80: The evil cultivator suddenly appeared outside the mountain gate

Just as all the Outer Sect Disciples were discussing which mountain Peak would be more suitable, an ancient, deep, and cold voice suddenly echoed from the Martial Arts Arena, reverberating throughout the Flowing Cloud Sect.

"Outer Sect Disciple Yang Kai, Qi Refinement Stage, has achieved one hundred consecutive victories in the Martial Arts Arena! He is hereby granted Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi irrigation!"

"What? Someone has already achieved one hundred consecutive victories in the Martial Arts Arena so quickly? My highest winning streak was only four!"

"What are you talking about? This Yang Kai is the number one on the Dragon-Tiger Rankings. Before, there was a group of people who didn't know their place and tried to challenge him. He killed hundreds of people in a single duel. His methods are so cruel, comparable to a Demonic Cultivator!"

"Nonsense! It wasn't hundreds of people. I heard from a Junior Brother's cousin, who died in that duel, that at least a thousand Disciples challenged Yang Kai that day, and all were killed by Yang Kai himself. He's simply a harbinger of doom!"

While the many Disciples outside the Martial Arts Arena were discussing, Yang Kai walked past them as if nothing had happened. If they knew that the Demonic Cultivator harbinger of doom they were talking about had just passed by them, they would probably feel a chill down their spines.

"Yang Kai, congratulations! As expected of my brother, you've got some skills!" Meng Yun's eyes lit up when he saw Yang Kai's figure. He walked up to him, punched Yang Kai lightly on the chest, and said.

"My skills have nothing to do with you. Don't flatter yourself." Yang Kai rolled his eyes. After finishing his last battle in the Martial Arts Arena, he heard the booming voice, followed by the so-called Spiritual Qi irrigation.

Yang Kai had experienced Spiritual Qi irrigation before, having received it in the Town Demon Tower. Now, feeling the surging Spiritual Qi entering his body again, he felt a sense of familiarity.

Yang Kai's combat power continuously increased, but his magical power Cultivation had always stagnated. Previously, he had obtained Immortal Liuyun's final inheritance, which significantly improved his Cultivation Aptitude, and his Cultivation also Broke through to the eleventh layer of the Qi Refinement Stage. More than half a month had passed since he came out of the trial space. Although Yang Kai hadn't deliberately Cultivated his magical power, his Cultivation had slowly risen to the Middle Stage of the eleventh layer. This was the benefit of high Aptitude; even without much Cultivation, one's Cultivation could still rise.

After the Spiritual Qi poured into his body, Yang Kai guided this Spiritual Qi into his Dantian. This energy was extremely pure and could directly transform into a part of his Cultivation without needing refinement. His Cultivation immediately rushed towards the twelfth layer.

The Bottleneck of the twelfth layer of the Qi Refinement Stage was not as firm as he had imagined. After he urged his magical power to flush it a few times, it collapsed with a roar, and a wider space expanded, capable of accommodating more magical power.

Until this Spiritual Qi irrigation ended, Yang Kai opened his eyes, feeling somewhat pleased. His Cultivation had finally reached the same level as Zhao Hongyu and others, reaching the Peak of the thirteenth layer of the Qi Refinement Stage, only one step away from Foundation Establishment!

"Yang Kai, just now, the Sect Master said that the Inner Sect Disciple assessment will begin in three days. You can't miss it," Meng Yun suddenly remembered something and reminded him.

"Oh? It's finally starting. Now that I've achieved one hundred consecutive victories in the Martial Arts Arena and completed nine intermediate Sect missions, since there are still three days, I'll go and take on the mission I was interested in before." Yang Kai's eyes flashed, and he made a decision. After agreeing with Meng Yun to go to Qingyun Peak together in three days, he quickly rushed to Ji Shi Pavilion.

Upon arriving at Ji Shi Pavilion, the Disciple on duty today was still the same one from when Yang Kai first took on an intermediate mission. However, after many days, this person's attitude had undergone a huge reversal.

