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Chapter 1302: Chapter 982: Cooperation

Jiang Yuan received the news with some puzzlement; why did Du Li suddenly become interested in the Leisure Sect’s demonic cultivators?

He had just finished absorbing the remaining lifespan of the demonic cultivators, tossing them into the Flame Sea for transformation and exploration. He hadn’t expected that using two storage upgrade cards would coincidentally unravel a chaotic mess related to the Demon Realm Alliance from Carefree City.

However, after binding Qi Baijun’s merit token, he could access detailed information on 99% of the Leisure Sect members in the Wilderness World.

Along with the system’s grand identification technique, he quickly scanned the list and saw several key players from the Demon Realm Alliance. To capture them, he definitely needed to communicate with Du Li.

Since the other party proactively inquired, it was perfect to discuss the matter.

"Alliance Leader Du’s timing is impeccable; I just received a list of demonic cultivators. Several key figures from the Demon Realm Alliance also hold positions in the Leisure Sect, but the words ’demonic cultivator’ aren’t tattooed on their faces. To discern whether they are demonic cultivators, you can try to lure them to Cold Spring City."

Jiang Yuan directly replied, "Cold Spring Temple in Cold Spring City has a Jade Throne Golden Buddha, crafted by a High Monk, which can accurately identify demonic cultivators."

Actually, he was more tempted by You Lai’s divine artifact, rumored to be the Mirror of Evil from the Underworld, which could uncover any ill-intent spoken at midnight just by reflecting on the mirror.

If he had this artifact, there would be no need for such trouble; just a glance in the mirror would suffice.

Unfortunately, there hadn’t been much success in interrogating Qi Baijun for information yet, so to ensure the deception worked smoothly, he must disguise himself akin to Qi Baijun to lure the targets.

Upon receiving the response, Du Li felt darkness after darkness, pondering how the Demon Realm Alliance had survived ups and downs for decades and witnessed tens of thousands of years of history.

For close to ten thousand years, it had thrived like oil boiling over raging fire and flourishing flowers.

More precisely, just months ago, the entire alliance was running like clockwork until the exposure of the Power of the Celestial Dao’s Remnant changed everything!

Could it be that having been in a high position for years without inspection allowed the alliance’s core to rot without his knowledge?

"Mr. Jiang, could you provide some insight? It would help me prepare in advance." Du Li took a deep breath to calm down and hurriedly asked.

Jiang Yuan had nothing to hide, so he immediately copied the information, "Of the four Leisure Sect squad leaders, two are members of the Demon Realm Alliance—Qian Xiaoyu, the Chief Steward of the City Command Department, and Shang Jiuxiao, the second Vice Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall.

Among the twelve branch squad leaders are Du Zhaosheng, a captain of the Law Enforcement Hall, Cheng Qian, the principal of City Command Department affairs, and Pei Jian, the workshop chief of Niutou Mountain Market. The list is extensive, but I’ve only identified these few so far. Once I handle urgent matters, I’ll continue the investigation, leaving the verification to Alliance Leader Du."

He continued by giving Du Li a heads up, "The Leisure Sect develops using an upper-lower line method, implying that a cultivator joining creates a ripple effect of recruitment, drawing in associated cultivators into their network.

With every Leisure Sect member holding merit tokens for discreet communication, the Law Enforcement Hall’s vice hall master’s trusted subordinates probably include members as well.

Before a thorough investigation, Alliance Leader Du should secretly use reliable subordinates without causing a stir, to avoid alerting the enemies."

Reliable? Du Li found the situation amusing, thinking he could hardly trust anyone besides the alliance leader.

In a vast alliance with countless elite forces, yet at this moment, apart from his avatar Qu Luming, he couldn’t find even a few absolutely trustworthy demon cultivators.

Feeling dejected, he sighed heavily while seeking Jiang Yuan’s assistance.

"Previously betrayed by Ye Fan, Du Li has lost his confidence." Jiang Yuan thought to himself; imagine when Du Li finds out his avatar has deserted him and become his own contract guard, wouldn’t he be enraged?

Since it involves capturing demonic cultivators, he might as well have his courtyard members lend a hand, discussing terms and waiting until the dust settles to handle the demonic cultivators himself.

With Yan Xuan leading and Ling Di assisting, the main combat forces of the courtyard temporarily collaborated with Du Li for secret surveillance and control of targets, and after interrogation concludes, the identified demonic cultivators would be handed over to Mr. Jiang for disposal to better dismantle the Leisure Sect entirely!

The former could clean the faction; the latter acquired free labor.

The cooperation was seamless for both parties.

Inspired by his master’s orders and eager for excitement, Yan Xuan enthusiastically took on the task, as did Shi Hu, who arrived to volunteer for battle. After all, running wild outside while punishing demonic cultivators and accumulating blessings would delight anyone!

Hu Zhile proved immensely useful. Her illusionary magic is adept at exploiting loopholes; Gao Yi leads with formidable force to shatter defenses, then she strikes, forming an unstoppable duo.

Thus, within just an hour, Qian Xiaoyu, the secret capture, confessed truthfully—his first encounter with Leisure Sect’s demonic cultivators was while he represented the Demon Realm Alliance to negotiate cooperation in the Otherworld.

At that time, Qian Xiaoyu’s realm had lost hope for advancement, and he witnessed Leisure Sect members devouring numerous live humans’ essence, successfully crossing thunder tribulation, leaving him intrigued.

When cultivators are free from the shackles of thunder tribulation, their moral boundaries keep lowering.

Initially, he upheld orthodox cultivator principles, merely employing the Bone-Dissolving Evil Technique to refine residual essence from corpse remnants for devouring. For those in powerful positions, any wish leads to many bootlicking underlings finding ways to satisfy it.

A large amount of battlefield remains transported from Otherworld whetted Qian Xiaoyu’s appetite for more.

The problem was, how much essence could be extracted from corpse remnants? Furthermore, with no large-scale chaos in the Wilderness World, within just over a month, normal channels couldn’t provide enough corpse remnants.

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