Chen Xu was in the dark chamber, quick as a rabbit and falcon, dealing with the Immortal Witch with the fastest speed.

But he heard the little hedgehog exclaim:

"Mr. Chen, the sound of the water raging outside seems to have started again."

Chen Xu hurriedly glanced at the entry of ashes he just received into the Fire and Smoke Kitchen:

[Fake River God's Karma Fire Ash, Condensing Pill Realm Demon Body Evil Cultivator, burnt by Karmic Fire, left behind a pinch of ash.

Add Midnight Rootless Water, Tears of the Sea of Literature and Ink Pool, blood of the Top Scholar, blend into a Pill to obtain one Dragon Soaring Pill.

After consumption, cultivation increases greatly, possessing the Power of Binding Dragon and Returning Wave for a quarter of an hour; once the potency dissipates, the divine power vanishes, and the cultivation may slightly increase by a small realm based on the situation.]

This quick glance contained a vast amount of information.

Chen Xu nearly got dazzled, realizing the Immortal Witch he killed was in the Core Formation Realm?

This implies that Chen Xu, with his Meridian Passage Realm cultivation, crossed a major realm to kill his enemy.

Chen Xu never knew his true power had already reached such a level.

But considering that Immortal Witch, who was unkillable, with strange and formidable means, was the strongest enemy Chen Xu had ever faced.

It turned out to be Core Formation Realm; that's not surprising.

And with Chen Xu's swift hand movements, having slain such a foe, it can be deduced that his strength has long been underestimated.

In that instant, Chen Xu felt a surreal sense of revelation: "So this is truly who I am?"

Wei Yuan was anxiously reminding, as Chen Xu lightly pulled at the iron cage holding it, the cage was instantly torn open like paper.

The little hedgehog, taken aback, leaned forward, and was caught in Chen Xu's hands.

Chen Xu held the little hedgehog and strode out of the dark chamber.

The heavy stone door with peculiar patterns was kicked open by him, shattering with flying debris.

In the next moment, the celestial light suddenly brightened, revealing the hall upon hall of the River God Temple's rear sanctum.

Inside the temple, figures in white clothes different from ordinary villagers were rushing out in panic.

These people in white, male and female, seemed only fourteen or fifteen years old.

They wore their hair up with crowns, appearing as Daoist children but now were bleeding from their noses and mouths, spitting out little creatures resembling toads from their throats.

Those toads died upon landing, turning into pools of blood.

The people in white cried out in alarm, "The immortal toads are dead, surely something has happened to our master, what should we do? Are we going to die too?"

Someone raised their eyes to see Chen Xu holding the little hedgehog and shouted in shock and anger: "Who are you? That's the master's little demon, how is it in your hands?"

Another quickly responded, "No, it must be this person who harmed the master!"

The scene fell silent for an instant, the expressions of all the people in white varied.

Some faces changed, seemingly sad or joyful;

Some looked frightened and at a loss;

Some looked angry and uneasy, anxious and restless...

Chen Xu merely raised his eyebrow slightly upon seeing the people in white, then continued walking, his figure like a gentle breeze, swiftly passing through the many paths within the temple.

Because he heard the sound of the river outside the village rushing in the distance.

The roar of angry waves and villagers weeping and crying out: "The River God is furious, the River God is going to be furious again, what do we do?"

Chaos reigned in both the temple and the village.

One of the people in white saw Chen Xu ignoring them, resembling a breeze flying past, and instinctively tried to grab him.

Unexpectedly, at the moment the hand extended, flames suddenly rose from the ground.

The great fire quickly enveloped an entire person in an instant.

The person in white screamed in agony.

And this was just the beginning; once one's feet caught fire, then two, three, up to dozens.

All the people in white were engulfed in flames, collapsing in screams of pain.

Wei Yuan was stunned, turning back to exclaim, "Mr. Chen, these people..."

Chen Xu said, "It's not me, there might have been mysterious contracts between that Immortal Witch and these people. She perished in karmic fire, so these people equally die in flames."

Such mysterious contracts were mentioned by Feng Yuanbai.

Some evil cultivators use extremely cruel methods, planting secret curses within their dependents.

Once the main body dies, none of the followers survive.

This is also one of the most troublesome points of an evil cultivator, because of various forbidden curses, the followers of evil cultivators are often loyally devoted until death.

Disloyalty is not an option. Disloyalty means death.

