Chapter 355

A cold glint rose in Xu Qing's eyes. As he raised his right hand, a figure was actually grabbed by the neck from the void behind him and dragged out fiercely.

The figure struggled, but it was to no avail. The next instant, it became clear; it was still Li Li Ziliang, but his face was rapidly turning black.

Xu Qing's hand was poisonous.

The moment he touched Li Li Ziliang, the other party was already poisoned and was rotting.

And at this moment, the other Li Li Ziliang fleeing in the distance blurred and dissipated.

"How did you know I was here! This is impossible! And your heart still hasn't had any doubt until now. You... what kind of past have you experienced to be so firm in your will!

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Li Li Ziliang, grabbed by the neck by Xu Qing, showed horror and disbelief in his eyes and exclaimed in shock.

It was because of that scene just now; if it had been any of his previous opponents, most would have had their expressions change and would have chased after him at all costs to kill him and silence him. After all, everyone has secrets, and clearly, the current situation was that his secret had been calculated by someone.

At the same time, his words were cryptic and full of things that would make people suspicious. If others heard it, they would instinctively raise distracting thoughts in their hearts, and their attention would also be on his fleeing figure, and they would go to pursue him.

And this was exactly his goal!

Li Li Ziliang had no power of deduction and didn't know any Gua techniques at all, but the techniques of the Taisi Immortal Gate were mysterious and focused on artistic conception.

But he hadn't cultivated an artistic conception yet, only reaching the level of intent.

The so-called intent was not the literal meaning, but more complex. The word "intent" encompassed many emotions.

To be precise, he cultivated the intent of doubt. Whenever he fought an enemy, if doubt arose in the enemy's heart, this intent of doubt could be instantly sensed by him and turned into his own trump card, allowing the enemy's soul to burn itself.

In the past, he had used this move to kill many people. Except for facing the Dao Child Zhang Zhang Siyun, he was invincible against others.

He originally thought today would be the same. As long as distracting thoughts arose in Xu Qing's heart, he could unleash his own trump card. As long as Xu Qing rushed out and his target was on his clone, he could secretly attack and cooperate with the trump card to form a fatal blow.

But today, he encountered his second failure.

He could have survived the first time, but this second time, he couldn't survive.

Xu Qing didn't have the habit of explaining to enemies. At this moment, amidst Li Li Ziliang's struggle and rotting, his right hand instantly became transparent, directly reaching into the other party's heavenly palace. With a grab, the four crystal-like Golden Cores were directly taken out by him.

The shrill screams spread in all directions. As the life-and-death crisis intensified, Li Li Ziliang showed despair in his eyes and spoke anxiously.

"Someone asked me to test you, that's why I challenged you before. Xu Qing, don't kill me. As long as you let me go, I will tell you who it is..."

Xu Qing's expression was calm. His left hand manifested a dagger, and he slashed Li Li Ziliang's neck.

Blood splattered, flowing in streams, and white mist rose.

The blood stained his clothes and spilled onto the ground. Compared to the white snow, the pools were very striking.

Li Li Ziliang clutched his neck, staring blankly at Xu Qing, his eyes filled with disbelief. It seemed he couldn't understand why Xu Qing didn't stop because of what he said.

After all, if it were anyone else, they would at least ask a question at this moment.

Although he didn't dare to say who that person was, he could be mysterious and say other names to divert the disaster. And he had already thought about who to say, such as Saint Qing Yunzi's father, or Xu Qing's fellow sect member.

If it succeeded, it would naturally be best. If it didn't succeed, he could use this to exchange for the other party's doubt, thereby completing the fatal blow he hadn't finished.

But Xu Qing didn't have any intention of listening, making all his calculations come to nothing.

So at this moment, resentment appeared in his eyes, but this resentment was rootless. Eventually, as his body fell, everything became a regret.

He actually already regretted it.

He regretted being greedy for the benefits given by that person and helping the other party test Xu Qing, challenging him multiple times, and even detaining and forcing him to apologize, which led to the battle.

He regretted being greedy and thinking he had a winning hand in this battle.

He regretted even more that he shouldn't have cared about face and accepted this life-and-death battle.

But these still couldn't compare to his confusion. Until his death, he didn't know why Xu Qing didn't have the slightest doubt from beginning to end.

Now, everything had become resentment and had become the past.

The world was pitch black before his eyes, as if someone had covered it with a curtain for him.

Outside the city, it was peaceful.

Only scattered snowflakes were blown up by the wind, curling and falling leisurely between heaven and earth, drifting onto the corpse and covering the blood.

Very quickly... the blood on the ground could no longer be seen, only Li Li Ziliang's corpse, motionless.

Xu Qing's expression was calm. He heard the other party's words before death, but words spoken at such a time could be believed or not believed.

He believed that someone had indeed instigated it, because this matched his previous judgment.

But he didn't believe any name Li Li Ziliang said.

And in the final analysis, it was because Xu Qing trusted too few people, so most of the time, he only trusted himself.

Because it was obvious that whoever could arrange for Li Li Ziliang to test him must be someone Li Li Ziliang couldn't and couldn't refuse. If he really said the other party's name, even if Li Li Ziliang survived here with Xu Qing, he would still end up miserable in the future.

So the name he said was also likely fake.

