Mo Xingjue, the chief disciple of Fengyang Sect, reached Foundation Establishment in his teens, Golden Core in his twenties, and is now in his thirties, already attempting to break through to Nascent Soul. He can be described as a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius and is undoubtedly the number one person in the cultivation world.
If he successfully advances this time, he will become the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator in history.
Such a gifted and handsome man would have countless admirers.
Therefore, everyone was used to the commotion caused by Shangguan Meng and Bai Xue, and once the excitement was over, they didn't take it too seriously.
With the arrival of teams from various sects and independent cultivators, the entire Youcheng became exceptionally lively.
On this day, Jiang Qingtang, the sect leader of the Floating Wandering Sect, hosted a banquet at the largest restaurant in Youcheng. The guests were either sect leaders or grand elders. Among them, even the weakest was at the early Nascent Soul stage, each a figure who could roam freely in the cultivation world.
"Sect Leader Jiang, we've arrived here now. Shouldn't you tell us what Ji Lin stole from your sect?" Sun Chenyang of Junjian Sect said.
"What else could it be? There's only one high-grade evil artifact in the entire cultivation world. If Ji Lin hadn't stolen it, I wouldn't even know it was in the Floating Sect," Zhou Mobai of the Heavenly Yu Sect said bluntly.
"The only top-grade evil artifact in the cultivation world?" Sun Chenyang frowned; he had no idea what it was.
“Your Junjian Sect members are all sword fanatics, so it’s normal that you don’t pay attention to other spiritual weapons.” Shen Yutao, the sect leader of Zhuoguang Sect, glanced at Sun Chenyang and then turned his gaze to Jiang Qingtang. “Sect Leader Jiang, if I’m not mistaken, the evil weapon that was stolen from you should be the Qianyue Blade, a thick-backed heavy blade that should have been a spiritual weapon but turned into an evil weapon.”
"The Thousand Peaks Blade? Isn't that an evil weapon that should have been destroyed a hundred years ago?" Upon hearing the words "Thousand Peaks Blade," Sun Chenyang remembered it.
"Sigh—" Jiang Qingtang sighed, "We wanted to destroy it, but we couldn't. The blade was imbued with hundreds of thousands of vengeful spirits and dense malevolent energy. We suppressed it under an array, relying on the array's power to purify the vengeful spirits on the blade. A hundred years have passed, and it seemed that the vengeful spirits were about to be completely purified. Once the vengeful spirits disappeared, we would find a way to remove the malevolent energy from the blade, then throw it into a furnace to melt it down, and the blade would be destroyed. But then Ji Lin appeared and stole the blade."
"Is this sword really as powerful as the legends say?" Sun Chenyang asked. The Thousand Peaks Sword's reputation had been known for hundreds of years. The last time it appeared was a hundred years ago, in the hands of a Nascent Soul cultivator who used it to slaughter an entire city. This Nascent Soul cultivator was an elder of the Floating Wandering Sect. After the massacre, he was expelled from the sect, and the Thousand Peaks Sword was taken by them.
Jiang Qingtang sighed again, "Every time the Thousand Peaks Blade appears, it causes large-scale slaughter, so everyone calls it an evil weapon. As for how powerful it is, a Nascent Soul cultivator can use it to slaughter a Deity Transformation cultivator. I wonder if that counts as powerful?"
Sun Chenyang gasped.
The others, however, remained unfazed, seemingly already aware of the situation.
"The power of the Thousand Peaks Blade lies not only in the blade itself, but also in the hundreds of thousands of vengeful spirits that reside within it. Ordinary people who approach it will perish within ten breaths. Cultivators who approach it will suffer physical and mental harm at best, and at worst, bewitched by it and lose their minds." Jiang Qingtang's tone was solemn. "It is precisely because we know its power and evil that our Floating Wandering Sect has summoned everyone here to retrieve it from the Demon King Ji Lin."
“With the Thousand Peaks Blade, Ji Lin is like a god, how can we possibly be a match for him?” Zhou Mobai frowned.
"Sect Leader Zhou, there's no need to worry. Although Ji Lin has the Thousand Peaks Blade, we've also brought magical treasures. Our ancestor's Demon-Slaying Array can suppress demons in the Nascent Soul stage," Jiang Qingtang said confidently.
Recently, more and more demon soldiers have appeared on the battlefield between humans and demons. Li Ze carefully concealed his divine sense and stopped casually probing the surroundings, so as not to be discovered by demons and cultivators with higher divine sense.
He moved among the crevices of rocks and the canopy of trees to conceal himself.
The demon soldiers frequently mentioned the war between humans and demons. Based on the timeline of the war, Li Ze could roughly deduce that his battle with Ji Lin was nearly a hundred years ago.
Has Ji Lin advanced to the Nascent Soul stage in a hundred years?
As for himself, when will he be able to condense a physical body? When will he achieve the Nascent Soul stage, the Divine Transformation stage, and the Astral Body stage?
He wanted revenge! He wanted to find He Xingjue!
This was the first time Li Ze had ever been so eager to become stronger.
In the following days, Li Ze frequently wandered between the human and demon battlefields, going to the places with the densest evil energy and constantly consuming it.
Demon soldiers and cultivators frequently appeared on the battlefield between humans and demons, resulting in constant clashes and casualties on both sides.
Outside the gates of Youcheng, a small team of cultivators was flying out of the Endless Mountains on their swords.
"Come quickly, someone is injured!"
"Such a strong demonic aura! Have you encountered demons?"
"We encountered over twenty demon soldiers and a battle broke out. We killed three of them, but we also lost one person and have four seriously injured. Does anyone have any healing medicine that they could provide?"
"You didn't bring your own supplies? You dare to come to war without them?"
"We couldn't buy any, that's why we came here to buy some. We're a small sect with only a few low-level alchemists, so our pill-producing rate is low. Our Foundation Establishment disciples often can't buy any."
"I have some here, I'll sell them to you at a low price."
"The major sects have alchemists in their teams, so you can buy pills from them. With the great battle underway and everyone on the same side, the price of pills will drop by 10-20%, so seize the opportunity to buy as many as you can."
"Thank you for informing us, fellow Daoist. We will go and buy it in a moment."
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On the other side, Liu Haozhi frowned, "Junior Sister Bai Xue, you stay in the inn. There's no need for you to come with us on patrol."
Patrolling the edge of the battlefield is a task that every sect receives, and today it is the turn of Fengyang Sect.
Upon hearing this, Bai Xue's eyes immediately reddened. "Senior Brother Liu, do you also despise me?"
"This isn't disdain, it's just the reality before us. Junior Sister Bai Xue, you're only at the Qi Refining stage and can't fly on a sword. But to get to the Human-Demon Battlefield, we have to pass through an endless mountain range, which requires us to fly on swords," Liu Haozhi said earnestly. What he didn't say was that if they encountered demon soldiers, Bai Xue would become a burden to them when they tried to escape.
Not only him, but no one in the team was willing to bring Snow White along.
Bai Xue is beautiful, and everyone usually gives in to her, but now that her life is at stake, no one is backing down.
Tears welled up in Bai Xue's eyes. She bit her lip, then forced a smile and said, "Then I won't go. You all need to be careful. I'll wait for us to come back here."
“No need to wait idly. Junior sister, you have good talent. Cultivate diligently and reach Foundation Establishment as soon as possible, so we can do missions together.” A cultivator said bluntly.
Bai Xue's face stiffened, and her smile became even more forced. "...Okay."
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