Stronger with Crimson Modifier

Yuqing Zi, seated at the highest position, spoke.

"We shall respectfully obey the decree!"

Upon hearing this, the other Sect Leaders from the various Immortal Sects all rose to their feet.

"Mm, fellow Daoists, please take your time and enjoy yourselves. This old Daoist has important matters to attend to, so I must take my leave."

Seeing this, Yuqing Zi nodded.

His figure flickered.

He then departed from the area, along with several other Cultivators who had reached the Divinity Transformation and Nascent Soul Realms.

In response, the remaining Sect Leaders all wore different expressions.

Evidently, those high-level figures had other matters to discuss, but these Sect Leaders were not qualified to know about them.

However, they didn’t seem to mind. Instead, they all let out a long sigh of relief in unison, as if a great weight had been lifted.

Being in the presence of these Great Powers of the Nascent Soul and Divinity Transformation Realms, the intangible pressure they exuded was enough to make one’s entire body uncomfortable.

Now that these Great Cultivators had departed, everyone felt much more relaxed, as if a heavy shackle had been removed, and they could finally be at ease.

The floodgates of conversation opened, and they all began to chat with one another.

Everyone wore a smile, their words filled with familiarity and warmth.

The atmosphere was harmonious and congenial.

Of course, this was merely a facade.

Anyone who could become a Nascent Element Realm Cultivator and the Sect Leader of a sect was no simple character; each one was an old monster who had lived for at least several hundred years.

Despite the scene of harmony, if their interests were at stake, they wouldn’t hesitate for a second to stab each other in the back.

At this moment, in a seat near the middle-to-lower end of the arrangement, a middle-aged cultivator in green robes with a three-stranded beard sat cross-legged, his expression calm as he sipped his tea.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, allow me to toast you!"

At that moment, a burly cultivator sitting nearby with a greatsword strapped to his back spoke up.

As he spoke, he raised his cup toward the middle-aged cultivator in green.

The middle-aged cultivator in green was named Xiao Weifeng, the Sect Leader of the Cyan Yang Sect.

Seeing this, he too smiled and raised his teacup in a gesture of acknowledgment.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, please!"

After the two drank together,

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, I wonder, what are your thoughts on this great calamity?"

The burly cultivator did not speak aloud; instead, a subtle voice transmission entered Xiao Weifeng’s ear.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Weifeng’s expression remained calm, betraying no change whatsoever.

"Naturally, we are to help those undergoing their tribulations and ensure the great calamity proceeds smoothly.

This is a matter of great prosperity for our Human Race.

We should cooperate fully and do our duty.

Could it be that Fellow Daoist Wu has other ideas? Feel free to speak your mind."

"Not at all. I naturally share the same thoughts as you, Fellow Daoist."

The large man chuckled.

Then, he said no more.

At this, Xiao Weifeng’s expression remained unmoved.

But inwardly, he let out a sigh.

’This trip to Taiqing Palace... bringing the Sect’s Alchemy Elder to assist with Alchemy was only a secondary objective.

’The most important matter was planning for this great calamity.

’Regarding the great calamity, any Sect with a heritage of over a thousand years knows a thing or two about it.

’It’s a campaign to suppress the Demon Race, cut down their fortune, and bolster the fortune of the Human Race.

’A stronger Human Race is, naturally, a good thing for us as well.

’But even so, if an ordinary Immortal Sect’s Cultivators don’t handle things properly during this calamity, not only might they fail to gain any benefits...

’...they could end up suffering disastrous losses instead.

’The people of tribulation are like sharp swords that need to be honed.

’Only by experiencing growth can they fulfill their destiny.

’According to Taiqing Palace’s instructions, once our Immortal Sects encounter them, we are to take appropriate action, following the script provided by Taiqing Palace to test and temper these people of tribulation.

’But we can’t actually cause them any real harm.

’Sometimes, we even have to give them various treasures and Magical Artifacts to help them.

’However, we can’t just hand these things over directly. It requires some finesse.

’For example, arranging for a Disciple to act as a villain, massacre a village, or abduct a young woman, all so the person of tribulation can dispense justice for the common folk.

’And then leave behind a treasure for them to find.

’The balance is incredibly difficult to manage. One small misstep, and we could face retribution from the person of tribulation.

’Before they fulfill their destiny, these people are blessed with immense fortune. If we become their target, not only could we end up dead and our Dao extinguished...

’...we could even bring disaster upon our entire Immortal Sect.

