The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 204 Do you remember the question I asked you before leaving? (6k)

The next moment, ancient runes faintly emerged from the golden flames all over Zhou Qing's body.

As the runes flashed, Lin Jin, who was controlling the Hydra's attack, suddenly shuddered.

An inexplicable fear surged from the bottom of my heart.

At this moment, he seemed full of regret, gradually slowing down his attack speed, and even developing a mentality of surrender.

The Hydra became even weaker, and its originally ferocious attacks became powerless.

"What's going on?" Lin Jin was shocked.

Moreover, this feeling became stronger and stronger. In a trance, he seemed to have returned to the time when he first joined the sect and the scenes when his master taught him a lesson.

At that time, he was full of awe for his master and did not dare to resist, nor did he want to resist.

Now, this familiar feeling came to his mind again, causing his will to gradually collapse.

"not good!"

Lin Jin's face suddenly changed, and he turned back abruptly, but it was too late to stop it.

A broken sword appeared in an instant, carrying a sharp sword energy, and pierced directly through his abdomen.

The tearing pain made him spit out a mouthful of blood, and his face became extremely ugly.

shhhhh!

After seeing Tetanus injure the other party, Zhou Qing flew up rapidly again, and two golden feathers shot out from his wings.

Like two golden lightning bolts, they accurately struck Du Kui, who had also lost the will to attack under the power of the Emperor, and severely injured him.

This was the experience he gained from countless headshots at the corpse wax crows.

At this moment, outside the formation, Yan Xiaohu, holding a big knife, his face full of anxiety, kept beating the barrier: "Let me in, Lao Si, let me in, I am your senior brother, not a waste..."

The next moment, ripples appeared in the barrier, and Yan Xiaohu was caught off guard and fell to the ground.

He quickly got up, his face changed instantly. Green poisonous fog filled the air around him, and the pungent smell almost suffocated him.

Without saying a word, he quickly took out a large number of detoxification pills from the storage ring and swallowed them all in one gulp.

"Third senior brother, Du Kui is left to you!" Zhou Qing whizzed past him.

Now that Du Kui was seriously injured by him, he handed him over to his third senior brother to hold him back first, and he would concentrate on dealing with Lin Jin.

Yan Xiaohu looked at Du Kui angrily and said, "I'm going to break your legs and make you kneel before Senior Sister Luo Xue and repent."

As soon as the words fell, a blade of energy came down from the sky and rushed directly forward...

At this moment, Lin Jin looked at the majestic golden-winged Roc opposite him and felt an invisible pressure coming towards him.

Especially the other party's eyes that were like two burning suns, which made him feel a chill in his heart and his expression began to become solemn.

The feeling that almost made him lose the will to resist was too terrible. He had to be extremely careful.

Lin Jin did not dare to slack off at all. Without saying a word, he immediately put his unique mental method into practice, trying to quickly heal the shocking wound on his abdomen.

"Hmph, no matter how powerful your methods are, the insurmountable gap between the Nascent Soul Realm and the Spiritual Transformation Realm is not something you can easily cross."

But soon, he discovered to his horror that blood was constantly flowing out of the injured area of ​​his abdomen, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop it.

"Poisonous?" This was his first reaction.

He quickly concentrated and carefully examined the wound.

But what shocked him was that he couldn't find any trace of poison at all.

You know, he entered the state of mind through poison, and he was able to detect and dissolve the poison that Du Kui had given him before in the first place.

"This damn Taiqing Sect, why are there so many people like this?" Lin Jin cursed in his heart.

He quickly took out a large amount of secret detoxification pills and swallowed them, but it still didn't work at all.

"You actually poisoned me!" Lin Jin's eyes widened as he roared at Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing snorted coldly, flapped his wings, and rushed forward.

So what if you are in the Spirit Transformation Realm? As long as you are injured by tetanus, you have to bleed half of your blood to me.

Not to mention such a big wound, and what I need now is for you to speed up the consumption of your spiritual power.

Lin Jin only felt a flash of golden light in front of his eyes, and immediately a layer of dark green spiritual power shield condensed in front of him, and the Hydra coiled up from the side.

