The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

BOOM! The Dharma Aspect exploded!

The purple-robed youth gulped, his eyes wide with horror. Beads of cold sweat, large as soybeans, broke out on his forehead. He could practically feel a phantom chill on his throat, and his heart seized with terror.

"Ha... Brother Qin, your strength is truly something else. I wholeheartedly admit defeat," the purple-robed youth said, forcing a smile.

"You flatter me."

Qin Ya put away his long spear and spoke with a faint smile.

"I’ll take my leave now."

With that, the purple-robed youth quickly scrambled toward the edge of the crowd.

Suddenly, his vision blurred. A figure had appeared before him—Qin Ya, who was watching him with a smirk.

"Heh, you’re a funny one. My Points?"

Qin Ya said, the corner of his mouth twitching upwards as he held up the Cyan Cloud Enforcement Order.

Hearing this, the purple-robed youth gritted his teeth and took out his own Cyan Cloud Enforcement Order. With a flick of his Divine Thought, countless specks of light emerged from it. As if drawn by some invisible force, the specks instantly flooded into the Token in Qin Ya’s hand.

"Thanks."

Once the purple-robed youth had gone, an uproar swept through the crowd.

"He really won."

"Did you see that? That last spear thrust."

"The power contained within it was enough to shatter a Dharma Aspect!"

"That’s no Sky-Controlling Perfection Martial Artist... He’s more terrifying than a Celestial Human!"

.........

After returning to the Seven Peaks, Qin Ya gave out a few simple instructions.

"Jing’er, I have to go take care of some things. While I’m away, I want you to stay with Brother Muh Qing. I’ll be back very soon, okay?"

Jing’er looked at Qin Ya, reluctant to see him go, but she was a sensible girl and knew he must have something important to do, so she didn’t try to make him stay.

"Okay. Jing’er will wait for Brother to come back."

Qin Ya smiled gently and stroked her hair.

’Jing’er has only just begun to recover. The mission I’m about to undertake is very likely connected to the destruction of that town. If I bring her along and it accidentally triggers her trauma, I’ll regret it forever.’

"Brother Muh, Lü Xin, I’m leaving Jing’er in your care for a while."

Muh Qing nodded gravely. "Leave her to me. As long as I draw breath, I’ll risk my very life to ensure no one bullies her."

"..."

"Er... I don’t think it’ll be that serious," Qin Ya said, a little speechless.

"Peak Master, this is your first mission. Be careful."

"Mm, don’t worry. If I can’t win a fight, I can still run, can’t I?"

Qin Ya made a rare joke. After a few more pleasantries, he departed.

After rendezvousing with Ling Zhan and Xue Qianlong, the three of them set off for Shuo Province together.

.........

The vast city was completely empty, devoid of any sign of life. The ground was littered with mangled remains and gore, and the air was thick with the nauseating stench of blood.

This place was nothing short of an Asura Purgatory!

Gazing upon the widespread carnage, and despite the resilient will of a Martial Artist, Xue Qianlong could not help but turn pale. Her stomach churned violently, and she hastily circulated her True Essence to suppress the wave of sickness, though the feeling of nausea lingered.

Qin Ya and Ling Zhan fared better.

Having witnessed such a scene once before, Qin Ya’s expression remained composed. However, the killing intent radiating from him was so cold it was absolute. It made one feel as if they were standing naked in the dead of winter, a bone-deep chill like needles piercing their very flesh and marrow.

Even though this killing intent wasn’t directed at Ling Zhan and Xue Qianlong, it still made their scalps tingle. ’Good heavens,’ they thought, ’what kind of slaughter must a man endure to forge such a murderous aura?’

"Who on earth could do something so utterly inhumane?"

"No matter who it is, they deserve to be killed!"

Xue Qianlong’s face was glacial. A cold aura erupted from her, causing snowflakes to materialize in the air around them. Clearly, her mastery of the Frost Mysteries was profound.

"Blood Slaves!"

Qin Ya spat the two words out coldly, causing his companions to start.

"Blood Slaves? What are those?"

"Brother Qin, do you know something about this?"

Qin Ya took a deep breath and recounted his encounter with Xuer Kong and the Blood Slaves at the Kunn Mountain assembly, leaving his two companions stunned.

"Blood Slaves... I’ve never heard of such monsters."

"It’s highly likely these Blood Slaves are being raised by someone. The two Xuer Kong had were probably just a fraction of the total. The true number is unknown."

Qin Ya thought for a moment, then gazed into the distance. "According to the mission briefing, Shuo Province is Linfeng Pavilion’s territory, and Linfeng Pavilion is a subordinate Sect of our Kunyun Palace. We should head to the Linfeng Pavilion first and get a better understanding of the situation."

"Alright. Let’s go."

The three of them took to the sky and streaked across it at high speed.

Along the way, they came across one slaughtered city after another.

In total, they counted thirteen such cities.

Judging by their size, each must have had a population of at least two hundred thousand. Thirteen cities... that was two million, six hundred thousand lives. Such an atrocity was simply monstrous!

"Gods, what in the world happened here in Shuo Province? Millions of lives just vanished for no reason. What the hell is Linfeng Pavilion doing?!"

"Sigh... The Azure Sky Realm is immeasurably vast. Shuo Province is nothing but a tiny, remote backwater. Besides, the victims were all ordinary people. In the eyes of many Martial Artists, they’re no different from ants. To them, it doesn’t matter how many die."

The three continued on in grim silence, heading straight for the Linfeng Pavilion.

And there, their suppressed fury finally erupted.

Three surging waves of pressure swept through the Linfeng Pavilion like a hurricane. The faces of the numerous Linfeng Pavilion Disciples changed drastically. They rushed out one by one, their eyes filled with terror.

"Who are they? Their auras are so powerful!"

"I’ve never felt an aura this strong, not even from the Elders."

"Who dares to cause trouble here at the Linfeng Pavilion?"

"Don’t they know that the Linfeng Pavilion is the number one Sect in Shuo Province? We have countless Extraordinary Martial Artists, and our current Pavilion Master is a Martial Arts King!"

"Hmph. Such arrogance. They won’t be leaving the Linfeng Pavilion in one piece."

Just then, several powerful auras erupted from the depths of the Linfeng Pavilion. A few figures shot through the air, appearing instantly before Qin Ya and his companions, their faces like thunderclouds.

"Who dares to act so presumptuously within my Linfeng Pavilion?"

An old man hovered arrogantly in the air, the aura of a Half-Step King erupting from him and sweeping out like a tempest. But Ling Zhan merely snorted, and his own wild, domineering aura crashed down like a thousand mountains. His Celestial Human Perfect Cultivation was in no way inferior to that of a Half-Step King!

"Open your eyes and take a good look at what this is!"

As he spoke, Ling Zhan produced an object, his tone overflowing with arrogance!

A pale cyan Token glinted in the sunlight. On its surface, the two gleaming golden words "Law Enforcement" shone brilliantly. The old man’s pupils contracted at the sight!

"You... You’re from Kunyun Palace... Law Enforcers!"

The Elder knew that the first Pavilion Master of the Linfeng Pavilion had been a Disciple of Kunyun Palace, which was why they had become a subordinate Sect. Every Pavilion Master since had been personally selected by Kunyun Palace. It was no exaggeration to say that the very existence of the Linfeng Pavilion depended on Kunyun Palace’s whim.

And now, three Law Enforcers from Kunyun Palace had arrived at their doorstep.

’Gods, what in the world has happened?’

’Could it be...’

The Elder’s gaze flickered as he seemed to realize something, his expression shifting uncertainly.