’But, facing Taiqing Palace, one of the Three Great Immortal Sects, we don’t dare to disobey.

’The only options, besides praying that these people of tribulation don’t show up in our territory, is to find ways to minimize our losses.

’As for befriending them? No one would dare, not unless they want to be purged by Taiqing Palace.

’Only the Three Great Immortal Sects are allowed to openly help the people of tribulation.

’In the past, it’s not like no Immortal Sects tried to take the risk and get a piece of the pie. But without exception, every single one of those sects was annihilated.

’They vanished into the river of history.’

Just as he was pondering these things,

Suddenly, the Jade Token at his waist emitted a soft chime.

He picked it up and looked.

His expression changed drastically.

"Something happened at the Cyan Yang Sect?!"

...

「Half a month later.」

In a remote, rarely visited patch of forested mountains,

a mountainside cliff suddenly exploded. Earth and stone flew everywhere amidst a deafening roar, and a cloud of dust, like black ink, billowed up and instantly filled the surrounding area.

Immediately after, an invisible gale swept through.

It blew all the dust away.

A young man with two swords on his back walked out from within.

"The haul this time wasn’t bad, but it’s a pity that it’s not very useful to me."

The young man was none other than Hu Qi, disguised with the appearance of the Cyan Yang Daoist.

Having absorbed the Cyan Yang Daoist’s memories, and with the help of the Twisted Light, not even the Cyan Yang Sect’s Sect Leader could tell if he was the real Cyan Yang Daoist, even if he were to appear in person.

Of course, this method still had its flaws, such as the great net of fate that enveloped this world.

The Cyan Yang Daoist was dead.

His thread of fate had naturally been severed.

If a Great Power far stronger than him were to discover this and begin to make divinations, they would inevitably find some clues.

But compared to revealing himself with an unfamiliar face and a Demon Race identity, this was still a better option.

He looked at the objects in his hand.

There was a black Longsword, a purple ring, and a book with four large words on its cover: *Tiger Soul Immortal Technique*.

These were the items he had just obtained.

In the past half-month, this was already the tenth such place of opportunity that Hu Qi had found.

However, despite the large number, his gains had been minimal.

This inheritance from the Demon Tiger Master before him was actually one of the better ones.

He had been a Loose Cultivator of mixed human and Tiger Demon blood.

Relying on his own modified, special Cultivation Technique, his strength had reached the Nascent Soul Realm.

He had left behind a Middle Grade Flying Sword, a Cultivation Technique, and a Storage Ring.

Hu Qi refined the black Longsword and slung it onto his back.

Then, he sent a wisp of his Demon Sense into the ring.

Inside the Storage Ring was a cubic space of one thousand cubic meters.

Piled inside were some Elixirs, as well as Lower Grade Spirit Stones formed from Spiritual Energy and a few Middle-Upper Grade Spirit Stones.

These items were enough to support an ordinary person from the start of Qi Cultivation all the way to the Dao Foundation Realm, and even to the Nascent Element Realm.

Out in the world, this hoard would be enough to cause a bloodbath.

But to Hu Qi, it was just average.

It was better than nothing, he supposed.

After leaving the Cyan Yang Sect, Hu Qi began to use Heart Inference to divine the locations of opportunities and explore them.

However, during this time, thanks to the memories he had gained from the Cyan Yang Daoist and everything he had seen and heard, he had formed a rough guess about the purpose of that stone stele and its location.

To be safe, Hu Qi did not try to actively observe the Wordless Stone Stele again.

Using his Heart Inference Divine Techniques, he had indeed seen many places of opportunity during this period.

Unfortunately, although many of them were great opportunities, he couldn’t touch any of them.

This was because most of them were already claimed.

For instance, some of the powerful inheritance grounds, within the great net of fate, had already been "reserved" in advance for those people of tribulation.

If anyone else were to interfere, they would immediately attract the attention of this world’s Three Great Immortal Sects, and even the Immortals in the Immortal Court.

That was not a situation Hu Qi wished to see.

Therefore, he could only choose to explore opportunities that were unrelated to the people of tribulation.

However, among these opportunities, the best only involved the Nascent Soul Realm. There was nothing at all related to the Divinity Transformation Realm.

’So be it. It seems I’ll still have to start with those people of tribulation after all.

’But it’s still early. There’s no rush. I should focus on raising my Cultivation to the Nascent Soul Realm first.’

With this in mind, Hu Qi turned around. He stopped searching for these minor opportunities, and his figure transformed into a streak of green light that shot into the sky and vanished over the horizon.

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