Chapter 61 Kill Them All
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Cross's hands were tougher than others as he drew the bowstring all year round. There were many calluses on them.
Back then, when he encountered the black-scaled wolf pack and faced an entire day and night of slaughter, his hands didn't tremble as much as they did now. One could imagine what kind of fierce battle he had experienced before Xu Qing returned.
Moreover, she must have encountered someone she couldn't resist, which was why her fingers were like this. At the same time, she was also heavily injured. From Luan Tooth's weak and exhausted expression, it was clear that she had used up all her strength.
When he entered the campsite, everyone's reaction as well as those unfamiliar faces, as well as a large number of camp leaders outside the residence, as well as the cold gaze of the guy with the three-stroke beard were all telltale signs.
All of this allowed Xu Qing to know who his enemy was.
However, the more it was like this, the more uneasy he felt. Under his questioning, Cross and Luan Tooth also told him the reason in a low voice!
In his early years, Captain Lei wasn't a scavenger but an ordinary man in a city far away from here.
Due to his aptitude, he had once served as a guard in the city he lived in. It was also at that time that he obtained his cultivation method. He was also recognized by the city lord and had a fiancée who was his childhood sweetheart.
Everything was beautiful but everything changed with the arrival of a convoy.
Cross and Luan Tooth didn't know what exactly happened either. They only heard that Captain Lei got drunk once many years later and mumbled that everything was gone.
His fiancée died and his cultivation was crippled after he completed his revenge. He barely survived and left his hometown, cultivating again with great difficulty and becoming a scavenger.
Decades later, he became an old man with one foot in the grave.
Captain Lei, who originally had the intention to retire, had let go of everything until…
When he was at the campsite, he saw the foreign convoy and a person in it.
The person who had destroyed everything he had didn't die and lived until now.
However, Captain Lei didn't choose to continue taking revenge. He seemed to be worried that he would implicate others, so he bitterly chose to escape and hurried to Songtao City.
However, he didn't know that his enemies were already aware of his existence. Hence, the camp leader arranged for people to capture Captain Lei from Songtao City a few days ago and gift him to his collaborator, who was also Captain Lei's enemy in his early years.
"I saved someone under the camp leader. Luan Tooth and I came back two days ago and he secretly told us about it. Only then did we know about it and immediately headed over to save them. However, we failed…
"At the camp leader's place, I saw Captain Lei's enemy. The other party's foundation had also collapsed before and he was able to rebuild his foundation like Captain Lei. Although his foundation was higher than Captain Lei's, it wasn't by much" Cross said through gritted teeth.
"We have also made some inquiries about this convoy. Behind them is a mysterious organization called Night Dove.
"This organization is very large and has scattered countless convoys. In the entire Nanhuang Continent, they travel through various scavenger campsites and small cities, trading with the camp leaders and city lords, buying people to be… treasure-nurturers," Luan Tooth said in a low voice.
"Camp leader, the convoy…" Xu Qing's breathing was hurried and the killing intent in his eyes was extremely intense.
He felt as though there was a ball of raging fire burning crazily in his body, causing his eyes to turn bloodshot. There was also overflowing anger in them as he turned and walked toward the main gate.
Behind him, Cross and Luan Tooth were a little anxious and hurriedly advised:
"Kid, we have to consider this matter at length. We need to cooperate with the other scavengers. This involves missing people for many years. We…"
"There's no need!" The instant Xu Qing spoke, he raised his right hand and grabbed the longsword on his back, swinging it fiercely.
The longsword instantly transformed into a cold beam of light that shot toward the gate of the courtyard like a rainbow. The instant it entered, the tremendous force contained within erupted with a bang.
The gate of the courtyard shattered into pieces, revealing a camp leader's guard eavesdropping behind the gate.
This person held a dagger in his hand and his eyes were wide open. His chest was directly penetrated by the longsword and he fell to the ground. As he spat out blood, his expression was filled with horror.
As for that longsword, the power it contained was too great. After it pierced through the guard's body, it headed straight for the alley entrance in the distance. As the man with the three-stroke beard let out a tragic cry, it pierced into his thigh at lightning speed, nailing him deep into the ground.
The two casualties caused the outside world to fall silent for a short period of time. After that, whistling and low roars immediately erupted. The seven to eight guards from the camp's main residence who were surrounding the area also got closer.
As Cross and Luan Tooth's expressions changed, Xu Qing dashed out like a bolt of lightning.
The moment he walked out of the gate, his right hand grabbed the dagger of the dead guard and he arrived in front of one of them with a single step.
He didn't even bother to take a look. The instant he walked past him, Xu Qing lifted the dagger and slit open his neck. Fresh blood spurted out in all directions but the redness couldn't be compared to Xu Qing's eyes.
In his bloodshot eyes, the image of Captain Lei in the campsite personally seeing his enemy from back then surfaced. However, he couldn't help but suppress the bitterness and grief in his heart.
This caused Xu Qing's killing intent to grow even stronger. He abruptly turned and punched out, landing on the chest of the guard who was about to attack.
With a muffled boom, the man's seven orifices bled and his internal organs collapsed. His body then rolled backwards like a kite with a broken string and landed on the ground.
At the same time, three other people pounced over with killing intent.
Among these three people, two were at the fifth level and one was at the sixth level. However, the moment they got close, Xu Qing waved his right hand and the black iron stick instantly flew out.
It directly pierced through the person's skull and the dagger in his hand gleamed coldly as he crouched down. He then appeared in front of the sixth-level person and ruthlessly swung it toward the neck.
There was a click sound.
The sixth-level person's reaction was also very fast. A spirit energy barrier immediately manifested to block Xu Qing's dagger but it couldn't stop his strength.
As Xu Qing's eyes turned red, he suddenly pushed the man, causing him to retreat continuously. Amidst the rumbling sounds, the man was directly pushed against the wall by Xu Qing and pressed down forcefully.
Under the horrors, the dagger cut through the spirit energy barrier and stabbed into the neck, piercing through it in an instant. The force was so great that the wall behind the corpse also collapsed with a bang.
Xu Qing, who was standing there, turned his head. The killing intent in his eyes seemed to have materialized.
This caused the hearts of the remaining four to five camp leaders' guards to tremble and their eyes narrowed. Even though their cultivation levels were at the sixth level, they still trembled and retreated one after another.
Even the agonizing cry of the guy with the three-stroke beard stopped for a moment. His countenance couldn't help but turn pale and anxious.
However, the slaughter was far from over.
Xu Qing's body suddenly charged forward. The three to five guards' minds were buzzing and they wanted to speed up their retreat but it was still too late.
Xu Qing's speed was too fast. After he got close in an instant, his left hand directly struck the top of a guard's head. After the guard's head shattered with a bang, his body moved like a ghost and strangely appeared beside another person. As the dagger in his hand slashed past, he moved again and arrived in front of the third person.
This person trembled and let out a cry of despair. He opened his arms and wanted to hug Xu Qing, wanting to perish together with him.
