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Chapter 161 I warn you, the North Walker is nearby

The speed at which the situation collapsed far exceeded Lingyuan Sect's original expectations.

Originally, after these demon cultivators invaded, they only caused harassment everywhere and did not cause any particularly great losses.

But since the four great walkers appeared one after another, the situation began to deteriorate rapidly.

In the past three days, at least ten foundation-building families were killed and more than twenty resource bases were lost.

The area from Luoyan Mountain to Wangyan Mountain on the map is basically painted red.

What is even more worrying is that the range of activities of the demon cultivators is spreading outward rapidly.

If this continues, it is only a matter of time before we get lost near Wangyan Mountain.

The terrible situation affected everyone in Lingyuan Sect. The atmosphere of the entire sect became gloomy, as if shrouded in a layer of dark clouds.

On Yuanci Peak, the leader Gong Lingfeng lived directly in the Sutra Library.

I want to find the secret method to fight against the Soul-Severing Needle from the classics left by the sages.

But as a secret technique in a separate volume, it is not so easy to crack.

According to the predictions of several elders who have passed on the skills, it will take at least two to three months to develop an effective countermeasure against the Soul-Severing Needle.

This period of time was too long, so long that Lingyuan Sect could hardly accept it.

The Elder Hall of Lingyuan Sect was also extremely busy.

The elders now not only have to worry about the problem of the Soul-Severing Needle, but also need to be responsible for contacting personnel, shrinking the defense line, and re-planning the security levels of different areas.

The Great Elder, Yao Dehai, stared at the map with a frown on his face. "No news from Mingjie yet?"

On the latest map, Qiuping County to Qingyang County has also fallen into the control of the Divine Fire Cult.

Especially the left and right sides of Qingyang County were lost at the first moment.

Yao Dehai had a premonition that something was wrong, so he sent Du Mingjie as a messenger to remind Xiao Chen to evacuate from Qingyang Spirit Mine in time.

Qingyang Stone is not an important material, so it doesn't matter if it is given up temporarily.

However, two days have passed and there is still no news from Du Mingjie.

Soon a disciple responded: "Elder, there is no news from Uncle Du yet."

Yao Dehai immediately ordered: "Go inform Minghui and send another person to the Qingyang Spirit Mine to tell Xiao Chen to evacuate in time."

However, a moment later, another new disciple came running over: "Reporting to the elder, Dongyuan County was attacked by two foundation-building demon cultivators, and the head of the Yang family has lost contact."

Dongyuan County is located one hundred miles west of Qingyang County.

Yao Dehai waved his hand and marked Dongyuan in red on the map, and saw that Qingyang County had been completely surrounded in red.

He couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart. This was not good news.

Although from the current point of view, Xiao Chen's escape skills are superb and he is not afraid of ordinary foundation-building demon cultivators.

But the Divine Fire Sect obviously realized this, so they deliberately avoided Qingyang.

Once trapped in a tight siege and attacked by demons from all directions, even with the most advanced escape techniques, there would still be dangers of accidents.

But now that Dongyuan has been lost, the messenger can no longer enter Qingyang.

Yao Dehai could only hope in his heart that Xiao Chen would notice the abnormality on his own and evacuate from the spirit mine on his own initiative.

In other words, after discovering the presence of demon cultivators nearby, they directly broke out to the rear.

Qingyang Spirit Mine.

Du Mingjie was wandering around the entrance of the spiritual mine at this time, feeling extremely anxious.

A full day and night had passed since he arrived at the Spirit Mine.

But Xiao Chen was never seen, let alone being informed of the evacuation in time.

I asked all the Qi Refining team leaders, but they only knew that Xiao Chen suddenly flew away on his sword, and no one knew where he went.

"Wait another two hours. If you still can't get here by noon, I'll be sorry."

After thinking it over, Du Mingjie decided that he couldn't waste too much time here.

The situation has been chaotic in recent days, and he has to think about himself.

Suddenly, a sword light appeared in the distance.

Du Mingjie looked up hurriedly and saw Xiao Chen flying back slowly.

"Hey, Fellow Daoist Xiao, you're finally back."

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Why do you say this as soon as we meet?
Xiao Chen was a little surprised when he heard this. He had just heard a similar opening statement from Chang Shunping that morning.