But the next second, that strange feeling came again, making his heart tremble. In this brief moment of hesitation, Zhou Qing rushed up like a surging torrent.

With a loud "bang", as the two sides collided suddenly, the powerful impact force caused Lin Jin's body to involuntarily retreat backwards.

The shield that had just been formed was shaking violently, with cracks appearing on its surface, as if it would break at any time.

His throat felt sweet, and blood spurted out of his abdomen like a fountain.

This made him look horrified, and he immediately used his skills to retreat quickly, trying to increase the distance between the two sides.

At the same time, the surrounding poisonous snakes rushed towards Zhou Qing like a black tide.

Rumble!
At this moment, a dark blue phantom of a lion suddenly appeared.

Lightning flashed all over his body and he roared towards the sky.

Then, bolts of lightning roared down, as if a punishment from heaven had come. With the power to destroy the heavens and the earth, they directly turned the venomous snakes that rushed over into charcoal.

A pungent burnt smell instantly filled the air.

"This is too much!" Lin Jin's eyes were red and bloodshot.

He had never been so embarrassed in all these years. What was particularly difficult for him to accept was that his opponent was just a junior at the Nascent Soul stage.

He suddenly pointed at his forehead, and in an instant, a breath so powerful that it was suffocating surged out from his body.

The surrounding space was shaking violently under the impact of this breath, like a broken drum being hit by a heavy hammer, making a buzzing sound.

Immediately afterwards, in the void, Lin Jin's hundred-foot-long soul condensed rapidly, with dark green mist swirling around his body. Then he looked down at the golden-winged Roc, his eyes full of murderous intent.

The soul in the state of transformation can have a certain amplification ability based on its own strength during a life-and-death battle, and its attack will be even stronger.

"Come on!" Lin Jin's soul looked at Zhou Qing, and a dark green sword appeared in his hand.

Poisonous mist filled the long sword as it slashed down directly towards Zhou Qing.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing remained calm and immediately replenished the spiritual power and blood stored in the golden petals.

In an instant, his aura rose again, and the golden flames all over his body became more vigorous. He rushed directly towards the huge sword.

"Today, I, Zhou Qing, will slaughter a god for you to see!"

Boom boom boom!
The two sides immediately launched the final fight.

On the other side, Yan Xiaohu, whose cultivation had reached the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, was very strong in battle, but Du Kui finally comprehended the rudiments of the Nascent Soul realm.

Even though he was seriously injured by Zhou Qing, he was still fighting Yan Xiaohu on equal terms.

Time passed little by little, and soon after, Lin Jin's soul began to become illusory to a certain extent.

That was caused by excessive blood loss.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing's face lit up with joy and he increased his offensive again. The golden flames around him instantly surged several feet high, and his momentum was like a rainbow.

The phantoms of the Golden Crow and Suanni appeared together, cooperating with each other and rushing towards Lin Jin.

Seeing this, Lin Jin couldn't help but feel a strong sense of panic in his heart.

Because his consciousness began to become hazy at this moment, the scene in front of him became blurred.

He never imagined that the poison Zhou Qing applied on the broken sword was so powerful. Not only did it prevent his wounds from healing, it was also constantly eroding his spiritual power and vitality.

Moreover, the feeling that this guy released from time to time, which made him feel submissive, lingered in his heart like a ghost.

Every attack was disturbed by this feeling, and the power was greatly reduced.

Keeping the green hills, you don’t have to worry about running out of firewood!

"Boy, just wait! I will repay you a hundredfold for today's revenge!" Lin Jin said harshly with a timid look on his face, and he had already begun to think of retreating.

If this goes on any longer, I will surely die here.

Moreover, he was in a foreign land and was not very familiar with the geography of the Eastern Region. In addition, he was now poisoned. If someone took advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of him, he would suffer a great loss.

Now that he had made the decision, Lin Jin's mind moved, and his soul quickly transformed back into his original body. He turned around and fled into the distance.

"I want to run away! It's not that easy!"

Taking advantage of his illness to kill him, how could Zhou Qing let go easily of a spirit-transforming realm being who wanted to kill him.

