Chapter 321: The Fourth Elder of the Qi Family, the Old Physician's Killing Intent!

Chapter 321: The Fourth Elder of the Qi Family, the Old Physician's Killing Intent!

2024-08-25

As Lu Qing condensed the spirit talisman that emanated a faint golden light, the sinister mark on Ji San's heart meridian also seemed to sense the impending danger, and its struggles intensified.

However, Lu Qing had already sealed Ji San's heart meridian with a spirit needle, preventing the sinister mark from escaping.

Frantically, the sinister mark continued to writhe, but it was powerless against Lu Qing's control as he slowly pressed the spirit talisman towards Ji San's chest.

As the talisman descended, the sinister mark, sensing its impending doom, began to release gray mist in a desperate attempt to resist.

Its efforts were futile, as the gray mist encountered the golden light radiating from the talisman, causing it to dissipate instantly like snow melting under the scorching sun.

Witnessing this, a slight smile appeared on Lu Qing's face.

The golden light talisman he had summoned was not ordinary.

Known as the "Heavenly Purification Talisman," it was specifically designed to counteract and suppress sinister toxins.

In the ancient cultivation era, only foundation establishment cultivators and above could typically refine such a high-grade talisman.

However, Lu Qing had the mysterious and profound legacy of the Shen Fumen sect, and he had also transcended the heavenly tribulation, pushing his spirit and talisman mastery to the level of the "Yang Talisman."

His spirit power far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators.

Thus, the "Heavenly Purification Talisman" was well within his capabilities.

As the talisman confronted the sinister mark, Ji San's face contorted further, his expression twisting in agony.

If not for the spirit talisman Lu Qing had previously implanted in his body to sustain his life force, he might have already died from the excruciating pain.

The sinister mark continued to release dense gray mist, desperately trying to resist the "Heavenly Purification Talisman."

Some of the mist even escaped into the air, spreading and polluting the surroundings.

However, the mist was swiftly blocked and purified by the barrier of the array Lu Qing had set up earlier.

Lu Qing had anticipated this situation and took precautions to prevent the sinister mist from escaping and harming the villagers.

While he could ignore the corrosion of the sinister mist, the same might not be true for the others in the village.

If the mist had escaped, the sinister mark might have found a new host, requiring additional effort to deal with it.

Seeing that the escaped mist was completely blocked, Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

With a slight movement of his mind, he urged his spirit power, causing the "Heavenly Purification Talisman," which had been slowly descending, to speed up suddenly and land on Ji San's heart meridian.

The golden light enveloped the sinister mark, beginning the process of purification and dissolution.

Desperate to survive, the sinister mark struggled fiercely, emitting waves of piercing cries reminiscent of a monster.

This eerie scene startled everyone present, especially the Ji family head, whose face turned from shocked to furious.

He could hardly imagine the torment his son was enduring, with such a monstrous entity residing within him.

Fortunately, despite the sinister mark's desperate struggles, the "Heavenly Purification Talisman" proved to be its bane.

Under the purifying golden light, the mark gradually shrank and was slowly eroded away.

Before long, as the sinister mark diminished to the size of a fingernail and was on the verge of being completely obliterated, a sudden flash of gray light shot in from outside, speeding towards Lu Qing with deadly intent.

Just as it was about to pierce through the array's light barrier, a white sword qi intercepted and annihilated it in midair.

However, at that moment, an invisible wave swept through, and the sinister mark on Ji San's heart meridian seemed to receive some sort of empowerment, causing it to swell and struggle anew.

Lu Qing had to increase his focus and continue the process of eradicating it.

"Who dares?!"

This unexpected turn of events startled everyone present.

The Ji family head's face twisted with anger, his eyes flashing with killing intent as he looked in the direction from which the gray light had come.

It was clear to everyone that Lu Qing was in the final stages of eliminating the bizarre mark, and whoever had interfered was blatantly trying to take Ji San's life.

This enraged the Ji family head.

"You have some skills, no wonder you dared to lay your hands on the cauldron I wanted."

A sinister voice echoed, and a figure appeared on the roof of a thatched house not far away.

The man wore a gray robe, his face was deathly pale, and he carried a large gray gourd on his back, giving him a peculiar appearance.

When the gray-robed man appeared, a slight contraction appeared in the old physician's pupils.

Although the man's aura was not particularly strong, the old physician sensed an intense threat from him.

It was evident that this man was not as simple as he appeared.

However, the Ji family head lacked such keen instincts.

He did not sense the danger emanating from the gray-robed man, and when he recognized his identity, his face showed surprise.

"Qi Changfeng, is that you?"

"Who else could it be but me, Ji family head? It's been a while."

