1091: Chapter 665 1091: Chapter 665 Over the course of two months, within Ten Directions City, demon people and evil demons swept through like a plague of locusts, committing inhumane massacres and causing immense suffering to ordinary civilians!
Only those who had formations at their homes or within their sects, activating them in time, managed to survive!
Even the people of Bishui Sect, including their upper ranks, longed to see that extraordinary figure again!
Taking turns to enter closed-door cultivation, they not only consumed a Supreme Elixir to enhance their abilities but also worked diligently to lay firm foundations and elevate their alchemy techniques!
They sought to refine those same Supreme Elixirs themselves to further strengthen their skills!
Of course, some accepted tasks aimed at tracking down traces of the extraordinary figure!
People from noble clans and common families, as well as other sects, learned that Bishui Sect had encountered the extraordinary figure and their companions, and had even been gifted the Supreme Elixir!
Moreover, they had received basic alchemy techniques from the great figure, which sparked envy and admiration!
It was impossible to request such Supreme Elixirs directly, so many inquired about buying high-level elixirs from them or sending the best family elites to Bishui Sect to learn alchemy techniques!
Led by Jiang Tang, accompanied by Eryao, Green Ox, and Ye Tian, wherever they passed, demon people and evil demons were annihilated, earning them immense Heavenly Dao merit!
Their abundant harvest of Heavenly Dao merit greatly accelerated the enhancement of their powers and body strength!
Additionally, during their operation to guide ghosts to Ghost Gate Pass, they were welcomed by ghost envoys eager for business and appreciative of their delivery of souls back to the Ghost Gate!
Every time they completed a mission, they earned Supreme Elixirs!
The speed at which Jiang Tang and his team wiped out demon people and evil demons left the Demon Realm and evil demon organizations no time to react.
By the time they realized what was happening, their armies had already been wiped out!
Such formidable forces, referred to as “malignant stars,” induced panic within the Demon Realm and evil demon organizations.
Upon detecting danger from these “malignant stars,” they began covering up their vulnerabilities!
To minimize losses, they ceased deployments.
From an outsider’s perspective, demon people and evil demons had been exterminated, but the masterminds continued lurking in the shadows, believing that hiding information would allow them to evade their destiny of being exposed and destroyed!
When Jiang Tang began examining the aftermath of their battles, he noticed that despite demon people and evil demons being eradicated wherever their team passed, the main brains of the Demon Realm and the evil demon masterminds remained elusive.
This observation led him to conclude that the situation was far from simple.
How could large-scale deployments of demon people and evil demons not be organized?
It was unreasonable to assume such minor underlings had such limited capabilities, being exterminated so easily.
Surely, a master strategist remained orchestrating the chaos from behind the scenes!
If they simply walked away, demon people and evil demons might resurface suddenly, throwing the recently cleansed city into another bloodbath!
Jiang Tang shared his speculation with Ye Tian and suggested lying low over Ten Directions City for a while to first observe its landscape and situation.
Ye Tian understood Jiang Tang’s intentions.
Since Jiang Tang was unhurried, why rush anywhere else?
Their thoughts aligned perfectly—it was a matter of principle to finish what one started.
Helping those affected meant also uncovering the true faces of the masterminds causing the widespread havoc.
Who were these figures emboldening demon people and evil demons to wreak such widespread destruction?
Ten Directions City had over a billion souls being ushered into Ghost Gate, some wishing to become Ghost Cultivators rather than enter the Netherworld.
Others included innocent souls devoured in the chaos, with their true number remaining unknown!
The crimes of the Demon Realm and evil demons were unforgivable.
Whoever dared to perpetrate such atrocities would face complete annihilation!
Eryao and Green Ox had no objections to lingering further upon hearing of these plans!
During the past few days, they had contributed to battles against demons, earning significant accomplishments and merit!
Ten Directions City suffered devastating damage from demon people and evil demons, while ordinary cultivators, assaulted jointly by demon people and evil demons, lost their lives!
