Chapter 1 Brother and Sister

  In the dead of night, the flickering lights did not go out with the arrival of darkness, but instead more flames of anxiety and killing intent emerged from the direction of the imperial palace in the capital, with tens of thousands of people holding torches, illuminating the entire city as bright as daylight. The citizens who had long fallen asleep were also driven out of their dreams by the chaotic and noisy shouts at the same time.

  Chaos...

  The whole city of Da Zhou was in chaos...

  "Hum..."

  A dull, low-pitched sound echoed through the air, and two figures emerged from the east and west directions, retreating hastily. One of them only retreated a few steps before stopping firmly on the street, and was then surrounded by countless imperial palace guards...

  This is precisely the demon who just escaped from the palace, dressed as an empress.

  "Hmph... I didn't expect a small country like this to have a descendant of the Jiulian Holy Sect. Unfortunately, you're only at the 7th layer of Qi Refining. Thinking of keeping me, Li Can, is simply a pipe dream..."

  The demon Li Can's feet were high and his spirit was proud, looking at the wall of a residence not far away with a human-shaped cave entrance, coldly laughing repeatedly, and the tone was filled with an astonishing and contemptuous meaning.

  "Boom..."

  As soon as Li Can's voice fell, the wall was suddenly shattered by a huge force, and a figure flashed out from inside. He wore a white robe, his hair disheveled, and blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. It was Nan Xingchen, who had returned after failing to kill the demon girl.

  Not far away, a sword light flew quickly, staring at the two people facing each other on the street, first stunned, and then heard Li Can's words, also couldn't help but be shocked.

  "Jiulian Holy Sect?"

  The newcomer was Lian Qing Zhenren who was chasing after Li Can.

  At this time, Nan Xingchen spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and gritted his teeth at Li Can: "What a formidable demon, I'm indeed not your match, but this time you'll find it hard to leave too."

  As they spoke, Nan Xingchen raised his head and saluted Lan Qing in the air with a fist: "Nan Xingchen, a true person under the door of Jiulian Kongyue, is willing to join forces with fellow Taoists to destroy this demon."

  Actually, Nan Xingchen was also unlucky and lost track of Man Ji while chasing after her. He decided to search around the area, but coincidentally bumped into Li Can who had escaped from the palace. As soon as they met, Nan Xingchen sensed the eerie aura surrounding Li Can and immediately attacked without hesitation. However, he didn't expect Li Can's strength to be so formidable, and in just a few moves, he almost got severely injured. Fortunately, Li Can was also heavily wounded, and this forceful strike would have taken Nan Xingchen's life if it had landed.

  Lan Qing heard the words and nodded solemnly, saying: "So it's Kong Hui Zhen Ren's high disciple. Well, today Lan Qing can join forces with Jiulianmen to slay demons, it's quite refreshing."

  The Western Ghost Sect and the Eastern State's Cultivators have always been at odds, with one being righteous and the other evil. When they meet, it is a matter of life and death...

  "Haha...” Li Can saw the situation and instead of getting angry, he burst out laughing. His loud and crazy laughter echoed through the night sky: “A mere Qi Refining stage brat dares to utter such arrogant words? Fine, today I, this immortal, will let you see the ferocity of a Ghost Gate cultivator.”

  As he finished speaking, Li Can's body erupted with a surge of dark energy, his ghostly aura turning black as it continued to swell. Skulls began to materialize and dance across the surface of his skin...

  Li Can flipped his hand, and the Soul-Eating Flag reappeared in the palm of his hand.

  Lan Qing had experienced the ferocity of the Soul-Devouring Banner, and in shock, he immediately shouted to warn Nan Xingchen: "Young Master Nan, be careful, this demon's treasure is extremely formidable..."

  As a disciple of Jiulian, Nan Xingchen naturally had a wide range of knowledge and experience. Although he didn't know where the Soul-Devouring Flag was deadly, the eerie aura on it and the constant stream of wailing spirits had already put him on high alert.

