"Hum!"
Suddenly, a powerful pressure descended.
The next moment, Ye Qing's figure was sent flying backward.
While still in midair, he twisted around and, just as he was about to hit the ground, pulled his younger sister into his arms, using his own body as a cushion for her.
"Boom!"
Ye Qing and Ye Mengling slammed heavily onto the ground.
Ye Qing spat a mouthful of blood, his expression drained and feeble!
Having just been through that fierce battle, Ye Qing was actually completely spent.
If not for the remaining conviction in his heart, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on this long.
For Li Feng to treat his younger sister like this—
Ye Qing would definitely kill him!
However, the powerful aura that had just appeared was beyond what Ye Qing could possibly contend with.
A martial artist above the Yuan Condensation Realm!
Strong!
So strong that Ye Qing had no way to fight back!
"Whoosh!"
A gray-robed elder descended and landed beside Li Feng, a flash of coldness crossing his eyes.
"Young Master Li is an honored guest of our Tianji Pavilion. How dare you injure him?"
The gray-robed elder sneered.
Yet, as he looked at Ye Qing, there was a trace of wariness in his eyes.
A mere Body Refining martial artist—
yet he had completely slaughtered Li Feng's guardian along with a batch of Tianji Pavilion's experts. This person was definitely not simple!
Seeing the Shura Blood Sword in Ye Qing's hand, intense greed flashed through the gray-robed elder's eyes.
What a fine sword!
This was definitely a terrifying-grade sword!
If he could possess it, the gray-robed elder's strength would surely increase tremendously!
On Tianji Pavilion's VIP ship, more of Tianji Pavilion's experts were arriving one after another.
Most of these martial artists were at the Body Refining Realm.
Seeing the corpses scattered all over the deck, they all drew in cold breaths of air, utterly shocked.
"Brat, just who in the world are you? How dare you run amok like this inside our Tianji Pavilion?"
The gray-robed elder sneered repeatedly. Even though he knew Ye Qing's talent was extraordinary, his own cultivation had reached the Origin Pill Realm.
He was completely above Ye Qing!
How could this be something Ye Qing could oppose?
A martial artist at the Origin Pill Realm condensed an origin pill in their dantian using thick, abundant primordial force, possessing unimaginable, formidable combat power!
Using Origin Pill Realm cultivation to deal with the Body Refining Realm was absolute overkill.
"Step aside!"
Ye Qing's eyes were completely bloodred.
There was an obsession in his heart.
If he didn't kill Li Feng, he would never let the matter rest!
"Brat, you still dare to be arrogant? Do you really think there is no one left in my Tianji Pavilion?"
A chilling intent to kill surfaced on the gray-robed elder's face.
The next moment, a gray figure rushed forward with incredible speed.
The gray-robed elder launched a forceful counterattack, thrusting out a palm.
A terrifying wave of primordial force accompanied his palm strike, causing the void to tremble violently!
A martial artist of the Origin Pill Realm was indeed powerful.
Behind the gray-robed elder, a bloodline manifestation also appeared: a four-star Vajra Divine Ape bloodline!
It could grant him immensely formidable power.
With a single palm strike, it was utterly devastating and unstoppable!
Chapter 22: Not Satisfying Enough to Kill
After the gray-robed elder appeared, even more experts from Tianji Pavilion arrived.
They looked at Ye Qing as if they were looking at a dead man.
The gray-robed elder was the Ninth Elder of Tianji Pavilion, possessing formidable strength.
Cleaning up an ordinary Origin Pill Realm opponent was more than enough.
Not to mention, the opponent the Ninth Elder was about to deal with now was merely a puny martial artist at the Eighth Stage of Body Refining.
There was basically no suspense here.
Furthermore, the Ninth Elder of Tianji Pavilion had even activated his Vajra Divine Ape bloodline. A four-star bloodline possessed terrifying lethality.
"Boom!"
With a single palm strike, Ye Qing raised his sword horizontally to block.
The next moment, the Shura Blood Sword vibrated violently.
Ye Qing's figure retreated, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.
His face turned even paler, his internal vitality severely damaged!
Under the gray-robed elder's blow, Ye Qing was heavily injured.
If not for the Shura Blood Sword helping to block it, that palm strike alone would likely have taken Ye Qing's life.
Facing an Origin Pill Realm martial artist, the gap in strength between the two sides was simply too vast.
Ye Qing could not block it.
"Brat, your deathday has arrived!"
The gray-robed elder grinned malevolently.
Behind him, Li Feng and Qian Yulan both wore expressions full of venom.
