Chapter 65

"Heh heh..."Lying on the ground, the Scion of Ten Thousand Demons' body slowly stopped twitching under the effect of the healing pills, and only after stuffing several more pills into that terrifying wound in his abdomen did he shakily stand up. He took out a handkerchief from his bosom and carefully wiped the spiritual tablets on the altar.

"Big Brother... Xiao Jiu has finally succeeded. Haven't you always said that Xiao Jiu is the most cowardly, the most afraid of death, and the one with the smallest courage among the brothers?"

"If only you were still alive."

"I really wanted to show you, I'm not afraid of death; I just didn't want to leave you all. Now that even Eighth Brother is dead, I have nothing left to hold onto."

"Look, I can be fearless too."

He didn't know who had killed Big Brother and Second Brother.

Big Brother was mortally wounded and had escaped to a cave to die, but before his last breath, he refused to say who had killed him and told them to never seek revenge. Their only goal was to rescue their master. No matter who among them died at the hands of others, it was meant to happen.

Forget all hatred, seeking revenge would only hinder their progress.

Ignore everything, rescue the master.

Big Brother was at least lucky to have left behind some last words.

Sixth Brother, Seventh Brother, Eighth Brother all died outside, without even leaving any final words.

...

The Scion of Ten Thousand Demons, with a dazed and trembling expression, took out twenty-four incense sticks from his bosom, lit them, and inserted them into the eight incense burners in front of the spiritual tablets. The spiritual tablets had been custom-made a long time ago; there were nine in total.

And now...

The Scion of Ten Thousand Demons, dressed in tattered clothes and covered with wounds, suddenly cracked a smile, took out a brand-new spiritual tablet from his bosom, and neatly placed it at the far right of the altar, setting up a new incense burner in front of it.

Having lit three more incense sticks, he bowed respectfully three times towards the ninth spiritual tablet before softly speaking.

"Brothers."

"Only one last step remains, and it's Xiao Jiu's turn to depart. Before leaving, I really missed you all and wanted to see you one last time."

"After you left, Xiao Jiu has been very lonely."

"Xiao Jiu misses you."

"Fufeng City was successfully chosen as the location for Master's arrival. It is the weakest area in the entire Da Xia Country, and I have already spread the word in advance. Those with some backing have already fled Fufeng City; now, only a bunch of chickens and dogs remain, hardly worth mentioning."

"Master will surely succeed."

"Xiao Jiu... now bids farewell to the brothers."

"I'm leaving."

With those words,

The Scion of Ten Thousand Demons' hunched back straightened, and his ragged clothes fluttered in the strong wind. He turned and walked out of the cave, standing high in the sky with a ferocious face. With a wave of his sleeve, spiritual energy burst forth, completely destroying the cave.

This cave was the hiding place that Big Brother found for them after the master had left; for a long time, it had been their home.

Now, he had personally destroyed it.

A home without family is not truly a home, and he had no chance to return.

Over the years, although the brothers had let go of all hatred for the sake of rescuing their master, refusing even in death to reveal who killed them,

Da Xia was only so large.

Those who killed the brothers boasted everywhere that they had slain the Scion of Ten Thousand Demons.

How could he not know?

Only to make the brothers happy, to ensure their plan succeeded smoothly, he always forced a smile and pretended ignorance, secretly etching those names deep into his heart. Now that the plan had succeeded, the rest was up to the master.

And what he had to do now...

Was to make those who killed his brothers feel the pain of losing loved ones!

In the final step of the plan, he indulged his personal vendetta by leading those Golden Core cultivators who had killed his brothers to a certain place. He couldn't defeat Golden Cores, but killing some Foundation Establishment juniors was not a problem.

"Ah!!!!"

The Scion of Ten Thousand Demons, who thought he had prepared for everything, hovered in the air and gazed toward Fufeng City shrouded in miles of black fog, still unable to suppress a fierce, anguished howl, as twin tears of blood slowly slid down.

He didn't understand.

His brothers had no conflicts with those people; it was just the killing of some mortals. Why did those people want to kill his brothers?

If anyone should kill them, it should be the powers entwined with those mortals!

What right do you bystanders have to act as agents of the Heavenly Dao!

The next second—

The Scion of Ten Thousand Demons transformed into a red streak of light, shooting towards the horizon at a speed that even surpassed some Golden Core Great Powers, recklessly consuming his lifespan as if it were worth nothing.

To some, lifespan is a useless thing.

"Aren't you all fond of killing the Scion of Ten Thousand Demons to prove your righteous identities?!"

"This time I'm not running, I'm coming for you!"

"Come and kill!"

In almost an instant, the Scion of Ten Thousand Demons arrived above a mediocre mortal city. The one who killed his Fourth Brother was a Golden Core Great Power known as 'the Carefree Daoist,' originating from this city, and his relatives now were the city's largest family.

The strongest in this city was merely at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Wrapped in a surging evil energy, the Scion of Ten Thousand Demons looked down at the terrified mortals in the city below, and a cruel smile crept onto his pained face.

"Remember this—"

"The one killing you is named the Scion of Ten Thousand Demons!"

"Evil Cultivator, the Scion of Ten Thousand Demons!"

"Today, I will show the world, what it means to be an Evil Cultivator, what it is to be the Scion of Ten Thousand Demons!"

"Blood Floods a Thousand Miles, for the old man... Open!!"

This was the Scion of Ten Thousand Demon's first proactive retaliation in Da Xia Country in years, and also the last.

