The cultivators from Yama Island, Mulberry Wood Palace, and Dark Ice Hollow, along with the group of parasitic cultivators from the Head-Seizing Society, each occupied several islands, using them as their own strongholds.
In order to intercept foreign ships and cultivators, Zangling, Mulberry Wood Granny, and others ordered their subordinates to be stationed on four islands and to regularly send people to patrol the nearby waters.
After the four masters were captured, they received the warning half an hour later. Unfortunately, by then it was too late to evacuate.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry..."
On an extremely luxurious ship, flying the flag of " Mulberry Wood Palace," a Rogue Cultivator stood on the deck, shouting at the laborers on the island and ordering them to move the island's supplies back onto the ship.
"What? Look... what's that?"
There was a monk on the deck who was acting as a guard. He suddenly heard something and looked up at the sky. Tong Kong suddenly clenched his fist and cried out.
With a whoosh, the cultivators on the ship emerged from the cabins. Several looked up and saw a dark cloud suddenly appear in the night sky, carrying several zombies. Each one was emaciated, with long arms and claws, and eyes as red as cinnabar. They flew and howled fiercely, each howl louder than the last, before flapping their wings and swooping down on the large ship.
"Stop them!"
The leading cultivator shouted, and several companions beside him pointed, sending out streaks of green light. These green lights were all flying swords. Mulberry Wood Palace was filled with all kinds of Rare Flowers and Exotic Herbs and rare herbs, as well as a kind of rare wood called Divine Iron Wood. Its material was special and it was extremely thick. If this rare wood grew for a thousand years, a broken branch could be taken and refined into a flying sword.
For cultivators overseas, the Divine Wood Sword is already standard equipment for all the Rogue Cultivator on Mulberry Island. Whenever they fight, they can guess the origin of their opponent by seeing the green sword light they release.
Swish! Six emerald green sword lights swirled in the air. These six flying swords, wrapped in green light, streaked through the air like lightning. Forged from divine ironwood, these flying swords were sharper and more sturdy than those made from ordinary metals.
The emerald green sword light was as graceful as a dragon, Sword Qi was as swift as lightning. With just a twist of the sword light, these zombies would be dismembered on the spot and cut into several pieces.
Just then, one of the zombies roared and took a step forward. With a wave of its hand, five streaks of black smoke and demonic flames shot out from between its five fingers, like five black lines, which pierced through the air and struck the flying sword directly before exploding.
"Call!"
The Azure Lion Divine Dharma Body opened its blood-red maw wide, revealing its fangs. From its mouth, it spewed out a jet of dark fire, which exploded in the air, transforming into countless sparks like lamp wicks, raining down like a storm.
With a series of crackling sounds, the cultivators on the ship screamed in agony. The moment their flesh touched the flames, it was burned through and through until it was translucent and sparkling, then with a whoosh, it crumbled into a cloud of ash.
boom!
The ship's masts were also set ablaze, and the deck burned as if coated with oil. In a short while, the entire ship was reduced to ashes.
The remaining unlucky ones also failed to escape. While the Azure Lion God was in charge, several zombies wrapped in black flames behind him also flew into the air and pounced on the attack, killing several on the spot. The corpses were then dragged back for reuse.
Several hours later, the cultivators from the Head-Seizing Society, the Night Demon Palace, and the Dark Ice Hollow were also attacked and killed. The individual strength of these cultivators could only be described as weak. Moreover, the zombies led by the Azure Lion God could use demonic flames, which were far beyond the ability of ordinary cultivators to withstand. Before long, the strongholds of these four forces on several islands were completely wiped out.
"That's about it, everything should be taken care of!"
Even when He Ping was on the island, he could observe the movements of the outside world through the " Puppet Eye Spirit Orb " distributed throughout the sea. With the help of the sonic detection of the Flying Wing Green Bat and the modified " Sound-Listening Immortal Ears ", he could also hear sounds coming from all directions.
He already knew the enemy's stronghold layout, so this ambush didn't take much effort. As he had said before, those cultivators with relatively weak strength didn't have ships, and they couldn't fly very far at sea. They also couldn't escape using their own spiritual power. They would either be chased down and bitten to death by zombies, or be turned into ashes by demonic flames.
"Boy, don't be so arrogant! Do you know who I am? I am a disciple of the Ice Chi Palace of the Yanlong Kingdom. You dare to trap me? Do you intend to take on the Ice Chi Palace?"
The Dark Ice Old Demon was trapped in the Black Cloud Fire Baleful Qi, only managing to hold on by relying on the ice crystal ball condensed by the " Ice Dragon Icy Light Qi ". He was the most arrogant among them, and even though he was imprisoned here, he was not Qi Ingestion. Even after being trapped for several hours, he did not stop and continued to curse.
"Release me at once, or in a few hours, the Ice Chi Palace will be enraged and you will be doomed!"
