107: Chapter 107 Black Wind Ridge Demonic Traces, Chaos Scouting the Camp

The lingering echo of the communication talisman was still reverberating in his ears, and the eyes of Bai Yunzhou had already grown as sharp as a sword; the three words "Heifeng Ridge" were like a thunderclap, stirring up layer upon layer of ripples in his mind.

That region had once been one of the early secret strongholds of the Blood God Cult. After being defeated by the Righteous Path coalition back then, it had remained dormant for many years, but now it had become a living soul transport station for the Reincarnation Hall, obviously a pre-meditated layout.

"Senior Brother Song, I will leave the subsequent matters of Luoxia City to you. Be sure to assist the City Lord in reinforcing the city defenses and pacifying the common people." Bai Yunzhou turned his head to look at Song Xinghe, who was regulating his breathing, his tone deep and resolute without a shred of drag.

Song Xinghe opened his eyes. Although his aura was still somewhat withered, his eyes were filled with determination. "Rest assured, Senior Brother Bai. With me here, Luoxia City will definitely be foolproof. As you go to Heifeng Ridge this time, you must be careful of the ambush by the Reincarnation Hall."

Bai Yunzhou nodded slightly and looked at Zhou Zhiting and Ling Shuang beside him. "Zhiting, you will accompany me to Heifeng Ridge. Your Battle Blood Sacred Body has a restraining effect on evil forces, which can give me a helping hand at a critical moment."

"Miss Ling Shuang, I must trouble you to return to Black Stone City, rendezvous with Elder Feng and Elder Su, integrate the forces of the three cities, and closely monitor the movements of the Demonic Sect remnants in the central Northern Region. If there are any abnormalities, transmit a message to me immediately."

A trace of worry flashed in the eyes of Ling Shuang, but she also knew that the current situation was severe and she could not hesitate in the slightest. She immediately bowed to accept the order. "Rest assured, Guardian Bai, I will set off immediately to return to Black Stone City and maintain strict precautions. You and Junior Sister Zhou must take care on this trip."

Zhou Zhiting tightly clenched the leihuang gauntlets in her hand. The aura of the Battle Blood Sacred Body quietly rose, and her eyes were filled with Battle Intent. "Senior Brother, I am ready and can depart at any time."

Bai Yunzhou nodded, saying no more. He raised his hand and waved, summoning all ten Taixuan Disciples who remained in Luoxia City, and said in a deep voice, "The ten of you will stay behind to guard Luoxia City and assist Senior Brother Song and the City Lord in dealing with the subsequent affairs. You must not slack off in the slightest."

The ten Disciples agreed in unison, bowing to Bai Yunzhou with eyes full of respect.

Having made the arrangements, the zhuiyun boots under the feet of Bai Yunzhou suddenly burst with cyan light, and his figure transformed into a cyan-gray stream of light, speeding towards the direction of Heifeng Ridge in the western Northern Region with lightning-fast speed, instantly disappearing into the horizon of Luoxia City.

Zhou Zhiting followed closely behind. Her pink figure was like a fluttering butterfly, with lightning flashing on her leihuang gauntlets, echoing from afar with the cyan-gray stream of light of Bai Yunzhou as they flew towards Heifeng Ridge.

Heifeng Ridge was located in the western Northern Region, a full thousand miles away from Luoxia City. Along the way were uninhabited mountains and Gobi deserts, and the air was filled with a faint Devilish Qi and bloody stench, clearly an area where Demonic Sect remnants frequently operated.

Bai Yunzhou and Zhou Zhiting flew through the air, avoiding several roving Demonic Sect Cultivators along the way. Most of these Cultivators were at the Core Formation stage; suppressed by the Chaos Domain of Bai Yunzhou, they completely failed to detect the tracks of the two people and were still burning, killing, and looting in the villages along the way.

"These Demonic Sect remnants truly refuse to repent until death!" Looking at the burned villages below, the eyes of Zhou Zhiting were filled with anger. The lightning on her leihuang gauntlets became even more blazing, and she wished she could rush down immediately to slaughter all these demonic Cultivators.

Bai Yunzhou raised his hand to press her shoulder and shook his head. "Our primary task currently is to investigate the situation of the demonic cave in Heifeng Ridge. Cleaning up these roving cannon fodder can wait for another day; we must not let a small matter ruin the big picture and alert the enemy."

