Wild Goose Pass.
The great cultivator guarding this pass, the Marquis of Calm Sea, was currently standing on top of the outer city pass. He gazed at the wilderness that appeared white under the rain and frowned slightly.
"Are the Demons going to make a big move again? Recently, more and more cultivators have discovered the Demons near Wild Goose Pass. "The Marquis of Calm Sea's expression was unsightly. It could even be said that he was extremely grim." However, it's only been less than five years since the last large-scale battle … "
The Demons did not launch large-scale battles at a fixed time. However, they would usually be at least ten years apart. Why was there an exception this time?
There was definitely a reason for this abnormality. The Marquis of Calm Sea was extremely puzzled. He even had a bad feeling about this.
"General, the three cultivators we sent out to investigate the situation a few days ago have yet to return. We've lost all contact with them." Behind the Marquis of Calm Sea, the general of Wild Goose Pass, Tang Ze, said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid …"
"They only care about what comes in, not what comes out," the Marquis of Calm Sea muttered.
Over the past few days, they had sensed that something was amiss. Hence, they had sent out cultivators to investigate the situation many times.
The vast wilderness was like a slumbering wild beast. It swallowed all the cultivators who left the pass. Up until now, no one had been able to return to the city.
What was even stranger was that none of the cultivators they sent out had returned. However, the cultivators from Jade Gate Pass and the other passes who had received news of the battle and came to provide reinforcements were all able to enter Wild Goose Pass safely.
There was an aura of conspiracy everywhere.
.....
In the wilderness several thousand li away from Wild Goose Pass was a forest rarely seen in the Other Realm Battlefield.
Due to the rain, the world was shrouded in a thin layer of mist. The forest was even more hazy.
Lu Qingshan, who was flying at a low altitude, quickly descended in front of a small river that cut through the forest.
While flying at a low altitude, he saw something different in the river that had swelled due to the rain.
"What's going on?" When he approached the river, he finally saw the appearance of the strange object.
There was a person floating in the whirlpool of water. It was a male cultivator wearing Profound Armor.
The Profound Armor was the standard Profound Armor of the Jade Gate Pass, indicating that this person was a cultivator guarding the pass.
The cultivators guarding the pass had to listen to the orders of the general guarding the pass and carry out all kinds of missions. They weren't like independent cultivators like him who could freely choose where to go.
Lu Qingshan quickly pulled the male cultivator out of the river.
After rescuing her, his heart suddenly shrank.
The scene in front of him was truly frightening.
There were dozens of bone-deep wounds on the male cultivator's body.
Dark Demonic Qi lingered around the wounds, not dispersing for a long time, causing the wounds to be unable to heal. Even the flesh around the wounds had begun to rot.
"This is … Soldier Demon?" When Lu Qingshan saw this wound, he immediately thought of the scar-faced cultivator who led them into the Jade Gate Pass. The scars on his face were the same as the one in front of him. They were difficult to heal and were surrounded by Devil Qi.
After careful observation, he concluded that it was Soldier Demon who had caused the wounds on the corpse.
This corpse was clad in black armor.
The Profound Armor was made of miraculous material. When raindrops fell on it, they rolled down as if they were falling on a lotus leaf.
On the chest of the Profound Armor, there was a flying goose engraved on it.
"This is the Profound Armor of the Wild Goose Pass. He's the cultivator guarding the pass." Lu Qingshan immediately recognized it.
"The body of the cultivator guarding the Wild Goose Pass was left here, and he was killed by Soldier Demon." Lu Qingshan frowned as if he smelled something wrong. His spirit was instantly shaken. "During this period, there happened to be traces of large-scale Demons near the Wild Goose Pass …"
Just as he was lost in thought, the corpse, which had long lost all signs of life, suddenly sat up at this moment.
This gave Lu Qingshan a fright.
Because he had carefully examined the male cultivator in front of him. His Vital Spirit had dissipated and he was already dead. How could he suddenly come back to life?
"Did you save me?" The male corpse sat up and looked at Lu Qingshan in front of him. His eyes darkened as he asked.
"You're still alive?" Lu Qingshan quickly regained his composure and asked.
"Cough cough!"
The male cultivator coughed violently at this moment. As he coughed, he spat out blood mixed with pieces of internal organs, which was extremely horrifying.
There were a few scorched scars on his face, which made him look exceptionally ferocious, like a ferocious ghost crawling out of hell.
"Long story short, I don't have much time now." The male corpse gasped and said with difficulty.
"Don't have much time?"
"I'm relying on the forbidden art to hang on to my last breath. It's also because of this forbidden art that I'm able to deceive the Demons and escape …" The male corpse suddenly stretched out his hands and grabbed Lu Qingshan's shoulders. "Remember, you must convey my next words to the general of the Wild Goose Pass, the Marquis of Calm Sea."
