A righteous young hero? But I am a demonic cultist.

Chapter 12 Reward for Giving the Qin: Black Blood Divine Needle

"Does something that can absorb other people's internal energy necessarily mean it's the Star Absorbing Technique? Can't it be some other kind of technique?" Yue Yuan took a sip of wine and continued, "During the Song Dynasty, there was a sect called the Free and Unfettered Sect. Its leader, Xu Zhu, took the Western Xia princess to live in seclusion in the countryside and left behind this technique."

"This technique is called the Northern Darkness Divine Art, taken from the Zhuangzi's 'Free and Easy Wandering' chapter: 'North of the desolate land lies the Dark Sea, also known as the Heavenly Pool.'"

"Ren Woxing's skills were probably inspired by a fragment of the Northern Darkness Divine Art, which led him to create the Star Absorbing Technique. However, he didn't learn it as comprehensively as I did, so his Star Absorbing Technique only captured the form, not the essence. His technique has flaws; the absorbed internal energy cannot be integrated."

Qu Yang suddenly realized, "So that's the reason. No wonder he lost to Dongfang Bubai back then. It turns out that the internal energy he absorbed couldn't be integrated. These multiple internal energies clashed, which inevitably greatly reduced his strength."

"That's true, but also not true. There are multiple reasons why the Eastern Cult Leader was able to defeat Ren Woxing."

He didn't say the rest. The Sunflower Manual was too powerful. Not to mention in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, even in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, it would be among the top ten.

Its unpredictable movements and swift speed are truly unmatched by ordinary martial arts manuals.

"Thank you, young friend Yue, for clearing up this old man's doubts."

Yue Yuan tossed the wine gourd over, "No need for thanks, meeting is fate, let's drink!"

"Hahaha," Qu Yang let out another burst of laughter, like that of a night owl, "Drink!"

An old man and a young boy sat around the stove, eating roast chicken and drinking wine, having a wonderful time.

But all good things must come to an end, and as dawn broke, it meant the two had to part ways.

Yue Yuan put the wine gourd back into his backpack, dusted himself off, and was about to say goodbye to Qu Yang. After all, he still had to catch up with his junior sister, and she must be worried about him after not seeing him for so long.

"Where are you headed, young friend?"

During their detailed conversation last night, Qu Yang learned that he was an undercover agent in Huashan. The most famous thing in the martial arts world recently should be his brother Liu Xian's "washing his hands of the martial arts world". If he was going to Hengshan, then the two of them would travel together again.

Yue Yuan knew what he was thinking, but on the surface he was still a righteous person and he still had to avoid suspicion; his public image couldn't be ruined here.

"Elder Qu, you can go to Hengshan by yourself. I'm going to find my junior sister."

"Young friend, your senior sister is going to Hengshan. Could you help me send my zither there?"

Wait, where have I seen this scene before?

"What concerns do you have, young friend?"

Yue Yuan smiled and said, "I have no problem giving you a zither, but I have one condition."

"What are the conditions?"

"I remember you're very good with concealed weapons, what's it called, Blood Needle? Teach me!"

Qu Yang glanced at Yue Yuan. This kid was just like him and was also a member of the Divine Cult. Since he didn't have any successors, he might as well teach him.

"Hehe, Yue boy, if you agree to a few conditions, I will pass on the Black Blood Divine Needle to you."

"Huh? There are conditions?"

"This technique is against the natural order. You must promise me that you will not use this needle to kill innocent people indiscriminately, nor will you use it on women and children. If you promise me that, I will teach you."

This time, Yue Yuan was shocked. Was this still the Demonic Sect? Wasn't indiscriminate killing of innocents the hallmark of the Demonic Sect? Why did he feel that Qu Yang was the one who seemed righteous?

"What, you can't do it?"

"Of course I can do it, I promise you."

Qu Yang nodded. "This Black Blood Divine Needle..."

[Detected that Qu Yang has taught you the "Black Blood Divine Needle" technique. Do you wish to learn it?]

【Yes】

Soon, the skill description of "Black Blood Divine Needle" appeared on the system panel.

He clicked on the system panel, which displayed his personal information.

[Host: Yue Yuan]

Age: 20

[Skill: Internal Energy - Heavenly Silkworm Demon Art]

[Skill: Basic Huashan Lightness Skill]

[Skills: External martial arts Five Poison Palm, Huashan Sword Technique, Black Blood Divine Needle. Skill slots are full. To add more slots, you need to upgrade the system.]

