“Kill the enemy…”

“Kill the enemy…”

Spirits of soldiers, clad in broken armor and wielding bone spears, charged towards them in droves, their footsteps heavy and uniform.

The spiritual powers of ordinary soul capturers could only cause ripples when they hit their armor. It was only when the leading soul guide took action that they were completely annihilated.

Boom——

The southwestern soul guide swept a black light with his sleeve, and the ghost soldiers were reduced to dust.

By now, the team should have reached deep into the Misty Valley. The Sickle Ghosts and spirits around them were becoming stronger. Even if they moved in groups, there were still swarms of spirits daring to collide with them.

The journey was becoming increasingly difficult.

“Looking at the attire of these ghost soldiers, they seem to be soldiers from the previous dynasty…” Pǔ Shàn’s leisurely transmitted voice came late, “It is said that over a thousand years ago, the prime minister of the previous dynasty led the remnants to protect the young emperor who was only a few years old, and they fled into the mountains of the Southern Territory. The Yu Dynasty’s troops searched the mountains multiple times but found nothing, instead, they lost many men. Later, they only stationed a large army in the Southern Territory to guard against the restoration of the remnants of the previous dynasty. But until today, we have not seen that army of the previous dynasty come out of the mountains of the Southern Territory…”

Chu Liang nodded as he listened to his explanation. Along the way, Pǔ Shàn’s mouth had hardly stopped.

I’m curious to see what else you can come up with.

After killing these ghost soldiers, the southwestern soul guide did not relax. Instead, he raised one arm and summoned a huge white stele that was five feet long.

The stele looked weathered and damaged, as if it had experienced countless years. However, the bright red ancient characters carved on the front had not faded at all. It vaguely read the words of someone’s tomb.

As soon as the stele was summoned, the noisy wailing around them suddenly quieted down, and all the ghosts retreated! None dared to offend!

At the same time, Chu Liang clearly felt that Luo Yao, who was behind him, suddenly burst out with a murderous aura! However, her face was hidden by her black robe, so he couldn’t see her expression or know why.

“A tomb-suppressing stele?” Monk Pǔ Shàn exclaimed again.

This time, Chu Liang asked curiously first: “What is this?”

“Hero Chu doesn’t know?” Monk Pǔ Shàn said, “In the battle against the demon gods, countless cultivators from the Nine Provinces died defending humanity. Later, the humans built a Flying Immortal Tomb to bury and commemorate these heroic spirits. But a few years ago, the Nether King Sect brazenly attacked the Flying Immortal Tomb and stole eight of the sixteen tomb-suppressing steles! This caused outrage among the cultivators of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and it was a hot topic for a long time.”

Chu Liang had vaguely heard about this before, but his impression was not deep. After hearing the full story, he understood where Luo Yao’s murderous intent came from. This was indeed an unforgivable crime!

The heroes resting in the Flying Immortal Tomb were the ones who had defended the human race of the Nine Provinces. If it weren’t for their sacrifices, the human world might no longer be called the human world today, but the world of demons!

And these demon cultivators from the Nether King Sect, despite being part of the human race, showed contempt for the heroes. How could this not make people angry!

Were they actually using this stele as a magical tool?

After the southwestern soul guide summoned the tomb-suppressing stele, there were no more spirits disturbing them. Wherever they went, it seemed as if there were majestic laws suppressing all evil spirits.

Not only the spirits in the mist, but even the ghosts controlled by the disciples of the Nether King Sect behind them, as soon as they were released, they immediately wailed in pain… No wonder he didn’t summon it earlier.

Chu Liang looked at the back of the southwestern soul guide, thinking that he would definitely give him a sword when he had the chance.

……

The deeper they went, the thicker the mist became, and the bone torches burned more fiercely.

This time, they stopped earlier.

“We are already close to the end of the Misty Valley, and we are about to reach our destination. One more hunt should be enough to sustain us.” The southern soul guide signaled the team to stop, and then said to everyone.

The last hunt was done by the subordinates of the southwestern soul guide, so this time it was the turn of his subordinates from the south. But now he only had two earth evil guides left.

Sending out the remaining three individual soul capturers to hunt was undoubtedly very dangerous, and in the depths of the Misty Valley, it even seemed like a suicide mission.

The southwestern soul guide looked at the situation, waved his sleeve, pointed to one of his earth evil guides, and said, “You go and lead them three to hunt.”

The southern soul guide said, “Thank you.”

“Eh——” The southwestern soul guide said, “Since we have cooperated to this point, let’s not distinguish between us and them anymore.”

The earth evil guide was very unwilling. You don’t distinguish between us and them, but you send me, a small one, out to take risks. What’s the deal?

But even if he was unwilling, he couldn’t show it in front of his superior. He could only lead the three unlucky soul capturers out to hunt again.

As soon as he entered the mist, he lit a bone torch and turned back to them, saying, “You guys be smart. If you don’t obey, don’t expect me to protect you.”

“Yes, yes, yes, we will definitely follow your orders.” Monk Pǔ Shàn immediately responded.

Then he turned his head again and whispered, “When do we make our move?””Don’t act rashly just yet.” Chu Liang pondered, saying, “Every time we venture out, we end up in a deadly situation. I’m afraid it might arouse suspicion.”

“That’s true. Anyway, as long as we reach our destination and see their goal for this trip, the elders from my valley will arrive.” Luo Yao said, “By then, none of these demonic cultivators will be able to escape. There’s no need to rush.”

My master will also come by then… Chu Liang silently added in his heart.

Including Monk Pǔ Shàn, he didn’t believe that this guy would come here without any preparation. Now, most of them were probably waiting to see what treasure the southern route guide wanted to find.

Perhaps, it would end up being a three-court trial for the guide.

After a round of conversation, they were considering letting this lucky earth fiend go.

Suddenly, he turned around, raised his hand, and took out three green incense sticks from his sleeve. He lit them instantly and held up a jade pot.

Green smoke rose, and from the jade pot, a long-bearded old man’s soul was faintly drawn out.

This was a soul nurtured by incense, not a soul controlled by divine power, which was fundamentally different from the soul-controlling method of the Underworld Sect that Chu Liang had seen before. Being treated like this indicated that this soul was very strong, and it was being offered to act on his behalf, not a slave of this earth fiend.

Sure enough, when the long-bearded old man’s soul was fully revealed and slowly opened his eyes, a powerful pressure enveloped the entire scene.

Such a strong ghost! And it’s not a fierce ghost!

The pressure of this old man’s soul was comparable to a cultivator of the sixth realm! He must have been a Confucian cultivator in his lifetime, and only after death could he have such a clear and complete powerful soul.

The earth fiend summoned a powerful soul, then sneered at the three of them, “After all the thinking, you still feel at a loss. Now, I give you two choices.”

“First, hand over all the treasures on you. If you can produce enough to satisfy me, I will continue to protect your lives.”

“Second, I will kill you all and take all your belongings.”

“In this mist, even if you die, you will turn into a ghost and never escape. Think carefully, hehehe…” He let out a terrifying laugh.

“…” The three of them looked at the earth fiend in front of them, their expressions complex.

This scene happening within the demonic sect was not surprising. This place was filled with survival of the fittest, burning, killing, and looting. And this earth fiend was not their direct superior, inexplicably accompanying them on a hunt, wanting to take out his resentment on them. After all, according to common sense, three Golden Elixir realm cultivators in front of a Five Elements realm cultivator were nothing more than three little lambs ready to be taken.

Upon careful thought, it all made sense.

But…

Brother, we just decided to let you go.

Why are you doing this to yourself?