He asked curiously, "Friend Du, is there something urgent?"

Du Mingjie took two steps at a time and stepped forward, his expression tense. "Fellow Daoist Xiao, Qingyang is in imminent danger. The situation is very complicated and cannot be explained in a few words."

"In short, the area has been completely surrounded by demonic cultivators, and the situation is extremely critical."

"Elder Yao specifically asked me to inform you that we need to evacuate this place immediately."

Evacuate?

This doesn't make sense. Just a few demon cultivators sneaked into the rear, how could it get to this point?
Xiao Chen asked, "Friend Du, don't be so anxious. Tell me what's going on. It won't take a moment."

Du Mingjie quickly told the story about the broken needle.

Although the information he received was a little delayed, he knew much more than Chang Shunping.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, according to reliable information, three of the four great practitioners of the Divine Fire Sect have been confirmed to have participated in this invasion."

"Looking at the situation, all four of them should be here."

"This is definitely not a simple invasion. There must be follow-up measures."

Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows when he heard this. The Eastern Traveler probably couldn't come.

"I said something I shouldn't have said."

Du Mingjie licked his lips and whispered, "Luoyan Mountain may not be able to be saved."

This is not difficult to guess, because although the Divine Fire Sect will send cannon fodder to die, it will never send the Four Great Walkers to die.

Since the four great travelers dared to invade together, it meant that they were confident that they would not be surrounded.

"Oh, that's how it is."

After listening to this, Xiao Chen nodded slightly: "So, the problem now lies with the Soul-Severing Needle, right?"

Since Luoyan Mountain is still there for the time being, it means that the Demonic Golden Elixir has not come in yet, so there is no big problem.

Du Mingjie looked at the calm Xiao Chen and was stunned for a moment, feeling that he did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

He quickly explained: "Fellow Daoist Xiao, I know you are extremely powerful, but the situation is different this time."

"The four great masters of the Divine Fire Sect are all extremely powerful."

"Each of them has mastered extremely strange and insidious magic methods. Even three or four cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage would not be their match."

Xiao Chen smiled slightly: "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Du, I also know a little bit of magic."

Judging from the strength of the Eastern Traveler, the remaining three are probably not that good either.

Du Mingjie hurriedly emphasized: "Fellow Daoist Xiao, don't underestimate the enemy!"

"When I came here, I heard that Senior Meng, the Wind Chasing Fox, had been harmed by a demonic cultivator."

Wind Chasing Fox is also one of the ten heroes of Lizhou. He is famous for his mastery of wind escape techniques and is said to be able to cross a distance of hundreds of feet in an instant.

Logically speaking, he should be one of the most difficult foundation-building cultivators to die in battle.

After all, he has the art of escape, so even if he can't win, he can easily escape.

However, no one expected that he would be the first to die in Hezhou.

The fall of the Wind-Chasing Fox was like a huge rock dropped into a calm lake, and all the nearby monks were filled with fear.

They thought they were not as powerful as the Wind-Chasing Fox, but now even the other party could not escape the disaster.

Then when it is their turn to face the demon cultivators, what chances do they have of winning?
Du Mingjie wanted to say something else, but suddenly he saw another sword light flashing behind him.

Then a figure in a blue robe stumbled and landed near the spirit mine.
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"Friend Du?"

The other person looked up and saw Du Mingjie, and instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he walked over staggeringly, as if he was drunk.

It looked like he had just used some secret technique to escape, and it was causing some aftereffects.

Judging from the scattered aura, Xiao Chen believed that the other party should have the cultivation level of the sixth level of foundation building.

"Friend Yang, why are you here?"

Du Mingjie took a few steps forward in surprise and supported the other person.

The person who came was Yang Zhenghao, the head of the Dongyuan Yang family. Logically, he should not appear here.

Du Mingjie's eyes rolled, and then he asked in disbelief, "Could it be that something happened to Dongyuan?"

Yang Zhenghao nodded weakly and sighed, "Alas, suddenly three Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators showed up. I really don't have a solution."

"The other party came prepared and blocked the evacuation route in advance."

