Chapter 324: Tide of Corpses and Sea of Blood
"What is that?"
"Dark clouds..."
As Qingyun's Marriage Festival approaches, countless children from aristocratic families gather in a fairy garden in Zhongzhou, strolling around and looking for suitable partners to marry.
But before the atmosphere could get heated up, many people noticed that the sky was getting dark quickly.
So the young man and woman subconsciously raised their heads, and when they saw the wriggling black, they immediately held their breath.
In an instant, a shrill sound like the grinding of gravel instantly awakened the entire city, and the overwhelming evil species, carrying a heavy murderous aura, roared down with ferocious faces.
"Bang!!!!"
As the heavy body fell, it plowed a deep gully in the ground, then struggled to get up and rushed into the city.
One, two, three...
With a snap, the city guards were swallowed up instantly, and blood splattered all over the ground.
Then, they trampled and tore, scrambling to rush into the city, smashing down the walls and houses, and rushing to the most crowded areas in a panic.
Wherever they passed, houses collapsed and corpses were scattered everywhere.
The quiet world was thrown into chaos in an instant, and countless shrill cries filled the entire city.
"What's going on? What happened? Why are there so many evil species?"
"There are so many of them, I can't even tell which direction they are. They're everywhere!"
The noble families gathered in Zhongzhou reacted quite quickly. The moment they realized something was wrong, the clan protection formation rose up instantly and surrounded the entire ancestral land.
However, those ferocious evil species were just dead bodies, without any fear, and still rushed towards the formation with mysterious light with undiminished momentum.
The first batch of evil species crashed into the formation, letting out teeth-grinding screams, and were then strangled into a ball in the huge murderous intent.
But the second group of evil species stepped on their corpses, and their sharp claws pierced into the mysterious light fiercely.
Then came the third and fourth batches...
What was originally a large formation to protect the family was instantly wrapped into a huge ball by the wriggling tide of corpses. They were trampled and pulled, and the evil species who rushed in had only the desire to kill in their eyes.
"boom!!"
"boom!!!"
"boom!!!!"
With the continuous impact, the large formations of many families were directly broken up, and a bloody aura surged amid countless screams.
After the end of the ancient times, the human race rose. During this period, there have been corpse plagues for various reasons, but never on such a horrifying scale, which is like a locust plague.
Seeing this scene, the noble families that had not yet been covered by the tide of zombies instantly gave up their protective formation and rushed to the north.
Soon, countless chariots and treasure ships took off into the sky one after another.
The evil species does not have the ability to fly in the air. Logically speaking, flying in the air is the safest.
But as countless people fled towards the sky, the evil species on the ground screamed, and with a bang, they rose into the air and climbed directly onto the flying fairy ship at an incredible height.
Amidst the violent shaking, the fairy ship that took off first suddenly tilted, and then crashed heavily into another fairy ship.
"Too much, too much..."
"Don't panic, go to Shengjing immediately to avoid disaster!"
On the west side of Zhongzhou, the head of the He family raised his hands to the sky, and a beam of immortal light shot out, directly repelling a large number of evil species. Then he shouted and ordered his family members to head northeast immediately.
The individual strength of these things is not too strong, but the number is too large.
If you fight with human power, you will eventually be exhausted.
Moreover, there are many young people in their family, so the best way is to evacuate immediately.
The protective formations of the seven great immortal sects and the imperial formation of Shengjing all share the same origin as the northern city walls.
A formation of that level has resisted the barbarians for thousands of years. No matter how strong these dead bodies are, they cannot break through it.
So with this loud shout, the elders of the family separated and strangled the evil species in front and back, while the young descendants were protected in the middle, and a group of people began to move westward.
Other surviving aristocratic families in Zhongzhou were also in this team, such as the Qiu family, Liu family, and Sheng family who followed the He family. After hearing this, they immediately followed. On the way to escape, they also met the Zuoqiu family, as well as the Huang family, Zhou family, Lu family, etc. who followed them.
Amidst the thick smell of blood, the evil seeds roared and fell like a torrential downpour.
Then they gathered into a wave and chased all the way.
Their numbers were simply too vast, and their innate physiques were so strong that many cultivators of lower realms were inevitably torn to pieces on the spot by the flying evil species.
Amidst the blood, countless people were frightened to death.
The Qiu, Huang and Sheng families are the weakest among them. Although they follow the He and Zuoqiu families, they are not of the same clan after all and will not be properly cared for.
Not long after they flew, they saw a huge wave coming and directly separated them from the big families.
Seeing this scene, countless people immediately infused themselves with vast spiritual energy and chased forward regardless of life and death.