The Devil Qi in the male cultivator's wounds suddenly erupted at this moment. The male cultivator was in so much pain that he wished he was dead. His face was ghastly pale, and cold sweat dripped down his body.
He could only bite his lips and say hurriedly, "The Wild Goose Pass can't be defended! The Demons aren't going to bleed the Wild Goose Pass this time. They're going to massacre the city!
The leader is a Demons General of the Soldier Demon Clan. He's already gathered tens of thousands of Demons outside the Wild Goose Pass. There are even dozens of Rank Seven Demons among them. You … "
"Rumble!"
Lu Qingshan's heart thundered.
Aside from the Jade Gate Pass, the highest cultivation level of the cultivators sent to guard the passes was only at the seventh realm.
Of course, this wasn't because of a lack of manpower. After all, no matter how weak the human race was, they could still send out dozens of Rank Eight cultivators.
This was just a tacit agreement between the human race and the Demons. They wouldn't send out cultivators above Rank Seven in the small city passes. When the Demons attacked these small city passes, they also wouldn't send out Demons above Rank Seven.
This was because cultivators or Demons of this level weren't existences that could be easily lost to either side. Therefore, they wouldn't easily send them out.
It was true that there were too many Demons, but that was only referring to low-level Demons.
No matter the time, Demons above Rank Seven were of extremely high status. How could they be used as cannon fodder to exchange with the human race?
If the Demons dared to do so, the first to disagree would be the high-ranked Demons.
Moreover, if the human race sent out Rank Eight cultivators to guard the pass, the Demons would have to send Rank Eight Demons to break through the pass if they didn't want to lose.
How fierce would a battle between Rank Eight be? If this continued, the original conventional attack and defense would quickly escalate into a decisive battle.
However, the Demons were extremely afraid of the existence of Dao Ancestor Xia. The human race was also very afraid of Demons.
Both sides didn't want to easily start a decisive battle in a situation where they weren't fully prepared. Therefore, they could only tacitly maintain restraint.
But this time, the Demons had unexpectedly sent out dozens of Rank Seven Demons to attack Goose Luoyan Pass. Their determination to kill was obvious — in a situation where they couldn't send out Rank Eight Demons, they could only rely on the number of Rank Seven Demons to ensure victory.
The male cultivator's voice was already getting weaker and weaker. In the end, he even completely lost his voice. He was only hanging on by a breath as he stared unwaveringly at Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan instantly understood the male cultivator's meaning. He nodded slightly at him and promised, "I will definitely send this news to Goose Luoyan Pass."
After hearing Lu Qingshan's promise, the male cultivator's body suddenly stiffened again. He couldn't hold on any longer. His breath suddenly stopped, and he fell back stiffly, dying just like that.
Seeing the male cultivator fall to the ground, Lu Qingshan's heart sank slightly, and he silently sighed.
He didn't dare to delay any longer. He quickly buried the unknown cultivator of Goose Luoyan Pass, got up, and prepared to rush to Goose Luoyan Pass at full speed.
This was important news related to the life and death of the entire city's cultivators. He must send it in time.
"This is the first time I entered the foreign battlefield, and I encountered such a thing." Lu Qingshan couldn't help but shake his head. He gritted his teeth and said, "I'm really 'lucky'!"
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as he flew up on his sword, he suddenly heard an unusual movement coming from the west.
Lu Qingshan's face suddenly changed, and he looked to the west.
There, there was a cloud of black fog rising into the sky, covering the sky and the sun. In his field of vision, it was constantly growing bigger.
The black fog was condensed from Demon Qi.
Within the black fog, there were thousands of indistinct figures that looked ferocious and terrifying.
"This is the Demons Army! The Demons Army is probably going to attack Goose Luoyan Pass! "
In front of Lu Qingshan, there was also a huge black fog at this time.
Without much time to think, Lu Qingshan quickly hid his body and moved to the east, preparing to take a detour.
However, after a while, he stopped again, and his heart fell into an ice cave.
Because in the east, there was also the Demons Army.
The Demons Army on the east and west wings were quickly closing in.
"The war is about to start." Lu Qingshan gritted his teeth. He didn't expect things to be so coincidental. "This is troublesome."
The Demons Army that had been hiding outside Goose Luoyan Pass for a long time was preparing to attack Goose Luoyan Pass at this time.
And his current position happened to be at the intersection of the Demons Army on the east and west wings.
In the north, there was also a mighty Demons Army.
All three paths were blocked. His only choice now was to immediately follow the original path and retreat in the south.
Otherwise, after a while, he would be surrounded by the Demons Army.
He was only a Fifth Realm Sword Cultivator, not a Sword Immortal. If he was surrounded by thousands or even tens of thousands of Demons Army, even if he had nine lives, it wouldn't be enough for him to survive.
