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Chapter 126 Reverse Intrusion
"Master, everyone's here." Ajiu moved silently to her side. "Did that person enter this room?"

Liu Shuyue nodded. "You all still remember how to use the invisibility talisman, right?"

"We remember," the disciples whispered.

"Very good. Apart from me, Fu Jiaolu, Ajiu, and Ahua, everyone else stay on the roof and hide using invisibility talismans. Also, watch out for... intestines falling from the sky. Do not approach the house unless I tell you to, understand?"

"Yes!" everyone replied.

Liu Shuyue then looked specifically at Xu Xuanling, "Among the remaining people, you are the strongest. You must protect everyone. If you notice anything amiss, immediately lead everyone to retreat."

"I...I'll do my best." Xu Xuanling had lost her usual confidence; she really disliked these disgusting things made of piled-up flesh and blood.

“Very good, let’s go.” The two groups then separated. After Liu Shuyue became invisible, she crossed two streets and landed lightly on the brick wall of the courtyard. The other three followed suit. Having received relevant training, even with invisibility talismans, they could sense their companions’ locations using the Mind Cleansing Technique.

After confirming it was safe, Liu Shuyue jumped into the courtyard first, using her mental cultivation technique to sense the activity within. This old residence consisted of two buildings with an open space in between, clearly the former residence of a wealthy family. Perhaps due to the expansion of Chang'an, this area had been sealed off; even if uninhabited, ordinary residents dared not trespass. She sensed six points of light, all concentrated in the rearmost building.

With four against six, Liu Shuyue was fully confident of defeating her opponent.

After briefly explaining the situation inside, she led the three through the front house and the middle courtyard to the large house at the very back.

The sky turned even redder at this moment.

The low-hanging clouds seemed almost within reach, and even the air smelled of blood. The screams, which had been rising and falling, did not disappear; instead, they grew more frequent and intense.

Even though she wasn't from this world, she still couldn't bear to see such indiscriminate slaughter of ordinary people.

How many people were killed?

Two thousand? Ten thousand?
She remembered Chen Xuan saying that Chang'an was the largest city in the world, with a permanent population of over one million. In addition, it was the eve of the sect competition, and a large number of people from other places were pouring in, making the total number of people the peak of the year.

Could all of this have been premeditated?
And where is Chen Xuan now?
If he discovers a major problem in Chang'an, will he recall himself to the shop?
Liu Shuyue shook her head slightly, temporarily suppressing these distracting thoughts.

The paper windowpanes had long since fallen off, leaving only rotten wooden latticework. The four approached the wall and quietly peered inside.

"Master Ji!"

Ah Jiu couldn't help but gasp softly. He tried his best not to shout it out loud.

Liu Shuyue saw a man with his hands raised high, bound to a skeleton. His lower body was engulfed by writhing muscle tissue, completely unable to move. Candlesticks were placed in the four corners of the room, the candlelight as crimson as blood. Moreover, the floor and walls were covered with incomprehensible symbols, which converged like a net in the center of the room, at the mass of flesh beneath the man.

The cultivators Ajiu had previously discovered were also inside the house—besides that person, there were three other cultivators. They stood at four corners around Ajiu's master, kneeling on the ground chanting incantations. From this distance, she could clearly see the jade pendants at the cultivators' waists, which seemed to be engraved with the three characters "Qingge Sect."

Qingge Gate...

The sect that Chen Xuan went to investigate was this very one!
So they were not only the murderers who slaughtered the Wei family, but also the instigators of this horrific disaster.
The reason these cultivators captured Ji Yanshu and allowed him to survive until now is not hard to guess—Ji Yanshu is actually the key wanderer, and they are using him to create corruption!

Therefore, this house is most likely the place where the intrusion first occurred!

However, with the four cultivators and Ji Yanshu, there were only five people. After the sixth point of light approached, they could no longer sense it... Had they misjudged it? Liu Shuyue wondered to herself.

But now is not the time to hesitate. These people are clearly unaware that they have been exposed. Eliminating them sooner or later might save tens of thousands of residents.

