Chapter 288

Shen Qing said, "You seem to talk a lot, can't control your mouth, right?"

Xisailuo turned around, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, forced himself to stay calm; anyway he was still fairly calm, and he looked at Shen Qing.

"Shen Qing, between us there's no grudge, right? I only said a couple of things about you; is it really necessary?"

Shen Qing glanced at him.

If you want to break through, break through; if you want to comprehend a domain, comprehend a domain—what's it to him?

And you still have to act high and mighty to comment? Saying a few bad things behind his back would be enough, after all it wouldn't reach Shen Qing's ears, but you dare to speak ill of Shen Qing to his face?

And after saying bad things, people like you still have to add, 'I only said a couple of things about you; is it really necessary?'

Typical of someone who wants to be both a whore and set up a memorial arch.

In that case, don't blame Shen Qing for not showing mercy.

Shen Qing raised his hand and punched Xisailuo in the abdomen, blasting him into a shrimp; the whole person flew backward violently and slammed straight into a small island below.

Boom!

A huge pit appeared, and smoke filled the sky.

"Do we have a good relationship? What right do you have to say that about me?"

This instantly left the surrounding people dazed, after all most of them were on the mountainside or foothills and didn't know what happened on the peak.

Instantly, the melon-eating crowd surrounded him.

"What's going on? What's going on? How did he suddenly strike? Or was it Shen Qing who struck? It's terrifying—he knocked out Xisailuo in one move! No wonder the Martial Emperor doesn't let him challenge others."

"I don't know. Xisailuo has been in the Wan Jie Hall these past few days and hasn't gone out; he probably didn't do anything to offend Shen Qing."

A heavenly pride from the mountainside spoke up, being relatively closer to the peak: "I actually know a bit."

"Anyway, it's just that Xisailuo has a cheap mouth, insisting on insulting Shen Qing twice."

A Dao Sect disciple nearby immediately jumped out: "If you ask me, this Xisailuo deserved it—Shen Qing hit him well!"

"We cultivators focus on having an enlightened mind; if others speak ill of us to our face, we should strike—how else can the mind become enlightened?"

At this moment, in the deep pit on the small island, Xisailuo glanced at Shen Qing with his last strength, his eyes already full of fear.

Before, he thought the gap between him and Shen Qing was only due to the domain, thinking that once he comprehended the domain he could challenge Shen Qing; but after Shen Qing threw that punch just now, he no longer had that thought, realizing the gap between them was all‑sided.

When a person's gap with his opponent is not large, he still has the thought of challenging him; but when the gap is too great, he will not have the thought of challenging.

Just then, the Martial Emperor arrived leisurely and said in a slow tone: "Don't fight, get ready to return to the capital."

Everyone felt amused, for with the Martial Emperor's means he could have stopped Shen Qing before he struck, yet he waited until after Shen Qing had finished, when everyone was knocked out, to come out and say not to fight.

The point is, there wasn't even a thought of punishing Shen Qing.

The Martial Emperor waved his hand, and his primordial energy directly encircled everyone, also pulling the unconscious Xisailuo up.

Then he pointed a finger, shattering the void before them, and Zhu Wu led the crowd back to the capital.

During this, Zhu Wu asked a question in the consciousness network.

"Shen Qing, what kind of sword‑dao domain have you comprehended?"

Each domain actually has subdivisions, after all everyone's disposition and experience differ; even if they cultivate exactly the same method, they will end up with all kinds of domains.

Just like Wu Nian's slaughter domain also carries Buddhist golden light.

Shen Qing said: "Why don't you feel it yourself?"

Shen Qing stood beside the Martial Emperor, lightly tapping his finger, releasing a wisp of sword‑dao domain filled with pure sword intent, sharp and overbearing; this feeling flashed by.

Although it was only a flash, it still made the heavenly pride behind him feel a chill down their spines.

The Martial Emperor's eyes lit up: "A pure sword‑dao domain?"

Shen Wendao's voice also rang out: "A pure sword‑dao domain? How rare—it's easy to contaminate something, but hard to keep it pure."

The Martial Emperor also said: "Indeed, I haven't seen such a pure sword‑dao domain in a long time; later I'll introduce you to someone—he is the Sword Saint Su Ren of our Great Wu."

"As for sword dao, Old Shen and I can only help you so much, but Su Ren can—he's only half a step away from becoming an earthly immortal; you two should exchange ideas, and you might gain new insights."

Shen Qing also didn't refuse; he understood the principle that in learning there is precedence and in specialization there is focus.

Afterward, the several people fell silent.

Until they returned to the capital, arriving above the capital, those martial saints could wait no longer and came out to greet their own precious heavenly pride.

Once the Martial Emperor dispersed his primordial energy barrier, the aura of these heavenly pride could no longer be concealed.

Even the martial saints couldn't help but raise their pitch a bit.

"Three more martial saint auras!"

"It's His Majesty, Wu Nian, and Zhang Daoyi!"

"Also Tianjizi and Xiong Tian have completely comprehended the domain!"

In an instant, even the martial saints exploded in an uproar.

The Qingxuan Daoist came up to Zhang Daoyi, said nothing, and patted his shoulder.

The Pavilion Master of the Tianji Pavilion, the old man Tianji, his head full of white hair, also said nothing, merely pointing a finger; from his sleeve flew two chess pieces, one black one white, landing in Tianjizi's hand—this signified that Tianjizi would formally inherit the Tianji Pavilion.

At first they all thought the biggest gains this time were Zhu Lingyue, Wu Nian, and Zhang Daoyi.

But as the communication proceeded,

"What? You say His Majesty and them aren't the biggest gains? Who else is there?"

"What does it mean that Shen Qing not only broke through three realms but also comprehended two domains in succession?"

"What? And even one of the domains was comprehended from scratch?"

At this moment, everyone turned to look at Shen Qing standing in the air, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Zhu Lingyue and Wu Nian were already top‑tier evildoers, yet compared to Shen Qing their brilliance seemed less dazzling.

Shen Qing paid them no mind, too lazy to say anything—after all, the best way to show off is to stay silent and let others imagine.

Shen Qing turned and flew toward the Shen clan, with Zhu Lingyue following at his side.

Wu Nian thought for a moment, then turned and flew toward Shen Qing.

The Vajra Holy Monk spoke: "Wu Nian, where are you going? Won't you return to the Vajra Temple with me?"

Wu Nian didn't look back, his voice calm: "Wu Nian already knows what path he should take."

I will follow Shen Qing, benefactor.

Seeing Wu Nian follow behind Shen Qing, the Vajra Holy Monk felt a sharp pang of anguish.

A grown man cannot be kept!