However, what puzzled the Qin Clan disciples was that although Xu Youwei's spiritual power seemed overwhelming, he didn't seem... particularly eager to kill them all.
Heh, it seems Xu Youwei still fears our Qin Clan!
"Senior Brother Xu,we don't want this Divine Artifact anymore. Let's just call it quits, alright?"
But the moment that disciple's voice fell,a flash of cyan light filled his vision, and his world plunged into utter darkness.
Meanwhile, deep within the ruins.
Qin Leng gazed indifferently at the crowd of sect disciples around him,raising his hand to pocket a fiery demon flower from the hall.
"Young Master Qin...members of your Qin Clan have been slaughtered!" a sly voice suddenly called from the crowd.
Qin Leng's face stiffened.His eyes swept across the area, a Breakthrough Realm pressure rolling off him turbulently.
Yet,despite his cultivation, he actually couldn't pinpoint who had just spoken.
But at that moment,a flash of horror crossed his eyes. His figure flickered and vanished from the spot.
Damn it!!
Who dares slaughter my Qin Clan disciples?!
"He's here!" In a distant hall, a cold smirk suddenly appeared on Xu Youwei's face. The spiritual light in his hand blazed intensely, directly cleaving the last Qin Clan disciple cleanly in two.
Blood and viscera splattered across the floor,but a trace of mockery suddenly flashed in Xu Youwei's eyes.
"Who!! Who dares slaughter my Qin Clan disciples!!!" Qin Leng's figure appeared right at the hall's entrance.
Seeing the bisected corpse of his clansman,his face contorted viciously.
"Damn you!!!You deserve death!!!"
Qin Leng drew his immortal sword,an unparalleled sharpness instantly spreading through the air.
But the white-robed figure in the hall grabbed the dark short dagger from the cyan pedestal and turned to flee into the distance.
"You are...Xu Youwei!!"
Seeing the figure enveloped in cyan light,a flicker of surprise passed through Qin Leng's eyes, quickly replaced by overwhelming fury.
"Xu Youwei!!You deserve death!!"
A fierce roar instantly echoed through the ancient ruins,startling many disciples from smaller sects, sending a chill down their spines and making their hearts skip a beat.
That voice... it sounds like the Qin Clan's Heartless Young Master Cold?
Isn't the Qin Clan always on good terms with the Cloud Millet Immortal Sect?
Why are these two suddenly at each other's throats?
BOOM!
A strange fluctuation suddenly emanated from the center of the ancient hall.
Immediately after,countless sect disciples felt a heat rising within their hearts, their entire bodies feeling as if they were about to tear apart.
"Damn it,that spiritual object is about to emerge!!"
"This fluctuation...it's not something we can resist at all!"
"Forget it.With those disciples from the supreme orthodoxies here, going there is just suicide. Let's leave."
Many disciples murmured amongst themselves,ultimately finding no way to resist that bizarre, scorching sensation, and withdrew from the ruins one after another.
Of course,there were also some fearless ones who gritted their teeth and headed towards the center of the ancient hall.
An era of great contention, where monsters abound.
Although they might not have the qualification to shine brightly in the world,to achieve something sometimes required staking their very lives.
This world would never be fair.
Those born as kings were legion.
But who said ordinary people couldn't harbor the ambition to become kings?
But!!
Just as the disciples were exiting the ruins,they inexplicably discovered a group of figures with powerful auras standing imposingly at the entrance, hands clasped behind their backs.
Their white robes fluttered sharply,and an overwhelming pressure emanated from them, pressing down on heaven and earth.
"Honored guests, you have come to my Ling Clan's territory. May I ask your purpose?" An elderly figure walked slowly from Sunset City. His eyes were calm, but the aura around him had clearly reached the peak of the Divine Marquis realm.
"So it's City Lord Sunset. Rest assured, City Lord. We are not here for the opportunity here. Qin Clan's Young Master Qin Leng killed our Immortal Sect's True Disciple. Today, he must return with us to the Cloud Millet Immortal Sect!" The leading Immortal Sect elder coldly shouted, a visible killing intent on his face.
