9: Chapter 9: A City Filled with Bones, The Great Demon Cultivator Chu Chen

"Chu Chen, so you are that crippled genius from the Tianxuan Sect."

Hearing Li Wei's words, Zhang Juhe spoke in disbelief.

"First you killed my son, and now you've misled Li Wei and me into slaughtering each other. What exactly is your goal?"

"Chu Chen, if you save my life, I won't tell anyone about your cultivation being restored. I'll even give you all the treasures on me, how about it?"

Li Wei pleaded with Chu Chen.

"Old man, why do you think I stopped Zhang Juhe from killing you? It wasn't because I was afraid you'd die, but because it would be such a waste of your cultivation."

Li Wei asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Chu Chen glanced at him and said indifferently, "Array, rise!"

As his voice fell, black pillars of light emerged from the four corners of White Jade City. In an instant, the entire city was shrouded in darkness. The ten thousand soul banner expanded countless times, standing upright in the sky above White Jade City, as an eerie aura rippled through the entire city.

"This evil aura... Chu Chen, what exactly are you planning to do? Don't tell me you intend to kill everyone in White Jade City!"

Li Wei's voice trembled, his eyes filled with terror toward Chu Chen.

At this moment, in Li Wei's eyes, Chu Chen looked like a peerless demon king.

Chu Chen gave a wicked smile. "Congratulations, you guessed right. As a reward, you'll be the first to start."

As Chu Chen's voice fell, countless red pillars of light shot out rapidly from the ten thousand soul banner. Li Wei's entire body was completely consumed, and his soul was sucked into the ten thousand soul banner.

"Devil, you're a devil! The Tianxuan Sect won't let you get away with this!" Zhang Juhe said in a panicked voice.

The next moment, Zhang Juhe was consumed by a red pillar of light, turning into a pile of white bones as his soul floated toward the ten thousand soul banner.

"Run! A terrifying demonic cultivator has appeared in White Jade City! Everyone, run!"

"We can't get out! The entire White Jade City has been sealed off by this demonic cultivator!"

"Why? Why does it have to be me who's so unlucky? I was just passing through White Jade City. Why do I have to encounter something like this? I don't want to die yet!"

"I'm not willing! I'm truly not willing!"

Chu Chen slowly floated upward. Seeing the mountains of white bones in White Jade City and hearing the wails echoing through the sky, his heart remained unmoved.

Perhaps his heart had been devoid of emotion since the moment he was expelled from the Tianxuan Sect. Furthermore, after sacrificing several villages over the past few days, he had grown numb to such sights.

"Your deaths today are merely for my Great Dao. Your deaths have meaning."

After an unknown amount of time, Chu Chen stowed away the ten thousand soul banner. Behind him lay a field of white bones. The White Jade City that had been bustling yesterday had become a city of the dead today.

[Ding! The host has completed the mission: Sacrifice a City. Rewards obtained: one top-grade ning shen pill, three top-grade spirit gathering pills.]

The commotion here would likely attract the Tianxuan Sect's attention soon; he had to leave quickly.

Just as Chu Chen was about to leave, an immortal sword streaked across the sky at extreme speed, lunging toward him.

A black shadow appeared before Chu Chen in an instant, blocking the sword strike.

This person was Li Wei, who had just been sacrificed. After being refined by the ten thousand soul banner, he now possessed a Fourth Level Spirit Condensation cultivation.

"Chu Chen? It's actually you."

Looking at the newcomer, Chu Chen said with a playful gaze, "Wang Ze, why aren't you staying properly at the Tianxuan Sect? What are you doing here?"

Wang Ze said in shock, "Chu Chen, how can you be here? Wait, why do you have a cultivation?"

Upon seeing the deathly silent White Jade City and the bones covering the ground, Wang Ze was deeply shaken.

"You did all of this?" Wang Ze's face turned pale. "No... impossible. White Jade City was guarded by a Fifth Level Spirit Condensation expert. Even if your cultivation was restored, you couldn't have done this."

However, when Wang Ze saw the soul standing beside Chu Chen, his eyes filled with horror. "How... how is this possible? How could Elder Li Wei die here?"

Chu Chen gave a slight wave of his hand, and countless souls poured out from the ten thousand soul banner, floating behind him with hideous expressions.

"Are you talking about these people? Why, do you want to join them too?"

Seeing the sky full of souls, Wang Ze was nearly scared out of his wits. With such a massive number, Chu Chen really had slaughtered White Jade City.

At this moment, Wang Ze's legs were shaking and cold sweat was pouring down. He desperately wanted to run, but his limbs wouldn't listen, leaving him standing there in a daze.

"Today, I won't kill you. Go back and tell Dan Xuanzi that before long, I, Chu Chen, will return to the Tianxuan Sect. When that time comes, tell everyone to wash their necks and wait for me."

After speaking, Chu Chen departed toward the distant horizon, leading the sky full of souls with him.

Only after Chu Chen had completely disappeared did Wang Ze's heart finally settle.

His limbs regained sensation, and he immediately used his fastest speed to rush back to the Tianxuan Sect.

Two months later!

Chu Chen had completely stabilized his realm. Two months ago, after consuming the top-grade ning shen pill and devouring the essence of the entire population of White Jade City, his realm had reached the Sixth Level of Spirit Condensation.

Now that his Sixth Level Spirit Condensation Realm was fully stabilized, he could go out and cause trouble again.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for becoming famous and thoroughly attracting the attention of cultivation sects. You have obtained the title 'Great Demonic Cultivator' and a reward: one top-grade vajra treasure armor.]

[vajra treasure armor: Ignores attacks from cultivators in the Spirit Condensation Realm and can withstand a full-strength strike from a Mortal Shedding expert.]

A great item dropped? With this vajra treasure armor, even if my cultivation is only at the Sixth Level of Spirit Condensation, I can remain invincible within the Spirit Condensation Realm.

Upon reaching the Spirit Condensation Realm, one begins to cultivate the divine soul, using it to perceive everything in the surroundings.

At the First Level of Spirit Condensation, one can perceive a hundred-meter radius without blind spots. At the Second Level, it's a two-hundred-meter radius.

Following this pattern, reaching the Ninth Level of Spirit Condensation allows one to perceive a nine-hundred-meter radius.

Now I can go out and roam again. Perhaps after sacrificing two more cities, I can break through to the Mortal Shedding Realm.

[Ding! System mission issued: As a vengeful demonic cultivator, the host must repay the Tianxuan Sect for their treatment by wiping them out and resolving the host's inner knot. Rewards: the great divine ability Shrinking Earth to an Inch, three top-grade ning shen pills, and ten top-grade spirit gathering pills.]

Another great item? I've only seen the great divine ability Shrinking Earth to an Inch in ancient texts. I didn't expect that destroying the Tianxuan Sect would grant such a divine ability.

And even if the system didn't offer a reward, I would eventually return to the Tianxuan Sect to settle the score.

Kuidou City!

Chu Chen changed into a purple and black robe, wore a white jade mask on his face, and walked toward the gates of Kuidou City.

The slaughter of White Jade City had caused a massive stir among the major sects, and Chu Chen's reputation as a demonic cultivator was now firmly established.

"Halt! If you want to enter Kuidou City, take off your mask first, or you're not allowed in."

Two soldiers stopped Chu Chen, speaking aggressively.

However, Chu Chen casually took out two spirit stones and stuffed them into the soldiers' hands.

The two soldiers looked at the spirit stones in their hands, and their expressions immediately changed. "Seeing as you're so sensible, go on in."