96: Tricked into the devil's lair, buying and selling monks?

Everyone dared not proceed when they heard there was a Yin Demon inside.

Only Li Yan raised his hand, "I'll go."

The white-robed Cultivator standing on the city wall was slightly startled when he saw Li Yan volunteer alone.

Though somewhat surprised, he cast a look of admiration.

"Young man, your courage is commendable!"

"Very good, you shall accompany this old man into the demon cave."

The man leaped down from the height, landing among the crowd.

He wore a jade plaque on his waist, which read [Yin Si Prison Deputy Sizheng · Sixth Rank Official].

When the crowd saw the identity on the jade plaque, they all bowed in salute.

"So it's Zhao Sizheng."

"Sizheng, sir!"

Smart people knew that when addressing a Deputy Sizheng, one should absolutely not utter the word 'Deputy'.

They all addressed the white-robed Cultivator before them as Zhao Sizheng.

Watching everyone around him flatter him so, only Li Yan and Zhang Jiu remained composed.

Zhang Jiu was the type who wouldn't bow for five pecks of rice, naturally disliking flattery.

Li Yan, neither humble nor arrogant, cupped his hands and inquired, "As long as we Seal that demon cave, Ember Immortal will summon us?"

Zhao Sizheng's lips curved upward, and he clasped his hands, raising them over his right shoulder, saluting the Holy Hall where the Fairy resided.

"Now is precisely the time when the Yin Si Prison needs people. If you perform exceptionally, you will certainly be summoned by her.

"You're Li Yan, right? Follow me."

Li Yan then pointed to the Corpse Puppet Su Mo behind him and said, "This is my younger sister; she's with me."

Zhao Sizheng glanced at the white-haired woman and waved his hand casually, "Then you two come along."

"On this trip, you two siblings will accompany me into the demon cave and simply assist me."

Watching Li Yan and Su Mo being led away, Zhang Jiu remained silent for a moment.

Then, Zhang Jiu, dressed in simple cloth robes, stood in front of the three.

"Old Zhao, these two are with me."

"I want to go too!"

Zhao Sizheng looked at Zhang Jiu, who resembled a Daoist, and raised an eyebrow, "Immortal Master Zhang, you are the sole Personal Disciple of Dragon Tiger Mountain."

"If something happens, I can't bear the responsibility."

"Besides, you're only at the Qi Refinement Stage, why are you joining the fun?"

Zhang Jiu's attitude was resolute: "Those two young people were brought by me. Dragon Tiger Mountain Daoists take saving the common people as their duty."

"If I don't enter Hell, who will?"

Zhao Sizheng saw Zhang Jiu's insistence and sneered, "Since Immortal Master Zhang insists on coming, don't blame me if something happens. Everyone, please bear witness for me."

Subsequently, Zhao Sizheng led Li Yan and the two others towards the snowy mountain.

As he walked ahead, he muttered softly.

"It's already the Age of Dharma Decline, do you really think you can achieve any Karma Perfection?"

"Such a pedantic person, beyond saving."

Although Zhao Sizheng's voice was very low, others couldn't hear him.

But Li Yan was a Golden Core Stage Cultivator and could perfectly hear what he was saying.

However, Li Yan didn't want to cause extra trouble; he only wanted to Seal the cave as quickly as possible and see his female Disciple.

With a clear goal, he didn't want to get involved in other trivial matters.

Ember, his female Disciple, had waited for him for over thirty thousand years!

Li Yan, casting aside distracting thoughts, only wanted to see them as soon as possible.

He followed behind Zhao Sizheng, passing through an ancient city wall.

The inner side of the city wall was covered with various Yin Demon-suppressing runes.

It was evident that this Inner City was not for defending against external enemies, but rather for sealing the entire snowy mountain.

Looking up closely, the palace where the Fairy resided on the snowy mountain looked even more like a demon-suppressing Golden Cauldron.