However, what awaited him was a violent bump from Xu Qing's forehead.
The roar came to an abrupt end and the guard's forehead caved in. The moment he breathed his last, Xu Qing's body suddenly retreated and knocked into another person.
The dagger in his hand kept stabbing out behind him. One slash, two slashes, three slashes…
He only lifted his head after he knocked the person into another wall.
Banging sounds rang out as all the guards fell to the ground one after another. All of them had died and there were no complete corpses!
After killing so many people in a row, blood splattered onto the ground. Under the sunlight that was nearing sunset in the afternoon, the bloodstains on the ground were a shocking sight.
When the light landed on Xu Qing's body, it caused the blood intent in his body to fill the air. When combined with his blood qi, he looked like a demonic god.
It was also because of the massacre here that many scavengers who lived nearby immediately walked out and gasped when they saw this scene.
"It's the kid!!"
"He… Why is he so strong!"
"Those who died are all the camp leader's men. He's going to fight against the camp leader!"
Cross and Luan Tooth also supported each other as they walked out. When they saw the corpses all over the ground and Xu Qing's figure and the blood on the ground under the sunlight, their hearts trembled intensely.
Amidst the commotion, Xu Qing walked toward the trembling man with the three-stroke beard. On the way, he kept the dagger and iron stick until he was in front of the man with the three-stroke beard.
The man with the three-stroke beard shivered as cold sweat continuously flowed down his back. It was as though the intense pain in his body couldn't surpass the terror in his heart. He wanted to struggle but the sword that was nailed to his thigh made it impossible for him to move at all. He could only let out a sharp cry with despair in his eyes.
"Kid, you are going to…"
Xu Qing grabbed the longsword on his leg and slashed upward ruthlessly.
The sharp blade slid down the man's thigh, past his stomach and chin. As fresh blood spurted out, the man's body convulsed violently as he let out a mournful cry and died!
After doing all this, Xu Qing was expressionless. Only his killing intent rose. Under the blood light reflected by the sunlight, he walked forward step by step.
The scavengers who were watching everything from the front also felt their hearts trembling. When they saw Xu Qing approaching, they immediately retreated to avoid him.
They had seen ruthless people before but most of them were adults, and they were even desperadoes. For a fourteen or fifteen-year-old youth like Xu Qing to be able to kill so calmly and from the looks of it, he wasn't willing to give up, it was extremely rare.
"The direction he's going… is the camp leader's residence!"
As everyone saw the direction Xu Qing was heading in, the sound of heavy breathing instantly became a roar in their minds, causing all the scavengers to follow behind in unison.
From afar, Xu Qing was walking at the very front, rushing toward the camp leader's residence.
Behind him, a large group of scavengers quickly followed. When even more scavengers heard about this, they also gathered.
Other than that, there were also guards and strangers from the caravan in the camp's main residence. They suddenly moved closer to Xu Qing and there were experts among them who wanted to kill him!
At that moment, in the camp leader's residence, the camp leader was drinking tea as he chatted and laughed with an old man with a cold and arrogant expression who was wearing a brocade robe.
"Mr. Sun, you don't have to worry. The matter will be resolved in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. No matter how good scavengers are, they aren't a match for us Sect cultivators. I originally planned to nurture this kid well. If he's used well, I'll recommend him to the sect. However, since he's so blind, I'll just kill him."
"It's better if you can capture him alive." The old man in brocade picked up the teacup and sipped. After he put it down, he calmly spoke.
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The moment the teacup was placed down, the long street outside the camp leader's residence was covered in blood and corpses!
Xu Qing's figure was like a ferocious tiger. Wherever he passed by, fresh blood would splatter out in all directions and the ground would be covered in blood stains. It was a shocking sight. As he walked, he killed!
In front of him, the guards of the camp leader's residence rushed over from all directions. There were also tens of black-clothed strangers. They were cultivators from the convoy.
Both parties had the same target: Xu Qing.
As he got closer, a gust of wind blew over, blowing the hair in front of Xu Qing. He decided to carry the longsword he wasn't used to on his back and held the dagger in his hand. His entire person seemed to have melted into the wind as he rushed toward a sixth-level Qi Condensation cultivator in front of him.
In that instant, their heads intertwined and flew up!
As blood splattered, more black-clothed men and guards rushed over.
Xu Qing looked at these convoy cultivators and was in a daze for a moment. He recalled that Captain Lei had indeed gone out to buy ingredients on the day the convoy arrived but he returned very quickly.
It was obvious that he had seen his enemy that day, so he had to leave early.
Xu Qing fell silent and his killing intent grew even more intense. His speed erupted completely and he didn't dodge but rushed forward instead.
In the distance, two people stood on the roof.
One of them was old while the other was middle-aged. The old man wore a blue Daoist robe while the middle-aged man was dressed in tight-fitting clothes. The former stood with his hands behind his back and coldly watched the scene on the street.
The latter sat there with a tendon-shaped rope in his mouth. Upon closer inspection, it was Cross's bowstring.
Cross's bowstring was extraordinary. Ordinary iron weapons wouldn't be able to break it at all but in this person's mouth, it was bitten off piece by piece.
"Interesting. He's also a body refiner like me but he's only at the sixth or seventh level. He should be more fun than that person with the scar on his face."
"Do you want to do it or should I?" the old man asked calmly.
"This is the territory of your Diamond Sect and the camp leader is an elder of your Sect. Of course, it will be you, a newly-promoted elder of the Diamond Sect." The middle-aged man spat out a mouthful of saliva that was laced with tendons and laughed sinisterly.
As the two of them spoke, a loud boom rang out from the long street. There were even shrill cries echoing out as the seven or eight guards and men in black who surrounded Xu Qing retreated.
All of them staggered and coughed up large mouthfuls of blood. Each of them had fatal injuries on their bodies as they fell to the ground one after another, revealing Xu Qing who had walked out from the encirclement of their corpses!
He wore a fur coat that had been stained by countless amounts of blood, a pair of straw sandals that had been soaked black, long hair that swayed in the wind and a pair of… eyes that were as cold as a lone wolf's.
His right hand was hanging down and the dagger he was holding had blood flowing down the blade, dripping onto the soil.
The seven to eight corpses beside him all died in miserable states. It wasn't that Xu Qing wanted to torture them to death but all the injuries to their vital parts were extremely tragic.
As for Xu Qing's attacks, his main focus was to kill. He didn't make any unnecessary movements, so the scavengers who saw this scene were all shocked once again.
Xu Qing didn't look at the corpses. He was expressionless but the blood in his eyes was overflowing. He then stepped on the soil and moved forward rapidly.
His target was the camp leader's residence which was over 3000 feet away from him.
As he got closer, the remaining ten-odd black-clothed men and several camp leaders' guards in front of the camp leader's residence trembled in horror and instinctively retreated.
After Xu Qing sped up, he lifted his head and looked at the two figures on the rooftop in the distance.
The auras of these two people were the strongest he had sensed during his journey of killing. At the same time, they were also the two strongest enemies he had faced.
