Though the town looked desolate, it was still quiet and tidy overall. Outside the town, beyond the Defensive Barrier, however, things were completely different. The stench of blood hung everywhere.
Like some of the cities Yang Guo had passed on her flight here, it seemed to have undergone a baptism of blood.
Broken walls, blood splashed wantonly about, and scorched earth had all become commonplace...
Besides that, a few carrion-eating Demon Beasts occasionally flew overhead...
In the past, a sect would never have allowed Demon Beasts that threatened ordinary people's lives to appear in the cities where they lived. Under the present circumstances, however, it was understandable.
Just as that young man had said, the sects were too overwhelmed to even look after themselves. How could they have much energy left to spare for ordinary people's lives?
Yang Guo sent two spells shooting from her hands. The Demon Beasts circling overhead plummeted, soon reduced to a few corpses.
Yang Guo gave them an indifferent glance and prepared to fly straight to the Medicine Gate on her flying sword.
Before she could step onto it, however, she sensed two unusual fluctuations nearby, one of spiritual qi and the other of demon aura.
She probed with her divine sense and discovered two groups fighting. Their strength was unequal, and one side was clearly at a disadvantage.
The stronger side did not seem intent on killing them, however, so although the weaker side was in a sorry state, they had suffered no particularly grievous injuries.
"I told you, I'm not with those Demonic Cultivators who attacked you! How much longer are you going to pester me?"
"You expect us to believe you're not with them just because you say so? The demonic qi on you is every bit as strong as theirs."
"Hey,