Chapter 245: Standing in the World

One blade beheads three fires!

This kind of combat power could be achieved by any heaven-gifted talent of the Seven Sects.

After all, the distance between three fires and four fires in combat power is too great. In reality, it can be completely said that the four life fires of the Foundation Establishment Realm belong to different major realms.

Without Imperial-level cultivation techniques or life lamps and some external objects that possess the threat of breaking the realm, the distance between the two sides is like a chasm.

Whether it is speed or eruption, it is not on the same level.

But Xu Qing's move still caused all the disciples of the Seven Sect Alliance who saw it to have their hearts stirred with earth-shaking waves.

On one hand, their cognition of Xu Qing in their hearts had gradually reached today's incomparably heavy importance and even dread from the initial indifference.

This had a great connection with the disappearance of Prince Sima Ru.

So Xu Qing's move carried its own majesty in their eyes.

Even if they were unwilling to admit it, they still clearly understood in their hearts that if they were to fight Xu Qing, they would definitely lose. Faintly, they had already classified Xu Qing as a peerless cultivator second only to Sheng Qing Yunzi.

On the other hand, when they saw that blade, they were all complicated in their hearts about Xu Qing's hiding.

This was Great Vastness One Blade.

Although this blade is only considered an Imperial-level cultivation technique after being comprehended for more than seven blades, you never know whether the Great Vastness One Blade that Xu Qing possesses is really only one blade of power.

And even if it really was only one blade, it was still shocking.

After all, the comprehension of Great Vastness One Blade is difficult to be supported by external force, relying entirely on one's own comprehension. This point is the same for any sect.

Even some sects in the Eastern Wanggu Continent that specialize in blade Path use the number of Taicang One Blades comprehended to judge a person's aptitude.

So to a certain extent, Taicang One Blade can also be considered a niche standard for verifying heaven-gifted talents. And under this standard, everyone in the Seven Sect Alliance, except for Sheng Qing Yunzi, lost.

They had all tried to comprehend it more than once, but could not succeed.

So when they saw Xu Qing's Taicang One Blade descend from the sky and behead the black-clothed three-fire Night Owl, they were all complicated in their hearts.

Regardless of whether it was them or the visiting outer sect allies, they all saw another terrifying aspect of Xu Qing from this blade.

That is decisiveness and intelligence.

The Night Owls have been in the Seven Blood Children for so many years, like wild grass that cannot be burned out by wild fire, and spring wind blows and they grow again. And this time, they were able to gather so many, making the Criminal Division spend nearly two months to clear them. Here... naturally, there is a problem.

And this problem will not be small.

It must be that someone from the Seven Blood Children provided a certain degree of protection for them. The interests involved here are too great, so it is hard to say how many people from the Seven Blood Children secretly participated in the sharing of profits.

So the handling of the Night Owls needs to grasp a degree.

And these outer race cultivators had seen through this very clearly before. In reality, they were also paying attention to see if this matter of the Criminal Division capturing the Night Owls would cause the Seven Blood Children themselves to be unable to end it, causing the inside to be chaotic first.

But Xu Qing's approach was very decisive. He clearly noticed the identity of the Night Dove's three-fire cultivator, but he didn't have any approach to dig deeper. Instead, he used a clean and neat sword strike to kill him, not even giving the other party a chance to speak before he was smashed to pieces, and even his corpse became minced meat, so his identity could no longer be seen on the surface.

Such a blade, what it beheaded was not only this person, but also all the lines related to the Night Owls behind this person. One blade slashed open.

He used this blade to tell all the hidden people behind the scenes that this matter, the Criminal Division would not continue to pursue.

This kind of approach is wrong in a prosperous age, but placed in a chaotic world, this is the smartest choice, and the impact is the smallest.

He not only beheaded the Night Owls but also secretly sent a favor, making all the hidden people have to admit that Xu Qing did this matter beautifully, and they were not good at finding opportunities to pursue it afterwards.

Even the ancestor Blood Refining Child was increasingly appreciative after witnessing it.

He did not care about those dirty things in the sect, because he knew deeply that all things have yin where there is yang, and there are still shadows under the scorching sun. Many things are not just black and white; there is gray inside.

Xu Qing was ignorant of this principle in the past, but after coming to the Seven Blood Children, he saw too many people hiding knives in smiles and too many people who could not be figured out. This made him like a sponge, learning and growing rapidly, until he understood.

So after this battle, Xu Qing's name was deeply remembered by all outer races, and the dread in their hearts was also strong, but they would not easily reveal their likes and dislikes.

Because they saw that this Xu Qing... not only has combat power but also ruthlessness, not only is good at hiding but also has intelligence. Such a person, unless it is a thunderous method to suppress and kill with one blow, otherwise, once the move is made and fails, it will definitely be backlashed.

So, without life-and-death interest competition and hatred, no one is willing to take the risk to make a move, and more will be to have some thoughts of making friends.

This is a kind of complexity in human nature.

And it was precisely because Xu Qing did this matter in a way that made the sect and the outer races sigh, so after the Criminal Division's night clearing, after the Night Owls were basically all caught, when Xu Qing obtained a list, he received a positive answer to his inquiry to the sect.

This list was the account book of buying Treasure Keepers.

Even if an account book is often the key to ruining things, the meaning of its existence is often not really just recording, but as a means of checks and balances.

It can also be deliberately left behind.

Because to a certain extent, this is also an existence similar to a "Forbidden Magic Treasure".

