Chapter 139: My Fourth Brother Really Needs to Vent (6k)

"Understood. Perhaps some highly valuable information can be retrieved from his sea of consciousness. I'll leave these Jin Dan cultivators to you later!" Zhou Qing transmitted.

Upon hearing this, Yan Xiao replied hurriedly, "Isn't that too risky? The opponent is not comparable to the previous one, and the roar of battle nearby is very close. If the fight isn't resolved quickly, our whereabouts might be exposed."

"Rest assured, leave it to me!" Zhou Qing gripped his broken sword tightly.

Since that was the case, Yan Xiao said no more, merely shifting his feet quietly while carefully observing the positions of the dozen or so Jin Dan cultivators to ensure none could escape.

At this moment, hearing that the Taiqingmen forces had fallen into an ambush, Yuan Ya's pale face turned instantly despairing.

Indeed, Ji Ying and Elder Huang Xiu, who had been deliberately released, must have told Taiqingmen that it was Jin Leizong who attacked.

Yet they didn't know that the people from Cangyan Dao Palace had already set an ambush halfway. So, who else could she turn to for reinforcements?

It had been three days, yet no one had come to their aid. Had the other major sects truly abandoned their Qingyu Xian Sect?

"Your head is worth at least two thousand points, and I will treasure your Nascent Soul well. After all, you are quite the great beauty!"

As Meng Xing said this, he couldn't help but lick his lips, as if certain unspeakable thoughts had surfaced in his mind, and he let out a perverted laugh.

"Even if the people of my Qingyu Xian Sect die in battle, we will not become prisoners! Don't even think about it!"

Yuan Ya cursed angrily, and then her entire aura suddenly turned violent.

Seeing the situation was bad, Meng Xing waved his hand abruptly, and a red beam of light, like a nimble long snake, immediately wrapped tightly around Yuan Ya, directly suppressing the violent power that was about to erupt.

"I was already guarding against this trick of yours. No, why do you all like to self-destruct so much? All of this young master's collectibles end up like this. I really don't understand you people..."

Meng Xing shook his head, looking at Yuan Ya, who had fallen to the ground, her body twisting constantly, her eyes filled with despair. He was about to step forward to sever her head and then extract her Nascent Soul.

After observing the surroundings once more, Zhou Qing nodded slightly to Yan Xiao and suddenly spoke up: "Zhou Shixiong Meng—"

Hearing this, Meng Xing stopped abruptly, his gaze shooting toward Zhou Qing like lightning. In an instant, as if he had realized something, he flicked his finger lightly, and a mid-grade spirit stone emitting a warm glow landed on the ground.

"You two have contributed greatly this time. Keep this mid-grade spirit stone to split!" Meng Xing's voice carried a hint of arrogance and condescension.

Zhou Qing wore a seemingly fawning smile on his face, hurriedly stepping forward to pick up the spirit stone, taking the opportunity to get close to Meng Xing, and said, "Zhou Shixiong Meng, you've misunderstood. Junior Brother isn't here to beg for a reward."

Seeing this, Meng Xing frowned slightly, as if pondering something in his mind. A moment later, he said, "Which squad are you from? Who is your captain? If there's a problem, just have him come find me directly."

At this moment, the distance between the two had shrunk to less than a meter. Zhou Qing could even clearly feel the spiritual power fluctuations emanating from Meng Xing.

Zhou Qing's mouth curled up, revealing a subtle smile, and then he smiled slightly: "Zhou Shixiong Meng, what is your Nascent Soul amplification?"

"What?" Meng Xing was stunned, seemingly not understanding the meaning of this sentence.

Zhou Qing said: "Actually, I'm not good at sneak attacks; it's not even presentable. But who told you to have so many people? And as long as the final result is good, no one actually cares about the process."

As the words fell, Zhou Qing moved instantly, his figure erupting without the slightest hesitation. The broken sword suddenly burst forth with a blinding cold light, stabbing straight at Meng Xing's throat.

With a soft "Puchi" sound, the broken sword passed through his throat with ease, but strangely, not a single drop of blood flowed out.

