Evil Cultivator Path, Miasma Mark

"Lord City Lord, what did you say?"

Everyone stared in astonishment at the Azure Dragon City.

I wanted to see if there was any sign of him joking on his face.

Are you kidding me? Is there any existence in this world that even Holy Mountain wouldn't dare to provoke?

Even the legendary Four Great Secret Realms are at most on par with the Holy Mountain.

It's far from being so bad that even the Holy Mountain wouldn't dare to provoke it.

"Don't think I'm joking. Do you know what this Young Master Lu did in the Holy City not long ago?"

The Azure Dragon City sighed.

"What major event has occurred in the Holy City?"

A thought struck everyone as they recalled what the city lord had said earlier.

They all knew that there was a mysterious magic array in the City Lord's Mansion.

It enables seamless communication and rapid message transmission with the Holy City thousands of miles away.

It seems that the city lord has received some very important information.

"Just a few days ago, on the day when the Heaven and Earth Dao Sound resounded again, this Young Master Lu, in the Holy City, triggered Tribulation Cloud with his physical body."

He survived nine Tribulation Lightning, becoming the first person in the world to Tribulation Transcendence since the changes in heaven and earth and the Spiritual Qi Revival.

After overcoming his tribulation, he forcefully killed many eminent monks from the Hanging Sky Mountain lineage.

Even when the Third Holy Master tried to stop him, he was defeated by his blade.

It intimidated the entire Holy City, and no one dared to challenge its might.

Ultimately, the authorities at Holy Mountain did not punish him.

"Do you think our Azure Dragon City can afford to offend such an existence?"

The first person to Tribulation Transcendence since the changes in heaven and earth! He killed a high monk from the Hanging Sky Mountain lineage and defeated the Third Holy Master! Every word spoken by the Azure Dragon City made the hearts of all the Innate Realm experts tremble.

The fact that he defeated the Third Holy Master, in particular, shocked everyone.

Because, in their hearts, the three Holy Lords on the Holy Mountain were practically invincible.

Now they're saying one of them was defeated by a teenager.

How could anyone not find this unbelievable?

"Lord City Lord, is what you're saying true? That young man is just a teenager, yet he possesses such terrifying power?"

Someone asked in disbelief.

"Didn't you all see it just now? The First Master Qi is just as powerful as any of you."

But in the blink of an eye, he was crushed into a meat patty.

"With such methods, who among you can withstand them?"

Recalling the bizarre methods Lu Qing had just used, everyone fell silent.

Forget about resisting, they didn't even understand what kind of power Lu Qing was using.

"Furthermore, not to mention Young Master Lu, even his master, that old man from earlier, is no ordinary person."

On the Holy Mountain, he once unleashed a Sword Qi Domain.

Its power was so great that even the top experts from the Four Great Secret Realms were amazed.

It is said that below the Innate Perfection, there is few who can rival him!

Sword Qi Domain...

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent once again.

That's a realm they can only dream of.

In some ways, those who possess a domain in the Innate Realm are even rarer than those who have reached the Innate Realm Completion.

And the Sword Dao Domain is arguably the most lethal among all fields.

That unassuming old man from before was actually such a terrifyingly powerful expert? Only now did the group of experts understand why the city lord had been so humble earlier.

Faced with such an extraordinary and monstrous talent that defies all reason, one cannot help but be humble.

If the other party dared to kill even the people of Hanging Sky Mountain, how could they possibly take him, the lord of Azure Dragon City, seriously?

If they get angry, none of them here will be able to escape.

Upon realizing this, the slight disdain that everyone had previously held for the Azure Dragon City vanished instantly.

A feeling of gratitude even arose within them.

Fortunately, this person managed to calm the young man down; otherwise, those who were unaware of the situation would probably have already offended him.

"Lord City Lord, what should we do now?"

At that moment, someone asked.

"Let's investigate the Qi Family's affairs first," the Azure Dragon City sneered.

"The Feng Province Plague has raised questions on the side of Holy Mountain. They felt that the outbreak was too strange and came without any warning."

Now it seems there really was someone pulling the strings in the shadows!

Everyone looked at the Qi Family Innate were already dead on the spot, and understood that with the city lord's order, the Qi Family was completely finished.

Regardless of whether the Qi Family was responsible, they have already offended that person.

To quell that person's anger, the city lord will not let them off easily.

"Ji Family, that Hu Lao San said that your Young Master has evidence that the Qi Family started the plague."

Please go and retrieve the evidence. The rest of you, come with me to the Qi Family first.

"Take control of the rest of the Qi Family first."

