43: Chapter 43 Moral Blackmail of This Official?

The Rakshasa Guard's long sabers had been completely replaced... all because of this Black Killing Saber Cultivation Technique!

There was only one exception among them, and that was Wang Meng!

Watching the evil entities pouncing forward, Wang Meng just leisurely drew the purple-gold hammer from his back!

He smashed it down onto their heads.

The physical bodies of the two evil entities were instantly crushed... their heads exploded like watermelons!

Yan Shu was shocked at the sight.

"To think... they are so elite!"

It wasn't over yet... hundreds of evil demons were hoarding at the entrance of the vermilion gate.

Seeing this, Di the Charcoal had calm eyes... his Evil Qi surged, reflecting deeply against the 'Slave Mark' on his forehead!

He let out a cold, sharp shout.

"Draw your sabers!"

The sixty Rakshasa Guards behind him, all converted from death row prisoners, drew their sabers at the same time.

There was no fear in their eyes; instead, they exuded a sense of excitement!

These were ordinary blades, but Evil Qi began to permeate their edges!

The blacksmiths in the smithy hadn't yet fully equipped the Rakshasa Guards with ten-forged long sabers... the current long sabers had poor conductivity and weren't durable.

Eroded by the Evil Qi, after a major battle, they would likely rot and break.

But so what?

As long as they could kill quickly... everything else wasn't a problem!

[Black Killing Saber] triggered... the entire blade turned pitch black, its edge condensed with dark, bloody cold light, reflecting no sunlight, revealing no righteous energy;

The Rakshasa Guards roared and charged to the left and right to slaughter!

One Rakshasa Guard, also with the word 'slave' carved on his face, had eyes full of frenzy!

He raised his hand, summoning a cold wind to wrap around his blade, while the surrounding blood energy and baleful energy faintly gathered toward the blade;

He brought it down in a fierce horizontal slash... the right arm of an evil demon reaching out to grab him was instantly severed!

An evil entity weaved behind him... seeing the back exposed, it roared and lunged to grab him!

Just then... the blade from behind swept in!

A light slash: The Black Killing Saber Qi ripped through the air, carrying the lingering cries of dead soldiers and ghostly, chilling roars; the wound corroded the spirit and devoured the soul, the evil entity dissipated upon contact, and the Evil Qi collapsed at a touch;

A slaughter?

It was a near-crushing massacre!

The originally congested entrance was forcibly carved into a path by the slaughter...

The muddy, foul-smelling blood underfoot defiled the sacred ancestral hall!

It made Yan Shu gasp repeatedly.

"Over two hundred First-grade Dao Soldiers... could this be some scion of a noble family coming here to take up residence?"

"Such fierce Evil Qi... this kind of Evil Qi, even among First-grade Dao Soldiers, counts as outstanding!"

"This person has a Spiritual Root, but the aura is not strong... there is more of the Official Aura of an Immortal Dynasty official."

"I reckon he is a noble scion, here to gild his resume, having received command of troops... coming here to expand territory!"

"To command so many Dao Soldiers without cultivation... his status is extraordinary!"

"We are saved!"

Outside the vermilion gate.

The evil entities hid in the shadows, wary.

The moonlight circled overhead, shining on the bodies of the surrounding Rakshasa Guards... shining on the blood-soaked blades!

The aura around these Rakshasa Guards was cold, solemn, and deadly; there was no immortal light, no benevolence, only a strand of the fierce, heavy Evil Qi of soldiers fighting to the death to slaughter demons, suppressing the monsters so they dared not approach.

Seeing this... Yan Shu no longer hesitated and performed the three kneelings and nine kowtows.

"Lord Shen... please save our Shuhe Ancient Town!"

Shen Yi, however, leaned back in his grandmaster chair and said slowly.

"Speak!"

Yan Shu gritted his teeth and said.

"Shuhe Ancient Town was originally the garrison of the Yan Clan... the local mineral is called Shuhe Stone, which can significantly inhibit the evaporation of water veins!"

