Chapter 221

Time passes.

Seven Blood Eyes, Port 176.

Xu Qing sits cross-legged on the deck of the dharma boat. As the dharma boat sways, he gazes at the distant world. At this moment, it is sunrise, and red clouds are rising on the horizon, as if flames are burning the firmament.

Xu Qing gazes silently.

Half a month has passed since the extermination of the Sea Star Clan.

In this half month, the storm caused by the Sea Star Clan affair is still erupting. As the Seven Blood Eyes announced the evil deeds of the Sea Star Clan and the Candlelight member Bai Li behind them, and as one clan after another found the reason for their missing geniuses, the anger toward the Sea Star Clan and Candlelight became incomparably intense.

Although the Sea Star Clan was exterminated, the other three clans were still there. So, there was no need for the Seven Blood Eyes to take action. Those clans that lost geniuses set out one after another, heading to the other three clans, where they saw a large number of iron threadworms and also saw a lot of evidence.

Thus, very quickly, those three clans, which had suffered heavy losses, were exterminated by other clans.

And this action by Sixth Uncle also made the Seven Blood Eyes' reputation even more prominent, especially his Sixth Peak mountain body war fortress, which made many clans wary.

However, after analysis, most felt that although the mountain body was strong, its internal power source was somewhat average. Although it could support the movement of a war fortress-like mountain body, it was clearly somewhat weak in suppression.

Some even deduced afterward that if it weren't for the Human Race War Flag, it would have been very difficult for Sixth Uncle to suppress that Candlelight member in the end.

But regardless, the extermination of the Sea Star Clan and the refining of the Candlelight member Bai Li were facts. Thus, the formidable nature of the Seven Blood Eyes once again deepened in the hearts of other clans.

As for Xu Qing, on the day Sixth Uncle refined the entire Sea Star Clan, he brought them back to the Seven Blood Eyes. When they returned, Sixth Uncle was silent, and Xu Qing was also silent.

They did not have the pleasure of killing their enemies as they had imagined; instead, they became calm, and the melancholy deep in their hearts was faintly discernible.

But life must go on, and the path of life must continue to be walked.

"Master, go in peace." Xu Qing sits on the dharma boat deck, picks up a wine gourd from the side, turns around, raises it toward the direction of the Purple Earth, and then drinks a big mouthful, closing his eyes.

The moment his eyes close, a roaring sound comes from within his body. Sixty-five dharma orifices are like furnaces, burning fiercely. On top of them... a large number of remnant souls are being refined.

These remnant souls are all Sea Star clansmen, only they are no longer in their original form, like chicken ribs. But fortunately, they are numerous, so after accumulating together, they also have a certain help for Xu Qing to open his dharma orifices.

And among these numerous souls, there is also a special soul, suppressed in one of Xu Qing's dharma orifices, burned by flames day and night, never stopping.

This soul is that cultivator of the Guiyou Clan.

After being captured by the shadow, under the torture of Xu Qing's return for several days, he finally collapsed, and his soul was successfully extracted by Xu Qing.

It is just that the Golden Crow refining all spirits still did not take away the talent of this Guiyou Clan. It is not that the imperial-level cultivation technique doesn't work, but that the quantity is too small. To take away the talent of a clan, one needs to refine a large number of clansmen of this clan.

But it doesn't matter. Xu Qing doesn't care. He only cares about one thing, and that is to make this cultivator suffer.

But the soul of this clan also has a characteristic, and that is that soul power can recover slowly on its own. Even if suppressed and refined, it is still the same.

"Sixth Uncle extracted the part of the Sea Star Clan that merged into the mountain body and refined it into a candle, lighting it in front of his son's cenotaph. I can't do that, but I can suppress this soul for generations, making him unable to seek death, continuously providing me with soul power. One day, I will be able to take away his talent." Xu Qing speaks softly.

Whether it is because of the special nature of this soul continuously providing soul power, or the hatred for this Guiyou Clan cultivator, Xu Qing will not simply swallow it and end it all at once.

At this moment, amidst the roaring within his body, besides this suppressed soul, the other remnant souls transform into a force, impacting the sixty-sixth dharma orifice. In an instant, this sixty-sixth dharma orifice opens, and while dharma power spreads throughout his body, Xu Qing's impact does not end.

The next moment, the sixty-seventh dharma orifice opens in a flash.

The remaining part continues to converge at the location of the sixty-eighth dharma orifice, circling for a long time, and finally rushes it open.

Xu Qing shakes all over, his aura and dharma power significantly improved.

He had long felt that the difficulty of opening dharma orifices after two fires was far greater than before, and the souls of the Sea Star Clan were not complete, so they could only provide him with the power to open three orifices.