Zhou Zhiting took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and nodded. "Senior Brother is right. I was too impulsive."

Bai Yunzhou smiled slightly, saying no more. The speed under his feet increased once again, and the Power of Chaos lingered around his body, completely concealing the auras of the two of them like two invisible shadows as they rapidly approached Heifeng Ridge.

The thousand-mile journey, under the full-force dashing of the two, was reached in less than an hour, and the outline of Heifeng Ridge appeared in their field of vision.

This mountain range extended for hundreds of miles, with steep Peaks and jagged rocks. The mountains were shrouded in black violent winds all year round, and the violent winds were mixed with countless grievances and Evil Qi. Ordinary Cultivators did not dare to approach at all, making it an excellent place to establish a demonic cave.

The Chaos Eye of Bai Yunzhou quietly opened, and the cyan-gray light pierced through the black violent winds and dense Devilish Qi, clearly seeing the scene deep within the mountain range.

In the core area of Heifeng Ridge, a huge valley was shrouded in black demonic mist. The surroundings of the valley were dense with blood-colored runes, forming a powerful protective Formation. Countless Demonic Sect Cultivators wearing black robes patrolled the outer periphery of the Formation, all with a cultivation base of the Late Stage Core Formation or above, and their auras were solid—clearly elite remnants of the Blood God Cult.

Inside the valley, dozens of black stone towers could be faintly seen. The tops of the stone towers exuded a strange red light, and the living souls of countless common people were drawn by the red light, gathering from all directions and surging into the stone towers. Below the stone towers, a large number of Blood God Cult Cultivators were busy refining these living souls, transforming them into pure soul energy and injecting them into a huge altar in the center of the valley.

On the altar, an old man dressed in a blood-colored robe was presiding over the ceremony. This person had a withered figure and his eyes flashed with scarlet light. He was none other than the Blood Soul Elder of the Blood God Cult, with a cultivation base at the Peak of the Late Stage Nascent Soul. His body was shrouded in rich blood Evil Qi, and compared to the previously slain Blood Evil Elder, his strength was somewhat more formidable.

What made the heart of Bai Yunzhou sink even more was that beside the altar stood two Reincarnation Hall Cultivators dressed in grayish-white Taoist robes, both with a Late Stage Nascent Soul cultivation base. Their bodies were surrounded by rich Reincarnation power, and they held black soul banners in their hands, assisting the Blood Soul Elder in refining the living souls. They were clearly collaborators sent by the Reincarnation Hall.

"I did not expect the strength of the Blood God Cult remnants to be so formidable, and there are even two Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Reincarnation Hall holding down the fort. It seems the importance of this demonic cave far exceeds our expectations," Bai Yunzhou thought to himself, continuing to probe with his Chaos Eye to find the flaws of the demonic cave.

He discovered that although the protective Formation of this demonic cave was formidable, the Core Formation eye was located on a stone tower on the east side of the valley. The blood-colored runes on the top of the stone tower were the densest, clearly the energy source of the entire Formation.

As for the stone towers that refined living souls, there were strange energy connections between them, forming a living soul refining grand Formation. Once destroyed, the altar would no longer be able to obtain soul energy, and the core function of the demonic cave would also fail accordingly.

"Zhiting, look over there." Bai Yunzhou raised his hand to signal, pointing to the stone tower on the east side of the valley. "That stone tower is the Core Formation eye of the protective Formation. Let us quietly sneak in first, destroy the Formation eye, and then take the opportunity to raid the altar and slay the Blood Soul Elder and the Reincarnation Hall Cultivators."

Zhou Zhiting looked in the direction pointed by Bai Yunzhou, a trace of understanding flashing in her eyes. "Alright, Senior Brother. I will follow your arrangements. You will lead the attack, and I will assist you, responsible for holding down those patrolling demonic Cultivators."

Bai Yunzhou nodded, the Power of Chaos surging around his body once again to conceal their auras to the extreme, like two ghosts quietly sneaking toward the stone tower on the east side of the valley.

The black violent winds of Heifeng Ridge howled incessantly, just happening to cover their tracks. Although those patrolling demonic Cultivators were vigilant, they completely failed to detect the concealment effect of the Power of Chaos. The two of them entered as if in an uninhabited realm, easily avoiding several waves of patrol squads and gradually approaching the stone tower on the east side of the valley.

