Chapter 263: Life and Death are Determined by Fate

An earthquake occurred.

Previously, only Spirit Transformation Great Powers like Yuanshen, whose strength reached the heavens, could sense it.

Gradually, Nascent Soul Cultivators could also perceive the anomaly.

And finally…

Even Li Jingchun couldn’t help but be surprised, exclaiming in astonishment, “Huh? It seems like there really is an earthquake.”

At this time, the tremors had already spread throughout the entire Barbarian Territory…

In this battle, although there were many cultivators, the people of the Thirteen Heavenly Sects were embarrassed to attack ordinary barbarians. Therefore, only the Four Great Demonic Sects and the Seven Clans, who had suffered greatly in the Barbarian Territory, were ruthlessly killing all the barbarians.

But in fact, even the most evil and insidious demonic cultivators were embarrassed to kill innocent women and children.

But now, all the barbarians had already fled.

Every single one of them had a look of terror on their faces… Ignoring that there were still people chasing them, everyone simultaneously knelt on the ground, worshipping towards the east, loudly chanting praises that the people of the Qian Country could not understand.

“What… what exactly is happening?”

Yuanshen also felt the anomaly at this time.

The actions of these barbarians did not seem like they were frequently experiencing earthquakes… Moreover, the terrified state of these people clearly indicated that they had never encountered an earthquake before.

Yuanshen reached out and grabbed a barbarian who was crying and worshipping incessantly beside him, and shouted, “What happened?”

That barbarian angrily shouted, “Let go of me…”

Yuanshen coldly shouted, “I don’t know if you saw it, but since entering the city, I have not harmed a single innocent civilian. If you don’t answer me, I will immediately take action. With my abilities, I guarantee that after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, there won’t be a single survivor in your Barbarian King City!”

Upon hearing this, that barbarian’s eyes were filled with hatred as he looked at Yuanshen.

But he still honestly replied, “Yuan Zun is enraged, we are all finished, you invaders are also finished, it is you who angered Yuan Zun!”

“Who is Yuan Zun?”

“Yuan Zun is the god they believe in.”

Real Person Kuxin slowly walked over, the black light of the Myriad Souls Banner in his hand was exquisitely clear, obviously having just enjoyed feasting on the souls of these barbarians.

He said, “We also noticed the anomaly just now… We have been lurking in the Barbarian Territory for several months. In order to achieve our goal in one battle, our disciples have all dispersed over the past few months to inquire about the local customs and habits of the Barbarian Territory. Therefore, I can be sure that this situation has never happened in the Barbarian Territory before.”

“That’s because no one has ever been able to invade the land of the Barbarian Territory!”

The barbarian held in Yuanshen’s hand laughed loudly, “You are finished, Yuan Zun is enraged, you don’t even think about leaving here alive… Hahahaha…”

Yuanshen sneered, “As a Barbarian Cultivator who is not weaker than us cultivators, you still have a god you revere? How laughable, we cultivators, except for heaven and earth, do not revere external objects… Get lost…”

As he said this, he directly threw him to the side.

That barbarian did not flee, but turned around and knelt on the ground, continuing to worship towards the east.

At this time, the earthquake was becoming more and more intense.

It was unknown whether it was because of the collective prayers of these barbarians, or because their actions had truly angered the so-called Yuan Zun?

Yuanshen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

He whispered, “I don’t know why, but I feel an extremely ominous premonition…”

“Moreover, it’s very familiar.”

Real Person Kuxin and Yuanshen, one righteous and one evil, the leaders of the two paths, were now able to coexist peacefully because of the same person.

At this time, both of their foreheads were already covered with beads of sweat… An invisible sense of oppression seemed to be descending.

No, it wasn’t descending.

It was becoming clear.

This oppression had always existed, but it was only at this time that it finally became clear.

Previously, they couldn’t sense it, but now, it was gradually becoming clear.

“Jingchun, go, summon all the disciples back, do not linger in battle!”

Real Person Kuxin also said, “Qing’er, you also go and call all the disciples back.”

“Yes.”

Tian Qing’er responded and also rushed towards the direction of the Barbarian King’s Palace.

Half an hour later.

Many cultivators sensed the anomaly…

Immediately, one by one, they stopped the slaughter.

They quickly rushed out of the Barbarian King’s Palace and came to the sides of their respective masters.

“What exactly happened?”

“What’s going on… why is this earthquake getting more and more intense?”

“Master, is this Barbarian Territory so desolate?”

“Everyone be careful!”

Yuanshen’s pupils suddenly contracted, watching as the ground beneath his feet was cracking inch by inch. With a sudden loss of balance, everyone simultaneously sank downwards.

The ground actually collapsed just like that.

