Chapter 208: Welcoming The Patriarch! The “heavenly Saber” Ji Qing, Who Single-handedly Suppresses The World With One Saber, Has Returned!
“Senior, is your surname Ji?”
Qin Shuang asked carefully.
The man looked at Qin Shuang with a half-smile and a knowing look.
“Indeed, Yingniang was an old acquaintance of mine back then.”
Qin Shuang’s heart trembled!
Understood.
Everything was clear now.
How could she not understand?
A senior’s old acquaintance, surnamed Ji, and most importantly, wielded the Astonishing Swan Saber with consummate skill, killing over a dozen Qi Refining Cultivators with a single saber slash, truly embodying the saying, “When the Astonishing Swan Saber appears, heads will roll.”
Who else could such a person be?
It must be the legendary figure she had admired immensely since childhood but never met, the founder of Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, “Heavenly Saber” Ji Qing!
For a moment, Qin Shuang was so shocked that she couldn’t speak.
She remembered that the Patriarch “Ji Qing” had set sail overseas decades ago?
Why had the Patriarch returned now?
However, since the Patriarch hadn’t revealed his name and identity himself, Qin Shuang, despite guessing, didn’t speak up.
Her gaze was filled with fanatical reverence.
“Clever indeed…”
Seeing this, Ji Qing nodded inwardly.
He had just returned to the Immeasurable Domain.
He had been on the vast sea when he sensed Qin Shuang and the others, saw their Heavenly Martial Sacred Land attire, and thus tore through space to appear instantly and save them.
He hadn’t expected to encounter a disciple of an old acquaintance.
“What exactly happened? Why were people from the Dong Yang Demonic Sect chasing you?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Senior Ji, please, hurry to Heavenly Martial Sacred Land. The Supreme Elder of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect has broken through to the Golden Core Realm. He is ambitious and wants to annex various sects. Our Heavenly Martial Sacred Land controls the Two Provinces Land and has been targeted by the Dong Yang Demonic Sect. We are in grave danger…”
Qin Shuang’s face was pale.
Yin Kui Sheng had been relentlessly pursuing them, and they had not received any news from the Sacred Land.
Who knew what the state of the Sacred Land was now?
After all, that was a Golden Core True Person!
If they attacked Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, how could it resist given its current state?
Only the person before them, if he was truly the “senior” she suspected, could save Heavenly Martial Sacred Land.
In fact, as long as he returned to Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, the sect would be safe.
Upon mentioning the Dong Yang Demonic Sect, the other disciples of Heavenly Martial Sacred Land also showed expressions of panic.
“We are so far from the Sacred Land now, it’s too late to rush back and report…”
“The Dong Yang Demonic Sect has been planning for so long, I’m afraid they’ve already made a move on the Sacred Land.”
“No matter what, we must return to the Sacred Land as quickly as possible. We cannot give up even if there’s only a sliver of hope…”
These disciples, though only Martial Artists who hadn’t even reached the Innate realm.
Yet, not a single one of them feared death.
Nor did they abandon the Sacred Land; instead, each of them wanted to return and perish with it.
Ji Qing watched this scene with some emotion.
This showed that even though decades had passed since his departure, Heavenly Martial Sacred Land might have indeed weakened in terms of martial strength, but their teachings to disciples had not faltered.
This had fostered a greater sense of belonging among the disciples towards Heavenly Martial Sacred Land.
He wondered who was in charge of Heavenly Martial Sacred Land now?
Was it Elder Crane?
Or perhaps other Martial Artists?
But no matter who it was, it no longer mattered.
“Senior…”
Qin Shuang turned her gaze back to Ji Qing.
“Alright, let’s return to Heavenly Martial Sacred Land!”
Ji Qing agreed.
“Yes, Senior! But they can’t fly…”
Qin Shuang looked at the remaining disciples of Heavenly Martial Sacred Land.
“Fly? Too slow…”
Ji Qing waved his hand, and several people were instantly drawn into Ji Qing’s Grotto-Heaven Small Realm.
This Grotto-Heaven Small Realm was a true world, capable of housing living beings.
The only issue was external beings; if they were abruptly moved into the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm, it would be equivalent to constantly consuming the Foundation of the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm.
Ordinary mortals were fine; at most, it would be food supplies.
But if they were cultivators, the problem would be significant.
Consuming the Foundation of the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm meant consuming Ji Qing.
Thus, for such a long time, Ji Qing had not brought external beings into the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm for this very reason.
Unless, one day, living beings were naturally born within the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm, then it would be different.
At that time, the cultivation of beings within the Grotto-Heaven Small Realm would actually strengthen its Foundation.
However, the current Grotto-Heaven Small Realm could not yet give birth to living beings.
Ji Qing was also far from cultivating to that level.
Of course, for a temporary journey, bringing a few people was not a major problem.
