The Eternal Soaring Sword

Chapter 35 - Ten Thousand Corpses of the Elder

The next day, when the first ray of light pierced through the sky and shone on the forest deep within the mountains, even the air became more refreshing, and the fluctuations of spirit power seemed to reach boiling point.

Zhao Jiuge was still sitting quietly there, cultivating. His breathing is slow and long. After the night of absorbing spirit power, the wounds on his body healed and most of his spirit power had recovered.

On the other hand, Su Su had already become impatient. He breathed fresh air and breathed. He stretched his delicate hand and lazily got up. He then moved to wake his body.

They are currently on the side of the mountain. The large trees were covered in leaves and the birds were all chirping loudly. The wind whizzed the leaves and the branches swayed, causing the birds to fly away. The morning mist had enveloped the mountain like a heavenly realm. Smoke from the small village under the mountain slowly rose into the air.

It's been a few months since he ran away from home. He had no idea how angry his father was after learning that he had run away. He secretly muttered to himself, “I have escaped several times before but was soon captured and brought back. Why is this time so easy and they still haven't found me after a few months?”

He turned around and looked at Zhao Jiuge, who was cultivating with a smile. He felt very happy in his heart. She had always been lonely since she was little, and that was why she missed the outside world. His father never came out, and now he finally had someone to accompany him while traveling the world.

Finally, as soon as the morning sun spread all over the earth and even all the clouds were covered in layers of golden light, Zhao Jiuge left his cultivation condition.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh..”.

Laughter resounded throughout the mountains and forests. When Zhao Jiuge stood up, his body was filled with spirit and strength, so he could not help but shout. At this moment, his body crackled and his eyes shone. After overnight cultivating, his body had reached peak condition. It would only take a few more days for him to reach the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

It seemed that one's potential could only be unleashed at moments of life and death. It was only at those times that one's cultivation level could increase by several folds. After experiencing this difficult battle, Zhao Jiuge understood more.

"Hmpth, last night you looked all dead, but now you're alive again." The girl seemed to have forgotten what happened last night and acted haughty again. Her beautiful eyes looked at Zhao Jiuge, her teeth clenched.

Zhao Jiuge's mood was very good and his body was very comfortable, so he didn't care about his words. “Haha, my body is very strong. A certain person cannot be envious. ” The girl gritted her teeth and really wanted to pinch Zhao Jiuge a few times.

Warm sunlight shone down on their bodies and expanded their shadows.

The sun was a little dazzling, so he narrowed his eyes as he carefully looked around before he finally relaxed. He was supposed to escape from his pursuers, but he was still near the Flowing Cloud Sect, so he had to rush over. He needed to find a village to get an idea of where he was and then join the sect as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jiuge's smile dimmed. He thought of Mo Linger and Mo's mansion. He wondered how they were doing. For them to face the Flowing Cloud Sect, the pressure on them had to be great.

The originally warm and comfortable days were destroyed by these people. Zhao Jiuge's lips tightened and he let out a cold snort in his heart. “ Flowing Cloud Sect, just wait. After my cultivation is strong enough. I will return to eliminate you first and then the Xiao family. You two forced me to run and hide like a dog.”

His eyes suddenly shone brightly and a cold killing intent erupted from Zhao Jiuge's body. Even Su Su could not help but be surprised.

The foot of a mountain, a small village.

There was a tall and old tree at the village gate. The top of the tree is like an umbrella that blocks out sunlight, creating a cool, shady area under the tree. Not far away, there was a well and a row of brick houses spread out over this tanned land.

The two of them walked leisurely and would play around as they walked. It was late in the afternoon before they saw the small village at the foot of this mountain. The sun was almost setting in this village.

"Stop! What are you doing here!?” A loud voice came from the entrance of the village.

A white-haired old man wearing a blue shirt and white pants holding the hand of a seven or eight-year-old boy waved his wand and slowly walked out of the village entrance.

The old man carefully observed the young man and girl in front of him and his brows furrowed. His snow-white beard even trembled because of his wrinkled face. Judging from his frown, he was already very old.

