Chapter 262: I'm here to kill

The vast mountain range is as vast as the sea, with mountain winds howling between the mountains, constantly hissing in the dense forest.

For a mountain range of this size, if you have a direction, you might be able to walk out in a few months, but if you don't have a direction, you might be trapped in it for a lifetime.

The Xian Sect disciples are not familiar with this place and have searched for nearly half a month, only finding them twice.

However, regardless of physical strength or speed, catching them alive is truly too difficult.

In fact, the Xian Sects have had great powers at the Realm of Responding to Heaven and above come into the mountains, but the number of people is ultimately insufficient to cover the vast Dongping Mountain Range.

This is the obvious disadvantage of being in the light compared to being in the dark; finding is much more difficult than hiding.

Especially after seeing that the Bu family members can mutate into evil seeds and discovering that their cultivation bases far exceed expectations, the Xian Sects are actually each fighting for their own interests, all wanting to capture them alive, making the difficulty even greater.

At this moment, as thousands of surging spiritual energies dissipated under the gloomy sky, the thousands of cultivators searching in the mountains had expanded their search range.

The Asking Dao Sect had a small team that had searched to the south side of the Dongping Mountain Range.

The terrain here is much higher than the flat ground, the chill is biting, and there is accumulated snow in the deep forest that has not melted all year round, which looks like it has crystallized.

"There is blood."

Jiang Chenfeng of the Asking Dao Sect stood in the forest holding his sword at this moment, reaching out to touch a drop of fresh blood on a leaf.

Tu Ri, who came with him, raised his head upon seeing this: "Has it already solidified?"

"The chill here is deep, so even if it has solidified somewhat, it can be considered relatively fresh. They shouldn't have gone far. Go search."

"Yes."

The Asking Dao Sect disciples immediately scattered and searched around upon hearing this.

Jiang Chenfeng reached out and tightened the bandages on his arm upon seeing this.

He had accompanied the Great Xia diplomatic mission to the Snow Region, encountered the Barbarian and Demon races, and witnessed the powerful physical bodies of these two races.

He had originally thought that such physical bodies were already extremely terrifying, but he didn't expect them to still be inferior in front of the Bu family members.

Three days ago, he encountered several Bu family members during the search and received a slash from the opponent, while his own sword failed to pierce the opponent's body. Every time he thinks of that scene, he feels lingering fear.

The Barbarians have the strongest physical bodies among the three races, but compared to the evil seeds mutated this time, that is truly a case of a minor wizard meeting a major one.

After these Bu family members turn into evil seeds, it is completely different from those withered dry corpses; they truly have copper heads and iron arms.

Although he had read historical records about the ancient era ruled by the Remnant Race, he had never had a real sense of how powerful the Remnant Race was in ruling the world, but only now did he understand why the Remnant Race was called the race favored by the Heavenly Dao.

Just at this moment, a rustling sound came from the forest, causing everyone to be alert.

However, they soon discovered that the person coming was not their target, but disciples of the Chen Family Xian Sect.

They searched from the west side and also saw the bloodstains along the way.

After the two sides met, there was not much communication, but they subconsciously quickened their pace, floating off the ground amidst the whistling of spiritual energy, and began to circle the mountain in the cold wind.

There must have been a battle here, which means the Bu family members are nearby; it just depends on who finds them first.

Before long, Jiang Chenfeng suddenly stopped his figure, landed while restraining his aura, and his eyes became sharp.

It wasn't because he saw the Bu family members, but because the disciples of the Chen Family Xian Sect were using spiritual energy to fly, coming from all directions and landing in a deep valley with deep snow, clearly having found something.

Jiang Chenfeng led his disciples to arrive later, the long sword in his hand already faintly humming and trembling.

But what surprised them was that what they found was not the Bu family members, but a corpse, a corpse of a Bu family member.

There were not many injuries on it, only a few sword wounds on the chest.

And the most fatal one was the sword that severed its neck.

Seeing this scene, the surrounding cultivators were all surprised, with deep confusion between them as they looked at each other.

The sect order they received was to capture them alive; if the capture was successful, they could exchange it for elixirs, demon stones, and arts.

Looking at the injuries on this corpse and that clean and decisive beheading sword, the person who made the move must have had the ability to capture him, but it is unknown why they chose to kill him.

There was another point that made Jiang Chenfeng feel puzzled.

At this moment, he gently raised his head and looked at the deep pit in the snow that had melted into water, as if it had been scorched...

At the same time, far to the west of the South Peak.

A figure was running wildly in the mountain forest, sand and soil flying where it stepped, and the scorching aura constantly swaying in the mountain forest.

As that figure shattered the mountain rock, the long sword in its hand was also pulled out with a clang.

