The cultivators of the Middle Spirit Heavenly Star Magic Sect were fighting with their lives on the line, and so were the Demons.
The moment the Mirage Realm fell into the hands of the humans, the Demons learned about it.
Xie Qingyun naturally didn't leave any traces behind when he attacked, and he didn't leave anyone alive.
Unfortunately, the Mental Demon Clan's Soul Return Technique was impossible to guard against.
As one of the three souls of the Devil Cultivators of the Mental Demon Clan, the Spirit Cleansing Cultivator's original body would sense it the moment they died. Then, through the Soul Return Technique, they would smoothly learn about the situation in the Little World.
Even though they were unable to confirm how their soul fragments had died and who had killed them, they at least knew one thing — the Mirage had been discovered and had fallen into someone else's hands.
They didn't know how the Mirage Realm was discovered.
Not to mention the concealment technique that could deceive the heavens, just the fact that the Mirage's location could be detected was a very strange thing.
The Little Realm's location was extremely secretive — the Thousand Carp Park had been abandoned for a thousand years, and its spirit veins had dried up. It was a remote and barren place.
Not to mention that very few people would come to such a place, even if they did, who would have thought that it was the most important place for the Spirit Cleansing Devil Cultivators?
Did someone leak the secret?
That was impossible.
Only a few people in the Mental Demon Clan were qualified to know about the secret of the Spirit Ocean Tide.
So how was the Mirage Realm discovered?
The Demons couldn't figure it out.
However, they didn't have much time to ponder over this question.
Their top priority was to confirm whether the Mirage Realm's fall was a coincidence or just the beginning.
Soon, the Demons had an answer.
In less than an hour, the Little Realm in the Ice Feather Forest also fell.
All the Spirit Cleansing Devil Cultivators in the Little Realm and the Mirage Realm met the same fate — they died one after another without even seeing a single hair of the attacker.
This was a very sad thing for the Mental Demon Clan.
Not only did the death of the Spirit Cleansing Devil Cultivators in the Little Realm mean that these Devil Cultivators, who had an extremely high status in the Mental Demon Clan, lost one of their souls, but more importantly, this meant that their thousands of years of planning and preparation had been exposed.
Two of the seven Little Realms were lost in an hour. There was no need to mention the efficiency of the humans.
The Demons no longer held any hope of luck.
They came to the conclusion that they couldn't delay the Spirit Ocean Tide any longer.
If nothing unexpected happened, the seven Little Realms would fall into the humans' hands in a few hours.
The only variable was that the Demons didn't know about the Mental Demon Soul Return ability of the Mental Demon Clan.
Therefore, the humans must still be oblivious to the fact that the Thousand Carp Court and the Ice Feather Forest had fallen.
Therefore, in an extremely short period of time, the leaders of the Demon Race gathered together and had a short discussion. Then, they came to a decision — to activate the Spiritual Tide immediately!
If everything went smoothly, when the Spiritual Qi in the seven Minor Realms accumulated to a sufficient level, he could activate it from the Ethereal Realm. Once the Spiritual Qi storm swept over, no one would be able to stop it.
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As such, the Demon Race could only use the Woodpecker Cave Small Realm as the starting point to activate the spirit wave.
. The consequence of this was that the Spirit Ocean Tide's effect would be less than half of what they expected.
But it was better than nothing!
How could the Demons be willing to give up their thousands of years of preparation?
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The snowstorm on Min Mountain finally subsided.
The flower of blood that looked like a wintersweet had long been covered by a new layer of snow and disappeared without a trace.
Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan didn't waste too much time on Min Mountain.
Everyone had their own things to do.
Li Si's task was to bring the hundreds of civilians out of the Demon Territory.
Lu Qingshan's task was to kill and find the source of resonance with the green snake in his sea of consciousness.
So, he parted ways with Li Si and continued to head west.
Li Si was on his way back. He was prepared to lead everyone east, in the direction of his "home".
Li Si did not know that the young sword xiu who had saved his life was Lu Qingshan, who had flashed through his mind as if he had been blessed by a stroke of luck before his death.
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Perhaps it was because he was getting closer to the source of the fluctuation, Lu Qingshan felt the resonance in his sea of consciousness grow stronger. He even clearly felt the calling from it.
This fluctuation was from the same source as the green snake. It made the dazed green snake more active.
After passing through Min Mountain and carefully leaping over Lizhou, Lu Qingshan came to Mang Province, which was adjacent to Lizhou. He had officially entered the core area of the Demons' territory.
The journey was not safe. Occasionally, they would see large groups of Demons marching east.
Fortunately, Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan were both outstanding talents of the younger generation. Their senses were better than ordinary people's.