Judging by this alone, evil cultivation seems to be far more formidable than the righteous path in ways unimaginable.

But Feng Yuanbai once said: "Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Once such a symbiotic forbidden curse is cast, the main body's destiny often suffers invisibly.

If there are too many symbiotic objects, the main body's Divine Soul will also find it difficult to bear, ultimately leading to madness and insanity one day.

In this way, all cultivation becomes nothing more than illusions.

Why then, do you see that evil cultivation is often rapid and quick, yet this world is still dominated by the righteous path?

Because the evil path ultimately cannot endure long-term…"

Feng Yuanbai's sigh still echoed in his ears, and now that Chen Xu personally saw the ferocity of the evil cultivators, although his face remained calm and composed, he was somewhat shaken inside.

The world is vast and mysterious, and though the Immortal Witch is dead, the story in this village seems yet to be concluded.

No, a quarter of an hour later, Chen Xu overturned the thought that the village story was not yet finished.

He flew out of the River God Temple, and in the moment he turned back, he saw the back hall of the temple engulfed in flames.

Vaguely, he could still hear muffled human voices shouting amidst the flames, "It pains me!"

There were also sobbing cries, "A disciple follows the River God, death yet means eternal life, I go to the Divine Kingdom, weep weep, hahaha…"

An intermingling of laughter and cries, finally all the sounds were consumed in the fire.

Only the plaque above the main gate of the River God Temple, bearing the brunt of the firelight, swayed precariously, but invisibly emitted a mysterious power.

Wei Yuan couldn't help but be drawn to it, saying in a daze, "Mr. Chen, why do I feel as if this plaque is calling to me? It seems to be saying, as long as I obtain it, build a temple for it, I will become the River God."

As he spoke, the little hedgehog shook its head vigorously.

It gritted its teeth and said, "This isn't right, this must be an evil thing. How could I possibly become some River God just because of a plaque?"

Chen Xu stood in front of the River God Temple, raising his hand to gently stroke the little hedgehog's forehead.

A wisp of vast Literary Qi emanated from his fingertip, instantly dispelling all the illusionary sounds beside Wei Yuan's ear.

At the same time, he suddenly raised his hand and made a gesture.

With the Spirit Manipulation Technique cast, the "River God Temple" plaque on the door top suddenly dropped straight down, instantly arriving in front of Chen Xu.

Just when Wei Yuan thought Chen Xu was going to grasp this plaque, a flame with a faint golden glow spouted from Chen Xu's palm, as if a fire dragon surged out, fiercely wrapping around the plaque.

Wei Yuan suddenly felt as if he heard some strange shrill shrieks near his ear.

In a haze, he seemed to see the plaque struggling and twisting like a living thing.

But all these struggles were in vain, just in an instant, the flames surged sharply.

Only to hear a crackling sound like thunder rolling—

No, there truly was thunder resounding in the sky.

It turned out that just as Chen Xu burned the "River God Temple" plaque, at some unknown time, a mass of dark clouds had drifted over in the previously blazing sunny sky.

Wei Yuan clasped his hands together, looking up nervously.

He didn't know what exactly he was nervous about, just knowing to look at the dark clouds in the sky, and then at the plaque being tempered by Chen Xu.

Suddenly, he saw lightning roll through the dark clouds, and then Chen Xu's palm suddenly thrust forward.

Bam!

In the firelight, the "River God Temple" plaque exploded into fragments.

Boom—

In the sky, the thunder finally roared down.

The little hedgehog couldn't see, as at the moment the "River God Temple" plaque shattered, the Food Cauldron Celestial Book opened in front of Chen Xu, revealing a line of notification:

[You have defeated the evil River God plaque condensed from the villagers' grievances, capturing a wisp of the Injuries of the Seven Emotions.]

[New Spiritual Material unlocked, gaining Fireworks Value +300.]

[Injuries of the Seven Emotions: Arising in a thought, injuring through countless thoughts, this is the world's greed, resentment, and heart-piercing pain.

Can be brewed into wine, making the drinker perpetually drunk, experiencing the world's grievous pains in dreams, enduring countless torments, and dying in dreams thereafter.

Can also transform into a wisp of Seven Emotions Sword Qi, once released, it cannot be retrieved.]

Injuries of the Seven Emotions!

The "River God Temple" plaque shattered, and amidst the sweeping flames, all the debris was burned to ashes.

Finally, that handful of ashes was still collected by Chen Xu into the Fire and Smoke Kitchen.

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