The First Venerable of All Paths

"This is......"

Everyone was startled by the sight of these figures.

"Black Ring?"

Nie Song stared intently at one of the figures, his face extremely grim.

That was the vice-captain of the Hyena Mercenary Group, who was once a martial artist at the Qi Condensation Realm.

Once, when several brothers went missing, Wu Huan led a group to investigate. It happened to be night, and Nie Song watched helplessly as he walked towards Red Spring Lake.

After that, Wu Huan disappeared.

As more and more people went missing in Hongquan Town, Nie Song began to suspect that Wu Huan had also been murdered.

But what he saw before his eyes, and the fact that his guess had become reality, was something that Nie Song found hard to accept for a while.

"Qing'er..."

At this moment, Li Tianjiao was also looking at a thin figure, her delicate body tense and her voice trembling.

Although Qing'er was her maid, the two had grown up together since childhood and had always had a very good relationship, like sisters.

Not many people knew that Li Tianjiao had established his power in Hongquan Town, but Qing'er was one of them.

Normally, Qing'er is in charge of managing things here.

As the bizarre events in Hongquan Town escalated, the inn was also affected.

As the person in charge, Qing'er led a team to investigate, but then disappeared.

At the time, the Sun family was expanding their influence, and Li Tianjiao believed that the Sun family was behind it, so he plotted against them several times, causing them heavy losses.

Unexpectedly, Qing'er also entered Red Spring Lake.

Qing'er now had a stiff expression, her eyes rolled back, and a thick aura of death emanating from her body.

It no longer looks the same as it used to.

Besides Qing'er, Li Tianjiao also saw many familiar faces.

Although they had been dead for a long time, their bodies did not decay like the fourth brother's.

Without exception, they were all filled with an aura of death.

Their appearance at this moment is exactly what the saying means: When the blood moon appears, the dead return!

At that moment, these dead people, as soon as they appeared, pounced on the crowd like wild beasts.

Wu Huan, leading a group of dead souls, charged towards the Hyena Mercenary Group.

It moves with ghostly speed.

"Brothers, kill!"

Nie Song's eyes turned cold, and he charged towards Wu Huan first.

While Nie Song and his men were engaged in a fierce battle with Wu Huan and the other undead, Qing'er also led a few people to charge towards Li Tianjiao and Fang Xuan.

As for the remaining souls, they rushed towards the three rogue cultivators, including the withered old monster.

"Commander Nie, and that little girl surnamed Li, don't go easy on her."

Poisonous Enchantress unleashed a continuous stream of spider silk, binding and dismembering a dead soul. She then took the opportunity to laugh, saying, "Although they were once your people, they are now nothing more than manipulated puppets, having long since lost their humanity."

"It would be a terrible waste if you lost your lives because of a moment of weakness."

"I didn't need you to remind me!"

Nie Song punched Wu Huan, sending him flying.

As Wu Huan fell to the ground, Nie Song grabbed the spear that had pinned Lao San to the ground and gave it a powerful shake.

The third mercenary was shattered into pieces. Nie Song swung his spear and smashed the black ring that was rushing towards him away again.

"Bang!"

The black ring fell to the ground, but it wasn't damaged at all.

He stood up straight and charged at Nie Song again without saying a word.

At the same time, Li Tianjiao hesitated when faced with Qing'er rushing towards him.

"How about I do it?"

Fang Xuan, realizing this, took the initiative to speak.

"Need not!"

Li Tianjiao took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Let me see her off on her final journey."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Tianjiao had already darted out.

She released her Yuan energy in her palm and with a gentle palm strike, sent Qing'er flying.

The moment Qing'er landed, she lunged straight at Li Tianjiao in an unusual posture.

Her fingernails were sharp as she viciously slashed at Li Tianjiao's face.

Li Tianjiao remained expressionless, easily dodging the attack and then striking Qing'er back with another palm strike.

Taking this opportunity, Li Tianjiao looked at Fang Xuan and was momentarily stunned.