The next second, one could see a double image appear on Meng Xing's body, as if splitting apart, and an identical figure walked out from the shell.

Afterward, he was terrified, subconsciously clutching his neck, while the body pierced by Zhou Qing collapsed limply to the ground like a deflated skin bag.

Zhou Qing's pupils shrank abruptly. What a bizarre Nascent Soul amplification; it was practically comparable to a life-substitution talisman.

At this time, everyone present was stunned by this sudden change, including Yuan Ya, who was still struggling on the ground.

Everything had happened too fast, so fast that no one had reacted to what had actually occurred.

Yan Xiao no longer held back. His cultivation base was amplified to the mid-Nascent Soul stage at this moment, his spiritual power surging. His figure flashed like a ghost, immediately charging into the few Jin Dan cultivators beside him, directly launching a one-sided slaughter.

Zhou Qing, having regained his senses, had silver light flashing under his feet. With a light tap, he pressed forward again.

"Who exactly are you people?" Meng Xing, having reacted, immediately tried to widen the distance between them, while angrily questioning, his voice carrying a hint of trembling and panic.

Zhou Qing ignored him, unleashing his Nascent Soul stage cultivation without reservation. The broken sword in his hand drew a bizarre arc in the air, stabbing toward Meng Xing's heart once more.

Meng Xing formed seals rapidly with both hands, and a spiritual power shield instantly appeared in front of him.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing's thoughts shifted, and he decisively changed his move.

He turned his right hand and retracted the Tetanus-Blade; after all, while the broken sword was sharp for cutting flesh, it appeared quite dull against this spiritual power shield.

Immediately, he gathered all his spiritual power into his left fist. The fist instantly shone brightly, and he shouted loudly, his left fist striking Meng Xing's spiritual power shield with the force of a bamboo-splitting blow.

Accompanied by a "Crack" sound, the shield actually developed cracks.

Meng Xing's face changed drastically.

Taking advantage of this excellent opportunity to get close, Zhou Qing's left fist faintly glowed with a scorching light. Within the light, there seemed to be the cry of a Jin Wu, a sound that seemed to come from the ancient primordial era.

Under the blessing of this power, the shield in front of Meng Xing shattered instantly, turning into dots of spiritual light that dissipated in the air.

"If you have the ability, use your Nascent Soul amplification again!" Zhou Qing snorted coldly, his right-hand Tetanus-Blade like a nimble snake, turning and sliding across Meng Xing's neck.

With a soft "Shila" sound, a line of blood instantly bloomed, and blood sprayed out like a fountain.

Feeling the excruciating pain from his neck, a fear Meng Xing had never felt before surged in his heart.

For so long, this was the first time he had felt the breath of death so vividly. At this moment, he clutched his neck and turned to flee, his figure in a wretched state, no longer possessing even half of his previous arrogance.

How could Zhou Qing give him a chance? He immediately chased after him at the fastest speed.

On this side, Yan Xiao had already quickly dealt with seven Jin Dan cultivators. The remaining five were already scared out of their wits, especially after seeing Meng Xing flee heavily wounded; they were even more terrified, scrambling to escape in different directions.

Seeing this, Yan Xiao flashed forward, quickly untying the restraints on Yuan Ya, while taking a pill from his bosom and handing it to her.

"The two over there are left to you!"

After saying this, he hurried to chase the other three.

Yuan Ya looked blankly at the pill in her hand, and suddenly reacted.

Those two just now were either imposters from her own sect, or the vanguard of the reinforcements had arrived.

Heavens, she had almost accidentally killed her own people.

At this moment, she was filled with excitement. Regardless of anything else, she immediately swallowed the pill, and soon, with murderous intent, she locked onto the two fleeing toward the northeast and chased after them with her sword.

Not far away, the sound of thunder exploded, and sword energy like a dragon circled and danced.

Immediately after, a head accompanied by a rain of blood fell from the sky. Zhou Qing's figure was like lightning, striking instantly to grab the Nascent Soul that had escaped.

Afterward, he left immediately.

