Chapter 284: Coming to the Door

"It's so satisfying to crush opponents with a higher realm!"

High in the mid-air, Qin Ming's figure materialized; he flicked his sleeve and came to a halt.

Just now, he had only employed the power of his divine sense, comparable to that of a late-stage Jin Dan cultivator, to instantly crush and kill that fake-dan cultivator from the State of Jin.

This gap in strength due to the difference in realms was simply not on the same level at all.

The two leading late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators from the State of Jin, witnessing this scene, were already terrified out of their wits.

Without even looking back, the pair prepared to leap into the air and flee for their lives.

Yet just as they were about to escape, they discovered with horror that their bodies had been immobilized by an invisible force; completely beyond their own control, they could not move even a fraction.

"Senior!"

"Could there be some misunderstanding?"

"Please spare our lives!"

Qin Ming arrived before the two; paying no heed to their pleas for mercy, he spread his five fingers, seized both of their skulls, and immediately began employing the Soul-Searching Technique.

"Aaaah!"

Piercing screams of agony rang out continuously, causing everyone present to feel chilled to the bone and their scalps to go numb.

In merely a moment's time.

These dignified late-stage Foundation Establishment experts were tortured until they were unrecognizable, voiding urine and feces simultaneously, their gazes hollow as they stared upward with faces contorted in terror.

With a calm expression, having obtained the information he sought, Qin Ming then cast the Thorn Technique, transforming the two into two blood pearls.

In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

The three cultivators who had just been boasting about wiping out Sky Eagle Ravine had, in the blink of an eye, turned into three dried corpses.

"Run!"

"A Jin Dan ancestor has arrived!"

"Too terrifying! Even more cruel than the demonic path!"

"Flee, we are absolutely no match for him!"

"Turn around quickly!!"

Seeing this, the cultivators aboard the dozens of dharma ships from the State of Jin immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

Qin Ming glanced up at those dharma ships; since they carried only low-stage Qi Refining cultivators, he had no interest in pursuing them.

"Greetings, True Person Wangyue!"

Upon seeing Qin Ming arrive and eliminate those three cultivators from the State of Jin with such thunderous methods, Li Yuanqing was profoundly shaken in his heart.

He hadn't even seen True Person Qin make a move before that fake-dan stage Old Ghost He had instantly turned to ash and vanished.

Furthermore, witnessing him publicly perform soul-searching made even him shudder, a chill rising from his heart: 'A Jin Dan expert is truly so terrifying!'

He hurriedly stepped forward respectfully and performed a deep bow.

"Mm, rise, Daoist Li."

Qin Ming said casually, "This seat originally intended to ask you about a few matters, but now that is no longer necessary."

He wanted to ask me something? Li Yuanqing was also completely baffled, but then, combining this with True Person Qin's earlier actions, he suddenly realized something.

This famous True Person Wangyue of their Spirit Perch Archipelago must have come specifically for the Lingyun Sect of the State of Jin.

"Qin Qianbei, is there any place where our Seventy-Two Islands San Alliance can be of service?" Li Yuanqing asked in a humble tone.

Qin Ming smiled faintly and said, "No need; however, Alliance Leader Li, for the sake of the Immortal Realm of the Spirit Perch Archipelago, you have devoted yourself utterly, earning Qin Mou's immense admiration."

Thinking back, when Qin Ming first arrived at the Spirit Perch Archipelago, the other party was still the Vice Alliance Leader.

However, later on, the Spirit Perch Archipelago experienced several major crises, during which the old Alliance Leader, Huo Qianqiu, fell in battle.

Li Yuanqing accepted the mandate in a time of crisis, taking up the Alliance Leader's mantle to resist the beast tide; he even forcibly elevated his cultivation to the late-stage Foundation Establishment, leaving behind lingering ailments, proving himself a cultivator with a sense of responsibility.

Moreover, during the beast tide, Li Yuanqing had entrusted Qin Ming to refine many life-saving and healing pills, resulting in numerous transactions between them.

"Here are two Five-Elements Primordial Qi Spirit Peaches; please accept them, Alliance Leader Li." Qin Ming handed a jade box to the other party.

With these two spirit peaches to extend his lifespan, Li Yuanqing could at least live for several more decades.

Right now, this was precisely what he lacked most; other miraculous pills and elixirs would no longer be effective.

Nowadays, in the entire Immortal Realm of the Spirit Perch Archipelago, it was this Jin Dan True Person, Qin Ming, who called the shots.

