I just want to kill you all, or be killed by you all.

From a distance—

A small hill appeared outside Tianling County.

What makes up the protrusions are not sand and soil, but heads that are still bleeding!

These were the demons and cultivators practicing evil arts that Li Yang encountered on his way to Tianling County with his group of sword cultivators.

"Thump~"

Li Yang tossed the head of the blood-robed youth in his hand up as well, and it rolled away casually.

"My name is Qin Feng." Li Yang stood on the mountain of human heads, riding his sword.

Those four simple words instantly ignited the entire audience.

Because Qin Feng's name has consistently ranked first on the kill list.

"This brutal killing game can only be played among cultivators. Any cultivator who affects mortals is defined by me as a demon!"

Li Yang's voice, amplified by magic, spread far and wide:

"I will establish order in this chaotic world, starting from Tianling County. Furthermore, I will use ruthless warfare to deter all evil!"

It takes time for news to spread.

With Lan Yue's help, Su Miao and the other women settled the hundreds of mortal women.

Li Yang had just gone into seclusion to prepare for his breakthrough to the Golden Core stage.

Although this is not true cultivation, the insights gained from forming the core are incredibly real and are a very valuable experience.

Slaughter not only accelerates cultivation, but also provides a great opportunity to comprehend the universe.

A few days later—

A terrifying fluctuation emanated from within the prefectural government, and a phantom golden core appeared in Li Yang's dantian, tangible yet intangible.

Li Yang's internal vision.

"The dantian foundation and everything else are still there; it's simply an additional layer of cultivation added on top of the existing foundation. Is this the method of an immortal? It's utterly unbelievable!"

Li Yang recalled the scene back in Yongning County where Ning Qingfeng resurrected countless mortals with a mere gesture.

If even a Mahayana practitioner possesses such immense power to reverse life and death, how much more so a true immortal?

With a thought, a kill list appeared before his eyes.

I have already been surpassed in the past few days.

The opponent was a trial participant named "Kill," whose kill value was approaching 600,000.

I am ranked second with a kill count of 550,000.

The third-place finisher, named "Slaughter of the Nine Provinces," has already amassed 500,000 followers.

The fourth place has a rather peculiar name: "Accumulating a Harem," which is neck and neck with the third place.

It can only be said that there are countless geniuses in the Nine Provinces, and it is too difficult to stand out from the crowd.

"We must hurry."

Li Yang had not forgotten what his master had said.

That traitor from the Xuanyuan Sword Sect might be targeting me.

After all, the Xuantian Sword Sect is a branch of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect.

Even if not for the sake of the common people, one must act for one's own sake.

After clearing customs, Li Yang went straight to Lan Yue.

"Have the notices been posted yet?"

Lan Yue smiled bitterly: "The notices have been posted, but it's no use. Ordinary people are still suffering in various places."

Moreover, the situation is escalating, and the Soul-Eating Cult is showing signs of large-scale operations.

"It's alright, everything is as I expected."

Before long, Ning Xi arrived at the county government with Su Miao, Du Tinglan, and a group of female cultivators.

"Senior Brother Qin, as you instructed, the array formations in Tianling County have been reinforced. The other sisters have also been working overtime these past few days to refine talismans, pills, and magic weapons, which have already been delivered to the sword cultivators."

Ning Xi handed a formation plate to Li Yang:

"This is the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source Formation. I have made some slight modifications. All beings killed by this sword formation will ultimately belong to you. You can adjust it as you see fit, but try your best to keep your ranking at number one."

"You can do that?" Li Yang asked, somewhat surprised. "You're a formation master? A third-grade one?"

Ning Xi did not answer.

Instead, his tone became very serious: "Senior brother, you must seize the inheritance! Do not let it fall into the hands of evil spirits!"

Li Yang nodded.

Ning Xi is sometimes quirky and mischievous, as if she treats everything as a game.

But sometimes he is unusually serious, as if he is carrying a heavy mission.

"Walk!"

Lan Yue suddenly grabbed her daughter Ling Shuang's hand: "Can we bring her along?"

Meeting Ling Shuang's hopeful gaze, Li Yang asked, "Have you cultivated sword energy?"