If he escapes, there will be endless troubles in the future, especially since he has also seen his own "Emperor Glory Sutra".

Zhou Qing flapped his wings violently and chased after him at the fastest speed.

"The fourth move of the Cang Lei Sword Technique: Execution!"

A thunder dragon roared towards the sky, and wherever it passed, the space was torn into black cracks.

Seeing this, Lin Jin's face changed drastically. He bit his tongue hard, spurting out a mouthful of blood, and his speed suddenly increased a bit.

But as he lost too much blood and became dazed, the thunder dragon attacked directly.

Lin Jin screamed and fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string. As Zhou Qing approached, he soared into the sky again.

Zhou Qing followed closely behind, and the sky full of golden crow fire, wrapped in lightning arcs, began to bombard wildly.

Looking at Lin Jin who was fleeing in a panic, Yan Xiaohu's eyes were full of excitement.

"Du Kui, did you see that? Your helper has escaped. Why don't you surrender?"

Du Kui's face had already turned as pale as paper, without any blood, and his eyes were full of despair and unwillingness.

Years of planning, just like that?
At this moment, his heart was filled with bitterness and confusion.

He just couldn't understand why Zhou Qing, who was only in the late Nascent Soul stage, was poisoned by him first, and then trapped in a carefully arranged formation. He also had Lin Jin, who was in the Spirit Transformation stage, backing him up. How could things turn out like this?

In less than an incense stick of time, a violent sound of breaking wind was heard in the sky.

Immediately afterwards, the golden-winged Roc that Zhou Qing transformed into was seen turning back, and in its giant claws, it was tightly grasping a bloody corpse.

The whole body hung limply, with blood dripping down the limbs. With a sudden flick of Zhou Qing's claws, the body was thrown heavily to the ground, hitting the ground with a "bang", splashing a large amount of dust.

Zhou Qing's body began to shrink rapidly, and in a flash of light, it turned into its original form.

At this moment, he was panting, beads of sweat the size of beans kept sliding down his cheeks, and the spiritual energy in his body was almost dry.

As the battle was about to collapse, two top-grade spirit stones were held in his palms, and the Yin-Yang Sutra was running at high speed to restore it. Within the formation, the battle between Yan Xiaohu and Du Kui had already entered a white-hot stage. When Du Kui saw Zhou Qing return safely, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Especially after seeing Lin Jin's body thrown on the ground, his pupils suddenly shrank and he froze in place for a moment, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Dead, dead?"

A veteran and powerful person in the God Transformation Realm died at the hands of Zhou Qing in such a short time?

He is at the Spirit Transformation Realm. Even if he can't defeat him, escaping should be more than enough.

But just as he was stunned, Yan Xiaohu's sharp sword came down with a bang. Du Kui, who had no time to react, subconsciously dodged sideways, but with a click, his right arm was directly cut off.

Blood gushed out at once. Du Kui gritted his teeth and said nothing. He staggered back a few steps and finally knelt on one knee with his left hand on the sword.

Looking at everything in front of him, Du Kui felt a strong sense of bitterness in his heart, and then he burst into laughter.

The laughter was filled with despair and self-mockery, and it echoed in the empty battlefield, seeming particularly desolate.

Lin Jin, who was in the Spirit Transformation Realm, was killed by Zhou Qing, which showed that he would never have the chance to kill him again in this life.

If he fails to kill Zhou Qing, it means that he will not be able to make up for the final pain and will never be able to become a god.

I originally thought I had a sure win and even told them that my master was an undercover agent.

He knew that his master was an undercover agent of Cang Yan Taoist Palace but kept it secret, harmed the sect, watched his beloved die, and even treated his junior brother with ingratitude.

Now he has become disabled, his mind is broken, and his path to becoming an immortal is completely cut off.

At this moment, he suddenly felt relieved.

It was as if the huge rock that had been weighing on my heart for a long time had finally fallen to the ground, and a feeling of relief came over me.

He no longer had to pretend to be smiling in front of others every day. The long-term pain and entanglement had already exhausted him physically and mentally.

"I want to leave in a dignified manner, is that okay?" Du Kui raised his head, looked at Zhou Qing, and spoke hoarsely.