As he spoke, he looked up at Xiao Chen, bowed, and said, "I also heard that there is a Daoist Xiao in Qingyang Spirit Mine who is very powerful."

"That's why I came all the way here. I also ask you to take me in and help me through this difficult time."

After Yang Zhenghao finished speaking, Du Mingjie was stunned where he was.

The fall of Dongyuan means that Qingyang has been surrounded, and he is now trapped in Qingyang and cannot leave.

Xiao Chen bowed in return, "Fellow Daoist Yang, you are too kind. You and I are both righteous cultivators. We should help each other. How can you say I am taking you in?"

He glanced behind Yang Zhenghao, but unfortunately he didn't see any pursuers.

"Fellow Daoist Yang?"

A cry of surprise was heard, and it turned out that Chang Shunping also came over with his tribesmen.

He naturally knew Yang Zhenghao, and when he saw him appear here, he was immediately shocked.

Du Mingjie turned around and saw Chang Shunping with his family. He couldn't help but sigh again and no longer mentioned the evacuation.

Now that Dongyuan has fallen, except for Xiao Chen who should be able to break out, these people probably can't leave even if they want to.

It’s better to stay together and keep each other warm, maybe there is still a glimmer of hope.

"Everyone, why don't we go in and talk."

Xiao Chen's expression remained calm as he greeted, "Fellow Daoist Chang, there's still plenty of space here. Why don't you arrange a seat first? We can talk about reminiscing later."

Upon hearing this, everyone returned to the spirit mine to rest and recuperate.

Du Mingjie, Chang Shunping and Yang Zhenghao have similar cultivation levels, so they often visit each other on weekdays.

They exchanged the latest information with each other, and their expressions suddenly became serious.

Especially Yang Zhenghao, who brought bad news again.

As far as he knew, just yesterday morning, Senior Ruan, one of the eight demon-slaying guards, got a clue and wanted to kill the lone Northern Traveler.

Unexpectedly, at 3 p.m. in the afternoon, the life plate left at home suddenly shattered, and it was obvious that something had happened to him.

The Ruan family is not far from Dongyuan County, so the news was passed to Yang Zhenghao as soon as possible.

Chang Shunping's face was as bitter as a bitter melon: "This... this... what should I do?"

Du Mingjie remained silent, not knowing what to do.

Logically speaking, the most sensible thing for him to do now should be to remind Xiao Chen to break out quickly.

At the same time, bring back the news that the three of them are trapped in the Qingyang Spirit Mine. If we can gather enough people as soon as possible, we can come back to help them.

But Du Mingjie knew very well in his mind that the reason why there were no demon cultivators in Qingyang now was because Xiao Chen had killed the bone giant here not long ago.

Once Xiao Chen leaves, it is very likely that the three of them will be surrounded and killed by the demon cultivators from all directions before they can get any support.

Therefore, out of selfish considerations, the best option now is to keep silent about the breakout.

Leaving this most important fighting force in the Qingyang Spirit Mine can protect them for a while longer.

Who knows, there might be a new turning point.

However, Xiao Chen looked at him and said, "Friend Du, you know the most comprehensive information. So far, the Broken Soul Needle doesn't seem to have appeared many times."

"So the current situation is that only the Four Great Walkers can use the Soul-Severing Needle Secret Technique, right?"

He had just listened carefully to the three people's stories and found that this secret technique did not seem to be popularized.

Du Mingjie was stunned when he heard this, wondering why Xiao Chen would pay attention to such things.

He recalled it carefully, and then replied: "Indeed, judging from the current situation, apart from the four great walkers, no other demon cultivators possess the Soul-Severing Needle."

"But the problem is that the sect currently has no way to deal with the Soul-Severing Needle."

In fact, Lingyuan Sect had already noticed this situation a long time ago.

The reason why the Divine Fire Sect's invasion was so unstoppable this time was because the four great practitioners relied on the Soul-Severing Needle to create a huge gap between themselves and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators who had reached the Great Perfection stage.

If not for this, the Ten Heroes of Lizhou and the Demon-Slaying Guards would not be helpless against them.

But the problem now is that at the level of foundation building, Lingyuan Sect is at an absolute disadvantage.

However, Du Mingjie's eyes suddenly lit up, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, you asked about this situation."

