Gou Zai Yao Wu Simulated Immortal

"After this battle, the martial arts community in the south has suffered a great loss of strength."

"The Yangwu Gate, Qiyuan Gate, and Jieyue Gate have all suffered severe injuries, with elders either dead or wounded."

"With the sect leader and all the disciples stranded on the front lines in the north, the sect was almost completely empty for a time."

"Those desperate bandits and highway robbers who usually only dared to hide in the mountains and ravines surrounded us as soon as they smelled the blood."

"First they sneaked in to test the waters, then they went into the mountains in groups."

"In just over a month, several secluded mountain villas were looted, and even the outer mountain path was occupied by a group of bandits and turned into a den of thieves."

"The prestige of the martial arts schools in the South has plummeted, and the future generations of martial arts practitioners in the Great Sun Dynasty have been abruptly cut off."

"As for the northern border, it was already in a precarious situation, and the lack of new blood has made it even more exhausted."

"In these past few months, you have been hiding in dry wells, deserted temples, and desolate graveyards during the day, and only at night you have been traveling swiftly under the moonlight."

"He lay prone in the blood-soaked ditch, letting maggots crawl all over his neck, just to avoid a troop of night riders."

"I also experienced being covered in tattered armor from a dead body, mixed in with piles of corpses of fleeing migrant workers, and being turned over twice with spears without daring to breathe."

"Once, when I was starving and thirsty, I sneaked into a mountain village to steal water, but I disturbed the bell ringing, and the strong men on night watch found you."

"That night, you killed the night watchman first, then the hunter who was carrying a torch, and finally even the village head who was hiding behind the earthen wall and wielding a wood-chopping knife died at your hands."

"When you escaped, you were covered in blood, and the cries of women and the screams of children still echoed in your ears."

"Later, you passed through a deserted town, borrowed clothes and food, and were recognized by a group of thugs who put a reward on your portrait."

"You killed the hooligans who recognized people with your bare hands, broke the shopkeeper's sternum, and even broke the spine of the waiter who climbed over the back wall to report the news."

"Further north, you killed a fleeing镖师 (bodyguard/escort) in a fight for a leaner horse with faster speed."

"To seize a bag of dried meat, they slaughtered bandits along the way."

"They slaughtered a group of cannibals on a snowy night, leaving behind a pile of frozen corpses."

"Your hands are getting more and more blood on them."

"There are mountain bandits, local ruffians, hunters, city guards, desperate fugitives who want your head for a reward, and innocent people who simply blocked your way and refused to move aside."

"You know in your heart that many of them should not have died, or at least should not have died by your own hand."

"But the demonic sword hangs in your sea of ​​consciousness, constantly urging you to kill and drink blood."

"With each person you kill, the demonic power within your sword intensifies."

"And with each moment of clarity you feel, your regret deepens threefold."

"Later on, you can't even tell whether you are using the sword to kill or the sword is using your hand to slaughter."

"While you were fleeing north, you were also locked in a fierce battle with the demonic sword within your sea of ​​consciousness."

"If you relax even slightly, it will take control of your body."

"You are becoming more irritable and perverse every day."

"One moment they feel shame and remorse, the next they might kill someone with a single provocation."

"The Demon Slayer Division hasn't let you off the hook either."

"They even drew troops from the northern front and pressed south to encircle and intercept them."

"If you, this traitor who has torn off the face of the Southern Martial Sect, are allowed to escape with the demonic artifact, then the martial arts sects in the rear will become even more panicked."

"The already dwindling life force of the Great Sun Dynasty will be completely destroyed."

"And this is the first time you've truly witnessed the methods of the Demon Slayer Division."

"They are completely different from the martial arts school."

"Martial arts training focuses on strengthening one's own muscles and bones, and cultivating one's own vital energy and blood."

"The Demon Slayer Division, on the other hand, condenses the essence and blood of demons, cleanses their marrow and refines their meridians, uses human bodies to perform demonic arts, and uses demon bones to cultivate their killing techniques."

"When you strike, fine scales will appear on your skin, your muscles will move like they're alive, and your joints will crack."

"His bones, flesh, and five senses all came back to life, truly developing the skin of an armadillo and the muscles of an elephant."

"Some demon slayers have arms that swell up like the forelimbs of giant apes."

"Some of them have arched backs, hiding monsters about to burst out of their skin."

"Some of them have vertical pupils like snakes in their eyes, and their breath is filled with a hot, black, and foul odor."

"The one who pursued you the most relentlessly was a captain of the Demon Slayer Division named Xue Duan."

"This person has a thin face, narrow eyes, and acts with extreme ruthlessness and decisiveness."

"I don't care about the loss of my men, nor about my own injuries, all I want is to kill you."

"Once, when you were hiding in a dilapidated inn on a river crossing, he deliberately ordered three of his men to attack you head-on, forcing you out of the corner of the building."

"During the battle, I personally detonated the Demon Blood Thunder Orb."

"In that explosion, half of his body was torn to shreds and turned into a bloody mess."

"And in doing so, a large chunk of flesh was ripped off your shoulder."

Even as he lay in a pool of blood, he could still laugh out loud: "As long as you're badly injured, someone else will always come and take your dog's life!"

"During your escape, you gradually understand why those two bear demons were so fixated on Xiangyang County."

"The fragments of the Demon Sword are hidden in Xiangyang County."

"Once the demonic sword within your body gains the upper hand, it will control your body, following the energy of those fragments, and gradually move closer to Xiangyang County."

"It wants to complete itself and grow stronger again by using the fragments."

"And you can only struggle desperately against it. If you perish, the South will surely suffer calamity."

"The further north you go, the more intense the pull becomes."

"That's why your movements have been repeatedly delayed. Several times you could have escaped, but the Demon Slayer Division caught up with you."

"And the demon sword itself seems to have undergone some kind of change, but you have no clue about it."

That night, you were exhausted and finally collapsed among a desolate graveyard.

"A broken tombstone leans precariously, withered grass grows up to knees, amidst the chaotic graves, the wind howls and ghosts wail."

"You rest your head on a cold tombstone."

"At this point, we were less than three days' journey from the northern border."

"An old injury on one shoulder had not yet healed, and several new wounds appeared on my chest and abdomen."

"The flow of qi and blood in my body is intermittent, and the depths of my consciousness are constantly being devoured by the demonic sword, causing my soul to gradually weaken."

"In this situation, let alone fighting again, even walking another ten miles is just wishful thinking."

"You lie in the graveyard, gazing at the pale moonlight in the sky, and a sense of peace arises in your heart."

"His life was meant to end."

"It was that damned will to survive and the stubborn refusal to bow to the demonic sword that dragged you all the way here."

"When you think of this, several faces suddenly flash through your mind."

"Your father has a stern face and a furrowed brow, but he always cleans up your messes behind the scenes."

"My mother has gentle features and there is always a hint of tenderness in her eyes."

"And then there's the eldest brother, Li Chunzheng, who always stands straight, yet has a very kind and generous smile."

"The image of the old steward, Jia Wei, hunched over, frowning, sighing as he arranged for silver notes and covered up the trouble for you, flashed before your eyes."

"You're thinking of Wu Yong again."

"I remember the old man, his eyes completely destroyed, sitting in a pool of blood."

I wonder if his eyes have healed yet.

You stared blankly at the night sky.

The sound of horses' hooves grew closer.