I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 503 Yama
It's ridiculous that the ones who controlled the flood and saved the people were actually the demons. It's really a huge irony that the ones who released the flood and harmed people were the humans themselves.

Now, after a month of flood control work by the demon tribe, the floods in the north have disappeared and the soil on the ground has dried up. However, the tragic scenes along the way made Zhang Chen feel unbearable.

Why do you think that is?
There were refugees everywhere, all of them dirty, carrying packages on their backs. They formed large groups in the north, leading donkeys and pushing carts, heading south.

The wheels rumbled, the horses neighed, the travelers held bows and arrows at their waists, their mothers and wives walked to see them off, the dust obscured the view of the Xianyang Bridge.

They are all civilians fleeing south!
Now that the North has been breached and the demons have entered the North, the people in the North are living in dire straits. The common people have long been unable to survive. Now that the flood has receded, countless people are preparing to move south with their families.

The carriage kicked up dust as it passed by, staining Zhang Chen's clean and tidy clothes with a layer of mud. The three little ones sat obediently on the edge of the carriage, each of them also covered in dust.

When floods raged before, river silt swept across the north, causing the ground to be covered with river sand and mud. Passing carriages raised trails of dust. This was unavoidable unless new grass and trees grew, at which time the mud and sand could be turned into fertile soil again.

Even the big wild donkey with shiny hair was covered in dust and looked very miserable.

"There are so many refugees along the way." Xu Erniu looked at the large group of thousands of people, each with numb eyes and ragged clothes, and her voice was full of sympathy.

Is this the nth wave of large troops that the few of you have experienced today?
There were not only refugee troops, but also surviving caravans, who were now walking in groups in the endless yellow sand.

The North was flooded by the river and all the vegetation was killed. Now the entire North is withered and yellow, and no new grass or trees have grown yet.

"They can only have a chance to leave the North if they form a large group. You must know that monsters are now wreaking havoc in the North. King Pingbian's army has completely given up resistance. Ordinary people still have a chance of survival if they unite against the monster army. If you walk alone and encounter a ferocious beast, you may lose your life." Zhang Chen spoke up to clear up Cheng Yu's doubts.

Most of the demon army are ignorant beasts, and only a small number of them can open their spiritual intelligence. The demon beasts that have opened their spiritual intelligence are equivalent to the cultivators of the human race who have awakened their bloodlines. If there are too many of these demon beasts, they would have grown up long ago and occupied the human land of Shenzhou. The essence of the demon invasion is that the demon beasts that have opened their spiritual intelligence lead the demon beasts that have not opened their spiritual intelligence to kill and plunder everywhere. If there are too many demon beasts that have opened their spiritual intelligence, after countless years of growth, the world would have been occupied by the demons long ago.

Facing hordes of wild beasts, as long as there are no powerful demons with extraordinary powers, even if ordinary people gather together, they will have the advantage.

Never underestimate human power. As long as one person has a sharp weapon, he can face several wild wolves alone.

Ten men armed with ropes, hooks, nets, knives, guns, sticks and clubs dared to fight the tiger head-on.

And this group of people heading south were not alone. They were all organized into clans, villages, and surnames, so that everyone could take care of each other.

Which farmer doesn't have a sickle or a pickaxe? Everyone formed a team, and even if they really accidentally ran into a beast tide, they dared to take a chance.

Of course, if you encounter a big demon with super powers and are defeated one by one by it, you can only consider yourself unlucky.

Moreover, even if a big demon has mastered extraordinary powers, if it is not at the fifth or sixth level, it will still be afraid of the large human army. After all, the demons are not made of steel and will be injured once they are hit by a sharp weapon.

In particular, the clan power of the human race, as well as hunters and bows and arrows, make the monsters feel fearful.

It should be noted that not all of those monsters are strong. Their awakened abilities are varied, some are strong and some are weak. The specific strengths have to be discussed individually. After all, there is no comparison between a tiger with awakened intelligence and a rabbit with awakened intelligence.

Humans are not vegetarians, otherwise the world would not be ruled by humans.

Zhang Chen drove the donkey cart, looking at the scattered troops, and shook his head secretly: "Although the large troops are safe, they are also big targets and are easy to be targeted by monsters. However, the Northland is too big. Even if millions of monsters rush into the Northland, the number of monsters with spiritual intelligence is no more than a few thousand. If they are scattered throughout the Northland, they are just like a drop of water falling into the sea.

That’s why humans have a chance to escape!
Moreover, once the wild beasts are free from the restraint of the monsters, they will revert to their wild nature, fighting and killing each other and falling into internal strife. Their intelligence is extremely low and they are simply unable to cause effective damage to the human army.

This is also the shortcoming of the monster clan!

Zhang Chen's family was also covered in dust and was not noticeable in the crowd.

"Brother, there are so many dead souls in the air, they smell so good." Zhang Taowei stared at the dead souls in the air and drooled. In the disaster in the north, countless people died in vain, and the air was full of dead souls, but these dead souls were not lucky enough to achieve anything. If they could not reach the underworld as soon as possible, they would disappear between heaven and earth in a short time.

