novelraw Chapter 1624 - 421:
Chapter 1624 - 421:
"Senior Brother, the resentful energy here is so heavy, what on earth is going on? These corpses don’t seem that simple..."
In the canyon of Pingyang County, two figures appeared here, standing out awkwardly amidst this desolate battlefield.
The two figures, one tall and one short, both wore white cultivator garments. The one who just spoke was the shorter one, a long-haired woman who seemed to still have a touch of youthful naiveté on her face.
The long-haired woman furrowed her brows, holding a small emerald-green sword that floated in her hand, buzzing as if ready to break free.
Beside her, a man around twenty-nine years old and about 1.8 meters tall, also surveyed the surroundings with a grave expression.
Although the man carried an exquisite longsword on his back, he showed no intention of using it. Instead, his bare hands faintly emitted a blue light, with a watery mist swirling around them. If anyone from the Star Alliance were to come, they would certainly recognize this as a technique from the Reverse Flow Technique.
This male and female duo were disciples from the Tianyuan Sect, previously sent by their sect after receiving a message alerting them of changes in Pingyang County, tasking them with investigating the situation.
They had joined the sect two years ago: the man’s name was Deng Zhen, and the woman’s was Lin Man. Both had been ordinary people before, but through a fortunate encounter, they learned about the Immortal Fate Conference and were lucky enough to pass the spiritual root talent test, joining what they never dared imagine—the Immortal Sect.
However, they were still just novices, having only recently broken through the Body Refining Realm and reached the Fusion Realm.
This time, their sect had sent them primarily on a reconnaissance mission.
Because the Tianyuan Sect had received a request for help from the Emperor of the Dafu Dynasty, the battle in Pingyang County had caused severe losses to the court’s army. Jing Xuan had always suspected that the death of his million-strong army was suspicious and could not have been so easily annihilated by Jing Heng’s hundred thousand in just a day or two, thus seeking assistance from the Tianyuan Sect, with whom they had friendly relations.
Under normal circumstances, the Sect Leader of the Tianyuan Sect had decreed not to interfere with the development of the mortal world, so if it were merely a battle between two forces, they would not intervene.
But this matter indeed seemed unusual. Let alone a million people, even if it were a million pigs left there for slaughter, they couldn’t have been wiped out so quickly.
Having learned of this, and after receiving the court’s plea for aid, the Tianyuan Sect still dispatched two disciples to investigate, which also served as worldly training for their cultivators.
"Junior Sister, it really is as the message said, the resentful energy here reaches the sky, faintly gathering into evil energy. It certainly isn’t something mortals could explain; we should be cautious."
The male disciple named Deng Zhen spoke with a serious expression.
He raised his hand, forming a spell and swiping in front of his eyes, causing a silvery white light to appear in his pupils.
"Heavenly Eye! Open!"
With his low shout, the surrounding environment immediately transformed in his perception.
The area was enveloped in a gray mist, which, according to their master, was spiritual energy visible after opening the Heavenly Eye.
The cultivation of the two disciples was not profound, and they couldn’t detect the fluctuation of spiritual energy based on aura alone. It required specific spells to achieve this.
"Senior Brother, have you discovered anything?"
The woman asked softly.
The man shook his head, a hint of confusion on his face.
"Strange, the resentful energy here is so heavy, yet it should not be this calm. Why can’t we see any resentful spirits?"
"Really?"
The woman looked curious and also cast a Heavenly Eye Technique on herself, examining the surrounding environment.
"Huh? What’s that?"
Suddenly, she spotted a figure within the gray veil of spiritual energy.
The figure appeared human-shaped, crouching on the ground, seemingly absorbed in some activity, apparently unaware of the pair’s arrival.
"Something’s wrong! Be careful, Junior Sister!"
Deng Zhen’s voice sounded from the side.
In the field of view from the Heavenly Eye, an ordinary human’s figure could not appear.
Because an ordinary human does not possess spiritual energy, if seen through the Heavenly Eye, it must be a creature with spiritual power, like a cultivator or a demon...
The canyon fell silent, perhaps due to their conversation catching the attention of the figure over there, who abruptly halted their activity and turned to look at them.
These two cultivators from the Tianyuan Sect also gazed in that direction. In the visible world, a massive rock lay ahead, behind which stood the mysterious figure.
"Watch out! It’s coming this way!"
Deng Zhen exclaimed, blue light bursting from his hands, readying for a fight.
In the next moment, the figure from behind the boulder charged at an incredible speed, hurtling towards them.
"What is that..."
Both their pupils constricted, shocked by the sight.
The entity barreling towards them was no human; it was a dried-up creature resembling both a human and a demon—a monster!
"Roar!"
The monster emitted a hoarse and unpleasant cry, its foul breath rushing at them as it opened its mouth.
Its ten fingers were sharp as knives, their tips gleaming coldly. If caught, it could mean being disemboweled on the spot.