Rumble!
An indifferent rumble reverberated across the barren western border.
This loud sound was like the morning bell of an ancient tomb. Even some of the small towns tens of thousands of meters away began to tremble, and the ground was swept up by hundreds of feet of dust.
Crack!
After the loud explosion, a crisp sound rang out. It was much weaker than the previous explosion, but in the ears of the three elders and several disciples of the Qing Luan Gate, it was even more terrifying and deafening than the previous explosion.
The remaining nine widened their eyes at the same time and stared fixedly at the azure demonic disk.
A fine crack appeared in the center of the disk, spreading out in all directions with the force of a thousand catties and shattering the top of the disk into a spiderweb.
Whoosh!
In the next instant, a black shadow pierced through the center of the crack.
Narrowing their eyes, the three elders cried out in horror, "How can this be?
The Azure Luan Extermination Mantra was broken by this kid?! "
Amidst their shock, Qin Shi smiled eerily and gripped a pitch-black greatsword in his hand. A strong corrosive aura swirled around the tip of the sword like an evil dragon that had lain dormant for a long time. He lunged at the three elders. "Old fogeys, it looks like your bullshit Azure Luan Extermination Mantra is just a trick that looks good but is useless!"
"Damn it, pull it away!"
The ferocious black light spread out. The three elders grimaced in pain and retreated at the same time.
However, how could the three people's speed compare to Qin Shi?
Pfft!
In the blink of an eye, Qin Shi had circled behind a person like a ghost. With a raise of his sword, he slashed open the person's chest. The corrosive power was like an all-pervasive gale, invading the person's blood vessels, meridians, and bones in the blink of an eye.
A disgusting purplish-black color spread from the person's chest to the rest of his body. Two pairs of hollow eyes rolled back and forth for a long while before plummeting to the sky.
Bang!
Seeing one of the elders killed by Qin Shi, the other two elders howled in grief, "No!!!
Old Third! "
"This is your reward for being surprised that I broke your Qing Luan Killing Art. The next one is' Damn it, pull it away '."
Qin Shi wrapped his black robe, which had been messed up by the wind. He spat out the words in a lukewarm manner. His black eyes happened to fall on another elder, and his gaze suddenly froze. "You!"
Bang!
Even three against one was no match for Qin Shi, let alone one against one.
Under Qin Shi's ferocious attacks, the Elder drifted like duckweed, and it didn't take long for him to perish in the raging flames below.
Looking at Qin Shi who was as ferocious as a tiger, the remaining Elder's expression was one of extreme agony. Of course, agony was well deserved. After all, the Qing Luan Sect had lost several Cryptic Realm and two Heaven Realm experts in the blink of an eye. Any faction in the Crimson Flame Empire would have suffered the same fate, right?
However, this wasn't the reason why the elder was in pain. Instead, it was because he knew that things weren't over yet. It wouldn't be long before he would suffer the same fate.
Qin Shi's strength was too terrifying.
Whoosh!
With a flick of his finger, a disciple a hundred meters away was struck down by a golden sarira. Only then did Qin Shi stop and say, "Alright, you have six more chances. Tell me, where is Zhou Qin?"
This time, the disciples of the Qing Luan School had learned their lesson. They looked at each other in dismay, and no one went to support Qin Shi because they knew that if they made a wrong decision, they would be facing the Yellow Springs.
"Not talking?"
Qin Shi frowned. His black robe suddenly sucked in a breath, and a disciple was caught in Qin Shi's hand. "The result will be the same if you don't talk!"
Bang!
A disciple fell.
This time, everyone panicked. They couldn't say anything, but they also couldn't not say anything.
Bang!
On average, every five breaths, Qin Shi would kill one person. In the blink of an eye, there were only three people left on the battlefield, including the remaining elder.
All three of them looked terrified, even the heaven realm elder. At this time, the sharp-mouthed disciple suddenly stepped forward. He was so scared that his pants were wet. "I know, I know. Big brother, no, uncle, don't kill me. I'll tell you where the Crown Princess is!"
"Haha, someone finally knows what's good for them." Finally, someone spoke. Qin Shi couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't say it!" The last elder's face twitched, and he tried to stop Qin Shi.
Qin Shi's eyes turned cold, and he was about to attack the remaining elder. At this time, the Burning Book flashed with white light, and a beautiful voice like a silver bell rang. "Shi Tou, go ask where Zhou Qin is. Leave this old man to me."
The appearance of Jade In The Book stunned Qin Shi. Although this elder was no match for him, fighting against a heaven realm expert would definitely take some time. So, he nodded at Jade In The Book and said, "Be careful."
"Don't worry. Are you afraid that I'll be a burden to you?
Don't forget, I've been assisting you for the past three years. If you count it, I'm half a master to you! "
"Master, what do you think? Haven't you heard of the saying 'the pupil surpasses the master'?"
Qin Shi rolled his eyes in annoyance. He had shown his concern out of goodwill, but he had unexpectedly been given the cold shoulder. He could not be bothered to waste his breath and leaped towards the disciple with the pointy mouth. He grabbed him and asked, "Tell me, where is Zhou Qin?"
"Little bastard, I'll be your opponent!"
