Chapter 641: Loose Cultivator from the Central Domain

"What big words!"

Seeing the situation, the other three immediately attacked Song Yan.

However...

Just then, a sudden change occurred!

A black-robed figure suddenly rushed out from an unknown place.

He kicked one of the Qi Refining Stage 6 Cultivators in the chest.

"Ugh..."

To everyone’s astonishment, his protective spiritual armor was shattered by that kick?!

The mysterious black-robed man’s movements were fluid; he immediately closed in, grabbed the Cultivator’s head, and drew his horizontal saber.

Pfft.

Qi Refining Stage 6, decapitated with a single saber strike.

The head flew high, then fell to the ground, rolling several times before hitting a piece of gravel. In its now-stiff eyes, there was shock, fear, and a hint of bewilderment.

"What?!"

The black-robed man casually tossed the head in his hand, then made a strange gesture with his fingertips.

The profusely bleeding corpse slowly began to shrivel, its vital essence condensing into a blood bead that fell into the black-robed man’s palm.

"Who are you?!"

The leader’s voice trembled, his heart filled with dread.

This person hadn’t revealed a single trace of Qi from beginning to end; he didn’t even know when the other party had appeared here.

"Or... just worry about yourself."

Song Yan’s calm voice came from behind.

Buzz—

The moment he snapped back to reality, an incredibly condensed Sword Qi had already pierced through his protective spiritual armor.

The small gong Spiritual Artifact shattered with a crash.

"How is that possible?!"

He knew this operation had failed, but how could the opponent be so strong that he didn’t even have time to wonder why.

Nine white sword lights, carrying wind and thunder, swirled around him.

Under the violent Sword Qi, the protective spiritual armor struggled to form, being torn apart by the wind and thunder Sword Qi as soon as it coalesced.

Hiss.

Hiss.

Hiss.

Six sword shadows gave him no chance to beg for mercy, piercing through his body one by one.

In his final gaze, the remaining three sword shadows had already converged in the air, then swiftly descended.

Boom—

Sword Qi surged outwards like a tide.

At the same time, the black-robed man’s powerful hands had already grabbed the collar of the remaining Qi Refining Stage 6 Cultivator.

With a powerful shake, he pulled him forward, then, with a reverse saber move, placed the horizontal saber against his neck, and instantly pulled it out.

"Pfft."

Blood gushed out.

The Qi Refining Stage 5 Cultivator, seeing the situation was dire, sprinted towards the back of the mountain.

The black-robed man casually wiped his horizontal saber, then, with a flick of his wrist, hurled it at him.

The bloody light on the saber instantly pierced through the man, and the remaining force carried the mangled flesh several feet, pinning the corpse to the cliff face.

The corpse swayed precariously.

"..."

From start to finish, it was only a matter of a few breaths.

The so-called Five Han Mountain Demons, none survived.

Song Yan walked over slowly.

Several white sword shadows descended from the sky, returning one by one to the sword box on his back.

He pulled the blood-stained horizontal saber from the cliff face and casually tossed it to the man.

"Why are you here?"

The black-robed man caught it smoothly. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

He walked unhurriedly through the pools of blood.

His tone was relaxed: "I was going to ask you, why are you everywhere?"

It was Sheng Nian.

"Doctor Song, you’ve joined this Immortal Mountain Dao Sect, but you’re no more soft-hearted than a Demonic Cultivator like me when it comes to killing."

He casually flicked the horizontal saber, and the blood quickly gathered along the blade, splashing onto the ground.

Then he casually wiped his arm and sheathed the saber.

Song Yan sneered: "Aren’t these your colleagues?"

Sheng Nian seemed somewhat indifferent.

"Demonic Cultivators, where do we get colleagues?"

He casually wiped his face, re-concealing his features, and his voice became muffled: "This is not the place for reminiscing."

"Cold Mountain Market, Drinking Cloud Pavilion awaits you."

Watching Gou Sheng’s figure disappear into the forest, Song Yan raised an eyebrow and began to clean up the battlefield.

Xiao He had already collected all of their qiankun bags, saving him the trouble of searching.

Gou Sheng must have made his fortune somewhere; he didn’t even look at these qiankun bags, showing off his wealth.

He took off each of their heads and stored them in a specialized qiankun bag.

These were things that could be exchanged for merit points.

He casually flicked his fingers, sending out several spirit flames, which turned the remaining bodies of the Demonic Cultivators into ashes one by one.

Afterward, as if nothing had happened, he continued towards Little Cold Mountain.

About half an hour later, they arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Although called the Cold Mountain Market, the market was actually hidden between the valleys.

From the outside, cloud waterfalls obscured the mountains, presenting a unique scenery.

In reality, it was just an illusion Formation used to keep Mortals away.

Stepping slowly into the valley.

The scene before them suddenly opened up.

The secluded valley was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and opposite the entrance was the highest peak of the entire Little Cold Mountain.

The steepness on both sides gradually eased.

The mountain leaves were red like blood.

Roughly looking, the market here was over a hundred acres in size.

Many buildings on the edge were built against the mountain.

There were quite a few people in the market; a rough sense revealed that the spiritual energy fluctuations were all around the Qi Refinement Stage.

"Let’s go find Gou Sheng first."

To be honest, Song Yan didn’t know where the so-called Drinking Cloud Pavilion was.

This was his first time at the Cold Mountain Market.

He hadn’t asked Sheng Nian at the time, mainly because asking would make him seem foolish.

Fortunately, the Drinking Cloud Pavilion was not secluded; walking along the main road of the market, he soon spotted its sign.

A small tavern.

It wasn’t large, but it was quite clean, and there were many Cultivators inside.

Stepping inside, a waiter quickly came to greet him.

"Honored guest, are you..."

"Someone is waiting."

The waiter paused, then seemed to recall something: "Ah, I understand, please follow me."

Following the waiter upstairs, he pushed open the door of a private room and saw Sheng Nian, who was still hiding his face.

"Doctor Song, you’re truly bold..."

The waiter closed the door, and the soundproofing Formation slowly took effect.

Only then did Sheng Nian remove his disguise.

Song Yan sat down opposite him: "Didn’t you say so? I’m a Righteous Path Cultivator; there’s no need for me to be wrapped up like a zongzi like you."

In fact, it was because he no longer had any means of disguise.

His only human skin mask had already been taken by little friend Xiang Zhaoling.

He hadn’t found a suitable replacement since then.

Not wanting to waste words, he immediately asked: "Why are you here?"

Sheng Nian took a deep breath: "I came by order, to wade into this muddy water."

"By order, whose order?"

"It’s a long story, so I’m too lazy to tell it."

Song Yan didn’t press the matter but instead got straight to the point, asking another question he was more eager to know.

"Why are those Demonic Cultivators here? Do you know?"

Sheng Nian nodded: "Yes, it’s related to a Loose Cultivator who escaped from the Central Domain."

"Central Domain..."

A very distant place.

"That’s right."

"This is something I found out through relatively secretive channels."

"Actually, most Demonic Cultivators in Changping probably don’t know the inside story."

"They were just lured here to be cannon fodder."

Sheng Nian recounted everything he knew.

"It is said that not long ago, a major riot occurred in the Great Tang of the Central Domain."

"Although it was quickly suppressed, some unexpected events still occurred."

"A Demonic Path Loose Cultivator fortunately escaped."

"His name is Jin Tianya."