Demon Suppression Temple?

When Qin An heard these four words, his brows slightly furrowed, and a thoughtful gleam flickered in his eyes.

"Why have I never heard of this force?"

He had been on the Celestial Cloud Path for a long time, and to cultivate in the Scholar Profession, he had read many miscellaneous books in the Confidential Library.

Thus, he was quite knowledgeable about the various forces on the Celestial Cloud Path.

The monk in front of him, named Wu Nian, was in the Element Transformation Realm.

At such a realm, the force behind him must be a mid-tier force of the Celestial Cloud Path, yet Qin An had never heard the name of the Demon Suppression Temple from any mid-tier force.

Therefore, when Wu Nian spoke of the force behind him, Qin An placed his hand on the Cold Star at his waist.

Seeing Qin An’s action, Wu Nian maintained a gesture of clasped hands and bowed slightly towards Qin An.

"The reason you’ve never heard of the Demon Suppression Temple is that it rarely appears in front of people. Even when it appears to outsiders, it is just an ordinary temple, so much so that even the Evil Extermination Bureau would consider it merely a lower-level force."

Qin An pondered, "Then why do you do this? Are you trying to avoid the investigation of the Evil Extermination Bureau, or is there another purpose?"

Earlier, Wu Nian mentioned wanting to cooperate with him, which could be left aside for now. Qin An was more interested in why the Demon Suppression Temple would deliberately hide its strength and avoid the probing of the Evil Extermination Bureau.

Wu Nian paused briefly, then said, "Because the purpose of the Demon Suppression Temple is to expel demons and eliminate devils. In doing so, it does not want to be burdened by the many political intrigues of the Celestial Cloud Path, so it quietly eliminates devils."

"In fact, speaking of which, many of the lords from the Evil Extermination Bureau have often received secret assistance from the Demon Suppression Temple during their missions."

At this point, Wu Nian understood that these few words could not alleviate Qin An’s concerns, so he continued.

"My lord, I really cannot prove whether what I say is true, but may we first discuss the matter of cooperation? If this cooperation satisfies you, perhaps you will believe that what this humble monk says is true."

Qin An was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and said, "Tell me about this cooperation you speak of. I want to know why you have come for this cooperation."

Wu Nian pondered for a moment, organized his thoughts, then slowly uttered four words: "Jinluan Holy Hall."

As these four words were spoken, Qin An narrowed his eyes.

He actually knew quite well about the Jinluan Holy Hall.

It appeared that a group of Demon Pseudo-Gods was conspiring for a secret within the Jinluan Holy Hall, but the specific secret was unknown even to the Evil Extermination Bureau.

However, even without intelligence from the Evil Extermination Bureau, how could this small Demon Suppression Temple find the secret of the Jinluan Holy Hall?

Thinking of this, Qin An asked again.

"Reveal the information about the Jinluan Holy Hall, and I’ll consider whether to cooperate with you."

Wu Nian nodded slightly, then said, "Inside the Jinluan Holy Hall, there is a core called the Heart of Jinluan. It is the most important thing in the entire Jinluan Holy Hall, and what that group of Demon Pseudo-Gods wants to do is detonate the Heart of Jinluan. If it is detonated, its power would be enough to sweep across the entire Ancient Battlefield relic."

"Those with higher cultivation might not be in any danger, but those with slightly lower cultivation, including cultivators at the Element Transformation Realm, would be wiped out by the aftermath, turning the entire Ancient Battlefield relic into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood."

Upon hearing this, Qin An’s eyes slightly narrowed.

"Are they planning to go down together?"

Wu Nian shook his head and said, "No, my lord, you’ve misunderstood. Detonating the Heart of Jinluan would indeed cause extensive damage, but if, before that, those Demon Pseudo-Gods immerse their souls into the Heart of Jinluan, they can be immune to this damage."

"What they intend is not mutual destruction, but a one-sided reduction of the human forces on the Celestial Cloud Path. If they manage to reduce them, the entire Celestial Cloud Path will be plunged into deep peril, and even the Evil Extermination Bureau will be helpless against them."

Qin An thought for a moment and said, "Then where did you get this secret information?"

If what Wu Nian said was true, then the entire Ancient Battlefield relic was on the verge of a catastrophe.

And this catastrophe would spread to the Celestial Cloud Path and many other human forces.

If it were true, the Celestial Cloud Path would become a dead zone.

Moreover, it would turn into a hell ruled by Demon Pseudo-Gods.

But as always, Qin An was more interested in how Wu Nian knew about it.

Wu Nian sighed and said, "In fact, the secrets concerning the Jinluan Holy Hall are known to the Evil Extermination Bureau as well, but those secrets are only circulated among the Mountain Patrol Commanders."

"It’s impossible for these secrets to leak out, but if you don’t believe me, you can seek out a Mountain Patrol Commander to understand, and you would know. Of course, the reason the Demon Suppression Temple knows this information is due to a fortunate coincidence."

Qin An rubbed his chin, pondering the truthfulness of Wu Nian’s words.

If it were indeed only the Mountain Patrol Commanders who knew, then that could make sense.

In the Evil Extermination Bureau of the Celestial Cloud Path, the positions of Daoist Commanders, Mountain Patrol Commanders, and Forbidden Land Historians do not interfere with each other.

Qin An had joined the Forbidden Land Envoys and also served as a Mountain Patrol Commander, but that did not mean he could immediately know this information. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

After all, he had only joined the Forbidden Land Envoys for a short time, and this was also his first time carrying out the task of a Mountain Patrol Commander.

Of course, to verify whether Wu Nian’s words were true, one only needed to find a Mountain Patrol Commander.