Chapter 319

Chapter 319: Evil Cultivation, Miasma Mark

“Lord City Lord, what did you say?”

Everyone looked at the Azure Dragon City Lord in astonishment,

wanting to see if there was any trace of a joke on his face.

What a joke! Is there anything in this world that the Holy Mountain dares not provoke?

Even the legendary Four Secret Sites are at most on par with the Holy Mountain. They

are far from being to the point where even the Holy Mountain dares not provoke them.

“Don’t think I’m joking. Do you know what this young Master Lu did in the Holy City not long ago?”

The Azure Dragon City Lord sighed.

“What big event happened in the Holy City?”

Everyone’s heart moved, remembering what the City Lord had said earlier.

They all knew that there was a magical formation in the City Lord’s Mansion.

It could communicate seamlessly with the Holy City thousands of miles away, quickly transmitting messages.

It seemed that the City Lord had received some extraordinary news.

“Just a few days ago, on the day the sound of Heaven and Earth’s Dao echoed again, this young Master Lu, within the Holy City, summoned tribulation clouds with his physical body. He

survived nine tribulation thunders, becoming the first person in the world to survive the tribulation since the transformation of Heaven and Earth and the resurgence of spiritual energy.

After surviving the tribulation, he violently slaughtered numerous eminent monks from the Xuankong Mountain lineage.

Even the Third Saint Lord, who intervened, was defeated by his sword.

This shocked the entire Holy City, and no one dared to challenge him.

In the end

, the Holy Mountain did not punish him. Do you think Qinglong City can afford to provoke such a being?”

The first person to survive the tribulation since the transformation of Heaven and Earth!

Slaying eminent monks from the Xuankong Mountain lineage, defeating the Third Saint Lord with his sword!

Every word the Qinglong City Lord uttered sent tremors through the hearts of the innate realm powerhouses.

The fact that he had defeated the Third Saint Lord with his sword in particular shocked everyone.

For, in their hearts, the three Saint Lords of the Holy Mountain were truly invincible.

Now, to say that one of them had been defeated by a mere youth,

how could anyone not be incredulous?

“Lord City Lord, is everything you said true? That young master is just a teenager, yet he possesses such terrifying power?”

someone asked in disbelief.

“Didn’t you all see it just now? The Qi family’s master’s cultivation is comparable to yours, right?

Yet, he was crushed into a pulp with a single blow.

Who among you could withstand such a move?”

Remembering Lu Qing’s bizarre move, everyone fell silent.

Forget resisting it; they didn’t even understand the power Lu Qing had unleashed.

“And, not to mention Young Master Lu, even his master, that old man, was no ordinary person.

Atop the Sacred Mountain, he once unleashed a sword energy field.

Its power was so immense that even the most powerful masters from the Four Secret Lands were astonished.

It’s called Innate Perfection, and there’s no rival!”

Sword Energy Field…

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent again.

Field, this was another realm they could only dream of.

A Innate Realm master possessing a field, in some ways, was even rarer than the Innate Perfection.

The sword art realm, however, boasts the most formidable destructive power among all realms.

Could that unassuming old man from earlier actually be such a formidable powerhouse?

Only then did the warriors understand the City Lord’s earlier humility. Humility was essential

in the face of such a transcendent and unparalleled monster.

He had even dared to slay the men of Xuankong Mountain, so how could he, the Lord of Qinglong City, take him seriously?

If he were to become enraged, none of them would escape.

With this thought, the slight contempt they had previously harbored for the Qinglong City Lord vanished.

A subtle sense of gratitude even grew.

It was fortunate that he had calmed the young master; otherwise, uninformed, they might have offended him.

“Lord City Lord, what should we do now?”

someone asked.

“Let’s first investigate the Qi family matter,” the Qinglong City Lord sneered.

“The Fengzhou plague—this matter has long been questioned by the Holy Mountain, who felt the outbreak was too strange and without warning.

Now it seems someone is truly behind this!”

Everyone looked at the Qi family’s innates, now dead on the spot, realizing that with the City Lord’s order, the Qi family was finished.

Regardless of whether the Qi family was responsible or not, they had antagonized that person.

To appease that person’s wrath, the City Lord would not let them off easy.

“Master Ji, Mr. Hu said your young master has evidence that the Qi family started the plague.

Please go and retrieve it. Everyone else, come with me to the Qi family.

We must appease the remaining members of the Qi family first.”

