Immortal Martial Arts: Marry a Wife and Live a Long Life

Chapter 77: Slaughtering the City

Leizhou, Dingji Prefecture.

Yun City is a county with a population of over two million people, and it is the core of the entire Yun County. Most of the stronger families and sects in Yun County are gathered here.

When I say "stronger," they are at most at the Innate stage, similar to the Lingjun City before Han Li broke through to the Sea Opening Realm.

Yun City is quite prosperous. Its specialty, Yun brocade, is well-known and it is one of the few cities in Leizhou that can produce Yun brocade, attracting many businessmen.

About a thousand zhang above Yun City, a figure stood in the air. He was dressed in black and stood here swaggeringly, but no one noticed him.

Looking at the bustling Yun City below, this person couldn't help but lick his lips, revealing an evil smile.

"The seventh one."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black had already disappeared.

Half an hour later, Yun City underwent a drastic change and turned into ruins. The entire population of the city disappeared, as if it had become a ghost town.

In the same place, the figure of the man in black appeared again. At this moment, he had an umbrella in his hand. The umbrella's surface was pitch black, exuding an extremely strong aura of resentment.

This black umbrella seemed to have just experienced something terrifying. Countless faces appeared on its surface, depicting fear, resentment, malice, horror, and anger. These were the true portraits of countless faces.

"Struggling and resenting like ants, what's the use?"

The man in black sneered and blew a breath towards the black umbrella, instantly suppressing the countless faces that had appeared, making the umbrella's surface pitch black once again.

Finally, after taking a last look at the ruined Yun City beneath his feet, the figure of the man in black disappeared. He knew he couldn't stay for long, otherwise he would definitely be subjected to terrifying pursuit.

In order to refine the black umbrella in his hand, he had put in a lot of effort and had been chased several times.

As long as he slaughtered two more counties, the Soul-Devouring Umbrella would be upgraded to an Earth Grade top-grade magic treasure. In the Myriad Manifestations Realm, it would be a top-tier weapon, enough to greatly enhance his strength.

By then, he would be able to use the Soul-Devouring Umbrella to compete for the treasure in that relic. That treasure could increase the probability of breaking through to the Empty Void Realm.

Many people in the Yin Yang Dao knew about this news. When the relic appeared, there would definitely be a bloody struggle. Before he was fully prepared, he didn't dare to go and fight for it, as he could easily be ambushed and killed.

Less than two minutes after the man in black left, a powerful aura suddenly descended upon the ruins of Yun City.

"Damn it!"

Looking at the empty Yun City, which looked like ruins, Ji Rufeng's face turned ashen.

He was the leader of the Jingye Division in Leizhou, a renowned Empty Void Realm Grandmaster. But at this moment, he was made to look like a fool.

Just thinking about being fooled by that demon again made Ji Rufeng angry, and at the same time, a sense of urgency arose. If he couldn't catch that demon again, he wouldn't be able to report to his superiors.

In addition to the two million people in Yun City, this demon had already slaughtered seven cities, killing over sixteen million people. The crimes were heinous and countless.

Since the demon started slaughtering cities, he had been ordered to pursue him. He had blocked him twice and severely injured him.

This demon had a cultivation base at the eighth level of the Soul Refining stage. With the black umbrella, he wasn't his opponent, but he could resist for a while and then escape using other means.

Every once in a while, after recovering from his injuries or waiting for the heat to die down, the demon would come out and cause trouble, looking for an opportunity to slaughter a city.

Last time, when the demon's trace appeared in Qingyun Prefecture, Ji Rufeng immediately pursued him. Unexpectedly, he was tricked and the demon quietly ran to Dingji Prefecture to slaughter a city.

When he arrived, it was already too late. The demon lord had slaughtered Yun City and harvested millions of resentful souls before fleeing.

As he took one last look at the ruins of Yun City, Ji Rufeng's figure disappeared. He decided to report this matter and request reinforcements from above. It would be difficult for him to capture this cunning demon lord alone.

