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Chapter 1017 Retreat Without a Fight
The sky was silent.

The sudden appearance of the Blood Slaughter Celestial Venerable brought about a great change in the situation.

The reappearance of the greatest evil cultivator of antiquity, and his subsequent killing of two Nascent Soul elders of the Myriad Immortals Alliance, has recently caused a great stir in the cultivation world.

Wherever this person goes, he stirs up a bloodbath.

The higher-ups of the Myriad Immortals Alliance also investigated the matter. They originally thought that this evil cultivator, who was feared by all, had long been forgotten in the dust of history.

But unexpectedly, there will be a day when it returns to the Realm of All Spirits.

As soon as Blood Slaughter Celestial Venerable appeared, he summoned a cloud of blood in his hand, which instantly turned the place into a purgatory, and the screams of the cultivators of the Myriad Immortals Alliance could be heard.

Countless wronged souls were refined and absorbed by this evil lord. With each soul he absorbed from a cloud of blood, his aura surged.

Even those large spirit ships and magic vessels could not escape the clutches of Blood Butcher.

Such ruthless and terrifying methods are chilling.

In the blink of an eye, the army of cultivators of the Myriad Immortals Alliance was slaughtered and suffered heavy losses.

Upon seeing this, Chen Batian's face turned ashen. Both were notorious for their ruthlessness, but compared to the number one evil cultivator of ancient times, he seemed like a small fry compared to a big fish.

Even with his cultivation level and strength, he wasn't very confident in facing this ancient evil cultivator.

"Blood Butcher, are you trying to make an enemy of our Myriad Immortals Alliance with your actions?"

"It was bad enough that Elder Qi and his companion died at your hands, but now you've actually attacked our alliance!"

"Our alliance's Mahayana seniors will also be arriving soon. You should consider the consequences before you act."

Chen Batian spoke in an icy tone as he addressed the other side.

The Blood Butcher in the sky, who was wreaking havoc without restraint, stopped what he was doing upon hearing this. He looked at Chen Batian with a sinister gaze and said with a mocking expression:
"Where did this stray dog ​​come from? How dare it call me by my name?"

"What are those few Mahayana cultivators from the Myriad Immortals Alliance? When I roamed the Myriad Spirits Realm back then, what were these people?"

"And that junior leader 'Yuan Zun,' when I was alive, he was nowhere to be seen. Don't think that just because he's lucky enough to have a few true spirits worshipped, he can try to swallow up the entire Southern Region. I wonder if his true strength is as great as his appetite?"

Blood Butcher's words revealed an inherent oppressive quality inherent in those in power.

Chen Batian, aboard the French warship, was instantly enraged when he heard that Xue Tuzi didn't take him and the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance seriously at all.

next moment.

A snow-white spiritual treasure longsword appeared in his hand, which was clearly a top-tier seventh-order spiritual treasure.

"Hmph! Even though you've already fallen into the realm of ghost cultivators, your tone is still so arrogant. Let me experience your supernatural abilities!"

Clang!
As soon as Chen Batian finished speaking, his figure disappeared. A silver-white blade of light appeared in the void, piercing the sky and emitting a terrifying sharp metallic aura, slashing towards Xue Tuzi.

As soon as this technique was unleashed, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of several miles was instantly drained, forming a vast domain of sword energy.

Everything affected was instantly shattered by the blade light, which contained the sharp metal energy.

Despite Chen Batian's menacing approach, Xue Tuzi remained unmoved. "So he's gleaned a sliver of true meaning from the Law of Metal, and this 'Snowblind Blade' is his natal spiritual treasure; it seems he's put a lot of effort into refining it."

"No wonder you dared to come up here to die!"

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and pressed down with his five fingers, and a terrifying and domineering spiritual fire immediately appeared.

It was the 'Blood Spirit Evil Flame' that Xue Tu Zi had used when he faced Qin Ming!
A terrifying pressure from the spiritual fire of heaven and earth suddenly descended.

