Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 910 - 457: Fate Is Watching Over Him

"Are they really locking up human cultivators? What's the motive for that?"

Jiang Fan creased his forehead.

Curiosity gripped him strongly.

To demons, humans served merely as sustenance, much like spirit herbs.

Devouring them boosted a demon's strength considerably.

Normally, demons devoured captured humans on the spot, without any confinement.

But inside the Cyan Stone Demon Cave, a dedicated prison for humans existed, which puzzled him greatly.

Some unusual motive had to be driving this setup.

"Looks like this human prison holds the key to figuring everything out."

Jiang Fan narrowed his gaze.

Getting close to the Demon Hall proved challenging at the moment.

It brimmed with endless barriers.

Even relying on the Celestial Cicada Spirit Leaf, dodging those formidable demons remained tough.

Should he manage to free those human cultivators, their power could help him disrupt the Cyan Stone Demon Cave effectively.

Whoosh!

With that idea in mind, Jiang Fan wasted no time and sped off toward the human prison.

Following the nudge from fate, he quickly located the prison.

Nestled in a secluded spot within the demon city, the prison lay hidden.

For anyone unfamiliar with the Cyan Stone Demon Cave, discovering it would prove extremely hard.

A massive underground complex loomed before Jiang Fan.

The cavern's mouth plunged into shadowy depths below the earth.

Demon sentries patrolled the entrance, each at the Divinity Transformation stage.

Yet, these guards appeared to be nodding off, looking utterly disinterested.

Such laxness came as no surprise.

Ever since the human prison's creation, no disturbances had occurred.

Not a single human cultivator had broken free.

No attempts at escape had ever been made.

Over time, the guards posted there grew increasingly careless.

They carried out their watch in a half-hearted manner.

"Ugh, talk about bad luck—stuck guarding this human prison."

"I'd rather just finish off these human cultivators than keep them locked away."

"This whole thing's a pointless drain on our efforts."

A fiery red demon guard grumbled in frustration.

It saw no point in holding these human cultivators captive; devouring them outright made far more sense.

That approach would spare plenty of effort and supplies, while also advancing the demons' cultivation levels.

Keeping these humans jailed amounted to nothing but futile work.

"Hah, you're clueless about this."

"These human cultivators absolutely cannot perish. If a single one drops dead, the superiors will come down hard on us."

"You might not realize it, but demons have taken over the identities of these cultivators in the Great Xuan Dynasty."

"Should they die, it could unmask our spies embedded in the Great Xuan Dynasty."

"That would shatter our demons' overarching scheme."

A sly blue demon guard scoffed.

It laid out the critical nature of their assignment.

The death of any imprisoned human cultivator here would undo years of the demons' covert operations.

"Demons have assumed their identities?"

"How on earth did they pull that off?"

The red demon guard's eyes widened in astonishment.

"It's simpler than you think."

"Through the years, our demons set cunning snares and devised intricate strategies."

"We then seized these prominent human cultivators."

"Afterward, demons stepped into their roles, striding freely through the Great Xuan Dynasty."

"Thanks to that, our demons' schemes have advanced without a hitch, letting us secretly build countless demon caves across the Great Xuan Dynasty's lands."

The blue demon guard boasted with pride.

Every prison guard among the demons understood this secret.

Only the red one next to it was a recent addition, still new to the human prison's ways.

Still, it had no issue sharing the details with its fellow guard.

After all, should trouble arise, neither could escape the blame.

"Ingenious, absolutely ingenious."

"I always puzzled over why our demons' plots moved forward so effortlessly. So these infiltrators were the reason?"

"The Great Xuan Dynasty probably has no clue that demon impostors already lurk among them."

Enlightenment dawned on the red demon guard.

It marveled at the cunning of the upper echelon demons, seeing they relied on more than raw power.

In matters of intrigue and deception, how could puny humans ever rival the demons?

They were doomed to fall under demonic schemes.

"So now you grasp why these imprisoned human cultivators must stay alive, don't you?"

"All of them hold lofty positions and have deposited life tokens in the Great Xuan Dynasty."

"Their deaths would instantly reveal the demon infiltrators."

"Hence, under no conditions can these human cultivators perish."

"We even have to stop them from taking their own lives."

The blue demon guard uttered with a wicked edge.

"Got it."

The red demon gave a firm nod.

It now comprehended the prison's vital role.

Though this outpost offered little glamour, it tied directly to the demons' war prospects.

Any mishap with the captives inside could plunge them into serious peril.

No surprise other demons had mocked them upon hearing of their posting here.

Guard duty brought scant advantages, yet a single blunder meant harsh penalties—a classic case of heavy duty with meager gains.