The night was bleak and hazy. A dim, crescent moon flickered in and out of the dark clouds.
An empty city and a forest of buildings seemed to tell of its prosperity of the past.
The night breeze blew gently, scattering white paper money across the ground, drifting about in the wind from time to time.
Between the eerie buildings, on a long street, a bright, black carriage drove over silently. Two glazed lanterns burned with green will-o '-the-wisps, like gloomy eyes. However, the four large horses that pulled the carriage flickered in and out of sight. They did not make a single sound.
The arrival of the carriage did not disturb the deathly silence of the city. Instead, it was like an underground river that flowed into a lake.
The curtains were lifted, revealing a jade-like face. Ru Xin scanned the surroundings, but her expression did not change at all. She looked back and asked, "Your highness, many people have died here, but there don't seem to be a lot of insect eggs."
This was once one of the eighty-one prefectures of the Green province. After the Soaring Locust King conquered the city, several million people died to the insects. At the same time, it became the largest insect nest in the north of the Green province, giving birth to countless Soaring Locust Daemon Generals and even Daemon Commanders. However, after the cultivators of the Green province slaughtered it with all their might, it had already been completely reduced to a dead city. The streets paved with limestone were not suitable for regular locusts to thrive.
"There are other insects here."
The Dark Queen leaned back on the couch and gently stroked the cat in her arms. The black cat lay in her arms lazily. It did not seem particularly angry, which matched her bearing.
"People of the Sword Collection palace?" Ru Xin asked casually.
"Should I praise you for being clever?" The Dark Queen asked.
"There's no need for that." Ru Xin smiled and let down the curtains, circulating the Heavenly Tome of Cloud Furnace quietly. She did not go to the trouble of trying to persuade the Dark Queen to avoid unnecessary trouble. Even if this was the north of the Green province, the territory controlled by the Sword Collection palace.
"You really are very clever." The Dark Queen nodded slightly and lowered her head to the cat in her arms. "Xuanyue, be a good girl. I'll kill two people from the Sword Collection palace to avenge you."
Ru Xin opened her eyes slightly, showing a hint of surprise.
"Don't trouble yourself, master. The people who bullied me are already dead." Xuanyue waved her tail disinterestedly.
"How can they die? There's no end to the people of the Sword Collection palace, but there will be a day when I kill them all and refine them into ghost slaves. "
The Dark Queen said faintly as a faint smile appeared on her pale, gloomy face.
Xuanyue raised her head and glanced at the Dark Queen. He curled up his body. He knew that she was not talking to him. She had been like this ever since the battle at Burial Mound Mountain. Perhaps it had been like this before, which was why she wanted to leave this comfortable place. To the distant Dragon province.
"Meow. Then let's kill them! "However, she no longer wanted to go to the Dragon province. He thought to himself, "I also want to avenge Big Black. Dragon King Of The Sea, just you wait. How dare you kill my Big Black? I won't let you off! "
This belief was so hopeless, yet so resolute.
The further the carriage travelled towards the centre of the city, the more damaged the surrounding structures became. Buildings collapsed one by one, basically reduced to ruins. In the very centre of the ruins, a man paced back and forth. He wore green clothes and held a broken sword. His expression was lonely.
Nearby, a woman in violet sat on the eaves of a half-collapsed hall. She leaned on her hand as she gazed at the changing clouds in a daze. She was not a supreme beauty, but she possessed a thriving sense of vitality. Even the gloomy night and the miserable ruins were unable to influence her at all. Instead, it fueled the hope in her eyes.
The man in green raised his head and saw her. His face warmed up. "Zijian, let's go back!"
"Alright," Yu Zijian replied and leapt off the eaves. "Did you find anything, senior brother?"
"The Green Ruins sword intent is far too profound. I'll probably need another century before I can completely comprehend it."
Fu Qingjin was slightly doubtful. Ever since the Green Ruins sword broke, his cultivation in the past few years had been extremely smooth. He had even undergone the second heavenly tribulation, but ever since this year, he always felt like something was amiss when he comprehended the Green Ruins sword intent, as if he was missing something. That was why he was searching for inspiration in the ruins.
"Alright. When the time comes, we'll fuse the two swords and kill off all the monsters like the Soaring Locust King!" Yu Zijian's eyes shone brightly. Her killing intent was pure and clear.
"You can't kill them all."
Fu Qingjin shook his head gently. No matter how hard he worked, ruins like this would always appear. No matter how glorious a structure was, there would be a time when it collapsed. Blindly trying to protect it was just asking for trouble.
Even if there were no daemons that devoured or killed the thousands of lives, they would still die in the end. What did the so-called good and evil matter?
"I have to kill them all even if I can't!" Yu Zijian was stubborn.
"Where do you want to go? I'll go with you."
Fu Qingjin was confused as to why he would have such thoughts of confusing good and evil. Had he been too deeply influenced by the Green Ruins sword intent? However, after the Green Ruins sword broke, the influence of the previous masters of the Green Ruins sword had been eliminated. All of his thoughts should have originated from his own heart!
"Thank you, senior brother. I also have to work hard on cultivation so that I can fuse the two swords with you as soon as possible," said Yu Zijian.
Fu Qingjin looked into her eyes. A bright violet flowed through them. Yu Zijian asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Fu Qingjin shifted his gaze away first and shook his head.
The Green Ruins and Violet Clouds were yin and yang. When one sword appeared, the other would definitely follow closely behind. Most sword masters were lovers. However, the strange thing was that they had spent so many years together. Their tacit understanding was already extremely deep, yet they did not develop any feelings for each other.
"Let's return to the Sword Collection palace!"
The crescent moon burst out of the clouds, illuminating the entire city with clear light. Right when the two streaks of light were about to tear through the air, a ghostly figure suddenly rose up, rapidly spreading across the ruins of the city. Fu Qingjin suddenly looked back, only to see a huge ghost claw swinging down viciously. He was unable to dodge it.
Boom!
It was like a clap of thunder. The ground shook violently, and countless ruins collapsed.
A mountainous ghost stood in the ruins, slamming its hand against the ground. It happened to be the Void-bellied Ghost King.
The carriage stopped quietly beneath the huge ghost's feet, and the Dark Queen disembarked. "The Green Ruins and Violet Clouds. I never thought there would be two big fish."
The Void-bellied Ghost King's fingers shone with a mixture of azure and violet light. Fu Qingjin and Yu Zijian crossed their swords, forming an illusory domain. A purple building vaguely appeared on the green ruins. The azure was heavy, while the violet was faint. However, they managed to block the Dark Queen's fatal strike together.
"Dark Queen, how can a great cultivator behave in such a despicable manner?" Fu Qingjin said. Not only was she bullying the weak, but she even used a sneak attack like this.
"Damned insect." The Dark Queen was filled with disgust. She could not be bothered with arguing. The Void-bellied Ghost King pressed down with another huge hand, and the azure and violet illusion immediately approached shattering.
"Do you really want to declare war against the Sword Collection palace?" Fu Qingjin asked.
"I just want to crush you to death," said the Dark Queen.
"Your highness, this probably won't assist us in dealing with the Soaring Locust King." Ru Xin also disembarked from the carriage.
"Ru Xin, I praised you earlier for being smart. Don't be stupid," Piao Tianxue said.
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