Chapter 166: Saber Domain Emerges, Slays Golden Core!
“Zhou Tian Sect…”
Ji Qing’s eyes were cold as he swept his gaze over the City Lord and the others.
In the past, there were only rumors that Quan City had some unclear connection with the Zhou Tian Sect.
Many of these were even baseless rumors.
But now, seeing True Person Chong Yi, a Golden Core True Person, appear here, it meant it wasn’t mere rumor, but a fact.
Quan City had truly been infiltrated by the Zhou Tian Sect!
This was a genuine Golden Core.
And not just some rogue Golden Core, but a Golden Core True Person of the Zhou Tian Sect!
In the Barren Domain, a single Golden Core could establish a sect.
Especially a Golden Core within a Spirit Transformation Orthodox Lineage like the Zhou Tian Sect or Wind Thunder Sect, their status was even more revered and lofty.
Now that a Golden Core had personally come to Quan City, his ambitions must be considerable.
“Please, True Person Chong Yi, kill Ji Qing!”
The City Lord spoke.
“Please, True Person Chong Yi, kill Ji Qing!”
Not only the City Lord, but the two to thirty Foundation Establishment and Dao Foundation cultivators below also shouted loudly.
True Person Chong Yi also smiled.
“Young Friend Ji, did you hear clearly? Actually, this old Daoist must thank you. If you hadn’t been so aggressive and left these people with no other choice, they probably wouldn’t have agreed to cooperate with my Zhou Tian Sect so readily.”
“Therefore, this old Daoist can only send Young Friend Ji on his way!”
Although True Person Chong Yi’s tone was calm, the implication in his words sent a chill down one’s spine.
Facing a Golden Core, especially one from a Spirit Transformation Orthodox Lineage, any Dao Foundation Martial Artist would be extremely serious.
Even Black Robe Nine Wén was no exception.
Perhaps Black Robe Nine Wén’s combat power was already unrivaled among Dao Foundation and Foundation Establishment cultivators, with almost no opponents.
But compared to a Golden Core True Person, they were two different levels.
“Send Ji Mou on his way?”
Ji Qing suddenly also smiled.
His gaze swept over the City Lord and the other twenty to thirty people one by one.
Finally, his gaze settled on True Person Chong Yi.
Since coming to the Barren Domain, Ji Qing had actually been suppressing himself.
Even after becoming Black Robe Nine Wén, he was still suppressing himself.
His strength had been constantly improving.
To what extent it had improved, even Ji Qing himself was unclear.
This was because Ji Qing had never had the opportunity to go all out in the Barren Domain.
Even when he was assessed as Nine Wén in the Wind Thunder Sect, Ji Qing had not gone all out.
And now, facing a Golden Core.
Would Ji Qing retreat?
That was impossible.
Even if he fled, his speed might not be faster than a Golden Core True Person.
Since that was the case, Ji Qing had to properly “weigh” the importance of the True Person Chong Yi before him today!
“Ji Mou has a saber strike I’d like True Person Chong Yi to appraise!”
Ji Qing slowly placed his hand on the hilt of the Demon Saber.
“Oh?”
True Person Chong Yi smiled.
For so many years, no Dao Foundation or Foundation Establishment cultivator had dared to speak to him like this.
Even in death, they had to die kneeling!
The Ji Qing before him was a bit too “arrogant.”
He did not like it!
Thus, True Person Chong Yi’s smile disappeared, and his expression rapidly turned cold.
“A mere Dao Foundation cultivator, worthy of fighting this old Daoist?”
A blood-red light shot out from between True Person Chong Yi’s brows.
It could be vaguely seen that it was a small, exquisite flying sword.
The flying sword was blood-red, its aura condensed and not scattered.
Just looking at it could make one’s heart pound.
After all, it was a flying sword nurtured within a Golden Core, its might was unimaginable!
“Whoosh.”
The blood-red flying sword shot straight towards Ji Qing.
It reached Ji Qing in almost the blink of an eye.
Its speed was so fast that it was impossible to defend against.
Moreover, flying swords nurtured within a Golden Core were incredibly sharp. Let alone the protective true qi at the Dao Foundation level, even a Heavenly Human realm martial artist would not dare to say they could block a Golden Core True Person’s flying sword with just protective true qi.
However, as the blood-colored flying sword approached Ji Qing, Ji Qing extended his hand.
“Buzz.”
A giant palm suddenly lunged towards the flying sword.
True Person Chong Yi smiled.
The two to thirty Foundation Establishment and Dao Foundation cultivators below also smiled.
Facing a Golden Core True Person, with a flying sword nurtured within a Golden Core, he was trying to grab the flying sword with a giant hand formed from true qi?
It was simply a fantasy.
Ji Qing also knew that using his true qi condensed Innate Qi Great Capture Hand to grab True Person Chong Yi’s flying sword was as ridiculous as trying to catch a bullet with bare hands.
However, was it truly impossible to catch?
The giant palm Ji Qing displayed was not just a true qi palm print.
His true qi was Five Elements Destruction True Qi.
It was specifically designed to counter the Power of the Five Elements.
