Huangxiu

Chapter 1143 Chance Encounter
Leaving Tianjian Peak, he felt as if he were walking through a richly colored landscape painting.

The surrounding area is lush and verdant, with layers of mountains and vibrant life.

He used his Wind Riding and Cloud Soaring Technique to glide across the treetops, passing mountains and rivers, heading north.

A map kept appearing in my mind, which I compared with the scene beneath my feet, constantly correcting my direction.

The imperial city is said to be more than 5,000 li away.

Originally, messages could be sent by birds, but bird communication had its risks.

To avoid interception, these letters still need to be delivered in person.

He traveled north, passing through mountains and rivers, and while practicing his spiritual cultivation, his extrasensory perception remained in the cave.

If there were any demons, the Glass Blade would easily take care of them.

He discovered that there weren't as many demons as he had imagined; the ordinary mountain peaks were just inhabited by wild beasts, not demons.

Only in those continuous mountain ranges, places teeming with supernatural power, can demons reside.

He can now clearly see the existence of the supernatural force and its intensity.

Each mountain peak possesses a unique power, though the amount varies, and the concentration differs.

Where supernatural forces are abundant, demons are likely to arise. If these places with abundant supernatural forces connect to form a mountain range, then there will be great demons.

Chu Zhiyuan seemed to be deep in thought.

The root cause of demons is obviously supernatural forces. So if we eliminate supernatural forces, will we cut off the generation of demons?

At that time, all we need to do is destroy the current demons; destroying one will reduce their numbers.

They will eventually wipe out all the demons in the world.

How can we eliminate this strange force?
He suddenly stopped on a mountain peak, his gaze sweeping intently over the top and bottom of the peak.

Before my eyes, wisps of light mist seeped from the deepest part of the earth, passing through the hard rocks and soil, sweeping over wild grass and trees, and rising upwards.

Without these mountains, the strange power spread out and floated into the sky.

With these mountains, the ascent of the supernatural force slows down, much like a traffic jam.

This caused the wild animals on the mountain to mutate and turn into demons.

This strange power originates from the deepest part of the earth; even if the mountain were leveled, the source of this power could not be reached.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head upon seeing this.

The throwing knife emerged from his sleeve, imbued with the rich aura of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree, and traveled through the mountain peaks. Wherever it passed, the strange power dissipated, like snowflakes meeting boiling water.

But that's all a throwing knife can do; even if it pierces into the mountain, it can't go too deep.

However, the aura of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree could not last long after leaving the flying knife and quickly dissipated.

It's impossible to destroy these strange forces using the aura of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree.

These supernatural powers are everywhere, while the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree is finite.

Therefore, this grand goal is impossible to achieve; the only option is to kill any demons or monsters encountered.

Unless one possesses the power to change the world.

Unfortunately, I don't have that now, and given the limits of martial power in this world, I probably don't either.

He quickened his pace, cultivating while simultaneously wielding the Glazed Blade to slay demons.

In just five days, the merit light within the Demon-Subduing Palace had become densely packed and abundant.

……

As dusk fell, the setting sun cast its last rays, turning the mountains and forests red, and the sky red as well.

He finally arrived at the imperial city.

His extrasensory perception allowed him to see clearly even from hundreds of miles away.

But when I got closer and stood under the city gate, I was still awestruck.

As expected of the imperial city, its grandeur is extraordinary and awe-inspiring.

The city gates and walls stand tall and imposing, bearing the marks of time, and displaying their indestructibility.

Standing outside the city, one feels an unshakeable sense of security.

It is not only unshakable by human power, but also by time.

It was as if this city would exist forever between heaven and earth, immortal and indestructible, eternal and unchanging.

At the city gate, pedestrians coming and going were being stared at by twenty-four city guards.

Twenty-four city guards, clad in gleaming silver armor, stood in two rows, forming a passageway.

Pedestrians entering the city must pass through this passage.

No one was leaving the city through this gate; those leaving the city would exit through another gate.

The first two people in each row had golden eyes that were scanning the people entering the city.

Chu Zhiyuan immediately recognized that they possessed unique cultivation techniques, and these eyes should have the ability to see through demons and evil spirits. He entered the crowd and followed the pedestrians further in.

