From martial arts sects to immortality sects

Chapter 46 Leave a Little Hope for the World

"Who are you?"

Tang Ziqi asked cautiously, "Even if it's an old man, you can't be careless when you encounter someone in a place like this."

Moreover, in the martial arts world, martial artists who cultivate internal martial arts become more and more cunning with age.

The disheveled old man stopped, opened one eye, scanned Li Qingqiu and the other two, and his gaze fell on Yan Wujin.

"Da Ri Zhi Yang Gong, what is your relationship with Zhao Yan?" the disheveled old man asked in a hoarse voice.

Upon hearing his question, both Yan Wujin and Tang Ziqi's expressions changed drastically.

Li Qingqiu felt that the name Zhao Yan sounded familiar.

and many more.

The emperor's elder brother and former crown prince was named Zhao Yan, and he was also a follower of Wu Baoyu.

Tang Ziqi asked coldly, "And who are you? How do you know about the Great Sun Yang Technique?"

The disheveled old man revealed a sinister smile on his bark-like face and said, "You don't need to be nervous. Since you can inherit the Great Sun Sun Technique, then we are family. I was once the chief instructor of the Heavenly Guard Army under the Crown Prince. My name is no longer important. You can call me Crazy Old Monster. Everything in the past has nothing to do with me. I just want to spend my old age here in a crazy way."

Tang Ziqi couldn't help but turn around and look at Yan Wujin.

Yan Wujin stepped forward and said, "My father's letter said that after his death, the Heavenly Guard Army would definitely be purged. Did you hide here to avoid being hunted down by the current emperor?"

"I did flee to Taikun Mountain to escape the Third Prince's pursuit, but now I'm trapped here and can't escape."

As the mad old monster spoke, he plopped down on the ground.

Yan Wujin frowned and asked, "Is it because of the fog here?"

“That’s right. Although this miasma is not poisonous, it can trap people to death. I have been trapped here for nearly twenty years, living on raw meat and blood, barely surviving until now.”

The mad old monster's words sent chills down Yan Wujin and the other man's spines. They had been trapped for twenty years?
This is too ridiculous!

Suddenly, Tang Ziqi thought of something, turned to look at Li Qingqiu, and asked, "And you, why have you come here?"

Yan Wujin and the Mad Old Monster both turned their gazes to Li Qingqiu. They noticed that Li Qingqiu's clothes were clean, and he did not look like someone who had fled from disaster.

Li Qingqiu smiled and said, "This is the back mountain of my sect. Why can't I come? I'm just taking a stroll."

Yan Wujin frowned, while Tang Ziqi felt that Li Qingqiu was too strange, making him inexplicably uncomfortable.

The mad old monster looked at Li Qingqiu and asked curiously, "Are you a disciple of the Qingxiao Sect? Who is your master?"

"Lin Xunfeng".

"Back then, he was just a greenhorn, and now he's a master. Time really flies."

The old madman sighed, then his eyes flashed with a fierce light, and his tone became cold as he said, "Since you are Lin Xunfeng's disciple, then Qingxiao Zhenren is your grandmaster. If he hadn't been so unforgiving and even chased after me back then, I wouldn't have been able to escape to this place. Very well, killing you will be a form of revenge."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly threw the gourd in his hand, and a terrifying force rushed towards Li Qingqiu, startling Yan Wujin into quickly pulling Tang Ziqi back.

Snapped!
Li Qingqiu caught the gourd and dissipated the energy from it. His arm did not tremble at all, and his body remained motionless. This scene caused Yan Wujin and the other man to change their expressions slightly.

This kid is no ordinary person!
Seeing this, the mad old monster narrowed his eyes and said, "To have such skill at such a young age, you are worth remembering. What is your name? Tell me your name."

Li Qingqiu crushed the gourd in his hand and laughed, "Old man, you're ruthless!"

His right hand, which was suspended in the air, suddenly twisted, and two fingers flicked out an iron needle that pierced directly through the mad old monster's forehead.

The mad old monster stared wide-eyed and fell backward.

Yan Wujin could only vaguely see what Li Qingqiu had shot out, and when he saw the Mad Old Monster fall, he was horrified.

He could sense that this mad old monster's martial arts were no less than his own, yet such a being was instantly killed.

Just how many monsters are hidden in Qingxiao Sect?

Tang Ziqi snapped out of his daze, trembling with fear, and looked at Li Qingqiu in disbelief.

Before dawn, thick fog swirled in the woods, and Tang Ziqi could not see Li Qingqiu's expression. At this moment, Li Qingqiu appeared to him like a vengeful ghost.

Yan Wujin was sweating profusely. Based on the move his opponent had just made, he felt he had no chance of escaping, especially since his injuries had not yet healed.

Tang Ziqi was also too frightened to move. For a moment, the forest fell into silence, extremely oppressive.

Li Qingqiu shifted his gaze to Yan Wujin. He remained silent, but his gaze exerted immense pressure on Yan Wujin.

Clang——

Li Qingqiu suddenly drew the Tianhong Sword from his waist, its light flashing and glinting across the faces of Yan Wujin and Tang Ziqi.

thump!
Tang Ziqi suddenly knelt down and cried out, "Please, senior, spare us! We can't die! No, he can't die!" Upon hearing this, Yan Wujin lowered his head, his hands clenched tightly in his sleeves, his heart filled with resentment.

Li Qingqiu asked, "Why can't I die?"

