Journey to the head

The earth rumbled violently, and countless huge cracks opened up, like countless giant mouths of the abyss, swallowing up the gathered tide of zombies.

Above the sky, there was another sandstorm. Fist-sized sand and gravel bombs covered the sky and cleared out the dense flying zombies in just a moment.

In just a few breaths, the originally dense tide of corpses had been dispersed. All the disciples of the Huang Gen Sect looked at the Golden Core True Man and Supreme Elder Ye Xiao in the sky with awe.

Ye Xiao landed lightly without stirring up any dust. She folded her arms, tossing her wavy hair, and her honey-colored skin looked even more delicate and warm under the moonlight.

"Leave these scattered zombies to the young men in the sect to clean up by themselves. There hasn't been a war for many years, so it's good to practice." Ye Xiao instructed Shen Jialuo beside him, "At the same time, follow the zombie tide clearing plan passed down by the Yunshan Sect and build isolation belts and defense circles to prevent foreign zombies from entering the sect and causing another zombie chaos."

It turns out that compared with other Jindan sects, the Huanggen Sect has a great advantage in eliminating the zombie tide.

The Ditaiyuan County, the birthplace of the Huanggen Sect, is vast and sparsely populated. The main settlements are along several spiritual veins, especially near the City That Never Sleeps. Rescue can be received extremely quickly, and it is even more convenient to send the people into the mountain protection formation to avoid the tide of zombies.

The Junle County where the mountain gate is located now only occupies half of the county, and the area is not large. After so many years of development, the Huanggen Sect has already acquired considerable strength, and it is very fast to clear the corpse tide in the half county.

Therefore, when the bright moon was rising, the tide of zombies in the territory had been brought under control.

Just as Ye Xiao finished speaking and was about to return to rest, Shen Jialuo suddenly knelt down.

"Master, the situation in the territory has stabilized. Please quickly rescue Mianlongshan!"

Ye Xiao stopped and sighed: "Jia Luo, it's not that I don't want to go, but I really can't go. There are some things you don't understand."

I've already died once.

You don't know, the lesson of Cang Feng is right in front of us. If others participate in a war, they will be in danger, but for me, it is equivalent to seeking death.

The soul of Miaofa Tianjun is on my body, so I will try to stay as far away from this kind of bloody battle as possible. There is really no other way.

Counting on my fingers, it will take more than two hundred and thirty years before the Lord of Life and Death mentioned by Lu Qian can take action to remove the soul debris for me.

To be honest, I have never seen the Lord of Life and Death mentioned by Lu Qian, so I can only half believe and half doubt him, but it is true that his soul dust has been removed and he is not afraid of fighting. So no matter what, Lu Qian has a way to remove the soul dust.

Tsk, if I think so, if I don’t go to rescue Mianlong Mountain, I will greatly offend Lu Qian, and removing the soul debris may cause complications. But if I go, I will have to wander around the gates of hell...

Ye Xiao sighed again, his deep eyes full of helplessness, It’s too difficult, it’s really too difficult for me.

But after all, my life is more important, and Lu Qian is a gentleman and has always been generous, so I think he will understand me.

Hearing Ye Xiao's refusal, Shen Jialuo became anxious: "Master, our sect was able to escape from Tieyuan and have the current situation thanks to the support of Yunshan Sect and Master Lu."

"Even, Master, you were able to wake up from the ice, all thanks to Master Lu's rescue! Whether it's the alliance oath or the various favors, how can you easily forget them?"

"Aren't you afraid of the devil in your heart?"

Ye Xiao felt a little ashamed and helpless when he first heard it, but when he heard the last sentence, he immediately flew into a rage!
She swung her long sleeves, and with a loud bang, Shen Jialuo was knocked flying and fell several times.

"Shen Jialuo, don't forget your identity!"

Ye Xiao shouted coldly: "You are my disciple, how can a disciple question his master!"

"You are the leader of my Huanggen Sect. How can you care about other sects and ignore your own life and death?"

The spiritual pressure on her body surged, and the disciples around her knelt on the ground in panic, their bodies trembling.

Cheng Sheng looked at Shen Jialuo's embarrassed appearance, gritted his teeth and said: "Master, please calm down, Senior Sister was just in a hurry. Besides, I also think that Master should rescue Mianlong Mountain."

"It's not just for the sake of alliance or repaying a favor, it's because—"

"Even though my former master would have considered it, he would still choose to rescue Yunshan Sect in the end!"

Ye Xiao was stunned.

My former self?

"It seems that since that time when Master was seriously injured and dying, and was frozen in the coffin, Master has become a different person." Cheng Sheng spoke more and more fluently and excitedly, "He is always cautious, afraid of the front and the back, and dare not take any risks. But for our generation of cultivators, we can't do without the word 'fighting'!"

"If you don't fight with others, you won't reach a high position. If you don't fight with heaven, the road will not be far!"

"My disciple has the guts to speak out. To put it nicely, Master is being cautious. To put it bluntly, when did Master become so cowardly?"

