Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect

"Outside, generally not. Even if there's an attack, it's not to the death. But here in the Demon Sect Secret Realm, under the influence of Demon Power, the red light mark will fail."

Chang Yu explained.

Li Qian immediately understood upon hearing this.

In such tasks, hunting demon spawns allows one to earn Immortal Crystals.

The importance of Immortal Crystals is beyond doubt.

It's quite normal for conflicts and competition to arise among servant disciples to gain more Immortal Crystals.

In the Demon Sect Secret Realm, Li Qian felt a bit uncomfortable, after all, the Demon Power permeating the air was constantly assailing his Protective Spirit Power.

A group of five searched cautiously.

Senior Brother Chang held a peculiar Jade Plate in his hand, with a needle slightly trembling on it.

This was a Demon Tracking Plate distributed by the Yuhua Immortal Sect, specifically used to capture fluctuations of Demon Power.

As long as there's a place frequented by demon spawns, there will definitely be abnormal Demon Power fluctuations.

However, the Demon Tracking Plate's effectiveness is greatly reduced in the Demon Sect Secret Realm.

After all, the entire Secret Realm is filled with Demon Power, which interferes with the sensitivity of the Demon Tracking Plate.

Suddenly, the needle on the Jade Plate trembled slightly, and then began to spin rapidly.

"There's something abnormal."

Chang Yu secretly transmitted his voice.

All five became alert, ready to act at any moment.

After some attempts, Chang Yu locked onto the suspected position of the demon spawn.

So the five of them slowly approached stealthily.

Since flying in the air made them too conspicuous and easily spotted by the demon spawn from afar, Li Qian and the others skimmed along the ground.

Though it was much slower, it reduced the chance of alarming the demon spawn.

Suddenly, as he looked at the changes on the Demon Tracking Plate, Chang Yu's expression changed slightly, "Not good, that demon spawn must have noticed us and is running away..."

Immediately, the five stopped hiding, swiftly summoned their Spiritual Artifacts, and soared into the sky, chasing in the direction the demon spawn was fleeing.

Soon, a mass of Demonic Qi was furiously darting ahead, and a shadowy figure could be vaguely seen amidst the Demonic Qi.

Chang Yu pointed with his finger, waved his hand, and a disk-like bright shadow shot out, whistling as it sliced through the air.

Boom!

The terrifying disk-like bright shadow blocked the path of the Demonic Qi.

The Demonic Qi transformed into a skull that fiercely bit into the disk-like bright shadow, but the next moment, with a violent tremor, the skull shattered apart.

Soon after, a figure in a black robe tumbled out from the Demonic Qi, in a wretched state.

Suddenly, a red and white sword light descended from the sky, enveloping the figure in the black robe, ripping it to shreds.

Chang Yu hurriedly threw the Demon Tracking Plate in his hand, and as it rotated slightly, it enveloped the demon spawn's shattered body, promptly absorbing a strands of eerie black light into the plate.

"Haha, a Void Immortal level seven demon cultivator, seven Immortal Crystals in hand."

Chang Yu looked at the mark on the Demon Tracking Plate and smiled.

He then waved his hand, extracting a storage bag from the demon spawn's corpse and stored it away.

In such demon hunting tasks, apart from killing demon spawns to earn Immortal Crystals, items on the demon spawns can also be considered spoils of war, without the need to submit them.

Li Qian was not surprised upon seeing this.

This time entering the Demon Sect Secret Realm to hunt demons, mainly the five formed a small team... Of course, forming teams of two or three, or even going solo was also possible. Each team was given a Demon Tracking Plate, and after killing a demon spawn, a strand of Demonic Qi could be captured, ultimately calculating the results based on the Demonic Qi.

"Junior Brother, your Spirit Sword is pretty powerful, huh? One strike and you annihilated this demon spawn."

Chang Yu said.

Qian Yuan was only a Void Immortal level six, while this demon spawn was already level seven... yet it was destroyed by Li Qian in one strike, showing the power of this Spirit Sword.

"Senior Brother Chang, if you hadn't broken the demon spawn's Protective Demonic Qi, I wouldn't have been able to slay it."

Li Qian modestly replied.

Chang Yu said nothing more, only smiled, knowing that this junior brother's strength was quite extraordinary.

In the following two weeks, the small team slaughtered more than a dozen demon spawns, mostly lone ones, with only a few having two or three together, and the strongest reaching a Void Immortal level ten.

It took a lot of effort to eliminate it.

However, the biggest contributor was Li Qian.

If it weren't for him using Chen Bell to intimidate the opponent, that Void Immortal level demon might have escaped.

Li Qian was quite satisfied; the power of this Chen Bell was terrifying even in the Upper Realm, and it was his real trump card.

Moreover, the use of Chen Bell was very covert.

Even though he used its sound to attack the demon cultivator, Chang Yu and the others couldn't detect it.