Seeing this scene, the elder of the Qing Luan Sect gritted his teeth. Ignoring his heavy injuries, he charged towards Qin Shi. With his many years of experience, he clearly knew that Qin Shi had a rough estimate. If Qin Shi found out where Zhou Qin was, then no one present would be able to survive.
Bang!
Unexpectedly, before he could get close, a white light shot out. The two collided and exploded in the air. "Old man, it's rude to disturb others!"
The sudden appearance of Jade In The Book startled the Qing Luan Sect elder and he took a few steps back. "This aura, it's the Three Heavens realm?"
"Hehe, good eyesight, but there's no reward."
Jade In The Book copied Qin Shi's charming smile. As a spirit, she could move through the air without any hindrance. Not only was her speed strange, it was also difficult to catch her. In the blink of an eye, her delicate body rushed in front of the Qing Luan Sect elder and struck with all her might.
Bang!
The seemingly soft fist struck the elder's body, but it suddenly erupted with an earth-shattering power. It was like a fireball that was suppressed to the extreme, and it sent the elder flying several thousand meters away.
Stabilizing himself, the elder spurted out a mouthful of blood. His eyes were empty as he looked at the fluttering white robe of Jade In The Book, his heart filled with inexplicable despair.
"Old Mongrel, die!"
After the strike, her jade-like hand gracefully brushed through the air. Wisps of wind lingered in the surroundings. Like a fairy, Jade In The Book closed the distance of several thousand meters.
The breeze instantly formed into a formation and eight sword rays shot out.
Bang!
The strength of a Three Heavens realm was far from what the Qing Luan Sect elder could look down on. Because of this, under the pressure of Jade In The Book, he was defeated in the blink of an eye. His ribs shattered and he fell powerlessly from the sky.
Before his death, his eyes were filled with confusion as he stared fixedly at Qin Shi and Jade In The Book.
He couldn't figure it out, he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried. Logically speaking, Lin Yu's forces had long been taken over by Empress Xiao Chong, and the remaining forces were only diehard followers of the Lin Concubine. However, most of these diehard followers came from humble backgrounds. Even Cryptic Spirit realm experts were extremely rare, not to mention Heaven realm and Three Heavens realm experts.
Not to mention, if there were two such fierce generals, Empress Xiao Chong's secret letter should have warned them to be on guard. But why was there nothing?
Just as his aura was getting weaker and weaker, his old eyes suddenly fell on Qin Shi's waist. A token engraved with the word "Qin" reflected in his eyes, causing him to quickly close his eyes.
"It's him?"
His heart clattered. In that instant, he understood everything. In fact, he should have known that in the entire Scarlet Flame Empire, there were only a handful of people who could possess such strength and courage at the age of twenty.
And among these people, who didn't fear the Qing Luan Gate and even became their enemy? Who else could it be other than the rising star of Qin Sect?
A sentence echoed in his heart.
Qin Sect's Sect Master is a man of his word, a young man surpassing sixty.
At this moment, the Qing Luan Gate Elder finally knew that the rumors were true. As his last breath flowed, a terrifying thought emerged in his mind, "Qing Luan Gate won't have long to live after offending such a person!"
Rumble!
His broken body fell into the sea of fire and was completely submerged.
Sensing that the Qing Luan Gate Elder's aura had disappeared, Jade In The Book fluttered to Qin Shi's side. Looking at the sweet smile on Jade In The Book's face, Qin Shi asked helplessly, "Is it done?"
With her hands on her waist, Jade In The Book put on a proud look and said arrogantly, "Yes, how about it? Didn't I say that Big Sister's treasured sword is not old yet?"
Qin Shi was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly smiled and said, "It should be the treasured book that is not old yet!"
"It's about time."
Jade In The Book flirtatiously flipped her hair and looked at the pointy-mouthed disciple that Qin Shi had already killed. "How is it?
Did you find out Zhou Qin's location? "
"Yes, she's at Qing Luan Gate's encampment up ahead," Qin Shi's eyes flashed with ruthlessness at the mention of Zhou Qin.
Jade In The Book nodded. "Let's go then."
Without further ado, Qin Shi tossed the dead disciple into the sea of fire and waited for Jade In The Book to return to the Book of Incineration before he got up and headed west.
The two of them were extremely fast. By the time night fell, they were already close to the periphery of the volcano. Even Qin Shi couldn't ignore the roiling waves of heat, so he had no choice but to deploy a spiritual barrier.
Wrapped in a golden barrier, Qin Shi searched the periphery and quickly found Qing Luan Gate's encampment.
Floating in the sky, Qin Shi looked down at the hundreds of tents covered in barriers and said softly, "This should be the place."
Having said that, he spread out his mental power and couldn't help but frown. "Hehe, this Qing Luan Gate really has a lot of disciples. I just killed a dozen Cryptic Realm and three Heavenly Realm, but I didn't expect there to be six Heavenly Realm and dozens of Cryptic Realm disciples in this encampment."
Jade In The Book floated out and looked around, saying, "Yes, but fortunately, there are no fluctuations above the Second Heavenly Realm here. It seems the eight Enforcers aren't here either. We must act before they return."