As Fang Xuan faced the attack of three undead, a golden dragon fish circled around him, swimming among the three.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

The next moment, the three souls fell to the ground and turned into black dust, which was then scattered by the wind.

"Brother Fang Xuan is so amazing!"

Li Tianjiao couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

Those three souls, although they only had the strength of the Qi Gathering Realm.

But because of their tough bodies, they are fearless in the face of death.

Even she couldn't have solved it so quickly.

But Brother Fang Xuan killed them all in just one exchange.

This method is truly enviable.

This scene was also witnessed by others, who reacted with varying expressions.

"Young man, you're quite skilled."

Poisonous Beauty chuckled and said, "Sister is really growing to like you more and more."

"I want to eat him even more now!"

The devil child's gaze toward Fang Xuan became even more greedy.

The withered old monster grabbed a dead soul with its five fingers and crushed its head.

He turned his head to look at Fang Xuan, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

"What an annoying guy."

For some reason, he instinctively disliked Fang Xuan from the very first moment he saw him.

After easily dealing with the three-headed ghost, Fang Xuan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.

These wandering souls seem very powerful.

But in front of Fang Xuan, she was so fragile that she could not be defeated at all.

"I seem to be able to perfectly control these things."

Fang Xuan's lips curled up, seemingly in a very good mood.

These wandering souls are extremely yin and evil, special beings formed from obsessions and lingering spirits in Red Spring Lake.

However, Fang Xuan's Yuan Power, after being tempered by the Undying Phoenix Fire, became extremely strong and yang.

In addition, the Chaos Saint Body makes one impervious to all evil.

With both factors combined, dealing with these wandering souls becomes a piece of cake.

At this moment, Wu Huan was also completely suppressed by Nie Song.

After a few rounds, Wu Huan, who had become a ghost, had his head smashed by Nie Song's spear, and his body turned into dust, dying completely.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

The sharp claws flashed with a few cold light, slicing through Li Tianjiao's body.

But it was just a fleeting afterimage.

Li Tianjiao's true form appeared behind Qing'er, and he gently pressed his palm down from a distance.

"Qing'er, may you rest in peace!"

The released Yuan energy shattered Qing'er's body.

After all the dead souls were dealt with, no one spoke.

They all looked towards Red Spring Lake, their expressions gradually becoming serious.

because.

On Red Spring Lake, the red mist began to thicken.

"Something big is about to come out."

Red mist churned, and figure after figure emerged from the red lake like ghosts.

These spirits did not launch an attack immediately, but stood quietly in the Red Lake.

"Glug glug!"

The lake water churned, and a huge figure slowly rose from the red lake.

This spirit was clad in red armor and wielded a red bone spear.

A violent and sinister aura instantly enveloped all directions.

"A soul at the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm!"

The withered monster spoke in a low voice, conveying a sense of immense pressure.

"Is it Sun Wei?"

Nie Song's expression changed, and he looked at Li Tianjiao.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Li Tianjiao said irritably, "His death has nothing to do with me."

However, no one believed her.

Sun Wei, head of the Sun family.

He was originally the head of the Sun family in Hongquan Town.

But the Sun family disappeared overnight at Hongquan Lake.

Considering the time when the Sun family and Li Tianjiao were fighting for territory and resources, Nie Song had always suspected that it was Li Tianjiao's doing.

However, arguing about these things now is meaningless; everyone looked at the deceased Sun Wei as if facing a formidable enemy.

Because, besides Sun Wei, who was comparable to the peak of the Condensation Realm, there were four other souls of the Condensation Realm beside him.

They actually all have the strength of the seventh or eighth level of the Qi Condensation Realm.

These dead souls were clearly all members of the Sun family.

The number is close to one hundred.

What weighed heavily on their minds was the unknown number of ghosts and spirits lurking in Red Spring Lake.

"kill!"

The ghost Sun Wei suddenly raised his bone spear and pointed it at the crowd.

