Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

“Truly, the affairs of the world are unpredictable.”

Qiu Zhen put down the [Miro Palace] jade talisman token in his hand, his heart filled with emotion.

He originally thought that after killing the "Yanshan Dharma Master", he would be able to live a peaceful life, cultivate properly, and strengthen his strength.

He never expected that the change would come so quickly.

The small Qingmu Town has become a place of attention in the world of cultivators.

Countless cultivators will come one after another, and even Fairy Yun Rou and Monk Zhen Kong intend to come and seek immortal opportunities.

Without even thinking, it is known that Qingmu, where cultivators gather, will inevitably be the focus of attention of the Chang Le Prefecture Demon Suppression Division.

It will be basically impossible to practice in Qingmu in peace in the future.

His unease last night was fulfilled.

Of course, the subsequent chaotic situation is troublesome, but he is actually mentally prepared in his heart. From the beginning of becoming a cultivator, peace and tranquility have been out of his reach.

The most troublesome thing at the moment is the information from Fairy Yun Rou that "Qingmu is being upgraded to a county".

His blessed land, "Qiu Zhen Valley", is located in the remote barren mountains of Qingmu and belongs to the hilly area. There are many mountains and few plains that can be reclaimed into farmland. It is not a good place, but as a place to settle the affected people, that is another matter.

“The top priority is to protect the blessed land.”

He has cultivated into the "Yin God", and is considered a small expert in the world of cultivators, but it is basically impossible to protect "Qiu Zhen Valley" by force.

The only way out is to legitimately take down "Qiu Zhen Valley".

Qiu Zhen pondered secretly and soon had an idea, and his eyes lit up—the Qiu Family Village clansmen.

The government is developing Qingmu to settle the affected people, and the Qiu Family Village is among them.

He can completely settle the Qiu Family Village clansmen around "Qiu Zhen Valley". By then, "Qiu Zhen Valley" will also be indirectly controlled by him.

With his status as a disciple of the Little Medicine King Valley, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky to take down "Qiu Zhen Valley" in his own name, but if he represents the entire "Qiu Family Village", then he will be justified and confident. As long as he acts quickly and operates a little, it will not be a problem to take down "Qiu Zhen Valley".

Taking a step back, the Qiu Family Village is his clan, and he has watched them grow up since he was a child. He cannot stand idly by when such a big change occurs.

With this thought in mind, Qiu Zhen's thoughts became clearer and clearer, and he immediately went out.

“Little Zhen.”

In the courtyard of the Qiu residence, Qiu Tianbao, Qiu Zhen's father, was carrying grain. When he saw his youngest son, Qiu Zhen, he couldn't help but ask:

“It’s usually easy to buy grain in the city, why are you suddenly buying so much grain?”

Qiu Qing, who had just carried the grain into the courtyard, also looked curious and puzzled.

“Dad, a beast plague is about to happen. You won’t be able to buy grain later even if you want to.”

Qiu Zhen briefly explained the turmoil in the mountains.

“No wonder ferocious beasts have been breaking out of the mountains from time to time these days to hurt people.”

Qiu Tianbao, Qiu Zhen's father, and Qiu Qing suddenly understood, but soon, the father and son's expressions changed:

“Our Qiu Family Village…”

“Dad, elder brother, I’m going to Qiu Family Village right away.”

Qiu Zhen hurried out.

In fact, after breaking through two levels, Qiu Zhen's foot strength is faster than a horse.

However, with the beast tide imminent and the outside world in turmoil, Qiu Zhen borrowed a horse from the Qingmu Medicine Shop to save his energy and prevent accidents. He carried a bow and arrow, brought a knife, and summoned Bai Shu, heading straight for Haitang Township.

He galloped all the way.

To Qiu Zhen's delight, the beast tide had not yet affected Haitang Township, and no large-scale beast tide had been seen along the way.

Even outside Qiu Family Village, he did not see any traces of the beast tide.

