A sharp claw, emitting a black light, surged toward Long Fei’s neck with the smoke.

With a snap, it was caught by a large hand.

The child shrieked suddenly, and an evil aura surged, with a loud boom, shattering the carriage frame.

Wang Xiaoya used the Chaos Green Lotus to protect Princess Taihua, along with the coachman and Little Diee in front, retreating to the side together.

Splinters scattered in the air. Within them was a ferocious child, baring sharp fangs, desperately trying to free himself from Long Fei’s grasp.

Princess Taihua was shocked. If it weren’t for Wang Xiaoya’s Chaos Green Lotus emitting a Mysterious Light that protected her in time, she might have been caught by this little child.

"Whose child is this? Why is he so ferocious?"

The child’s body suddenly grew, no longer resembling an infant, now about the size of a three-year-old.

However, he was entirely blackened, eyes red, with a mouthful of sharp fangs.

Even his nails were three inches long, like sharp black nails, looking extremely frightening.

Long Fei glanced around, softly exclaiming, "Nine-Child Ghost Mother, since you’re here, why not show yourself?"

Heh-heh!

There was a strange laugh in the air, and an old hag appeared ahead. Clad in black robes, accompanied by eight equally sinister and eerie children, they stared coldly at Long Fei’s group.

The old hag exclaimed in surprise, "You even know my name?"

Long Fei scolded, "To refine the Nine Child Malignant Essence requires nine Lunar Physique children, who are daily subjected to Washing Marrow and Cutting Veins with Nether Earth, and tempered in the Blood Evil Pool, their divine souls forged with Yin Malevolence Qi, turning them into the most sinister and evil beings in the world. I never thought there would be such utterly wicked criminals like you."

"You, young one, actually know quite a bit!"

The Nine-Child Ghost Mother chuckled dismissively, "Cultivators, what talk of good and evil. You have your path, I have my method. Our ways are different, let’s see the truth underhand!"

She raised her hand, launching nine White Banners, encircling Long Fei and his group.

The Long Banners fluttered, and immediately Yin Qi surged.

All around turned pitch black, as if one had arrived in hell, and for a moment, only the bleak weeping and long wailing echoed nearby.

The Chaos Green Lotus atop Wang Xiaoya’s head emitted a green light, shielding them below, entirely avoiding the Yin Qi.

Not only did the Yin Malevolence Qi not affect them, but it was continuously swallowed by the Chaos Green Lotus.

Princess Taihua released her Purple Gold Gourd, pouting and swearing, "Old witch, watch this young lady burn you to death!"

Long Fei stopped her, and outside came a piercing shriek, "Children, go in and eat their flesh and blood, kill them all clean!"

The eight malefic children flashed and instantly entered the Formation.

They revealed sharp fangs and claws like phantoms, each one shrieking as they charged at Long Fei ferociously.

If an ordinary person were scratched, even a slight cut would allow Yin Qi to possess them, turning them into thick water.

These malefic children were filled with Blood Malevolence Qi, surviving even in the Netherworld, not belonging to the Yang Realm.

Yet Long Fei captured them all at once, allowing them to tear at him without any wounds appearing on his skin.

His body was already as unbreakable as Vajra, how could a few malefic children break it?

The malefic children wailed under the constraint of palm prints, struggling but unable to escape even a little.

They were only about three-year-old children, forcibly turned into demons, looking at their little faces was pitiful.

Long Fei initially intended to refine them all with the Samadhi True Fire, but ultimately decided to put them into the Mystic Yellow Pagoda instead.

Outside, the Nine-Child Ghost Mother drove the Nine Yin Blood Evil Banners, hearing no commotion inside the formation, thinking these malefic children had killed Long Fei and the others.

She was about to withdraw the Yin Qi to check what had happened inside.

Unexpectedly, Long Fei opened his mouth and swallowed all the Yin Malevolence Qi, raising a hand to snatch all the White Banners from the ground.

The Nine-Child Ghost Mother screamed in fright, "You, you, are you human or ghost?!"

The Yin Malevolence Qi was refined in a Blood Evil Pool of ten thousand people, mixed with various Demon Blood and poisonous insects’ aura.

A mortal would instantly turn into thick water with just a breath.

Yet this kid gulped it all down.

Startled, she turned to flee, using an earth evasion method to disappear from sight.

Long Fei raised his hand, and a giant palm print suddenly struck down on the ground.

With a thud, the ground was struck into a five to six-meter-deep pit by this palm print.

The Nine-Child Ghost Mother was grabbed out from below by this palm print, her face twisted, screaming in disbelief, "Spare my life!"

She finally understood how this young man dared to challenge the patriarchs of the Five Clans.

His cultivation level was terrifying.

Long Fei asked her, "Who sent you to kill us?"

The Nine-Child Ghost Mother shrieked miserably, "Can’t say, if I tell, I’ll die."

"You die either way if you don’t speak."

Long Fei scolded, frowning deeply, "Is it the Mystic Darkness Sect?"

The Nine-Child Ghost Mother was about to speak when a red light suddenly surged from her, forming a curse seal chain that encapsulated her entirely.

With a loud explosion, her entire being, along with her Primordial Spirit, suddenly shattered, creating a massive shockwave outward.

A space Dark Domain enveloped around Long Fei’s palm print amidst the shockwave.

The massive shockwave dissipated, completely swallowed by this Dark Domain.

Fallen leaves on the ground were blown into the air by the fierce wind, only settling down after a while.

Princess Taihua exclaimed in surprise, hurriedly asking Long Fei, "What happened to her?"

Long Fei said, "It should have triggered some kind of curse seal, causing the Primordial Spirit and body to explode together!"

"So sinister?"

Princess Taihua clicked her tongue, concernedly asking Long Fei, "Master, you swallowed so much Yin Qi just now, are you alright?"

"Let’s continue on our journey!"

Long Fei smiled and shook his head, having the coachman bring the chassis-only carriage over, and they all boarded it.

Wang Xiaoya curiously asked, "What did you say about the Mystic Darkness Sect earlier?"

Princess Taihua interjected, "I know, it’s an assassination organization in our Great Tang Empire. I’ve heard the people inside testify their path through killing, going around murdering without remorse, extremely vicious."

Long Fei said, "Initially, I was merely suspicious, but now I can confirm it. The killers are bound by curse seal laws; anyone who violates the restriction will explode and die. This assassin organization is quite resourceful."

Princess Taihua flattered, "No matter the resources, wouldn’t it still be a small dish in Master’s hands? That Yin Qi was so powerful, how did Master swallow it all in one go?"

Her curiosity was insatiable about this matter.

Wang Xiaoya smiled and explained, "Your Master is not only a divine cultivator but also adept in body cultivation, this bit of Yin Qi is no problem for him."

"Is that so?"

Princess Taihua gazed at Long Fei with large eyes, growing more admiring of him by the moment.

Long Fei said nothing; his physical body was a supreme Yang Physique, protected by five types of Divine Blood.

Even descending into the Netherworld, his body could endure it.

He puzzled over who had hired this assassin organization to kill him.

He had just arrived in the Capital City, offending few.

Was it Wu Shansi?

Was it Empress Wu?

Or the people of the Five Clans?