After an inventory check, Zhou Qing nodded with satisfaction.

It's settled.

Giving the Yin Lingtu to An Lang made An Lang happy and act like a servile person.

Afterwards, Zhou Qing spent time refining the things he could currently refine, such as treasures like the Wanhe Soul Nourishing Liquid, and he felt pretty good after using them.

At night, as there was no war, Zhou Qing had a small gathering with Zhuge Yingyue, Cao Yinyin, Shi Yi and others.

Cao Yinyin was the one who went to the border battlefield when Zhou Qing returned from the grassland at the end of last month. She has experienced several battles so far.

Different from the time before at Xuandu Temple, everyone now had been living on the border battlefield for a long time, and there was a bit more sharpness and murderousness in everyone's eyes.

Environment and experience can indeed have a significant impact on a person, especially in a place like a battlefield.

Cao Yinyin took a sip of tea, sighed, and performed a series of small movements very smoothly.

Zhuge Yingyue asked, "Why are you sighing, Junior Sister?"

"I just feel that this war is too cruel, and I don't know when it will end."

Cao Yinyin shook her head. "Every time the barbarians retreated, I could see corpses of human warriors covering the ground."

"Fighting again and again, the losses are too heavy. I don't know what it will be like in the end."

Death is the eternal theme here, which inevitably touches people.

Every time the barbarians’ attacks were repelled, it was actually difficult for those who were able to stay conscious and stand on the battlefield to feel the joy of victory.

Because when you look up, you see blood and fire everywhere, corpses and broken swords everywhere. The person who was talking to you an hour ago has lost his life an hour later, and even his body is broken. It is depressing.

Zhou Qing and the others were silent for a moment, and then Zhuge Yingyue said, "Yes, the loss is too heavy..."

"Do you know? In the past month, in all the battles with the barbarians, the one with the least casualties among the human race was a total of 23,894 people died. This is the death toll, not including the injured."

"Of course, the barbarians' casualties were definitely more than ours."

"More than 20,000 people..."

This number is shocking.

In words, this is just a number, but in reality, it represents the passing of many lives.

Since the outbreak of the war, humans and barbarians have fought each other nearly ten times. In the one with the least casualties, the human race lost such a large number of warriors. It is conceivable how terrible the casualties from all the battles combined would be.

And so far, there is still no sign of the war ending.

It is hard to imagine how many casualties the human race will suffer by the time the war is over.

If it had happened in Zhou Qing's previous life, such casualties in the army would have caused the country to collapse long ago, and its demise would have happened in an instant.

At the same time, this also shows how big the appetite of the Immortal Demon God is.

However, if He cannot gain anything from the human race, then the barbarians will have to pay every price to satisfy His appetite.

The world is big, and because it has a stable civilization and social system, and is surrounded by external enemies, the rulers will use their extraordinary powers to help the people live.

For example, to ensure good weather and good harvests in the fields, increase production and income.

This resulted in the total population of this world being extremely large, almost exploding.

Because the territory is vast, the army needed to garrison it must also be expanded accordingly to match this vast territory.

Therefore, any of the three human nations must have an extremely large army in order to be able to sustain such a war.

This is a good thing, but it also means that the death toll in every war will be far beyond imagination.

"The barbarians are indeed a big problem."

Shi Yi drank a cup of tea with depression and resentment.

"If there were no barbarians, I don't know how much more stable our human territory would be, and there would never be so many people dying here."

“I wonder if there will ever be a day in the future when the barbarians will be wiped out.”

"That's too difficult. The barbarians have been passed down for countless years and are still the overlords of the grasslands. They will last forever."

Zhou Qing suddenly said: "The key to the Barbarians' continued existence is still the unknown Immortal Demon God."

"The Barbarians are not like the Humans, who have immortal masters from generation to generation. In fact, the number of immortal masters that have appeared in the history of the Barbarians is actually very small."

"If there was no Immortal Demon God, there would be a chance to destroy the barbarians. Unfortunately..."

Zhou Qing shook his head.

Unfortunately, the barbarians have existed for so long, and the Immortal Demon is still standing, protecting them.

