Chapter 231: Heart of the Earth

Shen Qing turned his head and walked toward the ditch he had just cut.

Beneath the ditch, hundreds of copper pillars stood densely packed; clearly, this was the key position locking the qi of Yunzhou.

A mournful howl rang in Shen Qing's ear, the qi of Yunzhou calling out to him for help.

A terrifying light of annihilation shot from Shen Qing's pupils; wherever his gaze passed, the copper pillars were annihilated.

As the light faded, all the copper pillars beneath Tianzhu Mountain were annihilated.

Roar!

A dragon's roar echoed in Shen Qing's ear as a white dragon broke free of its bonds and shot straight into the clouds; Shen Qing could feel its excitement and joy.

It circled several times in the sky before landing before Shen Qing, its eyes full of gratitude; it let out a cry, and a white energy drifted slowly from between its horns toward Shen Qing.

Shen Qing did not dodge, for he sensed no malice from the white dragon, and the energy was gentle.

Soon, the white energy settled on Shen Qing's chest, a warm sensation rising; simultaneously, several incarnations of qi appeared between heaven and earth—flood dragons, pythons.

These were the qi incarnations from various parts of Yunzhou, previously trapped by the great formation of the Reincarnation Tower.

They all shot energy toward Shen Qing, colors varied but all gentle.

These energies rapidly merged within Shen Qing's body; he felt only a continuous influx of power from deep within the earth merging into his flesh.

【Congratulations on obtaining the special trait: Heart of the Earth (Colorful)】

Heart of the Earth (Colorful): Special trait—you now possess the heart of the earth, enabling communication with qi incarnations, and as long as you stand on the land of Great Martial, you can continuously draw power.

Countless streams of power surged into Shen Qing's body, rapidly replenishing the true qi he had expended.

Shen Qing slowly opened his eyes.

A clear female voice entered his ears.

"Thank you."

It was the white dragon speaking.

After giving their energy to Shen Qing, the qi incarnations seemed somewhat weakened; Shen Qing nodded, gesturing for them to leave.

Shen Qing also had nothing more to say to them.

Shen Qing picked up Ouyang Xuanqing's corpse and flew toward Ziyun City.

What followed were merely expressions of gratitude toward Shen Qing, which he had no interest in hearing.

Inside Ziyun City, only a few had returned at the Golden Core stage—Lin Hai and his companions—and on the ground lay a mutilated corpse, that of the Hell Dao.

Several people were tidying up, preparing to go to Tianzhu Mountain to support Shen Qing.

Lin Hai's face was pale; he had not yet recovered from his serious injuries, and after battling the Hell Dao, his wounds worsened.

He turned his head to look at the several Golden Core cultivators.

"Are you done? Hurry up and follow me—let's go support Commander Shen."

Speaking, he took out a small wooden box, reluctantly removing the pill inside and stuffing it into his mouth.

This was his life-saving pill; he had only two, one already used previously, allowing him to escape the ambush.

At that moment, Shen Qing's voice rang out: "Support me? Then you don't need to go."

Lin Hai hesitated, then spat out the pill in his mouth, wiped his saliva, and put it back into the box.

At this time, Shen Qing carried Ouyang Xuanqing's headless corpse and landed in the courtyard.

Lin Hai hurried forward: "Commander Shen, is it over? Then what about the master of the Reincarnation Tower?"

Shen Qing casually tossed the corpse in his hand to the ground: "This one—the master of the Reincarnation Tower, also the vice-master of the Martial Fate Palace, Ouyang Xuanqing."

Lin Hai's eyes flickered: "Indeed it is him, and he alone could have silently laid so many great formations across Yunzhou."

"What a pity—his father, Yun Sheng, is my idol."

"What a pity."

Shen Qing turned his gaze to the corpse of the Hell Dao: "What is this? Hell Dao or Beast Dao?"

"Hell Dao."

"Then only the Beast Dao remains, right?"

Lin Hai shook his head: "The Beast Dao was encountered by Jia He and others; they captured it alive, so likely only the Human Dao remains."

Shen Qing waved his hand: "Even if the Reincarnation Tower is destroyed, I already killed the Human Dao on my way to Tianzhu Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Lin Hai also breathed a sigh of relief, leaning directly against the wall: "Finally, it's over."

Shen Qing waved his hand, turned, and walked toward the gate of the Garrison Office.

"Commander Shen, where are you going?"

"Wuyang Prefecture."

Lin Hai immediately straightened: "Where? Wuyang Prefecture? You want to go to the Shen family now? You just finished fighting the master of the Reincarnation Tower—don't you need to rest?"

"No problem."

To be honest, the expenditure from defeating the master of the Reincarnation Tower was minimal; the Heart of the Earth restored it in no time. Now Shen Qing's condition is: his qi sea is vast beyond compare, and he uses power faster than it can be replenished.

Lin Hai spoke again: "Even if you have no consumption, do you really plan to go back alone?"

"Why don't you wait? Wait until I recover a bit, then I'll go with you—I owe you a life, no matter how you put it."

Shen Qing waved his hand: "I appreciate your kindness, but for now I don't need you; stay here. I'll call you when the time comes."

"Tell the scholar Ma Qing and the others for me: once they're done, they should return to Qingzhou first."

After all, this is internal strife of the Shen family; the Shen family is a colossus, and outsiders rashly intervening might bring devastation upon them.

Shen Qing also did not want his subordinates to die needlessly.

Therefore, this matter must be settled by the Shen family's own people.

And who said Shen Qing is returning alone?

Shen Qing arrived at the north gate of Ziyun City, where Shen Qiu was already waiting.

Shen Qing had just stepped out when Shen Autumn arrived before him and knelt on one knee.

"Shen Autumn pays respects to the Third Young Master."

Shen Qing spoke: "How is the situation on your side?"

Shen Autumn nodded: "No problem, I have already informed my father and them; they are closer to Wuyang Prefecture."

"They went first to the capital to gather information."

"Good."

Even several days ago, after killing Shen Yun'ya, I had Shen Autumn notify his family to come.

My innate six senses have been warning me that someone is thinking of me; Shen Qing doesn't need to think to know it is Shen Yun'ya's parents.

But it's quite embarrassing—you want to kill Shen Qing, and Shen Qing likewise wants to kill you, and even more purely and intensely.

Shen Qing can't wait to return to Wuyang Prefecture and kill you all.