SFS Chapter 1741 Four Places Affected
Chapter 1741 Four Places Affected
The leader of the Qingcheng Imperial Guards is extremely efficient.
Or rather, under Su Hongzhen's hysterical and frantic urging, no one dared to delay in the slightest.
Just as Mingchuan was laughing and joking with his three wives in the quiet room, and Lin Yi was sending out the secret letter that concluded that Mingchuan was no longer a threat.
Dozens of assassins, carefully selected by the Qingcheng Imperial Law Sect and whose souls were controlled by cruel secret methods, have silently blended into the vast mountains and towns of the Spirit Realm, like ink dropped into clear water.
What they carried were not weapons for direct combat, but rather some insidious and forbidden items accumulated by the Qingcheng Yufa Sect over hundreds of years, or even longer.
There are rotten miasma spores cultivated from the filthy soil of the Nine Netherworlds. They are colorless and odorless, spread with the wind, and can infect the nodes of spiritual veins, gradually polluting and stagnating the pure spiritual energy.
Long-term inhalation will erode a cultivator's meridians and internal organs. Those with low cultivation levels may even gradually lose their minds and become madmen who only know how to destroy.
There is a Soul-Devouring Plague made from the bodily fluids of extraterrestrial demonic insects and mixed with fragments of vengeful spirits; it can spread rapidly through water sources and contact.
In the early stages of poisoning, the person's spiritual energy circulation is sluggish, but the spiritual energy in their body will slowly disappear as if being eaten away by invisible insects.
At the same time, their souls are tormented and suffer unbearable pain, eventually dying from exhaustion and a gruesome death that could easily trigger widespread panic.
There are also several other vicious curses, such as the Blood Erosion Curse and the Yin Fire Spreading Technique, which require a specific medium or bloody ritual to activate. They can continuously pollute the land, causing vegetation to wither and life to cease, or ignite in specific areas a Yin-attribute poisonous fire that cannot be extinguished by ordinary means, burning all living things...
These assassins had a clear target: not the heavily guarded Wan Chuan Sect or Qing Feng Yu Men.
Instead, it refers to the smaller sects that had previously publicly expressed their support for Mingchuan and were relatively weak, as well as their vassal towns and resource points within their spheres of influence that were densely populated.
The attacks broke out suddenly and from multiple points over the next two or three days!
Xiyuan City is affiliated with a small sect called Qingmu Sect.
The sect leader once publicly praised Mingchuan's act of protecting living beings.
Early that morning, the largest spiritual spring in the city, Huanling Spring, suddenly became murky and emitted a faint, sweet, fishy smell.
Initially, no one noticed, but by the time a large number of cultivators and mortals in the city began to experience symptoms such as stagnation of spiritual energy, dizziness, and nausea, the epidemic had already begun to spread.
The disciples sent by the Qingmu Sect to investigate discovered broken bone fragments inscribed with twisted runes, as well as residual plague fumes deep within the spring!
When the news spread, chaos erupted throughout the city, and panic spread like the plague itself!
The once bustling market became deserted, with every household closing their doors. People seeking medical treatment and medicine crowded the city's alchemy shops, causing prices to skyrocket.
The Qingmu Sect mobilized its entire resources to treat and contain the plague, but the plague's characteristics were bizarre, making it extremely difficult to eradicate, and it showed signs of spreading to the surrounding mountains, forests, and waterways, leaving them in a state of utter chaos...
Sunset Slope is home to an important fire-attribute spirit stone mine of the medium-sized sect, Crimson Flame Sect.
In the dead of night, the protective array surrounding the mine was corroded by unidentified individuals using bizarre methods, creating a small breach. Several talismans containing rotten miasma spores were then thrown into the main spiritual aperture deep within the mine…
A few days later, the miners and the disciples stationed there began to show symptoms of irritability, anger, and a faint stinging pain when circulating their spiritual energy.
The fire spirit stones that were originally hot and pure in spirit energy begin to contain a trace of imperceptible cold and turbid energy. Not only is their effectiveness greatly reduced, but long-term contact may even backfire on the person.
