News of the demons' "base being raided" quickly spread throughout the continent, and it wasn't just a simple spread; it was accompanied by a high bounty on the demons' heads.
A heretical cultivator who can disguise himself and conceal his true face, and who can also create countless insect-shaped evil spirits.
Besides the demons, several major demonic sects also issued kill orders. In addition to them, righteous sects also issued kill orders one after another.
However, this kill order deterred ordinary cultivators.
Passerby: "The demonic path is chasing him, and the righteous path is chasing him too. Even powerful sects have been provoked by this evil cultivator. That shows his strength!"
It would be a lie to say that ordinary rogue cultivators and cultivators from small sects wouldn't be tempted by this kill order and the high reward.
But just looking at the reasons behind this high reward, who would dare to accept it?
Passerby B: "A heretical cultivator who has offended so many sects at the same time and has been put on a kill order, he must be quite capable."
Passerby C: "If even the major sects can't handle it, who among us independent cultivators and aristocratic family cultivators dares to guarantee that we can?"
Passerby D: "Why do you think the major sects issued kill orders? I heard that many weaker sects have already been slaughtered!"
Passerby e: "Holy crap! Don't scare me!"
In a teahouse in a small town dedicated to cultivating immortality, a group of cultivators at the Qi Refining stage chatted excitedly about these gossips, as if they had heard that some secret realm had been opened. They talked all at once, each one of them chattering away about everything.
Sitting in the corner, Nanami Anemone, dressed in coarse linen clothes and wearing a straw hat, remained silent.
He transmigrated to a place where disciples of a small, insignificant sect, whose strength was insufficient, had been slaughtered.
He was the only one left in the entire sect.
If he hadn't happened to meet another aristocratic player from a nearby family when he went down the mountain that day and thus escaped this calamity, he probably would have been dead long ago.
Sitting opposite him, Merita was also dressed in a low-key manner. She had the same experience as Nanami; she was the aristocratic disciple who had arranged to meet Nanami.
The most coincidental thing was that after they met, Merita followed Seven Sea Anemone back to the sect, only to witness the massacre of the entire sect. Seven Sea Anemone was then "homeless," so Merita suggested that Seven Sea Anemone go back with her.
But when she returned, her own home was gone too.
Suddenly, two lonely and unlucky souls appeared in the world.
The five righteous sects and the major demonic sects that everyone was talking about were very far away from their area, and they encountered very few players. So the two decided to head towards the center of the continent.
The two continued their journey, cultivating as they flew. When they encountered towns, they stopped to search for players who might have traveled through time and to gather more information. However, they didn't find any players, but they did learn the truth about who might be the culprit who destroyed their sect.
"Do you think it could be the Zerg?"
After leaving the teahouse and purchasing the necessary cultivation items, the two did not immediately set off, but instead decided to stay in the town for a while.
Seven Sea Anemones rented a courtyard and installed a soundproof defensive array before they began to communicate.
"Judging from their description, it seems so. I just went to the town's bulletin board and saw the reward notice, and that's indeed the case."
Seven Sea Anemone nodded. In this world of cultivation, who would bother with evil insects for no reason?
"But what exactly is it doing? Is it really just killing people all over the world? Is there any pattern to its actions?"
Merita frowned. Even though she had fought the Zerg openly and covertly a few times in real life, and knew how cunning the Zerg were, she still couldn't understand their killing behavior in the game.
"On our side... only your family and our sect were affected. Before I found out about this, I thought we had made some enemies, but it seems that it was that bug that made the move."
Seven Sea Anemone listed out the various factions and sects in the primitive place they had traveled to, and then said, "Our sect is not the most powerful, nor is it the strongest in the area. Your family is even slightly above average. We don't have any rare or unique resources, so there's no possibility of us stealing treasures or killing people."
"But if it really was the insects that did it, I think the reason might not be what you just mentioned."
“Of course, what I said before was just what a normal person would do. If it were the Zerg…” Nanami shook her head. She didn’t understand how she had offended them.
"What about those major sects? They issued kill orders against the other side. What was their purpose in doing that?"
Merita felt that they couldn't deduce anything from their original place of origin. After all, they hadn't really become familiar with their sect or family, so they couldn't provide any more information.
"That's why we need to head towards the center. There are hardly any players on the edge." Nanami felt a strange unease thinking about how long it had been since they had seen a single player.
"Do you think there might be others like us, just not as lucky as us?" Merita's reminder made their mood even heavier.
"On the way ahead, let's keep an eye out and gather more information about the sects and families that have been wiped out."
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"I'm exhausted every day!"
Lou Jia, who was trying to make amends in Hehuan Palace, came out again. He had been busy for several days without sleep but found nothing. He didn't dare to go back to Hehuan Palace and went directly to Linjing City. He found Lu Gui and lay sprawled on the bed in the room where they were meeting, wailing.
"Can that bug teleport? The flying artifacts I stole before couldn't keep up with their speed of committing crimes. They kill one in the north today and another in the west tomorrow. Even with a flying artifact, it would take me half a day to fly that distance. Are those bugs some kind of modern-day kings of chaos?!"
Today, Lu Gui happened to be here as well. As soon as he and Julian entered the courtyard, they heard Lou Jia's shouting. Fortunately, the formation here blocked the sound, otherwise it would have attracted some law enforcement personnel.
"Teleportation is not necessarily true, but the other party must have a hidden teleportation array, you just haven't discovered it yet."
These days, it's not just the major sects who are investigating; Julian and Lu Gui have also gathered a lot of information through their own channels, including the discovery of a small teleportation array.
Moreover, this teleportation array is extremely sophisticated, only allowing teleportation to specific individuals. Others who attempt to investigate the array will be attacked by its built-in traps.
"Is there anyone here who is particularly skilled in this type of formation?"
Mentioning this, Lou Jia was no longer sleepy and looked at Lu Gui and Julian with hopeful eyes, only to see them both shake their heads.
"Those skilled in formations, the disciples of Bu Tian Sect are good at formations and divination, while the disciples of Bi Bo Yao Mountain are good at weapon crafting, pill making and special illusion formations."
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