Novel Full Chapter 104 - 103: Jiang Qingyang
Chapter 104: Chapter 103: Jiang Qingyang
“Hahaha…”
The flat-headed man, Xu Qingfeng, threw his head back and laughed upon hearing this. His eyes locked onto Xu Qing as he shouted, “Arrogant! How utterly arrogant!”
“I, Xu Qingfeng, stepped onto the Martial Path at ten, achieved Dan Jin at eighteen, reached Outer Gang at twenty, and broke through to Inner Gang at thirty. Now, at fifty-nine years of age, I am at the peak of the Innate Gang Qi Realm.”
Xu Qingfeng continued, “In my life, the strong enemies who have died by my hand are too numerous to count on one hand. And who are you to dare say such a thing?”
“I am the ’Life-taking Elder’.”
Xu Qing said.
“Good!”
BOOM!
Xu Qingfeng took a step forward. The Innate Gang Qi around him surged, drawing in even more of the surrounding Heaven and Earth Energy. A crimson-gold light flared up around his body.
“Kill!”
RUMBLE!
With a deafening roar, Xu Qingfeng struck first, charging straight at Xu Qing. The Heaven and Earth Energy gathered, and as he thrust his fists forward, a massive, illusory Profound Turtle materialized.
“Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Fist!”
BOOM!
Xu Qingfeng unleashed his powerful Martial Arts, pressing the attack.
“You overestimate yourself.”
Xu Qing scoffed. “You are still far too beneath me.”
CLANG!
A sword rang out.
Xu Qing didn’t draw a sword. He simply formed a Sword Pointing gesture with his fingers. Powerful Energy condensed at his fingertips to an extreme degree, forming a seven-foot-long, blue-gold stream of Sword Qi.
“Sever!”
BANG!
CRACK!
As Xu Qing swung his hand, the Heaven and Earth Energy followed, forming a massive, luminous Sword Aura. It contained a terrifying power and, with unstoppable force, shattered Xu Qingfeng’s Profound Turtle illusion.
“AHHH!!!”
PTHOO!
Xu Qingfeng screamed, spitting blood as his body was sent flying backward. He crashed into a nearby rockery, smashing it to pieces, and was buried under a pile of rubble.
One slash.
Just one slash.
The Jiang Mansion’s General, Xu Qingfeng, had been defeated with ease. He was no match at all. The two of them were not on the same level.
It was a complete and utter rout.
A total domination.
“You!!!”
The Jiang Mansion’s General Manager, Mo He, couldn’t help but take a step back at the sight. A look of horrified fear appeared on his face. “Im… Immortal…”
It was obvious. Judging by the battle, Xu Qingfeng, an expert at the peak of the Innate Gang Qi Realm, couldn’t even take a single slash from Xu Qing. Xu Qing had clearly reached the Immortal Realm.
“Correct.”
Xu Qing nodded, his tone calm and his expression serene. “I have indeed stepped into the ’Immortal’ Realm. What? Do you still want to fight?”
“N-No… I wouldn’t dare…”
Mo He lowered his head in deep reverence. “This junior, Mo He, pays his respects to Senior. For what reason has Senior graced our Jiang Mansion with your presence?”
“I’ve come to the Jiang Mansion to save some people.”
Xu Qing said.
“Save people?”
Mo He frowned.
“Cough, cough…”
At that moment, from within the rubble of the rockery…
Xu Qingfeng coughed several times and crawled out from the debris. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He had suffered some internal injuries, but they weren’t serious.
To be sure, when Xu Qing barged into the Jiang Mansion, he could have easily slain the servants and Private Soldiers who tried to block his path with his power.
However, Xu Qing had held back. He hadn’t come to the Jiang Mansion to kill, but to rescue people. He had no intention of fighting the Jiang Family to the death.
Of course, what he did next would depend on the Jiang Family’s attitude. After all, Jiang Feiying was Miss Jiang the Elder, and she had also died indirectly at Xu Qing’s hands.
