Lin Changqing let out a furious roar that surged into the heavens. Blood energy erupted from both his hands, and even space creaked as if it could no longer bear the strain!
A tremendous force traveled along the whip straight toward Juliusun. Juliusun's magical power on the whip shattered bit by bit, vanishing without a trace.
The haughty expression with which Juliusun had looked down on Lin Changqing as if he were an ant finally changed. Panic and unease crept across his face.
Lin Changqing was far too strange!
Under that tremendous force, a voice in his heart kept telling him he had to let go. Otherwise, he would surely be dragged over!
Given how mercilessly Lin Changqing had dealt with those Sect of Elucidation Mystic Immortals, he would be in for a terrible time if he was dragged over!
But this was a spiritual treasure bestowed by his master—and the only one he had!
It was even a Supreme Grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure. How could he possibly just hand it over?
Juliusun didn't strike. He steeled himself, unleashed his Golden Immortal aura, gathered all his magical power into himself, and sent it surging toward the whip.
After all, the spiritual treasure had been refined by him. The whip returned to his control, and though he still couldn't free it from Lin Changqing's grasp, it gave Juliusun a brief chance to catch his breath.
Seeing that he was still being dragged toward Lin Changqing at great speed, a trace of murderous intent appeared in Juliusun's eyes.
Lin Changqing, if you refuse to stop, don't blame me!
You brought this on yourself. No one else is to blame. Even if my martial uncle holds me to account, I'm not afraid!
Juliusun sneered inwardly, his hands shifting into a new gesture.
Besides the Twelve Golden Immortals, the Sect of Elucidation had many other disciples.
Among them were the Virtuous Golden Immortal Antarctic Immortal Elder and the Virtuous Golden Immortal Yun Zhongzi.
Yun Zhongzi, the Virtuous Golden Immortal, was known as the Treasure Refining Golden Immortal. No one could match his skill at crafting replicas of treasures.
And what appeared in Juliusun's hand now was a needle so tiny it was nearly invisible to the naked eye.
A replica of the Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Soul Devouring Needle!
Though it had only one percent of the original's power and could be used just once, that was enough!
Murderous intent deepened in Juliusun's eyes. Using Lin Changqing's strength, he suddenly shot toward him.
"Senior Brother Changqing, I meant no offense. Do you really intend to show no mercy?"
Now that Juliusun was drawing closer to Lin Changqing, a hint of fear appeared on his face. No one noticed the murderous intent in his eyes.
Not even Lin Changqing noticed.
But he didn't stop.
How had the Twelve Golden Immortals humiliated me back then? Today, I'll make you pay a hundredfold!
"You disobeyed the law and defied the Sage. I am enforcing the law impartially and will show no favoritism!"
Lin Changqing roared. Boundless blood energy burst from his body, forming a blood-red fist that crashed toward Juliusun.
In an instant, the two collided. The blood-red fist slammed into Juliusun, and ten thousand streams of blood energy erupted, shaking the heavens and earth.
This was Lin Changqing unleashing his full power. The strike had nearly reached the middle stage of the Golden Immortal realm!
Juliusun was only at the early stage of the Golden Immortal realm. How could he withstand it?
A mouthful of blood spurted from Juliusun's lips. He instantly looked dispirited, and his spirit and soul weakened.
But no one noticed the sly, triumphant smile on Juliusun's face. The nearly invisible needle in his hand had already shot out, darting straight for Lin Changqing's head.
The Soul Devouring Needle devoured the soul, reducing its victim to ashes!
That was the power of this Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, a weapon of slaughter in the Primordial World!
Even with just one hundredth—or one thousandth—of its power, it remained an unparalleled killing weapon.
And Juliusun had actually used it against a fellow disciple!
Even though Lin Changqing had invoked the authority of the Three Sects' decree and was far stronger than those Sect of Elucidation immortals, he had never killed them. He had only knocked them down and crippled their cultivation.
How dare Juliusun do this!
Lin Changqing hadn't anticipated this danger at all. The Sect of Elucidation immortals were actually bold enough to do such a thing!
On Kunlun Mountain, with a Sage watching, they still dared to kill!
A sense of danger shot through Lin Changqing's heart. He looked toward Juliusun again, but it was already too late.