Shining through those four pairs of golden eyes, it felt as if his entire body had been seen through, leaving him nowhere to hide.

Just then, their eyes widened suddenly, and a golden light flashed.

Two rows of city guards rushed over and pounced on him instantly.

Chu Zhiyuan didn't move, calmly turning his head to look over.

But then he saw eight city guards rushing toward an old woman behind him.

The old woman, dressed in green, looked frail and walked with difficulty and a limp.

Behind her was a long line of people waiting to enter the city.

Faced with the ferocious force of eight city guards, she suddenly swayed and swiftly moved away.

Then a sweet, bell-like laugh rang out: "Interesting!"

Eight city guards drew their swords, creating eight streaks of light in the air as they slashed down at her.

But she twirled in mid-air, changing direction twice, and gracefully passed through the crisscrossing flashes of sword light, drifting away into the distance.

"Witch, where do you think you're going!" The eight city guards shot off like arrows.

Chu Zhiyuan stood with his hands behind his back, but was scolded by the other city guards: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and enter the city, or you'll get caught in the crossfire and lose your life!"

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his hands in greeting and asked, "Sir, which sect does this demoness belong to?"

He released his aura slightly, and the aura of a Seventh-Rank Venerable caused their expressions to change slightly.

The initial impatience and anxiety immediately subsided.

"It's a demon!" a city guard said in a deep voice. "If we hadn't found out, and she had entered the city, who knows how many evils she would have committed!"

The city guard was a handsome middle-aged man with a calm and solemn expression, watching his eight colleagues and the old woman walk away.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned and said, "This demon probably has other methods, gentlemen..."

“That’s enough,” the city guard said in a deep voice. “She can’t escape.”

Chu Zhiyuan hesitated, then finally shook his head and said, "She should be a Fifth-Rank Venerable."

In his opinion, the eight city guards were far less skilled than the old woman.

There was at least a two-level difference in cultivation level; the old woman was not the third-level Venerable she appeared to be, but rather a fifth-level Venerable.

There is a qualitative difference between the fifth and third rank, enough to crush eight city guards.

The handsome middle-aged man's expression changed slightly.

Chu Zhiyuan took out a token from his sleeve and waved it in front of them: "I am Chu Zhiyuan of the Heavenly Sword Sect."

The handsome middle-aged man suddenly realized and clasped his hands in greeting, saying, "So she's an expert from the Heavenly Sword Sect, Mr. Chu. Is she really a fifth-rank expert?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "This woman is skilled in the art of concealing her breath. This doesn't seem to be uncommon among demons, does it?"

The handsome middle-aged man turned his head and glanced at the four golden-haired youths.

They looked ugly.

One of the young men said, "We can only see that she is surrounded by black energy and there is a phantom of an evil lord in the sky behind her, but we can't tell her cultivation level."

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Who is this evil sovereign?"

“The Thousand-Legged Evil Lord,” the young man said in a deep voice, “is a demon from the Divine Travel Sect.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

He had heard of the Divine Travel Sect, a heretical sect even higher than the Myriad Blood Sect, and already one of the most notorious heretical sects in the world.

He thought for a moment and said, "I'll meddle in this for once today and lend a hand to these soldiers."

Of the twenty-four city guards, eight have fled, which is already a third of the total. It is not advisable to send any more men, as this place will be left vulnerable.

Evil spirits or demons might take the opportunity to force their way in, and even if they fail to get in, they could cause panic and have extremely negative consequences.

There's still time to gather manpower, but they clearly don't want to make a big fuss.

"Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Chu!" the handsome middle-aged man said. "I am Guo Fengchang."

"General Guo, then I will go."

Chu Zhiyuan flashed into the air and instantly reached a distance, catching up with the nine people who were fighting.

He was in mid-air when he drew his sword, becoming one with it, drawing a streak of light in the air before crashing into the fighting circle and shooting straight at the old woman.

The old woman twisted her body, swaying aside to easily avoid the sword tip.

But Chu Zhiyuan's sword suddenly slashed horizontally, abruptly and incredibly fast. Caught off guard, the old woman stretched out her palm and struck the tip of the sword.

His palms were gray and dull, like withered tree branches.

The tip of the Shadowless Divine Sword suddenly flashed with golden light.

(End of this chapter)