Chapitre 22: Chapter 13 Recognizing a Woman by her Scent_1
The Sect Leader's wife, naturally, is the wife of the Sky Devil Sect Leader.
Ji Changsheng did not misunderstand.
His heart just sank slightly.
"I didn't expect the Sect Leader's wife to have such a trusted confidant in the Mystic Temple."
The waters of the Mystic Temple were really deep.
His caution was not misplaced.
In this world of cultivation, a slight carelessness might lead to being secretly killed from behind by an unknown person.
The man in black said indifferently, "You don't need to guess my identity, nor do you need to appreciate me. Just work hard for the madam in the future."
Ji Changsheng nodded, "Of course, as a disciple of the Holy Sect, I will naturally be loyal to the madam."
Sky Devil Sect is known as 'Righteous Path' among people.
The Sky Devil Sect always called themselves the Divine Saint Sect.
The man in black regained his nonchalant demeanor, "As a spy sent by the Holy Sect, you accidentally killed the Leader's illegitimate son, aren't you in a panic?"
Ji Changsheng: "..."
His guess was correct, this man was a high-ranking official of the Mystic Temple.
The waters of the Mystic Temple were indeed bottomless.
The vow of the Heavenly Dao by the Temple Master was just a lonely echo in the wind.
Ji Changsheng always knew that secrets were hard to keep, so he intentionally chose a master stronger than Old Devil Yu when he became a disciple.
Now it seemed, how wise that decision had been.
Fortunately, the Sect Leader's wife didn't seem to have any ill-intentions towards him for the time being.
Which he wasn't surprised about.
"I believe the madam can see my loyalty." Ji Changsheng said.
The man in black chuckle a little. "I haven't seen any loyalty yet, but I'm sure she'll soon see your audacity. Kill the son of the sect leader and then kill... the heir groomed by the Bai family. Under the heavens, except for the mentally disturbed Li Changxi, I'm afraid no one is more audacious than you."
Ji Changsheng calmly replied, "I'm just trying to survive."
The man in black shook his head, although there was a smile on his face, he was actually quite shocked inside.
There was actually no conflict between Bing Ziping and Ji Changsheng. Ji Changsheng simply heard Bing Ziping talking in his sleep. He reported him promptly, garnering the favor of Li Changxi.
If you can explain this as Ji Changsheng being ruthless, then his bold move against Bai Guanlin was simply irrational.
Killing the illegitimate son of Old Devil Yu, had already made him offend the world's number one devil leader.
Now Ji Changsheng actually wanted to kill the young son of Fairy Linglong...
What kind of guts did this entail?
The man in black felt inferior to him.
"You are indeed suitable for cultivating magic, you are audacious and act recklessly, and you can't bear the slightest grudge. Whether it's Bing Ziping or Bai Guanlin, neither of them had threatened your life, but you went ahead and tried to kill them. Seeing a young person like you makes me feel old, I no longer have the vigor that you possess."
Ji Changsheng didn't bother explaining.
He was not audacious and reckless.
But there were always nasty villains trying to harm him.
Every time, he was merely defending himself. Even if he went a bit overboard in self-defense, it wasn't his fault.
The man in black did not linger on this problem.
After all, whether Ji Changsheng was seeking death had nothing to do with him.
The man in black continued, "The madam has received your list of spies. From now on, you are under the direct control of the madam, only carrying out the tasks assigned by the madam. I will act as a go-between for Madam and you. There will be no other people from the Holy Sect assigning tasks to you."
"Understood."
Ji Changsheng answered succinctly.
This was good news for him.
His undercover identity was a ticking time bomb with that external elder and Old Devil Yu.
Only with the Sect Leader's wife, was there room for easing.
After all, the fact that Ji Changsheng killed Old Devil Yu's illegitimate son from outside must be good news for the Sect Leader's wife. As long as the Sect Leader's wife was a person with some degree of decency, she would indeed appreciate his action.
Given the way this man in black had been acting, it seemed that the Sect Leader's wife was indeed a person of some decency.
Thus, Ji Changsheng was very willing to cling to the powerful figure that was the Sect Leader's wife.
Especially now that he was sure he couldn't ingratiate himself with Old Devil Yu anymore.
Of course, you couldn't expect too much integrity from magical beings of the Devil Sect.
The Sect Leader's wife had shown him kindness for now, but he still needed to be extra cautious and find a way to have something on the Sect Leader's wife.
Or, he could think of a way through the Sect Leader's wife's rumored incompetent son.
Ji Changsheng began to strategize in his heart, but his face betrayed no emotions.
"Does the madam have any instructions for now?" Ji Changsheng took the initiative to ask.
The man in black handed Ji Changsheng a jade tube.
"Inside are some skills of the Holy Sect, you should learn them as soon as possible. Being a disciple of the Holy Sect, nobody will believe you if you can't even practice the skills of the sect. Also, in the jade tube are the methods to refine the Hundred Souls Banner and the materials needed for its creation. The madam wants you to complete the refining in three months."
The Hundred Souls Banner, a nefarious artifact crafted out of living souls, was exclusive equipment for the magical beings of the Devil Sect.
