Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace

Chapter 698: 781 Battle Between Good and Evil

The ghosts enslaved and absorbed within the Blood Demon Hundred Ghost Banner were at least at the Golden Core Realm level, with quite a few even at the Nascent Soul level.

If I were to refine it, it would be a mighty weapon when summoned to confront enemies.

"I’ve truly struck it rich this time."

Chen Mo suppressed the excitement in his heart and showed no outward expression.

As he glanced towards Suzhou Ze, Liu Jingchun, and Song Jun, his eyes seemed to be looking at dead men.

Once he refined it, he wouldn’t need to personally act to kill them.

However, there are so many people here now, and the Blood Demon Hundred Ghost Banner is an evil artifact. Refining it here would release an inescapable aura and create too much commotion, so it must be done in a safe place at leisure.

After resting sufficiently, the disciples continued on their journey.

After all, the task of slaying evil cultivators was not yet completed.

After another day of travel, they caught sight of the city in the distance.

"We finally see the city of the East Night Kingdom," a female disciple said excitedly.

The desert environment wasn’t favorable, and they hadn’t encountered any evil cultivators along the way. Now, upon seeing the city, they could take a break and ask about the whereabouts of the evil cultivators.

As Chen Mo continued on the road, he performed another simulation.

He knew that with the death of the Skeleton Demon Man, those evil cultivators were aware of Zuoqiu Yiren’s arrival. Without a powerful evil cultivator leading them, they wouldn’t dare attack them head-on.

According to the simulation, the evil cultivators in the East Night Kingdom were gathering at the spirit stone mine, intending to hasten the construction of the teleportation array.

Because of this, he would also have to wait two more days to meet his senior sister, Zhao Fujin.

As for Suzhou Ze and Liu Jingchun, they would still make a move against him.

Because when they approached the spirit stone mine later, a Void Realm evil cultivator and another Void Realm demon beast would lead a large group of evil cultivators to stop them.

Once the disciples were scattered and Zuoqiu Yiren was entangled by evil cultivators and demon beasts, unable to assist, the two would then attack him.

Truly, it’s said that a crafty heart never dies.

The disciples, upon seeing the city, also visibly relaxed.

But upon entering the city and seeing the scene, their expressions faltered, then turned to anger.

In the city, there wasn’t a living soul in sight, only countless white skeletons stretched as far as the eye could see.

"It’s the aura of evil; these were once living people, drained of their blood by the evil cultivators, reduced to bones,"

an inner sect disciple said while inspecting the ground, then punched a stone wall fiercely, filled with indignation at the sight.

"When I see these bastards, I swear I’ll wipe them all out," a disciple shouted.

"They can’t even be called humans anymore. They’re worse than beasts," snarled another disciple.

Though there are struggles within the Shenxiao Sect as well, grievances are settled, and the sect’s philosophy is to eradicate evil and uphold the way.

As disciples of the Shenxiao Sect, they were deeply stirred in their hearts by these evil cultivators who slaughtered innocent people and used others’ lives as cultivation resources, determined to annihilate them.

Even Chen Mo’s brow furrowed tightly.

This Demon Sect deserves the joint attack by all sects.

Such a sect should not exist in the world.

Seeing the white skeletons, they lost all thoughts of resting in the city and quickly moved to the nearby city.

The outcome was the same as the previous city; the residents had been slaughtered by evil cultivators, with bones visible wherever they looked.

"A bunch of beasts." Even Zhao Qianyi, accustomed to life and death and having witnessed the horrors of battle, was filled with rage at the sight before him.

...

The next day.

The group finally reached a city inhabited by people.

Upon flying over, the guards on the city walls initially mistook them for an attacking evil sect, swiftly gearing up, bows drawn, ready to release arrows.

When they learned that it was the disciples of the Shenxiao Sect, the guards on the walls cheered, exclaiming they were saved.

Enthusiastically, they welcomed the disciples into the city, treating them with good food and drinks.

From the East Night Kingdom’s guards, the disciples finally obtained news of the evil sect.

It turned out that the evil sect was around the spirit stone mine at Blue Mountain.

All the human cities around Blue Mountain were destroyed by evil cultivators, with the cultivators either forced to join them or the ordinary people used as their cultivation resources.

Upon hearing this, the disciples were enraged, ultimately deciding to rest for an hour before heading to Blue Mountain to wipe out the evil sect.

Meanwhile, Zuoqiu Yiren also received a message from the sect, informing her of a plot brewing around the spirit stone mine in East Night Kingdom to investigate and thwart it.

Zuoqiu Yiren relayed the message to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo had long anticipated it.

Since the Skeleton Demon Man was killed a day earlier, events had sped up considerably.

After a brief rest, the disciples, full of anger, rushed towards Blue Mountain.

Blue Mountain was some distance from the city where they had rested.

According to his simulation, Chen Mo knew the evil cultivators would ambush them on their way tomorrow as they approached.

But there was no need for his reminder; according to the simulation, Zuoqiu Yiren had already discovered this.

She informed the disciples, and then the final showdown began.

The evil cultivators needed to prevent them from nearing the spirit stone mine to avoid their plan’s failure.

To completely empty the spirit stone mine’s teleportation array, it would take more than just a couple of days to complete.

The purpose of the evil cultivators’ obstruction was to buy time.

Yet they underestimated Zuoqiu Yiren’s strength.

...

The day soon arrived.

As the disciples were about to fly over a mountain range,

Zuoqiu Yiren’s voice came from the void.

"I sense array fluctuations ahead. Fall back."

As Zuoqiu Yiren’s words ended, a sharp blade of sword light swept across the mountains below.

"Retreat."

Chen Mo, seeing Zhao Qianyi and Nangong Yue nearest to him, grabbed them both and retreated backward.

As the array was shattered by Zuoqiu Yiren’s sword, a massive explosion occurred, sending a powerful shockwave sweeping out like a tide in all directions.

Thanks to Zuoqiu Yiren’s warning, the disciples quickly backed away; aside from a few who stood in stunned silence and were blown away, the rest were unharmed.

The evil cultivators ambushed in the mountains suffered badly, with deaths and injuries everywhere, and cries of agony filled the air.

"It’s an ambush."

Seeing this scene, the disciples all breathed a sigh of relief, for Zuoqiu Yiren had not yet shown herself, thus regarding Chen Mo with kindness.

After all, had Chen Mo not come, Elder Zuoqiu probably wouldn’t have come either.

If so, they would have fallen into the ambush of those evil cultivators a moment ago.

They couldn’t relax just yet.

"Kill them!"

Shouts echoed from the mountain range ahead, and dozens of multicolored True Qi beams shot violently towards the disciples.