Chapter 1305: The Killing Intent of People

Qu Huan wore a faint smile and said unhurriedly, "I know all of you must have many questions. But right now, the most urgent matter is breaking through Yu City."

He pointed in the direction of Yu City. "Now that the city-guarding array has lost the Nether Crystal Tower, they won’t have time to patch its flaws. This is the best opportunity to break the array. Once we breach the outer city, Sin Abyss will be forced to turtle up inside the inner city. Then, once our main army arrives, we can surround them completely. Sin Abyss has already lost nearly half of its Spiritual Infant cultivators. I’d like to see how much longer they can keep resisting!"

"What did you say? Nearly half of their Spiritual Infant cultivators were lost at Old Devil Ye’s hands?" Even as steady and composed as Zhenyi was, his calm expression shattered at that news. His grip tightened sharply around the Thousand-Treasure Fly-Whisk, and he cried out in shock.

Qin Sang and the other three were even more stunned.

According to the intelligence Qu Huan had previously sent, Old Devil Ye had openly betrayed Sin Abyss in Yu City and slaughtered his allies. Faced with such betrayal, everyone should have risen together to attack him.

Yet under the gaze of countless witnesses, he had still killed and injured so many, then escaped. Just how terrifying was Old Devil Ye’s strength?

Even a true late-stage Spiritual Infant cultivator could not possibly have achieved such a shocking feat. Only the legendary Divine Transformation Realm mighty figures should have been capable of such slaughter.

A chill rose in Qin Sang’s heart. Has Old Devil Ye been concealing his true strength all along? If Old Devil Ye had chosen to massacre everyone at Blood Lake, I doubt whether Senior Sister and I could have escaped alive.

"That is indeed what happened, but there were other reasons involved. Most of those lost were newly advanced Spiritual Infant cultivators from the past two centuries. Old Devil Ye laid an enormous scheme, and what is even more frightening is that we still do not know what his true objective is!" A look of deep amazement appeared on Qu Huan’s face.

Then, under Qu Huan’s guidance, the group changed their strategy for breaking the array. They found the flaws in the array, summoned their strongest astras, and launched a full-force assault.

As they attacked the city, Qu Huan revealed the truth behind everything.

"The root of it all began with Sin God Palace. At that time, while Sin Abyss’s righteous and devilish factions were not openly at each other’s throats, they were far from harmonious. The reason they eventually joined forces was because of that event. My cultivation was still shallow back then, so I had no qualifications to enter Sin God Palace. Everything I know came later, and only in broad strokes. If you want the precise details, you would have to ask those directly involved. We once swore heart devil oaths at Xingheng Sect, but now that Old Devil Ye has begun slaughtering everyone, the foundation of those oaths no longer exists. I no longer need to hold back."

Qu Huan slowly revealed a long-buried secret. "Back then, Old Devil Ye and the others discovered a devilish monster inside Sin God Palace. He was said to be an ancient devil imprisoned, and he was still alive! That devilish monster was extraordinarily vicious. They nearly released him and caused a catastrophic disaster. In the end, the righteous and devilish factions joined forces and paid a terrible price to finally kill him!"

A devilish monster! Qin Sang’s heart jumped, and he immediately sensed Qingjun’s gaze.

The two exchanged a glance, and both suddenly felt as though a mystery had been solved.

That so-called devilish monster was most likely another ancient devil, perhaps even connected to the Devil Monarch imprisoned in Seven-Kill Hall.

No wonder a phantom of an ancient devil had appeared on Sin Abyss’s side during that great battle within the celestial array of Ziwei Palace.

No wonder Qin Sang had sensed an aura from the Nether Crystal Tower similar to that Devil Monarch's presence.

Sin God Palace had imprisoned an ancient devil, only for Sin Abyss’s cultivators to kill him instead.

Qin Sang was secretly astonished, though one thing was clear. The remnant strength of that devilish monster had been far inferior to the Devil Monarch's. Otherwise, even if every cultivator in Beichen Realm had gathered together, they would still not have been his match.

"What did they discover from that devilish monster?" Qingjun sharply grasped the crucial point.