This meant that for tens of thousands of years, the Fairy had been suppressing the evil spirits beneath the snowy mountain.

For over thirty thousand years, she seemed to have never left the snowy mountain.

Mishan Holy Hall had become a demon-suppressing tower, and also a prison trapping Ember Immortal.

Having guarded the snowy mountain for over thirty thousand years, Li Yan felt a trace of pity for this Disciple.

Just because of a single word from him, Li Yan, this female Disciple had waited here for over thirty thousand years.

Feeling somewhat ashamed, Li Yan wanted to see her even more, to return to thirty thousand years ago.

As they ascended the ten thousand steps, the higher they went, the thinner and colder the Spiritual Qi became.

Li Yan could clearly feel a Bloodline Qi permeating the air, clearly the aura of the Bloodline Emperor Lord, so familiar.

He had clearly sealed him in the Battle of the Divine Tomb.

But why had he come to this snowy mountain? And why was he now suppressed here by Zenmatsu?

Though he had doubts, Zhao Sizheng's voice quickly interrupted his thoughts.

"See? These demon caves are appearing more and more frequently, likeWoodworms within the Holy Mountain, opening holes everywhere."

"Our duty at the Yin Si Prison is to check for omissions and fill them, and quickly eliminate these evil spirits that endanger Immortal Venerable."

"Never let these evil spirits disturb Immortal Venerable's rest."

Watching Zhao Sizheng speak righteously about slaying evil spirits and guarding the Holy Hall.

Li Yan didn't think much of it, already beginning to plan how to handle it.

Zhao Sizheng drew his long sword and led the way forward, pointing to the cave that had appeared on the mountain cliff.

"Li Yan, I'll go ahead, you follow."

"Understood."

The white-robed middle-aged Cultivator was the first to step into the demon cave.

As he walked ahead, Li Yan lowered his guard and followed him into the demon cave.

However, as Li Yan, Su Mo, and Zhang Jiu entered the cave.

The entrance behind them suddenly sealed shut.

Daoist Zhang Jiu was startled and quickly turned around, "This? An ambush!"

By the time they reacted and looked back.

Zhao Sizheng, who had led them into the demon cave, had also disappeared around the corner of the cave.

Only then did Li Yan suddenly realize.

He had just felt that Zhao Sizheng's tone and expression were strange, but he didn't expect him to harbor ill intentions?

After leading the three of them into the demon cave, Zhao Sizheng quickly fled and left the place.

But with Li Yan's cultivation, how could he lose track of him?

As soon as Zhao Sizheng fled, Li Yan had already released his shadow to follow him.

At this moment, Zhao Sizheng was hiding in a stalactite cave, smugly conversing with an evil spirit.

"Heh, I've brought three more sacrifices."

"How many Bloodline Pills can these three exchange for?"

Standing in front of Zhao Sizheng was a bloody, grotesque crimson corpse-human.

The corpse-human inserted its hand into its stomach, rummaged around inside, and pulled out a bloody crystal pill.

Zhao Sizheng's expression immediately turned to disappointment when he saw this.

"How is there only one?"

"Among those three, there's also the sole Personal Disciple of Dragon Tiger Mountain."

Hearing this, the corpse-human rummaged in its stomach again and pulled out another blood-colored crystal pill.

After this bargaining, Zhao Sizheng sold Li Yan and the two others for the price of two Bloodline Pills.

And Li Yan's shadow witnessed all of this.

The shadow also preserved the scene of Zhao Sizheng's transaction with the blood corpse.

Only then did Li Yan feel a faint sense of unease.

The Mishan Holy Hall, established by his female Disciple, and the people of the Yin Si Prison, were making deals with evil spirits?

Luring the recruited people into the demon cave to sell them?

What a case of embezzlement!

If Li Yan hadn't possessed a certain level of cultivation, he would probably have been sold by Zhao Sizheng too!

Li Yan's eyes turned cold, and he picked up the treasure lotus lamp.