From martial arts sects to immortality sects

Chapter 256 A Rare Phenomenon
It was late at night, and snow was falling heavily.

The soldiers who were still queuing in front of the city gate saw a general riding in from the city, carrying a large flag.

"The General has ordered that the soldiers who have not yet entered the city wait outside and seal off this city gate!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers queuing behind him were immediately enraged, and complaints arose everywhere.

Having traveled a long way from Nanchu Prefecture, they were already exhausted, both physically and mentally. Now, having to endure such extreme cold, their resentment could no longer be contained.

Why should we be left outside?

"If you want to stay outside, then we'll all stay together. The General is really treating us like dirt!"

"It's so cold! I don't care, I'm going inside! I don't want to freeze to death out here!"

"Brothers, we've been veterans for over ten years, how can we just freeze to death outside the city like cowards?"

The soldiers outside the city were filled with excitement and became increasingly agitated as they spoke, and began to surge into the city gate.

Those generals tried to stabilize morale, but their efforts backfired.

The city gate was thrown into chaos.

……

In the wind and snow.

Qin Ye led his elite troops toward the governor's mansion, but before they reached it, he reined in his horse and stopped.

Ahead was a long street, at the end of which stood a burly figure with his head bowed. The figure had disheveled hair and his hands and feet were bound by chains, which scraped against the ground, making a chilling sound.

Qin Ye couldn't see the man's face clearly, but his intuition told him that this man was dangerous.

Li Yuzhong frowned as well, gripping his long weapon tightly, and stepped forward alone.

Behind them was a cavalry unit, each member exuding an imposing aura, but their horses began to neigh uneasily at the sight of the chained men ahead.

Qin Ye glanced at a tall building on his left and saw a huge figure, resembling a python, climbing up to the roof. Its snake-like body quickly transformed into a human shape in the darkness.

"Fifth level of the Nourishing Essence Realm, that's impressive. May I ask what your relationship is with the Qingxiao Sect?"

A female voice rang out, its tone venomous, mocking, and sarcastic.

Li Yuzhong and Jia Guang turned their heads to look, and both of them felt their scalps tingle. They couldn't see the woman's true face, but they could see that the woman's lower body was that of a snake.

Evil spirit!

Just then, terrifying figures leaped onto the eaves of the houses on both sides of the long street, each exuding a ghostly aura.

All the warhorses began to become restless and agitated, making it difficult for the soldiers on their backs to control them.

Qin Ye looked at the snake-bodied woman on the high-rise building from afar and asked loudly, "Where did you demons and monsters come from? What do you want?"

The snake-bodied woman sneered, "What am I going to do? Of course, I'm going to eat you all!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she pounced on Qin Ye, like a sharp arrow piercing through the swirling snow, heading straight for him.

Her speed was so fast that Qin Ye instinctively raised his stick, but it was too late.

call out--

A whooshing sound came from the air, and the snake-woman's expression suddenly changed. She instinctively turned her body to the side, but her cheek was still cut open, and black blood splattered out. She landed on the eaves next to her, stirring up pieces of broken tiles, and snow fell down, rising into a snow mist.

Qin Ye turned his head and saw a figure flying over and landing on the eaves of a house on the left side of the street.

"Third Uncle!"

Qin Ye exclaimed in surprise, for the newcomer was none other than Jiang Zhaoxia.

Jiang Zhaoxia, his blue robes fluttering, stood facing the snow, sword in hand. The sword aura emanating from him was bright and dazzling in the dimly lit Cloud Emperor City.

Li Yuzhong and Jia Guang turned their heads and saw Jiang Zhaoxia.

The two were stunned, as if they had seen a sword immortal descend to earth. Just by standing there, he exuded an aura of invincibility.

The snake-bodied woman steadied herself and glared at Jiang Zhaoxia. The night was dark, and she couldn't see Jiang Zhaoxia's face clearly either. Jiang Zhaoxia gave her an extremely strong sense of oppression.

at the same time.

A large number of corpses and demons poured out of Yundi City. Some burst out of the ground, some broke through the walls, and some smashed through the doors. They all rushed towards Qin Ye's army.

The silence of Yundi City was broken by the shrill screams of some soldiers who had taken refuge in the houses.

At the city gate, the soldiers ran into the city like madmen, creating an extremely chaotic scene. They did not notice the crowds surging in the darkness inside the city, or even the figures emerging from the snow outside the city.

The figures in the darkness seemed to receive some silent command, and almost simultaneously charged towards the soldiers. Their roars soon echoed through the night sky, plunging Yundi City into chaos.

Outside the city, the soldiers standing at the back heard a sound behind them. When they turned around, they were almost scared out of their wits.

They saw ghouls charging towards them, their hideous faces assaulting the soldiers' eyes.

"There's a ghost!"

A burly soldier shouted at the top of his lungs, drawing more and more soldiers to turn around. When they saw the ghouls, they were all startled.

Before they could think any further, points of light appeared in the darkness behind the ghouls, like stars shining in the night sky. Then, they saw the ghouls fall to the ground, their blood spurting everywhere.

One by one, Qingxiao Sect disciples leaped out of the darkness, wielding Qingxiao swords and slaying the corpses along the way. They thrust their swords forward, piercing the hearts of the corpses from their backs. Some disciples were more brutal, dismembering the corpses directly.

Upon seeing someone slaying the corpse demon, the soldiers, who had been frightened, quickly calmed down. Soon, some of them recognized that these mysterious people dressed in uniform blue robes came from Qingxiao Sect.

