140: In case of an accident, kill them all.

Old Potato and the others were a bit surprised, then heard Midnight Gao Sou explain:

"I need some tight-lipped players to help me kill NPCs. This Cultivation Technique of mine is somewhat similar to the 'Dou Qi' that Yan Xiao cultivates; I can become stronger by killing enemies."

Although Yan Xiao didn't pass down the Dou Qi method after joining the Purple Qi Sect, the name was inevitably leaked, and everyone knew that there was a Cultivation Technique that grew stronger through combat, which was very much like an online game.

So when Midnight Gao Sou said he also needed to kill enemies to get stronger, Old Potato and the others, while a bit surprised, didn't think much of it.

After all, Midnight Gao Sou's public image was that of a moral paragon; he had even tipped off Yan Xiao before. No one would have thought he would secretly cultivate an evil Cultivation Technique.

Soon, everyone selected the players. They were all players paid by the Great Love Sect, with one foot in the professional circuit, originally intended to serve as Great Love Sect Elders. There were about thirty-odd people, six of whom were Mortal Foundation Cultivator.

"Is that enough? If not, we can gather other Mortal Foundation Cultivator."

"That's enough. Mortal Foundation Cultivator are enough."

Midnight Gao Sou thought, the Yan Family was just a small Family; at most, it would have one Qi Refining Ninth Level. With six Mortal Foundation Cultivator, it would be a complete crushing game, a crushing victory. After the extermination, he would secretly collect the bodies and then have Star Fiend search for treasures. It was a beautiful plan.

So Old Potato and the others continued to deal with the Great Love Sect's collapse, while Midnight Gao Sou led his confidants to attack the Yan Family.

When he arrived at the Yan Family's border, he was somewhat dumbfounded.

He saw numerous bastions standing tall on the Yan Family's territory, and many lively Cultivators wandering around. They were clearly lawless players, and their smirking expressions made one want to punch them.

Midnight Gao Sou observed carefully. The bastions extended inward from the border, connecting into a continuous line, garrisoned by many players, clearly on alert.

A Mortal Foundation Cultivator secretly ascended to scout and discovered that the Yan Family had even set up a defensive Formation inside. Its grade was unknown, but the Yan Family clearly didn't have this Formation not long ago.

"What's going on? What is this situation?"

Midnight Gao Sou was completely bewildered. He quickly searched online for information.

The Xuanhuan World was truly too vast. After the online mode update, its popularity was astonishingly high. Daily active users hadn't been announced, but external estimates had already surpassed ten million, which was terrifying.

With so many players and such a vast area, there were naturally countless stories and endless ways to play.

Although the Yan Family had attracted attention due to Yan Xiao's matter before, it later fell silent, and few people cared.

Midnight Gao Sou used AI to sort through posts and finally managed to piece together what had happened. It turned out to be a fashionable gameplay among players:

Find a small Family, preferably one with a soul-transmigrated player. If not, have a body-transmigrated player serve as a Guest Elder. The goal is to infiltrate the Family, continuously demonstrate one's value, gradually increase one's influence, and then progressively accept more players, ultimately transforming the indigenous Family into a player's Sect.

Indeed, the Yan Family had now become the Yan Sect, a player's Yan Sect.

"Ah, this..."

Midnight Gao Sou was dumbfounded. This was completely different from what he had imagined. He had been busy with the Great Love Sect and evil Cultivation Techniques these past few days, rarely paying attention to the player community. He hadn't expected them to be so adept at causing trouble.

Star Fiend, upon learning the situation, also fell silent for a moment before slowly speaking: "As expected of Extraterrestrial Demons. As long as there is one Extraterrestrial Demon in a place, a large group of Extraterrestrial Demons will appear not long after. This ability to usurp a host's nest is truly astonishing..."

A Mortal Foundation player beside him asked, "What now? Are we still going to kill them?"

Midnight Gao Sou's mind was a bit muddled and he hadn't yet reacted when he saw a team of cavalry in fine armor approaching from a distance.

There were about several hundred of them, each wearing blue and white armor with orchid patterns faintly emitting a fragrant scent. Their mounts, steeds, stepped on Blazing Fire, clearly Demonic Beast cavalry.

About a dozen people at the front rode flying horses, leading the way in mid-air, heading straight for the Yan Sect. Soon, the Yan Sect's bastions sounded an alarm, and a group of players rushed out.

"What's going on?"

Midnight Gao Sou was completely dumbfounded this time. He observed for a long while before understanding the situation.

It turned out to be the Lan Yun Guard. They had come to exterminate the Family on the Twelfth Princess's orders. Although they discovered that the Yan Family had become the Yan Sect, they disregarded it and insisted on exterminating the Sect.

Of course, the players of the Yan Sect were unwilling. They not only built bastions but also prepared a defensive Formation, fighting them head-on. They had been fighting and killing each other for several days until today when the Lan Yun Guard dispatched Mortal Foundation Cultivator. The Yan Sect players finally fell into a disadvantage, their bastions being broken one by one, forcing them to retreat into the Formation.

Midnight Gao Sou watched as players fell one after another, and Lan Yun Guards, clad in armor, occasionally fell from their horses and died. For a moment, he was filled with emotion.

Battles like this happened almost every moment in the Xuanhuan World. What would be a major server-wide event for others was just a small daily occurrence here.

"Teacher, what should we do now?"

Midnight Gao Sou couldn't make up his mind, so he had to consult the soul body within him.

Star Fiend, however, was overjoyed: "The Cultivation Techniques cultivated by those Lan Yun Guard Cultivators are of good quality, and their cultivation is very solid. Especially those leading Cultivators, although they are Mortal Foundation Cultivator, they have clearly undergone Immortal Foundation anointing and can wield some Immortal Foundation power. For us, they are simply a supreme tonic."

Midnight Gao Sou sighed: "But this also means they are powerful. These people from the Yan Sect can't stop them at all. This Sect-protecting Grand Formation already shows obvious signs of cracking, and the Formation Flags are about to be broken out. How dare we intervene?"

Star Fiend chuckled: "Kid, let me possess you. I'll lend you my strength, and you can kill them all!"

Midnight Gao Sou frowned: "What about the people from the Yan Sect? Many of them are Extraterrestrial Demons, my compatriots. And I brought so many people here. How will you explain it to them after you possess me?"

"Why care about the Yan Sect? You're killing Yan Family members, Yan Family Guest Elders, understand? And these people you brought, there are a few Mortal Foundation Cultivator among them, not bad. Just kill them all as well."

Midnight Gao Sou was immediately shocked: "No, the people I brought absolutely cannot be killed. These are all people from my Great Love Sect."

Star Fiend had no choice but to say: "Then how about this, I'll give you a coordinate. You send them there, it's the territory of another small Family nearby. Let them exterminate that Family, and you can wait to collect the bodies afterward."

Only then was Midnight Gao Sou willing to accept, giving the order for the Great Love Sect's people to leave.

As for those players from the Yan Sect, he had unknowingly brainwashed himself. He was killing Yan Family Disciples, killing Yan Family Elders and Guest Elders. Where were there any players?

"Teacher, possess me."

Accompanied by a faint wailing, black smoke billowed from Midnight Gao Sou, obscuring his figure.

The next moment, he shot out like a ghost, instantly appearing between the Lan Yun Guard and the Yan Sect members. Before they could react, a monstrous black mist emanated.

In just a brief moment, everyone present silently fell to the ground, not a single person having escaped.

"Alright... It consumed quite a bit of my power."

Star Fiend was somewhat tired: "Dig out their hearts and begin refining them."