Ye Xiao widened his eyes, his heart trembling uncontrollably, intense emotions were surging up, violently impacting the layer of confusion that had long shrouded his soul.

"Is this still our brave, martial, fierce and sturdy Tieyuan monk?!"

"Are you still the Ye Xiao who swept away all the villains and unified Ironfield?!"

In Ye Xiao's heart, it was like a huge bell striking loudly!

I am--

I am who I am, the one who sweeps away the villains and establishes the Cheorwon faction, Ye Xiao!
These were the proud words I shouted out during the Golden Elixir Formation Ceremony when I first achieved the Golden Elixir status.

That is the call of the heart, the roar of the self!
Ye Xiao’s spiritual pressure soared into the sky, and his spiritual power surged in his meridians like roaring waves!
Discern your true heart and find your true self!
At this moment, Ye Xiao heard a heavy, warm, and extremely powerful roar coming from deep underground, like the heartbeat of the earth.

She took a deep breath and felt that the sky was vast and the earth was huge. Everything in the world appeared so clearly before her eyes, as if she had never seen the true face of this world before.

It was not until now that she realized that she had long been blinded to her true heart, and had grown a thick layer of demonic barriers. If it were not for today's circumstances and the coincidence that Cheng Sheng had warned her and broken through her mental barriers, she would have been completely devoured by the demons in her heart, without even having to wait until her life skills were perfected.

When did it start?

In fact, it was much earlier than when he was on the verge of death and frozen, and much earlier than when he encountered the soul of Miaofa Tianjun.

I'm afraid that when he unified Iron Won, was full of energy and wanted to lead the Huanggen Sect out of the barren Iron Won County and make contact with forces from all sides, he put "profit" first in everything, was hesitant and haggard, and had already begun to breed demons in his heart.

But today, all the obstacles are gone!

She let out a long sigh, and at this moment her eyes were sharp and her spirits were high.

At this time, Shen Jialuo knelt down on the ground again and kowtowed heavily.

"Master taught me that as a disciple, I shouldn't say such things."

"Therefore, I resign from the position of headmaster. At the same time, please expel me from the sect!"

Cheng Sheng was so shocked that he shouted, "Senior Sister!"

Ye Xiao stared at Shen Jialuo. This time, the quiet female cultivator looked at her without fear, her beautiful eyes filled with determination.

Ye Xiao asked in a deep voice.

"Do you want to go?" "Yes, I'll go by myself." Shen Jialuo said.

"Do you know that with your level of cultivation, entering Mianlong Mountain is tantamount to seeking death!" Ye Xiao stared at her fair forehead, where a ball of lightning was flashing, transmitting a chilling wave.

"You are already destined to be calamity. The heavenly calamity will come soon. As long as you survive the heavenly calamity, you will become the Golden Elixir Master! The beautiful world will be opened to you from now on. Do you really want to end your path there?"

Shen Jialuo raised her graceful neck: "I must go."

Ye Xiao closed his eyes: "Chi'er, Sect Leader Lu already has two confidantes. You have no place in his heart. He won't even look at you."

Shen Jialuo looked at Ye Xiao, but his mind was elsewhere. No one knew what he was thinking about, but a happy smile appeared on his face.

"I know, and I have no regrets."

Ye Xiao was silent for a while and turned around.

"Issue an order that Shen Jialuo will be removed from his position as head of the sect from today, and Cheng Sheng will take over as the head of the sect."

"Cheng Sheng, Huang Gen Clan will rely on you in the future. Jia Luo has laid a very good foundation. You must work harder and not let her decades of hard work go to waste."

Cheng Sheng looked anxious. He looked at Ye Xiao, then at Shen Jialuo. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only kowtow and take the leader's token from Shen Jialuo.

Shen Jialuo kowtowed to Ye Xiao again: "Master, for your kindness in raising me and teaching me, Jialuo will definitely repay you in the next life."

She stood up, bowed to Cheng Sheng, and was about to fly up.

Ye Xiao suddenly shouted in a low voice: "Stop!"

She turned her head and looked at Shen Jialuo who looked nervous, and suddenly smiled.

"You should owe me more of this favor."

"Although it's not far from Mianlong Mountain, with your foundation-building speed, how long will it take to get there?"

"Forget it, I'll take you there. Let those corpse monsters see the elegance of my Tieyuan monk!"

Lingsha City.

The Lingsha River rolls with the sound of turbid waves.

But it couldn't cover up the roars of the zombies and the howls of the living dead.

Outside the protective formation of Lingsha City, there was already a huge corpse tide that stretched as far as the eye could see. Fortunately, there was a Jindan-level mountain protection formation for defense. Even if the corpse tide rushed into the formation, it would be turned into ashes in an instant.

In addition, this is the Yunshan Sect's spiritual seedling breeding base and spiritual medicine planting base, so the daily defense force is sufficient.

