Su Lianxin stood with her sword in hand, gazing silently at the enormous void palace in the distance. Her eyes held no trace of bewitched fervor or greed, only boundless calmness and caution.
The more tempting the fortuitous opportunity, the more self-possessed she became.
Such fortuitous opportunity is absolutely not something that two cultivators at the Thearch Realm can shake.
We must be extremely careful; only then can we truly have the strength to compete.
However, she didn't expect that even though she was being so careful, someone would still be targeting her.
"Does a mere Thearch Realm dare to seek such fortuitous opportunity?"
"Fine, if that's the case, I'll use you two young ladies as a test case for this old man!"
A sinister and eerie voice appeared behind Su Lianxin and Lin Ling, accompanied by a stench that made both women frown.
Su Lianxin turned around and saw an old man in plain clothes, hunched over, standing not far away.
The man's face resembled withered tree bark, with an extremely long scar running from his left eye to his jaw, making him appear even more ferocious and terrifying. But what was most repulsive was not his appearance, but the string of small skulls hanging from his waist.
"Scumbag."
Su Lianxin's eyes turned cold, and she uttered two words of disgust.
Those skulls, no bigger than the palm of a hand, could not possibly belong to any other child.
" The Evil Old Man." Lin Ling frowned deeply, her tone chilling.
The Evil Old Man opposite him was slightly surprised, but still chuckled softly, his voice hoarse. "I didn't expect that there would actually be someone here who knows my name..."
"Since that's the case, I advise you to surrender obediently, so as to avoid suffering excruciating torment."
The name of the Evil Old Man is still quite well-known in the Sword Ruins.
However, it's not a glamorous existence.
It is not just bad reputation, but pure and simple infamy.
This person is Evil Cultivator who has committed all sorts of evil deeds. In order to improve his cultivation, he slaughtered three mortal cities three years ago and is wanted by many city lords. However, because of his strength Half-Saint, he is still at large.
Many people embarked on a hunt for him, hoping to collect the bounty.
But those people in the end...
With two cold laughs from the Evil Old Man, several figures emerged from his shadow.
These people all had bluish-purple, numb faces, and fine, dense black lines around their eyes, like meticulously sewn clothes by a loving mother. But now, the fine stitching of the clothes replaced their pupils, stitching their upper and lower eyelids together, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.
Lin Ling's eyes were practically blazing with anger.
Those who die at the hands of the Evil Old Man, male cultivators are turned into corpse monsters, while female cultivators are first controlled by Gu worms and turned into medicine people. After their bodies are completely destroyed, they are used to cultivate Gu mothers.
The methods used were utterly disgusting and despicable.
but...
There shouldn't be so few corpses of the Evil Old Man.
Moreover, the strength of these corpse monsters is too low.
As if noticing Lin Ling's confusion, the Evil Old Man, who had been smiling like Maitreya Buddha, turned ferocious and couldn't help but grit his teeth.
"I only slaughtered a few mortals, yet some annoying insects keep bothering the old man, and I've lost so many of my treasures."
"Fortunately, I encountered the two of you this time... Judging from your youthful vigor, you already possess the cultivation of the Thearch Realm cultivator, undoubtedly prodigies. Coincidentally, my collection of treasures is missing two such beautiful young ladies. Surrender to me!"
Su Lianxin naturally knew about the Evil Old Man.
Seeing the other person's greedy gaze, she narrowed her eyes, too lazy to even say anything more.
The group of corpses had long since lost their consciousness. Under the manipulation of the Evil Old Man, they pounced on Su Lianxin and Lin Ling like mad zombies. Many people around watched this scene with pity in their eyes, showing no intention of intervening.
Although some of them loathed the Evil Old Man, it was unwise to waste their power for two unfamiliar cultivators at this time.
Some people couldn't help but secretly shake their heads.
'These two beautiful and charming female cultivators... their story ends here.'
However, before their thoughts could even solidify, the white-clad female swordsman, who had always been as cold as ice, suddenly moved.
As if casually swatting away flies, she raised her sword and drew a sword mark.
Sword marks fell, and frost condensed.
Almost at that moment, the river of time seemed to stand still and freeze. The sword mark was slashed out, and before the Evil Old Man could even conceal the ferocity on his face, a Sword-Ray pierced through his body in an instant.
Along with the corpses that were already nothing but shells, they all turned to dust in an instant.
Two soft plop sounds.
The Evil Old Man's corpse was instantly torn apart, turning into two cold streaks of light that fell directly into the water below.
In the water, the Demon Beast that had been waiting for a long time showed no mercy, swarming forward and swallowing the corpse whole, bite after bite.
A splash of blood spread out.
"Hiss..."
Many people who were watching this scene couldn't help but gasp.
"So strong!"
One Sword slays Half-Saint!?
This is terrifying!
"Damn it." Lin Ling coldly uttered two words, glancing indifferently at the corpse of the Evil Old Man below. She stepped forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with Su Lianxin, "Killing someone like that would only dirty your sword."
"It was just something I did on a whim."
Su Lianxin lowered her eyes indifferently, not taking the fact that she had just killed a Half-Saint to heart at all.
The gates of the distant void palace had opened, and countless people rushed in, scrambling to enter. More blood mist exploded as she looked ahead, vaguely sensing something within the palace that held an almost fatal attraction for her. She couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Let's go, A-Ling, let's go too."
"Good."
The two quickly entered the palace together. Their Sword Dao, capable of killing Half-Saint with One Sword, impressed everyone around them. Astonished, they instinctively kept their distance and did not stand in their way.
after all...
They still didn't want to test whether their souls could withstand that One Sword.
As Su Lianxin and Lin Ling stepped into the void palace, behind them, a swordsman, covered in blood, gritted his teeth and prepared to follow them into the palace.
pity.
"Bang!"
Along with the others around him who wanted to take advantage of the situation, they were all trying their best to crash into the void palace, but they didn't notice at all that the palace's dazzling exterior had changed color.
From blue to bluish-purple, and now to pure purple.
Without any hesitation, the group crashed directly into the solidified array wall!
Array patterns appeared, like activated barriers, enveloping the entire palace and causing it to tremble continuously with the power of space.
"This..."
Everyone around was stunned, their eyes wide with confusion and astonishment.
"What... what's going on?"
"Damn it! What did those two little vixens do?!"
Why was it suddenly blocked and inaccessible?!