"Could it be that you have some way to counter the Soul-Severing Needle?"

The other two also looked expectant when they heard this.

Xiao Chen shook his head slightly: "That's not the case. I don't know much about this."

Du Mingjie's eyes darkened, and then he laughed at himself.

This kind of thing definitely needs to be handled by the elders who teach the skills. They have mastered many spells and are experienced, so it is easier for them to come up with a solution.

However, the next moment, Xiao Chen changed the subject: "But I have a way to solve this problem."

As he spoke, he took out a map and said, "Fellow Daoist Du, Fellow Daoist Yang, please mark on the map the places where the four great walkers are rumored to have appeared."

Du Mingjie suddenly saw hope again.

He couldn't wait to ask, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, do you really have a solution?"

Xiao Chen smiled and nodded: "Of course it's true, why would I lie to you."

“As the saying goes, if you can’t solve the problem, solve the people who created it.”

"Since only the Four Great Walkers can use the Soul-Severing Needle, then I'll go kill the Four Great Walkers and everything will be fine."

After listening to the information supplemented by the three people, he had a basic understanding of the situation of the invasion.

Although the demon cultivators seemed to be very powerful, in fact, the four great masters only relied on the Soul-Severing Needle to gain a local high-end combat power to crush them.

A large number of ordinary cultivators in the middle and late stages of foundation building were simply frightened by the Soul-Severing Needle.

Perhaps no fighting took place in some strongholds at all, and the original garrisoned monks had already fled before the demonic cultivators arrived.

Therefore, as long as he takes action to kill the four great walkers, this invasion of demons will naturally collapse.

???

Du Mingjie, Chang Shunping and Yang Zhenghao were all stunned.

This... does seem to make sense.

If the four great walkers are killed, no demon cultivator will use the Soul-Severing Needle, which means the problem of the Soul-Severing Needle has been solved.

But isn’t the problem now that we can’t defeat the Four Great Walkers because we can’t deal with the Soul-Severing Needle?
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Although the three of them repeatedly advised Xiao Chen to be more cautious.

But he still declined with a smile and obtained the activity tracks of the four great travelers.

"Just consider it an early promotion to Demon Slayer Guard."

Xiao Chen followed the map and came directly to Jinzhu Ridge in the northeast of Qiuping County, where there was a small spiritual vein.

There are many short pine trees on all sides of the ridge, with old and twisted trunks and elegant roots and leaves.

But the original many houses have now turned into ruins.

Hundreds of Qi Refining disciples had their blood drained and were abandoned in front of the warehouse.

The warehouse that once stored the spirit stones was forcibly broken open, and the large amount of spirit stones inside were looted.

Xiao Chen activated his spiritual eyes to check his surroundings.

But unfortunately, because so much time has passed, there is no trace left in the warehouse.

He turned around and wanted to leave, but saw a flash of fire. A formation flag appeared at the door of the warehouse, and then the entire warehouse was shrouded in the formation.

"Hehehe, there are indeed some fish that slipped through the net."

A rough voice was heard outside, followed by a command: "Descend the divine fire!"

Immediately, a large amount of spiritual fire appeared out of nowhere, turning the entire warehouse into a sea of ​​fire.

Xiao Chen took out the fire-hiding treasure gourd and directly extinguished the nearby flames.

But new spiritual fire was born immediately, seemingly in an endless stream.

"interesting."

Xiao Chen had never encountered many formations before, but before leaving, Du Mingjie repeatedly emphasized that he must be careful of the traps set by the demon cultivators. Now he became curious.

Therefore, he did not immediately use the Lihuo Lei to try to break the formation, but wanted to test the effectiveness of the formation.

However, it seems that before the spirit stones driving the formation are exhausted, collecting them alone will not be enough to solve the problem of the nearby spiritual fire.

So he took out his flying sword and wanted to try to break the formation by force.

"Seven Star Sword Technique - Kaiyang."

The next moment, the formation flag at the door flickered under the control of the demon cultivator outside.

The majestic sword light broke through the formation and landed directly on the hillside not far away, cutting down a large number of pine trees.

But the formation itself was safe and sound and dodged the attack.

