Chapter 416: Clearance

Hearing the other party accurately name the cultivation technique he primarily practiced,

Qin Ming narrowed his eyes, and the motion of his hand immediately stopped.

However, he trusted these old monsters who had lived for tens of thousands of years the least; not only were they incomparably cunning, but their schemes were also extremely deep, so naturally, he could not easily believe them.

Immediately, Qin Ming did not reply to Qingyang Zi; instead, he directly branded the other's spiritual soul with a divine soul restriction, then sealed it inside a wooden box, affixed a spiritual talisman to it, and casually tossed it into the Small Xiao Lingjing.

In this way, everything would be absolutely secure.

When the Yan Laomo Qingyang entered the Small Xiao Lingjing, even with his vast knowledge and experience, he could not help but cry out in shock: "A third-grade top-grade grotto-heaven! And it forms its own domain..."

"This... this is..."

"Fourth-grade earth-heart spirit spring, Fruit-Containing Infant trees, Five-Elements Spirit Ginseng, Shape-Shifting Demon Grass, Taiyi Bodhi... with so many high-grade spiritual plants, what exactly are you planning, kid? Could it be that you intend to refine an Infant-Condensing Pill?"

"And there are also Seven-Aperture Tribulation Flowers, the main material for refining the Ice-Heart Jade-Soul Pill used to traverse the heart-demon tribulation; that must be it!"

"It's actually the Star Sea Divine Vine! One of the five divine trees of the Immortal Realm; I beg you, fellow Daoist, to place me upon it so my soul body can be restored and nourished! I am willing to do anything for you."

Immediately, Yan Laomo Qingyang's gaze fell upon the Yin-Yang Profound Vine within the Small Xiao Lingjing, a vine that pierced from the earth to the heavens.

It completely shattered his understanding.

The next moment, he was so shocked that he was speechless and choked up: "What... what kind of tree is this?"

Just then.

The Shi Tian Shu walked in holding a steel fork, pointing domineeringly at Yan Laomo Qingyang inside the wooden box and angrily scolding: "My master tells you to stop shouting, otherwise, this Great Master will send you right now to reunite with Lin Zixiao."

Upon hearing these words, the soul body inside the wooden box instantly regained its calm and immediately shut its mouth.

Lin Zixiao's corpse had also been thrown by him beneath the Lei Yuanmo date tree.

As for that blood pearl, it was fed to his innate spiritual plant, the Yin-Yang Profound Vine; the black vines stretched out, instantly devouring the blood pearl cleanly, emitting a burst of joyful exultation.

After Qin Ming finished all this, his figure blurred, and he vanished from the rear mountain of the Yuanmo Sect.

The recent collision of Jin Dan-level magic power had been massive in scale, naturally attracting the attention of other disciples and cultivators.

Those demonic disciples also began to move one after another.

"There's a situation over at Moyi Cave! It seems something has happened!"

"Isn't that where Ancestor Lin is cultivating? How could there possibly be a problem?"

"But with such a huge disturbance, if we don't go support and something goes wrong..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the disciples of the Yuanmo Sect reported to the elders and rushed to the scene in a whirlwind.

Seeing the scene before their eyes, they could no longer remain calm.

Qin Ming had no intention of sparing this group of demonic cultivators; directly above the Yuanmo Sect, he performed a spell incantation, causing a rain of Yin-cold chill to fall.

In an instant, those demonic cultivators fell one crop after another in the cold rain like wheat being harvested, transforming into blood pearls one by one.

Countless blood pearls, one after another, all turned into fertilizer for the Yin-Yang Profound Vine.

However, these low-grade blood pearls could no longer provide much nourishment for the current Yin-Yang Profound Vine.

Still, it was better than nothing.

Inside the Small Xiao Lingjing, Yan Laomo Qingyang watched with wide-eyed astonishment: "There's such an operation? This is even more like the demonic path than us... Is this something a righteous cultivator would do?"

Qin Ming would not act unless necessary, but once he did, it was with the force of thunder!

After annihilating the cultivators of the Yuanmo Sect, he opened the sect's treasure vault and began to plunder it.

Although the sects of the Southern Desolate Immortal Realm were pitifully poor, if one searched carefully, one could still squeeze out a little profit here and there.

"Third-grade Spirit Flame Yellow Precious, third-grade Demon Ear Grass, hmm... still somewhat useful."

After blood-washing the headquarters where the Modaoliu Sect resided, Qin Ming was too lazy to personally handle the remaining few sects, so he directly sent the Shi Tian Shu to eradicate them all at once.

