Chapter 1407: Chapter 19: Suppressing Evil (Part 2)

"Shadows!"

Although the image of Sand Mountain was very blurry.

But with just a glance, Hong Er confirmed the other party’s identity, his expression dark as he spoke, his eyes overflowing with killing intent.

"These things... have they really revived again?"

Back then, the Holy Emperor personally sat in, paying the price with his life, using the Primordial Immortal Hall to suppress the rift between worlds, yet it still couldn’t be completely eradicated!

"Yes..."

Xie Xuanyi deliberated and said, "Just recently, signs of shadow activity have gradually appeared outside..."

Once these filthy things appear, they are bound to attract the attention of Great Practitioners!

For hundreds of years, no one noticed the existence of the shadows.

Clearly, these things have only appeared recently.

This should be a blessing in disguise, a piece of good news, however reluctant.

"How did you deal with these things?"

Hong Er stared at the image of Sand Mountain, full of deep disgust.

"Naturally, I killed them."

Xie Xuanyi spoke calmly.

This response made Hong Er pause for a moment.

"Killed them?"

Hong Er looked at Xie Xuanyi with a strange expression. Although he was just a wisp of soul thought body, he still retained the intuition of a top-level Spiritual Treasure. He could see that the Sword Cultivator in front of him was quite young, probably only about 30 years old, and his manner of speaking and behavior were those of a young person.

Perhaps it was due to his limited realm, or perhaps because of the constraints of the Imagination World.

Under peaceful coexistence, Hong Er couldn’t directly sense Xie Xuanyi’s specific realm.

"There were probably hundreds, if not thousands, of those shadows..."

After pondering for a moment, Hong Er suspiciously asked, "Did you really kill them all by yourself?"

He had fought alongside the Holy Emperor in campaigns, where the Primordial Immortal Hall’s suppression of the realm rift had led to a massive shadow rebellion—a battle that was quite fierce. The Holy Emperor’s Lifebound Dharma Body suffered significant damage, causing him to fall into slumber on the throne... The shadows in the Sand Mountain image that Xie Xuanyi showed, their realms were not high, but their numbers were not small.

Such things are extremely difficult for ordinary Cultivators to destroy.

"Yes."

Xie Xuanyi nodded calmly, adding, "In fact... there were even more shadows than that."

He only showed the shadowy Sand Mountain.

But in reality, the shadows buried beneath the Sand Mountain were dozens of times greater than the image depicted.

"This Sand Mountain is hidden above the Earth Abyss."

Xie Xuanyi said, "It’s very evident... that these shadows were gathered to suppress the Primordial Immortal Hall."

He elaborated on the outside situation in detail.

"Ha."

After listening, Hong Er sneered and said, "Reckless things, lucky to have left with their lives... and they still want to turn around and suppress the Holy Emperor’s Primordial Immortal Hall?"

Clearly.

The shadows outside were aiming to occupy the Immortal Palace.

This Ancient Sacred Realm, though already in ruins, still had talisman paper glowing, and the remnant power of the Holy Emperor lingered on.

If any shadows dared to step into the grand hall, they’d be instantly shredded to pieces.

They were aware of the hall’s terrifying aura.

Thus, over the years... they stayed above the Earth Abyss, continually amassing power.

If not for Xie Xuanyi’s accidental intrusion, the shadows would have continued to gather more and more, until the Primordial Immortal Hall’s Primordial Energy was exhausted, which would be the day they launched an all-out attack.

"Even though these shadows were killed."

Xie Xuanyi frowned and said, "They are not extinct, a significant portion of them should have left the Ruins long ago..." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

The death of those scouts in Jiayong Pass was an early alarm!

The territory of the Ruins is usually not ventured into by Cultivators, but there are always a few who refuse to be superstitious. These shadows are quite cautious, crouching above the Earth Abyss, gathering power. Presumably, over the years, they’ve found hosts, and are gradually infiltrating the outside world from the Snow Desert.

Although he wiped out a large number of shadows in the Ruins.

As long as a single one of those things survives, they will spread endlessly. The living dead found near Great Ape Mountain in the northern Demon Country is a good example.

"These things are hard to deal with, their numbers are large, and their vitality is tenacious."

Though hatred filled Hong Er’s eyes, his tone was quite helpless: "Back then, so many Heavenly Human Great Cultivators tried to deal with them to no avail... However, they’re almost wiped out now, so they should be much more cautious and careful to survive, not daring to stir up a Great Calamity in the short term..."

With the collapse of Primordial Energy, Great Cultivators are rare.

But there are still people like Xie Xuanyi, able to quickly exterminate them.

The shadows possess a considerable degree of Spirit Wisdom.

They fear Xie Xuanyi, and they fear Great Practitioners...

After the massacre in the Ruins, they should do everything they can to hide away.

"I haven’t had much interaction with them."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "But if Senior Hong Er has a Magic Technique to ferret them out, I could try to wipe them out completely."

After the Great Calamity, Heaven and Earth shattered.

Now, no one really knows that shadow beings like these still exist.

Thus, intelligence from the Primordial Immortal Hall is exceptionally important.

"Boy... what kind of bottom card do you have..."

Hong Er, hearing this, couldn’t help but chuckle as he scrutinized Xie Xuanyi: "Those shadows aren’t easy to deal with, how come they sound like chicken and cattle for slaughter from your mouth..."

He had long started to doubt.

Is this little fellow being a bit too arrogant?

So young, could he really have killed so many shadows by himself?

Meanwhile.

Above the grand hall, a strand of golden light suddenly swept across.

The always silent Big Brother Hong Er sent out a shred of Divine Thought.

The strand of golden light hung in midair, like a great sun, emitting endless Divine Radiance.

"Boom!"

The Divine Radiance was so intense, it seemed to illuminate Xie Xuanyi’s organs thoroughly.

Xie Xuanyi stood calmly in place, neither dodging nor avoiding.

After a moment.

A deep voice chuckled and expressed amazement.

"So young, and you’ve comprehended the Path of Destruction."

With these words.

Hong Er’s pupils slightly contracted, all his questions answered instantly.

"This boy has actually comprehended the Path of Destruction..."

Hong Er’s expression grew more peculiar.

Be known.

Even a thousand years ago, the Path of Destruction was extremely challenging to master among Great Dao Intents!

No wonder, with so many shadows, he alone could kill them all!

Yet...

The world outside was shattered by the Great Calamity, Primordial Energy depleted, and even Yang God Realm Cultivators are rare.

This young man mastering the Great Dao Intent of the Path of Destruction, wouldn’t he have ascended to become a Yang God?

"Young one, you carry the aura of a Cultivator from Great Ape Mountain..."

After a brief pause, Big Brother Hong Er’s deep voice sounded again.

He paused, his tone low.

"Have you crossed swords with a Cultivator from Great Ape Mountain?"

Such sharp insight.

Xie Xuanyi sighed helplessly, saying frankly, "Indeed, I just had a fight not long ago."

The battle with the Saint Prince was some time ago, yet unexpectedly, it could still be discerned.