Chapter 423: Chapter 147: Spirit Awakening Realm Fifth Heaven, Great Success in the Twelve True Forms Fist; Arrival of the Blood Curse Hunt...

Before long, something stirred in the woman’s sleeve, and a palm-sized black disk, made of a material that was neither gold nor jade, slid silently into her palm.

The disk was engraved with intricate runes, and at that moment, two dots of light—one red, one green—were faintly flickering on its surface.

The woman’s gaze fell on the disk, her brow furrowing involuntarily.

’The red dot’s aura is powerful, while the green dot’s is relatively weaker... Martial Uncle wants me to hunt down the two who destroyed the Demon Puppet’s cultivation.’

she thought, a hint of undeniable annoyance in her tone. ’But this person the green dot represents is a complete coward! He’s been hiding in Qing Province City for over half a month and won’t take a single step outside the gates!’

This was Mo Yunzi, who had come to Qing Province City on her Martial Uncle’s orders to hunt down the ones who had destroyed the Demon Puppet’s cultivation.

Two people had destroyed the Demon Puppet’s cultivation.

Her Martial Brother would deal with the stronger one.

The one she was supposed to hunt was the "green dot" on the disk... someone who had also been struck by her Martial Uncle’s Blood Curse.

Once struck by her Martial Uncle’s Blood Curse, there was no escaping the hunt, even if one fled to the ends of the earth!

For her, however, this mission was a completely thankless task.

Even if she succeeded, her Martial Uncle wouldn’t necessarily value her any more for it.

But if she failed, she would likely face his punishment.

That old devil was the most ruthless person in the Yin Demon Sect!

Mo Yunzi grew irritated...

Making a move within Qing Province City, a place teeming with hidden experts, all for a sliver of "credit," was simply not worth the immense risk of alerting the Demon Suppression Bureau and the Six Gates.

’Fine, I’ll just have to wait a few more days,’ she thought.

Mo Yunzi suppressed her irritation, tucked the tracking disk back into her sleeve, and turned her gaze back to the bustling street outside the window.

’The moment you step one foot outside the city gates will be the day you die.’

She raised the wine cup to her lips and took a small sip. The fiery liquor slid down her throat but did nothing to dispel her profound boredom.

Just then, a burst of hearty laughter echoed from the top of the stairs. A group of young men came up, talking and laughing, drawing the attention of some of the other patrons.

Mo Yunzi threw them a casual glance before looking away.

In her perception, only one of them had a Spirit Awakening Realm cultivation, and he carried a faint trace of a Demon Sect aura.

The other three hadn’t even reached Mortal Transformation.

People of their caliber weren’t worth a shred of her attention.

Chu Fan, of course, had no idea that the veiled woman sitting in the corner was Mo Yunzi, who had come to Qing Province City specifically to hunt him down.

By a twist of fate, the hunter and the hunted were separated by only a few dozen feet in the bustling tavern, yet it was as if they existed in two parallel worlds, destined never to cross.

"Waiter! Bring us your house specialties and a pot of your finest warmed wine!"

Jiang Yuanfan’s voice boomed, his face alight with proud satisfaction.

He led Chu Fan, Zhao Tianxing, and Fatty to an empty table diagonally across from Mo Yunzi.

Years ago, in Cyan Yang Ancient City, he had helped Chu Fan resell the Mountain-Splitting Fist Boxing Manual, earning a good deal of silver.

Later, during the great battle in Cyan Yang Ancient City, he followed Chu Fan’s example and took up Corpse Handling, gaining quite a lot from the bodies of Moon Worship Sect disciples.

After arriving in Qing Province City, he, Fatty, and Liang Qiu resold the Mountain-Splitting Fist manual again and made another small fortune.

Compared to the other disciples of the Seven Stars Gang, he and Fatty were practically minor tycoons.

And yet, just a few months ago, he had challenged Chu Fan at the Seven Stars Gang’s Martial Arts Arena, only to be "hustled" out of three pieces of silver, which nearly bankrupted him.

Remembering all this, Jiang Yuanfan laughed even more heartily and repeatedly urged the waiter to bring their food and wine.

Chu Fan sat down with a calm expression, his gaze sweeping casually over the woman in the white veil.

He secretly activated the Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Scripture’s Spirit Array Map, and his Perception Power instantly surged more than tenfold!

’Someone from the Demon Sect...’

Chu Fan’s expression flickered as he sensed the faint Evil Qi and Demonic Qi emanating from her.

It was hardly surprising to find people from the Demon Dao in Qing Province City.

The "demons" that the Demon Suppression Bureau was tasked with suppressing were not the cultivators of the Demon Dao.

It was just like the Blood Saber Sect in Cyan Yang Ancient City—

the Blood Saber Sect was also a Demon Dao gang, but as long as they paid enough silver taels to the Government Office, they were left in peace.

They had even secured control of the most lucrative Fishery.

Qing Province City was enormous. And while it was guarded by experts from the Demon Suppression Bureau and the Six Gates, it was only slightly more orderly and stable than Cyan Yang Ancient City.

Yet in the city’s dark corners, crime and killing never ceased.

The major gangs and Noble Families constantly fought one another for profit, and the Government Office was often unable to intervene, even if it wanted to.

The Great Yan Dynasty of today was already in a precarious state.

Even the authority of the Demon Suppression Bureau was not what it once was.

Chu Fan wouldn’t have been the least bit surprised to see two Demon Dao cultivators fighting to the death on the street below.

He had learned half of this from Fatty and the others, and the other half from the Demon Suppression Bureau.

This was completely different from what he had expected before his arrival.

He had assumed that with powerful experts like the Demon Suppression Envoys standing guard, the city would be peaceful.

He never expected this to be the reality.

...

"Fan, Tianxing, tonight we’re drinking until we drop!"

Jiang Yuanfan enthusiastically poured their cups to the brim, the wine overflowing.

Meanwhile, Mo Yunzi sipped her drink alone, her ears picking up the chatter from the table across the way, her mind still preoccupied with her mission.

’The green dot’s last known position was in South City. Is it still somewhere nearby?’

She instinctively reached into her sleeve, trying to sense any activity from the disk.

’He’s really good at hiding! Could he possibly know he’s being hunted?’

’But that’s impossible! Never mind someone in the Spirit Awakening Realm; even a cultivator at the Acupoint Realm would find it impossible to sense my Martial Uncle’s Blood Curse!’

Mo Yunzi had considered using a Secret Technique to track the Blood Curse and pinpoint her target’s location.