This account book, which was in all likelihood deliberately left behind, mainly recorded the names and purchase quantities of the Seven Sect Alliance. What made Xu Qing somewhat surprised was that the Seven Sect Alliance did not buy from every sect.

Inside, the Spirit Haze Valley, the upper sect of the Second Peak, and the Heavenly Mirror Treasure Sect, the upper sect of the Sixth Peak, as well as the Profound Nether Sect, the upper sect of the Seventh Peak, and the Heavenly Destiny Pavilion, the upper sect of the Fifth Peak, did not buy any.

The ones who bought the most were the Ancestor Lingyun Sword Sect and the Hunters of the Strange, and there was also the Great Expansion Dao Palace, the upper sect of the Fourth Peak.

The heaven-gifted talents of the first two sects who stayed in the Seven Blood Children were now locked in the prison, and the only one outside who was not caught was that cultivator of the Great Expansion Dao Palace.

Xu Qing remembered the abundant materials in Prince Sima Ling's storage ring and really wanted to catch this Great Expansion Dao Palace heaven-gifted talent. But he would not act rashly, so he asked the sect whether this person could be captured and brought to justice.

He does things, unless the interests are huge, otherwise he rarely oversteps in the open.

The other party's interests are unknown and related to the Seven Sect Alliance. Xu Qing felt that having a tiger skin on his body and acting according to orders was naturally the most secure.

And the sect gave a positive answer to this, with only one word.

"Catch!"

Seeing the sect's reply, Xu Qing left the Criminal Division. On the morning of this day, he walked on the streets of the Seven Blood Children.

The Criminal Division's night of killing had fruitful results, and at the same time, it was like a strong wind sweeping across all directions, causing the monsters and snakes in the main city during this period to disappear without a trace.

And the Seven Blood Children's rules had great protection for mortals, so the Criminal Division's actions did not have the slightest impact on mortals, but instead made them feel more secure in their hearts.

Thus, Xu Qing, walking on the street, came to the breakfast stall he often went to in the past. There, he drank a bowl of hot soup and ate a few pastries. Finally, amidst the enthusiasm of the shopkeeper, he ate three eggs, politely left a few spirit coins, and said goodbye.

This breakfast stall was not very famous in the past, just one of the many breakfast stalls in the main city, but there had been some changes in the past year or so, becoming a must-visit place for the night patrol of the Criminal Division, making the business much better than in the past.

And no one had ever dared to make trouble here. The owner of the breakfast stall naturally knew the reason, so at this moment, while tidying up the table, looking at the departing Xu Qing, he was also sighing in his heart.

He still remembered that three years ago, when the other party came for the first time, his expression was cautious, his face full of vigilance, and after drinking a sip of soup, he revealed satisfaction.

"Three years, this youth has grown so big unknowingly, and has become a big figure."

Amidst the sighing, the owner of the breakfast stall looked at the customers around him, most of whom had a heavy smell of blood and were looking at the youth's back with fanaticism and reverence, and shook his head with a smile.

Xu Qing walked on the street unhurriedly. Even though his cultivation base was not bad now and he had great power in the sect, he was still used to liking to lean to one side when walking.

Until an incense stick of time later, as the morning sky became brighter and there were more pedestrians, Xu Qing also arrived in front of a mansion.

This place was the guild hall of the Great Expansion Dao Palace disciples in the Seven Blood Children.

All outer sects visiting the Seven Blood Children had fixed places to live arranged for them. Like this Great Expansion Dao Palace place, it was a large courtyard with a two-story building.

Inside, it was filled with the power of magic arrays. Xu Qing, who walked to the door, felt it silently and spoke calmly.

"Please, sect magic array, suppress this place."

This time Xu Qing was acting according to orders, and the sect's great array erupted in an instant, forming a power of suppression, roaring as it fell on this place, causing all the magic arrays of the Great Expansion Dao Palace inside this mansion to be suppressed instantly.

There were even exclamations coming from inside.

Xu Qing's expression was calm. He pushed open the mansion's door and saw dozens of people with different expressions rushing out from inside.

Among these dozens of people, the three leaders were two men and one woman.

The woman was wearing a white long dress, the style was like a palace dress, but there were no complicated patterns, only the skirt hem had red clouds rendered, the cuffs were embroidered with cloud patterns, and her whole body emitted bursts of elixir fragrance, and her appearance was also mostly elegant.

At this moment, her eyes revealed a strange light. Although she walked out with the crowd, her gaze was clearly the clearest, from inside to outside, not seeing half a bit of panic.

Standing beside her was a youth. This youth was wearing a yellow shirt, his appearance was ordinary, and there were some spots on his face, but his eyes were incomparably bright, and he was staring at Xu Qing without blinking.

On the other side, there was also a youth standing, wearing a cloud-haze blue-sky Daoist robe. Those cloud-hazes were strange, as if they were moving and changing on their own, and faintly there was a magic array intent emitted from within.

And his complexion was the palest, and his eyes clearly carried panic. After seeing Xu Qing, his breathing accelerated.

Behind the three people, the disciples of the Great Expansion Dao Palace who followed were also nervous.

And further away, Xu Qing saw three middle-aged cultivators. These three were scattered, silent, but the Golden Core fluctuations on their bodies were all emitting outwards.

Xu Qing's gaze swept over and looked at the youth wearing the cloud-haze blue-sky robe, speaking calmly.

"Great Expansion Dao Palace, Zhou Zhou Qifan?" ===== CHAPTER 246 =====