Chapter 2546 Undying Ye Qing

Not far from the feet of these six people lay a slender figure, none other than Yelu Ying. She had been struck at the acupoints on her body, now lying on the ground without any strength to resist.

Third Brother was still talking to a few people beside him, it was clear that Third Brother was familiar with these people. That is to say, Third Brother and his companions were not captured and threatened by these people, but rather had known them for a long time and were a part of them.

This situation puzzled Ye Qing even more. According to what that man in black just said, Third Brother should have joined Koga-ryu. But now, what's going on? Third Brother is with another group and is against Koga-ryu people, what exactly are they doing?

The melee between six people continued for a while, obviously in a stalemate, neither side could do anything to each other. This melee made the onlookers somewhat unable to keep watching. Suddenly, two people rushed out from among the six and joined the fray, attacking the three Koga-ryu people together with the previous five.

Although the three people from Koga-ryu were not weak, being besieged by five peak masters made them somewhat outmatched. The three resisted for a while but were gradually overwhelmed by the five, clearly not their opponents. Judging by this situation, the defeat of these three Koga-ryu people was only a matter of time.

The three of them also obviously felt something was wrong. One of the men suddenly shouted, and the other two immediately rushed up to help him block those five peak masters. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the man pulled out a firework from his body, tugged it forcefully, and a beam of light shot into the sky, exploding into a flower shape in the sky, illuminating far in the dark.

As the firework exploded, a man in black fighting Yelu Changfeng at the foot of a distant mountain suddenly changed his expression, saying in a deep voice, "The three of them were ambushed, how could this be? Where did these masters come from?"

"The seal was opened? What's going on?" Yelu Changfeng was also full of surprise, exchanged glances with that man in black, and the two rushed towards the direction of the fireworks. In this moment, the two couldn't care less about their battle and just wanted to rush there to check the situation.

The two moved extremely fast, arriving near the battlefield in the canyon in no time. Seeing the three ninjas being beaten back step by step, the man in black's expression changed, and he shouted, charging into the fray to battle those five peak masters alongside the three ninjas.

On the other side, Yelu Changfeng rushed over, took a look at the situation, and immediately turned to rush towards Third Brother.

Seeing Yelu Changfeng coming, Third Brother and the clan member obviously changed their expressions, hurriedly trying to retreat. But Yelu Changfeng had already reached them, grabbed Third Brother and pulled him to his side.

"Stay here!" cried a man standing to the side, reaching out to grab Yelu Changfeng.

Yelu Changfeng didn't turn around, directly clashing palms with the man. The huge impact made both of them retreat several steps. Yelu Changfeng, however, didn't pause at all, using the momentum to reach Yelu Ying, grabbing her from the ground and rushing out of the canyon.

"Do you think you can run?" the man yelled, quickly pursuing Yelu Changfeng, seemingly intent on capturing Yelu Ying.

Ye Qing, hiding in the grass, saw this and could no longer hide. He drew the scabbard of the Ancestor of Miao Dao from his back, leaped from the grass and charged at the peak master.

Ye Qing, having practiced the Second Level of Innate Skill, restored some strength, but compared to a peak master, his power was negligible.

The man charged towards Ye Qing, ignoring the slash from Ye Qing, casually slapped Ye Qing's chest: "Get out of my way!"

Ye Qing was knocked flying, crashing into the stone wall behind him before stopping. However, he felt no injury at all, though three forces couldn't be used by him, they could protect him without a problem.

"Get back here!" Ye Qing shouted, pursuing the man again, slashing down once more.

The man originally thought one palm would kill Ye Qing, but Ye Qing not only didn't die but got up and continued attacking him, surprising him. In his shock, he forgot to chase Yelu Changfeng, facing Ye Qing, who charged at him again.

The man, not being from a body cultivation background, dared not be careless, unable to withstand an attack from the famed instrument directly. Dodging the scabbard strike, he grabbed Ye Qing's wrist, twisted it, and knocked the scabbard of the Ancestor of Miao Dao to the ground, then punched Ye Qing in the heart.

