Scum of the Cultivation World

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The five people descended the mountain very smoothly, no longer encountering any danger. All the way down, demon beast corpses could be seen everywhere, either scattered individually or in groups, but they didn’t see even a hair of any living demon beasts. Obviously, the people who descended the mountain first had killed their way down, clearing obstacles for those behind them, saving the group considerable effort.

As darkness approached, the entire Demon Ghost Domain appeared hazy and gloomy. The abrupt old trees and withered branches around them took on strange shapes, and the occasional crow cries from the distance were shrill and soul-stirring. The faces of the three women – Xiao Wanqing and the others – were somewhat pale, stealing glances around from time to time but not daring to look openly, clearly greatly affected by the surrounding atmosphere. Yue Qianchou looked around in all directions, sighing inwardly. ‘This scenery would be perfect for filming ghost movies – what a waste not to utilize it!’

Kou Xuehua kept urging everyone to walk faster, her expression very anxious. Yue Qianchou took a few steps to catch up with her, turning his head to suggest: “Senior Kou, why don’t we just fly on our swords?”

“No.” Kou Xuehua refused outright. “Who knows how many things are lurking around here. As soon as we fly up, we’ll immediately become targets for everyone. Don’t even think about surviving tonight.”

“Then why don’t we just hide here? There are people on the mountainside, and those who should have descended have already done so. If we hide here, our target won’t be obvious either, so it should be relatively safe.” Yue Qianchou surveyed their surroundings.

Kou Xuehua shook her head in refusal again: “No, this entire mountain is currently the most dangerous place. With so many demon beasts dead, the bloody smell alone can spread for dozens of miles. When night falls, all kinds of demons and ghosts will definitely gather here to feed. When that time comes, all sorts of chaotic things will be all over the mountain – where could you hide?”

Yue Qianchou thought this made sense and stopped talking. The group continued rushing down the mountain without stopping.

The five people alternated between walking and running. As the sky grew darker, the women also abandoned their feminine reserve, all lifting their skirts with both hands and running with bare feet. Yue Qianchou glanced a few times under their skirts, but unfortunately, all of them wore long pants underneath – otherwise, there would have been quite a view.

Just as they were about to reach the bottom of the mountain, the five people suddenly stopped. Looking ahead, they saw dense flashing green lights.

At the foot of the mountain, a group of red-furred, dog-like creatures with glowing green eyes were surrounding them from below. What were these things? Everyone’s faces changed color, all looking toward Kou Xuehua, who said in a deep voice: “Blood Wolves – the most numerous demon beasts in the Demon Ghost Domain. They must have been attracted by the bloody smell from the mountain.”

Everyone immediately drew their long swords again.

“Awoo…” The leading robust Blood Wolf also discovered them, raising its head in a long howl. Immediately, wolf howls rose and fell in succession. After the howling ended, one or two Blood Wolves took the lead charging toward them, followed by the other Blood Wolves swarming over. From their elevated position, the group could see the wolf pack undulating like waves – there were too many of them.

“You handle the ones that slip through – don’t let them get close.” Yue Qianchou commanded in a deep voice. In this kind of situation, he unconsciously placed himself in a commanding role.

Without waiting for the wolf pack to charge over, he decisively released three flying swords. Three sword lights flashed into the wolf pack, slaughtering at will. Wherever the sword lights passed, those beasts had their bellies split and intestines spilled, falling in patches. But there were too many of them. No matter how fast Yue Qianchou’s flying swords were, they couldn’t withstand the wolf pack’s desperate forward charge. The four women’s flying swords immediately supplemented his attack. Seven flying swords cut through like slicing melons and vegetables, and the wolf pack’s corpses gradually piled up.

However, the wolf pack was too numerous. Moreover, compared to ordinary wolves, Blood Wolves were swift and agile in their movements. The Blood Wolves that couldn’t charge through from the front cleverly flanked from both sides. Before long, they had surrounded the five people. This immediately created great trouble for the group, because the attack range had widened, more and more Blood Wolves were slipping through the net. The group had to shrink their flying swords’ attack range, no longer caring about killing – being able to prevent the Blood Wolves from approaching was already fortunate.

Just then, someone on the mountain shouted loudly: “Are those Floating Immortal Island disciples below?”

Yue Qianchou looked up distractedly and saw nearly a thousand people successively rushing down from the mountain. Needless to say, these must be the disciples from various sects who had been trapped by the Blood-thirsty Demon Bats and had now broken free. The person who had just called out was someone Yue Qianchou happened to recognize. He immediately shouted back loudly: “Gu Qingyun, cut the nonsense and come help quickly!”

This moment of distraction immediately allowed more than ten Blood Wolves to charge over. He quickly concentrated his mind to kill them and guard his side.

