Chapter 200: Chapter 200: A Casual Act, Plotting for the Nine Nethers

SHHH!

Su Ye and He Muyun sped through Weiyuan Immortal City.

A frigid wind transformed the sea of trees blocking their path into layers of ice sculptures.

The ice sculptures then shattered.

Branches and vines burst apart along with them.

At this moment, the immortal city was a picture of utter chaos!

At several key nodes, a terrifying crisis of overgrown trees had erupted, spreading everywhere and devouring life.

At the same time, demonic beasts from the Beast Tide that had breached the immortal city were also rampaging and slaughtering.

Greed had even corrupted some Loose Cultivators, who had turned into bandits. They began their "zero-cost shopping"—looting, raping, and pillaging without restraint!

In the blink of an eye, Weiyuan Immortal City had seemingly become a living hell.

"Ah! No... please stop."

A dignified woman with her hair in a high bun was pinned to the ground by several bandit cultivators, her clothes torn and revealing much of her skin.

Beside her, her daughter, a little girl in a green dress with her hair in pigtails, was being forcibly held in the arms of another bandit.

The sight made her eyes burn with fury!

"Sirs, please let my daughter go... I’m begging you..."

She cried and begged, hoping the bandit cultivators might show a shred of compassion.

"Hahaha..."

"You people who live in the inner city, don’t you usually act so high and mighty, looking down on us Loose Cultivators?"

"What’s this? Acting all humble and subservient today?"

The bandit cultivators laughed strangely, their eyes bloodshot and ferocious.

As the bottom rung of Weiyuan Immortal City’s society, the Loose Cultivators’ repressed hostility had completely erupted in this time of chaos!

"I hear your husband is part of the City Guard Army? Where is he? Why isn’t he out here protecting you..."

"Don’t tell me he took all the money and ran when the city fell?"

"Little lady, why don’t you and your daughter come with me!"

The leader of the bandits flashed a mouthful of yellow teeth in a mocking, savage grin as he groped the dignified woman’s smooth flesh.

And just at that moment...

WHOOSH.

A biting wind howled as two streaks of Escape Light zipped past, radiating a terrifying pressure!

"Foundation Establishment?!"

The bandit cultivators’ hearts sank. This was bad.

SHHHK.

Their vision blurred, and before they could react...

...a handsome, stern-faced youth in black robes was hovering in mid-air, looking down at them coldly.

Beside him stood a bright, charming, and graceful young woman in a pink dress. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

’A few pieces of scum... perfect.’ A glint appeared in Su Ye’s eyes.

HUM!

Su Ye spread his five fingers, and with a pull of his Magical Power, the bandit leader shrieked as he was lifted into the air.

A well-defined, jade-like hand pressed down on the top of his head.

"Soul Search!"

A brilliant silver light flared in Su Ye’s eyes.

The power of Divine Sense!

A Divine Sense at the Crystal Stage level was like a red-hot iron rod plunging into the bandit’s sea of consciousness.

"Aaargh—"

The bandit leader let out a miserable, wailing scream. His eyes bulged out like a dying fish.

A moment later, Su Ye had extracted what he wanted from the man’s memories.

’So that’s how it is...’

’The Nine Nether Blood Sea Array is broken, the Beast Tide has entered the city, and Canghai has come out of seclusion...’

He casually tossed aside the bandit, now a vegetable with a shattered sea of consciousness, left in a state worse than death.

A flicker of movement in Su Ye’s eyes.

Through the Soul Search, he had learned the general situation of the real world during his time in the ’Reverse World’!

’Just as I expected, the Nine Nether Blood Sea Array... is broken?’ Su Ye’s eyes flashed with a peculiar light as he mused.

"Thank you, Seniors, for your help. I, Su Xuan, will never forget this great kindness for as long as I live..."

By now, the dignified woman had somewhat recovered from her shock.

Cradling her daughter, she stood amidst the lifelike ice sculptures that were once the bandits and thanked Su Ye.

"It was nothing. A casual effort..."

"Let’s go."

Su Ye shook his head slightly, not intending to say more, and turned to He Muyun.

Hearing this, a look of disappointment flashed in the dignified woman’s eyes.

However, she remained silent and bowed her head deeply.

’Seeing this, my impression of them is actually quite good,’ Su Ye thought.

’If she were the type to cling to me after I saved her life, begging me to keep protecting them...’

’Heh...’

’...I might have gotten annoyed and killed them on the spot.’

’But this Su Xuan is so sensible. It earns my silent approval.’

’I should help them out a bit. It’s rare to find normal people these days.’

As Su Ye thought this, a light flashed in his hand. Three talismans materialized and floated into Su Xuan’s grasp.

"If you want to live, head for the port..." Su Ye said coolly.

The next moment, the two of them rode their Escape Lights and vanished from sight.

The entire encounter had lasted only a few breaths.

...

WHOOSH.

Two streaks of Escape Light shot through the city, heading toward the port.

Along the way, as the Escape Lights flickered, frigid qi and sweeping Wind Blades followed in their wake.

Whether it was the vines from the sea of trees, man-eating demonic beasts, or rampaging bandit cultivators, all were effortlessly crushed and turned into shattered ice sculptures.

Without a doubt, the path to the port was now much safer than anywhere else.

Seeing this, He Muyun seemed to have a thought and sent a voice transmission.

"Mr. Su, you’re quite thoughtful..."

"But even with the talismans you gave them,"

"with their level of cultivation, their chances of reaching the port are only about fifty-fifty..."

"Besides, their speed is far inferior to ours on our Escape Lights. Mr. Su, are you... planning to wait for them?"

He Muyun said softly, her words carrying a probing tone.

"So?" Su Ye was unconcerned.

He raised an eyebrow, and his glance sent a chill through He Muyun’s heart.

"Besides... who told you... I was trying to escape?" Su Ye said with profound meaning.

"Huh?" He Muyun froze, her eyes flickering with confusion.

’Going to the port, but not to escape?’

’Then what for?’

...

「The Port.」

Two streaks of Escape Light arrived.

Inside the port, demonic beasts were on a rampage!

Numerous cultivators had gathered here, using the power of their spirit ships to resist the beasts.

The Ghostly Flood Dragon was among them.

Its towering, pitch-black hull stood firm and unmoving.

A blood-colored shield was raised.

Vicious blood-flames blasted out from brass cannons, slaughtering demonic beasts!

There were also many cursed crew members in their non-human forms, slicing and dicing the beasts that managed to climb the hull and board the deck!

Even without Su Ye, relying on its Array and cursed crew, the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s combat power was still nothing to scoff at!

SHINK! SHINK! SHINK!

The Frost Thorn Spear flashed, its silver light spinning like a discus, annihilating the demonic beasts attacking the Ghostly Flood Dragon.

Su Ye’s figure appeared in mid-air.

"Captain!" With the crisis averted, many of the crew members shouted excitedly.

"Mm..."

Then, Su Ye took command, swift and decisive. "Cursed crew, follow me."

He led the cursed crew members into the port, skillfully navigating to an underground entrance!

"Who’s there? Ugh..."

The guards there were instantly knocked unconscious by Su Ye’s spiritual power.

As they entered the underground passage, the long corridor, the chilly air, and the roars of living souls made He Muyun deeply uneasy.

Soon, they reached a stone door in the darkness, plastered with countless paper talismans!

"This is..." He Muyun’s eyes widened as she stared at Su Ye in disbelief.

She seemed to have guessed what this place was...

"The Life Soul Pool."

Su Ye said coolly.

Then, he added another sentence.

"The Life Soul Pool of the Nine Nether Blood Sea Array."

...

...

...