Chapter 141

Thick Earth Peak, outside the True Earth Hall.

The group of Embracing the Pill Realm elders watched Zhao Jing's receding figure, unable to suppress the horror in their hearts any longer, and discussed it in hushed tones.

"What is the background of that Elder Jiang of Tianyangfeng... when did such a person appear in our Tianqing Sect?"

A thin elder stroked his beard, his brows locked, his eyes full of confusion.

"Even Zhang Kui was killed by him... this is not something an ordinary person can do..."

Another elder shook his head and sighed, his gaze falling on the charred corpse on the ground, a flash of complexity in his eyes.

"I have heard of his deeds in wiping out the Wild Wolf Gang and killing Bai Laosan..."

"Speaking of which, during the previous trip to Taian Mountain, Elder Zhao and Elder Qian should have had quite a lot of contact with this Elder Jiang."

Everyone's gaze fell on Elder Zhao and Elder Qian, their eyes carrying a hint of inquiry.

The two looked at each other, both showing bitter expressions, and shook their heads.

Elder Zhao said in a deep voice: "We actually didn't have much contact with this Elder Jiang; we just felt that the other party was not difficult to get along with, didn't talk much, and kept a low profile. In the ruins, everyone was busy with their own things, and the interaction was limited."

Elder Qian on the side added:

"However, the other party had personally killed an elder of the Cold Sword Sect inside the ruins, and his strength is unfathomable. Zhang Kui provoking him can be considered kicking an iron plate."

Hearing this, the other elders had different expressions.

To be honest, Zhang Kui was domineering, and his popularity in Thick Earth Peak was not good; regarding his death, everyone only felt shock, without any sense of grief.

Some even secretly felt happy in their hearts; with Zhang Kui dead, it meant a position was vacated in Thick Earth Peak.

"Regardless, Zhang Kui is also an elder of our Thick Earth Peak..."

An elderly elder sighed softly, his expression solemn:

"That Elder Jiang disregarded sect rules and killed him..."

"Our Liu Fengzhu will definitely not let him go."

"The Tianqing Sect strictly forbids infighting among fellow disciples; this is an iron rule that no one can break."

Everyone sighed with emotion, their gazes looking toward the direction Zhao Jing had left in unison.

Tianyangfeng, inside the Herb Garden.

Chen Lili and Lu Ming were each applying medicine in their own rooms; after all, the slap marks on their faces were too obvious.

If they didn't treat them, they were afraid they wouldn't even be able to leave the door tomorrow.

Lu Ming grimaced at the bronze mirror.

On the other side, Chen Lili gritted her teeth, applying cool ointment to her red and swollen cheeks.

The next instant.

Both of their hearts trembled violently, and at the same time, they felt an aura as heavy as a mountain permeating the herb garden.

That aura was as heavy as a mountain, making it hard to breathe, as if an invisible mountain was pressing on their chests.

Immediately after, both of them felt a bad feeling rise in their hearts and ran out of their rooms.

"This... this is..."

As soon as they came out, they saw a middle-aged man dressed in dark yellow robes with slightly dark skin walking in from outside the herb garden.

His pace was as steady as a mountain, and every step he took seemed to make the ground tremble slightly.

There was no expression on that cold, hard face, only a pair of deep eyes indifferently sweeping across this herb garden.

The pupils of Chen Lili and Lu Ming shrank violently, and stormy waves surged in their hearts.

They had already recognized that the person in front of them was none other than the Liu Fengzhu of Thick Earth Peak, Zhao Jing.

"It's over..."

"The Liu Fengzhu of Thick Earth Peak really came looking for trouble..."

Chen Lili and Lu Ming felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar in an instant, their whole bodies cold, their blood seemingly frozen.

Every step Zhao Jing took forward, the aura enveloping the two of them would increase by a point.

That aura was like substance, pressing their spines until they bent, pressing their legs until they went soft, pressing their breathing until it became difficult.

"Ugh..."

Chen Lili and Lu Ming groaned with pale faces; that heavy aura landed on them, almost making them collapse to the ground.

They gritted their teeth, desperately holding on, but their knees were still slightly bent, as if they would kneel down the next moment.

"Greetings... greetings to Liu Fengzhu Zhao..."

Lu Ming took a deep breath, gritting his teeth and speaking with a trembling voice.

On his chubby little face, sweat mixed with the ointment he had just applied, sliding down his cheeks.

Zhao Jing looked at the two with indifferent eyes, no expression on that cold, hard face, as if looking at two stones:

"Where is your elder! Tell him to get out here..."

