The News Qi Xiao Brought Back

"Boom!"

Three figures, two men and one woman, riding three magnificent mythical beasts, appeared atop a low hill in the Qiubei Plain.

Beneath a sky full of stars, the snow-covered plains, three feet thick, shimmered with an eerie glow.

The densely packed tombstones, like chopsticks stuck in the ground, only revealed short sections. All the burial mounds no longer seemed so terrifying, covered with a thick layer of white snow.

Zuoqiu Hongting is in the center, dressed in a loose blue Daoist robe, her hair tied up with a wooden hairpin, her skin is fair and flawless, her eyes are like stars and lightning, and she holds a folding fan, a magical artifact. She is stunningly beautiful and has a free and unrestrained yet heroic temperament.

"Whoosh!"

"Zuoqiu Qingting" flew out from her sleeve and went to investigate in the night.

Cangli, standing to her left, gazed into the distance. "Fuzhou is just ahead! Since that great earthquake, the heretical cultists have become increasingly active. It seems that the Old Ancestor of the Zuoqiu Courtyard was right; the Underground Immortal Mansion must have another entrance, and the cult's headquarters is very likely down there."

Zuoqiu Hongting said, "There's another voice! The entrance to the Underground Immortal Mansion was blasted open by Kirin Zhuang. Many older generation experts believe that the claim of it being the headquarters of an evil cult is a deliberate illusion created by someone. The real purpose is to trap and kill a continuous stream of human powerhouses inside, just like Tang Wanzhou and that person!"

She sighed softly in the cold wind.

"It's been a whole year! After the earthquake, everyone evacuated, but there's been no news of him since."

Hidden Nine was on the other side, his severed arm reconstructed, the new arm covered with golden dragon scales. It was reattached to him by the abbot of the Du'e Temple using the arm of a Longevity Realm Giants a Deformed Race, and it possessed extremely domineering power.

Cangli sighed, "With his talent, how could he be content to stop at the Dao Seed Realm? He must want to enter the Underground Immortal Mansion to seek a heaven-defying opportunity. If I were him, I would definitely fight to the death. Even if I were buried underground, at least I would have no regrets."

Yin Er rode a seven- or eight-meter-long black strange bird, swooping down from the sky.

Ten feet from the ground, he used his movement technique to land first.

He walked quickly toward Hidden Nine, his expression urgent.

Yin Er didn't go through the Hidden Gate's exclusive channels, but instead rushed to see him overnight, which meant that something earth-shattering must have happened. Hidden Nine quickly jumped off his beast mount and went to meet him.

"The Hidden Person Order appeared!"

Yin Er took out the letter he had just received from his bosom and handed it over. Seeing that Zuoqiu Hongting and Cangli were standing to the side, he used his spiritual energy to transmit his voice.

Hidden Nine was taken aback at first, then quickly unfolded the letter. "The hidden mark is correct, and the token imprint is also genuine."

"The runes on the sealed letter are Hidden Sect Secret Talisman. The letter came from Nanyan Pass with urgent delivery, which shows that the situation has become unimaginably serious," said Yin Er.

Hidden Nine frowned deeply. "Have you contacted Hidden Lord?"

"The Hidden Lord's whereabouts are secretive. We must first send a message back to the Jiu Li Insect Valley and then find him through the Hidden Elder. The round trip will take too much time," said Hidden Second.

Zuoqiu Hongting and Cangli could tell that the newcomer must be an important figure from the Jiu Li Hidden Gate.

Cangli asked, "Nine Axes, what happened?"

Hidden Nine considered for a moment, then decided there was no need to hide from them. He could only discuss it with them, so he handed them the letter. "He's appeared!"

The two finished reading the contents of the letter.

Zuoqiu Hongting's eyes gleamed. "Could it be a fake?"

"Everything matches up. In any case, I must set off for Lingxiao City immediately to confirm," Hidden Nine said.

Zuoqiu Hongting said, "Don't rush. There are still ten days until the first day of the twelfth lunar month. We should first figure out his purpose in summoning a large number of experts to Lingxiao City. Qingting has returned and seems to have discovered something."

Forty miles away.

Qi Xiao crawled out of a large river, completely exhausted, and collapsed on the edge of the water, which was covered with broken ice, panting heavily.

Dozens of wounds on his body continued to bleed.

Shortly after leaving Nanyan Pass, he was hunted down by experts from the Rice Cult.

