Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 265 His intentions are despicable!

Zhou Qing clearly sensed that after the battle of Xuan Ying Sect, more and more cultivators were following him.

Among them were cultivators who had witnessed the battle of Xuan Ying Sect firsthand, as well as those who rushed over after hearing the news.

They followed behind Zhou Qing and his group of four, heading towards the Illusion God Sect.

These people all had eager expressions in their eyes, as if Zhou Qing had become a symbol of profound significance in their hearts.

So far, only Huang Quan has dared to approach Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing neither drove them away nor tried to please them; he simply continued on his journey according to his own plan.

A month passed, and the four of them arrived at the foot of Phantom God Mountain.

Zhou Qing was outside the gate of the Illusion God Sect. He looked inside once and couldn't help but frown.

He said to the disciples of the Illusionary God Sect who were welcoming guests outside the mountain gate, "Please inform Master Shan Hai that Zhou Qing has come to pay his respects."

The disciple said, "The sect leader is not at home."

Zhou Qing said, "Then please invite the other elders of your clan to come out."

The disciple said, "The elders are not at home."

Zhou Qing was not surprised. He had already observed that the Illusion God Sect was now practically an empty shell, with only a few Foundation Establishment cultivators inside.

He turned around, and just like before outside the Xuan Ying Sect, thousands of cultivators from all sides had come to witness the scene, completely blocking the outer perimeter of the Illusion God Sect.

Zhou Qing knew that the Illusion God Sect must be up to no good.

He was eager to find out what was going on immediately.

The best way is naturally through the Nine Alliance's shops in this area.

Zhou Qing then led Xiao Xiao and the others toward the market of the Illusion God Sect.

Most of the cultivators gathered nearby had only recently arrived and were unaware of the situation. They were all quite surprised to see that Zhou Qing had not met any of the elders from the Illusion God Sect.

They thought to themselves, if Zhou Qing wanted to be invincible and suppress all sects, and if he left without even seeing the experts of the Illusion God Sect, it would greatly diminish his prestige.

They were all curious about how the Illusion God Sect would evade Zhou Qing's challenge, so they all flocked to the market to inquire about the news.

Zhou Qing quickly arrived at the Nine Sects Alliance's shop in the Illusion God Sect.

The shopkeeper and the staff were several beautiful nuns.

After inquiring, Zhou Qing also learned that the shopkeepers here were from the Illusionary Love Sect.

The Nine Sects Alliance had already merged the shops.

Each market retains only one shop, and the size of this shop is often several times or even ten times that of other sects.

Each member of the Nine Alliance was allocated a number of shops.

The shops on the side of the Illusion God Sect are now under the management of the Illusion Love Sect.

As soon as Zhou Qing entered the shop, the shopkeeper led several female apprentices out to pay their respects. The pretty faces of the women showed undisguised admiration and respect.

Zhou Qing and his three companions went straight upstairs to the guest rooms.

"How should I address this junior sister?"

Zhou Qing asked.

He hesitated slightly, wondering how to address the other person.

This female shopkeeper is at least at the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment stage. She is probably the same age as Chen Qingxuan and of similar seniority.

Strictly speaking, he should probably address the other party as something like "Uncle-Master." But Zhou Qing hasn't strictly followed seniority rules with anyone for a long time now. Even the sect leaders of various Golden Core sects don't dare to be presumptuous in front of him and all address him as "Brother Dao."

He figured that even if he addressed her as "Master Aunt" or "Senior Sister," the female cultivator in front of him might not dare to respond, so he simply called her "Junior Sister."

The female cultivator showed no displeasure whatsoever, but instead replied with trepidation, "My name is Qin Xue."

"Good name."

Zhou Qing smiled.

Qin Xue glanced at him excitedly and said, "Junior Sister Nie Yunxi and I are good friends. I often hear her talk about Senior Brother. Recently, I have heard more and more about Senior Brother's reputation. It is truly an honor to finally meet you today!"

Zhou Qing immediately felt a sense of warmth and asked with a smile, "How has Yunxi been lately?"

Qin Xue said, "Junior Sister Nie's cultivation is progressing very quickly. She has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. I'm afraid she will be able to travel around in a few years."

"well."

Zhou Qing exclaimed with delight, "Yunxi is also about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage!"

Seeing the undisguised affection in his eyes when he talked about Nie Yunxi, Qin Xue told him about Nie Yunxi's recent situation.

Zhou Qing listened with great interest, and finally asked, "I haven't contacted any sects along the way. I wonder how the Nine Sects Alliance is doing now?"

Qin Xue said, "Thanks to Senior Brother's illustrious reputation, the Nine Sects Alliance has gained great prestige. Five or six more sects have contacted us, wanting to join the Nine Sects Alliance. We are still in negotiations. Our Sect Master said privately that with Senior Brother as our banner, more sects will soon be in contact with us."

Zhou Qing understood the key point: many sects probably joined the Nine Sects Alliance under the pretense that they could be exempted from his challenge.

Zhou Qing said, "Please tell Fairy Taixu and the other sect leaders not to rush to expand the alliance's power. We should prioritize sects that border the alliance. Only when new sects have completed their integration with the alliance and the alliance's orders can be effectively implemented will we continue to consider new members."

Qin Xue said, "I will inform my sect leader immediately."

Zhou Qing nodded, and then explained the purpose of his visit.

He asked, "I just went to the Illusion God Sect and saw that their sect leader and elders were not at home. Do you know why, Junior Sister?"

Qin Xue said, "The Illusion God Sect and the Great Buddha Temple are at war, and all the sect's high-ranking cultivators have gone to fight the Great Buddha Temple."

Zhou Qing was taken aback and said, "Aren't these two sects both part of the Northern Alliance? How come they're fighting amongst themselves?"

Qin Xue said, "At the border between the two sects, there is a mortal kingdom called Great Zhou. This kingdom originally worshipped the Great Buddha Temple, but recently, for some unknown reason, it suddenly switched to the Illusion God Sect."

"The Great Buddha Temple then went to attack, but the Illusion God Sect naturally refused, and a conflict ensued. Later, the conflict escalated, and the level of the war rose higher and higher, until even the Golden Core cultivators from both sides were drawn into it."

For the sake of a mere mortal nation, even the golden cores of both sides would be involved?

Zhou Qing's face turned cold.

When Qin Xue saw his face turn cold, she felt as if her whole body had been frozen, and her heart trembled.

She secretly thought to herself, "Wow, that's impressive!"

As expected of Senior Brother Zhou, I only knew how powerful he was from rumors before, but now that I have met him in person, I realize just how powerful he is.

Let alone taking action, the aura he exudes is enough to terrify ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Is this the aura of a cultivator who walks the path of invincibility? The aura accumulated by constantly defeating powerful enemies, though invisible and intangible, is a real and tangible force.

Qin Xue stole a glance at him and said cautiously, "However, people are saying in private that this is a temporary measure taken by both families to avoid a challenge from Senior Brother."

Zhou Qing said coldly, "The person who came up with this idea is despicable."

Qin Xue said, "Should we arrange accommodations for Senior Brother until the two sides cease hostilities?"

(End of this chapter)