Before the words fell.

"Hahaha! I was just looking for you, I didn't expect you bastard to deliver yourself to my door!"

Accompanied by a scorching loud laugh, a withered figure swept over at high speed like a moving furnace, and wherever he passed, the air was burned until it slightly distorted.

Zhao Jing turned his head violently, his brows locked, a flash of annoyance crossing that cold, hard face, and he shouted in a low voice: "Luo Song!"

"Bastard! Take a palm from me first!"

Luo Song chuckled coldly, raising his hand without ceremony and slamming a palm toward Zhao Jing's face.

His movements were as fast as lightning, the palm wind whistling, carrying a domineering power that burned everything to ashes.

Boom!

A fire-red true qi condensed in his palm, reflecting that withered palm like a red sun.

That true qi was scorching, flames churning, as if it wanted to turn everything in front of it into ashes.

Wherever the palm passed, the air emitted "hissing" explosions.

The scorching temperature spread, causing some weeds in the herb garden to wither instantly, leaves curling and emitting wisps of blue smoke.

"You old madman!!!"

Seeing Luo Song actually take action directly, a flash of rage crossed Zhao Jing's eyes, and he shouted in a low voice.

His right hand also condensed a thick earth-element true qi, which was as heavy and solid as an earth wall, meeting Luo Song's fire palm.

The earth-element true qi and fire-element true qi collided, emitting a low roar.

Bang—!!!

A muffled thunder-like explosion.

The aftermath of the collision of the two true qis spread in all directions, kicking up dust all over the ground, blowing Chen Lili and Lu Ming back repeatedly, almost unable to open their eyes.

Especially Chen Lili, she had already suffered some minor injuries from fighting with the Feng family's people, and now bearing such pressure, she could no longer support herself, her legs going soft and she was about to fall backward.

The next instant.

An aged palm steadily supported her plump body.

It was none other than Jiang Ye.

Chen Lili looked back, surprise overflowing in her beautiful eyes, "Elder Jiang..."

Lu Ming on the side saw Jiang Ye return, and his heart immediately relaxed.

Jiang Ye nodded slightly to the two, signaling them to rest assured.

Subsequently, the three of them looked toward Luo Song and Zhao Jing, who were fighting not far away.

They saw Luo Song standing motionless, still with a smiling appearance, as if he had just casually slapped out a palm.

And Zhao Jing had a solemn expression, the earth-element true qi in his hand faintly showing signs of being burned through.

"Luo Song! Are you crazy!"

Zhao Jing stabilized his figure and shouted sternly, his eyes full of anger:

"Your Tianyangfeng's people killed my Thick Earth Peak's elder, and you don't give me an explanation, yet you dare to take action?"

"Explanation?!" Luo Song chuckled, the smile full of contempt:

"Bastard! It's you who needs to give me an explanation!"

"When that piece of trash Zhang Kui of your Thick Earth Peak colluded with the Feng family, captured my Tianyangfeng's disciples, and injured my Tianyangfeng's disciples, where were you, bastard!"

"If you don't give me a satisfactory answer today..."

"Just wait to be roasted into a dried corpse by me!!!"

His voice was not high, but every word was like a hammer, smashing into Zhao Jing's heart.

Hearing this, Zhao Jing's expression sank immediately.

It's impossible to reason with this old thing.

Who in the entire Tianqing Sect doesn't know Luo Song's temper?

When he gets fiery, he even dares to snap at the Sect Master; reasoning with him is worse than talking to a stone.

Subsequently, his gaze instantly looked toward Jiang Ye not far away, a flash of severity crossing his eyes, and he shouted sternly:

"It was you who killed Zhang Kui!"

"Tianqing Sect rules strictly forbid infighting among fellow disciples!"

"You harmed fellow disciples and have already committed a capital crime!"

"Die for me!!!"

The next instant, Zhao Jing gripped the air toward Jiang Ye with his other hand, true qi surging in his palm, and a terrifying suction force erupted out of thin air.

That suction force was like an invisible vortex, rolling the surrounding air into it, and the gravel and withered leaves on the ground were all sucked up, swirling in the air.

"Hmm?!"

Jiang Ye raised his brows, and his whole body was uncontrollably sucked over.

True qi vibrated in his body, and four-colored light flickered alternately in his dantian.

He simultaneously circulated the bird-form true intent, his whole body instantly becoming light, as if losing weight, forcibly breaking free from that suction force and retreating violently.