Because they knew that if they were really left behind at this moment, they would all die here.
But the vision is beautiful, but the reality is often extremely cruel.
The remaining bodies of the survivors were inherently powerful, and they surpassed the lower three realms of the human race from the start.
At this time, groups of evil creatures came flying over with screams, and their ferocious faces were getting closer and closer as if they wanted to devour everything.
“Puff!”
Blood gushed out and broken limbs flew everywhere.
In an instant, countless disciples guarding the periphery were killed or injured.
The three heads of the noble families waved their hands to protect their children, watching the impending death with bloodshot eyes.
However, when the fishy wind blew in their faces, a clear sword sound suddenly came from the sky. The sound was like a phoenix cry, instantly drowning out the roars of thousands of evil species and waking everyone up.
In their peripheral vision, everyone looked up with eyes wide open.
Under the sky with rolling air waves, a bright sword light split the gray fog with a "boom", like a pouring Milky Way.
Before the sword arrived, dozens of evil creatures rushing in the front had already been torn apart all over.
The next moment, the majestic sword energy slashed down, and the air around it instantly made an unbearable explosion.
Wherever the sword energy passed, the evil species fell like waves of wheat, and broken limbs instantly filled the sky. The aftermath of the sword energy also cut a deep abyss in the ground, raising a dust storm that covered the sky and stretched for hundreds of miles.
At this moment, the members of the He, Zuoqiu, Fang, Peng and other aristocratic families who were galloping in the front stopped in horror and looked back.
High in the sky, Ji You, with his scorching breath, was like the rising sun, floating in the sky, and the remaining sword intent was still buzzing in the sky.
Without a moment's hesitation, everyone immediately stood up and took advantage of the gap created by the sword to fly forward.
As for the Huang, Qiu and Sheng families, they did not dare to delay for a moment. They immediately got up and caught up with the main force and continued to move westward.
When they encountered the high wall where the evil creatures were attacking, everyone saw again the figure in the crowd stepping onto the sky and drawing the sword, and with extremely fast sword he cut a gap in the tide of corpses.
Seeing this scene, all the children of the aristocratic families who were fleeing could not help but look at the Qiu family who were following behind.
At the beginning, when Ji You had just entered the inner courtyard, the He family intended to act as a matchmaker and marry Qiu Hanyue to Ji You as a concubine.
At that time, Qiu Hanyue tried every possible way to refuse, and the head of the Qiu family seemed to think that a rural private cultivator was of no use, so he used every possible means and finally succeeded in refusing.
At this time, the head of the Qiu family, whose family had lost countless children, did not say a word, as if his soul had been scattered.
Ji You's sword was not used to save people, but to break through the tide of zombies.
But he suddenly realized that if the relationship was different, the sword might have come faster, and so many people in their family might not have died.
At this moment, only Sheng Xiyu, who had tried every possible way to persuade Qiu Hanyue to cancel the engagement as a good friend and not to be laughed at, did not dare to look back or say a word.
However, during the subsequent escape, the sword energy that seemed to cut through the sky did not appear again.
The head of the He family and elder He Long, together with the Zuoqiu family and the Fang family, the two Wujiang and four Yingtian continued to use the methods of thunder and fire to repel the flying attacks again and again. After getting a chance to catch their breath, they couldn't help but look at Ji You who was hiding in the crowd, and suddenly understood something.
This person isn't here to help, he's just here to get by...
In fact, they were not wrong.
Ji You was going in the same direction as them, but the tide of zombies was surging, so when he saw their large team, he decided to hitchhike to avoid excessive consumption.
The two swords were given as gifts to show sincerity.
At this moment, he was hiding in the crowd, running wildly...
"boom!!!"
As the head of the Zuoqiu family flipped his palm, a beam of heavenly light came crashing down, and all the evil species coming towards him were blown away hundreds of feet.
Seeing this scene, Ji You felt a little depressed.
He came from the border of Youzhou, and after urging the groom to escape, he killed his way here. He clearly felt that the evil species that appeared this time were stronger than before.
However, they did not rush towards the villages where the people were, but instead targeted and destroyed countless noble families, as if they were guided.
"boom!!!"
Under the roar of magic, the initial frenzy was quickly broken by the united families, and then cultivators from other places joined the team.
Although the increase in numbers made the marching speed faster, the casualties also began to increase.
After killing people along the way, everyone has become numb to the strong smell of blood, as if they have become accustomed to it.
At this moment, people suddenly saw a figure rising into the air, and the hot breath spread out like the rising dawn.
When he looked up, he saw Ji You had left the team and was flying in a different direction from him.
