I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 768: The Fall of Jiangnan
“Even if Chen Sanliang fell into the Weak Water and drowned, as long as his soul is preserved, I can resurrect him with the power of Yama. But now the key issue is, where has the old guy Huli Daxian gone? Without the help of Huli Daxian, it is almost unrealistic for me to break the formation alone.” Zhang Chen was a little anxious. The sudden disappearance of Huli Daxian was beyond Zhang Chen’s expectation.

So Zhang Chen summoned the fox fairy Nannan back and asked, "Do you know where the great fairy Huli went?"

“I heard that the great immortal Huli got a clue about some fortune and entered an unknown secret tomb. Now even the masters of the demon clan headquarters can’t find his trace.” Fox Fairy Nannan said this, looking at Zhang Chen with an expression as if she wanted to say something but stopped.

"What do you want to say? Just say it." Zhang Chen could see that the fox fairy Nannan seemed to have something to say.

"I heard from people that you have means to contain the Great Immortal Huli. If the Great Immortal Huli gets a clue, he can break your means..." The fox fairy Nannan looked at Zhang Chen with a hint of worry in her eyes.

Although she didn't like Zhang Chen, she and Zhang Chen would share the same fate. If Zhang Chen was liquidated by Huli Daxian afterwards, she would also be reduced to ashes and disappear into thin air. So she was entangled in her heart again and again, and finally told him the news she had found out before.

Hearing the words of the fox fairy Nannan and looking at the worried look on her face, Zhang Chen shook his head and laughed: "It is wishful thinking for the Tiger Power Immortal to want to break my method."

"Really?" The fox fairy Nannan smiled when she heard that.

"Really!" Zhang Chen nodded.

Upon hearing this, the fox fairy Nannan showed a smug smile on her face: "If that's the case, then I'm relieved."

After saying this, he twisted his waist and disappeared into the woods, leaving Zhang Chen standing in the woods, looking at the empty mountains in silence.

Then Zhang Chen turned around and walked down the mountain. Along the way, he saw countless scholars packing their bags and rushing down the mountain with panicked looks on their faces. They looked very flustered and embarrassed.

"Brother, why are you going down the mountain?" Zhang Chen stopped a slightly older scholar and asked.

The scholar was familiar with Zhang Chen. He was rushing down the mountain with his bag on his back. When he saw Zhang Chen blocking his way, he said, "My family has decided to join the demon tribe, and Zhou Qiucheng is against the demon tribe. How dare we stay in the mountain? Junior Brother Zhang, the demon tribe is powerful and its momentum is sweeping across the whole of Jiangnan. You'd better hurry down the mountain and escape. Chen Sanliang has offended the demon tribe and there is no hope. He will be retaliated by the demon tribe sooner or later!"

After saying this, the scholar left in a hurry, leaving Zhang Chen standing there, looking at the figures fleeing in a panic all over the mountains and plains, not knowing what to say for a moment.

There were scattered debris on the ground, which were accidentally dropped by the disciples who fled down the mountain.

The entire academy was in a dilapidated state, with a desolate atmosphere.

"Why don't you run away?" Zhou Qiucheng came from a distance and looked at the scholar who fled down the mountain with an expressionless face.

"Sir, you are joking. Where can I escape to?" Zhang Chen sighed: "I am different from them. I can't surrender to the demon tribe, so I have nowhere to escape."

Glancing at Zhou Qiucheng again, Zhang Chen asked tentatively, "Should we stop them?"

Zhou Qiucheng shook his head: "Let them be."

Zhang Chen and Zhou Qiucheng stood side by side on a high place, watching the scholars fleeing down the mountain in silence.

After a while, Zhang Chen asked tentatively, "Sir, do you still want to continue studying Confucianism?"

If Zhou Qiucheng wanted to continue on the path of Confucianism, Zhang Chen wouldn't mind giving him some pointers. He had already prepared the future direction for Zhou Qiucheng.

"The mysteries of Shinto are endless, and are no worse than the Confucian way. I am now immortal and have walked a long way on the Shinto way. I am not far from the peak. Why should I give up the near and seek the far?" Zhou Qiucheng replied. He had completely given up the Confucian way.

After hearing this, Zhang Chen said nothing more. The other party was not interested in this, so there was no need for him to elaborate.

As the scholars of Chongzheng Academy went down the mountain, all the houses became empty and Chongzheng Academy became completely quiet. There was a hint of deserted atmosphere in the mountain. Except for the servants who signed the indenture, all the scholars had gone down the mountain.

Following Zhou Qiucheng's failure in his discussion of Taoism, countless scholars throughout Jiangnan were shaken and determined to join the demon clan. After all, the arm is no match for the thigh. The demon clan has an absolute advantage and is about to sweep the world. All the powerful people want to survive.

It is true that Zhou Qiucheng saved everyone, but no one was willing to endure the catastrophe with him.

Even at this time, some people had secretly contacted the demon clan and were ready to surrender the city.

Unfortunately, the demons refused to give in and did not allow the human race to join them. Life became peaceful, and Zhou Qiucheng meditated in the mountains every day, but Zhang Chen could sense that an undercurrent was surging in the territory of Jinling City.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. Zhang Chen stood on the top of Chongzheng Academy and looked up at the sky. The whole sky was covered with light red clouds and a hint of blood filled the air.

