Chapter 102

Li Xunhuan: “It’s not that simple. I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of the Demonic Cult, but I’m talking about the real Demonic Cult, the Western Demonic Cult.”

Xue Keren: “Neither the Heavenly Secrets Ranking nor the Weapon Ranking lists members of the Demonic Sect, and the Weapon Ranking doesn’t even list women. I’ve heard it’s very mysterious, and the people on it are all incredibly skilled martial artists. Are you implying that the Demonic Sect is in league with the Mongol Empire?”

“That’s normal. After all, everyone in the Central Plains hates them. Once they’re discovered, they’ll be attacked by the masses. Since they’re a demonic sect, they won’t have any moral stance. They only care about interests. If the Mongol Yuan can afford the price, the demonic sect will naturally be willing to help the Mongol Yuan dominate the martial arts world outside the Great Wall.” Zhang Weihao naturally understood this very well. Moreover, he knew how terrifying and powerful the demonic sects in the world of Gu Long were. That’s why they deserved the name “demonic sect.”

Li Xunhuan nodded in agreement and said, “That’s right. Unlike the Sun Moon Sect and the Ming Cult, which are called ‘demonic sects’ for certain reasons, the Western Demonic Sect is a true demonic sect. Its leader is usually a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, and among the Grandmasters, they are all top-tier figures.”

It is said that the Demonic Cult originated from the West and was founded by the first patriarch, Venerable Asura. The treasured artifact passed down through generations is the Green Jade Magic Staff, which allows one to command the elders of the Demonic Cult in the Three Mountains, Five Peaks, Seven Caves, and Nine Netherworlds.

The Demonic Cult has always been the most mysterious and terrifying organization in the martial arts world; no one knows where they come from. However, every few decades, once the Demonic Cult grows powerful, it unleashes a reign of terror across the martial arts world.

The Demonic Cult killed many people in the Central Plains because they were a foreign sect and their style of doing things was extremely domineering and evil. They always wanted to insert their influence into the Central Plains, so they naturally faced a backlash from the masses. Moreover, the Demonic Cult’s tenets and methods of doing things were contrary to the traditional morality of the Central Plains.

In order to resist the eastward expansion of the Demonic Cult, every sect suffered heavy losses, with many masters dying.

However, the Demonic Sect was simply too powerful. Despite the heavy casualties suffered by the major sects, they were still unable to stop their expansion of power, making them the overlords of the martial arts world outside the Great Wall, in the northeastern desert region.

The Demonic Cult has ten demonic arts, and its slogan is: “The Heavenly Demon has no form, its myriad wonders are boundless, it can ascend to heaven and descend to earth, and I alone am supreme.”

The previous leader was named Dugu Can. He fought for three days and three nights with Tie Zhongtang, the leader of the Iron Blood Banner Sect, who was the number one hero outside the Great Wall at the time. In the end, Tie Zhongtang broke Dugu Can’s heart meridian and won.

However, Iron Man was also severely injured in this battle and passed away a few years later.

With the death of Master Tie, the Iron Blood Banner Sect was quickly retaliated against, suffering countless casualties overnight and vanishing into thin air. The martial arts world outside the Great Wall lost its ability to suppress the Demonic Sect, and many people said that this was the Demonic Sect’s revenge.

Yan Nantian, one of the Five Great Sword Gods, is said to be the successor of Tie Daxia. With Yan Daxia around, the Demonic Sect was never able to rise again. However, Yan Daxia disappeared because of the Evil Valley, which led to the Demonic Sect’s resurgence over the past ten years, even surpassing its former glory.

The current leader is called Jade Rakshasa. No one knows his true strength or realm, or even whether he is male or female. But as long as he takes action, there is no enemy he cannot defeat.

I had fought against the Demonic Cult Master before. Although I injured him with my throwing knife, I was unable to kill him. If the fight had continued, I would likely have died, so the battle ended without a clear conclusion.

Based on my investigation, besides the leader, the Demonic Sect mainly consists of four Venerables and ten Elders. The Elders are at least at the Innate Realm, and the Venerables are mostly Innate Grandmasters. They all cultivate the Ten Great Demonic Arts, the most terrifying of which is called the Divine Blade Slash; once this move is unleashed, a head is lost.

One Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, four Grandmasters of the Innate Realm, and more than ten Innate Realm experts—this lineup truly constitutes a super power. It’s no wonder that this is a chaotic place like the area outside the Great Wall. Compared to the martial arts world outside the Great Wall, the martial arts world inside the Great Wall is more like a beginner’s village.

Therefore, many of the top masters who have risen to fame in the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty today have experience traveling in the martial arts world outside the Great Wall, and some have even made a name for themselves in the martial arts world outside the Great Wall.

For example, Fu Hongxue, whose weapon ranks fourth on the weapon ranking list, second only to Li Xunhuan’s Extinction Cross Blade, also came from beyond the Great Wall.

This also includes the old man, Sun Yubo.

Xue Keren was naturally very interested in these secrets of the martial arts world, but she didn’t take the Demonic Sect too seriously.

After all, compared to the cultivator sitting next to him, he wasn’t really that powerful. Not to mention there were old monsters and immortals like the Sword-Eating Ancestor. With the Ancestor’s appearance, everyone else was just trash. The Ancestor could destroy them with a breath.

Zhang Weihua actually knew all of this, so how could he not investigate? Since it incorporates elements of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Zhao Min and the Prince of Ruyang are naturally involved. There will definitely be a plot where the six major sects besiege Bright Peak and are wiped out by Zhao Min, which will probably happen in another year or two.

“I understand what you mean, Uncle. You want me to go and explore the martial arts world beyond the Great Wall, instead of just focusing on the scourges of the Ming Dynasty.”

Li Xunhuan smiled without saying a word; that was naturally what he meant.

Li Xunhuan knew better than anyone how much bloodshed and chaos would result if Zhang Weihao’s powerful weapons were allowed to circulate outside.

Especially the Heavenly Wrath Sword, which would likely unleash a catastrophe in the martial world, resulting in countless deaths and injuries.

Since that’s the case, why don’t you go and cause trouble outside the pass? In terms of the quality of experts, the area outside the pass is much better than the area inside. Even if he were outside the pass, he would only be a big ant.

“Alright, I’ll definitely go to the outskirts of the pass when I have the chance.” Zhang Weihao said, then suddenly stopped Lin Shiyin and the others who were about to eat, putting down his chopsticks and saying, “Don’t eat. It’s fine for me, but you can’t eat like this, or you can’t eat everything. This is a compound toxin. Drinking alcohol alone, or eating this dish alone, is fine. But this dish, this dish, eating it together, or drinking alcohol and then eating this dish, will all cause poisoning. It’s not fatal, it’s a neurotoxin that will paralyze your nerve responses and prevent you from using your internal energy.”

Zhang Weihao had studied this knowledge in his previous life, and he had learned a lot in this life as well. Even if he was immune to all poisons and had a strong immune system, it was better to be prepared if the people around him did not have it and knew more about it.

Li Xunhuan immediately put down his chopsticks. In fact, he had noticed something was wrong before entering the shop. Although it was an official post station, located under the emperor’s nose and very close to the capital, such places were more suitable for ambushes. These people were probably not simple.