Chapter 404: Chapter 116: Slaughter, Nothing But Slaughter (Part 2)

In Lin Chen’s memory, this small town was called Dukou Town.

Built along the river, the town had a population of tens of thousands, mostly mortals, but there were also a few small cultivator families.

A couple of Foundation Establishment Cultivators had emerged here, and it seemed that an Inner Sect Disciple from the Changchun Sect came from this Dukou Town.

But now, Dukou Town was filled with burning houses everywhere.

The cries of women, the pleas of the old and young, and the sound of mortals trying to resist being ruthlessly slaughtered.

In this small town, the lives of mortals were being wantonly toyed with like weeds.

Lin Chen saw more than a dozen Qi Refining Cultivators from the town gathering, trying to resist the demon cultivators.

But... they were just courting death in vain.

"One hundred and thirty demon cultivators, among them a hundred and twenty-three Foundation Establishment Cultivators, five with Fake Pills... and two Golden Core Cultivators."

Lin Chen swept his Divine Sense around, confirming nobody was missed.

Then he began to act.

Under the cover of night, Lin Chen’s figure moved like a ghost through Dukou Town.

Every swing of his blade meant the death of a Core Formation Demon Cultivator.

By simply casting techniques and pouring out True Essence, dozens of Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators were beheaded.

A hundred breaths later, Lin Chen returned to the hillside at the town’s entrance.

He now had over a hundred Storage Bags in his hands, containing plentiful resources worth no less than three hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

After storing the resources and destroying all the Storage Bags...

Lin Chen turned and left.

The one hundred and thirty demon cultivators who plundered the town all died.

In Dukou Town, on the streets and in the homes, the surviving mortals and Low Tier Cultivators struggled to look up, noticing the gradually disappearing sounds of battle.

They were bewildered.

Lin Chen’s actions were so swift that they hadn’t the slightest idea how these demon cultivators died.

As he left, Lin Chen heard the shouts of mortals behind him.

"Immortal, the Immortal has manifested! These demons have met their punishment..."

Lin Chen didn’t look back and disappeared into the night.

But in this town, the thousands of dead mortals would never be brought back to life...

...

Qing’an Town.

This place was a small town a thousand miles away from the Changchun Sect.

The town had numerous cultivators, and tens of thousands of mortals.

Lin Chen flew several hundred zhang high in the sky, concealing himself.

He looked at the ground below, covered with corpses, both mortal and cultivator, as well as demon cultivators...

By the time Lin Chen arrived at this small town, it was already somewhat late.

The tens of thousands of mortals in the town had almost all been slaughtered.

In the sky above the town, Lin Chen saw that familiar layer of red Array Restriction.

Several smooth, crimson pills floated above the array.

Blood Pills...

The tens of thousands of mortals and hundreds of cultivators in Qing’an Town had all become these few pills.

"Two hundred and seventeen Storage Bags, thirteen Golden Core Cultivators..."

Lin Chen counted his spoils, then turned and left.

At the same time, the continuous reports of battle from Martial Arts Puppets echoed in Lin Chen’s ear.

"Master, from the direction of Goukou Town, the seventh squad reports the elimination of one hundred and ten demon cultivators, with no escapees, including six Golden Core Cultivators..."

"The fourth squad reports the elimination of one hundred and seventy-three demon cultivators..."

"The third squad reports..."

Lin Chen divided three hundred puppets into fifteen squads.

He checked the time; three two-hour periods had passed since the demon cultivator army invaded Changchun Sect.

By now, the sky was gradually lightening, and the resistance from Changchun Sect grew weaker.

Meanwhile, the fifteen squads of Lin Chen had collectively eradicated over a thousand demon cultivators.

With good fortune, they saved the villages and towns recently plundered by the demon cultivators.

With bad luck, they arrived late, and the villagers in those towns had already mostly perished.

"Out of the three hundred Martial Arts Puppets, seven were already damaged... Battle rewards exceed ten million Spirit Stones..."

Lin Chen gritted his teeth, muttering a few words.

"These demon cultivators do hold plenty of resources."

With this in mind, Lin Chen looked up at the sky, as if he could see that towering Celestial Sect.

"Heh, since you wish to kill the poor and aid the rich..."

"Then I shall kill the rich and aid the poor..."

The night was deep, the day was getting brighter.

Yet a fire seemed to still burn in Lin Chen’s heart. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

...

Several two-hour periods later.

At the foot of Yanyun Mountain, Zhou Village.

Lin Chen flew several hundred zhang high in the sky, watching the demon cultivators storm into the village.

This was a squad of thirty demon cultivators.

Led by only one Golden Core Cultivator, the rest were all Foundation Establishment.

