As the elder knelt, the other Flying Sword Sect disciples panicked, unsure of what to do. In groups of twos and threes, they dropped to their knees as well.
“Disciple, look closely—this is the Flying Sword Sect you once wanted to join,” Zhong Qing sneered.
Su Ye clenched his teeth as he stared at the scene.
He could never forget how the Flying Sword Sect had ignored the fact that his parents once saved the Grand Elder’s life, and had tried to hand him over to Xue Kuang without hesitation. Comparing that to how they now knelt before Zhong Qing—what a bitter irony.
“I… I withdraw from the Flying Sword Sect…” a youth who had just been accepted into the sect suddenly said aloud.
“I quit too.”
“I won’t join a sect like this either.”
As the first voice rang out, the herd mentality kicked in. The disciples who had fought to be tested and join the Flying Sword Sect now all began backing out one by one.
In fact, after learning what had happened with Su Ye, and how the elder still intended to hand him over to Xue Kuang, many had already felt disheartened. But at the time, none dared speak up.
“Scram!” Zhong Qing had no interest in the Flying Sword Sect elder. He kicked him aside.
The elder, as if receiving a royal pardon, quickly fled with the other disciples in a sorry state.
“Come, disciple. Let’s return to the peak.” Zhong Qing took Su Ye’s hand and soared into the sky. In a flash of light, they vanished from everyone’s sight.
Only after Zhong Qing left did the crowd slowly come to their senses.
No one had expected such a drastic turn of events today.
The so-called immortal sect had shown such despicable behavior.
But Zhong Qing’s name spread throughout Heavenly Peak City, becoming a topic of conversation for countless people.
“Master, can you make me strong?” Su Ye suddenly asked mid-air.
“Of course,” Zhong Qing said with a smile.
“Then I want to kill someone.”
“Who do you want to kill?”
“I want to kill the Grand Elder of the Flying Sword Sect,” Su Ye said firmly. “My parents gave their lives to save him. He owes them his life. Now, I want to collect that debt.”
Zhong Qing was momentarily stunned.
Then he burst into hearty laughter, loudly praising, “Good! Good! You are indeed my disciple! I promise, it won’t be long before you can reclaim that life.”
After everything that happened today, his disciple had truly undergone a transformation.
In the world of cultivation, this was the only way to survive!
Soon, the two returned to Command Hall Peak.
Once back, Zhong Qing immediately sent a message to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng flew in from the horizon and landed, spotting Su Ye next to Zhong Qing.
“Master, is this the new junior brother you mentioned?” Lin Feng asked excitedly.
“That’s right. From now on, he’s your responsibility.” Zhong Qing smiled gently, introducing Lin Feng to Su Ye.
“Greetings, Senior Brother,” Su Ye greeted respectfully.
“Aiya, junior brother, no need to be so polite! You’ll live right next door to me, alright? That place is a prime spot, full of good energy!” Lin Feng welcomed him with enthusiasm, personally helping Su Ye settle in and familiarizing him with every corner of Command Hall Peak.
“Heaven’s Calamity-Bearing Constitution, huh…” Zhong Qing reclined on a lounge chair in the courtyard as he personally selected a cultivation technique for Su Ye.
Using his Heavenly Eye, he had discovered that Su Ye was not, as Xue Kuang claimed, poisoned from birth—but was born with a special physique known as the Heaven’s Calamity-Bearing Constitution. Once awakened, even a single cell of his body would carry deadly poison.
Even when unawakened, someone like Xue Kuang would never have been able to handle it. Had Xue Kuang really used Su Ye as a medicinal guide, not only would he have failed to break through, he would’ve died a miserable death.
However, activating the Heaven’s Calamity-Bearing Constitution required a very specific cultivation technique.
In the end, Zhong Qing selected an Emperor-level technique called Abyss of Calamity. Not only did it perfectly match Su Ye’s constitution, but it could also suppress the toxicity, keeping it from leaking out.
He also selected an Emperor-level weapon—the Shadow Claw—and had Lin Feng deliver it to Su Ye.
Lin Feng also taught Su Ye the so-called cultivation incantation.
Once Su Ye officially began cultivating, Zhong Qing quietly activated the 100x multiplier.
With the multiplier and the amplification from the Emperor-level technique, it wasn’t long before the peak trembled with the sound of breakthroughs.
1st level Body Tempering.
2nd level Body Tempering.
3rd level Body Tempering…
At the same time, Zhong Qing received a 10,000x cultivation feedback.
However, because the gap in cultivation realms between them was too great, even though Su Ye broke through several stages in a row, Zhong Qing couldn’t break through a single stage yet. You are reading on novelping.com, the official source.
Still, Zhong Qing wasn’t worried.
With both disciples under 100x boost and himself receiving 10,000x feedback, it was only a matter of time before his own realm advanced.
Inside the Desolate Ring, Elder Jian watched Su Ye’s progress as if he were riding a space teleportation device and couldn’t help but sigh.
“Sigh… it won’t be long before you two surpass me at my peak.”
“At that point, even if I’m resurrected, I’ll just be tagging along behind you two.”
The feeling was complicated, to say the least.
Back in his prime, his cultivation had seemed so distant, so revered. Yet now, someone else merely sat down and recited a chant to reach that same level—it was impossible not to feel defeated.
He also couldn’t help but once again marvel at the terrifying power of Zhong Qing’s mysterious incantation.
Just what kind of technique was it, to be so monstrous?
If only, one day, he could become Zhong Qing’s disciple and learn that incantation himself…
…
At the same time—
News that Zhong Qing had crushed Xue Kuang to death with a single finger in Heavenly Peak City reached the Azure Jade Sect.
When this message reached the ears of the elders and Peak Masters, they all hurried to the Azure Jade Main Peak.
“Sect Master, is it true?” a certain elder couldn’t help but ask.
“So you’ve all heard as well,” Xuanyuan Hong said with emotion. “I just received confirmation—it’s true.”
With Xuanyuan Hong’s confirmation, everyone gasped.
Originally, they had thought Zhong Qing was just a useless man idling on Command Hall Peak. They were already shocked when he had previously killed the arrogant Duan Feng on Azure Jade Main Peak.
And now, he had killed Xue Kuang with a single finger.
“It seems Junior Brother Nai was far more discerning than we gave him credit for. Back then, we all misjudged him,” Xuanyuan Hong sighed. “We completely overlooked such a genius.”