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This earth-shattering battle came to a complete end with the annihilation of the Twelve War Wolf Riders.

In addition, Gao Le, Luo Qingzhu, all the Gao family disciples, and all the law enforcement guards who came to participate in the massacre of the villagers were all killed by Chen Yuan and others.

High in the sky, a giant human skin umbrella slowly rotated, with shadowy figures inside, emitting shrill screams and howls that sent chills down one's spine!

Beneath the human skin umbrella lies the ruins of the ancient tree village, a scene of utter devastation and devastation!

On the ruins, eight bloodied figures, holding weapons, sat, stood, or collapsed on the ground. Some had grim expressions, while others were panting heavily. As the battle ended, their tense nerves relaxed, replaced by exhaustion and despair, but they still felt uneasy.

Chen Yuan looked at Li Wei and Nuomi, and after finding that they were not acting strangely, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the others.

Zhu Xin was covered in blood, but she was not seriously injured. Instead, it added a touch of glamour to her curvaceous figure, especially her blood-soaked clothes, which outlined her full, round breasts, making people's imaginations run wild.

Noticing Chen Yuan's gaze, Zhu Xin puffed out her full chest and revealed a defiant expression.

Chen Yuan looked away and glanced at the others.

Zhu Xin pursed her lips, a smile playing on her lips. "This little guy is getting stronger and stronger."

Chen Yuan looked at Zhong Yue, who was sitting casually on the ground, Li Taiyi, who was standing straight with his long sword, and Wang Hu and Gu Chen, who were slumped on the ground, and a hint of shock flashed in his eyes.

These four actually survived the previous frenzied attack by the War Wolf Cavalry, and their injuries were not serious, which proves that they themselves are equally formidable!

Finally, Chen Yuan looked at the ruins of Ancient Tree Village, sighed softly, and said, "Collect the remains of the villagers."

These words made Zhong Yue and the others' expressions turn serious.

Immediately, they stood up and began collecting the villagers' remains from the ruins.

After collecting them, they followed the remaining scents to identify each person's skeleton, categorizing them one by one. Those that they couldn't identify were buried together.

Eventually, the once quiet and peaceful mountain village was filled with graves.

Chen Yuan and the others found stones and carved them into tombstones, engraving the names of each villager on them.

After all this was done, the sky was gradually brightening.

The blood moon faded, and the black sun rose.

Chen Yuan and the others stood on the ruins of the ancient tree village, looking at the densely packed tombstones and graves before them, and sighed in their hearts.

Especially the names on them, each one a vibrant person, who was lively and energetic yesterday morning, but by evening, they had become corpses, now lying in their graves.

May you rest in peace.

Chen Yuan said softly.

"Ah Yuan, their souls are inside the human skin umbrella, so can they be resurrected?"

Li Wei pointed to the human skin umbrella in Nuomi's arms and asked expectantly.

"The fairy sister said they can't be resurrected; their souls are too fragile."

Before Chen Yuan could speak, Nuomi spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Li Wei looked sorrowful.

"However, the fairy sister said that she could seal away the souls of all the villagers in the ancient tree village, temporarily preventing them from entering the cycle of reincarnation..."

Nuomi paused here, looked at Chen Yuan, and spoke again, "The fairy sister said that the world has changed drastically and evil spirits are rampant. If we want the villagers of Ancient Tree Village to continue to live, then we can only do so in another way."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan and the others' eyes lit up.

"Turn them into evil spirits?"

Zhu Xin squinted and guessed.

Nuomi nodded and continued, "Evil spirits are one way, but if we can find them a cultivation method for ghost cultivation, perhaps they can live in another way."

Chen Yuan and the others' gazes sharpened, and they immediately became excited.

"Where can we find cultivation techniques for ghost cultivators?"

Li Taiyi spoke helplessly.

"The Dark Night Netherworld!"

Zhu Xin said softly, her expression serious.

Nuomi nodded and said seriously, "That's right, that's what the fairy sister said. As long as we go to the Dark Night Netherworld Kingdom to find the method of ghost cultivation, the villagers of Ancient Tree Village can cultivate."

"Going to the Dark Night Netherworld? Isn't that just courting death?"

Wang Hu exclaimed in surprise, his face turning serious.

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes, pondering the possibility of going to the Dark Night Netherworld.

"Finding the cultivation method of the ghost cultivators and having the villagers of Ancient Tree Village practice it is something we need to discuss later."

Zhu Xin said.

