Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 95 I'll borrow your head for a use

Hundred Seas Valley has built three isolation zones. The first two are only for cultivators who have been bitten by the Crimson Serpent to gather together. As long as they do not leave, they can move around freely inside.

The third area is a cage, specifically for detaining those who resist arrest.

They claimed that he was suspected of colluding with a demon and that his mind was being controlled.

But everyone knew in their hearts that the righteous path's patrol teams were getting tired of arresting people and their attitude was getting worse; and the rogue cultivators were also losing confidence in the five righteous sects, which made them even more irritable.

In this way, the two will inevitably clash.

But all of that was just small-scale before. After all, rogue cultivators were all poor and couldn't compare to the elites of these prestigious sects.
The difference between magical artifacts and elixirs alone is like heaven and earth.

The three of them, Fu, Lu, and Shou, spent their entire lives saving up, but each of them only managed to acquire one magical artifact, and the number of spells they learned could be counted on one hand.

Someone like Chen Ye, who possesses both a sword case and a Ten Thousand Souls Banner, is already considered extremely wealthy among independent cultivators.

Therefore, as long as a fight breaks out, it is bound to be the rogue cultivators who suffer losses. If they are lucky, they will only get a beating, but if they are unlucky, their life treasures will be destroyed, and their life savings will be lost.

When someone is locked up, you can't even reason with them.

As a result, there was naturally a lot of discontent.

Whenever the resentment reaches its peak, a giant red serpent appears in dreams, bewitching people.

Transforming resentment and bitterness into resources, this Red Serpent Buddha was born, and now it is time to give back to the believers.

The golden flames on everyone's bodies were a kind of supernatural power.

No cultivation is required; you only need to chant the truth and harbor resentment, and the Crimson Serpent Buddha will grant you supernatural powers, allowing you to burn away those things of hatred.

The raging golden flames turned the cage to ashes, and several dozen rogue cultivators gathered there.

Such a huge commotion immediately attracted the attention of the guards.

The disciples stationed here were from the Incense Burning Sect and the Mirage Sect, and they panicked when they saw this situation.

Such a large-scale event was not anticipated in the rules that had been agreed upon beforehand.

The disciples of the five righteous sects all looked down on rogue cultivators. They were poor, and their cultivation was not high. Among the many people imprisoned, there were only two at the Tongxuan Realm.

Most of the others are just condensing their Qi Sea, and they are not a threat at all.

Seeing their menacing approach, several disciples of the Incense Burning Sect threw out their magical treasures, which transformed into a giant net to capture these escaped rogue cultivators.

However, the unarmed rogue cultivators, relying solely on their golden flames, burned the Luo Net to ashes and charged recklessly towards these righteous disciples.

This terrified them.

There are many independent cultivators, but fewer than ten righteous disciples are guarding this place.

Some wanted to continue resisting, while others fled in panic. The righteous disciples, who had initially had the advantage of magical treasures, were reduced to a disorganized mess.

Chang Shou charged at the forefront, his body atop a towering golden flame, the golden light swirling with snake-scale-like patterns, hissing like a venomous snake striking its tongue as it burned.

A disciple of the Incense Burning Sect offered him a magical artifact, a bronze mirror inscribed with the four characters "Cleanse Evil Spirits".

The bronze mirror grew taller in the wind, pressing down on Changshou.

Ignoring everything else, Chang Shou clenched his fist and punched the bronze mirror. The sound of countless venomous snakes flicking their tongues rang out, and he punched the bronze mirror through.

With the magic weapon destroyed, the Burning Incense Sect disciple coughed up blood and collapsed backward.

If he hadn't been helped up by his fellow disciples, he probably would have fainted on the spot.

Chang Shou pulled his arm out of the bronze mirror. His fist was twisted beyond recognition, his five fingers were broken, and blood was flowing freely.

But he seemed oblivious to the pain, and in a hoarse voice he cursed, "Purify the evil? You are the evil ones!"

Chang Shou laughed wildly and charged at the Incense Burning Sect disciples again, reaching out to grab their heads.

At the critical moment, a cloud of fog rolled in, obscuring everyone's vision.

It was the disciples of the Mirage Sect who used their most skilled illusion techniques, finally buying everyone a chance to catch their breath.

The disciples on guard didn't dare linger and took the opportunity to fly into the sky on their magical artifacts.

The golden flames on these rogue cultivators looked powerful, but they didn't seem to have any effect on flying. When the mist dissipated, they could only see the afterglow left by the magic weapon.

Chang Shou roared in resentment and said to the crowd behind him, "Today we have already fought and shed blood, there is no turning back. Come with me to retrieve the magic treasure, and then we will drive out these hypocritical righteous people. Hundred Seas Valley is the place of us independent cultivators, it is not their place to interfere!"

