Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 146: Entering the City, the Beginning of Slaughter

"Clang clang..."

Armors rustled as experts emerged, whether to prolong their lifespan, enhance their strength, or cultivate immortal techniques.

The prestigious families of Lin Yuan City exerted all their power, be it for extending their lifespan, increasing their strength, or cultivating immortal techniques.

The disciples of the demonic sects secretly coordinated, preparing to besiege the Cloud Firmament Sect.

The operation went smoothly, with almost no obstacles.

It wasn't that there were no good people in the Xuan Yuan Realm, but rather that knowledge and resources were monopolized by the prestigious families. Kind-hearted or righteous young people simply couldn't climb up the ranks.

When all high-ranking positions were monopolized by a group of shameless and immoral individuals, and the demonic sects could produce Infant Nurturing Pills, an immoral elixir that could truly extend one's lifespan, the victory of the Ten Thousand Spirit Demon Sect in their recruitment efforts was inevitable.

...

Above, the people from the demonic sects and prestigious families were in action. In a secret room, a young man crawled out from the shadows and respectfully approached the shady demonic cultivator, saying, "Reporting to Blood Bone Perfected Being, everything is ready. We can attack at any time."

"Then go... Oh, by the way, tell the disciples of our sect to restrain themselves for now. Don't act against the prestigious families. We still need them to clean up the Cloud Firmament Sect. And as for the sluts from the Joyous Union Sect, tell them to act a bit more convincingly and not suck out the marrow of those young members of the prestigious families."

"Yes!"

...

The storm in Lin Yuan City had already been stirred up, but Zhong Cang knew nothing about it.

Since arriving near the Black Prison City and having his fellow disciples summon the cultivators inside, Zhong Cang had been sitting on a hill, quietly cultivating.

He had been practicing like this for four days.

During this time, the Black Prison City was also in constant turmoil.

The first three days were fine. They thought that the Cloud Firmament Sect would be reasonable during wartime, just like in peacetime. This made the legion commander and the deputy legion commanders in the Black Prison City not too anxious. They thought that the Cloud Firmament Sect would appease them.

However, three days later, the message transmitted from the imperial city shattered their illusions.

They learned that the Cloud Firmament Sect was just as decisive in killing as the Ten Thousand Spirit Demon Sect during wartime. Moreover, the leader of the cultivators who had come near the Black Prison City was even more cruel, treating all living beings as ants.

Once this was confirmed, the leaders of the Black Mountain Legion immediately became anxious.

However, they spent the first half of that day arguing incessantly.

Some believed that since the Cloud Firmament Sect was powerful, they should surrender and not struggle in vain. The main advocate of this faction was Hou Hua, who had been frightened by Zhong Cang.

There was another faction that wanted to cooperate with the Ten Thousand Spirit Demon Sect. They believed that it was better to add fuel to the fire rather than to add flowers to the brocade. The demonic sects were weak, and by cooperating with them, they could gain more control.

Of course, these were just the public reasons. The real reason was that the Ten Thousand Spirit Demon Sect offered more.

Cultivators were aloof. Even the female disciples of the Cloud Firmament Sect, even if they were outer disciples, hardly paid any attention to the martial artists of the mortal realm. But the female disciples of the Ten Thousand Spirit Demon Sect could easily seduce and sleep with them.

Just this point alone has shaken many people who are consumed by lust.

In addition to this, the Wanling Demon Sect is generous with the pills they provide, such as the Life Extending Pill and the Blood Spirit Pill that enhances one's strength. They really give them out.

Although these pills are made from the flesh and blood of ordinary people from the Xuan Yuan Realm, the higher-ups don't care.

With the hierarchical system in place during the 800 years of rule, the upper class never considers the lower class as equals.

In order to obtain more things, the vice generals who were considering cooperating with the Wanling Demon Sect actually surpassed Hou Hua.

Zhong Cang is lurking nearby, waiting for an opportunity. If the Demon Sect had not suffered a defeat, those vice generals would not just slightly surpass Hou Hua, but would fully support the Demon Sect.

However, this situation of dispute changed on the third afternoon.

During the quarrel between the two factions of the Black Mountain Army, an incident occurred that shattered the mentality of the vice generals who desired to cooperate with the Demon Sect.

"What did you say? They don't want to come over?"

"Didn't you tell them that we are not searching for and capturing them, but rather wanting to negotiate with them?"

"I did tell them, I told them everything, but no matter how we explain or guarantee, they are unwilling to come."

After a moment of silence, the vice general in charge of intelligence said a sentence that completely chilled the hearts of the vice generals who wanted to cooperate with the Demon Sect.

"I couldn't contact them through communication, so I used spies and assassins to conduct a secret search of the entire city... In this search, we did find some Demon Sect cultivators, but there were only two or three, and their cultivation levels were extremely weak."

Upon hearing this, many vice generals felt a terrifying pressure, as if they were submerged in the deep sea, making them feel suffocated.

As the rulers of Black Prison City, they had been operating here for decades and were extremely familiar with it.

The people of the Demon Sect were not all powerful, but rather a mixed bag.

Therefore, the Black Mountain Army's full-scale search was able to grasp the whereabouts of most of the Demon Sect cultivators.

Currently, they had only found a few people, and there were two reasons for this.

One reason was that powerful individuals from the Demon Sect had arrived, causing their whereabouts to become concealed.

The other reason was that the Demon Sect cultivators... had fled.

If a person is not in Black Prison City, they naturally cannot be found.

The vice generals who supported the Demon Sect really wanted the outcome to be the first reason, but unfortunately, after thinking for a moment, they knew it was wishful thinking.

