She touched the Myriad Souls Banner at her waist.
A smile curled across Jiang Lu's lips. The souls of demonic cultivators would surely satisfy the Myriad Souls Banner even more. Given the chance, advancing it into a Human Soul Banner was not impossible—perhaps even a Divine Soul Banner was within reach.
When the villagers learned that a divine maiden had descended, they secretly came to the village entrance, peering at Jiang Lu with curious, astonished eyes.
She truly did not seem like an ordinary mortal.
They should be saved now. The stone weighing upon everyone's hearts loosened slightly.
Night fell—
Jiang Lu sat atop a tree branch, her figure concealed by luxuriant leaves. The wood-element aura emanating from her body blended her into her surroundings.
Her Divine Sense spread across a hundred miles, enveloping the entire county.
"Old man, do you think the divine maiden can really help us?"
"She definitely can. We have no other choice now."
"A divine maiden descending into the world... could it be that Daoist Qian Xun's words are truly about to come true?"
"Shh! Are you tired of living?"
"..."
"What did Daoist Qian Xun say? Do you know?"
Jiang Lu's hearing reached in all directions. Upon hearing this, she asked.
"Daoist Qian Xun is an enlightened person of this region. A few months ago, he foretold chaos beneath the heavens: immortals would enter the mortal world and assist the Human Emperor in ascending the throne."
"So that was it."
It was true that immortals had entered the world to slay evil entities, but as for assisting the Human Emperor's ascension, she reserved judgment.
A gleam flashed through her eyes as her Divine Sense converged in one direction.
They're here!
Several enormous figures split into two groups and swept into the village.
The chirping