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It was a stone city built on a deserted battlefield. Many demons were eyeing the stone city covetously, and inside the stone city lived many bipedal creatures who gripped weapons tightly with both hands.

The undead resemble humans in appearance, but their skin is extremely rough, making them look more like zombies.

"Kill, kill... Who am I? Kill him..." the white-haired immortal being murmured, then quickly left the place.

They ran frantically, following the directions they remembered.

The Yin Tree is dead, and there are no more nutrients to absorb here. However, the Yin energy within the Xuan Yin Domain is immortal, and before long, a new Yin Tree will grow here again.

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"Dad, I'm scared."

"What are you afraid of? Let's hurry up and get going. We must find a place to stay before dark, otherwise we'll all die if we're left in the wild."

"Second Uncle, Ya Ya is still just a child. She can't walk that far. Why don't we rest for a while? It's still early before it gets dark."

"That's just a woman's view! Is that how you say it? Haven't you seen what the world has become? It's a blessing that our family has survived. Haven't you seen how many people in the village have died? You still don't know how to improve yourself, all you think about is resting. If you can't rest, hurry up and leave."

On the barren land, a burly man led a yellow ox pulling a cart slowly forward.

The terrain was so rugged that even with oxen pulling the cart, it was difficult for everyone to move forward.

The big man was accompanied by several elderly women and three or four children.

Everyone looked exhausted, but urged on by the big man, they had no choice but to keep going.

Because everyone knew that if they stopped now, the big man would abandon them without hesitation.

This group of people were originally villagers from Niujia Village. Unlike ordinary villages, Niujia Village is located in a cave in a mountain, and there are many caves dug inside that can be used for hiding.

This would provide the villagers with a place to hide in case of danger from demons or wild beasts, thus saving their lives.

This habit, maintained by the Niu family for generations, was unexpectedly used as a survival tactic when the Yin tide arrived.

When the dark tide passed through Niujia Village, the big man and his neighbor's family were very quick-witted and hid in a cave, which saved their lives.

But sometimes living is more painful than dying. After the eerie tide passed, the group emerged from the cave.

They discovered that all the villagers had disappeared, or rather, they were all dead.

The grain in other people's homes had also become rotten and emitted a foul stench; it was undoubtedly poisonous.

Under these circumstances, after a short time, the Han Dynasty decided to lead the remaining villagers to migrate outwards, heading towards the territory of the Great Shang Dynasty.

In the past, there were demons blocking the way, but they were not strong enough to go. Now that the world has become like this, the demons are probably not much better off.

Staying in the outer realms is a dead end; fleeing to the Great Shang Dynasty might be the only way to survive.

However, the Han group, lacking any information, were unaware that food and water were now scarce in the Xuan Yin Domain. With the meager reserves in their cave, it was impossible for them to survive and reach the Great Shang territory.

The shady trees, each bearing a head, swayed without wind, their heads staring at the passersby with greedy, bloodthirsty eyes.

"Dad, I'm scared," a little girl said fearfully, clinging to the big man's leg.

Let alone children, even a grown man in his forties has never seen a tree with a head in his life.

It was truly terrifying to look at, but having seen many such shady trees along the way, I knew that apart from being frightening, those heads posed no real threat to me.

So over time, apart from feeling a little scared, the big man was otherwise fine.

"Don't be afraid, they're just trying to scare you. If you're really scared, just close your eyes," the big man comforted him.

But just as he finished speaking, a swaying head suddenly broke off from the treetop and fell to the ground.

Silence fell instantly. The group stared in horror at the severed head, at a loss for what to do.

What's going on here?

"Gah gah gah!" The head sprouted many joints that looked like limbs, and roared with laughter as it rushed toward the big man, its fangs gleaming.

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"what!"

Before this, the group of big Han had seen no fewer than ten thousand heads, and after seeing them for a while, they had become somewhat used to it.

But the fact that the head could move after hitting the ground was something no one expected.

A head moving rapidly across the ground—such a terrifying scene is something ordinary people simply cannot handle.

Surrounded by the elderly, women, and children, the burly man was terrified, but he had no choice but to retreat, for if he did, his children and wife would die.

Thinking of this, a surge of courage welled up in the big man's body. He picked up his hoe and rushed over, smashing it down hard on the head.

Snapped!

Like a fragile water balloon, when the hoe struck it, the head burst open on the spot, spilling a thick black liquid all over the ground.

crunch...

It only managed to call out a few times before its head completely lost its breath.

This stunned the big man. He thought he was so powerful, but he didn't expect him to be so easily defeated.

"Father!" The little girl hugged the big man's leg in fear, and the big man quickly comforted her.

Just then, more heads fell nearby, and the fearless ones continued to pounce.

While ordinary heads of immortal beings are easy to deal with, if there are too many of them, ordinary people who have not undergone cultivation will definitely not be able to handle them.

