Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 330: Following Traces



Translator: Cinder Translations

Feng Qi couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding.

On paper, Wang Ming had already been executed.

If Wang Ming's corpse fell into Wu Sheng's hands, and if Wu Sheng reported to the sect with the body, their faction would be implicated.

After all, Wang Ming was sentenced to death because he had disturbed the human-snake balance, which was essential to the First Supreme Elder.

Wu Sheng, a mere nobody, shouldn't pose a threat to them.

However, Wu Sheng was favored by the First Supreme Elder, and offending him could attract the Elder's attention.

That was why, at the Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Liquid Hall, when Wang Ming occupied Song Wen's stone mat, Feng Qi did not intervene.

When Wang Ming showed hostility toward Song Wen in front of everyone in the hall, Feng Qi stopped him.

Competing for the Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Liquid was a normal resource dispute; even if it reached the ears of the First Supreme Elder, the Elder wouldn't bother with such trivial matters.

But killing Song Wen would truly offend the First Supreme Elder.

After all, the First Supreme Elder still had use for Song Wen at the moment.

"Wu Sheng is well-hidden; he was able to kill Wang Ming and Leng Tianlu alone, and he's adept at lightning techniques."

"The cultivation level he displayed, at the mid Foundation Establishment stage, is mostly fake."

"This person must not be left alive. We need to secretly deal with him before he leaves the secret realm, or it will lead to endless troubles."

Feng Qi pondered these thoughts in his heart.

Having made up his mind, Feng Qi used his escape technique to head deeper underground.

Wu Sheng could kill two late Foundation Establishment cultivators; such strength wouldn't be disinterested in the Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branches.

He would search carefully along the banks of the underground dark river where the branches grew, or exchange information with other cultivators; he was bound to find some clues about Wu Sheng.

Just as Feng Qi left, a Sacred Gu crawled out.

It firmly memorized the residual aura left by Feng Qi and followed him closely.

Song Wen traveled for dozens of miles, passing through over ten forks in the path.

He discovered a problem: traveling exclusively downward sloping passages to reach the underground dark river seemed unfeasible.

Each passage extended several miles before new forks appeared.

Each fork had two to several diverging paths.

At the previous fork, the passage sloped downward.

But at the next fork, the passages ahead were all inclined upward.

Strangely enough, some passages that originally sloped downward suddenly shifted to sloping upward.

This left Song Wen feeling extremely frustrated, unable to comprehend why the ancient forces that occupied this place built such maze-like passages.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

No longer choosing paths blindly, Song Wen took out a map of the secret realm and began to study it carefully.

This map came from the Beastmaster Sect's scripture repository and was drawn based on the memories of various sect members who had entered the secret realm and left.

The accuracy of the map was yet to be verified.

Song Wen had already discovered several inaccuracies on the map.

Unable to think of a way to navigate through the maze of passages, Song Wen decided to wait here, hoping to ambush Feng Qi.

He took out the bodies of Wang Ming and Leng Tianlu and performed the Soul Searching Technique on them.

From their memories, Song Wen learned that Feng Qi had a more accurate map in his possession.

The map in Song Wen's hands was publicly available information within the Beastmaster

Sect.

Many cultivators who participated in the secret realm and exited alive drew maps for their sects but withheld certain information.

The truly accurate maps would be sold privately at high prices to some cultivators interested

in the Canglan Secret Realm.

At the same time, Song Wen understood why Feng Xinghai spared Wang Ming's life.

Wang Ming's spirit beast, the Spirit Piercing Rat, could barely be considered a Mouse King, as it could control many low-level rat-type demon beasts.

In the more than three years of hiding his identity, Wang Ming had cultivated a large number

of low-level rat-type demon beasts.

He used these low-level rat demons to explore the secret realm to cope with the issues of spiritual perception being suppressed within the Canglan Secret Realm.

Of course, Wang Ming's cultivation at the late Foundation Establishment stage was also a powerful asset for Feng Qi in exploring the secret realm.

After devouring the souls and blood of the two corpses, Song Wen burned their bodies to ashes.

The bodies of the Beastmaster Sect cultivators could obviously not be taken with him.

In fact, Song Wen had no intention of keeping any corpses from the secret realm, not just

these two.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour in the passage, Song Wen realized he had not only failed

to wait for Feng Qi but also hadn't encountered Lei Yuhua and the others.

Song Wen recognized that he must have taken the wrong path.

Moreover, the elite cultivators from various factions all possessed more accurate maps.

These maps, if not comprehensive, were at least significantly more precise than the publicly available map he had in hand.

Song Wen retraced his steps and returned to the cave entrance of the Ten Thousand-Year

Spiritual Liquid Hall.

There was no one at the entrance of the cave, but from deep within, he could faintly sense fluctuations of spiritual energy, suggesting that there were still cultivators lingering in the Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Liquid Hall.

Not wanting to complicate matters, he didn't inquire why those people were staying behind.

After carefully searching around the entrance, Song Wen discovered three neatly arranged scratches in a corner of the passage floor.

These scratches were very subtle, almost unnoticeable against the mottled ground.

If one was not intentionally searching for them, it would be difficult to spot.

These scratches were left by the Sacred Gu to guide Song Wen.

Finding the scratches calmed Song Wen's mind, and he once again ventured deeper into the

passage.

When he reached the first fork in the path, he found scratches on the side passage.

Thus, Song Wen followed the traces left by the Sacred Gu, heading further down into the

depths of the underground.

He walked through the maze-like passages for an entire day before finally finding his way

out.

During this time, he had traversed no less than several thousand feet.

The vertical distance he covered was also around three to five hundred feet.

At the end of the passage was a wide underground river.

The turbulent waters flowed incessantly within the riverbed, producing a rumbling sound

that echoed in the quiet underground world.

On both banks of the river, a few peculiar ordinary plants grew sporadically.

They emitted a faint glow, like tiny stars dotting this dark and mysterious underground

world.

After spending considerable time, Song Wen reached the opposite bank of the river, where he

found the traces left by the Sacred Gu.

Following the insect's guidance, Song Wen ascended the riverbank, moving upstream.

According to the experiences of previous Beastmaster Sect members who entered the secret realm, the underground river concealed powerful demon beasts, so flying above the river was inadvisable unless necessary, as it could provoke an attack from the aquatic demons.

While flying, Song Wen remained vigilant, observing the pile of rocks along the riverbank.

The Yin Yang Blood Weeping Branches were rooted among the chaotic stones on the

riverbank.

(End of the Chapter)

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