Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 322 Threat
Zhou Qing stood with his hands behind his back and said, "Whether they are enemies or friends is entirely up to the Qingxu Dao Palace to decide."

"I like to make friends with everyone, but things don't always go as planned. I hope Qingxu Dao Palace won't let me down."

Xuanzhenzi saw him standing with his hands behind his back, gazing at the white clouds in the sky, his expression calm and composed, not taking the threat from Qingxu Dao Palace to heart at all. Even those who were enemies at any time couldn't help but admire him.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and then fled towards the Qingxu Dao Palace.

Xuanzhenzi flew swiftly all the way to the foot of Floating Mountain, only to realize that his trip to the Western Continent was a complete failure. How could he face his senior brother, the headmaster, and the three patriarchs now?

He lingered at the foot of the mountain for a while before letting out a long sigh, then mounted his sword and flew towards the Yun Congzi Dojo.

Seeing that he had returned alone without capturing Bai Mei, Yun Congzi was somewhat surprised and asked, "Junior Brother Xuanzhen, how did your trip to the Dharma propagation center go?"

"Whoa!"

Xuanzhenzi sighed in frustration and said, "This time we've really lost all face."

So he recounted his journey to the Dharma propagation center.

Yun Congzi's expression changed, and he asked, "Is that person really that powerful?"

Xuanzhenzi said, "It is unfathomable. I'm afraid only the three patriarchs can win if they personally take action."

Yun Congzi nodded and said, "We'll go see the Ancestor now, and you can personally report the details to him."

As he spoke, he walked out first, but noticed that Xuanzhenzi did not follow. He turned back and saw that Xuanzhenzi had an embarrassed look on his face, so he knew something was wrong and said, "Junior Brother Xuanzhen, can you speak now?"

Xuanzhenzi's face flushed slightly as he said, "When I fought that person, I made a vow that if I lost to him, I would persuade my senior brother to hand over the management of the Western Continent and the Hongfa Daoist Temple to him, and the Daoist Palace would not be allowed to interfere in the affairs of the Western Continent again."

Yun Congzi didn't react for a moment, and after a long while he said, "You scoundrel, how dare you make this decision!"

Xuanzhenzi said dejectedly, "How could I not know, Junior Brother? But the words have already been spoken, how can I go back on my word? Today, I will accompany Senior Brother to report the details to the Ancestor. In the future, please do not let me know about anything related to the Western Continent, Senior Brother. I will never get involved. This will be in accordance with my oath."

Yun Congzi was both annoyed and amused, and said, "I shouldn't have sent you there!"

My junior brother was fierce but inflexible. At the time, I only thought that he was highly skilled and capable of making contributions. Who would have thought that the junior would be so difficult to deal with?

The two left the Floating Mountain and flew towards the Flying Stone, landing on it shortly afterward.

Xuanzhenzi was somewhat surprised to see that only Ancestors Lu Qing and Ziyun were on the Flying Stone, while Ancestor Lu Mingzhao was nowhere to be seen. However, he did not feel comfortable asking any questions and simply lowered his head to wait for the Ancestor to inquire.

After Yun Congzi gave a brief account of the situation, the two patriarchs asked Xuanzhenzi some questions, and only then did they understand what had happened.

Ancestor Ziyun said coldly, "What an arrogant junior! I will personally take action and bring him to the Daoist temple."

Lu Qing said, "Ziyun, please calm down. Let's wait for the Ancestral Master to return before we discuss this further."

Ziyun said, "It's a trivial matter, why bother the Ancestral Master with your concern?"

Lu Qing said thoughtfully, "That junior from the Western Continent is nothing to worry about, but recent events have given me a bad feeling."

"Yun Cong suddenly received news of changes in the Western Continent, then a demon god was spying on the Bottomless Cave in Mangcang Mountain, requiring the patriarch to personally go and subdue it. At this time, news also came back that Xuanzhen had suffered misfortune in the Western Continent. These events are too coincidental."

As the sect leader, Yun Congzi knew the most about the situation in the Dao Palace and his own Central Continent. Therefore, when he heard Ancestor Lu Qing say this, he felt a chill in his heart and said, "Ancestor, are you saying that someone has set this up?"

Lu Qing said, “The sudden appearance of a mysterious master in the Western Continent who can defeat Xuanzhen is suspicious. Such a master has been around for more than ten years, and we had never heard of him before, but in the last two or three months, he has suddenly become a hot topic.” “There are traces of deliberate arrangement in this. I am worried that someone wants to transfer us away.”

Yun Congzi blurted out, "The Demon Lord?"

Lu Qing said, "I also guessed it was him. This demon has used tricks to obtain the Bodhi Fruit and the Flesh Fungus from Dajue Temple, and the Spiritual Osmanthus from the Moon Palace. Now he has set his sights on our Qingxu Dao Palace."

“He came to steal the trumpet vine flower before, but was scared away by the Ancestral Master’s Azure Frost Sword. He has not dared to come again since. Now that the Ancestral Master has gone to the Bottomless Cave, only the two of us in the Dao Palace can still deter him. If one of us leaves, it will be difficult to stop him from getting the trumpet vine flower.”

"So let's just wait for the Ancestral Master to return. With the Ancestral Master in charge of the Taoist Palace, what can't be handled?"

Zi Yun sneered, "I was wondering how such a powerful figure could appear in a small continent like the Western Continent, where even Xuanzhen with the Little Qiankun Pearl was no match for him."

"If the other party is a reclusive master of the demonic path, then it's not surprising."

……

After defeating Xuanzhenzi, Zhou Qing dispersed the crowd, leaving only Bai Mei behind.

Bai Mei said worriedly, "Fellow Daoist, Xuan Zhenzi has returned empty-handed. The Dao Palace will surely send a true expert, perhaps one of the three Ancestors. Are you confident in dealing with him?"

Zhou Qing said, "I'm not confident, but it won't be easy for them to defeat me."

Xuanzhenzi's visit made Zhou Qing somewhat wary, realizing that the cultivators of the Central Continent were ultimately different from those of the Western Continent.

The pearl that Xuanzhenzi brought was a great surprise to him. The pearl had a very magical effect. If his methods had not been so dependent on spiritual energy, he would have been unable to resist at all when Xuanzhenzi fixed his five elements of spiritual energy.

If the opponent can produce a small Qiankun Pearl, who knows if they have other, more powerful magic treasures?

Moreover, he couldn't even begin to fathom the methods of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

There were too many unpredictable variables, which made him somewhat uncertain.

Zhou Qing always plans carefully before acting. Even when he takes a risky action, he will first try to reduce the risk to an acceptable level.

He disliked the current situation, where the risks exceeded expectations.

Fortunately, the Western Continent is his territory. As long as he is on the ground of the Western Continent, even a Nascent Soul expert cannot do anything to him.

That's his true source of confidence.

His only dilemma was that while he himself was not afraid of the Qingxu Dao Palace, his subordinates were not.

If Qingxu Dao Palace uses Qingyun Sect as a threat at that time, it will be a troublesome matter.

As Zhou Qing was pondering how to avoid being threatened by the Qingxu Dao Palace, the Holy Maiden Xianglian rushed over and said, "Dao Master, that guest from Zhongzhou has arrived again."

Zhou Qing frowned and scanned Dahua Peak with the relay station, and sure enough, he detected the aura of the Hungry Ghost.

Why is he here again, and why does it seem so coincidental?

Zhou Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he smiled and said, "Let's go, let's see what good news he has to bring us this time."

(End of this chapter)