Qi Changfeng was equally surprised to see the Ji family head here.

He had not expected to encounter someone from the Ji family in this place.

However, despite the surprise, Qi Changfeng remained calm and collected.

"Today's him was a far cry from who he used to be.

Not to mention the mere head of the Ji family, even if the city lord of Qinglong City came here in person, he wouldn't be afraid of it.

'Qi Changfeng, so it's you! You Qi's family caused the plague in Fengzhou, and you even dared to cast evil spells on my son. I think you're tired of living!'"

Ji's family head narrowed his eyes, as he had heard the gray-robed man's words very clearly earlier.

Where else would he not know that the bizarre mark on his son's body was planted by this Qi family's fourth child?

"How do you know about the plague in Fengzhou!"

This time, it was the gray-robed man's turn to be surprised.

He had kept the matter of Fengzhou extremely secret, and no one should have known that it was the doing of the Qi family.

Could it be that the cauldron below had leaked the secret?

"If you want no one to know, don't do it yourself. There's no wall in the world that doesn't let the wind through.

Qi Changfeng, you Qi's family thought that you could keep things secret, but do you really think you can hide it from the clear conscience? To tell you the truth, the heinous crime your Qi's family committed in Fengzhou has not only been exposed.

Your eldest brother, second brother, and fifth brother have also been executed, and by the way, your son has also been killed by a palm and died on the spot.

Now the city lord is leading people to search your Qi's house.

I tell you, your Qi's family is finished!"

Ji's family head was full of sarcasm, and he said word by word.

"Impossible!"

When the gray-robed man heard these words, his body swayed, and a trace of panic appeared in his eyes.

But soon, he calmed down and a cold smile appeared on his face.

"You don't have the order of the Holy Mountain, how dare you search my Qi's house, Ji Tingtao, don't you think that this will make me panic and give yourself a chance to survive!"

"Haha, if you don't believe me, you can go back to Qinglong City and see if your Qi's house has been destroyed!

However, the premise is that you can live to go back!"

As soon as the head of the Ji family finished speaking, a long sword appeared in his hand, and he rushed towards the gray-robed man like an arrow.

When the old doctor saw this, he was startled and immediately shouted, "Master Ji, don't be impulsive, this person is not simple!"

However, it was too late.

The speed of the outbreak of the pre-heavenly realm was extremely fast.

Before the old doctor could finish speaking, the head of the Ji family had already rushed in front of the gray-robed man, and the long sword in his hand pulled the vitality of the world, and stabbed out with a sword.

However, facing the powerful sword of the head of the Ji family, the gray-robed man showed no sign of panic.

The cold smile on his face remained, and just as the long sword in the head of the Ji family was about to touch him, several gray qi chains that were almost condensed into substance appeared on his body, wrapping the long sword tightly and unable to advance.

The gray qi seemed to have a strong corrosive ability. As soon as it came into contact with the long sword in the head of the Ji family, mottled marks appeared on the sword, and it was about to corrode and open bit by bit.

"What?!"

The head of the Ji family showed an unbelievable look on his face.

His long sword was a top-grade divine soldier-level treasure sword that he had invited several master-level refiners to refine over the years.

It was a pity that it was not a match for a few small gray qi chains, which were instantly corroded like this.

This made him feel heartache and shocked.

Seeing that the gray qi chains were like poisonous snakes, crawling towards his arms along the long sword, the head of the Ji family dared not neglect, and despite his reluctance, he let go of his hand and abandoned his beloved sword, and flew back.

"Can you retreat?"

A cold light flashed in the gray-robed man's eyes, and he moved his mind.

A gray light suddenly flew out from the huge gourd on his back, towards the mid-air Ji family master.

"I'm finished, I'm going to die!"

The head of the Ji family never expected that after a few months, Qi Changfeng, whose cultivation was once inferior to him, would actually acquire such an evil magic.

Sensing the deadly aura emanating from the gray light, the head of the Ji family, who was unable to borrow force in mid-air and unable to dodge, showed despair in his eyes.

Pooh!

Just as the gray light was about to fall on his body, the head of the Ji family thought he was about to die.

A white sword qi flew out from behind him, facing the gray light, the two met, and after a muffled sound, they annihilated each other in the air.

"Good opportunity!"

Seeing the chance of life and death, the head of the Ji family showed a look of joy, and immediately used the sparrow to turn over in mid-air, quickly fell to the ground, and then stepped on the ground, and quickly retreated backwards.

"It's you again!"

The gray-robed man saw that the sure-fire blow was blocked, and immediately looked in the direction of the sword qi.

He remembered that his gray light was also blocked by the same sword qi.

When he saw the appearance of the old doctor, the gray-robed man was stunned.

