Yinshan Record

Chapter 657 Ghostly Shadows and Evil Wind (Part 2)
Su Che prepared to travel west to see just how powerful the monsters of An Kingdom were.

As for why he brought Lei Xun along, it was mainly because Su Che wasn't entirely at ease with this slippery crystal monkey.

If this person is left in the city, he can completely control Zhao Qian.

In the face of disaster, no one knows what reckless things Lei Xun might do.

Although Su Che did not regard Wushi City and Huxiao Hall as his own family property.

But I don't want this place to become some kind of hellish place.

Taking Lei Xun away would reduce instability in the city. Lei Xun naturally understood this, so he obediently followed Su Che and left Wushi City.

The two traveled westward from Wushi City on the wind.

After traveling about two or three hundred li, one could already see several people, supporting the elderly and leading children, traveling eastward in oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages.

Among them were, of course, many monks in a hurry.

"These people are dressed neatly and have not been stained with much blood, so they probably did not see the large group of monsters."

Lei Xun analyzed from the sky.

"They want to escape to Wushi City; it seems they still have illusions about Wushi City."

Are you familiar with the monsters of Anguo?

"I don't know, I've only heard that there are nine great demon kings, each with extraordinary abilities."

Su Che crossed his arms and watched the fleeing crowd below.

There is also a wide road between Anguo and Wushi City, which is an important trade route connecting the Western Kingdom and the Central Plains.

Through this trade route, goods and supplies from the Central Plains could be traded with those from the Western Kingdoms, allowing for mutual exchange.

This place was once very prosperous and was considered a key area of ​​management by the dynasties of the Central Plains.

However, as the cloud boat magical artifacts matured, the importance of this trade route gradually declined. After all, compared to the cloud boats that could travel directly from the East Sea across the sky, the trade route relying on people and horses was simply too inefficient.

As a result, merchant groups on the East Sea continued to rise, while the seventy-two kingdoms gradually declined, and even the dynasties of the Central Plains lost interest in this place.

The former prosperity is gone, but the road remains the same, and you can still see scattered groups of people heading towards Wushi City.

Between Wushi City and Anguo, there are some villages and towns, but since it is close to the land of demons, the further west you go, the more likely you are to encounter groups of monsters, so the population is not very large.

"The Nine Demon Kings?"

"Yes, the first three are said to be great demons of the righteous path who have achieved immortality, while the remaining six are all at the Void Step level. Looking at the entire Seventy-Two Kingdoms, apart from the Qingxu Sect, they should be the strongest in terms of power."

"Three immortal demons?"

Su Che was also somewhat surprised to hear this news.

The Central Plains Dynasty had little interest in the Seventy-Two Kingdoms, and even the archives of the Liang Dynasty's elite guards contained little information about this region.

However, it is indeed a strange story that three great demons who have attained immortality can be found among these seventy-two kingdoms.

Since the Middle Ages, the demon race has been a defeated force that has suffered greatly, and there are basically no demons that have achieved any significant power.

Even the few dragons like those in the East Sea and the foxes in the Cloud Recesses have actually changed their appearances and created a different ecosystem with human cultivators.

Truly pure demons, or even demon kingdoms built by immortal demon kings, can only be seen in the Southern Wilderness; they have basically disappeared from the world.

Among these seventy-two kingdoms, finding three immortal demon kings was not a matter of doubt for Su Che, but rather a matter of certainty.

These monsters that have taken over Anguo must be backed by some deity.

As for which force was behind this, Su Che had no idea. "Even if these three don't make a move, or even if some other demon king were to join the battle, our Wushi City wouldn't be able to withstand it."

Lei Xun couldn't help but shake his head as he said this.

"The only thing we can count on is that little green hill..."

"It seems there's a fight going on ahead."

Su Che suddenly looked into the distance.

"Ok?"

Lei Xun looked into the distance, but in his view, there was nothing there.

About ten miles away, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was fluctuating violently, and Su Che naturally sensed it; the spiritual energy there seemed to be boiling.

It is obvious that someone is using some kind of fire-attribute Taoist magic.

Sure enough, a burst of fire shot into the sky and then went out in an instant.

"The sect leader is indeed incredibly insightful..."

Lei Xun was completely convinced. Of course, he could guess Zuo Lengchan's current cultivation level. He was only at the pivotal stage and had not truly mastered the Golden Core.

However, the magical powers and abilities possessed by this person made Lei Xun feel that he would never be able to touch them in his lifetime.

Is a sword technique capable of annihilating a Core Formation cultivator with a single strike truly a thing of the world?
"follow me."

Su Che flew away forward.

The reason he was able to sense things so quickly was not only because his spiritual perception was far more acute than his peers, but also because the Creation Sword Intent had changed the way Su Che observed the world.

It's not just about seeing with your eyes, but about sensing with your intuition and divine sense.

More importantly, it uses the sword intent of creation to investigate things and observe the changes in the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth's primordial energy).

All supernatural powers and spells often require altering the primordial energy of heaven and earth to be used.

This process is like dropping a stone onto a calm surface of water; besides creating splashes, ripples will inevitably spread outwards.

If one can capture the information within these water ripples, then one can follow the clues and discern the origins of the opponent's magical power.

For example, right now, Su Che could sense a distinct fire element flavor from the fluctuations of the heaven and earth's energy in the distance, as well as the profound laws and regulations governing it.

This all indicates that the person who made the move from afar came from a esoteric sect, and that their lineage was quite authentic and in accordance with esoteric principles.

Such a person must come from a prestigious and respectable family.

Looking across the entire Seventy-Two Kingdoms, if the other party is not like himself and has a different background, then he should most likely be a disciple of the Qingxu Sect.

Su Che was genuinely curious about the attitude of the Qingxu Sect, the true master of the seventy-two kingdoms, a behemoth with an Earth Immortal in charge, towards the demon kings who had occupied An Kingdom.

Could it be that three immortal demon kings could prevent them from taking action?
Su Che rode forward in his escape light and, sure enough, found the battlefield on a hill ahead.

A group of about seven or eight cultivators were forming a small concentric circle around a group of people.

Outside them were thousands of demons, mostly minor demons who had failed to fully develop their forms, but there were also many with powerful demonic auras.

These cultivators formed a defensive line, each using their magical artifacts and supernatural powers to keep the lesser demons out. However, their cultivation levels did not seem to be high, and most of them had not reached the Core Formation stage.

There was only one middle-aged cultivator, holding a long sword, surrounded by flames. With a single breath, he could turn the surrounding lesser demons into charcoal. He kept moving around on the outermost edge of the battle circle.

That towering flame just now must have been emitted by this middle-aged cultivator.

(End of this chapter)