My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

Chapter 18: Black Mountain Sect

"I don't understand military tactics or play politics. In this situation, I think we should just create chaos and upheaval," Qi Yuan expressed his peculiar opinion.

"I'll see if I can recruit some underlings in the Yi Guan Forbidden Zone to help you," he said after chatting with Jin Li for a while before logging out of the game.

The Yi Guan demons were difficult to deal with during the day. He had to wait until night to confront them. Spending too much time in the game took a toll on his mental energy, so Qi Yuan didn't stay in the game world for too long.

"I need to change my routine," Qi Yuan thought. "For the time being, I should play the game at night and rest during the day."

"I need to speed up my progress and clear the game. Maybe then I can collect all the fragments of the Heavenly Dao. According to the Heavenly Dao Foundation Theory, the Heavenly Dao is the best spiritual material for foundation building. If I build my foundation with the Heavenly Dao, I'll be the top disciple among the Five Peaks!"

With these thoughts, Qi Yuan said, "It's still early; I should go walk my blade."

"Recently, I need to walk it more frequently. It feels like it's about to develop a mind of its own."

"Will it develop intelligence in about a month? Why so early? Could it be related to my insight into the Heavenly Dao Foundation?"

As Qi Yuan walked with his ordinary iron kitchen knife, he pondered, "I wonder if, once it has developed intelligence, I can use it to kill a Yuan Dan master."

He looked forward to it.

He had modified the Spirit Refining Technique for a long time. The blade he was cultivating would undoubtedly be extraordinary.

In the short term, he couldn't break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, so his power couldn't change significantly. But the blade could give him extraordinary strength.

Qi Yuan wandered leisurely on the road of the Shen Guang Sect.

At this time, a group of disciples in black tight-fitting outfits hurried past. These disciples were from the Shen Guang Sect's Jin Guang Hall.

Jin Guang Hall was the law enforcement hall of the Shen Guang Sect, dealing with internal and external matters. These disciples were rushing outside the mountain gate, clearly because something urgent had happened.

However, when they saw Qi Yuan, the disciples from Jin Guang Hall stopped. "Greetings, Senior Brother."

Qi Yuan looked at the law enforcement disciples of Jin Guang Hall, especially the leader, and nodded. "No need for formalities, you all hurry along."

"Thank you, Senior Brother," replied the leader, Zheng Jianghe, and then the group hurriedly left.

Qi Yuan was quite familiar with Zheng Jianghe. Due to his own... unusual behavior, he had been taken to Jin Guang Hall several times and had become acquainted with Zheng Jianghe.

Watching Zheng Jianghe's back, a stream of words appeared in Qi Yuan's mind.

【This is a righteous cultivator who, at this moment, only wants to kill.】

"I wonder what's happening at the foot of the mountain." Qi Yuan sat on a stone, too lazy to walk, letting his blade bask in the sun.

Meanwhile, the surrounding disciples of the Shen Guang Sect were also discussing the urgent departure of the Jin Guang Hall law enforcement disciples.

"Why did so many disciples from Jin Guang Hall go out? What's happening?"

"You don't know? Recently, there have been several murders in our Shen Guang Sect's territory."

"Murders?"

"Last night, Xu Dashanren's son from Rong City got married. What should have been a joyous event turned tragic. At dawn, people found Xu Dashanren's entire family of eighteen brutally killed. The newlywed bride was defiled before being murdered—it's just too awful!"

"This is the work of a villain!"

"This has happened three times near Rong City. All involved young brides being defiled on their wedding night, followed by the extermination of their families!"

"Who has the audacity to commit such atrocities under the Shen Guang Sect's jurisdiction?"

Some were indignant, some heartbroken, and some indifferent.

"Who else could it be? It's naturally those demons from the Black Mountain Sect!"

Hearing the name Black Mountain Sect, everyone present showed a slight change in expression.

The Shang Kingdom had three major sects, and the Shen Guang Sect was one of them. The three major sects were Shen Guang Sect, Xuanfu Mountain, and Moyu Sect. These were the most powerful sects in the Shang Kingdom.

However, the most notorious sect, not to be trifled with, was the Black Mountain Sect, which ranked below the three major sects. The Black Mountain Sect only had a few Yuan Dan masters. In terms of strength, it was not as formidable as the three major sects.

But the Black Mountain Sect's leader had an adopted father known as the Black Chicken Old Demon. This old demon was a powerful Nascent Soul mid-stage demonic cultivator and a rogue cultivator, known for being vengeful and difficult to deal with. The Black Mountain Sect disciples, leveraging the Black Chicken Old Demon's influence, became increasingly arrogant and unscrupulous, committing numerous atrocities.

The Black Mountain Sect's reputation was thoroughly tainted in the Shang Kingdom. Unfortunately, the Black Chicken Old Demon was too powerful and troublesome. If a sect couldn't guarantee his immediate elimination, they feared his retaliation. Thus, the Black Mountain Sect remained rampant.

The disciples of the Shen Guang Sect discussed this matter, feeling frustrated. What could they do about the Black Mountain Sect's disciples' crimes? They could only secretly condemn them. The law enforcement disciples of Jin Guang Hall heading to Rong City would likely return empty-handed.

Beside them, Qi Yuan mumbled, "An otherworldly version of Chang Wei?"

No, worse than Chang Wei.

As night fell, Qi Yuan killed a chicken and made chicken soup to drink. Spending too much time in the game left him feeling weak, so he needed to replenish his energy.

Of course, he also shared the chicken soup with Jiang Lingsu. After all, the last time Jiang Lingsu gave him a jade slip with a cultivation technique, it was very helpful.

"Mm, delicious," Jiang Lingsu said after drinking a full bowl of chicken soup, with a drop of it still hanging on her lips. "Senior Brother, this black chicken soup you made is excellent. If you ever stop cultivating immortality, becoming a chef and opening a restaurant wouldn't be a bad idea."

"Then you have to endorse it for me," Qi Yuan said, glancing at Jiang Lingsu. Although she was young, her appearance and temperament were outstanding, far surpassing the so-called '98 Flowers' and '00 Flowers' of his previous life.

"Endorse?" Jiang Lingsu didn't understand.

But the topic didn't continue, as Qi Yuan had to start his game grind.

At night, Qi Yuan entered the game.

The Yi Guan Forbidden Zone was silent.

Suddenly, a pale arm reached out from the soil.

Qi Yuan was online.

He wielded a large sword and continued to sneak around. Before long, he arrived at a forest.

Clothes hung from the trees, and if one didn't look closely, they might think it was a bunch of corpses.

Qi Yuan chose a spot with fewer Yi Guan demons. He raised his large sword and stayed vigilant, watching his surroundings.

"Indeed, at night, their senses are significantly dulled, and their connection weakens. How much will it weaken?"

During the day, if he appeared so blatantly with his large sword, the Yi Guan demons would have noticed him long ago. But now, they hadn't.

This confirmed that their senses were indeed dulled at night.

Qi Yuan approached and stabbed a bellyband with his large sword. The bellyband shattered instantly.

He looked around; the other Yi Guan demons hanging on the trees didn't react.

Qi Yuan smiled. "Does this mean I can quietly kill all the Yi Guan demons in one night?"

With this thought, he moved on to the next Yi Guan demon and repeated the process.

Experience +200.

He wielded the large sword, killing with ease. However, after killing the thirtieth Yi Guan demon, the remaining demons on the trees finally reacted, waking up one after another.

But unlike the organized response during the day, they seemed chaotic and disoriented at night.

"Hunting time!" Qi Yuan thought, seeing this as his chance.