The others also reacted at once. Sin Abyss’s righteous and devilish factions had joined together, laid an ambush in Ziwei Palace, and launched war upon Tianxing Highland, all after killing that devilish monster. Everything had to be connected to that event!

Qu Huan glanced at Qingjun in surprise, then nodded. "A great deal! At the moment that devilish monster was dying, they took advantage of his weakened state and used a soul-searching secret art on him. The devilish monster failed to react in time, and the technique actually succeeded. Although he soon turned the technique back against them, they still gained tremendous harvests. For example..."

Qu Huan paused briefly. What he said next left everyone shaken to the core.

"The Nether Crystal Tower, a pill called the Withered Origin Pill, the secrets of Blood Lake, and... the passage connecting Sin God Palace and Ziwei Palace!"

The ambush within Ziwei Palace’s celestial array had nearly doomed Small Cold Domain and Tianxing Alliance beyond redemption. It was also that battle that became the beginning of Beichen Realm’s great war.

"So that was it..." As memories resurfaced, everyone’s expressions changed.

"After killing that devilish monster, they tasted success. Through soul-searching, they learned that another devilish monster was imprisoned within Blood Lake, so they intended to repeat the same method. However, the strength of the first devilish monster had left a deep shadow in their hearts. Fearing they might fail to kill him and instead invite disaster upon themselves, they waited until recently, when that devilish monster had weakened, before daring to enter Blood Lake. Unfortunately, they arrived too late and obtained only a jade skeleton..." A mocking smile appeared on Qu Huan’s lips.

"But now, it seems like there may have been hidden truths all along. From the hunting of that devilish monster in Sin God Palace onward, from beginning to end, it was very likely all part of Old Devil Ye’s scheme. Today was simply the closing move!"

Zhenyi frowned deeply. "What do you mean by that? And this Withered Origin Pill, is it a medicinal pill, or..."

The others pricked up their ears as well. Earlier, Qu Huan had deliberately mentioned the Withered Origin Pill, yet had not explained it.

It sounded like a medicinal pill, but for it to be mentioned alongside the Nether Crystal Tower, and to have come from an ancient devil’s memories, it had to be of tremendous importance!

"The Withered Origin Pill was the true reason Sin Abyss’s righteous and devilish factions formed their alliance and ignited this great war." Qu Huan turned over his palm and produced a dull gray spirit pill, displaying it before them. "This pill can greatly increase the chance of breaking through bottlenecks. It can not only help Golden Core cultivators form a Spiritual Infant, but it is equally miraculous for Spiritual Infant cultivators as well!"

"What?"

"A divine pill for breaking through bottlenecks! No wonder Sin Abyss suddenly produced so many Spiritual Infant cultivators!"

"How much does it increase the chance?"

An uproar immediately broke out. Everyone’s gaze locked onto the Withered Origin Pill, burning with desire.

The pill looked utterly ordinary, dull gray, without strange patterns or enticing fragrance. It was hard to imagine that such an unremarkable thing possessed such miraculous effects!

Even Qin Sang was moved, his eyes fixed on the pill.

But he had not lost his reason. Qu Huan was clearly implying something. He held the Withered Origin Pill in his hand, yet did not consume it himself, instead openly displaying it before everyone. There was undoubtedly something suspicious about it.

The method of refining the Withered Origin Pill came from an ancient devil’s memories. It was unlikely to be something wholesome and probably carried hidden risks.

Qu Huan noticed the greed in everyone’s eyes and was not surprised. The cultivators of Sin Abyss had likewise been driven by that same greed, dragging countless living beings into catastrophe.

At that thought, Qu Huan secretly mocked himself. What right do I have to criticize others? When I first learned of the pill’s miraculous effects, had I not nearly been swept away by greed as well?

"In the memories gained from soul-searching that devilish monster, the Withered Origin Pill appeared to have no obvious drawbacks, yet possessed such astonishing effects. You can imagine how Tianzheng and the others felt back then. Overjoyed, they almost immediately decided to refine it. But refining the Withered Origin Pill required one primary ingredient, something profoundly mysterious and unfathomable... It was called the killing intent of people!"

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