10: Chapter 10: Entering the Goddess Pass, the Drunken Sword Immortal's Demon-Slaying Sword is filled with excitement.

"Brother Ye, we're saved!" Seeing the light gate ahead, Qin Mu immediately became jubilant.

Although this Cowherd Boy was on his first long journey, for many years, the grandfathers and grandmothers in the village had long since instilled a lot of knowledge about this in him. Now, it was all coming in handy.

"Brother Ye, don't worry! The Great Ruins has its own rules; we'll be fine tonight!"

This was truly a wondrous Law. As long as one entered the gate of Goddess Pass, herbivores and carnivores would coexist in harmony, huddled together. If anyone dared to break the rules here, they would be attacked by everyone else.

"Hehe, then let's go in and take a rest!" Compared to the excited Qin Mu beside him, there was another phenomenon that puzzled Ye Xiu.

As the sky grew darker, one after another, devilish shadows seemed to appear in the sky outside. Once caught by these Devil Heads, whether it was a human or a Vicious Beast, their flesh would be devoured in an instant, leaving only a skeleton behind.

Logically speaking, this was a terrifying horror. But why was my demon slaying sword so exceptionally excited right now? "Hum!"

If Ye Xiu hadn't forcibly pressed down on the hilt, this Magic Treasure might have flown off on its own. Also, the gourd hanging at his waist was constantly swaying back and forth. The stopper of that gourd almost popped out by itself.

"You two, behave yourselves!" Because the situation was unclear, Ye Xiu dared not act rashly. His current strength was far from enough to confront such darkness. So, he could only force one hand to hold down his scabbard, while the other hand held the lid of the wine gourd shut. He decided to follow the Cowherd Boy in front of him inside first!

"Clang!" This Goddess Pass seemed to be an Immortal Cave of an ancient Cultivator. After the two of them stepped through that light gate, the eerie phenomena in the sky were temporarily isolated outside.

However, besides a large number of wild beasts, there was also a square inside the pass that made people feel somewhat incredulous. It was filled with all kinds of skeletons. Judging by the outer garments they were wearing, as well as the density and thickness of the bones, these all seemed to be the skeletons of women.

"Could this be a Kingdom of Women like in Journey to the West?" Straining to recall his memories, Ye Xiu vaguely thought of something.

"Senior Brother, look quickly, there's a Treasure Trove!" Just then, several young Disciples from the Lijiang Sect also arrived. However, there were five of them before, but now only three remained. Two men and one woman.

Perhaps wary of Ye Xiu's sword technique, these three people gave Ye Xiu and Qin Mu a wide berth. But soon, these three greedy fellows were attracted by the altar in front of them.

Among these pink-powder skeletons, several were in a standing posture, holding all kinds of treasures in their hands. Some were similar to night-luminescent pearls, some looked like the pure jade vase in Guanyin's hand... Even after thousands of years, these treasures still emitted a dazzling, faint light. There was no need to look closely; these were all high-grade Magic Treasures from back then.

"Eh, Brother Ye! These things could definitely sell for a high price!" Seeing the three people opposite wanting to seize the treasures, the Cowherd Boy was also eager to try. But before the young man had taken a few steps, he was stopped by Ye Xiu.

"Brother Qin Mu, be careful!" Even without his Transmigration memories, Ye Xiu would not easily touch anything in such a situation out in the wilderness. After all, heaven knows what might happen next!

And that Senior Brother from the Lijiang Sect seemed to have realized this point as well. So, his eyes rolled around, and he gave the other Junior Brother a push from behind. "You go, bring the things back, and when we return to the sect, I will claim credit for you!"

What a cunning Senior Brother! But that was fine; let them go explore the path first.

"Senior Brother, I..." "Are you going or not?" "Fine! I, I'll go!"

Under a mixture of coercion and temptation, the young man still reached out his hand, trembling. "Wealth is sought in danger... I'll risk it!" The Junior Brother from the Lijiang Sect who had been pushed out, although his legs were shaking, had his eyes blinded by greed.

His fingertips tremblingly reached toward the crystal jade vase held in the hands of that skeleton. The jade vase was resplendent with flowing light; in the dim Immortal Cave, it seemed like a beating heart, exuding a fatal temptation. Just the moment his fingertips touched the cold surface of the jade vase, "Hum—!"

Without any warning, the jade vase was not picked up, but instead instantly erupted with a blinding, intense light that one could not look directly at! This light was not an auspicious treasure glow, but a blood-evil light filled with an aura of destruction!

"Ah—! Senior Brother, save..." That Junior Brother didn't even finish his scream, as if his entire being had been thrown into a meat grinder.

"Bang!" With a dull thud, his body suddenly exploded right before everyone's eyes!

But he wasn't blown to pieces, because the exploded flesh and blood did not scatter everywhere. Instead, it turned into a cloud of extremely dense blood mist, as if guided by some eerie Formation, and was instantly and greedily absorbed by that jade vase and the thousands of skeletons around it!

"Sacrifice... it's a sacrifice!" The Senior Brother from the Lijiang Sect behind him was terrified out of his wits, sitting on the ground with a thud.

"This isn't a Treasure Trove at all, it's a trap! It's a devilish Formation that sacrifices spirits with blood!"

Nourished by this fresh flesh and blood, the entire square underwent a hair-raising transformation. From the pile of skeletons that had been dead silent, there came the sound of "click-clack" bone friction. Those skeletons that had originally been crystal clear were now stained with an eerie red blush.

Immediately following, countless granulation buds grew wildly on the bones at a speed visible to the naked eye! Meridians were reshaped, flesh was reborn, and skin covered them. In just three breaths of time, those originally eerie and terrifying skeleton frames had actually turned into graceful Goddesses with stunningly beautiful appearances!

They were draped in ancient rainbow-colored feather garments, their skin whiter than snow, their eyes flowing with charm. But there was not a trace of Life Qi from a living person in those eyes, only the dead silence and vicissitudes of a thousand years, along with a hint of longing for the breath of the living.

"Return, oh return, to the old courtyard..." "Return, oh return, to fight with us..." A mournful chant filled with a murderous aura emanated from the mouths of these "resurrected" Goddesses. It was not the current official language, nor was it the local dialect of The Great Ruins. It was an ancient, awkward, yet strangely rhythmic dialect—Cantonese!

This sound echoed in the empty Immortal Cave, as if summoning ancient souls, or perhaps recounting a tragic war history buried by time.

"Ye... Brother Ye, are they alive?!" Qin Mu watched, dumbfounded. Although those older sisters were very beautiful, he instinctively sensed tremendous danger, and the hair on his body stood on end.

"Don't speak, step back!" Ye Xiu's expression was extremely grave. He could feel that these were not ordinary zombies or ghosts at all. The aura emitted from them—each one was comparable to the great demons outside!

But before Ye Xiu could react, the demon slaying sword he had been holding onto tightly completely lost control!

"Clang!!!" A high-pitched, impassioned Dragon roar shook the heavens!

"Whoosh!" The sword light was like lightning, instantly transforming into a silver Dragon several zhang long. It did not actively attack those Goddesses, but instead, in an extremely protective posture, it frantically spun around Ye Xiu and Qin Mu.

[Ding! Ancient God and Devil aura detected]

[Wine Sword Immortal advanced demon extermination mission initiated]