When he returned to the original spot, Yan Xiao and Yuan Ya were nowhere to be seen. Looking at Meng Xing's Nascent Soul, which was constantly begging for mercy, Zhou Qing snorted and proceeded directly to soul-search.

Zhou Qing despised this kind of bully-the-weak, psychologically twisted pervert the most.

Only, as the soul-search deepened, his brow furrowed even more tightly.

There were actually over four thousand of those humanoid puppets that had infiltrated the Qingyu Xian Sect. The weakest were at the Jin Dan stage, and the strongest were already at the Divine Transformation stage.

Although there were only three, each possessed the terrifying combat power to fight three opponents at once, which was truly chilling.

And this was only a part; the true elite puppets had followed Si Kong Yan to ambush Taiqingmen.

The exact number was unknown.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. It seemed this Cangyan Dao Palace had come prepared and had been secretly planning for many years.

This was troublesome.

Soon, Yan Xiao returned, looking excited. Seeing the corpse lying at Zhou Qing's feet, he was full of admiration.

"What five great geniuses? In front of my Junior Brother, they are all dog shit!" Yan Xiao said loudly, his words full of pride.

Zhou Qing threw Meng Xing's Nascent Soul over with a solemn expression. As Yan Xiao searched it, his face also became solemn.

"It's fortunate that the Sect Master didn't easily trust that old stick Xuanji Zi, otherwise Taiqingmen would be finished this time!" Yan Xiao said with lingering fear.

Zhou Qing nodded: "It's just that I don't know where their group of eighteen went?"

At this moment, Yan Xiao seemed to sense something and turned to look behind him, seeing Yuan Ya returning covered in blood.

"Should we cover our appearance?" Yan Xiao asked quietly.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Zhou Qing shook his head and said: "Let's ask her if she knows the whereabouts of Immortal Xuanyou first."

After the two transmitted their voices quickly, Yuan Ya landed immediately, but her legs went soft, and she knelt directly on the ground.

Seeing this, Yan Xiao hurried forward to support her: "Senior Sister Yuan Ya, no need to be so polite."

Yuan Ya's face turned red in a rare display. She braced herself to stand up, then bowed to the two, asking respectfully: "Many thanks to the two Junior Brothers. I wonder who you are..."

"I am Zhang San of Taiqingmen, and this is my Junior Brother Li Si!" Yan Xiao introduced hurriedly.

Upon hearing it was Taiqingmen, Yuan Ya's eyes lit up instantly.

"You didn't encounter an ambush?" she asked urgently.

Yan Xiao shook his head, looking proud: "With the intelligence of this group of beasts from Cangyan Dao Palace, could they outplay our Sect Master? What are you thinking? Rest assured, reinforcements are already on the way."

Hearing this, Yuan Ya was instantly excited, but thinking of her master who had died in battle to protect her escape, and who hadn't lasted until the reinforcements arrived, she couldn't help but sob in a low voice, her grief uncontrollable.

Afterward, her gaze fell on Meng Xing's corpse on the ground. Anger instantly filled her chest. Holding her long sword, she rushed over like a mad demon, stabbing the corpse repeatedly. For a time, blood splattered, and the scene was bloody and tragic.

"Senior Sister, there's no need—" Seeing this, Yan Xiao hurried to dissuade her.

But Yuan Ya had already fallen into madness. Turning her head, she saw Meng Xing's Nascent Soul, which was almost rolling its eyes. Grabbing the Nascent Soul, she actually opened her mouth and began to bite it, acting like a maniac, which was chilling.

It was this person who, in cooperation with several others, had used extremely cruel means to dismember her master.

It wasn't until her master's Primordial Spirit self-destructed that she was given a chance to escape.

After Yuan Ya finished venting, she was like a string stretched to the limit that had suddenly relaxed. Her body went soft, and she collapsed completely to the ground.

Her eyes were hollow and lifeless, tears and blood mixed together, leaving mottled traces on her face.

