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Chapter 371: Sweeping, News Spreads
Chapter 371: Sweeping, News Spreads
October 15, 2024
Boom!
In a large city in the Western Province, a colossal Buddha statue under construction suddenly collapsed with a thunderous crash.
The craftsmen working on the statue gazed at the figure in the sky with awe, for they had never seen anyone capable of flying in the heavens.
"Could this be a celestial descending to the mortal realm?" some of the common folk who believed in the divine began to worship fervently.
A young monk in the Middle Stage of the Primordial Realm, his aura emanating from his brow center acupoint, stared at Lu Qing, who was standing on a Golden Gondola in the sky, wearing a masked face. The young monk was filled with shock.
"Senior from which hidden realm are you, to play such a prank on my Floating Mountain?"
"Floating Mountain, I'm targeting Floating Mountain itself!"
Lu Qing's gaze intensified, and a refined blade aura descended from the sky, slicing towards the young monk.
The swiftness and power of the attack left the young monk utterly terrified.
He wanted to dodge, but it was already too late. He quickly gathered his spiritual energy, forming an energy shield in front of him to block the terrifying blade aura.
However, a faint sound echoed, and his body stiffened, his eyes gradually losing focus.
A line of blood appeared on his forehead, slowly spreading until his entire body split in two, falling to the ground and eliciting countless terrified cries.
After slaying the Floating Mountain disciple, Lu Qing didn't even turn his head back. He rode the Golden Wood Spirit Vessel, transforming into a beam of light, and flew towards the distance.
However, during the journey, Lu Qing fell into deep thought.
Two days had passed since his battle with the Grey Robe Elder.
He had cultivated in the cave for two days, emerging this morning to pilot the Golden Gondola and execute his plan.
He raided numerous cities in the Western Province, destroying various Hanging Mountain Temples and Buddha statues under construction. If he encountered resistance from Hanging Mountain disciples, he showed no mercy and slew them without hesitation.
The city he had just left was already the fourth city Lu Qing had raided that day.
The Flying Magical Artifact, the Golden Wood Spirit Vessel, was indeed extraordinary. After refining it, his mobility had qualitatively improved.
He could traverse the entire Western Province in less than a day.
In the past, even if he could have raided several major cities in a morning, it would have exhausted a significant amount of his physical strength and spiritual energy.
But now, he could effortlessly accomplish this task by merely piloting the Golden Gondola.
It seemed like he had saved an incalculable amount of effort and energy.
Everything had been going so smoothly that Lu Qing should have been delighted.
However, deep down, he instinctively sensed something amiss.
He realized that in the cities he had raided, the Hanging Mountain disciples stationed there seemed unaware of his identity.
When they saw him riding the Golden Gondola, they were surprised but showed no other reaction, as if they knew nothing about his origins.
This seemed highly irregular.
Not long ago, he had slain Xuan Yi and other high-ranking elders of Hanging Mountain, even killing a Supreme Elder like the Grey Robe Elder.
Such a significant event should have caused a huge stir within Hanging Mountain by now.
But now, in the several Hanging Mountain outposts he had raided, the disciples seemed completely unaware of him.
Clearly, the Hanging Mountain higher-ups had concealed the news of him slaying the Grey Robe Elder and had not informed the outer disciples.
But why would Hanging Mountain do this?
Was it because they believed that a "senior expert" like him wouldn't harm ordinary disciples, so there was no need to notify them?
Or was it to prevent damage to Hanging Mountain's prestige, so they kept it hidden?
Or perhaps there was another conspiracy at play?
Various thoughts swirled in Lu Qing's mind.
However, his actions did not change; instead, he urged the Golden Gondola beneath his feet to fly even faster.
At that moment, a resolute expression appeared on Lu Qing's face.
Regardless of what Floating Mountain's intentions were, he no longer had to be overly cautious.
If there was indeed a conspiracy awaiting him ahead, at worst, he could directly unleash his trump card and annihilate them with his spirit tool.
Lu Qing believed that when that moment truly arrived, the people of Floating Mountain would surely be even more "surprised" than him.
With this in mind, Lu Qing continued to sweep through Floating Mountain's strongholds.
Whenever he saw them building temples and Buddhist statues, he would destroy them without hesitation.
If he encountered any Floating Mountain disciples who dared to resist, Lu Qing would show no mercy and directly slay them.
Now that he had declared war on Floating Mountain, Lu Qing would no longer show the mercy of a woman.
If they were enemies, they should be slain!
In this manner, within a single day, Lu Qing had swept through more than half of Floating Mountain's strongholds in the entire Western Province.
And as he continued his destruction, unconcealed and in a highly ostentatious manner, the news could no longer be suppressed.
Thus, rumors began to spread throughout the Western Province and quickly reached the other major provinces. A mysterious powerhouse, riding a golden gondola and wearing a masked face, was said to be wreaking havoc on Floating Mountain's strongholds and slaughtering their disciples.
"Is what you're saying true?"
In the Spirit Mountain Range, an elder in a grey robe, his face ruddy, stared expressionlessly at the red-robed monk before him.
"It's absolutely true, Supreme Elder. That masked man is indeed slaughtering our Floating Mountain disciples outside.
Many of the disciples we sent out have already perished.
This news has spread throughout the Western Province, and even the other provinces have likely received word by now."
The red-robed monk reported cautiously.
"I understand. You may leave now."
The red-faced elder spoke indifferently.
"Yes," the red-robed monk replied, not daring to say more, and retreated carefully.
The red-faced elder stood in his original spot, his face wooden as he thought for a moment. Finally, he took out a jade tablet and activated it with his soul power.
A faint light emanated from the jade tablet, and a soul fluctuation transmitted from within: "Elder Crimson Heart, what's the situation?"
"Just as we suspected, that masked person is indeed targeting our Floating Mountain.
Today, he appeared again, destroying many of our newly established strongholds in the Western Province.
Even ordinary disciples were not spared, and he killed them all without mercy."
The red-faced elder replied.
"Not even sparing ordinary disciples? Then, they must have a deep grudge against our Floating Mountain. How did we offend such a formidable enemy?"
A soul fluctuation different from the previous one emerged.
It was clear that the jade tablet in the red-faced elder's hand was not limited to contacting a single person.
"I don't know either," the red-faced elder shook his head. "Kuru Rong died too thoroughly, leaving no information behind.
The battlefield was chaotic, and the heavenly providence was in disarray, making it impossible to calculate anything.
To be honest, I can't even confirm if that masked person is male or female right now."
"There's no need to guess. To be able to kill Kuru Rong in such a short time, that masked person must be an ancient sage like us.
Aside from the old fellows in the other hidden realms and the three monsters from the Holy Mountain, it's impossible for anyone else to do this!"
A soul fluctuation from within the jade tablet asserted decisively.
"Indeed, especially those Daoists from Green Sheep Monastery. They've always been at odds with us, and our enmity with Floating Mountain is the greatest!"
"But the other major hidden realms have only just emerged and are still managing their territories. They shouldn't have the time to cause trouble for us."
"Then it must be the Holy Mountain. Those three monsters have always had devious intentions, and the suspicion is high!"
For a moment, the several soul fluctuations within the jade tablet began to argue.
(End of Chapter)
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