That was the place where the evil species were most concentrated, screaming, pulling, trampling, and wriggling, as dense as a tsunami.
The moment Ji You took off into the air, the monstrous sword energy in his hand also came down across the sky, instantly cutting a huge gap in the tide of corpses and penetrating deep into it, shocking everyone watching.
I was astonished at his extraordinary fighting power, but also astonished that I didn't know where he was going. I could only see the rising sword energy rising into the sky with him.
Half an hour later, Ji You arrived at Linyuan City alone.
At this time, the city was already in ruins and in a mess everywhere.
Among them, there were many evil species that were gnawing on corpses. When they saw someone coming, they immediately rushed over frantically.
Ji You gripped the sword tightly and suddenly raised his hand to kill.
The evil species that was flying towards them was cut in half, and the huge sword energy directly collapsed a building, pressing the remaining evil species that were flying towards them underneath.
At this time, Ji You flew to a big house, and looked around with golden light in his eyes.
This is another family on the list, the Du family, which is Du Zhu’s family.
At this time, the Du family had been overwhelmed by the tide of corpses, with brick walls collapsing and broken tiles crumbling.
But what was strange was that there was not a single corpse in the entire collapsed house, not even any bloodstains, as if there had been no one in the yard before the tide of corpses arrived.
Ji You investigated for a while, and suddenly heard a sharp roar, and instantly stood up from the ground.
The evil species in the distance came roaring at this time, gathering again into a tide of corpses, leaping into the air from the collapsed city wall, biting it madly, as if the coast was bursting.
Seeing that there were more and more evil corpses, Ji You turned and flew towards the southwest.
Until all the evil species were led to the southwest, the hot energy in Ji You's body exploded, and he soared into the sky, then landed in the city in the northeast and quickly restrained his breath.
Facing us was still a collapsed house. The broken gatehouse had become a pile of rubble, and there was a white word on the cracked door panel.
Like the Du family, there was not a single corpse or bloodstain in the Bai family's courtyard.
If his guess was correct, the noble families he had visited before should be almost deserted now.
It wasn't some tight security or some hidden trick. In fact, those people had disappeared long ago after the Immortal Tour Meeting, and then the tide of corpses suddenly began to surge.
Whether it's the timing or the strange behavior, it's too much of a coincidence, and his tsundere ghost said that too many coincidences are definitely not coincidences.
Four years ago and four years later, everything that happened here seemed to be done by the same group of people.
Ji You scanned the huge family mansion with his bright golden eyes. Without the obstruction of the family protection formation, everything in the courtyard appeared clearly in his search.
Soon, his eyes froze slightly, and after thinking for a long time, he walked across the courtyard.
Under the dark sky, the evil species' roaring sound continued, sometimes far away, sometimes near, making people feel creepy.
From time to time, there was the sound of buildings collapsing, which made people's hearts tremble.
Ji You walked to the ninth courtyard of the Bai family's house, passed through the moon gate, and stopped in a half-collapsed hall.
The number nine is respected in the world of Qingyun, so this should be where the main branch of the Bai family lives.
A noble family is a noble family. Even though the Bai family is not top-tier, this courtyard is as big as half a city.
The poor people in the village with only five courtyards had never seen such luxury and could not help but sigh in admiration.
After looking around, Ji You walked into the room in the side yard. After staring for a while, he suddenly slashed the ground with his sword.
The floor in the house suddenly shattered, revealing a downward staircase underneath. Faintly, the sound of someone crawling up from the ground emerged from the darkness.
There are people in the Bai family. This is what he just sensed with his divine sense.
Ji You gripped the long sword in his hand and walked down the stairs. When he reached the bottom, the sword in his hand suddenly loosened slightly.
In the dark basement, Bai Rulong was huddled in the corner holding an iron sword, looking forward with a look of horror on his face.
“Brother Ji!”
When he saw the person clearly, the Dragon Immortal Emperor suddenly cried out in grief. The affectionate tone made Ji You feel as if he was calling his own father.
Ji You walked up to him at this time, and after a long silence, he reached out and took the purse from his arms.
Bai Rulong: “?”
Seeing his strange look, Ji You suddenly realized: "Uh, I have an inexplicable habit of moving when I see you. Sorry, sorry."
Upon hearing these words, the corner of Rulong Xiandi's mouth twitched.
Ji You put the purse into his arms: "Stop talking nonsense, why are you here?"
"I was scared, so I hid."
"Where are your family members?"
Bai Rulong was silent for a moment and shook his head: "Gone... I don't know if my father doesn't want me anymore and didn't even inform me about the move."