Xu Qing was very clear that in today's situation, once he chose to make a move, he would have to… kill his way to the end. Moreover, their current location was the only path they had to take to reach the camp's master residence.
So, after he took a few steps, he raised his left hand and used it to provoke the two people on the roof.
"Arrogant!" The blue-robed old man narrowed his eyes as a cold glint flashed in them. With a sway of his body, the wind kicked up beneath his feet as he directly leaped from the roof toward Xu Qing!
This scene caused the hearts of the guards, black-clothed men and the scavengers at the back to tremble violently. From what they knew, only Foundation Establishment experts could step on air.
To them, Foundation Experts were basically like immortals in the sky.
Many people had never seen one in their entire lives. It could even be said that a Foundation Building expert could become an ancestor of a small sect or family like the Diamond Sect.
This blue-robed old man clearly couldn't be at the Foundation Realm. He had just stepped into the 80% of Qi Condensation.
Him stepping through the air was just a trick. It had nothing to do with the wind technique he cultivated. It didn't have any practical value and couldn't be sustained for too long. It was just a gimmick.
However, to others, the shock brought about by this scene was enough to shock them.
However, Xu Qing didn't care. Almost at the instant the other party stepped through the air and arrived, he secretly scattered the poison powder and rushed out instantly.
He was so fast that he left behind an afterimage on the ground. In an instant, when the blue-robed old man's expression changed drastically, Xu Qing had already appeared in front of him.
He directly punched out and a shadow of a kui appeared on his fist, letting out a soundless roar. This caused the old man who was in mid-air to have no time to dodge. He could only hurriedly form a seal to form a defense.
With a boom, the old man's defense shattered inch by inch. Even the old man's body was forced back repeatedly by Xu Qing's punch. There was also a sharp gleam from the black iron stick that chased after the old man.
There was a bang.
The black iron stick was blocked by a shield.
As the shield shattered into pieces, the power of the iron stick dissipated as well, revealing the blue-robed old man who was in an extremely sorry state as he coughed out blood from behind the shield.
The old man's expression was ugly and he was about to speak. However, the expressionless Xu Qing stomped his right foot on the ground and his body moved closer with a boom.
The old man's eyes narrowed and anger filled the air. As he raised his hands, a violent wind instantly appeared in his surroundings, sweeping in all directions.
He then fiercely inhaled, and the wind instantly gushed into his mouth, causing his face to flush red. His eyes also revealed a hint of cruelty and torture and he was just about to spit it out.
However, at the next moment, his expression changed drastically and his eyes bulged. His skin turned pitch-black and showed signs of being poisoned. His body then trembled intensely.
"You…"
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Qing, who didn't stop at all, instantly got close.
With speed, the dagger in his hand turned red as though it was being burned. Like a soldering iron, it ruthlessly sliced through the old man's neck.
Fresh blood gushed out as he let out a blood-curdling screech. His head was then grabbed by Xu Qing's left hand and directly separated from his body as he moved forward.
Everything happened too quickly!
At the next moment, Xu Qing threw the greenish-purple poisoned head in his hand to the side of the middle-aged man who was standing on the roof with an extremely ugly expression and intense fear in his eyes.
After that, he raised his left hand and provoked him just like before.
Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.
Be it the scavengers, the guards, or the people in the carriages, all of them felt waves of emotions surging in their hearts. All of them were dumbfounded, and indescribable shivers ran through their bodies.
"Too… too strong…"
"Is it poison… What a strong poison!" Among the scavengers, someone muttered with a trembling voice.
The middle-aged man on the roof panted heavily.
"Are the Diamond Sect's members all trash? They want to show off when fighting!!"
He was very clear that the blue-robed old man couldn't be so weak. The other party's wind art was very astonishing but his mistake was that he had stepped on air to show off and lost the initiative. He also underestimated the existence of the enemy so he didn't notice the poison and actually took the initiative to absorb a bellyful of it.
At the end of the day, it was the ease of the sect's cultivators that caused them to be far inferior to scavengers in terms of ruthlessness and quick-wittedness when it came to tempering themselves under the struggle to survive.
At the thought of this, the middle-aged man immediately took out seven to eight antidote pills and swallowed them in one go.
After that, he gritted his teeth and cracking sounds immediately rang out from his body.
His originally burly body became even stronger at this moment. He directly leaped up from the roof with large strides and charged toward Xu Qing like an eagle.
Xu Qing lowered his head and the black hair in front of him covered his eyes. His body also sped forward, getting closer and closer to the enemy.
In the next instant, their figures erupted with speed at the same time and directly collided.
With a boom, the middle-aged man's entire body trembled and an even more intense horror appeared on his face. The hair in front of Xu Qing was blown back by the impact, revealing the sharpness in his blood-colored eyes.
He could sense the astonishing power coming from the other party but it was still inferior to his own. Moreover, his recovery was even stronger. At this moment, killing intent erupted from his eyes and the power in his body surged as he punched out again!
The battle between body refiners was simple yet brutal.
They kept bumping into each other on the long street.
As the rumbling sound spread in all directions, the impact also caused many houses to collapse.
Gradually, the middle-aged cultivator's breathing became hurried. His face was pale and his body trembled. The veins on his body bulged and his eyes were bloodshot. He couldn't hide the fear and despair in his heart.
In terms of strength and speed, he was inferior to Xu Qing, let alone his recovery ability.
Hence, the entire process only lasted for about thirty breaths before his fist broke down into a bloody mess.
His arm couldn't withstand the immense force from Xu Qing either and it shattered into pieces. Fresh blood and shattered bones scattered in the air as Xu Qing let out a blood-curdling screech. Xu Qing then leaped up and ruthlessly slammed his knee into the middle-aged man's forehead.
With a bang, the sound of flesh being crushed replaced the agonizing cry. The latter's voice then came to an abrupt stop and he died.
Xu Qing didn't even spare him a glance. The killing intent in his eyes was still as intense as ever. He stepped on the middle-aged man's corpse and leaped up, heading straight for… the camp leader's residence!
At this moment, the guards outside the camp leader's residence and the people in the carriages were already frightened out of their wits.
When they saw Xu Qing, who was covered in blood and rushing over like a demonic god, their desire to live surpassed everything. It was unknown who was the first to flee in all directions but they all scattered in the blink of an eye.
Hence, under the shocked gazes of the scavengers who had gathered at the campsite, Xu Qing's figure stirred up the whistling of the wind as he headed straight for… the main gate of the camp leader's residence.
The instant he got close, the gate collapsed with a bang. As the gate broke into pieces from the inside out, a fist stretched out and directly collided with Xu Qing.
With a loud boom, Xu Qing retreated for the first time.
He took three steps back and lifted his head. His hawk-like gaze coldly stared at the camp leader, who was wearing a golden robe and had an extremely ugly expression on his face.
Behind him, there was a gloomy-looking old man in embroidered clothes who looked mean!
The old man was holding a familiar figure in his hand!
