Chapter 1391: Chapter 6: Exterminate Them All

The sword, enhanced by the Undying Spring, swiftly and cleanly beheaded the scout!

"It worked!"

Duan Zhao’s eyes lit up, and he struck again.

With a boom!

This slash was heavier than the previous one, the sword wind shattered, and the entire cabin was almost blasted apart.

The three "Polluted" were instantly smashed into pieces!

Logically, the inside of the hut should be a gruesome scene of blood and gore.

But perhaps it was the "Black Qi" that altered these people’s life forms.

This obliteration was like smoke and ash.

The scorching Black Qi was burned by the Undying Spring Water Vapor, turning into flying ashes, and scattered away.

"...Are they dead?"

Xu Nianning, still in shock, stared at the black ashes.

"They are dead."

Duan Zhao lifted his sword and walked towards the only scout who was "purified" by him, among the four, only he did not resurrect.

Or rather.

He was the only one who received the baptism of the "Undying Spring."

"Is this person still alive?"

Xu You frowned, staring at the sole survivor.

The unease in her Heart Lake dissipated significantly, but the scene just now was too strange to let her guard down: "Perhaps we should just kill him?"

Killing him would be the safest way!

"..."

Duan Zhao silently approached.

The figure, like dead wood, lay on the bed, breathing with difficulty.

His Qi Mechanism was weak to the extreme, like a dying lamp about to extinguish at any moment.

Although he had received the baptism of the Undying Spring, his body organs were already failing. For ordinary creatures, the Undying Spring is a holy medicine, but for the "Polluted," it is a deadly poison.

Invaded by the Black Qi into his lungs, his flesh body had undergone a complete transformation...

"Sir... Sir..."

Unexpectedly.

This scout regained his senses before dying.

He slowly turned his head and saw Xu You, hoarsely and painfully said: "The mission... it failed..."

As soon as he said this.

Xu You felt as if her Heart Lake was pierced by a knife, and the killing intent dissipated somewhat.

She squatted down, gritting her teeth: "What happened?"

"Beiao Mountain..."

The scout’s eyes were vacant, mumbling: "We went to... Beiao Mountain..."

Jiayong Pass is located to the extreme west of Great Chu, bordering the Northern Country.

Traveling further northwest, you will find a Life Forbidden Zone rarely entered even by creatures of the Demon Race, known as the "Ruins." A thousand years ago, many Great Cultivators fell in the "Ruins," a desolate place with harsh climate and no Primordial Energy... almost no creatures tread there. Even when Mo Zhen Venerable attacked Jiayong Pass, he descended directly from the north rather than taking a detour.

Thus, the terror of the Ruins is evident.

The "Beiao Mountain" mentioned by the scout is on the outskirts of the Ruins.

"What were you doing there?"

Xu You was a bit puzzled, as her scouts only needed to patrol the outskirts of Jiayong Pass to ensure no demon threats.

"It was just a routine task..."

The scout murmured: "And for some reason... the Compass Treasure suddenly stopped working... and then... we ended up near the Ruins..."

"And then what?"

Xu You asked hastily.

"Then..."

The scout appeared a little confused, thinking for a long time before speaking word by word: "We stood on Beiao Mountain, looking towards the Ruins, there were so many people inside..."

"So many people?"

At these words, Duan Zhao and Xu Nianning exchanged a look, both feeling a chilling sensation in their hearts.

Such a ghostly place as the Ruins.

Even a Yin God Realm cultivator wouldn’t usually step inside.

There is no Primordial Energy there... whoever goes there will have to consume their own Primordial Lake’s reserves.

How could there be so many people?

"Then..."

The scout struggled to say: "Suddenly the sky turned dark... so cold... so cold..."

"So many people... so many shadows"

"They just whooshed... floated over from the Desolate Ridge..."

This was a very straightforward description, yet it sounded chilling.

Duan Zhao couldn’t imagine.

