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"Alright, Xiaoyue, these two like to travel. They'll be cultivating at Tianzhen Peak for a year or two. During the time your master isn't back, you'll be their host!"
Lu Xueqi had something on her mind and wasn't in the mood for conversation.
"Where's the master?"
Su Yue asked curiously.
"He's tied up with something and won't be back for two or three months!"
Something's not right! Something's nine-tenths wrong!
Su Yue felt something was off when she heard these words.
If it were an ordinary matter, Lu Xueqi wouldn't be so absent-minded, and how could an ordinary matter possibly take two or three months to resolve?
Master is probably in trouble!
It is no coincidence.
Xiao Huan, who was standing to the side, became anxious again upon hearing these words.
Unfortunately, both of them knew that their current strength was too weak, and even if they knew, there was nothing they could do.
We can only watch helplessly.
Perhaps sensing what the two were thinking, Lu Xueqi spoke again, "Don't worry, he's just going to clear his head!"
Looking at Xiao Huan's worried expression, Zhou Yixian felt as if her precious cabbage was about to be snatched away by a pig.
But at this moment, he dared not speak, otherwise he would be facing three women.
Later, he might not even be able to get a meal.
As for worrying about the life of that rotten brat?
Zhou Yixian said that instead of wasting time on that, she would rather study what to eat!
If that scourge could die, he would immediately jump off Tianzhen Peak and then devour the entire peak.
Moreover, after gathering information from the Qingyun Sect disciples along the way, he became even more certain that the pillar of blue light was caused by Li Qing'an.
Perhaps even the white pillar of light he heard about the Qingyun Sect on the road just now was due to Li Qing'an.
Although he had never heard of such a phenomenon before, it still represented Li Qing'an's unique advantages.
How could such a powerful and advantageous scourge so easily run into trouble?
This combines both elements.
Therefore, Zhou Yixian was not worried at all, and even wanted to bring Li Qingan back and teach him a lesson.
This will relieve the hatred in his heart.
.......
Southern Xinjiang is a harsh land, with barren mountains and rivers, and is rich in poisonous insects and wild beasts.
The most obvious dividing line between southern Xinjiang and the central region is in the far south, rising up like a mountain from the plains and soaring into the clouds, separating the north and south.
Therefore, there was very little exchange between the Central Plains and the southern border regions.
Later, at some unknown time, rumors began to circulate that various barbaric tribes lived in the Hundred Thousand Mountains of Southern Xinjiang, eating raw meat and drinking blood, cruel and bloodthirsty!
Among them are even cannibalistic beastmen, and the fishmen who killed the disciples of the Ghost King Sect are one such example.
With such a fearsome reputation, naturally no one dared to go there.
A thousand years ago, an unbelievable catastrophe struck from the sky, causing countless deaths and injuries within a radius of a thousand miles.
After the catastrophe, some people discovered that in the majestic mountain range, the immense power of heavenly lightning had actually split the mountain open, revealing a dark and gloomy path only three feet wide.
From then on, rumors began to circulate that barbarian beasts were invading the human world.
The disciples of Fenxiang Valley have been walking here for 1,500 years, making it second only to Qingyun Sect and the Desolate Temple of the Demonic Sect in terms of its long history!
It wasn't until eight hundred years ago that Incense Valley officially settled down on that dark and gloomy path. Due to geographical reasons, it almost instinctively took on the responsibility of looking after that dark path called 'Black Hole'.
Since then, in just eight hundred years, Fenxiang Valley has produced an incredible number of masters, and its power has grown day by day.
Now it rivals Qingyun Sect and Tianyin Temple, becoming one of the three major righteous sects in the world.
Night fell, and dark clouds gradually gathered, even the lonely moon in the sky seemed to dim.
Desolate mountains and wilderness, an ancient temple lying in ruins!
Southern Xinjiang is mountainous, and in the forest of that nameless hill lies a desolate ancient temple.
The ancient temple had been abandoned for a long time, and the temple was full of ruins. Even the main hall was extremely damaged from the outside, with holes everywhere.
Inside the main hall, under the dim light, there were three people: an old man, a man in his thirties of medium build, and a tall man whose entire body was tightly wrapped in a cloak, with not even his head showing.
The entire store was filled with the sound of "chirp, chirp, chirp chirp, chirp..."