Gu Qingyun was none other than the person who had extorted two high-grade spirit stones from Yue Qianchou at the Scripture Repository Hall that day. Hearing Yue Qianchou’s shouted response, Gu Qingyun was stunned. Just then, Yue Qianchou turned his head back around, so he couldn’t see who it was. But judging from the five people’s clothing and the fact that the person could call out his name, they were definitely Floating Immortal Island disciples.

Gu Qingyun held his long sword, turned around to face the disciples from various sects, and raised his arms high, shouting: “Our cultivation is low – none of us knows whether we can return alive. But after the recent battle, you must have understood one principle: only through sincere unity can we have hope of survival. Everyone, please first help our Floating Immortal Island disciples escape their predicament. After this, if any of you encounter difficulties, our Floating Immortal Island disciples will definitely not stand by and watch. I won’t force those unwilling to help, but those willing to come – follow me and kill!”

Gu Qingyun shouted loudly, then suddenly turned around and was the first to run down the mountain, his flying sword transforming into flowing light shooting toward the wolf pack. Floating Immortal Island disciples immediately followed behind, releasing their flying swords and charging down. The disciples from both righteous and demonic sects also knew that Gu Qingyun spoke the truth – if everyone hadn’t united during the recent battle on the mountainside, who knows how many would have survived. Immediately, most people charged down together. A small portion wanted to bypass the wolf pack to descend the mountain, but seeing the sky’s condition, they didn’t dare go with few people – who knew what else lay ahead. It was safer with more people. So they reluctantly followed and charged down.

‘Damn! This kid really knows how to bewitch people’s hearts – he’s quite talented.’ Yue Qianchou had also heard Gu Qingyun’s earlier shouting.

Nearly a thousand people charged down, immediately relieving the siege for the five people. Gu Qingyun went directly to Yue Qianchou’s side, wanting to see who this familiar person was who had told him to cut the nonsense. After seeing clearly, he said in amazement: “It’s you?”

“Indeed, it’s me.” Yue Qianchou nodded with a playful smile, thinking to himself, ‘If I didn’t speak to you in a familiar tone, who knows if you would have come down.’

Gu Qingyun snorted coldly, turned his head away, and concentrated on controlling his sword to slaughter wolves.

With so many cultivators taking action at once, the Blood Wolves immediately suffered greatly. Before long, the remaining nearly ten thousand Blood Wolves all retreated far away, surrounding everyone. But wolves’ nature included a fierce persistence that wouldn’t give up until reaching their goal – they never easily abandoned prey they had targeted.

“Awoo…” First one wolf howled, then a chorus of wolf howls, then all the Blood Wolves were howling. Not long after, wolf howls came from everywhere in the distance, and by the sound, they all seemed to be converging on this location.

‘Are they summoning their kind?’ Everyone was uncertain and alarmed – this was troublesome. Sure enough, before long, glowing green eyes appeared everywhere in the distance, advancing toward them with a murderous aura, accompanied by rustling sounds everywhere.

The sky had grown quite dark, hazy and dim. The wolves’ forms could no longer be seen clearly – only the continuous addition of glowing green eyes to the wolf pack surrounding everyone, layer upon layer thickening. Whether righteous or demonic cultivators, everyone began to feel nervous.

Yue Qianchou turned his head to smile at Gu Qingyun beside him: “Who would have thought that a group of cultivators would be trapped by a pack of wolves? Have you ever heard of such a thing before?” He wasn’t nervous at all – if worst came to worst, he could first run into Utopia to hide.

Gu Qingyun couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to him. Being trapped because of this scoundrel really wasn’t worth it – he quite regretted it. Suddenly, several people in the crowd flew up on streams of light, but before they could escape everyone’s sight, several red lights shot up from the distance, and those people were swallowed by the red lights with screams. Everyone watched with secret alarm, and some who had harbored similar thoughts immediately settled down.

“As people often say, one general’s success is built on ten thousand bones…” Distant singing suddenly drifted over, sounding exactly like Beijing opera to Yue Qianchou’s ears, making him curious. Everyone also listened with wonder – who was so bold as to sing here?

As the singing began, the surrounding wolf pack became agitated, appearing extremely uneasy.

“Alas… alas… fortune does not favor me…” The singing continued, seeming to draw closer. The wolf pack also underwent great changes, whimpering “awoo, awoo” like dogs that had been severely beaten, tucking their tails and fleeing in all directions. Before long, the wolf pack that had numbered in the tens of thousands had fled completely, leaving not a single one behind – only corpses scattered everywhere.

Everyone was even more amazed – who could frighten away the wolf pack with just a song?

Yue Qianchou suddenly noticed that Kou Xuehua beside him seemed off, so he asked: “Senior Kou, do you know who’s singing?”

A group of nearby people heard this and all looked toward her. Kou Xuehua bit her lip hard, saying word by word: “Ghost… General!”