Juliusun sneered, no longer hiding the murderous intent in his eyes. In the next instant, he used Lin Changqing's strength to hurtle a thousand miles away, crashing hard into Kunlun Mountain.
"Pfft!"
"We're both disciples of the Three Sects, Senior Brother Changqing! How could you be so ruthless and try to kill me?"
"Senior Brother Changqing, you attacked me first. I only wanted to protect myself. I had no choice!"
Juliusun played his part to the end. He was now seriously injured, lying on the ground as if he were at death's door.
Lin Changqing, meanwhile, stood motionless in midair, blood energy roiling around him.
"Lin Changqing! You actually dare to kill a disciple of the Sect of Elucidation!"
"Lin Changqing, you dare to kill him right under the Sage's nose!"
"Lin Changqing..."
Indignant cries rang out from the Sect of Elucidation.
Among the Interception Sect disciples, Bixiao was still cheering. Even Juliusun, a Golden Immortal, hadn't been able to withstand a single move from their Senior Disciple Brother!
But Yunxiao, ever perceptive, had already noticed something was wrong.
"Senior Disciple Brother!"
"What happened to Senior Disciple Brother? Juliusun, what did you do?!"
Yunxiao called to him, but Lin Changqing didn't respond. Enraged, she looked toward Juliusun, boundless fury rising in her eyes.
Now all the Interception Sect disciples had noticed that something was wrong. They glared furiously at Juliusun.
Juliusun still looked badly injured. He struggled to sit up and spoke helplessly.
"Senior Brother Changqing tried to kill me. I only wanted to protect myself."
"Earlier, Junior Brother Guang Chengzi gave me a replica of the Soul Devouring Needle..."
As he spoke, Juliusun told them first that he had acted in self-defense, making it seem as if he'd had no choice.
But inwardly, he sneered nonstop.
Lin Changqing, Lin Changqing. You used to be a cripple, and we could tolerate you.
Now a cripple thinks he can rise again? Then you can just die!
Under the Soul Devouring Needle, Lin Changqing was sure to die. Once he was dead, there would be no witnesses. Then I could say whatever I wanted!
Hearing Juliusun's words, the Interception Sect disciples could no longer hold back. Fury flared in their eyes.
"Senior Disciple Brother!"
"That wretched Juliusun! The Soul Devouring Needle destroys the soul. It's a killing weapon, and you dared use it against a fellow disciple!"
"Juliusun, you deserve to die!"
As angry shouts rang out, some disciples were about to attack. The Sect of Elucidation disciples were also stirring, and it seemed the two sects would break into battle at any moment.
At that moment, Yuanshi smiled faintly inside the Sect of Elucidation's Immortal Palace.
A firefly could be extinguished in an instant. Even if he'd had some fortuitous encounter, so what?
In a side hall of the Sect of Elucidation, Randeng looked disappointed. Lin Changqing had died just like that? What a shame. His profound cultivation method had been fascinating.
In the Black-and-White Dao Palace, Taishang had never divined anything for countless years. Now the Taiji Diagram floated above his head as he tried to calculate the secrets of heaven.
"The heavenly secrets are hidden?"
Taishang murmured in surprise, furrowing his brows before letting them relax.
If even he couldn't calculate Lin Changqing's fate, then the boy was surely a great variable in the Primordial World!
And if his fate couldn't be divined, that meant he was certainly safe for now.
Taishang put away the Taiji Diagram and returned to his usual air of detachment.
Inside the Interception Sect's Immortal Palace, Tongtian was also visibly astonished.
But he wasn't shocked and enraged. He was pleasantly surprised.
As their master, he could sense a sliver of his disciples' true spirits. After all, they were all Sages' direct disciples, bound to him by karma. How could he not sense them?
When he heard about the Soul Devouring Needle, Tongtian had been startled too.
But now, sensing that Lin Changqing was completely unharmed, he was even more astonished.
What sort of fortuitous encounter had his eldest disciple found?
That was the Soul Devouring Needle! Even as a replica, it should have been more than enough to deal with a Mystic Immortal or a Golden Immortal.
Yet Lin Changqing was acting as if nothing had happened!
Lin Changqing stood in midair, blood energy still roiling around him, but his eyes were closed. His mind had already sunk into his sea of consciousness.
His sea of consciousness had already undergone countless changes!
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