What Xu Qing didn’t know yet was that the real Jiang Feiying had died years ago. The one who had taken her identity was the Thousand-Faced Witch, a traitor from the Ten Thousand Forms Demon Sect.
Therefore, by eliminating the Thousand-Faced Witch, not only had Xu Qing not offended the Jiang Mansion, but he had actually avenged the deceased Miss Jiang the Elder, Jiang Feiying.
“Hahaha…”
SWOOSH!
Xu Qing heard a hearty laugh. He looked toward the source of the sound and saw a figure streaking through the air. The figure descended from the sky and landed before him.
“The Life-taking Elder?”
A closer look revealed the figure who had descended from the sky was none other than the Jiang Family’s ancestor, Jiang Qingyang. Back when the Thousand-Faced Witch was refining the ’Deceitful Flesh Lingzhi’ using tens of thousands of refugees, four experts who had reached the Immortal Realm appeared at the last moment, hoping to reap the rewards. Jiang Qingyang was one of those four.
Now, Jiang Qingyang had already refined one-seventh of the Deceitful Flesh Lingzhi. His Realm and level had reached the same as Jiang Feiying’s, which meant he had half a foot in the Second Realm of the Martial Path.
However, not having entered was not having entered. Even with half a foot in, he was still at the ’Immortal’ level, a world of difference from the true Second Realm.
“That’s right.”
Xu Qing looked up at the old man before him, whose white hair billowed in the air. “I am indeed the ’Life-taking Elder.’ And you are?”
“Jiang Qingyang.”
Jiang Qingyang stated his name. “The Jiang Family ancestor you were looking for.”
In truth, Jiang Qingyang didn’t know that Jiang Feiying had died years ago, nor did he know that the Thousand-Faced Witch had been impersonating Miss Jiang the Elder, Jiang Feiying.
Last winter, the ancestors of the three great families had been unaware of the Thousand-Faced Witch’s plan to refine the ’Deceitful Flesh Lingzhi’ using tens of thousands of refugees. It was only at the final moment, at the invitation of Qingbei Town’s Garrison Envoy Wu Tongtian, that they joined forces, charged out of the city, and played the part of the oriole waiting in the wings.
Therefore, the one who had known Jiang Feiying’s true identity all along was Wu Tongtian. The one who had known the Thousand-Faced Witch planned to refine the ’Deceitful Flesh Lingzhi’ with tens of thousands of refugees and did nothing to stop her was also this very Garrison Envoy of Qingbei Town, Wu Tongtian.
From beginning to end, the ancestors of the three great families had actually been kept in the dark.
It wasn’t until a few days ago, when the Thousand-Faced Witch teamed up with Elder Qingyun to leave Qingbei Town, intending to cause trouble for Xu Qing and seize one last chance to break into the Second Realm, that Wu Tongtian intercepted the Thousand-Faced Witch and Elder Qingyun. Only then was Jiang Feiying’s true identity revealed, allowing the ancestors of the three great families to learn the truth.
“Master Jiang.”
Xu Qing smiled faintly and cupped his hands toward Jiang Qingyang. “I have come this time to save two people: Du Cangying, the Hall Master of Cangying Martial Arts Hall, and his daughter, Du Luan.”
“Huuuh…”
Jiang Qingyang took a deep breath.
“Senior.”
Just then, another voice called out.
Looking up, they saw a middle-aged man with a distinguished air, dressed in fine clothes, walking over. This was the Jiang Family Patriarch. He had arrived on the scene after Jiang Qingyang.
“Hm?”
Xu Qing sized him up.
“Senior.”
The Jiang Family Patriarch cupped his hands in salute, walked up to Xu Qing, and stood beside Jiang Qingyang. “This junior is the Jiang Family Patriarch you were looking for.”
“Oh.”
Xu Qing nodded in understanding.
