I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

Tian Lin then said to Brother Zhao, "Let's change our clothes first and inquire about Sister Han's whereabouts in the county town."

They wore the Yao Yue Sect's Daoist robes for this trip, which helped avoid misunderstandings with fellow Daoists but also made them easily identifiable by the Blood Sect Devotees.

Tian Lin initially planned to enter the Artifact Sect to gather information, but since the people of the Artifact Sect were unwelcoming, he had no choice but to go to the surrounding county towns.

Since they did not need to enter the Artifact Sect, there was no need to wear Yao Yue Sect's Daoist robes.

The two men, one after the other, found a place to change out of their robes, and this time Tian Lin used Sword Control to take Brother Zhao directly into the heartlands of the Blood Sect in Quzhou.

Quzhou was largely occupied by the Blood Sect, these areas lacked the Foundation Establishment powerhouses of the Blood Sect to guard them, allowing the disciples of the Artifact Sect to potentially march straight into these territories.

Yet, even though the Blood Sect left these territories undefended, the Artifact Sect also lost control over this land.

The people here were civilians by day and Blood Sect Devotees by night.

The Artifact Sect could decimate a village and leave the land barren.

But to slaughter an entire city?

The Foundation Establishment elders of the Artifact Sect could surely do it, but they saw no purpose in such an act.

Especially now, when even the villages and towns around the Artifact Sect had people secretly cultivating Blood True Qi—

Could the Artifact Sect really exterminate all the people of Quzhou?

If everyone was dead, what purpose would this empty land of Quzhou serve?

"These people are openly selling Blood Pills now."

On the streets, Brother Zhao's gaze wandered over a butcher shop.

In those shops, apart from selling pork, the butcher would also place some Blood Pills beside the chopping board for retail.

Brother Zhao personally saw a woman with a child inquiring about the price of Blood Pills at the butcher shop.

"Brother, do you think the future of our province will turn out like Quzhou is now?"

Brother Zhao followed closely behind Tian Lin, like a child afraid of losing sight of an adult.

Tian Lin withdrew his gaze from the surrounding people and said, "Let's first find an inn to stay at, then later we can find a Blood Sect Devotee to inquire about Sister Han."

The two men crossed the street and soon spotted an inn.

At that moment, the distant sound of a gong was heard in the street.

Tian Lin noticed that the peddlers and passersby upon hearing the gong quickly moved to the side under the eaves, clearing a path on the crowded street.

Tian Lin quickly pulled Brother Zhao's arm, retreating to the side of the road along with the peddlers.

"Mortals too can attain the Dao; why should parents be Immortals? Break the notion of Spirit Roots, prove the truth of my True Blood—"

Accompanied by the sound of the gong, a group of about ten people in red robes appeared in the distance.

Besides the leader who rang the gong to clear the way, those behind held flyers in their hands.

They were men and women, young and old, handing out flyers to the peddlers beside them, reminding them:

"Tonight, Deputy Hall Master Zhao of the Holy Blood Sect will hold a sermon. Those who wish to listen to the sacred teachings must arrive at Huang's gathering before the hour of Xu."

As these people spoke, those who received the flyers immediately held them reverently and bowed deeply.

Tian Lin, blending into the crowd, and Brother Zhao each obtained a flyer.

They exchanged glances, and after the people in red robes had moved on, they entered the small tavern.

The tavern's waiter was very polite, coming over to bow and asking Tian Lin, "Guest, are you stopping for a meal?"

Tian Lin glanced at the people eating in the main hall before saying, "Arrange two adjacent rooms for us, and just bring some food as you see fit."

The waiter led them upstairs, and after he had left, Brother Zhao spoke, "The meat in Quzhou, I fear, is inedible. I saw that the food sold in the main hall is extremely cheap, who knows what meat is actually in those dishes."

Tian Lin comforted him, "I ordered food just so as not to arouse suspicion, and we are not actually going to eat it. Brother Zhao, you go rest in your room first, and we'll head to Huang's gathering at the second quarter of the hour of You."

Soon, the waiter came up, while setting up the dishes in Tian Lin's room, he smiled and asked Tian Lin, "Guest, your accent doesn't sound local."

"With ten miles the dialect changes, and with a hundred miles the customs differ. Besides, I've been traveling north and south for too long, my accent has long become a mix of everything."

