The Carefree Immortal, Episode 6: The First Chapter of the Great Swamp's Might: Overwhelming Demonic Power

As if the end of the world had arrived, the once azure sky vanished in an instant, replaced by rolling, blood-red clouds, thick and heavy, pressing down like mountains.

Beneath these blood-red clouds, surrounded by a group of fully armed soldiers, Fang Shaolin, clad in a thousand-crane battle robe, stood atop the city wall. The hem of his robe occasionally billowed in the oncoming wind, revealing gleaming silver scale armor beneath, but his expression remained frozen, unmoved by the wind.

To his sides and behind him stood skilled warriors who had rushed to his aid from all directions, each with a solemn expression, holding their breath, desperately trying to conceal the fear that occasionally flickered in their eyes.

The beauties of Xiaoyao Peak, led by Cui Caiting, stood quietly a short distance away. Their slender waists and flowing robes made them appear delicate and fragile amidst the chilling armor and forest of weapons, like flowers in a thicket of thorns, strikingly beautiful.

Before Zeyang City, the skeletal army surged in like a tide, a crimson torrent, its killing intent soaring to the heavens.

Li Mengtang gasped, gazing at the densely packed, varied skeletons, and exclaimed, "They're all demonized blood skeletons!"

Cui Caiting, however, stared at the blood-red clouds in the sky and slowly said, "And they're aided by powerful evil magic that enhances their combat strength. Zeyang City is probably doomed."

Xue Han glanced at the so-called experts who had come to their aid and whispered, "Can't those people help?"

Before Cui Caiting could answer, Li Mengtang shook her head and replied, "I just saw them. I didn't see any real masters. The strongest were just a few Taoist priests from the Zixiao Sect. Alas, in such a large-scale battle, their role is even less than that of the three hundred demon-subduing warriors from Dangmo Fortress."

Xia Xiaowan said, "Isn't Sixth Uncle here too? He's incredibly powerful and has supernatural abilities. How could he not be able to deal with these evil spirits?"

"These past few years, he's stopped caring about worldly affairs,"

Cui Caiting seemed to sigh softly.

"Could he bear to watch Zeyang fall and its people suffer?"

Xiaowan asked, puzzled.

Cui Caiting remained silent, her gaze shifting from the sky to the calm and composed stare at the city's front.

The skeleton army drew ever closer, with several towering, terrifying skeletons at the forefront, each stride covering several meters. Within their eye sockets, skeleton sorcerers began wielding their magical weapons, unleashing a powerful, almost tangible, aura that silently swept over the defenders of Zeyang City.

The city's defenders were mostly the Imperial Tiger Head Army, highly trained and battle-hardened, and protected with talismans against the aura. Yet, this still caused considerable commotion. Gazing at the nightmarish approach of the Hellish Tower and the skeleton army, a sense of powerlessness and despair welled up within each of them.

“One, two, three…”

Xiao Wan counted on her fingers, her face pale, and said, “There are eight large skeletons in total! No wonder their aura is so strong. If we hadn’t prepared protective talismans beforehand, we would have lost this battle before it even started.”

“I’m afraid there are more than that. Last time, we saw seven or eight over Wangze. This time, they’re attacking Zeyang, which is heavily fortified. I’m afraid they’ll all come out in full force,”

Li Mengtang said.

Xue Han said in a deep voice, “A fierce battle is inevitable today. Everyone be careful, especially be wary of that old skeleton demon.”

Zhai Xia, standing to the side, shivered and said, “Those blood spiders are also terrifying…”

Cui Caiting looked at Shui Ruo and saw that she looked dazed and uncertain. She frowned and called out, “Shui Ruo!”

“Ah?”

Shui Ruo seemed to wake up from a dream.

“Now is not the time to think nonsense! We’ll talk about everything after this battle,”

Cui Caiting said.

“Yes,”

Shui Ruo replied with her head down, still feeling uneasy.

“Keep an eye on her,”

Cui Caiting quietly instructed Li Mengtang.

"Hmm,"

Li Mengtang responded.

Another long, eerie sound echoed through the air, and the skeleton army suddenly surged forward like a raging sea, its momentum terrifying.

Skeleton archers clinging to the eight hellish towers drew their bows, and strange streaks of green light shot into the air, trailing long fiery arcs as they crashed down onto the city walls. The

tiger-headed soldiers on the walls hastily raised their thick shields, instantly forming countless walls of bronze and iron, almost completely blocking all the hellfire. However, the hellfire did not extinguish upon hitting the ground; dozens of soldiers were splashed with the fiery projectiles, immediately rolling on the ground howling, seemingly insane. The onlookers were terrified and scattered in all directions, their formation becoming increasingly chaotic.

