Be the Hardest Working Demon Cultivator!

Tan Shuchang was shocked by the words, as he had not expected that someone in this place would recognize him. He couldn’t help but wonder who the person before him was, since he had no memory of him at all.

At that moment, the middle-aged man discerned Tan Shuchang’s confusion and cupped his fists as a greeting, explaining, "I had the good fortune to read through the cultivator diary of Daoist brother Tan Shuchang, and also looked at the self-portrait you specifically left at the back.

Although the portrait only resembles you by six or seven points, it’s still quite strikingly similar, and hence I could recognize the Daoist brother."

After confirming it was Tan Shuchang, the demeanor of the middle-aged man became noticeably more polite.

Tan Shuchang knew that after his cultivator diary was stolen, thousands of copies were made, but he truly had no idea that a portrait of his had been included at the end of those copies.

For a moment, Tan Shuchang felt like spitting out his frustrations.

Originally, because he was a transgressor and his mother practiced the Nine Sons Mother Heavenly Ghost Magic and had even slaughtered his nine unrelated brothers for it, in addition to encountering peculiar games lately, Tan Shuchang had developed some immunity to such sudden and bizarre incidents.

In addition, since the perpetrator’s methods were mystical and undetectable to him, he could only wait until his divine skills became vast to settle the scores, which made Tan Shuchang start to care less about the theft of his diary at this point.

But at this moment, hearing the middle-aged Demon Cultivator speak like this, not only did Tan Shuchang feel annoyed, but he also couldn’t help feeling surprised.

What intention did the other party have in doing this?

Because, if delved into, this matter for him was somewhat akin to a popular problem-solving approach from his past life.

Question: What would you do if you were blacklisted by the entire network?

Answer: Style a middle part, wear overalls, sell products during livestreams, and set a fee for entering the room.

Although the Jiawu Realm had some doctrines about exorcising demons to protect the Tao, under normal circumstances, without conflicts of interest, usually only some naive young cultivators held such thoughts.

In the world of cultivators, everyone tended to sweep the snow from their own doorsteps.

Otherwise, how could the Heartless Old Man have remained active for so long?

The ferocious reputation of this demon is true, but it is also true that the old fiend never targets disciples from the Immortal Sect. He even directly avoids or spares anyone related to the Immortal Sect on sight.

Thus, Tan Shuchang couldn’t help being somewhat curious about the motives of the person who had such profound methods to steal his diary.

Was he simply bored?

At this moment, while Tan Shuchang was feeling puzzled and amazed, the young cultivator on the other side began to show an angry look, exclaiming, "So it’s you, this demon!"

"Which Daoist brother might you be?" Tan Shuchang asked with a smile upon hearing this. His tone of speaking and his demeanor at this moment were both gentle, learned, and polite.

"My name is Ning Shuqi! My father was once the sword master of the Fire Scale Sword, Ning Tiancheng!" The young cultivator immediately snorted coldly and, while speaking, involuntarily glanced towards the middle-aged cultivator, then said half angrily and half painfully, "My father once died defending the true path by slaying the leader of the Demon Sect! He was a major figure of righteousness!

Although this scoundrel has joined the path of demons, he has nothing to do with my Ning family!"

Fire Scale Sword?

Tan Shuchang raised his brows upon hearing this.

Because he had heard about this sword.

It was a spirit-communicating treasure like the Chaotic Life Dharma Bead held by his master, the Heartless Old Man, and was a rare killing-focused weapon among spirit-communicating treasures! Any cultivator who was accepted by the Fire Qilin Sword could instantly become a powerful figure in the Jiawu Realm.

However, Tan Shuchang wasn’t very clear about Ning Tiancheng, after all, the leader of the Demon Sect had been slain over a decade ago.

"Shuqi, I…" At this moment, upon hearing what the young cultivator Ning Shuqi said, the middle-aged cultivator couldn’t help but show a complex and sorrowful expression.

"Don’t you dare address me by my name, you are not worthy!" Ning Shuqi, upon hearing this, immediately roared in anger and drew his sword to release a Sword Qi, aiming to distance the middle-aged cultivator from him.

The Sword Qi was released instantly, yet the middle-aged cultivator appeared calm and composed. Shadows dispersed around his body, followed swiftly by a shadowy Sword Qi, slicing through and shattering Ning Shuqi’s Sword Qi.

Originally, Tan Shuchang was just in the mood to watch the excitement, but upon seeing the middle-aged cultivator’s move, he couldn’t help but reveal a look of astonishment.

Although the appearance of the opponent’s Sword Qi differed greatly from his, the technique he used was clearly the first volume of the Cross Calamity Immortal Scripture!

"Was it also taught by that mysterious senior?"

Moved by this realization, Tan Shuchang summoned the Calamity Witnessing Sword Qi, and then slashed it towards the young cultivator.

The Bloody Sword Qi appeared, and Ning Shuqi instantly sensed it. Trembling with fear, he attempted to retaliate, but the gap in strength between him and Tan Shuchang was too vast, and it was already too late.

However, just because Ning Shuqi couldn’t react didn’t mean the middle-aged cultivator couldn’t.

In an instant, a terrifying demonic presence erupted, a boundless shadow transformed into an unending Sword Qi, and in a moment, it annihilated the Calamity Witnessing Sword Qi.

However, after making his move, although the middle-aged cultivator looked at Tan Shuchang with a furious expression, there was a look of doubt in his eyes, which stopped him from continuing his attack.

Otherwise, with his cultivation strength, by utilizing the first volume of the Shadow Retaining Immortal Secret Tome, he could have released a river of Sword Qi.

"Your Sword Qi…" the middle-aged cultivator couldn’t help but speak out.

Although that stream of Bloody Sword Qi was ferocious and wicked, even containing a power he couldn’t understand, the way the Sword Qi operated was all too familiar to him.

Because it was nearly identical to his own.

And the only possible explanation for this kind of resonance was that the cultivation techniques they practiced were the same!

However, the middle-aged cultivator did not finish his sentence because Ning Shuqi, realizing that Tan Shuchang had nearly killed him, suddenly erupted, "Why are you still talking nonsense to him? Move now! He was about to kill me! Is this how you promised my mother to take good care of me?"

Being shouted at by Ning Shuqi, the middle-aged cultivator had nothing to say, only giving Tan Shuchang a bitter smile, "Fellow Daoist, please forgive me. I must take my leave."

With that, the middle-aged cultivator used the shadowy Sword Qi to lift the enraged Ning Shuqi, transforming into a river of shadows and departing.

Tan Shuchang watched the uncle and nephew leave, then turned his attention to that "Cross-world Traveler".

Originally, Tan Shuchang hadn’t noticed anything amiss, but the supreme demonic power released by the middle-aged cultivator just now had caused a subtle change in the "Cross-world Traveler’s" qi.

This change, imperceptible to ordinary cultivators, was something Tan Shuchang had often felt in that bizarre game.

It was a power similar to the rules of a ghost killing.

And as Tan Shuchang looked at him, the "Cross-world Traveler" laughed, "Fellow Daoist, it was you who drew me here, not I who came seeking you, so please don’t look at me like that. Also, fellow Daoist, are you willing to spend another three hundred Upper Profound Seals to see what danger comes next?"

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