Master of Strange Dao

After absorbing a sufficient amount, two stone fragments that should be adjacent will actively fuse together.

As the grey mist decreases, the fusion of two pieces is the limit.

Once the fusion ends, even from this perspective, the stone fragments still appear like ordinary stones, without anything special.

Yu Ziqing looked towards the ground. Among the gathering crowd, there were still wisps of weak grey mist emanating from them occasionally.

Yu Ziqing raised his gaze towards the distance. With his vision pushed to the extreme, he could see that in all places near the border, wherever people gathered, there were thin mists of grey mist rising.

It was like strands of weak smoke signals, one after another, and even beyond Yu Ziqing's vision limit, he could vaguely see it continuing into the distance.

Yu Ziqing watched the scene with a sense of shock.

Sure enough, it was related to those sinister forces, but could this be the power that compels the stone fragments to converge and form a portal?

Ordinary people, ordinary children, unable to enter, could they thus generate the power to repair the portal?

The intel stated that only ordinary people couldn't enter.

But after observing here for the past two days, it was obvious that there was a problem.

No one from the early or middle First-tier, and even Second and Third-tier cultivators occasionally began to emit grey mist.

This ghostly thing indeed spreads everywhere.

Yu Ziqing thought of those from the sinister ways who fled to Dadui, and now in hindsight, his back turned cold with fright.

Before this event unfolded, how could he have foreseen such a situation?

Considering Dadui's current circumstances, if this wretched thing were to spread there, then the vitality Dadui just managed to restore, eighty percent would be severely damaged again.

If it isn't quickly resolved, the vitality might not be restored for hundreds of years.

The population of Daqian is mostly on the eastern half, the strongest being East Qian, followed by the north and south parts of Daqian, with West Qian being the weakest.

If West Qian has developed this fast, what would it become in Dadui, and how many people would be affected, Yu Ziqing dared not imagine.

Fortunately, after Dadui's return, the first to be sacrificed were those from the sinister ways, and sensing something amiss, harsher measures were taken against them, keeping them suppressed throughout.

Later to establish authority, every sinister cultivator daring to enter Dadui at this time was decapitated by the Yang-destroying Devil regardless of their past deeds or intentions.

After all, at this juncture, any sinister cultivator entering Dadui could justifiably be killed without grievances.

It seemed those sinister forces wanted to seize the chaotic and unstable moment of Dadui's return to launch a major scheme.

Being suppressed, they then moved to conduct another major scheme at West Qian.

With ongoing migrations from areas near the West Qian border to Dadui, as long as these people enter Dadui, it's impractical for Dadui to kill all the emigrants.

Engaging in wanton slaughter of mortals, defiling the heavens' wrath is a major taboo.

Even in wars between Divine Dynasties, when tarnishing each other's reputations, rarely is this reason employed.

Yu Ziqing, with a cold expression and murderous intent in his eyes.

He turned and left, returning the Yang-destroying Devil to the small temple.

Before leaving, the Yang-destroying Devil spoke proactively.

"Take this red cloth, bring it back next autumn.

While killing, carry it, so I can feel it as well.

For ordinary people, it should ensure true death."

Yu Ziqing nodded, and the tablet of the Yang-destroying Devil turned by itself, facing the rear wall.

After Yu Ziqing took the red cloth, the front of the tablet became invisible to others.

Upon leaving the small temple, Jia Shisi was already waiting outside.

"After Song left, Daqian's Jinyi Wei became all but useless.

Assign the Riddler to West Qian, capture all the sinister forces visible at the border.

Capture as many alive as possible.

Seek out Song, he will cooperate with you.

Make haste, West Qian already has a City Lord using the Jade Pillar to announce to the world, and soon many will gather there."

"Understood." Jia Shisi nodded. Among his men, the most trusted aides excel at killing.

Jia Shisi immediately, followed by Yu Ziqing, sent out several more messages.

Three days later.

Daqian's Jinyi Wei and members from the Langya Institute all set out for West Qian.

Everyone fleeing from West Qian was halted and sent back, but unfortunately, Daqian lacked the same execution enforcement as Dadui, and the wilderness was lacking in River Gods, Land and Mountain Gods.

They couldn't stop people from leaving West Qian.

A large number of sinister forces were wandering in West Qian, frantically rushing on their way.

By the time they received news, the intelligence on West Qian had been fully exposed, some continued their tasks, others who completed tasks started dispersing to escape.

A few fled north to Kuihou Country, but most headed south directly to the Southern Sea.

However, when a few sinister cultivators secretly fled towards Kuihou Country, they vanished without a trace upon entering.

Near the border between Kuihou Country and West Qian, hidden amidst towering trees and mountains, a green nine-story building stood silently.

A sinister cultivator stepping cautiously into Kuihou Country, masking his sinister aura, didn't know how to disguise it, thus he appeared as an ordinary Qi Refinement cultivator on the surface.