Chapter 574

Following everyone's gaze and looking up, Himeko discovered a young man stepping on a flying sword and descending slowly.

Surrounded by mysterious immortal energy and clouds.

Unlike the martial arts will lingering on martial artists, every move of this person was natural.

It was as if he were the incarnation of heaven and earth.

One could distinguish at a glance that this was a cultivation system completely different from martial arts.

It is the highest path on the mysterious side.

Jiang Xue and Delamont, as well as many master-level experts, hurriedly stood up and saluted respectfully.

"Seen Elder Yun Qing."

"Great Elder?"

Himeko was stunned for a moment and a bit puzzled.

She didn't hear Alice mention that Shushan had a Great Elder yesterday.

She did hear her say that Shushan should have seven holy elders, and the seven holy elders represent Shushan's foundation.

Among them, the head of the seven holy elders can be called the Great Elder.

And this Great Elder should also be on par with the Sect Master.

Even other holy elders shouldn't be too weak.

If it were the Shushan of the past, at the very least, there would have to be seven existences at the peak of Spirit Transformation and Void Return.

Then this...

"This is the outer sect Great Elder of Shushan, Elder Yun Qing."

Delamont reminded her in a low voice when he saw Himeko was a bit confused.

Himeko suddenly realized and hurriedly saluted:

"Seen Great Elder Yun Qing."

Yun Qing waved his hand hurriedly. He could put on airs with others, but Himeko was someone Alice valued.

He didn't dare to put on airs.

"Miss Himeko, don't be polite. Although I am the outer sect Great Elder of Shushan, I cannot be called Great Elder."

"Elder Alice has notified me about Miss Himeko's matter. It is my fault for letting Miss Himeko be in danger this time."

Himeko shook her head and said softly:

"Elder Yun Qing is too polite."

Yun Qing didn't say much, snorted coldly at the Black Feather Shadow Leopard, which was full of pleading.

"Although most of our Shushan people are in seclusion, it is not something that you beasts who have just opened your intelligence can covet!"

"Just beasts that have been enlightened by the Sect Master's blessing, how dare you offend your superiors!"

He didn't make any moves. As his words fell lightly, the Black Feather Shadow Leopard was like a pencil drawing erased by an eraser,

slowly dissipating into green smoke.

A mere demon beast at the early stage of Essence Refining and Qi Transformation, and a Black Feather Shadow Leopard that is not in the mainstream, no one wants it even if it is sold to the Merit Hall as alchemy material.

Yun Qing didn't like it, so he might as well slaughter it in front of Himeko to leave a good impression on her.

It's good to have someone in the inner sect.

Moreover, the backer of the other party is that Alice with an even bigger backer.

"Elder Drummond is also a top-tier powerhouse in Shushan, but he has always been in charge of Shushan Outer Sect affairs."

Himeko blinked and added:

"Then how does he compare to Elder Alice?"

"..."

Drummond fell silent, looking at Himeko with a complicated expression.

Did she really have to ask him such a life-threatening question?

He was just a small Grandmaster martial artist!

Besides, wasn't the answer to such a question obvious?

Alice was the second strongest person in Shushan, excluding Jiang Yan.

Her Qi Refinement and Spirit Transformation were perfected, she had a Heavenly Spiritual Root, and she possessed a pile of magical treasures, even including spiritual artifacts.

The techniques she mastered were beyond imagination.

Even if you asked Yun Qing, he would have to admit he couldn't withstand a single slap from Alice.

But...

He couldn't say that!

Yun Qing was, after all, the Great Elder of the Outer Sect appointed by the Sect Master, and a master of Qi Refinement and Spirit Transformation.

Neither identity was something he could gossip about behind his back.

Only Himeko, with Alice as her backer, didn't need to be too cautious.

Himeko seemed to realize she had spoken out of turn and smiled apologetically:

"Sorry, pretend I didn't say anything."

Drummond breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly changed the subject.

"In any case, now that Elder Yun Qing has appeared, there won't be any danger here, but we still can't be careless."

"Our strength has recovered, and we can take the Mang-Tooth Elephant back."

"We finally killed the Mang-Tooth Elephant, so we should enjoy the joy of the harvest."

Hearing Drummond say this again, Himeko was still a bit puzzled.

"Harvest?"

Drummond smiled.

"Of course, didn't Elder Alice tell you?"

Himeko shook her head blankly, and Drummond didn't find it surprising.

There were too many mysteries in the immortal cultivation world to finish talking about in a single day.

Especially when it came to beasts that had a deeper connection to the martial path.

Essentially, Himeko was an inner-sanctum immortal cultivator, so she didn't need to know too much about martial path resources.

Thinking of this, Drummond said:

"Every hunt for a beast is quite thrilling, but it is also a good time for a harvest."

"However, we'll talk about the specifics when we get back; it's not very safe here, more or less."

Himeko nodded, followed the main group, and dragged the huge beast back.

Perhaps because Yun Qing had been here, this area was still quite safe.

Let alone Essence Refinement, there weren't even Foundation Establishment beasts.

That saved a lot of worry.

However, watching the hundreds of people struggling to drag the beast forward, Himeko still felt some emotion.

If they were immortal cultivators, they would probably have easily stored it in a spatial artifact and taken it away.

On the outskirts of Shushan Village, the ruins that had been destroyed were now being repaired by many Innate experts.

For immortal cultivators, it might be a wave-of-the-hand job, but for them, it was still a bit troublesome.

But at least they were much stronger than ordinary people.

At the very least, all kinds of materials could be moved over easily.

Miss Yinger stood on the outermost edge, looking into the distance, a trace of worry flashing in her eyes from time to time.

If they were in Shushan Village, they could completely suppress the beast with a grand formation.

Although it would cost spiritual stones...

It was still much better than going out and potentially losing their lives.

Unfortunately, Jiang Xue and the others had always valued spiritual stones more than their lives.

If it weren't a crisis of survival for Shushan Village, they would never activate the grand formation.

Miss Yinger wasn't worried about Jiang Xue and the others; they could still run away if they couldn't win.

It was just Himeko...

She still wasn't sure about Himeko's strength.

Fortunately, not long after, a huge shadow of a beast appeared in Miss Yinger's sight.