Moreover, Ji Qing had also just refined ten thousand catties of Netherworld Water.
It could wash away the spirituality of magic tools and even magic treasures.
When Ji Qing’s giant palm clenched tightly and truly grasped the flying sword, the smile on True Person Chong Yi’s face instantly froze.
What did he see?
His flying sword had actually been caught in Ji Qing’s hand?
Even the information transmitted from the flying sword made True Person Chong Yi’s heart clench.
The spirituality of the flying sword was rapidly dissipating.
It seemed to be washed away by some power.
If its spirituality was erased, his flying sword would be ruined.
“How dare you use underhanded tactics to steal my flying sword? You’re courting death!”
True Person Chong Yi was furious.
A colossal phantom image of a Golden Core suddenly appeared above his head.
Then, the Golden Core phantom image trembled violently.
The blood-colored flying sword that Ji Qing had grabbed also erupted with several times its previous power.
“Whoosh.”
The flying sword broke free from the giant palm and once again transformed into a blood-colored streak of light, piercing towards Ji Qing’s brow.
This was the Golden Core!
Even though Ji Qing had scoured away some of the flying sword’s spirituality, even though his true qi countered the flying sword.
It still allowed the flying sword to break free from its restraint.
Even at such close proximity, the sudden burst of power put Ji Qing in a crisis.
“Clang.”
A crisp sound.
Ji Qing drew his saber.
Saber Qi surged, and its speed was also incredibly fast.
This saber strike landed precisely on the blood-colored flying sword in front of Ji Qing.
“Ding.”
The clash between the Demon Saber and the flying sword.
It contained the surging Malevolent Energy of the Demon Saber, the Five Elements Destruction True Qi that countered the flying sword, and the Netherworld Water that was washing away the flying sword’s spirituality.
With all three working in concert.
Ji Qing used the Demon Saber to send the flying sword flying.
But before the flying sword could return to True Person Chong Yi, Ji Qing extended his fair hand and, with lightning speed, firmly grasped it.
“What?”
“He… he actually caught the flying sword with his bare hands? That’s a Golden Core True Person’s flying sword, a peerless flying sword nurtured by a Golden Core. Someone with flesh and blood grabbing a flying sword?”
“The flying sword is incredibly sharp, how could anyone possibly catch it with their bare hands?”
Ji Qing stood in the void, his right hand firmly gripping a blood-colored flying sword.
The moment this flying sword was caught, it vibrated continuously, attempting to break free from Ji Qing’s palm.
Yet Ji Qing’s seemingly fair and tender palm was like iron pincers, holding the flying sword tightly, making it completely immobile.
At the same time, the spirituality of the blood-colored flying sword was rapidly being annihilated.
Seeing this, everyone was stunned.
A martial artist catching a flying sword with bare hands?
That would definitely require overwhelming strength and cultivation.
But now, Ji Qing’s cultivation was a whole realm lower than a Golden Core True Person, how dared he try to catch the flying sword with his bare hands?
However, True Person Chong Yi’s expression suddenly changed drastically.
“Not good, the flying sword’s spirituality is being annihilated… Stop!”
True Person Chong Yi shouted in anger.
Unfortunately, Ji Qing was completely unmoved.
The reason he grabbed the flying sword with his bare hands was very simple.
Only his flesh and blood contained the most Netherworld Water, and could directly wash away and annihilate the spirituality within the flying sword.
Catching a flying sword with bare hands might be somewhat risky.
But Ji Qing had forged a Five Elements Dao Foundation.
His physical body and true qi both countered the Five Elements.
The flying sword was also Five Elements Gold, which was precisely countered by Ji Qing.
Coupled with the Netherworld Water.
Ji Qing had the confidence to catch the flying sword with his bare hands.
Otherwise, Ji Qing would not have dared to directly grab the flying sword with his hand; even a slight mistake would have resulted in his hand being severed by the flying sword.
But fortunately, none of that happened.
Ji Qing successfully grabbed the flying sword and annihilated its spirituality.
“A good flying sword!”
A smile appeared on Ji Qing’s face.
This was a Golden Core flying sword, it was quite valuable.
He immediately put the flying sword into his Storage Bag.
At this moment, True Person Chong Yi was enraged.
“Buzz.”
A small pagoda suddenly appeared above True Person Chong Yi’s head.
“Thirteen Layered Flame God Treasure Pagoda!”
With the appearance of this treasure pagoda, Ji Qing immediately felt a terrifying pressure.
“Magic Treasure?”
Ji Qing’s heart stirred.
Magic Treasure!
This was a treasure possessed by only a few Golden Core True Persons.
Its might was simply unimaginable.
Golden Core cultivators fought against Heavenly Humans, and they relied on Magic Treasures.
After all, with the power of a Heavenly Human, even Magic Tools could be directly destroyed.
No matter how strong a Magic Tool was, it was useless.
But Magic Treasures were different.
Powerful Magic Treasures could even suppress and kill Heavenly Humans!
The blood-colored flying sword just now was actually only a Magic Tool.
Far inferior to a Magic Treasure.