“Where is this place?”
“It’s bare, with nothing.”
“How did we suddenly arrive here?”
“This doesn’t seem like the method of Martial Artists; it’s more like the methods of Immortal Dao Cultivators, perhaps some Magic Treasures?”
The disciples of Heavenly Martial Sacred Land were very surprised.
It was natural for them to feel a bit flustered upon being abruptly brought to this place.
“Senior Sister Qin, do you perhaps know this Senior?”
A disciple asked.
“Perhaps… but there’s no need to think so much now; just follow the Senior’s arrangements.”
Qin Shuang had no intention of explaining.
“Swish.”
In just a moment, everyone felt a light appear before their eyes.
Looking up at the familiar surroundings, they seemed to disbelieve.
“This… this is at the foot of the Sacred Land mountain?”
“We’ve returned to the Sacred Land instantly?”
“How is this possible? We were by the sea, thousands of miles away from the Sacred Land. Even with extreme speed, it’s impossible to return to the Sacred Land in the blink of an eye…”
Everyone looked at Ji Qing with disbelief.
Even Qin Shuang did.
Such a method was miraculous, surpassing her understanding.
“Let’s go, up the mountain.”
“Yes, Senior.”
Upon reaching Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, the disciples’ hearts settled.
Even with a belly full of questions, it wasn’t the time to ask.
Thus, Qin Shuang and the others quickly flew towards the mountain.
…
In the square of Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, dense ranks of Dong Yang Demonic Sect disciples had the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land completely surrounded.
There were many corpses on the ground.
The air was filled with a thick scent of blood.
Elders Crane, Tiger, and Deer, though Martial Artists at the Peak of Dao Foundation and still struggling, showed a hint of despair in their eyes.
“Golden Core…”
“Well played, Mo Yangzi. I didn’t expect you to break through to the Golden Core Realm so quietly? But don’t forget, our Heavenly Martial Sacred Land is allied with the Jade Pool Sect, Northern Mausoleum Immortal Palace, and other Immortal Sects. Even if you’ve become a Golden Core, do you really think you can sweep across the land unchallenged? If the Immortal Sects join forces, your Dong Yang Demonic Sect will surely be defeated!”
Elder Crane said with a hoarse voice.
His words were not groundless.
The major Immortal Sects had a long inheritance and profound Foundations, leaving behind some Magic Treasures and Great Formations.
If Mo Yangzi were the only Golden Core, he probably wouldn’t be able to sweep through the major Immortal Sects.
Mo Yangzi’s expression was calm as he said, “Elder Crane, I never intended to sweep through all the Immortal Sects. The other Immortal Sects, have I touched any of them?”
“But your Heavenly Martial Sacred Land is different. You are all just Martial Artists, and the world belongs to us Immortal Dao Cultivators! Decades ago, a Ji Qing emerged among the Martial Artists, earning the reputation of ‘Heavenly Saber,’ who suppressed all major Immortal Sects with his saber. At that time, all the Immortal Sects bowed down, but that was in the past.”
“Now, the Martial Way and the Immortal Path are still two different roads. If Heavenly Martial Sacred Land is destroyed, the other Immortal Sects will not unite; at most, they will be wary of my Dong Yang Demonic Sect. After annexing your Two Provinces Land, I will slowly plan for the other Immortal Sects.”
“It’s just that your Heavenly Martial Sacred Land’s Foundation is too poor, and even your Mountain Protecting Formation is mediocre. Moreover, after so long, your Heavenly Martial Sacred Land hasn’t produced any formidable techniques. It seems your founding Patriarch didn’t leave behind many means for Heavenly Martial Sacred Land.”
Mo Yangzi’s words made Elder Crane and the others’ hearts sink.
Yes, it was precisely because Heavenly Martial Sacred Land’s Foundation was too shallow that Mo Yangzi targeted it first.
If they had powerful mountain-protecting formations or potent Magic Treasures like other Immortal Sects, Mo Yangzi, even having broken through to the Golden Core Realm, would not have dared to provoke them so easily.
But Heavenly Martial Sacred Land had nothing, which was why Mo Yangzi attacked the mountain gate, intending to destroy it directly.
“Foundation…”
Elder Crane suddenly looked up.
“Who says our Heavenly Martial Sacred Land has no Foundation?”
As Elder Crane’s words fell, several figures instantly took to the sky.
These figures were all Dao Foundation Martial Artists!
“Mere Dao Foundation, you dare to be presumptuous before me?”
Mo Yangzi sneered.
The combat power of Dao Foundation was indeed slightly stronger than Foundation Establishment, but he was already a Golden Core.
Golden Core Cultivators were sufficient to sweep aside Dao Foundation Martial Artists.
However, among these Dao Foundation Martial Artists, there was a woman.
She was very special.
Because, in her hand, she held a special saber.
