Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 168 Justice from Heaven
Ten years have passed since I honed this sword, its sharp edge yet to be tested. Today I present it to you; who has a grievance to redress?

Zhou Qing silently recited these lines of poetry in his heart.

He then gave a self-deprecating laugh.

However, a few petty villains are not enough to warrant him spending ten years honing his skills. Moreover, tonight is not exactly a test of his abilities; he is merely revealing a few of his trump cards to deter those who might have designs on him.

Now he no longer needs to worry too much about revealing his trump cards. His reputation as a master of formations has spread far and wide, and everyone knows that he can invent all kinds of powerful formations and talismans.

All of his actions could be excused by the formation.

With Mu Zhuosha and others in the sect watching over and helping him, no one could force him to do anything.

Zhou Qing was standing on a hill three miles away from Wu Xingyun's courtyard. At such a distance, it would be impossible for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to sense him.

But he could easily grasp their movements.

Zhou Qing divided the magnetic field, simulated runes, and constructed an array, from which a mysterious spiritual energy fluctuation spread out.

This fluctuation of spiritual energy can transmit the spiritual pressure situation from the outside world back to us.

This is the array he has already completed that can detect traces.

Zhou Qing named it the Heavenly Net.

The formation's coverage area reached a terrifying ten miles, which was almost the limit that a Golden Core cultivator could sense.

Within the range of the array, Zhou Qing could detect the spiritual pressure of everything.

This world. Everything contains more or less spiritual energy, and therefore possesses varying degrees of spiritual pressure.

Among them, inanimate objects such as stones have the weakest spiritual pressure, followed by plants, and ordinary animals are slightly stronger than plants. Mortals are similar to ordinary animals.

Cultivators are much stronger than mortals, and the higher a cultivator's realm, the stronger their spiritual pressure.

Zhou Qing was observing the world as if he were using a thermal imaging device; everything in his eyes was simplified into light areas of varying shades.

So when he stood on the hilltop and looked at the courtyard that Wang Xiaohu had told him about, he could clearly see two cultivators inside, one strong and one weak.

The weaker one's spiritual pressure was like a candle in the dark night, while the stronger one's was like a blazing torch.

Zhou Qing guessed that the weaker one was Wu Xingyun, whom Wang Xiaohu had mentioned, and the stronger one was the person who had been lying in ambush to deal with him.

Besides these two, Zhou Qing also noticed that there were two other cultivators within a hundred or two feet of the courtyard, whose light was even stronger than that of the two in the courtyard.

At first, he thought that the two people might be just passing by.

But after observing for a while, he noticed that the two men were always loitering around the courtyard. He then realized that these two men were in cahoots with the people inside the courtyard and were keeping watch nearby to prevent any accidents from happening.

Zhou Qing gave a cold laugh.

Five iron pellets flew out from his sleeve and began to slowly rotate around him, just like planets orbiting a star.

This attack could not afford to fail, so he decided to use all five iron pellets at once to eliminate any possibility of survival for the people in the courtyard.

Zhou Qing's mind stirred slightly, and his magnetic field ability activated, causing the iron ball to suddenly accelerate.

His current magnetic field strength is more than ten times stronger than when he first developed the Iron Ball Technique. With his current ability, he can accelerate the iron ball to thirty times the speed of sound in the blink of an eye.

Five iron balls, each following its own orbit, spun wildly around Zhou Qing, cutting through the air and emitting a piercing shriek.

Zhou Qing was not worried that the noise would alert the enemy.

Because before they could even hear the sound, the iron pellets had already blown the enemy apart.

"go with!"

Zhou Qing oriented the iron ball's trajectory to the two points of light in the courtyard.

The iron pellet shot off with a sharp whistle.

……

"Looks like we're going to go home empty-handed this time." Lü Cenzhong said helplessly, "Zhou Qing is too cautious, he definitely won't dare to come."

Lu Qingzhu was silent for a moment, then said, "It's no wonder. His talent in array formations is so high, but his talent in cultivation is pitifully low. Naturally, he can only rely on others for protection. If I were him, I would also cherish my life very much."

"To deal with him, we need to come up with a more meticulous plan next time."

Lu Cenzhong said, "Let's go back."

Lu Qingzhu nodded and was about to leave when suddenly his eyes narrowed, and he pointed in the direction of the forest, exclaiming, "What's that?"

Lu Cenzhong looked in the direction he indicated and saw several dazzling lights flashing in the distant mountains and forests.

Before the two could react, the points of light shot towards the courtyard like meteors.

"Something's wrong! Quickly warn Wei Xing!"

"Lu Qingzhu called out."

But he knew there was nothing they could do.

Those meteors were incredibly fast, covering several miles in the blink of an eye. By the time they thought to warn others, the meteors had already arrived outside the courtyard, accompanied by a strong wind.

Only then did Lü Cenzhong and Lü Qingzhu hear the piercing scream.

They shuddered, realizing that the shooting stars were moving faster than sound.

……

"Sir, would you like me to refill your tea?"

Wu Xingyun carefully served him from the side.

There was a hint of eagerness in her eyes. As long as tonight passed, she would officially become a member of the Wei family and no longer be a wandering, aimless cultivator.

No one is born liking to be a rogue cultivator. They lack systematic cultivation methods, experience from predecessors, and cultivation resources, making every step of their cultivation as precarious as walking on thin ice.

Therefore, many independent cultivators hope to join some cultivation families.

Wu Xingyun was such a rogue cultivator.

She pledged allegiance to the Wei family, hoping to become a member. The Wei family gave her a task: to seduce Wang Xiaohu.

Now her mission can be considered complete.

Wei Xing shook his head indifferently and said, "No need."

Wu Xingyun knew that Wei Xing was anxious because he wanted revenge, so he comforted him, "Master, don't worry. We will definitely kill Zhou Qing tonight and avenge the death of Young Master Wei Kuang."

Wei Xing sneered, "Of course, in my eyes, that kid is nothing more than a fish on a chopping board. When he dies is entirely up to my will. In the past, I was only wary of Mu Zhuosha and the others, but now that Mu Zhuosha and the others have left the sect, how can I allow him to live?"

"Don't worry, after tonight's business is done, I will promote you to be a guest retainer of the Wei family, and you will receive many benefits in the future."

Wu Xingyun was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, sir!"

boom!
As soon as Wu Xingyun finished speaking, the door suddenly burst open silently.

Right before Wei Xing's eyes, Wu Xingyun's head exploded.

After shattering Wu Xingyun's skull, a jet-black bullet continued to hurtle towards him.

Wei Xing activated his protective technique in the blink of an eye.

Immediately afterwards, he felt a violent tremor throughout his body, as if something had struck his chest, the immense force completely shattering his protective magic.

Three more equally powerful blows followed.

One shot hit his right leg, severing it completely; another struck his abdomen, blasting a large hole in it; and yet another grazed his left cheek, tearing his ear and half of his face apart.

The most severe blow is to the chest; after shattering the protective magic, the iron pellet pierces straight through the sternum.

(End of this chapter)