The Qinglong City Lord was also a man of swift action. Having made his decision, he immediately gave the order.

“Yes, we understand.”

At this moment, everyone naturally wouldn’t disagree and immediately responded in unison.

Especially those powerful individuals who already had grievances with the Qi family, their eyes gleaming with excitement.

The Qi family has always been domineering in the city, relying on the large number of people in the Xiantian realm and their huge influence.

Many forces in the city had clashed with them.

Now that the Qi family was about to be destroyed, how could they not be excited?

Immediately, the head of the Ji family, along with the family’s Xiantian realm masters, followed the note left by Hu Laosan and went to pick up his youngest son.

The others followed the Lord of Qinglong City and headed towards the Qi family with great fanfare.

…

“…At that time, Young Master Ji San must have been targeted by the Qi family. He said that he was marked with some miasma.

If he entered the city, he would not only be discovered, but he might even bring the miasma into the city and harm the citizens. That’s why he had to hide outside the city.

I was on duty at the city gate when a child suddenly slipped me a letter.

I didn’t expect that the Qi family would still find out. I

had just returned home and finished reading the letter when Qi Wenzhen and his men rushed in.

It’s strange to say, I was already very cautious at the time, but I don’t know where I gave myself away.”

Just as many Xiantian realm masters were heading towards the Qi family, Lu Qing and others were also heading towards the city gate.

Along the way, Hu Lao San recounted what had happened before Lu Qing and the others arrived.

After taking the medicine the old doctor had prescribed, his injuries had mostly healed, and he was basically out of harm’s way.

“Miasma…” Lu Qing fell into thought.

After a moment, he said, “The fact that the Qi family discovered your presence shouldn’t be your fault. The problem probably lies with that letter.”

“Letter?” Hu Lao San was puzzled.

“Yes, if that Third Young Master Ji was truly marked by the miasma, everything he touched would have a faint miasma scent.

It’s very faint, but if the Qi family possessed a corresponding magical instrument or technique, they should be able to sense it if they were close enough.”

“Magic instrument?” Hu Lao San was even more puzzled.

“You can think of it as some kind of artifact with special powers, but that magical instrument shouldn’t be very powerful, otherwise, the Qi family member wouldn’t have used it earlier.”

Lu Qing explained briefly, but then paused.

According to what Hu Lao San had said, the situation of the Third Young Master Ji was probably not good.

The miasma mark, this is not an ordinary thing.

Only the evil cultivator who has achieved success in practicing evil ways can create such a mark.

Previously, he only got the information that the Qi family created a plague in Fengzhou from the note on the body of the eldest son of the Qi family.

But he did not know what specific means they used.

Now after hearing what Hu Lao San said, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but shouted: “Master Ma, stop the carriage first.”

Ma Gu stopped the carriage.

“A Qing, what’s wrong?” asked the old doctor.

“Master, if the third son of the Ji family is infected with the miasma mark, things may not be so simple.” Lu Qing said with a serious expression.

“This miasma mark can only be cultivated by a true evil cultivator.

Such evil cultivators often represent disaster and misfortune. Wherever they go, it’s common for them to cause loss of life. In

serious cases, it’s quite common for lives to be devastated and plagues to spread.”

“You said it’s an evil cultivator!”

The old doctor’s expression also changed.

He had read the information jade slips that Lu Qing had inscribed for him, which contained brief information about many ancient cultivation schools.

Among them, there were those about evil cultivators.

So he knew how terrifying a true evil cultivator could be.

“Ah Qing, are you saying that evil cultivator is in the Qi family?”

The old doctor’s expression was slightly grim.

If that were the case, an evil cultivator hiding in such a densely populated city would be a grave danger to the citizens of Qinglong City.

“Probably not. If there were an evil cultivator hiding in the city, he wouldn’t be able to escape my detection.” Lu Qing shook his head.

He was quite confident of this.

After the rune entered the Xiantian realm, the soul talisman transformed into the Yang Talisman.

Lu Qing’s spiritual power was so potent that even all Xiantian Realm cultivators would admire him.

If there were any evil cultivators within the city, they couldn’t have hidden themselves so perfectly, leaving him unaware.

Furthermore, an evil cultivator cultivating miasma and poison is inherently doomed.

They can’t remain in crowded areas for long, lest their aura leak out, spreading the plague and attracting attention.

