Wang Qianru fumed at the thought of having wasted a year sleeping with him for nothing. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Gan Tang also shook her head timidly and let out a long sigh.

"Senior Brother Qin, you’re so foolish!"

The two of them transformed into demonic light and hastily fled on a cloud.

It seemed Heart Rot Valley had become an extremely perilous place.

Having offended three Purple Mansion Altar Masters in a row, Qin Xuan soon felt that something was wrong.

...

A heavy, dark cloud began to hang over Heart Rot Valley.

"Valley Master, our supply of Blood Marrow Rice Seed for the year has been cut off!"

"Valley Master, for some reason, the Yin Luo Flowers withered overnight..."

"Valley Master, two more of the Spiritual Farmers guarding the Ghost Wood Vines are dead!"

One piece of terrible news followed another.

In just three short days, it was as if all 347 mu of land in Heart Rot Valley had become a barren wasteland.

Qin Xuan stood on a ridge between the fields, his expression grim, not saying a word.

"This is what happens when you don’t know your place," Fang Mingshan muttered from a distance.

Wang Qianru, meanwhile, was seething with rage, looking like she wanted to tear Qin Xuan to pieces.

The next moment, Wang Qianru’s eyes suddenly lit up.

"They’re here!"

A Yin Wind howled as black clouds pressed down from overhead.

Two black, spectral figures appeared in an instant, letting out an ear-piercing shriek.

Fang Mingshan watched the show unfold with a laugh. "Tsk tsk, two Soul-Devouring Great Demons of the True Mansion Realm. This kid is a dead man."

Qin Xuan snapped his head up.

His Divine Sense was stronger than Fang Mingshan’s, and he had sensed something was wrong long before him.

This aura... it was a Soul Demon at the True Mansion Realm First Level!

The Purple Mansion Realm is divided into the Void Mansion, True Mansion, and Star Mansion.

The difference between the three was like heaven and earth. In terms of power, a True Mansion Cultivator could easily slaughter several at the Void Mansion level.

Even if Qin Xuan could fight above his level and kill those at the Void Mansion Realm, there was no way he could be a match for a True Mansion Great Demon.

"Quick, retreat to the valley! A Yin Soul Great Demon is attacking! We can’t fight it head-on!"

Qin Xuan roared, and his body blurred into a bloody shadow.

In a flash, he vanished from his spot.

However, the Spiritual Farmers left behind were not so lucky.

"AHHH!" A series of miserable screams rang out.

A dense Yin Evil Qi enveloped the area. Wherever it passed, all the green vegetation for a hundred li around withered and turned black!

On a distant cliff, several Purple Mansion Realm Demon Cultivators, who had come to watch the show, stopped to observe.

One of them said, "He just fled like that?"

The leader, a Demon Cultivator dressed as a white-robed scholar, looked gravely ill. He coughed constantly, dragging his sickly frame as he chuckled and shook his head.

"The Soul-Devouring Great Demon is a prized creation of our Ten Thousand Corpses Hall, capable of slaying even Purple Mansion cultivators. How could it possibly let a mere Foundation Establishment junior escape?"

Only then did the old man in linen clothes, who resembled an old farmer, relax. His voice was ancient as he spoke.

"If that’s the case, then all is well. We who wish to forge the Dao Golden Core must eliminate all variables... I had originally thought of training a few successors, but now it seems better not to.

That boy has a rebellious streak. Although his talent is decent, it’s best his path ends here, and he dies in Heart Rot Valley."

’A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to covet the Golden Core? I’ll make sure you never even reach the Purple Mansion Realm!’

Another, a Black-robed Female Cultivator, was also present. She covered her face, and though she had a graceful, poised bearing, her features were obscured.

"It’s a pity. With the laws of the Holy Sect in place, the strongest we can deploy is a True Mansion Realm Soul Demon. Otherwise, it wouldn’t need to be so troublesome."

"Any one of us could take the boy’s life in an instant."

The words had barely left her lips.

When Qin Xuan’s figure was forced out of hiding by two clouds of treacherous black mist!

Ghost Shadow Seven Kills had failed for the first time.

[Incense Master Qin Xuan has used Ghost Shadow Seven Kills once. Contribution Points -10]

"PUH..." Qin Xuan cried out as he spat a mouthful of blood. He looked up at the incorporeal Yin Soul Great Demons before him.

"Who are you? Why are you targeting me?"

There was no reply.

Instead, countless tentacles of Yin Evil Qi shot out from the black mist.

Each strike carried an immense Evil Qi, powerful enough to slay a Void Mansion Realm Cultivator!

"Damn it..."

Qin Xuan gritted his teeth. His black robes were already torn in several places by the Yin Wind, but he wielded his Lifebound Longsword in an impenetrable blur.

"Foundation Establishment Swordsmanship: Bone-Piercing Nether Spring!"

The cold glint of his sword shredded the lunging tentacles of Yin Evil Qi with every strike.

"His Sword Technique isn’t bad, but unfortunately, his Cultivation is only at the Foundation Establishment Ninth Level. How can he withstand the Divine Sense attacks of a Purple Mansion Demon Soul?"

The graceful and noble Black-robed Female Cultivator covered her mouth with a light chuckle. "Let’s see how long he can hold on."

As if in response to her taunt, the two Soul-Devouring Demons suddenly let out a silent shriek.

Gray ripples, visible to the naked eye, spread out violently!

Qin Xuan let out a muffled grunt. His Sword Momentum fell into disarray, and his face instantly turned pale.

The Divine Sense assault from a True Mansion Realm First Level expert pierced straight through his sea of consciousness, feeling like ten thousand needles stabbing him at once.

"It’s done," one of the onlookers chuckled.

But in the next moment, a fierce glint flashed in Qin Xuan’s eyes. He bit the tip of his tongue and spat a mouthful of Essence Blood onto his sword.

"Blood Talisman: Godslayer!"

His Lifebound Longsword suddenly erupted with a blinding light, as brilliant as the Sun itself.

A beam of golden Sword Qi, condensed to its very limit, tore through the gray ripples and severed one of the Demon Soul’s tentacles!

The Yin Soul let out a pained howl. Black energy surged from the stump, and the tentacle slowly began to regenerate.

Yin souls persist, fearing only the purest yang.

"Such a powerful, scorching Sword Intent... It actually wounded the Demon Soul’s true body?"

’Does the Flame Demon have an Attribute like this?’

The white-robed scholar let out a soft sound of surprise. He closed his folding fan, his expression turning serious as his coughing worsened.

"No, that’s not one of his Positional Divine Techniques. It’s like a Star Technique... Those Sword Formulas... they can counter yin-evil soul bodies!"

’It’s working.’

’The True Sun Fire can counter this True Mansion Realm Yin Soul Great Demon!’

Qin Xuan’s eyes lit up, and he secretly channeled another wisp of True Sun Fire into his sword.

These Demon Souls could switch between corporeal and incorporeal states. At times they were like smoke and mist, while at others their sharp claws would solidify, becoming as hard as those of a Body Refining Cultivator at Foundation Establishment Peak.

Under Qin Xuan’s sword, however, their soul bodies grew fainter with each clash.

"The body of a Yin Soul, the ferocity of a demon... A Soul-Devouring Great Demon that combines both Attributes shouldn’t be this weak."

The Female Cultivator was no longer smiling. Her expression grew grave. "Something is very wrong for him to have lasted this long..."