Ye Qing held his sword in one hand, the webbing between his thumb and forefinger split open.
Fresh red blood trickled down.
Ye Qing was unwilling to accept this!
His enemy had not yet been killed!
His sister's cold constitution had not yet been cured!
Ye Qing was unwilling to die just like this!
"Hum!"
Inside Ye Qing's body, a powerful aura suddenly burst forth.
In an instant, Ye Qing's cultivation broke through to the Ninth Stage of Body Refining.
His physical body became even stronger, and many impurities were expelled from his body.
He had broken through in a desperate situation!
However, Ye Qing was still not at the Yuan Condensation Realm after all.
With Body Refining cultivation, he was separated from the Ninth Elder of Tianji Pavilion by two major realms—an insurmountable chasm!
"Brat, I didn't expect you to still break through under these circumstances!"
"However, even if you broke through, what use is it? You're still going to die by my hand in the end!"
"The Body Refining Realm is nothing more than a bunch of ants!"
The Ninth Elder sneered savagely, his figure shifting to transform into a gray shadow of incredible speed.
Before Ye Qing could even react, the Ninth Elder had already closed in before him.
"Boom!"
The Ninth Elder unleashed a violent palm strike.
Ye Qing's figure blasted backward, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.
This time, Ye Qing activated the bloodline power within his body, manifesting the bloodline illusion of the Eight Desolations Fire Dragon.
He protected himself with the Eight Desolations True Fire.
While the Eight Desolations True Fire was formidable, Ye Qing's cultivation was too weak to unleash its full power.
Killing the Ninth Elder of Tianji Pavilion with it was impossible.
However, using it to defend himself provided decent defensive capabilities.
Having suffered the Ninth Elder's bombardment, Ye Qing's figure flew out like a kite with a broken string, tumbling far away.
Yet, he was still not dead!
"Brat, your bones are truly stubborn!"
"However, this is the last time! With this strike, you will undoubtedly die!"
The Ninth Elder of Tianji Pavilion prepared to strike once more.
"Senior, please spare that young woman!"
Behind the Ninth Elder, Li Feng suddenly sneered malevolently.
"Since Young Master Li has spoken, of course that's no problem!"
The Ninth Elder nodded in agreement, though he sneered inwardly.
He thought to himself that Li Feng, the young master of the Li Family, was merely a prodigal son who only knew how to indulge in wine and women day and night.
For the sake of a woman, he had provoked a terrifying enemy like Ye Qing and buried all the guardians by his side.
However, the Ninth Elder did not say these words to his face.
On one hand, the Ninth Elder was attacking because Ye Qing had killed people from Tianji Pavilion.
More importantly, it was for the blood sword in Ye Qing's hand.
As for Li Feng over there, the Ninth Elder was merely doing him a favor along the way.
The gray-robed elder's powerful aura released once more as he prepared to strike again!
Ye Qing felt a fatal threat!
With his current strength, he truly could not contend with the powerful gray-robed elder!
Yet, Ye Qing did not give up!
He was unreconciled!
He absolutely could not watch his younger sister suffer torture!
"Sister, run quickly! Older brother will hold them off for you!"
Ye Qing said with a solemn expression.
There was only a battle to the death left!
"Brother, I'm not leaving!"
"If we die, we die together!"
"If you die, Brother, I will never want to live on alone!"
Ye Mengling said firmly.
Since she was a child, she had only Ye Qing as her family.
If Ye Qing died, Ye Mengling could not imagine what meaning her continued survival would have.
"Silly sister, go first!"
"Brother will be fine!"
"Brother will come find you very soon!"
Ye Qing stroked his sister's head of soft hair, a trail of blood tears streaming from his eyes.
The heavens were truly blind!
He had just brought his sister away from the bitter sea of the Ye Family, only to run into a villain like Li Feng!
"Enough, brat, I'll send you on your way right now!"
The gray-robed elder rushed over, releasing an intensely fierce killing intent.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a mysterious woman wearing a plain long dress appeared beside Ye Qing.
Her body was shrouded in a layer of mystical aura, making it impossible to see her face clearly.
Mysterious!
Bizarre!
The woman came from nowhere, materializing out of thin air right by Ye Qing's side.
"Weak, far too weak!"
"Brat, when will you ever get a little stronger? Is it really that hard to clean up small fry at the Origin Pill Realm?"
The mysterious woman spoke.
Ye Qing was overjoyed.
He hadn't expected the mysterious woman from the first level of the Myriad Realms Tower to actually be able to come out!