As long as he was willing, he could even incorporate the entire archipelago under his command, and no one would dare say a word; it was simply that Qin Ming had no such intention. As the Alliance Leader of the Seventy-Two Islands San Alliance, Li Yuanqing had managed the various forces quite well.

With him continuing to manage affairs, Qin Ming could feel much more at ease.

"Ah, thank you for True Person's gift!" Li Yuanqing had not expected this either; he was deeply moved, realizing that the friendship he had built with Qin Ming back then had not been in vain.

"By the way, is True Person Qin planning to seek out the Lingyun Sect on this journey?" Li Yuanqing asked after a moment of hesitation.

Qin Ming nodded and, without deliberately concealing anything, stated directly, "That is correct."

"It is said that the Lingyun Sect of the State of Jin is leading forces of all sizes from the entire nation in this invasion, and their two Jin Dan ancestors have both arrived; Qin Qianbei must exercise great caution," Li Yuanqing reminded kindly.

Qin Ming said indifferently, "Mm, this seat knows how to handle things."

Immediately after exchanging a few words, Qin Ming transformed into a streak of flowing light and vanished into the horizon.

"Alliance Leader, that was truly extremely dangerous just now..."

"If Qin Qianbei had not arrived in time, the outcome would have been unpredictable."

The old woman said to Li Yuanqing, her heart still pounding with lingering fear.

Li Yuanqing gazed in the direction where Qin had departed, sighing with emotion.

He simply could never have imagined that Qin Ming would be able to grow to such a level.

Now that their statuses had reversed, even he, when facing him, had to be extremely respectful and cautious.

"It seems True Person Qin intends to take action; it remains to be seen whether he can pacify the external enemies."

……

Within the borders of Wei, near the southwestern frontier close to the boundary between the two nations.

Inside an Immortal City captured by the Lingyun Sect.

Duanmu Sheng, with an arrogant expression, was sitting in the command center of the City Lord's Manor, conversing with Muhe Laogui.

Muhe Laogui tapped lightly on the table and said indifferently:

"He Lin of Fire Phosphorus Mountain is leading his subordinates from the direction of Sky Eagle Ravine, preparing to seize the Lingxi Archipelago."

"By now, they should already be engaged in battle with the Wei cultivators stationed there, correct?"

Duanmu Sheng said disdainfully, "Hmph! Just a group of low-ranking ants. With Old Ghost He's False Jin Dan cultivation, if he still cannot handle it, then he is truly useless."

"But... how should we deal with the situation after seizing the Lingxi Archipelago? It is said that the young fellow Qin from Wangyue Island even received congratulations from an envoy of the Brother Li Huo Palace."

"It seems this young fellow possesses some ability."

"If we move against the Lingxi Archipelago, will it provoke an extreme reaction from him?" Muhe Laogui analyzed with a grave expression.

Hearing this, Duanmu Sheng burned with jealousy; his gaze flashed coldly as he said in a low voice, "This turtle who hides in its shell only knows how to cower on the island and refuse to come out."

"I was just worrying that he would not come out; now is the perfect time to test my newly refined third-grade middle-tier magical treasure."

Muhe Laogui was about to say something more.

Just then.

Suddenly! A faint voice rang out above their heads: "Who are you calling a turtle who hides in its shell?"

Inside the main hall, the two ancestors of the Lingyun Sect immediately acted as if facing a great enemy! Neither Duanmu Sheng nor Muhe Laogui had detected in the slightest that a Jin Dan cultivator had silently approached this place.

Anyone capable of such a feat must certainly not be an ordinary person.

The two transformed into two streaks of light, instantly bursting through the roof and arriving in the sky above.

There in the night sky stood a young man of plain appearance, hovering in midair, looking at them expressionlessly.

It was as though he were looking at two dead men.

"Qin Ming!"

Duanmu Sheng recognized Qin Ming at once and shouted sternly.

Immediately afterward, he released his divine sense to scan the surroundings, only to discover that Qin Ming had come entirely alone, with no sign of Wei Wuya anywhere.

"Just now, who was it that called me a turtle who hides in its shell?"

Boom! A spiritual pressure like a collapsing mountain and a tidal wave swept downward.

The Jin cultivators within the Yunze Xiancheng naturally noticed the commotion above the City Lord's Manor.

"Enemy attack!!!"

The patrolling cultivators immediately sounded the alarm one after another; the atmosphere grew tense as countless cultivators converged toward this location.

(End of Chapter)