Chapter 215: The more you shout, the more excited Shen Qing becomes

Hearing the words "Reincarnation Tower" and "viper", Liu Yun realized he had been exposed.

He thought his disguise was flawless.

His voice lowered a bit.

"How did you find me?"

Shen Qing's voice carried teasing: "Want to know? Then kneel and beg me."

Liu Yun's face turned grim; he had certainly heard of Shen Qing's reputation, but no matter how you say it, he is an elder, and his status in Yunzhou's martial world is not low, yet he had never suffered such insult.

But just then, he noticed Shen Qing's figure beginning to dissipate; Liu Yun stared intently—there was no Shen Qing there—wasn't that a wisp of black mist constantly dissipating?

At that moment, he felt a pressure descending from the heavens; he strained to turn his gaze and saw Shen Qing charging in at extreme speed.

He instinctively drew his sword, with only one thought in mind.

When did Shen Qing move, and why is his speed so fast?

Of course, that was the only thought; there was no time for him to think.

With a bang.

Shen Qing's fist had already struck Liu Yun's face; a huge shockwave erupted, the ground beneath Liu Yun's feet began to tear and sink.

Boom!

Liu Yun was blasted straight into the ground, blood spurting from his mouth, his entire skeleton shattered by Shen Qing's shock.

Shen Qing landed on the ground and slowly walked toward him.

The thudding of his footsteps sounded like Yan Wang knocking on a door.

But his bones, shattered inch by inch, made it hard to move; after painful struggle his hand finally touched the sword hilt—just then Shen Qing stepped on the back of his hand.

"Liu Yun, I advise you not to move recklessly; answer my question properly."

Liu Yun felt somewhat desperate; he was known as the Dust‑Cloud Sword, excelling in speed, yet today he was actually crushed in speed by someone?

Moreover, Shen Qing is only twenty years old, which he finds hard to accept.

He let out a low shout: "Victors write history, vanquished have nothing to say."

"Just kill me outright."

Shen Qing laughed loudly: "I can't even count how many people have said the same thing to me."

"But in the end they all obediently tell me the information I want."

Liu Yun snorted coldly: "You think I'm like them? Bring whatever punishment you have!"

Shen Qing raised an eyebrow: "You're quite confident."

In the next instant, domineering true qi surged forth, but the target was not Liu Yun—it was his lovely female disciple.

That female disciple had no strength to resist and was directly seized by Shen Qing and pulled over.

Liu Yun panicked, shouting anxiously: "Shen Qing! If you have the guts, come at me—what's the point of attacking her?"

Shen Qing chuckled: "Just now, as soon as you went up the mountain I noticed—this woman looks at you with something off, not just a plea for help."

"Although I don't know what your relationship is, it's certainly more than just master‑disciple."

"Do you want to save her?"

"Then tell me everything you know about the Reincarnation Tower."

Liu Yun's eyes nearly burst: "Shen Qing! She's innocent! She had nothing to do with this!"

Shen Qing's voice turned icy.

"You still have the nerve to call her innocent?"

"Are the millions of civilians who died in Yunzhou not innocent? Ridiculous."

The next moment, a fierce scream rang out—it was the female disciple; Shen Qing brutally bent her fingers until they snapped into seven pieces.

"Ahhh! Master, save me! Master..."

The female disciple wept heart‑rendingly; Liu Yun lowered his head, unable to dare look at her.

But the more the female disciple's wailing tore at the heart, the more anguish Liu Yun felt—and the more excited Shen Qing became.

Shen Qing glanced at Liu Yun: "Hey, old thing, your heart's still pretty hard? But I won't let you lower your head!"

Having said that, a surge of domineering true qi forcibly lifted his head.

"You'd better watch closely how this woman you call innocent meets her end!"

All that could be heard was a grating click as the woman's other finger was twisted by Shen Qing into a spiral.

"Master... Master..."

Amidst the wails, Liu Yun's mental defenses collapsed completely; he bellowed in despair.

