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"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The piercing sound of a bell echoed throughout the Huangquan Sect, throwing it into chaos, as someone had invaded and killed the Sect Leader Huang Jingsha!
"The person who can so effortlessly kill the Sect Leader... and infiltrate the heart of the Huangquan Sect without making a sound, what kind of terrifying master is this?" The elders within the sect were terrified. Without any sign of struggle, Huang Jingsha had been slain. The skill of the intruder was beyond their capacity to deal with!
But Su Changkong didn’t care about any of that: "This Spirit Vein of the Huangquan Sect has had a couple hundred strands of Innate Qi, which should be enough!"
Swiftly, Su Changkong drew nature’s spiritual energy from the Spirit Vein of the Huangquan Sect. None of the warriors or elders of the sect dared to approach. They had a premonition that approaching would mean death!
The sky was dark, and dawn was upon them. The thick nature’s spiritual energy above Huangquan Island had now become extremely scarce.
"Good! 200 taels of Innate Qi in hand, adding to those obtained before, that makes a total of 1000!"
Su Changkong felt joy in his heart, as his Bag of Book Fragrance now contained 1000 taels of Innate Qi.
In just four short days, Su Changkong had collected 1000 taels of Innate Qi. It seemed simple, but in reality, it was something only Su Changkong could accomplish.
It wasn’t just because of his strength, but also because Su Changkong had the ability to fly between each of the Evil Sects and Demon Gates in a short time, leaving them no chance to respond or prepare!
Fully four ancient sects of the Evil Sect had their Spirit Veins drained by Su Changkong. It would take hundreds to nearly a thousand years for the Spirit Veins to recover to their peak, all in exchange for this Innate Qi!
For most second and third-rate Warrior Sects, even if they drained all their Sect’s Spirit Vein’s Spiritual Energy, it would amount to only thirty to forty taels of Innate Qi—it was like draining the pond to catch all the fish.
"Someone has destroyed our Huangquan Sect Spirit Vein?"
"How ruthless!"
The elders of the Huangquan Sect, sensing the thinning spiritual energy of Huangquan Island, all looked grim. However, since Su Changkong had so easily killed Sect Leader Huang Jingsha, they didn’t have the courage to risk their lives against Su Changkong and could only watch helplessly as the Spirit Vein of Huangquan Island gradually lost its Spiritual Energy.
"Hmm?"
Just as Su Changkong was preparing to extract the remaining Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Vein, he suddenly opened his eyes, a trace of surprise in them, and looked up into the sky.
"What’s that? So many birds!"
"There are people on the birds’ backs!"
The warriors of the Huangquan Sect also saw a shocking scene from afar. At dawn, a large flock of birds swarmed the sky like clouds, each bird carrying two people on its back.
One of the persons was clad in a brown Taoist robe, handsome with a pair of cold and narrow eyes.
The other was a gaunt old man, appearing gloomy and infirm.
The newcomers were, naturally, the Sect Master Superior Xuanming of the Profound Darkness Sect and the Heavenly Corpse Old Man from the Heavenly Corpse Sect.
The two had first visited the Blood Demon Door, and with a trace of Qi left by Su Changkong at the Blood Demon Door, the Heavenly Corpse Old Man led Superior Xuanming straight to this location.
"A master!"
Su Changkong’s gaze sharpened.
Even from afar, Su Changkong could sense that the old man was unfathomable; he couldn’t even perceive his Qi. The other person, Superior Xuanming, seemed to him like a black hole, seemingly swallowing everything around him.
"It was him... who plundered our ancient scriptures, Spirit Pills, and seized the Spirit Vein of Profound Darkness Mountain!"
Superior Xuanming stared at Su Changkong, expressionless except for the cold light flickering in his narrow eyes. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
"This young man is extraordinary! Did he also lay his poisonous hands on the Spirit Vein of this Yellow Springs Island? What kind of method is this? It’s not about severing or destroying the Spirit Vein directly..."
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man looked on with interest. He had lived a very long life and seldom found people or events that piqued his curiosity.
Su Changkong was aware that the two before him were most likely from the Evil Sects, but he had no immediate plans to flee. He needed to know how these two had managed to locate him so precisely. He had been flying, yet they could track him down? Su Changkong needed to figure this out, otherwise he wouldn’t be prepared when they came knocking at his door!
From the backs of the group of birds, Superior Xuanming and the Heavenly Corpse Old Man leaped down, their landing light and graceful as they positioned themselves within the Huangquan Sect, opposite Su Changkong.
"Gentlemen, how may I address you?"
Su Changkong stood up and glanced at them. The Taoist in the Taoist robe seemed to harbor great hatred toward him, not hiding his murderous intent. He spoke, seeking to know the identities and origins of the two men.
The gaunt old Heavenly Corpse Old Man stood with his hands behind his back, appearing indifferent. Upon hearing the question, he replied with a smile, "This old one is just an old fellow from the Heavenly Corpse Sect."
"He is... the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Corpse Sect?" Su Changkong immediately knew the identity of the gaunt old man.
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man was mentioned in the information given to him by Duanmu Tao, a figure deep and unpredictable, having lived for over five hundred years and long since made a name as a strong practitioner of the Demon Gate! The intelligence report emphasized that the Heavenly Corpse Old Man was not someone to be trifled with!
"Superior Xuanming."
The man in the Taoist robe quietly uttered a few words.
This made Su Changkong recognize instantly who the other person was - the Sect Master of the Profound Darkness Sect. At the time of his visit to the sect, this person had been absent, likely out on an excursion. Now, it appeared he had become aware of what happened in the sect and had come seeking revenge!
Superior Xuanming fixed his gaze on Su Changkong, "This seat does not take down nameless individuals."
"Dao Wufeng."
Su Changkong naturally would not reveal his real identity but instead gave his alias ’Dao Wufeng.’
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