Yan Xiao knew well that it was not appropriate for Zhou Qing to say too much and reveal his identity at this time. He took the initiative to step forward and comforted her gently: "Senior Sister, it's all in the past. We came here this time with a secret order from our elders, urgently wanting to find Immortal Xuanyou. Do you know where she is now?"

Hearing Yan Xiao's words, Yuan Ya wiped her tears, braced her body to rise, and said weakly: "I know, but before that, I still want to confirm your identities."

Yan Xiao nodded immediately, took out his identity token and handed it over, saying: "Nowadays, Jin Leizong is all fake, so this thing doesn't have much credibility, but Immortal Xuanyou knows us."

Yuan Ya looked at the token, then nodded and said: "Good, I believe you. Follow me."

Seeing this, Zhou Qing's face showed joy. He hurriedly pretended to take out his own identity token, feigning to check it, and then said to Yan Xiao: "Zhou Shixiong, I just received a message that Junior Brother Zhou Qing is rushing here at full speed. I still have some things to deal with, so I'll go first."

Yan Xiao understood and immediately grasped Zhou Qing's intention. He nodded and replied: "That's fine, Junior Brother, be sure to be extra careful."

Afterward, Zhou Qing bowed to Yuan Ya and left quickly.

Yan Xiao turned to Yuan Ya and said: "Senior Sister Yuan, could you wait a moment?"

Yuan Ya nodded repeatedly, her eyes full of surprise, and asked hurriedly: "Is it that Junior Brother Zhou Qing who helped us greatly in finding people at the Five Sects Treasure Exchange?"

Yan Xiao smiled: "It is him. Speaking of which, so many of us from Taiqingmen came out to help, including me, why do you only remember Zhou Qing?"

Yuan Ya looked embarrassed instantly. There was no help for it; he was more famous.

However, wasn't it said that his Jin Dan was crushed by someone? Last time, the Sect Master even brought Cui Yingying and others to visit him.

Why did he come to such a dangerous place?

Seeming to see Yuan Ya's confusion, Yan Xiao said: "Nowadays, my Junior Brother has cultivated an extremely powerful body-refining technique. Ordinary people really can't get close to him. Don't look down on body cultivators; he has several abdominal muscles now, his foundation is extremely stable, and he wants to find someone to vent his fire every day."

"Vent, vent his fire?" Yuan Ya was stunned.

Yan Xiao said: "That's right, his temper is extremely fiery. Although he has no spiritual power and cannot cast various divine abilities, he insisted on coming with me to help when he heard you were in trouble. After this matter is over, you must help him out."

Yuan Ya had already cultivated to the mid-Nascent Soul stage; how could she be an ignorant, pure young girl? She instantly understood the hidden meaning in Yan Xiao's words.

Of course, she was also very moved that Zhou Qing had come to help this time.

Afterward, she nodded and said: "Rest assured, I will arrange it afterward."

"Third Zhou Shixiong, what are you saying?" At this moment, a figure ran over quickly from afar. Although not close, Yuan Ya could feel a scorching breath rushing toward her face.

Sure enough, his temper was even fierier.

It was a pity he was wearing a mask, so she couldn't see his true face.

He must have been hit hard.

"Let me introduce you. This is Senior Sister Yuan Ya, and this is Zhou Qing!" Yan Xiao hurriedly changed the subject.

The two bowed, which counted as meeting.

"That's fine, there's no time to lose. Let's set off quickly and tell the Sect Master and the others this good news!" Yuan Ya said excitedly.

Afterward, the three did not delay, hurrying toward a specific direction...

At the same time, at the gate of Cangyan Dao Palace!

To prevent the barrier from shattering due to passive attacks, the remaining disciples of Cangyan Dao Palace poured out, trying their best to delay time for the Palace Master's return.

At the same time, the core disciples and true disciples of Taiqingmen fought bravely. Sword light and shadows flashed, magic treasure light intertwined, and the sounds of killing shook the heavens and the earth.

The six Supreme Elders looked solemn, guarding the formation in the air, their eyes like torches, closely monitoring every corner of the battlefield, always guarding against sudden attacks that might be launched by those old, undying acquaintances.

