When that time came, the entire mortal realm would be theirs.
Jiang Lu saw the frenzied expressions on their faces and suppressed the urge to strike.
Before long, the group began to argue.
“In that case, wait here. I will go and capture them!” the old man said to the other three.
As soon as he finished speaking, the other three began to object, the veins on their faces bulging.
“On what grounds?”
“If we go, we all go together!”
“Exactly. There are three of them; you might not even be able to defeat them.”
“What? You don't trust me?” The old man's gaze swept over the three, his eyes filled with cruelty.
“Heh—”
“Do you think you're trustworthy? We've known each other for so long; we know exactly what kind of person you are.”
One of the three spoke with utter disdain, and the other two nodded in agreement.
They were all old monsters. If they weren't selfish, they wouldn't have become demonic cultivators in the first place.
To demonic cultivators, the word “unity” did not exist!
“You—” The old man glared at him, his tone dripping with resentment.
The group bickered for a while longer. Since none of them would back down, they ultimately decided to go together.
They really didn't disappoint her. It had been worth leaking the aura of the three disciples when they entered the city to deliberately draw their attention.
Jiang Lu looked at the sleeping figures. This was perfect; it would save them from getting frightened and getting in her way.
She placed a Sleeping Talisman on everyone in the inn. Only when she was sure no one was wandering about did Jiang Lu finally relax.
The four crept stealthily to the back of the inn. Sensing the silence around them, one of the old men frowned slightly and whispered, “Strange. This inn is a bit too quiet.”
“What's so strange about that? When we first came to the provincial capital, those travelers would fall asleep right after eating. It's perfectly normal,” another old man replied.
After a moment of thought, they decided they were just overthinking things.
“Where are those people?” one of them asked in a low voice.
“In that courtyard. Let's go. They're already asleep. This isn't the cultivation world; meditating at night is useless here.”
With that, he led them into the courtyard.
After a few soft thuds of bodies landing, they appeared inside the courtyard.
“One room each. Search!”
The other three nodded.
The moment they took a step forward, a crisp click echoed, and the arrays throughout the courtyard lit up.
“Not good!”
“Retreat! It's an ambush!”
One of the old men cried out in panic, attempting to flee, but it was already too late.
The arrays pulsed with light, rapidly draining the spiritual energy of the men trapped within.
“No—”
“My spiritual energy!”
“Aaaah!”
Screams and curses filled the air as their bodies writhed within the array.
As their spiritual energy was stripped away, their flesh withered until they were nothing but skin and bones. Their pupils dilated, and their movements grew slower and slower.
A Sound-Isolating Array had also been set up, preventing any sound from escaping, though the scene inside remained visible.
As demonic cultivators, they naturally possessed hundreds of ways to escape, so Jiang Lu did not dare to be careless.
Jiang Lu activated the backup arrays behind them. Now, they wouldn't be able to take a single step out of this courtyard.
She realized she still needed to systematically study the hundred cultivation arts once she returned. Although she currently knew a bit of everything, she was still too weak. If she encountered someone stronger than herself, these basic arrays and talismans would be useless.
The Myriad Soul Banner expanded, its aura locking onto the bodies of the four men, waiting to suck in their souls the moment the array dissipated.
Bang—
In an instant, before the four figures could even attempt to flee, they were sucked into the Myriad Soul Banner.
Burp~~~
The Myriad Soul Banner let out a loud burp. Jiang Lu shook her head helplessly and gave it a fond look.
She turned to look at the four corpses on the ground and removed the storage bags from their waists; the contents inside had to be destroyed.
With a wave of her hand, spiritual fire swept over them, and within a few breaths, the bodies were reduced to ashes.
Satisfied, Jiang Lu withdrew her divine sense, dismantled the arrays in the courtyard, and lightly tapped her toes, heading toward the place where the demonic cultivators had stayed.
Arriving at the two-entry courtyard, she found some areas covered in dust. It was obvious that the owner of this place rarely came to check on it, or perhaps it was a residence recently gifted to them and had not yet been cleaned.
After searching the area and confirming there were no demonic cultivation techniques or related items inside, she activated a talisman to completely erase any trace of the men's aura from the courtyard.
Only then did she head toward Prince Qi's Manor.
Prince Qi's Manor was different from the two-entry courtyard. As a strategist, the old man had only been allowed to live in the rear courtyard.
Jiang Lu searched his quarters but found nothing belonging to demonic cultivators either. After clearing his aura, she prepared to leave.
Suddenly, she detected a thick scent of blood.
She followed the scent and found a room with its lights still on. A strategist with a goatee was sitting at a desk, holding a book, with a freshly slaughtered pig laid out in front of him.
The pig had been completely cut open, exposing its internal organs.
She swept her divine sense over the book and frowned. It was an evil cultivation technique.
However, the man did not bear the aura of an evil cultivator. She flicked a talisman toward him.
The man immediately collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Jiang Lu flipped through the book before burning it to ashes.
She then searched the other rooms and, as expected, found two more copies of the same evil cultivation technique.
“How detestable. They are trying to ruin the mortal realm,” Jiang Lu cursed under her breath.
After destroying all the techniques, Jiang Lu rummaged through her space and finally found some Oblivion Elixirs. Based on the time since they had left the village, it had been nearly two months, so she would make them forget everything that had happened during this period.
Since she didn't know when they had acquired these techniques, she could only extend the duration of the memory loss.
With everything taken care of, she rode her sword toward the mass grave.
Sensing the endless resentment around her, Jiang Lu patted the staff of the banner.
“Fanfan, you can have a feast this time.”
With a wave of her hand, the Myriad Soul Banner swept over the mass grave, absorbing all the resentful souls within.
Jiang Lu visited several other locations until the Myriad Soul Banner flashed with light and fell quiet.
Human souls contained too many stray thoughts, desires, and heavy karma. In this regard, the Myriad Soul Banner absorbed energy much faster here than in the cultivation world.
“As expected, traveling with the female protagonist brings good luck,” Jiang Lu chuckled softly.
Early the next morning.
“Huh—why did I sleep so deeply last night? Did recovering my spiritual energy make me sleep better?”
Xi Siyu sat up and looked at the bed curtains in confusion.
Hearing a call from outside, he finally got out of bed and walked out.
“Senior Brothers, I eliminated the demonic cultivators here last night. Once I calculate the locations of the remaining demonic cultivators in a few days, we will set off. In the meantime, I need to check if there are any other anomalies here.”
Hearing this, the two nodded.
“Senior Brother, why didn't you ask her how she eliminated those demonic cultivators just now?” Liu Qingqing stepped forward and asked after seeing Jiang Lu leave.
“Little Junior Sister, since this is Junior Sister Jiang's mission, it's not right for us to pry. As long as she can take us back to the cultivation world, we shouldn't meddle in anything else,” Lu Lingfeng explained, patting Liu Qingqing on the shoulder.
“Besides, even if we asked, she wouldn't necessarily tell us. Junior Sister Jiang has a very strong mind of her own.”
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