Li Qingchu had not expected this journey of revenge to yield such a massive treasure.
On the escape route, he had already decided on a century-long plan for the Clear Firmament Sect.
That was to focus on cultivating Yuan Li!
He had to find a way to awaken the boy’s physique and let him learn whatever he wanted.
The “Grandmaster’s Heart” would surely allow him to create many martial arts and spells for the Clear Firmament Sect.
‘The Heavens truly have eyes.
Doing good deeds brings rewards.
If I hadn’t been soft-hearted just now, I would have missed this kid.
Moreover, if he had grown up within the Seven Peaks Alliance, he would have surely become an unpredictable and massive problem.’
Li Qingchu thought silently, his mood becoming joyful.
Yuan Qi, held in his arm, was thinking how powerful this big brother was.
Carrying a baby on his chest, holding him with one hand, and a sword in the other—it was too cool.
He wanted to become such a person in the future!
The Seven Peaks Alliance was located atop a mountain peak, surrounded by cliffs on all sides.
No matter how high one’s lightness skill was, it was impossible to fly to the opposite mountain.
One could only go down through the main mountain gate from which he had come.
Li Qingchu landed on a rooftop with Yuan Qi and Yuan Li, then stopped his advance.
Yuan Qi turned to look, and his filthy little face clearly showed a change in expression.
Panic uncontrollably surfaced in his eyes.
Following his gaze, three hundred meters away along the steps, disciples of the Seven Peaks Alliance were gathering on the practice grounds.
The numbers were still increasing.
The sight of bobbing heads and flickering torchlight was full of oppressive force.
Yuan Qi felt despair in his heart.
With so many people, how could they escape?
Was it destined that he and his brother could not escape this demon’s den of the Seven Peaks Alliance?
Li Qingchu also felt the pressure.
He hadn’t expected the Seven Peaks Alliance to act so quickly, gathering so many disciples before the mountain gate.
It wasn’t that he lacked confidence in his own strength, but he was afraid that charging through would harm Yuan Qi and Yuan Li.
Standing in place, he began to circulate his technique, absorbing the spirit stone hidden in his clothes to convert its spiritual energy into Essence.
He wanted to break through the encirclement in his best state.
Yuan Qi looked up at Li Qingchu.
He couldn’t see through what Li Qingchu was thinking.
He thought Li Qingchu was hesitating, so he whispered, “Big Brother, put us down and escape alone.
Regardless, you killed an alliance leader.
No matter which one it was, we are grateful to you.”
Li Qingchu glanced at him and said, “It seems you carry a deep blood feud.
Once we are down the mountain, I will listen to your story.”
Hearing this, Yuan Qi was both moved and confused.
With so many people, how could they escape down the mountain?
He didn’t dare disturb Li Qingchu further and waited patiently.
Li Qingchu didn’t wait long.
He adjusted his state and, holding Yuan Qi, continued to charge forward.
His footsteps on the eaves didn’t produce the slightest sound, which amazed Yuan Qi.
The whistling wind echoed in his ears.
Seeing the crowd ahead getting closer and closer, his heart rose to his throat.
‘Is Big Brother going to charge through forcefully?’
Li Qingchu reached the end of the last rooftop, leaped into the air, landed on the ground, and then walked toward the steps.
His appearance attracted the attention of many Seven Peaks Alliance disciples.
However, seeing him wearing the alliance robes, they didn’t guard against him, only wondering why he was carrying two children.
In the middle of the crowd, two alliance leaders were talking.
They were the Second Alliance Leader, Guang Lantian, and the Fourth Alliance Leader, Xu Ziheng.
Xu Ziheng had a thin and withered frame.
He had messy hair and was yawning as he asked, “What’s all this commotion about?”
Guang Lantian looked to be sixty years old, slightly plump with a full beard.
Facing Xu Ziheng’s question, he frowned and said, “I am not sure either, but I estimate it is no small matter.