No matter how he tries to evade, his opponent can always find him precisely.

He analyzed that the problem might lie in the ball of Death Spirit Fire within his body, which was planted when he left the headquarters of the Rice Cult.

It is one of the methods used by the Rice Cult to prevent betrayal.

This also suggests that Li Weiyi has most likely encountered trouble! Otherwise, why would the Dao Sect experts be hunting him down?

Nanyan Pass must be a trap, and Li Weiyi is very likely... already dead inside.

"Tuoba will most likely not escape either... Now all hope rests on me? Can I do it... Can I make it back alive?"

Qi Xiao lay on the ground, chuckling bitterly. Then, he stared blankly at the Starry Sky above, a feeling of unbearable pain welling up inside him, making him want to scream and cry. In his ears, the nightmarish barking of dogs echoed once more.

The enemy is catching up!

"It's like a persistent ghost."

He gritted his teeth, struggled to his feet, and rushed into the snow-covered forest.

From the ancestral field, he summoned the magical weapon, the battle sword, and the last remaining Swift Divine Speed Talisman. It was thanks to the Divine Speed Talisman given to him by Li Weiyi that he was able to traverse the entire prefecture, traveling thousands of miles to escape all the way to the Qiubei Plain.

Each Divine Speed Talisman represents a life.

He only has one life left!

Behind them, on the wide expanse of water, dense, dark clouds of the dead surged forth, some with ferocious human figures, others with enormous beast shadows.

Leading the charge was a vicious dog engulfed in blue ghostly flames. On its back sat a figure in Black Robe with white hair, possessing four eyes and wielding a staff, resembling a ghost from hell.

The Scale Lion Giant Beast's undead battle spirit within Qi Xiao's shield-like magical artifact was swallowed whole by that vicious dog.

On the shore, countless figures ran and chased each other through the snow-covered forest, each moving at incredible speed, making a rustling sound.

Before long, Qi Xiao was caught up by a dense swarm of figures in the forest.

These humans were ragged, with skin as smooth as bronze, a blood-red curse mark on their chests, crimson eyes, and an aura of ferocity. They charged at Qi Xiao relentlessly, seemingly without regard for their lives.

They are Blood Curse Cultist the Twin Rice Cult's Blood Curse!

Through the internal incantation, one can unleash several times the power and speed in a short period of time.

The only drawback is that once the cursed seal is activated, the user will inevitably die from exhaustion.

The forest was filled with the sounds of battle, and Blood Curse Cultist fell one after another.

Qi Xiao hacked until his hands were sore and weak, but he couldn't kill them all.

Four God-Slaying Servant Knight, riding spirit mounts, charged from four different directions.

One of the God-Slaying Servant said in a deep voice, "A new mission has come from above: no need to capture anyone alive, just kill the traitor."

"Who the hell is a traitor? You're trying to force me to betray the cult, aren't you... ah..."

Qi Xiao was shot in the back by an arrow. The arrow, imbued with the power of fire, pierced through his body, drawing out a large amount of blood. He almost fainted from the pain.

He Divine Speed Talisman on his body, his eyes bloodshot, and continued running wildly.

Behind him came a dense chorus of footsteps and the beast-like roars of the Blood Curse Cultist.

Ahead, the dense forest disappeared, and finally, the Qiubei Plain appeared covered in snow, marking our return to Qiuzhou territory...

The moment Qi Xiao burst out of the snow forest.

"Whoosh!"

Behind them, in the forest, the Four-Eyed Old Man riding on the back of the vengeful hound had four beams of light fly out from his pupils. These beams traversed the forest, spanning hundreds of feet, and wrapped around the old man's neck, waist, and arms, pulling him from behind.

Qi Xiao watched himself drift further and further away from the Qiubei Plain, ignoring the pain in his neck, and let out a resentful roar.

The roar startled the snow piled up on the trees, causing it to fall in a flurry.

Along with the snowflakes, a giant axe shrouded in scriptures also fell.

The giant axe flew in from nowhere, spinning rapidly and dazzlingly bright, severing all four strands of Spiritual Light Threads that were wrapped around Qi Xiao.

"Boom!"

The giant axe fell, and the earth trembled.

Trees fell in clumps, and the magical energy blasted dozens of Blood Curse Cultists who were closest to them away.

The wraith hound, its body engulfed in ghostly flames, sensed something and barked uneasily.