"I'll go left, Ajiu to the right, Fujiaolu to the left front, Ahua to the right front, get ready to make our move," Liu Shuyue instructed.

"Three, two, one... Go!"

The four attacked simultaneously; apart from Fu Jiaolu, who used a spear, the other three all wielded the Thousand Thoughts Sword.

The enemy was caught completely off guard by the sudden attack and was hit instantly!

However, none of them suffered fatal injuries. Not only could the bullets not penetrate their skin, but even the air swords could only leave a shallow bloodstain!
"Kalanshanda!"

The other party let out a roar, but the words that came out were not in the Central Plains language at all! Liu Shuyue instantly realized that these people were no longer sect cultivators. Their bodies had been possessed by some kind of power, but they were only temporarily maintaining human form.

That's why their energy is abundant and dispersed!

They are more like demons than humans!
Since they are demons, that makes things easier. The Lotus Cloud Sect disciples have no shortage of methods for dealing with demons. Liu Shuyue immediately unleashed four lightning talismans, shouting, "Thunder Technique: Exterminate Evil!"

Purple lightning burst forth from the talisman, and before the demon could react, it was frozen in place by the dazzling lightning, its entire body emitting wisps of blue smoke.

"One more time!" Liu Shuyue shouted.

"Yes!" the disciples responded in unison, and the Thousand Thoughts Swords shot out one after another, while the rifles also fired continuously—this time their skin was no longer as hard as steel, and their heads, hearts, abdomens, thighs... in the blink of an eye, their vital parts were all destroyed by the three of them!

Seeing the enemy fall, Ajiuyou could hardly believe it.

“…Win?”

Just two months ago, he didn't dare breathe loudly in the face of the Tu family cultivators. The first thing he did after climbing out of the well was to flee with his sister overnight, fearing they would come back to kill him. But now, he beheaded his opponent with just one sword stroke, even with the help of a celestial master.

He believed that even if Master Liu was not around, he could still eliminate these four people with the Demon-Slaying True Sword if he went all out.

I... have really become stronger.

It was even stronger than I had imagined.

"Master!" Ahua climbed over the window and rushed to Ji Yanshu, but dared not get too close because of the writhing mass of flesh.

As if hearing the call of a familiar person, the man bound to the skeleton slowly opened his eyes.

He looked at Ah Jiu and Ah Hua, his face filled with utter surprise, and asked weakly, "You... how did you two end up... here..."

"Don't ask me anything yet. How am I supposed to get you out of here?" Ahua interrupted.

"It's too late...it's already too late..."

"We've made it in time! We've met a remarkably powerful immortal master!"

"Listen...listen to me...I'm so sorry..." Ji Yanshu said haltingly, "I shouldn't have stayed with the Wei family, and I shouldn't have hidden the news of the cave heaven from you...I was always wary of my fellow disciples, but...I never expected that in the end, it would be people from that world who came after me..."

"Can you come down from up there first?" Ajiu said urgently. "I'll cut it all off, okay?"

"I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry to your parents, it's my fault... I've ruined them..." Ji Yanshu seemed to be using his last strength to say, "Go quickly, leave me... the farther the better, it has already come, no one... can stop it..."

"Who is it?" Liu Shuyue couldn't help but ask.

Ah Jiu then raised his sword, intending to cut the person and flesh together, and then find a way to remove the excess parts.

But just as the Thousand Thoughts Sword pierced the muscle mass, it suddenly trembled.

In an instant, the ground trembled violently, and tiles from the houses fell down with a crackling sound.

"Oh no!" Fu Jiaolu exclaimed in alarm. "This place is about to collapse! Get out of here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the earth collapsed.

Not only where they stood, but also the houses, walls, and surrounding streets collapsed. Rows of houses crumbled, and the streets rose and fell like crushed tofu. People on the street had nowhere to escape and were instantly swept into the rubble, disappearing without a trace. It was as if they were standing not on the ground, but on a giant sinkhole.

With a series of deafening roars, the entire city was torn to pieces and sank into the ground!

(End of this chapter)