Using a fake name to exchange for a life, Xu Qing felt it wasn't worth it.

This was his character and his habit. When feeling danger but unable to find the target of malice, breaking off the claws and teeth extended by the other party in a ruthless and cruel manner was also a form of deterrence.

As for the answer that left Li Li Ziliang confused until his death, it was actually very simple.

Just like he didn't believe the other party's plea for life, he believed in himself, believed in his own judgment, and believed even more in his own memory.

"Xu Qing, I have been looking for you for a long time. The hatred between us, do you still remember me..."

This was Li Li Ziliang's first sentence before, but he didn't know that Xu Qing's enemies were all carved on the bamboo slip. He often looked at it, and he wouldn't forget his enemies no matter what he forgot.

"I know why you don't recognize me. On your body... you have actually been..."

This second sentence was even harder to stir up the slightest ripple in Xu Qing, because hiding secrets had become his habit.

Consequently, what was exchanged was a kind of confidence in his own secrets. Unless the other party pointed it out directly, he wouldn't be moved in the slightest.

In the final analysis, it wasn't that Li Li Ziliang's method of planting intent wasn't powerful enough, but that he didn't understand Xu Qing and couldn't say words that would truly stir ripples in Xu Qing's heart.

"Fancy and flashy." Xu Qing said calmly. This was the only sentence he had spoken since the battle began.

At the same time, after a brief silence, the sound of uproar in Tai Chu Li You City rose to the sky, and even more exclamations came from the mouths of those disciples of various sects who had flown into the air.

"Dead?"

"This... this is too fast! Shattering the heavenly palace, slitting the throat with one blade, extremely decisive!"

"He really dared!

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"This Xu Qing, cannot be provoked. This person is clearly ruthless, killing as soon as he strikes, and is extremely cruel... ruthless enough! He is worthy of being the only person in the Eight Sect Alliance who enjoys the treatment of a Dao Child!"

The sound of gasping continued, and the discussions were heated. Throughout the entire city, disciples from various sects and the rogue cultivators here were all shocked.

They were shocked not only by Xu Qing's speed of striking but also by his ruthlessness. They couldn't see the Ghostly Seizing Dao Technique, but they could see the withering of Li Li Ziliang's corpse and the shrillness before his death.

This allowed them to imagine how painful Li Li Ziliang was at that time.

And the coldness of that one blade sealing the throat made people instinctively feel a chill in their hearts. It seemed that Xu Qing, standing there, had become a fierce god in their eyes.

All of this made everyone grow solemn, especially the Tiangong Golden Core cultivators among them, who were even more so, looking at Xu Qing with deep dread.

Even the strong leaders of the various sects attached great importance to this matter, and many of them looked toward the residences of the Taisi Immortal Gate and the Eight Sect Alliance.

The Taisi Immortal Gate was quiet.

The Eight Sect Alliance was the same.

They were all waiting. Even if this matter was clear and there had been precedents, here, they still had to wait for the Sword-Holding Court on the Tai Chu Li You Pillar to give a conclusion.

It didn't take long before a cold voice came from the Tai Chu Li You Pillar.

"What a bold and decisive kid!"

"In peaceful times, your personality wouldn't last long, but now... what my Sword-Holding Court needs is exactly this kind of wolf cub!"

"Seven Blood Eyes has produced a good seedling."

"Kid, for the upcoming assessment, this seat looks forward to your results!"

The voice echoed, spreading in all directions. Laughter from Xue Xue Lianzi came from within the Eight Sect Alliance.

"Xu Qing, why don't you thank the Lord for his appreciation."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing felt some hesitation about the evaluation of being bold and reckless, and a guess arose in his heart. He then bowed toward the firmament.

"Thank you, Lord!"

With the Sword-Holding Court speaking, this matter was settled. After all, although such killings outside the city hadn't occurred on the eve of this trial, they had happened in the past.

Although the Sword-Holding Court didn't tacitly approve and wouldn't advocate it, doing it didn't count as violating the regulations.

Xue Xue Lianzi knew this, and the Taisi Immortal Gate knew it too.

And the thoughts of major sects wouldn't be shallowly revealed on the surface, so very quickly, cultivators from the Taisi Immortal Gate arrived to collect Li Li Ziliang's corpse.

Xu Qing also stepped back into Tai Chu Li You City, but this time, his entry was different from before.

Before, his every word and action hadn't been paid too much detailed attention, and most of it was private discussion about him avoiding battle. But now, wherever he passed, he was met with awe and avoidance.

No one thought he was avoiding battle anymore; instead, they understood why Xu Qing had refused before, because an eagle is naturally not interested in the challenges of a sparrow.

At this moment, on the Tai Chu Li You Pillar, in front of the Sword-Holding Court palace, two Sword Holders stood there. One was an old man and the other was middle-aged. They were looking down at the earth, their gazes falling on Xu Qing.

If Xu Qing were here, he would recognize these two.

The old man was one of the three who fought the Youjing Jueyang Lingzun, and the middle-aged man also appeared at the Three Spirit Town Dao Mountain. He was that majestic and extraordinary great cultivator of the Second Stage of Gui Xu who fought the Tai Guang Jueyang Lingzun.

"Is this the one?" This majestic and extraordinary middle-aged man, also wearing official robes, glanced at Xu Qing on the ground and spoke calmly.