Swish!
Immediately afterwards, to everyone's astonishment, the ball of blood flame transformed into a thin, blood-red line, which pierced through Chen Batian's Senluo Blade Domain with overwhelming force.

His incredibly powerful abilities crumbled like bubbles before this thread of blood.
The blood-red light then easily broke through the protective aura.

By the time Chen Batian realized what was happening, a large hole had appeared in his chest, from which blood was constantly flowing. Furthermore, the area around the wound was radiating a scorching flame that was spreading into his body.

At the same time, a pale yellow jade pendant on his body shattered.

Chen Batian's expression changed from arrogant and unruly at the beginning to one of astonishment and confusion.

If it weren't for the name tag I was wearing, I probably would have been reduced to ashes by that attack.

"Eighth-tier spirit fire"

With his knowledge, he naturally recognized the evil flame divine power used by Blood Butcher at a glance.

Chen Batian sheathed his sword and transformed into a streak of yellow light, retreating without daring to fight Xue Tuzi again.

He hadn't expected that this renowned ancient evil cultivator, even after his cultivation level had fallen to the Integration stage, would still possess such terrifying strength. Knowing he was no match for him, he began to consider retreating.

Blood Butcher smiled coldly, raised his hand and released immense pressure, drawing back the Blood Spirit Evil Flame.

"If I hadn't fought that human brat in Ashenvale and expended a great deal of energy, only able to unleash one ten-thousandth of the Holy Flame's power, you would have already been refined."

"You can only say you're lucky. You actually have the Soul-Destroying Jade protecting you."

"But you probably don't have a second one, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a longsword gleaming with blood appeared in his hand.

Chen Batian and Fei Chan's eyelids twitched wildly. Knowing that even if they joined forces, they could not defeat this evil cultivator, they disregarded the subordinates of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and fled for their own lives.

Meanwhile, the alien cultivators in the Myriad Immortals Alliance camp were thrown into disarray without these two core cultivators at the Integration stage.

Blood Butcher was like a hungry wolf entering a flock of sheep, slaughtering indiscriminately as if he were in an empty field.
Before long, the area outside Yunzhou Immortal City was completely transformed into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

And within the Immortal City.

Elder Xintu and Young Master Fei looked at the scene outside and showed fear.

After the blood sacrifice of the cultivators of the Myriad Immortals Alliance is completed, it will probably be the turn of their Yunzhou Immortal City.

They had heard about the ancient evil spirits' restoration before, but they didn't expect to encounter it so soon.

The two still feel lingering fear when they think back to the earth-shattering battle and strange phenomena that broke out in Ashenvale that day.

"Elder Xin, this evil cultivator is beyond our ability to withstand. If all else fails, we will have no choice but to retreat. Let the cultivators below break out of the encirclement; every few who can escape will do."

"We can only accept our fate."

Young Master Fei gritted his teeth and said that he still had a bright future ahead of him and did not want to die here.

With Blood Butcher's peak cultivation level, even a seventh-order grand formation was nothing more than a decoration in front of him.

Elder Xintu looked bitter. He hadn't expected that one problem would be solved only to be followed by another, and that he would attract such a formidable foe.

For a time, he was caught in a dilemma.

"Alas! Such is the will of Heaven! It is destined to destroy the Immortal City of Yunzhou. Since that is the case, there is nothing we can do but accept it."

Elder Xintu was not one to hesitate, and he quickly made a decision.

……

In the void.

Qin Ming also witnessed this scene. He did not expect that Xue Tu Zi would return and sacrifice the lives of an entire city in order to restore his cultivation.
He had experienced the other party's methods firsthand; if the other party were to truly recover his Mahayana cultivation, probably no one in the Southern Region could stop him.

"It's best to avoid dealing with such a vicious person."

But just then...

Qin Ming's arm suddenly felt hot, and the mark formed by the spirit of the wine yeast manifested its true form on its own.

