I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 269 Attack (Seeking monthly votes)

The ancient city stands majestically amidst the vast sea of ​​sand. As far as the eye can see, the entire ancient city is so vast that it seems to stretch endlessly.

The surface of the city wall is covered with honeycomb-like erosion marks. Despite thousands of years of wind and sand erosion, it still stands stubbornly. The houses on both sides of the street have long since collapsed, leaving only broken walls half-buried in the yellow sand, occasionally revealing exquisite stone carvings that appear and disappear in the wind and sand.

Just as Xuandu Temple was the outer sect of Qingdi Palace, this ancient ruined city was also once the outer sect of Kundao Palace. However, Xuandu Temple was full of disciples who cultivated Taoism, while this ancient ruined city was once a royal city ruled by an unknown empress.

Throughout the city, one can see fragments of ingenious mechanisms and damaged sand terracotta warriors and stone golems. Whenever the disciples of the Mo Family Fortress have the opportunity to visit, they will study them carefully.

Legend has it that the inhabitants of this royal city were all skilled craftsmen, adept at making mechanical puppets and building cities.

It is precisely because of this skill that this site has been able to withstand the erosion of wind and sand over thousands of years.

Even now, a vast underground city still lies hidden beneath the ancient city, with its interconnected passageways and unexplored secret chambers, waiting to be discovered by those destined to find it.

Liu Taozhi, Xue Hong, Shen Puning, and Xin Wushuang emerged from a courtyard that had mostly collapsed, their faces filled with disappointment.

Liu Taozhi and Xue Hong both belonged to the Xuan Ying Sword Sect. They met up on the first day they entered the secret realm, and there were only the two Xuan Ying Sword cultivators nearby.

After meeting up in the western Gobi Desert, Shen Puning and Xin Wushuang explored all the way to the ancient ruins city. On the map that Jiang Yi had marked for them, the ancient ruins city was the key place to search.

They had agreed to meet here within seven days. If they hadn't met within seven days, it meant they were held up by something else, and they would go their separate ways.

Little did they know, Jiang Yi had no intention of joining them in the first place. At least until she found the Kundao Palace, she would not reunite with Shen Puning and Xin Wushuang, thus bringing her troubles to them.

Shen Puning and Xin Wushuang encountered Liu Taozhi and Xue Hong, and the four of them gathered together because of Jiang Yi.

Besides fighting monsters and searching for treasures together, Liu Taozhi would occasionally ask Shen Puning and Xin Wushuang about Jiang Yi's experiences in the Cangling Sect during their breaks.

Most of the time, Shen Puning did the talking, but she only talked about things that everyone already knew.

As they looked into the distance, they saw two more Golden Core cultivators leaving the ancient city and heading towards the Flowing Sand Sea. They could also hear the sounds of other cultivators searching and the roars of demonic spirits.

It was much quieter than a few days ago, which shows that most people didn't gain anything here and left early.

Shen Puning saw Mo Liao yesterday, but she doesn't know where he is today.

"Those Golden Core cultivators have all left, so Kun Dao Palace might not really be here."

Xue Hong sheathed her sword, her brows showing signs of fatigue. Her cultivation level was comparable to Liu Taozhi's, both being at the late Foundation Establishment stage. However, because she was younger than Liu Taozhi, she addressed Liu Taozhi as her senior sister.

Shen Puning sighed and kicked away the rubble at her feet. Baozhu was huffing and puffing as she dug for scorpions to eat in the ruins. There were many snakes, insects, and rodents hiding in the shadows of the ruins, and Baozhu had eaten quite a lot of them these past few days.

Xin Wushuang remained silent, holding her longbow, and hovered high in the sky, constantly scanning her surroundings with vigilance.

Liu Tao said, "How about we go to the oasis and take another look? Fellow Daoist Shen and Fellow Daoist Xin came from the western Gobi Desert and didn't encounter Fellow Daoist Heying. Perhaps we'll run into him on the way to the eastern oasis."

The three nodded in agreement and walked together toward the city gate.

The leaden clouds hung low, the sandstorm grew stronger, and the view was shrouded in a dim yellow light. Several people used their internal energy to spread out their protective qi and push away the sandstorm.

Xue Hong suddenly pointed into the distance, "Are there people at the city gate?"

