Unexpectedly, a few days later, another sad news came.

Several monks who were on patrol were injured by monsters roaming outside the mountain gate.

Although the injury was not serious, it still looked shocking.

Just like burns and scalds in the real world, some exposed parts of the victim's skin were burned with horrible marks, and a strange black liquid flowed from the wounds.

The black liquid was so powerful that it even corroded parts of the monk's clothes, the copper buckles on his clothes, and the hilt of his sword.

"This is..." Li Yuebai frowned.

"This black liquid is the body fluid vomited by the monster." The system explained: "It is extremely corrosive."

"Monster?" Li Yuebai asked anxiously, "How could there be a monster near Kunlun Mountain?"

"Host, didn't you massacre tens of thousands of the demon army?" the system said.

"Is it related to the Demon Cult?"

"In short, tens of thousands of Demon Cult followers died outside the Kunlun Mountain Gate, and some died inside Kunlun Mountain." The system said: "Blood flowed everywhere, and corpses were everywhere."

"…I did it, yes." Li Yuebai said.

In order to prevent the epidemic, as soon as the battle with the Demon Cult ended, Kunlun immediately arranged for personnel to properly burn and bury the corpse fragments scattered all over the mountains.

"Yes, the system knows. You have cleaned it up." The system said, "But no matter how you deal with it, the evil spirit will still remain."

"Demon soul?"

"The so-called demon souls are the fragmented souls left after the death of the demon cult members. There are many of them, wandering in the air, with no fixed place to stay."

"Isn't this thing like smoke and dark clouds, unable to harm people who practice Taoism?" Li Yuebai had a vague impression of this: "Since the body is already dead, what else can the soul do?"

"Under normal circumstances, this is indeed the case, but if by chance, or if someone casts a spell to lure it..." The system said: "The devil soul may also condense into a monster with a physical form, which can hurt people."

This world of cultivating immortals also more or less follows the law of conservation of matter and energy. The demon soul has no body, but outside the gate of Kunlun Mountain there are plants, sand, gravel, and water. These substances, after complex transformations, can form the body of the demon.

"..." Li Yuebai's heart sank: "This matter is of great importance and should be dealt with as soon as possible!"

"All major sects have encountered this kind of situation before, so the host doesn't need to worry too much," the system comforted.

"Then how do the major immortal sects do it?"

"Nothing was done." The system said, "Because nothing can be done."

"Aren't the major sects afraid that something might happen to their disciples?" Li Yuebai frowned.

"What they encountered were all small-scale." The system said: "No immortal sect has ever massacred so many demon sect followers, so there are very few demon souls wandering outside their mountain gate. Occasionally, due to coincidence, one or two demons will condense, but they are not powerful, so don't pay attention to them."

"Our situation is different." Li Yuebai frowned. "Judging from the condition of the injured, there are more than one or two monsters outside our mountain gate that were formed by chance."

"Host, the probability of demon souls condensing into monsters is very small." The system still comforted: "There are tens of thousands of demon souls wandering outside the gate of Kunlun Mountain. Even if this opportunity is too coincidental, it can only condense into hundreds of monsters. Although it will hurt people, it is not a big deal. Just order the monks to be more careful."

"If it's really just coincidence, then of course there's no problem." Li Yuebai said in a deep voice: "But you just said that in addition to coincidence, there is also - deliberately casting a spell to lure, which can also condense the devil soul into a monster."

"That is an evil method of the heretic." The system said: "Kunlun monks are all immortals, there is no way they would practice this kind of evil."

"Even if it's the devil's way, what's the harm in practicing it?" Li Yuebai is a modern man after all, and he has no principles when it comes to the affairs of the world of immortal cultivation.

"That means you have gone astray!" the system reminded, "You are no longer considered an immortal cultivator. You will be rejected by your own sect, or even expelled... Looking at the entire Kunlun Immortal Mountain, there is no such cultivator."

"What if there is?"

"What if something happens?" Yu Tianji climbed up from the couch, yawned, and stretched. His long hair was uncombed and scattered lazily on the bed. His eyes, which were already evil, now seemed half-sleepy and full of lewd aura.

"Look." Li Yuebai said to the system: "If someone like the Immortal Lord practices evil and heretical methods, I would not be surprised at all."

"Of course." Yu Tianji didn't understand what he was talking about, and continued the conversation smoothly: "If it's just for Miss Mu to look at me more, what does it matter if I'm obsessed?"

"I don't dare to place my hopes on the moral self-discipline of tens of thousands of people in Kunlun." Li Yuebai said to the system: "Even if 99% of the people are self-disciplined, there will always be a few hundred people with bad intentions..."

"That's right... cultivators are also human beings. They don't have a system like ours, so it's inevitable that they have bad intentions." The system admitted.

"Even systems can have bugs." Li Yuebai was furious when he thought of the system in his previous life that wanted to kill him. "So, I want to take people to the outside of the mountain gate to see what the demon soul and the monster are like."

"You want to go out?" Yu Tianji rolled his eyes: "Are you taking me with you?"

"No." Li Yuebai thought about it carefully and said, "It's too dangerous."

"Since it's so dangerous, my beauty, don't go." Yu Tianji said jokingly.

"No problem, just bring enough people so that we can take care of each other."