The Great Qian Dynasty wanted to temporarily conceal the news of the city massacre, but it was impossible to keep it hidden. It wasn't just one city that was slaughtered, but seven cities, with over sixteen million people dead. The impact was too great, causing a huge uproar in Leizhou and even spreading throughout the entire Great Qian Dynasty.

Han Li, who was living a carefree life in Lingjun City, also received the news and was somewhat stunned. He had only been cultivating peacefully for a few years and hadn't caused any trouble. How did he end up encountering such a problem?

In his opinion, as long as he didn't go out and cause trouble, there was no risk in staying in Lingjun City, this small place. The probability of encountering powerful battles, city massacres caused by demonic cultivators for some purpose, or sudden appearances of supreme treasures in Fengyang Prefecture was very low.

But unfortunately, there were always stubborn troublemakers. Did they go astray in their cultivation?

Han Li was speechless, but he could only prepare countermeasures in advance. He liked to plan and strategize, rather than adapt on the spot.

According to the intelligence, this demon lord had been committing crimes in Qingyun Prefecture and Dingyuan Prefecture before. He had even been pursued by Jingye Siji, the commander of the Jingye Department. He had been quiet for a long time, but this time he infiltrated Dingji Prefecture and began massacring cities, gradually advancing into Leizhou.

In Han Li's opinion, this demon lord might have truly gone astray in his cultivation, otherwise why would he be so foolish? Wouldn't it be better to spend more time massacring villages in the Yin Yang Path?

The Yin Yang Path also had a large population, although not as large as the Great Qian Dynasty, it accounted for about fifty to sixty percent. However, the distribution was different from the Great Qian Dynasty.

The Yin Yang Path mainly consisted of large cities and villages, with few large cities but countless villages spread throughout the entire Yin Yang Path.

The population in the large cities was extremely large, comparable to the state cities of the Great Qian Dynasty, and there were more of them. Either they had a powerful background or there were experts at the Empty Void Realm and Myriad Manifestations Realm guarding them.

The Yin Yang Path was a sect, fundamentally different from an empire like the Great Qian Dynasty. The Great Qian Dynasty's rule extended to county cities, and the situation within its borders was relatively peaceful, with a high degree of control.

The Yin Yang Path's territory was cruel, ten or even a hundred times more so. Many demonic cultivators would massacre cities from time to time in order to cultivate powerful demonic techniques or refine powerful weapons, causing chaos for hundreds of miles.

Only the common people living in the large cities could avoid the risk of being massacred, but the population that the large cities could accommodate was limited. More common people could only live in the wilderness villages.

There were countless villages in the Yin Yang Path, and the population of each village would never exceed ten thousand. Once it exceeded that number, they would be driven out and a new village would be established.

This was done to reduce the risk of being massacred. The more people there were in a village, the easier it was for demonic cultivators to target them and achieve their goals.

In order to ensure a source of disciples, the Yin Yang Path also issued a prohibition. According to the division of the large cities, once the number of villages fell below a certain level, they could no longer be massacred. They had to recuperate and grow. Violators would be executed directly.

If massacres were allowed to continue unchecked, the Yin Yang Path also worried that all the common people in their territory would be killed. What would be the meaning of ruling this territory then?

Even the demon lord who massacred seven cities was still at large. Although Han Li thought he was foolish and stubborn, he had to be on guard.

Because Dingji Prefecture was adjacent to Fengyang Prefecture.

Han Li couldn't determine whether this demon lord would come to massacre cities in Fengyang Prefecture. Given the stubbornness of this demon lord, it was very likely.

If that happened, Lingjun City where he was located might encounter this major crisis. Although Han Li was not afraid, he would have to take action at that time, which would definitely expose his strength.

Once his strength was exposed, his identity would be difficult to conceal, and it would attract the covetousness of various major forces. Tianxuan Mountain would also be unable to protect him.

(End of this chapter)