In the past, it was with the mysterious woman's help that Ye Qing had reshaped his bloodline, gaining the six-star Eight Desolations Fire Dragon bloodline, along with obtaining an heaven-defying Shura Blood Sword.
All of this had been acquired within the Myriad Realms Tower.
The mysterious woman was powerful!
The moment he saw her appear, Ye Qing let out a breath of relief.
He had no idea what her cultivation realm actually was, as it was completely impossible to see through.
However, Ye Qing could be certain of one thing: since the mysterious woman could help him reshape his bloodline and provide that drop of golden blood, she was bound to be extraordinary.
"Senior!"
Ye Qing's eyes brightened.
Finally, amid his despair, he saw a glimmer of light.
"Watch closely!"
As the mysterious woman's voice fell, she suddenly pointed a finger.
A wisp of sword qi shot forth like a piercing arrow.
The next moment, the glabella of the Ninth Elder of Tianji Pavilion was pierced straight through, sending a line of blood spurting out!
The Ninth Elder's eyes widened in astonishment, as if he couldn't believe it!
With his own Origin Pill Realm cultivation, he had actually been killed in a single instant by a mysterious woman!
A single wisp of sword qi had instantly slain him!
Before the Ninth Elder of Tianji Pavilion could even react, his internal vitality had been completely cut off!
"Hiss!"
The experts of Tianji Pavilion present all drew in sharp breaths of air, the shock in their hearts simply beyond description!
Powerful!
The mysterious woman was far too powerful!
That terrifying combat strength completely exceeded their imagination!
Her appearance instantly suppressed the entire scene.
The Tianji Pavilion experts present were completely dumbfounded.
Qian Yulan was shocked beyond measure.
Her ultimate backing had been the Ninth Elder. Now that he was dead, the remaining people from Tianji Pavilion probably wouldn't be able to deal with Ye Qing.
"You... how dare you kill the Ninth Elder of our Tianji Pavilion, you..."
Qian Yulan wanted to say more.
Suddenly, an invisible wisp of sword qi shot forth.
The next moment, Qian Yulan's glabella was pierced through by the sword qi!
Her corpse fell backward, her eyes still wide open even in death!
The mysterious woman's methods were simply too terrifying.
One had no idea how she even attacked; sword qi was everywhere.
With a single thought, sword qi blotted out the sky!
"Did I tell you that you could speak?"
The mysterious woman's expression was indifferent as a sharp, piercing aura swept forth, ruling over the world!
"Do all of you in Tianji Pavilion really enjoy bullying the weak with your numbers?"
"Call someone else! They're too weak! Call someone stronger!"
"This isn't satisfying to kill!"
The mysterious woman's cold voice echoed across the entire area, shocking everyone present!
Chapter 23: The Terrifying Mysterious Woman
The deterrent effect produced by the mysterious woman's actions was truly terrifying.
An Origin Pill Realm expert, Li Feng's guardian, had been instantly killed.
Within the vast Tianji Pavilion, probably only a handful of people could accomplish such a feat.
On the VIP ship, the experts of Tianji Pavilion were all dumbfounded.
The next moment, some of them came to their senses and hurried off to report to the elders.
Tianji Pavilion was a faction belonging to the capital of the Great Zhou Empire.
The branch stationed in Jinyuan City was merely one of their many outposts.
Even so, there were still numerous experts within this branch.
Before long, an old man in a black robe came flying through the distant sky, stepping on a sword.
Another Origin Pill Realm expert!
Once a martial artist reached the Origin Pill Realm, they could usually pilot spirit artifacts for flight.
Flying on a sword was something only martial artists at the Origin Pill Realm could manage; otherwise, it was utterly impossible!
"Who dares to act wild in my Tianji Pavilion?!"
An angry voice rang out as the black-robed elder arrived with a menacing aura.
"Boom!"
The next moment, the black-robed elder's body directly exploded into pieces, dying on the spot!
There was no warning whatsoever; he simply blew apart.
Silence fell over the crowd!
A dead silence!
All the experts of Tianji Pavilion stared with wide eyes and slack jaws.
Shocking!
Simply too shocking!
"That was the Fifth Elder of our Tianji Pavilion, yet even he..."
"Such a terrifying method! Could her cultivation have reached the legendary Life Wheel Realm?"
"Who knows? I can't comprehend it!"
A flurry of discussions broke out.
The experts of Tianji Pavilion were immensely shaken.
In the middle of the arena, Li Feng, the young master of the Li Family, completely panicked!
The elders of Tianji Pavilion were all dead, and the personal guardians Li Feng had brought with him had been thoroughly slaughtered by Ye Qing.
