“Are you sure you were the leader of the Nine Nether Sect in your previous life?” Lu Yang looked up and down at Li Haoran, unable to associate him with the leader of the Nine Nether Sect.

Li Haoran hesitated, “Most likely. Didn’t Su Yi say that as my cultivation level increases, I would regain fragments of my past life’s memories?”

“After I broke through to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, an image flashed in my mind.”

“In the image, there was a man dressed in black, presumably my subordinate. The surroundings were pitch black, and I couldn’t make out the scene.”

“The subordinate was holding a few pieces of paper, saying ‘Leader, this is the annual income and expenditure of our sect, please review.’ After I took it, the first line on the paper read ‘Nine Nether Sect’s income and expenditure’.”

“Before I could read the rest, the image disappeared.”

“Being addressed as the leader and shown the accounts of the Nine Nether Sect, it’s clear who I was in my past life.”

The Nine Nether Sect, one of the four major demonic sects.

Just as no one knew the real name of the Immortal Sect’s leader, no one knew the name of the Nine Nether Sect’s leader.

Now Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou knew, it was Qin Haoran.

Lu Yang pondered, by this account, Li Haoran really was the reincarnation of the leader of the Nine Nether Sect.

He looked at Meng Jingzhou, who was also deep in thought, “What do you think?”

Meng Jingzhou raised his head, frowning, “The Nine Nether Sect seems a bit poor, they don’t even light a lamp.”

“…”

Lu Yang ignored Meng Jingzhou’s strange focus, analyzing, “If Junior Brother Li’s past life was the leader of the Nine Nether Sect, then some of the things Senior Su said could be matched up.”

“For example, why no one knew of Qin Haoran’s existence as a late-stage cultivator of the Unity stage. He was either a hermit like Senior Su, or his identity was special and couldn’t be revealed.”

“Another example, why Qin Haoran was being hunted at the beginning. There are generally two situations, one is that he obtained an extremely precious treasure, and the murderer wanted to kill for loot. The other is that Qin Haoran held a high position, and the murderer wanted to seize power.”

“The first situation is unlikely to happen in the Central Continent, then Qin Haoran’s reaction should be to seek help from the Great Xia Dynasty. In this way, he wouldn’t have crashed into Senior Su’s cultivation place.”

“So the second possibility is very high. At that time, there was a rebellion within the Nine Nether Sect, aiming to seize power. Qin Haoran was defeated and seriously injured.”

“Qin Haoran never told Senior Su about his identity, saying that what he did was very dangerous, and only by keeping Senior Su in the dark could he ensure safety. As the leader of one of the four major demonic sects, of course, he couldn’t tell Senior Su. If Senior Su knew Qin Haoran’s identity, once the affairs of the Nine Nether Sect were exposed, Senior Su would also be severely punished.”

“Qin Haoran also said that his identity was special. If he didn’t break through to the Tribulation stage, he would have to live in the shadows all his life. If the leader of a demonic sect became a Tribulation stage cultivator, he could do many things he didn’t dare to do before.”

In fact, Lu Yang had speculated about Qin Haoran’s identity a long time ago, but without evidence, he couldn’t say in front of Su Yi that her husband was a demon, not a good thing.

Lu Yang looked at Li Haoran and smiled, “Junior Brother Li, do you believe now that you are the reincarnation of Qin Haoran?”

Actually, Lu Yang also suspected that Su Yi had fabricated a memory and implanted it into Li Haoran’s mind. The possibility was small, but it existed.

However, after confirmation by the Immortal Maiden, it was determined that this was Li Haoran’s own memory, and no one had tampered with it.

Li Haoran hung his head in dejection. With such a thing happening, he had to believe it, whether he wanted to or not.

Suddenly, he thought of another problem, breaking out in a cold sweat, “The Great Xia Dynasty doesn’t have a system to pursue the responsibilities of past lives, right?”

