A day ago, in a secluded valley of Qiwu Mountain.

The valley was teeming with malice, exuding an evil aura everywhere. Billowing black gas swirled out, and even in daylight, gave off a bleak and gloomy feeling.

There was light clearly ahead, yet ordinary people's eyes couldn't absorb this brightness, rendering them completely blind in this valley.

From deep within the valley, occasional mournful cries sent chills through one's heart and shook one's soul. These were ghostly cries; the valley seemed to have transformed into a netherworld, a place unlike the human world.

A dark purple Blood Demon hurriedly entered a tent.

Despite the powerful strength of the dark purple Blood Demon, once it entered the tent, it turned extremely cautious; a sense of unease and fear was even apparent in its demeanor.

It was evident that an even more formidable entity resided in the tent, far surpassing the might of the dark purple Blood Demon.

"Paying respects to Lord Ming!"

A harsh, grating voice of the dark purple Blood Demon was heard from the tent.

"Zhi, why have you left your post at the front lines and come here?"

Then an acute voice that seemed capable of tearing one's soul suddenly sounded, questioning the dark purple Blood Demon, Zhi, with an unmistakable tone of displeasure.

Zhi clearly did not dare to be verbose and went straight to the point, "Lord Ming, there's some bad news. A human has invaded the secret realm where Gao was stationed, killed Gao, the craftsman, and taken away the Mutated Cannon Fragments and all the Spiritual Metal?"

"What?"

That voice, capable of tearing a common man's soul was infuriated upon hearing this, "Someone invaded the secret realm, killed Gao and took the Mutated Cannon Fragments, who did this?"

Zhi was extremely anxious and cautiously proceeded, "As the secret realm that Gao was in has been completely destroyed and no survivor has been found yet, we don't know for the time being who did this."

"Unknown? Heh heh!"

The soul-tearing voice seemed extremely annoyed, and bellowed, "Useless! You can't even investigate such a simple matter, what's the use of you?"

"My Lord, spare me! Ah!"

Zhi hurriedly begged for mercy, followed immediately by a wail full of agony.

"Considering your utility, I'll spare your life… for now."

The soul-tearing voice in the end, did not kill Zhi.

"Thank you Lord Ming, thank you Lord Ming!"

Zhi thanked Ming repeatedly, clearly relieved at having escaped death's grip.

The soul-tearing voice then continued, "Though the Evil Cannon couldn't be cast, that Mutated Cannon Fragment is of paramount importance. If it falls into the hands of humans and if the humans were to obtain the blueprints for the Mutated Cannon and succeed in casting the Mutated Cannon, even I may not be able to withstand a hit from it."

"Therefore, this Mutated Cannon Fragment must not fall into human hands."

"You, rally the troops immediately and march towards Nanke City."

"Since the fragment has fallen into the hands of humans, it's presumed to be with the city lord of Nanke City. If he will not surrender the fragment, then we will launch a war, making blood run like a river. I do not believe he could bear the pain of withholding it."

"Lord Ming is wise! My lord is wise!"

Zhi flattered him, and then asked, "Lord Ming, how many troops should I take, should I bring all of them?"

"This..."

Ming hesitated for a moment, then said, "Currently, we are still probing, only the frontline troops are needed, there's no need to bring all of them. Take the elite troops only. How many war chariots do we have?"

Zhi replied, "Our previous plan to build war chariots was foiled by humans. At present, we have fifty war chariots in our hands."

Ming immediately commanded, "Since we have fifty war chariots, we will take fifty elite soldiers then. Get ready to depart."

"Yes, Lord Ming!"

Zhi responded loudly.

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On the exclusive train headed to Qiwu Mountain Station, Xiao Mu glanced back to the rear carriage, puzzled, "Has Shi Gui Shangren been cultivating since he arrived in Nanke City?"

Qing Songzi nodded in response to Xiao Mu and added, "Although the senior has come, he will only take action when the Curse Ghost attacks. We have to deal with other Evil Ghosts."

Xiao Mu asked, "So, if other Evil Ghosts appear, be it the Blue Blood Ghost, Red Blood Ghost, or Dark Violet Blood Ghost, we have to handle it ourselves?"

"Indeed."

A worried expression spread across Qing Songzi's face, "Well, a Red Blood Ghost isn't too much of a problem, the Dark Violet Blood Ghost, however..."

Here, he subconsciously shook his head, clearly not optimistic about a battle with a Dark Violet Blood Ghost.

So far, most of the top experts in Nanke City were merely in the mid-stage of the Third Realm. The numbers that had reached the late stage could be counted on one hand; as far as Qing Songzi knew, only Xiao Mu and his Ghost Servant had managed it.

It's possible that King Qingshan and Red Thread Woman have reached it too, but he couldn't be certain.

But even those in the late stage were only on par with a Red Blood Ghost. Against a Dark Violet Blood Ghost, they would be no match.

This was really not the best time to wage war against the Evil Ghosts.

However, Xiao Mu had snatched the Mutated Cannon Fragments from the Evil Ghosts. They were unwilling to accept that loss and demanded its return, threatening to invade Nanke City and start a massacre if not. Xiao Mu and Qing Songzi had no choice but to confront them.

Before departing, Qing Songzi contacted some top experts in Nanke City, including King Qingshan and Red Heroine, to ask for reinforcements, but he was unsure if they would respond to his call.

"Don't worry!"

Seeing the worried expression on Qing Songzi's face, Xiao Mu guessed his thoughts. He patted Qing Songzi's shoulder and smiled, "If a Dark Violet Blood Ghost shows up, just leave it to me."

"Are you confident, Mr. Mu?"

Seeing the confidence shining in Xiao Mu's eyes, Qing Songzi asked with both shock and delight.

"I do have some confidence. Plus, didn't we bring a hundred Simple Knife Soldiers? If all else fails, there's always the Army Techniques."

A confident smile lit up Xiao Mu's face.

As he spoke, he couldn't help thinking about some things in the Earth Seal Space.

The hundred Simple Knife Soldiers were specifically brought to deal with the Evil Ghost soldiers. Using them against the Dark Violet Blood Ghost seemed like a bit of a waste.

The item Xiao Mu had prepared for the Dark Violet Blood Ghost was in the Earth Seal Space.

As for whether that item could kill the Dark Violet Blood Ghost, he had some confidence in it.

"The Army Techniques should be used against the Evil Ghost soldiers. They're too wasteful for a Dark Violet Blood Ghost."

Obviously, Qing Songzi and Xiao Mu had the same thinking about the use of the Army Techniques.

After all, the consumption of deploying the Army Techniques was too great. The soldiers couldn't use it indefinitely.

The limited usage had to be saved for the most crucial moments.

After glancing at Xiao Mu, he remarked, "As long as Mr. Mu is confident, that's good."

There was always a sense of mystery surrounding Xiao Mu which made him hard to see through. Qing Songzi was willing to put some trust in him.

As long as Xiao Mu said he was confident, Qing Songzi was willing to believe him.

Xiao Mu smiled again, "Rest assured. If I didn't have any confidence, I wouldn't have said so."

A smile finally appeared on Qing Songzi's face, "Since Mr. Mu dares to say so, I'm completely reassured."

A few hours later, the train smoothly arrived at Qiwu Mountain Station.

"Ahh..."

Before disembarking, Xiao Mu heard a scream from outside the train station, presumably a human's dying wail.

"A cinch!"

A clearly Evil Ghost voice, harsh and grating, crowed arrogantly. "You feeble humans if your top experts are only this strong, we're going to just kill our way in."

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