Chapter 371

Chapter 371: Sweep, the news spreads

Boom!

In a large city in Xizhou, a massive Buddha statue under construction collapsed with a thud.

A group of craftsmen gazed at the figure in the sky, filled with awe.

They had never seen anyone soar through the air.

Could this be a deity descending to earth?

For a moment, even the devoted commoners bowed their heads in worship.

A young monk, with an aura in the middle realm of the Xiantian realm, gazed at Lu Qing, who soared in the sky, atop a golden boat and wearing a ghostly mask, with shock on his face.

“Which secret place are you from? You dare to play such a joke on Xuankong Mountain?”

“Xuankong Mountain, I’m targeting Xuankong Mountain!”

Lu Qing’s gaze focused, and a stream of condensed sword energy descended from the sky, slashing towards the young monk.

The swiftness and power of the attack terrified the young monk.

He tried to dodge, but it was too late. He instead summoned his spiritual power, forming a wall of energy to block the terrifying blade.

However, with a soft sound, his body stiffened, his eyes gradually blurring.

A streak of blood emerged from his forehead, spreading gradually until his entire body split in two and fell to the ground, drawing countless cries of terror.

After slaying the Xuankong Mountain disciple, Lu Qing, without even turning his head, piloted the golden flying boat, transforming into a stream of light and soaring into the distance.

However, on the way, Lu Qing was lost in thought.

Two days had passed since his battle with the gray-robed old monk.

He had spent two days cultivating in the cave, emerging this morning to steer the golden boat and put his plan into action. He

would raid numerous cities in Xizhou, destroying the numerous Xuankong Mountain temples and Buddha statues under construction. If he encountered any Xuankong Mountain disciples who resisted, he would ruthlessly slaughter them.

The city he had attacked was already the fourth city he had attacked that day.

The flying artifact was indeed extraordinary. After refining the golden boat, his mobility had truly improved.

Crossing the entire Western Province wouldn’t take more than a day.

Even if he could have attacked the Xuankong Mountain strongholds in several major cities in a single morning, the effort would have undoubtedly consumed a considerable amount of physical and spiritual energy.

But now, simply steering the golden boat, he could do it effortlessly.

In comparison, it saved him an incredible amount of effort and time.

Lu Qing should have been delighted that everything was going so smoothly.

But inside, he instinctively sensed something was amiss.

He noticed that the Xuankong Mountain disciples stationed in the cities he attacked seemed unaware of him.

Seeing the golden boat he piloted, they showed no reaction other than surprise, as if they had no idea of its origins.

This seemed quite amiss.

After all, not long ago, he had slain Xuanyi and other high-ranking Xuankong Mountain elders, even a Grand Elder like the gray-robed old monk.

Such a commotion should have caused a stir throughout Xuankong Mountain.

But now, the Xuankong Mountain disciples in the several Xuankong Mountain strongholds he raided seemed completely unaware of him.

Clearly, the fact that he had killed the gray-robed old monk had been concealed by Xuankong Mountain’s leadership, and the outside disciples hadn’t been informed.

But what was Xuankong Mountain’s motive?

Did they believe that a “senior master” like him wouldn’t attack ordinary disciples, so there was no need to inform them?

Or were they concerned about the impact on Xuankong Mountain’s prestige, hence the concealment?

Or was there some other conspiracy?

Lu Qing’s mind raced with thoughts.

But his actions remained unchanged. Instead, he sped up the golden boat beneath his feet,

a hint of determination flashing across his face.

Whatever Xuankong Mountain’s motives, he didn’t need to be overly cautious right now.

If there truly was a conspiracy waiting for him, he could simply play his trump card and attack with his spiritual weapon.

Lu Qing believed that when that moment came, the Xuankong Mountain side would be even more surprised than he was.

With this in mind, Lu Qing continued his sweep through the Xuankong Mountain strongholds.

Any temples or statues he saw being built would be destroyed without a word.

Any Xuankong Mountain disciples who tried to resist were mercilessly slain.

Having already declared war on Xuankong Mountain, Lu Qing naturally showed no mercy.

Enemies must be slain!

In a single day, Lu Qing had swept through most of the Xuankong Mountain strongholds throughout Xizhou.

His unabashed and high-profile destruction

finally made it impossible to conceal the truth. Rumors

of a mysterious figure, riding a golden boat and wearing a ghostly mask, destroying Xuankong Mountain strongholds and slaughtering Xuankong Mountain disciples,

began to spread throughout Xizhou, quickly spreading to other states.

“Is everything you say true?”

In the Lingshan Mountains, an old monk, also dressed in a gray robe but with a ruddy complexion, looked expressionlessly at the red-robed monk before him.

“It’s absolutely true, Grand Elder. That mysterious man with a ghost face is slaughtering our Xuankong Mountain disciples.

Most of the disciples we sent out have already perished.

Word of this has spread throughout Xizhou, and even other states are likely to have received the news,”

the red-robed monk reported cautiously.

“I understand. You may leave first,”

the red-faced monk said calmly.

“Yes,” the red-faced monk said calmly, not daring to say more. He cautiously withdrew.

The red-faced monk stood there, his face blank, pondering for a moment. Finally, he withdrew a jade tablet and activated it with his mind.

A glimmer of light emerged from the tablet.

A spiritual pulse emanated from it: “Elder Chixin, what’s going on?”

“As we suspected, that man with a ghost face is indeed heading for Xuankong Mountain.

He has reappeared today, destroying the many outposts we have just established in Xizhou. He

has shown no mercy to even ordinary disciples, slaughtering them all,”

the red-faced monk replied.

“Even ordinary disciples aren’t spared, which means they have a mortal vendetta against us, Xuankong Mountain. How did we provoke such a formidable enemy?”

A spiritual wave, different from the previous one, emerged.

Clearly, the jade token in the red-faced old monk’s hand wasn’t meant to communicate with just one person.

“I don’t know about that,” the red-faced old monk shook his head. “Kurong died so completely, leaving no information behind.

The situation at the battle site was chaotic, making it impossible to predict.

Honestly, I can’t even confirm whether that ghost-faced figure is a man or a woman.”

“Don’t even think about it. To have killed Kurong in such a short time, that ghost-faced figure must be an old antique like us.

Aside from the other old fellows in the secret area and the three monsters from the Holy Mountain, there’s no way it could be anyone else!”

a spiritual wave from the jade token declared decisively.

“Yes, especially those bigwigs at Qingyang Temple. They’ve always been at odds with us, and their grudge against us at Xuankong Mountain is the biggest!”

“But the other major secret places have only just emerged and are currently managing their respective territories. They shouldn’t have the time to bother us.”

“That’s the Holy Mountain. Those three monsters have always had ulterior motives and are highly suspicious!”

For a moment, the several souls within the jade token began to fluctuate and began to argue.

(End of this chapter)