Chapter 369: Come to the Door

"It's still so satisfying to crush with realm superiority!"

In midair, Qin Ming's figure appeared, then halted with a flick of his sleeve.

He had merely used his spiritual sense, comparable to that of a Golden Core late-stage cultivator, and instantly crushed that Jin Kingdom's pseudo-Core cultivator.

This gap in realm was entirely on a different level.

The two lead Jin Kingdom Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators, seeing this, were already terrified out of their wits.

Without looking back, they tried to flee at full speed.

But as they attempted to escape, they were horrified to find their bodies bound by an invisible force, completely immobilized, unable to move even a fraction.

"Esteemed elder!"

"Is there some misunderstanding?"

"Please spare our lives!"

Qin Ming arrived before them, ignoring their pleas, then opened his five fingers and seized their skulls, immediately initiating the Soul-Searching Technique.

"Aaaah!"

Piercing screams echoed continuously, sending chills through everyone, making their scalps tingle.

Only moments later.

The once-mighty Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators were reduced to unrecognizable wrecks, defecating and urinating uncontrollably, their eyes hollow and faces frozen in terror as they stared upward.

Qin Ming's expression remained calm; he had obtained the information he needed, then cast the Thorns Technique, turning them both into two blood pearls.

In less than half a cup of tea's time.

The three cultivators who had just boasted of wiping out Sky Eagle Gorge were now three dried corpses.

"Run, quick!"

"A Golden Core ancestor has arrived!"

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

"Flee! We're no match for him!"

"Turn around immediately!!"

……

The cultivators aboard the dozens of Jin Kingdom magic ships, upon seeing this, immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

Qin Ming glanced up at the magic ships; they were filled only with low-level Qi Refining cultivators, and he had no interest in chasing them.

"Hail True Person Yueyue!"

Li Yuanqing, seeing Qin Ming arrive and obliterate the three Jin Kingdom cultivators with thunderous force, was deeply shaken.

He hadn't even seen Qin True Person move, yet the pseudo-Core cultivator He Laogui had instantly been reduced to ashes.

And to publicly use the Soul-Searching Technique—even he shuddered, his heart turning cold: "Golden Core cultivators are this terrifying!"

He hurried forward with a respectful, full bow.

"Hmm, no need, Brother Li."

Qin Ming said casually: "I originally came to ask you about something, but now it's unnecessary."

Qin Ming wanted something from him? Li Yuanqing was puzzled, then suddenly recalled Qin True Person's actions moments ago.

This famed True Person Yueyue of the spiritual energy Archipelago must have come specifically targeting the Jin Kingdom's Lingyun Sect.

"Qin Elder, is there any way my Seventy-Two Islands Alliance can assist?" Li Yuanqing asked humbly.

Qin Ming smiled faintly: "No need. But Brother Li, you've devoted yourself entirely to the cultivation world of the spiritual energy Archipelago—I deeply admire you."

When Qin Ming first arrived in the spiritual energy Archipelago, Li Yuanqing was still Deputy Alliance Leader.

Later, the spiritual energy Archipelago endured several major crises, and the former Alliance Leader Huo Qianqiu died in battle.

Li Yuanqing took up the mantle in desperation, pushed his cultivation to Foundation Establishment late-stage by force to repel the beast tide, and despite the lasting injuries, proved himself a cultivator of responsibility.

During the beast tide, Li Yuanqing also commissioned Qin Ming to craft many life-saving healing elixirs, and they had conducted numerous transactions.

"Here are two Five-Element Qi Peach fruits. Take them, Brother Li," Qin Ming handed him a jade box.

With these two spirit peaches to extend his lifespan, Li Yuanqing could live decades longer.

What he needed most right now was precisely this—other elixirs were useless.

Right now, throughout the entire spiritual energy Archipelago cultivation world, Qin Ming, the Golden Core True Person, held absolute authority.

If he wished, he could even annex the entire archipelago under his rule, and no one would dare object—yet Qin Ming had no such intention. Li Yuanqing, as Alliance Leader of the Seventy-Two Islands Alliance, had managed all factions well.

With him continuing to manage affairs, Qin Ming could rest easier.

"Ah, thank you, True Person, for this generous gift!" Li Yuanqing was stunned, deeply moved—his past friendship with Qin Ming had not been in vain.

"By the way, True Person Qin, are you heading to Lingyun Sect?" Li Yuanqing hesitated before asking.

Qin Ming nodded, not concealing it: "Correct."

"It's said the Jin Kingdom's Lingyun Sect led the entire nation's forces in this invasion, and both their Golden Core ancestors have arrived. Elder Qin, please be cautious," Li Yuanqing warned earnestly.

Qin Ming replied calmly: "Hmm, I have my own judgment."

After exchanging a few more words, Qin Ming's entire figure turned into a streak of light and vanished into the horizon.

"Alliance Leader, that was truly close."

"If Elder Qin hadn't arrived in time, the outcome would've been unpredictable."

The old woman said, still trembling with fear, to Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing gazed at the direction Qin Ming had departed, sighing deeply.

He never imagined Qin Ming could rise to such heights.

Now their roles had reversed—even he, facing Qin Ming, had to be extremely respectful and cautious.

"It seems True Person Qin intends to act. I wonder if he can quell the foreign invaders."

……

Within the Wei Kingdom, in the southwestern frontier, near the border with the Jin Kingdom.

Inside an immortal city seized by the Lingyun Sect.

The haughty Duanmu Sheng sat with Yu Laogui in the city governor's command center, conversing.

Yu Laogui tapped the table lightly and said calmly:

"He Lin from Huolingshan, with his subordinates, is advancing from Sky Eagle Gorge to seize the spiritual energy Archipelago."

"By now, they should have already clashed with the Wei Kingdom's garrison there, right?"

Duanmu Sheng sneered: "Hmph! A bunch of lowly insects. If He Laogui, with his pseudo-Core cultivation, can't handle them, he's useless."

"But what do we do with the spiritual energy Archipelago after taking it? It's said that the Qin kid from Wangyue Island even had emissaries from Lihuogong come to congratulate him."

"He must have some real ability."

"If we move against the spiritual energy Archipelago, won't he react violently?" Yu Laogui analyzed with gravity.

Hearing this, Duanmu Sheng's jealousy burned fiercely; his eyes darkened, his voice low: "That coward, always hiding on his island, never showing his face."

"I was just waiting for him to come out—perfect timing to test my newly forged third-rank middle-grade magic treasure."

Yu Laogui was about to say more.

At that moment.

Suddenly! A faint voice echoed above their heads: "Who called me a coward?"

The two Lingyun Sect elders in the hall instantly went on high alert—neither Duanmu Sheng nor Yu Laogui had sensed a Golden Core cultivator sneak up on them.

Only someone extraordinary could achieve this.

Both transformed into streaks of light, instantly bursting through the roof and appearing in the sky above.

There, in the night sky, a plain-looking young man hovered in midair, gazing at them with a blank expression.

As if viewing two dead men.

"Qin Ming!"

Duanmu Sheng instantly recognized Qin Ming and shouted sharply.

He then released his spiritual sense to scan the surroundings, but found only Qin Ming alone—no trace of Wei Wuyan.

"Who just called me a coward?"

Boom! A tidal wave of spiritual pressure surged downward.

The Jin Kingdom cultivators within the immortal city also noticed the commotion at the governor's mansion.

"Intruder!!!"

Patrol cultivators immediately raised the alarm; tension spiked as countless cultivators rushed toward the scene.

(End of Chapter)