The instant he saw that figure, Xu Qing's body trembled violently as indescribable emotions churned intensely in his heart.
That was Captain Lei.
He was dying.
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"Ignorant brat!"
The camp leader, who was dressed in a golden robe, had an extremely ugly expression. No matter what, he never expected that his men would be unable to take down this kid.
This was especially so considering that he had boasted earlier that he would take care of it in the time it took for an incense stick to burn. Now, the time it took for an incense stick to burn had indeed arrived but the one who was taken care of was his guard.
"A bunch of trash!" A cold glint flashed in the camp leader's eyes. He stepped out of the gate and walked toward Xu Qing.
As he moved forward, the spirit energy fluctuations outside his body grew increasingly intense and an astonishing amount of qi and blood burst forth from his body. His body under his robe swelled up, making his figure look like a mountain.
There was even a faint golden light that spread out from his entire body.
The camp leader was also a body refiner!
However, it was obvious that the cultivation technique he cultivated wasn't a low-level technique like the Mountains and Seas Art. It was an ultimate technique from the Diamond Sect, the Diamond Technique.
At this moment, under full circulation, his aura erupted and his footsteps instantly sped up. He transformed into a giant shadow and charged toward Xu Qing.
His speed was extremely fast and he arrived in front of Xu Qing in the blink of an eye. He directly punched out and as he swung his fist, his entire body emitted a dazzling golden light that was filled with pressure.
Xu Qing swept a glance at the old man in brocade robes and Captain Lei, who was standing at the threshold and observing the situation. He suppressed his anxiety and narrowed his eyes slightly.
He was very clear that once he gained the upper hand, the other party would very likely threaten him with Captain Lei.
This was something Xu Qing didn't wish to see. The only way to prevent this from happening was to act too suddenly!
To be so sudden that the other party couldn't react in time.
Hence, Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and similarly punched out, colliding directly with the camp leader.
With a loud boom, Xu Qing's body staggered back seven to eight steps. However, he didn't move in a straight line but moved a few steps to the side.
At this moment, the sunlight was behind him, reflecting the shadow on the ground. It also swayed as he moved.
During the collision between the camp leader and Xu Qing, he could feel the power coming from Xu Qing. At this moment, his entire body trembled and he similarly retreated.
However, when he lifted his head, a look of disdain appeared in his eyes. With a sway of his body, he charged toward Xu Qing once again. The cultivation base in his body circulated fully, forming a rumbling sound.
His tone was disdainful and his gaze was filled with superiority. However, when he attacked… he went all out.
What he revealed on the surface was intentional. After all, to be able to become the camp leader and make a group of scavengers feel fear, he couldn't be underestimated although he was a sect member.
"Diamond First Art!" The camp leader let out a low roar. As he spoke, his body swelled up once more and his strength and speed soared explosively. In the blink of an eye, he arrived before smashing down ruthlessly.
Xu Qing lowered his head, causing the camp leader to be unable to see his eyes. After that, he lifted his hands and blocked the attack fiercely. With a boom, he retreated once again, and the swaying of his shadow became a little more intense as he moved.
However, no one discovered it.
"Diamond Second Art!" Seeing that Xu Qing had actually withstood two of his attacks, the camp leader, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the eighth level of Qi Condensation, felt even more murderous.
His body expanded once again as he threw another punch at Xu Qing.
The golden light that erupted from this punch was even stronger. However, the instant it landed, Xu Qing abruptly lifted his head.
The killing intent in his eyes erupted intensely at this moment. The location he moved to many times finally caused his shadow to face the old man in the brocade robe at the entrance.
With the help of movement, he concealed the distortion he created when controlling the shadow.
As for the sun in the sky, due to the angle, its shadow was elongated at this moment and it arrived not far in front of the brocade-robed old man.
As Xu Qing lifted his head, killing intent erupted from his body. He ignored the camp leader's fist and leaped up abruptly.
The instant he ascended, his shadow also abruptly crossed the distance between him and the old man.
Amidst the distortion, a portion of the shadow abruptly extended out and directly covered the right wrist of the old man who was holding Captain Lei!
Xu Qing's figure didn't fall behind at all on Captain Lei!
This was also another important reason why he adjusted his pace earlier.
In an instant, as Xu Qing let out a low roar, the shadow's strange power suddenly erupted.
In that instant, the old man's expression changed. Intense pain and the eruption of anomalous substances caused his right hand to turn greenish-black.
This sudden change caused him to instinctively release his grip on Captain Lei's body.
The instant he let go, Xu Qing's entire body let out a rumbling sound. He endured the impact of the camp leader's punch and spurted out fresh blood as his speed completely erupted.
His entire person transformed into an afterimage and directly disappeared from his original location, rushing toward the old man in the brocade robe.
There was also an iron stick and a dagger that transformed into two streaks of cold light that were as fast as lightning. They whistled as they approached the old man in the brocade robe, forcing him, who was in the midst of having his right hand mutated, to retreat and dodge.
As he dodged, Xu Qing rushed in and directly grabbed a hold of Captain Lei.
He threw him out forcefully and Cross and Luan Tooth's figures quickly leaped out from the crowd. They caught it and quickly retreated.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. It was incomparably fast!
"Your shadow!!" The expression of the old man in the brocade robe changed as he abruptly looked at Xu Qing. Everything that happened earlier was too sudden and unexpected. He couldn't react at all.
The camp leader's eyes narrowed at this moment as well. Xu Qing's series of actions truly shocked him.
Xu Qing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared coldly at the two of them. Under the setting sun, his figure was like a falcon as he spoke in a low voice.
"Now, it's my turn."
As soon as he finished speaking, his body shot toward the old man in the brocade robe with a bang. Compared to body refinement, Xu Qing felt that the first person he wanted to kill should be someone who cultivated the Dao.
At that moment, he charged out and instantly got close.
The expression of the old man in the brocade robe was extremely ugly. He quickly retreated and performed a double-handed incantation gesture, pointing at Xu Qing. Immediately, fog rapidly condensed and transformed into the shadow of an evil ghost, charging ferociously toward Xu Qing.
The camp leader also let out a low roar. His entire body erupted with golden light as he charged toward Xu Qing with a boom. Together with the old man's attack, they formed a pincer attack.
Upon seeing the danger, Xu Qing's eyes gleamed coldly. At that moment, all the blood and qi in his body erupted.
Amidst the rumbling, the power of his vital energy and blood swept out in all directions like a storm. A gigantic kui shadow materialized ferociously, letting out a soundless roar that shook the surroundings.
Xu Qing raised both his hands and clenched them into fists at the same time. One on the left and one on the right, they landed simultaneously!
When they landed, the shadow behind him split into two and pounced toward the camp leader and the old man in the brocade robe at the same time.
"Blood Qi Shadow Formation!! This… This…"
The camp leader's expression completely changed. After his fist came into contact with Xu Qing's left hand, the golden light on his body instantly dimmed under Kui shadow's sinister smile. His entire body then violently retreated by seventy to eighty feet.