In addition, the large group of Demons was marching. Compared to the two of them, it was harder to conceal their aura. Under such careful planning, they could always detect the arrival of the Demons' army in advance and avoid them.
Two hours after entering Mang Province.
A huge city appeared in front of their eyes.
They were currently in Mang Province's Pingyuan Province.
The two of them compared it with the memories in their minds. The information of the city before them immediately became clear — Pingyuan Province's prefectural city, Mountain Guard City.
As the center of a prefecture, Mountain Guard City originally had a population of ten million. It was undoubtedly a huge city. In the past, it was extremely lively.
But now, the entire city was pitch-black. There were not many lights. It was also filled with Yin Qi and Devil Qi. It was like a ghost city.
To Devil Cultivators, lights were not a necessity. They all had night vision.
So, they did not need lights.
But mortals needed them.
There was only one reason for such pitch-black darkness — the Demons had chosen to massacre the city in the face of these ten million people, not leaving a single one alive.
Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan stopped outside the city. They seemed to be able to smell the thick stench of blood.
They were silent for a moment.
In the end, Lu Qingshan's pitch-black eyes flickered in the night, revealing bits of fluorescence. He thought for a moment, then said, "How about … we go in and cause trouble for the Devil Race?"
Mo Yan's expression changed slightly. "Brother Lu, are you sure? Although your methods are extraordinary, there's no need to take this risk. If we run into an Eighth Stage Devil Cultivator in the city, it'll be difficult for us to escape. "
Lu Qingshan pondered for a moment and said slowly, "The front lines are now in a heated battle. We've seen on our way here that the Demons' army is continuously rushing to the front lines.
Perhaps there are still some powerful Devil Cultivators guarding the larger prefectural cities. But in a prefectural city, the probability of an Eighth Stage Devil Master is too low. It's close to zero.
"It's already very rare for a small city like this to have a few Devil Marshals at most.
"And there won't be many of them. Most of the Devil Marshals should have been conscripted to the front lines."
As he spoke, the coldness in Lu Qingshan's eyes grew more and more serious.
"The Demons have infiltrated our rear and are constantly attacking the human fleet of flying ships that are responsible for evacuating. They've made everyone panic. They even have to split off a large portion of their forces to act as patrolling cultivators.
"Despicable is despicable, but if you think about it carefully, it's still a good plan.
"If that's the case, why don't we follow their example and return an eye for an eye?"
"Brother Lu, you mean …" Mo Yan already understood what Lu Qingshan was thinking.
"This kind of opportunity to destroy a city doesn't always come by." Lu Qingshan smiled and continued, "We'll find trouble with the Demons at the rear and lure the high-ranked Demons at the front lines back. Just treat it as reducing the pressure on the cultivators at the front lines."
Mo Yan was a little tempted.
He had always had a pure heart. For the sake of the people on Flood Dragon Island, he was a cultivator who was willing to perish together with the flood dragons.
"Brother Lu, I'll listen to your arrangement." Mo Yan's eyes gradually brightened.
Lu Qingshan's expression did not change. "You stay outside later. I'll go into the city and make some noise to help you attract attention. You act according to the situation …"
Sword Cultivators and Spell Cultivators were the two most powerful cultivation sects in the cultivation world. There was a big difference between them. Sword Cultivators were better at single-target attacks, while Spell Cultivators were better at group attacks and destruction.
Therefore, when it came to massacring a city, Mo Yan still had to be the main force.
Especially when Mo Yan was a super violent Spell Cultivator with a "nuclear bomb" in his hand.
Mo Yan immediately understood Lu Qingshan's intention and nodded without batting an eyelid. "I understand."
Lu Qingshan did not say anything. He thought for a while and said, "Let me first check how many powerful Demons are in the city."
With that, his figure rose into the air and disappeared in an instant.
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Mountain Guard City.
Lu Qingshan landed silently and snuck into the city.
Perhaps because they were too arrogant, the Demons did not set up a decent Devil Cultivator on duty.
Indeed, how could they have imagined that the human cultivators who were at a disadvantage and were "resisting stubbornly" would appear in the hinterland of their demon-occupied territory?
The entire Mountain Guard City was shrouded in darkness.
Only the City Lord's Mansion in the center of the city was brightly lit with red lights, as if a banquet was being held.
Lu Qingshan did not hesitate and crept toward the City Lord's Mansion.
Just as he approached the City Lord's Mansion, he heard a clamor coming from the mansion, mixed with unpleasant laughter. It was as if a banquet was being held.
And it was indeed so.
In the courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion.
Red fluorites were sparkling, illuminating the entire courtyard with an eerie atmosphere.
But at this time, there were already many demons in the courtyard. They were in groups of three or five, and they were chatting with each other, looking very happy.
