Chapter 248

Chapter 248 Great Harvest, Set Out Again

When Lu Qing emerged from the Treasure Pavilion, a smile graced his face.

The haul from this trip was truly immense.

He had amassed the vast majority of the Floating Cloud Sect’s accumulations spanning hundreds and thousands of years. That feeling was truly wonderful.

With this haul, he had so much to do next.

But…

standing in front of the Treasure Pavilion, Lu Qing fell into deep thought. While

the treasures in the Treasure Pavilion were immense, he couldn’t help but feel that they weren’t the entirety of the Floating Cloud Sect’s treasures. It

was simple. Given the selfishness displayed by the Mo Hu brothers and Mo Zhen, it was obvious they wouldn’t have stored all the treasures in the Treasure Pavilion.

There must be other treasures hidden elsewhere.

Unfortunately, even after searching everywhere, he hadn’t found such a hidden location.

Presumably, those treasures were either hidden out of sight or outside the Floating Cloud Sect.

Otherwise, they would have been undetectable by his supernatural powers.

However, even though he couldn’t find those treasures, Lu Qing wasn’t disappointed.

The world is so vast, and it’s impossible for him to possess all its treasures.

Lu Qing was quite satisfied with his finds in the treasure pavilion.

Therefore, he stopped worrying and pulled out an ordinary cloth bag from his Qiankun Yiqi bag. After filling it with some items, he headed towards the training grounds.

“Hey, Young Master Lu is out!”

The sword-wielding man, who was chatting with the old doctor in the training grounds, was surprised to see Lu Qing.

When Lu Qing approached, he smiled and said, “Young Master, you came out so quickly. Didn’t you find any treasures?”

“Yes,” Lu Qing showed off the cloth bag he was carrying. “I found a treasure pavilion. There’s quite a lot of stuff in there. I didn’t know what to pick, so I just picked some at random.” “

Oh, congratulations, young master,”

the sword-wielding man smiled, without asking what treasures Lu Qing had obtained.

“Master, now that the Liuyun Sect is destroyed, when will we leave?” Lu Qing asked.

The old doctor thought for a moment and said, “When we get back to town, we’ll pack up and leave.”

“Senior, are you leaving now?” the sword-wielding man was surprised.

“Indeed, now that this matter is over, it’s time for us to leave,” the old doctor nodded.

“But you’ve rid Yunzhou of the scourge of the Liuyun Sect and saved so many of our fellow Yunzhou people. We haven’t yet had a chance to thank you properly,” the sword-wielding man said anxiously.

“That’s not necessary,” the old doctor smiled. “We came to Yunzhou just by chance. We have more important matters to attend to, Zhongzhou, so we can’t stay here any longer. Master Yan, we appreciate your kindness, but there’s no need to be so polite.”

The sword-wielding man persuaded him again, but after learning that Lu Qing and the others did have important matters to attend to in Zhongzhou, he finally gave up.

“Master Yan, you only need to know about this matter. Please don’t make it public.”

The old doctor didn’t want to be seen off by a crowd when he left.

“This… I understand.”

The sword-wielding man agreed, though he felt it was impolite.

Although he had only known the old doctor for a short time, he could already tell he was truly indifferent to fame and fortune, unconcerned with formalities.

When the three returned to Liuyun Town, they hadn’t caused much of a stir.

Before setting out, they hadn’t explicitly stated their intention to destroy the Liuyun Sect. So, while some speculated, they weren’t certain.

“Master, are we leaving now?”

Outside the restaurant, Ma Gu was stunned by the news.

He had assumed they would spend the entire day in Liuyun Town.

“Well, we’ve already wasted quite a bit of time in Yunzhou. It’s best to get to Zhongzhou quickly. It’s still early, and we can still cover two hours, so there’s no need to linger here any longer,” the old doctor said.

Witnessing the Liuyun Sect’s brazen cruelty to living beings, yet no one intervened, the old doctor became even more eager to learn the truth about the situation in Zhongzhou, and naturally, he had no intention of staying any longer.

“I’ll go get the car ready,”

Ma Gu said, immediately heading out.

“Doctor Chen, Young Master Lu, are you leaving?”

The chubby middle-aged man at the side asked in surprise when he heard the conversation between the two.

Xu Ping and the others also looked over in surprise.

“That’s right, Mr. Xu, so this time, I’m afraid we will have to part ways.”

The old doctor looked at the chubby middle-aged man, and a sigh rose in his heart.

