Chapter 344: Chapter 196: Donghuang Reincarnated, Demon Cave of the Pure Land (Double-Length)

Southern Barbarian Netherland.

This land, spanning thousands of miles, is mostly covered by colorful toxic jungles and shrouded in miasma, with swamps teeming with numerous poisonous insects and beasts, making it difficult for common people to survive.

Southern Barbarian cultivators who can survive and establish a nation here all possess exquisite skills in using poison and mastering beasts; even ordinary people know how to discern toxins.

As a result, the majority of beasts used for trade in the Central Domain are also mostly imported from the South Barbarians, which is the largest industry here.

However, due to the existence of the extremely ferocious Blood Calamity Sect, people from the Central Domain do not have a good impression of the South Barbarians, often considering them crude and brutal.

Among the Sixteen Southern Barbarian Kingdoms, the largest nation is named Da Xi, which is completely controlled by the Blood Calamity Sect.

The Priest of the Blood Calamity Sect is the King of Da Xi Kingdom.

Today, Da Xi welcomed several unfamiliar guests.

Their leader was a middle-aged man of medium stature with a lean and vigorous appearance, dressed in a gray Daoist robe, resembling an ordinary cultivator.

Following him was an elderly man with a clean-shaven face, constantly slightly bowing, walking behind the middle-aged man with a very respectful expression.

The two paused in front of a somewhat dilapidated house.

This house apparently belonged to a poor family, and in the small yard at the entrance were many dried toxic items, though of average quality, serving as the family’s source of income.

To capture these poisonous items, an ordinary person would risk their life, a momentary lapse could lead to immediate death.

Even in the South Barbarians, unless there was no way out, no one would choose such a way of making a living.

The middle-aged man in the gray Daoist robe was evidently Ji Chengtian.

Among the clothes hanging on the drying pole outside the house, there was a cloth belonging to a baby, but inside, there was no crying of an infant, which seemed a bit eerie.

Ji Chengtian lifted the curtain and walked inside, startling a man counting silver coins gleefully and a woman crying beside him.

The currency of the Sixteen Southern Barbarian Kingdoms is different from the Central Domain. Due to numerous silver mines, coins are minted from silver.

The man immediately put away the silver coins, a fierce gleam flashing in his eyes as he grabbed an axe nearby, shouting in Southern Barbarian language:

"Who are you?! Get out! Someone help! There are robbers!"

Ji Chengtian ignored the man and looked around, saying:

"It seems we arrived a step too late."

Not long ago, he had just learned that the Observatory calculated the birthplace of Donghuang, although somewhat unexpected, but initially thought it was not a big issue, yet they could still be a step too late. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Especially since the current location is within Southern Barbarian territory, Ji Chengtian could only use the technique of clone, trying not to cause too much disturbance.

The state of Zhou naturally does not need to fear this tiny place, but if the Saint reincarnated and died again, a lot of time would be spent searching once more.

Moreover, reincarnating repeatedly, although not depleting the soul, would affect memory.

If occurred frequently, then... the uncontrollable probability becomes even greater.

The eunuch behind him hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, since we already know the birthplace of the Saint, retrieving them should be quite simple."

The eunuch took two steps forward, offering a gold ingot to the couple and inquiring in Southern Barbarian language.

The man was initially doubtful but, seeing the gold ingot, his eyes immediately gleamed with light.

He complied readily with the inquiry.

The eunuch reported:

"Your Majesty, he says two months ago, a baby daughter was born in their family, who was chosen by the upper echelon to enter the palace as the saintess attendant, thus receiving a reward of three hundred silver coins."

Ji Chengtian furrowed his brows, a glimmer in his eyes.

"Saintess? When did the South Barbarians acquire a saintess? There’s not a whisper about it outside."

This Blood Calamity Sect hasn’t attempted to invade the Central Domain in recent years, thought they were behaving, unexpectedly pulling such a stunt in secret.

Now with Donghuang’s reincarnated person directly entering the Blood Calamity Sect, this situation has become several times more troublesome...

The eunuch inquired again, but how could common folks at the grassroots level know about this?

Naturally, they were completely clueless.

"Since within the Da Xi Imperial Palace, it may be difficult to get them out soon."

The Blood Calamity Sect, adept in witchcraft and evil arts, tightly controls its members, making it difficult for even Ji Chengtian to infiltrate spies over the years.

Currently, those within the Blood Calamity Sect forcefully used the Possession Secret Technique, possessing local Southern Barbarian children, then coincidentally joining the Blood Calamity Sect, blending into it.

Unlike reincarnation, the possession method is extremely insidious and depletes the soul severely, if unable to return to the original body within a certain period, they will die in at most twenty years.

Training spies is arduous, exposure would also be a considerable loss.

Ji Chengtian pondered for a moment, then said: "Contact the ’Hive’."

The eunuch nodded: "Yes."

The two conversed for a long time in Central Domain language, while the couple beside them felt both excited and anxious, finally exhaling a sigh of relief after sending the two out the door.

The eunuch bowed respectfully until Ji Chengtian’s figure disappeared, then slowly turned around.

He reached out and gently grasped, the knife the man held instantly flew up, transforming into a silver light.

"Slash! Slash!"

The couple’s necks spurted blood, their expressions frozen at that moment, instantly collapsing to the ground.