Shops, mining sites, agricultural lands—all were destroyed, along with countless civilians, leaving ten cities desolate within a mere two months!
Only small families, noble clans, cultivators proficient in formations, smaller sects, and major sects survived—purely due to self-preservation—but they were barely holding on!
They were on the verge of being wiped out, with formations under relentless attack, about to be breached by demon people and evil demons for further carnage!
Suddenly, however, the attacks ceased—even demons disappeared without a trace.
Initially suspecting traps, they hesitated to leave their shelter, worried about being exterminated outside.
Yet upon venturing out, they found the outside truly peaceful.
Over the past two months, these groups wanted to unite various sects, families, and forces to resist the invaders!
Sadly, preoccupied with their own survival, they could not combine forces to launch a counteroffensive!
Encircled by demon people and evil demons, they watched helplessly as helpless citizens, low-level cultivators, and wanderers who had yet to be recalled were exterminated!
While managing to defend themselves, they kept attempting communications, realizing the sheer volume of demon people was far too overwhelming, their powers far too advanced.
This particular wave of invaders had abilities that exceeded human cultivators!
Joined by both demon people and evil demons targeting civilians and righteous sects, resistance proved largely futile!
Demon people came in various forms, far exceeding the typical demonic beasts encountered in everyday life—whether those used as spiritual pets after contracts or those hunted during tribulations.
These demon people possessed cultivation levels astronomically higher!
They rivaled the Nascent Soul Stage of human cultivators.
It could be said that the cultivation world was too weak—with few major sects housing cultivators beyond the Nascent Soul Stage.
Among their ranks were even lower-tier individuals!
In this wave of destruction, most of the casualties were ordinary civilians and low-level cultivators, their lives taken indiscriminately—souls mercilessly obliterated!
Among the survivors, sect leaders and noble clans convened using Communication Magic Instruments, discussing whether the chaos was an elaborate conspiracy or why demon people and evil demons vanished suddenly!
Nearby Liansheng City had already established contact with smaller and noble clans as well as sects.
Information from Bishui Sect led them to the realization of a formidable four-person team with overwhelming capabilities and powerful methods!
Reports stated that in Liansheng City, this team unleashed a Fire Spirit that annihilated demon people and evil demons, granting the city a moment of tranquility!
The information distributed by Bishui Sect faced skepticism from those who had not met this extraordinary team in person, but the evidence provided by their Image Recorders left no room for doubt!
Cities lacking Image Recorders noticed abnormal phenomena, including sudden thunderstorms and temporary rainfall!
They mistook these events as manifestations of Heavenly Gods and natural forces, unaware they were caused by unknown supportive cultivators!
Ten Directions City, vast and populated by numerous capable individuals—including centenarian Mahayana cultivators—often kept such prominent figures reserved in seclusion for cultivation unless threatened with annihilation.
After witnessing Bishui Sect’s footage, many felt envious, wishing for just one encounter with such remarkable individuals!
Bishui Sect had also reportedly received cultivation techniques from this team, albeit basic ones, but for alchemists of the sect, even these were invaluable.
Missing the chance to meet these figures was deeply regrettable!
Initially, only a few were dispatched to investigate traces of the team and survivors—be it civilians or loose cultivators—but the hope of finding either seemed slim!
Even missions were fraught with the risk of extermination, while demon people and evil demons might create illusions of complete eradication!
Opportunities and crises often coexisted!
Reports from dispatched disciples painted grim pictures—Ten Directions City, once thriving with bustling activity, had become visibly desolate!
Demon people and evil demons were truly despicable!
Questions arose: If demon people and evil demons had indeed been wiped out, where had all the souls gone?
The Netherworld?
Soon, cultivators began sensing the Qi of Ghost Cultivators at night, observing the traces of their cultivation!
Ghost Cultivators were markedly different from evil demons—they cultivated as victims turned into ghosts, aiming to restore their humanity!
They longed for physical forms!
Righteous sects could not exterminate them merely for being Ghost Cultivators but sought to clarify whether these cultivators had been victims of the recent tragedy!