As for the so-called capable individuals who had come to their aid, they were even more panicked. Many frantically dodged, creating chaos, and some even secretly regretted their actions, cursing themselves for coming to their deaths.

Fang Shaolin's face turned ashen. He suddenly shouted, "Activate the divine weapons! Prepare to fire!"

The order was relayed, and the mysterious behemoths placed every twenty or thirty feet on the city walls were stripped of their tarpaulins. They were revealed to be cabinet-shaped, over two zhang long and nearly eight chi wide, with arms, strings, and grooves. The sides had boxes and wheels, and many parts were engraved with various talismans of different sizes. These were the Mountain-Opening Divine Crossbows that Fei Luo had been overseeing for days.

At this moment, the eight Hell Demon Towers had approached to within fifty or sixty feet of the city. The various skeletons clinging to them were clearly visible. Each tower had over twenty skeleton archers, over twenty skeleton grappling hookers, and nearly a hundred skeleton axemen, all baring their fangs and claws

, poised to devour. With a series of sharp, clattering sounds, the crossbowmen rapidly cranked and pedaled, manipulating the mechanisms to draw back the long strings of each Mountain-Opening Divine Crossbow. The massive arrows, poised to be released, began to slowly adjust their direction and angle, aiming at their respective targets under the command of their officers.

Fang Shaolin waved his hand, and the officer beside him immediately shouted sharply, "Fire!"

Several deafening thuds followed, and more than ten crossbows fired simultaneously, sending massive arrows, as thick as pillars, hurtling out and striking the eight Hell Towers with lightning speed.

A thunderous roar followed as one of the giant arrows struck the shoulder of a Hell Tower, instantly shattering it into countless fragments. The dozen or so skeleton soldiers clinging to it were thrown from their feet and plummeted to the ground, shattering into pieces.

Xiao Wan clapped and cheered, but noticed that everyone around her still looked grave. Looking around, she realized that only this Hell Tower had been hit in the first volley; the rest had all missed.

This single Hell Tower that had been hit was not destroyed. It swayed for a moment, then quickly regained its balance under the control of the six skeleton sorcerers in its eye sockets, and continued its shaky advance.

The defenders on the city walls all paled.

“These monsters are truly top-notch siege weapons. It seems that apart from the Mountain-Splitting Crossbow, ordinary defensive siege equipment is simply no match for them.”

Xue Han gasped.

“They’re practically high-speed ladders with incredible carrying capacity and defensive capabilities!”

Li Mengtang added.

“But why are the crossbows so inaccurate?”

Xue Han frowned.

“They’re hard to aim at; these giant skeletons come so fast.”

Li Mengtang said, “Besides, the Mountain-Splitting Crossbow was only completed a few days ago, and the crossbowmen haven’t had enough time to train.”

“That’s troublesome. There are less than three hundred finished crossbow bolts made from the Treasure Bottle Bamboo. Wasting one means one less!”

Xiao Wan said nervously.

As they spoke, the second volley of fire thundered forth. This time, the situation was slightly better; three giant arrows struck the Hell Towers, but unfortunately, none hit vital points. None of the eight Hell Towers fell or stopped; those struck only slowed their pace slightly, while the rest continued their advance. The foremost tower had already trampled the palisade and effortlessly crossed the not-so-shallow moat. Its enormous, bony arms seemed capable of touching the city walls with a single reach.

At this distance, the defenders on the city walls felt the terror of the monsters ahead even more acutely. Although the protective talismans had deflected most of the malevolent energy, visual and psychological fear still spread like a plague. After all, this was the first time they had encountered such an enemy.

Zeyang City was the largest town on the Great Swamp Plain, a historically important military stronghold. Its city walls were six to eight zhang high, a rarity within the imperial territory. Yet, even this height only reached the chest and abdomen of the Hell Towers.

As the nightmarish colossal shadow loomed overhead, even the iron-fisted Tiger Head Army began to waver and scatter, some even collapsing to the ground in fear. Even the officers' threatening gestures with their swords proved futile.

Faced with such a terrifying behemoth, traditional defensive weapons and siege equipment—logs, cannons, bows, crossbows, and forked poles—appeared utterly weak and useless.

Fang Shaolin strode to the nearest crossbow and roared at the terrified crossbowmen, "Shoot again! Shoot it in the head!"