With so many Xiantian Realm experts in the city, their identities would be easily exposed.

Therefore, it’s unlikely that the evil cultivator is hiding within the city.

Most likely, they’re somewhere outside, cultivating in seclusion.

Thinking of this, Lu Qing suddenly asked, “Uncle Hu, do you remember where the Third Young Master of the Ji Family is hiding?”

Hu Laosan was stunned. “Of course I do, but I’ve already told the head of the Ji Family where it’s located.”

“It’s too late. Let’s go find him first. If we’re late, I’m afraid the Third Young Master Ji’s life will be in danger.”

“Then let’s go!”

Hu Laosan said hurriedly.

He was deeply concerned for the Third Young Master Ji’s safety.

After all, the two had stood guard at the city gate together for so long.

Although Young Master Ji San was going there to experience life, a friendship had been forged between the two.

“Once we’re out of the city gate, just tell me the direction.”

Lu Qing immediately had Ma Gu start the carriage. Once they were out of the city gate and Hu Lao San pointed out the direction

, a gentle breeze emerged, and the carriage transformed into a stream of green light, speeding forward at great speed.

Hu Lao San had never seen such a scene before.

Watching the scenery whizzing by outside the window, his face turned pale.

He couldn’t imagine the speed of the carriage.

At the extreme speed of the magic circle carriage, it didn’t take long for Lu Qing and the others to arrive at the place Hu Lao San mentioned.

It was a small mountain village, very desolate, with broken walls everywhere, and it looked like it had been abandoned for a long time.

When everyone got off the car, Hu Lao San’s face was dazed.

You have to know that the place he was talking about was dozens of miles away from Qinglong City.

But they had just left Qinglong City in a short time, less than a quarter of an hour, and they had already arrived here.

This speed was truly terrifying.

“Uncle Hu, you’re talking about this place, right?” Lu Qing asked.

Hu Laosan, regaining his composure, nodded quickly. “Yes, this was once a plague village. There was a leprosy outbreak there, and many people died.

I went here once with the city lord and his men.”

Lu Qing nodded. He had sensed a faint presence in the village.

It was clear that someone was still living in hiding.

One of the auras was quite strong, much stronger than an ordinary person, clearly a warrior.

And it was a familiar aura to him: the aura of the third son of the Ji family.

However, the aura wasn’t good either. It

was fluctuating, and the life force was even weaker, as if he were seriously ill.

He immediately said, “I’ve sensed the aura of the third son of the Ji family. Let’s go in.”

The small village was filled with rubble, making it difficult for the carriage to navigate.

Ma Gu and Wei Zi’an stayed behind to guard the carriage while Lu Qing and the others entered the village.

As they walked through the village, they sensed someone watching from the dilapidated houses on either side.

When they looked over, their gazes immediately averted.

Lu Qing paid no attention to these thoughts, heading straight for the location where he’d sensed the presence of the third son of the Ji family.

It was a shabby thatched hut. When Lu Qing pushed the door open, a startled cry echoed from within, a rather childish girl’s voice.

“Little sister, don’t be afraid. We’re here to save this young master.”

The light inside the hut was dim, but Lu Qing, with his night vision, had no problem

seeing it. He could immediately make out a teenage girl inside, holding a wooden stick and watching them warily.

Behind her, on a wooden bed, a figure lay asleep.

Despite Lu Qing’s gentle tone, the girl’s disbelief was evident.

She still held the stick tightly in her hand, staring intently at Lu Qing and the others, refusing to budge.

Just then, footsteps could be heard outside.

A group of ragged men, armed with wooden sticks, iron forks, and other weapons, slowly approached Lu Qing and his group.

Lu Qing naturally would not take these frail villagers seriously.

However, he did not make any extra movements, but shouted inside: “Mr. Ji San, are you still awake? We are here to help you.”

At this time, Hu Lao San also shouted: “Mr. Ji San, I am Lao Hu, I brought people to rescue you!”

Hearing Hu Lao San’s voice, the people lying in the room finally made some movements.

A weak voice sounded: “Xiao Rou, don’t be afraid, retreat first, they are my friends, they are here to help us.”

Hearing this voice, Xiao Rou slowly retreated to the side of the wooden bed.

The group of ragged villagers outside also stopped.

Lu Qing and the others were able to enter the house.

When they saw the appearance of Mr. Ji San clearly, they couldn’t help but tremble slightly.

(End of this chapter)