Record of a Demon's Cultivation-Chapter 562: Misty Island

Song Wen was slightly taken aback. "Why?"

Unexpectedly, the guard waved his hand dismissively and said impatiently, "Hmph, I'm on duty right now. I don't have time for your idle chatter."

Song Wen quickly flipped his hand and subtly placed a bag of items into the guard's hand.

"Please, take care of this matter."

The guard used his spiritual sense to scan the contents of the bag, and his expression immediately softened. Lowering his voice, he said, "Jing Kai has run into trouble."

"What kind of trouble?"

"He greedily accepted a demon-slaying task from the Tang family of Misty Island, seeking a reward that was beyond his ability. As a result, he wasn't able to complete the mission and instead got trapped deep in a mine by demon beasts."

The Tang family of Misty Island was a foundation-building family affiliated with Wu JI Island. The island they resided on, Misty Island, was rich in Decayed Bone Stones, which was commonly used for refining and cultivating corpse puppets.

"Since this involves the sect's property, shouldn't your sect send someone to rescue him?" Song Wen asked.

The guard seemed a little smug as he replied, "The sect will eventually send someone. But the problem is, the demon beasts in the Misty Island mine are Nether Fire Ants, and their numbers are enormous. Not only are they extremely poisonous, but they can also spit Yin fire. Even more troublesome is that there is a second-tier King Ant hiding among them."

"To completely eliminate this group of Nether Fire Ants, it would require a Golden Core elder to intervene. Otherwise, no one is confident in their ability to deal with it. Half a month ago, the Mission Hall released a task to exterminate the Nether Fire Ants, but until now, no Golden Core elder has been willing to take it."

Song Wen frowned and asked, "If no one takes this task, will the Nether Fire Ants just take over Misty Island?"

The guard replied, "That won't happen. If the task remains unclaimed for a long time, the Mission Hall will consider raising the reward or directly assigning a Golden Core elder to handle it. However, whether Jing Kai survives until then is uncertain."

"Since you know how dangerous the Nether Fire Ants are, why did Jing Kai accept the demon-slaying task in the first place?" Song Wen asked.

The guard answered, "At that time, the Tang family didn't know that the Nether Fire Ants had produced a large number of second-tier King Ants. The Tang family mistakenly believed that it was just a large nest of first-tier Nether Fire Ants."

"I see. Thank you for the explanation, fellow daoist. I'll take my leave."

Song Wen cupped his hands in thanks and turned to leave.

Not only did Jing Kai have connections with the Spirit Candle Fruits, but Song Wen also wanted to gather some current intelligence on Wu JI Island through him. Therefore, Song Wen decided to visit Misty Island.

If the risk wasn't too great, Song Wen planned to help him out of his predicament.

Misty Island was located more than a hundred thousand miles from Wu JI Island. It took Song Wen most of the day to arrive.

Misty Island

Misty Island spans several thousand miles. Due to being constantly enveloped by mist, it has earned its name.

The spiritual energy on the island is not very dense, and the vegetation is sparse. Black rocks are exposed all over the island.

The Tang family's residence is located on the southwestern side of the island, atop a tall mountain near the coast. This is the area with the densest spiritual energy on the island.

To the north of the Tang family's residence, about two miles away, there is a small basin, within which lies the Decayed Bone Stones vein.

The basin is about a mile wide and is shrouded in mist year-round, making the area extremely humid. It feels as if water could condense from the air at any moment.

At the southeastern corner of the basin, there are many makeshift huts where tens of thousands of ragged mortals live.

These mortals were captured by the Tang family to work as miners for the Decayed Bone Stones.

Due to the Nether Corpse Qi contained in the Decayed Bone Stones, these mortal miners, who come into constant contact with it, are largely afflicted by the Nether Corpse Qi, which causes them to be hunched and emaciated.

No matter the miner's age, they all appear old and frail, with a look of imminent death.

Any miner who enters this area, no matter how strong or healthy they may be, never survives past ten years.

In the center of the basin, there is a deep pit with a diameter of several dozen yards.

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This pit is a thousand yards deep and resembles the gaping mouth of a demon beast, mercilessly devouring the lives of those miners.

The bottom of the pit is filled with an intricate network of mines.

Perhaps due to the disturbance of the Nether Fire Ants, no miners are working in the mines. Only in a stone building several miles outside the pit are there two foundation-building cultivators from the Tang family, monitoring the movements of the Nether Fire Ants.

When Song Wen arrived at Misty Island, it was nighttime. Cloaked in a black cape and concealing his aura, he used the cover of the night and mist to easily avoid the guards and reached the edge of the deep pit.

An obscure Shadow Gu flapped its wings and flew into the pit.

As the Shadow Gu entered about ten yards into the pit, a transparent barrier suddenly appeared in front.

The barrier appeared without warning, and the Shadow Gu crashed into it.

Song Wen's heart sank, realizing something was wrong.

This barrier was an alarm array. The moment the Shadow Gu collided with it, the array was triggered, meaning Song Wen's presence had been exposed.

However, what surprised Song Wen was that, although the alarm array had been triggered, there was no obvious or noticeable change.

It was as though the person who set up the array did not want others to know that there was a warning array in place.

Or perhaps, they did not want the Tang family to know that there was an alarm array here. After all, the Tang family had jurisdiction over Misty Island.

Song Wen grew cautious and called the Shadow Gu back.

Flying into the air, Song Wen ascended over thirty yards before stopping.

At that moment, a figure flew out from the pit below.

Like Song Wen, the person was cloaked in a black cape, making it impossible to see their face or form. Their aura was restrained, clearly not wanting to reveal their presence.

The figure hovered several yards above the pit, facing Song Wen. Both remained vigilant, watching each other without making any move.

Neither of them used any magical tools to assist in flight, so it was easy for both to determine that the other was at least a Golden Core cultivator.

"Fellow, this is a mine vein owned by Wu JI Island. I ask that you do not trespass," the person in black said, their tone relatively polite.

"Since you are a cultivator of Wu JI Island, why allow the Nether Fire Ants to wreak havoc here without exterminating them?" Song Wen asked.

"This is an internal matter of Wu JI Island, unrelated to you. I ask that you leave immediately and refrain from interfering," the person in black responded.

(End of the Chapter)

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