Chapter 139: Flying Sword Rampages, Lie Yingniang Yields! Ji Qing Travels Through The Air, Returns To Hundred Battles Sect!
“Mister Ji?”
Yunmeng Goddess also discovered Ji Qing.
A trace of joy appeared on her face.
Just now facing three demons, she had been supporting herself very arduously.
She even felt like she was about to hold out no longer.
At this time, Ji Qing came out of seclusion, which was simply like a divine weapon descending from heaven for her—extremely timely!
The only trouble was that the three demons were very strong.
Especially the one in front of them with its enormous body, which was extraordinary.
“Mister Ji, this demon is a Great Demon, you must be careful!”
“Great Demon?”
Ji Qing had killed so many demons, yet he had not encountered a single Great Demon.
No wonder Yunmeng Goddess couldn’t hold out.
A Great Demon was an existence that even made Grandmasters extremely troubled.
However, whether Great Demon or other demons.
Ji Qing had to Draw Sword!
“Keng”.
Ji Qing drew his sword.
His saber underwater had its combat power somewhat affected.
However, with this saber, the hundred strands of Innate True Qi in Ji Qing’s body instantly burst forth.
This was currently the limit that Ji Qing’s body could withstand.
If it exceeded a hundred strands of Innate True Qi bursting forth, his body wouldn’t hold up and would explode.
At that point, he would die before even killing the enemy.
Therefore, a hundred strands was the limit!
And a hundred strands of Innate True Qi, moreover Innate Five Elements Destruction True Qi—what terror was that?
This saber strike condensed as if substantial.
Saber Qi easily sliced through the river bottom water waves.
Even more, every inch that the Saber Qi passed over, the river bottom water froze into ice crystals.
“Kacha kacha”.
Ji Qing’s Saber Qi slashed all the way, freezing a path of ice crystals.
“Puchi”.
Finally, the Saber Qi landed on the three demons.
That Great Demon with an incomparably huge body suddenly stiffened all over.
Then, its massive body went “kacha” and froze.
The three demons stopped moving.
They had already frozen into Ice Sculptures.
And there was no breath of life left.
The river bottom suddenly quieted down.
Yunmeng Goddess widened her eyes.
“This…”
She knew Ji Qing might have been promoted to Innate Grandmaster.
But could promotion to Innate Grandmaster be strong to this extent?
That was a Great Demon!
A Great Demon that often required Grandmasters to besiege it just to have a chance of killing it, and Ji Qing?
He actually directly slashed it with one saber.
Simply inconceivable.
The so-called Great Demon was one that could match Cultivators above “Qi Cultivation Level Seven”.
Only then could it be called a Great Demon!
Yunmeng Goddess knew Ji Qing’s strength was very strong, and knew that even before becoming Innate, Ji Qing could kill Grandmasters.
But she never imagined that after Ji Qing’s promotion to Innate, his strength span would be so vast.
Simply inconceivable.
Even Ji Qing himself was somewhat surprised.
But thinking carefully, his hundred strands of Innate Five Elements Destruction True Qi bursting forth, plus Saber Intent, and the mysterious power in the Innate True Qi.
Even at the river bottom, killing a Great Demon wasn’t all that earth-shattering.
This Great Demon should also be within the “Five Elements attributes”, restrained by Ji Qing’s Innate Five Elements Destruction True Qi.
Of course, Ji Qing’s Saber Intent was also very important.
Saber Intent directly intimidated the Great Demon, and greatly amplified the might of the Saber Qi.
That was how Ji Qing’s one saber succeeded!
And such a saber, at his peak, Ji Qing could slash only ten in total!
Purely in terms of power, this was already Ji Qing’s Peak saber!
“Killed Great Demon, obtained 100 Origin Points.”
“Killed ordinary demon, obtained 10 Origin Points.”
“Killed ordinary demon, obtained 10 Origin Points.”
Ji Qing had killed three demons: one Great Demon, two Lesser Demons.
Killing the Great Demon actually granted a full 100 Origin Points.
Truly a huge harvest.
Plus the two Lesser Demons, Ji Qing harvested a total of 120 Origin Points.
This was obviously a huge harvest.
Now Ji Qing’s Origin Points added up to a total of 178 points!
Already enough to improve the Innate Five Elements Destruction Scripture!
However, no rush now.
Ji Qing looked toward Yunmeng Goddess: “What’s the deal with these three demons? Logically, there shouldn’t be such terrifying demons in Yunmeng River, right?”
Yunmeng Goddess nodded, her expression grave as she said: “Yunmeng River doesn’t have such terrifying demons. They are sea demons that came upriver through the Sea Area into Yunmeng River.”
