I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

"Junior Sister Mei doesn't trust me, but should at least trust the sect's merit book, right?"

The man in the purple robe finished speaking, pulled a book from his sleeve, and tossed it towards Fairy Mei.

Fairy Mei raised her hand to catch the book and opened it to find a page that recorded: Thirty fox demons in Zhu Xian Town were eradicated by Du Qiping, Wang Yuanji, Zhou Qiuzhao of the third group of the Demon Hunting Bureau, with one hundred merit points awarded.

This merit book is given to disciples of the Demon Hunting Bureau after they capture Evil Spirits and the sect's Deacon Hall verifies it. Originally intended to record and reward achievements, it has now become evidence of the other party's claim over Zhu Xian Town.

Fairy Mei couldn't question this matter any further, but she still wasn't willing to easily relinquish Zhu Xian Town: "Are you Du Qiping, or Wang Yuanji, or Zhou Qiuzhao?"

The man in the purple robe smiled and said, "While I'm none of them, the person next to me here is Du Qiping. He's my junior from Guan Yue Peak, and he's here to help plant the Array Flags in Zhu Xian Town."

Fairy Mei naturally knew that the man in the purple robe couldn't be one of those from the third group of the Demon Hunting Bureau, as he was clearly a True Disciple, whereas the Demon Hunting Bureau initially consisted of Inner Sect Disciples from the sect.

"So, you're saying that Zhu Xian Town wasn't conquered by you, nor by your junior alone."

Fairy Mei smiled and said, "Isn't it too much for you and your junior to want to monopolize Zhu Xian Town?"

She decided not to give up Zhu Xian Town and even took out an Array Flag ready to place it on Zhu Xian Town's land.

Once the Array Flag falls, the unclaimed Zhu Xian Town will display her, Fairy Mei's banner.

By then, the sect will recognize people according to the Array Flag, and the merit would be credited to Fairy Mei.

On the other side, the man in the purple robe's face darkened, looking at Fairy Mei and her companions with insidious intentions: "Is Junior Sister Mei and Brother Tian planning to seize this by force?"

Tian Lin and Fairy Mei are well known in the sect, and the man in the purple robe knows of Tian Lin and Fairy Mei's considerable strengths. Otherwise, why would he be so polite?

But the man in the purple robe is a True Disciple, and as a True Disciple, he wouldn't be intimidated by the reputations of Tian Lin and Fairy Mei. Moreover, he had two other True Disciples assisting him, so he didn't think he'd lose against Tian Lin and Fairy Mei, it was mainly to avoid exhausting himself in a futile struggle.

Like the man in the purple robe, Tian Lin also wished to avoid unnecessary conflict.

As Fairy Mei moved to act, Tian Lin stopped her, saying, "Let it go, a small town isn't worth us fellow disciples fighting over, let's leave this place to them."

Fairy Mei was very reluctant and couldn't help saying:

"Without an Array Flag, it remains unclaimed land. If simply eradicating some fox demons in Zhu Xian Town allows one to claim the place, then although we didn't venture much into the secret realm in the past, we did occupy quite a number of towns."

Beside them, Wang Yanyu also urged Fairy Mei, "The map shows that to the north are several towns like Zhu Xian Town that the sect has developed. Rather than fighting here, we should seize those empty lands."

The man in the purple robe also wished to avoid conflict, so he straightforwardly said, "Below Zhu Xian Town is Jiaonan Town, where the Evil Spirits have also been cleared by my junior; Brother Tian, Junior Sister Mei, you can hurry there to plant your flags, consider it our concession."

Planting an Array Flag isn't a simple task; even with a few people, it usually takes more than an hour.

The group of five, led by the young man in the purple robe, did not split up in fear of biting off more than they could chew.

Simply put, the young man in the purple robe and his companions were unable to divide their forces to conquer both Zhu Xian Town and Jiaonan Town. So Jiaonan Town was likely to fall into someone else's hands—

As they were destined not to obtain Jiaonan Town, they might as well extend a concession to Tian Lin and Fairy Mei. Even if they couldn't gain goodwill, they would at least avoid conflict, preventing others from benefiting from their rivalry.

Indeed, the man in the purple robe's words made Fairy Mei's expression much better.

She stowed away the Array Flag and took back the Divine Lady Tree from her hand, saying, "Alright, we'll grant you face today, let's go!"

The three sped up, quickly spotting the archway of Jiaonan Town forty miles away.

This time they didn't closely inspect the archway of Jiaonan Town, instead, they tossed the Array Flags into the air.

The so-called Array Flags are not just one, but a total of one hundred and eight flags inscribed with Array Patterns.

The flags are divided into eight directions to encircle the town, with thirty-six in the sky, thirty-six underground, and another thirty-six on the ground.

The one hundred and eight flags function like a Mountain Protection Array, shielding the town from external Evil Spirits and cultivator invasions.

Tian Lin and the others first planted a flag on the ground and then threw a Peace Incense onto the ground before landing.

The Peace Incense showed no signs of spontaneous combustion, indicating no Evil Spirits were present in the town.

After landing, Fairy Mei said, "Let's survey the various positions first; I'll handle the eastern side—"

Tian Lin simply said, "I'm well-versed in the Earth Escape Skill, so I'll handle the underground Array Flags."

Fairy Mei nodded, "Then I'll take care of the aerial Array Flags, and Wang Junior Sister can deal with the flags on the ground."

After seeing Wang Yanyu nod, Tian Lin's body trembled as he dived into the ground and disappeared.

The secret realm's soil was cold and suppressed spiritual energy; once underground, Tian Lin's True Qi circulation became sluggish.

Yet, given his considerable strength, a small amount of Yin energy entering his body posed no hindrance with the assistance of his skills.

After descending roughly ten zhang underground, the Peace Incense in his hand began to emit a green smoke.

The spontaneous ignition of the Peace Incense suggested the presence of Evil Spirits nearby.

He quickly sank deeper and soon found himself in a spacious underground area.

A rush of Death Qi surged at him from all sides, instantly consuming the Peace Incense in his hand.

Panic-stricken, Tian Lin hurriedly activated the Buddha and Demon Freedom Skill, emitting a Buddha's light to fend off the Death Qi and a large hand attacking him.

In haste, a significant invasion of Death Qi struck his body while the large hand shattered the Buddha light and struck his chest.

Ordinary Golden Core cultivators would be poisoned by Death Qi invading the body.

However, instead of harming Tian Lin, the Death Qi made him more robust.

The large hand's impact on his chest only forced him to stagger back a few steps.

Stabilizing himself, Tian Lin advanced instead of retreating; he grabbed the large hand from the shadows and broke the stiff wrist with a flick.

Though the underground was dim and the Death Qi impeded Divine Sense, Tian Lin had already discerned the origin of the hand—it clearly belonged to a Walking Corpse.

"Sealing Earth!"

With a low shout, Tian Lin stomped, causing the soil to churn.

Several Walking Corpses attempting to ambush Tian Lin were buried by the Sealing Earth, and the Walking Corpse's hand before him was suppressed by a talisman paper from Tian Lin.

After confirming no immediate threat, Tian Lin took a deep breath.

A large amount of Death Qi was inhaled into the ground, clearing the mist that obstructed his vision.

He tapped his forehead, igniting flames over his body.

The firelight illuminated the underground space, and in that moment, Tian Lin finally saw the setting of the subterranean chamber.