Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 1436: Why Behead Them? (1)

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

On the hillside, Jiang Hao opened his eyes and looked at the sunrise from the east. The red light illuminated the land and fell on his body.

Feeling the warm sunlight on his face, he felt both peaceful and clear-headed.

A new day had begun.

Perhaps this day would make his life a bit easier.

Sure enough, Nie Jin and the other two ran over to him.

“Senior Brother, something bad has happened.”

“Senior Brother, there’s bad news.”

They seemed slightly panicked.

Jiang Hao stood up and softly asked, “What happened?”

“Several senior brothers and sisters, they… they…” Nie Jin stuttered. He did not know how to explain.

“They’re dead,” Zhen Huo said.

“Dead? Who did it?” Jiang Hao was stunned. Then, he became furious. “Who did it?”

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“They fell into the river. We suspect they were exploring the river for the sect when they encountered danger,” Nie Jin said.

Jiang Hao was startled.

Four headless corpses… falling into the water just like that. It did not seem normal.

He initially thought of shifting the blame onto Smiling San Sheng.

Who would have thought that he would be on the side of these four people?

In the end, Jiang Hao, as if deflated, said, “I indeed did not notice any foreign enemies arriving, so it’s possible they died exploring the river. It was because of our incompetence. I will report to the Law Enforcement Hall this evening and also request punishment from the sect for our team’s lack of capability. Let more capable seniors investigate the matter.”

The three of them looked at Jiang Hao sadly.

“It’s our incompetence that made the seniors take risks,” Zhen Huo said sorrowfully.

“If we were stronger, the seniors wouldn’t have to risk themselves. I regret not training well,” Nan Qing added.

Nie Jin was also heartbroken. “It’s all our fault. If we go back, we’ll definitely tell the truth. We’ll tell them that Senior Brother actually made contributions. It’s because the three of us dragged him down that he couldn’t complete the mission. We are willing to bear the full responsibility.”

Jiang Hao looked at the three of them and felt that they also wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

Jiang Hao did not want to linger any longer.

He did not have much time.

In less than five months, the Master of the East Heavenly Pole would emerge for the challenge.

He needed to prepare as soon as possible.

That evening, he reported what had happened.

The reason why he waited until evening was to wait for the corpse to enter the river.

The dead could not testify.

This way, it would seem that they died to complete the mission and not because they were beheaded.

A day and a night should be enough. If not, Nie Jin and the others would take action.

‘I lost a hundred spirit stones…’ Jiang Hao sighed.

In the evening, in the White Moon Lake,

Senior Sister Yinsha walked to the courtyard and met Elder Baizhi.

“Sect Master.” Yinsha bowed respectfully.

“How did it go?” Baizhi was sitting on the stone table and reading a book.

“The Law Enforcement Hall has sent a message saying that the second team that went to observe the River of Deathly Silence have all died. It’s said they were observing the river. They got too close and fell into the river. In the end, there was nothing left of their corpses,” said Yinsha.

“Does anyone else know about this?” Baizhi said without raising her head.

Yinsha hurriedly said, “No one knows yet. Tomorrow, there will be news spreading in the sect. It’ll say that the four of them humiliated the Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators as soon as they went over. They thought that those cultivators were nothing special. However, one of the four Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators hid his cultivation realm. That person couldn’t endure the humiliation anymore and refined their body into puppets. That’s why there are no bodies anywhere. Otherwise, why wouldn’t there be corpses around?

“There will also be rumors saying those people dared to act because the river area isn’t under the sect’s jurisdiction, thus the sect wouldn’t intervene much. Otherwise, the hidden disciple wouldn’t dare to kill.”

“Some time ago, our sect recruited an outer sect deacon who killed people for fun. He was at the early stage of the Immortal Ascension Platform. Tomorrow, a Lifeblood Refinement Realm spy will offend this deacon. The deacon will kill them in a high-profile manner to assert dominance. At the same time, there will also be an incident of fellow disciples killing each other. Three days later, the people of the Law Enforcement Hall will kill Elder Yu Hua in public to warn others.

“The one with the least impact will also be dealt with at the same time. The news will also spread throughout the sect after their deaths. Regardless of whether it’s big or small, regardless of what cultivation realm they have, violating the sect’s rules will only lead to death. If there’s a personal grudge, settle it outside the sect.”

“All arrangements are in place. We’re just waiting for the right time,” said Yinsha.

Baizhi nodded. “This will make those restless in the sect quiet for a while.”

The current sect was already shaky. Established not long ago, it rapidly recruited disciples after the Great Era. The recruited newcomers had very little understanding of the sect.

It was fine when such people were few, but once they increased in number, the sect would fall into chaos.

At that time, when order collapsed, slaughtering everyone would not help the sect survive.

Only by striking fear could they understand the consequences of causing trouble in the sect.

“By the way, Jiang Hao’s team admitted their inadequacy. Though they didn’t die, they are at fault and wish to return for punishment. They hope the sect will send others to deal with the river,” Yinsha said.

“They think they are at fault?” Baizhi put down the book and asked.