"What?" Shen Sangruo's voice stopped, and her brows furrowed involuntarily.

What does it mean that heretical practitioners have already begun to take action?

Before she could think, the ancestors' urgent voices came and explained the details.

“We just found the whereabouts of that evil cultivator. He had been hiding for several days and finally showed up near the Misty Abyss.”

"They carried out a large-scale massacre in a nearby city, their actions were extremely arrogant."

It wasn't just a massacre; it was more like using the slaughter of the city to provoke them, probably to let them find out.

"We were on our way to hunt down that evil cultivator when we discovered that there were also many other places in the cultivation world where there were traces of slaughter by the evil cultivator."

"They appeared suddenly at the same time. We hadn't noticed anything unusual before, and we don't know what kind of methods the evil cultivators used to hide them."

The evil cultivator has been quite active these past few days, but he has hidden everything very well, which is why the ancestors who have been searching have found nothing.

When they searched, everything in the cultivation world remained as before.

Only now, when the black mist that had enveloped the various cities, sects, and villages dissipated, did they see the cruel bloodshed hidden beneath it.

The evil cultivator had already left, taking all the corpses with him, leaving behind only countless traces of slaughter.

The peaceful and serene scene turned into a nightmare in the blink of an eye, and the ancestors' hearts trembled. They couldn't bear to look at the tragic scene.

For a near-divine heretical cultivator, slaughtering a city is as simple as waving a hand.

One can only imagine how many people he has killed in the cultivation world these past few days, and how terrifying that number must be.

The elders sounded angry and remorseful. If they had searched more thoroughly, wouldn't so many people have been spared from the evil cultivators' clutches?

"The elders said that there is a layer of black mist around those places where massacres were committed?" Shen Sanruo caught the key words.

Those evil cultivators are used to using these strange and unusual things. First, there were those eerie gases, and now there is this black mist.

"Yes, we also suspect that those illusions are related to the black mist," the elders replied. "We don't know what kind of weird things those evil cultivators have come up with this time."

"That black mist is aggressive; it corrodes anything that touches it. We are phantoms and will not be attacked, but we can see that the vegetation around the black mist has withered."

"Corrosive? That sounds somewhat similar to the strange gas that evil cultivators use to deal with Qi Yan and his group," Shen Sangruo pondered.

"Did the seniors capture that evil cultivator? What's the current situation?" She spoke very quickly.

The evil cultivator killed so many people and obtained so many corpses; it's unknown how far the process of refining the furnace has progressed.

This situation was so sudden and unexpected, and the outcome was extremely unfavorable for them.

They only hoped that they could capture the evil cultivator before that thing was even refined.

But can we catch it?

Shen Sanruo pondered this question in her mind.

The evil cultivator's greatest skill was the art of concealment, and he also had methods to hide all traces of the killing.

But now he appears so openly in their sight.

It's not that heretical cultivators are brainless, but rather that it's highly likely that thing has already...

Therefore, his appearance in their field of vision was a gamble that they were sure they couldn't do anything to him, and a provocation on behalf of the evil cultivators.

She clenched her fists, suppressing her unease and trying to calm herself down.

It's alright. Even if that thing has already taken shape, they will definitely find a way to solve it.

Believe in yourself, believe in others, and believe in the entire cultivation world.

“We have already surrounded that evil cultivator, Fellow Daoist Sang Ruo, don’t be anxious.”

These illusory ancestors are the best choice to surround and capture the evil cultivators, as they will not be affected by the evil cultivators' attacks.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you all, seniors." She replied.

The people on the third line of defense surrounded her, and she told them the news.

Ye Huai and his group, who were originally responsible for transporting supplies from the rear, were also there.

The situation has now been completely suppressed by the cultivation world, and there is no need to transport supplies anymore.

"Hopefully we can kill that evil cultivator directly," they said, their voices unconsciously filled with expectation.

But the results were always disappointing.

Before long, Shen Sangri heard a voice coming from the other end of the soul connection.

"We can't stop that evil cultivator! He's heading your way!"

"He has a strange device that can attack our real bodies through phantom attacks. Be careful!"

A hint of surprise flickered across her calm expression.

Not long after the voice in the soul connection disappeared, a black dot appeared in the distance.

The black dot was rapidly enlarging, gradually transforming into a human figure—the very same evil cultivator.

The evil cultivator moved extremely fast, arriving at the battlefield from the Misty Abyss in a short time.

Many afterimages were chasing him, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that the number of afterimages had decreased.

Those seniors who were attacked and injured by evil cultivators through some means have severed their contact with her and returned to the transitional realm to treat their injuries.

The heretical cultivator raised one hand high, holding something in his hand.

As the evil cultivator got closer, they could see that what he was holding was a miniature furnace.

I also saw the extremely arrogant expression on his face.

A continuous stream of black gas poured out of the furnace, leaving a pale black trail behind it.

Shen Sangruo and the others stared intently; it was clear that this was something capable of harming the ancestors.

It is highly likely that this is also the trump card held by the evil cultivators.

"Damn it! Did those evil cultivators still succeed?" Jiang Chu gritted her teeth.

"What exactly is this thing?" Su Xiyu frowned.

Looking at the pale black gas, Shen Sanruo felt that it resembled that strange gas even more.

Is there any connection between the two?

As she pondered, the evil cultivator in the distance suddenly made eye contact with her.

The face, covered in black lines, gave her a meaningful smile, and the evil killing intent in his eyes seemed to devour her completely.

Those evil cultivators hated her to the core, but never thought of letting her go.

The others also noticed the evil cultivator's gaze, and despite knowing their own power was insignificant, they immediately surrounded her.

"Protect Junior Sister/Sang Ruo!"

The escaped evil cultivators returned to fight back. Without her having to pass the message to the first two lines of defense, the Five Divine Beasts and Immortal Lord Changli could already find out.

The next moment, a portion of the people from the first and second lines of defense were also dispatched, heading towards the evil cultivators.

I will never let him hurt Shen Sangri; I am determined to kill that evil cultivator!

There were people around the evil cultivator, who thought his target was Shen Sangruo, but unexpectedly, he transformed into a streak of light and rushed straight through the third line of defense.

Judging from their appearance, they seemed to be trying to force their way out of the encirclement and back to the evil cultivators' base.

Qi Chong noticed the commotion outside the base, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a strange light flashed across his face.

He addressed the remaining evil cultivators, saying, "I've had enough of staying here for several days. It's time to go out and see what's happening. Follow me and launch an attack!"

Second update! Thank you all for your support! *tweets*

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