NOVPUB"What is going on?" the innkeeper hurriedly shouted.
Then, a series of low growls came from outside, sending chills down the spines of those who heard them.
Xu Zimei was sitting by the window and in a swift motion, he stepped out of the inn.
He headed toward the direction of the city gates, where he saw a dark mass of monsters flooding in from the entrance.
There were at least a thousand of these monsters, and the soldiers guarding the city were either fleeing or had already been overtaken by the monstrous tide.
"What is this?" someone whispered to the side.
These monsters actually looked more human, except their skin was somewhat rotten, and their eyes were a deep, sinister red.
The response from Black Demon City was actually very timely, as the City Lord Tie Linghu arrived with a large troop of people.
Seeing the creatures attacking the city, Tie Linghu’s pupils suddenly shrank.
After a long silence, he finally spoke solemnly and deliberately, "Black Demon."
As the City Lord of Black Demon City, there is a map inside the city that is passed down from generation to generation of City Lords.
It depicted the event of a Black Demon invasion that happened years ago.
Now looking at the scene before him, Tie Linghu was clearer than clear, everything from the map was surfacing from deep within his memory. n𝚘𝚟pub.𝚌o𝚖
"Have all citizens below the Empty Vein Realm scatter and hide, everyone else follow me to meet the enemy," Tie Linghu arranged for people to go elsewhere for help as he raised his voice to halt the panic.
Seeing this scenario, Xu Zimei muttered under his breath, "Black Demon Temple."
He no longer cared for the situation inside the city and directly soared towards the Black Demon Temple.
As he moved on, more and more of the Black Demon tide continued to congregate, and Xu Zimei saw that they were all coming from the direction of the Black Demon Temple.
He walked through the air for over an hour and finally arrived at the foot of White Sacred Mountain.
The Fragrance Altar at the base of the mountain had been toppled, and Xu Zimei sensed fluctuations of Spiritual Energy reaction at the entrance to the White Jade Stone Stairs.
"It’s a seal," he sensed briefly before opening his eyes to look up at the mountain.
The current seal had been torn open, and it seemed that the Black Demon had surged into Black Demon City through this very breach.
However, there were many details Xu Zimei couldn’t make sense of.
He hurried up the mountain, and when Xu Zimei arrived at the Black Demon Temple, he found that the wall on the left side of the temple had collapsed.
One of the vermilion doors was still swaying, while the other was nowhere to be seen.
The situation inside was even more chaotic with several Black Demons wandering within the temple.
As Xu Zimei rushed into the Hall of Atonement, he saw that a barrier within the main hall was blocking his way.
Inside the barrier, True Man of Qiankun was fighting with a Black Demon.
This Black Demon was different from the others; it was nearly impossible to see its human form, its skin was pitch black, and its power fluctuated at the level of the Divine Vein Realm.
What was more terrifying was its incredibly high physical defense. The attacks from True Man of Qiankun could not injure it, and he was almost being completely suppressed.
Xu Zimei examined the barrier’s endurance; it was something not even an ordinary Divine Vein Realm practitioner could break through.
Unless a Stepping into Immortality strongman descended to take action.
He slowly drew the Curved Blade from his waist, all eight Vein Gates in his body wide open.
He executed the Reverse Samsara from the Fourteenth Style of the Way of Inquiry, as boundless Spiritual Energy surged out of him like a great sea.
Amid the roaring explosions, the Curved Blade whipped up a great tide of Blade Intent and an endless power of Reincarnation, which devoured and shattered the barrier.
Inside the barrier, True Man of Qiankun looked at Xu Zimei, his expression changing slightly as he roared, "What are you doing here?"
"Have you misunderstood something?" Seeing the other’s overreaction, Xu Zimei frowned slightly and asked.
"You’re with Xuan Yu, aren’t you," True Man of Qiankun said angrily.
"Even if I fall here today, I will not let you off easily."
"What do you mean ’together’? What happened to Xuan Yu?" Xu Zimei frowned as he spoke.
"Black Demon City was besieged by Black Demon, that’s why I came here to look for clues."
"Had you not brought Demon Fragrance into Black Demon City, how would Black Demon have attacked there?" True Man of Qiankun said while laboriously dealing with Black Demon.
"Demon Fragrance, what are you talking about?" Xu Zimei asked in confusion.
"Wait a moment," a sudden insight flashed through his mind, and he pulled out a sachet from his body.
It was the sachet that Xuan Yu had given to them before they left yesterday, claiming it was blessed.
He hurriedly opened the sachet, and a very strong fragrance instantly spread out.
Inside the sachet was all pure black powder.
"This is the powder of the Demon Fragrance, do you still want to argue?" True Man of Qiankun said.
"It was the smell of Demon Fragrance that the Black Demon followed to track down."
At this moment, Xu Zimei felt as though many storylines in his mind had come together.
There was a sealing formation on the mountain, and he wondered how they had managed to come up to White Sacred Mountain.
Moreover, they had encountered Xuan Yu just after ascending the mountain, and then he shamelessly presented the sachets.
"Can we talk about what’s going on here?" Xu Zimei said calmly.
Looking at the Black Demon engaged in battle, he struck down with his blade, its light shooting into the sky, revealing its full sharpness and cutting the Black Demon in two.
True Man of Qiankun looked at the scene before him, slightly startled, then quickly recovered.
"You’re not together with him?" he asked again.
"I could kill you as easily as turning my hand, why bother with such tactics?" Xu Zimei said indifferently.
"Then let’s hurry down the mountain to support Black Demon City; any later, the city might be destroyed," True Man of Qiankun hurriedly said.
"First, make things clear, I’m protecting that city," Xu Zimei said lightly.
"What do you want to know?" True Man of Qiankun asked, his brow furrowing.
"The secrets of your Black Demon Temple," Xu Zimei spoke: "Tell me everything, exactly as it is."
"Can we save the people first and then talk about other matters?" True Man of Qiankun said.
"No, tell me, what is your relationship with the Demon Race?" Xu Zimei asked.
"You know about the Demon Race," True Man of Qiankun was taken aback for a moment.
"Speak," Xu Zimei nodded slightly.
True Man of Qiankun stared intently and fell silent for a while.
"With each second you remain silent now, the risk of Black Demon City being destroyed increases by that much more," Xu Zimei said.
"Alas, it is all the sin we created, and now we must repay it," True Man of Qiankun said with a bitter smile.
He turned his head to look at Xu Zimei and spoke: "I don’t know how much you understand about the Demon Race.
But it is an ancient race that existed even before Yuan Central Continent had formed.
They have existed for epoch after epoch."
"What does that have to do with you?" Xu Zimei asked.
"It was about a few thousand years ago, back when Black Demon City was called White Sacred City, and this place was known as White Sacred temple.
The temple was filled with disciples in training, and the city housed their relatives and families."
True Man of Qiankun slowly narrated: "One day, thousands of years ago, the founding master went to Void Valley, seeking to find some Void Wood for the disciples."