But now, True Person Chong Yi had actually unleashed a Magic Treasure?
“Boom.”
The Thirteen Layered Flame God Treasure Pagoda grew as it faced the wind.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a ten-thousand-zhang tall pagoda, spanning across the void.
A terrifying aura, vast and mighty, spread throughout the entire Quan City.
Many people looked up at the void with immense fear.
“What… what is that?”
“Such a terrifying Divine Tower, is it a top-tier Magic Tool?”
“No, this is not a Magic Tool. Even a top-tier Magic Tool is far inferior to the Divine Tower. This is a Magic Treasure…”
“A Magic Treasure? A Magic Treasure that even many Golden Core True Persons do not possess? It is said that the appearance of a Magic Treasure can flatten cities and destroy lands. With just this one Magic Treasure, Quan City could be annihilated in an instant if one willed it.”
“Which Immortal Dao Cultivator in our Quan City could possess such a terrifying Magic Treasure? It even has the aura of a Golden Core. Which Golden Core True Person is it?”
Many people had no idea what was happening.
Initially, the City Guard’s Great Formation was activated.
Then, the Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard began arresting people across the city according to a list. Those who resisted slightly were immediately killed without mercy!
Now, a Magic Treasure that seemed capable of destroying the entire Quan City had appeared in the void.
For a time, everyone in Quan City was filled with dread.
Clearly, even the slowest person knew that something had happened in Quan City, and it was a major incident!
However, many people did not know exactly what major incident had occurred.
What had caused a cultivator to activate such a terrifying Magic Treasure.
The moment the Magic Treasure appeared, even the City Lord and others were deeply shocked.
That was a Magic Treasure.
Something to be marveled at but unattainable.
Which Immortal Dao Cultivator did not wish to possess their own Magic Treasure?
But for many Golden Core cultivators, this was an extravagant hope.
But True Person Chong Yi was different.
He was an Elder of the Zhou Tian Sect.
While Magic Treasures were precious, it was not entirely surprising that True Person Chong Yi possessed one.
A Golden Core True Person who possessed a Magic Treasure was vastly different from other Golden Cores.
Their Combat Power would skyrocket!
“Swish.”
Ji Qing swung his saber again.
This time, a terrifying saber qi hundreds of zhang long appeared in the void.
Then, this terrifying saber qi fell fiercely, striking the ten-thousand-zhang tall Divine Tower.
“Boom.”
A violent sound echoed through the void.
With this single saber strike, any Dao Foundation or Foundation Establishment cultivator would likely be powerless to resist.
However, as the smoke and dust dispersed, the Thirteen Layered Flame God Treasure Pagoda remained completely unharmed. Its divine light had not even dimmed; it continued to shine brilliantly, emitting a terrifying aura.
“Hahaha, you mere Dao Foundation Level cultivator dare to try and break this poor monk’s Magic Treasure?”
True Person Chong Yi burst into laughter.
At the same time, he activated the Thirteen Layered Flame God Treasure Pagoda.
Wisps of Divine Fire were released from the treasure pagoda, engulfing Ji Qing’s figure in an instant.
“The Divine Fire refinement of the treasure pagoda, even the most resilient top-tier Magic Tool would be turned into ashes, let alone flesh and blood?”
True Person Chong Yi actually found activating the Magic Treasure somewhat strenuous.
After all, he was only at the early stage of Golden Core.
And his Magic Treasure was not an ordinary Magic Treasure; its Might was immense.
He would not use the treasure pagoda unless absolutely necessary.
But who told Ji Qing to actually take his Flying Sword?
True Person Chong Yi thus harbored murderous intent and directly employed his strongest means, using the treasure pagoda to refine Ji Qing.
Seeing Ji Qing engulfed by the terrifying Divine Fire, the City Lord smiled, as did the other two or three dozen Foundation Establishment and Dao Foundation cultivators.
They all felt a slight sense of relief.
Ji Qing was doomed!
However, once Ji Qing was dead, they would still have to face True Person Chong Yi.
It was said that inviting a god was easy, but sending one away was difficult.
This time, True Person Chong Yi had exerted so much effort and caused such a great commotion in Quan City, would True Person Chong Yi still leave Quan City?
And could they still distance themselves from the Zhou Tian Sect?
Once Quan City fell into the hands of the Zhou Tian Sect, the Wind Thunder Sect would be enraged and launch a Great War.
They were unsure who would win between the Wind Thunder Sect and the Zhou Tian Sect in the end.
But their forces in Quan City, every single one of them, would suffer greatly.
They did not want to pledge allegiance to the Zhou Tian Sect unless absolutely necessary.
But as things stood, they were helpless.
All of this was because of Ji Qing.
If Ji Qing had honestly remained a mere decoration and not acted against the Quan City forces, they would not have had to completely pledge allegiance to the Zhou Tian Sect.
Ji Qing was indeed seeking his own demise!
Just as the City Lord gritted his teeth and harbored intense hatred for Ji Qing.
The Divine Fire dissipated.
Everyone stared intently and was suddenly stunned.
