Chapter 224: Lingering Ghost

Listening to the Captain's words, Xu Qing's eyes narrowed.

He gazed at the statue in the temple. Only now did he know that this temple had such a history.

Recalling that blade back then, Xu Qing comprehended even more.

The Captain was also sighing in his heart. He also knew that such a matter of creation was not as simple as taking a bite. Not only did it require comprehension, but it also required opportunity. Most importantly, this statue no longer had divine rhyme, and he couldn't behead Xu Qing to exchange for a chance to comprehend...

And he felt that he might not be able to beat him, secretly thinking that this kid didn't know how deep he was hiding.

So although he was extremely interested in this Taicang Blade, he was helpless.

In the morning light, Xu Qing didn't continue to head toward the depths of the forbidden zone. Even with his current cultivation, he could still feel the malicious divine sense locking on from the depths of the forbidden zone.

So after gazing for a few times, Xu Qing decisively chose to leave.

"Places with Taicang Dao Temples generally seal some great fierce strange phenomena. The forbidden zone near your home is very simple."

The Captain also felt the divine sense locking on from the depths of the forbidden zone, turned his head and gazed deeply, and some cold air radiated from his body.

Xu Qing didn't speak, his body soared into the air, and he didn't plan to walk on the road to leave. At this moment, he flickered in mid-air and sped away like thunder. The Captain smiled and also rose into the air, only when he was in mid-air, he looked back at the Dao Temple many times, and then looked at the depths of the forbidden zone.

In the firmament of the depths of the forbidden zone, the mist was flowing slowly at this moment, looking like a woman's black hair scattered in the sky. A thick resentment continuously rose from the depths of the forbidden zone, merging into the clouds and mist, making the long hair denser. Looking from afar, it was as if this entire forbidden zone was like a woman's skull.

"I don't know what strange phenomenon is sealed here. I really want to go and take a look..." The Captain murmured, hesitated for a moment, and turned to fly toward Xu Qing.

"Xu Qing, where are you going next? You won't just go back to the sect like this." Arriving by Xu Qing's side, the Captain stretched, took out an apple and ate it while speaking.

"I plan to find a black market and sell some things." Xu Qing transmitted his voice calmly.

"Go to the black market to sell things? Stolen goods?" The Captain's eyes lit up.

Xu Qing glanced at the Captain and nodded.

"Let me see. It's also fine to sell to me. I like stolen goods the most." The Captain's interest was greatly aroused. Xu Qing hesitated for a moment. He felt that selling to an acquaintance was not very good. Once it was discovered that the magic treasure was only left with a shell and would break if touched with a little force, the other party could find him immediately.

"These items are suitable for sale in the black market." Xu Qing politely declined.

"Little A-Qing, I have to criticize you. You can't be so stingy. Who is it not selling to? Look down on me? I have money!" The Captain stared.

Xu Qing's expression was strange. He coughed and decided not to pit the Captain, so he didn't answer the other party's words, accelerated forward, and headed straight for the Deer Horn City teleportation array.

As for the black market he chose, he had already inquired about it from the Jin Gang Sect ancestor before coming.

In a place called Lingyou City, near the range of the Litu Sect, the desolation of the surroundings was even worse than the Red Plains, so it was not valued by all parties, but it gathered some fierce and evil people, and gradually became a trading market for the black market.

And this kind of deformed prosperity also made Lingyou City's reputation in the Southern Wasteland Continent not small, with various forces mixed within.

The law of the jungle was the only rule here.

So when Xu Qing and the Captain walked out of the teleportation array, what greeted them were malicious gazes from those who were squatting here, observing the strength and value of the cultivators coming and going. Within it, there were also some children living in Lingyou City. They were also observing, waiting for those cultivators who were visiting this place for the first time and were not very familiar with Lingyou City. Often, this type of person would need a local as a guide. ===== CHAPTER 225 =====

On the ground, there was a caravan at this moment, heading toward Deer Horn City.

There were over thirty carriages in the caravan, the carriage bodies were black from top to bottom, and even the people sitting on the carriages and the guards on all sides were wearing black robes.

It gave people a feeling full of gloom and murderous intent. In this area, with such a scale and giving people such a feeling, basically, not many forces here would dare to provoke them.

Especially since there were clearly high-rank Qi Condensation cultivators within, their auras spreading out, carrying pressure that was not insignificant to Qi Condensation cultivators. Additionally, in a carriage in the middle, Xu Qing also saw an old man.

This old man's cultivation was Foundation Establishment, but he had not yet reached the level of igniting his life fire to open the Profound Radiance State. In Xu Qing's eyes, the magic power fluctuations on the opponent's body seemed to be those of someone who had opened fifteen or sixteen magic apertures.

As for the other carriages, outsiders might not be able to sense it, but in Xu Qing's eyes, it was clearly visible: every carriage was a cage, and inside were imprisoned scavengers of varying numbers.

There were men and women, mostly children, all unconscious. At the same time, there were also some adults who remained conscious, but their expressions were listless, their whole bodies weak, lying in the cages with despair in their eyes.

"Night Doves are really annoying, haunting like ghosts; it seems no matter how you kill them, you can't kill them all," the Captain also saw the caravan on the ground and said with disgust.

"Is it because the demand for Treasure Raisers is so high that they can't be killed off?" Xu Qing looked coldly at the caravan below and asked.

