Chapter 262

"White Dragon Saint? I'll find him."

Shen Qing sheathed his Dragon-Slaying Sword, turned his head, and walked toward the outside of the mountain villa.

Meanwhile, the Earth Fiend Star was hiding at the foot of the mountain, trembling, unlike Ye Kong.

He had been outside the mountain villa from the beginning, having witnessed Shen Qing's brutal subjugation of the Baihe Martial Saint in full, and also seen that this heavenly tribulation was for the baptism of the Dragon-Slaying Sword.

At this moment, he was terrified, fearing Shen Qing would kill him to silence him.

Shen Qing grabbed him by the collar: "Come on, go to the cave you mentioned."

The Earth Fiend Star cautiously said: "Lord Shen, with my cooperation, do I still have a chance?"

Shen Qing struck his head directly: "Having you lead the way is either wind or rain."

"Two choices: first, don't speak, just obediently lead the way."

"Second, I beat you up, then you still obediently lead the way."

The Earth Fiend Star hastily lowered his head, recalling Shen Qing's brutal beating of the Heavenly Hero Star and his instant slaying of the Baihe Martial Saint—if he were beaten, could there possibly be anything good?

After that, he remained silent, leading the way. About an hour later, the Earth Fiend Star brought Shen Qing to a desolate place, extremely remote.

No matter which direction you go, within a hundred-li radius, no village can be seen.

Shen Qing looked at the Earth Fiend Star: "Where is the cave?"

The Earth Fiend Star pointed with his hand at a waterfall: "Right behind that waterfall."

Shen Qing turned to look; the waterfall was not small, over ten meters wide, with extremely turbulent flow—without close inspection, one couldn't even tell there was a cave behind it.

Shen Qing regarded the Earth Fiend Star with a scrutinizing gaze: "How did you find such a hidden place?"

A flattering smile appeared on the Earth Fiend Star's face: "Lord Shen, I was born with a talent that allows me to roughly sense where opportunities lie and where danger exists."

"So even though my talent isn't good, I've struggled and crawled my way to the Elixir Pellet Realm."

"I sensed there was an opportunity in this cave, which is how I discovered it."

Shen Qing raised his eyebrows: "Not bad luck, and you still have such talent."

"You said you sensed an opportunity in this cave before discovering it."

The Earth Fiend Star hastily nodded.

But soon, Shen Qing's next words made the Earth Fiend Star feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Since there is an opportunity, why did you retreat halfway? It seems you're still hiding something from me."

The Earth Fiend Star, seeing Shen Qing approaching, dropped to his knees with a sound: "Lord Shen, I truly retreated because I sensed danger."

"But I thought this danger would surely be nothing to you, Lord Shen, so I didn't mention it."

Shen Qing slapped his palm onto the Earth Fiend Star's head: "Hmph, fabricate, keep fabricating—I've never heard this version before."

Seeing this tactic failed, the Earth Fiend Star tried an emotional appeal: "Lord Shen, these years I've been a village schoolteacher, run a childcare center, done many good deeds, and I've never killed anyone—please spare my life."

Shen Qing laughed: "Same old saying—one day in the White Dragon Sect, a lifetime in the White Dragon Sect."

With a bang, Shen Qing directly crushed the Earth Fiend Star's head.

When the Earth Fiend Star escaped Shen Qing's grasp for the second time, Shen Qing had investigated: the Earth Fiend Star indeed did not kill people himself, but most of the White Dragon Sect's dark trades were under his control—usury, human trafficking, etc. —all operated by him. Though he didn't kill directly, more people died because of him than from other Earth Fiend Stars.

Finally, it's this talent—it sounds really useful.

【Congratulations on slaying a Elixir Pellet Realm martialist, successfully looting the trait: Dao Yun Perception (Red)】

Dao Yun Perception (Red): You are a person favored by heaven and earth's qi fortune, able to instinctively sense where opportunities lie in heaven and earth, and also sense the presence of danger.

Shen Qing raised his eyebrows—truly not a bad talent.

It overlaps somewhat with innate six senses, but not much.

Innate six senses are more related to the human heart, whereas this Dao Yun Perception is related to qi fortune.

Shen Qing turned his head to look at heaven and earth; in his eyes, the mountains and rivers seemed a bit clearer.

Shen Qing then shifted his gaze to the cave behind the waterfall; a wondrous power's fluctuation tugged at his heartstrings.

Indeed, opportunity and danger coexist, though this danger is too small.

Shen Qing took a step forward, arriving before the waterfall; with a casual wave, his qi severed the water curtain, and he entered the cave.

Shen Qing could sense that opportunity and danger were both deep inside the cave, so he didn't pause, hovering forward toward the cave's deepest part.

This cave is quite winding—sometimes turning left, sometimes right.

But after all, Shen Qing has received higher education—straight line is shortest between two points.

If Shen Qing didn't know the destination, circling twice with you would be fine; but now that he knows, he won't circle with you.

What did you say?

No path? Then Shen Qing will make one by walking over it.

Shen Qing hovered, divine patterns glowing around his pupils; the light of obliteration continuously shattered the mountain rocks obstructing his sight; the obliteration light from his True Gold Illumination Pupils could obliterate even a Martial Saint's fleshly body, let alone ordinary mountain stones.

And in the deepest part of the cave, this place is very spacious, extremely dim, and in the very center sits a man in white Daoist robes, several copper nails deeply driven into his joints, his blackened, dried bloodstains indicating he has been dead for a long time.

Suddenly, this corpse's eyes opened, revealing completely black pupils, a foul aura gushing out, a violent voice ringing out.

"Which damned Daoist brought me here? It's been so long—why hasn't a single living thing come over!"

"Why! If no one comes again, I won't be able to hold on!"

"You damned Daoist!!!"

At this moment, a terrifying voice sounded, continuously echoing in the cave, and in the Daoist's black pupils, a flicker of joy flashed.

"A living thing is approaching!"

He carefully felt the surprise in his pupils, which became even more intense, even showing greed: "Elixir Pellet Realm? Or half-Saint fleshly body? Truly a perfect living being!"

"It seems the Evil God Supreme is protecting me!"

But gradually, the joy in his eyes faded a bit, because he felt the speed of that approaching voice was somewhat off.

In the next moment.

Hum—

A terrifying beam of annihilation light scraped past his scalp, instantly illuminating the entire cave with blinding brightness.

The Daoist's pupils suddenly contracted!

Immediately afterward, Shen Qing floated in through the opening created by the annihilation light.

The joy and greed in the Daoist's pupils vanished instantly, replaced by fear, and he shut his eyes in an instant.

At the same time, he suppressed his aura to the lowest level, continuously praying to the evil god not to let Shen Qing detect his presence.

But, heaven does not fulfill human wishes.

A delighted voice rang out above his head.

"I found you, oh!"