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Xue Qingkong was still immersed in the excitement of being cured of the poison and didn't hear what he said. Bai Suzhen tugged at him and repeated Yue Qianchou's words. Coming to her senses, Xue Qingkong nodded repeatedly with gratitude and said, "It's been nearly 150 years, and we've gathered quite a few people. Now there are probably tens of thousands. The weakest among them has reached the Nascent Soul Realm, and there are more than two hundred of them in the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Yan Bugui's strength should be quite considerable."
"What do you mean 'shouldn't be weak'?" Yue Qianchou exclaimed in surprise, unable to help but roll his eyes at him. It was almost as strong as Fu Xian Island, and this was called not weak? If he had such strength, wouldn't he be able to walk sideways in the Cultivation World?
"How can he have so many Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators?" Yue Qianchou asked, puzzled. "How many are at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage?"
"We secretly captured these people for him. After capturing them, we directly stripped them of their natal Primordial Spirit control. Most of these people are Rogue Cultivator. There are also some who were at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage Nascent Soul stage when they were captured, but after so many years of cultivation, they have broken through to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. There are a total of four people at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage," Xue Qingkong explained.
"Among the two hundred-plus Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators, are you included?"
"Including, we make up more than half, and the four late Tribulation Transcendence stage are all our people."
Upon hearing this, Yue Qianchou's eyes lit up, and he quickly began to calculate in his mind what the reaction would be if the fox clan, who Yan Bugui with poison, suddenly recovered from the poison. It seemed he needed to go to the Demon Ghost Domain as soon as possible. Having made a plan, he still had doubts in his mind, and he frowned and asked, "Where is Yan Bugui hiding so many people? Why did Yan Zhuixing take the five treasures crafted by the Divine Craftsman out to sell?"
Xue Qingkong, having been cured of the deadly poison that had possessed her for a hundred years, felt completely refreshed and was extremely grateful to Yue Qianchou. Naturally, she answered all his questions immediately, saying, "Apart from a few people we frequently call upon, the rest are all hidden on an island overseas. As for why we sold the five treasures, I don't know. But judging from a few things, I'm afraid we're running out of Spirit Stone. Originally, we would arrest anyone who entered the Core Formation stage, but we stopped doing that fifty years ago. We generally don't touch anyone below the Nascent Soul Realm stage, but now we don't arrest anyone below the late Nascent Soul. Once, I heard Yan Zhuixing sigh and say that the expenses for more than 10,000 people were not a small amount. Not long after, he sold the five treasures crafted by the Divine Craftsman. Also, this time, we mobilized more than 400 people from overseas to attack the Qingguang Sect, including 100 cultivators at the Tribulation Transcendence stage. They were mainly after Spirit Stone and stole more than 100 million high-grade high-grade Spirit Stones from the Qingguang Sect's inventory."
"Bastard!" Yue Qianchou cursed inwardly. He thought to himself, "I worked so hard to plunder twenty-one Spirit Stone mine, but I only got a few million high-grade Spirit Stones. In the end, I weakened the Qingguang Sect, but it benefited the Hundred Flower Palace. It's so damn shady!"
Yue Qianchou frowned and asked, "If I asked you to take me to the island where the Tibetans live overseas, could you find the way?"
"Yes," Xue Qingkong replied without hesitation. Bai Suzhen, standing to the side, frowned but remained silent.
"Hehe! With such great strength, you still choose to be patient. It seems Yan Bugui his sights set on the entire Cultivation World! Alright! You take good care of your injuries. I won't disturb you any longer." Yue Qianchou nodded in satisfaction, then said to Bai Suzhen, "Sister, I have something to attend to. You two can talk slowly."
He vanished without a trace after speaking. Xue Qingkong was stunned and exclaimed in astonishment, "Ling'er! He also has the cultivation of the late Tribulation Transcendence stage?"
Bai Suzhen's tightly furrowed brows did not relax. Instead of answering, she asked, "Uncle! If I wanted your natal Primordial Spirit, would you agree?"
"What do you mean?" Xue Qingkong asked in astonishment. Bai Suzhen's figure flashed like a phantom, her five fingers forming a claw, and she grabbed his head. A white light enveloped his head, and when she withdrew her hand, a small figure a few inches tall, closely resembling Xue Qingkong's phantom, was caught in her palm.