“Clang.”
The woman drew her saber.
The saber light was as brilliant as a river of stars; even in the daytime, it seemed to outshine the sun.
However, the most terrifying thing was not the saber light but the terrifying Saber Intent contained within it.
The dreadful Saber Intent seemed to sweep down from the entire Heaven and Earth.
Even Mo Yangzi’s pupils contracted violently. His heart sent frantic warnings, yet he could not move!
Saber Intent!
Such terrifying Saber Intent!
Mo Yangzi thought of someone.
Someone who, just thinking of him, filled him with dread.
“Heavenly Saber” Ji Qing!
That terrifying Martial Artist who, with one saber, had suppressed all the major Immortal Sects!
“Hahaha, Elder Lie’s Saber Intent has taken effect! Just as expected, the Saber Intent left by the Patriarch, even a Golden Core True Person cannot resist it!”
“The Saber Intent left by the Patriarch is the Foundation of our Heavenly Martial Sacred Land! And, when catalyzed by Elder Lie with the ‘Astonishing Swan Saber,’ it is truly terrifying. This is our chance.”
“Kill! Today we must kill Mo Yangzi!”
These Dao Foundation Martial Artists seemed to have known beforehand that Lie Yingniang would unleash Saber Intent upon drawing her saber.
This Saber Intent did not belong to Lie Yingniang but was left by the founder of Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, “Heavenly Saber” Ji Qing.
Its power was indeed extraordinary, even a Golden Core True Person was awed by the Saber Intent.
Then, the Dao Foundation Martial Artists of Heavenly Martial Sacred Land swarmed forward.
Even if the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect reacted, they could only block some of them.
Several Dao Foundation Cultivators had already reached Mo Yangzi’s front, then either drawing their sabers or swords, they slashed towards Mo Yangzi.
“Hum.”
At the critical moment, a black and white painting scroll appeared above Mo Yangzi’s head.
This painting scroll slowly unfurled.
The black and white colors instantly protected Mo Yangzi.
The full-power attacks of several Dao Foundation Martial Artists slammed into Mo Yangzi, but they were blocked by the black and white painting scroll.
It merely stirred ripples of black and white light on the scroll.
And Mo Yangzi finally awoke from the shock of the Saber Intent.
He looked warily at the saber in Lie Yingniang’s hand.
“Saber Intent… What formidable Saber Intent! The Saber Intent of ‘Heavenly Saber’ Ji Qing, I have now experienced it. But do you know the Foundation of my Dong Yang Demonic Sect?”
“This Yin Yang Painting Scroll is the treasure of our Dong Yang Demonic Sect’s heritage. With this Magic Treasure, I am invincible! Let alone a few of you Dao Foundation Cultivators, even a Heavenly Human cannot break through my Magic Treasure!”
Mo Yangzi’s purpose in coming to the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land this time was to destroy it. How could he not have prepared?
He brought the sect-protecting Supreme Treasure of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect with him.
With a Magic Treasure of this level, Mo Yangzi would be unharmed even if he stood still and let the Dao Foundation cultivators of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land attack him.
“How could this be…”
Elder Crane’s face darkened.
A look of despair appeared in his eyes.
The Saber Intent left by Ji Qing was the greatest Foundation of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land.
And it had indeed worked.
It was a pity that the Dong Yang Demonic Sect had an even deeper Foundation.
Such a Yin Yang Painting Scroll Magic Treasure had caused all their schemes to fail.
Lie Yingniang tightly gripped the hilt of her saber.
She said word by word, coldly, “What Supreme Treasure, what invincibility? When Ji Qing was still here, did any of you in the Dong Yang Demonic Sect dare to say a single extra word? If Ji Qing were still here, even an ordinary saber would be enough to cleave open this damn Yin Yang Painting Scroll!”
What she said was not wrong.
Even Mo Yangzi had no immediate rebuttal.
back then, when Ji Qing was rampant across the land, he was merely at the Foundation Establishment stage.
How could he be qualified to be Ji Qing’s opponent?
But Ji Qing’s fame had echoed throughout the entire world.
It made all Immortal Sects bow down, including the Dong Yang Demonic Sect.
If this Yin Yang Painting Scroll were truly that powerful, why would the Dong Yang Demonic Sect have bowed before Ji Qing?
“Hmph, in so many years, only one Ji Qing has appeared. But he has already gone to sea and will never return. As for the Orthodox Lineage he left behind, I will personally trample it today!”
The Yin Yang Painting Scroll above Mo Yangzi’s head shone brightly, making him appear like a God-Demon.
At the same time, Mo Yangzi was preparing a Golden Core Magic.
Terrifying black qi gathered in the void.
It exuded a sinister and terrifying aura.
That was death qi!
