My path to immortality was smooth sailing.

The Cloud-Breaking Shuttle traveled through the clouds. Wei Jing sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, and circulated the Yi Wood Gen Earth Technique to heal his injuries.

A blue and yellow spiritual light surged from the dantian, ascended along the Ren meridian, passed the Tanzhong point, went through the Tiantu point, reached the Baihui point, then descended along the Du meridian, passed the Mingmen point, and returned to the dantian.

The Yi Wood Gen Earth Technique combines the gentle and enduring characteristics of the Yi Wood Evergreen Technique. Its gentle spiritual energy, like a spring drizzle, silently nourishes every inch of injured meridians and muscles, making Wei Jing feel extremely comfortable.

Wei Long, standing to the side, was huddled up, shivering from the cold.

Just came out of the ice sculpture.

Just then, Wei Yun suddenly spoke:

"Look, what's that?"

"There's so much black smoke, is it on fire?" Wei Long asked, puzzled.

"It looks like there's a village down there!"

Wei Jing slowly opened his eyes and looked down. Sure enough, the village was filled with black smoke.

"No, this...this seems to be demonic energy!" Wei Yun said hesitantly, looking at Wei Jing.

Wei Jing frowned, a bad feeling suddenly creeping into his heart.

"Let's go down and take a look." With that, Wei Jing directly controlled the Cloud-Breaking Shuttle to dive down.

As they got closer, the three could see more clearly and also smelled a nauseating odor.

The black smoke was not ordinary fireworks, but a thick, swirling, black aura that seemed to be alive.

Wherever the black mist passed, the spiritual fields below withered, the trees fell, the streams turned black, and even the air became thick and oppressive.

"It's demonic energy, but it seems we're too late." Wei Jing's expression was solemn as he manipulated the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle to descend.

It should be noted that this place is only two hundred miles from Yudie Peak, and less than one hundred miles from the Chu family in Jiangbei.

"How dare these demonic bastards from the Demonic Sect commit such atrocities here? Aren't they afraid of the Foundation Establishment patriarchs of the major cultivation families?" Wei Long's face was grim.

The three walked through the village, which was not large, with about seventy or eighty households.

No house in the village is intact; some are still burning, while others are simply ruins with bricks and stones scattered all over the ground.

Even more chilling were the corpses on the ground.

Wei Jing covered his nose and pushed open the door of a room. The door was crooked, one panel had fallen off, and the other was hanging on the hinge, teetering on the verge of falling.

A corpse was lying on the threshold.

The corpse was shriveled and emitted a faint black aura.

"I estimate the time interval isn't too long, probably just a few hours ago," Wei Jing said, stepping into the house.

Inside the charred and partially collapsed house, Wei Jing found three more corpses: a man, a woman, and a child of about seven or eight years old.

All the corpses were shriveled, as if their flesh and blood had dried up.

What a disaster! Wei Jing shook his head and then walked out of the house.

The three of them split up and searched the village. There wasn't a single living creature in the village, not even the pigs in the pigsty were spared.

"There isn't a single living creature left; the dogs and chickens are all dead." Wei Yun's face was grave.

Even the old willow tree at the village entrance has turned dull and withered under the influence of demonic energy.

The three met at the village entrance, all of them looking grim.

They had always heard about the evil and cruelty of the Demonic Sect, but seeing it with their own eyes this time was truly shocking.

"Let them rest in peace!" Wei Jing said; this was all they could do.

"Yes!" Wei Yun and the other person nodded.

But at that moment, Wei Jing suddenly froze. He looked up and saw billowing black smoke and swirling black fog on the horizon.

……

The light suddenly dimmed, and daytime suddenly turned into night.

The entire town of Liushi was shrouded in a semi-transparent blood-red mist, with surging demonic energy enveloping and swallowing the town.

"Hehehe!"

A piercing and chilling laugh exploded from the clouds, sending shivers down one's spine and chilling one's soul.

"My lads, eat your fill today!"

