Meng Qi rushed straight toward the yard where Kill-stopping Cultivator lived . After jumping over the wall, he felt at ease upon seeing the firewood in a good order . He then sat cross-legged in a random pile .
Unfathomable as Heaven-destined Cultivator was, he held a pessimistic even desperate attitude toward fate . He could think that Meng Qi was destined to be chased by the demonic cult, so he would stand by and watch Meng Qi be killed . Just in case, Meng Qi was more cautious even after he hid in the temple . The Shen family had been rooted here for many years, and they had to know him as well as Meng Qi . After they were done trying him with small demons, they would try their best to silence Meng Qi .
He couldn't see through the two taoists, but he guessed that Kill-stopping Cultivator would possibly demand an execution on him .
Meng Qi had unmasked himself, revealing his simple and common appearance with a hint of demonic charm . Unless the Exterior masters came to identify him face-to-face, they wouldn't know his real looks .
Serious and composed, he was seated cross-legged with eyes half open .
A lanky silhouette abruptly rushed out of the darkness and hit Meng Qi with its hands full of a black liquid . It was half-human and half-demon . Its bones were rather soft, and its hands like teeth .
Meng Qi opened his deep dark eyes filled with chaos . He then held up his right palm, spread five white fingers, and then fanned with a momentum of shrouding heaven and earth .
The palm was so heavy that the demon felt as if the nearby space curled and tied itself up . It couldn't dodge the attack, so it merely raised its hands to meet the strike .
"Bang!"
Its two hands were pushed back by Meng Qi's palm . As a result, its hands, together with the palm, hit its forehead .
As its head exploded, the demon fell to the ground twitching with its blood and brains spattering and its Vital Spirit fading away . It then converted into a black-skinned serpent with a broken head and fine scales .
In the Shen family, it counted as a strong demon below the Half-step to the Exterior level . Even though it didn't reach the Heaven-man Connection realm or the like, it was a big game by hinging on its tough body and natural talents . However, it couldn't even shirk Meng Qi's single attack and ended up with its head smashed .
As the ancient Dharmakaya movement, Skythrowing Palm deserved its reputation . Having derived from it, the move Turning Heaven and Earth upside and down was fierce and strong, too .
Meanwhile, one more demon lunged at him from another corner of the darkness . Tall and strong, it made its moves in accordance with the rules of heaven and earth . As its surrounding wind became louder like ghost cries, it became a little more marvelous, though it didn't coagulate a Monster Core .
Having already sat, Meng Qi clenched his left fist and concentrated his Energy, Qi, and Spirit . He then thrust the fist out .
Grim and capable of exorcising devils, the fist rushed at the demon with a tint of jade light . As it smashed downward, the demonic wind dissipated, and the ghostly cries stopped immediately . The demon's actions slowed as if its soul was in a trance, and then the fist struck its forehead .
"Bang!"
Its head was blasted away with brains everywhere . Soon, it revealed its original appearance . It was a Tiger Spirit .
As the door opened with a squeak, Kill-stopping Cultivator walked out with an ax in her right hand . She had dainty eyebrows, beautiful eyes, a high nose and a thin mouth .
Stone-faced, she glimpsed at the bodies on the ground as she inhaled and exhaled several times . Her eyes immediately flashed an eerie series of emotions including nostalgia, impulse and exhilaration .
Having taken a deep breath, she secretly lunged with the ax as she took a step forward . However, Meng Qi felt his hair stand on end due to her desire to kill . It was as if she was about to split the sky .
That pure desire from heaven and earth converged, the ax turned into a dark shadow, piercing the empty ground .
The earth wriggled and then surged . A silhouette came out of it with closed eyes and a half a face .
After rolling for a while, it transformed into a giant red earthworm covered with mucus .
Meng Qi vaguely saw a brown Monster Core through its split head . He was shocked, thinking, "She only attacked this Half-step Exterior Scenery monster with one move . It really died immediately?"
Even if she wasn't as good as Heaven-destined Cultivator, her strength was just as mysterious .
She exuded the joy of a child, adding some glamor to her already dainty face . However, she subsequently felt self-loathing . As she bit her lip, she walked toward the firewood and repeatedly split them .
One chop after another, she became calm again .
Since she had eradicated a demon, no one dared to sneak in . In part, that was because she was way too powerful . More importantly, she belonged to Heaven-destined Temple, and her attitude represented the temple . If the demonic cult tirelessly hunted him down, Heaven-destined Cultivator would consider slaughtering the demons fate .
The eccentric taoist wouldn't help him unless he regarded the whole thing as a fate .
Meng Qi stood up and dashed toward where Heaven-destined Cultivator had been, wanting to talk him and report the horrible news to Six Fan School . He would run away by then, after all, his present identity was only befitting Heavenly Primogenitor . Plus, no one knew he was Su Meng, the Killing Blade .
Approaching the wall, Meng Qi could not find Heaven-destined Cultivator anywhere . After a search, he found nothing, so he left the yard .
He didn't dare step out of the temple on a dark night . What if the Exterior monsters of the Shen family were lurking outside?