The four of them looked over at the same time and saw a familiar figure standing under the ancient city gate, wearing a blue robe and with his hair being blown by the wind, revealing half of his cool profile.

"Senior Sister?!" Xue Hong exclaimed in surprise, quickly stepping forward.

Liu Taozhi and Shen Puning also showed joy on their faces and walked towards the city gate.

"Puning, wait a minute!"

Xin Wushuang suddenly transmitted her voice, raising the jade pendant she held in her palm for Shen Puning to see. It was a magical artifact they used to sense each other's location.

Shen Puning's pupils contracted sharply. She grabbed Liu Taozhi abruptly and shouted to Xue Hong, "She's not Jiang Yi!"

Before he could finish speaking, the fake 'Jiang Yi' looked up, his smile sinister.

"Oh no, we've been found out!"

The girl had a face exactly like Jiang Yi's, and her voice was light and cheerful like a silver bell, which sent chills down the spines of the four of them.

boom!
The Heavenly Fire Wheel tore through the air, spewing forth gray-white flames. The girl's figure vanished like a ghost, reappearing ten feet away, draped in a black cloak and wearing a black iron mask, giggling softly.

Liu Tao drew her Cold Moon Sword, its icy sword energy sweeping across the area, but shattered the moment it touched the gray flames.

Shen Puning's Myriad Manifestations Scroll unfolded, and the ink-colored landscape transformed into a barrier, which was pierced through by the Burning Heaven Fire Wheel!
Xin Wushuang's arrows flew like meteors, striking the Burning Heaven Fire Wheel in a volley of three, finally slowing its speed and giving the group a chance to catch their breath, allowing Xue Hong to retreat and dodge.

"Ancestor, these few have a close relationship with Jiang Yi, so I will spare them all. Ancestor, you have worked hard, please kill them all," the girl said with a smile.

Burning Heart pulled down his hood and emerged from the shadows of the ancient city gate, his red hair flying wildly, ghostly masks and gray moths swirling around him, followed by the Fire-Swallowing Toad and...

"Hongli?!"

Shen Puning gasped in shock. Hong Li's eyes were dull and lifeless, her hunting armor was tattered and stained with blood, her once glossy fur was burned black and bald, and a gray-fire shackle was around her neck. She looked disheveled and miserable.

Xin Wushuang stood atop the ruins, bow and arrow in hand, his eyes fixed on Fenxin. "It's the Heavenly Heart Ancestor who possessed Ji Honglian."

Liu Taozhi and Xue Hong were unaware of the details, but the girl standing in the distance impersonating Jiang Yi and even stealing Jiang Yi's demon spirit meant they must have encountered Jiang Yi. This made Liu Taozhi's heart pound, but she didn't show it. She firmly believed that with her senior sister's abilities, even if they encountered danger, she could still escape.

With her fiery red hair flying wildly, she declared, "Today, I will send you all on your way!"

War is imminent!
Liu Taozhi and Xue Hong drew their swords simultaneously, their sword energy like a rainbow, weaving into a net, heading straight for the Burning Heaven Fire Wheel!
The ear-piercing sound of metal clashing echoed throughout the ancient city. The Blazing Fire Wheel was forcefully blocked by the twin swords, and ash and flames splattered everywhere.

Ancestor Burning Heart sneered, and the fire wheel suddenly spun, its serrated edges spewing out blinding sparks, forcing the two of them back several steps.

"Watch your step!" Xin Wushuang, standing on high ground, fired a barrage of arrows and shouted a warning.

The ground suddenly cracked open, and the long tongue of the Fire-Swallowing Toad burst out of the earth like a poisonous dragon. At the critical moment, the Pearl roared to the sky, and its body swelled into a wild boar king the size of a small mountain. Its tusks were like crescent moons, and it fiercely jabbed at the scarlet tongue.

Amidst the sound of flesh being torn apart, the long tongue was severed, and the pearl continued its momentum, its iron hooves crushing the bluestone slabs as it crashed into the fire-swallowing golden toad!

Xin Wushuang drew his bow to its fullest extent, and three golden arrows whistled through the air, each aimed directly at the golden toad's eyes, forcing it to retreat repeatedly.

Shen Puning glanced into the distance and saw the masked girl standing quietly in the shadows, seemingly having no intention of making a move.

"Take care of what's in front of us first!"