This stone tower was dozens of zhang high and constructed entirely of black demonic stone. The surface of the stone tower was covered with strange blood-colored runes that flashed with bewitching red light, constantly absorbing the surrounding Evil Qi and grievances to provide energy for the protective Formation.

Below the stone tower, there were four Late Stage Core Formation demonic Cultivator guards holding blood-colored sabers, their eyes vigilantly scanning their surroundings with refined auras—clearly elite guards of the Blood God Cult.

"Leave it to me." A trace of coldness flashed in the eyes of Zhou Zhiting. Her figure flickered like a pink flash of lightning, silently moving behind the four demonic Cultivators. The lightning on the leihuang gauntlets surged violently, and without any hesitation, she punched out.

Lightning flashed, and the four demonic Cultivators did not even have time to react before they were struck by the lightning. Their bodies instantly stiffened, their Divine Souls were completely destroyed by the power of lightning, and they fell silently to the ground without making even a sliver of sound.

A trace of approval flashed in the eyes of Bai Yunzhou. His figure flickered and he landed below the stone tower, the Power of Chaos surging into his palms as he fiercely struck out at the blood-colored runes at the bottom of the stone tower.

"Boom!" With a muffled, loud explosion, the Power of Chaos collided with the blood-colored runes. The runes on the surface of the stone tower instantly dimmed, the light of the protective Formation weakened accordingly, and the black demonic mist around the valley became a bit thinner.

"Not good! Someone is ambushing the Formation eye!" The patrolling demonic Cultivators finally noticed the abnormality, rushing towards the direction of the stone tower one after another while emitting piercing roars.

"Zhiting, stop them!" Bai Yunzhou gave a low shout, his figure transforming into a cyan-gray stream of light as he rapidly climbed up along the stone tower. The liefeng sword was unsheathed, and a cyan-gray Chaos Sword Qi slashed out, cutting the blood-colored runes on the surface of the stone tower apart one by one.

Zhou Zhiting moved in response, her Battle Blood Sacred Body bursting forth with full force. A blood-colored halo enveloped her entire body, and the lightning on the leihuang gauntlets was blazing. She met the rushing demonic Cultivators, punching them down one by one. Wherever the lightning passed, the demonic Cultivators fell to the ground one after another, completely unable to approach the stone tower by even half a step.

At the top of the stone tower, a Cultivator of the Blood God Cult responsible for guarding the Formation eye noticed the abnormal movement below. With an angry roar, he swooped down toward Bai Yunzhou, slashing out a thick sword qi of bloody Evil Qi with the crimson longsword in his hand, aiming straight for Bai Yunzhou's vital points.

"A mere trick!" Bai Yunzhou let out a cold snort as his liefeng sword swept horizontally. The five-colored sword qi instantly shattered the bloody evil sword qi, and taking advantage of the momentum, he kicked out, sending the Blood God Cult Cultivator flying. The man slammed heavily against the stone tower, vomiting fresh blood with a withered aura.

Bai Yunzhou ignored him and continued waving his sword to cut off the core runes at the top of the stone tower. As the final rune was severed, the red light at the top of the stone tower completely extinguished. The protective Formation around the valley shattered with a loud roar, the black Devilish Qi dissipated without a trace, and the full view of the devil's cave was completely exposed before the two of them.

"Who dares to break into my Blood God Cult's devil cave!" Elder Xuehun's angry roar came from the direction of the altar. His crimson gaze locked onto Bai Yunzhou, and the bloody Evil Qi around his body surged violently, transforming into a crimson stream of light as he rushed toward the stone tower.

Two Reincarnation Hall Cultivators also attacked at the same time. Waving the soul banners in their hands, countless gray-and-white Reincarnation chains coiled toward Bai Yunzhou and Zhou Zhiting, the chains shrouded in black qi that corroded the Divine Soul.

"Elder Xuehun, trust you have been well since we last met!" Bai Yunzhou's voice was icy cold as his figure flickered and he leaped down from the top of the stone tower, pointing his liefeng sword straight at Elder Xuehun. "Today is the day your Blood God Cult's remnant forces are wiped out!"

Zhou Zhiting also leaped up, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Bai Yunzhou. The leihuang gauntlets flashed with lightning as she vigilantly stared at the two Reincarnation Hall Cultivators, her eyes filled with Battle Intent.

Elder Xuehun looked at Bai Yunzhou, a trace of gloom flashing in his eyes: "So it's a little trash from the Taixuan Holy Land. How dare you ruin my grand plan! It seems that trash Xue Sha died at your hands!"

