Volume 1 Volume 6 Chapter 113

Volume 6 Chapter 113: Disaster (Part 1)

As the blood flowed into the corpses of the monsters, the bodies suddenly showed slight movements, and their once dull eyes gradually began to shine with a faint red hue.

As for the cultivators who were soaked in blood, they unknowingly fell into a daze, mechanically working to dispel the blood mist and the vengeful spirits.

The first person to sense something was wrong was not the powerful masters, nor the clever leaders of various sects, but Bai Qingfu, who had joined the Righteous Alliance’s main force.

Although Bai Qingfu has now turned to the light, he was once Zhang Xusheng’s subordinate and came from a difficult background. Therefore, in the entire Righteous Alliance, apart from Dongfang Qingling, Lv Qingshang, and Xu Qingfan’s three disciples, no one else wanted to pay attention to him. Bai Qingfu understood how others viewed him. He did not take the initiative to speak to anyone as he quietly followed behind the main group of the Righteous Alliance. Now, he was alone on the edge, silently dealing with the surrounding mist of blood and vengeful spirits. There was a strong sense of loneliness around him.

Suddenly, two figures flashed by Bai Qingfu; it was Li Yuhan and Lv Qingshang. Bai Qingfu nodded in greeting to them. Over the years, he had changed a lot, and Li Yuhan had also changed significantly. Although he remained graceful, his eyes seemed to always be lost in thought, showing a great deal of maturity and a deeper level of understanding. There was a hint of distance in his politeness. In contrast, Lv Qingshang still wore his lazy smile. Except for the more obvious crow’s feet at the corners of his eyes, he seemed to have changed very little.

Speaking of which, Li Yuhan is someone Bai Qingfu grew up watching; he is Li Yuhan’s Martial Uncle.

"White Martial Uncle."

"Senior Brother Bai."

Li Yuhan and Lv Qingshang greeted Bai Qingfu with a respectful bow.

Bai Qingfu first nodded at Lv Qingshang. Over the past few days, they had talked a lot. Lv Qingshang was easygoing and witty, and he did not mind Bai Qingfu’s background or past.

After greeting Lv Qingshang, Bai Qingfu turned to Li Yuhan, a faint smile suddenly appearing on his face as he said, "I thought you would never pay attention to me."

Li Yuhan paused for a moment before replying, "White Martial Uncle took good care of me in the past. No matter what you do, I will not ignore you. These days have been too busy, so I couldn’t catch up…"

Bai Qingfu waved his hand to interrupt Li Yuhan and said, "It’s not that I don’t care, but rather that you don’t know how to face me, right?"

Li Yuhan was silent; he truly didn’t know how to face Bai Qingfu.

Bai Qingfu sighed softly and asked, "You haven’t even dared to look at me these days, but I have often watched you closely. Brother Lv has told me many things about you. You always seem troubled. Is it because of the Yushan matter?"

Li Yuhan and Sheng Yushan had always been inseparable since they began their journey. When Sheng Yushan died, Li Yuhan did not show his feelings, but how much it hurt him, only Bai Qingfu, who had watched them grow up, could understand.

Li Yuhan nodded, then shook his head, saying, "It is partly because of Senior Brother Sheng, but that is not the whole reason. The more important reason is…"

At this point, Li Yuhan hesitated, unsure how to continue. Bai Qingfu waited for him to keep speaking, but Li Yuhan remained silent.

After a long wait, Bai Qingfu suddenly shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "You still haven’t changed; you always think too much."

While speaking, Bai Qingfu turned to Lv Qingshang and said, "Brother Lv, why don’t you speak? This guy probably needs a long time to think about his gains and losses."

Lv Qingshang shrugged and laughed, "Don’t ask me; I’m just as confused as you are. Just now, I saw his strange expression, and he didn’t say anything. He just dragged me here to see you. I want to know what he really has to say even more than you do."

As Bai Qingfu and Lv Qingshang talked, Li Yuhan seemed to finally make up his mind. A look of determination flashed in his eyes as he said to the two before him, "This matter concerns the future of Jiuhua. If not handled properly, Jiuhua could really be forgotten in the cultivation world. I don’t know whom to trust anymore. In all of Jiuhua, people either have their own interests or blindly believe in Uncle Xu Qingfan. Telling them about this will only cause trouble. I have thought it over, and for this matter, I can only seek help from the two Martial Uncles."

Upon hearing Li Yuhan’s words, Bai Qingfu and Lv Qingshang exchanged a glance, both showing surprise in their eyes, and their expressions became serious because they sensed Li Yuhan’s words were aimed at Xu Qingfan.

"What exactly happened? Is it about Junior Brother Xu?"

