In Douluo, Wuhun holds the Tianping

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Xuan's forces had reached 20,000 men. Their marching speed was getting slower and slower, covering only a few dozen kilometers a day.

There was no other way; the more people there were, the slower the journey would be. After all, these people were mostly survivors, and their bodies were relatively weak, making them unsuitable for long-distance travel.

As the sun set, Li Xuan and his group finally found a place to set up camp. They quickly took out the house they had built, lit a campfire, and began preparing dinner.

Li Xuan, along with several leaders, went to the tent in the center of the camp and sat down together to discuss the next steps.

“Young Master, 20,000 people is simply too large a force to manage. If this continues, our team will likely be dragged down.” Huang Shang sighed, gave Li Xuan a helpless look, and said softly.

Recently, Huang Shang has been in charge of the entire team's operation. However, Huang Shang does not have Zhou Chen's ability to control the overall situation, so the 20,000 people have become uncontrollable.

What Huang Shang said is indeed a serious problem; managing 20,000 people is extremely difficult.

Moreover, these were all refugees, of varying quality, making management problems even more serious, and Huang Shang was already exhausted.

"Well, the buildings in my personal space are almost finished. They'll be ready for occupancy in two more days. Each building can house 10,000 people. Keep an eye on them for the next couple of days and select some survivors who are physically strong and motivated to stay and continue searching for survivors. The rest can be put into my personal space," Li Xuan said with a smile.

The house in the Palm Heaven Bottle space is now almost finished and ready for occupancy.

However, the rooms inside the Palm Heaven Bottle are not very comfortable, since there are many people to live in, and most of the land inside the Palm Heaven Bottle is used to grow food.

Furthermore, finding survivors as quickly as possible requires a large number of people, so it is necessary to select some people to form a search and rescue team, which can speed up the search and rescue of survivors.

"Yes, young master!" everyone replied in unison.

"Is there anything else?" Li Xuan cleared his throat and asked the people in front of him.

These people looked at each other and had no other questions, since the biggest problem now was that there were too many people.

“The City of Slaughter is nearby. I plan to rest here for a couple of days and investigate what’s going on inside. After all, I have a feeling that these evil soul masters all came from the City of Slaughter.” Li Xuan stroked his chin and said to the people in front of him.

"Brother Xuan, isn't this too dangerous? After all, the person who destroyed the Slaughter City was someone who could even take down Tang Chen, the Limit Douluo. It's too dangerous," Zhu Zhuqing said to Li Xuan nervously.

Honestly, the Killing City is far too dangerous, and none of the people here want Li Xuan to go there.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems. This time... Uncle Bai, come with me to the City of Slaughter. The others can try to select capable people here, and then the rest will be transferred to the space of the Heavenly Bottle." Li Xuan said to the people in front of him.

Hearing Li Xuan say this, the others exchanged glances, it seemed that Li Xuan had decided to go to the City of Slaughter to investigate the situation inside.

In that case, there's no need to offer any further advice; doing so would be a waste of breath.

"Yes, Master!"

"By the way, Xuan-ge, should we bring a few more people? My Min clan and Po clan can send a few people to the Slaughter City together," Bai He said to Li Xuan, frowning.

"No need. The environment inside the Killing City is quite complex. The more people go there, the worse it will be," Li Xuan said with a smile and a wave of his hand.

"Yes, young master." Bai He nodded and did not continue speaking.

"Go back and rest. We'll probably be resting here for two or three days, so get some rest today. Good luck tomorrow and the day after. I won't be with you anymore," Li Xuan said with a smile to the group in front of him.

"Yes, young master!" Everyone bowed and then turned and left the tent.

Li Xuan stood up, stretched, and then left the tent, returning to his own room.

Li Xuan guessed that Tang San was responsible for the destruction of the Slaughter City, but now that evil soul masters are rampant on the Douluo Continent, Li Xuan was unsure whether Tang San was responsible or not, since destroying the Slaughter City would not have brought Tang San much benefit.

"Could it be that the destruction of the Slaughter City is related to those evil gods?" Li Xuan scratched his head and asked with some doubt.