Zhou Qing looked at him with a complicated expression, was silent for a moment, and finally nodded.

Du Kui's eyes were filled with gratitude. After hesitating, he said, "Do you remember I asked you a question before I left?"

Zhou Qing didn't answer, but felt very upset.

"Taiqingmen is my home, Junior Brother Zhou, do you think I can come back?"

"Taiqingmen is also my home. No matter how far we go in the future, we can always come back because there are a group of lovely old men and women waiting for us here."

This was the conversation between the two that day.

But now——

"Can I still go back?" Du Kui's voice trembled, as if he was asking Zhou Qing, or questioning himself.

Zhou Qing remained silent, a trace of struggle flashing in his eyes.

Looking at Zhou Qing's reaction, Du Kui already knew the answer, and a bitter smile and sadness appeared on his face.

I am really shameless.

Zhou Qing looked at him and asked softly, "Do you regret it?"

Du Kui slowly shook his head and said in a low voice, "I can't say I have any regrets. I just chose a different path. Now that we've come to this, I don't blame anyone."

When Du Kui said this, his Nascent Soul slowly floated out of his body.

Looking at his expression, Zhou Qing suddenly spoke.

"In the battle between the five sects, you killed countless enemies. You are the pride of Taiqing Sect and the chief elder brother of Jinyang Peak."

"I will take you back, but I won't let you be buried with Senior Sister Luo Xue, because you don't deserve it."

"As for the cause of death, it's this person!" Zhou Qing pointed at the corpse of the God Transformation Realm under his feet.

"You, just have bad luck!"

When Du Kui heard this, he was filled with disbelief.

He originally thought that he would be condemned by thousands of people, but he didn't expect Zhou Qing to arrange such a decent ending for him.

When Yan Xiaohu heard this, he immediately became anxious and wanted to say something, but Zhou Qing raised his hand to stop him.

Zhou Qing looked at Du Kui and said calmly, "This is because you saved me back then. From now on, we are even."

Tears welled up in Du Kui's eyes. He suddenly knelt down and kowtowed three times to Zhou Qing silently.

Then he smiled happily: "In my next life, I won't cultivate immortality. I'll be a mortal, playing chess and drinking with a few good friends, finding a good partner, walking hand in hand in the human world, and seeing the scenery of the four seasons. Even if we return to dust together after a hundred years, it would be better than this path of cultivating immortality full of calculations and pain."

As he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped his Nascent Soul. The Nascent Soul immediately cracked, and then slowly dissipated, turning into points of light and disappearing between heaven and earth.

Seeing this scene, the two of them sighed.

"Have a safe journey!" Zhou Qing still chose to bow.

……

Taiqing Gate!
The back mountain of Jinyang Peak!
Zhou Qing was dressed in a plain robe, standing quietly in front of Senior Sister Luo Xue's tomb, with sadness in his eyes, and he did not speak for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a slight sound of footsteps behind him, and Gao Xuan's eyes showed a hint of fatigue and sadness.

He came to Zhou Qing, stood side by side with him, and his eyes fell on Luo Xue's tombstone.

After a long moment, Gao Xuan spoke softly, his voice low, and asked, "Did he suffer when he died?"

Zhou Qing slowly shook his head, his voice calm yet revealing a subtle complexity: "No."

Gao Xuan nodded slightly, a hint of gratitude flashing in his eyes: "Thank you, Zhou Qing."

Zhou Qing was slightly stunned, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Gao Xuan took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "That kid Du Kui left a shadow stone in his room. It contains the truth. He said that if he doesn't come back, or if you kill him, it's his own fault. He hopes I won't blame you."

Zhou Qing clenched his hands.

"Thank you for giving him dignity!" Gao Xuan sighed. "At least the child can be buried with the other disciples in the cemetery where those who died in the war of the five sects were buried."

Zhou Qing's eyes flashed with confusion: "Uncle Master, actually, I..."

Zhou Qing wanted to speak but didn't know what to say.

Gao Xuan seemed to see through his thoughts. He patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "Don't feel any psychological pressure. The Dao is ruthless. All living beings are merely struggling within this ruthless Dao."