Xu Qing opens his eyes, takes out a jade box from his bosom, opens it, and his gaze falls inside.

In this jade box, there is a black elixir pill.

On this elixir pill, ferocious soul shadows appear, issuing silent roars and howls, as if wanting to rush out of the elixir pill's shackles and escape to heaven, but clearly they cannot do so.

This is an incomparably precious high-grade soul elixir!

For cultivators who practice the Malevolent Fire Soul-Devouring Scripture, souls are the fuel for opening dharma orifices, so they need a large amount of slaughter and soul extraction to continuously improve their cultivation base.

But slaughter is often slow, so there is this kind of soul elixir. Often, one pill can allow a cultivator to obtain a large amount of soul power.

Like the elixir pill once thrown by Wu Jianwu of the First Peak, it was also a soul elixir, only the grade was extremely low.

And Xu Qing's pill was extracted from Bai Li's soul by Sixth Uncle himself and refined, and given to him after returning to the sect.

What was extracted was only a very small part.

Sixth Uncle also spoke frankly that he needed a large amount of souls to supplement the power of his magic treasures, so he could only give Xu Qing one pill, but he also told Xu Qing that he owed Xu Qing a favor.

Xu Qing didn't care about this matter. The reason this revenge was so smooth was the action of Sixth Uncle, so even if he didn't give him the soul elixir, Xu Qing thought it was reasonable.

Not to mention the protection Sixth Uncle gave him, although it was consumed greatly in the battle with Bai Li, it can still be used now, and its value itself has already surpassed the soul elixir.

Xu Qing withdraws his thoughts, picks up the soul elixir, and without any hesitation, throws it into his mouth, chewing it mouthful by mouthful. The remnant souls within issue shrill screams, but in the end, they cannot escape the fate of being swallowed. Under the burning of the malevolent fire within Xu Qing's body, it becomes an impact for opening dharma orifices, heading straight for the sixty-ninth dharma orifice.

In an instant, Xu Qing's body shakes slightly, the sixty-ninth dharma orifice opens, followed by seventy, seventy-one...

The power of one soul elixir is incomparably vast, causing Xu Qing's dharma orifices to still have remaining power after opening to the seventy-first. Soon, the seventy-second dharma orifice opens, followed by the seventy-third, seventy-fourth, and seventy-fifth dharma orifices.

It is not over. The seventy-sixth, seventy-seventh, and seventy-eighth dharma orifices are rushed open instantly!

The power of the soul elixir refined from Bai Li's remnant soul is extremely astonishing.

Finally, as the 'bang-bang' sound echoes within Xu Qing, the moment he opens his eyes, purple light shines in them, and the seventy-ninth dharma orifice within his body opens suddenly!

A terrifying aura flows on his body, and astonishing dharma power rises within his body. The surrounding seawater whips up waves, and Xu Qing's cultivation base improves significantly at this moment.

"Actually opened eleven dharma orifices... In this soul elixir, I'm afraid it doesn't just contain Bai Li's remnant soul!" Xu Qing is somewhat alarmed, vaguely guessing that the remnant soul Sixth Uncle mentioned, the remnant souls here should be... including the remnant souls of the ancestors of the other four clans and the remnant souls of a large number of cultivators of the four clans.

Although the four clans were devoured to a great extent, after all, the base was huge. In this way, the remnant souls extracted from them, even if it was only a small part gathered together, the power was naturally terrifying.

"There are still eleven dharma orifices, and I can ignite the third life fire!" Xu Qing whispers softly, then checks his storage bag. The two wish boxes, ever since he knew how to open them, have always been nurtured in his spare time. Now, the completion is not far away.

Xu Qing withdraws his gaze, raises his head and gazes at the Southern Wasteland Continent behind him. After dealing with all matters, he misses Lei Dui somewhat.

At the same time, in this half month, the war between the Seven Blood Eyes and the Sea Corpse Clan has also undergone some changes. First is the Third Prince, who did a heaven-shaking thing.

From the beginning of the battle, Xu Qing had never seen the Third Prince. It wasn't until this matter appeared that he knew the Third Prince had actually taken on a task of instigating rebellion just as the war started.

Xu Qing doesn't know how the Third Prince did it, successfully instigating three important allies of the Sea Corpse Clan, causing these three clans to defect on the Sea Corpse Clan's local battlefield, making the situation where the Sea Corpse Clan was originally stuck in consumption with the Seven Blood Eyes on the local battlefield change instantly, showing signs of collapse.

And this matter also caused a series of chain reactions. On one hand, it made the Seven Blood Eyes' momentum soar, singing all the way. On the other hand, it was the Wanggu Continent side, especially the Seven Sect Alliance, which seemed to be caught off guard by the sudden change in the war situation.