Mo Yangzi cultivated a demonic art, a forbidden art even within the Dong Yang Demonic Sect. To have cultivated to the Golden Core stage so quickly, Mo Yangzi must have killed countless people.
And now, with Mo Yangzi’s terrifying Magic Power at the Golden Core stage, once he unleashed his demonic art, all the Martial Artists of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land would be corrupted by the death qi, eventually turning into walking corpses, or even being directly refined into puppets by Mo Yangzi.
Elder Crane let out a wry laugh and said, “Fellow Daoist Ji, I have failed you, and even more so, I have failed all the martial artists in the world. I could not protect the Orthodox Lineage you left behind, nor could I even protect the only Martial Way Sacred Land for all martial artists…”
Elder Crane took a deep breath.
He had already resolved to die.
Lie Yingniang’s gaze was as cold as a saber.
She thought of that figure in her mind.
That figure had haunted her dreams for decades, but alas, she would never see him again…
The aura within her body was also constantly climbing.
She was also going to burn her life to unleash her most brilliant saber strike yet!
In the vast Heavenly Martial Sacred Land.
Be it Dao Foundation or Innate cultivators, not a single one fled or begged for mercy.
They were all prepared to die with the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land!
“Whoosh.”
At this moment, a figure flew up from below the mountain.
“Master!”
Qin Shuang immediately saw her Master.
Lie Yingniang’s heart softened.
“Shuang’er, why have you returned? Coming back at a time like this is just courting death?”
Lie Yingniang could face death herself, but she couldn’t bring herself to be ruthless with her only disciple, Qin Shuang.
She desperately wanted Qin Shuang to live!
“Master, please listen to me, the Sacred Land can be saved!”
Qin Shuang said excitedly.
“Foolish child… nowadays, even if other Immortal Sects send Foundation Establishment cultivators for support, what can they do? Mo Yangzi has already reached the Golden Core stage, no one can save the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land…”
Lie Yingniang shook her head.
She knew better than Qin Shuang what a “Golden Core” cultivator signified.
Although Ji Qing once defeated Foundation Establishment cultivators with ease.
Facing a Golden Core, he might still have had a chance to fight.
But that was Ji Qing, the “Heavenly Saber” Ji Qing who swept across the land with a saber!
For anyone else, a Golden Core was the peak combat power of the major Immortal Sects in this era of cultivation.
In the current age, it was enough to easily destroy the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land.
No one could save it!
“No, Master, with that Senior here, the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land can definitely be saved!”
Seeing that her Master didn’t believe her, Qin Shuang immediately shouted towards the foot of the mountain, “Senior, please save the Sacred Land…”
Qin Shuang’s voice was loud.
It echoed through the skies of the vast Sacred Land.
Many people were slightly stunned.
Their gazes fell upon the entrance of the sect.
Even Mo Yangzi did the same.
Who would dare to come up the mountain at a time like this?
However, Mo Yangzi scanned with his Spiritual Sense and then laughed heartily, “A few disciples of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land who are not even at the Innate stage, and they want to save the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land? It’s just a bluff…”
Qin Shuang was a little surprised.
Mo Yangzi’s Spiritual Sense actually didn’t detect that Senior?
Lie Yingniang gave a bitter smile and shook her head.
“Shuang’er, since you’ve returned, it’s too late to go down the mountain again. Fine, today, we, master and disciple, shall perish together in the Sacred Land…”
“Hoo…”
Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew by.
It was a scorching summer day, but for some reason, this breeze carried a hint of chill.
“It’s raining…”
Everyone looked up.
Under the scorching sun, indeed, dark “raindrops” began to fall.
But these “raindrops” were very strange, as if they had eyes, precisely landing on the cultivators of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect.
A cultivator from the Dong Yang Demonic Sect reached out to catch a “raindrop.”
As a result, the “raindrop” landed on his hand.
Then, a terrifying scene unfolded.
After the palms of those Dong Yang Demonic Sect cultivators touched the “raindrops,” their bodies began to annihilate.
Without the slightest pain, it spread from the palm to the entire body, annihilating them little by little.
“What’s happening? I… why am I annihilating?”
A cultivator sensed something was wrong and immediately used a Magic Tool for protection.
As a result, even though the protective Magic Tool was hit by the black “raindrops,” the Magic Tool also began to annihilate bit by bit, turning into ashes.
“Supreme Elder, save me…”
A Foundation Establishment cultivator cried out to Mo Yangzi for help.
Mo Yangzi, however, discovered in horror that the Supreme Treasure of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect, the Yin Yang Painting Scroll above his head, was also being pierced by drop after drop of “raindrops.”
It was also annihilating little by little.
“Who? Who is it?”
Mo Yangzi reacted.
This was definitely not rain.
This was some kind of terrifying technique, a technique that made even him feel extremely palpitate.
That was the Legacy Supreme Treasure of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect!
Its primary function was defense.