As for the old man in the brocade robe, he also had a look of horror on his face. The evil ghost that transformed from his spell was trembling in front of the kui shadow. After the ghost was devoured by the kui shadow with a sinister smile, the kui shadow didn't stop and charged straight at the old man.
An explosive sound echoed in all directions and the old man in the brocade robe coughed up blood as he rapidly retreated.
However, at that moment, a blue barrier of light appeared around his body, causing him to only vomit blood. His injuries weren't too serious.
The source of the light barrier was a talisman!
This was… a talisman treasure!!
Xu Qing's countenance was also pale. Although he was strong, when faced with the camp leader and this old man's pincer attack, his internal organs were also churning.
At that moment, fresh blood flowed out but his viciousness didn't reduce in the slightest. Taking advantage of the camp leader being intimidated, Xu Qing's eyes erupted with killing intent as he charged toward the old man in brocade robes.
He punched with all his might.
"You're courting death!" The old man's countenance was pale and his eyes revealed a sinister glint.
As he retreated, he maintained the protection of the talisman treasure. At the same time, he performed a series of hand seals with both hands and fiercely waved them. Immediately, seven to eight evil ghosts appeared.
Each of them was comparable to the seventh level of Qi Condensation. They let out cold roars as they attempted to devour Xu Qing.
A ruthless glint flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. He didn't dodge and allowed the evil ghosts to pounce over and tear at his body. His speed didn't decrease and his aura didn't weaken at all as he punched out.
Amidst the rumbling, the talisman treasure's defense trembled.
However, this item was a talisman treasure after all. Unless it was completely exhausted, it would be very difficult to destroy it.
However, it was obvious that even this old man would find it difficult to obtain a second talisman treasure. Moreover, this talisman treasure had been used countless times and the words on it had become much dimmer and blurry.
At that moment, under Xu Qing's bombardment, it was speeding up and becoming blurry.
This caused the old man's expression to change drastically again.
He could sense Xu Qing's ruthlessness and knew that he was in a life-and-death crisis. Hence, there was also madness in his eyes. He performed a series of hand seals and spat out a mouthful of blood, turning into a blood shadow that whistled sharply as it approached Xu Qing.
However, at that moment, the blood and qi in Xu Qing's body were surging. He couldn't be bothered with the other party's spell at all. He risked being injured and threw out another punch!
"Captain Lei is already in his twilight years but you still won't let him off!"
Xu Qing's eyes were red. At this moment, the kui shadow roared at the sky and fused with his fist before smashing down.
Although the talisman treasure could resist it, the violent tremor still caused the old man in the brocade robe, whose foundation had once collapsed, to cough up blood. His body retreated abruptly and the madness in his eyes turned into panic.
A feeling of impending death caused him to let out a sharp cry.
"Zhang Shiyuan, what are you waiting for? Continue attacking with me!!"
Zhang Shiyuan was the camp leader's name. When he heard this from afar, he suppressed the shock in his heart and rushed over.
At that moment, there was also a bloody hole in Xu Qing's stomach where the blood shadow had pierced through. However, Xu Qing no longer cared about the intense pain. The blood and qi in his entire body erupted once again and the anger and madness in his heart reached their limits.
"Captain Lei has already chosen to dodge but you still want to pester him!"
"Captain Lei's life has been miserable, yet you still want to be ruthless!!"
Xu Qing seemed to have gone mad as he threw out punches after punches. The kui shadow roared at the sky and coordinated with his punches to continuously land on the old man's defense.
The rumbling sounds echoed throughout the entire campsite. The words on the talisman treasure became increasingly blurry but it still didn't shatter. However, the old man in the brocade robe couldn't withstand the tremors from Xu Qing's strength anymore.
Waves of indescribable terror rose in his heart and the feeling of death grew even more intense.
His talisman treasure had miraculous effects on spells but against the resonance force formed by the bombardment of body refinement, his body, which had once had its foundation destroyed, couldn't last for too long.
As the old man continuously spat out mouthfuls of blood, he was filled with anxiety and despair.
He wanted to shout for help but the assault of the resonance spread through his entire body, causing him to be unable to make a sound. Amidst his horror, his entire body trembled to the extreme. He was also unable to cast any spells due to the tremors and could only howl miserably in his heart.
"I… I don't want to die. I…"
At the next instant, the veins on Xu Qing's forehead throbbed and his eyes turned red. He clenched his hands together and smashed them fiercely against the talisman treasure's protective barrier.
"Die!"
An intense and astonishing power erupted. The talisman treasure's defense distorted but it still didn't collapse. However, the old man's body trembled intensely and his eyes bulged.
At that moment, his body could no longer withstand the continuous tremors.
His eyes instantly exploded and his internal organs collapsed. His flesh, blood, and bones directly shattered, turning into minced meat that became a blur!
After doing all this, Xu Qing panted and turned his head abruptly. His right hand punched out and collided with the camp leader who was rushing over from behind.
His injured body was instantly sent flying back by seventy to eighty feet. Many wounds on his body that had mostly healed opened up once again and fresh blood filled the air. At that moment, Xu Qing was covered in blood under the setting sun.
As for the camp leader, his heart was also trembling intensely.
He looked at his partner who had been blasted to pieces and then at Xu Qing, whose body was covered in blood but was still crouching there, maintaining his attacking stance. Xu Qing's gaze revealed killing intent as he stared fixedly at him and he felt a chill run down his spine.
This scene also caused the scavengers in the surroundings to be shocked to the extreme. When they looked at Xu Qing, they revealed astonishment and… reverence.
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After a short period of silence, the camp leader looked at Xu Qing and suddenly spoke.
"Kid, let's forget about this matter. You've saved Captain Lei and this person is dead. There's no need for us to continue fighting to the death."
"Moreover, I'm an elder of the Diamond Sect. If you fight to the death with me, it will be equivalent to starting a war with the Diamond Sect. My sect's ancestor is a Foundation Establishment expert!"
Xu Qing fell silent and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His body staggered as he lifted his right hand, wanting to wipe it away.
At this moment, the camp leader who wanted to call a truce suddenly had a cold glint in his eyes.
His entire person rushed toward Xu Qing with a boom. His speed was so fast that golden light erupted from his entire body at this moment. He seemed to have transformed into a Diamond's body.
"Diamond Third Art!"
From afar, the camp leader's entire body was suffused with golden light. His aura was shocking and his killing intent was incomparably intense.
On the other hand, Xu Qing's expression didn't change at all. His original intention to stagger instantly vanished, as though everything was fake. His raised right hand wasn't wiping the blood but he lifted it above his head. His bloodshot eyes then closed slightly.
The image of the god statue that walked down like a god in the temple back then appeared in his mind. When he lifted his hand, it was peerlessly stunning, as though it contained some kind of Great Dao blade.
He had imitated this strike countless times but he had never used it before.
Now, he felt that he could use it.
A beam of purple light erupted from his body, covering his entire body and his raised right hand.
It was different from the golden color of the statue. After Xu Qing copied it, it emitted a purple aura.