A frenzied cheer erupted, and the golden flames rose several feet higher, gradually coalescing into a blurry serpentine shadow.

Just as Chang Shou and the others turned to look for their stored magical treasures, Chen Ye had already found his storage bag.

Upon opening it, he found the sword box and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner still there, which finally put his mind at ease. To Chen Ye's even greater surprise, the Black Whirlwind had somehow caught up with him and was now obediently perched on his shoulder.

"How did you catch up with us?" Chen Ye asked in surprise.

When they were cultivating in front of the waterfall, Chen Ye released Black Whirlwind and told him to find some late-night snacks.

So when he was captured, Black Whirlwind wasn't by his side.

Upon hearing Chen Ye's question, Black Whirlwind squawked twice and pointed its wing at Chen Ye's nose, as if to say that it had followed the scent.

Do crows have such a keen sense of smell?
Chen Ye could only assume that the little guy's spirit beast bloodline was powerful, so he casually fed him a blood pill and then commanded, "Black Whirlwind, grow bigger quickly."

The tiny crow, no bigger than a palm, shook its feathers and transformed into a colossal creature with wingspans spanning several meters.

"You seem to have gotten bigger."

Chen Ye muttered something, but didn't care much, and jumped onto Black Whirlwind.

When Chen Ye left, he saw a group of rogue cultivators burning with golden flames rushing in, searching for their magical treasures.

The third district has been completely overrun; all the cages have been destroyed.

Regardless of whether the golden flames ignite or not, all the rogue cultivators will no longer remain here; there will surely be great chaos tonight.

Chen Ye rode the Black Whirlwind and flew into the sky. He saw lights flashing in all directions, all rushing towards him.

It seems that the disciples of the five major sects have already learned of the situation and are heading this way to provide support.

Chen Ye squinted, carefully discerning the lights, and soon found the one he was most familiar with.

Under Chen Ye's command, Black Whirlwind accelerated continuously, meeting the fastest and brightest beam of light—the sword light of the Qinghe Sword Sect.

Su Chunyi's sword light was always the fastest and most stable. When she saw Chen Ye, the distance between the two was only a hundred feet, and she arrived in an instant.

However, Su Chunyi was still able to bring the sword light to a steady stop in front of Chen Ye.

The first thing Su Chun said upon meeting him was, "Sir, what brings you here? Are you injured?"

Chen Ye didn't have time to explain in detail. He jumped off Black Whirlwind and pounced on Su Chun.

Although Su Chunyi was puzzled, she still used a wisp of sword energy to lift Chen Ye up.

As soon as Chen Ye regained his footing, he said, "There's no time to explain. Do you know where Wei Changsheng is?"

Su Chunyi shook her head and said, "He should have been stationed in this area. Didn't you see him, sir?"

She was responsible for killing the Crimson Serpent, while Wei Changsheng was responsible for capturing the rogue cultivators who had been bitten. The two did not interfere with each other and had never met.

Chen Ye did not see him, but since Wei Changsheng was not here, he was most likely at the Burning Incense Sect's headquarters.

Thinking of this, Chen Ye quickly said to Su Chunyi, "Miss Su, I would like to ask you to escort me to the Burning Incense Sect's headquarters. No matter who tries to stop me along the way, do not stop."

"it is good."

Su Chun agreed without hesitation.

As the sword light flashed, the two flew towards the Burning Incense Sect's headquarters.

As for Black Whirlwind, the little guy didn't need Chen Ye's reminder at all. After Chen Ye jumped into the sword light, he shrank his body and flew into the dense forest below to hide.

After flying quite a distance, Su Chunyi asked, "Sir, are you going to the Incense Burning Sect now because of the accident just now?"

Chen Ye nodded and explained to Su Chunyi, "The rogue cultivator who was bitten by the Crimson Serpent has been bewitched and wants to start a war with the five righteous sects. I must go to the Incense Burning Sect to quell this conflict, otherwise there will be rivers of blood."

He was bound to offend many people tonight, but he had to take the risk to save Changshou and the others' lives.

Su Chunyi asked, "Sir, are you going to find Junior Sister Mo to seek justice?"

In the Hundred Seas Valley, Mo Suixin should be the leader in terms of status. Although Su Chunyi has a high level of cultivation, the Qinghe Sword Sect does not have any distinction of rank, so he can only be considered an ordinary disciple.

Chen Ye shook his head and said, "No, I'm looking for Wei Changsheng."

Su Chun asked in confusion, "How could he possibly quell this chaos?"

Chen Ye explained, "He has something that can quell the anger of rogue cultivators."

"Is it some kind of magical artifact?"

"It's his head."

(End of this chapter)