Chapter 6

"NOOOOOOOOOO!"

The weakest of the group, the one in purple, was immediately enveloped by black flames, which surged into her body through every hair. Seeing this, Fang Zixing, who was standing nearby, let out a loud cry and quickly reached out to press his hand against the purple-clad girl's chest. Just as before, he managed to pull out all the black flames and their associated mental energy.

"Brother Zixing! You... you!"

Having narrowly escaped the danger of a violent death, the purple-clad girl immediately began to worry about Fang Zixing, who was now entangled by the black flames again. No matter how strong Fang Zixing was, if this continued, he would eventually die from the same fate.

Does he want to die?

Of course, no one here likes death.

Fang Zixing clutched his chest, raised his head, and glanced at the few "immortals" nearby. After witnessing the gruesome death of the short Taoist, the immortals no longer had that greedy look in their eyes; instead, they were filled with fear! When Fang Zixing looked at them, they even slightly raised their weapons...

"Hmph! I won't die... I absolutely won't die!"

In the next moment, Fang Zixing immediately turned his head and began searching for anything in front of him!

He needed to find someone... a living person...!

And soon, he found one!

Under the remnants of a wall, a middle-aged woman with a pale face was holding a baby. When she saw Fang Zixing's gaze, her face immediately showed fear!

With a swift movement, Fang Zixing rushed to the middle-aged woman. He raised his hand and pressed it directly on her forehead.

"Immortal... Immortal...?"

Mrs. Qian, with a trembling voice, uttered these last words.

After that...

"Thinking of the suffering of all living beings, you have, in your own way, accomplished a good deed today. The culprit who killed your family has been punished. You can now rest in peace."

After saying this, Fang Zixing channeled all the black flames and mental energy from his body into Mrs. Qian's body. Almost immediately, Mrs. Qian's body began to swell like a balloon! Bloodstains and cracks appeared on her skin, and dark flames began to seep out from the cracks!

"Protective Butterflies!"

Fang Zixing turned his head and saw that Ziyi had raised her hand, and dozens of colorful butterflies appeared in the air, circling around Mrs. Qian. The swelling on her body was temporarily suppressed.

Seeing the butterflies, Fang Zixing couldn't help but sigh, "Ziyi, you are really kind to others. You are truly a good person."

Ziyi reached out and grabbed Fang Zixing's hand, saying, "Let's go! I can't suppress it for long. This will only help us get a bit further away!"

"Okay."

After he spoke, the "immortals" came over to support Fang Zixing. The immortal who could make all the immortals fly immediately used his power to lift the remaining ten immortals into the clouds! The immortals immediately exerted all their mental energy and flew away as fast as they could! After about fifteen minutes...

Looking back, a mushroom cloud rose over Taiping Town, indicating that Mrs. Qian had clearly...

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Exhausted, the ten immortals who had survived by chance landed, leaning against trees or collapsing on the ground, gasping for breath.

Ten days and ten nights of pursuit had finally come to an end.

Fang Zixing turned his head, looking in the direction of Taiping Town, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "In these ten days and ten nights, so much blood has been shed... That demon, even in death, still managed to massacre an entire peaceful town."

The other immortals around him nodded in agreement. Ziyi, worried, held Fang Zixing's hand and tears fell from her eyes, "Yes. That despicable villain... He did so many evil deeds in his life, and even in death, he killed that innocent old woman and the child in her arms. Such a person... I wish I could tear him apart! Unfortunately..."

Another immortal took a sip of wine from a gourd and said loudly, "Don't worry! That guy never awakened his mental body; he just relied on some unknown powerful mental energy to wreak havoc! Now that the mental energy has been taken away, he can't do any more evil. Besides, he's so stupid, he's no longer a threat."

"Exactly! The most important thing now is that black flame mental energy."

Another immortal, holding a spear, panted and said, "That mental energy is not something an ordinary person can withstand. Without a host, it will wander around, looking for a new host, and then explode that person's body, continuing the cycle until the host can no longer bear it. We need to return as soon as possible and gather all our masters to find a way to control that force!"

Fang Zixing nodded, struggling to stand up, and said, "Before that, the black flame mental energy will continue to seek a host. After it takes the lives of the remaining people in the town, it will come looking for us. We are not far enough away yet, so we need to move faster and continue leaving."

Everyone nodded in agreement, despite their fatigue, they struggled to get up. However, using mental energy to fly was no longer possible; they could only use crutches and walk quickly.

Before leaving, the beautiful Ziyi turned her head once more, looking back at Taiping Town. She couldn't help but bite her lip.

"That villain, even without mental energy, still managed to kill an entire town... This blood debt must be heavily recorded on his head!"

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Taiping Town.

Now, it is no longer peaceful.

After the battle, the town was in ruins.

Houses were collapsed, and streets were damaged.

Those hiding in the houses didn't dare to come out. More people were desperately fleeing the town.

Mrs. Qian, holding the baby girl.

Colorful butterflies were flying around her, suppressing the powerful mental energy inside her body.

The two forces were tearing at each other, causing her skin to crack and her body to swell.

Death, for her, now seemed like a form of release.

But the problem was, she couldn't die.

Her mouth was swollen, her neck thick, and she couldn't speak.

At this moment, she had only her eyes... her eyes, filled with tears, looking at the baby in her arms...

Her daughter.

The little girl was still asleep.

Born today, she didn't yet have the ability to open her eyes and explore the world.

Mrs. Qian's severely swollen fingers trembled as she slowly placed her daughter on the ground. Then she turned and crawled away in the opposite direction.

She wanted to leave her daughter... to leave her, so that when she exploded...

BOOM!

Black flames burst through her skin.

There was no blood or flesh.

At the moment the black flames exploded from her body, these things had already evaporated.

A massive black mushroom cloud shot into the sky. But this was not the end.

The black flame mental energy, having lost its host, began to urgently seek a new host, a new "life."

The baby girl, the closest to Mrs. Qian, naturally became its best target.

Dark flames surged, like greedy worms, pouring into the baby's face and other orifices. It wouldn't be long before the girl met the same fate as her parents...

"Quack?"

A duck, having escaped from a broken coop, flapped its wings and walked to the baby's side.

Then...

"Ouch... This hurts so much..."

Not far away, in the ruins, a hand emerged from the rubble.

Following that, a dirty, teenage boy, about fifteen or sixteen years old, slowly crawled out of the rubble.