Chapter 243: Raid on the Qingjin Sect

The Qingjin Sect is situated atop a deposit of cyan-gold ore, from which it derives its name.

The history of the Qingjin Sect's founding is quite fantastical; this place was once a primitive mountain range where a group of rogue cultivators accidentally discovered the massive cyan-gold ore deposit within.

Subsequently, to avoid prying eyes, they established a small sect upon it, secretly mining and selling the cyan-gold ore in exchange for resources, developing in stealth for hundreds of years without anyone discovering them.

Finally, there was the popular tale of their sudden rise; the leader of that group of rogue cultivators at the time was the first Sect Master, who is also the current Supreme Elder, and the Qingjin Sect flourished from there.

With cyan-green ore exposed to the air, one could see Qingjin Sect Disciples dressed in sect attire shuttling through the mountain range from time to time.

Looking closely, these Disciples all had arrogant expressions, appearing to consider themselves superior. But this was normal; although the Qingjin Sect belongs to the hidden sects of the Central Plains, its fame cannot even be compared to first-rate forces in the Central Plains like the Four Directions Pavilion.

However, the soil for ten thousand miles around almost entirely lives by the grace of their Qingjin Sect, so who could ignore their existence?

Moreover, most importantly, they possess a group of experts who can be called the top of the current era—Dou Sheng!

However, what puzzled the Qingjin Sect Disciples was that ever since the Supreme Elder returned to the sect from the outside world, he had unexpectedly fallen into seclusion.

He had even begun preparing to move since that time; had he offended someone? But who could make the Supreme Elder so afraid?

However, there was clearly no one left to answer the doubts of these Disciples.

Today, the Qingjin Sect welcomed a group of uninvited guests.

Accompanied by the appearance of a pitch-black vortex, a team of several hundred people appeared in the sky above the Qingjin Sect.

"Set up the formation and seal off a thousand miles around the Qingjin Sect."

"At the same time, twenty Langya Guards and half of the Langya Pavilion Disciples are to disperse to the outer perimeter of the entire Qingjin Mountain Range, patrolling and killing any fish that slipped through the net from the Qingjin Sect."

"Cut the weeds and dig up the roots; leave no one alive!"

Xiao Han's voice was very cold, but also very normal. In a great war between sects, absolutely no womanly kindness is allowed.

If one were to show a shred of compassion today, even if only one person were let go, there is no guarantee that it would not bring disaster to the Langya Pavilion later.

Even if there is only the slightest possibility, one must nip the hidden danger in the bud.

"Yes!" Regarding Xiao Han's words, no one raised any objections. Total annihilation is a convention in great power struggles, unless one still wants to take over the other side's forces, in which case one might perhaps leave a few.

But clearly, the Langya Pavilion does not need these so-called forces; when this war ends, the entire Qingjin Sect will be moved out completely, and even this ore deposit will be packed up and taken away.

Following Xiao Han's order, everyone began to perform their respective duties, striving to resolve it in one go and leave no future troubles.

Just as everyone was making preparations, Xiao Han suddenly left his original spot and appeared in a forbidden area behind the Qingjin Sect.

"Why, are you prepared?" Looking at the old man before him with disheveled hair and bloodshot eyes, Xiao Han asked expressionlessly.

This person was naturally the Qingjin Sect Supreme Elder who had participated in the attack—Qingming Shengzhe.

Xiao Han did not hide his Dou Sheng aura after arriving at the Qingjin Sect, so it was normal for Qingming Shengzhe to discover his arrival.

At this moment, he no longer had the demeanor of a Dou Sheng expert, but instead looked like a gambler who had lost everything and an old man in his twilight years.

"Although this question is somewhat superfluous, can I ask you to spare the batch of seeds that left the Qingjin Sect?"

His voice even carried a strong sense of pleading. Qingming Shengzhe also knew that the moment he failed, his actions would bring a devastating disaster to the Qingjin Sect.

However, asking for mercy was the only move he could make. As for breaking through the encirclement or everyone in the sect unleashing their potential to win, that was not within his consideration.

He only prayed to be able to keep a few people, so that they would still have hope, and he still held a glimmer of expectation in his heart...

But Xiao Han said with a half-smile: "Are you referring to the group that the Qingjin Sect moved to the Southern Region of Central Plains, or..."

"The group that was secretly relocated outside of the Central Plains."

Once these words were spoken, the light in the old man's eyes completely vanished.