"Retreat!" After looking at the sky, Duanmu Shu and the others made a decisive decision and issued the order to retreat.

He Han and the others acted upon the order, quickly and orderly transporting the remains of the Taiqingmen disciples who had died in battle back to the ship, and then sailed away quickly.

The people of Cangyan Dao Palace witnessed the other side retreating but didn't dare to pursue rashly, but cheers rose one after another.

To prevent the other side from making a return strike, they hurriedly set about repairing the damaged barrier.

Not long after, a large number of warships belonging to Cangyan Dao Palace appeared from the horizon like clouds covering the sun.

Upon learning the news that the Taiqingmen people had left, the returning elders did not show much surprise on their faces.

After all, this was all within the Palace Master's expectations, and they had only brought back one-third of their strength to prevent accidents.

The Palace Master personally led the other two-thirds of the troops, rushing toward Qingyu Xian Sect without stopping, preparing to take it down in one go.

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Inside Qingyu Xian Sect, it was a scene of chaos.

Yuan Ya led Zhou Qing and Yan Xiao, choosing to walk along secluded paths, having to hide their figures from time to time, and only daring to sneak forward quietly after the figures whistling overhead had gone far away.

When passing in front of a ruined hall, they saw a group of female disciples of Qingyu Xian Sect trapped in a sea of fire, surrounded by the loud laughter of "Jin Leizong" people, who were attacking wantonly.

Seeing this, Yuan Ya's eyes were about to split, her hands clenched into fists, but she could only weep silently, and then led the two away quickly.

"My Qingyu Xian Sect is divided into two major areas, the inner sect and the outer sect. A few days ago, the Sect Master was injured and hurried into the inner sect. Several Supreme Elders also came out one after another, and then activated the healing formation."

"But no one expected that that night, a Divine Transformation level elder would break in brazenly, self-destructing without hesitation. The Sect Master was instantly heavily injured and fell into a coma, and several Supreme Elders also suffered backlash from the formation, all with varying degrees of injury."

"At the same time, traitors launched a surprise attack on the disciples guarding the barrier, working from the inside and outside with external enemies, opening the mountain gate. My Qingyu Xian Sect was leaderless for a time and could only fight in a rush; otherwise, how could we have fallen into such a situation."

Yuan Ya explained to Zhou Qing and Yan Xiao while hurrying, her face full of indignation.

The two realized. I said so, Qingyu Xian Sect is one of the five major sects after all; how could it have been captured like this in such a short time.

Moreover, most of the strength of Cangyan Dao Palace had not appeared. At least the situation created at the beginning was only Jin Leizong launching an offensive, and many familiar powerhouses had not shown their faces at all.

Yan Xiao doubted: "Since Sect Master Xuanyou is already injured, why not immediately reinforce the mountain gate barrier? Being able to injure a Sect Master is already a bad signal."

Yuan Ya replied: "You don't know, the Sect Master enters the inner sect to heal every year at this time. I don't know what's wrong with her either. Perhaps she is exploring some mystical realm."

Hearing Yuan Ya's words, Zhou Qing and Yan Xiao looked at each other, their hearts already clear.

It seems she has fallen ill.

Also, according to the Second Grandfather, when he faked his death and left, Immortal Xuanyou had just joined the sect and was suffering from a serious illness. Helpless, she cultivated a forbidden technique in the sect.

Although this technique could save her life and make her cultivation base advance by leaps and bounds, it completely cut off her future path of advancement.

And when she came to Taiqingmen at that time, the Second Grandfather even pulled Zhou Qing to peek outside the window. At that time, she was indeed suffering from unimaginable pain and torture.

Yuan Ya didn't notice the expressions of the two and continued: "The incident happened too suddenly. The Supreme Elders had no other choice but to seal the inner sect, heal with all their strength, and pass down the order to resist with all their strength for seven days."

"It's only been three days, and the outer sect has become like this. It's impossible to persist for seven days."

Seeing everything familiar around them turned into ruins, Yuan Ya's eyes were red, almost dripping blood.