“Fortunately, the news is well-informed and the information was obtained early.”

Qiu Zhen looked at the quiet Qiu Family Village from afar, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Along the way, he was worried that Qiu Family Village would unfortunately encounter a beast tide attack. For this reason, he even brought Bai Shu with him.

Fortunately, Qiu Family Village does not seem to have encountered a large-scale ferocious beast attack and is still peaceful.

“Drive!”

Qiu Zhen drove his horse straight to the entrance of the village.

Soon, the happy smile on his face gradually faded, and his face was full of solemnity.

The reason is that the village is too quiet.

He came on horseback, making a lot of noise. If it were in the past, the dogs in the village would have barked long ago, one after another, forming a continuous sound.

Heads would also pop out from the earthen wall at the entrance of the town to observe the situation outside the village.

However, at this moment, there is no movement in Qiu Family Village. The surroundings are quiet, so quiet that it is a little unsettling.

“What happened?”

Qiu Zhen's heart sank, and he quickened his pace to the entrance of the village.

“Ying ying ying~”

Bai Shu looked around, observing the village, his suspicious face full of vigilance.

“This…”

Qiu Zhen's heart sank to the bottom.

The village is terribly quiet. Not a single dog bark can be heard, and no one can be seen. It is as if the people of the entire village have disappeared into thin air.

Qiu Zhen dismounted and looked around the village. He did not find any ferocious beasts invading or the tragic scene of the Qiu family clansmen fighting with ferocious beasts.

Since they didn't encounter a beast tide, then what happened?

Could it be that the Qiu family clansmen also knew that a beast plague was about to happen and evacuated in advance?

However, the best choice for evacuation is the direction of Qingmu Town. If they go in other directions, it will be even more dangerous. If they accidentally encounter a beast tide, things will become even more unfavorable.

Qiu Zhen felt a little uneasy in his heart, and the third eye on his brow bloomed with golden light, searching around for something.

Still nothing.

However, he did not panic.

He randomly entered a house and searched around.

“Most of the belongings are still there. It doesn’t look like they left fleeing from a famine. Where did the clansmen go?”

Qiu Zhen became even more puzzled.

The villagers in the countryside don't have many belongings, and they cherish their pots and pans very much. If they were fleeing, they would want to bring everything they could with them.

But at this moment, he randomly entered a few houses, and most of the things were still there, and the furnishings in the house were not messy, not like something had happened.

The bizarre and unknown scene in front of him made him feel a little uneasy.

“Since they didn’t leave, where would they go?”

Qiu Zhen pondered secretly, and soon, he thought of something.

Could it be in the back mountain?

Qiu Zhen grew up in Qiu Family Village and knows the things in the village.

As the saying goes, a wily rabbit has three burrows.

In the wilderness, competing with ferocious beasts for a place to survive is not an easy task.

In order to cope with various emergencies, each village will build temporary shelters to prevent accidents.

Qiu Family Village naturally has them too.

The temporary shelter is in the cave in the back mountain. He often went to play there when he was a child.

“Bai Shu, let’s go!”

Qiu Zhen tied the horse to the entrance of the village, and without saying a word, he took Bai Shu straight to the back mountain of Qiu Family Village.

Arriving at the back mountain.

“Ying ying~”

Bai Shu seemed to sense something, shrank his neck, and looked at the direction of the cave, his suspicious face full of vigilance.

Qiu Zhen's expression changed slightly, and his heart sank to the bottom.

The reason is that the back mountain of Qiu Family Village has changed greatly at this moment.

Under the prying eyes of the third eye, he could see clearly.

The scene of green mountains and clear waters in the back mountain disappeared, replaced by rolling blood mist, demonically strange.

The source of the rolling blood mist is the refuge cave.

“Qiu Family Village did not encounter a beast plague, but a demon plague.”

Qiu Zhen's heart sank to the bottom.

The most unwilling scene to see happened.

Just as he was pondering, several sounds of breaking through the air suddenly exploded.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh~”