“Sea Area?”
Ji Qing was pensive.
Yunmeng River was not connected to the great sea.
But Yunmeng River connected to other rivers, and those other rivers eventually flowed to the great sea.
Demons from the great sea coming upriver and eventually entering Yunmeng River seemed normal.
But was it really normal?
“Has Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy now become dense enough to nurture Great Demons?”
Ji Qing asked.
Yunmeng Goddess shook her head and said: “Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy is indeed much denser now, but it’s only just Spiritual Energy Revival—how could it nurture such terrifying Great Demons? If I haven’t guessed wrong, this Great Demon is one that slept at the sea bottom a thousand years ago.”
“With the revival of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, demons sleeping at the sea bottom are gradually awakening, and this Great Demon is one of them!”
“Fortunately, my divine power has surged several times, otherwise I probably truly couldn’t have held out much longer…”
Ji Qing frowned.
Spiritual Energy Revival, even Great Demons from the deep sea bottom were awakening.
Then what about Jianghu?
What about the world?
“Goddess, has the outside world undergone great changes now?”
Ji Qing asked again.
The Goddess opened her mouth, hesitating to speak.
After a long time, she slowly said: “Great changes? It’s more like the world turned upside down!”
“The ‘divine position’ I just obtained, and then Great Shang Imperial Court was gone… Fortunately, the new Imperial Court didn’t strip my ‘divine position’, otherwise it would have been big trouble.”
“Not only is Great Shang Imperial Court gone, many Immortal Path forces previously sealed throughout the world have emerged. Cultivators have thoroughly taken control of the entire world.”
“As for Martial Artists… they have completely fallen to the bottom…”
The Goddess recounted the outside world’s events in detail.
Although the Goddess couldn’t leave Yunmeng River.
But Yunmeng River’s scope was too vast.
Everything happening within Yunmeng River’s range, Yunmeng Goddess knew clearly.
The changes throughout the world, the Goddess knew like the back of her hand.
Ji Qing fell silent.
Great Shang was just gone like that?
He hadn’t expected Great Shang Imperial Family to have three Grandmasters.
The Shang Yutai he met earlier in Shangdu was merely one of them.
There were two other Grandmasters who hadn’t appeared.
Yet even so, Great Shang Imperial Court was gone just like that.
Even the three Grandmasters were slain with one sword.
Now with Cultivation forces reemerging, the world had become a Cultivation great era!
Martial Artists naturally could only become bottom-tier.
“Right, it seems Ling Xiao Pavilion is widely issuing Invitation Letters, inviting numerous top Martial Artists to Ling Xiao Pavilion to discuss major matters!”
The Goddess also mentioned Ling Xiao Pavilion.
Ji Qing was pensive.
He now urgently wanted to return to An Yang City.
To see how Hundred Battles Sect was doing.
And to see how Ji Yao was doing.
“Goddess, thank you for protecting me during this time. With the world’s great changes today, I also need to go back and see.”
“Alright, then take care, Mister Ji!”
The Goddess didn’t try to keep him.
With the world so volatile now, someone like Ji Qing couldn’t hide in the Water Mansion forever.
“Han Gao, let’s go.”
Ji Qing directly took Han Gao and left the Water Mansion.
“Whoosh”.
Ji Qing and Han Gao both leaped out of the water surface.
At this time, many boats were passing on the River Surface.
It seemed with Great Shang Imperial Court’s downfall, the world had stabilized again.
No more Rebel Army.
Ordinary folk’s lives were better.
“Eh? Why is someone in the river?”
“Did they fall in?”
“Quick, save them…”
Some people saw Ji Qing and Han Gao in the water, thinking they had fallen in, even turning their boats to prepare rescue.
But suddenly, Ji Qing fiercely treaded the Void, as if there were stairs under his feet, stepping up into the sky step by step.
“What?”
“This… this is an Immortal?”
“An Immortal…”
With the world’s great changes, even ordinary folk knew there were Immortals in the world.
It’s just that Immortals were many, but ordinary people rarely saw them.
However, they didn’t know Ji Qing wasn’t an Immortal.
His treading the void would consume some Innate True Qi.
But no matter, he now had plenty of Innate True Qi.
He wanted to return to An Yang City at the fastest speed.
And flying was undoubtedly the fastest!
“Whoosh”.
Ji Qing accelerated, swiftly turning into a streak of light, disappearing into the horizon.
……
Hundred Battles Sect, three streaks of light descended.
Revealing three figures.
Seeing these three figures, Hundred Battles Sect disciples widened their eyes one by one.