"Just this morning, we accidentally discovered acquaintances, and then we understood that the people in front of us were not Jin Leizong at all, but Cangyan Dao Palace in disguise. In order to let me go out to seek reinforcements, Master, she, she..."

Yuan Ya was already sobbing uncontrollably when she reached this point.

Seeing this, the two could only sigh softly and offer a little comfort.

About half an hour later, without Yuan Ya's introduction, the two had already seen a barrier rippling with light, covering a large area of mountains.

They figured this must be the inner sect of Qingyu Xian Sect.

And outside the barrier, many powerhouses of "Jin Leizong" were launching continuous attacks, while the disciples who had retreated into the inner sect in advance were full of fatigue, trying their best to repair the barrier to maintain this last line of defense.

And the one calling them cowards was none other than the Sect Master of "Jin Leizong" and two Vice Sect Masters.

It seems this place was also set up with the Heavenly Secret Technique.

Zhou Qing searched for a while and soon saw that in the center of the "Jin Leizong" attacking army, something was emitting light slightly, but it was heavily protected, making it difficult to see the full picture.

But it was likely this object that made people have illusions.

"How do we get in?" Zhou Qing asked.

Yuan Ya said: "Follow me!"

The three sneaked around a large circle until they reached a secluded place.

"Please, Junior Brother Zhang San, attack with all your strength!" Yuan Ya looked at Yan Xiao and pointed to the barrier.

(End of chapter)

Yan Xiaohu hurriedly said: "Just like me, every time I kill an enemy, I will make a handsome posture, and then leave a sentence lightly—the killer, Dao Ba Yan Xiao!"

Zhou Qing nodded, it seems it really is.

"You look a bit more gentle and elegant. I see some people call themselves Blood Young Master, Poison Young Master, Wonderful Young Master, etc. Why don't you call yourself Chicken Young Master!"

"Get lost!"

"Chicken Qing Young Master?"

"Don't like it? Or use that broken sword of yours as your own logo, just call it Chicken Broken Young Master? Chicken Broken Qing?"

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Four days later, the two came to a mortal city called Youhuang City, which is also one of the many cities under the jurisdiction of Lingyun Mansion.

However, the matter of the five major sects didn't seem to affect the prosperity of this place. At least on the surface, people were coming and going, very lively.

"That Song Yuan is here? Are you sure?" Zhou Qing asked in confusion.

Yan Xiaohu was also a bit suspicious at this moment and said: "Anyway, the gossip I got was that it came in this direction. Since we are here, let's go down and see first."

Immediately after, the two landed and then entered the city.

And Zhou Qing used a thin rope, tied one end to the chicken's foot and held the other end in his hand to walk the chicken.

"Even if the other party is really here, we can't do it. If we are not careful, we may harm the innocent." Zhou Qing's expression was solemn.

Regarding this point, Yan Xiaohu of course agreed.

"Zhou Shidi, Yan Shidi!" Just as the two were looking around, a pleasant voice suddenly sounded from the side.

The two looked up and found that it was Yuan Ya Shijie whom they had saved at the Qingyu Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong.

At this moment, Yuan Ya jumped out of the window and landed steadily in front of the two.

"Yuan Ya Shijie, why are you here?" Zhou Qing looked surprised and asked.

At this time, seeing the two, Yuan Ya was happy from the bottom of her heart.

After all, if it weren't for them, she would have been killed by Meng Xing long ago, and even her Soul Formation would have been collected by that pervert, life worse than death.

Yuan Ya said: "I came here to handle something. Actually, I have always wanted to find an opportunity to go to the Taiqing Sect to thank you, but recently the Qingyu Qingshu Qingshu Xian Zong is waiting to be revived, and it has declared war on the Cangyan Dao Palace, so there is really a shortage of manpower, so I..."

The two expressed understanding, with smiles on their faces, and said repeatedly that there was no need to be polite.

"Right, Li Si Shidi? Didn't he come with you?"

Yuan Ya's gaze wandered between the two, and finally couldn't help but ask this sentence. When mentioning this name, her ear roots actually blushed slightly.

(End of chapter)