Chapter 495: Little Junior Brother, I am here!! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The army passed through, raising a momentum that swallowed mountains and rivers. All evil in Fenghai County retreated.

The firmament whistled, the earth boomed, and a sense of killing intent continuously rose within.

As tens of thousands of giant ships galloped through the clouds, Xu Qing left Qing Qin's right head and came to the giant ship of the Sword-Holding Court at the very front.

Xue Lianzi was here.

Xu Qing came here specifically to inquire about the Corpse Prohibition matter. He had discovered this matter initially, and the giant hand inside the bronze door had left a deep impression on Xu Qing.

"The land of the Corpse Prohibition, like other forbidden lands, is formed by the god's remnant face opening its eyes and looking twice."

"And according to the records of the Corpse Prohibition in ancient books and years of exploration, the first time the god looked countless years ago, it was a bronze ancient door in the depths of the Forbidden Sea, causing that place to turn into a forbidden area. The second time was also looking at this door."

"In fact, not only are forbidden lands like this, but many forbidden areas are also like this. They are all sourced from some special items. Therefore, some people analyze that the god's remnant face seems to be looking for some item every time it opens its eyes. Of course, some people also judge that the god's remnant face is screening. Specifically how, it remains unknown."

If someone else asked, Xue Lianzi wouldn't say it so detailed, but if Xu Qing asked, it was different.

He spoke slowly, telling everything he knew to this grand-disciple he liked the most.

Xu Qing seemed thoughtful. He thought of the broken zither in the forbidden area beside the scavenger camp in Nanhuangzhou that he had seen with the help of the Seven Blood Eyes forbidden item.

"And the emperor of the Corpse Prohibition is actually a life form formed by the aura radiated by the bronze ancient door in this forbidden land and the foreign substances integrated over countless years."

"This is also the reason why the bronze door opened a slit and it had no power to resist and was devoured. You can actually look at a forbidden land to a certain extent as a pasture."

Xue Lianzi looked at Xu Qing and spoke hoarsely.

"It's just that the pasture owner on the surface is only managing it on behalf. It is also a lamb. The real pasture owner is sleeping."

"They are all waiting, waiting for the god's remnant face to look for the third time, to truly wake up in the bathing of the third gaze, making the area where they are located turn into a divine domain."

This kind of statement, Xu Qing heard for the first time. He was silent and then suddenly spoke.

"Then what about the Huang Prohibition?"

"Huang Prohibition... is different." Xue Lianzi shook his head.

"The source of the Huang Prohibition is not an item, it is the Flame Phoenix itself. And the Flame Phoenix doesn't need to sleep; it is awake by nature."

"The Flame Phoenix can wait for the god to open its eyes for the third time, or it can choose not to wait and promote itself by its own power."

"Therefore, the Flame Phoenix is different."

"Caw!" Outside the giant ship, came Qing Qin's proud cry.

Xu Qing was surprised and turned his head to look at Qing Qin outside the giant ship.

Qing Qin didn't fly; it was a bit lazy, so it grabbed a giant ship with each of its two claws, hanging below like standing upside down, while its three heads swayed back and forth, swallowing clouds and mist.

Noticing Xu Qing's gaze, its right head raised, its eyes revealing dissatisfied emotional fluctuations.

Xu Qing understood this expression.

He understood that Qing Qin wanted to exterminate a clan...

"Senior, we are not in a hurry, there will be an opportunity." Xu Qing hurriedly appeased it.

Qing Qin's right head then lowered, continuing to swallow clouds and mist that could make a bird fade, looking bored.

Xue Lianzi noticed this scene, was thoughtful, and sighed with emotion.

"Your master is a capable person. In his life, receiving you and your senior sister as these two disciples is his blessing, and it is also your blessing. So you must live well, grow up well, don't consider anything else. While this old man can still jump around, I will protect your Dao!"

Xue Lianzi glanced at Xu Qing, the appreciation in his eyes becoming a bit thicker.

"Ah? Me and Senior Sister? Aren't there also Eldest Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother?" Xu Qing was stunned.