The bright sword body reflected a pair of cold eyes, and then a sword was swung down towards the mountain.

On the east side below the cliff, three figures were passing through, and they were instantly shocked as the sword energy rose above their heads.

In an instant, a majestic baleful energy surged out from the three people's bodies, suddenly dodging the sharp sword.

Then they looked back to the northwest and saw a white-clothed figure standing on the cliff above their heads, looking at them indifferently, the iron sword in its hand humming.

"Just one!"

"One! One! One!"

"Kill him!"

"Eat him..."

Amidst the low roars that sounded like they were squeezed out of vocal cords, a thick baleful energy instantly surged out from around the three people, spreading from their backs, wrapping and entangling their whole bodies like living things.

At the same time, the muscles all over their bodies began to twist and squirm strangely, and the crisp sound of bones cracking exploded one after another.

The three figures also seemed to be stretched rapidly, so that their spines were bent like bows and their fingers and claws extended like hooks.

Before long, three pairs of scarlet blood eyes appeared in the swaying baleful energy, with tyranny constantly emerging in their eyes.

The mountain wind suddenly stagnated, replaced by a sinister aura constantly surging out.

Seeing this scene, Ji You on the cliff slowly raised the iron sword in his hand, his blood and energy began to boil, and at the same time, a scorching aura constantly swayed.

Then he jumped down from the cliff with a boom, the trembling iron sword drawing a fiery red arc in the air, rushing away like a wild tide.

There are fire arts in the laws of the Heavenly Dao. It is said that there is a thousand-year-old family in Yongzhou that is well-versed in this way, famous for its dual methods of thunder and fire.

But the fiery red under that iron sword was clearly not an art, but the scorching heat rubbed out by the sword blade cutting through the air.

The valley seemed to be still for a second. Under the sword pressure, a violent air wave was instantly cut open, rolling from the mountain land to the mountain slope, rolling like a stream with heavy sand and stones.

Under the air force tearing the mountain wind, a clanging sound instantly rang out.

One of them was directly slashed and flew out, the physical body directly hitting and breaking several old trees, smashing into the mountain wall with a bang, and the baleful energy all over the body instantly dissipated.

Then with a crack, a head rolled to the ground, and its upper body went limp like rubber, as if it had no bones.

Seeing this scene, the remaining two hissed and instantly began to flee wildly to the west.

It is indeed different.

Although after the baleful energy enters the brain, the language ability of these ghosts decreases and their consciousness becomes unclear.

But they do know how to run away.

Ji You carried the sword, the muscles of his calves instantly bulged, and he stepped on the bottom of the valley with a bang, waving his sword to chase.

The evaluation of him by those who have fought against him is indeed good. At this moment, he is like a fierce beast swallowing the sky, howling in the mountain forest, suppressing the baleful energy on the two people fleeing so that it cannot float.

Ding Yao had already chased to the cliff where Ji You had just jumped down, looking down at the figure like a god or demon howling in the mountain forest, her red lips slightly parted, her eyes slightly stunned.

In fact, she didn't suggest Ji You come in at first, because it was too dangerous here.

The Seven Great Xian Sects sent countless disciples, and the lowest cultivation base was the Initial Realm of Merging with the Dao. On one hand, it was to prevent this matter from leaking, and on the other, it was because there was no point in people below the Realm of Merging with the Dao coming in.

But what she didn't expect was that Ji You showed an aura that almost approached the Inspector all the way here.

That clean iron sword had no blessing of arts, and not even the attachment of spiritual energy, but the spirit of every swing was like opening the sky.

Having received Ji You's letter at the Lingjian Mountain and learning that he had come out, Ding Yao had never understood why Ji You hadn't broken through a realm after entering the Sages' Holy Land, nor did she understand why the Inspector didn't feel worried.

But only now did she know that Ji You's strength improvement didn't come from the Heavenly Dao, but from himself.

The pressure brought by that thick spirit and powerful strength already showed the posture of a superior.

Remembering when she first saw Ji You, Ding Yao didn't like him. Later, knowing the Inspector liked him, she deeply felt he wasn't worthy.

But after a series of subsequent events, such as breaking the sword forest and the Heavenly Dao Assembly duel, her thoughts began to change, and she gradually became obedient.

In Ding Yao's heart, Ji You's talent is powerful. If he really continues like this, even if he is worse than the Inspector, it might be barely acceptable.

But she really never thought that one day Ji You could make her feel that even a direct disciple of the Xian Sect was nothing more than this.

Boom!

Amidst the wild dancing air waves, Ji You slapped one of the remaining two away with one palm.