The Azure Dragon City was a decisive person. After making a decision in his mind, he immediately gave the order.

"Yes, we understand."

At this moment, the crowd naturally wouldn't disagree with him and immediately agreed in unison.

Those powerful individuals who already had disagreements with the Qi Family, in particular, revealed excitement in their eyes.

The Qi Family, relying on their large number of members at the Innate Realm and their immense power, has always acted arrogantly and domineeringly in the city.

Many factions in the city have had conflicts with them.

Now that the Qi Family is about to be destroyed, how could he not be excited?

Immediately, the Ji Family patriarch, along with the family's Innate Realm, went to fetch his youngest son, following the note left by Hu Lao San.

The others followed the Azure Dragon City and headed towards the Qi Family in a grand procession.

"... At that time, Third Young Master Ji was probably being targeted by the Qi Family. He said he had been marked with some kind of Miasma Mark."

Once inside the city, there is not only the possibility of being discovered, but there is also the possibility of bringing miasma into the city and harming the citizens, so the only option is to hide outside the city.

I was on duty at the city gate when a child suddenly handed me a letter.

Unexpectedly, the Qi Family family still discovered the clues.

Just as he got home and finished reading the letter, Qi Wenzheng led his men in and stormed in.

It's strange, really. I was being very careful at the time, and I don't know where I slipped up.

Just as many people at the Innate Realm were heading to the Qi Family, Lu Qing and the others were also heading towards the city gate.

Along the way, Hu Lao San recounted what had happened before Lu Qing and the others arrived.

After taking the medicine prescribed by the Old Doctor, his injuries had mostly healed and he was basically fine.

"Miasma..." Lu Qing fell into thought.

After a while, he said, "The fact that the Qi Family discovered something about you should have nothing to do with you. The problem probably lies with that letter."

"A letter?" Hu Lao San, puzzled.

"That's right. If that Third Young Master Ji really was afflicted by the Miasma Mark, everything he came into contact with would have a trace of miasma."

Although it's very faint, if the Qi Family possesses the corresponding magical Artifact or techniques, they should be able to sense it at a close enough distance.

"Artifact?" Hu Lao San was even more puzzled.

"You can think of it as some kind of artifact with special power, but that Artifact shouldn't be very powerful, otherwise, the Qi Family member wouldn't have not used it earlier."

Lu Qing offered a brief explanation, but he also fell into thought.

According to what Hu Lao San said, the situation of that Third Young Master Ji is probably not good.

The Miasma Mark —this is no ordinary thing.

Only those who have successfully cultivated Evil Path methods can leave such a mark.

Previously, he had only learned from the note on the First Master Qi that the Qi Family was causing a plague in Feng Province.

However, the specific methods they used are unknown.

Hearing what Hu Lao San said, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but call out, "Master Ma, stop the car for a moment."

Ma Gu stopped the carriage.

"A Qing, what's wrong?" the Old Doctor asked.

"Master, if the Third Young Master Ji is Miasma Mark, then things may not be so simple," Lu Qing said with a grave expression.

"Only true evil cultivators can cultivate this Miasma Mark."

Such heretical practices often represent disaster and misfortune, and it is common for them to cause deaths wherever they go.

In severe cases, widespread death toll and rampant plagues are quite normal.

"You're calling him an evil cultivator!"

The Old Doctor's expression also changed.

He had seen the information jade slip that Lu Qing had inscribed for him, which contained simple information about many ancient cultivation schools.

Among them are those concerning heretical practices.

Therefore, we know just how terrifying true heretical cultivation can be.

"A Qing, do you mean that the evil cultivator is in the Qi Family?"

The Old Doctor looked rather unwell.

If this is true, the presence of an evil cultivator hiding in a densely populated city would pose a tremendous crisis to the citizens of Azure Dragon City.

"He shouldn't be there. If there were any evil cultivators hiding in the city, he couldn't have escaped my senses." Lu Qing shook his head.

He was quite confident about this.

After the Runic Path reached the Innate Realm, the Divine Soul Rune transformed into the [Yang Rune].

Lu Qing's Divine Soul Power has become so strong that it is enough to make all those in the Innate Realm look up to him.

If there were evil cultivators in the city, they couldn't have hidden themselves so perfectly that even he couldn't detect a single clue.

Moreover, evil cultivators who practice the path of miasma and poison are themselves destined for misfortune.

One should not linger in crowded places, otherwise one's aura will be leaked, spreading the plague and easily attracting attention.

With so many experts at the Innate Realm in the city, it would be extremely easy to expose one's identity.