Lu Yang quickly went through the books he had read in his mind and affirmed, “No, the principle of the Great Xia Dynasty’s law is that responsibilities end with death. You have reincarnated, the Great Xia Dynasty can’t control it.”

Li Haoran breathed a sigh of relief.

“You three got up so early?” Li’s mother saw the three of them practicing in the courtyard and smiled.

“Auntie, Haoran just broke through to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.” Lu Yang smiled.

Both of Li Haoran’s parents were at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Previously, Li Haoran had surpassed his parents in combat power, and now he had even surpassed them in cultivation level, which made Li’s mother very happy.

The matter of Li Haoran knowing his past life’s identity was not convenient to tell Li’s father and mother, it would only add worry.

“Oh, we should celebrate, see, I told you, if you hang out more with Lu and Meng, you will definitely make progress.”

Li Haoran: “…Yeah, yeah, yeah.”

During the meal celebration, Li Haoran told his parents that he wanted to return to the sect. Li’s father and mother were both surprised.

Li Haoran’s past life was the leader of the Nine Nether Sect, this matter was too big, the three of them couldn’t cover it up, they had to report to the sect as soon as possible.

“You’ve only been here for a few days and you’re leaving already, have you, Lu and Meng, had enough fun?”

Lu Yang put down his chopsticks, a convincing smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, “Junior Brother Li has broken through, he needs the elders of the sect to help consolidate his cultivation, we need to go back as soon as possible.”

This was a lie. The Seek Tao Sect always advocated solitary cultivation, there was no need for the elders to help consolidate cultivation. However, Lu Yang’s tone was very sincere, easily convincing.

Upon hearing this, Li’s father and mother no longer persuaded the three to stay a few more days.

It was still Old Horse who pulled the cart, taking the three back to the Seek Tao Sect.

Meng Jingzhou urged Old Horse to hurry back to the sect. Old Horse nodded slowly, still walking at the same leisurely pace as before, but each step could span hundreds to thousands of miles.”Junior Brother Li, your identity as the leader of the Nine Nether Sect holds great potential. Once we return to the sect, if we play our cards right, we could make a fortune. After the deed is done, we’ll split the profits seventy-thirty, how about it?”

“Such a good deal exists?”

“Of course, but we’ll have to inconvenience Junior Brother first.”

Soon, the three of them returned to the Seek Tao Sect and arrived at the mission hall.

“Is Senior Brother Dai inside?” Lu Yang asked the brother on duty.

The brother looked up, seeing the beaming Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, as well as the sack slung over Meng Jingzhou’s shoulder.

“Senior Brother Dai is inside. He said if you have anything to discuss with him, you can go straight in without reporting. But what’s in the sack…”

“War spoils.”

“Oh, then go in.” The brother on duty didn’t think much of it, assuming it wouldn’t be anything dangerous.

The two of them carried the sack to Dai Bufan’s room. Dai Bufan was still engrossed in reading scrolls and searching for mission clues.

“Why are you two here? What do you need from me?”

Meng Jingzhou spoke first, “Good news, Senior Brother Dai. After our tireless efforts, we’ve finally captured the leader of the Nine Nether Sect. We’re just not sure how many contribution points this merit can reward.”

“The leader of the Nine Nether Sect?” Dai Bufan looked suspiciously into Meng Jingzhou’s eyes. Meng Jingzhou wasn’t lying, he was guilt-free and met Dai Bufan’s gaze.

Dai Bufan then looked at Lu Yang, who was also guilt-free and dared to meet his gaze.

Dai Bufan’s confusion deepened, unable to figure out what these two jokers were up to, he was inwardly puzzled.

“Where is the leader of the Nine Nether Sect?”

Meng Jingzhou loosened the mouth of the sack, revealing Li Haoran, who was gagged and tied up. He pointed at him righteously, “Here is the culprit!”

Dai Bufan: “……”

Are you two treating me like a fool?

(End of the chapter)