How could it not withstand mere “raindrops”?
Across all the major Immortal Sects in the world, there was absolutely no magic of this terrifying level, nor any Magic Treasure this terrifying.
“Unless…”
Mo Yangzi had a bad premonition in his heart.
But he dared not believe it.
“Supreme Elder, unless what?”
The Foundation Establishment Elder of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect asked anxiously.
“Unless he has returned…”
“Who has returned?”
“‘Heavenly Saber’ Ji Qing, he has returned!”
The more Mo Yangzi thought about it, the heavier his heart became.
That terrifying existence, who swept across the land with a saber alone, might have truly returned…
At this moment, Elder Crane, Lie Yingniang, and the others also noticed something was wrong.
“Retreat! Stay away from the Dong Yang Demonic Sect cultivators.”
Many Martial Artists of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land retreated.
But strangely, the “raindrops” falling from the sky seemed to have eyes, not a single drop landing on any person from the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land.
“It’s Senior, Senior must have made a move…”
Qin Shuang was very excited, she had probably guessed the reason.
“Senior?”
Lie Yingniang, Elder Crane, and the others also heard Qin Shuang’s words.
What kind of “Senior” could possess such terrifying means?
It was truly unheard of.
“Yes, it must be Senior… Look, Senior is coming up the mountain!”
Following Qin Shuang’s voice, everyone also looked in the direction Qin Shuang was pointing, towards the sect entrance.
This time, they truly saw a figure.
But when everyone in the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land saw this figure, Elder Crane, Lie Yingniang, and all the other “old people” from the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land decades ago, their eyes widened sharply.
“That’s…”
Even the usually steady Elder Crane’s voice trembled.
“Master, I was chased by Yin Kui Sheng of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect when I went down the mountain. Fortunately, I met this Senior…”
Qin Shuang was still explaining to her Master.
However, she saw her Master’s eyes misting over, as if with tears.
Even the hand holding her saber was trembling.
“Yingniang, Elder Crane, I have returned!”
This simple sentence made Elder Crane unable to hold back his tears.
“Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Ji… No, you should be called Patriarch now!”
“All disciples of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, quickly pay your respects to the Patriarch!”
Elder Crane immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
This was a grand ceremony only performed upon seeing one’s Master or a “Patriarch-level” elder!
“Boom.”
Everyone who heard the word “Patriarch,” including the Dong Yang Demonic Sect cultivators who were still alive, felt a roar in their minds, and their hearts were stirred by a storm.
Patriarch!
The Patriarch of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, wasn’t that the “Heavenly Saber” Ji Qing who swept across the land with a saber alone decades ago?
Could it be that Ji Qing had truly returned?
Compared to the disbelief of the many cultivators of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect.
All the disciples of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, whether they had met Ji Qing before or not, were filled with excitement and joy at this moment.
In the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, no one was unaware of the glorious deeds of “Patriarch” Ji Qing.
There were even witnesses who had personally seen Ji Qing’s feat of dominating the world decades ago.
At this moment, no matter how excited or thrilled they were, it all turned into one sentence.
“Welcome, Patriarch!”
All the disciples knelt on the ground.
Their voices reverberated through the void, vast and mighty.
Seeing this scene, Ji Qing seemed to sigh with emotion.
He had initially wondered if it would feel strange.
But now, he didn’t feel strange at all.
His old acquaintances were still here.
The “Orthodox Lineage” he left behind is also still here.
Although many new faces have appeared, and there are ten times as many disciples.
But they are the inheritors of his “Orthodox Lineage”.
They are all considered his disciples’ disciples and grandchildren!
“Good, good, good!”
Ji Qing said the word “good” three times in a row.
He was very satisfied.
It could be seen that Elder Crane had managed the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land well.
Before, it was so dangerous, yet not a single disciple or elder of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land fled the mountain.
Nor did any surrender to the Dong Yang Demonic Sect.
All disciples had the resolve to share the sacred land’s fate.
What else could Ji Qing be dissatisfied with?
However, the cultivators of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect were terrified.
They had already realized that the “rain” falling from the sky, specifically targeting them, was likely Ji Qing’s doing.
Decades ago, Ji Qing was already unrivaled in the world.
After these decades, how powerful must Ji Qing be now?
“Escape!”
Even though Mo Yangzi was a Golden Core, he didn’t hesitate and fled immediately.
However, when he circulated his Golden Core magic power, he found he couldn’t move at all, as if he had been “frozen”.
Mo Yangzi was utterly horrified.
“Senior Heavenly Saber, spare my life…”
A dignified Golden Core, yet he was now in a state of fear?
He even begged for mercy in a low, subservient tone, completely disregarding his dignity before Ji Qing.
But Ji Qing merely glanced at him faintly.
He flicked a finger.
“Swish.”
