Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 673 - 662: You Know Too Much

The Chaotic Heaven Bell descended from the sky, directly trapping Zhao Fu and a group of core Evil Cultivators.

However, in the crowd, Zhao Gui, who lacked strength and without loyal subordinates to protect him, was squeezed to the edge and wasn't caught.

When he realized and turned his head to look, he was immediately left buzzing—no wonder it's the big monk of Cold Spring Temple; even the bell from the temple is a Magical Treasure!

Better run fast, or it's your life on the line!

"Yo, isn't this Zhao Gui?" Jiang Yuan tossed a Capture Net and caught one person, then turned around to see an "acquaintance," making it a priority to send a net over?

"You, it's actually you?!" Zhao Gui never imagined in his dreams that he would see this face in Cold Spring City, and his face immediately turned green.

Damn it, like a lingering ghost!

The moment he was caught by the Capture Net, he suddenly understood that his father could never return, and it is very likely he had died at this guy's hands.

Thinking that the other party was brought here because he captured Old Lady Huang, Zhao Gui trembled with guilt. Indeed, one wrong step leads to many others, and the good family fell to this point because the father, who was the patriarch, suddenly disappeared.

If he were still here, the family wouldn't have lost its backbone, scattered like sand being swept away by this guy in one net!

"Damn! Whose foot is it, move it away fast!"

"Why is it getting more crowded? Whoever's at the edge, quickly break this damn thing apart!"

"Easy for you to say, why don't you try it! I'm about to drop dead here, the knife doesn't cut through, and the sword doesn't open a path, squeezed every which way, where is there room to maneuver!"

"Boom!"

As soon as the words fell, a muffled explosion sounded from who knows where, and immediately more voices started clamoring.

"Blew me up! Which idiot used 'Ice Break Palm' in such a crowded place? Afraid we might survive too long?"

"All of you don't make an effort but sure have a lot to say, no action and you complain those on the edge did nothing; it took just one attack and this thing isn't broken, then you've already started cursing, so let's all just wait to die!"

...

Zhao Gui was lucky, getting caught a bit later, and when he was crammed in, it was already full below, so naturally, he was "flushed to the top" as the latest arrival.

Thus he didn't even know whose body he was lying on, just felt that underneath him it was all pushing and squeezing, heads and limbs everywhere, suddenly giving rise to a sense of absurdity and resignation.

For those who actively fall into evil paths, no matter the reason, there's always a bit of competitiveness. Like him, the "second generation evil," also a spoiled daddy's boy, severely lacked drive growing up in a privileged environment.

Therefore, even though he was clearly in the highest position where he could attempt attacking the Chaotic Heaven Bell to escape, he gave up struggling, doing nothing, even having thoughts that dying with so many wouldn't be in vain.

After all, if even such a strong Evil Cultivator like his father was killed, tying up the whole family together to resist was futile.

"Wipe out this lair, seems like what's left are just some Little Karamis, let others have some spoils too." Jiang Yuan diligently caught people, holding over a dozen Capture Nets in hand, each containing one or two cursing Evil Cultivators.

He looked around, noticing no traces of rampant Demonic Energy, finally sighing a little in relief, ready to enjoy the feast after the frenzy!

"Fellow cultivator, let's talk this over. I am the major steward of the Zhao Mansion, I know all the secret rooms and passages in the courtyard. The wealth accumulated by the Zhao Family over the years is yours to take, just spare my life!"

Jiang Yuan: ???

Oh right, I almost forgot! The Zhao Family is rich beyond measure, having stormed their den, how could I not seize the chance to confiscate it all?

"Thanks for the reminder, before others rush in, hold on for a minute; I'll first take what needs looting and then speak!" He looked at the Chaotic Heaven Bell showing it's almost full and picked a few smaller minions to stuff inside.

There were still seven or eight large Evil Cultivators left to deal with first, lest the ducks at hand fly away.

"Soul-Devouring Demon Skill!"

[Lifespan +6 years]

[Lifespan +3 years]

...

Jiang Yuan quickly clicked to release skills, moving so fast his actions left afterimages.

The chosen so-called major steward among the Evil Cultivators felt his vitality rapidly draining, suddenly realizing the other isn't a good person either!

"You're an Evil Cultivator too!" He struggled desperately, screaming, "Someone come quick! An Evil Cultivator is killing people!"

"Too noisy, should have half-killed you first." Jiang Yuan frowned slightly, and in the short cooldown after releasing the Soul-Devouring Demon Skill, he even found time to target another and released a Group Attack Skill—Devouring Mountains and Rivers.

[Critical Strike: -42000]

[Obtained random refined lifespan +6 years]

Seven or eight people respectively took on attacks over forty thousand hits, most were left with critically low blood, only one or two had slightly higher health.

"Pfft! You really are... an Evil Cultivator!" An Evil Cultivator inside a Capture Net fell, spitting blood, unable to struggle, looking at him all clean, breathing heavily, "You, how could you deceive the world?"

"Want to learn, huh? Heh, I won't teach you." Jiang Yuan smirked slyly and effortlessly drained the last bit of lifespan from the major steward who was desperately shouting and struggling.

The opponent's vitality cut off, a moment ago still struggling, the human form began to shrivel, eventually becoming a hideous dried corpse to dust, turning into particles of bonelike ash.

From fingertips they started to disperse, vanishing completely with a breeze in just three to four breaths.

Overwhelming despair surged, and witnessing the whole process, the Evil Cultivators spewed blood one after another.

Such methods are certainly those of an Evil Cultivator!

To devour a cultivator's lifespan alive, this...

"The legendary Soul-Devouring Demon Skill!" Finally, a flash of enlightenment appeared, and the evil cultivator who vomited blood exclaimed in a lost voice, "You, you... That terrifying demonic aura just now was yours!"

