With Cultivation Simulator in a Chaotic World-Chapter 84: Outside the City

"I know you humans and your feelings of sadness and reluctance. You don’t need to be like that with me. My death is..."

"Phoenix Spirit, has anyone ever told you that you talk too much nonsense?"

"Tell me how to kill you. I just want to get out of here quickly."

Jiang Ming interrupted Phoenix Spirit again because his footsteps had already come to a halt.

In front of him, a curtain of light automatically parted, revealing the abyss beyond it.

The abyss was bottomless, its depths unknown, but at the very center of the abyss, a pavilion quietly stood on a solitary island.

The island was supported by three stone pillars underneath, and a corridor made of chains led to the pavilion...

...............

Outside Evergreen City, at Hong Family Village.

The villagers were engaged in their daily labor, with sunlight shining upon the land.

"The weather’s been nice these past few days. Hopefully, the days ahead will be favorable..."

"With the River God’s blessing, the harvest in the fields is naturally good. Hmph, some people from Evergreen City came before, saying they wanted to teach us more effective farming methods. What a joke! With the River God’s mana, why should we listen to those city folks?"

"Hehe, Zhang the Third, I heard your daughter got chosen by the River God?"

Zhang the Third paused his work at the words, looking at the villagers who had just completed their tasks, unconsciously puffing out his chest.

"That’s right, Little Cui being chosen by the River God is her blessing."

"Well, you better teach Little Cui well, don’t let her cry and fuss like Tie Laoer’s boy, who still can’t lift his head."

"Hahaha!"

The few of them laughed heartily, and there was even some envy in their eyes as they looked at Zhang the Third.

Being chosen by the River God was such a great blessing.

The village chief said that all the villagers chosen by the River God went to serve the River God, enjoying endless meat and rice every day. Ah, those days, tsk tsk tsk.

In their conversation, a shadow seemed to envelop them.

"Is it getting dark?"

"Huh? I remember there was no mountain there?"

The villagers were somewhat bewildered, but when they finally saw clearly, everyone went rigid, their minds blank.

It was not a mountain, but a Three-headed Giant that had appeared out of nowhere.

The giant was nearly five meters tall, its massive body flickering across the land as if it was using instant teleportation.

At this moment, its six eyes were all staring at the villagers, and drool dripped thickly from its three mouths.

"Hehehe, found another village."

"Just in time, I’m hungry, hehe."

"Alright, Three Heads, you’re too slow at eating. As usual, you eat the spirit monster, and I’ll take care of the rest."

"Little, Little Yue, okay."

The next second, the Three-headed Giant vanished from sight, its massive form not even disturbing a breeze.

It headed for the Hong River beside Hong Family Village, where the River God was guarding.

"Uh..."

"This..."

The throats of the villagers left behind seemed to be choked, wanting to say something but not knowing what.

As if struck dumb.

"A- A monster! River God! The River God will protect us."

One of them suddenly awakened and hurriedly spoke.

Only then did the rest of them wake up, scrambling and tumbling toward the village.

But they failed to notice that behind them, fine sand was being swept up by the breeze.

Zhang the Third felt his blood rushing to his head, a paralyzing terror tingling in his limbs.

"Thud."

Zhang the Third fell to the ground.

It was only then that he realized his companions had not followed him.

Wait... his body...

Zhang the Third’s pupils constricted, realizing his hands were already stripped of flesh and blood, only a layer of bone membrane clinging to his pale skeleton.

And the bones were rapidly disappearing.

Zhang the Third looked back to see countless grains of sand sweeping over, his companions swallowed by the sand without a cry.

The sand flew in, leaving not a trace behind. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"No..." Zhang the Third wanted to shout, only then realizing he was just a severed head.

The sand continued spreading into the village. If a powerful Immortal Master were present, they would surely discover the sand grains were in fact tiny insects.

Where the sand landed on houses, nothing happened.

But on the villagers, it devoured them along with their clothes, and even the livestock like chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep.

All living beings made not a sound, and by the time they realized it, their last parts had already vanished.

Beside the Hong River.

"Food, good food." The Three-headed Giant gazed at the river with fervent eyes.

Its giant hand slapped downwards.

"Boom————"

The water surface was instantly smashed, sending up a gigantic splash.

A giant serpent emerged from the water, glaring at the Three-headed Giant.

The serpent bore various fish-like features, its scales shimmering with a silver hue. Its mouth opened not like a serpent’s maw, but with a set of jagged, menacing fangs.

"Seeking death!" The serpent spat words incomprehensible to humans, its tail stirring the waters, conjuring three water dragons that, with the serpent among them, lunged at the Three-headed Giant.

The Three-headed Giant’s three mouths grinned ear to ear, leaping directly into the river...

Fine sand flew from afar, forming into a woman on the riverbank.

The woman’s lips were crimson, her features alluring, her attire revealing, covered only by thin veils.

She watched the river center with a smile.

There, the Three-headed Giant was ravenously devouring the three-segmented River God.

"I smell it, I smell it!!"

"Finally found her, she went to Evergreen City." The woman’s hands suddenly grasped her own face, her fingers sinking in, her smile chilling and disturbing.

The Three-headed Giant paused its actions.

"Evergreen City? Are you really going to oppose Great Lii?"

"Just a small city. As long as we’re careful, no one will notice. The Celestial Spirit Deer is enough for us to gamble on."

The woman licked her lips, a trace of greed in her eyes.

"Besides... this is the Alliance Leader’s bounty. Three Heads, you wouldn’t want others to beat us to it, would you?"

The Three-headed Giant swallowed the remaining River God’s body, a smile spreading across its three heads.

"Sea Suppression City just fell into chaos. Great Lii won’t have time to worry about a small city."

"With the Alliance Leader’s ice talisman, avoiding Phoenix Spirit’s detection temporarily is no problem, but we’ll need a decisive strike."

"But I also don’t want to be caught and wanted by Great Lii with nothing gained."

The woman’s eyes glowed with frenzy and greed.

She twisted her neck, turning into black sand that scattered away, as did the Three-headed Giant.

The breeze blew, stirring the crimson river surface, and in the nearby village, weeds just cleared and tools left aside.

But there was no more sign of vitality or sound...