The crossbowmen snapped out of their daze, hastily cranking the mechanisms and adjusting their bolts to aim at the massive head of the hellish demon tower that had reached the city walls.

Suddenly, the hellish demon tower, having reached the city's edge, raised an arm high and crashed down with thunderous force onto the city walls. A deafening roar followed, and several meters of the city walls collapsed like mud, instantly turning dozens of soldiers who couldn't escape into dust.

Almost simultaneously, a giant arrow whistled through the air, piercing the Hell Tower right through the chest, blasting it into a shower of bones and countless filthy organs and blood. But the Hell Tower was incredibly powerful; controlled by the six skeleton sorcerers within its eye sockets, it slammed wildly against the damaged city wall, nearly doubling the size of the collapse. Skeleton warriors, clinging to its body, leaped down, howling and roaring as they charged towards the defenders behind the battlements.

"What a pity!"

Fang Shaolin thought to himself, yelling at the flustered crossbowmen, "What's the rush! Again! Shoot it in the head! If you miss, I'll chop off your head!"

His usual composure vanished.

"They're attacking Zeyang!"

Xiao Xuan cried out, his face filled with panic.

"Find a secluded place to hide temporarily. I'll go back to Zeyang City and check things out. I'll send you away once things calm down,"

Fei Luo said.

"No! I won't go!"

Xiao Xuan said.

"Won't go? Do you want to be captured?!"

Fei Luo said.

"Zeyang City is on the verge of collapse, and you are all fighting a bloody battle there. How can I stand idly by?"

Xiao Xuan said resolutely, "I must go back to Zeyang to help."

"Go back to Zeyang to help? You'll only make things worse!"

Fei Luo glared at him and said, "If you go back, others won't know, but your sixth uncle will be the first to arrest you

. Won't that cause your master to turn against him?" Xiao Xuan was speechless for a while before saying, "Then... I'll go back secretly, just be careful not to be seen by my sixth uncle."

"Your sixth uncle is extremely skilled in tracking. Think about it, he can still capture you here, so how can you hide it from him when you go back to Zeyang?"

Fei Luo said irritably.

"Uncle, tell me, what will happen if I'm captured by him and taken to Phoenix Cliff to see the Sect Master?"

Xiao Xuan suddenly asked .

Fei Luo looked at him without speaking.

"Even if I am a descendant of demons, I haven't done anything that is morally reprehensible. Would the Sect Master really... would he kill me?"

Xiao Xuan continued to ask.

"The Venerable One is virtuous and benevolent; he won't kill you..."

Fei Luo sighed softly, "But I suspect he will most likely imprison you...forever."

Xiao Xuan shuddered. For him, losing his freedom was far more terrifying than death.

"Why?"

Xiao Xuan asked bitterly, "Since I haven't done anything wrong, why treat me like this?"

"Because there's a legend in the Upper Realm that 'When the Xuan Fox appears, chaos will ensue.' And as it turns out, this is no exaggeration; the previous two generations of Xuan Foxes caused upheavals and chaos throughout the Three Realms,"

Fei Luo said.

Xiao Xuan stared in disbelief.

"Therefore, you absolutely must not return to Zeyang,"

Fei Luo concluded.

"But you are all here..."

Xiao Xuan said urgently.

Fei Luo pleaded earnestly, "We're already busy enough, and we might not even be able to hold Zeyang City. Don't cause any more trouble! Anyway, Zeyang City won't miss you."

Xiao Xuan was still unwilling to give up. His eyes darted around, and he said, "How about this? I'll only go to the vicinity of Zeyang City and specifically target small groups of demons. I'll take down as many as I can, even if it's just to help a little."

"No, right now, the demon forces around Zeyang must be overwhelming. If things go wrong, we'll be surrounded,"

Fei Luo objected.

"Uncle-Master..."

Xiao Xuan cried out anxiously, grabbing the beauty's sleeve and pleading, "We have to think of something!"

"Aren't you going to listen to me?"

Fei Luo said sternly, "Have you forgotten what you promised me?"

"I haven't forgotten!"

Xiao Xuan quickly replied, "I remember it all the time, but... but it's really hard for me to watch you risk your lives like this."

Seeing that he wouldn't listen to her advice, Fei Luo grew anxious as well. She pondered for a moment, then her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, and she said, "I've got it."

"What?"

Xiao Xuan asked.

"Zeyang City is the largest town on the Daze Plain, a strategic military stronghold. Not only is the city well-fortified and well-supplied, but it's also heavily guarded."

Fei Luo said as she thought.

Xiao Xuan listened attentively.

