Chapter 326 Returning with a Sword
The evil species came unexpectedly, and in an instant it plunged the Kyushu continent into chaos.
A large number of immortal families fell apart in this collision, and countless immortal cultivators who had wasted their time died in the sea of sky amidst the howling tide of corpses.
Only some people from aristocratic families who reacted in advance found a glimmer of hope and managed to survive by running around.
There are Wenda Mountain in Yuzhou, Huangyun Mountain in Qingzhou, Lingjian Mountain in Lingzhou, Five-Colored Cliff in Youzhou, and Xuanyuan Mountain at the junction of Yunzhou and Youzhou.
In the several Taoist temples that command the entire Qingyun world, countless ancestors and gods are suspended in the void, overlooking the devastated land of Jiuzhou, and their deep eyes seem to hide an endless mysterious ocean.
There is no doubt that this is a shocking change.
What we need to find out now is where the change comes from.
The head of the Wending Sect held two red jade balls in his hands and turned to look at the Taoist priest serving behind him.
"Send a message to the Heavenly Academy and ask them to deduce the secrets of heaven."
"yes."
The Taoist attendant immediately bowed and accepted the order, then floated down the mountain in the sea of clouds.
Soon, the five hall masters of the Tianshu Academy received the message. Five imperial edicts with floating golden light descended from the sky in front of them. Although the wording was different, the purpose was to know the deduction of the heaven's secrets.
At this time, the five hall masters were on the cliff of Yunwu Mountain. After seeing the message, their brows were furrowed.
As one of the seven great immortal sects, Tianshuyuan, which holds the name of Great Xia Holy Sect, has always been famous for its divination skills. It can calculate the world and has a thorough knowledge of the past and present.
However, the art of divine secrets is difficult to master, and so far only You Yingqiu has grasped it.
After the zombie tide broke out, they protected her and calculated the secrets of heaven at the first moment, and now the deduction has just been completed.
However, during the deduction process, all they could see was a boundless darkness, and they did not receive any revelation from the heaven.
In other words, what they deduced has already involved the laws of nature.
Although the art of celestial secrets is profound and mysterious, human power can only deduce the mysteries of life, but how can it deduce the laws of nature itself?
Zuo Qiuyang stood with his back to the sea of clouds and looked at his four fellow apprentices: "Sometimes the absence of revelation can also be a revelation. This disaster may be a natural disaster."
Chaihu stared at him for a long time: "Are you saying that my human race has angered the heavens?"
"The major immortal sects should be clear about what they have done that goes against the laws of heaven."
"Brother, are you referring to the ruins?"
Zuo Qiuyang looked at Chaihu: "Of course it's there."
After hearing this, Lu Fengxian couldn't help but continue, "You and I, the five of us brothers, have all studied the Dao Fruits within those ruins before. All of them contain the power of Heaven. How can you say that it goes against Heaven's way?"
"What do you think, Junior Sister?"
Zuo Qiuyang turned to look at You Yingqiu, and saw that he was waving his hands and drawing a magic talisman without saying a word.
In the evening, with a burst of golden light floating, a huge talisman condensed in the void and spread in all directions.
After receiving the feedback, countless great figures of the immortal sect fell into silence, and then turned their attention to the ruins in the east, south, west and north that were surrounded by evil species.
Thousands of years ago, the ancient descendants of the clan attacked the Heavenly Dao with their entire clan. Among them, the emperor used his great magical powers to trap the Heavenly Dao in an attempt to replace it.
Afterwards, Heaven sent down a holy weapon, which granted the human race great magical powers, exterminated the remaining races, and revived humanity. Afterwards, everything related to the remaining races was regarded by Heaven as something that needed to be destroyed.
For example, the skills passed down by the surviving clans and the magical weapons they used were all turned into dust under the might of heaven and were not tolerated by the laws of heaven and earth.
Therefore, everyone knows that relics should also be considered a kind of thing.
But during this period of time, all the major immortal sects were opening the ruins and seizing the opportunity to become immortals. Perhaps it was because this incident angered the power of Heaven that this huge catastrophe was sent down to warn them not to cross the line.
This seems to echo the old saying, those who follow the will of heaven will prosper, and those who go against it will perish.
The solution proposed by Tianshuyuan was to close the ruins and seal them completely.
On the Wendao Mountain, Huangyun Mountain, Lingjian Mountain, and the Five-Colored Cliff, many powerful immortals were puzzled after seeing this golden letter.
puff--
A finger of light shot out from the top of the mountain, and one of the golden stickers was cut into golden clouds in the sky. An elder of the Wending Sect raised his eyebrows, left a bunch of nonsense and floated away.