The old doctor's face was too strange, as if he had never seen it before.

"Master, are you okay!"

After the head of the Ji family retreated, several Ji family pre-heavenly realms immediately asked.

The battle situation just now changed too quickly, and they didn't even have time to rescue them.

"I'm fine, thank you, senior, for taking action to save me!"

As soon as the head of the Ji family retreated, he immediately thanked the old doctor.

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Although he hadn't turned back just now, he knew that apart from Lu Qing, who was currently treating his son, only the old physician among those present had the ability to save him.

"This man has mysterious abilities; don't be impulsive and act rashly."

The old physician didn't waste any words, his gaze fixed intently on the gray-robed man.

To be precise, it was the large gourd he carried on his back that drew the old physician's attention.

The gray-robed man's aura wasn't particularly strong; at most, he had reached the Great Perfection of the Pre-Heavenly Realm.

However, the gourd on his back gave off an extremely dangerous aura, which the old physician could sense.

He understood that this was probably what Lu Qing had mentioned before—a magical treasure.

"Master, I need a little more time to eradicate the toxic mark on Ji San. Please hold off this man for a while," Lu Qing's voice sounded in the old physician's mind.

"No problem. You focus on treating Ji San," the old physician replied through spiritual transmission as well.

"Old man, who are you? I don't recall seeing you in Qinglong City," the gray-robed man said, staring at the old physician.

The old physician's gaze was sharp, and he could sense a subtle yet dangerous aura coming from the gourd on the gray-robed man's back.

He knew that this gourd was probably the treasure Lu Qing had mentioned before.

"Who am I? I'm just a passerby." The old physician stared back at the gray-robed man. "The gourd on your back emanates an ominous aura. I presume it's the source of the plague in Fengzhou, isn't it?"

The gray-robed man was slightly startled, but he quickly smiled and said, "You're quite perceptive, old man. Are you interested in experiencing the power of my gourd?"

"Since the plague in Fengzhou was indeed caused by you, I can't let you go." The old physician's expression turned solemn, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

The Fengzhou plague had claimed the lives of over a hundred thousand people.

Just thinking about that number made him feel murderous intent towards the perpetrator.

Whoever dared to commit such a heinous crime deserved to die a thousand times!

The old physician's hand tightened around the hilt of his sword, and he slowly drew it from its sheath.

He rarely used his sword, but the dangerous aura coming from the gray-robed man was too strong to ignore.

Without the aid of his sword, he might not be able to defeat the gray-robed man with his sword qi alone.

As the old physician slowly drew his sword, a chilling aura emanated from him, causing everyone present to change their expressions.

"That sword intent..."

The Pre-Heavenly Realm cultivators from the Ji family looked at the old physician in shock.

The sword intent emanating from him was pure and profound, far beyond their comprehension.

Even the Ji family head, who also cultivated the sword path, was astonished and felt a sense of pressure.

The sword intent displayed by the old physician was vast and profound, far surpassing his own meager understanding of the sword.

"What formidable sword intent!"

The gray-robed man was equally surprised as he sensed the sword intent emanating from the old physician.

It wasn't just the purity of the sword intent that shocked him, but also the strong warning he felt from the plague gourd on his back.

The old physician before him had already reached a level where he posed a significant threat.

"Retreat!"

As the gray-robed man sensed the increasingly strong warning from the plague gourd, he immediately made a decision without hesitation.

With a thought, he activated the gourd on his back, and a large amount of gray mist emerged from its mouth, not only concealing his figure but also quickly spreading and enveloping everyone below.

At the same time, his figure, hidden within the gray mist, swiftly moved backward.

The gray-robed man had realized that the old physician seemed to be the type of person who valued his principles and would prioritize saving others over pursuing him.

He wanted to see if the old physician would choose to stop him or continue treating Ji San.

"You think you can escape?"

The old physician's mind was keenly locked onto the gray-robed man's aura.

In an instant, he understood the other party's intentions.

His eyes narrowed, and with a thought, a profound aura emanated from him, quickly expanding to cover an area with a radius of several dozen meters, enveloping all the gray mist within.

The next moment, countless fine white sword auras appeared out of thin air, slicing through the gray mist.

The old physician's sword aura domain emerged, and his sword auras devoured the gray mist!

As the old physician's sword aura domain appeared, the gray mist summoned by the gray-robed man quickly retreated.

Immediately afterward, the old physician's figure shot forward, carrying a sword aura tide akin to a tidal wave, sweeping toward the gray-robed man.

"How is this possible?!"

The gray-robed man, who was in the midst of retreating, had his eyes widened in shock, and a look of fear appeared in his eyes.

(End of Chapter)

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