This was because the Blood Moon was in the sky above the abyss. Blood red was the color they were most used to.
"The fertility of the human territory is obvious to all. This is just the beginning. Once the Seamless Region completely takes over the Middle Spirit Territory, the Yan Family will be given more land.
If you follow the Yan Family, you will definitely get more. "
The speaker was a young man with red hair. His body glowed with fire. What was even more frightening was that he had no legs. Below his waist was the body of a snake that was several feet long.
This was one of the famous seventh-grade bloodlines in the Seamless Region, the Flame Python Bloodline.
"Congratulations to His Highness Yan Qing, to the Yan Family, and to the Seamless Region!" A Devil Cultivator immediately followed up.
As these words fell, everyone at the banquet stopped what they were doing and raised the wine cups in front of them.
The wine cups were filled with wine that was as red as blood. It was probably a specialty of the Demons.
So this was a celebratory banquet.
Large numbers of Devil Cultivators were fighting on the frontlines, while the young Demons with "noble" bloodlines were peacefully enjoying the fruits of victory that other Demons had exchanged with their lives.
This was the hierarchy of the abyss. This was the Demons.
Clink! Clink!
The young Flame Python Demon known as His Highness Yan Qing drank the wine in his cup in one gulp. Then, he tapped his wine cup lightly with his finger. Two crisp sounds rang out.
The banquet immediately fell silent. Everyone's gazes gathered on him.
Yan Qing smiled in satisfaction. Then, a jade-green lotus root appeared in front of him. It was just a small section.
However, the moment this lotus root appeared, everyone's breathing became heavier.
"I believe that everyone should recognize this item." Yan Qing paused. Then, he slowly said, "Heart Lotus, a sacred item that only the Royal Family has. Its production is limited, and it's very rare. The Royal Family's internal supply can't meet the demand. Every year, they will only release a small portion to the various races.
"This lotus has the effect of ignoring bottlenecks and increasing one's Original Spirit. It's extremely helpful for everyone to break through the bloodline limit and complete the upgrade …"
He continued, "You should know this already, so I won't say anything more."
"Naturally, I'm not taking it out today just to show it to you." Yan Qing suddenly raised his voice. "It's to reward you based on your contributions."
"Tian Yu!" he shouted.
Immediately, a Black Feather Demon Cultivator in black iron armor stepped forward. His entire body flickered with black light.
"His Highness Yan Qing," he said respectfully.
Yan Qing's eyes flashed with an indecipherable light. "In this Spirit Seizing War, the Black Feather Celestial Family is the most daring and willing to fight. You've also sacrificed the most and suffered the most losses."
"My Yan Clan has seen all of this. My Yan Clan will naturally not mistreat those who have contributed. This Heart Lotus is your reward."
When the Black Feather Demon Cultivator called Tian Yu heard this, he was immediately stunned. He seemed to be in disbelief.
"Everyone, don't be envious. The Spirit Seizing War is in full swing. There are still many opportunities to make contributions. As long as your clans dare to fight, are willing to sacrifice, and don't hide anything, you will be rewarded." Yan Qing laughed coldly. "Also, a mere Heart Lotus is nothing. You have to understand that once the Middle Spirit is completely seized, the division of territories will be based on your clans' performance in the war!
"This is an opportunity to reshuffle the cards. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will have far-reaching effects.
Everyone here is a direct descendant of the various clans. Please go back and tell your fathers that if you want to obtain more, you must first pay the most! "
Then, Yan Qing glanced at Tian Yu and laughed softly. "Why aren't you coming up to receive your reward?"
"As a subordinate of the Yan Clan, it's our duty to conquer the world for Your Highness. We really don't dare to accept this reward!" Tian Yu suppressed the desire in his heart and cupped his fists towards Yan Qing.
Although such polite words were cliché, they were necessary.
Yan Qing was not surprised. He was about to say something again.
At this moment.
With a boom, the wall of the courtyard suddenly collapsed.
A blazing red sword light shot in through the broken wall like lightning.
Then, Tian Yu's mind exploded. Red and white blood and brain matter splattered everywhere.
Yan Qing was startled. Before he could react, the Heart Lotus in front of him had been snatched away from him.
Following that, a voice rang out.
"Since you don't dare to accept it, give it to me. I dare."
Yan Qing's expression changed.
He turned his gaze slightly and saw a young cultivator slowly walking out of the collapsed wall.
In his hand, he was toying with the Heart Lotus that should have been given to Tian Yu.
A moment later, the young cultivator's eyes trembled.
The blazing red sword light flashed again.
What kind of sword light was that?
Even in the blood-red light that enveloped the entire courtyard, it was still dazzling. It did not dim in the slightest.
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