Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 287: Wang Ming is Captured



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"Elder Wu, feel free to say what kind of compensation you want," Feng Xinghai said.

"Anything is possible?" Song Wen's tone was a bit uncertain.

Feng Xinghai replied, "This matter is due to Leng Tianlu's fault, so it should be compensated by him. Anything he can offer will do."

Song Wen raised his hand and pointed at Leng Tianlu, saying, "I want the Soul-Cleaving Blade in his hand."

With the enhancement of Song Wen's cultivation, the Cold Moon Blade had become somewhat limiting for him and could not fully exert his power.

He had long desired to replace the Cold Moon Blade but had not found a suitable spiritual weapon.

The Soul-Cleaving Blade made Song Wen quite tempted; it was imbued with a trace of Devouring Soul True Fire that could injure a person's soul, making it an exceptionally precious item among spiritual weapons.

Upon hearing this, Feng Xinghai furrowed his brows and did not reply immediately.

Leng Tianlu, anxious on the side, interjected, "Hall Master, the Soul-Cleaving Blade is an instrument of the Law Enforcement Hall, not my personal property. It cannot be used as a means of compensation."

Bang!

Fang Pengyi slammed his palm on the armrest of the chair, producing a thunderous sound.

He glared at Leng Tianlu, saying angrily, "This is not a place for you to speak! We didn't pursue the crime of you falsely accusing a fellow sect member because of our friendship and have dealt lightly with you."

Leng Tianlu immediately fell silent, not daring to say another word.

Feng Xinghai looked at Song Wen and said, "Since Elder Wu wants the Soul-Cleaving Blade, you can have it, but this matter ends here. No one is allowed to mention it again, especially not in front of the First Supreme Elder."

Song Wen bowed and clasped his hands in gratitude. "Thank you, Hall Master Feng."

Feng Xinghai then addressed Leng Tianlu. "Elder Leng, this matter arose because of you. The Soul-Cleaving Blade belongs to the Law Enforcement Hall, and you will compensate for the losses incurred by the hall."

Upon hearing this, Leng Tianlu suddenly stiffened, his face as pale as a ghost.

His lips moved several times, wanting to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

The value of an ordinary top-grade spiritual weapon is generally around 60,000 to 70,000 spirit stones.

TL: I know people are going to ask are they inferior or medium-grade spirit stones. Honestly IDK... Author didn't mention it so I am not doing it either, you may speculate whatever you fancy...

In contrast, the Soul-Cleaving Blade, which can injure a person's soul, is extremely rare and is worth at least over 100,000 spirit stones.

This amount of spirit stones would almost drain all of Leng Tianlu's savings.

"Bring out the Soul-Cleaving Blade!" Feng Xinghai said in a deep voice.

"Yes," Leng Tianlu said.

He took out the Soul-Cleaving Blade and handed it to Song Wen.

Song Wen accepted the Soul-Cleaving Blade, satisfied, and stored it in his storage ring.

He thought about asking who reported him for secretly refining and selling items, but with Feng Xinghai present, this was an internal matter of the Alchemy Peak, which wouldn't bring him glory. He feared it might provoke Fang Pengyi's dissatisfaction, so he refrained from asking.

In fact, Song Wen already had a guess in his heart about who might have reported him.

At this moment, Fang Pengyi suddenly perked up.

"They're here."

Moments later, four figures appeared outside the Law Enforcement Hall.

Three Foundation Establishment cultivators entered, dragging the severely injured Wang Ming along with them.

Wang Ming was bound by chains that pierced through his abdomen and shoulders, bloodied

and weak, nearly being dragged forward.

Behind the four, a large square object wrapped in beast skin floated in the air.

It was indeed two corpse coffins containing snake-humans.

"Reporting to Hall Master Feng, we have successfully captured Wang Ming, and the stolen items have also been recovered," said a middle-aged male cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment, bowing and clasping his hands.

Feng Xinghai looked at the middle-aged cultivator with approval, nodding his head.

"Well done."

Fang Pengyi floated down and landed beside the corpse coffins, removing the beast skin to

expose the two coffins.

