Crow Immortal: I Can Duplicate Infinite Resources

Chapter 209: Swear Not to Be Human

“What?!”

Elder Wen, who had just been complaining about Lu Yun being lazy, could no longer contain himself. “What happened!”

“How could a Golden Core demonic cultivator rescue two female demonic cultivators and, in the chaos, manage to snatch one of my disciples? Can’t we even find where Lu Yun is?”

“We can’t.”

Sect Leader Qi said gravely, “The other party left very quickly and should have already exited the Guardian Formation. Lu Yun’s identity jade token and clothes were all thrown inside the Guardian Formation.”

“Based on our questioning of Sheng Yan and other disciples, and investigating the clues, Lu Yun was likely captured by a female cultivator. Although these two Foundation Establishment female demonic cultivators were restricted from revealing their sect’s name, it should be the Joyous Union Sect.”

“We truly didn’t expect this. The other party was so bold as to return secretly and capture Lu Yun, the whistleblower.”

Elder Wen said urgently, “Then what are we waiting for? Why aren’t we searching? Won’t these demonic cultivators torture Lu Yun and then kill him?”

“They’ve left Wanchun Valley, with no trace in any direction. How do we search?”

Before Sect Leader Qi finished speaking, Elder Wen’s white hair billowed as he angrily said, “If we can’t protect our disciples, do we also lack the courage to go out and collect their bodies?”

Lu Yun had exposed the female demonic cultivators and was then captured. His fate was clearly not going to be good.

Elder Wen felt that Lu Yun might already be in grave danger.

Sect Leader Qi sighed helplessly, thinking that telling you not to be impatient was like talking to a wall.

“Elder Wen, don’t be impatient. Even if we go out to search, we must leave two Golden Core cultivators in the sect to guard the formation in case of emergencies. We also need to inform you of the whole story before searching.”

“Moreover, I think Lu Yun might not necessarily be killed—the Joyous Union Sect is also known as the Plundering Sect, and Lu Yun’s talent is unique. He might survive.”

Elder Wen’s anger gradually subsided. After thinking for a moment, he couldn’t help but scoff lightly, “This lazy disciple, encountering such a shameless sect, might really survive.”

He then said, “Sect Leader’s intention—”

“Naturally, we still need to search. Wait a moment while we arrange properly. Two Golden Cores will guard the formation, and one Golden Core will lead two Elders to search outside Wanchun Valley as much as possible.”

As Sect Leader Qi finished speaking, Elder Yan said, “Elder Wen and I will go.”

Elder Bai also spoke up, “I’ll go too.”

Elder Wen glanced at him. Elder Bai explained, “It’s not just Lu Yun who was captured. There’s also Bai Die, the childhood companion of my seventeenth disciple.”

“Why would they capture a little girl who can’t even have her Spirit Root tested?” Elder Wen asked in surprise.

“I don’t know. Maybe they just grabbed her randomly.”

Elder Bai said, “Seventeen is outside kowtowing to me, his forehead bleeding, begging me to rescue Bai Die.”

“I must do my best to have a clear conscience.”

“After all, we share the same surname Bai. Although this child hasn’t been in Wanchun Valley for long, she’s considered part of our Bai family.”

After hearing this, Elder Wen fell silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth, “The Myriad Phenomena Sect and the demonic cultivators truly deserve to die ten thousand times!”

Han Yu listened, his mood equally heavy.

This is only at the Golden Core and Foundation Establishment realms… How long will these great sects continue to wreak havoc on these innocent people?

He must reach Foundation Establishment as soon as possible, increase his strength, and then leave Wanchun Valley.

At that time, he would see if he could secure a chance of survival for Wanchun Valley.

Not long after, the Sect Leader and the Elders made arrangements. Elder Lü and Elder Mou also joined Elder Yan, Elder Wen, and Elder Bai to search outside for possible traces of Lu Yun, Bai Die, and the demonic cultivators.

Han Yu followed them out of the main hall and saw Bai Shiqi, dressed in blue, kneeling in front of the hall entrance, kowtowing to everyone, “Please save Bai Die!”

“I beg you! Save Bai Die!”

As he spoke, he kowtowed forcefully, blood gradually seeping from his forehead.

Elder Lü, who had once suspected him, was moved by this scene, “Get up. We’ll go find her now.”

