Chapter 694

Chapter 694: Underground Guaranteed Kill

Li Hui had indeed stored a vast amount of vitality and had refined it using the Yin-Yang Six Paths. The murky qi had leaked to Mount Tai, and its total could no longer be measured by a few mineral veins. The Wutu Continent had become even more barren due to his actions, likely taking a hundred years to recover. Coupled with the ongoing transformation of the environment by the Demonic Essence World, it may become worse in a hundred years.

Cultivators from other continents already looked down on Wutu, and now they probably looked down on it even more. Most of them wouldn’t even want to stay for a day. However, there was one benefit to this: the Demonic Essence World might also not value Wutu.

Thus, the Wutu Continent becoming a desert of vitality could save many lives; this was not destruction, but self-rescue and merit.

But it was clear even to the simplest minds that no matter how powerful a cultivator was, they could not exhaust such a vast amount of vitality. Setting aside how the leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect, Li Yingjun, swallowed the vitality of the entire Wutu, one thing was clear: this sect leader was incredibly wealthy.

Money moves people’s hearts; who wouldn’t want to claim the entire Wutu Continent’s vitality for themselves? Moreover, there were rumors that the banks storing Miao Jade mysteriously lost some profits. The wealth accumulated from small amounts could be immense!

Among the cultivators, there were definitely fierce individuals; the demon cultivators and practitioners of malevolent sects were sharpening their blades, seeing Li Hui starting to flee and exchanging glances, quickly leaping towards the deep pit.

The rushing wind whistled by, and Li Hui fell straight down. He neither slowed down with a spell nor did anything to ease his descent; instead, he accelerated, quickly creating a thunderous sound of breaking air. By the time the others heard this sound, his figure had already passed quite a distance.

“Damn it! That kid got Zhuge Yi’s warning and is speeding up his escape.”

“Quick, notify our people to intercept him! We’ve finally caught a big fish; this is like not opening shop for three hundred years but eating for three hundred years once we do!”

“He’s speeding up again; release the magical items to pursue!”

Since Li Hui dove deep underground, he quickly surpassed most cultivators, making those with ulterior motives jump out in haste. Seeing this, he smiled, thinking, “How long has it been since I drew away the world’s vitality? These guys already know it’s me; I didn’t expect the news in the Wutu cultivator community to spread so quickly.”

How could they not know? So many cultivators had been observing beneath Mount Tai, and they figured out his origins ten days ago. The collaboration between the leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect and the Summer Emperor to take down the Hongmo Sect was a big deal. Many cultivators went to the Surveillance Pavilion to purchase portraits, knowing that this Li sect leader had an impressive appearance, and in the past two years, only a few young cultivators could match him. His ranking surged on various lists, making him famous across the land.

Now, Li Hui wished to keep a low profile, but it was impossible. He had a handsome appearance, used to boast about himself, and now he didn’t need to; his outstanding looks had become his trademark. Clad in a flowing black robe, who wouldn’t know he was the sect leader, Li?

Suddenly, numerous roots appeared below, resembling vines, but the roots were adorned with dense, ghostly faces.

With his spiritual sense scanning below, the demon cultivators who closely chased him rejoiced: “Great! It’s the fastest-growing Ghost Face Vine. There’s no way the one named Li can escape now.”

“Bang…” Li Hui collided with the Ghost Face Vine amidst the astonished looks of many, and the subsequent scene left the pursuing cultivators even more bewildered.

The black robe rustled like a gaping mouth that swallowed everything in its path. It quickly punched through the passage again, frightening the Ghost Face Vine so that it dared not grow in this direction.

“His robe is incredible!”

“Is it a kind of artifact? Why do I sense so many runes? Those runes seem to hide great terror, making people feel uneasy for no reason.”

“Hmph! Anyone capable of defeating the Hongmo Sect is naturally impressive, and I’ve heard he has countless connections with the Jin Tian Sect. Is he afraid of that? To gain great wealth, one must take risks, especially since we outnumber him.”

“Keep chasing!”

“Boom! Boom! Boom…” The sounds indicated that Profound Law Stage Practitioners were using spirit treasures to mobilize. Six figures stirred up enormous energy, and there were even Traveling Realm demon cultivators mixed in.

These six figures were all avatars; they acted very cautiously, wanting to consume Li Hui while fearing to offend Zhuge Yi.

Once exposed, the surface pursuit was hardly anything. The real danger lurked in the shadows, as the old saying goes: “A bright arrow is easy to dodge, but a hidden dart is hard to defend against!”

Dozens of demon cultivators and practitioners of malevolent sects blocked Li Hui’s path. Here was a stalactite cave, still far from the Earth’s veins, and they were probably less than one twentieth of the way to the earth’s core.

“Hahaha! Not so formidable after all! We’ve managed to stop him here…”

“Puff, puff, puff…” Before the sentence finished, blood lines appeared on the necks of most pursuers, creating a thrilling scene as blood shot out from their necks. Then, these cultivators were killed without a sound, their souls and legal forms not making a sound as they hung there, lifeless!

“This…”

While the remaining cultivators were dazed, the sound of hissing indicated that, besides the six avatars of the Traveling Realm cultivators, all other cultivators lit their sky lamps, and with screams they disappeared into ashes, their belongings dropping to the ground without damage.

Li Hui waved his hand lightly, the magical treasures and spirit treasures scattered on the ground turned to scraps, and other items were swept away by his Dragon Claw, vanishing cleanly, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

“You little kid, you are so bloodthirsty; you are almost more like a Demon Cultivator than a Demon Cultivator! Today, I shall seek justice for the Wutu practitioners.” The speaker was not a demon cultivator but a righteous path cultivator, always looking for excuses before acting. Unfortunately, as his words finished, his body shattered.

“Puff…” This avatar of the Traveling Realm cultivator also burned completely, leaving behind nearly a hundred magical treasures—clear evidence of robbery from the killings.

Li Hui, with his dust cloak, scratched his back with the whisk, shaking his head: “You five will all perish together when it comes to critical moments; you truly have many scraps and setups. Tsk, tsk, I never thought Wutu hid so many powerful practitioners of the demonic path. I wonder how many are local practitioners.”

For other continents, the Wutu Continent was extremely barren, so exchanges were rare. However, since ancient times, Wutu had been a refuge for practitioners of the demonic path from other continents, including the Hongmo Sect, which was an outsider and not a local practitioner.

The leading Demon Lord snorted coldly: “Now that you know your place, let’s see how you escape from our five hands.”

In the blink of an eye, the five avatars unleashed their strongest moves. They had extensive experience in killing, making them far tougher than ordinary cultivators. They were not afraid of past enemies pursuing them now that the great calamity was upon them, so they were eager to establish their authority.

Unfortunately, they had picked the wrong target!

Li Hui raised his hand and conjured a talisman that puzzled his enemies; it turned out to be a storage talisman.

“Boom…” The storage talisman shattered, and a talisman formation appeared in the air, swirling with dazzling light, faintly revealing the outline of a large seal.

The five avatars were shocked to find themselves unable to move. The next moment, terrifying sword aura split their bodies apart, dissecting them like a skilled butcher. Flesh, bones, organs, mechanisms, magical items—all were classified and placed, leaving only despair in their eyes.