"Of course, it might not have much use elsewhere, but in the Sanchuan Sand Sea, it is crucial!"

"When the scorching sun sets in the Sanchuan Sand Sea, the Gobi desert stretches across the sky; without storage, water evaporates very quickly!"

"The land dries up, no crops grow, cattle and sheep cannot survive... even the common people can barely live!"

"The Yan Clan has been mining the Shuhe Stone vein for decades... rising from a First-grade noble family to a Second-grade noble family!"

"One can imagine the value of it!"

"And my ancestors... were originally just ordinary commoners; because of their meritorious mining work, they were granted the name Yan Clan!"

Speaking of this, there was some reminiscence in Yan Shu's eyes.

His expression quickly became unnatural.

"Yan Shu was born here... although mining was busy in my childhood, this place could be considered peaceful and prosperous!"

"With the protection of the Yan Clan's main family offerings... it was considered safe!"

"I don't know if it was good luck... but when I was eight, I was tested and found to have a Spiritual Root."

"Afterwards, my family used all our resources to send me to Taihe Prefecture to cultivate..."

"The Yan Clan also agreed."

"But my background was humble... after only three months of cultivation, I was ostracized and left the Yan Clan's academy."

"I could only find a master and cultivate in the market..."

"Fortunately, I was lucky and apprenticed to a Geomancer, gaining some skills!"

"It's just that my master's life was short; at the Qi Refining Level 6, he soon died and his Dao dissipated."

"All his Legacy was taken back by his descendants... so I could only continue to drift!"

"It was then... I thought of returning to my roots, hoping that perhaps I could use some skills to bring some other hope to Shuhe Ancient Town!"

"On the way back, I relied on my Geomancer skills... and entered a ruin, obtaining a 'tianyuan tongbao'."

"I thought my luck had turned and wanted to use it to repay my hometown."

"But I didn't expect that upon returning home, the first thing I would face was bad news!"

"The Yan Clan finished mining the vein... and actually ignored us, directly withdrawing their support."

"They abandoned us..."

"Although I was resentful in my heart, how could an arm wrestle a thigh... I could only manage to keep Shuhe Ancient Town barely functioning."

"Until the arrival of a Loose Cultivator... completely breaking this cycle that could be called the limit!"

"That person... was named Zhuo Yi."

"This person claimed to be a Loose Cultivator... said to be an immortal Cultivator of the 'Talisman Dao'... with the ability to turn Talismans into water!"

"It happened to be a great drought, with poisonous heat spreading, so I invited him into Shuhe Ancient Town!"

"After some Talisman water, those commoners recovered..."

"At that time, I wanted to thank him, treating him as a confidant."

"But I didn't expect that this person was an evil Cultivator of the Great Black Heaven Mother Buddha Sect!"

"The Talisman water he bestowed was not for saving lives at all... but a Melting Puppet Talisman that would melt people's internal organs and turn them into Puppets..."

"His cultivation was high, at Qi Refining Level 4... while I was only at Qi Refining Level 2."

"When his true colors were revealed, he stated his intentions!"

"He wanted to refine everyone, then initiate a blood sacrifice... turning us all into Puppets to welcome the arrival of the Mahakala Mother Buddha!"

"I had no choice but to go to Baohuang Heaven... forced to choose the ancestral hall as the formation anchor."

"It was suppressed in the very center of the town, controlling the water vein."

"Only then did it settle down..."

"But this is not a long-term solution... the Concealed Breath Formation was broken, the ancestral hall was destroyed, and the formation anchor was in chaos."

"This person has already created an altar in the deepest part of the underground; if he is allowed to contaminate the water vein."

"Towns within hundreds of miles will be subtly influenced!"

"Lord... you are an official of the Immortal Dynasty, for the sake of all living beings..."

But Shen Yi waved his hand.

"All living beings in the world?"

"There is no need for you to say that."

"You say these words."

"Are you trying to roast this official over a fire?"