The one who set up the ambush formation here was a demon cultivator at the sixth level of foundation building - Ge Yonghai.

He turned to look at the hillside outside and was immediately startled.

If the sword light just now had fallen on him, he would have been in big trouble.

Fortunately, he had set up a formation in advance, so he could use the power of the formation to fight the enemy.

But the next moment, Ge Yonghai heard the sound of a sword: "Seven Star Sword Art - Yaoguang."

In the sky, the shadow of the Big Dipper appeared and disappeared, and seven meteors fell one after another.

In an instant, the formation was blown to pieces.

The aftermath swept over Ge Yonghai, who was retreating in a hurry, and knocked him to the ground.

"This formation seems to be lacking in some interest."

Xiao Chen walked out slowly, holding the flying sword and looking at him: "Answer me a question, and I can give you a quick death."

"The four great walkers are now..."

Before he could finish, Ge Yonghai slapped the ground, raising a large amount of dust that obscured his vision.

"boom!"

At the same time, a thick black fog erupted, blocking the divine sense from detecting.

Then Ge Yonghai turned around and ran, turning into a streak of fire and fleeing rapidly to the east.

Xiao Chen subconsciously took out the Immortal Binding Rope and wanted to escape in front of him, but it was not that easy.

But just before he made his move, he changed his mind, retracted the rope, and chased after him on his sword.

He also intentionally controlled his speed, hanging fifty feet behind Ge Yonghai, neither too far nor too close.

When encountering danger, monks will subconsciously choose to escape in a safe direction.

For example, Yang Zhenghao would come to Qingyang Spirit Mine.

Therefore, the direction in which Ge Yonghai escaped was most likely the location of the Four Directions Travelers.

The two men chased each other and ran a full 120 miles to the east in one breath.

Seeing Xiao Chen catching up with him, Ge Yonghai used talismans, pills, and even gritted his teeth to perform the blood escape technique.

But no matter how fast he accelerated, the other party always followed him closely.

The only thing that made Ge Yonghai feel fortunate was that Xiao Chen seemed unable to close the distance.

"I'm warning you, the North Walker is nearby."

While Ge Yonghai desperately urged his flying sword, he turned around and tried to scare the other party away by using the name of the Northern Traveler: "If you dare to chase me again, you will be dead when the Lord Traveler comes!"

However, Xiao Chen pretended not to hear anything and continued to pursue, even getting closer.

Ge Yonghai was actually just taking a chance, but he did guess that the Northern Traveler was here.

And this time, he made the right bet.

Not far away, under a green pine tree, a young man in a blue cloak was sitting cross-legged in meditation.

Standing near him was a two-meter-tall water-blue divine general, emitting an aura of pressure no less than that of a great perfection in foundation building, and guarding beside him with a serious expression.

Before Xiao Chen came, he had heard that the Northern Traveler was skilled in the art of controlling spirits and could summon the Cold Water God.

It seems that this should be the divine general he raised.

"Master Xingzhe, help me!"

Ge Yonghai rushed over hurriedly: "There is a fool who doesn't know how to live or die, who actually dares to..."

Before he could finish his words, the tall general picked him up.

"Ugh...well..."

Ge Yonghai struggled desperately, but his neck was twisted off and then he was squeezed into a pool of blood by a big hand.

Even the high-quality robe he was wearing was torn to pieces by the general.

Judging from this strange power, this Water God General definitely has the genuine combat power of the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and is not inferior to ordinary physical cultivators at all.

The Northern Traveler stood up calmly, looked him up and down, and his gaze fell on the Donghua Wind Sword. "Are you Xiao Chen from the Qingyang Spirit Mine?"

"You seem to be in the spotlight lately."

"It's rumored that you're only at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, yet you possess the strength of someone who has reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. Is this true or not?"

Xiao Chen shook his head: "Rumors like this should definitely not be taken seriously. Of course, they are just rumors."

This is really not modesty.

As early as the sixth level of foundation building, he almost had the strength to rival the great perfection of foundation building.

The Northern Traveler sneered, "Your hypocrisy is disgusting."

"If the boss hadn't stopped us from going to Qingyang to look for you, I would have been the first to kill you as a sacrifice."

"But since you came here to die today, you can't blame me."

(End of this chapter)