Along with the ground, a surge of blood qi gushed upwards, followed by a boundless sea of blood magma, which suddenly shot upwards from the boundless cracks in the ground.

All the cultivators were shocked and horrified, instinctively controlling their magical artifacts to fly straight upwards.

But even so, there were still over a hundred disciples who were slightly slower…

Their feet were already entangled by the blood qi. Then, as if drowning?

No, it was as if they were magnets being attracted to an iron, these disciples didn’t even have time to scream. It was as if those blood qi were giant tentacles, directly dragging them forcefully into the blood.

In just the blink of an eye.

All of these disciples had disappeared without a trace.

Even these disciples who were prepared could not escape their fate, let alone those barbarians who were now respectfully kneeling on the ground and worshipping?

These blood-colored oceans were not invading from a single location, but rather, like underground rivers, they suddenly all surged up as cracks appeared, splashing upwards…

These barbarians couldn’t resist at all, nor did they have any intention of resisting.

To them, this blood water was the guidance and messenger from Yuan Zun.

They respectfully knelt on the ground, allowing the blood water to completely submerge them…

In just a moment.

The Barbarian King’s Palace, the Barbarian King City.

All places had been completely submerged in this boundless sea of blood.

It was too fast…

In just this short amount of time.

Yuanshen and the others were all shocked and stunned, staring in horror at the slowly rising sea of blood below.

And as far as the eye could see, there was no end in sight… It was all this boundless blood qi.

The ground had disappeared, replaced by an ocean.

The Barbarian Territory was submerged.

And the entire Barbarian Territory, all the barbarians… were probably all gone.

In just that one instant.

The spiritual sense was extended to its maximum, and within a radius of tens of miles, it was all a sea of blood, without a single living being.

“What… what exactly is going on?”

Real Person Kuxin stared at the blood water below in shock and said, “Isn’t this your righteous path’s trump card? How could it appear here… Yuanshen, don’t tell me you talk about benevolence and morality, but you are ruthless and merciless, directly wiping out these barbarians.”

“Our righteous path’s trump card?”

Yuanshen was stunned for a moment, then looked speechless, knowing that Su Xun, that kid, had probably used Real Person Kuxin to do something again.

He shook his head and said, “We also obtained this blood water by chance. Over the years, we have been painstakingly trying to find a way to restrain this blood water, but there has been no progress.”

“So, Wei’er wanted to study the method to restrain this blood water because he knew that this blood water was within this Barbarian Territory?”

Real Person Kuxin suddenly understood, then said in frustration, “It’s a pity that our Four Demonic Sects have also been painstakingly searching for a method to restrain this blood water over the years, but we have never been able to find it. I didn’t expect that these blood waters would actually surge up now.”

Wu Lai’s expression was grave as he said, “I don’t know how those disciples who fell into the blood water are doing.”

As soon as he finished speaking.

Beside him…

A disciple of the Wu Clan painfully clutched his neck and cried out, “Old Ancestor, I… I feel so uncomfortable… Save… save me…”

As soon as he finished speaking, he fell weakly downwards, crashing into the blood water, and there was no sound of him again.

It was like a chain reaction.

Following the first person’s scream, screams continued to come one after another…

Hundreds more disciples were unable to maintain their flying state, falling weakly into the blood water. Needless to say, they were probably already in grave danger.

“Crap, this blood water will contaminate the surrounding spiritual energy. All disciples stop circulating their cultivation techniques, and do not absorb the surrounding spiritual energy!”

Luoxingzi shouted angrily.

Yuanshen roared, “We must leave quickly, the Barbarian Territory is not a place to stay for long, return at full speed.”

Having said that, everyone flew towards the direction of Great Qian at the same time.

Along the way…

There were constantly disciples who were unable to control themselves, or whose cultivation was not high enough, and could not freely circulate the formations within their bodies, unconsciously absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.

Then, they would be contaminated and fall into the blood water.

And the sights along the way were shocking.

Everywhere they passed, there was a sea of blood.

The barbarian residences had not yet been completely submerged, and they could still see the tools floating in the blood water, as well as the tips of the houses still protruding, a scene of extreme desolation.

The entire Barbarian Territory seemed to have been submerged under this boundless sea.

The barbarians who had troubled the Great Qian Dynasty for many years and had brought them countless troubles were now probably completely annihilated.

The more they flew, the more solemn everyone’s expressions became…

What was the origin of this blood water, that it was so terrifying?

At this time, the blood water was still surging upwards, slowly passing over the rooftops… Even the group had to rapidly ascend.

“Ah… I… I can’t do it anymore…”

Another disciple screamed and then fell.

But it made everyone’s faces change drastically, because before, it was only the Crystallization stage disciples who were unable to cope, but now, the cultivation of the disciple who had just fallen was actually at the peak of the Golden Core!