It was eerie and inexplicable; the sound was like the wailing of ghosts in the dead of night, or like the crawling of poisonous insects.
Despite the discomfort, I listened carefully and discovered that the voice was coming from beneath the tall man's black robe.
Chapter 207 A Steamed Fish Head with Chopped Chili Delivered to Your Door!
Hegu Mountain in Southern Xinjiang.
Outside the ancient temple, a person stood silently in the shadows.
His eyes were vacant, not looking at anything, but the sounds inside the ancient temple reached his ears perfectly.
'So this is a fish-man?'
Li Qing'an listened to the sounds inside the ancient temple and thought to himself.
Through the conversation inside the ancient temple, and the original content in his mind, Li Qing'an already roughly knew everything.
Inside the hall, the one making the strange noise was the patriarch of the fish-man clan, while the other two were Elder Lü Shun of the Incense Valley and Sun Tu, a disciple of the Incense Valley.
Elder Lü Shun was responsible for leading the cooperation with the barbarians, while Sun Tu learned the language of the fish-men to facilitate communication.
In summary, this was a long-planned scheme.
Even the appearance of the fishmen in the Death Swamp was for the Heavenly Emperor Nether Stone that Xiao Luo had eaten.
"Chirp, chirp..."
Just as Li Qing'an's thoughts were wandering, the voice of the merman chieftain, accompanied by the mournful sound of the wind, reached Li Qing'an's ears from afar!
Clearly, they had finished their discussion and were beginning to disperse.
Li Qingan glanced at the sky; the night was cold, and dark clouds obscured the moon.
It's the perfect time to kill the fish, but something's not right with it. Otherwise, making a spicy fish head would be a good idea.
Li Qing'an remained calm and unmoved by external things.
But he can clearly figure out the most reasonable approach to achieving his goals.
Killing the fish in front of us will naturally lead to a conflict between the Southern Barbarians and the Incense Valley.
At that time, Incense Valley will be too busy to deal with its own problems, and he will be able to operate more effectively.
After all, all he wants to do now is rescue the people. Shangguan Ce and the other experts from Fenxiang Valley can still be of some use when the Beast God takes action in the future.
Of course, all of this is on the premise that Shangguan Ce did not provoke him.
Otherwise, Li Qing'an in his perfect human state would also be capable of killing people.
It's simply about breaking free from the obsession with killing, and letting killing happen naturally.
They have provoked Li Qing'an, so their fate is sealed and they are destined to suffer this calamity.
One life, one calamity!
If one survives a calamity, then one has naturally followed the natural order.
Li Qingan, who retained a remnant of his Supreme Human state, agreed, saying it made a lot of sense.
He just seems to have changed in temperament and personality, but he hasn't changed as a person.
The so-called 'selflessness and altruism', 'freedom and detachment', and 'the state of ruthlessness'
It's unclear whether this was because Li Qing'an had set a psychological anchor for himself the first time.
His "selflessness and altruism" are completely different.
If it benefits me, then why should I benefit others?
That doesn't make sense.
The psychological state of 'carefree and unattached' hasn't changed much.
Spiritual freedom—what more could one ask for!
One can 'ride the clouds, ride the sun and moon, and roam freely across the four seas!'
The term "ruthless realm" needs no further explanation; it's simply a matter of letters.
Come back to your senses.
By this time, the merfolk chieftain had already walked quite a distance.
Li Qingan brought two fingers together to form a sword-like gesture and gently swung it behind him.
A flash of sword light streaked past.
A night breeze swept by, and a fallen leaf in front of me suddenly split in two.
Silent and still, without light or color.
Further ahead, the tall figure crashed to the ground. Only after the impact did it split in two, blood flowing freely and the stench of blood spreading. Only one fish head remained intact, its eyes staring fixedly ahead, utterly oblivious.
The night wind howled, passing through the broken holes in the ancient temple, emitting a mournful sound and carrying the stench of blood far and wide.
Meanwhile, dozens of feet away, a slender figure was hidden in the shadows, carefully watching the direction of the ancient temple.
As members of the Demonic Cult, tracking down traces is a fundamental skill.
As one of the first to leave the Death Swamp, Jin Ping'er found clues early on when faced with the fishmen who killed her disciples, and arrived at the ancient temple.
However, given Li Qing'an's abilities, she naturally couldn't detect it.