Maid Corps Central Court and the Nine Great Maids

The cleanup of the battlefield ended swiftly.

Those direct-lineage cultivators who had refused to surrender or turn coat and earn merit, even up to the moment of defeat, received no mercy.

"Execute!"

Accompanied by a crisp feminine shout, large numbers of Six Paths Sect direct-lineage cultivators knelt on the ground. Female cultivators in green robes beheaded them one by one with their swords. Heads rolled across the ground, blood gushed from severed necks like fountains, and the stench of blood filled the air.

The entire scene was bloody and horrifying, chilling many prisoners to the bone.

Green-Robed Witches.

This was a special title among the Tushan maids, distinct from ordinary female cultivators. They generally held the post of deputy commanding officer.

They possessed a solid grounding in cultivation techniques and spell theory, excelled at instructing and caring for soldiers, oversaw rewards, punishments, and promotions, and... executed criminals on the battlefield.

These criminals could come from within or without.

Anyone deemed detrimental to the Tushan Maid Corps or the grand undertaking of the Tu Shan True Lord qualified. Most Green-Robed Witches were maids born in Tushan Immortal City, though a small number had risen from ordinary maids. However, the requirements for one's Dao heart were extremely high; they needed to possess similar qualities.

Once Six Paths Sect cultivators captured such a Green-Robed Witch, they would immediately inflict the most dreadful tortures upon her before executing her. There was no possibility whatsoever of accepting her as a vassal.

Gripped by fear, many prisoners began to worry for their lives.

"Fellow Daoists, you may leave now."

Before long, a new order was passed down in the voice of a gentle female cultivator.

By order, the prisoners could keep one final magical artifact: ten spirit stones for those in the Qi Refinement Realm, one