Perhaps it is related to the Azure Cult.”
“The Azure Cult again.
Those lunatics are truly lawless.
Xu Ziheng cursed.
At the mention of the Azure Cult, his temper flared.
Guang Lantian shook his head and said, “The Azure Cult has climbed onto the coattails of high-ranking court officials.
Their arrogance is at its peak.
We must be careful.”
Xu Ziheng was about to speak when he suddenly heard the discussions of other disciples.
He turned to look and saw a disciple carrying two children walking down the top steps.
At this sight, his rage was instantly ignited.
He roared, “Presumptuous!
Who allowed you to touch them?”
Before his voice had even faded, Xu Ziheng leaped into the air, stepping over the shoulders of disciples.
With a final powerful leap, he lunged toward Li Qingchu.
His voice was like thunder and his aura like a tiger, making Yuan Qi tremble all over.
Xu Ziheng was surrounded by inner Qi.
His speed actually increased sharply during his descent.
He led with a palm strike, a powerful blast of Qi surging toward Li Qingchu and the children.
Li Qingchu drew his sword with his right hand and swung upward.
A sword Qi slashed out, the light flashing across the faces of many disciples.
In mid-air, Xu Ziheng had no time to dodge.
His palm power was directly dispersed by Li Qingchu’s sword Qi, which then landed squarely on him.
“Pfft—”
Xu Ziheng felt as if he had been struck by a massive force.
His body leaned back, and he sprayed a bolt of blood, flying backward at an even faster speed.
The disciples below were caught off guard, but instinctively raised their hands to catch him.
As a result, a large patch of them was knocked down.
Seeing this scene, Guang Lantian’s eyes widened.
The other disciples were similarly terrified.
Xu Ziheng was an alliance leader, ranked fourth on the Empyrean Ranking of Gu Prefecture.
Unless he met a peerless expert above the Empyrean Ranking, no one could defeat him.
Yet what did they see?
The powerful Xu Ziheng had been heavily wounded by a single strike!
Gazing at Li Qingchu, who maintained his sword-swinging posture, everyone’s eyes showed fear.
The night clouds rolled and the moon was half-hidden.
Standing atop the steps, Li Qingchu held a child in one hand and a sword in the other.
His posture was upright, and his robes fluttered violently in the wind.
The aura he displayed at this moment deterred the hundreds of disciples below.
A peerless expert!
This was Guang Lantian’s current thought.
He reacted extremely fast and immediately ordered, “Form ranks!
Do not let him escape!”
After speaking, he took out a wooden whistle and blew forcefully.
The whistle was piercing, echoing through the night sky.
Li Qingchu moved, rushing down the steps at high speed.
The sword he held was not the Empyrean Rainbow Sword, but Chen Ye’s sword.
Though the disciples were frightened, their numbers gave them a burst of courage.
Receiving the leader’s command, they drew their blades and charged at Li Qingchu.
The surging crowd was like a flood flowing up the steps.
Li Qingchu plunged into the crowd, swinging his sword rapidly.
Sword light flashed and blood splattered.
His footsteps were agile and his movements ghostly.
He dodged blades and swords, while his own blade accurately cut the throats of his enemies.
Yuan Qi was so scared he closed his eyes tightly, leaning against Li Qingchu’s shoulder.
Yuan Li, hanging on Li Qingchu’s chest, was also disturbed; he frowned, though he lacked the strength to open his eyes.
Li Qingchu killed one person with every step.
No matter how many enemies were ahead, he did not retreat.
Looking from above, the flood of disciples was actually being pushed back by the strength of one man. This chapter was taken from novelping.com without permission.
Guang Lantian did not shy away from the fight.
His feet moved in a mysterious footwork, and he wound through the crowd like a dragon, quickly reaching Li Qingchu’s back.
Yuan Qi, leaning on Li Qingchu’s shoulder, felt a strong wind and instinctively opened his eyes.