He had previously sensed a great danger from the chubby

middle-aged man and the others, and now it seemed that his premonition was not wrong. If he and Ah Qing had not come to Liuyun Sect with the chubby middle-aged man, they would have stayed in Liuyun Town and would have been unable to escape the fate of being refined by the evil formation.

Now, he no longer sensed any danger from the others.

Obviously, the disaster that was originally meant for them had been resolved, and they should not encounter any danger in the short term.

“Doctor Chen…”

The chubby middle-aged man looked at the old doctor, with many questions in his mind, but he didn’t know how to start.

“Mr. Xu, there’s no need to be so. Meeting is destiny. We’re just parting ways temporarily. If destiny returns, we’ll meet again someday.” The old doctor said with a smile.

“Master, the carriage is ready.”

At this time, Ma Gu came over.

“Okay, Ah Qing, let’s go.”

The old doctor walked towards the carriage first.

“Senior Xu, everyone, see you later.”

Lu Qing bowed to Ma Gu and the others.

“Go!”

After everyone got into the carriage, Ma Gu shouted, the whip cracked, and the carriage drove forward with a full load.

“Goodbye, Sister Xu~”

Xiaoyan’s little head appeared at the window of the carriage, waving to Xu Ping and the others.

“Is Divine Doctor Chen leaving?”

The Yunzhou warriors who were still recuperating in the restaurant came out one after another after hearing the noise outside. They

were all surprised to see the old doctor and the others had gone away in the carriage.

Especially the Deputy Palace Master Liu of Baihua Palace was even more anxious.

“Why did the Divine Doctor leave? I wanted to invite them to Baihua Valley to be my guests and thank them for saving my life!” She

wanted to catch up with him as she said that.

But just as she was about to take a step, she was gently stopped by the man with a sword.

“Senior Yan…”

Deputy Palace Master Liu was stunned and looked over.

The sword-wielding man sighed, “Senior Chen and Young Master Lu have important matters to attend to and must travel to Zhongzhou. They shouldn’t stay in Yunzhou for long. I also tried to invite them to visit the Silver Moon Sect, but they declined.”

Deputy Palace Master Liu paused.

She understood the sword-wielding man’s intention.

Even the personal attempts of a Xiantian Realm cultivator like him to persuade them to stay had failed. Even if she pursued them, it would be futile and might even cause them to resent her.

Realizing this, Deputy Palace Master Liu could only watch with regret as the carriage slowly departed.

The other Yunzhou warriors, upon hearing the conversation, also gave up any hope of persuading them to stay.

They watched the carriage gradually recede, eventually disappearing at the end of the street.

At this moment, a warrior suddenly asked, “By the way, what is the origin of Divine Doctor Chen and the others? Does anyone know?”

All the Yunzhou warriors looked at each other, bewildered.

Then, they all turned their gazes to the sword-wielding man.

Because they had seen the old doctor and the others enter the town with the sword-wielding man.

However, the sword-wielding man also shook his head. “I don’t know either. Previously, the entire Liuyun Town was enveloped by the Mohu brothers, who cast an evil formation, intending to refine you all. I wanted to break the formation, but was stopped by Mohu. It was only when Senior Chen and the others suddenly appeared and helped break the formation that you survived.

But I don’t know much about their identities and origins either.”

The sword-wielding man had tried to inquire about the old doctor and his companions’ backgrounds.

After all, a powerful Xiantian Realm cultivator and an equally mysterious and powerful young man would surely arouse curiosity.

However, the old doctor remained silent, leaving his inquiries fruitless.

Thinking of this, the sword-wielding man suddenly glanced at the chubby middle-aged master and his disciples. If he remembered correctly, these people had been personally brought into the town by Lu Qing.

The other Yunzhou warriors also realized this and cast their gazes in his direction.

The chubby middle-aged master and his disciples felt their scalps tighten.

Being watched by so many martial arts masters, especially one at the Xiantian realm, the pressure on them must be immense.

“Seniors,” the chubby middle-aged man said with a forced smile, sweat dripping from his forehead. “Doctor Chen and the others and I only met along the way. We struck up a conversation and ended up traveling together. I don’t know much about their identities, except that they’re from Cangzhou.”

“Did Senior Chen reveal his name?” the sword-wielding man asked.

“No, he usually just calls us Doctor Chen.” The chubby middle-aged man shook his head. “But I do know Young Master Lu’s name.”

