Curses echoed from within the passage and reached the ears of the two of them.
Wang Xuan and Li Qingyi both reined in their auras.
Very soon.
A burly man radiating demonic energy all over walked in.
After glancing around, he beckoned to those behind him.
Twenty or thirty Demon-Humans from the Pity Life Sect carried in corpse after corpse of demons.
Those demon corpses emanated terrifying demonic energy. At a glance, it was clear they had not been dead for long.
Wang Xuan's gaze sharpened slightly when he saw the newcomers.
"These... are all people from the Pity Life Sect!"
"They're incredibly strong!"
Wang Xuan marveled inwardly.
The first man to enter was at least an Entangling Serpent Realm martial artist!
Most of those following behind him were in the Iron Skin Realm, while three to five had reached the Dragon Serpent Realm!
Very soon.
The Demon-Humans of the Pity Life Sect skillfully carried the demon corpses to the area around the statue of the Holy Mother of Pity Life. They removed the drained demon corpses already hanging there and replaced them with fresh ones.
Splash!
Rivers of demon blood immediately gushed forth, gathering along the patterns of the altar in the hands of the Holy Mother of Pity Life statue.
Visible to the naked eye, the Blood Demon Pearl's glow became increasingly crimson!
"Boss, why did the Holy Envoy set up a holy altar here? Wouldn't Chillshadow Gulch have worked just as well? Isn't an altar the same no matter where it's built?"
"Every time we transport offerings, we have to travel so far. The brothers are about to be worked to death!"
"When Zhou Laifu was still around, we could at least have him help us. Now that he's dead, this miserable job has fallen onto us brothers!"
After hanging up a demon corpse, a Dragon Serpent Realm Demon-Human grumbled in dissatisfaction.
The demon corpses were incomparably heavy.
Any one of them weighed several thousand jin, or even over ten thousand jin!
Each time they carried demon corpses, they had to walk a long way to reach this place.
Even as a Dragon Serpent Realm martial artist, he could barely endure it.
The leading middle-aged man said, "Why are you talking nonsense? Hurry up and work!"
"The Holy Envoy naturally has the Holy Envoy's reasons for doing this!"
"Do you think the Holy Envoy has a pig brain like you? But don't complain. This job is nearly over!"
"The Holy Envoy said it himself—three days at most!"
"The Holy Banquet is about to begin!"
"He personally told me that when the time came, us brothers could be among the first batch to receive the Holy Mother's blessing!"
As soon as those words fell, all the Pity Life Sect Demon-Humans present erupted into cheers!
"This is wonderful!"
"If we can be among the first to receive the Holy Mother's blessing, our strength will definitely soar!"
Wang Xuan frowned at the discussion below.
"Chillshadow Gulch?!"
"So it's that cursed place!"
"Could that be their main altar in White Water County?"
Wang Xuan thought to himself.
Chillshadow Gulch!
A famous perilous place in White Water County!
It was shrouded in frigid energy all year round, and the living were warned to stay away!
More importantly, Chillshadow Gulch lay deep within Blackwind Mountain, where man-eating demons were everywhere. Almost no one went to that cursed place!
Li Qingyi had also heard the words "Chillshadow Gulch" and immediately looked up at Wang Xuan.
"You know that place?"
Her voice was so soft it was nearly inaudible.
Wang Xuan nodded.
The next moment.
Killing intent surged in Li Qingyi's hand. Seeing that she was about to make a move, Wang Xuan immediately whispered, "Leave those at the Iron Skin level to me!"
Before his words had even faded.
Wang Xuan fiercely stomped against the wall, drawing his bow with his left hand!
Triple Star Shot!
Thousand Shadows!
Wang Xuan held nothing back. He pulled the bow into a full moon and unleashed all his strength!
A burst of thunder instantly rang throughout the underground space!
Before the Pity Life Sect members below could react, arrows pierced through their heads!
Killed an Iron Skin Realm demon. Archery Experience +800. Obtained 8 Attribute Points. Killed an Iron Skin Realm demon. Archery Experience +900. Obtained 9 Attribute Points. ...
A string of Crimson Panel notifications rang out!