The group in the Southern Region of Central Plains was merely a sacrificial pawn; they were not expected to evade the Langya Pavilion's investigation, but were there to cover up the existence of the other group.

But clearly, this ploy had already met with Destruction!

Seeing the awe-inspiring killing intent in Xiao Han's eyes, Qingming Shengzhe also knew that disaster had arrived for them, and he revealed a look of determination.

"Does Pavilion Master Su not worry that my entire Qingjin Sect will fight your Langya Pavilion to the death?" His voice already carried a threat.

To this, Xiao Han merely let out a sneer, "If this is your dying wish, then you can rest in peace now!"

Just kidding, he was a Five-Star Dou Sheng on the surface, but actually an Eight-Star Dou Sheng peak expert; how could he flip his car in the territory of a Three-Star Dou Sheng?

Just as Xiao Han finished speaking, a loud noise suddenly came from afar; he frowned, and his massive Soul Power covered the entire mountain range.

At this moment, a ten-thousand-foot blade light flashing with starlight slashed across horizontally. Xiao Han did not show weakness either; an ice shield a hundred feet in size appeared on the path of the blade light, but the huge difference in size did not produce any effect.

With just a loud bang, deep blade marks appeared on the ice shield that was dozens of feet thick, and the blade intent upon it raged crazily, only to be frozen and shattered by the chilling cold on the ice shield!

"Tianyue Sect?!" Xiao Han's tone carried strong astonishment; such a distinctive move was clearly unleashed by that Tianyue Sect Supreme Elder—Wuyue Laoren.

"You actually joined forces?"

Xiao Han felt somewhat honored; being able to force two major hidden sects to join forces to deal with the Langya Pavilion, this is strength!

However, Xiao Han was also somewhat dissatisfied with the Langya Pavilion's intelligence system; the Tianyue Sect seemed to have sent out the vast majority of the experts in their sect with this posture.

For the other side to dare to do this, they likely had arrangements made; the battlefield at the Tianyue Sect probably would not yield much gain.

However, what made Xiao Han most angry was that the Langya Pavilion knew nothing about these situations; this was a major oversight.

Although that side could call for reinforcements at any time, as long as Thunder Spirit could hold them off for a moment, the other Dou Sheng experts of the Langya Pavilion would quickly head over to reinforce, but it was not very appropriate after all.

However, the situation was urgent, and Xiao Han had no way to hold the internal personnel of the Langya Pavilion accountable right now.

The Qingjin Sect's Supreme Elder also took advantage of the moment Xiao Han was distracted by blocking the blade energy to condense a bronze spear, which shot towards Xiao Han like an explosion.

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"Golden Meteor Forbidden Technique, Shatter Mountain and Peak!" The old man's entire body turned cyan-green, and he looked just like a bizarre creature Xiao Han had encountered when exploring a certain secret realm in his early years.

Xiao Han's pupils constricted, and the cold air within his body condensed into a suit of fully armed armor in the blink of an eye.

Raising his hand to block, that fist, which could completely shatter a mountain range with one strike, hit the ice armor on Xiao Han's forearm that was radiating coldness; the cold air upon it spread rapidly along the point of contact to the opponent's arm, and was then easily shattered.

Qingming Shengzhe's blood-red eyes suddenly cleared; this was a forbidden technique he had painstakingly cultivated, and each strike required consuming his own limited lifespan, yet it was blocked so lightly?

"My turn!"

With a ruthless expression, Xiao Han's palm slightly curled, and a violent suction force surged out; this was Xiao Han purely using his cultivation to suppress others, and the two-star cultivation gap instantly caused Qingming Shengzhe to lose control of his arm.

Due to this force, his entire person was pulled over together.

"Rain of Spear Flow!" Xiao Han casually condensed a long blue spear, which then split into a sky full of spear shadows; under Xiao Han's control, Qingming Shengzhe helplessly collided toward the thousands of spear shadows.

At this very moment, that brilliant blade light bloomed once again, shattering all the spear shadows in a single strike; at the moment of collision, a space rift thousands of feet long formed in an instant, swallowing the clouds on the horizon.

Just as Xiao Han was about to continue his attack, a skull ghost face thousands of feet wide suddenly appeared behind him, swallowing Xiao Han in one gulp.

"How is it? Has it been resolved?" Qingming Shengzhe and Wuyue Laoren gathered together at this moment, looking with solemn expressions at the two figures that had suddenly revealed themselves.

One of them was naturally Xiao Han's old nemesis Hun Miesheng, and the other was a withered old man shrouded in a black robe.