"I don't know if those people are from the Blood Fiend Pavilion or not. I'm just a rogue cultivator, but I am part of the Rogue Cultivator Alliance. You attacked me, so naturally, I had to retaliate. They claimed to be from the Blood Fiend Pavilion, so I naturally wanted to pretend to be one of them to stall you. Yes, I cultivated by absorbing malevolent energy, but the amount I absorbed was limited, and I never did anything heinous. The disappearance of those five people has nothing to do with me..."
"Pfft..."
The Hall of Enforcers had many methods. Regardless of how Zhao Chang explained, after a round of interrogation, he revealed everything he could.
Luo Yunshi couldn't help but click her tongue. It seemed her dog-beating staff wouldn't be needed.
Just as Zhao Chang was being interrogated, the disciples monitoring Xue Meier brought her back.
Zhao Chang was a member of the Blood Fiend Pavilion. His spiritual roots were mediocre, and his strength was average. His progress slowed even further after malevolent energy appeared in the Cang Ling Realm. By chance, he was recruited by the Blood Fiend Pavilion and gradually rose from the lowest ranks to an important member in the upper-middle tier.
Xue Meier joined the Blood Fiend Pavilion some time after him. Many evil cultivators in the Blood Fiend Pavilion practiced dual cultivation. Zhao Chang and Xue Meier were among them.
The Blood Fiend Pavilion had 10 levels. Level one members were the lowest, considered new recruits. Level 10 was the highest, currently with only three members, who were considered elders. Different levels received different resources. The higher the strength, the higher the level, and the more resources obtained.
Among the three level 10 elders, one was a woman named Xuan Shuang.
Zhao Chang was good-looking, skilled in handling matters, and his promotion was relatively fast. He coincidentally caught Xuan Shuang's eye. Not only did his cultivation and promotion accelerate through dual cultivation with Xuan Shuang, but he also learned about many evil cultivators with higher ranks than him.
Xue Meier had a pure and adorable appearance and was adept at using charm techniques. She also had some connections with high-ranking members of the Blood Fiend Pavilion and knew no less than Zhao Chang. However, she was good at hiding herself, and very few people in the Blood Fiend Pavilion knew about her relationship with them.
Within the Blood Fiend Pavilion, promotion required capturing people, recruiting new members, or improving one's own strength.
Once a certain number of people were recruited or captured, one could be promoted. However, there were requirements to join the Blood Fiend Pavilion. If the recruited individuals continued to capture people, there would be corresponding dividends based on the number of people captured.
Zhao Chang had taken some shortcuts, so some evil cultivators of the same level who noticed his relationship with Xuan Shuang naturally harbored jealousy and hatred towards him.
While outwardly peaceful, internal conflicts occasionally arose within the Blood Fiend Pavilion. This was also why Zhao Chang misunderstood Nangong Xiao's subordinates as individuals sent by jealous evil cultivators.
The headquarters of the Blood Fiend Pavilion was deeply hidden, with many large and small branches. A branch was located near the area where Luo Yunshi rescued those people today. Zhao Chang managed this branch.
The prison in the branch held many cultivators captured by him and other members. The currently missing villagers were also the work of the Blood Fiend Pavilion's evil cultivators, and the missing villages were not just the one Luo Yunshi heard about in the teahouse.
Luo Yunshi listened to their interrogation and thought that Zhao Chang was a big fish.
She had a vague feeling that the Blood Fiend Pavilion's capture of so many villagers was definitely to cause trouble. It was definitely not as simple as absorbing their souls and blood essence, as Zhao Chang claimed. Righteous cultivators would likely take action soon.
After gathering a lot of gossip, Luo Yunshi returned to Good Fortune Come.
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On the other side.
After Nangong Xiao left with the injured, he sent his subordinates to the medical bay for treatment. He then returned to his hotel room and began contemplating how to approach Luo Yunshi.
Never mind, this was just the beginning. After this incident, it was best for him to do nothing for now. He would implement his plans later. He had plenty of time, and Fairy Luo wouldn't escape from here. No rush, no rush.
After much thought, Nangong Xiao began to meditate and cultivate with peace of mind.
Little did he know, no matter how meticulously he planned, it would all be in vain if Luo Yunshi wasn't in this world.
.....
As Luo Yunshi had predicted.
In the afternoon, the number of people buying spiritual food at the Good Fortune Come shop increased even further.
Disciples from large and small sects, as well as rogue cultivators, all bought a lot of spiritual food and drinks. Cultivators skilled in alchemy would even buy spiritual drinks and add some ingredients to concentrate them into pills to take away.
Around 3 PM, the sect leaders of Zixiao Sect and Wan Jian Sect also came to visit.
Luo Yunshi led the two to the conference room.
"May I ask why the two sect leaders are looking for me?" Luo Yunshi asked first.
"Fairy Luo, you must know about the evil cultivator Zhao Chang and the Blood Fiend Pavilion, right?" Lu Tianhe asked.
"Yes, I heard your Hall of Enforcers interrogating Zhao Chang today. Just tell me what you need to say directly."
Wasn't being straightforward better? Why would they beat around the bush before getting to the main point?
Lu Tianhe and Wan Zhan exchanged glances.
As sect leaders, they were accustomed to making some preliminary remarks before bringing up important matters when speaking with others.
Prompted by Luo Yunshi, they directly stated their intentions.
The general idea was that both sects felt that the Blood Fiend Pavilion's capture of villagers was suspicious.
The righteous sects had been preparing for a long time. Zhao Chang had revealed a lot of information about the Blood Fiend Pavilion, and this was an opportunity.
As two of the three major sects, Zixiao Sect and Wan Jian Sect had considerable influence. They had already agreed with other sects and righteous cultivators in the Cang Ling Realm to use this opportunity to eliminate the Blood Fiend Pavilion and rescue the captured cultivators.
Eliminating the Blood Fiend Pavilion sooner rather than later was crucial.
Luo Yunshi had a fast-traveling spaceship. If possible, they wanted to borrow the spaceship to pick up those who could make decisions from various sects and bring them to Good Fortune Come to discuss the eradication of the Blood Fiend Pavilion. At the same time, various sects could purchase some spiritual food to take back. When they engaged in battle, spiritual replenishment would always be needed.
Loaning out the spaceship was impossible, but the fact that various sect forces were coming to the shop to buy things was beneficial to Luo Yunshi.
Therefore, Luo Yunshi said:
"My spaceship is bound to me, so you probably won't be able to use it. However, I have nothing else to do right now. I will take Xing Yi and Da Li with me. You two sects can send a few people to pick up people from various sects. However, spiritual coins are still required. The shop has its rules. You can tell them to give what they think is appropriate based on the distance."
Of course, as long as they didn't feel embarrassed giving less, Luo Yunshi thought to herself.
The two men were overjoyed upon hearing this.
They thought, Fairy Luo's excuse was too flimsy. Da Li could also pilot the spaceship, right?
And saying she had nothing to do and coincidentally go along. This clearly showed she wanted to help the righteous cultivators of the Cang Ling Realm! They were deeply moved.