"Junior Brother Yang Kai, you're early today! We all heard it just now. Congratulations, Junior Brother, on achieving the honor of one hundred consecutive victories in the Martial Arts Arena. This is truly a joyous occasion! Is Junior Brother here to accept the mission you were interested in last time? I specifically saved it for you. I even deliberately pushed it to the back when others came to claim missions," the person said to Yang Kai with a beaming smile.

"Thank you." Yang Kai didn't say much. Although this person was somewhat snobbish, he was still diligent. Previously, he had feared Yang Kai's strength was insufficient and had repeatedly prevented him from accepting intermediate missions, so Yang Kai had a good impression of him.

"Junior Brother Yang Kai, please be careful with this mission. These Demonic Cultivators are different from the Yao Beasts within our School. They are insidious and cunning. Even if their Cultivation is only at the Qi Refinement Stage, you must not underestimate them. They might have some sinister and vicious methods, so be sure to be careful," this Disciple handed several Jade Slips to Yang Kai and warned him.

Yang Kai nodded, took the mission information and intelligence, and walked out. As he walked, he split a wisp of Divine Sense to check the contents of the Jade Slips, and the more he read, the more startled he became.

"This Flowing Cloud Sect has truly fallen out of power. Even areas near the School are being ravaged by Demonic Cultivators who slaughter commoners to Cultivate Demonic Techniques. This person's specific Cultivation is unknown, but it does not exceed the Foundation Establishment Stage. Every few days, he raids villages, massacring all the commoners in a village, leaving only dried corpses in his wake, a terrifying sight. The Sect analyzes that he is a Demonic Cultivator who Cultivates a blood-based Cultivation Technique, using human blood to Cultivate. His whereabouts are erratic, seemingly targeting the Flowing Cloud Sect. He has already secretly attacked three villages, and the Sect has identified four villages that may become his next targets. I can only choose one village to guard and try my luck." Yang Kai finished reading this information, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the mission. He then headed towards a village he believed to be the most likely target.

After leaving the Flowing Cloud Sect's School, Yang Kai immediately felt that the outside air was somewhat polluted, and the Spiritual Qi concentration was greatly reduced. Yang Kai knew that this was because a large formation was set up within the Flowing Cloud Sect to purify the air and absorb nearby Spiritual Qi to increase the Spiritual Qi concentration inside the School. Therefore, he was not surprised by the low Spiritual Qi concentration near the Flowing Cloud Sect's School.

The closest secular Dynasties that submitted to the Flowing Cloud Sect were several thousand miles away, but this distance was not far for Cultivators. The Flowing Cloud Sect's sphere of influence covered about one-tenth of the total area of the Liuyun Continent, more than hundreds of millions of acres. However, as the Flowing Cloud Sect's prestige declined in recent years, some secular Dynasties far from the Flowing Cloud Sect have successively defected to other Immortal Sects, and the Flowing Cloud Sect's sphere of influence has been continuously shrinking.

Gathered and residing near the Flowing Cloud Sect's School were some uncultivated commoners who only wished to live a few peaceful days by relying on the Flowing Cloud Sect. Although there was no protection from secular Dynasties here, and the Flowing Cloud Sect would not send Disciples to guard this place, they were still willing to do so. No matter where they were, the lives of commoners like them were extremely difficult, and in this era filled with slaughter in the Cultivation world, it was even more miserable.

The Flowing Cloud Sect naturally would not care about the lives of these commoners, but the appearance of a Demonic Cultivator near their own School made the Flowing Cloud Sect keenly aware that this matter was no small feat. This indicated that the Flowing Cloud Sect's deterrent power had declined to a terrifying degree. Therefore, even though this Demonic Cultivator's Cultivation had not even reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, he was still classified as an intermediate mission.

Moreover, this mission offered extremely high Sect contributions. If the Demonic Cultivator could be captured alive or the mastermind behind him could be identified, two thousand Sect contributions would be awarded. Even if the Demonic Cultivator was merely killed, one thousand Sect contributions could be obtained. If it weren't for the Disciple at Ji Shi Pavilion who noticed Yang Kai's interest and specifically saved it for him, this mission would have long been taken by someone else.