Killing a person simply leads to their death, but refining the Hundred Souls Banner necessitates that the practitioner extract the three souls and seven spirits of the victim while they are still alive.
Moreover, the victim must be a cultivator with a certain level of attainment.
The 'hundred souls' referenced in the name of the Hundred Souls Banner refer to transcendent souls who have embarked on the path of cultivation and evolution.
It is not that ordinary people can't be slain for it, but to effect a qualitative change through quantitative changes, at least ten thousand people would need to be slaughtered, only then would there be a chance for the Hundred Souls Banner's refinement—and that's just a chance.
Each Hundred Souls Banner represents innumerable grudges and grievances.
This kind of conduct is naturally against the rules of the Mystic Temple. One could even say that if any disciple of the Mystic Temple were to witness it, they would immediately take up arms to eliminate the evil and uphold righteousness.
Accepting the jade cylinder, Ji Changsheng understood, "It seems the Lady still distrusts me."
The man in black faintly responded, "You have a promising future at the Mystic Temple. If the Lady didn't have some leverage over you, how could she feel at ease using you? The Hundred Souls Banner must be refined—you're a smart man, don't do anything foolish."
Ji Changsheng fully understood; the Sect Leader's wife wanted to hold a handle over him.
He planned on trying to refine the Hundred Souls Banner with the lives of demonic beasts within the Moon Palace Illusion as soon as he returns.
If he could...then Li Changxi could be in serious trouble.
All that crazy talk might be true.
Even if he couldn't refine it, it didn't matter, he would just deal with the current crisis first.
However, on the surface, Ji Changsheng still frowned, expressing his difficulty, "The Mystic Temple esteems merit above all else. What if the higher-ups of Mystic Temple discovered that I was forcefully refining the Hundred Souls Banner?"
The man in black nonchalantly replied, "That's your problem."
Ji Changsheng cursed inwardly, cursing the Devil Sect's lack of moral principles.
The man in black spoke again, "You might not even need to worry about this issue—it's possible that you wouldn't even be able to pass this test."
"What do you mean?"
"You underestimate the Bai family. The matter regarding Bai Guanlin's assassination won't be passed over so simply. The truth may be investigated and revealed soon. You should consider your own situation."
After leaving this sentence, the man in black waved his hand and sent Ji Changsheng back into the Illusory Light Various Illusions.
Upon hearing the man in black's warning, Ji Changsheng wasn't too shocked.
He merely wrinkled his nose and muttered to himself, "Even though this man in black calls himself 'this old man' and appears to have both arms intact, I detected a familiar fragrance—it must be Elder Chuanjing, the Mystic Temple is indeed a complex place!"
Identifying women by scent is the basic etiquette of a gentleman!
Ji Changsheng felt that he did indeed have a talent in this area.
Even before starting to cultivate, he possessed the gentleman's skill of identifying women by scent, he had never gotten it wrong.
But that was only for ordinary women who didn't cultivate.
When he started cultivating, his senses were greatly enhanced, as a result, his abilities also advanced rapidly.
He had detected Li Changxi's presence when she was secretly observing him last time.
It was the same with Elder Chuanjing this time.
Both Elder Chuanjing and Li Changxi had cultivation bases far exceeding Ji Changsheng's.
However, it was clear they had never encountered a gentleman like Ji Changsheng before.
Besides, all in all, they were women, and beautiful women at that.
They had an inherent weakness in their nature—they loved to beautify themselves too much.
Ji Changsheng even doubted whether they realized they had a unique scent about them.
Normal people can't detect it, in the past world such a job would require police dogs.
But there are always exceptions.
Like Ji Changsheng, for example.
Another important matter was—Elder Chuanjing was not very professional as a spy.
At least she was far less skilled than Ji Changsheng, who had watched espionage classics like "Lurk", "The Kite", "The Brink", "Before Dawn" numerous times.
Given Elder Chuanjing's position, perhaps she has always been dormant and has never been awakened, so she isn't aware of how cautious a Devil Sect spy should be to ensure no slip-ups.
Among other things, she shouldn't have revealed to Ji Changsheng that she knew about his killing of Bing Ziping.
Because this matter was not widespread, only a few people knew about it.
By revealing that she knew about it, she helped Ji Changsheng narrow down a great deal of scope. Coupled with Ji Changsheng's observations and the keen sense of a professional spy, her identity was not hard to guess, at least not for Ji Changsheng.
In terms of cultivation, Elder Chuanjing was certainly his teacher.
However, in terms of espionage, Ji Changsheng felt he could beat Elder Chuanjing by a mile.
She revealed too many flaws.
But of course, Ji Changsheng was not going to kindly point them out for her.
They could just carry on competing to outdo each other.
Knowing about this was a great shock to him.
The Elder who transmits the scriptures at the Mystic Temple is actually a lackey for the Sky Devil Sect Leader's wife and the Saintess of the Hehuan Sect.
Upon reflection, Ji Changsheng was terrified.
Indeed, only someone like Li Changxi, with her formidable strength and grand background, yet mentally ill, could provide him with a sense of security.
One never knew how many masks others wore.
As someone delicate like himself was living in a world fraught with crises, he would have to be careful all the time.
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