"Brat, don't say that I'm bullying you. You were the one who wanted to fight me!"
Zhou Qing's cold eyes swept over, his face cold. In a flash, he was already in front of Ye Qing. He raised his hand and struck out.
Ye Qing's face was calm. Using the Free Spirit Steps, his body moved swiftly. In the blink of an eye, he was already behind Zhou Qing. He fiercely struck out with his palm, which contained a cluster of Pure Yang Primordial Fire.
"Boom!"
Zhou Qing let out a blood-curdling scream, and his face paled. Despite being a Yuan Vein third level cultivator, he was actually injured by a single palm strike from Ye Qing. More importantly, Ye Qing was merely at the Xiantian ninth level.
"How can this be?
I don't believe it! "
Zhou Qing roared. His eyes shone with a cold light as he executed a Low Grade Earth Class Martial Technique, Splitting Mountain Wave Splitting Palm!
"Boom!"
An earth-shattering palm energy blasted towards Zhou Qing. The Earth Tier Martial Skill, Mountain Splitting Wave Breaking Palm, possessed an astonishing power. Furthermore, Zhou Qing had already practiced the Earth Tier Martial Skill to the Perfection Stage. When he suddenly unleashed the Earth Tier Martial Skill, it gave off the feeling that he was looking down on the world, as if he was the sole ruler of the world.
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Qing's palm struck Ye Qing's chest under the horrified gazes of the crowd.
The surrounding crowd was stunned. They did not understand why Ye Qing did not dodge. With Ye Qing's movement technique, it should not be difficult for him to dodge Zhou Qing's palm, right?
"Ah!"
Suddenly, a scream rang out. The surrounding crowd was even more shocked. The one who screamed was not Ye Qing, but Zhou Qing!
At this moment, Zhou Qing's palm was covered in blood. It was as if he had hit a hedgehog. His hand was full of bloody holes.
"What … What is going on?"
Zhou Qing was dumbfounded. His ferocious palm strike did not hurt Ye Qing at all. Instead, he was injured. What was going on?!
"Zhou Qing, you're so weak and you still want to be the guest hall master?
Please don't insult the title of guest hall master, okay? "
Ye Qing let out a long sigh. He looked as if he expected better from Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing cried out and spat out a mouthful of blood. He was so angry that he almost died.
In front of so many young people of the Chu clan, Zhou Qing was in such a sorry state that his lungs were about to explode from anger.
"Brat, I'll kill you!"
Zhou Qing's eyes were filled with ferocity, and he actually had the intention to kill. His body's elemental energy surged, and he once again executed the Splitting Mountain Wave Splitting Palm. He had guessed that Ye Qing was wearing a defensive treasure. However, in his anger, he attacked with all his might. He was confident that he could break through Ye Qing's defense and kill him on the spot!
"Hmm?"
Ye Qing could feel the killing intent of the other party, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Suddenly, a black hole appeared in the void, releasing a terrifying dark energy that seemed to be able to swallow everything!
When the Black Hole Devouring Skill was executed, everyone was startled. That terrifying black hole had shaken everyone's soul.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a bloody mist exploded. Zhou Qing's right arm exploded, completely unable to block the black hole's devouring.
"Chi!"
In the void, sword Qi crisscrossed. Ye Qing held the Dragon Flame Mystical Iron Sword and swept it across. In an instant, Zhou Qing was cut in half, completely dead!
A medium-sized silver treasure chest appeared in the void. Ye Qing picked up the treasure chest and immediately opened it!
"Ding! Congratulations to host for opening a silver treasure chest. You have obtained a low-grade earth-tier treasure, the Exceptional Sword!"
"Exceptional Sword. Description: Forged from meteoric iron, it can cut through iron like mud and cut through hair. It comes from the Stormy Plane!"
Ye Qing's eyes lit up. He had opened many silver treasure chests, and this Exceptional Sword was the most awesome. It was a low-grade earth-tier treasure, and its power far surpassed the current Dragon Flame Mystical Iron Sword.
With the Exceptional Sword in hand, Ye Qing's battle prowess immediately soared. His eyes flickered as he scanned the crowd.
Within the Guest Hall, everyone was dumbstruck, their minds in a mess. The esteemed guest elder Zhou Qing, an existence at the third level of Yuan Meridian, was actually unable to withstand a single blow. In a short exchange of blows, he died at the hands of Ye Qing!