As soon as the words were spoken, dozens of dark figures pounced on their prey like hungry wolves, swooping down from mid-air, smashing through courtyard walls, breaking doors and windows, and brazenly breaking into ordinary people's homes.

In an instant, deathly silence, despair, and screams filled the air.

"How dare you?"

A furious shout rang out from the town, followed by more than twenty cultivators flying out.

The two leading figures were none other than Wei Dao, the seventh elder of the Wei family, and Elder Hong Gu.

Their robes fluttered, and their spiritual power surged into the sky, forcefully tearing apart the blood-red mist that shrouded Liushi Town.

Above the clouds, a tall figure in black robes slowly appeared, his body radiating a dense, almost tangible, demonic aura. Black winds swirled around him, emitting mournful howls.

"Oh? That's a bit unexpected. There are actually two great cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining."

"It seems the Wei family isn't entirely without precautions."

"Hehehe!"

The demonic sect dared to massacre villages and besiege towns right under the noses of Yudie Peak and the Chu family in Jiangbei. They were clearly well-prepared and had no fear of the surrounding cultivation forces.

"Disciples of the Wei family, follow me to vanquish the demon!" Wei Dao, righteous and awe-inspiring, wielded a silver spear and leaped directly into the black mist.

"Phew! There shouldn't be any Foundation Establishment demons present." Elder Hong Gu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmph, it's nothing but a bluff, a trick that the demonic sect beasts always use." Wei Dao's cold laugh came from within the black mist.

He fought against several demons alone, one of whom was at the same level of Qi Refining Stage 9 as him.

"Kill!" Elder Hong Gu ordered, and more than twenty members of the Wei family immediately rushed into the black mist and fought with the disciples of the Demonic Sect.

Elder Hong Gu wielded a flying sword, its blade flashing brilliantly as she swung it, instantly cleaving several demonic sect disciples in two, their corpses turning to ashes and vanishing without a trace.

"A substitute puppet?" Elder Hong Gu asked in surprise.

In fact, they had very little experience fighting against the demonic sects. Ever since Elder Ge of the Qingfu Sect attained the Golden Core stage a hundred years ago and killed two Golden Core demons from the Blood Shadow Sect and the Soul Devouring Sect, the Wushan region has enjoyed a long period of peace.

"The Demonic Sect's methods are unpredictable, everyone be careful," Elder Honggu warned loudly.

The Wei family members formed teams of three, guarding the flanks and providing cover for each other.

"Found it." Elder Hong Gu suddenly drew her sword and pierced through one of the people, causing blood to gush out. This time it was definitely not a substitute.

Although the Wei family members fought bravely against the enemy, they were engaged in battle with the demonic sect.

However, the members of the Demonic Sect seemed unwilling to get entangled with the Wei family cultivators any longer. The leader of the demonic group took out a black gourd and released a dense demonic aura, enveloping the area.

Then, some puppets and decoys were left behind, while the remaining demons broke into the homes of ordinary people and harvested their blood and food.

In the southeast of Liushi Town, there is a simple and elegant manor.

Several dark figures burst in, wielding butcher knives and killing anyone they saw.

Then he summoned a small cauldron and absorbed all the blood and essence of the dead into it.

Their movements were clean and efficient, their faces expressionless, as if murdering and wiping out an entire family was nothing out of the ordinary.

"This manor is luxurious and elegant; it's probably the mayor's residence!"

"Hehehe!"

"I love to torture and kill those rich and heartless bastards the most."

The courtyard echoed with the terrifying laughter of several people.

Meanwhile, in a basement, Wei Musheng's family was huddled inside a large closet, trembling with fear.

The screams outside were incessant; the guards and servants of the house must have all met with misfortune.

"Don't be afraid, Yue'er. Your brother Wei Jing has achieved great success in his cultivation on Jade Stack Peak. He will definitely come to protect us," a gentle female voice whispered comfortingly.

"Mmm, Yue'er isn't afraid."

Wei Musheng lowered his head. He knew in his heart that the journey to Yudie Peak was long and his son had not returned for ten years.

How could he possibly make it back now?

Even if he arrives, can he defeat those vicious demons outside?