The figure that suddenly descended on the horizon wielded a long spear, radiating brilliance so intense that it pierced the eyes, causing searing pain, making it impossible to look directly.
Jixia, who was forced to call out a punch, as well as the two Primordial Pills, Xie Bridge and Zheng Zizhen, halted their actions, as if plunged into an ice cellar, cold pervading their bodies.
Invite the True Master to judge?
Looking at the forr Baoping Grand General, the scrutinizing gaze fell upon their group.
Xie Bridge couldn’t hold back:
"General Baoping, this wretch is killing people, using human hearts as blood nourishnt to supplent his cultivation. Even if a demon were to confront him, he is unmatched!"
"Is it wrong for us to kill him?!"
The taste of human hearts is bad, even demons rely suck blood essence, swallow Primordial Pills.
For ordinary mortals, unless they’ve cultivated so bizarre and evil martial arts or are not yet at the Great Innate stage, needing to absorb human ’Qi’ to establish their foundation.
Otherwise, demons generally wouldn’t even take a glance.
After erging from the Celestial Abyss,
This forr Military Commander of one prefecture, briefly the Wutong Prefecture Venerable Lin Shao, had killed countless Wutong Prefecture citizens. To call him a demon would be flattering.
Utterly disgracing this official robe he wore!
"..."
Dragon-slaying Marquis cast his gaze toward Jiang Xiao, after a long while:
"Killing people, indeed, is your mistake."
His words landed, letting hearts loosen slightly.
But imdiately afterwards—
"During warti, but you linger here in idleness. If not enough demons are slain, preventing the ’Black Mountain Ceremony’ from taking place as scheduled, what guilt should you bear?"
"Then, it would only be like this, using so ordinary prefectures’ or cities’ citizens to fill the gap."
Black Mountain Ceremony, using the lives of demons and prefecture citizens as tributes!
Whom do you plan to worship?
Zheng Zizhen, as the Wutong Prefecture Venerable, had his teeth quivering, his gaze moving from Jixia to Dragon-slaying Marquis, Lin Shao...
With demons invading, the situation shook repeatedly, he could no longer see the form.
Yet just at this mont!
"Dare I ask, True Master,"
"Are you now truly the forr General Baoping Jiang Xiao, or..."
"A bizarre entity that resurrected from Black Mountain, borrowing the corpse of the forr Dragon-slaying Marquis to walk forth?!"
Jixia stepped forward,
He looked at the desolation, and as the forr governing place, seeing so many innocent civilians killed, he was ready to cease arguing with this ’Nirvana Corpse’ True Master.
Therefore, he visualized the ’Great Demon Hunter Master’ in his mind, fiercely speaking, while crushing the Jade Talisman given by Tantai Yao in his hand!
No one wishes to fall into a situation of certain death without reason.
But having fallen into it, they can only grit their teeth and withstand!
If the True Master is to unleash murderous intent,
It is an unforeseen catastrophe.
No matter how he eludes danger, can he escape unscathed?
Only in the crevices can one seek a glimr of survival!
If unsuccessful, one must not lose one’s backbone!
Xie Bridge and Zheng Zizhen seed not to expect that Jixia could be so ’daring beyond asure.’
Yet the more so, the clearer it beca for the two to realize a thought.
Which is, this forr acquaintance, and the ’Nirvana Corpse’ that erged from Black Mountain Celestial Abyss, are indeed not of the sa path!
"Jixia, you must leave first!" Xie Bridge clenched his sword, realizing this point, unwilling to see this ’Xie Family’s’ rejuvenating Celestial Pride et downfall here.
Besides, within Black Mountain City, he still has his only daughter, ensuring he’s not without descendants.
Therefore, urging his True Qi to the utmost, Xie Bridge had prepared to face death, intending to withstand the first wave of the True Master’s assault.
"This young sir, upon first sight I felt you looked extrely familiar."
"You’re still young, with infinite potential, able to go farther than and Xie Bridge."
"Expose these ’Nirvana Corpses’ affairs to the public, at the very least, within the Great Zhao, ensure they’re inford, so they cannot... act as demons under the guise of the past!"
Zheng Zizhen was also prepared to risk his life.
From the mont he was imprisoned in the governnt prison, he hadn’t thought he could walk out alive. But now he could fight for his forr master and his own prefectural district, Wutong Prefecture, and die with honor.
And upon hearing Jixia’s inquiry,
Dragon-slaying Marquis ’Jiang Xiao’ had a severe expression, a cold arc forming at his lips:
"You..."
As if Jixia’s words touched a sore spot, with a sudden flick of his long spear!
"Do you even know what you’re saying!"
True Master’s magical power stirred a wave of energy, dragging out a cold glint, stirring murderous intent to roll.
’Jiang Xiao’ and ’Lin Shao’ both had waves surging in their hearts, recalling the True Monarch’s words who granted them birth opportunity upon erging from ’Black Mountain’:
"Nirvana Corpses lack ’Divinity,’ you’re all corporeal beings attaining the Dao, unable to absorb ’Heaven and Earth Pure Qi.’
"Thus, you must incite slaughter among living beings, causing more deaths, to generate a ’Nirvana Tribulation,’ supplenting what’s needed for cultivation within this process.
"This world acknowledges your identity, but you know clearly you’re not ’yourself.’
"If not causing ’Nirvana Tribulation,’ or sacrificing the masses, or devouring their hearts, your cultivation will advance with difficulty throughout your life, corroding over ti."
Just like Jixia said.
They are Jiang Xiao, are Lin Shao.
They were once Baoping Grand General, also once Wutong Military Commander for decades.
But!
It’s the identity assigned to them by their corpse!
If truly peeling back the outer garnt...
They can clear and consciously recognize.
What kind of ’existence’ they truly are.
This is also why Lin Shao sees ’heart-eating’ as rightful indeed!
As they say, don’t expose people’s shortcoming.
Jixia’s act nearly uncovered both of their deepest secrets directly.
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