"Men, carry Zhou Qing's corpse away."
Chu Renjie waved his hand, and two servants of the Chu Clan immediately came over and carried Zhou Qing's broken corpse away.
The crowd was even more shocked. Ye Qing killed a Guest Elder, but the Clan Head didn't have the slightest intention of punishing Ye Qing.
"Zhou Qing was arrogant and disloyal to my Chu Clan. He deserved to die. Many thanks to Young Master Li for helping my Chu Clan clean up the mess."
Chu Renjie cupped his hands. Not only did he not blame Ye Qing, but he was also grateful to Ye Qing.
The crowd was completely petrified. They understood Chu Renjie's position. He was completely on Ye Qing's side.
After the commotion caused by Zhou Qing, Ye Qing had no interest in continuing the lecture. He waved his hand and dismissed the Chu Clan's youths.
However, there were still many eager youths who were unwilling to leave. They begged Ye Qing for guidance, hoping to enter Ye Qing's tutelage.
Unfortunately, Ye Qing's standards for accepting disciples were very high. The so-called geniuses of the Chu Clan were too weak in his eyes. There was no value in nurturing them.
After this incident, Ye Qing's status in the Chu Clan rapidly rose. Even the Clan Head, Chu Renjie, was respectful to Ye Qing. Many Inner Elders of the Chu Clan came to curry favor with Ye Qing, often asking Ye Qing for guidance on cultivation.
The Chu Clan's treasure, the Jade Women's Heart Sutra, had many flaws. With a little guidance from Ye Qing, the flaws of the Jade Women's Heart Sutra were fixed. Many women who were troubled by the poison of desire were freed. They were grateful to Ye Qing and wished they could repay him with their bodies.
Now, Ye Qing could call the wind and summon the rain in the Chu Clan. Whatever cultivation resources he wanted, the Chu Clan would do their best to provide.
Ye Qing did not lack cultivation techniques or martial skills. He also did not lack magic treasures. What he lacked was the Tai Chi Fruit or the Soul Gathering Pill.
His cultivation had reached the peak of Xiantian ninth stage. He was only one step away from breaking through to the Yuan Vein realm. The Soul Gathering Pill was a necessity for Yuan Vein realm martial artists.
As he was about to break through to the Yuan Vein realm, Ye Qing had hoarded a large amount of Soul Gathering Pills. He had taken almost eighty percent of the Chu Clan's Soul Gathering Pills and the Tai Chi Fruit.
Of course, Ye Qing would not take the Chu Clan's things for free. Once he broke through to the Yuan Vein realm, he would be able to use the Tai Chi Fruit to refine high-grade Soul Gathering Pills. At that time, he could casually sell some and make up for the Chu Clan's losses.
The Soul Gathering Pills that the Chu Clan provided to Ye Qing were in fact low-grade Earth-step Soul Gathering Pills. It was not that the Chu Clan was stingy, but that they only had low-grade Soul Gathering Pills. The skill of the alchemy grandmasters in the clan was limited, and they were unable to refine higher grade Soul Gathering Pills.
Ye Qing stored the Tai Chi Fruit and Soul Gathering Pills in the system's storage space. There were a total of fifty thousand Tai Chi Fruits and ten thousand Soul Gathering Pills.
In the Chu Clan's Guest Hall, in a luxurious courtyard, Ye Qing's eyes were closed. His hands were forming seals as he revolved the Dark Waves Art, absorbing heaven and earth origin energy into his body.
"Boom!"
Ye Qing's body emitted a thunderous sound, as if some shackle had been broken. His aura rapidly rose, alarming many of the guest elders in the Guest Hall.
Bang!
In an instant, Ye Qing's aura had reached its peak, and the first Yuan Vein had been opened in his body!
"Ding! Congratulations to host for breaking through to the first level of Yuan Vein realm!"
"Ding! Reminder to host, all your skills can be leveled up again. There is no bottleneck!"
Ye Qing listened to the system's notification in his mind, feeling very pleased. He had long seen through the various flaws in his cultivation and martial skills. It was just that his cultivation base was not high enough, and he was unable to raise them.
Now that he had broken through to the Yuan Vein realm, Ye Qing wanted to go all out and max out all his skills!