In other words, the blood water’s contamination power was even stronger.

“Get up here!”

Yuanshen let out a long roar, the golden light of the Sunlight Divine Mirror in his hand burst forth, shining straight into the blood water, immediately causing blood waves to rise into the sky, and a large amount of blood water was directly melted away.

“Ah ah ah…”

Beside him, someone else began to cry out in pain.

“We can’t evaporate it anymore, the blood water will evaporate into gas, which will be absorbed into the disciples’ bodies, and then the damage will be even greater!”

Yuanshen solemnly put away the Sunlight Divine Mirror…

The Sunlight Divine Mirror was the Taiyi Sect’s treasure, the most precious Dao Artifact.

It did indeed have the power to suppress this blood water, but after evaporation, it would only harm those disciples with lower cultivation.

But if they fled.

There were still at least thousands of miles between here and the Great Qian territory. By the time they flew back, how many people would be left?

It would be a blessing if a few hundred were left.

“Crap, I didn’t expect that there would be such a crisis and risk within this Barbarian Territory. How hateful, these barbarians moved too quickly. If we had a few more years…”

“A few years is nothing, it would probably take at least several decades or even a century. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be that easy to thoroughly research the mystery of this blood water.”

Lin Meng sighed deeply and said, “Fellow Daoist Su is indeed powerful, he was able to foresee this problem as early as several years ago… It’s a pity… that we are incompetent and failed to discover the flaws of this blood water in time…”

“Wait!”

Yuanshen exclaimed, “I received a spiritual mirror message from Su Xun!”

“What?”

As soon as these words came out, everyone gathered around at the same time.

Looking at the Sunlight Divine Mirror in Yuanshen’s hand, Wu Lai exclaimed, “You can receive it?”

“Su Xun is also in the Barbarian Territory, and… he holds the sub-mirror of my Sunlight Divine Mirror. The two have the same origin and essence, so they can naturally connect.”

Yuanshen looked at the Sunlight Divine Mirror in his hand, carefully observing it for a while, and the shock in his eyes became even stronger.

He exclaimed, “Su Xun told us that we must not flee to Great Qian, otherwise, we will surely die.”

“What?”

“We can’t go back to Great Qian?”

“Then what do we do… wait here to die?”

“Damn it, almost everyone present is an elite of the entire cultivation world of the Great Qian Empire. If we die here, even if the Barbarian Territory is destroyed, there is still the Southern Xuan Empire eyeing us covetously in the south. Without us, I’m afraid the Great Qian Empire will not be able to defend such a vast territory. Could it be that we went through so much trouble, only to suddenly end up working for others?”

Luoxingzi asked, “What did Su Xun tell us to do?”

“He told us to go back, to the location of the array!”

The Taiyi Sect looked at Real Person Kuxin in surprise and said, “He said that you know where this array is.”

“I… I know?”

Real Person Kuxin exclaimed, “Could it be the array where we snuck into the Barbarian Territory? But that place should have already been submerged by the blood water.”

“Then do we go, or not?”

Yuanshen asked.

Everyone immediately fell into a deathly silence.

Normally, fleeing back to Great Qian should be safe.

But the problem was that even if they fled back, out of ten thousand elite cultivators, it would be a blessing if a thousand were left. This kind of damage… was not as simple as being injured.

It was a true crisis that could destroy their sects.

But there was still a glimmer of hope, and if they turned back towards the depths of the Barbarian Territory.

Would they be completely submerged and die?

To think of it in a worse way, was Su Xun worried that they would bring the blood qi back to Great Qian, so he wanted them all to die here?

Yuanshen said, “I believe in Su Xun. The disciples of the Taiyi Sect should also believe in their future Sect Master. Therefore, we have decided to go back. Fellow Daoist Kuxin, how far is that array from here?!”

“Not far, a thousand miles, it will take two hours to get there.”

“It’s at least two-thirds shorter, this way more disciples will survive. Taiyi Sect disciples, follow me.”

Everyone looked at each other.

One by one… their faces showed hesitation.

“I’m not going, I don’t believe in the people of the righteous path. That Su Xun is just worried that we will bring the blood qi back to Great Qian. How laughable, we fought for Great Qian, but in the end, we are abandoned by them. I will leave from the border of Great Qian, those of the Deviant Path, follow me!”

Yunxingzi shouted loudly, signaling the people of the Deviant Path to go with him.

Luoxingzi coldly glanced at Yunxingzi and said, “Decide for yourselves where to go, life and death are determined by fate, don’t blame others!”

Thank you to Yulin Yunfeng, See You One Last Time, and Lai Xiaoqi for the 100 reward!