When I woke up, the entire cultivation world was talking about my master.

An hour ago, in the palace dungeon.

The prison doors opened one after another.

As the shackles were removed, the eyes of the imprisoned half-demons regained their sparkle. They looked at the girl before them with fear, as if they had seen a savior.

Someone asked in a trembling voice, "You...you've come to save us? Could it be...you come from the Peach Blossom Spring?"

Peach Blossom Spring, the dreamland of all half-demons, their only hope, where it is said they can live openly and honestly.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu smiled slightly and said, "It used to be."

"What does 'used to be' mean?"

"Because I've already died once," Joe said meaningfully.

It was because she had given her life for Peach Blossom Spring that she deeply understood how naive it was to blindly pursue tranquility.

Whether it was Xiao Huandu or the other half-demon, none of them had a clear understanding of their own situation. They clearly possessed power that instilled fear in the world, yet they hesitated and stagnated—wasn't that utterly ridiculous?

Only by using violence to combat violence can the problem be solved.

If her current master hadn't generously given her a new life, Qiao Yu wouldn't have understood this principle.

"The half-demon in Peach Blossom Spring is too cowardly. They yearn for a peaceful and free life and think that as long as they don't provoke the cultivation world, they can gain some breathing space. They are wrong."

Qiao Yu glanced at everyone's expressions and said coldly, "I will only help you this far. If you want to live, you will have to fight your way out on your own."

In the deathly silence, the half-demons looked at each other.

"After being imprisoned for so long, don't you want revenge? Don't you care about being treated like monsters and beasts? Do you prefer to kneel and beg for mercy? Are you content to wait to die every day?"

"What have you done to wrong this world, and why do you have to go through all this?"

The girl's words were incredibly seductive, stirring up long-suppressed humiliation, hatred, and resentment, and the half-demons' expressions slowly changed.

Qiao Yu squinted, taking in everything.

Finally, a voice asked, "What do you think we should do?"

"Those righteous people who imprisoned you are outside. As long as we work together to launch a spiritual attack, we might be able to kill them," Qiao Yu said.

Some of the half-demons were still terrified. "But... but those are all from reputable sects and major factions. Their cultivators are so powerful. Wouldn't this just be throwing our lives away?"

These words rekindled the fear in the hearts of the half-demons, and the flames of revenge that had just been ignited subsided somewhat.

"You think you won't die if you stay here?" Qiao Yu scoffed, beckoning with her finger. "You really think the righteous path is all innocent? Come, let me tell you a secret that no one in the world knows—"

"Heh, that lofty Immortal Lord Jixue is no different from you and me, he is also..."

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At this moment, Yuntian City was in complete chaos, with indescribable screams rising and falling, and the sounds of battle coming from all directions.

The former imperial city has been transformed into a living hell.

The light flashed wildly in the night sky, casting many chilling and menacing shadows.

Battlefields were everywhere. After the half-demons transformed into their original forms, their size was several times that of ordinary demons. These colossal creatures cast large shadows, almost filling every street, and a murderous aura spread.

The astonishing number of half-demons terrified the entire imperial city.

"How could so many half-demons suddenly appear? What on earth happened?!"

"The half-demons have gone mad! They're going to kill us all!!"

"Help! Ah—!"

Faced with crisis, the human and demon races could not afford to have any grudges against each other; even if they harbored resentment, they had to unite against a common enemy.

Amid the chaos, Ji Ran was protected by guards.

His expression remained relatively calm, but he clearly hadn't expected things to change so suddenly.

"Your Highness!"

A flash of sword light streaked across the sky, and Lord Yuan, who had rushed from the palace, landed before Ji Ran: "The situation in the city is urgent. Please accompany me to a safe place immediately!"

Ji Ran gently pressed her hand to her chest and said, "I won't leave."

"Your Highness!!" Marquis Yuan could only watch helplessly.

"Alas, in this time of crisis, I must share the joys and sorrows with the people."

As soon as he finished speaking, the guards around him knelt down respectfully in a row.

How can it not be considered lucky to support such a crown prince who has the world in his heart?