Ji You frowned: "When did you disappear?"
"I don't know. After returning from Tianshuyuan, I was arranged to go on a blind date with a girl from Qingzhou. When I came back, I found that my family members were gone."
"Do you know where they went?"
Bai Rulong pursed his dry lips: "Brother Ji, didn't you come to see me? Why are you looking for my father?"
Ji You turned his head and glanced at the pots and pans in the corner: "Forget it, it's not suitable to stay here for long, I will take you away first."
"Where are you going?"
"Let's go back to Tianshuyuan first."
Bai Rulong walked out with him tremblingly, and then looked at the evil seeds climbing all over the city, his eyes suddenly fixed: "How can there be so many evil seeds?"
Ji You continued to breathe in and out spiritual energy and said, "The evil species are the remains of the deceased survivors, and the survivors were the strongest race in the ancient times. I think their reproduction rate is also astonishing. Such a large number is not surprising."
Seeing the evil creature tearing the corpse into pieces not far away, Bai Rulong was numb: "Brother Ji, why don't we go back? It's quite safe over there..."
Ji You turned to look at him, and only then noticed his cultivation level: "It's been a while since we last met, right? How come you've only just reached the Perfection of the Lower Three Realms? Are you busy finding a partner every day?"
"It's not easy, Brother Ji. Aren't you, a monster, only at the Tongxuan realm?"
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up. If you meet a fleeing noble family on the way, they'll give you a ride."
After hearing this, Bai Rulong glanced at Ji You and said, "My cultivation is not good enough, and I will be a drag on you. You'd better not take me with you."
Ji You took out a rope from the storage gourd and tied it around his waist: "It will be more convenient with you."
"Why do I have a bad feeling?"
"It doesn't hurt if I cut my hand, does it?"
"?"
Half an hour later, more and more evil species gathered in Linyuan City, gradually surging in like a dark tide, screaming and killing in the ruined city.
And in front of them, a figure covering his arm was running desperately while cursing.
Just as those ferocious evil creatures leaped into the air and were about to press down the figure who was speaking greetings to the elders, the rope around his waist was suddenly tightened.
Before he could react, he was pulled in the opposite direction by a terrifying force.
At the same time, a magnificent sword energy whistled out in the direction where the evil species was running wildly.
This was a heavy sword, but it was extremely sharp. It whistled and cut through the thick tide of corpses, cutting countless evil creatures in half.
Bai Rulong finally stopped and looked at the scene in shock.
During these years in Tianshu Academy, he had a firm faith in Taoism, and turned a deaf ear to the outside world. He was only thinking about finding Tu'er. He was basically like a transparent person, wandering around outside the affairs of cultivating immortals.
It was not until this moment that he realized what he had missed.
What the hell is this called Tongxuan Realm?
At this moment, Ji You suddenly grabbed his collar and jumped onto the half of the city wall that had not collapsed.
The tide of zombies in the city was temporarily cut off by that sword, but the tide of zombies outside the city was still surging.
Looking down from their position, they saw a black mass of evil creatures running wildly, stretching for thousands of miles, so dense that it made people's scalps numb. Wherever they went, there was devastation and wailing everywhere.
Especially in the wind blowing in your face, the smell of blood makes it hard to breathe.
Seeing this scene, Bai Rulong's face turned pale and he subconsciously clenched his palms: "How could this happen..."
Ji You turned and looked at him: "It's a man-made disaster."
"What?"
"Although there are so many of them, it's hard to see clearly in the chaos. But from a high vantage point, I can vaguely discern their direction of movement: due south, due north, due east, and due west. They'll turn around temporarily when hunting, but after killing everything, they'll return in formation. So someone must have set up anchor points to lure these creatures back and forth. I suspect this zombie tide is under human control."
After listening to this, Bai Rulong's shoulders trembled: "I am only a lower three realm perfection, please stop talking, I dare not listen to such secrets."
Ji You raised the corner of his mouth: "Do you know that I killed five elders of the Wujiang Immortal Sect some time ago."
"?"
"Really? It was on Dan Mountain. I killed so many people that the five major immortal sects wanted to kill me, but you see, I'm still alive and kicking."
Bai Rulong turned his head slightly: "Isn't it time to escape now? Why are you bragging so much..."
Ji You patted his shoulder and said, "I wanted to tell you that I'm very powerful, so I'm not afraid of knowing some secrets. Now that so many people have died and the entire territory has been destroyed, does Brother Rulong have any secrets you want to tell me?"
(Seeking monthly tickets, seeking monthly tickets, seeking monthly tickets)
(End of this chapter)
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