Clearly, the Seven Sect Alliance hoped to see the Seven Blood Eyes and the Sea Corpse Clan stuck in consumption, so at the beginning, they were watching this war, until the Seven Blood Eyes fought all the way to the Sea Corpse Clan's local territory, and they became vigilant.

Because... the Sea Corpse Clan's local territory is very close to the Wanggu Continent.

To be precise, the Sea Corpse Clan's local territory, the secondary island, and the Mermaid Clan island form a line, a line connecting the Wanggu Continent and the Seven Blood Eyes.

Until the Third Prince's plan of instigating rebellion succeeded, the Seven Sect Alliance was closely watching the war situation. They hoped this war would continue, hoped the Seven Blood Eyes would be consumed, but the Third Prince's success changed their attitude.

Subsequently, the Seven Sect Alliance began to interfere in this war.

Afterward, some rumors about the war appeared within the Seven Blood Eyes. Some guessed that this war was about to end, and the Seven Sect Alliance's interference would make it very difficult for the Seven Blood Eyes to continue attacking.

Xu Qing didn't pay attention to these.

He prepared to go out for a trip, return to the scavenger camp, return to the forbidden zone, sweep the grave for Lei Dui, and by the way, see if he could find the traces of Cross and Luan Ya.

Two years have passed, and he doesn't know how the two of them are doing now.

Xu Qing gazes into the distance, stands up, puts away the dharma boat, and walks toward the teleportation formation. On the way, he sees the Captain at a fruit stall, bargaining with the seller, and finally paying a few spirit coins with heartache, buying a pocket of apples.

Seeing Xu Qing, the Captain throws an apple over, takes one himself and eats a bite, looks Xu Qing up and down, and says with a smile.

"Going out? Take me with you, take me with you."

Xu Qing catches the apple. He doesn't believe he met the Captain by chance, so he reveals a look of doubt in his eyes.

The Captain coughs, eating the apple while sighing.

"No way, the old man gave me a task, letting me follow you before he comes back, to protect you. I estimate the old man is a bit anxious. You say taking an apprentice is taking an apprentice, why do you have to make those tests, this test and that test. Now it's good, he's anxious, and he caught up with the war and can't come back."

The Captain shrugs his shoulders and sells Seventh Uncle without hesitation.

Xu Qing's expression reveals weirdness. After thinking about it, he doesn't refuse.

After all, the Sea Corpse Clan's wanted order is still there, and Chen Feiyuan also informed him of the malice of the Purple Earth during the Purple Earth trip, so if the Captain is by his side when going out, the safety level will be higher.

But correspondingly, it might also be crazier.

"I'm going home." Xu Qing looks at the Captain.

"Going home, then I'm a guest, haha, go go go, I've been annoyed staying in the sect recently, let's go out and stroll." The Captain says, even more enthusiastic than Xu Qing, and walks rapidly toward the teleportation formation.

"Did you do something? Going out to avoid the limelight?" Xu Qing is surprised.

"How is that possible!" The Captain shakes his head immediately, arrives at the teleportation formation rapidly, asks Xu Qing for the specific address, adjusts the teleportation immediately, and amidst Xu Qing's suspicion, the figures of the two disappear in the teleportation formation in an instant.

And not long after the Captain left, a roar came from the Sixth Peak.

"Chen Erniu, you little bastard, what are you biting?"

Following the roar, a divine sense erupted from the Sixth Peak instantly, sweeping across the entire main city, searching for the Captain's figure, clearly to no avail...

Thus, behind the main hall on the Sixth Peak, in the mountain forest, Sixth Uncle looks at a covered thief hole with an ugly expression. Only the sequence disciples can do such a thing on the Sixth Peak, and they must be the top two or three to have the permission to make the formation not report to the police.

This thief hole is very deep, winding into the interior of the Sixth Peak mountain body, where the core power of the Sixth Peak mountain body as a war fortress is located.

The core power of the Sixth Peak is a secret, shrouded in a mist inside, very difficult to see clearly what it is, but in Sixth Uncle's eyes, everything is clearly visible.

He sees that a deep tooth mark has appeared on the toe of the core power, and it is clearly missing a small piece.

"Is this Chen Erniu a dog in his previous life, wanting a bite of everything!" Sixth Uncle takes a deep breath, his anger is a bit high, so he raises his head and looks at the power source shrouded in mist again.

"That kid, he should have seen it, and he should have guessed it... But he should know the measure, know what should be said and what should not be said. After all, on the day of suppressing Bai Li, I held back and didn't use the core power... If he has a big mouth and spreads it out, the ancestor will peel his skin."