Chapter 1

Zhang Yuanqing copied the phone number but didn't dial it immediately, his expression hesitant.

The Lingneng Hui (Spiritual Energy Association) people were all lunatics, utterly vicious. Getting involved with them was like seeking a tiger's skin. Zhang Yuanqing sighed wearily. He wanted to be a good person too, but he had no choice.

No matter who got the list, the Five Elements Alliance, Dark Night Rose, or even Black Impermanence once they reacted, his identity as the Demon Lord's heir would be exposed.

What would he face after exposure?

The best outcome would be surveillance, loss of freedom, until they got what they wanted.

And that was if it fell into the hands of official organizations like the Five Elements Alliance and Taiyi Sect.

If it fell into the hands of the Dark Night Rose or evil professions, even if he was monitored and imprisoned, he would probably suffer inhuman torture. The consequences would be unimaginable.

And the worst outcome, of course, would be an early death, bidding farewell to the world.

Therefore, getting the list was a must. The reason he wanted to muddy the waters was because he didn't have full confidence in persuading the Palace Master of Zhisha (Killing Stop Palace) and there wasn't enough trust.

"As long as I keep a good grip on the degree, it's not impossible to contact the Lingneng Hui people. It's just that the comprehensive physical examination will be a big headache..."

But that concerned later. If he didn't solve the current problem, how could he talk about the future?

Thinking of this, he made up his mind and dialed "Human Blood Mantou’s" phone number.

"Doo-doo-doo..."

The ringtone rang for a long time before being cut off.

A few minutes later, Human Blood Mantou called back. An adult male voice came from the speaker:

"Who is it?"

The voice was gloomy and sinister, giving people a fierce and shadowy feeling. "To be able to get your contact information, you must be a friend, at least we are the same kind of people!" Zhang Yuanqing said with a smile.

*Yes, I mean evil professions.*

Human Blood Mantou was silent for a moment, then he gave a dry laugh: "Get to the point. I'll only give you two minutes."

This unregistered number was specifically used to expand channels and receive messages. Human Blood Mantou would post tasks in the black market where evil professions gathered and include contact information.

This made it easier for those who wanted bounties to contact him. The disadvantage was that it was easy to be betrayed, to be tricked, for example, someone giving the number to the Five Elements Alliance.

In order not to be located and tracked, each of his calls would not exceed two minutes.

"I am a member of the Dark Night Rose. The organization is looking for Black Impermanence. Perhaps we can cooperate," Zhang Yuanqing said in a calm tone.

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Dark Night Rose? Human Blood Mantou frowned and sneered, "Why should I cooperate with you?"

He didn't trust people with unknown origins. No matter how many benefits were offered, they were all empty promises.

*Because you dare not meet him.*

Zhang Yuanqing sneered:

"You're as weak as a mouse, truly embarrassing to our profession. I'm different from you. What I think about is how to carry out great deeds and achieve fame, as well as earning a large bounty."

Human Blood Mantou's breathing quickened, seemingly provoked.

Zhang Yuanqing continued: "This is not bad for you, more a channel, more a pair of eyes and ears. Don't you want to make merit? How about this, if I have intelligence, I will send it to you by text message, and you receive it regularly. I will do the same."

Human Blood Mantou was silent for a moment, and slowly said:

"Okay! Then now, give me some useful information first."

Zhang Yuanqing said in a serious tone:

"The Fallen Holy Grail has a problem, so Black Impermanence wants to ask our leader for help, but he and the leader do not have enough trust, so they are testing each other and have not met yet.

"Okay, I can't say anymore."

*The Fallen Holy Grail has a problem? Black Impermanence is contacting the Dark Night Rose?* Human Blood Mantou was shocked, then excited. This was the biggest piece of information he had gotten since he had been involved in finding Black Impermanence.

Seeing that the setup was almost complete, Zhang Yuanqing inquired:

"Now it's my turn to ask you, if you can catch Black Impermanence's subordinates, how can you find him?"

