Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons-Chapter 532 - 473 Blood-Stained Peach Blossoms (5K5)
Chapter 532 -473: Blood-Stained Peach Blossoms (5K5)
Chapter 532 -473: Blood-Stained Peach Blossoms (5K5)
Rustle, rustle.
Shen Yi listened to the wind whistling past his ear as a fleeting scene flashed before his eyes.
A demon with a fierce face charged toward him, piercing through his chest with its sharp claws.
One after another, familiar faces filled with terror were torn apart by indiscriminate blades, splashing blood everywhere.
A Great Demon carrying a sky-high crimson hue swept across the firmament, beneath which cities crumbled and fell apart as the wails of wronged souls were incessant in his ears.
“…”
With a gentle wave of his sleeve, that all-too-false illusion instantaneously shattered to pieces.
He had practiced Divine Soul methods back when he was in the Divinity Transformation Realm, and after achieving Return to Void, he had further strengthened his Divine Soul while studying formations.
Such rudimentary illusions were now hardly capable of affecting him.
Shen Yi lifted his gaze and looked forward.
What appeared after the Teleportation Array was a massive pit, surrounded by rough stone walls about a thousand zhang tall, with niches chiseled out every three feet, just big enough for a single person to sit cross-legged.
In each cavern sat a figure.
Among them were cultivators, and also mortals.
Their expressions numb, eyes closed, they seemed as stable as meditating monks, with no external injuries on their bodies. In truth, their vitality was so dim, they were like lamps running out of oil.
“Huff.”
Shen Yi redirected his gaze, finding it difficult to count how many people filled the walls of this mountain.
He had finally understood why Peach Blossom Villa dared to strike at the treasures of the Immortal Sect.
In a place as perilous as Nan Hong, apart from the He Dao Bao Di, no other place could likely provide a sufficiently horrifying number of souls to fill the endless abyss that was this pit.
As for the purpose.
One could roughly speculate based on the illusions that had just assailed him.
It tormented the spirit without harming the flesh,
constantly experiencing the fears deep within, until the mind and soul collapsed.
The resentment reaching for the skies nearly turned the desolate sky above the pit into a shade of gray.
At the center of that gray expanse,
a bead as black as ink was absorbing wisp after wisp of gray smoke.
Each time a strand of smoke rose, a meditating figure on the stone wall would falter and fall downwards, joining the foul-smelling mountain of bones below.
Soon, the disciples of Peach Blossom Villa, following the narrow stone steps, led another creature to take the fallen one’s place.
The whole process was smooth and orderly, from start to finish, without any need for commands.
“Heh.”
Azure Scale Jiao, with a serious look in his eyes, watched the bead below, a dark mist connecting the bead with the aged figure atop the mountain of bones.
“A life-extending method that takes an unconventional path?”
“This old bastard really clings to life.”
During its life, the Great Demon Azure Scale Jiao, although only a Return to Void Sixth Layer demon, still had some insight and instantly recognized what Peach Blossom Villa was doing.
Using grieving spirits to obscure the heavens, harvesting the breath of living beings for longevity.
Killing two birds with one stone.
At that moment, a group of Aquatic Race soldiers clad in Fish Scale Armor swaggered over, “What took you so long? Just deliver 327,000 ordinary humans, we’ll waive the small change, make it quick.”
They reached out their hands towards the young man in the Ink Robe, a look of impatience on their faces.
Shen Yi silently stared at the group of demons before him.
Dragon Palace’s Fish Scale Armor, he had seen it more than once.
It seemed that the bribe was not only delivered on land, but those in the water also had a share.
Just then, dozens of figures poured in simultaneously.
Upon recognizing the nearly twenty figures wearing Nanyang Sect official robes at the forefront, the several Dragon Palace soldiers suddenly changed their expressions, sensing that something was amiss.
They did know about Peach Blossom Villa’s dealings with the officials of the Immortal Sect.
But for cultivators to be involved in such a matter was a grave crime if it got out. Why would so many fellows from the same Sect take part?
“…”
Zhong Guangde had barely escaped the madness of his pursuer, stepping into the pit in disarray, he quickly gave a signal to the Dragon Palace soldiers.
The Dragon Palace soldiers caught on and immediately took out their conch to signal.
“Sect Master.”
The few highest-cultivation Nanyang Sect officials quickly broke free from the illusion formation.
They moved swiftly toward Shen Yi.
Such a chaotic formation, costly enough to cast a shadow over so many, would be a painful expenditure even for an Immortal Sect, hence they settled for something less effective, only affecting those with little cultivation.
They cast wary glances around them.
What was intended to be a routine inspection of tributary branches now felt like being trapped in a cage, caught in a bind, with a sense of being unable to break free.
Sure enough, as soon as the Dragon Palace soldiers put down their conch,
an enormous Azure Scale Jiao between the mountains of bones grew frustrated, cursing as it carelessly shattered a wine jar, “It’s even troublesome to make a bit of extra money during off-hours. Double the price for this time.”
Upon standing up, the terrifying presence of a Return to Void Ninth Layer instantly unfurled.
Simultaneously, on the mountain of bones, the withered figure also abruptly opened its eyes with an expression that seemed to be swirling with endless wronged souls.
In its presence, even the formidable Azure Scale Jiao appeared somewhat insignificant.
A true cultivator who had surpassed that watershed mark!
Even after so many years without breaking through, that robust aura was still something only those at the pinnacle of Return to Void could possess.
The Peach Blossom Villa Master did not continue to placate like Zhong Guangde did.
Perhaps the Nanyang Sect had crossed his bottom line, or maybe, having absorbed too many aggrieved souls in the pursuit of longevity, he was losing his sensibilities.
He rose into the air, the ten-story-tall shadowy Dao Palace commanding the sky with an overwhelming aura.
Within, Spiritual Light flickered, giving off a sense of a candle flickering in the wind.
But in its place, richer and more intense malevolent aura and sanguinary Qi took over.
“Have you seen what you wanted to see? Can you die in peace now?”
With a gloomy rise, Zhong Guangde blocked everyone’s retreat.