If not for Ma Liang witnessing it with his own eyes,they would never have believed that the Qin Clan young master would dare slaughter their Cloud Millet disciples.
The two great orthodoxies had profound,long-standing. Both ranked among the supreme powers in the Eastern Lands.
It was only after Ling Xiao joined the Myriad Daos Demon Sect,hinting at a potential alliance with the Ling Clan, that the Cloud Millet and Qin Clan were forced to establish friendly relations.
Who would have thought this friendship wouldn't last long before being shattered by a mere Qin Clan young master!
For the sake of an opportunity,he ruthlessly slaughtered nine Cloud Millet disciples, including one True Disciple!
If the two forces had no prior relationship,and disciples were competing, the elders might not intervene.
But the Qin Clan Leader,Qin Di, had just visited the Cloud Millet Immortal Sect, confirming the direction of joint development for the two supreme lineages. And then, this Qin Leng turns around and slaughters nine of their disciples?
The Cloud Millet Immortal Sect naturally couldn't swallow this anger.
However,this matter was based solely on Ma Liang's account. The Cloud Millet Sect Master was cautious and first investigated Ma Liang's soul.
Only after confirming Ma Liang hadn't been controlled by anyone did he dispatch the elders,determined to capture Qin Leng and bring him back to the sect.
"Oh? Such a thing happened?" The Sunset City Lord, originally named Ling Ping, was an inner-surname house slave of the Ling Clan.
Seeing the genuine killing intent on the faces of the Cloud Millet Immortal Sect elders,the wariness on his face dissipated considerably.
"Hehe,then I, Ling, won't disturb you all any further."
Are you kidding?
These two sects had always been hostile to the Ling Clan.Now that they were fighting like dogs biting dogs, Ling Ping was naturally happy to watch the show.
He only hoped that Qin Leng wouldn't die by Young Master Ling Xiao's hand!
Otherwise,with the witness dead, how could the two clans continue their internal strife?
Of course,if he could think of it, would Ling Xiao not?
Back in the ancient hall, Ling Xiao watched with a sinister grin as the young man not far away swung his sword incessantly, his eyes full of mockery.
Beside him,Dieying stood respectfully, a trace of trepidation flickering across her peerlessly beautiful face.
The Master's scheming is truly terrifying.
He first had her impersonate Qin Leng to kill Xu Youwei and the others,then deliberately woke Ma Liang up just in time to see it.
Thus,the Cloud Millet Immortal Sect's hatred for the Qin Clan was maximized.
Next,she disguised herself as Xu Youwei, killed all the Qin Clan disciples, and lured Qin Leng here.
Thus,the two great orthodoxies were plunged into an irrevocable deadlock.
But did you think that was the end?
No, no.
Finally,Ling Xiao ordered her to set up an illusion, drawing Qin Leng into it, where she conjured illusions of all the Cloud Millet Immortal Sect disciples, only for Qin Leng to slaughter them one by one.
Only then was this scheme perfectly concluded.
After all,if Qin Leng insisted he hadn't killed anyone, relying solely on Ma Liang's testimony might not be enough to convince the two great orthodoxies.
Moreover,with the methods of the Qin Clan Leader and the Cloud Millet Sect Master, if they truly intended to sacrifice the two to prove their innocence, they could simply perform a soul search.
The brilliance of Ling Xiao's plan lay in the fact that Qin Leng had no idea he had fallen into an illusion.So, he would probably also believe he had actually killed people.
As for why he killed them,each would have their own story.
But it无非(ultimately) boiled down to the same old thing.
Competition over an opportunity,temptation by treasure.
But regardless,Cloud Millet lost a True Disciple. This matter could be big or small, depending on how deep the friendship between the two sects really was.
Of course,even if this matter ended with Qin Leng being executed,
it was likely that in the future,the two great orthodoxies would harbor mutual suspicion and discord, never uniting as wholeheartedly as before.
The sinister schemes of a villain are beyond the imagination of ordinary people!
I don't know how to kill? Not cruel enough? Only know how to flirt with girls?
Heh.
What I'm playing with is the bigger picture!