Chapter 062: The Annihilation of the Yinling Clan

One morning, Liu Hanxi got up as usual, and Hua Qingkong was standing in the courtyard. He had sat in the courtyard all night, and only at dawn did he go change his clothes and stand here waiting for her.
Seeing her in a plain white dress, with a hint of green in her eyes and a pale complexion, it seems she didn't sleep well last night. Her hair is styled in a simple bun, indicating that she has learned a few things over the past few months.
She greeted, "Your Highness." After completing her greeting, she directly returned to the room.
Hua Qingkong had yet to speak when she left.
Jing Niang came to deliver breakfast, but after taking it in, she brought it back out unchanged.
```html“Jing Niang, have you eaten anything?” Hua Qingkong glanced at the tray in her hand.
Jing Niang shook her head, looking worried. Seeing Hua Qingkong's bad complexion, she replied, “Perhaps it doesn’t suit her taste. I’ll make her favorite dish and bring it over later.”```
“Thank you for your hard work.” Hua Qingkong nodded, and when he looked up again, he saw Ji Ya anxiously squatting on the wall, watching the courtyard.
Ran Xingtu and the others moved out, and Jing Niang returned after a few days still unable to rest easy about Liu Huanxi, so she came back to take care of her, and Ji Ya came back along as well. After all, Ran Xingtu and Lou Fengzhi were both very busy, one often staying at the division and the other often at the office, making it quite lonely for Jing Niang to be alone.
“She eats every meal, but she is sick.” Ji Ya landed in the courtyard.
“Heart trouble.” Bai Lie transformed into human form and stood behind Ji Ya, answering her.
“What kind of illness is heart trouble?” Ji Ya asked seriously. She was very worried about Liu Hanxi. These few people treated her very well, even better than her senior sister, who often scolded her. But why hasn’t her senior sister come to find her? It’s been several months.
“You're still too young; you don't understand.” Bai Lie shook his head and sighed.
“You old cat of three hundred and one years!” Ji Ya said angrily. After finishing her words, she disappeared, intending to send a message to her senior sister to inquire about her situation.
Huayuan came looking for him, fearing there was something to discuss, so he had no choice but to leave first.
Huaqing Kong walked to the porch and instructed Bailie: "I cannot have even the slightest misunderstanding with her; otherwise, it will be too late to explain. Please inform her that there are unusual phenomena in the sky, and my senior brother and I need to investigate and resolve this. It will take no more than a day or two. When I return, she can let out her anger as she wishes, but she must not act impulsively."
After waiting for Bai Lie's response, he left; this was clearly said for Liu Hanxi to hear.
On the way, he met Jing Niang, who was delivering some food to her. He quickly instructed Jing Niang, "Thank you for keeping an eye on her. I'll be back soon; she definitely needs to be coaxed into eating something."
```html"Your Highness, don't worry, you may go." Jing Niang learned from Bai Lie last night that this Prince Zhen is the heavenly master that the Seventh Miss has been thinking about yet resenting deeply.
Jing Niang entered and exited the room, while Bai Lie also leaned in to take a look, yet still did not move.```
This meal isn't even eaten, which is quite a big deal.
“Speak, no one is allowed to enter the room again.” Jing Niang sighed.
“This time it’s really a heartbreak. It was originally a good thing; the person I wanted to marry is the one I've married, isn't that a good thing? Why is it so sad?” Bai Lie also sighed.
Hua Qingkong walked out the door and saw Hua Yuanshan and Ji Ya together.
“Something happened,” Hua Yuanshan immediately approached Hua Qingkong and said, “You quickly use the Qiankun Gate to check on Lingling Mountain. Just now, while I was waiting for you here, Priestess Ji Ya received a message from her senior sister saying that Lingling Mountain has been wiped out! She is there right now!”
Huayuan Shan originally wanted to check if the formation they had set up earlier was appropriate, but unexpectedly heard about this incident. Yingling Mountain and Shouxia View have always had a close relationship; Yingling Mountain is a sect known for its strictness and artifact crafting, and has always been respected by all circles of immortals and gods. Who would be so bold as to destroy a sect?!
It's a matter of great importance, and Hua Qingsong also feels she should go take a look.
“My senior sister is injured... you have to save her.” Ji Ya said with tears in her eyes, grabbing Hua Qingsong's arm.
“Don't worry.” Hua Qingsong and Hua Yuanshan replied simultaneously.
