Chapter 694: The Truth of the Bloodstains, the Pain of Betrayal

"Three people also make a team."

Zhang Wuji also nodded: "Correct, we fear no enemy."

Just at this moment, a black shadow suddenly soared into the sky from the foot of the mountain.

The person was wearing night-travel clothes, their face covered by a black cloth, revealing only a pair of cold eyes.

"Lin Xuan, prepare to die!"

The black shadow rushed directly toward Lin Xuan, the Long Sword in their hand emitting an evil glow.

This strike came extremely suddenly, and the timing chosen was very clever.

It was precisely when Lin Xuan's mood was low and his spirit was relaxed.

But Lin Xuan's reaction was still extremely fast; his body retreated instantly, and at the same time, his right hand swung out.

A white-gold light shot out, colliding with the black shadow's Long Sword.

"Bang!"

A huge crashing sound rang out on the mountaintop, and the two of them each retreated several steps.

The black shadow did not pause, launching an attack once again.

Their sword technique was extremely sharp, every move aiming straight for vital points.

Moreover, the evil aura on the sword was extremely thick; clearly, they were no ordinary Demonic Cultivator.

While fighting, Lin Xuan observed the opponent's moves, his heart growing more and more surprised.

This person's strength had reached the peak of the Transformation Stage, and they knew his own moves like the back of their hand.

It was as if they had studied them in advance; every move could find a flaw.

"Who are you?" Lin Xuan forced the opponent back with a sword strike and asked in a deep voice.

The black shadow sneered: "You will know soon enough."

"But for now, go die first!"

At the same time, in a remote cave in the Southern Region.

The Bone Demon General was sitting on a pile of corpses, cultivating.

These corpses were all obtained from massacres in the last few days, and bloodstains still remained on them.

"Lin Xuan, oh Lin Xuan, do you think that by placing a Seal on the Master, you can rest easy?"

"Now your allies are starting to doubt you, and your enemies are starting to besiege you."

"Is this the so-called morality of the righteous path?"

"Wait until the Nine Nether Demonic Scripture is fully collected, and the day the Master descends once more."

"That will be the day of death for all of you!"

In the dead of night, Lin Xuan, along with Nezha, Zhang Wuji, and five loyal cultivators, quietly left Guardian Peak.

These five people came from different small sects and were all Sect Leaders who had firmly supported Lin Xuan during that vote.

Although their strength was not great, their character was noble, and they deeply understood where the greater cause lay.

The group of eight did not alert anyone, directly boarding a flying Dharma Artifact to rush to the Southern Region overnight.

Under the starlight, the flying Dharma Artifact streaked across the night sky like a meteor.

Lin Xuan stood at the front of the Dharma Artifact, staring ahead with a grave expression.

The resonance of his Genesis Bloodline was growing stronger, and an evil aura was surging from the Southern Region like a tide.

"Lin Xuan, do you think those people will discover that we have already left?" Zhang Wuji asked worriedly.

"So what if they discover it?" Nezha snorted coldly.

"Are we supposed to just watch the evil beings slaughter the innocent while we stand by and do nothing?"

Lin Xuan shook his head: "They will know sooner or later, but right now, we cannot worry about that much."

"For every moment we delay, more innocent people may die."

"Even if I am accused by them of violating the alliance resolution, I accept it."

After a night of rapid flight, the eight of them arrived at the mountain gate of the Green Lotus Sword Sect at dawn.

The scene before their eyes made everyone gasp.

The entire mountain peak was shrouded in thick black mist, as if draped in a cloak of death.

These mists emitted an aura of decay and despair, making one feel nauseous just by smelling it.

What was even stranger was that the buildings of the Green Lotus Sword Sect were completely intact.

The pavilions and towers still stood, and even the characters on the gate plaque were clearly visible.

But the entire mountain gate was deathly silent, without any aura of life.

"This is different from the rumors," one of the accompanying cultivators said in confusion.

"Wasn't it said that the buildings had all been destroyed?"

Lin Xuan observed carefully and discovered the anomaly: "The buildings are not damaged, but all life has vanished."

"This is not an ordinary massacre, but the result of some kind of evil art."

The group cautiously entered the mountain gate.

The moment they stepped through the gate, everyone felt a chill wash over them.

Dark red bloodstains were everywhere on the ground; some had already dried, while others were still damp.

These bloodstains were not sporadically distributed, but had formed eerie patterns.

It was as if someone had deliberately used fresh blood to draw some kind of spell on the ground.

"Amitabha." A Buddha Sect cultivator pressed his palms together, his face deathly pale.

"These bloodstains... emit an extremely evil aura."

Lin Xuan crouched down and carefully examined the bloodstains on the ground.

The power of his Genesis Bloodline allowed him to perceive the information contained within the bloodstains.

These bloodstains possessed strong magical fluctuations and were definitely not left behind by an ordinary death.

"These are the traces left behind after life essence is extracted," Lin Xuan said with a gloomy expression.

"Someone used an evil technique to forcibly extract the life force of everyone here."

"The victims would age and die within a very short time, leaving behind only blood and despair."

Nezha angrily brandished his Fire-Tipped Spear: "What kind of person is so cruel?"

"They didn't even spare the old, the weak, the women, or the children!"

Just then, a faint sound came from the direction of the main hall.

"Save... save me..."

Everyone immediately followed the sound and discovered a young cultivator in a hidden secret chamber.

This person looked to be in their twenties and was wearing the uniform of an Outer Sect Disciple of the Green Lotus Sword Sect.

But at this moment, they were extremely weak, their face as pale as paper.

Lin Xuan immediately stepped forward to help them up: "Are you a disciple of the Green Lotus Sword Sect?"

"What happened here?"

The young disciple nodded tremblingly: "I... I am the Outer Sect Disciple Qingsong."

"On the night three days ago, a group of Black-robed Men suddenly arrived."

"The leader was an extremely aged old man, but his eyes were terrifyingly fanatical."

"As soon as they appeared, the entire mountain gate was shrouded in black mist."

"Then... then that old man cast a terrifying evil technique."

As Qingsong spoke, they began to tremble all over, clearly recalling the horrific scene from that time.

"He stretched out his withered hand and made a grabbing motion toward the crowd."

"Everyone he pointed at began to age rapidly."

"From young to middle-aged, from middle-aged to elderly, and finally into withered bones."

"The entire process took only a few breaths of time."

"Master, senior brothers, junior brothers... everyone died."

Hearing this description, everyone present felt their hair stand on end.

Such an evil Art of Techniques was simply beyond imagination.

"How did you survive?" Zhang Wuji asked.

Qingsong pointed to the wall of the secret chamber: "I was in seclusion here at the time."

"Master had set up a protective Array for this secret chamber."

"Although it was eventually broken, it bought me a little time."

"I saw that the situation was wrong and immediately used a Secret Technique to feign death, which is how I escaped this disaster."

After hearing the description, Lin Xuan already had the answer in his heart.

"This is the Life Absorption Technique recorded in the Nine Nether Demon Scripture."

"It can instantly extract the life essence of others for one's own use."

"It seems the enemy has already mastered a portion of the contents of the Demon Scripture."

Just at this moment, a message bird descended from the sky and landed in Lin Xuan's hand.