In the void, there was a familiar figure, still standing in its original spot.
Not even its aura had weakened.
“Ji… Ji Qing? He’s not dead yet?”
“The Divine Fire couldn’t kill him? How is that possible? That’s a Magic Treasure.”
“The Divine Fire of a Magic Treasure is powerless against Ji Qing? Is he still at Dao Foundation?”
Everyone was greatly astonished.
They knew Ji Qing was very strong, and the Black Robe Nine was very strong.
But to be so strong that even a Golden Core True Person wielding a Magic Treasure could not kill him was too outrageous.
It was too unbelievable.
Yet, such an unbelievable thing was happening right before their eyes.
Ji Qing was indeed not dead!
He was standing in the void right now.
However, Ji Qing’s gaze was incredibly cold.
The Divine Fire just now had not killed him.
But it was indeed terrifying and very dangerous.
He had relied on his Five Elements Physique, and by consuming half of the Five Elements Pill Granules within his body, he managed to withstand the Divine Fire refinement of the treasure pagoda.
If it had lasted any longer, Ji Qing would not have been able to endure.
“Good, a good Golden Core!”
Ji Qing’s aura was climbing steadily.
“Hmph, if he doesn’t die after one refinement, I’ll keep refining. See if you die?”
True Person Chong Yi did not know what was peculiar about Ji Qing.
How could he withstand the Divine Fire refinement of the treasure pagoda?
Perhaps it was a special treasure?
That was a possibility.
However, Ji Qing could resist for a while, but could he resist indefinitely?
He did not believe Ji Qing could indefinitely withstand the refinement of the Divine Fire.
Although Ji Qing was strong, the Black Robe Nine was not stronger than him, a Golden Core True Person of the Zhou Tian Sect!
“With my Magic Treasure in hand, a mere Dao Foundation cultivator, even with some skills, is merely struggling on their deathbed. Treasure Pagoda, refine him for me!”
True Person Chong Yi continued to activate the Thirteen Layered Flame God Treasure Pagoda.
He continued to spew forth terrifying Divine Fire, engulfing Ji Qing.
True Person Chong Yi intended to completely refine Ji Qing with the Divine Fire, giving Ji Qing no further chances.
The raging flames once again engulfed Ji Qing.
Such a large commotion was witnessed by everyone in Quan City.
After all, Ji Qing and True Person Chong Yi were in the void.
They could not fight on the ground.
If they were to truly battle on the ground, the entire Quan City would be destroyed.
Therefore, the people of Quan City looked up at the void and saw the figure in the black robe engulfed by terrifying flames.
Hong Fuqing also saw the treasure pagoda in the void and the familiar figure.
He widened his eyes.
His heart was incredibly tense.
He even clenched his hands into fists, breaking out in a sweat.
“Golden… Golden Core? Is Town Guardian Ji facing a Golden Core True Person?”
Hong Fuqing felt all the strength drain from his body.
He even collapsed onto the ground, his eyes vacant.
Golden Core.
Why was it a Golden Core?
All his confidence in Ji Qing stemmed from Ji Qing’s Strength.
The Black Robe Nine was enough to sweep through the entire Quan City.
But the appearance of a Golden Core had completely changed everything.
A Golden Core was like a massive mountain, standing in Ji Qing’s path.
How could a Dao Foundation cultivator overcome a Golden Core?
Now that Ji Qing was being refined by the treasure pagoda’s Divine Fire, being turned into ashes was only a matter of time.
Not only Hong Fuqing, but Zhao Wusheng also saw it.
His reaction was no different from Hong Fuqing’s.
Both felt a sense of impending doom.
Even the Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard, seeing the terrifying treasure pagoda in the void and the Golden Core True Person, their faces changed dramatically.
Their speed of “confiscating property” even slowed down.
They were well aware that if “Town Guardian Ji” was defeated, they would be held accountable.
Every single one of them would meet a terrible end.
Ji Qing had only been in Quan City for a year.
But he was no longer just a single person behind him.
He was a large group of people!
If he died, a large group of people would also have nowhere to be buried!
The Divine Fire was still burning.
With the Divine Fire blocking their view, everyone was unable to see what was happening within the flames.
“Boom.”
Suddenly, a terrifying saber intent erupted into the sky.
The saber intent churned, vaguely revealing a vast expanse of Heaven and Earth.
Sensing this mighty saber intent, everyone understood.
Ji Qing was not dead yet!
Even True Person Chong Yi’s expression changed.
He had already poured all his effort into activating the treasure pagoda, so how was Ji Qing not burnt to death yet?
This had already faintly surpassed the scope of Dao Foundation.
“Buzz.”
The next moment, a layer of white light suddenly appeared.
And the white light rapidly spread.
At the same time, saber qi after saber qi appeared.
One, ten, a hundred…
In an instant, the saber qi engulfed both the treasure pagoda and True Person Chong Yi.
At the same time, Ji Qing stepped out from the burning Divine Fire.
He was still unharmed.
However, at this moment, Ji Qing was covered in saber qi all over his body.
Even the void was filled with saber qi.
