Chapter 90

Some words don't need to be spoken; actions can represent a stance.

Xu Qing sat cross-legged on the tree crown. At this time, he was no different from before he left, whether in movement or expression, but the hearts of the cultivators around the basin were already worlds apart from just a moment ago.

Those who were once wary were even more wary.

Those who once ignored him now valued him to the extreme.

All of this made the atmosphere of the entire basin become increasingly oppressive, until late at night, when a roar came from the mountain, and two sea lizards comparable to Qi Condensation Layer Eight came stumbling along, it changed.

Their appearance attracted the gaze of the cultivators here, but until the sea lizards crawled into the basin and finished shedding their skin amidst hissing, they did not dare to make a move to snatch it, and could only watch the five people from the Sea Ghost organization enter the basin, seemingly to collect the lizard skin.

Only Xu Qing was different.

Xu Qing opened his eyes, and the moment the two sea lizards finished shedding their skin, he stood up.

His standing up immediately attracted the gazes of everyone around.

Without caring about the gazes on him, Xu Qing jumped down from the tree crown calmly, his whole person turning into an afterimage, moving extremely fast toward the basin.

Even though there were cultivators from the Sea Ghost organization in the basin at this moment, Xu Qing didn't even look at them, heading straight for a lizard skin. At this moment, beside this lizard skin, there was an alien cultivator from the Sea Ghost organization. Seeing Xu Qing arrive, his expression sank.

As his gaze flickered, he suddenly raised his right hand, and immediately his fingernails spread rapidly, like sharp blades, swinging violently toward Xu Qing.

"This friend, this lizard skin is my Sea..."

As soon as this alien cultivator's words came out, before he could finish, Xu Qing raised his hand and grabbed the palm that the other party swung, pulling it violently toward himself. His body rose with the momentum, and his knee slammed fiercely into the alien cultivator's chest.

The sound of cracking spread in all directions. The alien cultivator's chest immediately collapsed, and cracks spread rapidly all over his body. Finally, with a boom, he fell apart and collapsed to the ground.

It was just that what collapsed was not flesh and blood, but wooden blocks.

This alien cultivator was clearly not a real person, but a puppet.

The expressions of the cultivators of the Sea Ghost organization in the basin changed one after another. As their vigilance rose, Xu Qing had already taken away a lizard skin and looked at them with cold eyes.

At this moment, not far away, all the cultivators of the Sea Ghost organization who were sitting cross-legged stood up one after another. While wary, a sense of cruelty was also spreading.

The two sides stared at each other for a long time.

A burly man with a bare upper body in the middle of the Sea Ghost organization suddenly had his chest flesh squirm, and a ferocious face appeared.

This face looked like a newborn baby. Although it was full of wrinkles, it was faintly full of vitality, and its eyes were red, staring at Xu Qing, and suddenly spoke.

"This friend, you destroyed my toy, but that's nothing. The sea lizards here... my Sea Ghosts want half, that's not too much, right?"

Xu Qing looked at this face, said nothing, took the lizard skin he had obtained, turned around and returned to the tree crown, sat cross-legged, and continued to meditate.

His goal was very clear. Coming to Sea Lizard Island this time was for sea lizard skin, not to kill people. Of course, in the process of obtaining sea lizard skin, if there was obstruction, that was another matter.

Besides, he was not overly greedy.

Xu Qing knew very well that this state was actually more beneficial to him now. After all, the Sea Ghosts deterred others, making other rogue cultivators afraid to compete, so he would get more.

And although his own combat power was sufficient, these desperadoes struggling between life and death must all have some trump cards, so Xu Qing felt that unnecessary killing was meaningless.

Since the goal could be achieved, he naturally agreed with the other party's statement.

Just like that, time passed, and three days went by.

In these three days, Xu Qing made a move once more, taking away half of the sea lizard skin directly without any setbacks, but in his heart, he always had doubts about the arrival of the Sea Ghosts and the reason why other cultivators hadn't left yet.

This doubt reached a certain height in Xu Qing's heart on the night of the third day, when a huge boat appeared on the distant sea, and its target seemed to be Sea Lizard Island.

This boat was a hundred zhang in size and pitch black all over. Its style was different from the Seven Blood Child's magic boat; it was more like the shape of a maple leaf. The most strange thing was that when one's gaze fell on this boat, it would make people feel cold in their hearts, as if there were something as strange as a forbidden zone hidden in this boat.

And the reason for all this was the boat's paint.

The pitch-black color was not natural, but was smeared with some kind of blood. It was this blood that gave Xu Qing that strange feeling.

"Litu Sect!"

"They actually came too!"

The location of the basin allowed people here to see the sea more comprehensively. At this moment, like Xu Qing, they all noticed this black boat that was rushing over. Immediately, someone whispered in surprise, their words carrying deep fear.

The dozen or so cultivators of the Sea Ghost organization also had heavy expressions, whispering to each other, as if facing a great enemy.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes. He was not very unfamiliar with the Litu Sect.

The little girl in the scavenger camp back then, her brother was the captain of the Litu Sect's law enforcement team, and she was also taken away by her brother.

At that time, outside the grocery store, he heard scavengers discussing the Litu Sect, and their words were all expressing that the other party was a group of lunatics.

Until he joined the Seven Blood Child and looked through the information at the Criminal Capture Department, Xu Qing understood the Litu Sect even more.