“It’s Senior Brother Liu, Senior Brother Zhang, and Junior Sister Xia.”
“They just descended from the sky, seeming to have flown—could it be…”
“They secretly went to seek Immortal opportunity before, did they really succeed?”
These three descending from the sky—not only Hundred Battles Sect people were muttering, surrounding people were too.
Nowadays, common folk also knew of Cultivators’ existence.
Knew these three were Cultivators.
Ordinary people called Cultivators “Immortal Masters” to show respect.
The three landed outside Hundred Battles Sect, saw Lie Yingniang, and Liu Hao spoke: “Sect Leader, we three have successfully sought Immortality and become Cultivators. This time we returned to pull up our sect brothers and sisters.”
“Floating Cloud Sect now needs some aptituded disciples to farm Spiritual Fields—this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Don’t let the fat water flow to outsiders; we three naturally first thought of our sect brothers and sisters.”
Hearing this, the fifty disciples in Hundred Battles Sect were indeed somewhat moved.
Especially seeing Liu Hao and the others had become Cultivators.
After all, who didn’t want to become a lofty Immortal Master?
The three had just become Cultivators and could already travel in and out of the azure sky, flying in the Void.
They could even cast Magic, control Flying Swords.
How carefree!
These were all things Martial Artists dreamed of but couldn’t reach.
Unless promoted to Innate, becoming a Grandmaster to tread the void.
But Jianghu was so vast, so many Martial Artists—how many could promote to Innate and achieve Grandmaster?
“Farming Spiritual Fields? In the end, it’s just being farmers for Floating Cloud Sect.”
Lie Yingniang said coldly.
“Sect Leader, so what if farmers? That’s farming for Immortals! Moreover, farming Spiritual Fields well also offers a chance to step onto the Immortal Path!”
Liu Hao’s words moved not only the surrounding people, but Hundred Battles Sect disciples even more.
Lie Yingniang saw the expectant looks on the disciples’ faces and sighed deeply: “Fine, whoever wants to go, go. I won’t stop you.”
A smile appeared on Liu Hao’s face.
This time he came with a task.
For every aptituded Spiritual Field farmer he recruited, he could obtain one Spirit Stone.
That was a precious Spirit Stone.
So he first thought of Hundred Battles Sect.
Among ordinary people, finding those with aptitude was one in a hundred.
But Hundred Battles Sect was different.
Initially, Hundred Battles Sect disciples were one in a hundred li, selected through strict review to enter Hundred Battles Sect.
They were all elites.
This also manifested in Cultivation talent.
People in Hundred Battles Sect seemed to be elites too.
Perhaps one in ten, or one in five, had Cultivation aptitude.
If dozens came, Liu Hao and the others would strike it rich.
“Right, has Mister Ji returned? Floating Cloud Sect said, for First-rate Experts like Mister Ji, if willing to go to Floating Cloud Sect, even without Cultivation aptitude, they could be granted Spiritual Objects to promote to Innate.”
“If already promoted to Innate, they could also join Floating Cloud Sect as Guards. If merits are established, Guards can also be granted Treasure.”
Liu Hao continued.
Clearly, Innate Grandmasters, even in Cultivation sects, weren’t useless; they had special status.
After all, in a sense, once Martial Artists promoted to Innate, they matched Qi Refining Stage Cultivators.
Even, if Grandmasters with powerful combat power, they could compare to high-stage Qi Refining Cultivators.
This was much stronger than ordinary Qi Refining Cultivators.
Lie Yingniang’s face was very ugly, she said coldly: “Mister Ji hasn’t returned. Even if he has, would a proud Grandmaster go be a Guard for an Immortal Path sect?”
Lie Yingniang knew clearly.
Nicely put, it was being a Guard.
But in reality, it was being a dog.
A proud Grandmaster, standing at the pinnacle of Jianghu.
And then go to an Immortal Path sect to be a dog?
Lie Yingniang didn’t need to think to know, with “Mister Ji’s” personality, absolutely impossible!
“Sect Leader, you can’t say that. So what if Grandmaster? Even standing at Jianghu’s pinnacle, it’s still just a Martial Artist. Now it’s the Immortal Path great era—mere Martial Artists can never compare to Cultivation!”
“If Sect Leader remains so stubborn, you’ll regret it for life later.”
Lie Yingniang stared deadly at Liu Hao.
This Liu Hao, back in Hundred Battles Sect, was very clever or slick.
Now with Cultivation aptitude, becoming a Cultivator, yet stepping on the high and fawning on the low.
On the surface coming to Hundred Battles Sect to give juniors a chance, but in reality?
