Fate-Defying Demon Emperor-Chapter 216 - 203: Betraying the Sect

Hmm? What?

Qin Wushuang frowned slightly, not quite understanding what Leng Rufeng meant. He paid the encroaching frost no mind. With his strength, he could easily shatter it. Besides, he did not believe Leng Rufeng would be foolish enough to attack him here.

"If you have something to say, speak plainly!"

Qin Wushuang stood up, fixing his gaze on Leng Rufeng. He sensed something was off about the man today.

"Since that’s the case, I won’t beat around the bush." Leng Rufeng nodded. He had come to Qin Wushuang with a fair degree of confidence.

"I can help you slay Leiming and Su Han, so you can have your revenge!"

Leng Rufeng was well aware of the deep enmity between Qin Wushuang and Su Han. This was the critical point he would use to persuade him. His home had been butchered, his children slain, and his grandson grievously wounded. Now, his enemies had come to his very doorstep, his most prized disciple was murdered, and he himself was forced to reflect in seclusion. Leng Rufeng was certain Qin Wushuang’s murderous intent toward Su Han had reached its absolute peak. Qin Wushuang had failed to kill him on two previous occasions only because Leiming had intervened, fueling an unprecedented hatred for Leiming as well.

"Liu Rumei will step in to help him!" Qin Wushuang did not question Leng Rufeng’s strength, nor did he outright refuse. He simply pointed out the difficulty of the task.

"Zhang Qiyi will keep her busy!" A confident smile appeared on Leng Rufeng’s dark face.

Su Han had killed Luo Hongyi, earning Zhang Qiyi’s bone-deep hatred. Zhang Qiyi had already acted against Su Han once, so Qin Wushuang understood that part. However, he had another concern.

"The Sect Master won’t just watch us kill each other and deplete the Sect’s strength!"

Liu Rumei was not important. The one Qin Wushuang truly worried about was Mu Qingyun. Although Mu Qingyun also disliked Su Han, he was absolutely loyal to the Sect. The previous Sect Master had seen this in him and chosen him as the new Sect Master. Su Han did not matter, but Leiming was a Supreme Realm expert and one of the ten great elders. If they dared to move against him, Mu Qingyun would never stand idly by. With Mu Qingyun’s power, even the two of them combined stood no chance.

"Someone will deal with him!"

The smile remained on Leng Rufeng’s face, but his words made Qin Wushuang’s Heart Spirit jolt.

Mu Qingyun was the Sect Master of the Seven Stars Sect and its strongest member. Who could possibly deal with him? None of the ten great elders possessed that kind of strength. If it was not one of them, then it had to be an outsider. And in all of Qingzhou, who had such power?

No, perhaps not Qingzhou, but...

"The Heavenly Demon Cult!" Two sharp glints of light shot from Qin Wushuang’s eyes. He stared intently at Leng Rufeng as his mind was thrown into a maelstrom.

Near Qingzhou, few could contend with Mu Qingyun, but the leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult—the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign—was undoubtedly one of them. The Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign was also an expert at the Supreme Realm Ninth Layer. He had fought Mu Qingyun for many years, with neither gaining a true advantage. This was one of the reasons the Seven Stars Sect and the Heavenly Demon Cult were such bitter rivals.

"Correct. The Cult Leader himself." Leng Rufeng nodded, openly confirming Qin Wushuang’s suspicion.

However, his form of address for the Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign made Qin Wushuang’s pupils constrict in shock.

Cult Leader?

That title was typically used only by those within the Heavenly Demon Cult. Leng Rufeng was an Enforcement Hall Elder of the Seven Stars Sect, one of the ten great elders, and an expert of the Supreme Realm Fourth Layer.

"Junior Brother Qin, there’s no need for pretense. I am an elder of the Heavenly Demon Cult."