“Du Cangying, the Hall Master of the Cangying Martial Arts Hall, and his daughter, Du Luan, are not in any mortal danger. We have already rescued them and given them a place to stay in the mansion,” the Jiang Family Patriarch said directly.
“What do you mean?”
Xu Qing was taken aback for a moment, eyeing the man. “If I recall correctly, weren’t Du Cangying and Du Luan captured by your Jiang family’s Miss Jiang the Elder, Jiang Feiying?”
“So?”
“What’s this all about now? After playing the villain, you now want to play the hero?”
“No, no, no.”
The Jiang Family Patriarch shook his head. “Senior, you’ve misunderstood. We are victims as well. Everyone in the Jiang Mansion was deceived by the Thousand-Faced Witch.”
“Years ago, my daughter Jiang Feiying was killed by the Thousand-Faced Witch, who then disguised herself as my daughter and has been hiding in our Jiang Mansion ever since.”
“It wasn’t until two days ago that Lord Garrison Envoy Wu Tongtian exposed the Thousand-Faced Witch’s true identity. Only then did we learn everything. Since then, we have been investigating all the deeds the Thousand-Faced Witch committed using our Jiang Family’s power.”
“Among those, we rescued Du Cangying and Du Luan.”
“This…”
Xu Qing was stunned as well. He processed the information. “So, something like that happened.”
Clearly, Xu Qing hadn’t expected this either.
“The Thousand-Faced Witch is dead.”
Xu Qing pondered for a moment before speaking directly. “I saw it with my own eyes. The Thousand-Faced Witch went to Qingfeng Town and was relentlessly hunted by a mysterious expert, the Sword Immortal ’Li Bai’. At the final moment, they encountered the ’Deceit: Red and White Procession’.”
“In the end, the Thousand-Faced Witch was dragged into the bridal sedan chair, while the Sword Immortal ’Li Bai’ tore through the encirclement of the ’Deceit: Red and White Procession’ and escaped.”
“She’s really dead?”
The Jiang Family Patriarch was stunned.
“Hmph!”
Jiang Qingyang snorted coldly. “So she’s dead. If that Thousand-Faced Witch weren’t dead, I would have torn her limb from limb to appease the hatred in my heart!”
“Mm.”
Xu Qing considered this. “Since Du Cangying and Du Luan are safe, I will take my leave.”
“Please rest assured, Senior.”
The Jiang Family Patriarch cupped his hands. “Du Cangying and Du Luan will return to the Cangying Martial Arts Hall tomorrow. However, the Cangying Martial Arts Hall has some problems of its own now.”
“You know what it is?”
Xu Qing asked.
“I have some idea.”
The Jiang Family Patriarch said, “It’s most likely related to the recently returned Ye Langtian. And it’s possible Ye Langtian has already joined the Blood Demon Sect. If this continues, the Cangying Martial Arts Hall will truly become a stronghold for the Blood Demon Sect in Qingbei Town.”
“When that happens, the Garrison Envoy Wu Tongtian will make his move. And when Lord Garrison Envoy Wu Tongtian acts, the entire Cangying Martial Arts Hall, from top to bottom, will be bathed in blood.”
“His methods have always been ruthless and merciless.”
“I understand.”
Xu Qing nodded.
Then, Xu Qing turned to leave.
“Wait.”
However, Jiang Qingyang called out to Xu Qing. “Life-taking Elder, since you’re already here, why not exchange a few moves with me? Let me see what you’re capable of.”
“Haha…”
Xu Qing chuckled. “Very well. I will be happy to oblige.”
BOOM! BOOM!
The moment the words fell, the two experts, both at the Immortal Realm, completely unleashed their auras, which seemed to morph into two terrifying tornadoes ravaging the surroundings.
The next moment, Xu Qing and Jiang Qingyang shot into the sky, clashing in mid-air. They exchanged several moves in a short time, each clash and collision producing massive roars and booms.