Not to mention that there is now a sea of corpses, and getting close to the ruins is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Just talking about the immortal fate that is surging with immortal energy, it is not something that these immortal cultivators can give up just by saying so.
Human greed is endless. If you can live for a thousand years, why only live for a hundred? If you can travel in your mind, how can you be satisfied with just the boundless life?
Besides, this was just a tide of corpses. No matter how hideous and brutal those dead bodies were, they were still some unconscious dead things after all. How could they be considered a natural disaster?
"First, please ask the elders of the Elders' Pavilion to take action and lead the disciples to resist the tide of zombies."
"For now, leave the places with the most evil corpses, such as Zhongzhou, Qingzhou, and Liangzhou, alone. First, ensure the safety of the areas north of Shengjing and take in the refugees."
On the top of the misty mountain, Zuo Qiuyang stood up and left above the sea of clouds, then walked to the huge mountain bell at the foot of Tianshu Peak.
In fact, he had anticipated the result that the major immortal sects were unwilling to give up the immortal fate in the ruins before he sent the message.
It is too hard to cultivate immortality with human power. Many people have achieved little after sitting for their entire lives and can only stop before the great way. Now that there is a shortcut that can reach the sky in one step, it is not easy to get people to give up.
Not to mention the five major immortal sects, even within their Tianshu Academy, they were eager to get their hands on this fruit.
clang--
clang--
clang--
As the mountain bell was rung, several elders came down and countless inner court disciples were also summoned.
After receiving the order from the Palace Master, all these people stood up and headed towards all directions of Shengjing City.
However, the evil species that surrounded the imperial city's formation were like a tsunami. As soon as the people rushing out of the city were killed, new ones would come out, making it almost impossible to move forward.
Even if an elder used magic to tear a gap, most of the disciples of Tianshu Academy did not dare to move forward.
Because once they leave the city too far, the tide of zombies will return and it may be difficult for them to retreat.
At the same time, Shengjing City was already overcrowded with people.
Not to mention the teahouses, taverns and Xianyuan Restaurant, even the streets were crowded with people.
These people were either from aristocratic families who had fled and had just escaped into the city before the tide of zombies became overwhelming. They were now looking out of the city breathlessly.
Sizzle, sizzle——
The evil species crashed into the formation like a tide, making a teeth-grinding tearing sound.
The entire formation trembled violently, and the golden fairy light was like hot oil pouring into a cold pot, bursting out wildly, exploding countless dazzling spots of light in the dark evil tide.
The evil species in the front row were strangled as soon as they touched the formation, but the evil species behind them would come roaring, stepping on the remains of their companions and rushing up, madly biting the trembling formation light.
A dazzling white light burst out from the intersection of golden light and black mist, and each collision stirred up a circular air wave.
The array pattern flickered, sometimes the golden light was so strong that it crushed hundreds of evil species, and sometimes the black tide pressed the light curtain so hard that it was concave and deformed. The broken limbs of the evil species were trampled into meat paste by the following kind before they even hit the ground.
Seeing this scene, although some people knew that this formation, which originated from the same formation in the north, could block the barbarians for a thousand years and would definitely not be broken, they still couldn't help but feel terrified, as if they would be overwhelmed by the evil species in the next second.
"Master Zhao, you've worked hard on this journey. Once we get into the city, everything will be fine. My prince invites you to rest."
"Master Zhou, elders, my prince invites you to rest and have a meal."
"Elder Wu, my prince..."
"Master He, Master Zuoqiu, please take your clansmen to my yard to rest for a while."
On the streets of Yong'an and Changsheng, countless figures kept shuttling among the exiled members of the aristocratic families, inviting one important figure after another into a huge mansion.
At this time, Prince Chong, Prime Minister Wei, Minister of Rites and other pro-immortal officials all bowed in front of the door to greet them.
Back then, the Pro-Immortal Faction controlled taxes and also invested in Yunzhou's spirit stone business, accumulating countless wealth. They had many mansions like this one.
This disaster may seem like a catastrophe to others, but to King Chong and others it is a tremendous opportunity.
So they opened their mansions, prepared countless spiritual wines and spiritual stones, and gathered all the doctors in the city in the mansion, inviting those bigwigs from famous families to come and rest without charging a penny.
