Chapter 5870
“Let’s go,”
Kai said to the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord. “We shouldn’t linger here.”
The two quickly cleaned up the battlefield, collected the storage equipment and useful items of the Evil Path Hall members, destroyed any traces inside the cave, and then left Black Wind Valley, returning to Sand Rock City.
Unbeknownst to them, less than an incense stick’s time after they left, a figure in black robes silently appeared in the cave.
It was Elder Poison Heart!
Looking at the corpses and battle traces scattered on the ground, especially the remaining array patterns after the collapse of the Netherworld Three Kill Array, his face was so grim it was almost dripping with water.
“What a Kai… actually managed to break the Netherworld Three Kill Array…”
Elder Poison Heart’s voice was hoarse. “It seems I underestimated you.”
He crouched down, examining the corpses of the three Ghost Fiend Envoys, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: “This sword intent… severing the connection of laws? Could it be… the inheritance of Ten Thousand Swords Star?!”
As a high-ranking member of the Evil Path Hall, Elder Poison Heart was no stranger to the name Ten Thousand Swords Star.
That sword genius who once amazed the entire divine race, yet was ultimately suppressed!
“The successor of the Myriad Swords Star…” Elder Poison Heart’s eyes flashed with cold light, “This child must not be allowed to live!”
He took out a blood-red jade talisman and whispered to it, “Order all branch halls of the Eleventh Heaven to investigate Kai’s whereabouts with all their might.”
“At the same time, notify Elders ‘Blood Soul’ and ‘Bone Demon’ to set off immediately and lie in wait in Crimson Flame City of the Flame Domain. This child will definitely go to the Earth Fire Pavilion!”
“Yes!” came the reply from the other end of the jade talisman.
Elder Poison Heart put away the jade talisman, took one last look at the cave, and his figure slowly merged into the shadows, disappearing from sight.
Three days after the battle of Black Wind Valley, Kai’s injuries had basically healed.
After digesting the spoils obtained from the assassins of the Evil Path Hall, he and Crimson Cloud Demon Lord quietly left Sand Rock City.
Before leaving, Kai went to Listening Wind Tower again.
He found several records about the Evil Path Hall’s strongholds in the northern region of the Eleventh Heaven, as mentioned by Liu Wenyuan, and took away some valuable intelligence and supplies.
“The Flame Domain is in the southern part of the Eleventh Heaven, more than a million miles away from here.”
Kai unfolded a map he had obtained from Tingfeng Tower. “We will pass through hundreds of towns and cities along the way. According to the clues provided by Liu Wenyuan, there are at least three of them with strongholds of the Evil Path Hall.”
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord: “You mean…”
“Since the Evil Path Hall wants to kill me, then I don’t need to be polite.”
Kai said calmly, “Let’s head south and clear out these strongholds along the way.”
“Firstly, it will weaken the Evil Path Palace’s power; secondly, we can acquire resources; and thirdly… perhaps we can find out more about the Earth Core Jade Marrow Milk and the souls of the Hu Ma Zi clan.”
“Alright!” Crimson Cloud Demon Lord nodded, “I’ll go with you!”
The two didn’t delay any longer, taking to the skies and speeding south.
The territory of the Eleventh Heaven was vast beyond imagination; even a Celestial Immortal cultivator would need several months to traverse from north to south.
Fortunately, Kai and Crimson Cloud Demon Lord were both powerful, and although their flying speed was suppressed, they could still travel ten thousand miles a day.
The towns they passed through were mostly similar in size to Sandstone City, with a few large cities boasting towering walls and formidable formations, clearly guarded by True Immortal Realm experts
. Kai didn’t enter the large cities, only stopping in small and medium-sized towns to resupply and secretly inquire about the Evil Path Palace’s strongholds.
The clues provided by Liu Wenyuan were largely accurate, which greatly facilitated Kai’s mopping-up operation.
The first stronghold was located in a small town called Qing Shi Town, disguised as a herbal medicine shop.
Kai and the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord infiltrated under cover of night, swiftly eliminating the two fifth-grade Celestial Immortal level Evil Path Hall cultivators and several of their subordinates, seizing a batch of pills and materials, and obtaining some intelligence about the Evil Path Hall’s activities in the surrounding area.
The second stronghold was a bandit hideout called Blackwater Village.
The Evil Path Hall cultivators here colluded with local bandits, making their actions even more ruthless. Kai showed no mercy, cooperating with the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord to wipe out the entire village overnight, killing three Evil Path Hall cultivators and rescuing a group of kidnapped cultivators and civilians.
The third stronghold was hidden beneath a gambling den in the medium-sized city of Iron Rock City.
The defenses here were even tighter, with a seventh-grade Celestial Immortal level Evil Path Hall deacon stationed there.
Kai adopted a more cautious strategy. He first infiltrated the gambling den using disguise to ascertain the structure and personnel distribution of the stronghold. Then, in coordination with the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord, he launched a surprise attack at the moment of greatest relaxation before dawn.
This battle was more difficult than the previous two. The seventh-rank steward was quite powerful and possessed several vicious evil arts.
However, Kai did not give him a chance to use them. He immediately used the Void Slash to break through the demon’s protective magic treasure. Then, the Crimson Cloud Demon Lord and the Little Fire Qilin launched a fierce attack together, while Kai seized the opportunity to pierce the demon’s heart with his sword. Of
the more than twenty Evil Path Hall cultivators in the entire stronghold, only three escaped in the chaos; the rest were all killed.
After eliminating three strongholds in succession, Kai obtained a large amount of spirit stones, pills, materials, and several jade slips recording some of the Evil Path Hall’s missions and personnel lists.
More importantly, in a secret room in the Iron Rock City stronghold, he found a secret book recording some of the Evil Path Hall’s strongholds and contact methods in the southern region of the Eleventh Heaven.