Saber qi crisscrossed, directly slicing through the Divine Fire, and in the end, the Divine Fire was extinguished.
This was not all.
The saber qi also repeatedly struck the treasure pagoda fiercely.
It seemed as if it would cut open the pagoda as well.
Even though the pagoda was a Magic Treasure, it couldn’t be destroyed by Saber Qi in a short time.
But what about after a long time?
Critically, True Person Chong Yi was also caught in the Saber Qi.
He had protective magic.
But one strike of Saber Qi after another continuously cut and impacted him.
The Golden Core illusion above True Person Chong Yi’s head also swayed precariously, as if it could dissipate at any moment.
Seeing this, True Person Chong Yi’s eyes widened.
A stormy sea of emotions surged within his heart.
“A… Domain? A domain that even Heavenly Humans rarely comprehend? And such a terrifying Saber Domain…”
True Person Chong Yi, with his extensive knowledge, immediately recognized the domain.
This was a domain.
Rumor had it that domains were even more difficult to comprehend than Heavenly Human Artistic Conception.
For someone who could transform Martial Dao True Meaning from illusory to tangible, forming a domain, becoming a Heavenly Human was almost a certainty.
But why was the person before him different?
He had clearly comprehended the Saber Domain, yet he hadn’t comprehended Heavenly Human Artistic Conception, nor had he stepped into the Heavenly Human realm. He was a genuine Dao Foundation Martial Artist.
But a Dao Foundation Martial Artist possessing a domain…
Four words flashed in True Person Chong Yi’s mind – Heavenly Human Combat Power!
The current Ji Qing possessed genuine Heavenly Human Combat Power!
And he wasn’t targeting an ordinary rogue Heavenly Human, but a Heavenly Human from a Spirit Transformation Orthodox Lineage!
“Heavenly Human Combat Power…”
True Person Chong Yi’s heart was bitter.
Who could have imagined?
In a small Quan City, besides himself, a Golden Core, there was another Martial Artist who had comprehended the Saber Domain and possessed Heavenly Human Combat Power?
“Several years ago, a Nascent Soul True Monarch in the sect, skilled in divination, cast a hexagram for me, predicting a death tribulation at the age of one hundred and eighty. And I am exactly one hundred and eighty years old this year, turning one hundred and eighty-one in a few days. I have been sufficiently cautious, not leaving the mountain gate for nearly a year. I never expected that my first departure from the mountain gate would bring me face to face with my death tribulation…”
True Person Chong Yi felt immense bitterness in his heart.
Death tribulation!
Yes, this was his death tribulation!
And he finally knew what his death tribulation was.
It was the Ji Qing before him!
A Dao Foundation Martial Artist, but one who had comprehended a domain and possessed Heavenly Human Combat Power.
Heavenly Humans were stronger than Golden Cores of the same level.
He did have a Magic Treasure.
But unfortunately, the Magic Treasure couldn’t deal with Ji Qing for a while.
Then his advantage was gone.
“Crack.”
In just a moment, True Person Chong Yi’s internal magic power was completely depleted.
Even stuffing himself with Pills was useless.
Each strike of Saber Qi consumed a large amount of his Magic Power to maintain his protective magic.
Once he couldn’t maintain it, it would be his time of death.
“No…”
True Person Chong Yi beckoned, and the pagoda appeared before him.
The next moment, his protective magic vanished.
“Ding ding ding ding ding.”
Countless streaks of Saber Qi struck the pagoda and were all blocked by it.
Unfortunately, the pagoda could only block one side.
But within Ji Qing’s domain, Saber Qi came from all directions.
“Ch.”
Saber Qi entered his body, and the dignified Golden Core True Person was instantly cut apart.
“Ah…”
True Person Chong Yi let out a scream.
His body was being cut by Saber Qi. He was only at the Golden Core Stage and could no longer survive.
Only at the Nascent Soul Stage, as long as the Nascent Soul was intact, could one achieve Body Snatching and be reborn.
But at the Golden Core Stage, if the physical body died, it was truly the end.
Blood rain began to fall from the void.
It was the flesh and blood of True Person Chong Yi, cut into fragments by Saber Qi.
Now, they fell to the ground like raindrops.
Only the shining Golden Core in the void and the enormous pagoda remained.
Seeing this scene.
The entire Quan City seemed to fall silent all at once.
Dead!
That was a Golden Core True Person.
A Golden Core True Person who lived for a thousand years and was carefree and unfettered.
And now he was dead?
And killed by a Dao Foundation Martial Artist.
Dao Foundation killing Golden Core!
This was simply too shocking.
Too incredible.
But this was the reality!
A reality witnessed by everyone!
Hong Fuqing’s whole body was trembling, trembling with excitement.
His eyes were even red.
Suddenly, Hong Fuqing laughed.
He threw his head back and laughed heartily, “Hahaha, Dao Foundation killing Golden Core! My Hong Family’s gamble this time was right!”
Hong Fuqing never imagined that Ji Qing would be so ferocious.
That was Dao Foundation killing Golden Core!
It was almost unimaginable.
With such Strength, it was no wonder he dared to purge Quan City.