Under the premise of being willing to greatly consume his lifespan, the sky was almost dyed half-red with the endlessly surging blood mist, accompanied by the Scion of Ten Thousand Demon's bellowing roar. Within a hundred miles, tens of thousands of demon beasts' eyes gradually turned blood-red as they lost their senses and sinisterly gathered in hordes, running wildly toward the city.

The demon beasts kept within the city also lost their sanity, their eyes turned blood-red as they began to indiscriminately attack anyone their eyes could see.

Perhaps Master was right.

The nine of them were indeed individuals with great Qi Fortune, born with a Bloodline Entry, sharing lifespan, cultivation, and Cultivation Method Realm among them.

If one person cultivated a certain Cultivation Technique to Great Perfection, the other eight would also reach Great Perfection in that Cultivation Method Realm.

If one person broke through the peak of Foundation Establishment, the others' cultivation would also break through to the peak of Foundation Establishment.

If one person died accidentally, the remaining lifespan would be shared equally among the remaining eight.

Sometimes he also wondered if their Master were not an Evil Cultivator but a righteous Magic Practitioner, whether they could live like everyone else.

Live a normal person's life.

But now...

He just wanted all those who deserved death to die!

If the world called him evil, he would show the world what true evil is!

...

Meanwhile—

At the shattered gates of Fufeng City, the soldiers had lost their formation under the relentless assault of insensibly rampaging demon beasts, and the entire scene had descended into utter chaos. Amidst the black fog, Chen Qiu, wearing a green robe, held a long sword in his hand.

His robe billowed intensely with the wind, and his footsteps were steady as he moved against the current, through the scrambling crowd towards the city gate.

Soon.

Chen Qiu gradually halted his pace. In front of him were countless beasts that had lost their rationality, their eyes wildly red. Behind him were over six thousand equally irrational and ferocious Demon Beast Resentful Spirits.

It seemed as if the entire scene had suddenly become quiet.

But soon, those demon beasts roared furiously and charged towards Chen Qiu on a suicidal run!

"All like to knock."

"Then I will knock too."

Chen Qiu's face showed not a ripple as he slowly raised the long sword in his hand, pointing it at the swarm of demon beasts rushing towards him, and quietly said, "Knock."

The next moment!

Hundreds of Thunder Lights suddenly, drawn by the sword, turned into several Thunder Snakes, madly smashing at the demon beasts!

It was so bright that even the sky lit up for a moment.

Almost in the blink of an eye, countless demon beasts were struck dead on the spot, and the dead demon beasts turned into ten more, which instantly died once more, turning into ten more Demon Beast Resentful Spirits, joining the battlefield again.

...

"Brother Qiu's methods are still fierce," said Fat Long, standing behind and looking towards the city gate where hundreds of Thunder Snakes raged, murmuring, "But that Scion of Ten Thousand Demons is also impressive. With just the cultivation at the peak of Foundation Establishment, he's able to control so many demon beasts."

"Moreover, according to what you said, that Scion of Ten Thousand Demons has mastered at least three Escape Techniques. To exceed a normal Golden Core in speed, that Escape Technique must be at the Great Perfection Realm. But is it necessary for one person to cultivate three Escape Techniques to Great Perfection Realm? You also said that this Scion of Ten Thousand Demons possesses several bizarre methods. Does he have that talent and time?"

"Furthermore, you mentioned that his three Escape Techniques rely on consuming lifespan to activate."

"We're just at the Foundation Establishment Stage, yet his lifespan feels much more durable than mine."

"Not clear."

The scholar, floating cross-legged on the Green Blade Long Sword beneath him, said softly, "I've killed him three times, but each time, he always manages to reappear soon after."

"I only killed something like his external incarnation. This person's Escape Technique is extremely formidable; several Golden Core Great Powers pursued the Scion of Ten Thousand Demons but only severely injured him without killing him on the spot. Only I have managed to kill the Scion of Ten Thousand Demons on the spot three times."

"It is precisely those three times that solidified my reputation as Da Xia's number one Sword Cultivator. But each time, it wasn't the Scion of Ten Thousand Demon's true body."

"I've always wanted to kill him completely, to make my name truly famous."

"But he's truly difficult to kill."

"It's also a regret in my life."

"Killing three times, you seem very strong in the past, the title of Da Xia's number one Sword Cultivator sounds quite impressive. Do you have any grudge between you that made you kill him three times?" Fat Long asked, arms folded, somewhat nostalgically, as he looked at the scholar floating cross-legged on the Green Blade, suspended in mid-air.

"No grudge, no enmity."

"Without enmity, why kill him three times?"

"Evil Cultivator, everyone should execute them!"

"Pretty good."

Suddenly thinking of something, Fat Long turned his head and looked at the scholar floating in mid-air on the Green Blade, smiling, "We're all frank people, why not just admit it's for fame?"

The scholar remained silent, floating in mid-air without speaking. After a long while, he finally said softly.

"It seems a bit too utilitarian to say it that way."

"Makes sense."

"Besides, someone has to act for the Heavenly Dao."

"But if the Heavenly Dao doesn't care, why should you care? Perhaps the Heavenly Dao doesn't care at all."

"But this Xiao Yu cares, and that Xiao Yu also cares."

"Okay, you even know that story."

"I heard a storyteller recount it when I was in the Capital, I found it interesting, so I remembered it."

"Alright then, that's even more reasonable." seaʀᴄh thё nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.