The wine spirit, with his enormous, barrel-like body, appeared before the crowd like a small mountain. He first glanced at the distant Yunzhou Immortal City, then spoke in a deep, gruff voice:

“That immortal city is the old master’s hometown, and it still holds his memories. If he were still in the Myriad Spirits Realm, he would definitely not have allowed such a thing to happen.”

"Now that our master has received his legacy, surely he won't sit idly by and do nothing?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming stroked his chin and pondered for a moment. Thinking about it, it made sense; the wine immortal had asked him to take care of his offspring.

If that 'Xiong Zhen' were to return to his old home and see the immortal city destroyed, he would probably feel terrible.

"Well, the timing of Blood Butcher's appearance was indeed quite opportune; he even helped drive away the people from the Myriad Immortals Alliance."

"In that case, I, Qin, will make my move once more."

Lin Shanjun, standing beside him, looked bewildered and asked, "Fellow Daoist Qin, what are we going back for?"

"I, Qin, will challenge Blood Butcher to a duel!" As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ming instructed the Devouring Sky Rat to control the Boundary-Breaking Shuttle and return along the same route.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shanjun froze on the spot, thinking he had misheard.
Born into a prominent cultivation clan, he was naturally exposed to the stories of ancient evil cultivators and ruthless figures, who had even killed cultivators at the Mahayana stage, from his elders.
At this moment, Qin Ming said he wanted to cause trouble for the other party, which was slightly beyond his understanding.

The scene of Blood Butcher crushing a group of cultivators from the Myriad Immortals Alliance is still vivid in my mind!
The Devouring Sky Rat, controlling the Flying Spirit Disc of the Boundary-Breaking Shuttle, turned around upon seeing Lin Shanjun's reaction and said:

"Don't worry, don't make a fuss. Master has already fought Blood Butcher and even made him flee in a sorry state."

"What?!" Lin Shanjun looked incredulous and began to question his existence.

He knew that Qin Ming had encountered some things while searching for the Nine Aperture Spirit Ginseng, but he never expected that he would actually be able to fight against an ancient cultivator like Xue Tu Zi.

……

Almost instantly, Qin Ming returned to Yunzhou Immortal City.

Young Master Fei and Elder Xintu have already begun issuing orders for the scattered cultivators guarding the city to abandon it and flee.

Making such a difficult decision, he has become a sinner in history.

However, at that moment...

The primordial energy of heaven and earth in the void trembled violently, then rippled outwards like waves.

A surge of spiritual pressure from the Nascent Soul stage descended upon the sky.

Then the figure of a young cultivator appeared.

Young Master Fei stared intently, then said with extreme confusion, "Isn't that Fellow Daoist Qin? Why is he back again?"

Elder Xintu also stopped and looked in the direction where Qin Ming was.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his entire being like an ancient, evergreen tree that had weathered the vicissitudes of time, blending into the world.
It seemed incredibly profound and unfathomable, giving people an indescribable feeling.

The moment Qin Ming appeared, Xue Tu Zi, who was performing a blood sacrifice on alien cultivators, seemed to sense something as well.

He immediately stopped chasing Chen Batian and the others, and turned to gaze at the top of the city gate of Yunzhou Immortal City.

But Qin Ming looked at Blood Butcher and said in a calm tone:

"Why does Fellow Daoist Blood Slaughter have to bully the weak and attack these low-level cultivators?"

"After the last battle in Gray Valley, I felt I hadn't had enough of fighting you, and I still have a few trump cards to play."

"Since you've come all the way to Yunzhou Immortal City to make your move, why not have another fight with me, Qin?"

Upon hearing this, the fleeing remnants of the Myriad Immortals Alliance, as well as Elder Xintu and Young Master Fei, all thought they had misheard.

Qin Ming actually sought out Blood Butcher for a duel?
A cultivator at the early stage of the Integration Realm seeking a cultivator at the peak of the Integration Realm.
Just when everyone thought that this ancient evil cultivator from the Myriad Spirits Realm, who had reappeared in the light of day, was about to become angry and take action against him.