"Indeed, Xue Sha has already been executed by me. Today, you will follow in his footsteps!" Bai Yunzhou let out a cold snort, and the Chaos Domain instantly unfolded. A cyan-gray light curtain enveloped the entire valley, and the Law suppression trait was fully activated. The aura of Elder Xuehun and the two Reincarnation Hall Cultivators instantly dropped by thirty percent.

"Arrogant!" Elder Xuehun roared angrily, waving the crimson longsword in his hand. Countless bloody Evil Qi condensed into a huge blood blade, slashing toward Bai Yunzhou. Wherever the blood blade passed, space was corroded with tiny cracks.

The two Reincarnation Hall Cultivators also exerted force at the same time, waving their soul banners. Countless Reincarnation chains intertwined with black soul blades, forming a powerful attack that blasted toward Bai Yunzhou and Zhou Zhiting.

"Zhiting, hold down those two Reincarnation Hall Cultivators!" At Bai Yunzhou's command, his figure transformed into a cyan-gray stream of light, rushing forward to meet Elder Xuehun's blood blade. The Power of Chaos and thunder-type Laws intertwined on the liefeng sword, condensing a five-colored sword qi that pierced straight toward the blood blade.

"Alright!" Zhou Zhiting responded and moved, fully unleashing the Battle Blood Sacred Body. The crimson halo and lightning intertwined, transforming into a huge fist imprint that blasted toward the two Reincarnation Hall Cultivators. Wherever the fist imprint passed, the Reincarnation chains snapped one after another, and the black soul blades were also purified by the lightning.

Boom! The five-colored sword qi collided with the blood blade, erupting with an earth-shattering roar. The blood blade was instantly torn apart by the sword qi, and Elder Xuehun was shaken back repeatedly, blood overflowing from his mouth, his eyes filled with disbelief: "How can your Power of Chaos be so formidable!"

Bai Yunzhou did not answer. His figure was like lightning as he continued charging toward Elder Xuehun. The liefeng sword slashed continuously, and one streak of Chaos sword qi after another enveloped Elder Xuehun. The sword qi contained the trait of purifying bloody Evil Qi, making Elder Xuehun's bloody Evil Qi run sluggishly and leaving him in utter disarray.

On the other side, the battle between Zhou Zhiting and the two Reincarnation Hall Cultivators also reached a white-hot stage. The two Reincarnation Hall Cultivators joined forces, intertwining the Reincarnation power and soul banner power to form a powerful defensive barrier. Although Zhou Zhiting's lightning fist imprint was formidable, it was difficult to break through the barrier for a moment, so she could only continuously suppress them, denying the two any opportunity to support Elder Xuehun.

Under Bai Yunzhou's fierce attack, Elder Xuehun gradually fell into a disadvantage. Knowing that if this continued, he would undoubtedly die, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. He rapidly chanted a spell as the bloody Evil Qi around his body surged violently, and his Dantian suddenly bulged—he was actually going to detonate his Nascent Soul to perish together with Bai Yunzhou.

"Want to self-destruct? Too late!" A trace of coldness flashed in Bai Yunzhou's eyes. The Power of Chaos condensed into a chain, instantly binding Elder Xuehun's limbs, while a wisp of annihilation Sword Intent flicked from his fingertips, sealing his spiritual power.

Elder Xuehun went limp all over as his self-detonation was forcibly interrupted, his eyes filled with despair: "You cannot kill me! I am cooperating with the Reincarnation Hall. If I die, the Reincarnation Hall will definitely not let you off!"

"Reincarnation Hall? I am already a thorn in their side; one more of you doesn't make a difference, and one less of you isn't missed!" Bai Yunzhou let out a cold snort, pointing his liefeng sword straight at the center of Elder Xuehun's brows. The Power of Chaos surged in, completely tearing his Divine Soul to shreds.

Having resolved Elder Xuehun, Bai Yunzhou turned to look at Zhou Zhiting's battlefield. He saw that Zhou Zhiting was trapped by the Reincarnation Grand Formation of the two Reincarnation Hall Cultivators, and the power of her lightning fist imprint was being suppressed, gradually showing signs of strain.

"Zhiting, I'll help you!" With a low cry, Bai Yunzhou's figure turned into a cyan-gray stream of light, rushing toward the Reincarnation Grand Formation. The liefeng sword slashed out a massive Chaos sword qi, piercing straight at the core of the grand Formation.

