Heart-Shattering Gu

The Black Robe Cultivator saw that Su Fan had swallowed the Heartbreak Pill and tossed him a Storage Bag.

"You've been recruited by our True Demonic Sect. Come with me..."

Damn it, you call this recruitment?

He swept his Spiritual Sense over the Storage Bag. It contained a hundred spirit stones.

Fine. At least they're not making me work for free.

Actually, Su Fan felt rather lucky to have been mistaken for an Evil Spirit cultivator.

If he hadn't practiced a Ghost Path Spell before entering the mountains, the demonic sect would probably have silenced him by now.

The Black Robe Cultivator led Su Fan to a simple camp nearby, where more than a hundred people had already gathered.

Judging from their clothes and appearance, they were probably all Evil Spirit cultivators who had been recruited like him.

"Go on in..."

After saying that, the other man left, abandoning Su Fan there alone.

Just as Su Fan stood at a loss, a Black Robe Cultivator at the Mid Qi Refining Stage walked out of the camp.

"New here? Come in and register..."

Su Fan followed him inside, gave a false name, and registered his identity information.

In any case, as long as one swallowed the Heartbreak Pill, the other party clearly didn't care much what name one used.

"Remember to come to me every month to collect the antidote for the Heart-Shattering Gu..."

After hearing this, he roughly guessed what the Heartbreak Pill was.

With a gloomy expression, Su Fan arrived at the camp, found a place, sat down cross-legged, and surveyed the situation around him.

The camp wasn't large. More than a hundred Evil Spirit cultivators sat together in groups of three or five.

"The True Demonic Sect is far away in Liangzhou. How did they manage to kill their way to Shaoyang Market?"

"Not just Shaoyang Market. I'm afraid the entire Chu Kingdom has fallen to the demonic sects. Hahaha..."

"The immortal sects were tricked by the demonic sects. Their main forces were concentrated in Qin State, so they never expected their rear to be attacked..."

"I reckon several demonic sects from Liangzhou have joined in. The immortal-sect cultivators in Qin State are in for it..."

"What exactly is this Heartbreak Pill we're taking?"

"You swallowed a Heart-Shattering Gu. If you want to run, go ahead. Without the antidote, your internal organs will be devoured completely by the Heart-Shattering Gu in a month."

Listening to the Evil Spirit cultivators' discussion, Su Fan had more or less sorted out the entire chain of events.

The main forces of the immortal sects in Yongzhou, along with the sword cultivators sent as reinforcements from Ganzhou and Lanzhou, had all concentrated in Qin State to confront the demonic sects.

But this time, the demonic sects hadn't followed the usual script. The True Demonic Sect from Liangzhou had charged straight into Chu Kingdom, completely cutting off the rear of the immortal sects in Qin State.

The demonic sects had probably severed Qin State's connections with Ganzhou, Lanzhou, and even the Central Plains.

The Qingxuan Sect's hurried withdrawal from Shaoyang Market two days ago was probably because they had received news from Qin State that the demonic sects had begun attacking it.

Thinking of this, Su Fan couldn't help worrying about Old Ye.

Those Sword Maniacs fought as if they didn't care about their lives. He was truly afraid something might happen to that fellow.

By now, it was already too late for him to leave Chu Kingdom.

And there was also that Heartbreak Pill. His guess had been correct.

These demonic sect people were far too vicious. They were actually using the Heart-Shattering Gu to control Evil Spirit cultivators and make them work for them.

At that thought, Su Fan's heart stirred.

The purple lightning within the Lightning Dao Seed was the bane of all Evil Spirits.

He simply didn't know whether it could destroy the Heart-Shattering Gu inside his body.

But in this place, he didn't dare try. He was afraid the demonic sect had left behind some kind of countermeasure.

For now, mixing in with this group of Evil Spirit cultivators was at least temporarily safe. He would wait for a suitable opportunity before deciding.

Just then, a roar came from the sky.

In the pitch-black night, a Bone Flying Boat slowly descended from above.

