The Snake Origin Demon let out a mournful wail before its enormous body collapsed with a loud crash.
The Origin Demons that had plagued the Luo Family for many months had been wiped out without any effort at all.
"What's that?" The instant the Snake Origin Demon collapsed, Lu Qingshan's expression suddenly sank.
Within the Snake Origin Demon's body, he caught a glimpse of a translucent jade light that disappeared in a flash.
Swish!
A strand of sword qi suddenly shot out and swept past the Snake Origin Demon's corpse.
A finger-long pure-white parasite was lifted up by the sword qi and landed in Lu Qingshan's palm.
Lu Qingshan stared intently at the wriggling jade parasite in his palm.
"Heart Demon Parasite," Lu Qingshan said in a low voice. He understood the principle behind it the moment he saw it.
"Hades has implanted child parasites of the Heart Demon Parasite in the bodies of these Origin Demons. Once the host dies, news of the death will immediately reach the mother parasite.
The owner of the mother parasite, who is also a cultivator named Hades, can immediately command a new batch of Origin Demons to come back. "Lu Qingshan explained.
"But why?" Ji Chuan frowned slightly, finding it hard to understand.
Hades had even used the Heart Demon Parasite. Was it just to command these low-tier Origin Demons to invade Burial Ridge?
Moreover, the Origin Demons' current goal seemed to be only to target the Origin Stone Orchid mines. They couldn't even be considered invading Burial Ridge.
It didn't make sense, it didn't make any sense at all.
According to their thinking, Hades's strange actions should be targeted at the Sword Sect.
However, how could such a level of chaos possibly affect the Sword Sect?
What exactly was Hades after?
Lu Qingshan also frowned deeply, lost in thought.
"Senior brother, check if there's any demonic Qi in the yellow springs death Qi." A thought suddenly flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind when he saw that the yellow springs death Qi still hadn't calmed down.
Ji Chuan's pupils shrank. He understood the meaning behind Lu Qingshan's words.
Green Waist swam out and wandered around the Yellow Springs deathly aura for some time.
A moment later, the green-waisted figure returned.
On the silver-white blade, there was a thick layer of yellow light, which was the sign of the death aura of the Yellow Springs.
However, in that thick yellow light, there was also a trace of black light that could not be removed.
"Devilish energy!" Ji Chuan's heart trembled.
Lu Qingshan nodded, and the guess in his heart was confirmed. "This is the Nine Nether Miasma, a kind of medicine refined by the Devil Race to confuse the minds of Demonic Beasts. It is invisible and colorless, and can dissolve in all things with substance.
Once a sentient being absorbed the Nine Nether Miasma, its mind would be affected and it would gradually lose its rationality. In the end, it would turn into a beast that only knew how to kill.
The influence of the Miasma of Nine Underworlds on one's mind was an extremely long, subtle, and soundless process. It was not something that could be accomplished overnight.
Furthermore, the stronger the Primordial Spirit, the less effective the Nine Underworlds Miasma would be.
Thus, the Nine Underworlds Miasma is generally of little use to human cultivators. It is only suitable for demon beasts with weaker Primordial Spirits.
The Netherworld Kingdom had infused the Nine Hells Miasma into the Origin Rock Orchids. After the Origin Monsters invaded the Origin Rock Orchids, they had to absorb the Yellow Springs death energy contained within the Origin Rock Orchids in order to maintain their condition. Thus, the Nine Hells Miasma was refined into their bodies.
Under the influence of the Nine Underworlds Miasma, they would become insane Sourcedemons that only know how to kill. "
"Junior apprentice-brother, how did you know of the Nine Underworlds Miasma's existence?" Ji Chuan's eyes flashed with surprise.
He was surprised both by the Nine Underworlds Miasma's existence and by Lu Qingshan's eloquence.
As a cultivator of the Daoist Sect, he had seen many things, but he had never heard of the Nine Underworlds Miasma before.