A black light, more concentrated than the “raindrops,” instantly entered Mo Yangzi’s body.
“Ah…”
Mo Yangzi let out a scream of agony.
Then, his massive body, including the Golden Core within, and the Yin Yang Painting Scroll.
It was as if they were wiped out by a terrifying force, disappearing without a trace.
Not only Mo Yangzi, but all the remaining cultivators of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect were wiped out by the “raindrops.”
The entire square suddenly became eerily quiet.
Ji Qing extinguished a Golden Core with a flick of his finger!
Even hundreds of elite cultivators from the Dong Yang Demonic Sect were wiped out by Ji Qing, subtly and effortlessly.
The area around the square suddenly became empty.
Not even a single corpse of a Dong Yang Demonic Sect cultivator was left behind.
Although it wasn’t a grand spectacle, this scene was still deeply shocking.
This was Ji Qing’s Power of Return to Void.
It truly displayed the terrifying power of “Myriad Things Return to Ruin” at this moment!
“Too weak…”
Ji Qing also sighed inwardly.
He had returned, only to face some Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators.
With his current strength, he could eliminate them with a wave of his hand.
They were simply not worth mentioning.
Calling them ants would not be an exaggeration.
Once, Immortal Path cultivators, who were held in high regard, were now like ants before Ji Qing.
For a moment, the many disciples of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land felt their hearts stirred.
So, the Martial Way could actually become this powerful?
Ji Qing walked step by step from the mountain gate to Lie Yingniang.
He looked at Lie Yingniang.
Given Lie Yingniang’s talent, achieving Dao Foundation was already extremely difficult; she must have worked incredibly hard and endured much suffering.
“Mr. Ji. You’ve finally returned. Yingniang feared she would never see you again…”
Lie Yingniang was already in tears.
She did not address Ji Qing as “Patriarch,” but rather continued to use her former address.
Perhaps that was the sliver of “hope” in her heart.
In recent years, Lie Yingniang had practiced martial arts with all her might.
Not to increase her strength.
But in order to see Ji Qing.
After all, those below Innate had lifespans of only a few decades.
Now that she had become Dao Foundation, her lifespan was two hundred and fifty years.
Lie Yingniang had waited for Ji Qing again.
And most importantly, she had not aged; she was still the same as before.
“Yingniang, you’ve done very well, and your disciples are also well-taught.”
Ji Qing smiled faintly.
Qin Shuang, standing behind Lie Yingniang, was also full of emotion.
Although she had suspected it earlier, she was now certain.
“Thank you, Patriarch, for saving my life!”
Qin Shuang quickly knelt down to pay respects.
She was not like Lie Yingniang; it was one thing to not know before, but now that she knew Ji Qing’s identity as the Patriarch of the Sacred Land, how could she dare to be presumptuous?
At this moment, Elder Crane, Elder Deer, and Elder Tiger also came to pay their respects.
These “Three Elders” were the stabilizing pillars of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land.
The prosperity of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land in recent years relied on the role of the “Three Elders.”
“Patriarch, this old man is ashamed. For so many years, I have been in charge of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, yet we failed to produce a Heavenly Human and almost had our Orthodox Lineage annihilated by the Dong Yang Demonic Sect…”
Elder Crane immediately knelt down, asking for Ji Qing’s forgiveness.
This time was truly too dangerous.
The Heavenly Martial Sacred Land was almost annihilated.
Elder Crane felt immensely ashamed.
Ji Qing raised his hand, and Elder Crane could no longer kneel.
“Elder Crane, it’s not your fault this time, nor anyone’s. After all, it is very difficult to produce a Heavenly Human. If anyone is to blame, it is only for the insufficient means I left behind, causing the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land to have little foundation. Otherwise, even if the Dong Yang Demonic Sect had produced a Golden Core, they wouldn’t have dared to act so outrageously towards the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land!”
Ji Qing saw things very clearly.
Why didn’t Mo Yangzi go to the Northern Mausoleum Immortal Palace, the Southern Li Sword Sect, or the Jade Pool Sect?
The reason was simple.
Those Immortal Sects had profound foundations; a single Golden Core cultivator could not break through their Mountain Protecting Formations.
Even if the Dong Yang Demonic Sect was ferociously aggressive, those Immortal Sects could simply seal their mountains and avoid conflict, waiting for Mo Yangzi’s demise, or for their own sect to produce a Golden Core before reopening their gates.
This was foundation!
With a foundation, a sect could truly prosper eternally, and its Orthodox Lineage would never be broken.
However, that was all in the past.
This time, Ji Qing would leave sufficient foundation for the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land.
Far surpassing any other Immortal Sect.
“Right, and the Dong Yang Demonic Sect!”
“Since the Dong Yang Demonic Sect has offended my Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, then the Dong Yang Demonic Sect need not exist.”