So what if he was Golden Core?
Wasn’t he still killed by Ji Qing?
It was the same for Zhao Wusheng; if Ji Qing won, the Zhao Family would be at ease.
The Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard were even more excited.
If Ji Qing won, they wouldn’t be held accountable.
In fact, they had merit and would receive countless benefits.
“Continue the arrests!”
The Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard became even more enthusiastic.
Ji Qing stood in the void. With a grab, he took the Golden Core and the pagoda into his hands, then placed them into his Storage Bag.
True Person Chong Yi’s Storage Bag was also collected.
However, now was not the time to inventory his gains.
Ji Qing turned his gaze to the City Lord below and the two or three dozen Foundation Establishment and Dao Foundation cultivators.
This group now looked as if they had lost their parents, their spirit and energy completely drained.
True Person Chong Yi was dead; what else could they do?
The City Lord chuckled bitterly, “Town Guardian Ji, you have won… I never expected you to possess Heavenly Human Combat Power, to Defeat Golden Core with Dao Foundation! Remarkable, truly remarkable! Old man’s loss is not unjust…”
“I am willing to accept punishment and await the judgment of the Wind Thunder Sect…”
The City Lord knew that he had lost this time.
A complete and utter defeat!
“Await the judgment of the Wind Thunder Sect?”
A cold smile appeared on Ji Qing’s face.
“Do you think I would let you live?”
“What? What do you want to do? If you kill us, how will you explain it to the sect? Even your Task evaluation won’t be too high…”
Ji Qing’s thoughts stirred.
The Saber Domain was activated.
In an instant, he swept the City Lord and the other two or three dozen people into it.
Thousands of streaks of Saber Qi frantically churned and killed within the Saber Domain, over and over.
“Ah… We are willing to await the sect’s judgment, why…”
“Spare us, Town Guardian, spare us…”
Ji Qing’s eyes were cold.
Why?
He had offended these people too deeply this time, almost to the point of an irreconcilable feud, so he would give them no chances.
If he truly escorted them to the Wind Thunder Sect.
Although theoretically they all deserved to die.
But what if?
What if they had connections in the Wind Thunder Sect, or used some method, and somehow survived?
Ji Qing was a cautious person.
He knew that any possibility existed.
Therefore, only when all of them were dead would Ji Qing feel at ease.
As for the Task evaluation dropping?
Ji Qing didn’t care at all.
The Storage Bags of these dozens of people would compensate for it.
And far exceed it.
Moreover, he had killed True Person Chong Yi of the Zhou Tian Sect this time.
His Task evaluation wouldn’t be low!
“Ji Qing, you are truly heartless…”
The City Lord resisted until the very last moment.
Unfortunately, he still couldn’t resist.
He was shredded by countless Saber Qi, suffering the same fate as True Person Chong Yi.
After Ji Qing killed these people, he did not continue his killing spree.
He only killed the Experts at the Foundation Establishment and Dao Foundation levels.
As for those at the Qi Cultivation or Innate levels, the Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard would apprehend them.
There would then be a series of complex procedural issues.
The Wind Thunder Sect would also send people.
If he killed everyone, it would be disadvantageous to him.
Leaving some people to go through the “process” would ensure a good completion of his mission this time.
Indeed, soon the Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard arrived.
“Greetings, Town Guardian!”
The leaders were a few Dao Foundation and Foundation Establishment cultivators.
“Rise. Arrest people according to the list, and do not let anyone from the City Lord’s Mansion go. Arrest them all and interrogate them.”
“Within two days, I need all the evidence of these people’s crimes!”
Ji Qing had three days remaining, and he only gave the Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard two days.
He had to make this purge a watertight case.
“Yes, Town Guardian.”
“Good, the rest is up to you! I will give each of you a few streaks of Saber Qi. If you encounter any Foundation Establishment or Dao Foundation cultivators you cannot handle, these Saber Qi will help you kill them.”
“Thank you, Town Guardian.”
Ji Qing had no intention of staying in the City Lord’s Mansion.
He quickly left the City Lord’s Mansion and returned to the Town Guardian’s Mansion.
The rest of the matter was no longer his concern.
After all, the City Guard Formation had been activated, and no one could escape.
The Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard could calmly make their arrests.
He believed that in two days, the Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard would handle the matter properly.
As for the evidence?
He already had evidence of crimes collected by Hong Fuqing and Zhao Wusheng.
Coupled with the evidence collected by the Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard.
This case is a solid, ironclad one!
Ji Qing returned to the Town Guardian’s Mansion.
He immediately began to take stock of his spoils from this operation.
The storage bags of the two or three dozen Foundation Establishment and Dao Foundation cultivators from the City Lord’s Mansion, the sheer amount of Spirit Stones, rare treasures, and exotic items was unbelievable to Ji Qing.
And there was True Person Chong Yi’s storage bag.
Ji Qing estimated that the Spirit Stones in all the storage bags combined would surely exceed a million Spirit Stones.
This didn’t even include those rare treasures.
Things like Divine Weapons and Magic Tools.