At this moment, there was no one left to protect him.
"Whoosh!"
Right as the chaos peaked, Li Feng turned tail and ran!
"Slash!"
Suddenly, a scarlet Shura Blood Sword shot through the air like a bolt of lightning, piercing straight through Li Feng's body.
"I... I am the young master of the Li Family..."
Right before his death, Li Feng still couldn't believe he would die here.
The Li Family was a prestigious, influential clan of the Great Zhou Empire, ranking among the top major families even within the imperial capital.
Yet Ye Qing attacked him without any regard whatsoever for his background.
"You hurt my sister! No matter who you are, you must die!"
Ye Qing stepped forward, pulling out the Shura Blood Sword.
The blood-red light in his eyes grew intensely concentrated.
Many Tianji Pavilion experts and prominent dignitaries of Jinyuan City were still present.
Feeling the towering murderous intent radiating from Ye Qing, they couldn't help but take a few steps back, their eyes filled with horror!
The murderous aura around Ye Qing was simply too terrifying.
He must have walked through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, killing countless people!
Otherwise, the murderous intent on him wouldn't be so dense!
"Is there anyone else? The ones who came are too weak; it's not enough to satisfy my killing intent!"
"Swap them out for some stronger ones!"
"Does your Tianji Pavilion only have this little capability?"
The mysterious woman's cold voice echoed across the deck.
The air was incomparably quiet.
Some scouts from Tianji Pavilion had already gone off to notify the other elders.
Faced with such a terrifying woman, the higher-ups of Tianji Pavilion would probably all need to mobilize!
Otherwise, there was simply no way to contend with her!
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
In the distant sky, three figures suddenly flew through the air.
The lord of Tianji Pavilion's Jinyuan City branch, along with the First Elder and the Second Elder, had all arrived!
"Boom!"
A powerful aura erupted.
The three big shots of Tianji Pavilion had clearly come with ill intent.
"Your Excellency, by slaughtering the elders of our Tianji Pavilion, you are showing utter contempt for us!"
"Our Tianji Pavilion has its headquarters in the imperial capital! For Your Excellency to commit such massacres, aren't you afraid that our Tianji Pavilion—"
The First Elder of Tianji Pavilion started to speak, but before he could finish, an invisible wisp of sword qi cleanly sliced his head off!
The lord of Tianji Pavilion and the Second Elder turned pale with fright.
"You!"
"Vixen, you actually dared to strike! My Tianji Pavilion..."
In an instant, invisible sword qi swept outward.
The next moment, the bodies of Tianji Pavilion's lord and the Second Elder exploded on the spot!
No trace of life was left behind.
Terrifying!
The scene was simply too horrifying!
Every single member of Tianji Pavilion present wore a dazed expression, unable to believe what was happening before their eyes!
Almost all the higher-ups of Tianji Pavilion had arrived, yet under the mysterious woman's hand, they were all nothing more than fragile paper!
"Too weak!"
"Bring out someone stronger!"
The mysterious woman spoke coldly, her plain long dress fluttering in the cold wind.
The air was thick with a terrifying atmosphere.
No one could see the mysterious woman's face.
Her strength was an even greater mystery!
The lord of Tianji Pavilion was rumored to be only a step away from the Life Wheel Realm—a realm even higher than the Origin Pill Realm, possessing terrifying combat strength.
Yet the moment he appeared, he had died without any warning.
Presently, the only person capable of obliterating the Tianji Pavilion lord in a single thought was likely this mysterious woman alone.
Strong!
Far too strong!
She was simply tyrannical to an unbelievable degree.
A cold wind swept past.
No scouts from Tianji Pavilion went to summon anyone else anymore.
Because the Jinyuan City branch of Tianji Pavilion had no one left to summon!
Even the branch lord was dead; the mysterious woman was utterly unstoppable.
After waiting for a moment, the mysterious woman still didn't see anyone stronger show up, and she grew bored.
"Trash, a bunch of trash!"
"Boring! From now on, Ye Qing, you can solve these pieces of trash yourself!"
With those words, the mysterious woman vanished, disappearing into thin air just like that.
Her arrival had been bizarre and unannounced.
Her departure was equally eerie and untraceable.
She was truly a woman wrapped in mystery.
"Uh..."
The corner of Ye Qing's mouth twitched.
What the hell?
The Origin Pill Realm were all trash?
With Ye Qing's current strength, dealing with a peak Fifth Stage of Yuan Condensation expert was already his absolute limit, and that still required the assistance of the Shura Blood Sword.