Although expensive "protection fees" are collected from the barbarians on a regular basis, at least the survival of the barbarians is guaranteed.

"Yes, the Immortal Demon God is the biggest obstacle."

Zhuge Yingyue agreed and said, "In every period, the immortal masters of the human race would go to test the barbarians to see if the demon god still existed, but he never disappeared."

"What kind of existence is this? It is simply incomprehensible."

The barbarians have a large population, and there are also many masters who are at the level of Huangquan and Qingyun, but this is actually not a problem.

As long as there are no masters from the fairyland and no immortal demon gods, taking the current era as an example, the three human countries working together and giving their all are completely capable of destroying the barbarians.

How could the barbarians stop the master of Xuandu Temple, the second sage of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the master of Wanxing Merchants, the Purple Sky Lord, and the four great masters of the fairyland? But unfortunately, the immortal demon god existed forever, and destroying the barbarians was always impossible.

His existence allows the barbarians to continue to invade the human race from time to time.

"How can there be such a monster? Doesn't He have a lifespan limit?"

Cao Yinyin muttered, "This doesn't make sense at all. Even immortals can't survive a monster like that."

"There are definitely problems and secrets."

Zhou Qing remained silent, but he was actually thinking about something in his heart.

Damn it, if a golden finger that can curse someone to death is refreshed one day, he will curse the barbarian immortal demon god first.

Everything that had happened in the past month at the border had made Zhou Qing very disgusted with the barbarians.

"Practice hard and kill more barbarians on the battlefield. These are the only things we can do."

"Yes, kill more barbarians, kill them until they are afraid, kill them until they are terrified, and kill them until they dare not cause trouble for dozens or hundreds of years!"

"But everyone should also pay attention to their own safety. When we cultivate to a higher level, we can play a greater role than we do now, so we can keep our useful bodies."

“…”

This was a casual chat to soothe the tense nerves on the battlefield, but before the chat was over, the heavy bell rang again throughout the Da Qi military camp.

The barbarians are coming again.

Zhou Qing and his companions did not hesitate and headed straight for Tianmen Pass with murderous intent.

Here, at this time, there is no reason and mercy, only killing!

With a burning murderous intent in his heart, Zhou Qing attacked without mercy, taking the lives of the barbarian warriors one by one.

His heart became increasingly cold under such killing, and the murderous intent not only did not decrease with the killing, but became even more intense.

With surging murderous intent and a resolute determination to kill, and with the help of [Being in Harmony with the Tao], Zhou Qing's attainments in the Killing Immortal Sword Sutra have made rapid progress.

He was completely immersed in this kind of combat training.

As time passed and the sun and moon rotated, the barbarians kept invading and were constantly beaten back by humans.

The blood dyed Tianmen Pass red, and if the corpses of the human and barbarian tribes were piled up, they would reach the sky.

One day, a message came down from a human master.

The method of reverse sacrifice was successfully arranged.

The barbarians will never get any sacrifices from humans to sacrifice to their filthy demon god.

When this news came out, it also inspired the human soldiers a little. At least their comrades-in-arms would not be disturbed after their death.

When facing the invasion of barbarians, they must try to adopt a better defensive posture and reduce their own casualties as much as possible.

Let the barbarians themselves bear the consequences of worshipping the immortal demon god! In such a continuous war, many people died, and many people also joined the battlefield and contributed their own strength.

Some people became famous on the battlefield, achieved outstanding results and were respected, while others surpassed themselves, broke their limits and made great progress.

But the long war made everyone who was still alive very tired, their hearts became colder, and killing became a habit.

On the night twenty-three days after [Being in Harmony with the Dao] was refreshed, the barbarians erupted with the greatest force since the start of the war, and their attack was unprecedentedly fierce.

This time, the barbarian attack started at noon and lasted until the evening, but it has not yet ended.

The sky above the entire Tianmen Pass has been gloomy since the battle broke out, with dark clouds covering the sky and the sun, never dispersing, making the sky and the earth very gloomy.

The whole battlefield was filled with evil spirit and the black wind never stopped blowing, making the battlefield look mysterious and gloomy.

The sounds of shouting, blood splattering, and corpses falling to the ground... were endless.