The Jin Dan old ancestors of the Modaoliu Sect had already suffered one death and one injury during the battle at the Taihu Ruins.

Now that Qin Ming had annihilated their greatest demon, Lin Zixiao, they had no backing left.

With the Shi Tian Shu's cultivation at the peak of the third grade, going to kill a mere few early-stage Jin Dan demonic cultivators was as easy as grasping something from one's own pocket.

As for Qin Ming, he waited at the Yuanmo Sect, sitting firmly like an angler on a fishing platform.

Hearing Qin Ming assign him such a task, the Shi Tian Shu's expression instantly became extremely excited; he immediately patted his chest and agreed readily:

"Master, rest assured; raiding homes is what I am best at. I will definitely annihilate those few demonic cultivators and snatch all those treasures back for you—no, I mean bring them back! Hehehe!"

Having said this, the Shi Tian Shu, draped in the Five-Elements Command Flags and holding a black steel fork, swaggered out to attend to the matter.

Suddenly.

Its figure paused, and it turned its head, asking hesitantly:

"By the way, Master, those old bastards of the demonic cultivators not only possess numerous treasures but have also abducted many female cultivators to serve as furnace vessels."

"I hear that the female cultivators of the Hehuan Sect are all of remarkable beauty, capable of making the moon hide and flowers feel ashamed, or causing fish to sink and birds to fall; that Yan Laomo Hehuan must have privately hidden many beautiful wives and concubines."

"Should I also abduct a few for you?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming's face immediately darkened; he kicked it on the buttocks, saying, "What are you dawdling about? Hurry up and attend to the proper business!"

"Eh-hehe! I understand, yes, yes, yes!" Immediately, the Shi Tian Shu vanished in a flash.

Over the following half-month.

A major incident erupted within the Southern Desolate Immortal Realm: rumors spread that a Rat Demon King was wreaking havoc within the Modaoliu Sect, staining the blue sky with blood.

All five Jin Dan old ancestors of the demonic path perished! Just as Qin Ming was waiting, a mournful voice came from within the wooden box sealing Yan Laomo Qingyang in the Small Xiao Lingjing:

"Fellow Daoist, this old one has a matter to report to you, considered as offering a pledge of loyalty!" "Spit it out quickly! The Modaoliu Sect is nearly extinct, and only now do you think of offering a pledge?" Qin Ming asked indifferently. "Also, my surname is Qin."

"Hehe! So it is Fellow Daoist Qin; it's just that you were in a rage those days ago, and this old one dared not casually provoke your ill temper!" Yan Laomo Qingyang laughed dryly.

He then continued, "Previously, that kid Lin Zixiao captured a Jin Dan cultivator and imprisoned him in a secret location within the Yuanmo Sect..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming frowned, subconsciously thinking of a certain person.

"Why didn't you say so sooner?!"

The Green Sun Yan Laomo immediately felt immensely aggrieved and said, "Fellow Qin, you must be reasonable! It was you who told this old man to shut up quietly."

Half an incense stick later.

Boom!

On a mountainside at the rear of the Yuanmo Sect, Qin Ming subsequently blasted open a gaping hole.

With a single punch, even the array formations and restrictions set up in the surrounding area were all turned to flying ash.

These array formations and restrictions had been taught by the Green Sun Yan Laomo to Lin Zi to arrange; he had even planned to show off before Qin Ming.

He never expected this lad, without saying a second word, to smash everything to pieces with one punch—he was simply like a brute beast!

Qin Ming's figure moved, transforming into a streak of flowing light as he entered the mountainside, spiraling downward along the excavated secret tunnel.

After becoming familiar with the surroundings, a secret chamber carved full of runes appeared before him; clearly an array prison, inside which a person was imprisoned and trapped, looking quite miserable, obviously having been tortured severely.

He was sitting cross-legged on the ground with eyes closed, his aura withered and listless.

"Fellow Daoist Pei Qing, are you well?"

The person trapped here was someone Qin Ming knew all too well: none other than Pei Qing, the Jin Dan Yunxi Laozu of Beast King Valley in the Wu Kingdom.

Trapped here, Pei Qing heard someone approaching, and his eyes suddenly lit up! Moreover, the voice seemed extremely familiar, making his whole body so excited that his face flushed red.

He immediately straightened up from the ground, his body still wrapped in black profound iron chains inscribed with numerous complex demonic runes, which seemed to have locked away all his magic power.

He tidied his appearance, and when his divine sense probed Qin Ming, he felt deeply moved in his heart, forcing a faint smile: "So it is Fellow Daoist Qin; several decades have passed, and I never expected you to return from your travels; your cultivation must have advanced once again, truly something to congratulate."

