Chapter 684: Master... Behave... I

Smoke curled, and in it, Zhang San saw the young boy from the past.

In that smoke, Xu Qing saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

As the smoke slowly dissipated, the two looked at each other. Xu Qing smiled, and Zhang San smiled as well. He tapped his tobacco pouch on the ground, leaving a pile of burnt tobacco ash.

"This time, what should I refine for you?" Zhang San asked.

Xu Qing waved his hand, taking out his Dharma Ship's small bottle and placing it in front of Zhang San.

Over the years, he had rarely used the Dharma Ship; due to the improvement of his cultivation base, this Dharma Ship had become a chicken rib to him.

But Xu Qing did not want to give it up, so this time, besides reminiscing, he sought Zhang San's help to give the Dharma Ship a major modification.

Zhang San's gaze fell on the Dharma Ship. Without Xu Qing needing to speak, looking through the small bottle, he knew that this Dharma Ship had almost never been used, and he understood Xu Qing's thoughts.

Thus, a strange light appeared in his eyes.

"Great Wings?" Xu Qing nodded.

Zhang San was immediately excited, rubbing his hands and pondering for a while.

"I can't do it alone. I need to call over those old craftsmen from the Sixth Peak of the Seven Blood Eyes. Even that's not enough; I also need arrays... Xu Qing, to refine Great Wings for you, this matter might require the cooperation of the entire Seven Blood Eyes sect, only then will it be enough!"

"This matter is extremely difficult for others, but for you, it only takes one word."

"And the power source of the Great Wings is the key. If a magic treasure could be placed inside, that would be good. If divine biological flesh and blood could be used, it would be even more perfect."

As Zhang San spoke, he took a puff of smoke. Xu Qing suddenly took out a feather and placed it in front of Zhang San.

As soon as this feather appeared, the vast might of the God within it erupted. Fortunately, Xu Qing was prepared, so the impact was not large, but it still made the surroundings blurry and distorted.

Zhang San's eyes widened abruptly, the smoke in his mouth choked him, and he couldn't hold the tobacco pouch in his hand, dropping it to the ground with a clatter. His scalp felt like it was about to split, and millions of heavenly thunders rumbled and exploded in his heart.

He had seen the flesh and blood of divine biological entities, and not just once; he had even seen the flesh and blood of the Ju Ying. But the terror contained within this single feather was something he had never encountered in his entire life.

Compared to what he had seen before, those moments instantly became trash, like fireflies compared to the bright moon.

"This... this..."

Zhang San trembled, shivering, coughing for a long time, looking at the feather in disbelief, then struggling to look up.

"This is the flesh and blood of a God."

Xu Qing spoke calmly.

Zhang San's expression instantly went blank. After a long while, he silently picked up the tobacco pouch from the ground, instinctively taking a deep puff, even using too much force, causing some sparks to fly out and land on his body.

His face also turned red rapidly, bloodshot eyes filled with veins, his breathing was extremely rapid, and his voice was hoarse, speaking with determination.

"It's enough."

"Xu Qing, I will definitely design unprecedented Great Wings for you, and then use this feather as the drive. I believe these Great Wings will definitely..."

Xu Qing hesitated but still interrupted his words.

"Senior Brother Zhang San, what I mean is, you design the Great Wings according to the aura of this feather. As for the power source... it is not this feather."

Zhang San was dazed, looking at Xu Qing, then at the feather, and then he thought of the Captain's style... and thus, he understood.

And this understanding left him nearly petrified, and he didn't recover even after Xu Qing left.

Until a long time later, he let out a long sigh, his heart infinitely approaching the answer he had realized earlier.

"Even the feather isn't worthy of being the power source, which means they have more. And if this kind of divine flesh and blood, if it's just a little bit, there are many ways to obtain it. If they possess a massive amount... did they, could they have slaughtered a God!"

Zhang San shuddered, immediately suppressing this thought. He knew very well that some things he could know, and some things, knowing is the same as not knowing!

At this moment, the sky was getting late. Xu Qing, who had left Zhang San's place, walked on the streets of the Prefecture Capital. He did not deliberately hide his aura, but the fluctuations on his body made it impossible for mortals to form his image in their eyes.

Walking in the crowd, feeling the hustle and bustle of this place, Xu Qing's heart was very calm.

He saw cultivators, saw Sword Holders, saw mortals, and even saw Amidst Yan Yan, who was patrolling with an unhappy face and killing intent in her eyes.

In Amidst Yan Yan's eyes, Xu Qing could not be seen. She walked past Xu Qing with murderous emotions. Xu Qing gazed for a long time, then walked past, leaving Amidst Yan Yan's side.

And after he left, Amidst Yan Yan's footsteps suddenly paused, then she turned her head abruptly to look at the surroundings, and after a long while... silently lowered her head.

As time passed, the night grew darker, the crowd thinned, and Xu Qing, who was walking toward the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion, stopped his footsteps and looked behind him.

A hundred zhang behind him, a person was squatting, but his posture was like a dog.

The moment Xu Qing stopped, he also stopped, doubt appearing in his eyes as he looked in Xu Qing's direction.

In his pupils, there was no image of Xu Qing, but he could sense Xu Qing's aura. This was his talent, so although he couldn't see, he still followed all the way, until this moment, when the aura he sensed disappeared.

