Chapter 1403: Li Yingqiong Destroys Green Robe; The Tai Qing True Person's Resolution (5/5, begging subscriptions)

Baiman Mountain.

Yin Wind Cave.

This place was shrouded in gloomy clouds, baleful light surging in waves.

All who cultivated knew how sinister this place was—it was where Old Ancestor Green Robe cultivated.

This man wore a green robe, his features loathsome, having cultivated a set of top-tier demonic arts, a terrifying existence truly capable of stopping infants from crying.

But today, this place differed from the rumors: a single pearl of gold and red hung fixed in midair.

Red light enveloped the mountain range; whether serpents, insects, mice, ants, or demonic cult fiends, all turned to flying ash within the red light.

Even Old Ancestor Green Robe's Jin Chan gu worms held out for only a few breaths before turning directly to flying ash.

The one who struck was none other than Li Yingqiong, the sect leader of this realm's Tai Xuan Sect.

Those who went out to hunt were not only Zhuge Jingwo and the other two.

Before them, Qi Lingyun and Li Yingqiong had already set out.

High above the clouds, Qi Lingyun felt some reluctance.

Slaying fiends was slaying fiends—she too was among the Sword Immortals, and had cut down no small number of demonic cult fiends.

But obliterating every living being in a single thought still left her somewhat uneasy.

"Sect Leader, does this matter wound the harmony of heaven?"

Li Yingqiong shook her head, put away the Qiankun Pearl, swept up the magic treasures and divine weapons of the many demonic cult fiends with a wave of true qi, and tossed them into the chat group shop.

Hearing this, she sighed softly: "I too know it ought not be so. It's just that—this place is Green Robe's stronghold. If I don't employ ruthless measures, how can I be sure no harmful trinkets will be left behind? If mortals were to come here, wouldn't they be harmed?"

"Killing off a few more serpents, insects, mice, and ants now, wiping all life from this place, means the demonic cult's methods naturally cannot linger. In a few months at most, this place will return to normal."

Qi Lingyun found her reasoning sound and nodded lightly, accepting Li Yingqiong's approach.

"Let's go, continue!"

Having tasted the benefits of slaying demons and subduing evil, Li Yingqiong felt she simply could not stop.

Tai Qing Heaven.

The Tai Qing True Person sat playing chess with a man in red robes like fire, his brows drawn tightly together.

This man was none other than a Divine Phoenix incarnation of Zhang Taixuan.

"Friend Daoist, your chess skill is superb; I am no match for you." After a moment, Tai Qing sighed and conceded.

Zhang Taixuan smiled: "It's not that my chess skill is superb, but merely that my realm is higher. Friend Daoist, your body in this realm has a cultivation base of only Da Luo—the gap between us is far too great."

Tai Qing nodded, accepted Zhang Taixuan's reasoning, and asked: "In the other worlds, I have the cultivation base of Hunyuan Da Luo?"

"Correct." Zhang Taixuan nodded.

Tai Qing's brows immediately drew tight.

As a cultivator, he naturally knew of the myriad worlds, and knew that one method of a Da Luo was to bind together the spacetime of the myriad worlds.

His current existence showed that the Tai Qing of the other worlds had not bound his other selves.

But who could say with certainty what the future would bring?

At this moment, many worries arose in his heart.

As an independent person, he truly did not wish to lose his self.

"Might Friend Daoist know how to avoid being bound by the Tai Qing of other realms?" Tai Qing True Person asked.

Zhang Taixuan smiled: "Naturally through cultivation base. If your cultivation base is exceedingly high, how could others bind you?"

"Hard, hard, hard!" Tai Qing True Person shook his head. "To advance one's cultivation base—how difficult it is."

He had cultivated for many years, and only just barely set foot in Da Luo.

Among the immortals of this realm, attaining the cultivation base of Tai Yi Jin Xian realm was already quite extraordinary.

To wish to be stronger than Hunyuan Da Luo was nearly impossible.

Zhang Taixuan smiled: "I have come precisely for this!"

