ATPnovel 77's plan has changed; he's preparing for revenge!
77's plan has changed; he's preparing for revenge!
Outside Cuizhou City, the Guangmen Gate opened horizontally four zhang outside the city wall. Xu Yan passed through the gate, nimbly flipped over, and landed steadily.
Several specially made boxes fell together, bounced slightly upon hitting the ground, and then bounced back up.
After confirming that there was nothing unusual around him, Xu Yan put all his luggage into his Qiankun bag.
Looking up, weeds had grown on the dilapidated city walls, making them even more ruined than when I left that day.
A quick calculation reveals that he has only been in the mortal world for a little over ten days, yet more than three months have passed in the cultivation world, which is quite astonishing.
Leaping onto the city wall and looking down, the once bustling city is now nothing but ruins and piles of bones. A tenacious clump of weeds peeks out from its empty socket, swaying gently in the wind.
Although it was broad daylight, there was an inescapable sense of gloom and oppression over the ruins.
Xu Yan sighed and was about to leave when several figures wearing cloaks suddenly emerged from the ruins and all looked towards the top of the wall.
The great writer Xu immediately became wary.
Although the sun wasn't scorching, it was still the transition between summer and autumn. Wearing a cloak and hiding your face in this kind of weather was really not a good idea.
Those people moved with perfect coordination, leaping back and forth through the ruins, approaching the city wall at an extremely fast speed.
Xu Yan pointed his sword, and the flying sword hovered beside him, poised to strike, displaying the full stance of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Secretly, he was already prepared to draw his gun, ready to unleash his assassin without hesitation should anything go wrong.
A battle of magical treasures?
Please, I have a gun, and I'm not out of my mind, why am I hiding it and not using it?
The group immediately calmed down and stopped to observe. Only one person approached at a speed that would not cause any misunderstanding. Upon reaching Xu Yan, she first removed her hood and then bowed deeply: "Yao Shuang greets Senior!"
Xu Yan was quite surprised; she was actually a female cultivator.
Unfortunately, she wasn't the type with a slender waist, full hips, and stunningly alluring figure. Her face was plain and unremarkable, and her figure lacked any curves, which lowered the average attractiveness of female cultivators.
"What is it?" Xu Yan asked coldly.
Yao Shuang became even more respectful: "Since you have appeared here, senior, I dare not fail to pay my respects."
Xu Yan sneered inwardly, "I'd be a fool to believe you."
But on second thought, it's actually a good thing that these people have come to us of their own accord.
He immediately showed a hint of doubt, feigning ignorance as he asked, "Is this Cuizhou City?"
Yao Shuang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied, "This place is Cuizhou."
Xu Yan's confusion immediately turned into astonishment: "She was fine last year, how did she become like this?"
Yao Shuang bowed her head and said, "Senior, you may not know this, but a few months ago, the Blood Demon Sect attacked and broke through the city's protective formation, causing the deaths of many in the city. The two True Immortals, Tian and Zhuang, from Qianlu Island arrived a step too late. Although they joined forces to kill the demon, Cuizhou City is now in this state."
shameless!
Xu Yan was immediately furious.
It was clearly Qianlu Island that used the common people as bait to lure the demonic cultivators into a trap, but now it's been turned into this kind of story.
It's obvious without asking that it was a false rumor deliberately spread by Qianlu Island to pin the blame on the Blood Demon Cult.
The Blood Demon Cult is no good, and Thousand Heron Island is no good either. One is a true villain, and the other is a hypocrite!
Xu Yan suppressed his anger: "Is Fellow Daoist Yuan safe and sound?"
"Lord Yuan is seriously injured and has returned to his sect to recuperate."
training?
This city is gone, so we have no choice but to go back, right?
Xu Yan remained calm and asked again, "Any other news?"
Yao Shuang shook her head: "There is no other news."
"Qianlu Island didn't cause trouble for the Blood Demon Cult?"
Yao Shuang hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "I am out of touch with the world and have not heard of this matter."
She wanted to say that the Blood Demon Cult was too powerful and that Thousand Heron Island didn't have the guts, but she didn't know what the relationship was between the person in front of her and Thousand Heron Island. If she said the wrong thing, she might bring about her own death.
It's best to keep quiet and say as little as possible.
"The Blood Demon Cult!" Xu Yan's tone was icy. "And who are you people? What are you doing here?"
Yao Shuang's heart tightened, and her eyes darted around: "By the way, I heard there's a guy named Xu Moting who's an inside man for the demonic path. It was he who defiled the array eye and broke the city's protective array, which is why the demonic cultivators destroyed Cuizhou City."
What the hell?
Xu Yan was furious.
The Blood Demon Cult is no good to begin with. It's one thing to throw mud at them, but to make things worse by smearing me?
The name Mo Ting can no longer be used!
Despite his anger, Yao Shuang didn't change the subject: "Tell me, who are you people?"
Knowing she couldn't escape, Yao Shuang secretly made a gesture as if preparing to flee: "This junior is a disciple of the Youying Sect..."
"The Shadow Gate?" Xu Yan frowned immediately.
This name doesn't sound like a good one!
Yao Shuang realized she had misunderstood and corrected her softly, "It's 'Youyingmen,' the 'ying' in 'graveyard.'"
Xu Yan was completely dumbfounded. What kind of sect would give itself such a terrible name? It's even worse than the Shadow Sect!
He took out the jade slip given to him by Master Cheng and scanned it with his divine sense, and indeed found the sect.
However, the Youying Sect is truly peculiar. They like to collect Yin energy and are especially skilled at suppressing corpses and calming souls. They are equivalent to necromancers in the cultivation world, and their magical treasures and artifacts are all made from the bones of the dead.
So it's not surprising that they're here.
However, apart from their hobby of digging up graves, the Youying Sect has no other evil deeds. Moreover, by collecting Yin energy and capturing evil ghosts and zombies, they indirectly benefit many people. They can be considered a borderline sect that walks between good and evil, with a somewhat chaotic and neutral attitude.
In Xu Yan's eyes, the filter of righteous sects had long been shattered. Although the Youying Sect's way of doing things was strange, when it came to harming people, it was far inferior to Qianlu Island.
No wonder this female cultivator is plain-looking. She deals with all sorts of messy things every day. How could she be radiant?
Xu Yan deliberately asked in a deep voice, "Has this place already accumulated yin energy?"
"No." Seeing that Xu Yan didn't shout for battle, Yao Shuang felt a little relieved. "It's strange, there are no remaining souls here, no resentment gathering, let alone evil energy. It must be that cultivators from other sects arrived earlier and took away the resentful souls and evil spirits."
Xu Yan's lips twitched, thinking to himself, "You're quite good at imagining things; it's a shame you don't write novels."
"Go," he said calmly, "but don't do anything evil, or else... hmph!"
Yao Shuang bowed again, then called her companion and hurriedly left.
Xu Yan finally gained some understanding of the situation, and the resentment that had already faded was intensified again by Qianlu Island's smear campaign.
This time, his return was not aimless like before, but rather he had a very clear goal.
First, we must strengthen our capabilities.
Second, the secret to earning jade.
Third, we will develop in a low-key manner.
Fourth, learn weapon crafting.
Fifthly, we should find an opportunity to deal with the person surnamed Tian.
After all, his cultivation level is still shallow, and he cannot afford to lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains.
But looking at it now, it seems necessary to readjust the order of these plans!
After a moment's thought, Xu Yan identified the direction of Qianlu Island and steered the flying boat into the sky.
Hey you surnamed Tian, I'm here!