Ji Ran gazed at the billowing black smoke rising from the city in the distance, a thought slowly forming in his mind. He asked, "Lord Yuan, is the device I ordered you to set up in the city complete?"

Lord Yuan was taken aback. "Your Highness, it was basically completed a few days ago, but it will take some time to start the device."

Ji Ran nodded.

The mass escape of half-demons was indeed a scene he had not anticipated.

But this may also be an opportunity.

The Demon King guessed correctly. Ji Ran had always wanted to completely eliminate the evil offspring that had plagued the cultivation world for thousands of years, thereby silencing the voices of the cultivators and securing his throne.

Until he discovered the Thousand-Glazed Cold Iron.

To understand all the uses of the Thousand-Condensed Cold Iron, Ji Ran made many attempts in private.

Bi Deng, the city lord of Shuangyun City, was one of the earliest pawns tested. Unfortunately, he was too foolish and did not know how to keep a low profile after obtaining something, almost exposing himself.

He experimented on imprisoned half-demons, gradually figuring out the limits of this material, including how much it could be suppressed, how long it could be maintained, and how wide its effective range was.

At this moment, the young crown prince was deep in thought, gazing at the chaotic scene before him.

Why not take this opportunity to test the power of the device?

The half-demon ravaged the city, tearing apart his people and reducing the imperial city to ruins.

Everyone fears these terrifying monsters.

As long as those devices are activated at the right time, all the beings will remember who saved them.

"Take a group of people to the vicinity of the device. Once it's activated, start it directly." Ji Ran, having made up his mind, turned and said calmly to Yuan Hou.

"Yes."

After Yuan Hou left, Ji Ran immediately spoke in a deep voice: "Everyone! Today's events must have been deliberately orchestrated by someone attempting to repeat the tragedy of the half-demon chaos a thousand years ago. I implore all fellow cultivators in the cultivation world to join forces and eradicate the half-demons!"

Baoyue closed her umbrella, rolled her eyes, and said, "Does he need to say that?"

Pshaw, all that empty talk and grandstanding. It's not even as good as half a hair from my own senior sister.

The square turned into a battlefield, and a massive melee ensued.

Although the attack came suddenly, the major sects did not panic. After all, the sect leaders and elders were all around, so no matter how chaotic things got, the situation was not out of control.

Among them, the Taiyi Sect's aura was the most fierce.

Several young disciples of the Taiyi Sect were forced to retreat step by step by a giant bear the size of a small mountain. Their spiritual energy protection was almost exhausted when suddenly an overwhelming chill condensed, freezing the giant bear in place with its ferocious posture.

Several disciples' eyes welled up with tears:

"Thank you so much, Immortal Lord Jixue, for saving me!"

Disciples from other sects nearby were too busy to help themselves and were filled with envy at the sight.

"What kind of fate does the Taiyi Sect have...?"

"How many people has Immortal Lord Guangjixue protected all by himself? Why didn't I go to Taiyi Sect back then? Is it too late to sign up now? Waaaaah."

This is what it means to be in charge at the Nascent Soul stage.

The presence of someone like Yi Chen undoubtedly filled the Taiyi Sect with confidence. With such a person in charge, they believed that even the most difficult situations could be overcome.

Besides, others couldn't help but spare some attention to watch the red figure.

The commotion was so loud that it was hard not to notice.

Wei Jin seemed to be venting something, his powerful spiritual energy constantly overflowing, and his fire whip cracked with a series of explosive sounds. The half-demons who tried to rush over were hit and screamed in agony.

"Junior brother, Xiao Jin hasn't spoken since he came out of the secret realm, and we don't know where Hu Du went either. What do you think is going on?" In the midst of the chaotic battle, Pei Fang'an unleashed a spiritual energy attack, taking advantage of a gap to quietly approach Yi Chen.

Yi Chen shook his head seriously at his senior brother.

Then, as if sensing something, he turned around and looked.

The pupils suddenly contracted.

In that brief moment of distraction, Chu Xianlan, who had been nearby, vanished.