Chapter 449: Self-Termination, Qi Observation

Whew...

He Pingsheng flew out from the Ice Extreme Sect and headed north!

He hadn't asked for any results.

But it wasn't as if there was no information at all.

He had received some bad news: Xiao Xuan had also gone missing.

Moreover, Xiao Xuan had gone missing even earlier, over a dozen years ago, shortly after he had returned to the Ice Extreme Sect following his enlightenment.

Xiao Xuan's disappearance and Qiao Huizhu's disappearance bore a striking resemblance.

Both were silent and traceless.

What did this signify?

It meant that the person who captured them possessed an extremely high cultivation base, at least one major realm higher, or perhaps one could even say, a Soul Transformation stage cultivation.

Secondly, both of their disappearances occurred shortly after they broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

The final point of similarity was that both Xiao Xuan and Qiao Huizhu had once survived the Eight-Nine Tribulation Lightning.

Then, who was the person behind this?

The Qi Kingdom?

Perhaps; after all, they went missing on Qi Kingdom territory, and the Qi Kingdom had sufficient motive to capture them.

The key was that only the Qi Kingdom imperial family had the power to capture Qiao Huizhu and Xiao Xuan.

"It's just..." He Pingsheng muttered to himself while flying: "The life tablets of both Qiao Huizhu and Xiao Xuan are still perfectly intact, which is truly strange. If the Qi Kingdom had captured them, shouldn't they have killed them and taken their destiny?"

He Pingsheng had no leads and couldn't figure it out.

He really wanted to go to the Qi Kingdom imperial family to ask, but he also knew that even if he reached the Qi Kingdom imperial family, with his current strength, he would have no chance at all.

No strength.

What to do?

He Pingsheng was completely lost.

About half an hour later, He Pingsheng arrived at a sect.

Beast Taming Immortal Sect!

This place was not far from the Tai Xu Men.

And this was the headquarters of the Beast Taming Immortal Sect!

He Pingsheng took a single step and landed at the entrance of the Immortal Sect.

Perhaps because they knew in advance that He Pingsheng was coming, there were actually over a dozen guards at the entrance.

Seeing He Pingsheng descend from the sky, they were so frightened that they all retreated.

He Pingsheng's spiritual sense swept out with a boom.

All dozen or so people were at the Foundation Establishment stage.

He Pingsheng's pupils constricted slightly, because he saw an acquaintance.

Back then, when he was at the Xiuzhu Peak of the Tai Xu Men, there were a total of nine people under Master Yu Ning, and the eldest senior brother among them was Hou Muxian.

Later, after Hou Muxian broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm, he returned to the cultivation Hou family to take charge of the family.

Still later, he defected to the Beast Taming Immortal Sect.

He Pingsheng's senior sister, Cheng Siyu, later fell because of the Hou family's schemes.

Later still, several Golden Core Elders of the Tai Xu Men joined forces to wipe out the Hou family; he hadn't expected this brat to still be alive.

And he certainly hadn't expected to run into Hou Muxian here today.

At this very moment, Hou Muxian had the appearance of a middle-aged man; he wasn't tall, but he had become much fatter.

He had also grown a beard on his face.

"Wang Shixiong Hou!" He Pingsheng looked at him indifferently.

Hou Muxian's heart jumped, and he hurriedly cupped his hands: "I dare not, Hou Muxian greets you, Senior!"

"I wonder if Master is well?"

He Pingsheng said: "Master is doing very well now; she is about to form her Nascent Soul!"

Hearing this, Hou Muxian was filled with regret.

In truth, he hadn't had a good life these past years; within the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, he was also a person who was heavily ostracized.

Sometimes he wondered, if he hadn't betrayed his sect back then, would his current achievements or cultivation be more than this?

Now Master is about to form her Nascent Soul, and I am Master's eldest disciple; if I hadn't defected to someone else, I would certainly be...

Hou Muxian's heart was a mix of emotions.

"I have never had the chance to settle accounts with you!" He Pingsheng said: "Qiao Shijie Cheng Siyu's death should be laid at your door!"

"Do you have any objections?"

He Pingsheng looked at Hou Muxian indifferently.

Hou Muxian's face flushed with shame, and he nodded: "I must be held responsible for her death!"

"It's not just that you must be held responsible!" He Pingsheng said: "Her death was the result of your schemes; back then, in order to kill her, you also thought about silencing me along with her, didn't you?"

"Decide for yourself!"

"Will you do it yourself, or shall I?"

He Pingsheng looked at him expressionlessly.

Hou Muxian had intended to try and build a rapport with He Pingsheng, but he hadn't expected this situation.

He sighed, then drew his sword and held it against his own neck: "Junior Brother... it was all my fault back then. Now that you haven't died, and so many years have passed, can't you forgive me?"

He Pingsheng said: "Do it yourself, and your family will be spared!"

"If I do it, the Hou family will be wiped out!"

Hou Muxian trembled all over: "Fine, fine, fine... so be it!"

Puchi...

Hou Muxian exerted a sudden force with his hand, and with a 'pu' sound, fresh blood sprayed out, and a large head fell to the ground.

He Pingsheng took a look, then moved his feet, and the next moment he swept past countless buildings and appeared directly on a certain hilltop behind the Beast Taming Immortal Sect.

By the peak, there was a precipitous cliff.

Under a withered old pine tree, there was a stone platform, a stone stool, and a cup of clear tea.

A man dressed in scholar's robes picked up the teacup slowly and said indifferently: "Young Master, you have come today; is it to take my life?"

He Pingsheng said: "My Tai Xu Men was a grand sect, and now it has become like this; is this not a gift from you?"

"After my Master died, I was supposed to be the Sect Master of the Tai Xu Men, but because I was weak, you occupied our mountain gate!"

"Give me a reason not to kill you?"

The man looked at He Pingsheng and said: "If you kill me, can you spare my Beast Taming Immortal Sect from the disaster of being wiped out?"

He Pingsheng said: "I have no interest in wiping out sects, and I have no interest in killing people!"

"After you die, I will not touch the others!"

"As for whether other sects will come to attack in the future, that is not my problem!"

"Good, good, good!" The man in scholar's robes said: "When will the cycle of vengeance end? My wealth has already been scattered; I have only this secret technique left, so I shall gift it to you!"

"I hope you keep your promise; after I die, do not slaughter the disciples of my Beast Taming Immortal Sect again!"

The man in scholar's robes threw a red jade slip through the air.

He Pingsheng didn't even look at it and threw it directly into his storage ring.

The middle-aged man in scholar's robes before him lost his breath within a few breaths.

It turned out he had terminated his own meridians, and his soul had already entered reincarnation.

After He Pingsheng confirmed that he was truly dead, he took a single step and left the Beast Taming Immortal Sect.

He didn't touch the man's corpse, nor did he dig out his Nascent Soul.

Since the man had committed suicide, the proper dignity should still be granted.

As for why the man didn't run, it was actually quite easy to understand.

If he ran, he worried that his sect's heritage would be destroyed.

"Time to go!"

He Pingsheng turned into a stream of light and flew away again. On the road, he switched to opening the Eight Treasure Ship, and without stopping, headed toward the Liang Kingdom.

If he didn't leave now, that Soul Transformation expert from the Qi Kingdom might arrive.

On the way, He Pingsheng casually opened the red jade slip.

This was what the Nascent Soul ancestor of the Beast Taming Immortal Sect had given him before he died; let's see what it is first.

Boom...

A sliver of his spiritual sense extended into it.

The information inside emerged.

Qi Observation Art!

What kind of thing is this again? ===== CHAPTER 450 =====