"Them? Hehe, I forgot." Xue Lianzi snorted coldly.

"Cultivators of our generation cannot be influenced by lust. That Third Senior Brother of yours was originally fine, but he had to go and hook up with the Saintess of the Taisi Daoist Sect. As a result, the escape from marriage didn't succeed, and he was caught by the Taisi Daoist Sect. Last year, he was caught back by them from overseas."

"Now he has become a human seed in the Taisi Daoist Sect. Look at how miserable he is. This is the consequence of insufficient cultivation!" Xue Lianzi looked angry at his lack of success.

"If his cultivation were sufficient, like your master, with one glare, which Daoist partner and their family would dare to say a word of 'no'?"

Xu Qing had a strange expression and glanced at the ancestor, not sure if this sentence had any other meaning.

"Like this now, it's unbearable to look at. Your master is too lazy to save him, and I am also unwilling to ask for people."

"As for that Eldest Senior Brother of yours... I don't know why he also started to... half a year ago, he sent a letter to your master, asking your master to help him propose marriage to someone called something 'Tao'. He doesn't do his proper work, doesn't do a good job as a Sword-Holder, doesn't cultivate well, only knows how to..."

Xu Qing blinked and didn't make a sound.

"Fourth one, you are good. You must remember, cultivators of our generation, cultivation doesn't mean cutting off lust, but this kind of thing is not the focus; cultivation is the most important."

"When you reach Void Returning, what kind of Daoist partner can't you find? Tall, short, fat, thin, all kinds of female cultivators, lining up for you to choose."

"Ancestor, I am someone who has been through it. You listen to me, you are right. You must work hard!"

Xue Lianzi spoke earnestly.

Xu Qing hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice.

"Isn't Second Senior Sister and Huang Yan also..."

"That's different!" Xue Lianzi coughed, glanced at Qing Qin outside, and didn't say anything more.

Xu Qing was somewhat surprised. He noticed Xue Lianzi's gaze, so a thought that was unbelievable rose in his mind, his heart jumped, and he instinctively looked at Qing Qin.

Qing Qin had agreed so easily before, and Xu Qing had always been puzzled about the reason.

After pondering, Xu Qing suppressed this matter in his heart. He prepared to find an opportunity to ask Qing Qin.

Just like this, time passed.

The army of Yinghuang Province, under the arrangement of the Sword-Holding Court, unfolded large-scale teleportation, shortening the journey to Quzhao Province. Thus, three days later, the army was only three hours away from Quzhao Province.

During these three days, Xu Qing stayed by Xue Lianzi's side, understanding the things that happened in the sect during the time he left.

At the same time, he also went to the Great Elder many times, informing him of the front-line matters he knew and the real-time information about the 'clothing prohibition' received from the Book Order Division, planning collaborative strategies.

"The clothing prohibition of Quzhao Province is on the edge of the territory of the Clothing Clan. That place is not a jungle, but a giant black burial robe."

"This burial robe contains ominousness and permeates foreign substances. All living beings who enter are like stepping into a different world that is completely isolated from the outside and dark."

"The disaster this time, essentially, is the revival of this black burial robe."

"The first to bear the brunt is actually not the Sword-Holding Court and human race of Quzhao Province, but the Clothing Clan."

"The Clothing Clan is actually not an indigenous clan of Quzhao Province. They are a new clan born within after the god's remnant face arrived and the clothing prohibition formed."

"They reject death and yearn for beauty, which is incompatible with the environment of the clothing prohibition, so they split out and formed a clan on their own outside. It is also because of this that they are at odds with the clothing prohibition."

"Therefore, guarding the clothing prohibition on weekdays is the instinctive behavior of the Clothing Clan."

"This time, Quzhao Province gathered the power of a whole province and has almost completed the sealing of the clothing prohibition. According to the information given by the Sword-Holding Court of Quzhao Province, the situation has been largely controlled."

These were the information organized by Qing Qiu received by Xu Qing, and the Great Elder also had some understanding of this, but it was still not as comprehensive as the summary of the Book Order Division.