Human Blood Mantou took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart. He originally wanted to hang up the phone directly and get the information for free, but reason told him that this channel was very important. Cutting off contact would be a loss for him.

So he snorted coldly:

"How much dry goods are there from subordinates, but with Black Impermanence's cunning, even if you catch a confidant subordinate, you may not be able to lock his position. If your organization has a high-level scout, I can give you a copy of Black Impermanence's information. This includes his past experiences, personality, hobbies, etc.

"Relying on the scout's ability to deduce and profile, you should be able to get a lot of information. Of course, I need to apply to the boss."

*I have one, my boss is the true eye scout.* Zhang Yuanqing's eyes lit up, his voice still low: "Wait for your news."

In a certain residential area, a deliveryman in a blue uniform rode his scooter skillfully into the area, stopping under a residential building facing the street.

The deliveryman pressed the doorbell, waiting silently.

He had soft features, a baby face, a medium build, and was on the chubby side. His first impression was gentle and harmless.

The doorbell echoed for a few seconds, and the anti-theft door lock clicked open.

The baby-faced deliveryman entered the residential building. He lowered his head, counting the steps one by one: "1, 2, 3...13."

There were only 12 steps on a floor, not 13, but the baby-faced deliveryman would always count one more step.

He went from the first floor to the fifth floor. When he counted 13 steps for the fifth time, a 13th step really appeared on the stairs leading to the sixth floor.

The baby-faced deliveryman stepped onto the steps, as if passing through an invisible film. The surrounding scenery changed from an old residential building to a square pool about ten meters long and wide.

The pool was densely crawling with colorful poisonous snakes, spiders, lizards, insects, scorpions, and other gu creatures.

In the center of the pool stood a red altar made of huge stones, about three meters high.

On the altar was a mass of red flesh, slowly wriggling.

The baby-faced deliveryman glanced at the poisonous gu insects in the pool, his Adam's apple bobbing, and swallowed.

He forcibly moved his gaze away, restrained the longing in his eyes, and bowed: "President, I have important information."

The flesh on the altar bounced up, condensed into a blood-red human form, looking down condescendingly.

The baby-faced deliveryman said:

"Subordinate has found out that Black Impermanence is hiding in Songhai, the purpose is to meet with an organization called 'Dark Night Rose'. Subordinate has not heard of this organization."

The blood-red human form issued a jerky whisper: "Dark Night Rose..."

*The president seems to know this organization?* The baby-faced deliveryman said:

"Subordinate also found out that the Fallen Holy Grail has a problem, Black Impermanence is seeking help from Dark Night Rose, but the two sides do not have enough trust, so they are still testing each other."

After speaking, he added: "Because the information is important and time is limited, lacking channels for verification, subordinate dare not guarantee it is true."

The human-shaped flesh slowly said:

"No, it is true. Human Blood Mantou, your information has verified my guess. The Fallen Holy Grail has a problem. Only in this way can the Black Impermanence's abnormal behavior be explained."

Human Blood Mantou breathed a sigh of relief, his mood instantly brightened, and he confessed the source of the information truthfully, and said:

"Whether to give the other party Black Impermanence's information, please decide, President." The human-shaped flesh said lightly:

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"You have been deceived. That person is not a member of the Dark Night Rose. He is most likely an official. Heh, give him the information. At least before finding Black Impermanence, the official is our friend.

"You did a good job this time. Pick any three of the gu insects in the pool."

Human Blood Mantou showed ecstasy, bowed and said: "Thank you, President!"

He came to the side of the pool excitedly, puffed out his cheeks, brewing for a few seconds, then suddenly spat out a slender tongue that was several meters long, and rolled away a centipede, a poisonous snake mixed with red and black, and a emerald green beetle.

Human Blood Mantou's neck thickened by a circle, reflecting the contours of the three gu creatures. He swallowed with a "gulp."

After nightfall, Zhang Yuanqing, wearing a mask and a duckbill cap, quietly came to Fujiawan.

From a distance, he saw a white business car parked outside the residential area, as if waiting for something.

