Chapter 661: Sushan's Scheme

Ye Lin and Gu Qianxue did not rush into Qingtong City, but instead began to observe the city before them.

The interior was filled with a ghastly aura, and one could even clearly see a strand of resentment; in all likelihood, there was not a single living person left in the city.

"Ye Lin, be careful. These people here don't seem right," Gu Qianxue said, her expression somewhat grave.

"It seems Su Shan is very confident in himself. He is inviting us into a trap, having set up a scheme waiting for us."

Ye Lin smiled faintly. Su Shan's little tricks naturally could not deceive him. His eyes had already turned pitch-black; this was precisely Situ Qi's unique ocular technique, the Soul-Hunting Underworld Pupils!

In Ye Lin's eyes, the guards Lu Shihan had left behind here had strange black lines on them, clearly indicating they had already been controlled by someone.

For Su Shan, controlling these cultivators who were only at the Pulse Condensation Realm and Spirit Gathering Realm was not a difficult task.

"I intend to use a Five-Thunder Talisman to summon heavenly lightning down upon Qingtong City to force that Su Shan out!" A talisman appeared in Gu Qianxue's hand.

"No, if you really do that, you might scare him away. It won't be easy to find him again next time. Since he dares to wait for us, we shall just go in and see," Ye Lin said.

"But what if there is an ambush inside?"

Gu Qianxue dared not underestimate the enemy; after all, that was an evil cultivator who dared to refine a Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

"Don't worry about those trivial matters."

Ye Lin strode toward Qingtong City with large, steady steps.

Just kidding, could an evil cultivator be more evil than him?

Seeing this, Gu Qianxue had no choice but to follow Ye Lin, and she called for Lu Shihan as well.

The people outside had already been controlled by Su Shan; leaving Lu Shihan outside would be even more dangerous.

The three of them stepped into Qingtong City. As soon as they entered, a thick, bloody stench assaulted their noses.

The once bustling main street was now littered with corpses! Severed limbs and broken arms were everywhere!

The semi-coagulated blood was even a bit sticky underfoot.

This hellish scene of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood made Lu Shihan almost vomit on the spot, and even Gu Qianxue's face turned pale.

"Too cruel! Too cruel! This damned evil cultivator Su Shan is simply inhumane!" Lu Shihan could not help but curse in anger.

"Alas, Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life. Since I have seen this, I cannot stand idly by."

Ye Lin sighed softly, and a strange power spread out from him as the center.

With every step he took, the corpses and blood lying dead around him would disappear.

He was like a diligent cleaner, sweeping away all the filth on the street, his face filled with compassion.

This scene also changed Lu Shihan and Gu Qianxue's impression of Ye Lin; this person did not seem as cold-blooded as they had thought.

The three of them gradually went deeper into Qingtong City. The surrounding temperature grew colder and colder, and accompanied by a thick fog that rose from nowhere, the three felt as if they had arrived in the underworld.

Lu Shihan, who had the weakest strength, was shivering from the cold. It was only after Gu Qianxue stuck a Blazing Fire Talisman on him that he felt a bit better.

"We cannot go on like this. The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. We must find that Su Shan!"

Gu Qianxue folded dozens of paper cranes with talisman paper and blew a breath of air onto them; the tracking talisman began to take effect.

The dozens of paper cranes first flew around like headless flies, then uniformly flew behind the three of them, landing on a rooftop.

The paper cranes actually slowly formed the shape of a human figure!

"There!"

Gu Qianxue grasped with her five fingers, and a talisman shot out, transforming into a sharp green light that struck directly at the opponent's brow!

However, the green light was gripped by a large hand, and a strange laugh came from the rooftop.

"As expected of disciples from the Immortal Cloud Sect, you truly have some methods."

Su Shan appeared on the rooftop. He wore a white robe and looked refined, his eyes bright and piercing, though his gaze looked somewhat sinister. Judging by his appearance alone, no one would guess that this person was an evil cultivator who killed without blinking.

"Late-stage Heaven Tier!"

Gu Qianxue saw Su Shan's cultivation at a glance. Compared to the mid-stage Heaven Tier when the mission was issued, this guy had made another breakthrough. The cultivation speed of evil cultivators was simply terrifyingly fast.

Su Shan squinted and smiled.

"If two disciples at the Five Elements Realm had come, I, Su Shan, would definitely have turned and fled without a word, hiding far away from you."

"But your Immortal Cloud Sect is so arrogant, sending only one disciple who has just stepped into the Five Elements Realm and one piece of trash who isn't even at the Earth Fiend Realm. How could I let down your good intentions?"

"You are such a beautiful woman, I am almost reluctant to use you as a main soul in my Ten Thousand Soul Banner..."

A small black banner appeared in Su Shan's hand. Even from several meters away, one could feel the terrifying resentment on the small black banner; at the very least, one or two tens of thousands of people must have died under that black banner.

The look in Su Shan's eyes as he gazed at Gu Qianxue was full of obsession. If he could kill a Five Elements Realm cultivator and collect them into his Ten Thousand Soul Banner as a main soul, his strength would surely soar!

Although his heart was full of desire, Su Shan did not dare to truly underestimate Ye Lin and Gu Qianxue.

After all, they were disciples from the Immortal Cloud Sect; their combat power could not be compared to that of rogue cultivators.

"If you have the ability, then come and try."

Gu Qianxue took out a stack of talisman paper and a cinnabar brush, her eyes extremely sharp.

Do not think that because talisman cultivators have to draw talismans, they are not good at frontal combat, just like array cultivators.

In fact, the speed at which many talisman cultivators draw talismans on the spot is no slower than those magic cultivators chanting incantations; advanced talisman cultivators can even easily achieve forming a talisman with a single stroke, drawing whatever they need.

Su Shan grinned, revealing a meaningful smile.

The next second, Lu Shihan beside Su Shan acted as if he were possessed, his eyes turning red as he suddenly bit down on the talisman paper in Gu Qianxue's hand.

One bite was like eating a burger; he bit half of Gu Qianxue's talisman paper away, and with lightning speed, snatched Gu Qianxue's cinnabar brush and stuffed it into his own leather pouch.

With Lu Shihan's strength, he could destroy the talisman paper, but he could not destroy Gu Qianxue's cinnabar brush; it was a valuable spiritual treasure.

However, he had a way to make Gu Qianxue afraid to use this cinnabar brush again!

With Lu Shihan doing this, even if Gu Qianxue could snatch the cinnabar brush back, she would definitely not dare to hold it and use it until it was thoroughly cleaned, which would take time. This was a naked, open conspiracy!