Of course, the most valuable were the Golden Core Ji Qing obtained and the Magic Treasure, the Thirteen Layered Flame God Treasure Pagoda.
A Golden Core, as the name suggests, is a round, golden sphere, neither gold nor jade, with the saying, “Swallow a Golden Core, and know your fate is not Heaven’s.”
It is the essence of a Golden Core True Person’s entire cultivation.
It is even the embodiment of a Golden Core True Person’s “Dao”.
Such a Golden Core is extremely precious, useful for both alchemy and artifact forging.
However, even more precious was the Thirteen Layered Flame God Treasure Pagoda.
After all, it is a Magic Treasure!
Even within Ji Qing’s Domain, thousands of Saber Qi ceaselessly attacked, yet they could not harm this Magic Treasure in the slightest.
Fortunately, this Pagoda was not a defensive Magic Treasure.
Otherwise, even if True Person Chong Yi stood still, Ji Qing would not have been able to do anything to him.
Of course, Magic Treasures are hard to come by.
To possess one Magic Treasure is fortunate.
To also desire a defensive Magic Treasure is even more difficult.
As everyone knows, the rarity of defensive Magic Treasures far exceeds that of offensive Magic Treasures.
After all, defensive Magic Treasures can save lives!
However, even though the Pagoda before him was not a defensive Magic Treasure, it was still a great gain for Ji Qing.
It was a pity that Ji Qing was not an Immortal Dao cultivator; he could not activate the Pagoda before him.
The Might of this Pagoda was quite good.
Especially its Divine Fire.
If Ji Qing did not possess the Five Elements Physique and Five Star Annihilation True Qi, which could counter all Five Elements power, he might truly have been burned to ashes by the Pagoda’s Divine Fire.
This Divine Fire alone, a Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artist probably couldn’t withstand it.
This couldn’t help but give Ji Qing an idea.
If he could refine the Divine Fire within the Pagoda, he wouldn’t need to seek out other flames in the future.
The Divine Fire within this Pagoda would automatically replenish itself after use, requiring only a little time.
At most, it would consume Spirit Stones.
And its Might was terrifying.
However, Ji Qing had currently refined Black Pattern Gold and Netherworld Water, and according to Five Elements Mutual Generation, the next step should be to refine Five Elements Wood.
It wasn’t time to refine Five Elements Fire yet.
Moreover, Ji Qing also needed to first figure out what kind of flame the Divine Fire in the Pagoda was.
Fortunately, there were still three days left, so Ji Qing was not in a hurry.
Time passed quickly, and two days went by.
The Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard arrived at the Town Guardian’s Mansion and presented the evidence they had found.
Ji Qing took a cursory glance.
Hmm, very complete.
It was even more complete than the evidence collected by Zhao Wusheng and Hong Fuqing.
It was evident that the members of the Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard had spared no effort in collecting evidence.
“Town Guardian, the entire Quan City has been thoroughly cleaned up.”
“Alright, I will leave Quan City tomorrow and return to the Wind Thunder Sect. I will report all your merits to the sect then.”
“Thank you, Town Guardian!”
Ji Qing waved his hand, and the Law Enforcement Team and the City Guard respectfully bid farewell and left.
In fact, the Law Enforcement Team and City Guard had obtained even more Spirit Stones and treasures from confiscating properties.
But Ji Qing knew he couldn’t touch those things.
He couldn’t possibly have cleaned up Quan City only for it to be completely plundered.
The spoils from confiscating properties had to be handed over to the Wind Thunder Sect.
It was a way to account for things to the Wind Thunder Sect.
Finally, the last day arrived.
Ji Qing had been in Quan City for a year.
He had to return to the Wind Thunder Sect.
As for whether he would come to Quan City again, Ji Qing had already made up his mind.
This time, Quan City had been thoroughly plundered.
There was really no more profit to be made.
Ji Qing was unwilling to serve as the Town Guardian in Quan City again.
Since order had been restored in Quan City and the city had been thoroughly purged, Ji Qing deactivated the City Guard Great Formation.
During these three days, as the City Guard Great Formation isolated the inside from the outside, no news could be sent out.
People outside had no idea what had happened in Quan City.
However, now that the City Guard Great Formation was withdrawn, news could be disseminated.
Ji Qing, in his capacity as the Town Guardian of Quan City, immediately reported the events in Quan City to the sect.
Especially the appearance of True Person Chong Yi of the Zhou Tian Sect in Quan City was of utmost importance.
Ji Qing did not hide anything, reporting the news almost entirely truthfully.
The sect would surely send a Heavenly Human or a Golden Core to Quan City to investigate.
However, that was no longer Ji Qing’s concern.
He didn’t want to deal with Golden Core or Heavenly Human Realm cultivators from the sect in Quan City.
Therefore, after reporting the situation in Quan City to the sect via Communication Talisman, Ji Qing left Quan City immediately and headed back to the Wind Thunder Sect.
Little did Ji Qing know that the moment the City Guard Great Formation was withdrawn, countless messages were sent out.
Everything he had done in Quan City, down to the smallest detail, quickly spread to the outside world.
