I died young at the start, but I'm reincarnated with unlimited skill points!

The three-day deadline passed in the blink of an eye.

Before dawn, the old dog had already packed up all his belongings.

He bent down and picked up Su Yu, his voice hoarse but trying to sound lighthearted.

"Come on, little Gouwa, let's go to the capital with Grandpa and broaden our horizons."

Su Yu didn't say anything, but simply reached out her small hand to hug his slightly trembling neck.

The expropriation station was set up on an open space outside the north gate of the outer city.

As dawn broke, the area was already packed with people.

Thousands of ordinary people were organized into lines according to their regions, including men, women, and children, with varying expressions.

Some looked ashen-faced, some wailed and cried, and some stood there blankly, as if their souls had already left their bodies.

But most people remain silent.

That kind of silence, deeply ingrained in the bones, after being domesticated for countless generations.

Like pigs and sheep in a pen.

They didn't know why they were being forced onto the vehicle, but they knew that resistance was futile.

At the very front of the procession were a dozen or so black iron prison vans holding young, middle-aged men, considered "high-quality blood material."

The elderly, the infirm, the disabled, and young children like Su Yu were herded to the back of the line like livestock.

Su Yu's senses scanned the entire team carefully.

The escort leader and the three hundred soldiers of the Great Li Dynasty were all ordinary people with no cultivation.

There wasn't a single demon in this team.

Although this result surprised Su Yu, upon closer reflection, it made perfect sense.

Shepherds never personally chase after every single sheep when they graze their flocks.

They only need to keep a few dogs.

The Great Li Dynasty and these three hundred soldiers were just a few dogs.

However, this is good news.

With his Qi Refining Level 3 cultivation, he could easily lead the old dog away from the escort team.

That's right, it's Qi Refining Level 3, Su Yu has broken through.

But Su Yu did not immediately choose to run away.

We are still within the territory of Black City.

This is the lair of evil spirits, where demons at the late stage of Qi Refining or even higher are stationed and patrolled year-round.

Let's wait until we're further away before we talk about it.

After the formation was completed, the leading officer gave the order, and the team slowly set off.

Thousands of people, like a long, gray-black snake, snaked their way along the official road leading from Black City to the capital.

The official road was narrow, with endless wastelands on both sides.

The gray-black land was barren, with only a few withered tree stumps occasionally visible, like corpses drained of all life.

The land and sky of this world have been eroded beyond recognition by demonic energy.

The procession moved very slowly.

Thousands of people were traveling with their families; the elderly couldn't walk, and the young couldn't walk fast, so people would occasionally fall on the road.

The officers and soldiers handled the situation very simply.

Those who can walk are whipped to keep going.

Those who couldn't walk were dragged to the side of the road, their names were noted, and the corresponding village head's quota was deducted.

As for what happens to the people who are left on the roadside, nobody cares.

There was no water, no food, and no travelers on the wasteland.

Being abandoned is tantamount to being sentenced to death.

……

On the first day of the march, we set up camp at dusk.

Old Dog found a sheltered corner, laid the bundle on the ground for Su Yu to sit and rest, then hunched over and ran to find the squad leader.

With a forced smile, he slipped in half an ounce of silver, in exchange for a sheepskin blanket and a slightly more spacious spot near the supply wagon.

Old Dog wrapped Su Yu tightly in a blanket, stuffed a mouthful of black bread into his mouth, and rambled on and on, telling clumsy lies.

"Grandpa has inquired and found out that as long as enough money is spent, the list of potential succulents can be moved up."

"If we move to the back of the queue, we'll have time to figure something out..."

Su Yu listened quietly and closed his eyes in the darkness.

He silently calculated the distance in his mind.

After a day's trek, the team had completely moved away from the direct patrol area of ​​Black City.

Tomorrow will be the best time to leave!

The next morning, the troops broke camp again amidst the whips and shouts of the officers and soldiers.

As the afternoon approached, the terrain ahead suddenly changed.

The once vast wilderness suddenly contracted.

The group entered a canyon with extremely treacherous terrain. The cliffs on both sides were steep and towering into the clouds, and all that could be seen when looking up was a thin, hazy sliver of sky.

The official road became extremely narrow here, forcing the procession of thousands of people to stretch out so long that they could not see each other from one end to the other.

Su Yu huddled in the old dog's basket, squinting slightly as he surveyed his surroundings.

The terrain here is practically a natural hiding place and escape route.

The true essence of the third level of Qi Refining within his body began to flow quietly, gathering at his fingertips.

Just as the group reached the deepest part of the canyon, Su Yu's eyes narrowed, and he was about to escape with the old dog.

A sudden change has occurred!