Who doesn't know that their lord, Liu Jing, is someone supported by the Qingxiao Sect Master?
Before the soldiers could even rejoice, they soon heard screams and roars coming from inside the city.

call out! call out! call out……

A series of whooshing sounds rang out as Qingxiao Sect disciples descended from the sky on flying swords, swiftly flying over the city walls and charging into the city. Two figures landed on the city wall; they were none other than Zhao Zhen and Li Yang.

The street they faced was dark, but they could see many ghouls crawling out of the ground.

“Speaking of which, you and I have never truly fought side by side before,” Li Yang said with a smile, as he could sense two exceptionally terrifying ghostly auras in the darkness.

This must be the evil spirit from Ghost King Ridge that the sect leader mentioned!
He felt both apprehensive and excited.

Zhao Zhen's gaze was already locked on one of the evil spirits. He could vaguely see that it was a monkey-like evil spirit with a lithe and agile body.

"Fight side by side? No, it should be a contest to see who can kill more ghost soldiers!"

Zhao Zhen snorted, and as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately cast a spell. Vast primordial energy erupted from his body and turned golden.

Li Yang smiled and followed suit, casting a spell to condense golden energy, just like Zhao Zhen.

Their vital energy quickly transformed into golden dragons. Almost simultaneously, they leaped into the air, their golden dragon forms fully condensed, and they transformed into two five-clawed golden dragons, swooping down into the darkness below the city wall.

The dragon's roar echoed through the night sky, and the golden light emanating from its body illuminated a corner of Cloud Emperor City.

Above the two divine dragons, the snow mist was torn apart by the disciples of Qingxiao Sect, and more and more Qingxiao Sect disciples rushed into Yundi City like a rain of arrows.

the other side.

Qin Ye and Li Yuzhong were already surrounded. The entire street was filled with zombies. They could only protect Jia Guang and defend against the zombies attacking from all directions.

Their cavalry were also engaged in battle, their warhorses rearing up, and snow and mist flying everywhere.

Jiang Zhaoxia and the snake-bodied woman fought fiercely on the roof. Their movements were as fast as lightning, and ordinary people could not catch their movements with the naked eye.

Jiang Zhaoxia stared intently at the snake-bodied woman, assessing her abilities in her mind.

Extremely fast!

It has an incredible self-healing ability!

It can release invisible poison gas during battle to paralyze the enemy!

When Jiang Zhaoxia first came into contact with the invisible poisonous gas, he felt his fingers go numb. Startled, he immediately covered his body with sword energy, which saved him from disaster.

"The flesh and blood of someone at the Spirit Consciousness Realm must be delicious!"

The snake-bodied woman chuckled sinisterly. She didn't dodge, but continued to attack, fearless even when injured.

Jiang Zhaoxia did not answer. He had to eliminate an evil spirit to prove that he was no less capable than Xu Ning.

A sword light swept past Jiang Zhaoxia and the snake-woman's heads, heading towards the governor's mansion, which made the snake-woman frown.

She looked into the distance and saw a large number of Qingxiao Sect disciples rushing into the city, which made her heart sink.

"What was bound to happen has finally happened."

The snake-bodied woman thought silently, her face contorting into a ferocious expression. Her speed increased dramatically, intensifying the pressure on Jiang Zhaoxia.

……

despair!
Shen Yue descended from the sky and landed on the eaves of the governor's mansion gate. He could already sense the terrifying ghostly aura within the mansion.

Rumbling--

A clap of thunder illuminated the snowy night. Shen Yue looked up and saw a huge creature, like a dragon, churning within the rolling dark clouds in the night sky.

"This snow is indeed the work of ghosts and monsters."

Shen Yue muttered to himself, his expression calm, his gaze returning to the governor's mansion.

Following his gaze, one could see a huge palace inside the governor's mansion, with a long white stone staircase in front of it, numbering twenty or thirty steps.

The entire governor's mansion was deserted, appearing deathly silent.

bang-

The gates of the enormous palace suddenly opened, and a gust of cold wind rushed out, blowing Shen Yue's hair and robes from a distance of a hundred feet.

Shen Yue narrowed his eyes, and wisps of sword energy emanated from the wooden sword in his hand, rising up along his arm.

"Such sword intent is rare in the mortal world for someone at the ninth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm."

The voice of the Great Demon King came from inside the governor's mansion, his tone indifferent.

Shen Yue said, "It seems that you had quite a bit of experience before you became a ghost."

boom--

The eaves of a pavilion ahead were smashed open, and a gaunt old man leaped out. He had four arms, each holding a bone sword. His eyes were covered by a blood-stained cloth, and the lower half of his face was mangled, revealing his nasal bone and teeth, making him extremely terrifying.

Shen Yue immediately dodged, but the four-armed old man attacked him.

He raised his sword to defend himself, but was blasted away by a tremendous force.

"What terrifying strength!"

Shen Yue was amazed. He flew dozens of feet away and landed on a roof. The remaining force pressed him down and made him slide backward, knocking away pieces of tiles. Finally, he stopped at the edge of the roof.

He looked closely and saw the four-armed old man standing in the distance, not launching another attack on him.

In just this one exchange, Shen Yue could feel the vast difference in skill between himself and his opponent.

His arm, gripping the wooden sword, trembled uncontrollably; this was no longer a physical reaction he could control with his willpower.

(End of this chapter)