Ding! Killed a Low-Grade Sixth-Rank Martial Artist
Mental Power +63, Strength +64, Constitution +60, High-Grade Profound Tier Great Freedom Visualization Art x1
Wei Qing smiled knowingly. Another High-Grade Profound Tier cultivation technique.
Judging by its name, it should be a technique related to Mental Power cultivation.
"Whew, that scared me to death."
Chen Feng patted his chest, still shaken.
"Brother Wei, many thanks for this time. Once this is over, this old brother will treat you. We won't go home until we're drunk."
"No trouble." Wei Qing nodded slightly.
"Trash."
Tao Kun cursed under his breath, his gaze at Wei Qing brimming with killing intent.
With Cheng Hao dead, when he returned to the sect, Elder Chen would certainly hold him accountable for failing to protect him.
At the thought of Elder Chen's ruthless methods, Tao Kun's body shuddered uncontrollably.
Without another word, his figure flickered, and he appeared before Wei Qing.
He raised his hand and clawed at Wei Qing's throat, intending to subdue him in one move.
Then he would take him back to the sect and hand him over to Elder Chen for punishment.
However.
Something unexpected happened. His palm passed straight through Wei Qing's body.
It met no resistance whatsoever.
Then, Wei Qing's figure twisted where he stood before vanishing like a mirage.
When he appeared again, he was already thirty feet away.
"Be caref—"
The rest of Tantai Yue's and Chen Feng's words caught in their throats.
They too were stunned by Wei Qing's speed, and they finally understood how he had saved Chen Feng.
At Wei Qing's earlier speed, he was in no way inferior to a Fifth-Rank Martial Artist—if anything, he was even faster.
Tao Kun stared at Wei Qing in shock, the greed in his eyes completely undisguised.
"Interesting."
As he spoke, he no longer held back. The aura of a Fifth-Rank Martial Artist erupted in full, making the air around him seem to turn viscous. His right hand formed a claw, black light glimmering from his fingertips. "Soul Severing Claw."
The claw wind howled as five streams of black True Essence lunged at Wei Qing like venomous snakes.
"Brother Wei, careful!" Chen Feng was about to rush forward.
The next moment.
A sudden change occurred—
Tao Kun, halfway through his charge, suddenly made a sharp turn. Before Chen Feng could react, his claws viciously punched into Chen Feng's chest.
In an instant, Chen Feng flew backward like a kite with its string cut, hurtling more than twenty feet away before falling unconscious.
Tantai Yue and Wei Qing were both caught completely off guard by this sudden turn of events.
"Damn it... You dared toy with this Old Lady!" Fury surged within Tantai Yue. Her black hair whipped wildly in the wind as True Essence roiled through her body and flooded madly into the longsword in her hand. Sword light burst in every direction. "Moonlight!"
A sword beam thirty feet long tore through the air and cleaved toward Tao Kun.
Tao Kun felt a chill rise from his spine and shoot straight to the crown of his head.
No wonder Tantai Yue had dared declare that she would bring him to justice.
So this woman before him had actually cultivated her Martial Skill to the realm of perfection, possessing the astonishing strength to challenge experts across realms.
At the same time.
Wei Qing no longer held back either. Lotus Blossom Profound Meaning activated.
Nine lotus blossoms exploded into view. Origin energy surged wildly through the surroundings, condensing into a Blood Shadow thirty feet tall.
The shadow swung its blade at Tao Kun.
"Prof... Profound Meaning..."
At the sight, Tao Kun felt as if his soul had been sucked clean from him. Cold sweat instantly drenched his back.
On the left was a Martial Skill brought to perfection; on the right was someone who had comprehended Profound Meaning.
He wondered whether he had failed to check the almanac before leaving home today.
Martial arts monsters rarely seen in ordinary times.
Yet he had run into two of them at once, and each was more terrifying than the last.
He did not dare hesitate. He swiftly pulled a black jade talisman from his robes and crushed it with a crack.
The next moment, brilliant light flared and swallowed him whole.
In the blink of an eye, his figure had vanished without a trace.
Only a lonely severed arm and a few scattered strands of long hair remained, silently recounting the heart-stopping scene from moments before.
Tantai Yue was equally astonished by Wei Qing's strength. "Wei Qing, your talent truly is astounding, isn't it?"
One had to know that the mysteries of Profound Meaning were a domain that could only be touched by Earth-Tier Cultivation Techniques and above.
Only experts whose cultivation had reached the Third Rank or higher were qualified to contemplate and comprehend it.
And yet now, a mere Seventh-Rank Martial Artist had actually grasped the mysteries of Profound Meaning!
Had she not witnessed it with her own eyes, it would have been impossible to believe—something unheard of and unseen.
Tantai Yue had always held herself in high regard and considered herself exceptionally gifted.
Only now did she truly understand the profound truth her father often spoke of: there were always greater people beyond people, and greater heavens beyond heaven.
"Hehe, it was just a coincidence."
"Excessive humility is arrogance."
Hearing that, Tantai Yue could not help rolling her eyes at Wei Qing.
Wei Qing's strike just now had thoroughly shocked everyone else present.
Only Zhang Zhidong and Shen Yan, the husband and wife, had strange, indescribable glimmers in their eyes.
Jun Wushang clutched his injured arm, his face full of excitement. "Qingzi, what was that move just now? It was so cool! Teach me sometime."
"You're hurt."
Wei Qing frowned slightly, his gaze turning icy.
He sincerely acknowledged Jun Wushang as his brother.
Jun Wushang waved it off carelessly. "Just a scrape. It's no big deal."
"It's all my fault. He was hurt protecting me." Zhang Xue clutched the hem of her clothes, her mood somewhat low.
Today's events made her understand what her mother had meant by saying that flowers raised in a greenhouse were fundamentally different from flowers that survived wind and rain.
For the first time, she truly experienced what it felt like to have killing intent bearing down on her.
That bone-piercing cold made her instantly lose all thought of resisting.
If Jun Wushang had not risked his life to save her, she might very well have been buried here today.
"Oh..." The chill on Wei Qing's face instantly melted like a spring breeze. He reached out and patted Jun Wushang on the shoulder. "Well done... I'll be waiting for your good news."
"What good news?"
Wei Qing's words left Jun Wushang completely baffled.
Zhang Xue's face reddened slightly at his words, but when she saw Jun Wushang's reaction, her little face abruptly turned cold. Stomping her foot angrily, she returned to Shen Yan's side.
Seeing Jun Wushang like that, everyone else shook their heads in unison.
"Brother Chen, how are your injuries?"
Seeing Tantai Yue return, Wei Qing hurriedly asked.
"Thankfully, the injuries aren't serious. But this poison will likely require Physician Shen's intervention."
Shen Yan's strength might not have been the greatest in the Heavenly Realm Division of Ji Province, but when it came to medicine, no one in the entire Ji Province Heavenly Realm Division could compare to her.
"Let me take a look."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yan quickly walked to Chen Feng's side.
She carefully examined Chen Feng's injuries, then slowly took out a delicate set of golden needles.
Everyone saw a blur flash by, and then nine golden needles were embedded in Chen Feng's nine major acupoints.
Next, she took out a white porcelain bottle, poured out a red medicinal pill, and gave it to Chen Feng.
"Fortunately, treatment was prompt. Send him back to the Heavenly Realm Division to recuperate, and he will make a full recovery in ten days."
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