Fei Luo continued, "The Skeleton Demons want to take Ze Yang, so they'll all come out in force. Right now, their nest must be quite weak and vulnerable..."

"Ah!"

Xiao Xuan exclaimed, "So, Martial Aunt wants to launch a surprise attack on their lair?"

Fei Luo smiled, "We're near their nest right now, why don't we go take a look?"

"Shall we go together?"

Xiao Xuan asked excitedly.

"Yes,"

Fei Luo nodded, "A large part of the evil power of this nest of demons comes from the Gathering Resentment and Binding Spirit Array. The Source Demon Power Pool is key. Let's see how lucky we are, whether we can find and destroy it inside their nest."

"Excellent! Excellent! Martial Aunt is truly resourceful and courageous!"

Xiao Xuan was delighted and kept praising her.

"In that case, you don't need to return to Ze Yang to have helped,"

Fei Luo said.

“I know where to go down, and I also know the approximate location of those blood pools!”

Xiao Xuan said.

“You lead the way,”

Fei Luo said.

“Ah!”

Xiao Xuan exclaimed, “So, Martial Uncle wants to ambush their lair?”

Fei Luo smiled and said, “We’re currently near their lair, why don’t we go take a look?”

“Shall we go together?”

Xiao Xuan asked excitedly.

“Yes,”

Fei Luo nodded, “A large part of the evil power of this den of demons comes from the Gathering Resentment and Binding Spirit Array. The Source Demon Power Pool is key. Let’s see how lucky we are, whether we can find and destroy it inside their lair.”

“Excellent! Excellent! Martial Uncle is truly resourceful and courageous!”

Xiao Xuan was delighted and kept praising her.

“In that case, you’ve already helped without having to return to Zeyang,”

Fei Luo said.

“I know where to go down, and I also know the approximate location of those blood pools!”

Xiao Xuan said.

“You lead the way,”

Fei Luo said.

Not long after, the two of them found the deep cliff that was completely covered by trees and bushes.

"The skeleton's lair is right down there!"

Xiao Xuan pointed ahead and said, "I fell down from here last time, it's very deep. Both cliff faces are paved with smooth brick walls, there's nothing to climb, we need to think of a way..."

Fei Luo observed for a moment, then suddenly reached out and grabbed his belt, unexpectedly leaping forward, relying on the immortal's flying technique to jump directly down.

Xiao Xuan took the opportunity to open his arms and hug the beauty's slender waist, snuggling close to her delicate body and inhaling her fragrance, feeling both intoxicated and admiring: "I wonder when I will be able to cultivate to this level..."

After a few breaths, the two finally landed. Just as Xiao Xuan was about to speak, he suddenly heard Fei Luo let out a soft groan in the darkness, as if she had vomited blood. He was shocked and asked, "What's wrong?"

He quickly went over to support her.

"So...so strange lightning power..."

Fei Luo gasped, feeling a powerful and strange force attacking and disturbing her body, her true energy and spiritual energy becoming chaotic, and her body feeling weak.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuan panicked and asked, "What should we do? Shall I transfer some of my inner energy to you?"

"No need, let me adjust my breathing and see. You protect me,"

Fei Luo said, struggling to sit cross-legged.

Xiao Xuan agreed and stood guard beside her, listening intently to the surrounding sounds.

The Skull Fruits seemed to swarm out, and for a long time, no unusual noises were heard.

After half an incense stick's time, Fei Luo finally said, "It seems to be better."

"Seems to be better?"

Xiao Xuan asked.

Fei Luo said, "Hmm, that shield of the Mao God is incredibly powerful. The lightning energy it contains is extremely rare and strange. I clearly felt it was completely dispelled earlier, but just now when I circulated my true energy, a wisp of it somehow sneaked out from somewhere. It was in mid-air at the time, and I couldn't use my energy to resist it. It was very dangerous."

Xiao Xuan asked in surprise, "Uncle-Master, doesn't your Lesser Four Symbols Technique include lightning-based methods? How could that lightning energy have escaped?"

Fei Luo said, "There are countless types of lightning techniques, each with its own power. Who in the world can fathom them all? The lightning energy contained in that shield is something I've never encountered before."

Xiao Xuan subconsciously touched the Ruyi Pouch at his waist. "That shield looks beautiful, but I never imagined it would be such a treacherous object," she exclaimed in horror.

Fei Luo said, "No wonder Master warned that although the generals of Lei Mansion are of vastly different strengths, they all possess unique abilities. Some have extraordinary skills, while others wield fierce and strange treasures. None of them should be underestimated."

