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The scene fell silent instantly.

At this moment, Li Mingde shook his head and said, "No, no."

"As long as we protect the official seal and escape from the city, we will not only be blameless, but also meritorious."

Seeing Zhou Chen and the others' puzzled expressions, Li Mingde laughed and said, "In recent years, the Wusheng Sect has expanded its influence rapidly. With the legendary Wanling Powder as an attraction, it has drawn countless martial arts masters to join it, and it has long been a major threat to our Great Qian Dynasty."

"But this is the first time we've ever launched a blood sacrifice to try and seize the official seal and offer it as a sacrifice for good fortune," Li Mingde explained quickly, knowing that time was of the essence.

"What is this?!"

"This is rebellion!"

Before retiring, Li Mingde served as the magistrate of Xingde County for more than 20 years. When he spoke, he had an air of official authority and his words carried weight.

"If we can escape, we will be heroes in the fight against the rebels."

Upon hearing Li Mingde's words, everyone's eyes lit up.

"That's right, rebellion is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family. It's understandable that we were no match for the Wusheng Sect because the enemy was too powerful. But if we were to fight to the death and spread the news, that would be a great achievement." Chen Wen clapped his hands in praise, looking at his rival and old friend Li Mingde with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

He served as a county magistrate under Li Mingde for decades, and what he admired most about this man was his silver tongue, which allowed him to make the dead seem alive.

"But how can we escape this blood-red net?"

Just then, a figure flew backward from the direction of the pillar of blood, smashing through three walls in succession before being buried under the collapsed ruins.

"Click, click..."

Immediately afterwards, the figure that had been thrown into the air climbed up from the rubble, spat a few times, and wiped the dust from his mouth.

Upon closer inspection, Zhou Chen and the others saw that the man was covered in blood, dressed in white wavy clothing, and carrying two large Xuanhua axes.

"Chief Shen?" Li Mingde was taken aback.

The next moment, two more figures shot over and crashed into Shen Tieshan's side.

"So not all the people in this city are dead!" Shen Tieshan said, his voice like a muffled thunder as he looked at the group of people gathered together discussing the matter.

At this moment, the other two people who had been knocked away also got up from the ruins. They were the other two leaders of Fanlang Village who were at the Qi Opening Realm.

Seeing that Zhou Chen and the two martial artists who had been invited to help were unaware of Shen Tieshan and his companions' identities, Li Mingde lowered his voice and explained, "These three are the leaders of Fanlang Village, located 800 li from Xingde County along the Jishui River. Their true identities are spies sent by the prefecture to monitor the surrounding counties."

Upon hearing Li Mingde's explanation, Zhou Chen couldn't help but sigh, lamenting that the Great Qian Dynasty had so many talented and ambitious people, yet they were unwilling to do anything practical for the people.

Most of them seized high positions for personal gain, and even secretly monitored subordinate counties under the guise of river bandits, truly demonstrating the corruption of the bureaucracy.

"Hey, you guys, come with me and kill those three masked monsters, and this trouble will be over." Shen Tieshan strode forward and shouted as he heard the group whispering among themselves with a formidable enemy at hand.

"Hand over the official seal to me quickly, lest it be taken away by some sorcerer," he added.

Today, he had hijacked a large ship and obtained a lot of supplies. Then he saw that Xingde County, not far from the village, was filled with the smell of blood.

He had no intention of getting involved, but fearing that it might affect the fortune and official seal of the local dragon vein, he rushed over.

Now that they had charged in, they saw that the several Qi Opening Realm cultivators in the county were not fighting, but instead hiding in the back chatting. Their tone was naturally unpleasant.

Li Mingde glanced at Zhou Chen, who was looking down at his nose and seemingly lost in thought; clearly, this man had no intention of handing over the official seal.

He then explained to Shen Tieshan with a smile, leaving the burly man, who came from a military background, completely bewildered.

"Hey! I shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess." Shen Tieshan was completely confused and immediately slapped his thigh, shouting, "Just tell me what you want me, Old Shen, to do!"

The other two leaders of Fanlang Village beside him remained unfazed by their elder brother's demeanor, clearly having grown accustomed to it.

"Chief Shen, you've attacked from outside the city. Do you think we can possibly fight our way out?"

Shen Tieshan shook his head and said, "It's easy to break in, but hard to break out. This thing above our heads seems to be sentient, only letting people in, not letting them out."

The group of people who had hoped to combine the strength of the nearly ten awakened martial artists present to fight their way out suddenly darkened their eyes.

After a few breaths, Li Mingde looked at the increasingly thick pillar of blood in the distance and sighed, "For now, we can only try that move."

As everyone's eyes turned to him, Li Mingde looked at Zhou Chen.

"Young friend, the official seal should be on you right now."

Zhou Chen nodded, not understanding what he meant.

"The official seal is a precious treasure of our Great Qian Dynasty for gathering and suppressing the fortune of a region. If it is held by the current county magistrate, it can be connected to the earth's veins and unleash boundless power."

"Right now, if we can find Chen Wu, the current magistrate of Xingde County, and have him activate the full power of his official seal, we might be able to forcefully open a passage to the outside world by relying on the fortune accumulated by Xingde County over the past few centuries."

"What's the price?" Zhou Chen asked.

Li Mingde remained silent for a moment.

"The fortune within the official seal has been completely exhausted, and the terrain and climate of Xingde County will be extremely unstable. For many years to come, there will be both drought and flood, and without external intervention, it will become a wasteland."

He glanced at Chen Wen again and slowly said, "The county magistrate who uses this method will also die from the explosion of his body due to the power of the official seal's aura."

In the distance, the monster's roar grew closer and closer.

The blood column grew thicker and thicker, and with each throbbing, countless lives were drawn away and sent to the unknown.

Akagi's aura has reached a critical point, and he may break through to the True Qi Realm at any time.

"Alright, Wu'er should be holding the ancestral home right now. We'll go find him." Chen Wen's voice was hoarse, but he knew that this was not the time to hesitate.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Wen's body trembled, and he sprang to his feet, with the others following closely behind.

This made Zhou Chen somewhat embarrassed.

Fortunately, the enormous pillar of blood in the air had already stripped away and drained the flesh and blood of countless Ash Monsters.

The streets of Xingde County were covered with only a thick layer of black ash, which did not pose much of an obstacle.

Zhou Chen's steps continued, crashing through walls one after another, without slowing down at all.

He had only taken a hundred feet when several figures suddenly descended from the sky, following behind Zhou Chen.

Seeing Zhou Chen turn his head to look back, Li Mingde and the others following behind looked embarrassed.

"We have been fighting for a long time, and our internal energy is severely depleted. It would be better to follow behind Friend Zhou to conserve our energy."

Zhou Chen nodded, smashing through all obstacles like a bulldozer, making the awakened martial artists behind him somewhat terrified.

"It's a pity we couldn't win him over. If we had married our eldest daughter to him back then, even if the Li family had left Xingde County, we would still have had a chance to prosper!" Li Mingde's eyes flashed with regret.

It's just unknown whether he would still be able to appreciate it if he knew that both Li Wuji and Li Qing, two prodigies, had died at Zhou Chen's hands.

After a short while, the Chen family ancestral home came into view.

On the walls of the ancestral home, warriors exuding a menacing aura stood with bows drawn, watching the distant horizon, wary of the monstrous Ash-like beings that might suddenly appear.