This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

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Originally close to a successful breakthrough, the trio led by Cai Heng, with the cover from Tiger Squad and the protection of Lu Qingshan, managed to shake off the crazed Demon Beasts and moved to a place of safety.

The three, having escaped from danger, all felt as though they had survived a disaster. However, the loss of essence blood caused by Cai Heng's consumption of the Blood Coagulation Pills was irreversible.

Their steadfast belief in protecting the commoners was destroyed by the Demon Beasts, and their deeply cherished Beast Pets had all been killed in action, while the young mother and child had only just managed to escape the peril.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Cai Heng, weak of breath, had not much left to hold onto, and only one thought remained in his heart.

His clouded eyes, filled with hope, looked towards Lu Qingshan, "The sword technique you used just now, was it Wind Slash?"

His initial reason for passing the Wind Slash technique to Lu Qingshan was not only to show his gratitude but also because he saw Lu Qingshan's extraordinary talent and hoped that the technique would shine even brighter in his hands.

But according to his thinking, even if Lu Qingshan were to truly master Wind Slash, it would be something that would happen many years later, something he was certain he would not live to see.

Yet, he could never have imagined that in less than a month, he would actually witness the Wind Slash technique from Lu Qingshan's own hands.

Lu Qingshan gave a gentle nod to Cai Heng, who was already at the end of his life.

"Good! Very good! I never expected to witness the Wind Slash technique of my family right before I die... I die without regrets... die without regrets..." Cai Heng couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh.

What concept is a Sword Cultivator who can master a secret sword technique within a month?

Cai Heng already had a clear answer in his heart.

Sword Dao True Seed!

In Lu Qingshan's hands, the family's Wind Slash technique would surely bloom with even more splendid radiance, and that was the true reason for his joy.

Cai Heng's laughter grew weaker and weaker until finally, there was no sound at all.

His dry and frail hand fell limply, and the weak breath faded completely.

"Grandfather..." Cai Xingchao held onto Cai Heng's gradually cooling hand, unable to utter a single word.

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"Big brother Lu, how did these fierce beasts come about?" Cai Xingchao bit his lip tightly, his eyes filled with towering hatred.

The bashful youth from before, that very young face, was now covered with a resolute expression.

This was the growth brought about by hardship.

"The Netherworld," Lu Qingshan uttered slowly.

"The Netherworld... The Netherworld..." Cai Xingchao kept repeating these two words, as if trying to deeply engrave this name into his mind.

To save them, Tiger Squad had already delayed much time.

Although Xu Hao and the others did not urge them, Lu Qingshan was aware of the urgency of the situation and dared not delay any longer.

He sighed softly and took out two Talismans from the Storage Ring to hand to the equally red-eyed young mother.

"These are Concealment Talismans. If you're careful, they should be able to keep you safe. Hide well, do not engage directly with these Demon Beasts. If all goes well, it won't be long before Zhenjiang City returns to how it was."

Patted Cai Xingchao's hand gently, Lu Qingshan said softly, "Take good care of your mother."

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In a hidden location within Zhenjiang City.

Complicated lines interlaced into an extremely mysterious formation map, with hundreds of dark crystals embedded at various nodal points throughout the map.

Standing within the formation map was a burly middle-aged male cultivator.

"Lord Asura, six more auxiliary formation points have been damaged," Rakshasa reported incredulously to the middle-aged male cultivator. "The Asura Blood Formation consists of twelve main formation points, and one has already been destroyed, out of the three hundred and sixty auxiliary formation points, thirty-seven have been sabotaged.

But with the city in such chaos at this moment, how exactly did the cultivators of the defensive tower manage to find the locations of the Asura Blood Formation's formation points?"

Asura's expression was gloomy, "Had we not made a decisive move and acted immediately, our century-long plan would have already been a wasted effort by now, wouldn't it?"

Rakshasa's withered face looked extremely ugly, and he expressed his shame, "Lord Asura is astute, it is my fault for underestimating the defensive tower." Experience new stories on empire

The Netherworld had spent an unimaginable amount of effort planning for this rebirth of the Demon Race's scion.

Not to mention the century spent infiltrating a prefecture, or the suppressed grievances during that time, just the demon beasts all over the city alone were the result of countless resources they had spent to cultivate.

These demon beasts were originally just ordinary demon beasts native to the territories of the Human Race.

They exhausted all efforts, either through subjugation or purchase, to amass such a large number of demon beasts.

At the activation of the Asura Blood Formation, they used the unique methods of the Demon Race to stir the inherent instincts for slaughter and wildness within these demon beasts, turning them into monstrous beasts.

As these monstrous beasts fell into a state of irrational frenzy, they were stealthily released throughout the city, madly attacking and devouring any humans in sight, creating one bloodbath after another.

Asura brushed his sleeve, "How the defensive tower found the formation points is no longer important, and we don't have the luxury of time to delve into such meaningless matters.

What's crucial now is how to stop the defensive tower's formation-breaking efforts."

"Lord Asura, at least forty percent of the formation points of the Asura Blood Formation must be destroyed for the Great Formation to collapse.

And now, the Blood Qi we have gathered has already reached the pre-determined fifty percent. At this rate, we will certainly be able to complete the rebirth of the Demon Race's scion before the Asura Blood Formation is broken, so there seems to be no need for excessive worry," Rakshasa interjected.

Asura gave Rakshasa a scornful look, his tone chilling, "Only fools would harbor such wishful thinking. The closer we are to success, the more cautious we must be.

I will not allow a momentary oversight to result in a total loss at the very last step."

If this operation fails, the Human Race, now forewarned, would never stumble in the same place twice, and the difficulty of making a move then would be exponentially harder.

Thus, for the Netherworld, this plan could only succeed, not fail.

"Issue the command to have the cultivators at the main formation points withdraw from those points and move to the auxiliary formation points," Asura said, his eyes shadowed with darkness.

Rakshasa's heart skipped a beat, intimidated by Asura's boldness, "Won't the main formation points then be left in an unguarded state of vulnerability?"

The significance of the main formation points far exceeded the auxiliary ones; if their number of damages surpassed half, even if all auxiliary formation points remained intact, the Asura Blood Formation would collapse.

Asura's face was expressionless as he said in a deep voice, "Throughout this period, more auxiliary formation points have been continuously destroyed by the defensive tower.

Yet the main formation points have not suffered any attacks since the first one was breached early on.

What does this signify? It indicates that aside from the first main formation point, the defensive tower's intelligence does not cover the remaining main formation points!"

"If that's the case, then simply leave the main formation points empty and concentrate our forces on the auxiliary formation points, to catch the defensive tower by complete surprise."

"Yes!" Even though Rakshasa internally felt that Asura's idea was overly risky, he dared not defy Asura's orders, and could only respond respectfully.