"Then this time, with our help, we can accelerate the completion of this sealing like the Corpse Prohibition." The Great Elder spoke in a deep voice upon hearing this.

Xu Qing nodded, his gaze sweeping over Spirit Venerable Youjing, who had shrunk to the size of an ordinary person behind the Great Elder.

As a prisoner, she had no personal freedom, so she was also brought into the army.

Noticing Xu Qing's gaze at this moment, Youjing snorted and didn't pay attention.

Xu Qing glanced at her, didn't care, and discussed with the Great Elder again. As the army got closer and closer to Quzhao Province, he left the giant ship and returned to Qing Qin's right head.

Taking advantage of the time before reaching Quzhao Province, Xu Qing thought of some of his previous guesses, so he spoke softly.

"Senior Qing Qin, do you... know Huang Yan?"

"Caw?" Qing Qin, who was poking the feathers on its neck, had all three heads blink at the same time.

Xu Qing looked at it and asked tentatively.

"Senior Qing Qin, how about we communicate with divine sense?"

"Caw!"

Qing Qin's eyes revealed dissatisfaction, as if it was more persistent in relying on 'caw' sounds to convey its language, so all three heads were shaking, and it was about to continue 'caw'-ing, but the next moment, its three heads suddenly shook and looked toward the distance in unison.

It wasn't just it; the Yinghuang Province army in the sky also immediately radiated magic art fluctuations, locking onto the front.

Quzhao Province, had arrived.

The reason it caused everyone to be so solemn was because an extremely thick aura of death rose from the earth of Quzhao Province, changing the sky and changing everything.

In Xu Qing's memory, the earth of Quzhao Province had plains as its main landform, especially the place they were entering now, which belonged to the territory of the Clothing Clan.

And the Clothing Clan occupied nearly two layers of the area of Quzhao Province. Their existence made the earth colorful and very beautiful.

But now... this place was covered by a gray-white sheet.

That was a giant burial shroud!

Looking carefully, one could see that this burial shroud was composed of countless Clothing Clan members. They merged with each other, forming such a vast burial shroud.

There were clothes, pants, hats, gloves, all kinds of clothing, but the color was no longer colorful, but a uniform gray-white.

Terrifying fluctuations radiated from this burial shroud, affecting the sky, making the firmament here dim, like the color of decaying corpses, making people unable to help but feel oppressed.

Looking closely, one can see that this shroud is composed of countless members of the Clothing Clan, fused together to form such a vast shroud.

This was a shroud they composed with their corpses.

Shocking to behold.

Xu Qing was silent.

With the entry of the Yinghuang Province army, in this continuous moving forward, their group finally saw the army composed of various sects and clans of Yinghuang Province.

Their number exceeded a million. Under the command of the Sword-Holding Court of Quzhao Province, they were scattered at the edge of that giant burial shroud. Various clans were within, most of them going all out, using the power of cultivation to lift this astonishing burial shroud, slowly covering it forward.

There were even forbidden magic treasures of various appearances circling in the firmament, radiating streaks of silk threads, connecting with the burial shroud, lifting it with all their might.

And what they were covering was exactly a giant black burial robe. Compared to it, cultivators were like ants, insignificant.

Only that giant burial shroud was the most eye-catching.

At this moment, in this covering, it had been covered to the chest position of the burial robe. At the same time, there were dozens of Void Returning great cultivators, led by the Great Elder of the Sword-Holding Court of Quzhao Province, unfolding divine abilities and magic arts, bombarding the burial robe.

Fighting with them was a ferocious figure formed by black Qi radiated from the black burial robe.

Various clans were within, wearing the same black burial robe, radiating astonishing foreign substances.

And at the very bottom, the black burial robe itself was like an abyss, giving people a terrifying and evil feeling. Countless black things twisted, as if struggling with all their might.

Low roars that shook the mind came from within. While heaven-shaking, they were also accompanied by breathing.

Every time it breathed, it was an eruption of death black mist. Wherever it passed, those Void Returning cultivators also had to avoid it, and the burial shroud would also shake at this time.

This was the sealing formed by Quzhao Province gathering the power of a whole province.

