Chapter 168: Sect Sends a Message

"The Demonic Heaven cultivation system was created by the demon race for human traitors, and it has many flaws," Zhang Junfeng said. "It's divided into seven branches based on different cultivation paths. Normally, each branch manages its own affairs, secretly overseeing a specific territory across the world. However, the current Demonic Heaven Gate Master has issued a personal order. This indicates that the matter isn't limited to just one branch; all seven branches have likely received the command. The Demonic Heaven Gate is increasing its investigations throughout the entire world."

Meng Chuan nodded, "I'll continue the search."

"I'll also report any new intelligence gathered from captured spies today," Zhang Junfeng nodded.

Yuanchu Mountain consolidates information from various sources to make more accurate judgments.

Meng Chuan vanished in a flash.

Moving at an astonishing speed, Meng Chuan first scanned the entire city and found eleven disciples of the Demonic Heaven Gate.

"Next, I'll check the key locations," Meng Chuan thought, looking ahead. Before him was a large compound spanning several miles, the largest in Jiangzhou City. It was the Yuanchu Mountain Jiangzhou Branch Academy.

The outer disciples of Yuanchu Mountain typically cultivated at the branch academies in various prefectures.

Learning divine demon legacies and exchanging merits for treasures usually took place at these branch academies. After all, traveling to the distant Yuanchu Mountain was not easy, and Yuanchu Mountain couldn't arrange bird transportation for every outer disciple.

The Yuanchu Mountain Jiangzhou Branch Academy naturally had divine demons serving as instructors, with several divine demons residing there year-round.

Meng Chuan moved through the Jiangzhou Branch Academy, circling it three times, thoroughly inspecting the entire area. He discovered two disciples of the Demonic Heaven Gate who had infiltrated: one disguised as a delivery boy for vegetables, and another as a cleaning servant.

"There are still four Demonic Heaven Gate disciples unaccounted for," Meng Chuan muttered. He then proceeded to investigate critical areas like government offices and the residences of divine demon families.

"The Xiao family."

Meng Chuan gazed at an ancient mansion before him.

The Xiao family, Jiangzhou's foremost divine demon clan, was a family of King-level divine demons, known for producing many talented descendants. For instance, Senior Sister Xiao Yunyue was a member of the Xiao family. Ancient families like this typically had divine demons overseeing them.

Meng Chuan flashed onto a rooftop. From this vantage point, he could sense the entire Xiao family compound. Currently, only two divine demons were present: one at the Grand Sun realm and one at the Indestructible realm.

"There really is a spy here," Meng Chuan noted.

In a garden within the Xiao family compound.

A young girl was admiring the blooming flowers. Indeed, Jiangzhou in March was fragrant with blossoms, and this garden was ablaze with vibrant colors, a truly beautiful sight.

Seven maids attended to her behind her.

"Look, these peach tree buds, each one looks like a drop of blood suspended in mid-air!" the young mistress of the Xiao family excitedly told her maids, "Quickly, prepare my brush and ink; I want to paint this!"

A gust of wind blew past, and to the Xiao family mistress's astonishment, one of the maids vanished into thin air.

"Green Willow!" the Xiao family mistress exclaimed.

"Who's there?" "Who dares trespass into my Xiao family?!" Several angry shouts immediately erupted from the surroundings.

Meng Chuan, holding the maid with one hand, was already a mile away. He slightly frowned as he looked back, sensing the Xiao family's Grand Sun realm divine demon pursuing him, so he stopped.

"Who are you?" the middle-aged divine demon asked upon arrival, looking at Meng Chuan with confusion. Meng Chuan's altered appearance prevented the divine demon from recognizing him.

Meng Chuan took a token from his pocket and displayed it.

"Greetings, Senior Brother," the middle-aged divine demon immediately responded respectfully upon seeing the token. During this time of war, according to Yuanchu Mountain's orders, this token could command all divine demons within Jiangzhou. Of course, he didn't know that there were three such tokens in total, with Meng Chuan and Yang Fang acting as assistants, and Zhang Junfeng being the primary commander.

"I've apprehended a spy." As Meng Chuan's true essence swept over the maid, her entire body began to transform. She grew an inch taller, and her face drastically changed, revealing a more eerie-looking woman.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. I had no idea a spy had infiltrated our Xiao family by changing their appearance," the middle-aged divine demon said courteously.

Meng Chuan nodded.