Li Qian was even more satisfied because of this.

During this time, Li Qian's team also encountered several other teams of servant disciples, but they didn't interfere with one another and existed in harmony.

Until one day, Li Qian's team once again arduously killed a Void Immortal level nine demon spawn.

But suddenly, a team of servant disciples appeared out of nowhere, using the Demon Tracking Plate to quickly siphon away the Demonic Qi from the demon spawn's corpse.

"What do you think you're doing?"

Chang Yu was a step too late and could only watch helplessly as the opponent took away the Demonic Qi, feeling extremely angry.

"Haha, this demon spawn was slain by us."

The leading servant disciple held the Demon Tracking Plate and smiled slightly, "What? Chang Yu, do you have a problem with that?"

Chang Yu looked at the servant disciple, his face cold, "Jiang Xun, don't push it."

This team of servant disciples was from the Qingfeng Daoist School, which, although also a Daoist hall-level entity, was much stronger than the Luoyuan Daoist School, as Qingfeng Daoist School had a Heavenly Immortal holding the fort, avoiding the risk of losing its immortal heritage.

More importantly, there was some resentment between Qingfeng Daoist School and Luoyuan Daoist School, stemming mainly from the founders' animosity during the generation of the Luoyuan Daoist School's founder, who had deep conflicts with the current Qingfeng Hall Master.

"What do you mean I'm pushing it? I acquired this demon spawn through my own skill."

Qingfeng Daoist School's servant disciple Jiang Xun smiled slightly, not showing any regard for Chang Yu.

After all, he was at Void Immortal level eleven, just a step away from Return to Void level twelve.

"Alright, I won't waste any more time with you."

Jiang Xun waved his hand, then flew away with his team.

"Senior Brother Chang... they..."

Lu Ling from the Luoyuan Daoist School said angrily.

"Forget it."

Chang Yu shook his head, knowing that if a conflict happened, they would not gain any advantage.

If not for Li Qian, he would have stood up for himself, no matter what.

But his master had instructed him to ensure that nothing happened to his junior brother.

Therefore, this demon-hunting task needed to be completed carefully and smoothly... even if it meant killing fewer demon spawns and earning fewer Immortal Crystals.

Li Qian was somewhat surprised by Senior Brother Chang's reaction.

Based on his understanding, Senior Brother Chang was straightforward and not someone who could suffer such a big loss.

Unless...

Li Qian started to understand that Senior Brother Chang was well aware that dragging him along might cause trouble.

He pondered to himself, "I wonder if I were to use the power of the Frosty Seed, in conjunction with the sound of the Chen Bell, could we prevent those guys from getting away?"

Of course, he hadn't tried it, just considering it in his mind.

"I don't know if using the Frosty Seed's power would, coupled with the sound of the Chen Bell, be able to stop them completely?"

He pondered.

Surely, without having tested it, he didn't know its effectiveness against higher-level threats, like those among the others.

"Senior Brother Chang, what about them?"

Li Qian asked.

Chang Yu glanced at them, face expressionless. Then he simply nodded, acknowledging the enmity between the Qingfeng Daoist School and their Luoyuan Daoist School.

They were joined by more teams of servant disciples from the Luoyuan Daoist School during this period, but they did not interfere with each other and coexisted peacefully.

Gradually, they began eliminating small groups of demon spawns, but the rewards were quite average since the cultivational levels of the subsequent demon spawns they encountered were low.

Despite this, Li Qian's contribution remained the greatest.

If it weren't for him utilizing the Chen Bell to shock the opposing force with its sound, that Void Immortal level demon would probably have gotten away.

Li Qian felt quite satisfied, knowing that the power of the Chen Bell was extremely terrifying even in the Upper Realm, where it served as his trump card.

Moreover, the use of the Chen Bell was very stealthy.

Although he used its sound to attack the demon cultivator, neither Chang Yu nor the others could detect it.

At this point, Li Qian was even more satisfied.

During this period, Li Qian's team had also encountered several other teams of servant disciples, but none interfered with each other, maintaining a peaceful coexistence.

Until one day, Li Qian's team once again struggled to kill a Void Immortal level nine demon spawn.

But suddenly, another team of servant disciples appeared out of nowhere and used their Demon Tracking Plate to take the Demonic Qi from the corpse of the demon spawn.

"What are you doing?"

Senior Brother Chang was a step too slow and could only watch helplessly as the other party took the Demonic Qi, immediately seething with anger.

"Haha, this is the demon spawn we hunted down."

The leader of the servant disciples held the Demon Tracking Plate and smiled slightly, "What? Chang Yu, do you have a problem?"

Senior Brother Chang looked at the servant disciple, his expression cold, "Jiang Xun, don't go too far."

This team of servant disciples was from the Qingfeng Daoist School, which, although also a sect-level entity, was much stronger than Luoyuan Daoist School, because Qingfeng Daoist School had a Heavenly Immortal to hold things down, without the risk of losing their immortal heritage.

