Chapter 243: One Must Speak with Conscience

Wu Nian's eyes lit up, his gaze becoming even more resolute.

"Shen Qing, I understand now!"

Shen Qing spoke: "Wu Nian, how strong are you? Are you confident in fighting a half-saint?"

Today is the third day, Shen Qing intends to kill those three half-saints, but Shen Qing still adheres to the idea that if he can gang up on them, he won't fight one-on-one.

Wu Nian hesitated for a moment: "This monk has never tried before, but during this northern journey, I have gained much insight and made great progress."

"Since Shen Qing has spoken, this monk is willing to give it a try."

Shen Qing extended his finger and unleashed a Heaven Dragon Finger, using only four-tenths of his strength; Wu Nian clasped his hands together, and golden vital energy firmly blocked the Heaven Dragon Finger.

Shen Qing also dispersed the Heaven Dragon Finger; Wu Nian's strength is at least at the peak of the Elemental Elixir realm and above.

"Not bad, then come with me—I happen to need to kill three people, so you can lend a hand."

Wu Nian asked no further questions and simply followed behind Shen Qing.

Shen Qing glanced at Wu Nian: "Aren't you going to ask whether I'm killing good people or bad people this time?"

Wu Nian didn't even think about it.

"Wu Nian trusts Shen Qing."

At the old place, Shen Qing had already brought Wu Nian to the mountain villa.

And Zhu Lingyue was already waiting there, though today Zhu Lingyue was not wearing her usual attire; instead, she wore a set of pale gold armor, with a dark blue longsword at her waist, and a golden dragon mask on her face.

Her heroic bearing was even more pronounced.

She glanced at Shen Qing and Wu Nian: "Why did you bring him here?"

Shen Qing waved his hand: "Rest assured, he's trustworthy and his ability is adequate."

Zhu Lingyue didn't say more: "Since you say it's fine, then it's fine."

"Come, let's take a look."

As she spoke, Zhu Lingyue raised her hand and pointed; before them appeared a map of Wuyang Prefecture carved from ice.

"I have already received news that the three half-saints have met, and they are expected to enter Wuyang Prefecture from Guiqi Cliff in about half a day."

"Coincidentally, Guiqi Cliff has treacherous terrain, no civilians reside there, and even hunters avoid it in winter—we can wait for them here."

As she spoke, Zhu Lingyue looked at Shen Qing: "What do you think?"

Shen Qing took out several dossiers from his bosom: "I have no objections; this is information on the three half-saints, though it's from half a year ago, so it can only serve as reference."

"The three half-saints: the first is from our lineage—Shen Mang of our branch, the strongest among the three; this beast is mine."

"The second is from the second branch, named Shen Hai, a swordsman; his strength should be second."

Zhu Lingyue spoke: "I'll take this one."

Shen Qing shoved the third dossier into Wu Nian's bosom: "The third is named Shen You, also from the second branch, Shen Shu's father; I entrust him to you, Wu Nian—coincidentally, he also uses palms, and his strength is just at the threshold of half-saint."

Wu Nian nodded.

Shen Qing waved his hand, floated gently into the air, and Zhu Lingyue and Wu Nian followed behind him.

"Then let's go."

"I can't wait to send them on their way."

Border of Wuyang Prefecture, Guiqi Cliff.

Long ago, a sect existed here—the powerful Corpse-Chasing Sect.

Over time, the feng shui of this place was affected, becoming extremely yin and cold.

Ordinary people who stay here for just a few years will develop mental issues and often hear ghostly wailing.

Hence, Guiqi Cliff earned its name.

At the border, Shen Mang and his two companions sped past.

Shen You spoke: "So, what exactly is the current state of the Shen family?"

Shen Mang's face darkened: "As far as I know, Shen Qing has already returned to the Shen family, and his physical body has reached the half-saint realm; Shen Ruoshan and the others have already been captured by Shen Qing."

Shen You's face turned colder: "You mean my grandson was captured by Shen Qing?"

"Will Ruoshan be alright?"

Shen Mang glanced at him: "Shen Qing is mixed in with the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

Shen You's face turned utterly grim: "What a Shen Qing! To rise despite having his talent stolen? He truly deserves to die!"

"This time, I will make him wish he were dead!"

But at this moment, Shen Mang suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Shen You was somewhat puzzled: "Shen Mang, why did you stop?"

Shen Mang lifted his chin, pointing forward.

Shen Hai and Shen You followed the direction of Shen Mang's chin and saw three figures slowly rising into the air.

After all, Shen Mang is of Shen Qing's lineage, and by bloodline, he is Shen Qing's great-grandfather, so he recognizes Shen Qing.

"If you want to find Shen Qing, you don't need to go home—he's already come."

At this moment, Shen You's killing intent was no longer concealed; he unleashed it fully, shouting angrily as he flew toward Shen Qing and his companions.

"Shen Qing, are you so eager to die that you won't even find a place to hide, but instead run here to seek death early?"

"And why did you bring a woman and a monk, both at the Elemental Elixir realm?"

"Do you think everyone is a limit-breaker like you?"

"Just the three of you thinking you can fight the three of us half-saints? Ridiculous."

Zhu Lingyue couldn't be bothered to speak to him; only Wu Nian remained earnest, clasping his hands together and saying:

"Amitabha..."

Before the Buddha's name could even leave his lips, at his side, Shen Qing's slaughter armor instantly covered him, and a dark-colored slash blasted out.

"Gui Xu Yin!"

Wherever it passed, the air was left with patches of black holes, as if the void itself had been torn apart.

And just as Gui Xu Yin was unleashed, Zhu Lingyue on Shen Qing's right also struck instantly.

"Jue Tian Jian!"

A sweep of the sword unleashed a sky-full of icy frost sword qi, freezing everything in its path—mountain rocks or ancient trees—into ice sculptures.

And on Shen Qing's left, Wu Nian reacted just as quickly, swallowing the Buddha word back into his belly before letting out an angry shout.

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!"

A golden divine dragon phantom closely followed Gui Xu Yin and Jue Tian Jian.

Shen Qing's mouth curled slightly upward.

After so long, I finally met teammates who follow up instantly in a team fight.

This is truly awesome!!!

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Shen You is in trouble now.

He had been at a safe distance, but to show off and say a few words, he deliberately flew a bit closer to Shen Qing, and with Shen Qing's zero-frame startup, he had no time to react.

Three attacks arrived in an instant.

In that instant, heaven and earth fell silent.

Gui Xu Yin, as the name suggests—all things return to Gui Xu, and Gui Xu does not merely swallow physical objects; even sound is reduced to nothingness.

Only then did one see the massive ripples spreading, as Shen Qing's Gui Xu Yin slash carved out a huge black hole, devouring even the surrounding light.

And looking at Shen You, his mouth was wide open—he was crying for help—but the sound he made was swallowed whole.

Still, Shen You, being a Half-Saint, could hold on for a while.

But Zhu Lingyue's Jue Tian Jian followed closely and had already reached his front.

With a hiss.

Shen You's right arm and shoulder were frozen into an ice sculpture, and then came a bang.

The ice sculpture shattered directly from the massive ripples caused by Gui Xu Yin, and his arm was shattered along with it.

And Wu Nian's Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon also arrived, slamming directly into Shen You's body,

knocking him backward repeatedly until he collided with the black hole Shen Qing had carved with Gui Xu Yin.

In that instant, his body began to vanish—first his lower legs, then his waist, finally his chest—his eyes filled with utter disbelief.

He knew Shen Qing liked zero-frame startups, but a single zero-frame startup would have been enough!

How did the three of you all pull off zero-frame startups together!

One must have a conscience when being human!!!