The Crimson Flame Sect was shocked and had no choice but to temporarily shut down the mine and organize experts to conduct in-depth investigations and purification. The losses were heavy, the sect's income plummeted, and morale was low!
And also near Kuronuma Town...
A rich and fertile area for producing spiritual grains.
The assassins quietly laid out the foundation for the Yin Fire Spreading Technique here, and activated it with the blood of demonic beasts.
Several days later, a pale, cold flame suddenly ignited in the spirit field without warning!
The flames were not scorching hot, but extremely cold. Wherever they passed, the lush spiritual grains withered and carbonized instantly, and the land was covered with a layer of white frost, becoming as hard as iron, devoid of any life!
No matter how much water is poured on it, how much soil is used to cover it, or even how much true fire from a cultivator is used to fight it, this Yin Fire spreads slowly and steadily, like a malignant tumor clinging to the bone.
The family cultivators in charge of this area were helpless, watching their painstakingly cultivated spiritual fields turn into a wasteland, and they were filled with despair...!
Such events occurred simultaneously or in succession in no fewer than ten places throughout the Spirit Realm.
In an instant, flames of war broke out in many areas of the southeast and north of the Spirit Realm, not wars of battle, but wars of poison and plague!
The news spread like wildfire to all the major sects, especially Wan Chuan Sect and Qing Feng Yu Sect, which were the initiators and core of the alliance.
Panic and anger began to spread.
The affected small and medium-sized sects and families urgently sought help from the four major sects, which inevitably led to grievances.
If they hadn't expressed their support for Mingchuan, they wouldn't have suffered this undeserved disaster.
The methods used by the Qingcheng Imperial Law Sect are utterly heinous and outrageous!
Many other forces that were originally neutral or observing were shocked and enraged by Su Hongzhen's indiscriminate and indiscriminate actions that affected innocent bystanders.
This is no longer a matter of sect rivalry, but a blatant challenge to the overall order and living environment of the Spirit Realm!
The environment of the Spirit Realm deteriorated significantly in some areas within just a few days.
The purity of spiritual energy has decreased, some water sources and land have been polluted, the original balanced ecosystem has been destroyed, and direct casualties and property losses have been caused.
A sense of unease and fear replaced the initial excitement of the alliance after Fairy Yueyao's departure!
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Wanchuan Sect, Suspended Hall.
The relaxed smile on Mingchuan's face had vanished, replaced by an icy chill.
He looked at the devastation in various parts of the Spirit Realm reflected in the Mirror of Heaven, his face grim.
Ran Qianqian's pretty face turned pale with anger: "That old madman Su Hongzhen! He's trying to drag the entire Spirit Realm down with him!"
With tears in her eyes, Dong Chuyan felt heartbroken as she read the descriptions of the suffering of mortals and low-level cultivators from poisoning.
Leng Xi's face was frosty: "He is creating chaos, distracting our attention and strength, delaying time, and even sowing discord within the alliance. This plan... though vicious, is effective."
Mingchuan didn't speak, his finger tracing across the light screen as he looked at the marked disaster sites, his eyes sharp as knives.
He had anticipated that Su Hongzhen would resort to desperate measures, perhaps even extreme ones, but he never expected the other party to be so utterly shameless, directly using these forbidden substances that cause massive environmental pollution!
"He's forcing us," Mingchuan finally spoke, his voice low and deep. "Forcing us to make a choice immediately. Should we prioritize gathering our forces and heading straight for the Qingcheng Imperial Law Sect's stronghold to behead them and capture the leader? Or should we divide our forces in four directions to provide relief, extinguish the fire, and stabilize morale?"
Choosing the former option might lead to accusations of turning a blind eye to the suffering of allies and innocent lives, potentially creating rifts within the alliance.
This even gives Su Hongzhen more time to prepare a plan to burn the city and perish together with the enemy, or to contact the evil core.
Choosing the latter would be exactly what Su Hongzhen wanted.
He led them by the nose, leaving them in a passive situation of putting out fires everywhere.
The opportunity to attack Qingcheng Yufa Sect will be delayed indefinitely, and the enemy's crazy actions may intensify!