There were no war drums, only rolling stones and giant logs pouring down from both sides of the cliff, instantly breaking the formation of the constables.

Followed by.

Hundreds of ordinary martial artists, wielding common swords and knives, charged down from the cliffs on both sides like a pack of wolves that had been lying in wait for a long time.

"Kill the constables! Save our compatriots!"

A deafening roar echoed through the canyon, carrying with it an overwhelming surge of suppressed courage and determination.

This was a long-planned prison break operation by ordinary people's resistance!

The imperial guards escorting the prisoners were caught off guard and suffered a crushing defeat.

It's not that these officers and soldiers were slow to react, but rather that they had never imagined anyone would dare to plunder the blood tribute meant for the demons.

This kind of escorting job has always been regarded as a risk-free and arduous task.

There were no demons accompanying or protecting them in the group.

After all, demons are high above and regard mortals as livestock in a pen, so they naturally wouldn't come to do such dirty work as herding sheep.

This arrogance, stemming from the very essence of evil, gave this group of mortal rebels a fatal opening!

Taking advantage of their superior position and their fearless charge, hundreds of rebel fighters easily tore through the constables' lines of defense.

The officers and soldiers were routed and fled in all directions.

The prison break went exceptionally smoothly.

In the chaos, the old beggar held Su Yu tightly beneath him until the shouts of battle subsided.

Thousands of ordinary people who were originally waiting to die were quickly organized by the resistance army, their traces erased, and they were rapidly transferred along secret mountain paths.

After several twists and turns.

The team was led into a very secluded underground cave system.

This is the heart of a completely hollowed-out mountain, with torches stuck in the stone walls and tents and stone houses scattered in a pleasing manner.

At a glance, the entire camp appears to have a population of over ten thousand.

The old beggar pulled Su Yu along and gave him a berth in a secluded corner and two bowls of steaming rice porridge.

As Su Yu ate his rice porridge, his gaze calmly swept over the massive underground camp, a genuine interest in these rebels stirring within him.

In this distorted world filled with malevolent and demonic energy, where mortals are slaughtered like pigs and sheep.

They were able to conceive of rebellion and put it into action, even secretly raising armies of tens of thousands of people right under the noses of demons and dynasties.

That spirit and organizational ability are truly remarkable!

It was late at night.

The camp gradually quieted down.

Su Yu sat on his bunk, naturally releasing a trace of his senses.

He secretly observed the leader of this resistance army.

It was a middle-aged man of extremely burly build, wearing a well-worn suit of chainmail, who was discussing in hushed tones with several leaders in front of the stone platform about the trivial matters of resettling the refugees.

Su Yu looked at the leader and carefully sensed the flow of Qi within his body.

The middle-aged man's blood and energy were at their peak, and his muscles and bones emitted a low rumble with each breath.

This kind of physical training has reached the absolute pinnacle of ordinary martial arts.

In actual combat, one can rely on this extremely domineering pure blood and martial arts intuition.

This leader could even directly confront a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining without being at a disadvantage.

But after observing for a while...

Su Yu withdrew his gaze and sighed inwardly.

Pity.

No matter how high the leader's martial arts skills were or how strong his blood and qi were, there was not a trace of spiritual energy circulating in his body.

In the end, he was just a mortal without spiritual roots.

Even such a rebellion leader, who dared to rise up and command tens of thousands of people, had never stepped into the path of immortality.

This fact completely confirms Su Yu's previous deduction.

This world truly contains only demons, and has no lineage of cultivation!

After recognizing the truth of the world, Su Yu withdrew his external senses.

This massive human rebellion was doomed from the very beginning.

Without the intervention of orthodox cultivators, there is no power sufficient to contend with high-level demons.

Even if this 10,000-strong resistance army could lurk in the shadows, occasionally ambushing and killing a few escorting squads, and rescuing a few groups of blood tributes.

For this vast and grotesque cannibalistic world, this is not even scratching the surface.

As long as the demonic energy remains, the foundation of evil will be as solid as Mount Tai.

The resistance of mortals will ultimately be treated as a harmless weeding to be cleared away, and refined by demons into higher-level blood pills.

What should we do?

Su Yu's mind raced, analyzing possible ways to break the deadlock.

He knew very well that killing a few demons would not change the laws of heaven and earth.

He needs a fire that can overturn the entire world.

A method that can sever the lifeline of evil at its root and deliver a devastating blow to it.

Reiki.

Demonic energy.

mortal.

Several parallel clues collided abruptly in Su Yu's mind.

The essential structure of all things is peeled away layer by layer through understanding and thought.

Su Yu suddenly opened her eyes.

He's got it!