"Don't eat! For you, keeping your blood pure is the most important. With the natural treasures I gave you, as long as you digest them well, your blood will be perfect one day. Although I don't know what the flaws of devouring the souls of the dead are, this action is against the harmony of nature. I am afraid that when the catastrophe comes in the future, you will definitely be held accountable." Zhang Chen's eyes were filled with golden light, and he saw the wronged souls of the north covering the sky, turning into black air currents that were imperceptible to the naked eye, and going towards the Pingbian King's ancestral vein. He saw that the Pingbian King's ancestral vein was surrounded by black air, as black as ink, and the pure light of the earth in the past was long gone.

"The Pingbian Palace has committed such an injustice, and the karma has begun to settle the score." Zhang Chen said secretly in his heart.

Just as Zhang Chen was thinking in his heart, suddenly a strange roaring sound came from the north, and then a black air column rushed up and turned into a flag composed entirely of black airflow. The black flag was accompanied by the sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling, emitting endless pulling attraction, guiding the souls between heaven and earth to fly into the flag.

"Yanluo Banner! Are there any ghost cultivators who are taking advantage of the opportunity to practice this evil method?" Zhang Chen could tell the origin of the banner at a glance. He had read countless books on cultivation and recognized the origin of the strange phenomenon at a glance.

The Yama Banner is a supreme treasure of the ghost world. If it is cultivated to the Mahayana realm, it can give birth to a nine-child ghost mother. Even the great immortals can fight against it.

"Is there anyone in the world who understands this method? It seems that someone has deciphered the secret of cultivating immortals." Zhang Chen thought thoughtfully.

This is a ghost practice, which can also be called the Yangshen practice. It does not require the cultivation of magic power, but only the cultivation of ghost power, and can completely bypass magic power.

As the flag came out, countless wronged souls in the north were seen roaring, and like all rivers returning to their source, they flew towards the flag in a mighty force.

"With the offerings of countless wronged souls in the north, perhaps there is hope to open up a Dharma Realm within the flag, and create a country that breeds evil spirits." Zhang Chen thought thoughtfully, but once the wronged souls fell into it, they would be unable to live or die, and would have to provide power for the Yama Banner day and night, and work hard to bless the Yama Banner.

Those who are caught by the Yama Banner will never be reborn!
"And this Yama Banner has been refined to a certain degree, otherwise it would never be so brazen in the Northland. After all, there are countless masters in the Northland." Zhang Chen analyzed silently. Even if he wanted to eliminate the devil and defend the way, he was powerless. Not to mention the distance, even if he was asked to destroy the Yama Banner, he couldn't do it. The Yama Banner's aura soared into the sky, and there was pure yang energy born, and it had already entered the ninth level. How could it be so easy to deal with?
The wild donkey seemed to have sensed the abnormality brought about by the Yama Banner. It looked around restlessly and began to move its body strangely, ready to jump and run away at any time.

Zhang Chen took out a whip and whipped the wild donkey on its butt: "You beast, why are you looking around instead of just hurrying on your way?"

While scolding and swearing, the dragon energy in Zhang Chen's body burst out, making the donkey quiet down.

As they were talking, several divine lights in the north sensed something was wrong and flew towards the flag. The flag twisted and turned into a world where hundreds of ghosts roamed at night, floating above the clouds. When the divine lights fell into the flag, they were like stones falling into the sea, without causing any ripples.

"Those divine lights were at least sixth-rank gods, and they didn't even cause a ripple after breaking into the ghost kingdom. That's not right. The Yama Banner has just generated pure yang energy, and it's only ninth-rank. How can it have the ability to open up a ghost kingdom? If you want to open up a ghost kingdom, you must be at least tenth-rank, right? There's something wrong with that flag." Zhang Chen noticed something was wrong, and kept recalling the records about the Yama Banner in his mind.

“Could it be that someone is not offering sacrifices to the Yama Banner, but someone has obtained the Yama Banner and is now absorbing ghosts to repair it?” Zhang Chen had some guesses in his mind.

However, no matter what the other party's background or means are, it has nothing to do with Zhang Chen. As long as he is not provoked, it will be good for everyone. If he is provoked, then we will have a fight. He is no longer the rookie he was before.

"I don't feel safe. I need to upgrade Solar Embers to the ninth level as soon as possible, so that I can feel safe." Zhang Chen began to absorb the essence of the sun. He has now completed his practice and can absorb the essence of the sun at any time as long as he is in the sun.

"And that guy Chen Xu, I don't know how he's doing now, or where he's gone." Zhang Chen didn't say goodbye to Chen Xu. The old guy disappeared after he shed his skin, and Zhang Chen couldn't find him. He didn't know whether he shed his skin successfully or was caught and skinned by someone.

Just as Zhang Chen was absorbing the essence of the sun, suddenly three rays of divine light rose between heaven and earth. The might of the divine light was so great that it shocked the entire northern land. Zhang Chen opened his eyes in shock and turned around to look, saying in amazement: "The three ninth-rank masters of Huang Tiandao have taken action, and one of them is Gu Mingyue!"

"Chen'er, mother feels something is wrong!" Just as Zhang Chen was surprised, Zhang beside him carefully called out to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen turned his head to look at Zhang, and saw Zhang secretly pointing to the distance: "There seems to be a group of people over there, and they have been following us for an hour. We are an orphan and a widow, are we being targeted by someone?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen followed Zhang's gaze and saw a dozen figures in the distance, following his donkey cart at a leisurely pace.

The dozen or so figures were all tall men, who were traveling on foot at this moment. They were following far behind the carriage, and their bodies were so dirty that their true appearance could not be seen.

(End of this chapter)