  "Thunderbolt spell, begone!"

  Nan Xingchen knew Li Can's ferocity, so he hastily pressed a Five Thunderbolt Curse with his right hand. As the incantation was chanted, Nan Xingchen used all his might to unleash the Five Thunderbolt Curse.

  Rumble...

  The red talisman wandered in the sky for a moment, suddenly becoming larger than a canvas umbrella. Several symbols on the talisman flashed with an eerie glow. On a noisy night, the sky was like a huge crack, and thunderbolts descended from the edge of the sky, tearing open five deep blue and purple light marks. With the appearance of the Five Thunderbolt Spell, the entire sky exploded in a deafening roar that made one's heart tremble with fear.

  "What kind of Taoist symbol is this?" Li Can couldn't help but take a deep breath, as a cultivator in the foundation-building stage, he was naturally frightened by the extraordinary aura emanating from it.

  ……

  Outside the palace, Lu Chen's eyes were bloodshot, his entire body wrapped in an invisible aura, darting between rooftops and streets like a spirit cat. As he ran, waves of unbelievable magical power emerged continuously.

  At this moment, if Lian Qing Zhenren were present, he would definitely be greatly shocked by the aura on Lu Chen's body.

  This is only the cultivation of the three layers of Qi, this kind of cultivation is probably not even comparable to the seven layers of Qi, the surging spiritual power has already begun to develop in the direction of substantialization, with Lu Chen's footsteps quickening, a low and muffled sound echoed through the rooftop, countless tiles and stones were thrown far away under the wrapping of the powerful energy.

  "Killing intent..."

  Lu Chen was desperately searching everywhere for the whereabouts of the demon Li Can, and Zuo Qing's injuries had completely ignited his killing intent. His original cultivation power, which had already reached the fifth layer of Qi Refining, was once again forcefully increased to the seventh layer due to the evil energy.

  "Jade pendant..."

  The corner of his eye caught a glimpse of the jade pendant in front of him, which was swaying due to his rapid sprint, and Lu Chen's fists clenched involuntarily.

  "This jade pendant can actually be activated by killing aura, providing me with more than double my own strength. It seems that after this matter is over, I must study this jade pendant carefully."

  If it were before Lu Qing's injury, Lu Chen would certainly use the Qing Xin Jue to suppress the evil energy brought by the jade pendant, but now, Lu Chen wouldn't consider whether he was possessed or not. He needed this power, needed the powerful ability that the evil energy brought.

  "Hmph! So what if I become demonic? If you dare to harm Han'er, even if I have to let my heart become demonic and turn into a demon's heart, I will personally take care of the evil creature."

  Practicing Qi for seven layers may not seem like much to outsiders. But if this powerful ability that has just been obtained is added to Lu Chen, who possesses the innate Stone Pulse, it becomes terrifying. The innate Stone Pulse is originally a body of copper skin and iron bones. In the cultivation of truth, most people who have achieved success do not pay attention to this physical shell, because there are many factors such as magical powers, mysterious skills, magical tools, and talismans that are mixed in, and cultivators can all reach a certain level of indestructibility.

  It's not that the Golden Body is invincible, but it also has its limits. This all depends on what kind of enemy you encounter. If the enemy is too strong, the importance of the physical body will be revealed. And now Lu Chen is exactly in this situation. His original strength was not strong, but with the Qing Xin Jue, a powerful Xian Gong that can accumulate extraordinary power, he became an illusion to all cultivators. Then, the ability of the Heavenly Stone Vein appeared, and the evil energy on the jade pendant brought him an instant boost.

  All of this seems to be heading in a direction that is hard to imagine.

  The boundary is at the fifth level, but its strength has exceeded the seventh level. Lu Chen already had the capital to fight against the heavily injured Yao Jie, let alone that there were more than just a few treasures on his body...

  "Boom!"

  As he sprinted forward, several thunderclaps exploded in his ears from a short distance ahead. Lu Chen raised his head to look over and the killing intent in his eyes became even more violent...

  "Found it..."