Shen Puning's Myriad Manifestations Scroll unfurled in mid-air, and amidst the surging ink, ten black-armored warriors stepped out from the scroll, charging towards Burning Heart.

huh...

Hongli whimpered in pain, its three tails tightly curled under its belly, its whole body trembling as it retreated. It could kill other unfamiliar people to save its own life, but not Shen Puning and the others, absolutely not.

"You beast!" A fierce glint flashed in Fenxin's eyes as he made a hand seal and roared.

The gray-fire shackles around Hongli's neck suddenly tightened, and flames, like venomous snakes, burrowed into its seven orifices. Hongli fell to the ground, rolling and howling in pain, its claws carving deep furrows into the stone slab. Finally, after a heart-wrenching wail, its pupils were completely consumed by the gray flames.

Swish!
Suddenly, flame marks appeared on everyone, including Baozhu, Wanli who had been hiding high in the sky, and the black-armored warriors drawn by Shen Puning.

The Great Perfection level fire seal ignited the gray flames on Hong Li's body, instantly burning away the protective auras of the others.

A dozen black-armored warriors exploded into black mist one after another, and Hong Li's three fox tails immediately lashed out with blazing fire chains, accurately wrapping around the people marked with fire marks.

The group tried every means to remove the fire mark, but the fire mark at the Great Perfection level was like a leech, and Shen Puning, Xin Wushuang, and Xue Hong were unable to remove it.

Only Liu Taozhi, with a burst of icy energy, managed to dispel the fire mark on her body.

The gray flames, like a festering sore, clung to the bodies of several people, traveling along their meridians straight to their dantian.

Xue Hong's pupils contracted sharply, her long sword clattered to the ground, and she collapsed to her knees as if her spine had been ripped out, screaming in agony.

Shen Puning grunted and gritted her teeth as she activated the Myriad Manifestations Scroll. The ink-colored landscape was corroded by the gray fire, leaving charred holes. She hurriedly activated the barbarian battle runes to forcefully resist.

"A precious pearl!"

The pearl let out a shrill howl as fire chains entangled its thick limbs. The boar king's tough hide curled and fell off in the ashes, revealing the scarlet flesh beneath.

Before Xin Wushuang could even nock her arrow, the fire chains had already wrapped around her arms. Her face contorted in pain, but she still gripped the longbow tightly and forced an arrow at a non-fatal spot on Hong Li, attempting to stop Hong Li from casting a spell. However, the arrow was burned to ashes as soon as it left the bow.

A mournful cry echoed from the sky as it plummeted from the clouds, each of its golden feathers ignited by ashes.

"Old witch!"

A sudden roar erupted from the city wall. As Fenxin turned around in anger, Zhao Cangyun suddenly appeared from the other side, his twin blades falling like golden dragons and slashing fiercely down from behind Fenxin.

Forced to dodge, the Black Dragon Jade Serpent burst from the ground, knocking over Hong Li, and the fire chains on everyone's bodies immediately disappeared.

"go!"

Zhao Cangyun missed his first attack, but without lingering, he jumped onto the black dragon's back and fled.

Burning Heart, disintegrated into the body of the Ghost-Faced Gray Moth amidst the flashing blades, reassembled in the distance, staring in astonishment at Zhao Cangyun. She had always been sensitive to fire and immediately sensed the extraordinary nature of Zhao Cangyun's golden fire.

Just then, the girl who had not made a move appeared among them like a ghost, her five fingers forming claws and burning with black and red flames, aiming straight for Liu Tao's heart!
"Senior sister, be careful!" Xue Hong suddenly pushed Liu Taozhi away.

puff!

The sharp claws pierced through Xue Hong's dantian, and black and red flames surged out, instantly engulfing Xue Hong's entire body.

"Junior Sister Xue—"

Liu Tao stared with bloodshot eyes as Xue Hong turned to ashes in the flames.

"You killed the wrong person!"

The girl missed her first attack and then charged at Shen Puning, who was nearby.

Shen Puning's battle runes shone brightly as she withstood the girl's attacks to buy time. She waved her hand and threw out a large number of earth-escape talismans, and the yellow sand enveloped everyone as if it were alive.

boom!
At the last moment, the girl's claws tore open Shen Puning's back. Before the blood could even splatter, everyone and all the beasts were swallowed up by the sandstorm. Only a charred piece of cloth remained, curled up into ashes in the black and red flames.

(End of this chapter)