Proving the Dao Requires Killing a Childhood Sweetheart to Start

"Ugh…"

Su Qingqing felt her throat tighten, unable to breathe, a sense of suffocation flooding her mind.

Lin Changkong's icy gaze and killing intent made her heart pound. Fear instantly engulfed her like a tidal wave.

At this moment, she regretted it, truly regretted it.

"Chang…kong, let, let me go, I… I was wrong…"

Su Qingqing clutched Lin Changkong's palm with both hands, trying desperately to pry it open, but her strength was utterly insignificant before the current Lin Changkong.

Lin Changkong remained silent, his gaze growing colder, the force in his hand increasing.

Tears streamed down Su Qingqing's face as she stammered, "You, you can't… kill me, this… is within the sect, sect rules… forbid killing disciples…"

Lin Changkong chuckled, "You're right, the rules indeed forbid it, but you don't know that rules only apply to the weak."

"Why do you think a piece of trash like you, at Body Refining Fifth Level, can be compared to me, someone who broke through from Body Refining to Qi Gathering Seventh Level in just a few days?"

"If I kill you, you'll die, but the sect will absolutely not abandon me because of the death of a nobody like you. That's reality!"

Su Qingqing's heart trembled violently, sinking into an abyss in an instant.

"Crack–"

But before she could say anything, Lin Changkong suddenly increased the force in his hand, snapping her neck.

A sharp pain shot through her mind. Su Qingqing's pupils constricted, and endless terror bloomed in her eyes. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

Lin Changkong casually tossed her onto the ground. Su Qingqing twitched a few times before quickly "calming" down.

Zhang Shanhe looked at Su Qingqing's corpse, his face filled with astonishment.

He had heard of Lin Changkong's exploits in the Outer Sect. After entering the Outer Sect just a few days ago, he had defeated Zhao Lingfeng with three strikes and slapped a group of senior disciples.

Rookie King, Devil, those were his nicknames.

But he hadn't expected Lin Changkong to be so ruthless, to simply crush Su Qingqing to death with his bare hands.

He hadn't intervened earlier because he thought Lin Changkong would at most cripple Su Qingqing, never expecting him to kill her.

This guy…

He was simply audacious and terrifyingly fierce!

"Changkong, you…"

Zhang Shanhe's lips twitched, at a loss for words.

Lin Changkong, however, looked as calm as ever. "I killed her. Elder Zhang doesn't need to be troubled. Just report the matter truthfully. I will bear all the consequences."

Zhang Shanhe chuckled speechlessly and shook his head.

He was truly overbearing!

Yet, he didn't blame Lin Changkong. Firstly, Su Qingqing's character was indeed detestable.

Lin Changkong had risen as an absolute dark horse. From the day he entered the Outer Sect, he had become a legendary figure in the Servant Courtyard. Naturally, many people spread tales of his deeds.

He had heard long ago that Su Qingqing and Lin Changkong were childhood sweethearts, and that Lin Changkong had given almost all the sect's cultivation resources to Su Qingqing for her sake. Su Qingqing, in turn, had given them to Zhang Qingyun and even used Lin Changkong as cannon fodder.

Now that Lin Changkong had risen, she wasn't satisfied with just clinging to him anymore. She begged him to reconcile, even kneeling.

When Lin Changkong refused, she fabricated the story of Lin Changkong attempting to rape her. Her intentions were obvious.

To put it bluntly, such a person deserved to die!

Moreover, Lin Changkong was now an absolute genius, while she was merely a servant disciple who couldn't even enter the Outer Sect. Just as Lin Changkong said, even if he broke the rules and killed her, the sect would never suppress such a genius for the sake of a servant disciple.

He could only say: Su Qingqing truly brought her own death upon herself through her own actions!

Ordinary people didn't have this kind of ability.

He couldn't envy it.

"I will handle this matter. You don't need to worry about it. I'll have someone take the body away immediately, and then we can go to the meeting."

As Lin Changkong had predicted, Zhang Shanhe, apart from being a little surprised, showed no significant emotional fluctuation.

Ultimately, this was a world where strength reigned supreme. With strength, one could be arrogant. Without strength, one resorted to slander.

This wasn't a romance novel where the protagonist indulged you.

To achieve the Dao, one truly had to start by killing a childhood sweetheart.

Soon, Su Qingqing's body was taken away. Zhang Qingyun, luckily, survived and kept his life, but that was after he was carried back. Lin Changkong had already gone to the meeting and didn't know about it.

Of course, he didn't care at all.

The strong did not care whether an ant lived or died.

Outer Sect, Courtyard.

Zhang Qingfeng's face twitched, his face ashen with rage, his eyes blazing with endless fury.

Just moments ago, he had received news from Xuan Yin of the Mystic Moon Sect, learning that Lin Changkong was not dead. Instead, Xuan Ling and Xuan Ming, whom she had ordered to kill Lin Changkong and Hong Ye, were all dead.

The entire Flood Dragon Gang was also wiped out.

Xuan Yin even questioned him, asking if there were other Qi Gathering Ninth Level disciples in the Heavenly Fire Sect who participated in this mission. Otherwise, how could they have killed Xuan Ling, Xuan Ming, and Zhao Heilong, three Qi Gathering Eighth Level cultivators, along with four Qi Gathering Seventh Level cultivators?

Furthermore, based on Xuan Yin's description, Xuan Ling and Xuan Ming were both killed by scorching saber qi. As far as he knew, Hong Ye and Zhou Yue both used swords, so it couldn't have been their doing.

Among the three, only Lin Changkong used a saber, and his Blood Fiend Saber Qi was exceptionally overbearing. He was the only one who fit the description.

But Lin Changkong had only been in the Outer Sect for a few days; how could he possibly have the strength to kill Qi Gathering Eighth Level cultivators?

Of course, he had heard about Lin Changkong defeating Zhao Lingfeng in three saber strikes, but Zhao Lingfeng was only Qi Gathering Seventh Level after all. The gap between him and Qi Gathering Eighth Level was still quite significant.

The only explanation was that Hong Ye and Zhou Yue had joined forces and used some methods to heavily injure Xuan Ling and Xuan Ming first, and then Lin Changkong finished them off.

However, even so, the current Lin Changkong could no longer be underestimated, especially his growth speed, which made him tremble.

"To be able to crush Qi Gathering Seventh Level cultivators so quickly and contend with Qi Gathering Eighth Level cultivators, if I don't kill him now, he will surely become a major threat in the future!"

Zhang Qingfeng clenched his fist, killing intent flickering in his eyes.

Just then, another message arrived via a sound transmission talisman. He unsealed it and found it was from Zhang Qingyun. He immediately listened to Zhang Qingyun's words.

Afterward, his face contorted fiercely, and with a "boom," spiritual energy erupted from his body.

"Lin Changkong, how dare you cripple Zhang Qingyun and kill his beloved! You have such audacity!"

"So arrogant, I absolutely cannot let you live."

"Today, I will surely kill you!"

Zhang Qingfeng roared, stood up, and walked out.

"Boom--"

Lin Changkong had only just returned to his small courtyard when he heard a loud explosion. His door was violently smashed to pieces, and amidst the whistling spiritual energy, a figure stood at the entrance.

"Lin Changkong, come out and die!"

Zhang Qingfeng took a step forward, radiating killing intent, his angry roar echoing throughout the entire courtyard area.