Chapter 40: The Original Qi Lock of All Things

He scanned the letter, his brows instantly knitting together.

It actually has something to do with the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce?

Meng Lingyun's heart skipped a beat. He knew the background of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce; how could that kid Li Heng possibly fight them? No, he absolutely had to go to the Sanshan Gathering to take a look.

He put away the letter and spoke rapidly.

"You are He Qing, right? That kid Li Heng expressed quite a bit of appreciation for you in his letter. Since you've come to deliver the letter, you must have some other request. Speak, what do you want?"

He Qing was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt on one knee to speak.

"Division Chief Meng, I want to stay in Bei'an City to clear out the surrounding Evil Demons and Weirds, and become an Official Exorcist!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Lingyun's expression became very strange.

It was the first time he had heard such a request. Had no one told this child that most Exorcists preferred to run outside? Or was it that this He Qing truly enjoyed slaying demons and eliminating monsters, just like that kid Li Heng?

No wonder that kid Li Heng appreciated him so much.

Meng Lingyun felt a sense of emotion, and was even somewhat touched.

It was the first time he had seen such a pure Exorcist.

"Good, go to the General Affairs Hall next door to register. After that, you will be an Exorcist of Bei'an City. However, an Official Exorcist requires an assessment, so prepare yourself during this time."

"Yes, Division Chief!"

He Qing was happy in his heart and thanked Meng Lingyun. He ran to the General Affairs Hall, unable to contain his impatience; he was finally going to turn his life around and step onto a smooth path.

Watching He Qing leave, Meng Lingyun also prepared to set off.

He looked at Meng Hao, who was still lying on the bed.

"Rest easy and recover. A batch of medicine to replenish Original Qi should be delivered this afternoon; hopefully, it can restore your depleted Original Qi," Meng Lingyun said in a deep voice.

Immediately after, he left without looking back.

Meng Hao remained silent and did not speak to stop him.

But he still felt some anger in his heart. Li Heng, it's Li Heng again! I have already become your successor, why do you still care so much about that mud-legged fellow?

Just because I suffered this calamity?

You have changed your heart and shifted your focus?

He weakly clenched his fists, unable to help but recall the words that woman had said to him back then. Did he truly possess that kind of mysterious power? Meng Hao pondered in his heart.

At this moment, Li Heng had already walked to the depths of the cave.

The surrounding cave walls became very narrow, eventually allowing only one person to pass, as if the path ahead were a dead end.

Then, the next moment, it was "a village hidden behind the willows and flowers." The scene before his eyes suddenly opened up, revealing a vast space. The surrounding light illuminated the area, dispelling the darkness.

This is... an altar, performing a sacrifice?

Li Heng saw the altar, and he also saw that Second Young Master of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce. He also saw the black Light Orb above the altar, radiating immense vitality.

"You are that Exorcist? It seems that old ghost really is trash, actually only managing to delay for such a short time. If I had known, I would have just used him as a sacrifice."

The Second Young Master stood on the altar with his hands behind his back, saying coldly.

Li Heng raised his brows. Was this person before him the mastermind behind everything? He looked quite young, and he even gave him a sense of threat.

"Does the disappearance of Xu Yinghuan have anything to do with you?"

Hearing Li Heng's words, the Second Young Master pointed to the black Light Orb above. "The Xu Yinghuan you speak of should be inside. Perhaps you should go in and look for yourself."

"So that's how it is, used as a sacrifice, huh."

Li Heng's figure flashed, dodging the Yin Qi Shield chain that broke through the air to attack him, and he spoke slowly. But the next moment, the Yin Qi chain changed direction and continued to attack him.

He raised his brows, and a wisp of flame rose from his finger.

He flicked it onto that Yin Qi chain.

In almost a single breath, the Sun True Fire traveled along the Yin Qi chain and rapidly burned toward the Second Young Master.

The Second Young Master was somewhat surprised; he directly severed the chain, looked at Li Heng with a solemn expression, and began to size him up.

"What a powerful flame. Which Transcendental Family are you from? Within Great Li, only the Ma Family specializes in flames. But the Ma Family's flames are absolutely not this overbearing."

"Could it be that your bloodline has mutated, or you have had an atavism? But why would such a person run to a tiny Bei'an City? Oh, I understand. You want to resist the Wave?"

Li Heng frowned. The words of the person before him contained a lot of information. But he saw through one point: this person was trying to stall for time!

He looked at the black Light Orb on the altar; the vitality radiating from it was growing increasingly vigorous, as if something were gestating. Could it be that some Weird creature would pop out of this thing?

With this thought, Li Heng charged toward the Second Young Master, leaving only the sound of air exploding in his wake.

The Second Young Master's expression was calm; he slightly mobilized the thick Yin Qi present in the area, then condensed it to form a very sturdy Yin Qi Shield.

But just at this moment.

Li Heng flicked a Sun True Fire, sending it flying toward the black Light Orb above. The person before him was clearly not easy to deal with, so his true target was actually that black Light Orb.

"How bold!" the Second Young Master roared.

Under his shout, the surrounding Yin Qi vibrated slightly and attacked that wisp of Sun True Fire directly, attempting to block it.

But the Sun True Fire was peerlessly overbearing; it directly pierced through and burned all the Yin Qi, continuing to fly toward the black Light Orb, where it submerged into it and erupted.

An explosion occurred inside the Light Orb, but it did not completely shatter it. However, it greatly weakened the vitality inside the orb, causing it to become withered.

Li Heng was surprised. What on earth was this thing?

A shot of Sun True Fire couldn't burn it clean?

The Second Young Master was shocked. What kind of flame was this? It could cause such great damage to the Origin Fetus, almost causing it to die in the womb?

He felt some relief in his heart; fortunately, the Origin Fetus was in the stage of mature gestation. If it had been in the early stages, it absolutely could not have withstood this kind of flame.

He had thought the Origin Fetus could handle it, but he had been careless.

Li Heng did not stop and fired another Sun True Fire.

The Second Young Master's face showed anger. Relying on an exotic flame, he dared to act fiercely in front of him? Did he really think he was made of mud?

He stopped presiding over the ritual and released his full strength. He would slaughter this Exorcist first; that flame posed too great a threat to the Origin Fetus!

In an instant, Li Heng felt the Original Qi around him vibrate, then rapidly surge toward his wisp of Sun True Fire, directly locking that Sun True Fire in place and causing it to stagnate in the Void.

Li Heng frowned; this kind of method...

Could it be an Innate Level Great Grandmaster? But this doesn't seem like it. If it really were an Innate Grandmaster, he would have already been locked by the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi by now!

Those of the Innate realm communicate with Heaven and Earth, control Original Qi, and can lock all things; this is called the Ten Thousand Things Origin Qi Lock, and it is considered standard equipment for the Innate realm.

The Second Young Master was terrified; is this thing really a flame? He wanted to curse out loud. Not only can it burn Yin Qi, but it can even burn Heaven and Earth Origin Qi? Where did such a perverted flame come from!

With a thought, he manifested a Gathering Yin Rune in the Void, directly summoning pure Yin Qi. Under the pincer attack of both Yin Qi and Original Qi, he finally managed to extinguish that wisp of Sun True Fire.

It could be said he extinguished it by piling on quantity.

After extinguishing it, the Second Young Master attacked Li Heng directly. This Demon Exorcist's flame was too great a threat; he had to be dealt with as quickly as possible!