Chapter 29: Mission Accomplished!

After a thorough lesson, Yin Hao calmed down again, answering Liang Yi's questions with a bruised face.

After a long interrogation, Liang Yi completely understood everything Yin Lu knew, but the brows of the three of them did not relax. This was because Yin Hao knew too little; even though they had uncovered a corner of this secret cult, it was still shrouded in layers of veils overall.

Liang Yi and the others also understood why Yin Hao was unguarded during such a crucial moment:

The guards from the sect that he could command were all called away by the higher-ups for a significant event. Since he had only arrived a few days ago and hadn't even fully integrated Zhang Feng's Divine Soul—let alone building his own powerbase—his only choice in facing Zhang Feng's intense resistance was to risk descending into the underground palace to suppress it, unexpectedly encountering Liang Yi and the others.

As for other details, like what the Sect Hierarch of the Devouring Spirit Sect looked like or even the gender of his direct supervisor, he didn't know; all his contacts were from the higher-ups.

The purpose of the Devouring Spirit Sect, unknown; other disguised figures, unknown; how to identify if someone is disguised from the Devouring Spirit Sect, unknown; what the higher-ups are planning, unknown.

"I f******..." Yin Hao, knowing nothing but "I don't know," infuriated Liang Yi enough to want to kill him with his sword.

"Big brother, big brother, calm down, calm down!" Su Youyi tightly embraced Liang Yi from behind to prevent him from killing their only clue in a rash moment.

Liang Yi didn't really want to kill him; it's just that this guy was infuriating. No wonder there was not even a Prohibition set; turns out everything he knew was of no importance.

The three of them sat around the table; Liang Yi held his forehead and sighed, then suddenly had a flash of insight.

"Third sister, what's our next target's name again?" Liang Yi asked nonchalantly.

"Uh? Oh, some kid named Liang Yi." Su Youyi, sharp as ever, followed along.

"Big brother, that name sounds familiar," He Zhiqing also got into role.

"Liang Yi? I know him!!" Fearing he would lose value and be cut down, Yin Hao, overhearing a familiar name, hurriedly emphasized his worth.

"Oh? Then do tell," Liang Yi, posing as Zhang Mazhi, looked playfully at Yin Lu on the ground.

"My superior had given orders to report immediately if we see Liang Yi. I saw him just yesterday; he was fulfilling a commission for a friend of Zhang Feng to deliver something, not expecting that Zhang Feng had already been replaced by me. I did not pay attention to his strength, but it indeed seemed like the rumors said that he couldn't cultivate—any of you grandpas and grandmas could easily capture him."

"Why does your superior want him, don't tell me he's competing with us for business?" Liang Yi gave him a threatening look.

"Who would dare!" Yin Hao denied loudly.

"But I've heard through the grapevine that this order came directly from the Sect Hierarch, and it was communicated to the entire sect. Other than that, I really don't know much more; I'm just too low-ranking," Yin Hao said mysteriously.

Liang Yi and Su Youyi exchanged a glance, feeling something was amiss.

Su Youyi knew, unlike herself who had never ventured away before her senior brother lost his memory, he occasionally went out to procure items. But with her senior brother's disposition, how could he have drawn the attention of such a sinister cult and gotten himself pursued by the entire sect?

Liang Yi shook his head; overthinking was useless. The enemy was deeply hidden; they could only react to moves as they see them, potentially leaving traces which might reveal more clues.

"Take out Zhang Feng and let your own spirit enter this body," Liang Yi commanded, taking out a spirit bottle. He had just realized that Zhang Feng's Divine Soul was not dead and still struggling inside the body. If Yin Hao released his suppression, the body would revert to its original owner.

"This... this…" Yin Hao hesitated, his previous body was with his superiors. With his Fourth Realm cultivation, his Divine Soul alone without physical support would only allow him to operate at barely First Realm strength. Inside Zhang Feng's body, he could still negotiate, but once he left, he would have no chips left to bargain with.

"Die standing or live kneeling, choose one. I'm not a person who delights in killing." Liang Yi's tone was cold and harsh, but his words were true. If he were fond of killing, Zhiqing and Youyi, who were curiously watching Yin Hao, would be looking forward to his choice, not to mention that usually, there are always those among the cultivators who burst out with valor at the brink of death.

"I understand." Yin Hao closed his eyes in pain, choosing to live on his knees.

A beam of Spirit Light flashed, and a greyish-white gas, invisible to the naked eye and only observable by Divine Sense, emerged from Zhang Feng's body, drilling into the spirit bottle in Liang Yi's hand, transforming into a sleazy round face while Zhang Feng's body collapsed onto the floor.

Covering the bottle, Liang Yi casually sealed it and put it on the table without caring further, as everyone turned their attention to Zhang Feng.

Not long after, Zhang Feng slowly sat up from the ground, holding his head.

"Lv Cheng asked me to pass this to you, continue." Liang Yi pulled out the jade tube for the task and tossed it to Zhang Feng, to see if this was the real Zhang Feng.

As a confused Zhang Feng caught the jade tube, Liang Yi's mind received a system notification.

"Ding! Congratulations on completing the task [Lv Cheng's Secret Mission]!"

"Congratulations on receiving the task reward: 100,000 Experience Points, Lv Cheng's Favorability +1000, and Lv Cheng's Generous Remuneration!"

[Ding! Conducting task difficulty assessment!]

[The task difficulty classified as C-,experience acquisition increased by 50%]

[Congratulations, you have gained 50,000 additional Experience Points]

"Ah~ The most melodious sound of time, so comforting." Liang Yi took a deep breath in his mind, gaining a total of 150,000 Experience Points, which was enough for a good thrill. The task's challenge level at C- wasn't surprising to him, as this time, the opponents had fallen without effort on his part, plus there was the help from Zhiqing, a Fourth Realm cultivator. Overall, it was a great gain.

Lv Cheng's Favorability of 1000 wasn't useful for now, and for the remuneration, he would need to go to him personally to collect it, but once he was done here, he planned to return directly to the sect and stay put until the Immortal Dynasty's sect competition.

"I thank the three young heroes profoundly, I shall definitely complete any command you give in the future at the risk of my own life!" Zhang Feng took out three Jade Pendants as a token and gave them to Liang Yi and the others.

"No need for such formalities, this matter isn't just within your personal scope anymore. With the methods of this cult, there are numerous across the continent who have suffered from their poison!" Liang Yi and the others had already revealed their true identities, and Zhiqing helped the bowing Zhang Feng to rise.

"Junior Brother Liang, I must rush back to the sect and inform the Master!"

"That won't be necessary, Master Fang Zhi is currently at Yijiangnan tavern in Northwest Poyang Town, the shopkeeper there is your Master. We just met him a few days ago," Liang Yi informed Zhiqing.

"Really? That is indeed wonderful!"

"Brother, do we need to inform the Immortal Dynasty?" Su Youyi asked.

"Let Zhang Feng handle this matter; Little Bamboo House is widespread across the world. They are unmatched in collecting and conveying information, also holding high credibility," Liang Yi said to Zhang Feng.

"It is my duty!" Zhang Feng said firmly.

"However, one thing to be wary of is to inform more people all at once. Even if the Devouring Spirit Sect's imposters want to block this news, they won't be able to stop the talk of the masses."

"Liang Young Hero is far-sighted!"