He saw Guang Lantian attacking like a vicious dragon from a deep pool, his right palm carrying the scent of a bloodbath.
Yuan Qi was suddenly reminded of the scene where his father’s heart was gouged out by Guang Lantian.
His pupils trembled, and boundless fear enveloped his heart.
Just then, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, Li Qingchu turned and slashed with his sword.
This strike was extremely sharp, and the blade even crackled with lightning, dispelling the darkness in Yuan Qi’s eyes.
Guang Lantian was startled by Li Qingchu’s sudden turn.
He quickly leaned back to dodge the strike, but before he could make his next move, Li Qingchu kicked him in the chest, sending him flying.
This kick sent Guang Lantian tumbling on the ground for several rounds, knocking over many people.
Li Qingchu withdrew his leg, actually feeling it go a bit numb.
His physical fitness had been improved, but facing Guang Lantian who was charging at full speed with inner Qi, that kick took a lot of effort.
Li Qingchu turned and continued his path of slaughter.
What he needed to do now was break through the encirclement, not conduct a massacre.
Just as he turned, a large number of disciples rushed down from above.
At the same time.
In the distance, atop a mountain peak, the woman in black stood at the edge of a cliff.
She saw the thick fog between the two mountains disperse, and spots of firelight appeared within the Seven Peaks Alliance, spreading rapidly.
She had been sleeping, but was woken by the Invasion Horn.
“He actually made such a big commotion…”
Thinking of Li Qingchu’s face, she was secretly amazed.
After hesitating for a moment, she turned and headed down the mountain, not wanting to be caught up in the trouble.
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Li Qingchu threw away the longsword in his hand, which was already notched and ruined, and drew the Empyrean Rainbow Sword from his waist to continue the fight.
Behind him, dozens of people already lay on the ground.
He was surrounded on all sides, blocked by hundreds of people.
Although he had shown great strength, it hadn’t completely broken the morale of the disciples.
Li Qingchu looked ahead, his eyes narrowing.
His right hand actually let go of the hilt, yet even so, the Empyrean Rainbow Sword remained suspended before him.
The sword trembled slightly as it turned, its point aimed straight ahead.
This scene caused the eyes of the front-row disciples to glaze over.
Boom—
Accompanied by the sonic boom of air being torn apart, the Empyrean Rainbow Sword charged forward.
Essence formed sword Qi, ravaging everything in its path, with Li Qingchu following closely behind.
The sounds of blades cutting flesh and scraping bone echoed continuously.
Li Qingchu used the Supreme Absolute Sword Art to forcefully carve out a blood-soaked path.
Guang Lantian held his chest and had just stood up when he saw this horrifying scene, causing him to cough violently as blood bubbled from his mouth.
His eyes were wide, filled with nothing but terror.
Under his gaze, Li Qingchu successfully broke through and charged into the night.
The disciples didn’t dare to pursue blindly.
With the speed Li Qingchu displayed, they couldn’t catch up at all.
They turned to look at Guang Lantian, their faces full of lingering fear.
Guang Lantian did not give an order because he didn’t dare to pursue either.
“This is bad!
The First Alliance Leader has been murdered by the thief!”
A voice came from behind.
A disciple stumbled onto the steps, shouting at the top of his lungs.
To the hundreds of disciples who had just experienced a fierce battle, these words were undoubtedly a massive shock.
Guang Lantian also felt as if the sky had fallen.
He turned to look at Xu Ziheng.
By now, Xu Ziheng had breathed his last, lying in a pool of blood.
On the other side.
Li Qingchu carried the two children and quickly descended the mountain.
He felt a bit of anxiety; he had already consumed over half of his Essence and could not afford to get stuck in a prolonged battle.
A prompt suddenly jumped before his eyes:
[Given that you have assassinated the leader of an enemy sect for the first time and made a clean escape, maintaining the prestige of the Clear Firmament Sect, you have gained one opportunity for an Inheritance Reward.]