Because in their view, this tide of evil will eventually pass. With the loyalty and support in this critical moment, not to mention the position of Sixianjian, even the throne will be within their grasp in the future.
After a while of invitations, King Chong's mansion gradually began to fill up.
After replenishing their spiritual stones, the heads of each family climbed up the tall building in the courtyard and looked at the endless tide of corpses, as well as the elders and disciples of the Tianshu Academy who were constantly killing the evil ones.
Previously, because they were focused on bringing their people to Shengjing, many questions were temporarily suppressed. But after getting a break, those questions began to rise in their hearts.
Why did the evil species suddenly wreak havoc, and where did they come from?
There is a theory of cause and effect in the world of Qingyun, and they never believe in results without cause.
The head of the Zuoqiu family is named Zuoqiu Jingyun, and he is the cousin of the Zuoqiu Palace Master of Tianshu Academy. Although he is younger than Zuoqiu Yang, his hair and beard are already gray due to issues with his cultivation and lifespan.
Looking at the tide of corpses and sea of blood, Zuoqiu Jingyun couldn't help but speak softly.
"Everyone in the world knows that the only places that can accommodate so many evil species are those vast and boundless ruins."
Hearing this, all the heads of the surrounding noble families could not help but stare blankly.
After the incident at Qiling, the six major immortal sects guarded all the ruins in the name of monsters causing trouble in Qingyun. They divided the area into hundreds of miles and strictly guarded it, not allowing anyone to approach.
Some small families living near the ruins even moved away from their ancestral lands.
But now, with thousands of evil species emerging from the ruins, there is only one answer.
"It seems that the Immortal Sect is stealing from the company."
He Ye, the head of the He family, spoke softly, his eyes undoubtedly deep.
He and the Zuoqiu family are related by marriage. His wife is Zuoqiu Jingyun's youngest sister, and his daughter is a direct descendant of Zizai Palace.
Compared with some other aristocratic families, their status is higher, so they are naturally not afraid of the power of the Immortal Sect and dare to discuss it.
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but think of those ridiculously young geniuses from the Immortal Sect at the Immortal Touring Conference, those old friends from the Immortal Sect who had not been seen for many years but had made rapid progress in their cultivation, and the great war between the three sects that broke out on the Yuepo Plateau where the ruins were just after the Immortal Touring Conference ended.
There is no doubt that they obtained something extraordinary in the ruins, but it also triggered this shocking change, which resulted in countless families being displaced and countless casualties.
At this moment, three figures came rushing from the direction of Tianshuyuan.
He Lingxiu, Chai Ze and Shi Junhao, who had been in seclusion for more than a year, landed in the yard and climbed up to the tall building of King Chong's residence.
Such a big thing happened in Qingyun Tianxia. Even though breaking through the barriers was the most important thing for them, they were worried about the safety of their families and could not sit still. They hurried to break through the barriers and see them.
"father."
He Ye was gazing out of the city. When he turned around and saw He Lingxiu approaching, the solemnity on his face instantly faded: "Lingxiu..."
He Lingxiu stepped forward to He Ye and asked, "Did your trip go well? Is anyone at home injured?"
"Half of our children have been separated from us, and their fate is currently unknown."
"How could this be..."
He Ye clenched his fists: "It happened so suddenly that there was no time to react."
He Lingxiu had just come out of retreat and was not familiar with the affairs of the world. After hearing this, he couldn't help but ask, "What on earth happened?"
He Ye shook his head and did not express his previous guess.
After all, his little daughter has been in seclusion to break through the realm. Knowing that the Immortal Sect has robbed the sect may not be a good thing. It will only increase her distracting thoughts.
Thinking of this, He Ye took a few steps back and looked at her: "After a year and a half of seclusion, have you reached the threshold of Yingtian Realm?"
He Lingxiu nodded: "I estimate that in another year or so, my daughter will be able to enter the initial stage of Yingtian."
"Well, you are worthy of being trained by your uncle."
Zuoqiu Jingyun couldn't help but walk over, his expression full of admiration.
But soon, their attention was attracted by a figure on the west side.
Chai Ze and Shi Junhao are meeting with their families, and the content of the conversation is similar to that between He Lingxiu and He Ye.
However, what attracted them was not the content of the conversation, but the cultivation of the two people.
Shi Junhao's aura was mysterious, and he had obviously reached the threshold of the initial stage of Yingtian. His speed was almost the same as He Lingxiu's.
To have such a level of cultivation at such an age, he could dominate the world of Qingyun, but the most surprising one was Chai Ze.