They wouldn't attack him in broad daylight when people were here and there the next day . He then could arrive at Wen'an City safe and sound to report it to Six Fan School .
Three demon corpses lied in Kill-stopping Cultivator's yard . Meng Qi felt a little hesitant, weighing which was more important between keeping his image and collecting materials to exchange for Karma points .
He became quite happy and gave up on keeping his image knowing that he wasn't a threat to the two taosits at all . He lifted his sleeves and squatted down to peel off the skins and rake through usable items, covering his slim powerful hands with blood .
How diligent and frugal he was!
Having placed the items into the bamboo container under his robe, he took a look at the dead Earthworm Spirit . Swallowing, he said, "Taoist, here is your Monster Core . "
He threw it to Kill-stopping Cultivator .
She gave him a cold look and waved her hand to push it back . "Do you intend to remind me that I've broken a precept?"
"No . . . " Meng Qi was apalled at first, and then he felt happy .
The Monster Core was his!
He smoothly stripped the usable items of the Earthworm Spirit before washing his hands . He then sat cross-legged on the firewood with a tidy robe, becoming charming again .
He couldn't risk his life by being hit by the ax to ask her to be the whistleblower . He had to patiently wait for tomorrow .
After a long while, the dawn arrived . Meng Qi passed by yards and halls and headed for the gate . He planned to meet Lyu Jian and ask him to go to Six Fan School .
"The Shen family secrets have come to light, but why did the little fox leave Heavenly Sea Source for River East? What for?" Meng Qi thought while walking . He couldn't guess due to the lack of leads .
"The Shen family turned out to be demons . That's why their fates were obscured as if they were covered with something . I didn't think I was proficient in my skills . . . " An emotional vent sounded in his ears .
Meng Qi was startled before turning his head to see the speaker . It was Heaven-destined Cultivator with a half-white half-black beard .
"Taoist, stop appearing like this, will you?" said Meng Qi in a helpless tone . "Where were you last night?"
"Well, I went to see the fates of the Shen and Jia families," he replied matter of factly .
Immediately, Meng Qi was burning with curiosity . "Is the Jia family also demons?"
"No one is an expert in the Jia family, so they can't identify those demons . One branch has been haunted by them and asked a son to marry a demon . The two gave birth to a half-demon who planned on marrying Shen Ruoxuan . " Heaven-destined Cultivator casually said, "Last night, the Shen family and a branch of the Jia family escaped into the remote woods . Their dwellings were already empty, and only the servants were left alive . "
Fortunately, no more innocent people were dead . . . Meng Qi felt relieved, and then he frowned . "How can they do such a good job of hiding their Demon Odor among human beings? As powerful as Exterior masters are, they can't recognize it unless they know earlier . . . "
Looking at him, Heaven-destined Cultivator replied seriously after some thought . "I don't know . "
Meng Qi had already anticipated his answer, and he then asked, "Taoist, why not stop them from escaping?"
"They are destined to escape, so my interference won't make a difference . " Yet again, Heaven-destined Cultivator became bizarre .
Meng Qi couldn't stop twitching his lips . He said with a serious face, "Taoist, you've run into this matter, does it means that you're destined to deliver this incident to Six Fan School? If not, why did I escape to your temple and come across you under the moonlight?"
"Good point . . . " Heaven-destined Cultivator was taken aback . He counted on his fingers to "see" and then nodded . He immediately went downhill and disappeared before Meng Qi .
Meng Qi exhaled while staring at his shadow . He planned to masquerade himself and sneak into Wen'an City to see about how Six Fan School responded, thus, finishing what he had started .
Back in the temple again, he hid in a quiet room where he could disguise himself .
Out of the blue, everything went dark in front of him, like all the light and sound disappeared . He couldn't see or hear anything . He then released his spirit to perceive the surroundings, but he found nothing, as if his rival completely fit in the darkness .
A feeling of extreme danger arose in his heart, but he felt much safer than last night . With a calm heart, he used his spirit to sense the room, bearing in mind all the details of it, such as the desk and chair, censor, bookshelves, and portrait .
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Although his eyes and ears dysfunctioned, he knew something was odd upon entering the imperceptibility realm .
Something was salient in the darkness, like countless claws hurtling toward him . He couldn't tell whether they were real, or they were all fake .
As Meng Qi punched with hands interlocked, he was integrated with the earth stably .
He entered into meditation by depending on the imperceptibility realm and Standing Still . He couldn't know the attacker's concrete moves, nor did he know how to respond, but he naturally counterattacked, barricading their every strike .
The colliding sound was off and on . Confronted with his foe in the dark and the attacks from all directions, he stayed motionless .
At the same time, he identified his attacker .
Tie Sheng, the Wolf King!
He was stronger now than in Maoling . His Hidden Latch of midbrow seemed to have opened up . More importantly, he could use the Oneness of Heaven and Men realm to create some mysteries .
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Was he here because he had spotted Meng Qi's status, or was he just a pure hunter?
Chapter end
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