Zhang Yuanqing used Stealth and sneaked over, knocking on the car window three times.

The door of the business car opened automatically, revealing Fu Qingyang's aloof and handsome face. He stared at the outside of the car door and said:

"There's no need to be so careful."

"Centurion, I'm here," Zhang Yuanqing's voice came from the other side of the car.

Fu Qingyang's mouth twitched.

*Finally, you've been thwarted!* Zhang Yuanqing secretly rejoiced, his face extremely serious and sincere:

"I think it's better to be careful. The centurion's detection ability shouldn't be able to detect a Night Wanderer in Stealth, right."

"Below the Saint realm, I can."

"Saint realm is no good?"

Fu Qingyang glanced at him: "A Saint realm Night Wanderer wouldn't be bored enough to squat near your house for a long time. I can access the surveillance in the Fujiawan area, and in my villa, there is someone watching 24 hours a day."

Zhang Yuanqing was speechless: "Centurion is wise!"

Fu Qingyang nodded in satisfaction and ordered the driver: "Let's go."

As before, Fu Qingyang only took Zhang Yuanqing with him, and the latter's role was just to ask the spirit.

This man seemed to have endless confidence, able to solve any problem himself, able to solo kill any enemy.

Calm and indifference were the unchanging tones on his face.

After killing Heavenly Dao Injustice, the matter of Brother Bing can be considered covered up. With the death of his confidant subordinate, Black Impermanence must be frightened and vigilant, and will not think much about the matter of Brother Bing. After all, this is just a request from the Dark Night Rose. Even if he is curious, he will put his curiosity aside.

But you can cover it up once, but you can't cover it up twice. You must find Black Impermanence in the near future and end this matter as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to sleep and eat. Zhang Yuanqing looked at the scenery receding outside the car window, diverging his thoughts.

The business car sped through the streets at night. In less than half an hour, it began to slow down, and finally stopped by a small river.

The small river meandered, with a park on the left and a wide street on the right. There were no residential buildings nearby. At this time, except for the occasional car passing by, the surroundings were very quiet.

In the deep night, an arched bridge stood in the distance.

The electric door opened, and Fu Qingyang, dressed in a white suit, stepped out of the car, saying lightly:

"Stay here and wait for my call."

With that, he walked into the night, his white figure gradually receding.

Inside the bridge hole, Heavenly Dao Injustice was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, sitting cross-legged inside the hole, waiting for the Dark Night Rose member, while thinking:

*Why does the Dark Night Rose want the "Young Soldier King's" information?*

*That guy is being eroded by the Fallen Holy Grail, and he will eventually go mad and die...*

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The boss, Black Impermanence, also wanted to know, so today he gave him an extra task to find out the purpose of the Dark Night Rose in asking for the "Young Soldier King's" information.

At this moment, his ears twitched and he heard subtle footsteps, walking unhurriedly.

*Here it comes.* Heavenly Dao Injustice waited silently for the footsteps to approach, and laughed:

"You've done a good job. After Yuan Shi Tianzun died, the Five Elements Alliance must be jumping mad.

"Especially Fu Qingyang. Yuan Shi Tianzun was an official practitioner under his command. Because of his incompetence, he lost a member with unlimited potential. The elders will definitely hold him accountable, but he is destined to be an incompetent rage."

The footsteps came to the front of the bridge hole and stopped. A figure dressed in a white suit said lightly:

"You don't need to care whether I will be incompetent and rage, but you definitely will."

The pupils of Heavenly Dao Injustice shrank, and fear exploded in his heart, almost swallowing his reason.

The muscles around his body swelled, his skin exposed a deep black, raised and intertwined, and his dark brown pupils turned into amber vertical pupils.

*Fight with all your strength with a power-type gu creature!* He just thought so in his heart, and saw Fu Qingyang at the entrance of the cave raise his hand and flick his finger.

Heavenly Dao Injustice's eyes went dark, and he fell into boundless darkness.

Fu Qingyang took out his phone from his pocket and dialed Zhang Yuanqing's number:

"Come over, ask the spirit!"