The child with him was filled with curiosity as he looked at the beautiful older sister and the handsome older brother. His right hand grasped the old man and he half hid behind the old man as if he was scared. His left finger was in his mouth and he had a bowl cut together with a somewhat white face.

The old man carefully scanned the two of them back and forth constantly. When he realized that the two people in front of him were quite young and had a very decent appearance, unlike some of the evildoers, his expression was slightly relaxed.

“There is no city nearby, but there is a city not far from this village. The place was quite secluded, so it might be difficult to find it. If you came yesterday, then you can follow the people from the village. ” Even though he looked like he was on the verge of death, he was still excited and spoke normally. 

Zhao Jiuge looked at the direction the old man pointed to, which was to the southeast, and smiled. “Thank you, elder. As long as we know the general direction, it is enough.” After gaining direction, he relaxed a little and felt more confident. He turned around and was ready to leave with Su Su.

He did not expect to be stopped by the old man. “If the young couple does not mind, then spend the night at my house and leave tomorrow. Looks like something is haunting this area at night.” The old man looked a little excited as he spoke, and there was a hint of fear and panic when he said that something was haunting this area.

After being referred to as a couple, Su Su's pretty face became a dead red, but she did not refute.

But when Zhao Jiuge heard this, he simply smiled sillyly and quickly agreed. Su Su looked at this fool and could not help but laugh. He was upset but also found it very funny.

Only after they agreed, Zhao Jiuge remembered that the old man said that it was not safe at night. No wonder the old man was so wary of them. Thinking of this, he could not help but frown. To ordinary people, it might feel like something is haunting them, but to cultivators, it won't be that simple. He did not think too much about it, and followed the old man to the village.

Along the way, Zhao Jiuge got an idea of the situation. Over the past few weeks, many pregnant women and children have gone missing. Later, they even discovered that the newly buried coffins in the graves of their ancestors had all been excavated—not even a corpse had survived. This made the old man so frightened that his grandson was taken everywhere.

Every night, every house in the village would close their doors and the atmosphere would get worse. Then they realized that they could not continue like this, so the heads of several villages had left yesterday to go to the city to find a Daoist to deal with the situation.

Zhao Jiuge chatted with the old man as they spoke, while Su Su would tease the little boy from time to time. Soon, they arrived at the old man's house, and Zhao Jiuge saw Su Su pinch the child's cheek. Zhao Jiuge really wanted to pinch Su Su's cheek.

It was a house made of old yellow bricks and there was a large courtyard in front.

After they entered the old man's house, they saw a middle-aged couple who looked very modest. When they saw the guest coming, the middle-aged woman happily greeted the young couple and then led them into a room. He was cleaning the room, while Su Su and Zhao Jiuge were watching but could not say anything. In fact, they only needed a place to sit and cultivate.

However, they could not face the enthusiasm of the middle-aged woman. The middle-aged woman looked at the young couple and liked them very much. One is very handsome and the other is very beautiful.

Soon, the sun goes down and night comes.

The light from the candle flickered in the dilapidated room.

The room was shabby and small, and there was one bed, one table, and one chair.

At this moment, Su Su was sitting on the bed and Zhao Jiuge was sitting on a chair. This was the first time the two of them had stayed in a room with the opposite sex. Ever since they were left alone in the room, Su Su's face turned red.

Zhao Jiuge was secretly happy, as if he was secretly eating honey. He looked at that white face, jewel-like eyes, cherry-red lips, and pure and lively beauty. He intoxicated.

They both chatted, but their minds were very different. One was happy, while the other felt like a little deer running around randomly.

The explosion!

The two of them suddenly felt a terrifying fluctuation; even the candles in the room swayed violently.

Outside the village, a thin black-robed old man floated in the air. He gently sniffed and made sure that the smell of his son's Body Collection Chant came from this village. His eyes exploded with killing intent and the spirit power of a cultivator at the late stage of the Foundation Realm spread out.

The leaves in the village rippled loudly and the dogs in the village barked loudly. The two of them looked at each other in shock before Zhao Jiuge stood up and exclaimed, "How is the situation ?!"