He opened the top coffin.

A second-tier snake-human, shrouded in a corpse aura, appeared before him.

The snake-human was restrained with seals, curled up inside the coffin, unable to move.

What pleased him even more was that the snake-human showed signs of merging corpse energy with life energy.

Bang.

He closed the coffin lid and looked at the middle-aged cultivator, saying, "Hall Master Feng,

this is your esteemed son, right? It's been a while since I've seen him. I didn't expect him to have advanced to the peak of Foundation Establishment; the Golden Core stage is just around the corner. Perhaps one day, his cultivation will surpass that of us old fellows."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Mentioning his son made Feng Xinghai quite proud; he nodded and said, "Indeed, he is my

son. His talent is average, but he has a good disposition. At such a young age, he has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment. However, to say he's ready for the Golden Core stage is still a bit early."

"We are both Golden Core cultivators, well aware of the hardships and risks of advancing to

that stage."

The middle-aged cultivator clasped his hands toward Fang Pengyi. "I am Feng Qi, pleased to

meet you, Master Fang."

Fang Pengyi nodded slightly and asked, "Where did you capture Wang Ming?"

Feng Qi replied, "After committing the crime, Wang Ming was afraid of being exposed and

fled towards East Huafang. He was intercepted by me on the way. I used a little strategy to capture him alive."

Earlier, Wang Ming was in a meeting, and Leng Tianlu had brought people to Song Wen's cave dwelling.

He was anxious about the potential exposure of his actions.

Thus, he did not return immediately to his cave dwelling at the Law Enforcement Peak but headed towards East Huafang instead, wanting to safely hand over the snake-human.

Unexpectedly, halfway there, he was caught up by Feng Qi.

Feng Qi did not reveal his true intentions but instead fabricated a story.

He claimed he was going to catch a second-tier late-stage water-type demon beast, which

was hiding in a large lake and needed someone to help set up a formation-specifically, he needed Wang Ming's assistance.

Feng Qi's cultivation and status were higher than Wang Ming's, and as the son of a deputy peak master, Wang Ming had long been eager to curry favor with him.

However, dragging two corpse coffins made it inconvenient, so he could only politely refuse

Feng Qi's request.

In response to the refusal, Feng Qi feigned anger, cursing Wang Ming for being ungrateful

and disrupting his state of mind.

Wang Ming was momentarily flustered and repeatedly apologized.

Feng Qi then seized the opportunity to get closer and suddenly launched a surprise attack.

Wang Ming's strength was already inferior to Feng Qi's, and in his flustered state, he was caught off guard and successfully ambushed by Feng Qi, becoming his captive.

Fang Pengyi turned to Feng Xinghai. "Hall Master Feng, how do you plan to deal with this

criminal, Wang Ming?"

Feng Xinghai replied, "As a deacon elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, Wang Ming engaged in

robbery and violated the law, so he naturally deserves the death penalty to serve as a warning to others. Furthermore, he nearly disrupted a significant matter for the First Supreme Elder. If we don't kill him, it will be difficult to give the First Supreme Elder an explanation."

Fang Pengyi looked at Feng Xinghai in surprise.

Feng Xinghai's decisive stance on executing Wang Ming was somewhat unexpected for Fang

Pengyi.

If Wang Ming had robbed an ordinary Foundation Establishment elder, it would certainly not

be a crime deserving of death.

After all, he was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and even in a major sect

like the Beast Control Sect, late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators are still valuable

assets.

Typically, such cultivators would not be executed lightly.

Feng Xinghai asked, "Master Fang, are you satisfied with my handling of this matter?"

Fang Pengyi replied, "Hall Master Feng's actions are quite appropriate; I have no objections."

After all, it was not an elder from the Alchemy Peak who was dying, so how could Fang Pengyi possibly object?

Wang Ming had kidnapped the snake-human and nearly spoiled his plans, so it was best if he

died.

Fang Pengyi was looking forward to the day when Song Wen would cultivate Mystic Qi.'

At that time, he would naturally have a share of the credit.

(End of the Chapter)

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