A corner of the Dragon Ruins.
This was a mountainous forest area, where a stunningly beautiful girl in white clothes was sitting atop a pile of corpses.
She had a silver scythe larger than herself slung over her shoulder, and her bare jade feet were dangling idly in the air.
Surrounding the pile of corpses were actually cultivators.
At this moment, all these cultivators were looking at the white-clothed girl with faces full of wariness. Many of their gazes revealed anger, as if they wanted to devour her alive.
“This woman must be a demonic path cultivator. Her actions are so ruthless. Just now, I saw her slaughter an entire sect with my own eyes!”
“Those fellows, I recognise them. They’re disciples of the Xuan Dao Sect, quite strong. I even had some conflicts with them before. I didn’t expect them to die here!”
“Xuan Dao Sect? You mean the second-grade sect led by five Core Formation experts that entered the Dragon Ruins?”
“That’s right, it’s them. It’s said they went all out this time, even their sect leader came along, just to seize a sliver of fortune here and break through to the great perfection of Core Formation, gaining another hundred years of lifespan!”
“Unfortunately, that sect leader probably perished here too!”
“Is this female devil really that terrifying?”
“She’s not some devil, but a genuine great demon!”
“I just witnessed her eating the hearts of several Core Formation cultivators. It was utterly terrifying!”
“Damn it! How could our human sects let a female demon exterminate a sect? Does she think there’s no one in our human race?!”
“…”
In the dense forest, the cultivators whispered among themselves, many showing expressions of resentment.
Although there were internal conflicts among the human race, massacres of entire sects were rare.
Now, seeing a dignified second-grade sect exterminated by a demon cultivator, it naturally filled many cultivators with anger, making them itch to act immediately and subdue the demon.
However, they were not foolish. They clearly understood how terrifying the girl on the corpse pile was, despite her seemingly harmless appearance.
That was a fearsome demon cultivator who had slaughtered an entire sect, naturally making these fellows dare not act rashly.
On the corpse pile, Hei Yi paid no attention to the surrounding cultivators’ gazes, nor did she take their words to heart. She merely murmured to herself, “As expected, just as the great king said, human cultivators are mostly hypocritical. Just now, it was clearly those human cultivators who struck first, coveting my beauty and wanting to subdue me to offer to their sect leader. After I killed them, it somehow became my fault. Truly laughable, and hateful!”
“But now that I’ve caused such a big commotion, the news should spread quickly, right?”
“At that time, perhaps the great king and Sister Yao Yao can hear about it sooner, making it easier for them to find me…
I just wonder when they’ll get the message about this place?”
As Hei Yi murmured softly, she suddenly sensed something and abruptly lifted her head, looking deep into the crowd ahead.
At the rear of the group of cultivators, a youth in purple luxurious robes stepped through the void towards them.
With each step he took, a ripple appeared in the void beneath his feet, as if he were treading on water, adding a touch of mystery to him.
The purple-clothed youth did not speak, but the powerful aura emanating from him made the surrounding cultivators sense it immediately, prompting them to make way at once.
“Who is this person? Such strong pressure!”
“Not only stepping through the void, but also with such footstep phenomena. This fellow is extraordinary!”
“I know him. He’s one of the direct disciples of the Tian Xuan Holy Land, named Xuan Yu. It’s said he’s just one step away from entering the Core Formation stage!”
Xuan Yu’s appearance drew the attention of the cultivators, and someone revealed his background.
“Just a Foundation Establishment cultivator?”
Some cultivators furrowed their brows, not expecting that Xuan Yu, who seemed so impressive, had only this level of cultivation!
Those who could enter the Dragon Ruins to seek treasures were at least at Foundation Establishment, with many at Foundation Establishment great perfection or half-step Core Formation.
Among them, quite a few Core Formation cultivators had sealed their cultivation to enter.
So, strictly speaking, Xuan Yu’s cultivation indeed didn’t count for much.
“Shh! Keep it down, do you want to die?”
“Can other Foundation Establishment cultivators compare to this Xuan Yu?”
“You must know he’s a direct disciple of the Tian Xuan Holy Land! Do you understand what that means?”
“The Tian Xuan Holy Land is a transcendent force on par with the Tian Lu Holy Land!”
“Moreover, this Xuan Yu is no simple character. It’s said he could have broken through to Core Formation long ago, but he’s been suppressing it, just to enter this Dragon Ruins and crush everything with true Foundation Establishment cultivation.
There’s even a rumour that right after he successfully established his foundation, he once slew a Core Formation cultivator. He’s a true heaven’s chosen!
Compared to him, we’re like mud pellets to the vast sun!
We’re the mud pellets in the pond, while he’s the blazing sun hanging high in the sky!”
“…”
Xuan Yu ignored the discussions of the surrounding cultivators and flew straight to the front of the crowd. He gazed calmly at the girl on the corpse pile, meeting her eyes.
Seeing the bloodstains at the corners of the girl’s mouth, Xuan Yu’s originally calm gaze rippled slightly.
“A monster from the Hundred Thousand Mountains?”
Xuan Yu spoke, his voice extremely cold. Seeing the girl remain silent, he continued, “You have some nerve, daring to commit the act of exterminating a human sect.
Do you think there’s no one in our human race?”
Hei Yi looked at him and said indifferently, “They struck at me first. Am I not allowed to fight back?”
“They struck at you to eliminate a demon. With your strength superior to theirs, you could have just left. There was no need for a massacre, but you chose to kill them all. In the end, it’s your wild nature that’s hard to tame. Demons are demons!” Xuan Yu spoke with an indifferent expression.
“Your human race’s logic is truly ridiculous!”
Hei Yi laughed, then stood up from the corpse pile, tilting her head to look at Xuan Yu. She grinned and said, “It seems you’re here to stand up for them. In that case, there should be a place for your bones in this corpse pile.”
“A direct disciple of the Tian Xuan Holy Land… excellent!”
“Perhaps killing you will make the news here spread even faster.”
“Demon, how dare you be so arrogant!”
Xuan Yu was furious. The ripples under his feet suddenly spread out, and at the same time, endless rain began to fall from the sky.
The cultivators looked up in confusion at the falling rain, letting it land on their faces, feeling only an immense coolness.
But the rain above Hei Yi erupted with chilling killing intent!
In an instant, it was as if all the raindrops had turned into deadly weapons, twisting towards Hei Yi like a violent storm!
…
In a mountainous ridge area.
A young cultivator suddenly halted, looking calmly at the white-clothed woman blocking the path ahead.
“What a stunningly beautiful woman. Such looks are rare in our human race, so… where are you from, demon?”
The young cultivator spoke calmly, his gaze indifferently fixed on the woman ahead.
At the same time, a golden lotus slowly flew out from his brow, circling around him.
“Tian Lu Holy Land, Young Master Qian Huan?” The white-clothed woman asked instead of answering.
“That’s right, it’s Jiang here!”
Jiang Wu nodded calmly, then asked curiously, “Which sacred mountain in the Hundred Thousand Mountains do you come from?”
“Black Wind Mountain, Bai Yao Yao!”
Bai Yao Yao smiled brightly.
“Black Wind Mountain?” Jiang Wu frowned, silent for a long moment before shaking his head, “Never heard of it.”
“No matter, you just need to understand that I’m here to kill you!”
“May I ask why?”
“Once you’re dead, I’ll tell you!”
A great battle without an audience erupted at this point!
