101: break out

The two were speechless for a moment, silently heading in their predetermined direction.

More than a month later.

Evil Cultivators frequently appeared throughout Huichuan Prefecture, killing people, refining blood, destroying cities, and annihilating families, openly and brazenly, without any restraint.

Qingyuan Town, a Mortal city.

Zhou Kaiding casually extinguished the bloody figure that was killing people and refining blood with a single sword strike, ignoring the thanks of the Mortals below.

His Divine Sense spread out, and then his heart sank.

He turned his body and flew towards another location.

On a mountain peak not far from this place, there were originally several small Qi Refining families.

At this moment, however, the Formation was broken, the mountain gate was in ruins, and a bloody figure emerged from the rubble, rushing towards the Mortals gathered at the foot of the mountain.

Killing several small Qi Refining families, even though they were all Qi Refining Early Stage Cultivators, the quality of their blood was still many times better than that of Mortals.

If it were in the past, this would indeed be a cause for joy, but at this moment, this person felt a sense of urgency.

Although he was rushing towards the Mortals at the foot of the mountain, he did not intend to slaughter them anymore; instead, he planned to blend in among them, mixing the genuine with the fake.

The mission they received this time was to disperse and create a stir in various towns and areas under the jurisdiction of the Xuanqing Sect.

Such an action was tantamount to courting death.

After all, their actions had long been intolerable to the Xuanqing Sect, and this place was dominated by the Xuanqing Sect.

The other major forces naturally dared not disobey the Xuanqing Sect's call.

In normal times, they would definitely be secretive, conducting investigations in advance, avoiding areas with powerful Cultivators, and then secretly selecting targets to ensure a single decisive strike before quickly retreating.

More often than not, they would kill Mortals, not even daring to provoke places where Qi Refining Cultivators were present, as this was the least risky and most prudent approach.

Previously, the Sect's mission only required them to hand over some fresh blood at regular intervals; beyond that, there were no other requirements.

However, this time was completely different from before; not only could they not avoid these major forces, but they even had to actively create a stir and attract attention.

As for whether they lived or died after causing a commotion, that depended entirely on their own abilities.

"Alas~"

This person sighed inwardly, his figure shifting.

He arrived in an uninhabited mountain forest, his bloody Aura receding.

He took out a Medicinal Pill and consumed it, his Aura hidden, making him appear like a Mortal.

He casually took off his clothes, put on an old set of Mortal clothing, and instantly transformed into the appearance of a woodcutter.

Wearing a bamboo hat, with a woodcutting knife at his waist, he then carried two bundles of firewood, which he had prepared earlier, on his shoulders with a carrying pole, holding them with his hands.

Then, he limped slowly towards the area where Mortals gathered outside the mountain.

With such a disguise, even those familiar with him would probably be unable to distinguish him.

This person felt a little relieved, thinking that with such thorough preparations, he should be safe.

As for the lives of his fellow disciples, that had nothing to do with him.

In fact, the more of them died, the safer he would be.

If not for the Sect's prohibition, he would have long wanted to try what his other Senior Brothers' blood tasted like.

Not long after, a powerful Aura flew across the sky.

This person's heart tightened, and his heartbeat slightly accelerated, but he showed no flaws whatsoever.

He pretended to be an ordinary Mortal encountering a Cultivator, threw down the firewood on his shoulders, and knelt in the direction the figure had left, respectfully calling out the words 'Immortal'.

A moment later, the Aura left, and this person let out a long breath, secretly rejoicing.

Fortunately, he had prepared; otherwise, if a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator had actively pursued him, with the investigative ability of a Foundation Establishment Stage Divine Sense, he would definitely not have been able to escape.

After waiting for another moment, this person stood up, re-shouldered the discarded firewood, and continued walking out of the mountain.

"Do you think you can just leave like that?"

Just then, a voice suddenly came from behind.

The voice was like thunder, exploding in his heart, crushing his recent relief and turning it into despair.

Struggling to maintain his woodcutter's appearance, this person trembled, turned around, and looked at Zhou Kaiding, who was floating in the air, stammering:

"Immortal, is the Immortal talking to this humble one?"

"Haha~"

Zhou Kaiding shook his head and chuckled.

"A woodcutter's hands wouldn't be as delicate as yours."

"I was careless..."

Upon hearing this, this person's heart sank.

He looked at his exposed hands, which were holding the carrying pole, his eyes shifting uncertainly.

Just as he was about to continue arguing, he saw a sword light enter his vision.

This sword light seemed to obscure the entire sky, and then he felt the world spin, only the sound of 'ho ho' remaining in his mouth.

After beheading this person with a single sword, Zhou Kaiding's magic power surged out, summoning the Storage Pouch hidden close to this person's body.

He casually glanced at it and then paid it no more attention.

Subsequently, he reduced this person to ashes and flew away from the place.

Jade Moon Peak, Zhou Family.

As soon as Zhou Kaiding returned, Zhou Licheng came over and handed him an item.

"Father, this is the news from the various Family Heads."

"As of today, five Evil Cultivators have died in Qingyuan Town."

The Jade Slip in his hand contained the message jointly sent by the other Family Heads of Qingyuan Town to inform the Zhou Family.

During this period, Evil Cultivators frequently appeared, and three had already been killed by the various families, with the remaining two dying at the hands of the Zhou Family.

"No, it's already seven people."

Zhou Kaiding took it, swept his Divine Sense over it, and shook his head, then took out two more Storage Pouches and handed them to Zhou Licheng.

"This..."

Zhou Licheng took the Storage Pouches and knew that his father had killed two more Evil Cultivators.

"Are they all tired of living?"

Zhou Licheng was puzzled; such actions were no different from courting death.

"We have already sent a message to the Xuanqing Sect, hoping they can find some clues."

Zhou Kaiding also did not know the reason behind it, but such abnormality definitely had an unknown purpose.

Muli Town, Shenhua Sect, underground of Shenhua Peak.

In a huge blood pool, a figure sat cross-legged.

Blood from all directions surged towards this person, the blood churning, and a bloody Aura permeated the air.

At this moment, a person entered from outside, bowed to the figure in the blood pool, and respectfully said:

"Sect Master, everything is ready."

Upon hearing this, the figure in the blood pool opened his eyes, which were filled with blood, appearing eerie and sinister.

The figure stood up, his body tall, his appearance that of a middle-aged man, his hair seemingly dyed red with fresh blood, and a huge blood-red 'Kill' character on his magic robe.

The figure floated up, his hands clasped behind his back, and came before that person.

Then, his Aura receded, and the blood-red color in his hair and eyes faded.

"Sect Master, please look!"

Before the person referred to as the Sect Master could speak, the bowing person took out an item, placed it in his hand, and infused it with magic power.

A light flickered, transforming into a huge phantom.

On the phantom, there were characters like 'Xuanqing Sect', and around it were numerous red dots, but these red dots were rapidly disappearing.

The person called the Sect Master watched this scene and nodded.

Seeing the Sect Master nod, this person took out another Jade Slip and handed it over.

The information recorded in this Jade Slip was precisely the movements of the Xuanqing Sect's Foundation Establishment Stage Elders.

The middle-aged Sect Master took it, and seeing that his goal had been achieved and that the Xuanqing Sect had indeed been attracted by his arrangements, he was satisfied.

"Well done."