After the zombie disaster broke out, the guarding disciples here quickly attacked and suppressed the zombie chaos. However, as the zombies in the surrounding areas moved here and gathered more and more, the disciples of Yunshan had to temporarily move the surrounding people into Lingsha City and start defense.

Even though there are millions of zombies gathered outside the city, there is no problem with Lingsha City's defense.

Especially after several foundation-building masters led by Cui Linglong led a combat squadron to provide support, the plan was directly changed.

Cui Linglong decided to take the initiative and use her own powerful combat power to directly destroy all the zombies outside the city!

Five Lingxu Zhenyuan divine ships rose up from Lingsha City, and the spiritual power cannons roared in unison. Dense beams of spiritual power shot out from the inside to the outside, blasting a large number of flying zombies into pieces and clearing a vast airspace.

The Shenzhou flew out of the formation and began to bombard in all directions. The disciples in the boat sacrificed their spiritual instruments and magic tools, cast spells and threw out a large number of talismans. Violent explosions echoed along the Shenzhou, flames shot straight into the sky, and the stench of burnt corpses made people unable to open their eyes.

Just as the disciples were unleashing fire indiscriminately, a loud roar was suddenly heard!
An agile figure rose from the ground, grabbed a flying zombie, pulled it down fiercely, then used the force of the pull to rise into the air again, and stomped another flying zombie to pieces in mid-air!
It rose up like this and crashed into a Shenzhou with a bang!
The disciples' screams and shouts suddenly rang out.

Everyone was shocked and angry. This turned out to be a foundation-building level zombie!
It has only been a short period of time, and among the tide of corpses, zombies at the foundation-building level have evolved!

With the joint efforts of several foundation-building masters in Yunshan, the zombie was quickly killed. But Cui Linglong's heart suddenly became heavy.

"Order the attack plan to be cancelled, and return to the formation temporarily!"

"Quickly report the discovery of the Foundation Establishment zombie to Mianlong Mountain and hand it over to the General Staff for discussion!"

The first foundation-building level zombie has appeared. Will the next one and the next batch be far behind?
These zombies are evolving too fast!
The Shenzhou had not sailed too far when it was attacked by two foundation-building zombies on the way back. They were dealt with by the Yunshan disciples, but some disciples had already suffered casualties.

When Shenzhou escaped into the formation, they heard loud roars coming from the corpse tide which had become much thinner. One after another, the zombies that had established their foundation began to attack the protective formation!

Cui Linglong ordered her disciples to prepare and strengthen their defenses, with an ominous feeling growing in her heart.

At this rate, even Jindan zombies might appear!

By then, perhaps Lingsha City can still be defended, but what about other spiritual veins?
The longer it takes, the more dangerous it becomes!

Now, while clearing out the zombie tide and reducing the scale of the zombie disaster, we must speed up to find the source of the zombie transformation. Only by solving the problem from the root can we successfully overcome this zombie disaster.

Why hasn't the General Staff replied yet? There have been no new instructions for a long time.

“Uncle Cui!” The messenger disciple rushed over with a look of anxiety, “The latest news from the Intelligence Department is that Mianlong Mountain is under siege by evil corpses. The mountain protection formation has been breached, and Yuanying-level and Jindan-level evil corpses have already rushed into Mianlong Mountain!”

Cui Linglong stood up suddenly, and her sleeve swept the teacup on the table to the ground, breaking it into pieces.

"The General Staff has been destroyed, and we have lost contact with Mianlong Mountain. The Intelligence Department has activated the emergency mechanism and is rebuilding the intelligence and communication system with Meihuafang as the center!"

"I have made it clear that Elder Jiang only sent a request for help to the Nine Commanderies of the Golden Core. He did not send a message to us or summon the disciples back to the mountain. What should we do now?"

Cui Linglong could hardly believe the tragic news. She felt cold all over and looked around, but the disciples were all looking at her expectantly.

She clenched her fists. Calm down, you must calm down Cui Linglong, you are now the commander of Lingsha City.

Think about Senior Brother Lin Le, think about Senior Brother Li Da, how would they respond?
Mianlongshan did not summon us. It must be that Master Jiang judged that with our foundation-building speed, we would not be able to make it in time.

In this case, instead of rushing forward and causing more trouble, it is better to follow the established plan and stay in Lingsha City to wipe out the zombies. The safety of this spiritual seedling breeding base must be ensured at all costs.

“Don’t panic!” She said in a low voice, “Gather the elite troops, and let’s attack again to reduce the zombie tide outside the city as much as possible. If we encounter too many foundation-building zombies, we will immediately retreat back to the city.”

"It will take time for the zombies to move. If everything goes well, we will only need four or five times to wipe out the zombies outside the city. By eliminating the base number, we can reduce the number of high-level zombies!"

All the disciples responded one after another. Cui Linglong took a deep breath and suppressed the anxiety and fear in her heart.

Has the master returned to the mountain gate?

He will definitely be able to save the situation!
Dad and Senior Brother Li Da are still on Mianlong Mountain. Please stay safe. (End of this chapter)