The courtyard was in an uproar, filled with continuous roars.
Inside a side room in the backyard, An Ran floated in mid-air, beneath her was a small array formation, covered in dense, eerie runes.
“Soon, just one last step, and once it’s successful, our family can be together forever.”
An Qing stood outside the array formation, his eyes filled with a crazed look.
In a corner of the room, five cultivators were tied up, whimpering incessantly.
An Qing casually grabbed a man, his fingers transforming into sharp claws, piercing the man’s heart, then injecting the blood into the array formation.
“Mmm… Mmm…!”
The remaining four cultivators’ pupils dilated, and their struggles grew more intense.
“Don’t worry, it’ll be your turn soon.” An Qing’s lips curved into a cruel smile.
Once the blood ran dry, he casually tossed the corpse aside.
In the center of the array formation, a faint red light lit up, and the mysterious runes lit up one by one.
Before long, a red energy shot into the sky and infused into An Ran’s body.
“This is something, is it a ritual?”
Suddenly, a voice abruptly sounded.
“Who?!”
An Qing spun around abruptly, his eyes fixed on the doorway.
Creak, the door opened, and a graceful figure walked in.
“How is this possible? How could you have broken my barrier?!”
Upon seeing Sun Yiyi, An Qing’s face showed a shocked expression.
Not long ago, he had given orders to capture these people alive, but he never expected that the other party would be able to find their way here, and not only that, but also easily break his barrier.
Sun Yiyi looked at the four cultivators in the corner, then at An Ran in mid-air, and flashed to the side, making a gesture to invite.
“Please continue, I promise not to disturb you.”
An Qing had by now recovered from his shock, his eyes looking at Sun Yiyi with uncertainty.
“Who exactly are you?”
“Sun Yiyi.”
“I asked which sect’s disciple you are!”
“Hua Xia Sect.”
Boom—
Upon hearing the words “Hua Xia Sect,” An Qing instantly unleashed all his spiritual energy, grabbing An Ran at an extremely fast speed, then breaking through the roof and flying out of the room.
Sun Yiyi did not stop him throughout the entire process, merely curiously observing the array formation on the ground.
“Hey, do you guys know what this is?” She asked the four cultivators in the corner.
“Oh, I forgot you can’t speak.”
Sun Yiyi muttered to herself and walked in front of them, loosening their restraints.
“Senior Sister Sun, hurry and stop An Qing, he’s going to turn Qing Shi Town into a city of corpses!” As soon as they were unbound, the four cultivators immediately showed anxious expressions.
“Don’t rush, you guys tell me what this is first?” Sun Yiyi pointed to the array formation on the ground.
“This is a Corpse Demon Transformation Ritual. The entire Qing Shi Town is now covered by the array formation. Once An Qing succeeds, the hundred thousand common people of the entire city will turn into Corpse Demons!”
“Senior Sister Sun, there’s no time to lose, hurry and stop him!”
The four looked anxious, pulling Sun Yiyi and running outside.
As soon as they ran into the courtyard, they heard the sound of “Giddy up!”
They saw an Old Lady panting, carrying a young man on her back, running around erratically, with dozens of monsters chasing behind her.
“Senior Brother Fang Yuan!” Someone shouted loudly towards them.
Fang Yuan was having a great time, and when he suddenly heard someone call his name, he couldn’t help but turn his head.
“Quick, change direction.”
He grabbed the Old Lady’s neck and forcibly twisted her towards the group.
“Yiyi, do you want to play? It’s a lot of fun.” Fang Yuan said with a chuckle.
“Childish!” Sun Yiyi rolled her eyes at him.
At this moment, Sun Yichen’s illusion appeared from behind her, shouting, “I want to play too, I want to play too.”
Saying that, she forcibly controlled her body and directly jumped onto Fang Yuan’s back.
The Old Lady, caught off guard, almost sprained her waist. Her eyes showed anger, and she angrily shouted, “You two little rascals, get down! Cough… cough…”
“Grandma, don’t get excited, be careful you don’t cough yourself to death, hehe…” Sun Yichen grabbed Fang Yuan’s neck, and Fang Yuan in turn grabbed the Old Lady’s neck.
This bizarre combination made the four disciples’ eyelids twitch wildly.
“Hey, who are you guys? How do you know my name?” Fang Yuan curiously observed the four.
“We are Bi You Sect disciples, and we also participated in the North-South Hegemony Competition a while ago.” The four disciples bowed with cupped hands.