"That's right. The demand for Treasure Raisers in the Southern Wasteland Continent is mainly from the Purple Earth and the Litu Sect, but compared to overseas... especially the Eastern Wanggu Continent, their demand for Treasure Raisers is even greater."

"After all... it's not just magic treasures that need Treasure Raisers to absorb strange substances; there are also some magic treasure fragments and high-rank magic tools that likewise need people to use their lives to scrub them clean. For example, many so-called prodigies in the Seven Sects Alliance actually have such transactions in secret."

"And often, multiple Treasure Raisers go together to use their lives to raise and refine, which has better effects. Thus, all clans are buying and selling them. Furthermore, because the human race in the Nanhuang Continent more or less has some bloodline of the Purple-Green Upper Kingdom, they are exceptionally excellent in the effects of raising treasures."

"So, Night Doves are extremely active in the Nanhuang Continent," the Captain said gloomily.

Xu Qing was silent, looking at the caravan below. The next instant, the black iron skewer whistled out from the shadow behind him, its speed so fast it headed straight for the earth.

With rolling thunder and heaven-shaking roars, amidst the astonishment of the Night Dove caravan members below, the black iron skewer was like a black bolt of lightning, descending suddenly and shuttling through the necks of one black-robed Night Dove member after another.

Wherever it passed, these Qi Condensation Night Doves were simply unable to dodge; they couldn't even see it clearly. In an instant, their bodies couldn't withstand it one after another, and after the black iron skewer pierced through, they exploded and died.

Looking from afar, one could only see a black line wandering among the carriages, and corpse after corpse became blood flowers. Even that Foundation Establishment old man didn't have time to react at all and was pierced through in an instant.

But the Diamond Sect Ancestor didn't kill him; he rolled up his body and headed straight for mid-air, making him float in front of Xu Qing.

This Night Dove Foundation Establishment cultivator trembled all over, unprecedented terror showing in his eyes, and as his body shivered, he was almost scared out of his wits.

It was truly because Xu Qing and the Captain, who had changed their appearance in his eyes, were radiating terrifying fluctuations from head to toe, affecting the surroundings and distorting his vision. In his perception, these two in front of him could make him vanish in body and soul with a single finger.

After all, although both were Foundation Establishment, the gap was too large.

"Two seniors, I..."

"Where is your caravan preparing to go?" Xu Qing said coldly.

The Foundation Establishment old man hesitated for a moment. Xu Qing's expression showed impatience, and just as he was about to move to interrogate him, the Captain smiled.

"Let me." As he spoke, he raised his right hand and grabbed toward the void. Suddenly, countless cold auras gathered into a needle, and amidst the Foundation Establishment old man's horror, it pierced into his body, slowly wandering inside him.

The pain brought by this wandering did not last long before the Foundation Establishment old man's mind collapsed, and he told everything he knew truthfully.

It wasn't just them that the Night Doves had dispatched this time; all Night Dove members in the entire Nanhuang Continent had received orders from their superiors to secretly send the goods in their hands to the Seven Blood Eyes in the near future.

And they were told that not long after, a big client would come from afar to the Seven Blood Eyes, and the other party wanted to collect a large amount of goods.

That was why the matter of the caravan Xu Qing saw had happened. In fact, in this entire Nanhuang Continent, there were currently many such caravans, distributed in many areas, all trying to find ways to head to the Seven Blood Eyes.

Xu Qing's eyes flashed with a fierce glint upon hearing this news.

He was incomparably disgusted with the Night Doves. The Captain also narrowed his eyes. With a wave of his hand, the Foundation Establishment old man's whole body shook, and his body exploded directly, turning into lumps of ice that fell to the ground, vanishing in body and soul.

"It seems the Catcher Division will have things to do next, but I'm very curious, who is the big client he mentioned? Does 'coming from afar' mean someone from outside?" The Captain pondered, looking at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing didn't speak, but the fierce intent in his eyes was thick. At this moment, he waved his hand, and suddenly the cages of the caravan below opened, the people inside woke up and regained their freedom.

Xu Qing didn't pay too much attention; it was just a chance encounter, each to their own fate. His previous strike was just out of disgust for the Night Doves. At this moment, with a sway, he and the Captain went to Deer Horn City, where the two of them quickly teleported away, heading to Lingyou City.

Lingyou City, located on the edge of the Litu Sect's sphere of influence, was contrary to the desolate environment around it. This small city was quite lively, and because there was no order here, it was often a place favored by wanted criminals and desperate outlaws.

This made the city full of chaos, and there were quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators within, and even Golden Cores appeared occasionally, mostly coming here to trade some items that couldn't see the light of day.

So generally speaking, those who dared to come here to trade were often people with some confidence in themselves. Additionally, although this city was chaotic, it wasn't endless wanton killing. As long as one handled things well and didn't flaunt wealth, one could still come and go smoothly.

And this kind of distorted prosperity also made Lingyou City quite famous in the Nanhuang Continent, with various forces mixed within.

The law of the jungle was the only rule here.

So when Xu Qing and the Captain walked out of the teleportation array, what greeted them were malicious gazes squatting here, observing the strength and value of the cultivators coming and going.

Within them were also some children living in Lingyou City. They were also observing, waiting for those cultivators who were coming to this place for the first time and were not very familiar with Lingyou City. Often, this type of person would need a local as a guide.