And the arrival of Yinghuang Province had long since attracted the attention of Quzhao Province. The cultivators of various clans were all excited.

On the way, Xu Qing, with his own authority, had already contacted the Sword-Holding Court of Quzhao Province, so they were not surprised, but had been expecting it for a long time.

"Many thanks to Book Order Xu for the help! Many thanks to the fellow Daoists of Yinghuang Province for the help!"

"Please unfold the power of suppression and cooperate with us to complete the sealing!"

The Great Elder of the Sword-Holding Court of Quzhao Province was a middle-aged cultivator. After his gaze swept over the Yinghuang Province army, his expression was spirited.

Xu Qing nodded. He knew that this was not the time for pleasantries, so after gently stroking Qing Qin, Qing Qin hissed and was the first to rush out, directly throwing a streak of its own divine light toward the black burial robe.

The divine light fell, and the ferocious figures formed by a large amount of black Qi instantly collapsed. As the burial robe shook, roars came from within.

At the same time, the cultivators of Yinghuang Province also flew out rapidly. Under the command of each sect and the descent of the Yin-Yang two formations of the Sword-Holding Court, they were familiar with the road, sat cross-legged in the formation, and the sound of chanting echoed again.

"I chant the Qi of Heaven and Earth, the Dao Curse seals the Ghost Region."

"The Yin-Yang Dao seal arrives, none may violate it."

Heaven and earth changed color, wind rose and clouds surged. The suppression of Yinghuang Province, amidst the flashing of the Yin-Yang two formations and the echoing of the scripture sound, descended from the sky and suppressed with a boom.

The earth boomed, and the black burial robe trembled significantly. The addition of Yinghuang Province also stimulated the remaining strength of the exhausted Quzhao Province cultivators, causing the burial shroud to cover and spread at a faster speed.

And just at this moment, Xu Qing, standing on Qing Qin's right head and sweeping across the black burial robe, had his transmission jade slip suddenly tremble, and a long-lost voice came from within.

"Little Junior Brother, I am here! I see you, you finally came, come and help me quickly!"

Xu Qing's eyes condensed. After he and the Captain separated from the Ten-Intestine Tree, the other party had always been without news. If it weren't for the firm belief that the Captain wouldn't die even if only his head remained, Xu Qing would have thought the Captain had 'cawed' (died).

So he had always been a bit worried in his heart.

Even at this moment, in this clothing prohibition, he actually heard the Captain's voice.

Xu Qing looked violently.

Within the black burial robe that had been covered for the most part, in the endless thick fog, among the many formed figures, there was a figure waving at Xu Qing, whose appearance was somewhat similar to the Captain.

Because the distance was a bit far, plus the fog was hazy, Xu Qing could only see a blurry outline, and the other party also radiated black Qi. At first glance, it was not much different from the ferocious fog shadows produced by the clothing prohibition itself.

So after Xu Qing looked at it, suspicion rose in his heart.

"Never heard that the power of clothing prohibition would cause hallucinations..."

"It's not a hallucination! Little Ah Qing, come and save me quickly!"

Xu Qing's eyebrows rose. Standing on Qing Qin's right head, he looked down carefully, locking his gaze on the figure suspected to be the Captain, gradually seeing black mist rolling behind the other party, countless giant hands forming, as if carrying madness and anger, about to grab him.

This scene was clearly that he had done something that angered both heaven and man.

Seeing this, Xu Qing confirmed the other party's identity.

"Senior Qing Qin, that person is my senior brother, trouble you, old senior..." Xu Qing spoke toward Qing Qin.

Qing Qin was continuously flashing its own purple-red light in the surroundings. Every time it brushed, it caused many clothing prohibition figures to collapse, and it took the opportunity to suck with its three heads, like drinking wine, drinking happily.

After hearing Xu Qing's words, Qing Qin's head shook.

"Caw!"

Its massive body went with a boom, rushing directly into the thick fog of the clothing prohibition below. Wherever it passed, all clothing prohibition figures that rushed out issued shrill sounds, either brushed away by the light, or directly hit into pieces, or directly swallowed alive.