Especially his defeat of a Golden Core as a Dao Foundation cultivator caused a sensation!
……
In Heavenly Desolation City, at the Little Bamboo Pill Shop.
Early in the morning, Zhao Xiaozhu, Ling Shuang Ren, and Mu Yunxia were busy in the Pill Shop.
Some hired shop assistants had also joined them.
But they were all mostly women.
And Zhao Xiaozhu had also started taking apprentices.
The Pill Shop was finally on the right track.
However, the Pill Shop had recently encountered a slight problem.
Everyone knew that selling pills was a highly profitable business.
Seeing how well Zhao Xiaozhu’s shop was doing, some people were inevitably envious.
Although at the beginning of its opening, by leveraging “Elder Qi’s” reputation, the Pill Shop gained immediate recognition, and no one came to cause trouble.
But as time went by, some people made inquiries.
They found out that Elder Qi actually had no connection to the Pill Shop.
It was purely the Pill Shop using his name.
The true backing of Zhao Xiaozhu’s Pill Shop was actually Ji Qing, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Wind Thunder Sect’s Martial Dao Lineage.
Ji Qing, being a Black Robe NinePattern, had some deterrent effect.
Otherwise, the Pill Shop wouldn’t have only encountered minor troubles until now.
But Ji Qing went to Quan City to serve as Town Guardian.
He was often unable to extend his reach.
Moreover, while Black Robe NinePattern could deter most people, they couldn’t deter Heavenly Human Prominent Families or Golden Core families.
“Xiaozhu, those people are here again.”
At this moment, Mu Yunxia pointed towards a group of black-robed cultivators outside.
Zhao Xiaozhu’s expression darkened.
These cultivators were very annoying.
They did nothing but loiter in the shop, causing minor trouble.
They didn’t resort to major violence, but they were disgusting.
And it genuinely affected business.
After all, with so many people sitting around in the shop without buying pills, how could others buy?
And anyone could see that there was something wrong with the shop.
Over time, it would indeed have an impact.
These people were not from the Wind Thunder Sect.
They were from a Heavenly Human Prominent Family.
This Heavenly Human Prominent Family had previously, both openly and covertly, tried to negotiate a partnership with Zhao Xiaozhu.
The deal was that the shop would be partially owned by the Heavenly Human Prominent Family.
But Zhao Xiaozhu firmly refused.
She herself only owned fifty percent; was she going to give her share to a Heavenly Human Prominent Family?
That was absolutely impossible!
But after this refusal, trouble began.
It continued until now.
Soon, a group of men in black arrived outside Zhao Xiaozhu’s Pill Shop.
Zhao Xiaozhu, Ling Shuang Ren, and Mu Yunxia were all prepared.
This time, they were determined to keep these people outside the shop.
Even if it meant closing the shop, they would absolutely not let these people push their luck!
It was a pity Ji Qing was not here.
If Ji Qing were still here, how would even a Heavenly Human Prominent Family dare to be so presumptuous?
“Huh?”
“Why aren’t these people coming into the shop to cause trouble?”
Zhao Xiaozhu and the other two were confused.
The group of men in black stood outside, showing no intention of entering the shop.
“Wang Xuan, what are you trying to do?”
Zhao Xiaozhu then walked out of the shop and stared at one of the men in black at the front.
It was Wang Xuan.
The legitimate son of a Heavenly Human Prominent Family!
He had also joined the Wind Thunder Sect and was a Black Robe SixPattern.
Upon seeing Zhao Xiaozhu, Wang Xuan’s expression was somewhat complicated.
He immediately took a deep breath, then offered a gift with both hands and said loudly, “Fellow Daoist, my Wang Family has offended you before. Here are fifty thousand Spirit Stones, a compensation from my Wang Family to your shop, please accept it!”
Wang Xuan lowered his head and held up a Storage Bag with both hands.
It contained fifty thousand Spirit Stones.
Zhao Xiaozhu, Mu Yunxia, and Ling Shuang Ren were all stunned.
Fifty thousand Spirit Stones?
That was a generous sum.
The Wang Family was a Heavenly Human Prominent Family.
Just a few days ago they were aggressive.
What happened today?
They came to apologize on their own initiative, even suffering a significant loss by compensating fifty thousand Spirit Stones?
“Wang Xuan, what exactly is going on? I won’t accept the Spirit Stones unless you explain.”
Zhao Xiaozhu stared coldly at Wang Xuan.
Without understanding the circumstances, she dared not casually accept Wang Xuan’s apology.
“You don’t know?”
Wang Xuan’s expression was somewhat complicated, but he slowly replied, “Ji Qing, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Wind Thunder Sect’s Martial Dao Lineage, foiled the Zhou Tian Sect’s plot in Quan City, defeating a Golden Core as a Dao Foundation cultivator and killing True Person Chong Yi of the Zhou Tian Sect!”
“Boom.”
Zhao Xiaozhu’s mind roared, and she stood there stunned.
Ling Shuang Ren and Mu Yunxia’s eyes widened upon hearing this, and they stood motionlessly like clay statues.
