A Turbulent Situation

April!

The territory under the actual control of the Great Li Dynasty is shrinking, mainly concentrated in the central and northern regions, encompassing five prefectures!

The Dao One Immortal Sect grew increasingly powerful, becoming the only state religion recognized by the Great Li Dynasty.

Immortal Master Yunchen sent his disciples to cause chaos in various places.

The Great Li Dynasty is now in turmoil, especially after the power struggle of yesteryear.

The fact that most of the powerful members of the Demon-Suppressing Bureau were killed in Capital has led to a crazy surge in the number of evil spirits in various places.

Many villages became deserted and abandoned, and the large-scale death toll drew the attention of Hongwen Emperor!

Too many deaths significantly impacted the dynasty's rule.

No matter how vast the territory, if there are no people, it is just a wasteland.

Moreover, the successive wars have reduced the world's population by at least 20%!

The two uprisings resulted in the most deaths.

The Taiping Army and the Heaven-Soaring Army dealt a tremendous blow to the rule of the Great Li Dynasty.

In addition, local officials and gentry levied exorbitant taxes, causing immense suffering to the people.

In many places, people have been exploited to the extreme, and peasant uprisings have sprung up one after another.

Although these uprisings did not have a significant impact and were quickly suppressed by the army.

The problem is that the number and scale of uprisings are constantly expanding.

In many places, there are subtle signs of breaking away from the dynasty's control.

The more uprisings there were, the more powerful local warlords emerged in each region!

The more chaotic the situation, the faster these forces with abundant resources and connections can rise to power.

They gradually formed a massive private army!

On the tenth day of the third month, Immortal Master Yunchen made a rare move.

This time, he single-handedly crushed a powerful family with over 30,000 private troops!

In a very short time, they killed the entire Lineage.

Blood flowed like a stream, and there were bits of flesh and remains everywhere.

Immortal Master Yunchen's unparalleled power suppressed a powerful clan that was about to rebel.

This news spread throughout the world, causing quite a stir among various forces.

In particular, it deterred those powerful and ambitious Lineage that had been established for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Its profound cultural heritage is self-evident.

However, in terms of top-tier power, only forces possessing experts at the Fourth Realm can be considered powerful enough to contend for supremacy over the world!

The imperial court, the Thundering Firmament Immortal Sect, the Azure Origin Immortal Sect, and the Heaven-Soaring Army— all in name only!

Qin Yan's true strength is known only to a small group of people.

Aside from these, the only force suspected of possessing Fourth Realm expert is probably the Yinluo Way.

Qin Yan kept secret informants in the Yinluo Way to send messages over from time to time.

This force is extremely mysterious.

They say they've done extraordinary things, and there are many powerful individuals hidden among them.

The mass grave incident from years ago was particularly vivid in Qin Yan's memory.

They've never found the Butcher and the scholar all these years!

Especially recently, the people of Yinluo Way are preparing for a major event, and more than half of their experts have taken action.

"Yinluo Way!"

Qin Yan looked at the secret letter in his hand. This force seemed to have kept a low profile in recent years.

Given the chaotic times, this evil force should have been extremely active.

However, this group operates extremely secretly, making it very difficult to detect their whereabouts.

Because of an inside accomplice, the Yinluo Way in Yunzhou were severely suppressed by him.

He killed over 90% of the people, and most of the remaining ones became his informants.

They secretly and diligently gathered intelligence on the Yinluo Way and other evil forces.

Currently, the influence of the Yinluo Way is mainly concentrated in two places.

The other is Yunqi County in Qingzhou, and Red Rock Prefecture in Lizhou!

Lizhou is relatively far away, and for the time being, our reach is limited!

The only thing to do is to make those with eyeliner pay more attention.

But Qingzhou is different. It borders Yunzhou and is also Qin Yan's next target to seize.

Regardless of the other party's motives, he had to figure it out; he didn't like things going unexpectedly.

"Shadow!"

"My lord!" Ba Wei slowly emerged from the shadows, quietly awaiting orders.

"Go to Yunqi County in Qingzhou and find out exactly what Yinluo Way is doing there."

As he spoke, Qin Yan handed a file to Ba Wei, which contained even more detailed information.

"Yes, sir!"

Ba Wei readily accepted the task and then disappeared from the Marquis's residence.

Goodbye Ba Wei!

Qin Yan rode in the Yin-Yang Palanquin Crown and traveled to the 'Underworld'!

In this black-and-white world, Qin Yan strolled leisurely through this terrifying place.

An infant followed closely beside him, its scarlet eyes filled with a violent glint.

He wore a gold ring around his neck, engraved with intricate patterns.

The Cypress Water River remains eerily gloomy, and from time to time, one can see Yin Soul aimlessly drifting in its waters.

This corresponds to the location of the Corpse Grotto at the Yang Realm!

This place is filled with a large number of Ancient Corpses, so many that even Qin Yan felt his scalp tingle.

Especially those Ancient Corpses that are over a thousand years old, their strength is basically above that of the Third Realm Evil Corpses!

Many of them even reached the Fourth Realm!

Qin Yan had always wanted to eradicate this place, but each time he activated it, he could only kill a portion of the inhabitants!

Because this place is too close to that terrifying place, they were afraid of attracting those guys.

However, Qin Yan's strength is now far greater than it used to be.

He must eradicate this place as soon as possible.

Without the suppression of the Little Jade Turtle, the Ancient Corpses in the grotto are absorbing the Sha Qi of heaven and earth at an ever-increasing rate.

If not dealt with promptly, these monsters will grow stronger every day.

If they escaped from the Yang Realm, Qinghe Town would likely be devastated.

The foundation he painstakingly built will also vanish.

This is something he absolutely cannot tolerate.

Just as he reached the riverbank, the Cypress Water River began to churn violently.

A series of roars of souls rose from the bottom of the river!

Ancient Corpses, exuding overwhelming killing intent, surged forth like a tidal wave, their bodies shrouded in dense corpse demons!

Their gazes toward Qin Yan were incredibly ferocious; they had a deep impression of this bastard.

They have repeatedly provoked them.

Bang!

An Ancient Evil Corpse clad in armor burst forth from the Corpse Grotto!

His aura was significantly stronger than that of the previous ancient Ancient Corpses, by a level.

At least 1,500 years ago!

"It's you again, you bastard!"

The Ancient Evil Corpse stared intently at Qin Yan with its dark eyes, and suddenly unleashed a powerful killing intent.

This caused the temperature in the space to drop sharply, making it feel icy cold.

"Old man, it's still uncertain who will kill whom this time!"

Qin Yan's tone was equally cold. This Ancient Evil Corpse was extremely powerful, possessing an extraordinary physique.

He possesses extraordinary strength in the Fourth Realm; I couldn't defeat him at all back then.

But his opponent couldn't kill him either.

Now that my strength has greatly increased, I will send these guys to their deaths today.

"Even weak mortals dare to be so arrogant again."

Ancient Evil Corpse raised its hand, a beam of pitch-black light shot out from the river.

It was a long halberd, its slightly rusted shaft exuding an aura of death and misfortune.

With just a small cut, this ominous power can instantly invade the body.

It can cause living people to fall into the underworld and become evil beings to be controlled by.