Bai Qingfu asked.

Li Yuhan sighed and shook his head, saying, "If it were just Martial Uncle Xu, it would be easier to handle. This matter also concerns the sect leader…"

As he spoke, Li Yuhan recalled the moment he left "Ronghua Mountain" with the skilled fighters of Jiuhua. He had seen Zhang Hualing’s blood-red eyes, which held a trace of clarity buried deep within, ready to disappear at any moment in that terrifying crimson.

"What could be so serious?"

Hearing Li Yuhan’s serious tone, Lv Qingshang no longer acted carefree; he asked sincerely.

Li Yuhan hesitated for a moment, preparing to reveal what he knew. The situation had become increasingly dire, and he didn’t know how to handle it or whom to trust. But he believed that Bai Qingfu and Lv Qingshang would prioritize Jiuhua, even though Bai Qingfu had just been imprisoned by Jiuhua for over a hundred years.

"Something is wrong!"

However, before Li Yuhan could speak, he saw Bai Qingfu suddenly tremble and look around in disbelief, exclaiming.

"Senior Brother Bai, what happened?" Lv Qingshang asked.

Bai Qingfu did not answer; he just looked around with a tense, wary expression.

Every cultivator transformed by Zhang Xusheng showed a strange wave of energy that only those transformed by Zhang Xusheng and a few others could sense, and the stronger the wave, the stronger the cultivator’s power.

Suddenly, Bai Qingfu sensed that among the many cultivators of the Righteous Alliance, over a thousand waves appeared that should only belong to Zhang Xusheng’s transformed subjects, and as time passed, these waves grew even stronger.

Furthermore, there were seven extremely powerful waves coming from the corpses of seven monsters that had long been dead, the strength of these waves even greater than when they were alive.

Bai Qingfu felt nervous and uneasy amidst the endless waves, forcing himself to calm down while constantly observing where the waves were coming from. To his shock, he found that the waves were all coming from the Righteous Alliance cultivators standing around, and upon closer inspection, he noticed that every standing cultivator had a vacant, numb look in their eyes.

Then, Bai Qingfu finally noticed something amiss: each cultivator emitting waves stood in a pool of shallow blood. Following the trail of blood, Bai Qingfu saw Anluo, who was staring coldly at him, the green glow around him filled with a warning aura.

At the same time, the unique energy from Zhang Xusheng’s experiment suddenly exploded from Anluo, like a huge stone weighing down on Bai Qingfu’s heart, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

"Martial Uncle Bai, what is happening?" Li Yuhan’s voice rang in Bai Qingfu’s ears, finally bringing him back from his shock.

Bai Qingfu’s body shook suddenly, and he ignored Li Yuhan and Lv Qingshang beside him, instead sending a message to all the Righteous Alliance cultivators in the area, "Everyone, be careful of the monster that was controlled by Immortal Zizhen earlier, and all the Taoist friends standing on the ground. They are all under the monster’s control!"

At that moment, the blood mist and vengeful spirits around "Black Glory Valley" had almost all been cleared by the Righteous Alliance members. Just as they let out a sigh of relief, they heard Bai Qingfu’s shout, but they looked at Bai Qingfu, the traitor of Jiuhua, in confusion, and for a moment they were unable to react.

Meanwhile, some alert cultivators noticed that those standing on the ground were still mechanically clearing the remaining blood mist and vengeful spirits. They didn’t look at Bai Qingfu like everyone else and quietly prepared for defense.

The eleven masters had seen Anluo’s powers with their own eyes and were very wary of him. After hearing Bai Qingfu’s words, they instinctively moved toward Anluo’s position.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred; those cultivators who were standing on the ground suddenly emitted silent roars and charged at the Righteous Alliance cultivators in the sky.

At the same time, the seven monsters that had originally been dead stood up again, also attacking the cultivators in the sky, stronger than before.

Taken by surprise, the Righteous Alliance cultivators suffered many injuries and casualties in an instant; the monsters were powerful, and the controlled cultivators hesitated to strike against their friends, quickly finding themselves at a disadvantage.

The masters rushing towards Anluo had no choice but to send nine people to fight against the seven monsters and stabilize the situation, while Scholar Buxing and Venerable Deaf Mute Blind continued to charge towards Anluo.

Anluo looked at Bai Qingfu with eyes full of killing intent. His body, which had been imprisoned and fallen to the ground, stood up straight and was about to rush at Bai Qingfu, but was stopped by Scholar Buxing and Venerable Deaf Mute Blind. Meanwhile, Bai Qingfu was almost stunned by Anluo’s aura, not daring to move at all. As a high-level experiment, Anluo naturally had a certain deterrent force over him.

Thus, a chaotic battle began.