"Useless! Useless! All of you are useless!"
At the front line of the Heart-Eroding Stronghold's Fortress, a Heart-Eroding Stronghold palace was erected on a hill behind it.
Inside the palace, scantily clad mortal servants could be seen everywhere, all kneeling on the ground, their bodies trembling uncontrollably as they listened to the angry curses of the man sitting above them. The wine vessels on the wooden trays they held high also trembled.
There was a loud crash, like the sound of something breaking.
The palace fell silent instantly.
The servant who broke the wine vessel turned pale and immediately knelt down, begging for mercy.
But the Devil Cultivator sitting above, clad in a deep crimson robe, looked over with dead eyes and spoke in a low voice.
"Swallow it!"
Then, a huge leopard leaped out of the shadows, opened its mouth, and swallowed it whole in a smooth motion.
The clanging of bones against sharp teeth sent shivers down the spines of the kneeling servants below. Tears streamed from their eyes, but they dared not let them fall. Instead, they clenched their teeth and forced themselves to maintain their composure, lest they suffer the same fate.
The leopard devoured a person, and its enormous eyes gleamed with even more murderous intent, but it was gently beckoned back by its master.
Zhang Heng sat on the cold chair, looking down at the trembling mortal servants below. His withered face had two dead-like eyes.
The leopard sat respectfully beneath him, letting him stroke its head.
Zhang Heng was in a bad mood.
Because of Chen Shuangbai and his group's actions, many of the strongholds of Heart-Eroding Stronghold were destroyed, which led to him also being implicated.
"A swarm of Qi Refining Stage insects, managing to stir up such a storm right under my nose..."
Although he had already wiped out one of the teams, the anger in his heart still could not be quelled.
His hand caressed a flute that resembled a centipede, and its cold sound echoed in the empty hall.
He slowly stood up, the hem of his dark red robe trailing across the cold ground. The leopard followed closely behind, letting out a low growl.
"Grown ups."
A Heart-Eroding Devil Cultivator dressed in a gray robe cautiously entered from outside, bowing the entire time and not daring to look directly at the " Foundation Establishment " cultivator.
"Two more strongholds were just destroyed, using the same method: fireballs rained down, then they fled."
Zhang Heng's expression darkened further as he asked, "Have you caught them?"
The Devil Cultivator knelt on the ground, trembling as he said, "Those who came were all inner disciple of the Empty Sword Sect and the Jade Spring Sect, as you know, sir... those strongholds were just useless pawns, how could they possibly..."
"Waste!"
Zhang Heng cursed angrily and kicked him away, sending him crashing heavily into a stone pillar. He coughed up blood, clearly seriously injured.
Even though he was treated like this, he didn't dare to harbor any resentment. He just kept kneeling down while spitting out blood, not daring to say another word.
"Who are these people? And who caused the most trouble? Have you found out?"
After a long while.
Zhang Heng seemed to have calmed down a little and asked this question.
The Devil Cultivator had stopped spitting blood and hurriedly replied, "The group that has caused the most trouble for my family is probably a team from the southwest. According to the intelligence reports from our scouts regarding the inner disciple of the two sects, the leader of this group has exquisite Swordsmanship, keen Divine Sense, and is also skilled in Yin Thunder Method. He is suspected to be Chen Shuangbai, a rather famous inner disciple of the Jade Spring Sect in recent years."
"The remaining few people are probably a mix of disciples from the Jade Spring Sect and the Empty Sword Sect."
" Chen Shuangbai..."
Zhang Heng chewed on the two names, his dead-like eyes devoid of any emotion, only a deep, icy coldness.
"A mere Qi Refining can move like the wind in the heart of my Heart-Eroding Stronghold Dock, destroying more than twenty of my strongholds... Good, very good."
He suddenly grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth, which made his withered face look even more eerie.
"Pass down the order: abandon the less important outposts, consolidate your forces, and hold fast to ' Blood Pool ' and ' Bone Hall '."
These two locations are the most important backup forces.
There was originally another insect cave, which was the Insect Miasma Ridge, but it was blown to smithereens by Chen Shuangbai and the others' five fireballs.
Zhang Heng is currently stationed at the ' Blood Pool '.
The other two locations were also heavily guarded, and were originally guarded by Foundation Establishment. However, several Foundation Establishment on Azure Light Mountain were still fighting, and the situation at Heart-Eroding Stronghold was being suppressed, so Zhang Heng dared not go there, which made him even more furious.
"Yes."
The Devil Cultivator wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, wanting nothing more than to flee this place immediately.
But Zhang Heng spoke again.
Release all the ' Heart-Rotting Butterfly ' in stock.
Heart-Rotting Butterfly?
The gray-robed Devil Cultivator trembled and said, "But sir, that's the main ingredient for refining the Heart-Rotting Pill, and there aren't many left in the 'Insect Cave'!"
Heart-Rotting Pill.
This is a relatively expensive elixir used by the cultivators of the Heart-Eroding Stronghold, and it is also an important item used by the Heart-Eroding Stronghold to attract Rogue Cultivator.
The reason so many Devil Cultivator in Heart-Eroding Stronghold were able to achieve such rapid cultivation is mostly due to elixirs and Secret Method.
Do as I say!
Zhang Heng's voice suddenly rose, carrying an undeniable chill. "Or... do you want to disobey my orders? Want to test my methods?"
"I wouldn't dare!"
The gray-robed Devil Cultivator dared not speak further, bowed, and retreated. Soon, a strange rustling sound, like countless thin wings rubbing together, came from outside the hall and quickly faded away.
The Heart-Rotting Butterfly is a special demonic insect cultivated using Secret Method by the Bloodline of the Heart-Eroding Stronghold- Resentful Blood Valley.
Besides being the main ingredient of the Heart-Rotting Pill, it also has a special ability: it likes to seek out things that contain pure spiritual power.
The Devil Cultivator of the Heart-Eroding Stronghold naturally cultivate turbid energy, which can be as turbid as it gets.
The Jade Spring Sect and the Empty Sword Sect are both orthodox Immortal Dao sects, and they usually breathe pure energy, which is most favored by these demonic butterflies.
Following the residual Law Power they left behind, we should be able to find them soon.
Following Zhang Heng's order, a batch of Heart-Rotting Butterfly were released from the insect cave.
This demonic butterfly was an inconspicuous grayish-brown color, not much different from a normal butterfly. It fluttered silently, heading in all directions.
at the same time.
Sitting inside the palace, Zhang Heng also used his Divine Sense to explore in all directions, while ordering the Heart-Eroding Devil Cultivator to patrol everywhere to ensure that he could arrive at the scene immediately if he made any discoveries.
at the same time.
Chen Shuangbai and his group once again used a surprise attack to turn a stronghold into an inferno.
"I'm leaving!"
Today is the fourth day.
Without lingering in the fight, Chen Shuangbai and the others quietly prepared to leave and return to the area controlled by the Empty Sword Sect on Azure Light Mountain.
None of them were entirely without injuries over the past few days.
Once the Devil Cultivator realized how troublesome the four of them were, they decisively detonated their insect beasts or Law Artifact whenever they found themselves outmatched, almost causing Chen Shuangbai to fall.
Several times, the four of them suffered considerable injuries, but fortunately they had enough medicine and Chen Shuangbai's blessing spells, which allowed them to escape with their lives each time.
But it was precisely because of this rigorous training that their personalities underwent a remarkable transformation.