Unlike other wandering spirits, the wandering spirit Sun Wei actually possessed intelligence.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

At Sun Wei's command, a hundred dead souls charged towards the crowd like a pack of wild beasts.

"Gentlemen, there is no doubt that there is a great treasure hidden in Red Spring Lake."

Nie Song said, "If you want to get the treasure, then don't hold back."

Having said that, Nie Song took the lead and charged towards the dead soul.

"There's no need for Commander Nie to remind me."

The withered old monster grinned maliciously, "The three of us are determined to get the treasures inside."

His feet touched the ground, leaving a black afterimage.

He easily shattered several dead souls.

Fang Xuan and Li Tianjiao also made their moves at the same time.

Although there were many dead souls, all of them were quite powerful.

In the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, all these wandering souls were dealt with.

Only the soul of Sun Wei remains in Hongquan Lake.

"He's the only one left!"

Nie Song gripped his spear and said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, shall we join forces?"

The withered old monster nodded: "That's exactly what I was thinking."

The next moment, Nie Song channeled his inner energy into the spear and thrust it out suddenly.

A dazzling spear light suddenly pierced towards the deceased Sun Wei.

With a flick of his wrist, the withered old monster unleashed a sinister claw-like shadow that swiftly reached out.

Poisonous Enchantress flicked her fingers in quick succession, sending blood-refined spider silk into the Red Lake.

"My turn! My turn!"

The ghost child opened its mouth, and a skull materialized behind it, carrying a sinister aura, as if it wanted to swallow Sun Wei whole.

Li Tianjiao brought his two fingers together and flicked them out.

"The wind from the southeast direction points to kill!"

The Yuanli finger beam whistled as it hurtled towards Sun Wei's head.

Several attacks were launched at Sun Wei in succession.

Even if Sun Wei were at the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm, he would still find it difficult to withstand.

But then another bizarre scene unfolded.

Sun Wei's eyes moved slightly, and the red mist around him swirled, blocking all the attacks.

"How is that possible?"

Nie Song was suddenly startled.

But Sun Wei raised his arm and gently twitched his spear.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

Several red spear beams shot out, heading straight for Li Tianjiao and his companions.

"Gun-wielding technique, kill!"

Nie Song roared and thrust his spear forward with all his might.

The thick spearhead pierced towards Sun Wei.

"Pfft!"

A hole suddenly appeared in Sun Wei's body.

But the spear in Nie Song's hand also broke.

"snort!"

Nie Song groaned, his face slightly pale, clearly having suffered minor injuries.

As for the three withered monsters, they were even worse off.

They all had blood trickling from the corners of their mouths and were breathing weakly.

Although Li Tianjiao managed to block the attack from the ghost Sun Wei, he still had to retreat several steps.

Fang Xuan placed his hand on Li Tianjiao's shoulder to help her steady herself.

"Are you alright?"

Li Tianjiao shook his head and quietly transmitted his voice, "Brother Fang Xuan, I feel that there is indeed something calling to me in Red Spring Lake."

Are you sure?

Fang Xuan looked at Li Tianjiao.

"Sure!"

Li Tianjiao nodded and said, "I can feel that this thing is very important to me."

"Then I'll help you."

Fang Xuan nodded and took a step forward.

Upon seeing this, Nie Song and the others were all taken aback.

"Kid, do you really think you can handle Sun Wei?"

The withered old monster sneered.

Just because you can't does doesn't mean I can't.

Fang Xuan walked straight toward Sun Wei without turning his head.

"Hey handsome, don't be a show-off."

Poisonous Enchantress said, "Otherwise, if you die, my sister will be heartbroken."

Fang Xuan turned a deaf ear.

Stand three meters away from Hongquan Lake and gently clasp your hands together.

Golden-red flames appeared in his palm.

The scorching heat instantly dispelled the chill, making the air itself feel volatile.

"This is... subterranean fire?!"