after surveying the terrain, Chao Xiangzi modified it according to the topography and set up a restrictive formation, preventing anyone from entering or leaving! During this time, he almost ran into people from the Taiyi Sect. He overheard them saying they were going to deal with the town mayor to prevent future trouble! Just as he was setting up the formation eye, he couldn't spare any attention. Without much thought, he knocked the person unconscious, crippled his cultivation, and dumped him in an empty house in the town. Once the formation was complete, he wouldn't have to worry about them leaking the information!
This town was quite large, with farmland around it. Fortunately, the residential houses were concentrated, and some areas were equipped with defensive barriers. It seemed the town was frequently harassed by bandits. Therefore, he didn't spend too much effort or spirit stones on setting up the formation. Isolated by the formation for a short period, the town could sustain itself!
Chao Xiangzi returned to the agreed-upon location to wait for Feng Chu. Overall, this town was very resistant to outsiders. Throughout his journey, Chao Xiangzi also discovered a very strange phenomenon: there were very few young children in this town; most of them were middle-aged and elderly people, or infants in swaddling clothes...
Suddenly, a figure flashed in the distance. Chao Xiangzi knew it was Feng Chu. The two met and said nothing. After exchanging a look, they used the spatial shrinkage technique and headed straight for the flying ship. The town's formation activated after Chao Xiangzi flew away.
At Mayor Yun's house at this moment, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, finally feeling relieved. This mysterious person, knowing that he had the highest cultivation in the town, instructed him to appease everyone in the town. Once the formation was activated, he would spread the word that there was a beast tide outside and that the Taiyi Sect had set up a formation to protect the town's residents...
Feng Chu knew that the townspeople blindly trusted the Taiyi Sect, so he could only use such an excuse. When the time was ripe, someone would naturally lift the formation. Mayor Yun was full of questions: could this formation barrier really stop the Taiyi Sect? He had personally witnessed the Taiyi Sect annihilating other sects! However, Feng Chu didn't give him any explanation and disappeared in a flash. It wasn't until he finally saw the two immortal envoys from the Taiyi Sect whose cultivation had been crippled that he completely believed that a formidable opponent had arrived for the Taiyi Sect!
As soon as the two arrived at the flying ship, Ju Yin and the others greeted them. After learning about the situation, Ju Yin said nothing. Because Xiao Mo had sensed that fierce beast, its blood and qi were overwhelming, which came from devouring many living people. Divine beasts were most sensitive to these evil spirits; they were natural adversaries! There was nothing to hesitate about. Ju Yin knew that the town residents had been deceived by the Taiyi Sect, who had sent countless young children to be sacrificed to the fierce beast. She was filled with rage. What other reason was needed? They would go and attack the Taiyi Sect! Regardless of the reason, such a sect that deceived the world and stole its reputation had no reason to exist in the world!
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