"Shen Qing! I yield! I yield! Spare her—I'll tell you everything."

Shen Qing's face showed disappointment: "People like you are just a buzzkill—I've only just gotten started."

"But go ahead and speak first; if I'm not satisfied I can still continue."

"What is the purpose of your Reincarnation Tower secretly manipulating this heavenly disaster?"

Liu Yun dared not hesitate, fearing the female disciple would be tortured again.

"I once heard the Hungry Ghost Dao mention that our Reincarnation Tower mainly seeks to break through a certain realm by comprehending certain things."

"That's why we covertly triggered this heavenly disaster—to cause as many deaths as possible."

Once those words were spoken, Shen Qing clarified all the connections.

Shen Qing had read similar situations in books before.

The realm after the Golden Pellet Realm is the Martial Saint Realm, and to become a Martial Saint one must comprehend a power called Domain.

Domains come in many varieties—for example, Blade Domain and Sword Domain, which are the most common.

Of course, where there are common domains there are also rare ones.

And one of the domains Shen Qing has seen is called the Death Domain, which is related to the dead.

So according to Shen Qing's speculation, the master of the Reincarnation Tower likely wants to gain insight into the Death Domain from this heavenly disaster.

Shen Qing looked at Liu Yun and asked: "Where is the master of the Reincarnation Tower?"

Liu Yun shook their head: "I don't know."

Then who is the Hungry Ghost Dao you just mentioned? Do they know the identity of the Reincarnation Tower's master?

Liu Yun said: "They should know; the Reincarnation Tower has five paths in total, namely Heaven Dao, Human Dao, Beast Dao, Evil Ghost Dao, and Hell Dao."

"They are all the master's close aides; if anyone knows where the master is, it must be them."

Shen Qing continued to ask: "Then where are these five paths located?"

"I only know where the Hungry Ghost Dao is; I don't even know whether they are there now."

"A month ago, they were still at Wan Yun Lake; now I don't know."

Shen Qing frowned: "Wan Yun Lake?"

"Yes, the Reincarnation Tower set up a grand formation there, and the Hungry Ghost Dao was previously responsible for guarding it."

Shen Qing looked at Liu Yun: "You locked Yunzhou's fortune with feng shui, which is why there has been no rain for three months?"

"How many feng shui formations have you set up in total?"

"One grand formation is not enough to lock a prefecture's fortune."

Liu Yun continued to speak, answering every question: "The Reincarnation Tower has set up eighty-one formations in total, spread throughout Yunzhou."

"As far as I know, there are nine grand formations and seventy-two minor formations."

Shen Qing narrowed his/her eyes: "What a grand scheme."

However, Shen Qing had already roughly guessed who the mastermind behind the scenes was.

Being able to link the eighty-one grand feng shui formations together to lock a prefecture's fortune, such a method can be described as reaching the heavens.

In the entire Great Wu, only three people are capable of doing this.

First are the Hall Master and Vice Hall Master of the Martial Fortune Hall; Martial Fortune Hall is the organization under the Great Wu court that manages Great Wu's feng shui and fortune, an official organization, and as Hall Master and Vice Hall Master, both of them possess feng shui expertise that can be described as miraculous.

Second is the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, a jianghu sect.

However, the Hall Master of Martial Fortune Hall can be ruled out directly: first, they have already reached the Martial Saint realm; second, they are not in Great Wu at all, which Shen Qing can be certain of.

The Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion can also be ruled out, because if the Heavenly Secret Pavilion were to set up such a grand feng shui formation, they would surely not escape the surveillance of Martial Fortune Hall; although Shen Qing has never entered the depths of Martial Fortune Hall, there is a mysterious thing there that can oversee Great Wu's feng shui, and any movement in Yunzhou would certainly not escape its surveillance.

A cold glint flashed in Shen Qing's eyes.

Then the mastermind behind the scenes is about to be revealed.

Vice Hall Master of Martial Fortune Hall.

Ouyang Xuanqing!