The Qin nation's great general unleashed his divine sense, discovering several more demon seeds, as fine as dust, around the Demon Sealing Well. He captured them all and incinerated them with flames.
Once these demon seeds infiltrated a cultivator's body, they would merge with the soul. Subsequent scans with divine sense would fail to detect them, making them indistinguishable from ordinary individuals. Even the host themselves would remain unaware.
Only when the demon seeds reached a certain stage of growth within their host could they be detected with specialized magical artifacts.
After thoroughly clearing the surrounding demon seeds, the great general then crouched down to meticulously examine the cracks on the Demon Sealing Well.
These cracks were merely two to three hair's breadth thick and about a foot long. True demonic energy continued to seep out from them incessantly, interspersed with several demon seeds.
At this rate of leakage, the number of demon seeds escaping from this location was undoubtedly substantial.
Just then, a gust of Yin wind suddenly blew from within the cracks, releasing a torrent of true demonic energy, which also carried a multitude of demon seeds that were forcefully expelled.
The great general swiftly erected a shield around himself, blocking the vast majority of the incoming demon seeds.
However, due to the proximity, a single speck of dust-like light managed to penetrate his defenses and landed on his leg.
By the time the great general noticed, the speck of dust had already vanished.
With decisive action, a flash of blade light severed his leg. He immediately encased it in a ball of flames, and within moments, the leg turned to ash.
Gazing at his leg, now reduced to ashes, the great general, a formidable Nascent Soul cultivator, appeared pale, his clothes soaked with sweat.
He was purely terrified. Compared to becoming a host for a demon seed, a mere leg was insignificant.
Nascent Soul experts possessed the ability of limb regeneration. Aside from the head, limbs like hands and feet were akin to leeks; once cut, they would grow back.
Yet, even with his timely amputation, he could not guarantee the eradication of the demon seed.
The demon seed might still take root and sprout within his soul, eventually replacing him entirely.
But he was helpless now, as demon seeds, once inside, could not be found.
An inexplicable rage surged within the great general. He turned his gaze towards the imprisoned ancestor of the White Bone Sect, his eyes filled with killing intent.
"It is you scoundrels who have caused this chaos."
If these heretical cultivators had not recklessly opened the Demon Sealing Well, he would not have been invaded by demon seeds.
With this thought, the great general unleashed a punch, directly obliterating the head of the White Bone Sect's ancestor.
Then, with a grab, he extracted the ancestor's Nascent Soul and crushed it in his hand.
"Spare this senior's life, and I shall henceforth obey your every command!"
The three-inch-tall Nascent Soul's face was contorted with extreme terror.
As the Nascent Soul's face twisted beyond recognition, its eyes gradually turned crimson, two pairs of fangs extended from its mouth, and billowing demonic energy erupted from its body.
"As expected, you too were long ago parasitized by a demon seed!"
The great general roared, his pent-up fury finding an outlet. A ball of flames erupted, enveloping the demonic infant in his hand and incinerating it until it turned to ash amidst its screams.
After killing the White Bone Sect's Nascent Soul ancestor, the great general turned and walked towards the cave's exit.
Along the way, he incinerated any demon seeds drifting in the air.
A demonic cultivator, who was busy excavating demonic plants, saw the great general approaching and didn't pay him much mind. After all, the great general had passed by them earlier without causing any trouble.
However, as the great general passed by him, a flash of blade light streaked out, and the Golden Core demonic cultivator's head rolled to the ground.
Following that, a ball of fire enveloped the Golden Core cultivator's corpse, quickly reducing it to ashes.
Anyone who had entered this Demon Sealing Cave could potentially be a host for a demon seed. It was better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one go.
The great general made a sweep of the cave, identifying and killing all the demonic cultivators within before burning them to ashes.
Finally, after eradicating everyone in the cave, the great general brushed imaginary dust from his hands, feeling a sense of relief.
It was as if he had accomplished a great deed that benefited the nation and its people, contributing to the long-term prosperity and stability of the cultivation world, even moving himself.
Having cleared all potential risks, the great general exhaled and then proceeded once more towards the Demon Sealing Well.
He began using his magical artifact to repair the array cracks on the Demon Sealing Well.
Repairing such a grand array required the consumption of vast amounts of rare materials.
As the great general produced these precious materials, he had already resolved to visit the White Bone Sect's treasury later to compensate for his expenses.
The repair of the grand array took a full seven days. During this time, many demonic cultivators had arrived at the Demon Sealing Cave to excavate demonic plants.
With the White Bone Sect's ancestor gone, the entire White Bone Sect was, in effect, undefended to them.
However, as these demonic cultivators swaggered into the Demon Sealing Cave, humming little tunes, they never imagined that it would be the last day of their lives.
Every living creature that entered the Demon Sealing Cave was slain by the great general and then burned to ashes.
As the great general walked out of the Demon Sealing Cave alone, several pairs of eyes were watching him.
A stationed cultivator, who had been feigning death in the distance, gave a slight smile to himself as he saw the great general emerge alone.
Then, the head of this stationed cultivator, who had successfully evaded countless calamities, felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer, and he lost consciousness.
His corpse was then incinerated to ash by the great general.
Further away, a Golden Core elder of the White Bone Sect was still in hiding. Seeing the great general's might, he was too terrified to even breathe.
However, the great general had no intention of letting him go. With a reach, he grasped the Golden Core elder in his hand.
"Bang!"
The White Bone Sect's Golden Core was crushed on the spot.
After killing this Golden Core heretical cultivator, the great general continued his stride towards the White Bone Sect. Along the way, any living creature he encountered was slain with a single saber strike and then burned to ashes.
The once arrogant cultivators of the White Bone Sect were like a flock of defenseless sheep before the late-stage Nascent Soul great general, at his mercy.
However, as he went on his killing spree, he did discover several more demon seeds hidden within the bodies of the White Bone Sect cultivators.
If he hadn't cleared them out promptly, they would have caused immense trouble for the cultivation world in the future.
The great general's slaughter proceeded smoothly, and in the end, not a single living person could be seen in the vast White Bone Sect.
He alone had annihilated all the disciples who had remained at the sect, leaving no survivors.
Only then did he have the leisure to search for treasures. He had received intelligence before his arrival that the White Bone Sect harbored millennium-old spiritual herbs.
It was a pity that the White Bone Sect's Nascent Soul cultivator he had killed was no longer alive; otherwise, he could have interrogated him.