Chapter 133: Killing to Silence, Departure, Exposure
Under your tyrannical might, fourteen Spirit Transformation Consummation cultivators, Lan Shang included, reluctantly agreed.
“Of the protection fees you collect, keep ten percent for yourselves and hand the rest to me!” After making his arrangements, he concealed himself and watched in secret.
A day later, dozens of Spirit Transformation cultivators arrived together, cupping their hands in salute to one of the Spirit Transformation Consummation cultivators.
“Senior Brother Qing, what a coincidence.” The group of Deer-Chasing Academy disciples greeted Jiang Qing.
“Not a coincidence. I have been waiting here specifically for you.” Jiang Qing stepped forward, facing his former Junior Brothers with a blank expression.
“Ah? Senior Brother Qing, what do you mean by this?”
Jiang Qing sighed inwardly. “I am sorry, Junior Brothers. Your Senior Brother has no choice either.”
“Hm?” The Deer-Chasing Academy disciples were puzzled. In the next instant, their heads were separated from their bodies! Jiang Qing had struck!
“To keep you from going back and tattling to Master, I can only wrong you, Junior Brothers.” Jiang Qing looked at the corpses strewn across the ground, waved his large hand, and cleaned it all up, restoring the original appearance.
Watching this from the shadows, you clicked your tongue in wonder. I originally just wanted to rob them of their wealth. I never imagined these fellows would be more ruthless than me, actually silencing them directly!
Three days later, you personally witnessed these fourteen Spirit Transformation Consummation cultivators cut down over a hundred Spirit Transformation fellow disciples, without the slightest mercy!
The plundered resources were almost entirely handed over to you, making you rich overnight.
Anyone who could enter was a Core Disciple of a major power. Spirit stones, cultivation techniques, artifacts — countless.
The Human Sovereign Banner in your hand thus absorbed no small number of Spirit Transformation cultivator Remnant Souls. The Human Sovereign Banner was slowly advancing toward becoming a Heaven-Rank Artifact.
Too many cultivators had been killed. Even though the cleanup was timely, a faint smell of blood still drifted through the surroundings, lending everyone an added air of killing intent.
Before long, over a hundred Spirit Transformation cultivators arrived together, led by three Spirit Transformation Consummation cultivators.
There are quite a lot of them. What to do?
Three Spirit Transformation Consummation cultivators won’t be easy to deal with.
One of them is my Cousin. I can handle him.
It seems this time, we will have to act together.
We cultivators must stop at nothing!
The group of Spirit Transformation Consummation cultivators discussed in front of you, and soon reached a conclusion.
“Cousin, how was the harvest this trip?” Lan Shang stepped forward and greeted one of the Spirit Transformation Consummation cultivators.
“Cousin? Why are you here?”
“Naturally, I was waiting for someone. Are you all about to leave?” Lan Shang walked up to his Cousin and patted him on the shoulder, asking with concern.
The next second, a dagger suddenly appeared in Lan Shang’s hand, plunging directly into his Cousin’s chest.
His Cousin’s eyes flew wide. He reached out to clutch his chest, as if unable to believe that his own Cousin would actually do such a thing.
“Strike!” The thirteen Spirit Transformation Consummation cultivators suddenly attacked. Caught completely off guard, they directly wounded the remaining two Spirit Transformation Consummation cultivators.
An hour later, the great battle ended. Over a hundred Spirit Transformation cultivators all died. You took out the Human Sovereign Banner to clean up the aftermath.
“We should go. If we don’t leave now, it won’t be easy to leave later.” A voice rose by your ear. It was Aofeng transmitting to you.
Your heart stirred, but your face remained expressionless as you pocketed every single storage ring from the over hundred Spirit Transformation cultivators.
“You have all done well. Keep it up!” You encouraged everyone, then concealed yourself once more, bringing Xiao Long as you silently entered the passage and vanished.
The moment you left the Dragon Fall Lands, several terrifying auras locked onto you. You feigned ease and walked toward the Deer-Chasing Academy’s camp.
“The passage has been open for so long. Why have only you two come out?” A thunderous voice slammed straight into your mind, nearly knocking you unconscious.
“Reporting to Senior, the True Dragon inheritance has already appeared. All the Senior Brothers are fighting over it. This junior believes his strength is meager, so he had no choice but to leave first.” You began to make things up.
Seeming to believe your words, the several auras lingering on you vanished. Relieved, you returned to the Deer-Chasing Academy’s camp.
“Whose disciple are you? Why have I never seen you in the Academy?” An early-stage Return-to-Void Instructor appeared before you, his gaze continually sizing you up.
Before you could answer, an incomparably powerful aura suddenly appeared. Aofeng had returned from the Dragon Fall Lands!
You saw several old men, powerful beyond belief, appear and immediately surround Aofeng.
“A pack of running dogs!” Aofeng sneered, then slashed out with a single blade!
Your gaze was fixed dead on the blade Aofeng unleashed. You felt as if the world you stood in would be split in two by that strike!
Under that blade, you could not even muster a sliver of resistance, as if no one could block it at all.
The Return-to-Void Instructor before you fared even worse. He was actually so frightened by the blade that he dropped to his knees, a pool of yellow and white spilling out.
When the blade ended and you came back to your senses, you discovered that the ten old men had been directly cut down — five dead. The remaining five were also gravely wounded!
“Elder Sister Aofeng’s strength is truly terrifying!” You could not help but sigh in admiration. Taking advantage of everyone being lost in shock, you silently altered your appearance and fled.
“How dare you!”
“Die, demoness!”
Behind you, several roars rang out. Streams of powerful auras appeared, confronting Aofeng.
“This Immortal Dynasty’s emperor — if you can be one, why can’t I?” Aofeng laughed heartily, then pointed her blade at the emperor of the Purple Firmament Immortal Dynasty!
The entire battlefield fell into chaos. You took advantage of the disorder to evade the guards and rode Xiao Long away.
You did not rest for a moment. After racing madly for three days, you could still sense the powerful auras in the distance, locked in great battle.
I hope Elder Sister Aofeng is safe and sound. You prayed silently in your heart.
A month later, you had fled far from the center of the battlefield and arrived at the border of the Purple Firmament Immortal Dynasty. Just when you thought you were already safe, several auras appeared and blocked your path.
I can’t see through them! These people’s strength is unfathomable! Your brow was drawn tight as you silently considered countermeasures.
“Seniors, what is the meaning of this?” Faced with such a massive gap in strength, you were forced to compromise.
“Do you know Luo Yunshan?” one of the old men said.
This is bad! They come with ill intent! Hearing the name Luo Yunshan, you knew the matter had been exposed, though you did not know how.
“Answer when you are spoken to!” Seeing you refuse to answer for so long, the lead old man grew furious. An incomparably powerful pressure bore down on you.
You did not answer. The Great Teleportation Talisman appeared in your hand and ignited in an instant. Your figure vanished.