Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 171 What are you, daring to bark like that?
Zhou Qing smiled and said, "It's alright, Uncle Yu is one of us."

Wang Xiaohu relaxed and asked, "Brother Zhou Qing, have you dealt with what happened yesterday?"

Zhou Qing said, "I've come to see you today because of that matter. Now come with me to Zichen Palace to provide proof."

Wang Xiaohu asked, "What proof?"

Zhou Qing said, "When we arrive at Zichen Palace, if the sect leader asks you any questions, just answer truthfully."

Wang Xiaohu nodded and said, "Oh."

The three immediately mounted their flying swords and arrived at Qingyun Mountain in a short while.

Yu Liangmou landed outside Zichen Palace and led the two to the outside of Lingyun Hall.

Zhou Qing said, "Xiao Hu, wait outside the hall now. Come in when we call you."

After saying this, he followed Yu Liangmou into the Lingyun Palace.

All the prominent figures of the Qingyun Sect have arrived.

This includes elders and above in the sect, as well as the heads of several affiliated families.

Wei Xing's body lay in the center of the main hall.

Beside the corpse was Lü Cenzhong.

The flesh and blood on his right shoulder were completely washed away by the five-colored divine light, leaving only bare white bones, which were also full of cracks.

This was after he had already received treatment last night; before that, his condition was even more dire.

Everyone in the main hall examined the body and checked Lü Cenzhong's injuries.

The attacks on these two objects were completely different, but both were equally explosive and terrifying, making one feel terrified upon reflection.

All the elders couldn't help but secretly wonder if they could survive such an attack if they were in the same situation.

Except for a few elders who possess powerful protective magic treasures, the vast majority understand that unless they can dodge in advance and avoid being hit by such an attack, they have no way to defend themselves.

If Lü Qingzhu is right, both of these attacks are incredibly fast. If you wait until the opponent makes a move before thinking about dodging, it will likely be too late.

In other words, most of the elders were not confident that they could save their lives from that person.

What the elders found most unacceptable was that the one who launched such a terrifying attack was not a well-known Foundation Establishment or even Golden Core cultivator, but a disciple of their Qingyun Sect who was only in the early Qi Refining stage.

This is simply a fantasy.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, Zhou Qing has arrived."

Yu Liangmou's voice woke everyone up, and their entire family turned their gaze to Zhou Qing, who was standing behind Yu Liangmou.
His eyes held shock, disbelief, and a hint of fear.

Zhou Qing did not become arrogant, and continued to show the disciple's respect to the sect leader and the elders as usual.

Zhou Qing asked, "Master, what important matter has the Sect Leader summoned me for?"

The sect leader said, "Don't you know?"

His tone carried a chilling undertone, which sent a shiver down Yu Liangmou's spine, but Zhou Qing remained nonchalant, saying, "You know and you don't know."

Xu Jingfeng snorted coldly and said, "Don't try to win with your words, just answer the truth."

Zhou Qing said, "I am answering truthfully. I assume that the elders have summoned me here because of what happened last night. However, I cannot predict how someone will characterize what happened last night."

Lü Qingzhu asked, "Is someone there?"

Why don't you just call on me by name?

Zhou Qing nodded and said, "That's right, I'm talking about you."

Lu Qingzhu said sternly, "Zhou Qing, no matter how eloquent you are, you cannot deny it. You only need to explain whether you killed the Wei family head, and the rest is up to the elders of the sect to decide."

Zhou Qing glanced at him and said, "Who do you think you are? Since the sect elders are in charge, what are you doing jumping around here?" Even though Lü Qingzhu was usually calm and collected, he couldn't help but feel a tightness in his chest from Zhou Qing's anger.

Lu Cenzhong sneered, "What an arrogant junior! Although Qingzhu is not your master, you should still call him 'Shishu' (a respectful term for a senior disciple). Does that mean even a 'Shishu' is not an elder?"

Zhou Qing glanced at his right shoulder and said, "What, you don't want your left arm anymore?"

Lu Cenzhong immediately recalled the dazzling divine light from last night, his pupils contracted instantly, and he involuntarily took a step back.

Immediately afterwards, he roared angrily, "Well, in the Zichen Palace, in front of the Sect Leader and Ancestor Jingfeng, you dare to threaten them? Do you even respect your elders?"

"Alright, what kind of behavior is this, making such a racket?"

The dignified voice of the sect leader instantly silenced the noise in the hall.

All the elders and the sect leader were waiting for the sect leader to reprimand Zhou Qing for his lack of manners and for talking back to his elders.

But after waiting for a long time, the sect leader still ignored him.

Not only did the sect leader ignore it, but even Xu Jingfeng, the biggest backer of the affiliated family in the sect, remained silent.

The elders were initially surprised, but then they realized what was going on.

Zhou Qing can no longer be viewed the same way as before.

Regardless of the methods he used, since he was able to instantly kill Wei Xing, severely injure Lü Cenzhong, and frighten Lü Qingzhu away, he must be a cultivator with Foundation Establishment combat power.

And they are among the very best.

Such a person should naturally no longer be regarded as an ordinary junior disciple.

In other words, before last night, Zhou Qing was just a junior disciple with exceptional talent, but last night's battle elevated him to a position equal to that of a sect elder.

In this situation, for Lü Cenzhong to still talk to him about seniority or juniority would only be to humiliate himself.

The sect leader said, "Zhou Qing, I ask you, did you kill the Wei family head?"

Zhou Qing pointed at Wei Xing's corpse and said, "Is the Sect Leader referring to him?"

"Yes."

Zhou Qing pretended to step forward and observe for a while, then said, "Judging from the injuries on his body, it was this disciple who killed him."

Xu Jingfeng said, "It's good that you admit it."

“Affiliated families and sects are closely linked. Murdering the head of an affiliated family is an unforgivable crime. However, considering your exceptional talent, it would be a pity to destroy it. We will show leniency and only destroy your cultivation, not your life. Do you have any complaints?”

Zhou Qing said, "Master Xu, it would be better not to convict me so easily. This person was indeed killed by me, but the crime does not lie with me."

Bai Muyun retorted sharply, "Since you've killed someone, how dare you claim innocence!"

Zhou Qing glanced at the head of the Qimen Hall and said, "Yesterday, I received a report from my junior brother that someone in the Qingyun Market was planning to steal my talismans."

"So the disciple decided to play along, having his junior brother keep the thief occupied while they went to ambush and kill him that night."

"Does Sect Leader Bai mean to say that I should have realized that the person coveting my talismans might be an affiliated family of my sect?"

"This disciple would never dare to regard the members of the affiliated families as thieves."

Elder Mao Liang of the Transmission Hall said, "Even if you didn't anticipate it, you should have known the other party's identity before you took action. You should have returned to report to the Sect Leader. How dare you kill without authorization!"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Sorry, I didn't know."

“Lu Qingzhu can testify that I made the move on a hill two or three miles away. At such a distance, in the dark, and with the courtyard gate and the door blocking the way, how could I know who was inside?”

The elders were taken aback at first, and then felt a chill run down their spines.

(End of this chapter)