The Four-Eyed Old Man on the back of the vicious dog and the four God-Slaying Servant all became alert, activating their magical artifacts and releasing their Dao Heart Manifestation and spiritual power.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Cangli and Hidden Nine, who were wearing Invisibility Cloak, suddenly appeared, their Dao Heart Manifestation. They charged out from the left and right, crushing the four God-Slaying Servant.

Six top masters clashed, their magical artifacts collided, their Daoist arts exploded, and figures blurred into a chaotic mess.

Just three breaths later, the four God-Slaying Servant were thrown out, all severely injured, and fled in panic.

The Four-Eyed Old Man on the back of the vengeful hound stared intently ahead. He saw a graceful figure in a blue Daoist robe walking towards him under the starry sky, her skin glowing white, like a celestial being descended to earth.

"The Primordial Lamp!"

Zuoqiu Hongting formed a fingerprint, and the Forehead Spirit Realm her eyebrows opened, revealing a mysterious and vast world with fragments of an ancient lamp suspended within it.

"Boom!"

A radiant glow, as dazzling as Immortal Mist, emanated from between her brows.

Night turned to day, and terrifying energy leveled the entire snow forest. Everything, including the four God-Slaying Servant and the Blood Curse Cultist, was reduced to ashes.

The Four-Eyed Old Man and the ghostly hound held out a little longer, but they were still shattered into dust, as if made of sand.

Cangli and Hidden Nine had already taken Qi Xiao and flew back to the snowfield to help him heal his wounds and stop the bleeding.

Zuoqiu Hongting quickly stepped forward. "Qi Xiao, where have you been these past two years?"

Qi Xiao lay on the ground. When he saw Zuoqiu Hongting walking over, his eyes lit up with wild joy. He wanted to say something, but blood kept gushing from his mouth.

"Stop talking and focus on healing."

Zuoqiu Hongting took out a pill and gave it to him.

Qi Xiao swallowed a healing pill, and his injuries gradually stabilized. He said urgently, "Something terrible has happened... The Demon Race and the Rice Cult... the Netherworld of the Departed, are about to attack Lingxiao City..."

The three people present all changed their expressions drastically, and in an instant they thought of Li Weiyi's Hidden Person Order.

Cangli asked, "Why are the cult masters hunting you down? This must be top secret. How did you know?"

"Li Weiyi asked me to bring this message back... For the past year... we've been at the Daojiao headquarters... We've fallen into their trap. He might already be dead at Nanyan Pass ..." Qi Xiao's chest heaved violently, his face pale.

Cangli asked, "Is the headquarters of the Rice Cult located in the Underground Immortal Mansion?"

Qi Xiao nodded and looked at Cangli: "A battle between Longevity Realm Giants broke out at Nanyan Pass. The one who made the move was Yang Shen Realm, the Sect Master of the Sui Sect. Tuoba said that the person attacked might be your father... He sensed your father's mental energy fluctuations at the engagement Wedding Banquet two years ago..."

With a series of thuds, Cangli was struck dumb, staggering back three steps. His face was even paler than Qi Xiao's. After regaining his balance, he charged towards the Zouwu beast without looking back.

He figured that since Li Weiyi had appeared at Nanyan Pass and was killed by the Yang Shen Realm, it must have been his father.

Even if the old man is strong, he's only in his sixties, but Yang Shen Realm has lived for hundreds of years. How could he possibly escape?

"Where are you going?" Zuoqiu Hongting snapped.

Cangli, riding on the back of the Zouwu, turned around, tears streaming down his face, and said, "Return to Lizhou, gather all the troops... and take revenge!"

"Come back, and don't tell anyone about this," Zuoqiu Hongting said.

Cangli's tiger eyes blazed. "You Zuoqiu Courtyard are going to sit back and watch the tigers fight, aren't you? Once Lingxiao City falls and the Imperial Court collapses, the Demon Race, the heretical sects, and the Netherworld of the Departed will surely sweep across the world with their victorious momentum. Can your Zuoqiu Courtyard stop them? Zuoqiu Hongting, if you won't fight for Lingxiao City, my Jiu Li Tribe will!"

Zuoqiu Hongting said, "Can't you be a little more rational? Why did Li Weiyi only summon the experts from the Jiu Li Hidden Gate instead of spreading the news directly? There are many things we haven't even understood clearly. Acting rashly will inevitably lead to heavy losses."