Sure enough, the monster that attacked Xiao Xuan was no ordinary creature. It was originally a demon slave guarding the treasury of Rahu, one of the four Asura Kings of the Desire Realm, named Qing Er Hui. One day, after causing trouble, it stole a pair of exceptionally powerful divine weapons from the treasury while fleeing. These were the masterpieces of Amona, the master weapon-forging expert of the Asura clan. The shield was named "Soul-Slaying Strike," containing strange lightning that could invade the marrow and blood vessels; the chain was named "Soul-Binding Chain," containing strange electricity that could paralyze the muscles and bones. Both were extremely rare and vicious treasures.

After escaping, Qing Erhui was relentlessly pursued by the forces of Asura King Rahu. When he was cornered, he was fortunate enough to encounter the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation of Thunder, who was traveling. Seeing that Qing Erhui's weapon contained extraordinary lightning and thunder, perfectly matching the power of his own forces, the Venerable claimed it was fate and took him back to the Thunder Palace, assigning him to the Demon Thunder Academy as a replacement for a rogue thunder general. However, fate was unavoidable, and he ultimately perished at the hands of Fei Luo's ancient magic weapon, the Purple Rhinoceros Hairpin.

Xiao Xuan suddenly remembered something, his heart pounding, and said, "Uncle-Master, that...that monster was a Heavenly Court Thunder General. You killed him, I'm afraid the Heavenly Court will...will..."

"What's the big deal? It's not like I haven't killed gods before,"

Fei Luo said seemingly disdainfully.

"But thunder is the pivot of heaven and earth, and the Thunder Palace is a crucial department of the Heavenly Court. If the Heavenly Court investigates because of this..."

Xiao Xuan grew increasingly alarmed.

“Lei Jiang is often driven and served by immortals in the lower realms, so his death is not uncommon. How can the Heavenly Court possibly investigate every single one of them? Besides, my sect has repeatedly assisted the Heavenly Court in its righteous deeds, so I doubt they will do anything to me,”

Fei Luo said.

Xiao Xuan breathed a slight sigh of relief and asked, “How badly are you injured? Why don’t we go out first?”

Fei Luo felt a slight discomfort in her body and was not confident in her abilities, but she said, “I’m fine. Where are those Source Demon Power pools?”

“Follow me,”

Xiao Xuan said, groping his way through the darkness based on his memory.

After turning through several passageways, they encountered a squad of skeleton patrols. There was nowhere to hide in this area, and the two had no way to avoid it, so they fought fiercely and easily dealt with their enemies in a short time.

Xiao Xuan watched as Fei Luo unleashed a massive wave of fire with a hand seal, instantly igniting and felling over a dozen skeleton halberdiers. He exclaimed in amazement, "What's that move called? It's so powerful!"

Fei Luo replied, "It seems there are still some skeletons left. If we just swagger in like this, we'll have a lot of trouble."

"What should we do then?"

Xiao Xuan rubbed his hands together, then suddenly cried out, "I've got it! Last time I wore a skeleton's armor and disguised myself as one to fool quite a few people. Why don't we do the same again this time?"

"Yes,"

Fei Luo nodded.

Xiao Xuan quickly stripped off a set of skeleton armor and put it on. Seeing the beauty standing motionless beside him, he stripped off another set and respectfully offered it, saying, "Please, Martial Aunt."

But Fei Luo replied, "I don't want these filthy things."

Xiao Xuan was stunned: "Then how will you disguise yourself as a skeleton?"

Fei Luo didn't answer, her delicate fingers forming a hand seal as she silently chanted. Suddenly, her figure blurred, and her outline distorted.

Xiao Xuan's eyes widened, then he suddenly felt dizzy, his eyelids involuntarily closing for a moment. When he quickly opened them again, the beautiful woman before him was gone, replaced by another living skeleton soldier. The sockets inside his armor were deep as caverns, the bones red as blood. Startled, he took two steps back.

"It's me,"

the skeleton soldier spoke; it was Fei Luo's voice.

"You...you transformed?"

Xiao Xuan's mouth gaped open.

"I conjured it."

The skeleton soldier opposite was incredibly lifelike, without a single flaw.

"You...you're faking it?"

Hearing the word "faking," Xiao Xuan's heart skipped a beat.

"Yes, this is the Transformation Technique I taught you last time. Once you learn it, you can transform into anything you've ever seen,"

said Fei Luo, who had transformed into a skeleton soldier.

Xiao Xuan was dumbfounded.

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