This made his emotions low, silently squatting there, as if abandoned.

But beside him, Xu Qing stood there, looking at the person before him.

This person was the Little Mute.

Xu Qing had long sensed the other party and could see at a glance that his cultivation base had reached the level of three life fires, and he had even opened many Dharma Apertures, only two away from the fourth life fire.

This kind of aptitude, placed in any sect, would already be considered a genius among geniuses.

And the numerous injuries on his body were enough to explain that all of this was fought for by himself, plus his talent, being able to sense things others could not, all of this made the Little Mute destined for a non-ordinary future.

"You can raise your Tiangong at any time." Xu Qing spoke calmly.

His words echoed in the empty street. After the Little Mute heard them, his body shook, and he immediately knelt down, kowtowing continuously, each time with great force.

Until a gentle force lifted him up, the Little Mute then stopped. Relying on his senses, he faced Xu Qing's direction, reverence appearing in his eyes, and he raised five fingers.

Xu Qing understood.

The Little Mute was saying that he wanted to ignite five life fires, he wanted to walk the path Xu Qing had walked.

Xu Qing nodded. He was willing to see someone in the Seven Blood Eyes walk the path he had walked, but this path was very difficult.

Thus, after pondering, Xu Qing turned and left.

But a jade pendant appeared out of thin air in front of the Little Mute, accompanied by Xu Qing's voice, echoing in the Little Mute's heart.

"For your last Dharma Aperture, you can hold this jade pendant and go to the Sea Corpse Clan's island, opening it between life and death. If you succeed in igniting five life fires and forming a Tiangong, then you can go to the Prison Bureau and be a pawn."

The Little Mute's body shook, catching the jade pendant and gripping it tightly. He looked up at the distance, his eyes becoming increasingly determined. He worshipped Xu Qing, and this had been the case for years, so he wanted to walk Xu Qing's path, wanted to gain Xu Qing's recognition, and be able to follow by his side.

Especially, he sensed that the terrifying existence he had seen in Xu Qing's shadow back then was even more terrifying now, but not so scary.

Because its gaze was always looking at Xu Qing. Awe and pleading were all the emotions contained in its gaze.

Xu Qing returned to the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion, sitting in the pavilion, looking at the night sky. The surroundings were very quiet, and the wind made the ends of his ponytail flutter slightly, just like his heart at this moment.

"Old friends, it seems there aren't that many left..."

"Some people, as they walk, disappear from sight."

Xu Qing closed his eyes. This day, besides Zhang San and the Little Mute, he also saw Amidst Yan Yan. Amidst Yan Yan had become a Sword Holder, and Xu Qing did not meet with her.

He finally saw the root of Amidst Yan Yan's illness. In his memory, Amidst Yan Yan's character was cruel, both to herself and even more so to her enemies.

Constantly torturing enemies and self-abuse seemed to be the only thing that could make her happy.

Amidst Yan Yan's grandmother had told Xu Qing back then that Amidst Yan Yan was sick.

At that time, Xu Qing couldn't see the answer, but now he knew.

Amidst Yan Yan was the only person he had seen in these years who had no foreign matter in her body.

Besides Amidst Yan Yan, others, even if they seemed to have none, were actually cleared. After a long time, it would still appear, unlike Amidst Yan Yan.

Her body seemed to have never had foreign matter. Because her foreign matter had merged into her soul, her soul was severely polluted, which made her manic, perverted, and self-abusive.

And one could imagine that as time passed and she grew up, she would become increasingly crazy.

This was also the reason for her grandmother's doting; she knew that her granddaughter would not live long.

But after experiencing the Jiyue matter, in Xu Qing's eyes, Amidst Yan Yan's severely polluted soul also possessed a trace of divine characteristics.

So, although Xu Qing did not see Amidst Yan Yan, he melted a feather of the Red Mother into Amidst Yan Yan's soul, leaving her a sentence, letting her try to cultivate with the power of the feather.

"She is very suitable for cultivating divinity."

Xu Qing opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the Yinghuang Prefecture, where there was a Ghost Emperor Mountain.

Seventh Master had left three days ago, going to Ghost Emperor Mountain, because the third one was cultivating there, and cultivating with him was the little boy from back then.

Thoughts spread continuously with the blowing wind. Xu Qing thought of many past events, many old friends, such as Qing Qiu, who was also in Yinghuang Prefecture.

Finally, Xu Qing looked toward the Nanhuang Prefecture.

The wind stopped at this moment. Xu Qing's thoughts and gaze were withdrawn together, and he spoke faintly.

"Ever since you obtained the Red Mother's flesh and blood, you have been looking at me with such pleading, especially after You Lingzi was taken away by my master, your gaze became even more intense, so... do you want to eat?"

As soon as Xu Qing's words came out, under the moonlight, his shadow immediately rippled, spreading rapidly to the surroundings, and a pitch-black coffin rose from within, covered in eyes.

Every eye revealed awe and pleading, and there were intermittent emotional fluctuations echoing in Xu Qing's heart.

"Master... behave... I..."

"Eat eat... strong... I..."

"Divine fire..." ===== CHAPTER 685 =====