"You're still not dead!" the man coldly shouted, believing this punch enough to kill Ye Qing. The punch was terrifyingly powerful and landed on the heart; even a peak master might not withstand it, let alone Ye Qing with his level of strength.

Taking this blow, Ye Qing's body slowly bent forward, falling before the man. The man sneered, intending to turn and pursue Yelu Changfeng, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his leg. Startled, he subconsciously tried to retreat, only to find a hand gripping his leg, slowing him down.

With a surge of pain, a dagger pierced the man's thigh. The man grunted, looking down to see Ye Qing, whom he had just thought dead, holding his leg and stabbing a dagger into his thigh.

This situation left the man somewhat dumbfounded. He knew very well the power of his earlier strike. Forget Ye Qing, even a peak master could be killed by a single hit, he had believed. Assuming Ye Qing was dead, he didn't pay further attention to Ye Qing, but as a result, Ye Qing had struck him back. How could he have anticipated this?

"Let go!" The man roared, clenching his teeth, slapping Ye Qing's head. This slap was three times stronger than the previous punch, clearly intended to smash Ye Qing's head.

But the result was entirely unexpected; despite the blow, Ye Qing seemed unphased. Instead, Ye Qing's hand didn't stop, slashing through with the dagger, directly cutting off the man's left leg!

"Ah!" This time the man finally couldn't hold back a scream of pain; having a leg cut off alive was unbearable even for a peak master.

With a leg cut off, the man lost balance and fell to the ground. Ye Qing gripped the dagger without hesitation, stabbing towards the man's other leg.

"Let go! Let go!" The man shouted furiously, continuously slapping Ye Qing's head, but couldn't stop Ye Qing at all. Ye Qing, as before, cut off the man's other leg too. Having both legs disabled, the man couldn't even walk.

With both legs cut off, the man was nearly collapsing, looking at the blood-covered Ye Qing in disbelief, trembling, "Who... who are you? Why with such weak strength, I... I couldn't kill you?"

Ye Qing glanced at the man, pressing the dagger on the man's chest, coldly saying, "Want to ask me questions, first answer mine. Who are you people? Why come to the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb?"

The man, after losing both legs, seemed to have completely given up, offering no resistance. He took a few deep breaths, heavily suppressing the intense pain, and said in a deep voice, "My name is Yuan Wuxing, we were sent here by the Church to help find the Yelu Family Ancestral Tomb!"

"The Church's people!?" Ye Qing's expression instantly changed. Now he finally understood who Third Brother and those people were working for; it turned out they were for the Church.

Thinking of the short man who ambushed them earlier, although he was an undercover placed in Koga-ryu by the Wanyan Family, he later also worked for the Church. And now, here were Church people again. It really seemed the Church had already entangled itself in this affair.

Now things became somewhat complicated. Previously, Ye Qing only knew about Koga-ryu, which didn't worry Ye Qing much because Koga-ryu's strength was fairly ordinary. But the Church was different; its power was something Ye Qing couldn't estimate, certainly far stronger than his World Alliance. With even the Church involved in the Yelu Ying Ancestral Tomb matter, the situation was becoming increasingly troublesome.

"So, you're working for the Church?" Ye Qing looked at Yuan Wuxing, speaking in a deep voice, "You are people of Huaxia, why work for the Church? Don't you feel ashamed?"

"What's the big deal?" Yuan Wuxing glanced at Ye Qing, coldly saying, "We are people of Huaxia, so what? Who has ever looked at us with respect? When we were weak, even our relatives and friends looked down on us. It was the Church that gave us a chance, helped us improve, gave us status and dignity, why shouldn't we work for the Church?"

Hearing this, Ye Qing paused slightly. Listening to Yuan Wuxing, Ye Qing felt as if these people were cultivated by the Church. They used to be weak, then the Church improved their strength, making them peak masters. These people, brainwashed by the Church, began working for it. In short, they were like thugs cultivated specifically by the Church?