"You promised you would let me go! I've told you everything I could! You clearly promised me!"
Upon a silent cliff, Zhang Da shouted himself hoarse, accusing Li Qing of breaking his word.
"If you go back on your word like this, aren't you afraid you won't be able to overcome your own heart demon tribulation in the future?!"
The other three from the Shangqing Sect had already died by Li Qing's hand. How to deal with Zhang Da now truly gave Li Qing a headache.
He really wanted to end it with a single slash, but Zhang Da had indeed been quite cooperative, readily telling him both what he should and should not have said.
As for the so-called heart demon tribulation, Li Qing did not care much about it. Whether he could even form his core was still a question; those matters were far too distant.
"Ah, you want to live so badly. That truly puts me in a difficult position."
"I have always valued caution. If I let you live, how could you possibly put my mind at ease?!"
Looking down at the valley below the cliff, where birds continually swept past, Li Qing sighed and asked.
"I promise you, I'll keep this matter secret! I won't breathe a single word of it!" Zhang Da begged tearfully.
Li Qing sneered. "Keep it secret? Heh. I've clawed and crawled my way to where I am today. I only ever believe that the mouths of the dead are the ones that can keep secrets."
At those words, despair showed on Zhang Da's face, his eyes filled with unwillingness.
It had not been easy for him to embark upon the immortal path. It had not been easy to join a sect. After who knew how many hardships and dangers, he