Bai Suzhen absorbed the natal Primordial Spirit into a Spirit Stone, placed it in her Storage Bag, and then looked at Xue Qingkong, who was wailing and clutching his head on the bed. She sighed softly, "Uncle, don't blame me. Since he said those things, he must have planned to go overseas. Although I could stop him, I won't stop any of his decisions. Uncle, do you know? He's no less important to me than Mother. He's the most important person in my life, and I won't allow anyone to bring him danger. Don't worry, Uncle, once I feel he's safe, I will naturally return your natal Primordial Spirit to you."
Although her words were sincere, Xue Qingkong was suffering from excruciating pain and physical injuries, so she could hardly hear what she was saying.
Yue Qianchou didn't go anywhere else, but went to the Misty Palace to find Qu Ping'er. During their conversation, the attack on the Qingguang Sect had come to mind, reminding him of a promise he'd made to Qu Ping'er: to bring her master here. Now that the Qingguang Sect was gone, who knew if her master was alive or dead? As the saying goes, a short pain is better than a long one; it was better to tell her sooner rather than later. Even if it caused some trouble now, it would pass naturally with time.
At that time, Little Wu Chou was playing with Qu Ping'er, and the little guy seemed to really like this beautiful sister-in-law. When Yue Qianchou chased him away, he was quite unwilling. Qu Ping'er blushed, because Yue Qianchou was either rarely seen, or when he did, he would immediately pester her to do "that" thing. Yue Qianchou's current behavior made it impossible for her not to misunderstand.
When Yue Qianchou reluctantly told her the devastating news of the Qingguang Sect's annihilation, Qu Ping'er was stunned, as if struck by lightning. Yue Qianchou didn't try to comfort her; instead, he turned and left. Now was the time for her to vent, and no amount of persuasion would help. After leaving the Misty Palace with a heavy heart, he stood on the mountaintop and saw a couple climbing the mountain hand in hand. It was his parents. A smile of relief appeared on his face; ensuring his woman and family lived happily was his lifelong wish.
His gaze shifted to the distance. The purple ring that had been visible on the horizon was now gone, no longer visible from the mountaintop, after his cultivation had broken through to the mid-stage of the Core Formation realm. Yue Qianchou exhaled and murmured, "Ping'er, the annihilation of the Qingguang Sect may be hard for you to accept, but for me, it might not be such a bad thing. Perhaps I'm being too selfish, but I truly don't want you to live your whole life in the shadow of the Qingguang Sect and your master. You are my woman, not anyone's disciple..."
When Yue Changgui and his wife reached the mountaintop, Yue Qianchou told them about Qu Ping'er's master's misfortune, asking his parents to comfort her once she calmed down. He also communicated with Bai Suzhen through Divine Sense. After arranging things for Qu Ping'er, he arrived at the edge of Utopia, took out the Azure Nether Sword —another top-grade offensive Law Treasure —and the image of Dongfang Changao, invincible with his spear, still lingered in his mind...
Outside Hundred Flower Valley, Yue Qianchou walked in openly with his Hundred Flower Valley access token. As he expected, his arrival caused quite a stir in Hundred Flower Valley, but nothing much. With the Qingguang Sect destroyed, no one was offering a bounty for his capture, and he believed those Rogue Cultivator wouldn't bother him for no reason. Fu Xian Island was still dealing with its own problems, so it wouldn't care about him either. The Righteous and Demonic paths were in a cold war, and neither would make any rash moves.
As for who would dare to touch him, it's probably only the Daluo Sect. However, they have to give Hundred Flower Valley some face here, so they won't do anything to him. Even if they did touch him, so what? Since he dared to appear openly, he wasn't afraid of the Daluo Sect. What he was afraid of was that the Daluo Sect wouldn't come looking for trouble.
From today onwards, I no longer need to act secretly. Otherwise, once the troubles with various factions are resolved and they have free time, I'll be forced to hide for the rest of my life. This is the perfect opportunity to make a name for myself. Only by making those who want to harm me fear me can I live with dignity in the future.
Walking down the streets of Hundred Flower Valley, Yue Qianchou vented his frustration. "The Daluo Sect hopes you'll come soon. My Xingyan's rage needs to be ignited, it needs to start by burning down your Daluo Sect, to achieve my Yue Qianchou..."
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