If powerful individuals from the Demon Sect had arrived, they would never hide, but rather would first try to win over or threaten the people of the Black Mountain Army. Now, the Demon Sect cultivators were all gone, and there was only one reason... they were afraid.

Even the reliance they had turned to was afraid of Zhong Cang and dared not confront him.

Naturally, these vice generals who wanted to defect were also anxious.

That night, the real large-scale search began.

This time, it was no longer spies conducting the search, but rather all the troops searching for members of the Demon Sect.

And this time, when they found people, the Black Mountain soldiers no longer treated them with courtesy, but instead went all out, either suppressing or killing them.

Fearful, scared, and with no choice left, they had to give Zhong Cang an explanation.

However, after delaying for three days, causing the big fish in the city to escape, in the end, they only managed to capture a few people.

It was in this situation that Zhong Cang entered the city.

"Boom..."

On the day he arrived at the city gate, dark clouds covered the sky, and the weather was gloomy.

The heavy dark clouds made the legion commander Hou Pengfei and the other vice generals who were waiting to welcome him at the city gate feel gloomy and extremely uneasy.

"It's alright, it's not all our fault that the Demon Sect escaped."

"Yes, if they had entered the city early and joined forces with us, how could the people from the Demon Sect have escaped?"

"We are not his soldiers, and the legion commander never agreed to help him deal with the people from the Demon Sect. If they ran away, it has nothing to do with us..."

The failure of the encirclement and the fear of Zhong Cang's strength forced the vice generals at the gate to use words to ease their nervousness.

They were trying to find reasons and even comforting themselves by saying that they were not Zhong Cang's soldiers, preparing to reason with him.

Then, when they saw Zhong Cang for the first time, their hearts... grew cold.

Zhong Cang, who walked step by step, had already activated the Heavenly Heart.

This state made Zhong Cang's eyes extremely cold, devoid of any human emotions.

All that remained was the gaze of a god, looking down upon and disregarding the world from the heavens.

This gaze made the vice generals understand that reasoning with Zhong Cang was impossible.

Reasoning is necessary between humans, but a god who stands high above only desires the worship and submission of mortals.

The gods cannot be defied.

Realizing this, some people harbored rebellious thoughts, but most of them... were filled with fear.

Previously, Hou Hua had been saying how terrifying Zhong Cang was, and just by making eye contact, it made one's whole body go numb, unable to muster any resistance.

The vice generals initially didn't pay attention to these words and even mocked Hou Hua for being timid.

"Heh, just by making eye contact, you feel fear? Why don't you say that by just looking at me, I would be killed?"

"The commander's son has already been crippled."

That was what the vice generals thought before.

But when they truly made eye contact with Zhong Cang, they understood why Hou Hua was afraid.

Looking directly at Zhong Cang, they realized that they were not looking at a person, but rather at a towering mountain, the vast sky, and a divine being.

This special perception terrified them, making them afraid and unable to act recklessly.

And it was normal for them to have such a perception.

The automatic defense mechanism of humans causes the weak to feel oppressed when facing the strong. It is their subconscious reminding them that the strong individual is dangerous and advising them to stay away as much as possible.

The vice generals of the Black Mountain Legion were not weak, but even without considering that they were weaker than Zhong Cang, they were only strong in terms of physicality, vitality, and soul. They were not particularly powerful.

On the other hand, Zhong Cang's divine soul had long reached the ninth level of Qi Refining through the tempering of starlight, surpassing even his spiritual cultivation.

And this was just the pure strength of his divine soul.

The third realm of Heavenly Heart allowed Zhong Cang's heart to encompass the heavens and the earth. In this state, the strength of Zhong Cang's divine soul was superimposed with the integrated union of the heavens and the earth.

Therefore, at this moment, the strength of Zhong Cang's divine soul was comparable to the mid-stage of Foundation Building.

The eyes are the gateway to the soul. Through the eyes, humans can see each other's emotional changes and engage in spiritual and willpower battles.

Now, with Zhong Cang's divine soul strength at the mid-stage of Foundation Building, the vice generals could only reach the strength of the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

With such an exaggerated difference in divine soul strength, when they made eye contact with Zhong Cang, they naturally felt oppressed, which in turn made them timid and fearful.

Even the leader of the Black Mountain Legion, Hou Pengfei, felt uncomfortable after making eye contact with Zhong Cang for a while, as if a mountain was pressing down on his heart.

Just as their souls were being suppressed, Zhong Cang spoke.

"A few days ago, your Black Mountain Legion launched an attack on us. This is a provocation against my Cloud Firmament Sect. I am benevolent and have given you a chance to redeem yourselves by exterminating the Demon Sect. Where are their bodies?"

Zhong Cang's inquiry was devoid of anger, oppression, or even much fluctuation in his voice.

But it was precisely this emotionless question that made people's hair stand on end.

After exchanging glances, no one wanted to step forward.

Finally, one vice general was signaled by the legion commander Hou Pengfei with his eyes and reluctantly stepped forward.

"Cough, Perfected Being Zhong, I'm sorry, we did our best, but the Demon Sect is cunning, and we couldn't find them at all..."

"What does it have to do with me?"

"Huh?"

"How to deal with the Demon Sect is your responsibility. I only want results. Where are their bodies?"

He didn't want to hear any explanations, only results. This domineering and overbearing attitude reminded everyone of a sentence Hou Hua said a few days ago.

"He won't reason with us."

This attitude frightened some people, but it also angered one vice general who was already unwilling to submit to the Cloud Firmament Sect.

"Spit!"

"Taoist, don't act high and mighty with me. I have soldiers and generals. I am not your subordinate..."

"Boom!"

(End of this chapter)