He hadn't expected that Lu Qingshan, who had come from a humble background, would know so much. He subconsciously felt rather surprised.
"I was born in the Azure Province's Riverhead and personally experienced the Corpse Puppet Rebellion led by the Hades.
Since then, I've joined the Zhishou Tower and participated in many operations against the Hades.
That's why I have a deeper understanding of the Hades' methods. "Lu Qingshan found a suitable reason.
Hatred was the source of motivation. Those who understood the Hades the most would always hate the Hades the most. It was very reasonable.
However, the true reason was because of the Prophet.
In a patch nine days later, the Hades had once used the Nine Underworlds Miasma to trigger a Beast Tide and attack a city, triggering a major storyline mission.
Although that storyline mission wasn't part of the main storyline, it was still of a large scale. The rewards were plentiful and sensational.
After the mission ended, a player reviewed the entire process and gave a detailed introduction of the Nine Underworlds Miasma. Lu Qingshan remembered it.
Hence, when he saw a similar scene now, he immediately understood.
"As they absorb more and more Nine Underworlds Miasma, these Sourcedemons will become crazier and crazier. Right now, they'll kill any human they see …" Lu Qingshan murmured. "Later on, they'll even completely enter a state of bloodlust. They'll search for human scent and actively attack humans to satisfy their desire for slaughter."
Ji Chuan and Lu Qingshan exchanged a glance. They both thought of a terrifying possibility.
"How long does the Nine Underworlds Miasma take for these monsters to enter a state of bloodlust?" Ji Chuan swallowed and asked in a low voice.
"Two to three months. It won't be more than three months later.
If a monster absorbs the Nine Underworlds Miasma and doesn't enter a state of bloodlust for more than three months, it means that the Nascent Divinity realm is immune to the Nine Underworlds Miasma's corrosion, "Lu Qingshan said slowly.
… The Sourcedemons had invaded the Burial Ridge's Origin Stone Orchid mine almost three months ago.
"If these monsters go on a rampage, then the entire Burial Ridge will be plunged into misery and suffering." Ji Chuan's expression was as dark as water.
Over a hundred Dao Origin Stone Orchid mines in Burial Ridge had been taken over by the Sourcedemons. It was easy to imagine how many of them there were.
One had to know that there were countless mortals and low level cultivators in Burial Ridge. These people were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered in front of the Sourcedemons.
Although Lu Qingshan and Ji Chuan were strong, they were only the two of them. If the Sourcedemons came out in full force, how would they deal with them?
"I will immediately send a message back to the sect and have them send reinforcements," Ji Chuan said decisively. "Then, we will return to the Qiu Family first and inform them of this news.
We will have the Qiu Family Patriarch inform the great families of Burial Ridge of this grievous news so that they can make preparations to welcome the Sourcedemons out of the mines. "
Lu Qingshan nodded.
The Sourcedemons had remained in the mines for three months in a row and hadn't come out. This had caused the great families of Burial Ridge to let down their guard a long time ago. They silently agreed that as long as they retreated from the Origin Stone Orchid mine, the Sourcedemons wouldn't make trouble for them.
If the Sourcedemons went on a rampage in this situation, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Knowing the severity of the situation, the two of them immediately prepared to return to the Qiu Family.
However, Lu Qingshan's heart was still shrouded in a shadow.
This matter was definitely not as simple as it seemed.
First, how had Hades managed to get the Sourcedemons to leave?
Second, even if the Sourcedemons went on a rampage and plunged Burial Ridge into misery and suffering, the greatest loss to the Sword Sect would be the Qiu Family.
It was obvious that Hades was targeting the Sword Sect this time.
Therefore, there was definitely an even deeper scheme behind this matter.
Lu Qingshan's heart was heavy, but there was nothing he could do. He could only deal with the situation as it came.
He would take it one step at a time and deal with the hidden dangers of the Sourcedemons' rampage first!
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