At this moment, they were storming into Zhou Village with cruelty and force.

On the ground lay the corpses of several young strong men, lying in pools of blood...

"For such a small village, who would have thought there’d be so much loot?"

The leading Golden Core Cultivator showed a look of surprise.

In front of him were several large carts full of money, Spirit Stones, and even many Spiritual Medicines and Magical Treasures.

"Senior, please spare us."

"Take all of this money, just please stop killing..."

A few of the sturdy men in the village with cultivation gathered together, speaking with trembling voices.

Upon hearing this, the Golden Core Demon Cultivator sneered.

"Oh, are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

"Tell me... where does your little village get so many Spirit Stones and resources?"

Upon hearing this, those few Qi Refining men looked distressed but remained silent.

Swoosh!

A Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivator stepped forward and severed a villager’s left arm.

The villager’s face immediately turned pale, collapsing to the ground, groaning in pain.

"Second Uncle!"

Among them, a young Qi Refining boy looked indignant, gritting his teeth, wanting to rush forward.

But was held back by another sturdy Qi Refining man.

"Er Gou, don’t be reckless..."

The sturdy Qi Refining man gritted his teeth, though equally furious, he retained his composure.

"Will you speak or not?"

"Where did you get these resources?"

A Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivator, wiping the still fresh blood off his blade, asked with a sinister grin.

"Master, senior... if we tell you, will you spare us?" the Qi Refining man of Zhou Village asked.

"Oh, you still dare to bargain?"

The Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivator sneered coldly, preparing to swing his knife to kill.

The Qi Refining man hurriedly spoke to stop him.

"No, don’t... I’ll tell!"

"Decades ago, our Zhou Village produced an Immortal Seedling, who joined the Changchun Sect and became an Inner Sect Disciple."

"Later, that Immortal Seedling succeeded in cultivation, becoming a Golden Core Cultivator."

"Seven or eight years ago, he passed by Zhou Village, felt nostalgic, and gave us a lot of cultivation resources..."

"These villagers who became cultivators also started their path of cultivation in recent years."

The Qi Refining man said with a bitter face.

"Big Bull!"

"Big Bull, you..."

The surrounding villagers showed anger upon hearing this.

They felt that Big Bull had betrayed the village, revealing the village’s greatest secret to these Demon Cultivators!

In the eyes of Zhou Village’s honest mortals, it was better to fight with these Demon Cultivators...

Only Big Bull had unspeakable bitterness.

He was the highest cultivator in Zhou Village.

Already at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, with one foot into the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Others couldn’t tell, but he could see clearly.

These Demon Cultivators, though few in number, any one of them could easily crush him.

For Zhou Village to survive, they could only obediently comply and see how they felt...

The Golden Core Demon Cultivator looked surprised at Big Bull’s words.

"Oh? This little village actually produced a Golden Core Cultivator... where is that Golden Core Cultivator now?"

Big Bull shook his head and said:

"I don’t know, we’ve only seen him once in decades."

Upon hearing this, the Golden Core Demon Cultivator nodded and waved his hand to order:

"In that case, set up the array!"

As his words fell, the Demon Cultivators behind him took out an array plate, and a red light curtain enveloped the entire Zhou Village.

"Heh~ I didn’t expect this little village to have so many cultivators too."

"Might even refine half a Blood Pill, quite a profit!"

The Golden Core Demon Cultivator laughed sinisterly.

The villagers, including Big Bull, immediately looked grim, "Senior, didn’t you agree to spare us..."

The Golden Core Demon Cultivator looked disdainful, his gaze towards the villagers not like looking at his kind.

But like looking at pigs and ants!

Just as the Demon Cultivators were about to swing their knives to slay the villagers...

More than ten Sword Qi streaked across the sky.

In an instant, thirty Demon Cultivators, including the Golden Core Demon Cultivator, perished!

Seeing this unexpected scene, all the villagers were stunned.

"Immortal, it’s the Immortal Master showing his spirit!"

Some villagers were delighted, some still fearful.

Soon, someone noticed Lin Chen in the air hundreds of feet high.

"Look, an Immortal! The Immortal is in the sky..."

A child with keen eyesight pointed at Lin Chen’s silhouette in the air and said.

At this moment, the sky gradually lit up.

The first ray of sunlight in the early morning pierced the clouds, casting a long shadow of Lin Chen on the ground.

"Immortal, thank you, Exalted Immortal, for sparing our lives!"

"Senior, thank you, senior, for saving our lives..."

Lin Chen hovered in the air, looking at the villagers of Zhou Village.

Listening to these somewhat familiar words, his thoughts drifted back decades...

He thought of his reply decades ago and then of the present.

Finally, he said with a muted voice:

"An Immortal? Heh..."