Tian Lin spoke as he drew out a corner of Silver, asking the waiter, "I know Quzhou has Spirit Pearls and Ju Fire Insects; do you know where I can buy them?"

The waiter eyed the Silver in Tian Lin's hand and immediately said, "Spirit Pearls and Ju Fire Insects, of course, the Artifact Sect has the most."

Tian Lin shook his head, "People like us should avoid dealing with the Artifact Sect when possible. Even if I were ready to pay, they might not be willing to sell to me."

"Spirit Pearls can only be bought with Spirit Stones or Blood Pills, for Ju Fire Insects I can think of a way for you - but this Silver."

Tian Lin slapped the Silver into the waiter's hand, "I'm not short of Silver - if you can find Spirit Pearls, I can also buy them with Spirit Stones or Blood Pills."

The waiter bowed and left, and Tian Lin raised his hand to pour the food on the table into the food box in his Storage Bag.

Night fell, and after an unknown period, people began calling friends to head out of the city.

At this time, Brother Zhao knocked on Tian Lin's door, joining Tian Lin under the lamp cracking bird eggs, and said, "Brother, shall we set out now?"

Tian Lin replied, "It's uncertain what the situation will be shortly, it seems inappropriate for you and I to address each other as brothers, since you're called Zhao Bei, I'll call you Brother Bei, and you can call me Brother Lin."

At this moment, though the street lamps were brightly lit on both sides of the street, many people were carrying torches.

There were old and young people, both men and women.

Tian Lin and Zhao Bei went downstairs, following these people out of the city.

Outside the city was unlike inside; the road was pitch dark, requiring a fire to see clearly.

A group of several hundred people laughing and chatting, passed the official road and took the mountain path, finally spending half an hour to reach the so-called Huang family gathering.

By then, Huang family gathering was already packed with people from various villages, completely blocking the village entrance.

In front of these seated villagers, a high platform was erected.

On both sides of the platform were large cauldrons, underneath which knelt hundreds of men, women, elderly, and children bound by ropes.

Tian Lin and Zhao Bei, following others in the crowd, found a spot to sit down.

Red-robed people, who were distributing papers in the daytime, were standing on both sides of the crowd.

These red-robed people formed two lines, holding torches from the village entrance up to the platform.

After a long while, an old man walked onto the platform, raising his hand and shouting, "Mortals can also become enlightened, proving the truth about True Blood - everyone, join me in welcoming Deputy Hall Master Zhao!"

The red-robed old man first knelt on one knee on the platform, and the other red-robed people holding torches also neatly knelt on one knee.

Below, villagers from all sides also tumultuously imitated them.

Tian Lin pulled Zhao Bei down, crouching on the ground, pretending to kneel and bow.

"Everyone, stand up!"

A voice rang out, and Tian Lin and Zhao Bei suddenly looked up.

They saw on the platform, a man wearing a red cape sitting on a chair, smiling down at the people below.

"Immortal Master, please teach us the way to enlightenment."

Below the platform, several villagers knelt on the ground, respectfully kowtowing to the man on the platform.

The man on the platform stood up, returned a gesture to a few villagers, then straightened up and said:

"I am not some Immortal Master, just an ordinary cultivator at the twelfth-tier of Qi Refining. If you join the Blood Sect, sooner or later you can reach my cultivation level, and even Foundation Establishment is not impossible."

After saying this, he stepped down from the platform, helping up those who knelt:

"Immortals and mortals are one; you need not kneel to me, just as I need not kneel to those Immortals."

He helped these people up, but the villagers behind all knelt down, "Please, Immortal Master, teach us!"

Seeing this, the man shouted, "Stand up, do not kneel. From now on, you cultivate Blood True Qi on your own, needing neither to kowtow to those sect families nor to the high and mighty Outer Disciples, Inner Sect Disciples within the immortal gate."

He said, "I, Zhao Kang, do not need you to kowtow to me either."

The people finally stood up, and Tian Lin and Zhao Bei also took the chance to raise their heads.

At this moment, Zhao Bei held Tian Lin's wrist tightly, his tone somber and filled with unspeakable sadness, "After the Zhao family was destroyed, I never thought I would see my elder brother here again."