"Keep a close eye on this matter," said the Red Cloud Fairy. "Since these people have chosen to fall into the Demon Dao and harm their fellow sect members, once discovered, you need not hold back due to camaraderie. Deal with them on the spot."

To martial artists who have fallen into the Demon Dao, showing mercy to them is being irresponsible to our own people.

"Yes, Sect Leader!" the elders responded in unison.

...

In a blink of an eye, a few days passed by like flowing water.

In a nameless cave,

Compared to a few days ago, when newly promoted, his aura was as deep and terrifying as the mountains and seas, making it easy to see that his strength was extraordinary.

At this moment, Lu Ye's control over his own aura had become more refined.

Even without using the Myriad Dao Pavilion's cloaking functions, he could easily fool the full detection of most Grandmaster Late Stages.

"Grandmaster Second Layer Middle Stage..."

After slightly sensing his current realm, Lu Ye nodded with satisfaction.

The Grandmaster Realm, the gap between levels is more than ten times that of the Innate Realm.

Refining nearly ten Source Crystals was what it took to finally push his strength to its current level.

If it were someone else, advancing so much with just ten Source Crystals would have made their mouth split in laughter.

But Lu Ye was different; without a backing, all his cultivation resources came from others "delivering them," so he naturally had to conserve them.

Spending ten Source Crystals at once was somewhat painful.

After stretching his body slightly, he glanced at the charging progress of the Myriad Dao Pavilion, which was already more than halfway.

"It's time to go back and check."

Lu Ye rose from the bluestone and looked outside; it was already nighttime.

However, traveling at night, which might pose some danger to others, to Lu Ye... he couldn't wait for someone to try and rob him in the middle of the night.

Just like a tiger roaming at night, no beast could overpower the king of all beasts, could it?

Activating his body technique, Lu Ye disappeared from the cave in the blink of an eye.

...

Under the cover of deep night, a secluded little village at the foot of a mountain seemed to be faintly permeated with the scent of blood.

At this moment, within the village, aside from the corpses of the villagers scattered everywhere, there were several martial artists tightly bound, with Soft Bone Powder applied to them.

"With your level of skill, you dare come to capture me?"

An evil cultivator shrouded in a faint black aura looked over the bound martial artists with bloodthirsty eyes.

"Just right, your blood is much sweeter than these lowly villagers."

Those bound martial artists were all members of an evil-suppressing squad, stationed in a small town a hundred miles outside Cloud Leaf City.

They were responsible for monitoring a radius of several dozen miles of villages, waiting for evil cultivators to appear.

When it came to capturing evil cultivators, each member of the squad was eager for the chance to earn cultivation resources.

For each evil cultivator captured or killed, they would earn corresponding battle merits, exchangeable for resources upon their return to the Eastern Territory.

When the squad was initially formed, those selected even received envious looks from others.

But now...

They didn't understand how, after a few encounters, their entire squad ended up as defeated captives, about to have their blood drained and souls refined!

This barren Northern Territory of Xuanzhou had such powerful evil cultivators?!

Even the captain at the Innate Realm Fourth Layer couldn't withstand ten moves under the foe's hands!

Among the tied-up martial artists, a leader at the Innate Fourth Layer said in a deep voice, "Wantonly slaughtering innocents, you're also a part of the Human Race. Is there truly no bit of humanity left in you?"

Upon hearing this, all the evil cultivators nearby laughed, filled with mockery.

Even the leading evil cultivator let out a sneering laugh: "Humanity? What's the use of that? Can it make you successful or invincible in the Martial Dao?"

"It can do neither, so why should I keep it? In this dog-eat-dog world, without strength, you're nothing—subject to insults and bullying!"

"And by abandoning humanity, I can transform my strength!"

"I can slay those past enemies, those who killed my parents, and robbed my wife and daughters!" The lead evil cultivator's gaze seemed tinged with blood. "At that time, you so-called righteous folks, where were you?"

The Innate Fourth Layer evil-suppressing squad leader fell silent, unsure how to rebut.

Just then, a silhouette in black appeared behind a large tree, speaking indifferently: "Your parents were killed, and your wife and daughters were taken. It's right to seek revenge and settle grievances."

"But now, you've transformed into an evil cultivator, slaughtering these powerless villagers. Do you think such flimsy words can cleanse your wickedness?"

"The tragedies you've caused to countless others—the endless pain inflicted—are no different from those who caused your own tragedies."

The sudden voice startled everyone present.

Because before the black-clad newcomer spoke... no one had noticed an extra person had appeared there!

The leader of the evil cultivators immediately grew vigilant, black energy swirling around him as he subtly gathered Innate True Qi. He asked, "Who are you?"

The Innate Fourth Layer evil-suppressing team captain quickly called out a warning: "Friend, this man is an Innate Sixth Layer evil cultivator skilled in Poison Technique. Be careful..."

As the captain shouted his warning, the evil cultivator leader already sprang into action!

In an instant, he crossed over ten meters, lunging at the black-clad figure with a hint of madness on his face.

"Meddlesome... Die!"

The Innate Fourth Layer captain, seeing the black-clad figure unresponsive and unmoving, sighed and turned away from the unfolding tragedy.

Without any defense and allowing the poison-wielding evil cultivator leader close enough, the outcome... was predictably dire.

The evil cultivator leader spewed a mass of pale green poison mist, enveloping the black-clad figure, letting out a sinister laugh.

"Heh heh... Your blood energy seems so abundant, it could allow me to ascend further!"

Enveloped in his own Poison Technique, even another at the Innate Sixth Layer couldn't escape unscathed.

The Innate True Qi Shield could not withstand the corrosive poison mist!

The next moment, the pale green poison mist dispersed, revealing the scene in that area.

The ground was riddled with corroded pits, terrifying black holes everywhere, as if eroded by potent acid rain.

Seeing the black-clad figure still standing, seemingly unscathed, the evil cultivator leader's eyes widened in shock and fear.

His Poison Technique, having absorbed some poison from the headquarters' Five Poisonous Divine Centipede, was now much more potent than before.

"How... is this possible?!"

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