Zhong Yue, Li Taiyi, and the others nodded in agreement.

After all, going to the Dark Night Netherworld isn't that easy.

At this moment, Zhu Xin walked over, took out a glass bottle, and put it into Chen Yuan's hand.

Chen Yuan looked at the glass bottle in his hand, his gaze sharpening.

The demonic energy inside the glass bottle had been extracted, leaving only a small tree about half a foot in size, which was the Three Lights Divine Tree.

"Take it back; it's a way of remembering the ancient tree village."

Zhu Xin said softly, her expression unusually serious.

Chen Yuan nodded and put the glass bottle away.

Then he suddenly realized something and immediately looked around.

"What about that stream?"

Chen Yuan asked.

Everyone was stunned.

They then remembered that Zhanlong had been carrying a black birdcage earlier.

Inside the birdcage was a miniature stream.

The girl who was picked up by the village chief outside.

The girl who became Chen Yuan's disciple.

The group immediately split up to search.

"Brother Yuan, look! Here!"

Soon, as Nuomi's voice rang out, Chen Yuan's figure immediately vanished from the spot and flew towards her direction.

The others did the same.

A moment later, Chen Yuan saw a large bronze tiger seal placed in front of a stone wall.

Beside this bronze tiger seal are scattered birdcages.

Clearly, with the fall of the War Dragon, the birdcage collapsed on its own.

"The Great Seal of Xijiang Prefecture!"

Upon seeing the large seal, Zhu Xin's pupils contracted.

Chen Yuan's gaze also sharpened.

He had seen the seal of Tianqing County; it was a bronze ox.

Unexpectedly, the seal of the Western Frontier Prefecture was actually a tiger.

"There's text here!"

Li Wei exclaimed in surprise, looking at the stone wall in front of him.

Everyone looked at the stone wall, and their pupils immediately narrowed.

The stone wall was covered with writing, densely packed.

The handwriting is vigorous and powerful, carrying a strong sense of fortune!

Upon seeing these words, Zhu Xin unconsciously began to read them aloud.

"In the past, my spirit was clouded, I lost my origin, forgot my origins, and had no idea where I came from or where I was going. Fortunately, the village chief of Menggushu Village took me in, where my body found refuge and my soul found peace. However, my arrival brought disaster, a great calamity struck, and the entire village was wiped out. I feel deeply ashamed of my sins, ashamed to the core, and have no face to face my Master, nor can I bear to face my brothers and sisters. I am willing to give up my remaining life to atone for this sin. I beg my Master's forgiveness. Your disciple, Xiaoxi, bows in farewell!"

After reading it, Zhu Xin looked at Chen Yuan in surprise, "Your little apprentice Xiaoxi, could she be the spirit of the Western Frontier Prefecture's seal?"

Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but touch his brow, muttering to himself.

"Little Creek... Little West?"

"Could she be the Sister Xiaoxi that Qingyuer mentioned?"

"Because Qingyuer had left a mark on him before, Xiaoxi immediately set his sights on him. He was attracted by the mark and felt a sense of familiarity with it..."

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan sighed softly.

Then, a complex expression crossed his face, a hint of guilt in his eyes, and he said helplessly, "Could the destruction of Ancient Tree Village... be because of our arrival?"

Everyone's gaze sharpened.

Zhu Xin shook her head. "We probably didn't attract them."

As she spoke, she opened her palm, revealing a jade slip. "The only things that can sense the location of this ancient tree village are the seal of the Western Frontier Prefecture and the geomantic map of the Western Frontier Prefecture. They can resonate with each other."

She paused, then spoke again, "Besides that, there are the mission tokens we carry."

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze sharpened.

"But we left the identity token halfway there, so we didn't lure the Twelve War Wolf Riders here."

Zhu Xin stated this with certainty, "Therefore, the Twelve War Wolf Riders must have been brought here by the seal of the Western Frontier Prefecture, which is the same stream we saw earlier!"

Zhu Xin continued.

Everyone looked helpless, unsure of what to say.

They had already thrown away the mission token after fighting the ghost general.

When they were surrounded by the ghost generals, they already knew that their location had been exposed and that it must have been done by an insider. So after they escaped, they threw away their mission tokens.

"Look, there's text next to it."

At this moment, Zhong Yue spoke in surprise.

Chen Yuan looked over, his pupils shrinking.

That was none other than the Myriad Bodies Harmonizing Dao Scripture, which he had Xiaoxi help him perfect, and the Great Nirvana Creation Scripture.