Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 288: Changing Allegiances



Translator: Cinder Translations

Wang Ming's face turned pale as he heard he was to be executed, his expression filled with terror and disbelief.

He had robbed Song Wen, and although he had broken the sect rules, his crime did not warrant death.

In the past, Foundation Establishment cultivators who had robbed within the sect were usually only subjected to hefty fines of spirit stones, followed by being assigned to execute some dangerous and challenging missions.

Though perilous, most of the time they could preserve their lives.

Why was he being implicated with the First Supreme Elder for merely robbing a person who had joined the sect halfway?

Could it be those two peculiar snake-humans?

As he thought about this, Wang Ming stared at Song Wen in disbelief.

Suddenly, he realized that he had fallen into Song Wen's trap.

Three months ago, the latter had deliberately leaked a hint of corpse energy to lure him in.

Using the Spirit-Piercing Rat, he had investigated everything, all of which had been intentionally orchestrated by Song Wen, who had long known about the rat's existence.

With this understanding, many of the unreasonable things he had encountered in Song Wen's cave today became clear.

He had deliberately revealed his identity token and intentionally placed the corpse coffin and formation plate together, as if he were waiting for him to rob him.

Wang Ming's eyes fixed on Song Wen, resentment and anger twisting his face into a grimace.

"Wu Sheng, this is all your scheme; you set me up!"

"Hmph! Annoying!"

Fang Pengyi snorted coldly, an overwhelming aura surged forth like a torrent, sweeping over Wang Ming like crashing waves.

Wang Ming found his entire spirit power sealed, completely powerless against this terrifying pressure.

Puff!

Blood mixed with internal organs sprayed out.

Wang Ming immediately fainted and collapsed to the ground.

Feng Xinghai looked at the unconscious Wang Ming, his voice stern.

"Take him down. Clear out his cave at the Law Enforcement Peak and his residence in East Huafang, and execute him on a chosen day."

Soon, Wang Ming was dragged away.

...

Fang Pengyi took his leave from Feng Xinghai, returning to the Alchemy Peak with Song Wen

and the others.

Inside Song Wen's cave.

Fang Pengyi lifted the seals from the two snake-humans and returned them to their pit.

As soon as the seals on the two snake-humans dissipated, they attempted to attack Fang Pengyi, who was the closest.

Seeing this, Fang Pengyi was not angry but rather pleased.

The snake-humans could still launch an attack, indicating that their vitality was still strong.

He raised his hand and waved, using his magical power to suppress the snake-humans, then activated two "Six-Hexagram Demon-Locking Array" to trap them.

"Elder Wu, your snake-human corpse refinement is excellent, but the snakes could be raised a bit better; these two look somewhat undernourished."

Song Wen chuckled awkwardly but did not reply.

Fang Pengyi then addressed Rong Jingyun.

"Elder Rong, after this incident, we must strengthen the security of the Alchemy Peak. It is a disgrace for a respected elder of the Alchemy Peak to be robbed in his own cave without anyone noticing."

Rong Jingyun nodded. "Yes, Peak Master. I will summon all the elders of the Alchemy Peak to arrange this matter as soon as possible."

After encouraging Song Wen a few more times, Fang Pengyi took his leave.

"Thank you, Elder Rong, and Sister Zhou, for your timely assistance today."

Rong Jingyun said, "Elder Wu, no need for formalities. As long as you are safe, I will take my

leave now."

After speaking, she turned to leave.

Zhou Siyi noticed that only she and Song Wen remained in the cave.

Her big eyes sparkled with curiosity as she leaned closer to Song Wen.

"Junior Brother Wu, honestly, do you have a grudge against Wang Ming?"

Song Wen looked puzzled. "Sister Zhou, why do you ask that?"

"Wang Ming's last words about you framing him-what did he mean?"

Song Wen replied, "It's nothing more than his wild talk born out of fear after being sentenced

to death."

Zhou Siyi smiled with satisfaction, as if she could see through everything.

"Hmph! You've always been so dishonest."

After saying that, she turned to leave.

Song Wen watched Zhou Siyi's departing figure, shaking his head.

The plan had gone relatively smoothly; the threat of Wang Ming had been eliminated.

However, there seemed to be some lingering dangers. Even Zhou Siyi could see the oddities, so it was impossible that old monsters like Fang Pengyi and Feng Xinghai had not noticed

anything amiss.

But since the snake-human corpses were involved with the First Supreme Elder of the Beastmaster Sect, even if they did pick up on something, they would not investigate deeply.

Song Wen closed the cave and set up the "Concealing Spirit Array" and "Nine Palace Yin Array," then took out the Soul Cleaving Blade to begin refining it.

The Next Day.

As Song Wen was refining the Soul Cleaving Blade, he heard Zhou Siyi's voice outside the cave.

"Junior Brother Wu, are you home?"

Upon hearing this, Song Wen felt somewhat awkward.

In the past, whenever Zhou Siyi came to find him, she would always shout from outside the

cave, urging him to "open the door quickly."

When did Zhou Siyi become so gentle and polite?

This was a stark contrast to her usual boisterous demeanor.

Song Wen stood up, focused his thoughts, and opened the cave's restrictions.

"Sister Zhou, please come in."

Zhou Siyi floated into the cave, followed by two corpse coffins shrouded in a thin veil that

concealed their aura.

When Song Wen saw Zhou Siyi's attire, his awkwardness intensified.

Zhou Siyi, who usually wore form-fitting clothes, had unexpectedly donned a beautiful

palace gown today, with exquisite makeup on her face and a delicate hairpin in her hair.

Zhou Siyi was already quite stunning, and with this appearance, she was even more dazzling

and captivating.

Noticing Song Wen's gaze on her, a hint of shyness flashed across Zhou Siyi's face.

She raised her hand, placing the two corpse coffins before Song Wen.

"Junior Brother Wu, the Peak Master informed Elder Rong this morning that your corpse

refinement talent is exceptional. Since you've only refined two snake-human corpses, it's somewhat of a waste of talent. He wants you to refine two more."

"Here are two initial-stage second-level snake-humans that Elder Rong asked me to bring to you."

Then she handed Song Wen a storage bag.

"This contains the rations for the snake-humans and the necessary materials for corpse

refinement."

Hearing that he was to refine two more snake-human corpses, Song Wen was not displeased;

in fact, he was quite pleased.

The more snake-humans he had, the more flesh and materials he could collect.

Song Wen accepted the storage bag and said, "Thank you, Sister, for personally making the

trip. I won't trouble you like this again; just send me a message next time, and I'll go get it

myself."

Zhou Siyi replied, "I actually came to talk to you about something else today."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Song Wen asked, "What is it, Sister?"

Zhou Siyi said, "What do you think of the Spirit Beast Peak?"

Song Wen answered, "The Spirit Beast Peak is the most important and powerful peak of the

Beastmaster Sect. It is indeed a place where talented individuals gather, a holy land for countless cultivators."

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope appeared in Zhou Siyi's bright eyes.

"If there's an opportunity for Junior Brother Wu to join the Spirit Beast Peak, would you agree?"

Song Wen was momentarily stunned.

His earlier comments about the Spirit Beast Peak had been merely superficial pleasantries.

He truly did not expect Zhou Siyi to offer him a chance to join the Spirit Beast Peak.

Song Wen was quite satisfied with his situation in the Alchemy Peak and had no desire to switch to another peak.

(End of the Chapter)

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