Because at this time, Chai Ze had already entered the initial stage of Yingtian.
He Ye stroked his beard after seeing this and said, "This Chai Ze is two years younger than you, right?"
"That's right, Junior Brother Chai Ze is only 28 years old and entered the inner courtyard later than me."
"It's true that the waves behind the Nujiang River push the waves ahead..."
He Ye's praise attracted nods from other families, who also marveled at the fact that he had reached the Yingtian realm at such a young age.
In fact, He Lingxiu was also a little surprised when he saw Chai Ze break through the realm first. However, he had practiced in the holy land of sages for many days, so it was not surprising that he broke through the realm earlier than them.
But she was not too far behind. Among the young disciples of this generation in Tianshu Academy, it didn't matter much who was first or second, and there was no need to delve into it too much.
At this moment, two figures with slightly raised skirts walked towards He Lingxiu: "Sister Lingxiu."
He Lingxiu turned around and saw that it was Miss Qiu: "Hanyue, are you okay?"
Qiu Hanyue shook her head: "It's okay, I just want to know if Ji You has returned to Tian Academy."
"Ji You...?"
"Yes, I want to ask if he has come back."
Princess Changle was comforting the frightened children of noble families. When she heard the name she cared about, she couldn't help but stop and look over.
"Why are you asking about Ji You? He's not in Tianshuyuan?"
He Lingxiu was a little surprised to hear this name that she hadn't thought of for more than a year.
He Ye couldn't help but speak at this time: "We met him on the road. The Qiu family was almost in trouble, and he helped them with a sword."
After he finished speaking, the faces of the people around him began to look strange.
Those who are under thirty years old and have reached the Yingtian realm can indeed be called geniuses, which is enough to be admired even in the immortal sect.
But the problem is, there is a monster in Tianshuyuan that can almost cut off everyone's light.
He Lingxiu turned her head slightly at this time and looked at Shi Junhao and Chai Ze with a confused look in her eyes.
When they were in seclusion, Ji You had just come out of the holy land of the sages. After returning, he was still in the state of Tongxuan. In their opinion, he had reached the end of his practice and was afraid that he would be drowned in the sea of people from then on. Unexpectedly, they heard his name again when he came out of seclusion.
At this moment, a deafening explosion suddenly came from outside the formation.
Everyone's attention was instantly diverted, and they saw three Boundless Realm elders from the Elders' Pavilion of the Heavenly Book Academy using magic to bombard a roaring tide of zombies.
The reason they did so was that the disciples of Tianshu Academy who were sent out were now trapped in the tide of zombies and were surrounded.
Not far from them, there were hundreds of cultivators who had fled and were also trapped in front of the tide of corpses.
That was the person that the disciples of Tianshu Academy were supposed to pick up, but now both the picker and the person being picked up are about to be overwhelmed by the tide of zombies.
Qingyun Tianxia never promotes the so-called spirit of selfless dedication. Even these elders who came here did so because someone from their family was trapped outside the city.
But the tide of corpses was like a mountain or sea. Even if these elders tried their best, it would be difficult to bring them all back in time.
Just when everyone's heart was in their throat, a brilliant sword energy crossed the sky and fell like a pouring galaxy.
Under the strong sword pressure, a huge gap was instantly torn in the tide of evil corpses.
Everyone looked up at the sky in shock, and saw Ji You walking in the air, with a burning aura that seemed to burn through the entire night, and behind him were countless swords flashing in the air.
Seeing this scene, thousands of cultivators in the city subconsciously held their breath. It felt as if they saw someone coming with a sea of stars.
Buzz!
The heavy Taoist sword carried a sharp aura, which gathered like a dragon in an instant, and pressed down towards the surging tide of corpses, fiercely cutting out a dust explosion of dozens of feet.
The roaring evil corpse flew out in an instant, and countless broken and shriveled limbs flew all over the sky. The heavy sword dragon slashed all the way to the gate of the formation before it stopped with a bang, and the frenzy in front of the gate was directly cut off, leaving a huge hole.
The besieged people found an opportunity and immediately used their spiritual energy to create a gap. They fled into the city in a panic, looking behind them while still in shock.
Ji You rushed into the city with Bai Rulong in his hand and landed on Yong'an Avenue.
With a snap, Ji You loosened the collar of the Dragon Immortal Emperor. While collecting money from the people behind him through his pocket, he stared at the tide of corpses that was blocked by the formation.
After collecting the money, he jumped into the air and rushed towards Tianshuyuan.