But the problem was, if he chose to retreat now, the Demons Army would block his path after closing in.
He, the Demons Army, and Goose Luoyan Pass would become three points in a line.
The Demons Army would be at the middle point.
In this situation, he wouldn't be able to pass on the message that the male cultivator told him to before the Demons Army arrived at the city.
And if the cultivators of Goose Luoyan Pass didn't receive the message and retreated in time, they would definitely die in the face of the Demons Army's long-planned and aggressive attack. The city would be filled with bones.
Lu Qingshan's expression kept changing. He was in a dilemma.
Perhaps it wasn't really a dilemma. Because even if he stayed here and didn't retreat, there was no way he could break through the Demons Army's encirclement and pass on the message.
"Let's go, Sir." Qin Yitian, who had witnessed everything, understood Lu Qingshan's dilemma very well. Her gentle voice sounded in his mind as she comforted him. "This isn't your fault. You don't have to blame yourself."
"This is war. If you don't have infinite power, your strength is like a drop of water here. You can't even make a sound," Lu Qingshan said bitterly to Qin Yitian. "The so-called Four Realms are useless in a place like this."
He could almost see the tragic deaths of the cultivators of Goose Luoyan Pass.
More importantly, when he thought of that cultivator from Wild Goose Pass, who was gasping for breath and didn't even have the strength to say his name, but still entrusted the news to him with great difficulty, hoping that he could bring hope to Wild Goose Pass, his heart was filled with panic.
But in this situation, unless the Demons Army didn't want to kill him, he had no choice but to retreat.
But how was that possible?
With the Demons Army's hatred for humans, as soon as they discovered a human cultivator, they would swarm over and tear him apart.
"Sir, if Four Realms are useless, then Five Realms, Six Realms," Qin Yitian said firmly. "Or even Seven Realms!
One day, these Demons Army won't be able to stop Sir! "
"As for now, we can't delay any longer …" the Sword Spirit said softly. "When these Demons get closer, Sir, you won't be able to leave even if you want to."
Under Qin Yitian's persuasion, Lu Qingshan finally made up his mind and prepared to leave as soon as possible.
"Wait!" Just as he was about to move, a thought flashed through his mind. 'Unless the Demons Army don't want to kill me … That doesn't seem impossible, does it?'
"Sir, you're …" Qin Yitian was confused when she saw Lu Qingshan stop again.
"Yitian, do you remember …" Lu Qingshan paused, then said in a low voice, "the little thing I got from the North Sea Ring?"
"Sir, you're preparing?!" Qin Yitian, who was smart, was stunned. She immediately realized what Lu Qingshan was talking about.
"Although it's risky …" Lu Qingshan's mind flashed with countless thoughts. In the end, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind. "If there's really no other way, I can retreat with a clear conscience.
But now, there's a chance. If I leave now, I won't be able to get over it. "
"Sir, since you've made up your mind, just do it." Qin Yitian's voice was as gentle as ever. "No matter what, I'll be with you."
"Thank you, Yitian." Lu Qingshan's heart skipped a beat. "But I'll need you to take risks with me again."
"I'm your sword, Sir." Qin Yitian smiled. "It's my duty to fight alongside you, Sword Master. There's no need to thank me."
.....
Lu Qingshan's heart skipped a beat. Then, a leech-like piece of meat appeared in his hand.
The piece of meat wriggled in his palm.
The Yin Chi's central nervous system!
"Back then, I had a premonition that I might need to use this thing." Lu Qingshan looked at the tentacle-like fleshy tentacles at the center of the Yin Chi and muttered to himself, "I didn't expect my prophecy to come true, and it came so quickly."
The Yin Chi's central nervous system followed his palm and slowly entered his body.
Not long after, the small piece of meat had completely drilled into his body.
Lu Qingshan closed his eyes, as if sensing something.
A moment later, a surge of Demonic Qi rushed out of his body.
The Demonic Qi was so strong that his hair fluttered wildly in the wind and rain.
In the biting cold wind and rain, under the cover of the sinister Demonic Qi, the current Lu Qingshan truly looked like a demon from afar.
Conversion.
Converting one type of Dharmic power into another type of Dharmic power.
This was the unique ability of the Yin Chi's central nervous system.
The Demons used this ability to convert their Demonic Qi into Cultivator's Spiritual Power. That was how they could safely hide in the human territory.
Lu Qingshan was now using the power of the Yin Chi's central nervous system to convert his Spiritual Power into the Demons' Demonic Qi.
In the next moment, he leaped into the air. His entire body was shrouded in dense Demonic Qi as he turned into a streak of light and flew towards the Demon Race army that was converging from the east.
"From now on, I am Lu Qingshan, Cultivator of the Hades!"
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