The expressions of the two Reincarnation Hall Cultivators changed drastically, not expecting Bai Yunzhou to resolve Elder Xuehun so quickly. In their haste, they wanted to reinforce the grand Formation, but it was already too late.

Boom! The Chaos sword qi slammed into the core of the Reincarnation Grand Formation, shattering it instantly. The two Reincarnation Hall Cultivators were shaken back repeatedly, black blood overflowing from their mouths as their auras withered.

Seizing the opportunity, Zhou Zhiting fully unleashed her Battle Blood Sacred Body and threw a punch. Lightning poured down, blasting one of the Reincarnation Hall Cultivators flying, his body turning to ashes amidst the lightning.

Seeing this, the other Reincarnation Hall Cultivator was filled with terror and turned to run. How could Bai Yunzhou give him a chance? His figure flickered, instantly catching up to him. The liefeng sword pierced through his back, and the Power of Chaos surged in, completely destroying his Nascent Soul and Divine Soul.

Having resolved all the core combat forces, Bai Yunzhou and Zhou Zhiting turned to look at the stone towers and altar in the valley. The Blood God Cult Cultivators responsible for refining living souls wanted to flee upon seeing this, but their retreat routes were completely blocked by the two of them.

"Not a single one of you will escape!" With an angry roar from Bai Yunzhou, the Chaos Domain fully unfolded. The cyan-gray light curtain enveloped the entire valley, and the auras of those Blood God Cult Cultivators were forcibly suppressed, making it impossible for them to escape.

Bai Yunzhou and Zhou Zhiting fought side by side like tigers entering a flock of sheep. The liefeng sword and leihuang gauntlets intertwined, and the Blood God Cult Cultivators fell to the ground one after another amidst continuous screams. In less than half an hour, the Blood God Cult Cultivators in the valley were completely wiped out.

Bai Yunzhou walked to the center of the altar. Looking at the lingering living soul aura on the altar, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes. With a wave of his hand, the Power of Chaos surged out, completely purifying the crimson runes on the altar while setting up a Chaos Guardian Formation to protect the living souls that had not yet been completely refined.

Zhou Zhiting walked over to the stone towers, her leihuang gauntlets flashing with lightning, destroying the stone towers one by one and cutting off the source of living soul refinement.

Having finished all this, Bai Yunzhou looked at the devastated valley and breathed a sigh of relief. The devil's cave in Heifeng Ridge had been completely destroyed, the Reincarnation Hall's living soul transport channel was cut off, and the crisis in the western Northern Territory was temporarily resolved.

But he knew that this was only the tip of the iceberg of the Reincarnation Hall's conspiracy; there were bound to be more devil caves and traps waiting for them in the future. The peace of the Northern Territory still required them to continue fighting to guard it.

Just at this moment, a black communication talisman flew out from the depths of the valley, trying to escape. Bai Yunzhou's eyes condensed, and the Power of Chaos turned into a chain, instantly intercepting the communication talisman and pulling it into his Sea of Consciousness.

What was recorded in the communication talisman was not a Cultivation Technique or secret art, but an encrypted piece of intelligence. The content was that the Reincarnation Hall ordered Elder Xuehun to send the refined living souls to Wanhun Cave in the northern part of the Northern Territory in three days, assisting the Reincarnation Hall in carrying out an important ritual, which seemed to be related to resurrecting an ancient mighty figure.

"Wanhun Cave... It seems that the ambition of the Reincarnation Hall is far greater than we imagined!" A trace of solemnity flashed in Bai Yunzhou's eyes as he firmly committed the intelligence to memory, then waved his hand, using the Power of Chaos to destroy the communication talisman.

He turned to look at Zhou Zhiting and said in a deep voice: "Zhiting, let us return to the Taixuan Holy Land immediately and report this matter to True Monarch Tianxing. The ritual at Wanhun Cave is of great importance; we must formulate a plan as soon as possible to stop the Reincarnation Hall's conspiracy!"

Zhou Zhiting nodded, her eyes filled with determination: "Alright, Senior Brother, let's leave right now!"

The two no longer lingered. Their figures turned into two streams of light, speeding away in the direction of the Taixuan Holy Land. In the valley of Heifeng Ridge, only a chaotic battlefield was left behind, along with the purified living souls that gradually merged into the heaven and earth.