The Hidden Spirit Mountain is in the sea, and if it weren't for the Qian Kun Gate, he wouldn't know how long it would take to get there, so only he could go. He glanced back at the Wangfu with concern and began to chant a spell to open the Qian Kun Gate.
```htmlHua Qingtian landed directly at the mountain gate. As soon as he touched down, he saw that the once majestic divine mountain was now a wasteland. There wasn't even a low-level disciple guarding the mountain gate.
He used a spell to head towards the main hall, and as he passed through, he saw fallen disciples of the Hidden Spirit Mountain everywhere. He did not sense any living presence.```
A great battle must have taken place in front of the altar, with many casualties.
Yinling Mountain is not a sect primarily focused on Daoist magic and martial prowess; its disciples might be skilled craftsmen, but their Daoist techniques and martial arts are not necessarily profound. Thus, both demons and ghosts have a significant impact on them.
But no matter what, there is the protection of the divine realm here; how could it be so easily destroyed?
The heavy yin energy here does not come from the disciples after their death, but rather resembles the aura emitted when the yin soldiers pass through. When he was three years old, he once tried to block the yin soldiers while on his master's back; it was extremely tragic, and they ultimately could not stop the advance of the yin soldiers. This aura is exactly the same as that time.
This person has summoned the Yin soldiers; how could the disciples of Yinling Mountain stand a chance?
Hua Qingkong searched through every room in the mountain but saw not a single living person, nor any signs of life, and did not find flowing water or sand.
He sat down on the spot, muttering incantations, his hands forming seals and pushing them in front of him. He then bit his tongue, letting the blood drip onto the golden seal in front of him.
“I obey the urgent command of the Supreme Laojun!” he shouted, and the golden seal flew towards the back mountain. He hurried to follow, and upon reaching a cave entrance, he discovered the burnt herbs of the witch, which were used for concealment and protection. He knew that the witch had the ability to transform parts of her body into other objects, so he dared not use his sword to slash through the vines covering the cave entrance, fearing they might be her transformation as well.
于是华青空在洞口大声叫道：“水流沙巫女，请现身，我是华青空。”
一会儿，洞口飘出一阵草药的香气，洞口遮得严严实实的草就散去了，露出洞口来。
Hua Qingsong hurried into the cave and saw Shui Liusha lying inside, seriously injured.
“Tianshi! You’re here! Have you checked? Is there anyone still alive?” Shui Liusha had a large hole in her left chest. Although she had applied some herbs to herself, it was clearly of no use. The wound was oozing out thick black blood, and due to excessive blood loss, her complexion had already turned gray.
Hua Qingkong shook his head.
```htmlShui Liusha sighed deeply.
“Stop talking, lie down. I'll heal your wounds,” Hua Qingkong said.
“There’s poison in the wound. Here, take this!” Hua Qingkong handed her a pill and sprinkled some powder on her wound. After a while, Shui Liusha started to vomit, expelling thick black liquid. The white powder on her wound turned black, clumped together, and fell to the ground.```
After expelling the dark poison, he cast a spell to stop the pain and bleeding, and finally applied a wound ointment and bandaged the injury.
Shui Liusha rested for a while and finally looked a bit better.
“Thank you, Celestial Master. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have survived,” Shui Liusha said.
“Luckily, you sent a message to Ji Ya; she just happened to be in my residence,” Hua Qingkong replied.
Shui Liusha nodded and told Hua Qingkong everything he had seen.
She originally went to Yinling Mountain to repair her own magic weapon, as her weapon was damaged during a previous battle with demons, so she had to take a detour to make repairs and didn't arrive in Tiandu to find Ji Ya on time.
By the time she ascended the mountain, the battle had already ended. The ones that injured her were the last few Yin soldiers; their goal was to check all the fallen to see if there were any survivors. When they retreated, they encountered Shui Liushah who was heading up the mountain.
When the water flow sand was about to kill her, those ghost soldiers were summoned away, allowing her to survive. She looked at the devastated divine mountain, her own injuries leaving her powerless. She could only find a place to hide and heal, not yet having the time to see if there were any survivors.
Just when she was on the brink of death, she smelled the fragrance of grass; it was a letter sent by Ji Ya. With her last bit of magical power, she replied to the letter, considering it her final words.
Little did she know, this act saved her life.
Indeed, it's the ghost soldiers.