Under this purple light, the instant the camp leader roared and got close, Xu Qing's right hand slowly descended in a seemingly casual manner.
There was nothing strange about it. It was very ordinary and simple. However, there seemed to be some extraordinary charm contained in this ordinary look.
This extraordinary charm caused all the purple light to instantly gather on Xu Qing's right hand. At the instant it landed, a blurry… giant saber shadow appeared above his head!
This figure was huge like a heavenly saber!
Purple light rose and flickered, replacing the sunlight, replacing the golden light, replacing everything. As Xu Qing's right hand moved, it suddenly… slashed down!
Thunder rumbled in the sky and the ground of the campsite rumbled. The strong wind was accompanied by piercing light as it rumbled and exploded in all directions like a tide.
All of the scavengers involuntarily retreated. The camp leader's speed then slowed down until he stopped ten feet away from Xu Qing.
He stared at Xu Qing in a daze and slowly lowered his head to look at the ground beneath his feet.
Under his feet, a straight crack appeared on the ground… This crack was 70 to 80 feet long and it extended from under his body to his back.
"This strike…" the camp leader muttered. A bloody mark suddenly appeared on his forehead. This bloody mark instantly split open to his chin and then his chest. After that, fresh blood spurted out from his dantian. His body then directly split into two and fell to the ground.
The surroundings were completely silent. Only the sounds of hurried breathing could be heard, revealing the disbelief and horror in everyone's hearts.
Under the setting sun, the afterglow scattered on the blood-stained ground, reflecting the lonely face of the youth. Drops of blood flowed down from his fingers and landed on the blood pool on the ground, creating layers of ripples.
The figure in the ripples was a little blurry and couldn't be seen clearly but the desolate intent and coldness in his eyes could be seen clearly.
Xu Qing silently put away the dagger that was covered in blood and the pitch-black iron stick. After that, he took the talisman treasure with blurry words as well. He then turned and walked toward Cross and Luan Tooth, who were in the crowd.
Cross and Luan Tooth had looks of awe on their faces as they watched Xu Qing walk over. They watched as he silently took the unconscious Captain Lei who was on the verge of death and carried him away.
Hence, he lowered his head and followed him into the distance.
Under the setting sun, Xu Qing's shadow was stretched very long. The fresh blood that covered the ground revealed an indescribable sadness.
The scavengers in the surroundings couldn't help but look at his figure and the blood and corpses that filled the long street.
Behind Xu Qing, the blood seemed to form a shocking bloody trail.
Some people recalled the bloody marks Xu Qing had left behind when he dragged the giant-horn python through the Beastfight Arena during the entrance training.
Two scenes and two blood trails seemed to overlap at this moment.
"Kid!" It wasn't just one person but all the scavengers who had gathered here quickly shouted.
"Kid!!"
"Kid!!!"
The voice grew louder and louder. There were old people, children, middle-aged men, and women with feathers on their heads.
Their eyes slowly revealed fanaticism and their roars gradually echoed through the sky.
This was… the unique salute of scavengers!
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At dusk, at the entrance of the campsite.
Xu Qing carried Captain Lei on his back. When he arrived here, he turned his head and looked at Cross and Luan Tooth.
The two of them also looked at Xu Qing. There was reverence in their eyes but there was also a hint of complexity. They had guessed something.
"Are we leaving?" Cross asked softly.
"I went to send Captain Lei on his last journey, and then… I will leave." Xu Qing nodded.
Cross and Luan Tooth fell silent.
Xu Qing felt a sense of farewell in his heart and cast a deep glance at them. After that, he shifted his gaze to the campsite that he had lived in for almost half a year.
"Take care." Luan Tooth stared at Xu Qing and went forward to help him tidy his messy hair. She didn't mind the fresh blood on his body and gently hugged him.
"What about you guys?" Xu Qing didn't reject Luan Tooth's hug and asked softly.
"We have to leave this place as well. Don't worry, Cross and I have our hands and feet and our strength isn't bad either. We can go to any campsite," Luan Tooth said with a smile.
Cross still didn't speak but he stepped forward and hugged Xu Qing tightly.
Xu Qing took a deep breath and waved to them. He then turned and strode out of the campsite's main gate, heading in the direction of the forbidden zone.
Behind him, under the setting sun, Cross and Luan Tooth stood there silently as they watched him leave. When Xu Qing's figure disappeared at the end of the horizon, Luan Tooth mumbled.
"Cross, will we see him again in the future? Unfortunately, we still don't know his name."
"I think so… Names aren't important." Cross said softly and grabbed Luan Tooth's hand.
Xu Qing left the campsite and headed toward the forbidden zone.
He carried Captain Lei on his back and moved forward silently. Just like how he had carried Captain Lei when he was heavily injured back then, just like how he had carried Captain Lei when they parted ways. It was the same path and the same person.
However, he could sense that Captain Lei was getting lighter and lighter. The vitality in his body was also getting lesser and lesser and the aura of death was spreading uncontrollably.
The sorrow in Xu Qing's heart grew increasingly intense.
He silently stepped into the jungle and walked into the forbidden zone. He silently headed in a certain direction and continued walking. Time slowly passed. The sun had already set and night had fallen.
However, he seemed to have sensed the blood qi and remnant killing intent on Xu Qing's body. No mutated beasts appeared in front of him on the way, allowing Xu Qing to continue moving forward sorrowfully.
Two hours later, a weak voice rang out hoarsely from behind him.
"Kid, I just had a dream."
Captain Lei woke up with a dazed expression as he mumbled.
He didn't ask why he was here, nor did he ask why Xu Qing appeared, nor did he tell him about his experiences.
"I dreamed of Red Peach and you."
Xu Qing's eyes were a little red and the sorrow in his heart grew even denser. He sped up but he tried his best to maintain a steady pace as he got closer and closer to his destination.
"In the dream, you were still very obedient. You always got first place in school."
Captain Lei wanted to laugh but it seemed that these few sentences had exhausted more than half of his strength. His voice gradually weakened as he muttered softly before he fainted.
"What a good dream."
"Kid, I can't hold on much longer."
Xu Qing lowered his head and sped at full speed. On the way, he tried to use his purple crystal to help Captain Lei but it was useless. It couldn't keep his life.
Finally, an hour later, he arrived at the place where they had met the singing voice that day. It was still the same area and the same big tree.
At that point, Xu Qing gently put Captain Lei down and supported him against a tree. His eyes were red and his nose felt sour as he looked at the wrinkled old man who was on the verge of death.
"Captain Lei." Xu Qing said softly.
The old man leaned against the tree and slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes were cloudy as he stared blankly at the world in front of him. Only after a long time did he seem to recognize what this place was. He gradually smiled and there was a hint of light in his eyes.
"Kid, do you have alcohol?"
Xu Qing silently nodded and took out a flask of wine from his leather pouch. He then placed it beside the old man's mouth and fed him a large mouthful.
This sip of wine caused the light in the old man's eyes to become even brighter at this moment, like the final radiance of a candle.