“How many people died! The underground water was dyed red before, and now even the water vapor in the sky is dyed red.” Zhang Chen looked at the red clouds in the sky and felt a little horrified.

The blood-red clouds were clearly formed by the blood evaporating and dispersing between heaven and earth, creating a bloody aura.

Zhang Chen could feel that the experience value of his own Blood Sea Avenue was increasing crazily. After just one month, his own Blood Sea Avenue was infinitely close to the tenth level and was not far from the tenth level.

"The demons are on a killing spree." Zhang Chen felt a little heavy-hearted. Although those who died were not his relatives, he watched countless lives disappear before his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for the fragility of life.

"It's a pity that I don't have the means to save the world!" Zhang Chen sighed.

Just as he sighed, there was suddenly a burst of noise and wailing coming from the foot of the mountain, which came from far outside the city of Jinling. The wailing was so earth-shaking that it attracted Zhang Chen's attention.

Zhang Chen used his sound waves to sense the void, eavesdropping on all the sounds within a radius of 100 miles. He then showed a look of surprise: "The demon tribe has really made up its mind not to accept the nobles from Jiangnan anymore. They actually slaughtered all the nobles from Jiangnan! Not only the nobles, but all the scholars were slaughtered by the demon tribe."

When the demons broke into the city and slaughtered people, the powerful people from all over the country rushed to Jinling City with their families. Now in the entire Jinling City, the only one who can resist the demons and protect all living beings is Zhou Qiucheng.

Just when Zhang Chen was in a daze in the mountain, thousands of people had already arrived at the foot of Chongzheng Academy and were rushing into the mountain. Zhou Qiucheng was also alarmed by the crowd and quickly went down the mountain to meet them.

"Everyone, why did you come to my Chongzheng Academy?"

Zhou Qiucheng stood on the steps halfway up the mountain, looking at the people coming from afar, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He saw the scholars who had escaped from the academy, and also saw familiar faces from the past, in short, they were all children of powerful families.

After hearing Zhou Qiucheng's words, everyone looked at each other with a trace of sadness in their eyes. One of them stood up and walked out and said, "Brother Zhou, those monsters have issued a 'killing order'. All human beings, regardless of gender, age, nobility or poverty, will be killed. We, the major families, wanted to open the gates and surrender, but who knew that those monsters would not give us a chance to survive after entering the city, and wanted to kill us all. We led the elite of the family to fight to the death to break out, and please make the decision, Brother Zhou!"

A group of children of officials, who were once high and mighty, now stood at the bottom of the stairs with disheveled hair and ragged clothes, like dogs that had lost their homes, crying to Zhou Qiucheng.

Zhou Qiucheng frowned when he heard this: "How could this happen? Didn't Chen Sanliang already promise me to let you go?"

"Chen Sanliang has disappeared, and the demon tribe has lost its restraint. They have become blood-thirsty. All humans have been slaughtered and become food for the demon tribe, or have been kept in captivity to be slaughtered. The imperial court is now being restrained by the powerful demon tribe and cannot take any action, and we are powerless to resist the demon tribe. We beg you, sir, to protect us." A man strode out, his voice full of sorrow.

Zhou Qiucheng's face suddenly turned gloomy when he heard this. He never thought that after he planned to surround and kill Chen Sanliang, such a thing would actually happen.

But now Chen Sanliang has been tricked by himself into the Innate Water God Formation, and he is probably already turned into pus and blood. How could there be a chance to rescue him?
The only way to resolve the current disaster now is to rescue Chen Sanliang and have him persuade the demon clan to stay.

"Don't panic. Although the demon clan is powerful, as long as we join hands, we may have a chance to fight against them. As long as you stay in my Jinling City, I, Zhou Qiucheng, will protect your safety unless I die." Zhou Qiucheng's voice was full of excitement.

"Everyone, please come into the mountains, and let's discuss together how to deal with the demon army!" Zhou Qiucheng said.

As he spoke, he welcomed everyone into the mountain and began to ask them in detail about the demon clan.

"The demon clan has obtained the method of offering incense and sacrifice, within which an eleventh-level demon clan was born, and they are called: demon gods. There are twelve demon gods in total, and they are called the Twelve Demon Gods. Now the only one in Jiangnan who can compete with the demon clan is you, Brother Taoist. Brother Taoist, you must take action and kill the Twelve Demon Gods of the demon clan." Someone complained to Zhou Qiucheng.

Zhou Qiucheng was shocked when he heard this: "Twelve eleventh-level demon gods?"

He is only at the eleventh level, how can he fight against twelve eleventh-level demon gods?

Of course, it's not that there is no chance at all. As long as I can separate the twelve demon gods and lock them up in the Demon Locking Tower, I may be able to reverse the situation.

The Linglong Tower will not only become stronger as it absorbs incense, but it will also become stronger as the demons sealed within it become more powerful.

This is the truly incredible thing about Linglong Tower. The more monsters are sealed, the stronger its power is.

(End of this chapter)