Damn it!
When he saw that a third of the blood mist surrounding the black bone sword had dissipated, the disheveled figure flew into a rage.
This black bone sword was the treasure he had gone through countless hardships, even sacrificing the Qingyun Sword Pavilion, to seize.
That day, relying on the aura he had left behind beforehand, he spent some time finding the few Sword Pavilion disciples who had escaped.
Sure enough, the treasure was found on one of the disciples.
To his surprise, he had originally thought that the ancestral treasure was just a sword magic weapon with extremely strong killing intent, almost to the point of demonic possession.
It turned out that this black bone sword was actually forged from the bones of an ancient demon from countless millennia ago.
However, after a long period of time, the original demonic nature of the Heavenly Demon has been almost completely worn away.
That's why he was mastered by the founder of Qingyun Sword Pavilion and did not fall into the demonic path.
Even if he hadn't fallen into demonic ways, the founder of Qingyun Sword Pavilion was not a kind person back then.
He was extremely bloodthirsty, and in the end, relying on the bone sword in his hand and his own powerful swordsmanship, he swept away all enemies.
Ultimately, they established the powerful sword sect, Qingyun Sword Pavilion.
However, because that bone sword was too demonic, without a strong will, one could not suppress the demonic energy invading it, and it was easy to damage one's mind and fall into the demonic path.
Therefore, after the founding patriarch passed away, the Qingyun Sword Pavilion suffered mental and physical damage and went insane in succession after several successive Bone Sword Masters.
The final decision was to seal it away completely, and no one except the sect leader knew its whereabouts.
The figure with disheveled hair had heard his master mention the treasure before his original will had awakened, but he had never seen the true face of the bone sword.
After obtaining it, he realized that what he had thought was just an ordinary demonic artifact was actually quite extraordinary, made from the bones of an ancient demon.
Upon discovering this, the disheveled figure was overjoyed.
What is the Ancient Heavenly Demon? It is a demon god that evolved from the primordial energy of the demonic path during the evolution of a world.
His demonic path and script source are even purer than that of this reincarnated and awakened great demon.
Therefore, the moment he obtained the black bone sword, the disheveled figure decided that he must devour it.
At that time, not only will he be able to cultivate the demonic body foundation he has always longed for, but he will also be able to reach a higher level.
More importantly, after devouring the bone sword and obtaining the demonic essence within it...
He could then avoid being watched by the will of heaven and earth of this world.
Because the Dao has Yin and Yang, the ancient demons were originally born from the origin of this world, so they will naturally not be rejected.
However, the ancient demon has been dead for too long, and only a trace of the demonic essence contained within the bone sword has not been extinguished.
It needs to be nurtured and strengthened before it has any value to devour.
Therefore, after obtaining the bone sword, the disheveled figure immediately decided to use the blood refining method to cultivate and strengthen the demonic essence within the bone sword.
Just as he was searching for those Sword Pavilion disciples, he arrived in Cangzhou, not far from the prefectural capital.
So instead of killing those disciples, he used demonic arts to bewitch and transform their minds, making them work for him.
It took several months to set up array nodes in the prefectural capital and activate the grand array.
The purpose is to use the blood, flesh, and soul of all the citizens of the entire prefecture to nurture and strengthen the demonic essence within the bone sword, so that it can be devoured.
Everything was going smoothly until now, unexpectedly, something went wrong.
Someone was able to see through the profound mystery of the grand formation he had set up and easily destroyed several of its nodes.
"Cangzhou is just a remote small prefecture. Logically speaking, it would be at most ten or so people at the Innate Realm."
Why would a master capable of breaking my formation appear? Could it be that the will of Heaven is at work again?
His hair was disheveled, and his face was ashen.
He deliberately chose Cangzhou Prefecture for the blood sacrifice because he knew that this remote prefecture didn't have many experts.
The strongest among them was only at °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° the minor stage of the Innate Realm, and could not possibly be his match.
Moreover, because of its remote location, even if help is requested, it would take a very long time for it to arrive.
Unexpectedly, not long after the formation was activated, someone came to obstruct it, and in a short period of time, several nodes of the formation were broken.
This made the disheveled figure wonder if that hateful will of Heaven was up to him again.
"Bullshit Heavenly Dao, just you wait. After I devour this Heavenly Demon Bone, condense it into a demonic body, and establish my foundation..."
One day, I'll devour you too!
