123: Bad news

A streak of golden light shot directly into Li Haotian's Dantian. At this moment, his Cultivation began to rapidly increase, reaching the Early Stage of True Saint almost in the blink of an eye.

An incredibly terrifying power gathered within Li Haotian's body. He tightly clenched his fist, a relieved smile appearing on his face.

His former Supreme Immortal Master was at this Realm. Li Haotian had always wanted to become a Powerhouse like his Revered Master, but he never expected this day to arrive so suddenly.

For a moment, he felt slightly dazed, as if everything were a dream.

Now, relying on his strength alone was enough to crush a Heavenly Monarch Powerhouse; even without wearing a full set of heaven-rank magic treasures, he could contend with a Quasi-Emperor.

After donning his Magic Treasures, his strength was no different from that of a Great Emperor.

Feeling the surging power within him, Li Haotian picked up his small shovel and basket.

Although his strength had improved, life still had to go on.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Li Haotian was busy working in his vegetable garden with his small shovel. The vegetables he meticulously cared for grew incredibly fast; the corpses of those Great Emperor Powerhouses were all buried beneath them.

Although they were dead and even shredded, the massive energy contained within their Physical Bodies rapidly seeped into the soil and was absorbed by the seeds.

Nourished by this energy, the seeds grew at tremendous speed, slowly breaking through the soil.

Less than a day after planting, he harvested a huge pile of Chinese cabbage.

Li Haotian was quite satisfied with this speed. In the future, this plot would no longer be used for Chinese cabbage or any other vegetables; it would simply be converted into a Spirit Field for cultivating Spirit Medicine.

Just as he pulled out all the Chinese cabbage heads, preparing to pickle them, he suddenly saw a miserable figure stumbling up the mountain.

This was Du Xian, whom he hadn't seen in many days.

"Hmm? What kind of look is that, kid? Did you run into bandits on the way back?"

Li Haotian carried the vegetable basket back to the kitchen entrance, set it down, and then turned to fetch the pickling jar.

Du Xian gasped heavily, ignoring the filth on his face and the mud on his body, and immediately knelt on the ground.

"Revered Master! Revered Master! Please save the people of Qingzhou!"

Li Haotian looked at him in confusion, as did Zhang Hai and Su Yao, who were sparring nearby.

"What happened?"

After the question was asked, Du Xian immediately burst into uncontrollable sobs.

"Just a few days ago, a strange force suddenly appeared. They belong to no one and are frantically slaughtering the common people."

"They don't seem to have any purpose or do anything else; they are simply killing people. After killing everyone in an area, they immediately turn and leave, then proceed to massacre town after town."

"My Du Family was one of the few remaining Cultivation families in Qingzhou. The others were wiped out when that previous Evil Cult appeared. But facing this new group, my Du Family was helpless and could only flee in panic."

"During the escape, of the four hundred and thirty-two members of the Du Family, only I managed to escape alive!"

Du Xian took off the Magic Treasure he was wearing—it was clearly the Earth Rank Magic Treasure Li Haotian had given him. The Magic Treasure had lost its luster and turned into an ordinary object. It was covered in cracks, as if it had suffered a heavy blow while protecting him.

The three of them frowned upon hearing this.

"How many enemies are there? What are their Realms?"

Du Xian had recorded everything he had seen and heard during this time on a piece of parchment. He took it out, Li Haotian skimmed it, and a look of helplessness appeared on his face.

"The record states there are fewer than 100 people in total, and the strongest among them is only a Saint..."

Seeing these figures left him speechless. With so few people, the entirety of Qingzhou was actually defenseless. But then again, it made sense, since all the Family Clans and Sects had been completely wiped out; a batch had already been killed when the previous Evil Cult appeared.

Those who were willing to surrender had all joined the Evil Cult and Cultivated Evil Techniques, and Li Haotian had also purged a portion of them.

As a result, there really wasn't much left over there.

Even if it was just such a small squad carrying out the massacre, they were probably invincible.

"You two, go out and get some practice. Zhang Hai already Broke Through to Nirvana, right? You two Nirvanas, dealing with over a hundred people, shouldn't be a problem, should it?"

Li Haotian's opening remark immediately stunned Du Xian, who looked at his Senior Brother and Senior Sister in disbelief. He had only been gone for a short time, yet the Cultivation of these two had already become so terrifying.

What shocked him even more was that Revered Master actually intended to have Zhang Hai and Su Yao resolve this matter. Their strength had only just reached Nirvana; how could they possibly defeat Saints?

Just as he expected, Su Yao shook her head the next moment.

Seeing this, Du Xian breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he hadn't fallen too far behind his Senior Brother and Senior Sister.

"If they are so weak, do both of us still have to go? Wouldn't it be fine if Zhang Hai went alone?"

Su Yao propped her chin up, looking rather unwilling. She had just recently reached a Bottleneck and hadn't had time to carefully consider how to continue her Cultivation when she was assigned this task.

The great battle she experienced two days ago had been quite fruitful for her. She had found many secrets and methods for Cultivation during the fight. Her Physique was growing stronger, and she needed to simultaneously enhance the power of her Divine Sense, otherwise, she would be unable to control her full strength.

"If I tell both of you to go, then both of you go! Hurry up and get moving!"

Li Haotian tapped Su Yao's head. Only then did she nod reluctantly and walk toward the dumbfounded Du Xian.

"Junior Brother, rest for a night. Tomorrow, we will set off with you for Qingzhou. You can tell us what happened on the way."

Du Xian returned to his Immortal Cave, his eyes slightly glazed over, seemingly filled with disbelief.

Senior Sister and Senior Brother agreed to this matter so readily. Could their strength really be capable of slaying Saints?

Du Xian had not participated in the great battle that occurred some time ago. Although he had vaguely heard about it, seeing that the Sect was still intact reassured him.

The entire Du Family had been slaughtered completely, yet he hadn't shed a single tear or shown much emotional fluctuation. It wasn't that he didn't love his family; it was because he had cried enough on his journey back.

As long as the Sect was safe and everyone was still alive, there was still hope for everything.

After Du Xian rested for a night and his energy was fully replenished, he quickly left with Su Yao and Zhang Hai, heading down the mountain.

The three quickly arrived at a nearby town, preparing to use the Teleportation Array to travel to Qingzhou.

"Senior Brother, Senior Sister, if things go badly, let's seek aid elsewhere. I heard the Yizhang Dynasty is also under Revered Master's command, and there are many Powerhouses there."

Du Xian still felt somewhat uneasy looking at Zhang Hai and Su Yao before him.

"Have you heard about the great battle at Heavenly Profound Sect two days ago?"

Su Yao smiled, then waved her small fist.

"I know. It was the Hundred Ghosts Sect sending out their entire force, intending to destroy our Sect."

Du Xian nodded honestly.

"Your Senior Brother and I killed over forty Saints, twelve Celestial Platforms, three Heavenly Monarchs, and one Quasi-Emperor."

Su Yao made a simple gesture with her hand, and Du Xian was completely dumbfounded. He couldn't even process the words his Senior Sister had just said in his mind.