Tang Ziqi crawled forward a few steps and came to Yan Wujin's side. He lay on the ground like a dog, his forehead pressed to the ground, and gritted his teeth as he said, "He is the son of the former Crown Prince Zhao Yan, the grandson of the Emperor Gaozu, the true Son of Heaven. His father was murdered by treacherous people, and he was lost in the mortal world. The current emperor is incompetent and easily trusts sorcerers, which has not only brought chaos to the country and displaced countless people, but the demon emperor also has even greater ambitions. He wants to live forever, and for this reason, he secretly kidnaps young boys and girls, creating countless human tragedies. Only when Yan Wujin overthrows the current emperor can the world see the light again and the people usher in a peaceful and prosperous era!"

"enough!"

Yan Wujin said in a deep voice, clearly his anger had reached its peak.

Tang Ziqi turned to look at him and said hysterically, "Brother, you can't die! We can't die here! Even if we lose all our dignity tonight, we must beg him to spare our lives! You have a responsibility on your shoulders that you cannot die!"

Yan Wujin was caught in a battle between heaven and man.

"You want to use the world to intimidate me? You were the ones who provoked my Qingxiao Sect, so why are you acting so aggrieved?" Li Qingqiu's tone remained unchanged.

Tang Ziqi turned to look at him and quickly explained, "We have no choice but to start from the martial world, gather strength, and collect evidence of the current emperor's crimes. We chose Qingxiao Sect because Taikun Mountain is far from the secular world, and the court rarely interferes here. We never intended to exterminate you; we only wanted to annex you. We will only kill you if you fight to the death."

Li Qingqiu neither sheathed his sword nor uttered a sound, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.

Tang Ziqi added, "We acknowledge our mistakes and will do anything to make amends. We only beg you to spare us. We can die, but we shouldn't die here!"

He was truly desperate and filled with resentment.

From the moment he met Yan Wujin, he was awestruck by his profound martial arts skills. After learning about his story, he was filled with ambition. He thought that with Yan Wujin's superb martial arts skills and his status as a scion of a noble family, he could build a great career.

Unexpectedly, his sect was nipped in the bud, and now, in this desperate situation, he has to beg for mercy like a dog.

From childhood to adulthood, Tang Ziqi had always been an arrogant person, but at this moment, he was utterly humbled.

"You're his strategist, aren't you? He's been practicing martial arts for years, so it's understandable that he's not very bright. But as his strategist, you don't investigate your opponent's situation before doing anything. Can someone like you really help him save the world?"

Li Qingqiu's voice reached Tang Ziqi's ears, making Tang Ziqi feel extremely ashamed and unable to refute it.

Yan Wujin felt even more resentful than Tang Ziqi. He did not blame Tang Ziqi. If he were strong enough, how could things have come to this?

"Go in this direction, close your eyes, and don't open them until you can no longer feel the cold."

Li Qingqiu's words made Yan Wujin and Tang Ziqi look up in surprise, only to see Li Qingqiu raise his sword and point it in a certain direction.

"Thank you, senior!"

Tang Ziqi quickly bowed in thanks, then stood up and tried to pull Yan Wujin away, but he couldn't move Yan Wujin.

"You trust us so easily?" Yan Wujin couldn't help but ask. Tang Ziqi was extremely anxious upon hearing this. Why did this guy suddenly make a mistake?

Li Qingqiu looked at him and replied, "It's not that I believe in you; I just want to leave a little hope for the world."

Yan Wujin gave him a deep look, then took out a secret manual from his pocket, tossed it to him, and said, "Our great cause may not succeed. Let's leave this Great Sun Sun Technique at Qingxiao Sect."

He turned and led Tang Ziqi toward the direction Li Qingqiu was pointing with his sword, and soon disappeared into the thick fog.

Li Qingqiu flipped through a few pages of the Great Sun Yang Technique, and seeing that there were no hidden weapons or poison, he finally put it in his pocket with peace of mind.

He walked in the direction indicated by his memories of Fu Yuan, but childhood memories kept flooding back into his mind.

When he was less than a year old, his father wanted to join the Li family of Linchuan and take the name of a Li family member who had been left behind. However, when his father brought him and his mother to the Linchuan Li family ancestral hall, there was a sorcerer in the ancestral hall who said that he was an unlucky child and had to be abandoned and not included in the Li family genealogy. Only then would his parents be allowed to join the Li family.

His parents agreed and abandoned him outside the city, telling him before they parted that they would be father and son, or mother and son, in the next life.

Previously, Li Qingqiu did not hate the Li family, since his father was not a member of the Li clan at all. He also did not hate his parents, considering it as repaying the debt of giving birth to him.

Now he understood why they were being hunted down when his master was with him.

Even if his father joined the Li clan, he was just an ordinary clansman. The real reason was that the emperor wanted to capture children. If it weren't for his master's help, it's hard to imagine what kind of fate he would have had.

Perhaps that sorcerer was arranged by the emperor, and Li's rapid rise to power was probably closely related to the emperor.

Recalling this past, Li Qingqiu quickened her pace.

Although the miasma here is not poisonous, it can confuse people's senses. In order not to lose one's way, one must keep an eye on the ground. However, there are other wild animals in the miasma, so it is difficult for people in it to keep their eyes on the ground.

Upon closer inspection, although the ground was covered with fallen leaves, there was a faint path, a path trodden by those who came before.

As he walked, the morning sunlight streamed into the woods, but the surroundings remained a vast expanse of white.

After traveling about twenty miles, he saw human skeletons along the way, dressed in clothes. He did not stop; he wanted to find the giant tree first, and then take stock of the corpses along the way.

This tree can be his blessing, which means that for Li Qingqiu at present, there will be nothing on this road that threatens him.

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(End of this chapter)