What terrifying scene this team experienced at Beiao Mountain.

The scout, as if recalling some painful memories.

Tears flowed as he spoke.

Drip.

Drip.

Something dropped to the ground.

It was blood.

Although relieved from that mass of polluting "Black Qi," this scout was already doomed, a huge flower bloomed on his chest, and the viscous blood flowed down the sides of the bed, he could no longer lift his head, could only listen to the sound of blood drops, whispered weakly: "Sir... is there anyone else alive..."

"..."

Xu You fell silent.

The scout lowered his eyelids, having already understood the answer.

"In that Ruins, there must be a formidable Great Demon hidden, right?"

He suddenly grinned, "When the sky suddenly darkened, Brother Wang told us to draw swords, didn’t matter what, we would fight them to the end... not at a loss if we kill one, kill two... it’s a gain..."

"We fought all the way..."

"Fought our way back to Jiayong Pass..."

"Fight... fight... rush... rush..."

"What happened after, I don’t know anymore..."

In his view, this disaster must have been a plot by a Great Demon.

But it didn’t matter.

Having come to the Northern County.

He was prepared to face death.

"..."

Xu You listened to these words, falling into a long silence.

She didn’t know what to say, she could only squat down and silently hold the scout’s misshapen hand.

"Sir..."

The scout suddenly asked: "Were those demons all killed..."

Until now.

He still thought that the source of this chaos should have been a Demon Cultivator.

Since he "survived" to see Xu You, the yao tide should have been quelled already.

"Mm."

Xu You responded softly.

"That’s good..."

The scout didn’t detect anything wrong.

He showed a heartfelt smile, then tilted his head and with all his strength softly said: "Sir, back in Bingzhou there are still two eight-year-old children at home..."

"I promise in the name of the Xu Family of Bingzhou..."

"They will live very well."

Xu You bit her lip, hurriedly speaking.

But the house was terrifyingly quiet.

Before she could finish her words, the scout’s hand lost strength, he should have died long ago, only holding on by sheer will until now.

"..."

Xu You quietly stood up.

In fact, she should be used to such scenes of life and death after these years, as Jiayong Pass, in its fight against the demon tide, had fought dozens of battles, with tens of thousands dead and injured. Everyone knew that peace was an illusion, and bloody battles would erupt again. But today she couldn’t, like before, look straight into the other person’s eyes.

Because the bizarreness of this Black Qi had gone beyond her understanding.

"This matter is very serious..."

Xu You stared at the deceased scout, and after a long time, slowly turned around.

She bowed to Duan Zhao, seriously said: "My capabilities are limited, I’m afraid I cannot clarify the [Ruins] case. I must ask for Mr. Duan’s help."

"I’ve already sent a message to the Book Tower."

Duan Zhao said: "Mr. Jingxuan is indeed very busy, and hasn’t responded to this matter."

He had already sent a message the first moment he sensed something was wrong.

Duan Zhao’s status was different from Xu You’s.

After all, he was a Lotus Walker, and if there was an important matter he messaged about, the Book Tower would prioritize his message.

"This matter is urgent... it looks like I will have to visit the Imperial City myself..."

Xu You sighed softly, feeling a bit regretful.

This Black Qi is definitely a major disaster.

The round trip to the Imperial City would take a lot of time.

What she worried about most was if a similar situation occurred again in this period, Jiayong Pass would be unable to cope.

"However..."

Duan Zhao hesitated for a moment, and said: "I also sent a message to Master."

"Oh?"

Xu You’s eyes brightened.

She hadn’t heard any news from Xie Xuanyi for a long time.

"Master said..."

"He will kill all the filthy things over there in the Ruins."

Duan Zhao scratched his head and said: "With that assurance, Aunt You shouldn’t worry too much."

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(PS: The story of this new volume is rather lengthy, requiring a lot of planning, that’s all for tonight, tomorrow there will be at least eight thousand words updated, the first update will be at noon.)