Several heads surged forward at the same time, and the big man gradually felt the situation was getting difficult. After smashing two heads to death in succession, his left leg was bitten by one of the heads, and a chunk of flesh was torn off.

The big man cried out in pain and fell to the ground. A head was about to leap and bite his face. If it bit him, his entire face would probably be torn off, and he would have no chance of survival.

"father!"

"Second Uncle!"

Those around who witnessed this scene shouted in alarm.

Just as the burly man was about to perish in the mouth of the undead, a black gust of wind suddenly swept in, knocking the undead flying away and exploding in mid-air.

What should have been a disastrous crisis was averted in an instant, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The remaining undead creatures that fell from the shady tree didn't even have a chance to react before they exploded one after another.

"Is there a human elder here? Niu Dali is extremely grateful!" The big man breathed a sigh of relief, not even caring about the injury on his leg, and quickly clasped his hands in thanks.

A wisp of black mist drifted in, and a figure slowly emerged from it. He sat on a black lotus platform, his skin as black as ink, but his eyes revealed a cold glint.

This was a young boy, dressed in a black monk's robe, holding a long pestle, with a fierce look on his face, not someone to be trifled with.

Niu Dali's expression changed. Could this be another monster?

Looking at these people, Demon Buddha Ningxiu realized that he hadn't seen any living creatures since the Yin Tide passed.

Upon suddenly seeing several living people, he felt compelled to help. Although the Demon Buddha had the word "Buddha" in his name, the word "demon" came first. This was the most unexpected aspect of his external avatar.

What is his true nature?

A small white butterfly landed on the shoulder of the Demon Buddha Ningxiu, fluttering its wings and radiating pure white light.

Judging from its current momentum, it's clear that this is no ordinary butterfly; it must also be a demon.

"Come with me if you wish to live." Demon Buddha Ning Xiu left with these words, sitting on the black lotus platform.

He wasn't moving very fast, just enough for the group to keep up.

Seeing that this person had actually spoken, and even spoke in the language of the Shang people, Niu Dali felt a sense of kinship and quietly relaxed a lot.

Since this person saved him, he shouldn't have any hostility. Right now, he had no other choice. If he really wanted to save his own life and the lives of the other villagers, he could only choose to trust this guy.

"Let's go, we'll follow him," Niu Dali ordered immediately.

"Second Uncle, do we really have to go with this person? I don't have a feeling he's not a good person."

“What can we do? At least he is stronger than us. If we encounter those monsters again on the road ahead, do you think we have the ability to survive?” Niu Dali said very firmly.

He took out the herbs he carried with him and applied them to his legs, knowing he couldn't afford to slow down now.

He could only force himself to endure the pain.

Unexpectedly, Demon Buddha Ning Xiu suddenly turned around and unleashed a burst of black energy that entered Niu Dali's body.

Instantly, Niu Dali's wound began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the original pain was relieved a lot.

"This!" Niu Dali exclaimed in disbelief. There was such a master in the world. Such skills could only be described as divine.

Could it be that I've really met a benefactor this time?

After finishing this task, Demon Buddha Ning Xiu ignored these people.

Since leaving the Protectorate of Yaotuo Prefecture, he has experienced many things along the way, the most dangerous of which was the arrival of the Yin Tide.

The demonic Buddha Ningxiu, who had made no preparations against the Yin tide, did not hide underground or in a cave; he faced the Yin tide head-on with his own strength.

Unexpectedly, the yin energy brought by the dampness did not harm the Demon Buddha Ningxiu; on the contrary, it greatly benefited him and brought him many advantages.

He even vaguely sensed the opportunity to break through to a higher realm.

The emergence of the Xuan Yin Domain was a great calamity for all living beings in the world, but in the eyes of the Demon Buddha Ning Xiu, it became an immense blessing.

As long as one can grasp it, one can use the Yin energy of the Xuan Yin Domain to attain the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm and step into a higher realm.

"Hiss!" He took a deep breath, and a large amount of Yin energy swept over him, turning into a small whirlwind that flowed into the mouth of the Demon Buddha Ning Xiu.

Cuckoo.

Like drinking deeply from rivers, lakes, and seas, Demon Buddha Ningxiu swallowed it in large gulps. As a result, the surrounding shady trees began to wither, and even the fruits that bore them cried out in agony, eventually drying up completely.

However, the Yin energy within their bodies was also plundered by the Demon Buddha Ning Xiu.

This scene left Niu Dali and his group dumbfounded; who exactly was the monster?

After walking two or three miles to the west, Demon Buddha Ningxiu suddenly stopped and looked into the distance, where he saw a white dot moving up and down among the distant mountains and forests.

They were getting closer and closer to us in no time.

The white dot wasn't originally headed this way, but for some reason, it suddenly changed direction halfway through and sped straight towards us.

The speed was so fast that Niu Dali and his companions couldn't help but feel despair.

Having witnessed such terrifying speed firsthand, he knew very well that without the presence of the Demon Buddha Ning Xiu, he would have had no chance of escaping this situation.