Oh? You've discovered it?

Jiang Yuan's lips curved slightly upwards as he leaned down to whisper in the evil cultivator's ear, "You know too much."

He selected and released the Soul-Devouring Demon Skill, watching as the evil cultivator also turned into a dried corpse. Suddenly, there was a thrill akin to playing the role of a deeply hidden boss.

Indeed, when he rose and looked at the other evil cultivators, their faces were ashen, as if they were seeing a demon wearing human skin.

Continuing from frame zero, while lifespan keeps accumulating upward in a swift swish, an intoxicating sensation hits his mind as if overly drunk.

This is a random side effect of the Soul-Devouring Demon Skill — Frenzy State!

Jiang Yuan remained calm, reaching into the storage bag to take out a Clear Heart Pill before the bloodlust overwhelmed him. A faint coolness spread, clearing his mind significantly.

[Eliminate inner distractions, offset 60% of negative emotions from the frenzy state, lasts for one hour]

The Clear Heart Pill was a modified version by Xuanyuan Yangguang; taking it clears distractions and reduces the chance of developing a heart demon. Cultivators already plagued by heart demons can suppress them and maintain clarity and reason by consuming the elixir.

Last time, even Old Doggie was utterly besotted with just this one kind of elixir.

A few days ago, when he was preparing and sorting out elixirs in the void, he saw that there were still some Clear Heart Pills left and had the inspiration to counterbalance the state of frenzy, lest he lose his reason and senselessly kill due to addiction to drawing lifespan. Today's test proved it effective!

Though not entirely nullified, with 60% of the negative buff reduced, he felt much clearer-minded, at least able to discern good from bad and suppress the greed for absorbing lifespan.

"Raid the family treasury! Whoever takes it, it's theirs!"

Jiang Yuan's eyes were slightly red yet very excited. He squinted as he checked the system's assessment details and then headed straight for the Zhao clan's family vault.

"Crash!"

No door, no matter how sturdy, could withstand his "frenzied bombardment" without consuming spiritual power. When the vault door was blasted open, and dust floated in the air, his eyes widened instantly — damn! The Zhao family is freaking loaded!

"We hit the jackpot, hahaha!"

He dashed inside, clicking to collect and clicking again to collect more; the storage bag, linked with home storage and many storage boxes, was like a bottomless pit that took all comers.

Boxes of spirit stones were automatically deposited into the account as soon as they were placed inside.

The soundtrack of gold coin jumps, gratifyingly delightful to the ear, reminded him of instantly earning hundreds of thousands, even millions, in spirit stones;

Ahead were one box after another of spirit stones waiting to be collected;

Outside, the Chaotic Heaven Bell was still crammed full of blood bags waiting to be licked.

Jiang Yuan hadn't indulged so wantonly in a long time, frenziedly hoarding wealth and raiding the family mansion, from the vault to secret rooms across the courtyards, he relished it all.

The only slight regret was that while the Zhao family was wealthy, it had some nouveau riche attributes, lacking rare treasures. Most of what he confiscated were spirit stones.

If not for the unmovable courtyards, he would have loved to uproot and collect every luxurious house!

As soon as Jiang Yuan finished raiding, numerous righteous cultivators, who had collected bounty money, rushed into the courtyards in groups.

"Where is the evil cultivator Zhao Gui?"

"I just saw a group of evil cultivators in the Zhao family, why is there suddenly no commotion?"

"That Zhao Gui revealed his true form in the street. If not for the rush to claim the bounty and the distance, I would have stopped him right away. Where on earth did that guy go..."

.....

Jiang Yuan was still buzzing, and seeing the situation, he laughed, "Gentlemen, you're too late. The Zhao family's evil cultivators have already been dealt with by me, please look elsewhere."

"That was supposedly a large group of evil cultivators, at least sixty or seventy people! You handled it all by yourself? You're boasting!"

"There were over a hundred! I saw with my own eyes... Hey, it's that giant bell that flew over and devoured most of the evil cultivators!"

The righteous cultivator who hesitated to jump in due to the overwhelming number of evil cultivators was astonished at the sight of the gigantic Chaotic Heaven Bell, "What kind of treasure is this? How can it refine so many evil cultivators in an instant?"

"The bounty just started, chaos is rampant, wouldn't there be evil cultivators trying to escape? Let's check the city gates!"

"Let's go, go, go, there must be evil cultivators trying to flee from the city gate, let's lay in wait!"

A group of people poured in, but not a trace of an evil cultivator was spotted, and seeing the Zhao mansion's vault had been blasted open and emptied, it was clear someone else had already taken the treasure.

Not bothering with regret, they hurled themselves toward the next target, lest they waste time and miss any benefits as the night passed.

"Finally, it's quiet." Jiang Yuan chuckled as he watched them leave. Once sure no other cultivators were around, he casually fished someone alive out of the Chaotic Heaven Bell.

As if by chance, it was Zhao Gui again!

"Hi, we meet again." He grinned at him and asked, "Your great Zhao family has been thriving for so many years, only numbering a hundred or so, masters and servants included? Is it that your old man isn't great at spreading his lineage, or are you all not up to par?"

Zhao Gui: ...

"Those living in the Zhao Mansion at Cold Spring City are all the direct descendants born to the chief's main wife and certain children favored by my father. The rest, born to less-favored concubines, aren't qualified to live here, nor are they eligible to manage family businesses."

With dejection written all over his face, he replied, "Furthermore, with so much business there's a need for hands, and only us young masters get to enjoy a life of leisure, while the others are out toiling."

Understood, there are still numerous remnants of the Zhao family's followers spread outside, while the city mansion houses the leading figures.

Looks like I'll need to use the Soul Searching Technique!