With the array nodes destroyed, the speed at which the blood mist condensed slowed down by a full third, which greatly angered the disheveled figure.
He could have slaughtered all the living beings in this city in a single day at most, but now it would take three times longer and there would be many more variables. How could he not be furious?
If he weren't currently preoccupied with maintaining the grand formation and unable to leave, he would have loved to rush out of the city and see who dared to ruin his plans!
Fortunately, after sensing that his servants had left the city, the array nodes were not destroyed, which relieved the disheveled figure.
But he also knew that since someone had already made a move, there would likely be further changes.
He immediately stopped holding back, his mind surging, and his originally pale face suddenly turned red.
The next moment, the black array light screen covering the prefectural city suddenly started to operate.
Numerous black serpents condensed and lunged downwards.
"Oh no, those strange snakes are back again!"
Those in the city who had been watching the black array of light in the sky were shocked to see this.
Previously, a black light screen that appeared above our heads had condensed into many black snakes.
Anyone who gets hit by them, whether they are a powerful martial artist or a frail woman, child, or elderly person.
Without exception, they would all have their life essence and soul plundered, turning them into dried corpses.
Now that we see them coming down again, how can we not be horrified?
Immediately, the entire prefectural city was plunged into panic.
Countless people were in a state of panic, crying out in fear.
"Can anyone tell me what that thing is?"
Inside the city lord's mansion, several auras of the Innate Realm gathered together, staring in shock at the black serpent descending from the sky.
The city lord swung his sword to sever a wisp of black energy that had fallen into the city lord's mansion. After painstakingly annihilating it with his innate true energy, he asked in shock and anger.
"Lord of the city, I have never seen such a sight before. I really don't know what is going on."
A refined old man with white hair and beard smiled wryly.
If Lu Qing were here, he would recognize that this person was the Lin family patriarch he had fought before.
The other cultivators at the Innate Realm were equally bewildered, completely unable to recognize the origin of the black energy.
"Gentlemen, I know what's going on!"
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them, startling the city lord and the others.
Because the people were moving so fast, they didn't even notice the signs in advance.
"Who goes there!"
Immediately, guards tried to step forward and capture the person.
However, the newcomer only emitted a faint aura, yet it caused the guards to retreat in horror.
Innate Realm!
The newcomer was actually a powerful figure of the same level as their city lord.
Who are you?
After their initial surprise, the city lord and the others were slightly relieved to find that Wei Xinghe's cultivation level was no stronger than theirs, and then asked him a question.
"I am Wei Xinghe, the head of the Wei family in Cang County. I greet the City Lord and everyone else."
Wei Xinghe bowed with his hands clasped in greeting.
"So it's Patriarch Wei. I didn't expect Patriarch Wei to have broken through to the Innate Realm. Congratulations!"
The city lord of the prefecture was somewhat surprised, as were the other innate realm experts.
They were naturally aware of the Wei family.
After all, although the Wei family is only a family rooted in Cang County, their ancestor, Wei Shanhai, was a well-established veteran of the Innate Realm.
Therefore, the Wei family was quite famous throughout Cangzhou.
However, to everyone's surprise, even the head of the Wei family had already entered the Innate Realm.
With two members of the Wei family possessing innate talents, their status in Cangzhou is likely to rise significantly in the future.
However, everyone knew that this was not the time to dwell on this.
The city lord asked, "Patriarch Wei just said that he knows the origin of the black light curtain in the sky. Is this true?"
“That’s right.” Wei Xinghe nodded. “The black light screen above our heads is an evil array secretly set up by a powerful evil cultivator.”
The evil cultivator set up this wicked array to sacrifice the entire population of the prefecture city to cultivate demonic arts.
"Sacrificing the entire city's inhabitants with blood to cultivate demonic arts?!"
Upon hearing Wei Xinghe's words, everyone gasped.
Although they could sense the danger of the black light curtain above their heads, they never imagined it would be such a terrifying thing.
"Then, Patriarch Wei, is there a way to break this formation?"
The city lord of the prefecture quickly asked.
The others were also keeping a close eye on Wei Xinghe.
They had tried to break through the black light barrier before.
However, the light screen was located at a very high position, and they could not reach it at all.
Even if you try to cut it with sword energy or saber energy, it will be like throwing a mud ox into the sea.
The light barrier didn't react at all; instead, it absorbed all their attacks without even trembling.