It was at this moment that he saw Xu Qing's reddened eyes clearly and laughed.
"Why are you crying?"
Captain Lei seemed to have gained some strength. With Xu Qing's help, he struggled to sit up.
Leaning against the big tree, he wanted to lift his hand to touch Xu Qing's head but he couldn't do it. However, the moment he gave up, Xu Qing slowly placed his hand on his head.
The old man laughed.
"I'm still quite lucky. At the very least, at this time, I have someone to accompany me. I have wine to drink and someone to bury me after I die."
"And in this world, how many people died a lonely and desolate death, silently exposing their corpses in the wilderness?
"Death isn't scary. What's scary is that before I die, there isn't a single familiar person in front of me…"
At this point, the light in Captain Lei's eyes slowly dimmed. He suddenly spoke.
"Kid, I want to take another sip."
Xu Qing's heart was filled with sorrow. He took the flask and gently placed it beside Captain Lei's mouth. As the alcohol flowed out, Captain Lei looked behind him with a dazed expression as he mumbled.
"Red Peach, are you here to pick me up…"
The wine spilled on the old man's clothes and landed on the soil. He didn't drink it but the light in his eyes was extinguished along with the fire of life.
Xu Qing's body trembled as he lowered his head. He could no longer control the sorrow in his heart and it spread out from the bottom of his heart, enveloping his entire body.
He gripped the alcohol flask tightly. Even though the alcohol flask had changed shape in his hands, he didn't notice it.
A long time later, Xu Qing bit his lips and silently placed the alcohol flask to the side. He then lifted his head and looked at the old man who would never wake up.
He couldn't help but recall the scene in the city ruins when the other party suddenly turned his head to look at him.
"Kid, are you willing to leave here with me?"
Tears flowed down from the corners of Xu Qing's eyes.
He removed the blood stains on his face, leaving two clear marks on his clothes.
Growing up in the slums, he had stopped crying a long time ago.
However, today, he couldn't hold it in. He looked at the old man's corpse until the sky turned bright again. He then silently buried the old man and the alcohol flask under a tree.
Scavengers didn't need steles because no one would offer sacrifices.
But the old man had a monument.
Xu Qing stared blankly at the tombstone.
After a long time, he took out a ball of sackcloth from his leather pouch and took out the only piece of candy inside.
He silently placed it in his mouth, leaned against the tree and closed his eyes.
Sugar. Very sweet.
Someone had told Xu Qing that he would feel better after eating it when he was sad.
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After a long time, the candy melted.
The sunlight streamed through the gaps in the tree crown and landed on Xu Qing's face. It was as though the sunlight was like candy, melting into the depths of his heart.
It soothed his grief.
A long time later, Xu Qing silently opened his eyes and looked at the beam of light. He followed its source and looked at the sun in the sky before lowering his head to look at the old man's tombstone. He then sighed softly.
"Captain Lei, have a safe journey."
Xu Qing stood up and bowed deeply. When he turned around, he used all his strength to suppress all the fragility in the depths of his heart. At the same time, he also buried the last trace of immaturity in his heart here with Captain Lei, making it impossible for it to crawl out at all.
Fate had given him a trace of warmth but now, it was mercilessly snatched away by this world. This was the helplessness of the human world but Xu Qing had no choice but to continue on this path of life.
His eyes slowly turned sharp again and there was a deeper look in them.
His aura gradually gained sharpness and a hint of richness.
With a flash, Xu Qing sped toward the edge of the jungle under the sunlight.
His figure was extremely fast as he shuttled through the light spots. However, if one took a closer look, one would still be able to see the bleakness that remained on his body. That was something that the light couldn't dispel in a short period of time.
It was so intense that it felt lonely.
It was getting deeper.
It was also getting colder.
He was like a wolf cub that lived in a cruel jungle. After growing up a little in loneliness, he gradually got closer to becoming a true lone wolf.
Time flowed by and very soon, a day passed. Xu Qing's figure didn't stop in this jungle. When the afterglow of dusk fell, he had already stepped out of the forbidden zone and entered the human world.
However, the area he stepped out of wasn't within the campsite but on the other side.
He wasn't prepared to return to the campsite.
The death of Captain Lei's enemy would surely cause future trouble.
Since the other party's organization was able to roam the entire Nanhuang Continent, it could be seen that their influence was extremely great. Although an insignificant person had died, there was a high chance that there was still an investigation.
Xu Qing couldn't gamble on this.
The most important thing was the camp leader's death.
Xu Qing had heard of the Diamond Sect from Captain Lei.
Although the latter had great influence, he was only a powerful dragon, while the former was the local tyrant.
They were the strongest faction in the vicinity.
The dozens of cities and scavenger campsites here were more or less related to the Diamond Sect and were directly or indirectly controlled by them.
The ancestors of the sect had even reached the Foundation Establishment Realm.
To the people and scavengers who lived in this area,
Foundation Building cultivators were like immortals. Although very few people had truly seen it, the pressure and intimidation from Foundation Building cultivators caused everyone to feel reverence in their hearts.
Hence, Xu Qing was very clear that since he had killed two of the Diamond Sect's elders, the first thing he had to face was the Diamond Sect's fury. The solution to this problem was very simple.
He needed an even stronger force to intimidate the Diamond Sect so that they wouldn't dare to act rashly.
This force was the Seven Blood Eyes.
To the nearby cities and campsites, the Diamond Sect was a colossus. However, to them, the Seven Blood Eyes were the true heaven-supporting existence.
Even if the Diamond Sect had a hundred guts, they wouldn't dare to provoke the Seven Blood Eyes.
Hence, Xu Qing was very clear that as long as he became the Seven Blood Eyes' disciple, the crisis would be temporarily resolved.
So, at this moment, when he walked out of the forbidden zone, he touched the Seven Blood Eyes token in his leather pouch and his eyes gleamed.
He was prepared to make a trip to the Seven Blood Eyes!
The Seven Blood Eyes was very far away from here. If an ordinary person wanted to go there, they would usually have to spend several years. During this time, not only would they have to cross the mountains but they would also have to experience various dangers.
However, to a person with the token, everything was much simpler.
On the back of the token, there was a map of the Seven Blood Eyes. At the same time, there were many bumps on it. Any one of them was the location of the Seven Blood Eyes' branch city.
Anyone who entered any branch city with a token could enjoy a free teleportation.
The closest one was Antler City, which was in the opposite direction from Songtao City.
Unlike Songtao City, the entry permit to Antler City not only cost more spirit coins but also required the recommendation of the Seven Blood Eyes' disciples. Therefore, Captain Lei couldn't enter back then.
At the thought of this, Xu Qing turned his head and cast a deep glance at the forbidden zone. After a long while, he turned around and sped away in the dusk. His target was none other than Antler City.
"Calculating the time, I should be able to reach Antler City in three days at most." Xu Qing estimated.
He had never been to Antler City before but the name wasn't unfamiliar. This was because Antler City was located not far from the city he had lived in for six years and was now in ruins.