“Oh, what’s Young Master Lu’s name?” the sword-wielding

man’s eyes lit up.

His curiosity about Lu Qing was no less than the old doctor’s, perhaps even more so.

After all, he had witnessed Lu Qing personally hammering a Xiantian realm minor successor into a pulp.

Even now, recalling that incredibly violent scene, a chill still washed over him.

“Young Master Lu, surnamed Lu, given name Qing.”

“Lu Qing…” the sword-wielding man chewed on the name slowly.

He remembered that Senior Chen had indeed called Lu Qing “Ah Qing.”

But after much thought, he still couldn’t place the name. He

even considered the most outstanding heirs from the world’s top sects, but still had no clue.

Just then, someone exclaimed in surprise: “Surnamed Lu, given name Qing, from Cangzhou, this disciple of the old genius doctor, could he be the mysterious young man who made the Hidden Dragon List two years ago?”

“It’s him?!”

His reminder brought everyone else to their senses.

Only the sword-wielding man remained bewildered. “What Hidden Dragon List?”

He knew what the Hidden Dragon List was, of course, but what did it have to do with Young Master Lu?

“Grand Elder, it’s like this…”

The Silver Moon Sect’s leader knew that their Grand Elder had been deeply absorbed in cultivation in recent years and didn’t particularly care about lists of the younger generation like the Hidden Dragon List.

“Two years ago, when the Tianji Tower announced its new Hidden Dragon List, one of the names on the list sparked some controversy. That name, also named Lu Qing…”

“…In the past two years, the Tianji Tower seemed to have been delayed by something, and the Hidden Dragon List hadn’t been updated for a while. Everyone had somewhat forgotten about it

. However, many believed at the time that within ten years, that young man named Lu Qing might have a chance of breaking through his barriers and entering the Xiantian realm, becoming one of the youngest Xiantian masters.”

After hearing the Silver Moon Sect leader’s account, a quizzical look crossed the sword-wielding man’s face.

He wondered what the Xiantian realm meant to that young man.

Just recently, he’d witnessed him bludgeon a powerful Xiantian minor success level monster to death with his bare hands.

However, the term “entering the Xiantian realm”

stirred the sword-wielding man’s heart.

He remembered that he had never been able to discern Lu Qing’s level of cultivation.

But similarly, he had never seen Lu Qing utilize his Xiantian Qi. He had always fought with the power of Qi and blood, and he lacked the unique aura of a Xiantian Realm warrior.

Previously, he had believed Lu Qing was deliberately concealing his abilities, holding back, but now it seemed that this was not the case.

While Lu Qing might still have a hidden card, it was also possible that he could not utilize his Xiantian Qi. This

was because he had not yet entered the Xiantian Realm, his cultivation level still being at the Acquired Realm.

However, if this were the truth… wouldn’t that mean that Young Master Lu, while in the Acquired Realm, had defeated a Xiantian Realm Minor Successor?

“Hiss…”

The sword-wielding man suddenly gasped involuntarily.

A great fear rose within him.

…

Lu Qing was unaware that after they left, the sword-wielding man and his companions had partially guessed his origins.

At this moment, he was recounting to Ma Gu and the others what had happened in Liuyun Town and the Liuyun Sect.

“So something so sinister had actually happened in the town before,” Ma Gu said with sudden realization. “No wonder Senior Xu ran to the treetops to observe for a while, then changed his attitude towards us drastically after coming down. It seems he witnessed you and the old doctor breaking the formation.”

“Those rulers of the Liuyun Sect are truly ruthless. Not only do they prey on human blood, they even spare their own disciples. They’re nothing short of demonic!”

Wei Zian said indignantly.

“They’ve all practiced evil methods, and their personalities have been subtly altered. They’re not wrong to call them demonic,” Lu Qing shook his head.

“But those Liuyun Sect disciples deserved to die. Who told them to be so domineering? In the end, they were killed by their own Sect Master. It can be considered retribution!”

Seeing the indignation on Wei Zian’s face, Lu Qing suddenly remembered something.

“By the way, Zian, there is something I want to give you.”

“What is it?” Wei Zian was stunned.

Lu Qing reached under the car, pulled out a long black stick, and handed it over.

“This long stick is a divine weapon. It was originally the weapon of Mo Hu, the supreme elder of Liuyun Sect. Mo Hu died, so I took it and it is just right for you to use.”

“A long stick of divine weapon level, for me?”

Wei Zian was dumbfounded after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)