Elder Bai reached out and pulled Bai Shiqi up, “Come, you’ll come with us to search.”

Bai Shiqi nodded vigorously, his eyes red, “Yes, thank you, Master! Thank you, Elders!”

The group boarded a Magical Artifact and left Wanchun Valley.

Han Yu didn’t stand in front of the hall for long before Sheng Yan and Yuan Shengjiao also came to ask about Lu Yun’s whereabouts.

Hearing that Lu Yun might have been taken out of Wanchun Valley and would be hard to find, both frowned.

“Although Lu Yun was somewhat absurd, his temper wasn’t bad…”

Han Yu was about to say a few more words when Sect Leader Qi called him back into the main hall.

“Han Yu, from today onward, don’t go to the Battle Hall anymore. Aside from cultivation, try to avoid appearing in front of others as much as possible.”

“Later, I’ll arrange new accommodations for you.”

Han Yu knew the Sect Leader was protecting him to avoid another situation like Lu Yun being captured, so he replied, “I will follow the arrangements of the Sect Leader and my Master.”

“Don’t worry. After this incident, your Master will surely agree.”

After Sect Leader Qi finished speaking, he had Han Yu stand to the side. He and Elder Mu called the Deacons into the main hall to handle sect affairs—mainly repeatedly checking the whereabouts of disciples to catch and deal with spies as much as possible.

From morning until noon, the entire Wanchun Valley was basically inspected again.

Sect Leader Qi rubbed his temples and complained slightly to Elder Mu and Han Yu, “Every time we check, we find no problems, yet we still can’t relax. We don’t know when the next problem will occur.”

Elder Mu was also helpless, “Who made our Southern Domain sects start from a weak foundation, unable to compare with the great sects of the Central Heaven Domain?”

“The founders of our Southern Domain sects were either Golden Core rogue cultivators or disciples of the great sects of the Central Heaven Domain. Previously, the founders of various sects were clearly restricted by the Central Heaven Domain—no alliances allowed, no dissemination of Nascent Soul realm information, etc.”

“Now, seeing the Central Heaven Domain worry that our Wanchun Valley disciples will overthrow their nine great sects, although absurd and ridiculous, it also makes one feel a sense of vindication.”

As they spoke, Sect Leader Qi suddenly looked up, “They’re back. The situation doesn’t look good. Bai Shiqi is extremely sorrowful.”

Following Sect Leader Qi’s words, Elder Yan’s group disembarked from the Magical Artifact and entered the main hall.

“How did it go?”

Elder Yan sighed and replied, “We can confirm they have indeed escaped Wanchun Valley and left.”

“We found no trace of the demonic cultivators and no clue to Lu Yun’s whereabouts.”

“But we found Bai Die’s horrifically mutilated body—”

At this point, Elder Yan couldn’t bear to continue.

Sect Leader Qi was also instantly furious, “Heaven-defying, wicked scum! These demonic cultivators from the Central Heaven Domain are as inhuman as the Demon Blood Sect!”

“Such a good child, why would they harm her!”

Bai Shiqi’s eyes were bloodshot, tears welling up. He fell to his knees with a thud and kowtowed, asking, “Please, Sect Leader, tell me, who killed ‘Vinegar Saucer’? Which demonic sect?”

Sect Leader Qi sighed and said, “Based on my judgment, it should be two great sects from the Central Heaven Domain: one called the Saint Sect, also known as the Demonic Sect, and one called the Joyous Union Sect, also known as the Plundering Sect. The Golden Core cultivator from the Demonic Sect acted, rescuing the two female demonic cultivators from the Joyous Union Sect and capturing Lu Yun and Bai Die. It was done by those three.”

“Bai Shiqi, you shouldn’t be too sorrowful, lest—”

Bai Shiqi’s eyes widened, bloodshot and tearful, his face full of rage. His body trembled with extreme anger.

As if driven by a powerful force, he suddenly raised his right hand, as if lifting something invisible, weighing a thousand jun.

Then, his hand clenched into a fist, his nails deeply embedding into his palm, blood slowly seeping out, but he seemed completely unaware of the pain.

“If I do not exterminate the Demonic Sect and the Joyous Union Sect in this lifetime, I, Bai Shiqi, swear not to be human!”