Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 118 Devastated
Legend has it that the spiritual energy of Changping Ghost Mountain is polluted, mainly because a world-shaking battle between celestial dynasties once took place here in ancient times.

At that time, not only the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains, but also various small border states established their own dynasties.

But no matter how small the country, the ambition of an emperor can never be satisfied.

Therefore, later on, a great war of annihilation between the small border countries occurred, and one of the battles took place in Changping.

No small border state can remain unaffected.

Legend has it that more than 450,000 cultivators perished in this battle.

Therefore, the evil spirits and malevolent energy in this place have lingered for thousands of years.

The cultivators living here have been researching and studying for generations, hoping to solve the problem of scarce and polluted spiritual energy.

Finally, one day, a genius in alchemy appeared out of nowhere. He refined a kind of pill that could allow people to absorb spiritual energy without being affected by resentment for several months after taking it.

This is the Yellow Springs Meditation Pill.

With such a good thing available, Song Yan naturally couldn't miss it, and he had heard that the materials needed to refine it were very common and inexpensive.

Most of the disciples involved in the Changping incident would buy some.

Leaping onto a towering ancient tree, Song Yan gazed eastward, where the red leaves of Hanshan Mountain came into view.

"..."

Sunrise, cold mountain, red leaves.

There is a unique and special kind of beauty in this desolate and barren land.

Um……?
He was about to continue on his way when he noticed some unusual activity in the distance.

With a few leaps, he quickly approached to observe.

At the foot of the mountain, amidst piles of boulders.

A rogue cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining was grabbing a female cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining by the neck, his right hand, bound with chains, constantly tearing at the woman's clothes.

"no, do not want……"

"Please, let me go..."

Song Yan watched their actions indifferently, then suddenly chuckled softly.

What a clumsy trick.

His divine sense, far exceeding that of the seventh level of Qi Refining, instantly spread out, thoroughly investigating the surrounding situation.

"Qi Refining Level 5, Level 3..."

"Two at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and one at the seventh level of Qi Refining."

Upon closer inspection, some of the spiritual energy of the array symbols could be felt dissipating, suggesting it might be some kind of killing array.

The power of divine consciousness is manifested in every aspect.

For example now.

It allows monks to avoid many unnecessary risks in advance.

However, even without a sufficiently strong divine sense, Song Yan would not fall victim to the attack.

In the "Records of Evil Cultivation," such petty tricks would be condemned as a negative example by that old demon of the Golden Core stage.

The terrain here is open and not far from the main road from Changping County to Xiaohan Mountain.

If a demonic cultivator were to commit violence, anyone with a sharp mind wouldn't choose such a place.

They would have to make their move near a cliff, a cave, or on the flank of Xiaohan Mountain near Changping, to make it easier to ambush or quickly dispose of the bodies.

The scene before us was clearly designed to lure inexperienced, hot-blooded young heroes.

The rest of the ambushing group waited for their chance to strike, killing and robbing.

However, the chains in the hands of that rogue cultivator were stained with blood, suggesting he was probably a demonic cultivator.

Song Yan pondered in his heart.

If we can confirm that one of these people is a demonic cultivator, then killing him here and bringing back clues would earn us extra merit.

If one can accumulate enough merit points in advance to exchange for breakthrough pills, then returning to the sect as soon as possible would be the best outcome.

However, the other side had a large number of people and was also a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining, while he was all alone.

Taking action alone at this moment would be extremely risky.

After much deliberation, he decided to withdraw his divine sense and turn to leave.

Huh?
Suddenly, a familiar aura entered the range covered by his divine sense.

"..."

Song Yan stood there, stunned, and checked again and again.

His expression was somewhat strange. After pondering for a moment, he shook his head and walked straight towards the pile of rocks.

"It seems these guys are really unlucky."

Seeing that a cultivator had taken the bait, the female cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining was overjoyed. She immediately burst into tears, crying out, "Senior, save me..."

A mountain breeze swept by, and Song Yan walked slowly, seemingly stepping into the encirclement casually, but stopped a few steps before the array symbols were buried.

"help me……"

Seeing that the other party was still some distance away, the rogue cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining started shouting.

"Boy, I am one of the Five Demons of Cold Mountain! I advise you not to meddle in other people's business!"

Having said that, the chains in his hands suddenly burst into demonic flames, obscuring the bloody light.

He sneered inwardly.

Normally, when someone makes such boastful remarks, it will provoke the inexperienced and naive young man, leading to a dramatic rescue.

In the end, they joined forces to kill him.

The voluptuous female cultivator struggling in his arms seized the opportunity to struggle and plead, looking at Song Yan: "Senior, save me... I'm willing to be your slave!"

"So, you admit you're demonic cultivators?"

Song Yan gently made a hand seal within the sleeve of his Taoist robe.

A faint spiritual light suddenly emanated from the dark blue sword box behind him.

Two sword shadows flew out of the box at lightning speed, heading straight for that person!
"So fast!"

The demonic cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining panicked. Although the opponent had not yet stepped into the killing formation, there was no time to think. He shouted, "Attack!"

The female cultivator was about to take the opportunity to break free of the demonic cultivator's chains and throw herself into Song Yan's arms.

But then she saw one of the flying swords coming straight at her!

"What's wrong with this person!?"

She quickly summoned a crimson token, but the flying sword arrived too fast, and she hadn't had time to infuse it with much spiritual power.

boom!
The tip of the Lianli Sword may seem to touch lightly, but the sword energy it contains is not something that just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can withstand.

The crimson token immediately dimmed, and despite its spiritual power, it was unable to unleash its protective aura.

Unfortunately, the gap between the late stage of Qi Refining and the early stage of Qi Refining cannot be bridged by these inferior magic weapons that are merely filling in the gaps.

Moreover, who is standing here now is...

Song Yan, whose Dao Heart had just reached perfection three months ago and whose Sword Dao Seed had almost reached its peak.

The flying sword suddenly spun around.

Under the horrified gaze of the female cultivator, the flying sword simply tore through her protective spiritual garment and slashed across her throat.

puff.

The female cultivator covered her neck with both hands, struggled and fell to the ground, convulsing and bleeding profusely.

too fast.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the female cultivator had died.

The cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining was no better off; Bu Xizhou's power was even more exaggerated than Lian Li's.

It pierced through the opponent's protective aura almost instantly, heading straight for his face.

"Brother, save me!"

clang!
At the critical moment, a small gong appeared in front of him.

Driven by the sword, the unmoored boat flew back to Song Yan's side.

"I really misjudged him..."

Three cultivators slowly emerged from the dense forest all around.

Two are at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and one is at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

"Big brother! Fifth sister, she..."

The demonic cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining was furious, wishing he could skin this person alive and tear him apart.

But the leader simply raised his hand to stop him from speaking, and then bowed to Song Yan.

"Under..."

hum-

The unmoored boat flew out instantly, heading straight for the leader.

Song Yan's expression was indifferent, as if he were not talking to anyone.

"I'm not interested in the identity of a dead person."

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