"Oh? Don't I, the Immortal Master, have any way of taking care of you?" Yu Tianji pretended to be sad and said, "If you don't take me with you, who else can you take with you?"

"Wan Guangliu." Li Yuebai didn't waste any time talking and directly mentioned a name.

"Hasn't you already pissed him off? Because of Ji Yao's matter..." Yu Tianji remembered it clearly.

"But I also promised Ji Yun a few days ago that I would no longer interfere with Ji Yao's freedom." Li Yuebai said helplessly: "In this way, the conflict with Master Wanfeng can be resolved."

Sure enough, Wan Guangliu was overjoyed after hearing Li Yuebai's words.

He had great trust in his wife and was willing to argue with Li Yuebai for her. Now that he heard Li Yuebai say that he no longer suspected any involvement with Ji Yao, he naturally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart and was relieved.

"Host, Wan Guangliu's support for you has returned to 100%." ​​said the system.

"Okay." Li Yuebai answered casually, still thinking about the demon souls and monsters in his heart.

"Master Jijiu." At this time, Ji Yao walked out of the inner room and bowed to Li Yuebai gracefully: "Thank you, Master Jijiu, for your generosity towards me."

"You're welcome." Li Yuebai said, "It's your family who committed the crime. It has nothing to do with you."

"My father and brother made a big mistake and are guilty of Kunlun. Thinking about this, I still can't sleep or eat well." Ji Yao said: "Therefore, I have been looking for an opportunity to redeem myself."

"Madam, there is no need to do this." Li Yuebai said, "As long as Madam lives a stable life, I will be relieved."

"However, I heard that the Lord Jijiu was going to the outside of the mountain gate to inspect those...devil souls and the monsters formed by the devil souls." Ji Yao smiled and said, "I have been practicing immortal arts and reading classics since I was young. I have some experience with monsters. I am willing to help the Lord Jijiu."

"Host, what she said... is correct." The system reminded: "After all, Ji Yao is the daughter of the Ji family. She has been exposed to more knowledge than ordinary cultivators. You see, her uncle is so knowledgeable about spells, so she is naturally not weak either. It is true that she knows something about demon souls."

"Oh." Li Yuebai said.

He had already agreed in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on the outside. Ji Yao had asked him for mercy several times before, but he had been rejected every time. This time, of course, he couldn't agree too easily.

So, Li Yuebai refused again and again, and Ji Yao begged again and again. Finally, Li Yuebai sighed and made a concession, agreeing that she could follow Wan Guangliu out of the city.

This trip was dangerous, so the group did not dare to take it lightly. They all brought self-defense items with them, and the mighty Earthly Sword flew out of the mountain gate.

The situation outside is indeed not good.

When the Immortal Alliance Conference was held before, the weather was warm and the sun was scorching, so it was hard to see anything.

The weather has turned cold and gloomy these days. The sun has been hidden in the clouds for a long time and the environment has changed.

The air was filled with a damp, moldy smell, the ground was overgrown with weeds and rocks, and it was a desolate and bleak scene. The worst thing was that all kinds of strange mist were floating on the ground - there was yellow-green miasma, white mist, and black demonic spirits.

The evil spirit looks very similar to mist, except that it is black in color. When the wind blows, it spreads and floats. When the wind stops, it gathers together again, and is so thick that it cannot be dissolved.

After flying for only a few dozen miles, they encountered three monsters. Fortunately, these monsters had just formed not long ago and their attack power was not strong. They were quickly beaten to pieces. However, the black juice sprayed by the monsters was really disgusting.

However, the fog and evil spirits became thicker and thicker, and vision was gradually obstructed.

Everyone had to slow down their flying speed, concentrate and observe carefully.

Flying further forward, it was almost difficult to see my companions.

Suddenly, another monster appeared.

The monster moved very fast. Even though everyone chased it at full speed, it was still difficult to catch it. It became smaller and smaller in the field of vision.

"Husband, I'm afraid you are the only one who can catch this thing." Ji Yao suddenly laughed.

She was telling the truth. Wan Guangliu was an expert in swordsmanship and could control the speed of his sword with ease. Chasing a small monster was as easy as taking something out of a bag.

It’s just that Wan Guangliu has been trapped in the formation and it’s not easy for him to step out alone.

"Master Wanfeng, if that's the case, please do us a favor." Li Yuebai thought for a moment and said, "Just be careful."

Wan Guangliu glanced at his wife and said, "Forget it. It's just a small monster. There's no need to pursue it relentlessly."

Li Yuebai could see that he was worried about Ji Yao's safety and was afraid that he would not be able to protect her if he left, so he refused.

"My husband, you are worrying too much." Ji Yao smiled and said, "There are so many immortals here, so there is no need to worry."

She really wanted to accomplish this feat, so she began to persuade her husband.

The monster also arrogantly stayed at a place not too far away, as if waiting for them to catch up.

Wan Guangliu was finally persuaded by his wife. He raised his eyebrows, used sword skills, and chased after the monster like a white rainbow.

Everyone's eyes could not help but follow his figure.

Suddenly, Li Yuebai heard a scream from behind.

It was Ji Yao's voice, sharp and painful.

Li Yuebai hurriedly controlled the flying sword and rushed back - only to find that Ji Yao's original position was empty. She and her flying sword fell into the vast black mist below.