"Lord of the City, you overestimate me. My skills are too rudimentary to break this kind of formation."
Wei Xinghe shook his head and gave everyone a disappointing answer.
But soon, his next words made everyone perk up again.
"However, there is a master who is currently outside the city, trying to find a way to break the formation."
With him around, I believe it won't be long before this evil formation is broken.
Therefore, Lord City Lord and everyone else, there is no need to worry too much.
"You said there's a master breaking through the formation outside the city?"
Everyone perked up and looked at Wei Xinghe with delight.
"Indeed, you all must have heard those loud noises just now; it was that expert breaking the formation."
Everyone recalled that they had indeed heard a few noises earlier, but their attention was focused on the black light screen above them, so they didn't pay much attention.
"Patriarch Wei, is that expert truly confident in breaking the formation?"
At this moment, a cultivator at the Innate Realm couldn't help but speak up.
"I can't guarantee it 100%, but I can say that if even he can't break the formation, then there's probably no one else in the world who can save us."
Let's just accept our fate and stop struggling.
Although Wei Xinghe spoke with great confidence, it actually reassured everyone.
"In that case, Patriarch Wei, is there anything we can do to help?" the prefectural city lord asked.
"The matter of breaking the formation can be left to that expert, but Lord City Lord, that expert has always been kind-hearted and cannot bear to see people suffer."
He risked his life to break the formation, all for the sake of the people of the city.
Now, this black serpent is rampaging and devouring the lives of many people in the city.
It seems we'll need to intervene to stop them.
Otherwise, when that lord breaks through the formation and enters, he will likely be displeased to see that we have disregarded the lives of the entire city's inhabitants.
"Of course, as the lord of this city, it is my duty to protect its citizens," the city lord of the prefecture immediately replied.
The other cultivators at the Innate Realm exchanged glances and finally nodded in agreement.
"This is a moral act, and we should naturally step in."
"Then let's go out without delay."
Wei Xinghe's face lit up with joy, and he immediately said.
Originally, following Lu Qing's advice, he wanted to find a place to hide and wait for Lu Qing to successfully break the formation.
When I arrived, I saw the withered corpses of the people along the way, as well as the black serpents that were raging again.
Wei Xinghe, however, did not want to continue hiding like this.
If even those at the Innate Realm only care about their own safety and all hide away...
Then all the people in the city would truly have no way to survive.
Even if Lu Qing succeeds in breaking the formation in the end, the extent of the rampage by the black serpents outside will likely result in countless deaths and injuries.
That's why he rushed over immediately after sensing the presence of the city lord and the others.
The goal was to persuade them to join him in stopping the rampage of the Black Serpent.
Just as Wei Xinghe and the city lord of the prefecture were stopping the rampage of the black serpent.
Outside the city, Lu Qing was also attacked.
Just as he was drawing three more magic arrows from the Qiankun Qi Bag, preparing to continue destroying the array nodes.
Suddenly, he saw several figures emerge from the city and quickly head towards him.
"Four Innate Realm cultivators? No, they don't possess any Innate Realm aura."
Upon seeing those figures, Lu Qing showed a hint of surprise.
The speed of the newcomer was no less than that of a Xiantian realm expert, but he could not sense the unique innate essence of a Xiantian realm expert from him.
Instead, he sensed an aura from them that he found quite repulsive.
The four figures moved with incredible speed, arriving in front of Lu Qing in just a few breaths.
Upon seeing the bow and arrow in his hand, his face immediately turned murderous.
"This is the man! Kill him!"
Without giving Lu Qing a chance to speak, they unleashed black runes and charged at Lu Qing with their weapons.
"Puppet? No, that's not right."
Lu Qing was startled when he saw the runes appearing on the faces and arms of the group.
However, he didn't have time to think, because the attacks from the group had already reached him.
"That's interesting."
A slight smile appeared on Lu Qing's face.
Just as the weapons of the men were about to strike him, his gaze suddenly sharpened, and a yellow light flashed around him.
The next moment, the four figures instantly went from being extremely active to extremely still, and were frozen in place less than three feet away from Lu Qing, unable to move.
The powerful impact was entirely borne by themselves, and each of them spat out a mouthful of blood, having suffered considerable internal injuries.
All the figures immediately showed expressions of horror.
But before they could figure out what was going on, they saw Lu Qing clench his fist and throw a punch.