At this moment, taking advantage of the darkness, Xu Qing's speed in the wilderness grew increasingly faster.
Time flowed by and two days passed.
It was correct that Xu Qing didn't return to the campsite.
Currently, there were dozens of disciples from the Diamond Sect waiting coldly at the scavenger campsite. There were even seven to eight of them who stepped into the jungle to search.
The reason why they found out about this matter so quickly was that there was a mix of scavengers. There were all kinds of people with ulterior motives. Unless he killed all of them, there would be someone who would leak the information.
Hence, when the news spread to the Diamond Sect, the entire sect was enraged.
To them, the death of two elders was a huge matter, especially to their reputation. It was also a form of provocation. Therefore, not only did they have to resolve it as soon as possible but they also had to use this to establish their might.
It was just that after waiting for a long time, Xu Qing still didn't appear. Moreover, the forbidden zone was too big, so they weren't sure if Xu Qing had entered or not. As for the vast wilderness outside, it was inevitable that the Diamond Sect's men would scatter.
So, after two days, they didn't gain anything.
However, this matter couldn't be controlled and spread out, causing all the cities and scavengers in the Diamond Sect's territory to hear about it. This made them, who had searched for a long time, even angrier.
At this moment, an angry shout rang out from the peak of the Diamond Sect's mountain.
The Sect's mountain gate wasn't too far from Songtao City. It was located on a mountain peak and was built in a very luxurious manner. There were hundreds of disciples in the sect and there were many experts among them.
Right now, the furious roars that echoed through the entire sect came from the main hall on the mountain peak.
"You haven't found him yet?"
In the main hall, a middle-aged man in golden robes sat at the head of the table. His expression was dignified and there was anger in his eyes. The spirit energy fluctuations on his body also spread out in all directions amidst his anger, filled with pressure.
Two people stood below him.
These two people were middle-aged and both wore golden robes. Their spirit energy fluctuations were very intense, surpassing that of the camp leader. At this moment, they were both frowning. After a long time, one of them spoke in a low voice.
"Sect Master, the wilderness is too vast. Why don't we let the guards from those cities and the scavengers from the campsite head out to search together? This way, we'll be able to find them in three days at most."
"Do you think it's not enough of a joke? A kid killed two elders and massacred the campsite. If we let them help us in this matter, our Sect's reputation will be tarnished!!" The sect master said angrily.
The two people below fell silent and didn't speak anymore.
A long time later, the Sect Master took a deep breath. His gaze was filled with intense killing intent as he pointed to the two people below.
"Elder Li, Elder Chen, the two of you are at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Condensation. Either of you can easily kill that kid."
"I've already asked the ancestor and am preparing to borrow two tracking talismans from him for you. After the ancestor agrees to it, you guys can head out personally. No matter what method you use, I want to see that kid's head in twenty-four hours at most!"
When the two elders below heard that the patriarch knew about this, their expressions instantly turned solemn.
The gaze of the Sect Master was cold. After he finished speaking, he took out a jade slip and was about to ask the ancestor about it. However, at this moment, a cold snort suddenly rang out from outside the main hall like thunder.
The voice was too loud, causing the two elders' hearts to tremble intensely. Even the sect master's expression changed. He immediately stood up and quickly walked down. Outside the main hall, an old man wearing a golden-red double-colored robe walked over.
This old man had a tall figure and a ruddy complexion. His white hair was disheveled and there seemed to be lightning in his eyes, covering the gloom in them. As he walked over, a powerful spirit energy that far surpassed Qi Condensation spread out in all directions.
Wherever he passed, cracks would appear on the ground.
The aura on his body formed a storm that surrounded him. If one were to take a closer look, one would see that his feet weren't on the ground but were stepping on air.
He didn't rely on the wind technique to soar through the air. Rather, he truly soared through the air.
Also, behind him, there was a faint illusory shadow that looked like an angry Diamond. It was as though once it erupted, even the main hall wouldn't be able to withstand its might.
His arrival immediately made the three people in the hall kneel in unison.
"Greetings, Ancestor!"
The Sect's ancestor didn't speak. After he walked to the seat of honor and sat down, he coldly looked at the three people below. Finally, his lightning-like gaze landed on the sect master.
"Yunwen, have you forgotten the purpose of our Sect?!"
The sect master broke out in cold sweat and immediately spoke.
"Ancestor, I haven't forgotten that our Sect's motto has always been that it's fine if we don't make a move, but once we do, we have to use our sharp metal energy to deliver a single blow. Therefore, I arranged for the two great elders to head out at the same time."
"Foolish!" The Sect Ancestor glared at the sect master.
"This old man has carefully studied that kid's resume just now. This kid rose from an ordinary person in a short period of time. He was originally a new member of the Thunder Team but he killed countless people when he first entered the forbidden zone. Not only did he defeat the powerful Bloodshadow but he also saved many scavengers!
He's even good at poison. With his cultivation at the sixth level of Qi Condensation, he once again killed two of our sect's elders despite being weaker and our disciples but he still managed to escape unscathed, causing you to be unable to find him even now."
"There are so many people on the campsite but there are only two scavengers who snitched on us. This shows how popular he is!"
"Based on this old man's many years of reading through countless ancient books and experiences, you can either neutralize such a person or use your full strength to kill him."
"Arranging the actions of the two of them in the past like this is no different from sending them to their deaths for someone good at defeating the strong despite being weaker!" In the end, the Sect's ancestor almost roared angrily.
The three people below could only lower their heads and tremble in anger.
The Sect's ancestor took a deep breath and snorted coldly. He then continued to speak gloomily.
"I can conclude that after the two of them go there, it'll be fine if they can't find him but once they do, they'll definitely be killed by the other party."
"After that, you will get angry and choose to head there personally. You will definitely be killed as well."
"At that time, when I go again, this kid will have already fled far away. Once he returns in a few years, he will probably be able to kill me with a single palm strike."
Hearing the old ancestor's words, the sect leader was stunned and more sweat appeared on his forehead. However, in his heart, he still felt that things wouldn't develop like this. However, in front of the old ancestor, he didn't dare to refute.
Hence, he could only lower his head and ask.
"Ancestor, please instruct me."
The Sect's ancestor lifted his head and looked at the wilderness outside the great hall. His gaze was profound and he slowly spoke after a long time.
"Spread out all the disciples and search all the areas. At the same time, keep an eye on every city and scavenger campsite. The surrounding borders are the same."
"The two elders will give me a flight talisman and a tracking talisman. Each of you will be responsible for half of the area and this old man will also participate personally. Once you discover something, immediately inform this old man to go over. Only then will it be considered a final blow."
"This way, nothing will go wrong. I can also establish my might again and intimidate the thieves!"
A moment later, the bell of the Sect rang out.
A large number of disciples went out one after another. There was even the ancestor who brought the two great elders and flew into the sky.
There were three shining runes in front of him that seemed to be guiding them, leading them into the wilderness. They split into three and sped away separately.
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