At the same time, a cold killing intent flashed in his aged eyes.

If it were an ordinary Embracing the Pill Realm martial artist, they would have been sucked over and slaughtered.

"What..."

Seeing Jiang Ye actually able to break free from his true qi, a flash of hidden shock crossed Zhao Jing's eyes.

"Bastard! You still want to touch my people in front of me; you've really grown bold over the years!"

Luo Song chuckled, the smile still on that bark-like face, but the veins on his forehead bulged, and his eyes were full of violence.

That laughter fell into Zhao Jing's ears, but it was somewhat chilling, making him feel a bit uneasy.

The next instant.

"Virtual Fire Palm!"

Luo Song slapped out another palm.

This palm was completely different from the one just now.

Before the palm wind arrived, an invisible heat wave had already swept over, igniting the surrounding air.

The flame was not red, but almost transparent virtual white, silent, yet carrying a destructive aura that made one's heart tremble.

Zhao Jing's expression changed suddenly.

He couldn't care about grabbing Jiang Ye anymore, both palms came out, and the thick earth-element true qi condensed into a heavy earth wall in front of him; the surface of the earth wall faintly had tortoise shell patterns, indestructible.

Boom—!!!

The Virtual Fire Palm slammed onto the earth wall, and the earth wall was like pottery being calcined by a fierce fire,

instantly cracking and collapsing.

Zhao Jing groaned, retreating several steps, every step leaving a deep footprint on the ground.

His expression turned slightly pale, his eyes full of horror.

Luo Song didn't forgive him for his advantage, instantly pressing forward, his withered body erupting with astonishing speed, and scorching true qi condensed in his palm again, the true qi like flowing magma, emitting a suffocating high temperature.

His eyes were full of violence, clearly not intending to give Zhao Jing any chance to catch his breath.

Just at this moment.

"Old Luo, stop messing around."

A soft voice like a clear spring in the mountains rang out.

The voice was neither high nor low, but clearly fell into the ears of everyone present, carrying an indescribable tranquility and composure, as if a spring breeze had blown over ice, quietly resolving the tense atmosphere.

A woman dressed in light cyan gauze, with a graceful figure and a beautiful face, had arrived at the entrance of the herb garden at some point.

Her features were as exquisite as if carved, every part just right; a bit more would be flirtatious, a bit less would be plain.

Her eyes were as bright as stars, clear to the bottom, yet carrying a trace of the passage of time, as if they could see through people's hearts.

Her whole body seemed to be shrouded in a thin layer of water mist, dreamlike and illusory, setting her off like a person from an ink painting walking out of the misty rain of Jiangnan, unstained by dust.

As soon as she appeared, she instantly attracted everyone's gaze.

The originally furious Luo Song was slightly startled, and a rare, complex, and gentle look appeared on that old face, "Little Yu, why did you come over!"

"It's... it's the Liu Fengzhu of Profound Water Peak, Liu Qingyu..."

Lu Ming, who was trembling in the corner, couldn't help but exclaim, his small eyes full of amazement, even forgetting his fear.

Chen Lili was also startled, her beautiful eyes full of envious amazement.

Liu Fengzhu Liu's appearance was an object of longing for every female disciple of the Tianqing Sect.

"She is the Liu Fengzhu of Profound Water Peak?!"

A flash of surprise also crossed Jiang Ye's aged eyes.

He had heard Zheng Feng mention that this Liu Fengzhu Liu was a maiden, and her age was definitely not small.

However, looking at her stunning appearance.

She looks like she's only in her twenties...

If it weren't for the trace of the passage of time faintly hidden in her bright, star-like eyes.

It would really be impossible to imagine that this is an older woman.

Liu Qingyu's appearance was like a clear spring, extinguishing some of the scorching atmosphere in the herb garden.

Immediately after, Jiang Ye discovered that this was an excellent opportunity, because not only Luo Song, but even Zhao Jing's attention was temporarily attracted by Liu Fengzhu Liu.

"A flaw!"

Jiang Ye circulated the deer-form true intent, his aura restrained to the limit, instantly arriving behind Zhao Jing.

Raising his hand, he unleashed a tiger-form fist, slamming it fiercely toward his head.

This bastard wanted to kill him just now, so naturally, he couldn't let this bastard go.

Roar—!!!

The moment Jiang Ye unleashed his move, the air even faintly emitted a tiger's roar.

Seeing this scene, a flash of astonishment appeared in Liu Qingyu's star-like eyes.

No...

How did another madman come to this Tianyangfeng?!