Ling Shuang took a deep breath and drew her sword to strike.

A sharp sword aura shot out, slicing through a cloud in the sky.

"Enough!"

Li Yang nodded.

Ling Shuang possesses an untainted and upright spirit, which is truly rare and precious.

"Let's go, what are you still standing there for?" Li Yang took a few steps and turned back to look at Lan Yue.

"Huh? I'm going too?" She was a little surprised.

Li Yang was speechless.

"Nonsense! Our highest level is only Golden Core. What if the Soul Devouring Sect doesn't uphold martial ethics and sends Nascent Soul cultivators to intercept us? Otherwise, why do you think I had them reinforce the defensive formations of Tianling County?"

"Oh, oh~"

Lan Yue is, after all, a Nascent Soul cultivator, and she possesses all the necessary temperament and composure.

But when he's with Li Yang, he doesn't really think about problems.

The group arrived at the city wall.

Qin Feng, Su Hen, Su Miao, and others were already waiting there.

Each flying sword was brand new.

Qin Feng, in particular, held a spirit sword with great affection, the blade engraved with the character "Feng," clearly indicating that it was specially crafted for him by someone.

"Boss!"

Upon seeing Li Yang, all the sword cultivators shouted in unison.

This title is the most appropriate.

Since there are Foundation Establishment cultivators, Golden Core cultivators, and even Nascent Soul cultivators among them, calling them "Senior Brother," "Junior Brother," or "Daoist Brother" is inappropriate. And "Fellow Daoist Qin" is too formal.

So we simply call everyone "Boss," a complex title that has a touch of chivalry in the mortal world but doesn't lose the dignity of the immortals.

What they recognized was not Li Yang's cultivation level or identity, but rather the person himself.

Li Yang raised his hand, activating the array plate in his hand. Countless sharp array patterns spread out, transforming into the Myriad Swords Returning to the Origin Array.

"All sword cultivators, enter the formation!"

One after another, figures filed in.

Ling Shuang followed her in, her pretty face flushed, and her hand holding the spirit sword was trembling slightly; she was too excited.

Lan Yue remains hidden in the shadows and will not reveal herself unless absolutely necessary.

"Let's go kill some people!" Ning Xi and Li Yang stood on the same flying sword, also extremely excited.

Under the watchful eyes of countless cultivators in Tianling County, Li Yang led the sword formation, transforming into a streak of red sword light, and disappeared into the horizon.

……

Wangya Village.

A group of cultivators from the Soul Devouring Cult are setting up an evil array that uses blood as a catalyst.

The entire village of seven or eight hundred people was driven to the center of the village, and the cries and screams filled the air.

"Have you seen the announcements being posted all over Tianling County? It's ridiculous that they're meddling in our business."

"If that guy really dares to come, the Supreme Elder will definitely refine him in an instant!"

"Alright, enough nonsense. Let's hurry up and finish the conversion so we can head to the next village. Everyone's focused on killing as quickly as possible to gain the upper hand."

Above the village, five Foundation Establishment cultivators were fully activating the array.

The already scarce spiritual energy in the world was further extracted.

The earth around the village cracked, the vegetation withered completely, and even the streams dried up.

Under this near-destructive and soulless act, eerie crimson mist began to emerge within the formation.

At this moment, one of them took out a wooden jar and poured small black dots into the hair, which looked like grains of black rice.

However, after coming into contact with the blood-red mist, the black rice suddenly came to life and rushed straight towards the group of mortals.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

In an instant—

Heartbreaking cries of pain rose and fell.

All the villagers, including infants still in swaddling clothes, were parasitized by black alien insects that frantically devoured their life force.

"Wait another quarter of an hour, until they have absorbed all the life essence from these mortals, they should be able to create about five hundred Qi Refiners, and nurture about thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators. After killing them, we will be one step closer to Core Formation."

All five men wore expressions of obsessive madness, their eyes gleaming with bloodthirsty excitement.

It's as if the lives of thousands of ordinary people are merely a cultivation resource to them.

Suddenly—

"Clang!"

A sword's cry erupted, followed by a voice that, though indifferent, carried boundless killing intent—

"You won't live to see this."

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