128: tail

"Thank you all so much! Thank you for your righteous intervention, otherwise, our city would have been completely massacred by them!"

On the city wall, a Cultivator excitedly grabbed Zhang Hai's hand.

They had already given up hope because none of their distress calls were answered; Cultivators from other major states simply ignored them.

They were all busy fighting Evil Cultivators themselves and had no extra strength to spare for Qingzhou.

Zhang Hai and Su Yao both frowned, while only Du Xian looked around.

When he saw the large number of living people living peacefully within the city walls, a look of relief appeared on his face.

He was not a Saint; he only hoped that his hometown would not be completely massacred.

Seeing so many traces of living people now, his heart gradually settled down.

"We are Cultivators from the Heavenly Profound Sect, and we have come this time to solve Qingzhou's problems. May I ask how many cities have those Evil Cultivators already massacred? And how many cities still have living people?"

At these words, the faces of several Cultivators on the city wall turned grim.

"The vast Qingzhou originally had several hundred cities and seven Mortal Dynasties, but now all the Mortal Dynasties have been annihilated, and only a few dozen of the hundreds of cities remain. Initially, we could still contact many other cities, but now..."

One of them slowly stepped forward, holding a scroll in front of everyone, his eyes reddening as he spoke.

Qingzhou was also his home, but as a Loose Cultivator, he was powerless to protect his homeland.

If it weren't for these three helping today, this place would have also become a living hell.

"These beasts, these scoundrels!"

Upon hearing this, all three of them had their eyes redden with anger.

Hundreds of cities and seven dynasties, with a population of at least several hundred million, have now suffered massive massacres. It is estimated that only tens of millions of people are left in Qingzhou.

"Tell us the coordinates of those cities and the paths where those Evil Cultivators have been active. Which city closest to you was massacred? We will rush there immediately to see if we can find any traces."

Zhang Hai's goal was very clear: once these guys were all killed, Qingzhou would be safe.

After clearing Qingzhou, they would immediately notify the Sect, and the higher Sect would take over Qingzhou. Although the population here was not large, there were still abundant resources. With time and gradual development, it could recover its vitality within a hundred years.

Several people quickly pointed out a nearby town. This was news they had just received three days ago: this town had been annihilated.

That town had sent out a plea for help, but they had no way to assist, as even their own city-defending Cultivator numbers were insufficient.

The entire city had fewer than forty Loose Cultivators; if they couldn't even defend their own territory, how could they provide assistance elsewhere?

After understanding the situation, the three immediately headed there. Usually, to massacre an entire city's populace, they would need a considerable effort, at least two or three days.

So, since the city was breached three days ago, those people might not have left yet.

They had no way to garrison this city, so they could only eliminate the Evil Cultivators as quickly as possible. Although this would lead to constant rushing, they had no better option.

Soon, they annihilated a small team. The strongest among them was indeed a Nirvana Realm Expert, but this Nirvana Realm Expert was accompanied by hundreds of Cultivators below the Golden Core stage, all of whom were new recruits.

The three of them slaughtered them all cleanly.

Afterward, they once again headed to the next location, following the map markings to nearby cities with living inhabitants.

These were all large cities, with significant populations and many people responsible for guarding them.

But their annihilation was only a matter of time.

When they arrived outside the next town, they clearly discovered a group of Evil Cultivators besieging it.

For seven days, they continuously traveled to various parts of Qingzhou, carrying out exterminations, almost eliminating one-third of Qingzhou's Evil Cultivator teams.

These guys quickly reacted, immediately choosing to withdraw their troops and disappearing from sight. They realized someone was taking action, so they immediately pulled back their forces.

For them, obtaining so many resources was already enough.

The three stayed in Qingzhou for several days and did not hear of any towns being destroyed or attacked by Evil Cultivators.

However, they knew that a large number of Powerhouses had not been eliminated by them, and they had not yet encountered any of those Saint Powerhouses.

"We acted too slowly; they detected us. Now they're all hiding. What do we do now?"

The three looked at each other, not knowing what to do. After some thought, Zhang Hai finally proposed a suggestion.

"Since they won't appear, we'll look for clues to see if we can find their gathering point. As long as we can find a small team of Evil Cultivators and track them, we might be able to discover their main Base."

Previously, they chose to directly slaughter any Evil Cultivator teams they encountered because they knew these Evil Cultivators wouldn't return to their main Base immediately after killing people.

But now, being cautious, they would definitely flee back.

Both of them found this very reasonable, so they decisively chose to investigate areas they had never visited before.

Those areas had long since been massacred into uninhabited zones, with no survivors left.

Naturally, there was no information about this area.

After the group ventured tens of thousands of miles deep, they indeed discovered a group of Evil Cultivators slaughtering Yao Beasts.

Whether it was the Soul of the Human Race or the Soul of other races, there was no difference to them, as long as they could Cultivate.

So they also started targeting Yao Beasts.

If there was danger on the Human Race side, then they would first deal with these Yao Beasts. Although their numbers were not large, even a small fly is still meat. If they could find large groups of Yao Beasts like wolf packs or monkey troops, it would also be a considerable income for them.

The Soul of a Yao Beast Powerhouse has much higher nutritional value than that of an ordinary person.

"Hahaha, these Deer Yao actually want to resist! Slaughter them all!"

With a rallying cry, the other Powerhouses raised their weapons. Their strength was not very high; it was clear they had only recently joined the Evil Cultivators.

The few of them hid to the side, quietly following them. After they finished slaughtering the Deer Yao, they collected all their Souls into a container and then turned to leave.

Their conversations revolved around what rewards they would receive upon returning, indicating without a doubt that they would be returning to theirstation.

The three secretly followed behind them and soon discovered a city.

There was no Mortal aura in this city, but there were many Cultivator auras. From the broken city walls and the black-purple ground within the city, it could be judged that this place had been massacred for a long time.

The strongest person in this city actually possessed the strength of a Saint!