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Looking at the children who were still in shock and had tears on their faces, Ling Xiu felt a surge of rage and his whole body was filled with murderous intent.

If it weren't for his century-long period of reflection, he would have already been unable to suppress the urge to take action.

Less than half an hour later, the Qi Refining cultivator responsible for escorting the carriage walked out from the side gate of the backyard, presumably having completed the handover and preparing to return to his residence.

Ling Xiu instantly transformed into a black shadow and disappeared on the spot, quietly following the disciple and disappearing into a dark, secluded alley.

brush!

Before the disciple in the mid-stage of Qi Refining could react, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, and a pair of large hands grabbed at his face without warning.

"you……"

Before he could even utter a cry for help, he was firmly restrained by a large hand, unable to move.

An irresistible force locked his entire body in place, his magical power completely stagnated, and even his soul was instantly suppressed.

Ling Xiu carried the man and teleported to a desolate, overgrown meadow on the outskirts of the city outside the alley.

His face was icy cold, filled with murderous intent, and his hand gripped the other man's neck tightly like an iron claw.

"Dare to make a sound, or you will be killed on the spot!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an invisible force rushed into the other party's sea of ​​consciousness, and Ling Xiu immediately activated the Soul Control Technique to manipulate the soul.

The disciple instantly became dazed and confused, his mind reeling.

All the memories in his mind flooded into Ling Xiu's sea of ​​consciousness without reservation.

Scenes of children crying in terror and cowering in fear kept flashing through Ling Xiu's mind.

The scene was shocking, which fueled his anger.

A massive amount of intelligence followed.

"Black Fiend Sect? I've never heard of this sect in the Eastern Spirit Region. Could it be an extraterrestrial force?"

It turns out that Daoist Qingxu was an escaped elder of the Black Fiend Sect, who fled to the Eastern Spirit Realm to escape the sect's pursuit.

He infiltrated the Qingyun Kingdom with five disciples of the Black Fiend Sect, where they rescued a fox demon and used its alluring power to bewitch the Emperor.

He then used the forbidden demonic arts of the Black Fiend Sect to forcibly elevate his cultivation level.

This evil technique requires the souls, essence, and bodies of children as nourishment to help him break through to the True Condensation Realm; it is utterly deserving of death!

All the information known to the Black Fiend Cult disciples was obtained by Ling Xiu through his soul control technique.

He also learned that Qingxu Daoist's real name was Ling Xiewei, and two years ago he plotted a sneak attack that killed three garrisoned cultivators of Qingyun Sect.

He used cruel and demonic techniques to refine the opponent's soul, employing extremely vicious methods.

For the past two years, Ling Xiewei has been abducting children in towns and villages within a radius of hundreds of miles, committing countless atrocities.

His five disciples were all his trusted henchmen.

"Tonight at midnight, the yin energy will be at its peak. Ling Xiewei will be in a secret chamber in the capital, using his demonic powers to refine these children!"

This intelligence is crucial, and Ling Xiu still has ample time to rescue the child.

Ling Xiu's eyes flashed with a cold light, his killing intent boiling.

The other party was merely a Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivator who had fled from beyond the realm. He had no powerful backing, yet he acted so arrogantly and wreaked havoc on the court. He no longer had any concerns.

Tonight at midnight, I'll give him a devastating surprise.

"I wield the top-grade Blood Shadow Sword, as well as several top-grade protective talismans."

No matter what strange methods he uses, we can handle them calmly. We absolutely cannot let him harm children and successfully break through to the Condensation Realm!

Ling Xiu's killing intent was unwavering; he shattered the disciple's head with a single palm strike.

Once again, it transformed into a black shadow and rushed straight to the capital city.

The capital city's residence was vast, and although it was covered with layers of restrictive formations, he could easily break through the defenses with his current cultivation level.

The Blood Shadow Sword cleared the way, and they stormed straight into the mansion.

"Who goes there? How dare they break into the Emperor's father-in-law's residence at night!"

Three disciples at the mid-stage of Qi Refining immediately appeared, quickly surrounded Ling Xiu, and stared intently at him.

"Die!"

Ling Xiu was too lazy to say more. His Blood Shadow Sword burst forth with a sharp sword light, its power tearing through the heavens and earth.

The sword flashed through the air at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow.

puff!puff!puff!

In the blink of an eye, all three Black Fiend Cult disciples fell to the ground dead, without even a chance to resist.

A clean sword wound ran down his neck, and his head rolled to the ground.

After dealing with the guards, Ling Xiu spread his divine sense and quickly located the secret room in the backyard where the yin energy was the most concentrated.

The demonic energy converged to its peak here.

Saving lives was of utmost urgency, so he rushed at full speed toward the secret courtyard.

But just as they approached within ten meters of the courtyard, five dark figures suddenly rushed out from the side.

The five people looked numb and emotionless, and they weren't even breathing normally.

Like five deadly warriors, their bodies were covered in demonic patterns and they exuded a nauseating stench.

"A living dead?"

They were already dead, puppets controlled by insidious demonic arts, or more accurately, demonic puppets.

Ling Xiu had only seen records of this in ancient books, but he never expected that Ling Xiewei would actually create five demonic puppet guardians.

They have no sense of pain or emotion, are extremely ferocious, and have all reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

The Black Fiend Cult was indeed proficient in such sinister magic, which completely confirmed Qingxu Daoist's identity.

Ling Xiu was completely unafraid, his heart cold.

The combat power of a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator posed no threat whatsoever to him, who was now at the mid-stage of True Qi Condensation and whose True Qi was comparable to that of a True Qi Condensation Perfection cultivator. In addition, with the Blood Shadow Sword in hand, dealing with the five demonic puppets would be a piece of cake.

The sword light was as sharp as icy ice, sweeping away the five demonic puppets.

The demonic puppet's body was forged into an extremely hard form using secret techniques, yet it was still no match for the Blood Shadow Sword.

Like chopping melons and cutting vegetables, his head was chopped off one after another, his limbs were broken off inch by inch, and he completely lost the ability to move.

Only scattered debris remained on the ground.

The stone door to the secret chamber remained tightly closed, and a layer of restrictive light enveloped the area outside, with runes flowing around it and true energy fluctuations far exceeding those of ordinary Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivators.

"A profound-level restriction?"

Ling Xiu snorted coldly, not expecting Ling Xiewei to have such a background.

Even a Xuan-level restriction couldn't stop him.

brush!

The Blood Shadow Sword gathered all its power, and a sharp sword light slashed fiercely at the halo.

boom!

The restrictive aura trembled violently, creating layers of energy ripples, but the attack failed to break through it.

Ling Xiu immediately summoned several Thunder Talismans and Flame Talismans, both of which were top-grade talismans with extremely powerful destructive force.

A series of loud explosions rang out, and the restrictive formation finally collapsed after several attacks.

With no further obstruction, Ling Xiu cleaved open the heavy stone gate with a single sword strike.

Before even stepping into the secret room, a stench of blood mixed with rotting corpses assaulted the senses, pungent and nauseating.

Even after a century of tempering his character, Ling Xiu couldn't help but take a few steps back to suppress his discomfort.

He took a strip of cloth, covered his mouth and nose, and strode into the secret room.

The sight before him caused Ling Xiu's eyes to widen instantly, and a surge of rage erupted within him once more.

"This evil sorcerer has acted with such cruelty!"