He mustered his strength and shouted a string of curses, but when he found that He Ping remained silent and did not respond, his anger intensified and his curses became even more offensive.
"You remnants of the Sanyuan Devil Palace, stop playing dead! If you have the guts, come out and fight me! I was merely caught off guard and fell for your treacherous scheme. If you dare, let's have another match..."
He Ping initially didn't want to pay any attention to this person, but upon hearing his curses, his eyebrows shot up and a sinister smile crept across his lips.
" Dark Ice Old Demon, stop your nonsense! Your Ice Chi Palace of the Yanlong Kingdom is nothing more than a branch of the Dragon Worship Sect of the Mobei. Ever since Palace Master Jin Ridan offended the Sword-Holding Marquis of the Nine Rivers Marquis Manor with his insolent words and was stabbed to death by him, the Ice Chi Palace has been in decline. Apart from a Supreme Elder who has entered the Dao and is holding things together, the rest of the disciples are all mediocre. What do I have to fear?"
He learned a lot of overseas rumors and secrets of the cultivation world from Chixinzi. He knew that the Ice Chi Palace of the Yanlong Kingdom had long since declined, and that the previous palace master, Jin Ridan, was killed by Xilai, the Sword-Holding Marquis of the Nine Rivers Marquis Manor, with a sword at Purple Gold Cliff.
The "Four Kings, Eight Pillars, and Twelve Marquises" are the pillars of the Great You Dynasty's court and the backbone of the cultivation world. In particular, the Twelve Marquises are a rising force in the Great You Dynasty, and all twelve are experts in the cultivation world.
The most famous of the twelve marquises was Situ Haoxing, the head of the Evil-Slaying Bureau, who was granted the title of "Marquis Yulie". As for the others who were able to be ranked alongside Situ Haoxing and were granted titles and honors by the court, their strength was also considerable.
Jin Ridan is a rising star of the Ice Chi Palace in recent years. The Ice Chi Palace is a branch that split off from the Dragon Worship Sect in the far north, and has a very poor relationship with the sect to which " King Annihilation " Xie Chongsheng belongs.
This Palace Master Jin was extremely powerful and ruthless. Under his control, the Ice Chi Palace was at its zenith. Unfortunately, he offended the Sword-Holding Marquis, one of the Twelve Marquises, and was killed by a single sword.
The Ice Chi Palace was greatly weakened by the fall of its restorer, and its internal strife and infighting plunged it into chaos. If it weren't for the Grand Elder, who had reached the Dao level, suppressing the situation, it would have collapsed in the blink of an eye. Dark Ice Old Demon was indeed a third-generation disciple of the palace, but the Ice Chi Palace was too busy to help itself, so why would it send reinforcements for him alone?
Furthermore, He Ping's cultivation level is currently extremely high. Apart from that Supreme Elder of the Ice Chi Palace who can easily suppress him, anyone else who comes here would be nothing more than easy prey.
'How does this fellow know the inside story of the Ice Chi Palace?'
The Dark Ice Old Demon was greatly surprised; his snow-white eyebrows twitched a few times, and his eyes revealed an indescribable astonishment.
The secret of the Ice Chi Palace has been kept tightly under wraps for years. Outsiders only know that Jin Ridan was injured by the Sword-Holding Marquis, but they don't know that it was a fatal, deadly sword strike.
The Nine Rivers Marquis Manor holds a special position in the Great You cultivation world because those who have inherited the title of Sword-Holding Marquis Swordsmanship the ages have all cultivated one of the 36 orthodox methods, the < Great White Essence Sword >, which follows the path of the " Nascent Soul Heart Sword".
It is said that to master this Higher Vehicle Swordsmanship, one must forge a heart sword with the power of one's mind, refining it from formless to material, and then from material to formless, repeating this process nineteen times. Once this is achieved, a single thrust of the sword can freely shift between tangible and intangible forms, displaying unprecedented power and ferocity.
" Dark Ice Old Demon, your incessant chatter and nagging are so annoying! I think you're tired of living!"
He Ping pointed downwards, and the Dark Ice Old Demon immediately let out a miserable scream. The crystal ball enveloping him fell from the sky and crashed to the ground with a bang. The black fiery light also condensed into clusters of black clouds, pressing him firmly to the ground.
Swish, swish, swish!
Several long, jet-black banners fluttered up with a whoosh, releasing wisps of black energy that swirled around the ice crystal sphere. The demonic creatures on the banners cackled and chuckled, unleashing a vicious technique that seeped through the void—the secret method of " Demon Seed Foundation Seizure Secret Method." This was an attempt to refine the Dark Ice Old Demon among the four masters, to make him the first target!
"The pig that squeals first gets slaughtered first."
He Ping grinned, revealing his sharp, white teeth.
"--If you don't get cut, who will!"