In the blink of an eye, Qing Qin brought Xu Qing deep into the clothing prohibition.

This scene also immediately attracted the attention of the Sword-Holding Courts of Yinghuang Province and Quzhao Province. The two Great Elders changed their expressions and rushed out at the same time.

Xu Qing's current status in their eyes was extraordinary and could not be lost.

And Xue Lianzi's side was also very fast. Although his cultivation was not as good as the two Great Elders, he was the first to rush toward Xu Qing.

After all, it was his own child. On this battlefield, in his eyes, whether it was sealing or the life and death of others, the safety of his own people was the most important, so he had never left too far.

At this moment, when these three rushed out, Qing Qin had already brought Xu Qing deep into the clothing prohibition again. As they sank, everything around them became pitch black. Thick foreign substances gathered from all directions, and at the same time, the roars from within the clothing prohibition grew more deafening.

As for the blurry figure of the Captain ahead, it was also much clearer than before. He was trying his best to rush out from the clothing prohibition, but the countless giant hands behind him were already about to catch up.

At the critical moment, the Captain was also desperate. Madness appeared in his eyes. His whole body shook, and countless eyes grew on his body. They all detached from his body and rushed toward those giant hands, embedding themselves within and exploding.

Amidst the booming, many giant hands exploded directly. Taking this opportunity, the Captain rushed out and headed straight for Xu Qing.

"Little Junior Brother!" The Captain raised his right hand, wanting to grab toward Qing Qin, and the distance between the two sides was only a hundred zhang at this moment.

For Qing Qin, a hundred zhang length was within reach of its head, but the moment Qing Qin's right head wanted to reach out, suddenly its three heads changed expressions instantly, and all its feathers stood up.

A strong life-and-death crisis rose in its mind.

A terrifying pressure erupted from the depths of the clothing prohibition, booming heaven and earth, shaking all directions. Xu Qing and Qing Qin bore the brunt.

There was even a low roar like muffled thunder, roaring out from the clothing prohibition behind the Captain.

"Evil thief!!"

Amidst this roar, more giant hands appeared, and black tendons bulged, looking even more ferocious, and the speed was faster, grabbing toward the Captain.

And beneath these giant hands, in the deepest part of the clothing prohibition, a pair of crimson eyes suddenly opened, carrying madness and anger, rapidly growing larger.

Clearly, the face where the eyes were located was rapidly approaching.

Seeing this, the Captain was anxious, his madness even more intense. His raised right hand directly manifested a long blade, and he actually slashed across his own neck, cutting off his own head.

Afterward, the headless body spun, lifted its right foot with all its might, and kicked the head hard, kicking it directly toward Xu Qing like a ball.

Crossing a hundred zhang, after being grabbed by Xu Qing, the Captain finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Qing Qin also retreated suddenly.

Almost the moment the Captain's head was grabbed by Xu Qing, a hundred zhang away, the Captain's headless body was fiercely swallowed by a suddenly appearing giant mouth. At the same time, a giant face also appeared there.

This giant face seemed to have been soaked in water for a long time, decaying and swelling, disgusting and ferocious to the extreme, radiating a thick stench, chewing with all its might in its mouth, as if hating to the limit.

The red light in its eyes carried madness, locking onto the head in Xu Qing's hand at this moment, roaring again, raising heaven-shaking black mist, and violently rushing toward Xu Qing.

Qing Qin let out a hiss that could pierce gold and crack stone, its wings flapped with all its might, its cultivation erupted fully, making its own speed faster. In the blink of an eye, it rushed out of the clothing prohibition.

That giant face was just about to chase out when the two Great Elders and Xue Lianzi struck at the same time, and the suppression power of Yinghuang Province erupted, suppressing it fiercely.

With a boom, the face roared heaven-shakingly, its momentum paused, but seeing the Captain's head further away, it went crazy and struggled violently, wanting to chase again.

But at this moment, the burial shroud of Quzhao Province had already rolled over rapidly. The moment the face broke free from the restraint and continued to chase out, it covered over it.

The next moment, a roar carrying endless grievance and anger came muffled from under the burial shroud. Soon, this face also protruded from the burial shroud, as if wanting to break through it.