Blood gathered on the ground. The blood of practitioners had an activity beyond that of ordinary people, and it formed small streams.

The arrow pierced through the heart of a barbarian in the Marrow Cleansing Stage, causing his eyes to dim instantly.

The Taibai sword swung out horizontally, chopping off a head, and the sword was covered in blood.

Zhou Qing was killing the barbarians, stabbing with swords, shooting with arrows, and punching with fists...

He would not hesitate to use any means as long as they could take the enemy's life.

The Liuji warship has been lent to the Yinshen Zhenxue realm for use, allowing them to unleash the maximum power of this war artifact to fight against the barbarian practitioners in the Huangquan Chedi realm.

Looking around, all I saw were people who were bloodthirsty, whether they were humans or barbarians.

Zhou Qing's eyes were deep and bloodshot, as if brewing a terrifying intention.

Swing the sword, kill the enemy, swing the sword again, kill the enemy again...

During this process, Zhou Qing's murderous intent was rising and condensing, and his murderous heart was constantly being tempered, as if something was about to burst out of his body.

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When he didn't know how many times he had swung his sword and killed countless enemies, Zhou Qing's bloodshot eyes suddenly moved. There was something in his body that was about to burst out and he could hardly hold it back.

There was no emotion in Zhou Qing's eyes. The next second his figure disappeared from the spot, and the next second he appeared surrounded by the barbarian soldiers in front of him.

Not a single barbarian soldier hesitated and immediately drew their swords at him.

But at this time, a black and red light spread out from Zhou Qing's body, like ripples on the water, but it spread extremely quickly and covered his surroundings in an instant.

The black and red ripples were silent, but after they covered the barbarian soldiers, they screamed and wailed in extreme pain, as if they were being cut into pieces.

It can be seen that sword energy is running rampant within the black and red ripples, wantonly killing the enemies within the ripples.

Those barbarian soldiers were harvested like wheat and their bodies were lying everywhere.

Zhou Qing was moving, and with every step he took, the black and red ripples followed him. Killing and death moved with him, and none of the barbarian soldiers who were caught in it survived.

Even for masters who have achieved great success in marrow cleansing, death is their only outcome.

Even though everyone had become somewhat numb and crazy after the long fight, the scene here still attracted the attention of many people.

Some people were confused and didn't understand what was going on. Some had some guesses in their minds but didn't dare to believe it. Some people were furious and blurted out two words.

"Sword Domain?!!"

"How dare you, a mere ant of the human race, to commit such atrocities!"

With a loud shout, two venerables rushed towards Zhou Qing, trying to stop him.

Upon seeing this, the human elders immediately took action to stop them, but before they could achieve their goal, they saw the red ripples around Zhou Qing suddenly contract and expand, and then rushed towards the two barbarian elders.

Looking at the two statues, Zhou Qing was so fast that he couldn't see clearly and didn't give the human elder a chance to attack before he swung his sword.

“Swish!”

The sword energy whistled, and new changes occurred in the black and red ripples. The sword and the formation appeared to be connected, condensed into one, and powerful.

"boom!"

The two barbarian masters were enveloped, and only the sound of cutting was heard, and then the black and red ripples shrank into Zhou Qing's body again.

Looking at those two venerables, there was not a single piece of good meat left on their bodies.

Instant kill!

Zhou Qing did not pay any attention to the two men. He turned around and continued to kill the barbarian practitioners.

Immortal-killing Sword Domain!

This is a higher level variation of the martial art of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Sutra than the Immortal-Slaying Sword Intent. It is extremely powerful and rare, and can further unleash the power of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Sutra.

And in this continuous killing, Zhou Qing thoroughly comprehended the realm of the Immortal-Slaying Sword.

This also means that his attainments in the mysterious martial art of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Sutra have reached a new level.

After making further progress in this killing sword technique, Zhou Qing became more calm and adaptable on the battlefield. Every sword he struck resulted in killing and took lives, and was a shortcut for him to practice the Immortal-Slaying Sword Sutra.