Ji Qing’s words made Elder Crane, Lie Yingniang, and others’ pupils contract.
The Dong Yang Demonic Sect!
That was a top Immortal Sect with a long and prosperous legacy, a true Golden Core Orthodox Lineage.
Yet, in Ji Qing’s words, it was to be annihilated in a few sentences?
However, they had no doubt about Ji Qing’s strength.
“Patriarch, should the news of your return be suppressed?”
Elder Crane asked.
“Suppressed? No need to suppress. Spread the news of my return. Hmm, and invite Ji Yao and some other old acquaintances to the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land. You all know my old acquaintances, Elder Crane and Yingniang, right?”
“Yes, we understand. We will definitely handle it for you.”
Ji Qing nodded.
“Good, then I’ll go to the Dong Yang Demonic Sect first.”
Ji Qing’s figure flashed, and he actually traversed space, disappearing without a trace.
Seeing this, the countless Martial Artists in the square were once again shocked.
No need to fly, they could directly traverse space.
Such means were far beyond their imagination.
“Mr. Ji, you are ascending higher and higher. Even if Yingniang lives her whole life, she will never be able to follow in your footsteps…”
Lie Yingniang murmured softly.
Her entire life had been spent chasing after Ji Qing.
Alas, now she couldn’t even see his shadow…
…
Ji Qing tore through space and instantly arrived at the Dong Yang Demonic Sect.
He still remembered the Dong Yang Demonic Sect.
Back then, it was ranked alongside the Northern Mausoleum Immortal Palace, the Southern Li Sword Sect, and other Immortal Sects, a top Immortal Sect of the era.
Furthermore, the Dong Yang Demonic Sect had Ye Qijun, who had accompanied Ji Qing on a voyage to the Barren Domain.
It was just that they had lost contact later.
When Ji Qing arrived at the Dong Yang Demonic Sect, he found that the Dong Yang Demonic Sect had already opened its Mountain Protecting Formation.
And they were prepared for battle.
Clearly, the Dong Yang Demonic Sect had likely learned of the fate of “Mo Yangzi” and the others.
Immortal Path cultivators indeed had very ingenious communication methods.
Martial Dao Cultivators were indeed inferior to Immortal Path cultivators in these aspects.
“Swish.”
Ji Qing stepped forward, arriving in the void.
At this time, a Foundation Establishment cultivator hiding beneath the Mountain Protecting Formation trembled and said, “‘Heavenly Saber’ Senior Ji Qing, my Dong Yang Demonic Sect was in the wrong this time. Whatever compensation you require, our Dong Yang Demonic Sect will comply without question! We only ask that Senior show mercy and allow our Dong Yang Demonic Sect’s Orthodox Lineage to continue. Our Dong Yang Demonic Sect will seal its mountain for a hundred years and will never reappear in the world thereafter!”
Clearly, the Dong Yang Demonic Sect was afraid.
After all, their opponent was “Heavenly Saber” Ji Qing, who had shaken the world decades ago!
Even True Person Mo Yangzi was dead.
What about them?
They no longer thought of revenge.
They only wished for their Orthodox Lineage to continue.
They were willing to seal their mountain for a hundred years, or even a thousand.
Ji Qing smiled.
It seemed the Dong Yang Demonic Sect was truly terrified.
However, thinking about continuing their Orthodox Lineage at this moment was a bit naive.
“Senior, if you do not agree, even with the Mountain Protecting Formation, you may not be able to break it easily…”
Unfortunately, Ji Qing was too lazy to speak with them.
He merely extended his hand, and a giant palm formed in the void.
Then Ji Qing pressed down with his hand.
“Boom.”
The giant palm fell directly onto the Mountain Protecting Formation.
Everyone in the Dong Yang Demonic Sect pinned their hopes on the Mountain Protecting Formation, as the Dong Yang Demonic Sect’s Mountain Protecting Formation had been refined and improved by generations of Patriarchs.
As long as the spiritual energy was not depleted, even several Golden Core True Persons attacking would not be able to break the Mountain Protecting Formation.
Unfortunately, Ji Qing was not a Golden Core.
He was a Martial God!
“Pfft.”
The Mountain Protecting Formation, upon which everyone in the Dong Yang Demonic Sect had placed their hopes, could not even offer a moment’s resistance. The Mountain Protecting Formation was instantly shattered.
“What?”
“The Mountain Protecting Formation cannot stop Ji Qing either. Is Heaven going to destroy my Dong Yang Demonic Sect?”
“Mo Yangzi, you shouldn’t have provoked the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land…”
Many cultivators regretted their initial decisions.
Unfortunately, it was useless.
Ji Qing struck down with a palm.
The vast Dong Yang Demonic Sect was instantly razed to the ground by this palm strike.
All the cultivators within died instantaneously.
This was a palm strike that razed the Dong Yang Demonic Sect!
