Chapter 1410: Chapter 779 “Gentleman

The Sword Bone looked inexplicably terrified, his whole body trembling.

This little ancestor, what is he doing?!

The ram horn skull revered by the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, how can it just be casually sat on?

This is truly courting death, utterly reckless.

“I must quickly get away, I cannot stay by this little ancestor’s side, or one day when he foolishly courts death without knowing his limits, suffers divine retribution, and a thunderbolt strikes him dead, I will suffer the consequences with him.”

The Sword Bone thought anxiously to himself.

Mo Hua, however, paid no mind to any of that.

Sitting on the ram horn skull wasn’t exactly comfortable, icy and cool, with a bit of yin qi, but at least it was smooth, so sitting on it would suffice for now.

Given the limited conditions, there was no room to be picky.

So, Mo Hua used the ram horn skull revered by the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons as a small stool to eavesdrop on the discussion between the black-clothed leader and Jin Gui.

At this moment, Jin Gui was respectfully reporting something.

“Leader, please forgive… that old Artifact Refiner somehow went mad, killed the monster cultivator guarding him, detonated the Chamber of Evil Instruments, and committed suicide, fortunately, the Ouyang Family’s young boy is unharmed…”

“But with that old Artifact Refiner dead, there is currently no monster cultivator within the valley to teach the evil sword forging technique, the young master’s plan might be delayed for some time…”

“Additionally, outside the gate of the Ten Thousand Demons Prison, suddenly there are monster cultivators dying violently and going mad…”

“This is already the seventh incident.”

“And for some reason, I occasionally feel like there’s something watching me, even watching… the entire Ten Thousand Demons Prison.”

“I suspect…”

Jin Gui paused and didn’t continue.

The black-clothed leader’s gaze tightened, his voice deep: “You suspect… there might be someone who has secretly infiltrated in?”

“Not necessarily someone,” Jin Gui said, “it could be… something from the Demon Refining Diagram that has escaped…”

The black-clothed leader’s gaze grew more intense.

Jin Gui hurriedly explained, “I’ve contemplated it, if these incidents were naturally occurring, the chances are too small, saying there’s ‘someone’ behind it doesn’t seem likely either.”

“Not to mention that the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons is heavily guarded, whether anyone can get in.”

“Even if someone truly managed to enter the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, it’s absolutely impossible for them to do these things right under our noses without leaving a trace.”

“Especially causing monster cultivators to lose control like this.”

“The only possibility is… the Demon Refining Diagram!”

Jin Gui looked up, glanced at the black-clothed leader, his expression extremely grave, “So I speculate, that those terrifying things from the Demon Refining Diagram… have escaped, and because they are intangible and formless, any chaos they cause is not easily discovered.”

The black-clothed leader’s pupils constricted, nodding slightly.

Hiding behind the ram horn sculpture, Mo Hua also couldn’t help but nod.

This Jin Gui is quite clever.

His explanation seems quite reasonable too.

The black-clothed leader pondered for a while, before saying slowly:

“Alright, I understand, I’ll take responsibility for this, you need not concern yourself with it. Since it involves the Demon Refining Diagram, it’s dangerous and unpredictable, not something you can resolve.”

Jin Gui bowed his head respectfully, “Yes.”

On the surface, he showed no emotion, but inwardly, he let out a long sigh of relief.

This “burden” has finally been passed on…

The Ten Thousand Demons Prison is having an unlucky day today, incidents happen frequently, as the manager, he couldn’t shirk responsibility.

If he tried to hide it all, this burden would only grow bigger, and one day, the truth would come to light, and he would face the young master’s punishment.

If he didn’t conceal it, he must find a way to pass on the burden.

The choice of whom to pass the burden to is very delicate.

First, exclude the monster cultivators within the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons.

These monster cultivators are constrained by the Monster Pattern, daring not to defy, and since they stay in the valley all day, anything can be checked, they simply can’t lie.

Next, saying there’s an “outsider” infiltration is not very feasible either.

As everyone knows, since the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons was built, for hundreds of years, no “outsider” has ever entered.

How could it be such a coincidence that as soon as he became the manager, an “outsider” slipped in?

This excuse is too obvious.

Moreover, it can’t be verified.

Given that, the only reason is those frightening things from the Demon Refining Diagram.

This excuse was something he came up with after much deliberation.

If it were true, then he guessed correctly.

If not, then with the situation being so confusing, no one can say for certain.

No matter what, it couldn’t be blamed on him.

The Demon Wraith is intangible, disasters have no warnings.

The matter of the Demon Refining Diagram is mysterious and enigmatic, these are simply beyond his control.

So naturally, this burden was cast off.

The leader not only wouldn’t blame him but would even think he was meticulous and prudent.

These days, whether sect disciples or Demon Path monster cultivators, they all need to be able to handle matters.

Personal ability is one thing, being able to “report” is another.

The black-clothed leader indeed no longer dwelled on Jin Gui’s affairs, focusing entirely on the Demon Refining Diagram.

Perhaps Jin Gui was slightly evasive, but his speculation wasn’t without reason, the Demon Refining Diagram is the core of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, under no circumstances can anything go wrong with it.

The black-clothed leader frowned in thought.

At this moment, Jin Gui had a sudden thought, and said:

“Leader, wasn’t there a monitoring formation in the Ten Thousand Demons Prison before? If we reactivated such formations, wouldn’t we know… what’s happening in the Ten Thousand Demons Prison?”

The black-clothed leader shook his head, “No, those formations can no longer be used.”

Jin Gui was puzzled, “Why?”

The black-clothed leader said in a deep voice, “You are not yet aware of the situation here… About two years ago, at a demonic lair in Bishan City at the Second Grade State Border, just as it was about to be completed, the Taoist Court came and destroyed it, and a Venerable lost their life as a result.”

“Afterwards, we learned that the Spirit Vision Formation used for monitoring in the heavily guarded Bi Mountain Demon Cavern was infiltrated and used by others, which gave the Taoist Court officials an opportunity they seized.”