Therefore, it is unlikely that the evil cultivator is hiding in the city.

Most likely, he is hiding somewhere outside the city, cultivating in seclusion.

Thinking of this, Lu Qing suddenly said, "Uncle Hu, do you still remember where the Third Young Master Ji is hiding?"

Hu Lao San was taken aback. "Of course I remember, but I already told Ji Family about that place."

"It's too late. Let's go find him first. If we wait any longer, I'm afraid that Third Young Master Ji's life will be in danger."

"Then let's hurry over there!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Lao San quickly replied.

He was still very concerned about the safety of the Third Young Master Ji.

After all, the two of them had stood guard at the city gate together for so long.

Although Third Young Master Ji went there to experience life, a friendship was still formed between the two.

"Once we're outside the city gate, just tell me the direction."

Lu Qing immediately had Ma Gu start the carriage, and after they left the city gate, Hu Lao San pointed out the direction.

A gentle breeze arose, and the carriage transformed into a streak of blue light, speeding forward at breakneck speed.

When had Hu Lao San ever seen such a spectacle?

His face turned pale as he watched the scenery rushing past the car window, blurred by the rushing light.

It's hard to imagine just how fast the carriage could go.

At the extreme speed of the magic array chariot, Lu Qing and his group arrived at the place Hu Lao San had mentioned in no time.

It was a small, desolate mountain village, with broken walls and ruins everywhere, looking as if it had been abandoned for a long time.

As everyone got off the bus, Hu Lao San looked dazed.

It should be noted that the place he was referring to was dozens of miles away from Azure Dragon City.

But just now, they had only been out of Azure Dragon City for less than a quarter of an hour, and they had already arrived here.

That speed is absolutely terrifying.

"Uncle Hu, this is the place you're talking about, right?" Lu Qing asked.

Hu Lao San came to his senses and nodded quickly. "That's right, this used to be a Plague Village. There was an outbreak of leprosy here, and many people died."

I came here once before, along with the city lord and his entourage.

Lu Qing nodded; he had already sensed a faint presence in the village.

Clearly, there are still people hiding inside, living their lives.

One of the auras was quite strong, much stronger than that of an ordinary person, clearly belonging to a Martial Artist.

Furthermore, he recognized the aura; it was the aura of the Third Young Master Ji.

However, the situation regarding this aura is not good either.

Its strength fluctuated, and its life force was extremely weak, as if it had encountered a serious illness.

He immediately said, "I can already sense the presence of that Third Young Master Ji. Let's go in."

The small village was full of ruins, making it difficult for horse-drawn carriages to travel.

So Ma Gu and Wei Zi'an stayed behind to guard the carriage, while Lu Qing and the others entered the village.

As they walked through the village, Lu Qing and his companions sensed that someone was spying on them from the dilapidated houses on either side.

When they looked over, those gazes immediately averted.

Lu Qing paid no attention to any of this and went straight to the location where he sensed the presence of the Third Young Master Ji.

It was a dilapidated Thatched Hut. When Lu Qing pushed the door open, a gasp came from inside, but it was a somewhat childish girl's voice.

"Little sister, don't be afraid, we're here to rescue this young master."

The light Thatched Hut was dim, but it posed no obstacle for Lu Qing, who had night vision.

He immediately saw that there was a girl of about ten years old in the house, holding a wooden stick and looking at them very warily.

Behind her, on a wooden bed, a figure was sleeping.

However, despite Lu Qing's gentle tone, the girl clearly did not believe him.

She still gripped the wooden stick tightly in her hand, staring intently at Lu Qing and the others, refusing to budge an inch.

Just then, the sound of footsteps could be heard outside.

A group of ragged people, armed with wooden sticks and iron forks, slowly surrounded Lu Qing and his group.

Lu Qing naturally didn't take these physically weak villagers seriously.

However, he didn't make any unnecessary movements. Instead, he called out to the inside, "Third Young Master Ji, are you still awake? We're here to help you."

At this moment Hu Lao San also shouted, "Third Young Master Ji, it's me, Lao Hu! I've brought men to rescue you!"

Upon hearing Hu Lao San's voice, the person lying inside finally stirred.

A weak voice rang out. "Xiao Rou, don't be afraid, step back first. They are my friends, they are here to help us."

Upon hearing this sound, Xiao Rou slowly retreated to the side of the wooden bed.

The group of ragged villagers outside also stopped in their tracks.

Only then were Lu Qing and the others able to enter the house.

When they finally saw what the Third Young Master Ji looked like, they couldn't help but shudder slightly.