"Evil thief, I want to kill you!"

The roar was heaven-shaking, carrying extreme hatred.

But the gathering of the power of the two provinces had astonishing suppression power. Under the echoing of the scripture, under the sealing of the Quzhao Province various clan cultivators, the burial shroud continued to cover forward, and that protruding face ultimately couldn't break through and could only be suppressed.

But the roar remained.

"Evil thief! Shameless! I must eat you, bite you to pieces, swallow you!"

Youjing in the distance, hearing this voice, was moved by it. Clearly, she remembered her own miserable past and had empathy, unable to help but curse in her heart.

"Little thief, I will absolutely not let you go, sooner or later I will kill you, swallow you, eat you!"

And at this moment, on Qing Qin's right head in mid-air, Xu Qing, looking at this scene and listening to all this, had a strange expression, and his heart-trembling feeling was also very strong.

He glanced at the face that was suppressed on the burial shroud below but was still struggling frantically, and then turned his head to look at the Captain's head in his hand.

At the same time, Qing Qin's central and left heads also stared at the Captain. There were also the two Sword-Holding Court Great Elders and more cultivators of the two provinces, all successively looking toward the Captain's head.

This scene immediately made the Captain take a long breath. After reacting, he hurriedly spoke loudly.

"I have performed a meritorious service!"

"I have performed a great service for the Sword-Holding Palace, I have performed a great service for Quzhao Province!"

"Do you know why the brainless big guy in this clothing prohibition didn't fully revive in the end? Because of me! I, carrying the recognition of my own Sword-Holder, carrying the determination to save Quzhao Province, carrying love for the human race, braving huge life-and-death, went alone into the depths of the clothing prohibition!"

"Finally, the moment this brainless big guy revived, I successfully bit a few mouthfuls of his soul heart, making him incomplete!"

"This led to his revival having an accident!"

The Captain was a bit anxious. He knew very well that his appearance and actions this time could easily cause misunderstandings. This was also the reason why he explained immediately.

Once he was considered to have caused the disaster of the clothing prohibition, the trouble would be huge.

He also didn't expect that he had just gone to play with his little friend, but encountered a heaven-shaking change. And now that he had escaped after a narrow escape from death, the world he saw actually gathered millions of cultivators from two provinces.

Each gaze seemed unkind. Knowing nothing about the outside world, seeing this scene, he couldn't help but be anxious.

He felt that this formation seemed to want to kill him while they were at it.

Thinking of this, the Captain shivered, and felt aggrieved. He called out in his heart that this was indeed not caused by him!

And the Captain's words, falling into the ears of the people around, made them have different expressions. Quzhao Province seemed not to believe it very much; after all, the giant face below was still roaring...

So the people of Quzhao Province mostly looked at Xu Qing and the Great Elder of Yinghuang Province.

The Great Elder of Yinghuang Province frowned slightly.

He had a deep impression of Chen Erniu. At this moment, he weighed the truth of the other party's words in his heart, so he looked at Xue Lianzi.

After all, this Chen Erniu was a disciple of the Seven Blood Eyes.

Xue Lianzi straightened his expression and spoke solemnly.

"Chen Erniu is one of the most excellent disciples of my Seven Blood Eyes. He grew up in the Seven Blood Eyes since he was a child. He is loyal and honest, always keeps his duty, has a simple and honest temperament, never causes trouble, and never lies. I believe his words."

... ===== CHAPTER 496 =====

The Great Elder of Yinghuang Province frowned slightly.

He had a deep impression of Chen Erniu, and at this moment, he was weighing the truthfulness of the other party's words in his heart, so he looked at Xue Lianzi.

After all, this Chen Erniu was a disciple of the Seven Blood Eyes.

Xue Lianzi straightened his expression and spoke solemnly.

"Chen Erniu is one of the most outstanding disciples of my Seven Blood Eyes. He grew up in the Seven Blood Eyes since he was a child. He is loyal, honest, always keeps to his duties, has a simple nature, never causes trouble, and never lies. I believe his words."