Blood Butcher's reaction then completely overturned everyone's understanding.
Blood Butcher not only mocked Qin Ming for overestimating himself, but his attitude towards Chen Batian was completely different from before.

Instead, he strangely revealed an unusually solemn expression.
It was as if Qin Ming wasn't joking.

that's it.

The two powerful figures stared at each other for a long time in mid-air.

Blood Butcher casually crushed the head of a Void Refinement cultivator and tossed it aside. His sinister eyes, hidden beneath his long hair, stared at Qin Ming, a smile playing on his lips.
"Young human, I didn't expect it to be you again."

"Truly awe-inspiring and formidable creature."

In truth, he wasn't sure what other trump cards Qin Ming might have up his sleeve, but the Immortal-Slaying Gourd alone was enough to make him extremely wary at this moment.

After all, this guy really knows the Tongbao Technique and is already able to use the heaven-defying divine power of the third level of Annihilation Wind.

An attack imbued with the power of the law of annihilation would be difficult for even an ordinary Mahayana cultivator to withstand, let alone in his current state.

If he were to regain his Mahayana cultivation, he would certainly not let this arrogant young human off the hook.

But times have changed.

Blood Butcher stood still, not making any rash moves. After considering his options carefully, he suddenly burst into laughter:
"Hahaha! I have achieved my goal today."

"Young human, let's settle our score another day!"

After saying this, he didn't even look at the reactions of the crowd. His figure instantly transformed into a streak of blood-red light, merging into the void and disappearing without a trace.
With the departure of Blood Butcher, the gloom that had shrouded Yunzhou Immortal City dissipated, and the aura of bloodshed gradually faded.

"This"

Elder Xintu was completely dumbfounded upon seeing this.

After Qin Ming's few words, Blood Butcher, the greatest evil cultivator of ancient times, actually chose to retreat without a fight?
The alien cultivators who had miraculously survived in the city all looked like they had just escaped a calamity, but even more so, they were shocked.

The life-or-death crisis of Yunzhou Immortal City was thus resolved by this powerful senior.
The Myriad Immortals Alliance also witnessed this scene as Chen Batian and Fei Chan fled in panic in the distance.

Fei Chan had seen Qin Ming in the ancient cave that day. At the time, he thought that Qin Ming had also been sacrificed by Xue Tu Zi, following in the footsteps of the old man surnamed Qi and the middle-aged man in the jade robe.

However, it's not hard to tell from their conversation that the one who fought Blood Butcher in Ash Valley and caused such a terrifying phenomenon was none other than the rogue cultivator surnamed Qin who had reached the Nascent Soul stage.

"How could this be? How could this person be so powerful?" Fei Chan muttered to herself, her face pale.

Meanwhile, Chen Batian used magic to stop the injury in his chest, and a rare complex expression appeared on his cold, scarred face.

"It seems the waters of Yunzhou Immortal City run deep. We didn't expect there to be a powerful deity hiding there. We need to go back and reconsider."

The entire Wanxian Alliance was wiped out, and the two dared not linger any longer, quickly disappearing into the horizon.

……

Cheers erupted both inside and outside Yunzhou Immortal City.

Above the city gate.

Holding a black steel fork, the Devouring Rat roared arrogantly in the direction Blood Butcher had gone:

"Hmph! This mere Blood Butcher is nothing special. I haven't even made a move yet!"

Don't let me see you again!

Qin Ming frowned, reached out and patted its head, saying, "That's enough. If Blood Butcher really comes back, don't hide and refuse to come out."

The Devouring Rat immediately shrank its head, put away its steel fork, and scratched its head with a grin, saying:

"Master, I was just trying to scare him."

"So that this guy won't keep coming to Yunzhou Immortal City to cause trouble every few days..."

(End of this chapter)