Then, that powerful, muscular arm, as if pulling a round bow to its full draw, suddenly severed the head of the other one. The white-clad figure stepped off the ground and rose, and as the iron sword in his hand descended, it not only took off the last head but also shattered the blue rock at the bottom of the valley into dust.

Seeing this scene, Ding Yao's heart trembled violently, and she vaguely felt a little worried for her Inspector.

After returning from the Heavenly Dao Assembly, the Inspector would panic whenever they mentioned Ji You, and even the fried dough sticks she loved to eat made her full of vigilance.

Later, Ding Yao accidentally discovered a book full of positions under the Inspector's pillow and understood why.

The two of them seemed to be really considering having a child out of wedlock.

She felt that her Inspector might not be able to hold on when she saw Ji You's performance at the Heavenly Dao Assembly, and now it seems even more precarious...

The battle in the valley subsided, leaving only three incomplete bodies and the unscattered scorching heat. Ji You's breathing began to slow down, then he stood on the mountain stone, restrained the aura all over his body, and his spiritual sense began to release.

In an instant, the golden spiritual sense in his eyes overflowed like flowing golden water, constantly rippling in his pupils, dazzling and brilliant, whistling towards the mountain forest.

Zhuo Wanqiu also came to the cliff at this time, staring for a long time and opening her mouth: "The Young Master's spiritual sense..."

Ding Yao pursed her lips: "It's like the Mysterious Sea, right..."

They had been in the mountains for five days, during which they had been traveling in the dense forest, avoiding Xian Sect disciples and taking many detours.

They had always felt that their Young Master was walking randomly, just wanting to see if he could luckily bump into evil seeds.

For this idea, the two didn't hold much expectation.

Because even the thousands of cultivators sent by the Xian Sects found it very difficult to accurately find the target in this vast mountain range. Their Young Master was just one person, and the probability of bumping into them was really too small.

But gradually, they discovered that the real situation was not like this.

Because every time they crossed the mountain forest and snow valley, they could always find the Bu family members.

After the Bu family entered the mountains, they didn't sit still and wait for death, but sent some disciples to wander on the outskirts.

This point is not difficult to understand, because doing so can find opportunities to get rid of tracking, and can also disrupt the search direction of the Xian Sects.

But they didn't understand why the Young Master could always accurately find the hiding place of these Bu family members, as if there was an eye overlooking the common people helping him.

Until one time, the two accidentally made eye contact with those golden pupils once.

Just for a moment, they felt as if something huge had rushed into their minds, making their souls tremble, and they instantly began to sweat.

In Ding Yao's words, that feeling was like being about to be stretched and cracked by the Young Master.

Then they knew that their Young Master's strongest point was not his physical body, but his spiritual sense...

Cultivators use spiritual sense as a foundation to sense the Heavenly Dao.

But no one deliberately exercises spiritual sense. On one hand, it's enough as long as it's sufficient.

On the other hand, apart from taking elixirs, many ways to exercise spiritual sense don't have very significant effects.

But Ji You is different.

The stronger his physical body, the greater the restriction on his spiritual sense, as if he were tied with sandbags.

Every time his physical body broke through a barrier, his spiritual sense release was extremely difficult.

In order not to have his spiritual sense locked by his physical body, apart from physical body breakthroughs in the Sages' Holy Land, the thing he did most was to temper his spiritual sense with the help of his physical body.

Add flour if there is too much water, add water if there is too much flour.

So even though the Dongping Mountain Range is indeed huge, he could still sense some clues.

At this moment, the golden soul flowing in Ji You's eyes gradually dissipated.

He gradually returned to his senses from the meditative state and looked towards the northeast...

Because of the weather and the dense vegetation in the mountains, the sky in the Dongping Mountain Range turned gloomy very quickly.

Ji You led Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu to travel northeast, and only stopped at a hidden mountain stream when the sky was pitch black and he couldn't see his fingers.

"It's inconvenient to act in the night, and the escape rate is relatively high. Let's rest here for one night."

Zhuo Wanqiu and Ding Yao nodded obediently: "Yes, Young Master."

Ji You is now very used to the word "Young Master".

He feels that it's quite good to have two thoughtful people following him when going out, especially in this dark mountain forest, it's excellent to have someone to talk to.

Then, Ji You used dead branches and fallen leaves to light a bonfire, and then found a flat mountain stone to start recovering his energy.

And Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu took out tables, chairs, and benches from the storage gourd, as well as some ingredients brought before entering the mountains, roasted them on the fire, and then sat on the side observing their Young Master.

Apart from the first day of entering the mountains without a battle, there have been battles in the following days.

But the Young Master doesn't seem to have much fatigue, which makes the two close maids feel even more worried for their Inspector.