Ji Qing grabbed with his large hand, forcefully extracting the Dong Yang Demonic Sect’s Spirit Vein.
Taking this Spirit Vein back and burying it beneath the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land would also strengthen the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land’s Foundation.
Ji Qing collected the Spirit Vein using his Grotto-Heaven Small Realm.
Then, he traversed Space and returned to the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land once more.
“Patriarch, the Dong Yang Demonic Sect?”
Elder Crane asked cautiously.
“From this day forward, there is no more Dong Yang Demonic Sect.”
“This is the Dong Yang Demonic Sect’s Spirit Vein. I dug it out and planted it beneath the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land.”
Ji Qing produced the Spirit Vein.
He stomped his foot fiercely, and instantly, the ground shook. A massive crack appeared directly on the ground of the Back Mountain of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land.
Ji Qing directly buried the Spirit Vein within it.
Instantly, the Spiritual Energy of the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land surged. From now on, whether practicing martial arts or cultivating in the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land, it would be faster than elsewhere.
“Patriarch, there is an Old Acquaintance of yours who may not be able to be invited.”
“Who?”
“The Yunmeng Goddess…”
Ji Qing understood.
“Alright, I will personally go to the Yunmeng River to see this Old Acquaintance.”
Ji Qing also knew that the Yunmeng Goddess cultivated the Divine Path and could not be far from the Yunmeng River.
Thus, he tore through Space once more, heading to the Yunmeng River.
Elder Crane did not idly stand by either.
Since Ji Qing did not shy away from spreading News, he naturally had to proactively disseminate it.
After all, Ji Qing’s return was a matter of immense inspiration.
It could also deter other forces.
In the thirty-eighth year of the Immortal Sect Era, on the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Mo Yangzi of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect achieved a Breakthrough to the Golden Core stage and intended to destroy the Heavenly Martial Sacred Land’s mountain gate.
The founding Patriarch of the Sacred Land, “Heavenly Saber” Ji Qing, suddenly returned and annihilated all cultivators of the Dong Yang Demonic Sect.
He then personally went to the Dong Yang Demonic Sect’s mountain gate and razed it to the ground with a single palm strike.
A dignified Golden Core Orthodox Lineage, an Immortal Sect with thousands of years of Legacy, was thus wiped from existence!
As the News spread, the world was shaken!
……
Ji Qing was unaware that his return this time had once again “shaken” the world.
However, he did not care.
He traversed Space, originally intending to go to the Yunmeng River first.
But he changed direction and first arrived at a desolate area.
An Old Acquaintance was buried there.
This place was overgrown with weeds.
Ji Qing waved his hand.
The disordered weeds were cleared away, revealing a desolate grave hidden among the weeds.
There was also a tombstone.
It was inscribed with “Tomb of Ye Chunsheng”.
This tombstone was erected by Ji Qing himself back then, and the words on it were also carved by Ji Qing.
Looking at the solitary grave before him, Ji Qing’s emotions seemed to drift back to several decades ago.
To the Swordsman who did not fit into the Jianghu.
Ji Qing was now very high up.
He was already a Martial God, positioned high above.
In the future, he would even become a Great Expert, the most supreme existence in the vast Black Ruins.
He had even gradually forgotten that he was once an unknown Saber User in the Jianghu.
Ji Qing took out a bottle of wine.
“Chunsheng, after this, I may not be able to visit you again…”
Ji Qing poured the wine before Ye Chunsheng’s grave.
The person had already passed away.
And he still had his own path to tread!
Ji Qing turned around and had already vanished without a trace.
……
The Yunmeng River had become increasingly wide.
The river flowed incessantly, and many people along its banks believed in “Goddess”.
Strangely enough, the Yunmeng River had been calm for decades, causing no major calamities to the people along its banks. Instead, the weather had been favorable year after year.
Now, ships on the Yunmeng River were dense, countless in number.
“Buzz.”
Ji Qing stepped out from the Void.
With a single glance, he could see countless dense “Power of Faith” continuously converging at the bottom of the Yunmeng River.
He could even see the familiar Water Mansion at the bottom of the Yunmeng River.
“Power of Faith…”
Ji Qing found this Power of Faith quite interesting.
However, the Power of Faith was actually quite restrictive.
And it was also related to Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.
If it were the Era of Spiritual Depletion, the Power of Faith would be difficult to sustain, even impossible to generate.
And Ji Qing now saw it more clearly.
The Power of Faith was also merely a type of Rules operating within Heaven and Earth.
However, just as Ji Qing was about to enter the Water Mansion at the river bottom to meet his Old Acquaintance.
Suddenly, Ji Qing’s pupils contracted.
He seemed to have suddenly perceived something.
“That is…”
Ji Qing’s heart trembled!
He seemed to have made an incredible discovery!