"None of you are wrong. Perhaps it's just fate that's wrong. Everyone has their own choices, and no one knows where they'll go next. It's precisely because of this that we're filled with longing and curiosity for the road ahead."

Zhou Qing seemed to be lost in thought, his originally heavy mood gradually relaxed, and then he turned around and saluted silently.

……

When they returned to Xiaoling Peak, Yan Xiaohu had already told Mo Xingjian everything that had happened.

Mo Xingjian looked at Zhou Qing, who had returned dejected, his eyes full of concern. He quickly stepped forward and asked gently, "Are you okay?"

Zhou Qing slowly shook his head and forced a smile on his face: "I'm fine, Master."

Mo Xingjian sighed, his eyes full of heartache.

Since the war between the five sects, this child has experienced many cruel things along the way.

But the path to becoming an immortal is full of thorns.

Every hardship and every scar is actually a mark of your growth.

The journey to immortality is long, and you will face countless choices and struggles in the future. We old guys also stumbled through the same journey in the past.

No one else can help you with these things, you have to rely on yourself to overcome them.

Five days later, Zhou Qing seemed to have figured things out completely and returned to normal. After saying goodbye to his master, he set out again on the journey to Lingyun Mansion.

Seven days later, the two came to the main road of Lingyun Mansion again. Looking at the shadowy Beimang Mine in the distance, Zhou Qing suddenly stopped, and a strange light flashed in his eyes, as if he thought of something.

"what happened?"

Upon seeing this, Yan Xiaohu immediately controlled the flying knife to stop, his body instantly tensed up, and he looked around with a wary look on his face.

The two things he encountered in that round trip had already tortured him into a frightened bird.

Zhou Qing retracted his gaze and looked at Yan Xiaohu, saying seriously, "Third Brother, how about we go deeper into the mine and take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Xiaohu's expression changed. He shook his head repeatedly and said, "Let's just forget it. Don't let that Prince Xuanyuan Shuo get seriously injured in there."

After what happened last time, Yan Xiaohu now has a deep psychological shadow on all the big holes.

Zhou Qing said, "Aren't you curious about why two Soul Severing Realm cultivators suddenly chose to fight each other? Was it because of something or some secret?"

When Yan Xiaohu heard this, his eyes lit up, but he quickly shook his head, looking a little nervous. He lowered his voice and said, "Forget it. The less you know about some things, the better. There's no need to add to your troubles."

Zhou Qing remained unmoved, his expression serious: "The mark in my sea of ​​consciousness is still there. I can't let myself be affected by Elder Feng's karma for nothing. Some things are not only for the purpose of finding out the truth, but also for giving myself an explanation."

He didn't want to be hunted down by the monsters with Peng blood in the future.

"Let's go and take a look!" Zhou Qing said, and immediately controlled the flying sword to go to the Beimang Mine.

Yan Xiaohu shouted several times in succession, but seeing that Zhou Qing had no intention of turning back, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

"God bless, I hope nothing goes wrong this time."

Not long after, the two appeared again in Mine No. 9.

Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, Yan Xiaohu held a big knife and scanned the surroundings vigilantly.

"Is there anyone here? If there is, please let me know," Yan Xiaohu shouted softly towards the mine.

"squeak--"

The next moment, a voice actually came from deep in the mine, and Yan Xiaohu's face suddenly turned pale.

Immediately afterwards, several huge rats were seen jumping down from the mine and then quickly drilling deeper into the mine.

"Fuck it!" Seeing this scene, Yan Xiaohu covered his pounding heart and couldn't help but swear.

Zhou Qing was also a little nervous because of him, and couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't worry, it's okay. Even if our luck is bad, we won't run into another one."

Although he said this, Zhou Qing still looked a little solemn as he looked at the rusty iron frame beside him and the dark and endless mine in front of him.

To be on the safe side, he decided to get it identified.

[Mine: This is an ordinary, abandoned mine. It once unearthed priceless Chaos Mysterious Gold. Now, deeper within the mine, a severely injured Demon King, before departing, has planted a tremendous opportunity within.]

(End of this chapter)