This killing sword technique is to cultivate the sword by killing, and this is the fastest way to practice! But as a disciple of Xuandu, Zhou Qing actually doesn't have many opportunities to do such things. After all, it is the true teaching of a famous and upright sect, and he has to pay attention to his image and influence, so he can only slowly comprehend it by himself.

But now on this ethnic battlefield, no one will blame Zhou Qing for killing, and no one will stop him from killing.

Here, killing is what he should do.

This environment is indeed the most suitable for him to practice the Immortal-Slaying Sword Sutra.

At this moment, Zhou Qing was like a god of killing. Even the barbarians who were already blood-thirsty could not help but feel fear in their hearts after seeing him.

It’s not that they are really afraid, but the Immortal-Slaying Sword Sutra has reached this point, which makes Zhou Qing carry a kind of oppression, a murderous aura that is extremely depressing.

“Boom!”

At a certain moment, a roar louder than thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.

Not only that, there was also a sudden flash of light that shone through the dark clouds in the sky and was observed by the people fighting on the ground.

A terrifying wave came from the sky, as if the sky was about to collapse, making everyone feel as if a disaster was about to happen, as if there was something terrifying in the sky.

This is indeed the case. Above the black clouds, in the extremely high sky, the human and barbarian masters of the Bi Luo Tong Tian realm were also fighting.

Such ethnic wars have never been just a matter for Zhou Qing and his people. The top forces of the two ethnic groups are also clashing and fighting.

They were far away from the battlefield on the ground, countless miles high, but a collision and a ripple of aftermath could still create a shocking and terrifying sight.

"boom!"

Another roar was heard, followed by several more in succession, indicating that the fighting on the Zenith battlefield was becoming more intense.

“Click!”

Suddenly, lightning flashed across the sky, piercing the darkness and cutting open a corner of the sky.

"Shen Yuanning, how dare you!"

"stop!"

“…”

Roars echoed faintly between heaven and earth and were captured by people.

Then the vision changed again. The dark clouds in the sky were stirred, forming a vortex that covered the sky and the sun. It was countless miles long and wide, and the normal night sky could not be seen at all.

As the vortex spun and condensed, it turned into a half black and half white color. It spun faster and faster, as if it was going to swallow up the entire world! When this change reached its extreme, the black and white vortex suddenly exploded, and the world shook violently. Even the Tianmen Pass was shaking, and the soldiers of both tribes were somewhat unstable.

Zhou Qing took advantage of this opportunity and used his speed advantage to kill several barbarian masters.

"ah!"

A scream was heard, but it stopped abruptly without any follow-up.

A huge wave erupted from the sky and instantly spread to the four poles of heaven and earth, containing extreme destruction and death.

At the same time, Zhou Qing seemed to smell a faint smell of blood, and his face was a little wet. The sky seemed to be raining, red rain, blood rain! "Why shouldn't I dare?!"

Another voice echoed between heaven and earth, like a god descending from heaven.

Violent fluctuations erupted in the sky again, and the atmosphere between heaven and earth became much more solemn, as if affected by the mood of some people.

But this time, the collision above the sky did not last long. One could feel several waves as huge as the sky retreating directly and flying towards the grassland.

The next moment, the barbarian retreat signal sounded, and all the barbarian soldiers immediately began to flee.

"kill!"

I don't know who roared out, and then all the human beings shouted out, and then chased after the fleeing barbarians, trying to save as many of their lives as possible and not let them get away so easily.

When they were chased completely into the grassland, leaving behind a field of horrified barbarian corpses, another uplifting voice was heard from the sky.

"The barbarians have retreated. This war... is over!"

After these words were spoken, everyone was stunned for a moment.

The war is over?

This means that the barbarians have completely retreated this time?

The news that this war continues to this day is still confusing at first glance.

Gradually, some people reacted.

“Bang!”

Their swords fell to the ground. They looked around and saw their sparsely packed comrades. Finally, some of them couldn't help but roar loudly to vent their emotions.

Since the masters above the sky said so, it really meant that the tribal war that had lasted for nearly two months had finally come to an end.

At this time, cracks appeared in the dark clouds that covered the sky, and the long-lost moonlight sprinkled through them.

(End of this chapter)