Definitely huge benefits!
“Fine, Liu Hao, do what you want, I won’t stop you. Whoever wants to go with Liu Hao, just go.”
Lie Yingniang waved her hand.
She was already disheartened.
“Sect Leader, sorry.”
The first person stepped forward.
“Sect Leader, I also want to become a Cultivator…”
Then the second, third, fourth, fifth…
In the blink of an eye, Hundred Battles Sect, which had about fifty left, suddenly only had a few remaining.
Still the Hundred Battles Sect “Old Man”.
Lie Yingniang’s Junior Brother.
Lie Yingniang’s face was pale.
She waved her hand: “Fine, go, all go.”
Everything returned to the origin.
A smile appeared on Liu Hao’s face.
“Right, one last thing!”
“Floating Cloud Sect wants to set up a dojo in An Yang City, recruiting aptituded disciples year-round. This task was assigned to us three, and we three feel Hundred Battles Sect is very good, very suitable to become Floating Cloud Sect’s dojo in An Yang City.”
“So, please step aside, Sect Leader, and yield Hundred Battles Sect.”
At these words, Lie Yingniang suddenly widened her eyes.
“What? You… you want to seize Hundred Battles Sect?”
Lie Yingniang glared furiously.
Her mind buzzed, as if unable to believe what she heard.
No matter what, Liu Hao and the three were once Hundred Battles Sect disciples.
Hundred Battles Sect gave the three stable lives, taught them to Practice Martial Arts.
No Grudge no matter what.
How could Liu Hao and the three repay kindness with enmity, to seize Hundred Battles Sect?
An Yang City was so big, anywhere could be a dojo.
Why must it be Hundred Battles Sect?
This was deliberate by Liu Hao and the three!
“Sect Leader, this actually can’t blame me. An inner sect Senior Brother scryed qi and found this Hundred Battles Sect area has abundant Fortune. If a Formation is set to attract Spiritual Energy, given Time it could even nurture a blessed land.”
“So, I’m powerless too.”
Lie Yingniang stared deadly at Liu Hao.
Her hand had even gripped the Hilt.
However, Liu Hao waved his hand.
A wisp of cyan light appeared beside Liu Hao, swirling around him.
Lie Yingniang’s pupils shrank.
Dangerous!
Extremely dangerous!
She could sense the terrifying sharpness contained in that wisp of cyan light.
“That’s… Flying Sword?”
“The legendary Cultivators’ Flying Swords can take heads from a thousand li away, kill in ten thousand armies like cutting grass!”
“This is Flying Sword? Such sharpness, fast as lightning—for Martial Artists, it’s truly devastating, no Martial Artist can block a single Flying Sword…”
Seeing Liu Hao actually had a Flying Sword.
Everyone around widened their eyes.
Flying Sword.
It was said the three Grandmaster Old Ancestors of Great Shang Imperial Family died under Flying Swords.
Cultivators could cast Magic, Formation, refine artifacts, had Talismans.
But for many, what was strongest about Cultivators?
Actually, Flying Swords!
Every powerful Cultivator they saw used Flying Swords.
Now Flying Swords were almost deified.
Jianghu even had a proverb.
Flying Sword out, who dares contend?
Meaning, with a Flying Sword, almost invincible.
What Martial Artists.
What Grandmasters.
Before Flying Swords, all fragile!
And how long had Liu Hao Cultivated?
Unexpectedly, Liu Hao already had a Flying Sword.
This also showed how valued Liu Hao was in Floating Cloud Sect.
Actually granted a Flying Sword.
Cultivators with or without Flying Swords were two different things.
For a moment, the surroundings quieted.
Seeming all intimidated by that small Flying Sword.
Even Lie Yingniang suddenly calmed.
Her gaze on the Flying Sword, eyes red, expression flickering.
She knew today Hundred Battles Sect must “yield”.
“Fine, we’ll move!”
Lie Yingniang yielded.
Move!
Must move!
Hundred Battles Sect disciples also had complex expressions.
After all, Lie Yingniang was Sect Leader.
And everyone knew Hundred Battles Sect was Lie Yingniang’s ancestral Foundation.
And just like that, moving away?
But Liu Hao even had a Flying Sword.
Who dared not move?
Not to mention them—even Grandmasters facing Flying Swords probably could only bow heads.
“Want Hundred Battles Sect? Have you asked Ji Mou?”
Suddenly, a strange yet familiar voice rang out.
“Shua”.
Lie Yingniang abruptly looked up, toward the direction of the voice.
She saw.
An extremely familiar figure standing in the Void.
Stepping through the air step by step!
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