"Never mind, I'll find out tomorrow." Li Xuan shook his head helplessly, then lay down on his bed and fell asleep comfortably.

Li Xuan hasn't been in the mood for cultivation lately, so he might as well get some sleep and recharge.

……

The next morning, Li Xuan, along with Bai Chuan, followed the location shown on the sand table to find the entrance to the Killing City.

The others led the survivors to search for other survivors in the vicinity.

Li Xuan looked at the map in his hand as he walked, but he had been away from the City of Slaughter for too many years and couldn't remember where the entrance was at all.

Moreover, Li Xuan used the Great Teleportation Talisman to directly travel to the entrance of the Slaughter City.

Li Xuan didn't find the entrance to the Killing City so easily either.

"Young Master, where is the City of Slaughter?" Bai Chuan asked Li Xuan, looking at the endless plains around them.

“There’s a mountain nearby, and the entrance to the Killing City isn’t far from the foot of the mountain. I just don’t know if the entrance to the Killing City still exists or if it has been destroyed.” Li Xuan sighed helplessly.

"Let's go up to the sky and take a look. The chances of finding it from above should be much higher," Bai Chuan suggested to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded in agreement, then soared into the sky with Bai Chuan, searching for the entrance to the City of Slaughter.

As the two of them took to the sky, Li Xuan quickly found the entrance to the City of Slaughter, which was exactly the same as the entrance he had used to enter the City of Slaughter before.

However, the original town has been completely abandoned. From the sky, there is not a single living person in sight; there are skeletons and bloodstains everywhere.

"Uncle Bai, it's over there, let's hurry over." Li Xuan pointed to the town not far away and then rushed over.

Seeing Li Xuan's condition, Bai Chuan knew he couldn't lose track of him, so he quickly mobilized his soul power and rushed towards the direction where Li Xuan had fallen.

Two minutes later, Li Xuan and Bai Chuan landed in this desolate town.

The town, which should have been bustling with activity, was now deserted. The ground was covered in dust, the walls were stained with blood, and there were skulls and bones scattered everywhere.

"Young Master, quite a few people have died here. I can smell blood." Bai Chuan frowned and carefully reminded Li Xuan.

"Many people died in the Killing City, of course, but judging from the chaos, it must have been incredibly bad back then. So many people died, and they were even from the Killing City itself." Li Xuan frowned slightly, looking at the congealed and blackened blood on the walls and ground, and sighed. Although Li Xuan didn't have a good impression of the Killing City, the sheer number of deaths still made him reflect on the situation.

"Come on, Uncle Bai, I'll show you around the City of Slaughter," Li Xuan said with a smile, waving to Bai Chuan.

Bai Chuan sighed. He knew that Li Xuan had been to the City of Slaughter before. At that time, Li Xuan was just a child. He wondered how Li Xuan had survived under such terrible conditions. He wondered how much suffering Li Xuan had endured back then.

Bai Chuan also felt genuinely sorry for Li Xuan.

Li Xuan went directly to the tavern in the City of Slaughter. The tavern was covered with marks of knife and axe cuts, blood, and several skeletons.

After a quick glance at the tavern's interior, I went behind the bar and found the secret passage leading into the Killing City.

"Uncle Bai, it's right here." Li Xuan called out to Bai Chuan, then closed his eyes and began to use his mental energy to explore the surrounding environment.

In just a few minutes, Li Xuan's spiritual power had entered the City of Slaughter. However, what puzzled Li Xuan was that the secret passage he entered next was full of traps.

Moreover, they are all mechanisms capable of killing people.

"Who the hell is setting up these traps here for no reason? There's no light to begin with, and setting up these traps is going to kill you," Li Xuan sighed.

Then, Li Xuan frowned slightly and used his mental power to destroy all the mechanisms.

When Li Xuan opened his eyes again, Bai Chuan was already beside him.

“Young Master, there’s nothing of value left in this tavern. Is this the entrance to the City of Slaughter? I’ll go down and scout the way for you.” Bai Chuan summoned his Martial Soul, the Tiger Soul Blade, and said to Li Xuan with a serious expression.

