Chapter 1345: 1001: Chaos Trigram Disc

"Who exactly are you?" Shen Xingzhi stared blankly at the other, his mind completely empty. He didn’t remember ever meeting this young man; didn’t even know when or why he ever offended him. Yet here they were, the entire Leisure Sect captured and neatly brought to this desolate wilderness!

Oh no, the Four Guardians and You Lai were not present, weren’t they just questioning the details?

"Enough with the nonsense, whatever Mr. Jiang asks, just answer truthfully." Without Jiang Yuan needing to speak, the Elder Scholar snorted coldly and said sharply, "Speak without reservation, and don’t be evasive—or I’ll deduct every single merit point from you!"

Shen Xingzhi: ???

Merit points? Wasn’t this my method for amassing wealth and establishing dominance? How did this guy manage to just copy it?

Qi Baijun approached with a slight smile and explained briefly, allowing the former Sect Leader to understand the current situation clearly.

Comprehending this brought Shen Xingzhi to full soberness; he looked down at his hands, long devoid of any spiritual power, then at the Sixth Elder, who hadn’t managed to accumulate much merit and had become a mere laborer, and felt utterly devastated.

Mere moments ago, he was hoping to heal from the cold poison, complete the Great Dao, and solely focus on being a doctor—eventually ascending to the Celestial Realm with arrays and billions of essences in hand.

In the next instant, he found himself fallen into such an eerie predicament—unable to die or escape, eternally enslaved to the culprit who took down the Leisure Sect!

"You Lai is a pseudonym." After a while, Shen Xingzhi finally accepted the reality and muttered, "He is actually the legitimate second son of the Mi Family Patriarch from Snow Cloud Valley, born into wealth and luxury. Unfortunately, while the Mi Family excelled in business, their cultivation talents were lacking.

Their life spans were short compared to other demon beasts, who, even if unable to become demon cultivators, would still often live for several hundred years.

Their tribe is fierce in battle; their demon beast bodies can fight ten opponents at once, yet their lifespan is barely over a century, making them the short-lived species of the demon race.

Cultivation to advance in realm could extend their lifespans, but this was difficult for them, though they owned two spirit stone mines, and the whole clan used to rely on collecting heavenly materials and earth treasures to maintain longevity.

Later, You Lai got involved with the Leisure Sect.

Falling into the evil path and learning the Bone-Dissolving Evil Technique, he could avoid heavenly punishment and advance smoothly using my unique arrays and essences—heavenly grace for the You Lai clan!

After joining, he was generous, secretly striking a deal with me..."

The Sixth Elder, who was allowed to watch, became furious, "You Lai dared to contact the Sect Leader privately? Why didn’t I know?"

Shen Xingzhi glanced at him leisurely, "If I remember correctly, the Sixth Elder always treated You Lai as a moneybag, getting your subordinates to ask him for money no matter the situation. If there wasn’t a solid benefit, would a mere businessman willingly spend money for your expenses? It’s because I gave him numerous benefits in private!"

He turned his head and continued to confess, "The You Lai tribe, like cunning rabbits with multiple burrows, feared the Leisure Sect would become too ostentatious and be implicated in the future.

So, they financed the Leisure Sect in the wilderness, providing numerous conveniences including the Immortal Ship. I personally taught the Bone-Dissolving Evil Technique to his family and assisted them in constructing an array for Evil Cultivators to cross tribulations in Snow Cloud Valley, thereby achieving shortcuts to advance in realm and extend lifespan."

"You Lai is indeed astute." Qi Baijun laughed, "To receive the Sect Leader’s personal teaching of the Bone-Dissolving Evil Technique, only the elders. The protectors learn from the elders, passed down layer by layer; it’s inevitable that those with insufficient insight might pass along errors at some stage.

By spending money like water, he gained the Sect Leader’s direct teaching in the technique, with only one family member joining Leisure Sect to pull strings, the entire clan received the internal sect treatment. If not for today’s capture of the Sect Leader, no one would know that the Mi Family in Snow Cloud Valley also fell into evil paths, cultivating evil techniques."

Jiang Yuan nodded slightly, thinking he should make a trip to Snow Cloud Valley.

Although it didn’t trigger a side quest, the family occupying Spirit Stone Veins and robustly trading with the Otherworld mastered evil techniques, which could pose endless future troubles if traded and spread!

"The divine artifact in You Lai’s possession is said to be the Mirror of Evil lost from the Underworld," Shen Xingzhi weighed his words, explaining, "It doesn’t have formidable attack power but can reflect the sins committed by the target and tease out heart demons to a certain extent.

Upon learning of the treasure mirror’s abilities, I enforced the sect’s rule against self-destructive tendencies, occasionally letting You Lai step in to intimidate the disciples."

Pausing briefly, he looked at Jiang Yuan and asked, "That’s all regarding the Mirror of Evil. Can I exchange its origin and secrets for merit?"

"Speak." Jiang Yuan was concise, curious to hear what more could be revealed.

It’s widely known that the Netherworld and the Underworld are not the same.

The former is merely a shrunken version of the latter after the departure of the True God, barely functioning as a substitute for worldly reincarnation.

The true Underworld had long been sealed away, and it was rumored that many difficult monstrosities emerged after the True God’s absence. The sealing process was rushed, and that vast Underworld inevitably harbored flaws.

Many desperados attempted to fetch treasures during the hasty evacuation and chaotic period; the Mirror of Evil was among those that drifted out."

"I personally witnessed that Mirror of Evil," Shen Xingzhi recounted its origins succinctly but emphatically, "It’s a divine artifact, impossible for ordinary beings to refine and use; even You Lai with this treasure cannot subdue it, and thus always uses spells to activate the treasure mirror.

Though it’s not an overwhelmingly powerful divine artifact, bearing this name, and being a treasure originating from the true Underworld, naturally, I’ve coveted it before.