62: Blood Soul Breaking Nail

"Wait until Purple Maple Immortal City falls into chaos," Zhang Daobai said in a heavy voice, looking toward the city.

Meanwhile, in a Small Courtyard in the northern district of Purple Maple Immortal City,

more than twenty Cultivators in various styles of clothing sat silently, as if waiting for something.

Soon, an elderly Cultivator sitting in the center received a voice transmission, and his expression immediately turned ecstatic.

"The plan is a success! They've left!" the old man said, his voice trembling with excitement.

Hearing this, a burning excitement flickered in the eyes of everyone around.

Some even let out a bone-chilling "Jie-jie-jie" laugh.

"We move in one hour! Remember! We only have two hours for the operation! We must retreat as soon as time is up!"

The old man scanned the crowd, his voice low and raspy as he issued the reminder.

"I didn't expect the Yinmo Sect to be so generous this time, inviting us to carve up Purple Maple Immortal City's resources together."

A young man, his face covered in blood-red patterns, said with a sinister smile.

"Heh! They just want to use us to distract Purple Maple Immortal City and share the pressure when it's time to escape."

"The Yinmo Sect has already divided the territory. The places they're raiding are the ones dripping with wealth, while we're just getting the leftovers."

"Leftovers are better than nothing. When else would we get a chance to strike it rich like this?"

"I heard the Yinmo Sect even plans to refine the city, though only half of it."

"Hehe! It seems the Yinmo Sect plans to offend all the surrounding powers at once."

"Who cares? Anyway, after this job, I plan to run a few thousand kilometers away and Cultivate in peace for a while."

"..."

After learning the plan was a success, the Small Courtyard became lively as they loudly discussed their next moves, their eyes filled with impatient greed.

An hour later, a large number of masked evil Cultivators, radiating bloody, cold, and decaying auras, flew out of various Small Courtyards.

They began to ruthlessly storm into shops, residences, and Family estates, killing everyone they saw and looting everything in sight.

In an instant, Purple Maple Immortal City fell into chaos, filled with the sounds of fighting, weeping, and screams for mercy.

The major families soon realized something was wrong and quickly activated their protective Formations, warily watching the situation outside.

Just then, groups of black-robed people emitting cold black Qi appeared outside each Family estate.

Each squad of these black-robed people was led by a Golden Core evil Cultivator. The group outside the Tang Family estate even summoned a thirty-meter-long Flood Dragon Puppet that radiated a Fourth-Tier Late Stage aura.

Without a word, these people decisively launched an attack on the various families.

The families originally thought they could rely on their protective Formations to stall for a while, but the black-robed people soon pulled out blood-red nails.

These blood-red nails looked as if they were condensed from fresh blood. On their surface were countless tiny dots.

If one looked closely at these tiny black dots, they would discover that they were actually distorted, hideous human faces.

"blood soul array breaking nails!"

A Tang Family Elder quickly recognized the origin of the blood-red nails, and his expression changed instantly.

The blood soul array breaking nail was a special Evil Path Magic Treasure condensed from the blood and vengeful souls of a hundred thousand people. It could pollute Formations, corrode array bases, and quickly destroy a Formation.

The moment the blood soul array breaking nails appeared, a resentful aura filled with countless shrieks and wails rapidly spread, making the Family members inside the Formations instantly tense.

The black-robed people then forcefully drove the blood soul array breaking nails into the Formation barriers.

In the next second, the nails transformed into a sky full of blood, quickly enveloping the barriers and rapidly corroding the array bases.

In less than the time it takes to burn half an incense stick, the protective Formations of the families were completely corroded.

With no Formations left to stop them, the black-robed people rushed into the Family estates and began a slaughter.

Outside Purple Maple Immortal City, Zhang Daobai and Lin Luoxue looked at the hellish scene inside the city and couldn't help but feel a bit fortunate.

"Let's go. It's time to find a place to cast our nets and catch some fish."

Zhang Daobai withdrew his gaze and flew off the mountain peak on his Flying Sword.

Seeing this, Lin Luoxue followed him, flying toward the northwest of Purple Maple Immortal City.

Under the cover of the White Moon, Zhang Daobai and Lin Luoxue silently arrived in the mountain forest northwest of Purple Maple Immortal City.

As soon as they landed, Lin Luoxue discovered a Foundation Establishment Evil Cultivator hiding in the forest.

"Leave him alive. Let's see if we can get any information out of him," Zhang Daobai said after receiving Lin Luoxue's warning.

Lin Luoxue nodded and flew out of the Spirit Concealing Mist.

A moment later, a golden light flashed in the nearby forest, and Lin Luoxue soon emerged carrying a man who had been reduced to a human torso.

"He tried to send a voice transmission for help, so I had no choice but to cut off his limbs first."

After throwing the man onto the ground, Lin Luoxue explained helplessly.

"It's fine, as long as he can still talk."

Zhang Daobai said as he took a Second-Tier heart-capturing talisman from his storage ring and slapped it onto the evil Cultivator.

The heart-capturing talisman was a type of Talisman that could briefly control a person's thoughts, usually used to temporarily control people or Yao Beasts.

Once the Talisman took effect, Zhang Daobai knelt down and asked, "What is your purpose for hiding here?"

"To rendezvous with Old Ghost Mu and the others for their retreat."

The evil Cultivator on the ground stared blankly at Zhang Daobai and replied in a wooden voice.

"Them? How many people are there? What is their strength?" Zhang Daobai followed up immediately.

"There are twenty-three in total. Old Ghost Mu is the strongest at the Late Purple Mansion Stage. There are also two at the Early Purple Mansion Stage, three at Foundation Establishment Perfection, ten at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, and seven at the Mid Foundation Establishment Stage."

Three Purple Mansion Stage Cultivators! And one of them is at the Late Purple Mansion Stage!

Zhang Daobai frowned slightly and turned to Lin Luoxue. "What do you think of this team?"

"White Moon's poisonous mist can easily deal with those Foundation Establishment Evil Cultivators, but the three Purple Mansion Stage ones are a bit troublesome."

"If you can help me stall those two Early Purple Mansion Stage evil Cultivators for a while, it shouldn't be a problem," Lin Luoxue said after some thought.

Zhang Daobai frowned and pondered for a moment, then touched his storage ring and nodded heavily. "I can stall them for the time it takes to burn one incense stick at most."

The time it takes to burn one incense stick was about fifteen minutes. With his Third-Tier Talismans and Formations, Zhang Daobai should be able to hold them off for a bit.

"That works!" Lin Luoxue nodded with great confidence.

With her Five Elements Spirit Body and her Sword Intent's Evil-Breaking properties, Lin Luoxue was confident she could kill that Late Purple Mansion Stage evil Cultivator within that time, despite the level difference.