"No need, Uncle Bai, I've already checked it out. I've destroyed all the mechanisms here. I remember there weren't any mechanisms in this secret passage when I came last time. Don't worry, just follow me, and I'll show you around." Li Xuan smiled and waved his hand, then leaped into the secret passage.

Bai Chuan sighed helplessly, then followed Li Xuan into the secret passage.

As Li Xuan walked, he used a flame to illuminate the way, while Bai Chuan picked up several fragments of the mechanism and carefully examined the materials and forging techniques used in its creation.

"These are all top-notch forging techniques. Although they are not as good as Master Lou Gao's, they are at least comparable to the forging skills of Si Di and the others." Bai Chuan handed the parts in his hand to Li Xuan and then said this to Li Xuan.

"Uncle Bai, your eyesight has improved! You can even understand the forging technique now," Li Xuan said with a smile to Bai Chuan.

Li Xuan was also surprised that Bai Chuan had such abilities.

"Of course, I share the same interests with Elder Lou. When we have free time, he teaches me forging, and I teach him combat skills. Although I haven't learned much in forging, I still have a good eye for it," Bai Chuan said with a hearty laugh.

Li Xuan smiled and shook his head, then lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and immediately took out more than a dozen ordinary puppets to collect all the mechanical parts here. He would take these things back to Lou Gao for research.

Perhaps there's another mechanical magic technique in Ladi Canyon; that would be a really good thing.

As Li Xuan entered the Killing City, he suddenly stopped, took a deep breath, and sensed the toxicity in the air.

A few minutes later, Li Xuan slowly frowned. He noticed that the toxicity in the air had changed and its lethality had increased significantly.

The original toxin only drives people mad; it takes a very long time for them to completely turn into madmen and eventually die.

The toxins in Killing City are so potent that breathing normally for two hours can drive someone insane.

It seems someone used special medicinal materials to process the poisonous gas here; otherwise, there's no other possibility.

It's unclear what kind of method this is. Li Xuan can only rely on his own resistance to fight off these toxins; he can't completely resolve the problem.

"Uncle Bai, take one pill every hour. I have plenty here, so don't be stingy. Otherwise, it'll be too much trouble to clean them up." Li Xuan handed a large bottle of Grade 3 Detoxification Pills to Bai Chuan.

"Alright, young master." Bai Chuan smiled as he took the pill from Li Xuan's hand and placed it in his soul tool.

Soon, the two of them emerged from the secret passage.

The crimson light shone on Li Xuan and Bai Chuan.

The purple light source above their heads had now turned into a blood-red skull.

There was an indescribable eeriness about this thing floating above my head.

Li Xuan raised his head and used a medicine identification technique.

[Medicinal Herb: Blood Nourishes Bones]

[Quality: Rare]

[Cultivation: 20 years]

[Description: The skull of a top-tier expert, formed after being invaded by the divine power of the "Blood God," is a special bone that can be used in medicine.]

"I didn't expect that the Blood God had done this. Could it be that the Evil God was behind the destruction of this place?" Li Xuan snorted and said irritably.

In Li Xuan's eyes, this tactic was utterly inadequate.

With a thought, Li Xuan took out the Star Fruit Vine from the space of the Palm Heaven Bottle and planted it directly here.

In an instant, the entire space was filled with a pale yellow light, and the light emanating from the originally blood-red skull was actually covered by the Starfire Vine.

Li Xuan also saw the crimson energy in the air through the light emitted by the Star Fruit Vine.

Li Xuan snorted, then removed the blood-red skull from his head. He then used the Southern Bright Fire to refine the skull into ashes, which he then scattered here.

Li Xuan had no intention of putting such a strange thing into his Palm Heaven Bottle space.

"Young Master, what is this blood-red energy in the air?" Bai Chuan asked Li Xuan curiously, looking at the blood-red energy in the air.

"I have no idea what kind of energy this is anymore," Li Xuan said helplessly, rubbing his forehead.
The energy emanating from the Killing City is truly bizarre. (End of Chapter)