Looking down at the devastated and chaotic scene below, Gu Yun didn’t linger. With a flash, his figure transformed into a streak of lightning and vanished toward the distant horizon.
The two behemoth Sects, the Profound Celestial Sect and the Ancient Nether Sect, had erupted in war. The numerous minor sects under their command had all been mobilized, clashing violently within the towns.
Many innocent residents were caught in the crossfire. Town after town was reduced to rubble. On the scorched earth, bodies lay strewn everywhere amidst rivers of blood.
From a distance, one could see thick plumes of smoke and dust rising from the ruins against the horizon.
「Great Yu Dynasty, Red Maple City.」
Several days ago, the Wang Family and the Beast Sect—a vassal clan of the Profound Celestial Sect and a vassal sect of the Ancient Nether Sect, respectively—had clashed in battle here.
As far as the eye could see, there were only collapsed houses. Not a single living soul could be seen on the surface of the entire town.
In a corner of the town’s ruins, within a pile of debris formed by a collapsed roof and walls, something suddenly stirred.
A broken wooden plank was slowly pushed aside. A pair of small, bright eyes peered out cautiously through the gap, observing the world outside.
"Brother, I’m hungry."
A frail voice came from behind the small figure.
"Nannan, be good. Just hold on a little longer, and we’ll go find something to eat."
In the endless darkness, the brother patted the head of the little girl clinging to his arm and comforted her in a low voice.
"Mm-hmm..."
The little girl’s obedient reply was as quiet as a mosquito’s buzz.
At that moment, the boy’s full attention was on the outside, his eyes fixed on the world through the tiny hole, watching to see if those terrifying figures who rode Demon Beasts were still out there.
The boy’s name was Lin Bei. He was from an ordinary family in Red Maple City.
Several days ago, a great battle had erupted in Red Maple City. One side consisted of members of a powerful family, while the other was made up of people from the Beast Sect, accompanied by their Demon Beasts.
When the two sides met in Red Maple City, a fierce battle ensued. Explosions echoed everywhere, buildings collapsed, and flames spread across the sky.
Red Maple City was reduced to ruins, like a living Purgatory on earth.
Their parents were killed by a Demon Beast belonging to one of the Cultivators. He and his sister hid under the bed, and he clamped his hand tightly over her mouth, not daring to make the slightest sound.
"Brother, don’t leave me. I’m scared..."
In the darkness, the little girl’s eyes seemed to glisten with tears as she spoke weakly.
"Nannan, how could I ever leave you?"
"When this is over, I’ll take you to get something good to eat," Lin Bei comforted the little girl warmly.
Peering through the small crack and seeing no movement outside, Lin Bei took the little girl’s hand.
"Nannan, let’s go. I’ll take you to find some food."
Lin Bei gently moved the broken wooden plank aside. Two figures, one large and one small, slowly crawled out from the pile of debris.
They tiptoed along the shattered and collapsed buildings, using the ruins to conceal their movements and moving through the wreckage with extreme caution.
His sister was only six years old and stumbled as she walked.
"Nannan, let me carry you on my back."
Lin Bei turned and his heart ached when he saw his sister walking barefoot on the debris-strewn ground.
"It’s okay, Brother. We can walk together..."
The little girl tried to straighten her small, frail body, showing him that she was fine and he didn’t need to worry.
"Nannan..."
Just as Lin Bei was about to say something else,
a Cyan-Scaled Wolf suddenly appeared atop the ruins. Its fur was green, its body was covered in wounds and blood, and it was clearly not dead yet.
Its eyes were vicious. A glint flashed within them as it licked its lips, as if it had just spotted a delicious meal.
"Oh no! Nannan, run!"
Lin Bei anxiously grabbed his sister’s hand and fled for his life.
But they were just mortal children. How could they possibly escape a Cyan-Scaled Wolf at the Spiritual Martial Seventh Layer? Even in its wounded, half-dead state, it was a creature that would strike fear into the hearts of Spiritual Martial Third and Fourth Layer Junior Cultivators, let alone two mortal children.
SWOOSH!
The Cyan-Scaled Wolf was as fast as the wind. In an instant, it crossed dozens of yards, closing in on the two small figures.
"Ah!"
In her haste to escape, his sister tripped on a small rock and fell, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Nannan!" Lin Bei cried out, skidding to a halt and turning to shield the little girl.
A vicious glint flashed in the Cyan-Scaled Wolf’s eyes. It opened its bloody maw and lunged, its jaws whistling through the air as it moved to devour them!
Lin Bei’s pupils contracted as he watched the Cyan-Scaled Wolf’s terrifying, blood-soaked mouth rush toward them.
In that instant, death descended. His limbs went cold, and his heart sank to the abyss.
The endless terror of death washed over him, completely drowning him.
All he could do was spread his small arms and hold the little girl behind him tight.
Just as the Cyan-Scaled Wolf was about to swallow them both,
SHING!
A flash of Sword Qi suddenly lit up the sky. Like a falling river of stars, it streaked through the air, fast as lightning, tearing through space itself.
In a flash, it sliced the Cyan-Scaled Wolf in two!
A splash of blood splattered across Lin Bei’s face. He stared blankly at the scene before him.
’Dead?’
The vicious Demon Beast, the Demon Wolf that was about to devour them, had just died right in front of them.
’What just happened?’
Lin Bei’s mind turned to mush. He was too stunned to think.
SWOOSH!
The sound of rushing wind whistled from the sky. Lin Bei looked up in a daze.
He saw a young man in a white Profound Robe streak across the sky and hover in mid-air.
After a casual glance at them, he transformed into a streak of light and swiftly disappeared from above the town, leaving only a fading afterimage in the sky.
"Brother, did that Immortal save us?"
Lin Bei’s vacant gaze instantly sharpened.
"Yes. That Immortal saved us."
"Nannan, from now on, I’m going to become an Immortal too!"
Lin Bei stared in the direction the Immortal had departed, his eyes burning with a fiery passion.
He couldn’t help but clench his fists.
His mind replayed the last few days of hellish survival, a desperate struggle against what felt like a natural disaster.
The memory of his only remaining family, his sister, nearly dying right before his eyes, ignited within Lin Bei a desire to become strong, a craving more intense than he had ever felt before.
At the same time, deep within his body, a special bone covered in profound runes began to flash inexplicably.
...
Gu Yun soared across the sky. After flying for some time, he arrived above a small outpost of the Ancient Nether Sect.
Looking down, he saw several hundred Spiritual Martial Realm Cultivators and several True Martial Realm Cultivators, all wearing the garb of the Ancient Nether Sect.
’Ancient Nether Sect... you all deserve to die!’
Gu Yun’s gaze was ice-cold. He took a step, his body seeming to pass through the void, and instantly appeared below.
He charged into the crowd like a thunderbolt. With a few waves of his hand, sharp Sword Qi tore through the air like silver dragons, rushing toward the surrounding Ancient Nether Sect Cultivators. Wherever the sharp Sword Qi passed, nothing could stand in its way. The lives of the Spiritual Martial Realm Cultivators from the Ancient Nether Sect were snuffed out as easily as if they were made of paper.
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