The heads of the Pity Life Sect Demon-Humans exploded one after another!
Before they could even Demonize, arrows had already pierced their heads!
"Ah!"
Cries of agony rang out. The Pity Life Sect members' expressions changed drastically as they all looked up!
"Who is it?!"
Yet the only answer they received was the cold arrows Wang Xuan fired!
The man who had been waiting for his subordinates to replace the offerings watched his men's heads explode one after another, and his pupils suddenly constricted!
"Who goes there?!"
Splat!
The instant his words fell, a flying sword pierced through his chest!
"Ahhhh!!!"
The man screamed!
A low growl came from his throat as he tried to Demonize!
But the flying sword that had just pierced his chest had left behind a terrifying force within him!
It rendered the demonic power within his body completely unusable!
After piercing through his chest, the flying sword immediately shot toward the other Dragon Serpent Realm Demon-Humans.
Splat!
The heads of those Dragon Serpent Realm Demon-Humans instantly left their shoulders, blood spraying across the ground!
As for the remaining Iron Skin Realm Demon-Humans.
Wang Xuan struck like thunder. Within only a few breaths, he fired the twenty arrows behind him, piercing the heads of twenty Demon-Humans!
In the blink of an eye, only six remained!
"Y-you, you, you... who are you people?!"
"You dare kill members of our Pity Life Sect? Are you tired of living?!"
The remaining six finally reacted. When they saw Wang Xuan and Li Qingyi, they immediately roared in fury.
At the same time.
Their bodies rapidly swelled as they Demonized. In the blink of an eye, they had transformed into demons.
Having fired all twenty arrows, Wang Xuan looked at the remaining six, killing intent boiling in his eyes!
If not for the Pity Life Sect, he would not have fallen to his current state!
Copper Wall Iron Skin!
Ten Sun Blazing Saber!
He let out a low roar.
His blood and qi surged through his body, his muscles knotting like coiled dragons!
As his roar fell, scorching saber qi slashed out in rapid succession!
The might of a seventh-rank martial art revealed itself completely at this moment!
The six demons, each with perfected Iron Skin, had no strength to resist. In an instant, they were hacked into pieces!
Killed an Iron Skin Realm Demon-Human. Ten Sun Blazing Saber Experience +1000. ...
Within a few breaths.
More than twenty Pity Life Sect Demon-Humans had all died.
Wang Xuan stood where he was, gasping heavily.
In that exchange, he had used all his strength.
If they had fought head-on, he would absolutely have been no match for these Demon-Humans.
Your Intermediate Archery has reached perfection. Intermediate Archery has evolved into Advanced Archery. Advanced Archery: Entry progress 8000/ Archery improved. Your strength has increased by one hundred kilograms. Current strength: 1240 kilograms. Archery effect Triple Star Shot evolved—Quintuple Star Shot. Archery effect Thousand Shadows evolved—Soul-Chasing Arrow (Locks onto enemies within one thousand meters and ignores physical obstacles). Archery upgraded. Obtained 10 Attribute Points. Current Attribute Points: 348. Ten Sun Blazing Saber: Entry progress 6200/6400.
A series of Crimson Panel notifications rang out.
Wang Xuan's blood and qi churned within him, and his understanding of archery rose by more than a single level in an instant!
A brilliant light flickered in his eyes, carrying indescribable delight!
"Advanced Archery!"
"I feel like I can kill any Iron Skin Realm martial artist with a single casual arrow now!"
Wang Xuan was overjoyed.
The evolution of Intermediate Archery into Advanced Archery was not merely an increase in the power of his archery!
If Intermediate Archery allowed him to kill Iron Skin Realm martial artists, then Advanced Archery, with the same strength, allowed him to easily kill martial artists at perfected Iron Skin!
Even the archery effect Triple Star Shot had evolved into Quintuple Star Shot. Wang Xuan had the illusion that, with a full-powered arrow, he could now kill a Dragon Serpent Realm expert!
And Thousand Shadows had evolved once more into Soul-Chasing Arrow!
It locked onto enemies and ignored physical obstacles!
That was a true ultimate technique!
"Y-you... who exactly are you people?"
"Why are you here?"
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