In Shengjing City, countless eyes followed his figure until he reached the top of Mount Ni, where he finally came back to his senses.
Half a month ago, the Immortal Tour ended and everyone returned. Countless people were saying that Ji You had wielded his sword to kill an elder from the Wujiang Realm of Lingjian Mountain in order to save his concubine.
Some people who had never seen it with their own eyes thought it was a bit exaggerated, until they saw the swords killing in the sky.
In Prince Chong's residence, Zhao Yunyue clenched her fists with a gloomy expression, while Sheng Xiyu, who was persuading the Qiu family to cancel the engagement, looked at Qiu Hanyue. Seeing her looking towards the direction of Mount Ni with an unwilling expression, she knew that her friendship with Qiu Hanyue would no longer exist.
In fact, they had seen it before after all, so the shock was not that earth-shattering.
The most astonished were He Lingxiu, Shi Junhao and Chai Ze, who had been in seclusion for many years. They stared at the direction he left with a dazed look, as if they could not understand the previous scene for a long time.
At this time, Ji You had already landed on the peak of the inner courtyard and was walking towards the top of the misty mountain.
The wind is strong at night, especially on the mountain top.
The howling north wind kept tearing at his white robe, making it rustle.
At this time, at the highest point of Tianshu Peak, in front of a Zen hut, an old man in loose clothes with a weak and decadent look on his face was looking down at him as he went to the top of the misty mountain.
The five hall masters soon heard the footsteps and couldn't help but turn around to look. They were slightly surprised when they saw the figure of the person coming.
"Ji You?"
"It's a man-made disaster."
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"This zombie tidal wave is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster."
Ji You waved his hand and took out the scroll of cloth that he had written and drawn on, and unfolded it in the mountain breeze with spiritual energy.
The five hall masters stood up upon hearing the voice and their eyes fell on the scroll of cloth.
The above content is everything Ji You learned from the evil species. When it is strung together, everything becomes clear at a glance. The five hall masters couldn't help but stare at it.
They found it hard to believe that someone had been stealing things from the ruins for so many years, and that it was closely related to every disaster.
Even this shocking change was brought about by these people.
Zuo Qiuyang turned to look at Ji You, his eyes flickering.
Something happened to Xianyuan, and he made a big splash at the Fairy Tour. Everyone was attracted by the gifts from heaven. He didn't expect that Ji You had used this time to find out so many things.
Chaihu came to his senses at this point: "So, the Chu family, the Du family, and others have been stealing the immortal opportunities all along. Now that the ruins have been occupied by the immortal sect, they simply resorted to a complete drastic measure to bring about a disaster and destroy the sect, while at the same time hiding in advance, preparing to redistribute the Nine Provinces after the corpse tide?"
Ji You shook his head: "No, the timing is not right."
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"Whether it's the Great Wilderness Forest or Broken Soul Mountain, the ruins have been open for so long, and no one has ever seen even a single evil seed. For an immortal sect to steal something from a surviving clan is as easy as going home. Yet, at this very moment, evil seeds suddenly emerge without any prior agreement. Could it be that they've been hiding all along?"
Ji You's initial guess was the same as Chaihu's. He thought that the relics had suddenly been forgiven by heaven and were able to appear in the human world, and were discovered and divided up by the immortal sect.
These people hiding in the corners discovered this at the Immortal Meeting, and released the evil seeds.
Doing so would both bury the traces they left around the ruins and reclassify Kyushu's cakes.
But after making the guess, he still had some weird feeling lingering in his heart, which made him feel that something was not right.
It was not until he was on his way here that he saw the evil creatures that were crushed by the Wannian County wall trying to climb out even if their bodies were torn apart, and he realized what was wrong.
Because this speculation conflicts with the characteristics of the evil species.
This thing is just a dead body, without any thoughts. It will kill without any care if it smells a human being.
How could they have been hiding patiently when the previous ruins were opened, and only gathered together at this moment to kill someone by surprise?
That's why Ji You said that the timing was wrong.
The only possibility is that before the Great Wilderness Forest was opened, the group of people had already calculated everything, controlling the evil species in advance so that they would not show up, and waiting silently.
Then until this moment, those evil corpses came out in droves.
So if they really had to wait until this moment to take action, it means that what they were waiting for had already been completed before the zombie tide arrived yesterday.
Zuo Qiuyang also understood Ji You's subtext at this time: "They have been waiting for all the ruins to be opened by the Immortal Sect themselves. The corpse tide is not their goal. These people have other intentions."
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