"Heh! It's passable; I encountered some slight opportunities." As Qin Ming spoke, he casually raised his hand and swept, no longer concealing his Jin Dan Perfect Stage magic power; his tiger-like body shook, directly shattering all the profound chains binding Pei Qing. Seeing this scene, the disheveled Pei Qing finally could not control his expression and couldn't help but exclaim, "Fellow Daoist Qin, you have broken through to Jin Dan Perfect Stage?!"

"It was merely luck; Qin Mou encountered some slight opportunities while traveling abroad. As for the mastermind behind the conspiracy launched by the six Modaoliu Sects, Lin Zi has already been exterminated by me."

"As for the other Jin Dan cultivators from the several sects, I have also sent my subordinates to deal with them; I believe this time we can achieve a permanent solution, with no possibility of the ashes reigniting."

"This can also be considered removing a poisonous tumor for the four nations of the Southern Wilderness."

Pei Qing's heart surged with turbulent waves; he never expected that after several decades apart, that legendary cultivator who once shook the ages had returned, and with every gesture, he was now capable of turning clouds with a flip of his hand and rain with a turn of his palm.

While chatting and laughing casually, he had already decided the life and death of the six Modaoliu Sects, beginning to display the demeanor of a great figure.

Pei Qing hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively, "That fellow Lin Zi was overly ambitious, attempting to launch a beast tide to besiege the four nations to satisfy his own selfish desires; he truly deserved to die ten thousand times over."

"By the way, may Pei Mou boldly ask one question: Fellow Daoist Qin, having now swept away the six Modaoliu Sects and reached the realm of Jin Dan Perfect Stage, could it be that you intend to establish a sect in the Southern Wilderness?"

After all, it concerned his own interests; although Qin Ming had saved his life, Pei Qing could not help but ask.

He understood Qin Ming's temperament and character, knowing he would not take offense at this matter.

"Fellow Daoist Pei worries too much; Qin Mou is merely a loose cultivator and has no interest in establishing a sect; this return is simply to visit my homeland and, incidentally, to cultivate my mental state for a while," Qin Ming replied with a faint smile.

"Oh, so that is how it is; thank you, Fellow Daoist Qin, for the great grace of saving my life; please accept Pei Mou's deep bow!" Pei Qing suddenly realized and was about to perform a great ceremony toward Qin Ming.

Qin Ming raised his hand and gently brushed, lifting him up.

"Fellow Daoist Pei need not stand on ceremony; it was merely a small matter done with a casual hand."

Subsequently, the two left this prison cage.

From Qing Yangzi's words, Qin Ming learned that when Lin Zi had captured Pei Qing, his intention was actually to employ some demonic method to restore his own spirit body's cultivation.

He never expected that before he could make use of it, Lin Zi was already killed by Qin Ming.

Pei Qing could be considered blessed with great fortune and a long life, having picked up his life again.

Several days later.

The Shi Tian Shu was high-spirited, its waist bulging and wrapped full of storage bags; moreover, even upon its black steel fork, a whole row of storage bags was skewered.

With a grinning face, it walked up to Qin Ming, handed all the spoils of war over to him, and waved its claws while saying:

"With this Shi Tian Shu King taking action, the six Modaoliu Sects turned to ash in the snap of a finger!"

"Knowing that Master needs Jin Dan corpses to irrigate spiritual plants, I specially brought back the corpses of those five dead ghosts as well."

"Mm, you did quite well this time." Qin Ming nodded satisfactorily, then immediately recalled it into the Small Xiao Lingjing.

Pei Qing, standing nearby, asked with an expression of immense envy:

"Fellow Daoist Qin, this Shi Tian Shu Demon King, could it be the same one from before? It has actually grown to Third Stage Perfect Stage as well; I truly admire you!"

As the Jin Dan Yunxi Laozu of Beast King Valley, he was naturally extremely interested in the breeding and taming of spiritual pets.

"Fellow Daoist Pei, since matters here are concluded, let us return; we can chat as we go," Qin Ming said.

Immediately, under Pei Qing's even more astonished gaze, Qin Ming took out a brilliant Lingxiao Treasure Palanquin, preceded by eight Blue Wave Sea Horses and a Third Stage Late Stage Black Water Crocodile Demon King.

Any single one of these could serve as a mountain-guarding great demon for a sect... Over ten days later.

The two exchanged pleasantries halfway, bid farewell, and flew off toward their respective lairs.

(End of Chapter)