"Hurry up, everyone aboard the flying boat..."

The Black Robe demonic cultivator in the camp called out loudly, urging the Evil Spirit cultivators to board the Bone Boat.

Su Fan mingled with the crowd and boarded the Bone Flying Boat.

The Bone Boat wasn't large, only several zhang long and a little over one zhang high. Its entire body had been pieced together from enormous beast bones of unknown origin.

Each beast bone was as thick as a bowl, covered in densely packed, intricate runes. They looked sinister and eerie.

Su Fan and the others were brought to the deck of the flying boat. More than a hundred Evil Spirit cultivators stood together, cramming the deck until it was packed tight.

"Vmmm..."

A tremendous roar rang out. The Bone Boat trembled, then shot into the sky.

In the blink of an eye, it had burst out of the mountains and flown over Shaoyang Market Town.

Su Fan leaned against the railing at the edge of the deck and looked down.

Shaoyang Market below had already descended into complete chaos. Flames blazed everywhere, mingling with shouts and screams.

The market's grand formation had been activated and was under attack from the demonic sects.

The Spiritual Energy Shield trembled nonstop, flashing with blinding radiance that was growing dimmer and dimmer.

Su Fan sighed. Shaoyang Market was finished.

He wondered how Old Xu was doing, and whether he could escape this calamity.

Just then, a commotion arose on the deck of the flying boat.

"Look, immortal-sect flying boats are coming..."

Su Fan followed the direction everyone was pointing and saw several points of light appear in the distant night sky.

In the pitch-black night, the outlines of several enormous flying boats slowly emerged.

Suddenly, a powerful aura rose into the air.

Heaven and earth grew dim, and Ghost Qi spread everywhere.

Endless dark mist rolled outward, surging like mountain winds, vast and imposing.

Countless Ghostly Shadows stirred within the black mist, while an ancient, desolate war song echoed across the entire land.

Wherever it passed, Dead Silence reigned.

That ancient, mournful war song seemed to be recounting an eternal grudge.

A ghostly light drifted in the distance, more dazzling than moonlight.

As the ghostly light shifted, waves of neighing horses rang out.

Two steeds reared and charged forth, pulling a huge Bronze Chariot as it roared out of the pitch-black night.

Yin winds howled all around, and countless Shade Souls filled the air. The spectacle was truly mighty.

A towering figure clad in armor stood atop the chariot. Majestic and imposing, he held a sharp-edged spear and pointed it forward.

Then he drove the chariot, leading a dense tide of Shade Souls into the attack.

The chariot thundered forward, sweeping across the land with overwhelming force, unstoppable.

Watching from a distance, Su Fan suddenly felt a terrifying pressure surge toward him, making him tremble uncontrollably.

"Ghost General... That's a Ghost General..."

Hearing the crowd cry out, Su Fan couldn't help sucking in a cold breath.

Are Ghost Generals really this fierce?

Su Fan had originally looked down on Ghost Path cultivators. Weren't they just a bunch of people who played with ghosts?

But after seeing the Ghost General driving the Bronze Chariot, he was deeply shaken.

Sister Zhen, you have to work hard.

At that moment, the Ghost General in the distance had already led an overwhelming army of Shade Souls and surrounded the several flying boats completely.

Countless ghost souls, ferocious ghosts, and Ghost Soldiers threw themselves at the flying boats without the slightest fear of death.

The immortal sects' flying boats also raised enormous Spirit Qi Barriers. Blinding beams of light swept continuously toward the surging Shade Souls.

Clang!!

A piercing sword cry rang out across heaven and earth.

Terrifying Sword Intent filled the entire night sky.

A sword beam brimming with killing intent instantly slashed toward the Bronze Chariot.

An earth-shaking, supreme might surged forth like an incomparably fierce torrent. Wherever it passed, countless Shade Souls were shredded to pieces by that vast force.

Boom!!

A huge Black War Spear stabbed toward the terrifying sword beam, and the entire space seemed to shake apart.

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