Is that all?

If he wants to learn other things, wouldn't he have to replace everything in here?

How do I upgrade the system?

[Requires completion of all daily check-in tasks in this world]

What else is there to say? It's like this is how the world is. Learning more is useless, since you can only equip these few items anyway.

"Alright, Elder Qu, I've learned it."

"What? You...you learned it?"

Seeing that he didn't believe him, Yue Yuan casually picked up a handful of pine needles, flicked them forward, and the pine needles stuck directly into the tree trunk, each one distinct.

Qu Yang had lived for decades, and this was the first time he had ever encountered such a genius.

He couldn't remember how much Yue Yuan had shocked him. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Yue Yuan was a genius. But judging from this kid's nature, there would be no shortage of bloodshed in the martial world in the future.

He took off the cloth bag from his body and handed it to Yue Yuan, saying, "Young friend Yue, please give this to Brother Liu for me."

Yue Yuan took the cloth bag, carried it on his back, and bowed to Qu Yang to say goodbye.

Once Qu Yang was out of sight, he put the zither back into his backpack and followed the marks left by his senior sister.

Outside Fuzhou city.

Yu Canghai searched the vicinity for a whole day but couldn't find the hunchback his son had described. However, when he returned to the restaurant, he found his disciples lying on the ground in twos and threes, each of them injured.

"What happened? Where are your senior brothers?"

"Sect Leader, Senior Brothers... all the Senior Brothers have been killed. Out of dozens of us, only a dozen or so escaped."

Upon hearing this devastating news, Yu Canghai felt as if the sky had darkened and everything went black before his eyes.

This was his most promising disciple; who dared to kill his "beloved student"?

He grabbed the disciple who had just died, "Take me to see where they died, and show me what the person who killed my disciple looked like."

The disciple quickly got up and, while heading towards the scene of the incident, described the situation to Yu Canghai.

When Yu Canghai arrived at the scene, the horrific sight almost made him faint. Of his four disciples whom he had painstakingly trained, two were smashed to pieces, and the other two were just skin and bones.

"Who, who is it, who did it?"

"Sect Leader, the opponent is skilled in poison techniques. Many disciples have died from his poison skills. He can also absorb people's internal energy. The internal energy of my four senior brothers was absorbed by him."

Upon hearing the news, he went to a corpse with a bluish-purple face, lifted its clothes, and a vermilion palm print was clearly visible on its chest.

Yu Canghai understood. This person was the same one who had attacked Yu Renyan before, but this person could also absorb people's internal energy.

hiss~~

He shuddered.

The Demonic Cult Leader Ren Woxing!

But he rejected the idea as soon as it came up, because Ren Woxing hadn't appeared for a long time, and the other party didn't think much of their Qingcheng Sect.

That means someone in the Demonic Sect has obtained Ren Woxing's legacy, and they are about to wreak havoc on the martial world.

One Dongfang Bubai caused chaos in the righteous path, and now another demonic figure from the evil sect has emerged who knows the Star Absorbing Technique.

No, we can't let this loss go unpunished. We need to notify the others and work together to wipe out this evil spirit.

With a plan in mind, Yu Canghai beckoned to his remaining disciples: "Collect the remains of your fellow disciples and escort them back to Qingcheng Mountain."

"And what about you, Master?"

"I'm going to Hengyang. Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan Sect is holding a ceremony to wash his hands of his past. I'm going to look for clues."

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Several days passed in the blink of an eye. Yue Yuan, having traversed mountains and rivers, finally entered the territory of Hengyang.

This old scoundrel has absolutely no geographical knowledge. If he had studied history and geography for even a few days, he would know how absurd this setting is.

He knows light-body skills, but he doesn't fly on a sword. Along the way, the mountains are high and the forests are dense. Not to mention bandits and thieves, he has killed two tigers. Now, he has three jars of tiger penis wine in his backpack.

How could someone be in Fuzhou one minute and then appear in Hengyang the next?

Just as he was thinking of starting a fire to roast some tiger meat, a woman's voice came from the dense forest.

The woman's voice sounded like she was saying "No, no."

Hey, this guy's got some sense, he knows... no, that's Yilin's voice.

He quickly slithered toward the source of the sound.