The Litu Sect is one of the four largest human forces in the Nanhuang Continent, listed alongside the Purple Earth, the Seven Blood Child, and the Truth's Words. The proposition within their sect is to follow the former Ancient Emperor and Ruler and stay away from this world of the Endland.

Their teachings constantly claim that the holy land opened up by the Ancient Emperor and Rulers is full of beauty, without famine, without cold, without killing, and with pure spiritual energy.

And the holy land will open its doors to the Endland world one day in the future, and take all those who believe in them to the other side.

This is the faith of the Litu Sect. At the same time, for all those who do not agree with this faith, in the eyes of the Litu Sect, they are all heretics, and they must be punished and deprived of the right to life.

And this kind of extreme doctrine naturally brings a group of crazy people.

"I wonder how she is now."

Xu Qing whispered in his heart. He remembered the candy the little girl once gave him, but soon Xu Qing returned from his memory, gazing at the Litu Sect boat getting closer on the distant sea.

"What exactly will happen to this Sea Lizard Island?"

When Xu Qing's doubts deepened, the old man from Hot Spring Road behind the mountain rocks in the basin sighed when he saw the Litu Sect arrive.

"It's over. This time, the Sea Ghosts and the Litu Sect came one after another. They should be like me, all for the same purpose."

The old man from Hot Spring Road patted his forehead, feeling very distressed. The big snake beside him made a gurgling sound. The old man looked at the big snake and pondered for a moment.

"What you said makes some sense."

After saying this, the old man shook his body and stood up abruptly, heading straight for the tree crown where Xu Qing was. The big snake followed behind him, its expression seeming a bit excited, following rapidly, but this kind of excitement was rarely recognized by anyone.

His movement immediately attracted the side-glances of the cultivators around the basin.

The Sea Ghost cultivators also looked over, but now that the Litu Sect was about to arrive, they were in no mood to stop him.

And so, very quickly, while Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and stared at the other party's neck, the old man brought the big snake to a place ten zhang away from where he was.

"Kid, let's discuss something. Don't release poison. You disperse the poison here, and I'll tell you something."

Xu Qing looked at the old man and roughly guessed the other party's purpose, so he raised his hand and waved, seemingly dispersing the poison gas.

Seeing Xu Qing's action, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and stepped into the ten-zhang range.

After walking a few steps, he carefully stopped when he was still three zhang away from Xu Qing and spoke in a low voice.

"Kid, are you wondering why both the Sea Ghosts and the Litu Sect came?"

"I won't talk nonsense and will tell you the answer directly. According to the seasonal calculation, there is a high probability that Foundation Establishment sea lizard skin shedding will occur here during this period. And the skin of a Foundation Establishment sea lizard is amazingly valuable. The early stage is worth two thousand spirit stones, the mid stage five thousand, and the late stage at least ten thousand."

"I am alone and weak, so I came to find you to form an alliance and cooperate, let us become each other's most indestructible allies. You and I join forces to snatch the resources this time, split fifty-fifty, and let's trust each other with our backs!"

The old man from Hot Spring Road spoke passionately and rapidly. After finishing, he looked at Xu Qing, but soon his expression changed, and he hurriedly took out elixirs and swallowed a large handful, pointing at Xu Qing and scolding him angrily.

"Stinky kid, didn't you say you wouldn't release poison!

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"I didn't release poison; it was already permeating here before." Xu Qing pondered the information in the other party's words and explained casually.

"Damn, then why did you wave your hand just now!" The old man was even angrier.

"You were the one who asked me to disperse the poison gas." Xu Qing frowned.

"... Then did you disperse it?" The old man stared.

"My poison cannot be dispersed." Xu Qing felt a bit impatient in his heart. The other party was someone on his bamboo slip. If it weren't for the chaotic forces here, making it inconvenient to make a move, he would have wanted to kill the other party right here.

The old man was speechless, looked at Xu Qing, and sighed after a long while.

"I feel like I can't communicate with you! Do you mean you can't disperse the poison, but to comfort me, you made a fake move?"

Xu Qing looked at the old man coldly and said nothing.

The veins on the old man's forehead bulged. The big snake beside him saw this scene and hurriedly made a gurgling sound.

The old man gritted his teeth, swallowed another handful of elixirs, and looked at Xu Qing angrily.

"Alliance, agree or not."

"Okay." Xu Qing spoke without hesitation.

Seeing Xu Qing agree so quickly, the old man sighed and was about to speak, but just at this moment, the Litu Sect boat in the distance had already reached the shore.

Figures walked out from the boat, about seven or eight people, and stepped into the jungle.

Under the moonlight, these people could not be seen clearly; one could only see their black robes, and even their heads were wrapped. A sense of killing and bloodiness rose, and each of them moved extremely fast. After stepping into the jungle, they headed straight for the mountain where the basin was located.

"The Litu Sect are all lunatics. There have always been rumors on the sea that they secretly control some islands, seemingly conducting some strange research, but the locations are hidden, and few outsiders have been able to reach them until now." The old man from Hot Spring Road had an ugly expression and spoke gloomily.

Hearing this, Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and looked over.

It's been nearly 340,000 words. According to the current daily update volume, it is expected to be around 440,000 to 450,000 words before it goes on the shelves.

I don't know if any other authors have posted so many words before going on the shelves. Maybe there are, I'm not sure.

But beautiful guys and beauties, I have tried my best~~