Thinking of this, the secret manual that the Inspector thought no one knew about under her pillow appeared in both of their minds, and they imagined the expression of their cold little Inspector.

"The Young Master always wanted the Inspector to call him brother, but it seems she hasn't called him that yet."

Zhuo Wanqiu was silent for a while after hearing Ding Yao's words: "The Inspector will definitely call him that..."

Ding Yao nodded: "I think so too..."

Zhuo Wanqiu couldn't help but look around: "Do you think the Inspector will punish us if she knows we are gossiping about her behind her back?"

"It's fine, the Inspector has her husband to manage her."

"Isn't it the Inspector managing the Young Master?"

Ding Yao turned the roasted yellow croaker over: "The Inspector is a quite traditional woman. Look at her stubborn appearance now; that's just because she isn't married yet. If she marries, she will mostly still follow her husband."

Zhuo Wanqiu was surprised at Ding Yao's certainty: "Why?"

"Because the Young Master has a good body..."

When talking about having a good body, the two of them were suddenly a little distracted, and their brains couldn't help but start to substitute themselves. Before long, a burnt fragrance began to drift out.

Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu instantly returned to their senses, then scrambled to turn over the slightly burnt fish meat, their cheeks slightly pink.

Then they stared at the bonfire, neither of them speaking, as if afraid that the other would ask what they were thinking just now.

After a while, all the food was on the table, and Ji You also broke away from the meditative state.

"Young Master, it's time to eat."

"Okay."

Ji You got up and moved to the small table.

His meditation just now was different from meditating on the Heavenly Dao, so his five senses still had a sense of the outside world, and he had vaguely heard the tiger-wolf words of the two just now.

At this time, he looked at the two slightly burnt small yellow croakers, thinking to himself, you two are just being lewd, did you burn the fish?

Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu saw his eyes and looked away calmly...

Ji You picked up one of the yellow croakers and opened his mouth while eating: "Do you know the specific number of Bu family members who fled into the Dongping Mountain Range?"

Zhuo Wanqiu thought for a while: "According to the report from the Lingjian Mountain wanderers, there should be twenty-five Bu family members in the mountains."

"Twenty-five..."

Ji You put down the food in his hand at this time, took out paper and pen from the storage gourd, wrote five "zheng" characters, and then crossed out the first one.

Seeing this scene, Zhuo Wanqiu and Ding Yao couldn't help but look at each other.

The Seven Great Xian Sects came into the mountains because they felt there was an opportunity on the Bu family members and wanted to occupy it.

But their Young Master started killing without a word after entering the mountains. He has already killed five now, and looking at the remaining characters used for counting, they feel that the Young Master seems to want to kill them all.

Ding Yao couldn't help but raise her head at this time: "Doesn't the Young Master feel that there is immortal fate on the Bu family members?"

"No, I'm just here to kill people, leave none behind, and then go back."

"Why?"

"Because I fear human nature."

Ji You put away the paper and pen and picked up the yellow croaker in his hand again.

People can mutate into evil seeds, and their physical bodies are powerful, and their cultivation bases have improved significantly. Ji You decided to come to the Dongping Mountain Range immediately when he heard their description in the inn.

From that moment on, he came with the idea of killing them all before the Xian Sects.

Because he was afraid that the Xian Sects wouldn't treat this as a disaster, but as an opportunity.

Imagine you have been practicing for many years, now you are stuck in a bottleneck, your lifespan is running out, if you encounter something that can significantly improve your cultivation base, just let yourself change your appearance, would you choose to accept it?

Sure enough, those Xian Sects ordered to keep them alive.

Then where the opportunity on the Bu family members will be, this point can be known even with one's butt.

That is the legacy of the ancient Remnant Race.

Back then, the Zheng family ancestor failed his ascension, and the Xian Sects moved everything in the Zheng family's old mansion under the name of clearing up evil seeds. What they actually wanted was this.

It was only because everything in the ruins couldn't be brought out that their greed was curbed.

But the things Ji You knows are actually more than the Xian Sects.

Because after the Qiling incident, a large number of refugees flooded outside Shengjing City, and at that time a child named Qingwa caught an epidemic.

And the reason why he caught the epidemic was because he came into contact with a cart of babies transported out of the ruins when he was stealing.

At that time, he vaguely felt that the immortal fate in the ruins could be brought out, and it might require cumbersome steps and processes.

In fact, these are not important. The last step, which is important, might be to use babies as containers.

Imagine what would happen if this matter were known to the cultivators of the Qingyun World? Ji You dare not imagine.

So he wants to kill all the Bu family members. No matter what they have mastered, he is not interested. He just wants to kill all the Bu family members.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 263 =====