Leng Rufeng’s brazen admission made Qin Wushuang’s Heart Spirit pound wildly. He had suspected the Heavenly Demon Cult had spies within the Seven Stars Sect, but he never imagined it would be Leng Rufeng. Leng Rufeng had joined the Seven Stars Sect long before he had, studying under the previous Sect Master. He had always been diligent and dedicated. Even twenty years ago, when the Heavenly Demon Cult launched a major offensive and the Taiyin Demon Venerable staged a surprise attack, he had shown no signs of anything unusual.

Within the Seven Stars Sect, from Mu Qingyun at the top to the most common outer disciple at the bottom, everyone regarded him as a venerable elder. Even if he lacked Mu Qingyun’s absolute loyalty, surely he would never betray the Sect. But no one could have imagined he had been acting all along. His true identity was that of a Heavenly Demon Cult elder, a mole planted deep within the Seven Stars Sect.

This... This was simply inconceivable!

"You must be wondering why I didn’t make a move twenty years ago?" Leng Rufeng seemed to read Qin Wushuang’s mind and brought it up himself. This time, he was being frank, with no intention of hiding anything.

"If the Taiyin Demon Venerable hadn’t been dealt with, how could my son have ascended to the position of Cult Leader? It’s just a shame he was only sealed, not killed!"

The Earth Fiend Demon Sovereign was his son!

No wonder he was willing to infiltrate the Seven Stars Sect as a mole and had not revealed himself for the Taiyin Demon Venerable’s sake twenty years ago. It had all been for his son.

"Aren’t you afraid I’ll tell the Sect Master?" Qin Wushuang asked, staring intently at him. Though Leng Rufeng was strong, if Qin Wushuang wanted to leave, Leng Rufeng could not stop him. And if he revealed this secret to Mu Qingyun, Leng Rufeng would likely not leave the Seven Stars Sect alive.

"I’m confident you won’t." Leng Rufeng’s smile never faded.

Qin Wushuang fell silent. He was right. Qin Wushuang did not want to tell Mu Qingyun. He had risen to power through his own innate talent and strength; he did not possess Mu Qingyun’s absolute loyalty, nor was he like Leiming, who had grown up in the Seven Stars Sect and considered it his home.

Su Han and Leiming had filled his heart with killing intent. He was willing to pay any price for revenge. But he was an elder in the Seven Stars Sect, living comfortably. Why would he betray it without a significant enough incentive?

Seeing his silence, Leng Rufeng knew he was halfway there.

WHOOSH!

Leng Rufeng waved his hand, and a powerful Supreme Realm pressure instantly filled the room. Inside the Great Cauldron, Su Tian’s soul looked on with unconcealed excitement, its gaze fixed.

Leng Rufeng produced a corpse—a Supreme Corpse. But this one had the ethereal shadows of a True Dragon and a True Phoenix swirling about it.

"The Dragon Phoenix Saint Body!"

Qin Wushuang’s eyes widened in shock. It was a Supreme Corpse that had possessed the Dragon Phoenix Saint Body! The value of such a thing was simply incalculable.

"I know your grandson once possessed the Dragon Phoenix Saint Body and now needs to reconstruct his physical body," Leng Rufeng said. "This corpse may be a thousand years old, but it is perfectly preserved. It can not only restore your grandson to life, but it will also greatly increase his strength."

Qin Wushuang was no ordinary man; empty promises were useless against him. Only an irresistible gift could shatter his resolve. He stared at the Supreme Corpse, his gaze flickering. After a long hesitation, he finally made his decision.

"What do you want me to do?"

He had submitted, deciding to cooperate with Leng Rufeng.

"My son is already marshaling his forces. It won’t be long before he launches an all-out war against the Seven Stars Sect. Our job is simple: we release the Taiyin Demon Venerable to cause mass chaos. Then, we coordinate from the inside and out to wipe the Seven Stars Sect from existence!" Leng Rufeng grinned, his naked ambition on full display.

He wanted the complete annihilation of the Seven Stars Sect!

After a moment’s contemplation, Qin Wushuang nodded. "Agreed."

Su Han, to kill you, I would even betray the Sect!