Chapter 628: Violent Liberation

"The blood essence of the demons nourished the yin spirits, turning them into ferocious ghosts."

Chi Jiu Luo stood up and took Xiao Yu to the edge of the cliff.

"Look, the river water in Fenghou Bay still has a blood-red hue."

He pointed down at the pitch-black abyss below, unconcerned that Xiao Yu might not see clearly.

"The great demons and demon immortals who were killed ate those people—their souls feared the demons yet hated them with unbearable fury."

Yet the demons were slain by you, their souls obliterated—

From this vantage point alone, it was no longer enough; Xiao Wen simply opened his eyes, preparing to perform the technique directly and enter that world himself.

The chief of staff had long been terrified; his dismounting and hiding had been instinctive—he saw Commander Tao Guang tumble down and followed suit, or else he would have been shredded by shrapnel long ago.

Recalling Jian Yi's attitude just now toward him, Xiao Yao'er gradually came to believe her own judgment.

Luo Li was stunned again, about to speak, when he suddenly caught a flash of murderous intent in Jian Yi's eyes—he instantly sensed disaster, reaching to summon the life-saving treasure Luo Huan had given him, only to see a blade of light slice past, then feel his neck grow cold, and finally watch the world around him spin wildly.

Yet what puzzled Nie Feng was this: if the figure in the palanquin worshipped by the villager was truly the Divine Mother, why would she lure Bu Jingyun here to these four desolate wastes? Didn't she and Xue Yuan wish for Bu Jingyun to forget his past entirely?

Seeing this equipment, the engineers' troops rejoiced wildly; their earlier resentment over not being frontline troops vanished. Under Liu Xiangyang's leadership, they swiftly began training, studying day and night according to the manual.

Chinese officials found the American response slightly amusing, appearing indifferent and uninterested in provoking China, yet in truth they suspected China was behind it, quietly urging India to harass the Chinese.

"But at least, we should insist on going with him—his journey is far too perilous." Nie Feng glanced sidelong at the Divine Mother.

Yet just as all preparations were complete and Tian Shu True Person was about to assist Jian Yi in completing the first step of the Star Sea Scripture—condensing the stars—the Kaitian Sword Sect suffered a sudden crisis: external enemies attacked. As both sect master and the highest-cultivated cultivator within Kaitian Sword Sect, Tian Shu True Person naturally had to step forward.

Looking at the bodyguards before him, Su Qian hurriedly asked, as thunderous battle cries echoed—the Chu army may have breached the southern city wall, while their Wei army still fought desperately along the ramparts, with soldiers falling constantly, deepening his urgency.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye; Lan Hai's quality had not yet reached peak first-rank, but after hyper-evolution, he had crossed the half-step barrier into world-class status.

Liu Ying knew Chen Feng's cultivation level, yet she did not believe he could achieve anything against so many Secret Masters, let alone Secret Lords.

Thus, for Director Huang, the self-recommending Youzi Shi was truly a treasure; the more brilliantly he handled this matter, the more glory he would gain.

Over time, male practitioners' fervor toward the camp's Twin Stars transformed into admiration and reverence.

Yet everything in the Secret Realm overturned Chen Feng's thinking: fleeting fame and profit, exhausting the spirit; the strong devour the weak, the fit survive.

Thousands of cultivators at the Tuhe River's edge streamed in batches into the colossal vortex that devoured heaven and earth.

With sufficient silver taels, one could buy elixirs and divine weapons, but high-end martial arts were rarely sold.

The next day, Chen Zhiyu hired craftsmen from town to his home, arranging for them to build a courtyard wall at least five meters high, and entrusted the same shop with landscaping and paving—he only needed to provide the design and zone divisions to the artisans.

The director receives monthly wages and experience points for leveling up; the director has the right to recruit assistants without limit, but must pay their salaries himself—the company bears no responsibility.