The Saintess

Chapter 90 The Saintess

A sky full of sword shadows covered the entire Juma County. Chen Futong pointed to the sky, and the sky full of sword shadows slashed towards the Soul Devouring Daoist.

While resisting, the Soul Devouring Daoist tried to escape, but found that no matter where he fled, all he could see were flying swords coming at him.

There's no way to escape, there's absolutely no way to escape.

First, the spiritual light of the garments disappeared; then, the spiritual light around the body was completely extinguished; and finally, the spiritual energy within the body was exhausted.

Countless sword shadows slashed in front of the Soul Devouring Daoist, eventually converging into a single sword that pierced straight at the Soul Devouring Daoist's brow.

Before even the Soul Devouring Daoist could split his soul and escape even a fraction, he was locked onto by the powerful sword aura and his soul was directly annihilated.

All swords return to one!

A thought flashed through the Soul-Devouring Daoist's mind: "This is divine power!"

It wasn't just Lu Yang who was shocked; even Lu Changfeng and the others stared wide-eyed, filled with horror.

This is supernatural power!

Why are cultivators in the Pseudo-Core Formation Realm so strong? It's not just because the quality of their spiritual energy is improved; it's also because in the Pseudo-Core Formation Realm, the Golden Core is half-formed, and their supernatural abilities are already complete.

Qi cultivation and technique training, foundation building and seeking the Dharma, and the Golden Elixir and supernatural powers.

This is a qualitative leap. In the face of supernatural powers, no matter how strong your foundation is, you are nothing more than an ant.

Even someone as powerful as the Soul Devouring Daoist was eventually annihilated.

Lu Yang's eyes were filled with fervor. This was truly divine skill. Compared to Chen Futong's supernatural abilities, their own methods were utterly insignificant.

However, there was little joy in Chen Futong's eyes; instead, there was a hint of loneliness.

Fake pills are fake pills; they can't be made real.

Perhaps in the eyes of these minor cultivators he was already powerful enough, but in the eyes of true Golden Core cultivators, he was nothing more than an ant.

The image of Lu Guchu couldn't help but appear in Chen Futong's mind; different people have different fates.

Lu Guchu was much younger than him, considered his junior. Back then, Lu Guchu was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, and he didn't take him seriously. But now, in the blink of an eye, he has become a Golden Core cultivator.

Even he had no choice but to obey orders and risk his life here.

The lifespan of a fake elixir is short, and the four western prefectures of Nanzhou are destined to follow the lead of the Lu family in the future.

It's all good. The Southern Barbarians have once again launched a military campaign. Whether the position of the leader of the four western prefectures will be a blessing or a curse remains to be seen. Fortunately, Lu Guchu has broken through to the Golden Core stage. Otherwise, Chen Futong would probably have to shoulder the burden of the four western prefectures.

Chen Futong knew his own limitations. If he were to come, he would probably only be able to bring the Chen family down with him to be buried with the four counties of Xisi.

As for retreating, ha, even if they wanted to leave, Qingyun Sect wouldn't allow it.

These four western prefectures are no pushovers either. Alas, big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp; this has always been the way of the cultivation world.

I just hope this isn't another disaster caused by the southern barbarians.

Nanfeng County.

Three priests came to the Southern Barbarians' attack on Biannan County. The ancient priest was only one of them. The other two did not stand at the front, but instead gathered the spoils of their labor from the rear.

The ancient priest was responsible for advancing and occupying more territory, while the other two priests were responsible for collecting the lives of mortals.

In the center of Nanfeng County, a blood-red bead rippled in the air, below which were groups of people from the southern border, including many cultivators.

At this moment, two priests were using a secret method to draw the life energy within their bodies and gather it into the blood bead.

After a long while, the blood droplets changed from light red to dark red, and the two priests then put the blood droplets away with considerable satisfaction.

"Three now."

Priestess Baima spoke, her expression revealing neither joy nor sorrow. Her long robe covered her body and half-concealed her face, making it clear that she was a priestess, but her specific features remained unseen. Only her long shadow fell to the ground, casting a shadow over the desperate faces below.

"I don't know how things are going in that ancient place. Heaven has blessed my Sacrificial God, and the Holy Maiden has descended to earth. She is able to communicate with the Barbarian God and summon him to earth. However, the energy required for the Barbarian God to descend to earth is enormous, and the Southern Barbarians alone cannot afford to support it. I'm afraid there must be more than ten thousand of these blood beads."

This time, it seems that Nanzhou alone is no longer sufficient to supply our needs, and we will have to take over the entire Yue Kingdom.

"But the Qingyun Sect is powerful."

Priest Yang Zhi followed up, his face showing some worry, but his tone was firm, as if no matter how powerful the Qingyun Sect was, they still had to collect all ten thousand blood beads.

"What's there to be afraid of? As long as the Barbarian God can descend to earth, he will at least be a Nascent Soul cultivator. The mere Qingyun Sect can be destroyed with a flick of the wrist. At that time, not only the Yue Kingdom, but the entire Tiannan region will have to grovel at the Barbarian God's feet."

Besides, we don't necessarily want to destroy Yue all at once. The Holy Maiden is still young, so we can gather her slowly for now. There's a saying in Yue: "Cutting flesh with a dull knife doesn't hurt." Right now, we're only conquering one prefecture. The Qingyun Sect doesn't have the time or inclination to bother with us.

Upon hearing this, Priest Yang Zhi laughed and said, "Yes, there's no rush."

Three thousand years! Heaven knows how the Southern Barbarians survived these three thousand years. Now they have finally made it through and have welcomed a Holy Maiden again, and she is of even higher quality than the Holy Maiden of three thousand years ago.