“So that’s it, then what are you doing here?”
“An Qing wants to turn this town into a city of corpses. He’s only one step away with An Ran. Hurry and stop him!”
“Is that so? But what does that have to do with us?” Fang Yuan was unmoved, even wanting to take the Old Lady for another run.
The four looked at each other, completely unprepared for Fang Yuan’s refusal.
“We implore Senior Brother Fang and Senior Sister Sun to act and save the hundred thousand common people of Qing Shi Town!”
The four Bi You Sect disciples bowed again, their faces showing pleading expressions.
“As cultivators of the righteous path, we should care for the common people and eliminate all filth in this world. We earnestly request Senior Brother Fang and Senior Sister Sun to step forward and uphold righteousness!”
Fang Yuan and Sun Yichen looked at each other, stroked their chins, and said, “Is there any benefit?”
“Ah?” The four cultivators had large question marks above their heads.
Do you need benefits to save people?
Shouldn’t this be an obligation fulfilled by righteous sects?
Fang Yuan’s words caused the four to freeze.
“If there’s no benefit, why should I risk my life?” Fang Yuan sneered, then turned his head and tugged hard on the Old Lady’s neck: “Giddy up, giddy up!”
Watching Fang Yuan and the other ride the Old Lady and lead away a group of monsters, the four looked at each other.
“First, notify the sect elders!” Someone said through gritted teeth.
“No! Not only is Qing Shi Town sealed off, so the sound transmission talismans can’t be used, even if they could be sent, there wouldn’t be enough time.”
“So our only hope is Fang Yuan and Sun Yiyi.”
“But…”
The four were halfway through their discussion when they saw Qin Hao appear in the corridor, carrying a long saber.
“It’s Senior Brother Qin Hao.” The four’s faces lit up, and they quickly rushed over.
At this moment, Qin Hao was searching for monsters everywhere, and seeing the four strangers who suddenly appeared, he was about to swing his long saber.
Seeing this, the four hurriedly shouted, “Senior Brother Qin, we are Bi You Sect disciples!”
“Bi You Sect?” Qin Hao frowned slightly, “What evidence do you have?”
“These are our tokens.” The four quickly pulled out their identity tokens.
Qin Hao took them and saw the words “Bi You Sect” engraved on them.
“Tokens confiscated. Who knows if you’re impersonating.”
Saying that, Qin Hao put the four tokens into his pocket, then spoke again: “Do you have any other proof?”
The four stared blankly at Qin Hao’s pocket, wanting to speak but hesitating.
“If not, I’m going to start chopping people, you know.” Qin Hao raised his long saber, making a motion to strike, scaring the four into retreating repeatedly.
“We’ll perform a set of Bi You Sect cultivation techniques for you!”
“Alright, begin.”
With that, the four began to wave their fists, methodically.
Qin Hao glanced at them, finding it uninteresting.
“Don’t run!”
Just then, a voice sounded, and he decisively rushed towards the source of the sound.
“Senior Brother Qin Hao!” The four shouted.
But by now, Qin Hao’s figure was nowhere to be seen, having long vanished without a trace.
“Hua Xia Sect disciples, how can they be more unreliable than each other!” The four were on the verge of tears, utterly depressed.
Fortunately, at this moment, Zhao Mubai and a dozen others rushed out, carrying flying swords.
Seeing this, the four immediately went to meet them.
“Are you all Hua Xia Sect disciples?”
“Precisely.” Zhao Mubai raised his head, replying proudly.
Even though Zhao Mubai and the others were only at the Qi Refining Stage, the Hua Xia Sect’s reputation was well-known throughout Jizhou.
Even the Bi You Sect, a first-grade sect, dared not easily offend them.
Therefore, even though the four Bi You Sect disciples’ cultivation was far superior to the others, they did not put on airs, but rather spoke politely:
“Can you all please persuade Senior Brother Fang and the others to eliminate the Corpse Demons and save the people of Qing Shi Town?”
“Aren’t Senior Brother and Senior Sister going to eliminate demons?” Someone asked in confusion.
“They, sigh…” The four didn’t know how to explain.
Eliminate what demons, for crying out loud!
They’re already playing chase with the demons.
The four felt a headache just thinking about it.
Zhao Mubai and the others looked at their expressions and immediately thought of Fang Yuan and the others’ personalities, roughly guessing what had happened.
“I’ll take you to find Senior Brother Li Taibai.”
