Exorcising Evil

"How dare you! Lin Qing, no matter the outcome of this operation, the Soul-Calming Office should give you a great credit!"

"Wu Tong's eyes lit up, and he praised it."

"It's nothing more than my duty, Lord Wang, let's get started!" Lin Qing said.

"Follow me." Wang Ling said, taking the lead and charging towards the horde of corpses.

Lin Qing followed behind. Wang Ling slowed down to accommodate Lin Qing and keep up. He also emitted a deep purple aura that formed a shield around him, completely enveloping Lin Qing and preventing the surrounding Blood Corpse from touching Lin Qing.

Then, Wang Ling charged forward, each swing of his sword unleashing a sharp sword light that shredded the numerous Blood Corpse in front of him.

The two sped forward through the horde of corpses, and Lin Qing's senses grew stronger and stronger.

"My lord, continue forward, heading northwest!" Lin Qing kept adjusting his direction based on the source of his senses.

Wu Tong watched from behind as the two fought their way through the horde of corpses, his face grave and his heart filled with worry.

If two people die in the horde of zombies, morale will collapse immediately, and this key passage will be completely lost.

"We must succeed! Even if we fail, we must return safely!" Wu Tong murmured, as Lin Qing and the other person had completely disappeared from his sight.

The two charged forward, and a quarter of an hour later, Lin Qing suddenly shouted, "Stop! Found it!"

Wang Ling paused, then suddenly swung his sword repeatedly. With a series of swift strokes, Sword Qi swept across the area, instantly clearing away all the Blood Corpse in the vicinity.

Lin Qing's gaze sharpened as he stared intently ahead. On a Little Mountain, he sensed an extremely strong power emanating from that direction.

But when he swept the light across the Hill, he saw that it was empty.

"Where?" Wang Ling asked.

"It's on the Hill ahead," Lin Qing replied.

He firmly believed that the intuition in the Rebirth Record was correct; the corpse must be ahead, but ordinary people could not see it with their naked eyes. This might explain why, for so many years, people had been unable to find the corpse and completely resolve the chaos of the Blood Calamity.

"Are you sure?" Wang Ling frowned. His field of vision was empty; he didn't see any corpse.

However, he soon noticed something amiss: blood mist swirled around the Hill, and Blood Corpse appeared out of nowhere from time to time.

Blood Corpse are a type of Evil Spirits, a product of the combination of blood and evil energy. Based on this, it can be inferred that there is a source of blood energy near this Hill, which is continuously creating Blood Corpse.

With this in mind, Wang Ling decisively made his move, slashing out with his sword. A sword Sword Qi swept across hundreds of steps, cleaving the Little Mountain. The Sword Qi aura swept away the newly formed Blood Corpse around it.

But Lin Qing clearly sensed that when Wang Ling drew his sword, the mysterious corpse moved rapidly westward a distance, away from the Little Mountain.

"My lord, the source of the Blood Calamity is just ahead. It's avoiding your Sword Qi. I can sense its location, but it's hard to see with the naked eye," Lin Qing said.

"Lin Qing, I never imagined you had such a unique physique. It seems this Evil Spirits spirit is of such a high rank that even I cannot detect its presence," Wang Ling said in a deep voice.

Lin Qing was still trying to come up with an excuse to explain that he could sense the presence of Evil Spirits, but he didn't expect that Wang Ling had already prepared an excuse for him in advance.

Indeed, some people are born with special physical constitutions and can sense the presence of Evil Spirits. These people are often believed in folklore to have the ability to see Yin-Yang Division and spirits.

"My lord, how can we slay this Evil Spirits?" Lin Qing asked, feeling there was a chance of success because the Evil Spirits wasn't moving very fast.

However, this also carries certain risks, because although the Evil Spirits has been hiding and has not shown any aggression, if one gets close, no one can guarantee what might happen.

But Lin Qing felt he had to give it a try. Besides, Wang Ling was watching from the sidelines, and if anything happened, he could lend a hand immediately.

"Take this!" Wang Ling suddenly pulled a short knife from his pocket and threw it at Lin Qing.

Lin Qing reached out and grabbed it, holding it firmly in his hand.

"This blade is stained with the blood of an unparalleled expert from the Imperial City Soul Division. It is supremely yang and impervious to all evil. If you can plunge this dagger into the body of any evil spirit, then no matter what kind of demon or monster it is, it will be reduced to ashes!"

Lin Qing's gaze sharpened, and he indeed saw bright red blood stained on the blade. Moreover, this blood possessed astonishing vitality, as it was constantly writhing.

"Success or failure hinges on this moment; I can only hope my judgment is correct."

Lin Qing took a deep breath; he felt this operation was very risky.

But the benefits are even greater. If successful, the chaos of the Blood Calamity will be completely resolved, and he will have made a tremendous contribution. Moreover, he will also receive Unity Heaven Art.

With this in mind, Lin Qing suddenly used his Lightness Skill and rushed towards the direction from which the sensation came.

The feeling grew stronger and stronger, and Lin Qing was certain that he was getting closer and closer to this Evil Spirits.

However, he could not determine its exact location, nor the distance between the two.

So Lin Qing chose the most foolish method: charging forward while continuously swinging his knife.

He charged forward for over a hundred steps. At one moment, he thrust his knife out as if piercing a ball of cotton. Then, with a muffled thud, as if a balloon had burst, a vast, eerie wind swept up, and black blood splattered onto the ground.

Lin Qing was overjoyed. He knew that the stab had hit its mark, and the Evil Spirits had been instantly destroyed.

But the next instant, a gust of cold wind swept by, and he suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold permeate his body. This coldness did not come from his physical body, but from his soul.

"Not good!"

He suddenly felt his consciousness becoming blurred, his five senses rapidly dulling, he couldn't hear or see, and his whole being seemed to enter a closed state.

Suddenly, he staggered, his vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.

Before falling into a coma, in his last moments of consciousness, he noticed that there was an additional soul in the Rebirth Record, named Gu Jialuo, whose martial arts realm was at the level of Dongwei.

Before he could think, Lin Qing's consciousness plunged completely into darkness.

At this moment, Wang Ling had already used his Lightness Skill to arrive in front of him. Before he fell to the ground, he reached out and grabbed him, pulling him into his arms. Suddenly, he frowned and placed his hand on Lin Qing's heart.

"He's still alive, but he was hit by an extremely strong surge of Yin Qi in an instant, damaging his soul and causing him to fall into a coma. There's still hope!"

Wang Ling immediately made a judgment and led Lin Qing back the way they came. At this moment, he discovered an astonishing scene: the countless Blood Corpse around them were melting away like ice and snow, turning into pools of blood. The white mist that blotted out the sky was also rapidly receding.

"Success!" A strange light flashed in Wang Ling's eyes.

He immediately quickened his pace and swiftly returned to the crowd.

At this moment, most people were in a state of confusion. One second the Blood Corpse were still rushing outwards, and the next second all the Blood Corpse turned into blood water out of thin air.

Only Wu Tong understood that Wang Ling and his companion must have done something.

So when he saw Wang Ling return, he immediately went to greet him.

"How was it? Did you succeed?"

"We succeeded! Lin Qing deserves the most credit. His soul is damaged, and I must take him back to the Soul-Calming Office for treatment immediately!" Wang Ling said.

"Alright, go as soon as possible, don't delay! Such a prodigy must not die!" Wu Tong was startled and hurriedly said.