Most importantly, Qingfeng Daoist School had a Heavenly Immortal presence, so there was no risk of losing their immortal inheritance.

The most important thing was that the Qingfeng Daoist School and Luo Yuan Daoist School had a Heavenly Immortal residing there, ensuring no risk of losing their immortal succession.

"What do you mean by pushing it too far? We hunted this demon spawn ourselves."

The servant disciple from Qingfeng Daoist School taunted with a smile.

Chang Yu glared at him, expression cold, "Jiang Xun, don't push your luck."

Jiang Xun just waved his hand dismissively and then flew away with his team quickly.

"Senior Brother Chang... What about them?"

Lu Ling, a servant disciple from the Luoyuan Taoist School, asked angrily.

Chang Yu shook his head again, not wanting to engage in conflict, knowing full well that he didn't want to provoke the other team with Li Qian still with him.

If Li Qian wasn't here, he might have wanted to make a stand.

But for now, the priority was to complete the demon hunting task carefully... even at the expense of earning fewer Immortal Crystals or killing fewer demon spawns.

Li Qian understood, somewhat, that Senior Brother Chang was worried about implicating him.

He thought silently, "I wonder if combining the power of the Frosty Seed and the sound of the Chen Bell, could take them down?"

He pondered inside.

Of course, he hadn't tested it yet.

"Senior Brother, what about them?"

Li Qian asked.

Li Qian's question was met with candor by Chang Yu, who explained the history of animosity between the Qingfeng Daoist School and the Luoyuan Daoist School.

Li Qian made a note of the Qingfeng Daoist School.

Also, that servant disciple Jiang Xun.

Another couple of weeks passed.

They continued to hunt down some more demon spawns, although most had lower cultivation levels... the harvest was decent at best.

They also noticed the probability of encountering demon spawns was declining as the Secret Realm was gradually getting cleared out.

Although more teams of servant disciples from the Qingfeng Daoist School appeared from time to time, they didn't conflict with each other and maintained a peaceful coexistence.

Until this day, when Li Qian's team once again managed to kill a Void Immortal level nine demon spawn after great effort.

But all of a sudden, another team of servant disciples suddenly appeared, quickly using the Demon Tracking Plate to take away the demonic energy from the demon spawn's corpse.

"What are you doing?"

Chang Yu was a moment too late, and could only watch helplessly as the other group took the demonic energy, his anger boiling.

"Haha, this is the demon spawn we hunted."

The leading servant disciple, holding the Demon Tracking Plate, smiled slightly, "What? Chang Yu, are you going to contest that?"

Chang Yu looked at the servant disciple coldly, "Jiang Xun, don't push your luck."

This team of servant disciples was from the Qingfeng Daoist School, and although it was also a sect-level faction, it was much stronger than Luoyuan Daoist School, mainly because Qingfeng Daoist School had a Heavenly Immortal overseeing it, so there was no risk of losing its lineage.

The most important thing was that there was some enmity between the Qingfeng Daoist School and the Luoyuan Daoist School, and it was mainly rooted in a deep conflict between the founder of Luoyuan Daoist School and Qingfeng Daoist School's master, many generations ago.

"What do you mean I'm going too far? We hunted this demon spawn ourselves."

The leading servant disciple held the Demon Tracking Plate and smiled slightly, "What? You disagree, Chang Yu?"

Chang Yu looked at the servant disciple coldly, "Jiang Xun, don't push it."

This team of servant disciples came from the Qingfeng Daoist School, which, although it is also a daoist school level faction, is much stronger than Luoyuan Taoist School as Qingfeng Daoist School has a Heavenly Immortal overseeing it, ensuring its heritage remains intact.

Most importantly, there was once deep conflict between the founders of Luoyuan Daoist School and the Qingfeng Hall Master, which is the root of the tension between the two schools.

Jiang Xun responded with a faint smile, holding his Demon Tracking Plate, "What do you mean I'm pushing my luck? We killed this demon spawn ourselves."

Chang Yu glared at the servant disciple, his face cold, "Jiang Xun, don't overdo it."

This group of servant disciples was from the Qingfeng Daoist School, which, even though also a sect-level branch, was far superior to the Luoyuan Daoist School. This was because Qingfeng Daoist School was supported by a Heavenly Immortal and was in no danger of losing its lineage.

Most importantly, there was some previous bad blood between the Luoyuan Daoist School and the Qingfeng Daoist School because of a deep-seated grievance from the generation of the founder of Luoyuan Daoist School with the current headmaster of the Qingfeng Daoist School.

"What do you mean I'm going too far? This demon spawn was slain by us."

The leading servant disciple grinned as he held the Demon Tracking Plate, "What? Chang Yu, do you have a problem with that?"

Chang Yu glared at him icily, "Jiang Xun, don't go too far."