Having spoken, he laid out his Dao in full.

Hearing this, Tai Qing asked: "May I know what Friend Daoist is plotting?"

"It's merely a casual move." Zhang Taixuan laughed. "If Friend Daoist can offer sufficient benefit, techniques above Da Luo can also be obtained."

Tai Qing deliberated: "The Taiji Diagram?"

"That treasure is of no use to me."

For Zhang Taixuan, who could refine Innate Spirit Treasures and even Innate Supreme Treasures.

Things like Innate Spirit Treasures held no attraction for him.

"Friend Daoist might as well speak plainly!"

"Friend Daoist must have already guessed it." Zhang Taixuan smiled lightly.

Tai Qing True Person smiled helplessly: "Very well, this poor Daoist shall serve at Friend Daoist's beck and call for one kalpa."

"One kalpa—that only buys the method of a Quasi-Saint." Zhang Taixuan nodded, and with a thought, a scripture appeared in his hand, which he tossed onto the chessboard. "As for the method of becoming a Saint, it cannot be exchanged for the service of merely one kalpa."

Tai Qing True Person nodded: "Naturally so."

The method of Hunyuan Da Luo was exceedingly precious.

Unless he could prove his Dao as a Quasi-Saint, he would not qualify to exchange for it.

Zhang Taixuan nodded lightly, his gaze falling upon the mortal world; seeing Li Yingqiong's actions, he felt quite speechless.

This stance looked as if she meant to sweep all the demons clean.

"Won't Friend Daoist offer a reminder?" Tai Qing True Person asked. "In the matters of the world, yin and yang take their turns; the demonic path can never be eradicated. Her conduct of this sort—I fear Heaven's Dao will bring punishment."

Standing from the standpoint of the human race, sweeping away all demons was naturally a great good.

But standing from the standpoint of Heaven's Dao, such actions disrupted the balance of heaven and earth.

Li Yingqiong's actions make it extremely easy for her to place herself in danger.

This is also why some cultivators who despise evil and slay demons and demons meet untimely ends.

Nothing else—you have served humanity, yet harmed the Heavenly Dao.

It is merely the Heavenly Dao's retribution.

The Dao of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity ought to be inseparable and equal in rank.

Yet the ultimate outcome of all celestial worlds is this—the Heavenly Dao is supreme, the Earthly Dao occupies the middle, and the Human Dao is the lowest.

In status, the Human Dao holds the weakest position.

"No problem!" Zhang Taixuan chuckled. "I believe the Heavenly Dao will still grant me some face."

Upon hearing this, Taiqing was stunned.

That's right—this person before him was no ordinary being; even at his Great Luo realm, he could not perceive the slightest depth of the other.

When he arrived, myriad Dao streams harmonized with him, his entourage rivaling that of the primordial ancestor who forged this world.

Merely disturbing a slight balance of Heaven and Earth—surely the Heavenly Dao would not care.

As he pondered this, he saw the other's figure fade.

Taiqing said, "We respectfully see off Daoist Taixuan!"

Zhang Taixuan nodded lightly and retracted his avatar.

Chat group.

Li Yingqiong (Wang Qian's): "Did Brother Taixuan just go to my world? Why didn't you stop by?"

Zhang Taixuan: "Aren't you slaying demons and subduing evil?"

Li Yingqiong: "I can return, but it's such a pity—I didn't personally greet Brother Taixuan. By the way, what did Brother Taixuan do?"

Zhang Taixuan: "I met True Person Taiqing and played a game of go."

Li Yingqiong: "Then will Master Changmei not blame me?"

Su Xiao: "Laughing so hard—Changmei is just a Golden Immortal; he has no right to blame you. Even True Person Taiqing wouldn't dare."

Xiao Mai: "Exactly. You underestimate your own status."

Li Yingqiong: "Really?"

Great Sage Equaling Heaven: "Just do as you please. With your master backing you, who do you have to fear?"

Li Yingqiong: "Hmm. By the way, I just sensed a hint of danger, then it vanished—was that also Brother Taixuan's doing?"