This time, the southern barbarians will surely trample the entire southern region under their feet.

Ah!

Just then, Priest Baima took out a bead from her bosom. Yang Zhi looked at the broken bead and his expression changed.

"Nagu is dead! Impossible! Nagu was protected by the Barbarian God, how could he die? Could it be that the newly promoted Golden Core cultivator from the Lu family made the move!"

Priestess Baima didn't speak, but instead began contacting the rear.

They also have a Golden Core High Priest watching over them. If Lu Guchu makes a move, the Golden Core High Priest shouldn't just stand by and do nothing.

After a long while, Priestess Baima, who had finally received a response, couldn't help but frown.

"It's not Lu Guchu, it's Chen Futong. That old guy from the Chen family broke through to the Pseudo-Core Realm, and Soul Devourer is dead."

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Priest Yang Zhi was even angrier upon hearing this, "Useless."

Then came another moment of hesitation, "Should we continue moving forward?"

Priest Baima slowly shook her head. "Let's wait a bit. It's not time to open the Golden Core Battlefield yet. The High Priest has already mobilized the evil cultivators from the rear. We'll advance slowly when the time comes."

Priest Yang Zhi nodded in agreement. Indeed, the Southern Barbarian Lands are teeming with evil cultivators. Giving them some spiritual items would make them fight to the death for them, which is extremely useful.

This kind of frontline work shouldn't be done by the priests; they should wait for the evil cultivators to arrive before starting the fight.

Juma County.

The recapture of one of the six counties was naturally a good thing, but Lu Changfeng and the others did not show any joy in their eyes.

There was nothing they could do; there were hardly any people left in Juma County. The people in each town had been almost completely slaughtered, and even if they searched carefully, there were only about a thousand people left.

What use is a city without its people?

Of course, it can't be said to be completely useless. At the very least, it helped them regain some face. When the Lu family first arrived, they recaptured a county, slaughtered tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers, killed hundreds of Qi Refining evil cultivators, one Southern Barbarian priest, and three Foundation Establishment evil cultivators, one of whom was the infamous Soul Devouring Daoist.

The results can be described as fruitful.

"Brother Changfeng, shall we continue forward?"

Lu Changfeng looked at everyone, finally fixing his gaze on Chen Futong. Chen Futong waved his hand, "Why are you looking at me? You are the one in charge here. My Chen family will naturally follow your lead."

Lu Changfeng was helpless when Chen Futong said that. The Chen family was indeed a bunch of bachelors, but it was a good thing.

A pseudo-core cultivator! In the entire Lu family, apart from Lu Guchu, no one is his match. Now that Chen Futong is cooperating so much, he's really giving us face.

"Let's rest for a few days first."

After a fierce battle, they achieved considerable victories, but also suffered heavy casualties. Foundation Establishment cultivators fared relatively well, as they held a significant advantage, but Qi Refining cultivators fared poorly. Clan cultivators were better off, as they helped each other and fought as a unit, resulting in fewer casualties. However, the independent cultivators fought each other indiscriminately for the sake of victory, leading to numerous deaths and injuries.

Whether it's the depletion of spiritual energy or the replenishment of other methods, some time is needed.

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although the results achieved this time were considerable, they were not enough to make them lose their heads.

If we continue fighting, our lives are uncertain. We must first digest our current gains.

"Second Ancestor!"

When Lu Qingwen's voice came out, Lu Changfeng also showed a smile. When he saw the head in his hand, Lu Changfeng's smile became even wider.

"Not bad. You've only recently broken through, yet you've already managed to kill a cultivator at the twelfth level of Qi Refining. You certainly don't disgrace the Lu family."

Everyone frowned as they looked at Lu Qingwen, whose face was full of bloodlust. Even though he was only at the Qi Refining stage, Lu Qingwen was quite famous in several families.

After all, this guy is a notorious killer.

"Hehe, it's all thanks to the Second Ancestor's excellent training."

Seeing Lu Qingwen like this, Lu Changfeng couldn't help but shake his head. "You can control your killing intent. It seems that you didn't read books in the Scripture Pavilion for nothing. Alright, go and get some rest and rein in your killing intent."

After everyone dispersed, Lu Yang approached Lu Qingwen, who was delighted to see him.

"I knew you'd be lucky and wouldn't die. I saw that evil cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage chasing after you, and I wanted to save him, but he was like a leech, determined to die. Now that I see you're alive, I'm relieved. Hey, you've struck it rich!"

As Lu Qingwen spoke, he also noticed the storage bag at Lu Yang's waist.

Goodness, there's almost no room left to hang them.

"Hehe, just bullying a heretical cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining."

Looking at Lu Qingwen's murderous expression, even his smile had become distorted and ferocious, Lu Yang couldn't help but shake his head, wondering how he had come up with such a name.

Qingwen is extremely bloodthirsty and is a notorious killer in the Lu family.

On the contrary, the older brother, Qingwu, seemed more refined and kind.

in the room.

After washing up using the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique, Lu Yang placed the numerous storage bags in front of him. As the spirit stones were laid out before him, Lu Yang's eyes narrowed to slits. It must be said, in the cultivation world, there is nothing more pleasing to the eye than spirit stones.

However, the biggest gain was still in the storage bag of that evil cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining.

Lu Yang picked up a Taoist book and looked at the words on its cover: Returning Flow Puppet Technique. He couldn't help but show a look of joy.

This was exactly what he wanted. It was truly an unexpected stroke of luck; Lu Yang had been thinking of finding a puppetry technique to cultivate within the clan.

After all, puppets can also help with farming, and I almost mastered the art of corpse refining for it. Now, I've got the puppetry technique right here.