Chapter 299 Unfortunately, I am Qi Huang
A white-haired old man, dressed in night-blooming clothes and wearing a mask, flew through the air at an extremely fast speed, like a black lightning bolt that split the sky.
Such concealment, even if not an assassin, was definitely not here with good intentions.
Qi Huang’s spiritual sense locked onto the opponent with great daring. She had to test the depth of this person. Although the Xihui Dynasty only had three cultivators in the Shentong Realm on the surface, who knew if there were any in secret? After all, not everyone liked to be high-profile.
As they got closer and closer to the HongHua Sect, the old man soon released his spiritual sense and discovered someone spying on him at the first moment.
“Hmph!”
The old man snorted coldly and his spiritual sense counterattacked in Qi Huang’s direction.
Qi Huang quickly withdrew her spiritual sense and then checked it with the Recording Mirror. Although judging from the speed, this person should only be in the middle stage of the Huashen Realm, no one stipulated that flying must be done at full strength.
After a probe, the old man’s face gradually changed, because he had already exerted his full power, but within the extreme distance, he found no trace of anyone.
“How is this possible? Could the opponent’s spiritual sense be stronger than mine?”
The old man gradually stopped his figure, a hesitant look on his face.
Qi Huang, on the contrary, looked relaxed. The opponent’s full use of spiritual sense had revealed his strength, which was indeed only in the middle stage of the Huashen Realm.
‘I am too cautious. How can this small Xihui Dynasty have so many masters in the Shentong Realm?’
Qi Huang smiled self-deprecatingly, but caution was not a flaw.
“Perhaps the other party has some secret technique to hide their figure?”
At this moment, the old man muttered to himself as if comforting himself, and then continued to approach the HongHua Sect at high speed.
‘At such an old age, are you either careless or do you have a reason you must come.’
After a moment of thought, Qi Huang felt that the second possibility was more likely. After all, the people who wanted to kill her this time were all extremely powerful. If these killers did not complete the mission, how could they have a way out?
Seeing that the opponent had approached the HongHua Sect, Qi Huang had no intention of making a move, because this person was too weak. General Zhang could completely handle him and was not worthy of her appearance. She only needed to watch the show.
The old man arrived at the HongHua Sect, and because he was unfamiliar with the situation, he could only be forced to release his spiritual sense to search.
General Zhang below immediately discovered a strange spiritual sense sweeping over him. He snorted coldly, holding his spear, and moved nimbly in the street. With a few leaps, he arrived at the top of a restaurant.
“Your Excellency, you come uninvited. Isn’t that a bit rude?”
General Zhang looked up at the intruder above him.
The old man in night-blooming clothes frowned slightly, then said gruffly, “Get lost if you don’t want to die!”
“I, this general, am ordered to protect the Imperial Concubine Qi Huang. Those who trespass on the HongHua Sect will be killed without mercy. I will give you another chance.”
General Zhang raised his spear and pointed at the old man in night-blooming clothes.
“Seeking death!”
The old man in night-blooming clothes drew the treasure sword behind him with a backhand. His figure disappeared ghost-like from where he stood. Only a faint cold light could be seen tearing through the night sky, quickly approaching General Zhang. Moreover, before he arrived, his powerful spiritual sense had already suppressed him.
“Crackle! Crackle!”
General Zhang stood as still as a mountain, but the restaurant under his feet seemed to have experienced an earthquake. Tiles shattered and fell like a heavy rain. Thick walls began to crack, dense like a spider web in the Silken Cave, which could make those with trypophobia die on the spot.
“Ah!”
People inside the restaurant screamed hysterically in fright.
General Zhang, however, remained calm and composed, like a dam in a downpour, unmoving. When the sword light was already within reach, he narrowed his eyes, and a powerful killing intent immediately enveloped the front, like a flood stored to its limit finding an outlet.
The old man in night-blooming clothes stiffened, his speed dropping by seven to eight tenths. He was clearly affected by the killing intent and could no longer condense his spiritual sense to fly.
General Zhang moved. He tapped the ground lightly with his feet, and his figure disappeared from his original position. The spear in his hand was like a dragon emerging from the sea, carrying an unstoppable momentum, and directly pierced the opponent’s left chest.
General Zhang brushed past the old man, then pulled out the spear by gripping its top end with his backhand.
The old man in night-blooming clothes did not utter a sound. His body fell like autumn leaves, bringing with it a sky full of blood.
‘To kill a master of the same level in one blow. This is the power of heaven-defying killing intent, which is completely the nemesis of cultivators.’
Qi Huang was stunned. Even if she made a move herself, killing a cultivator in the middle stage of the Huashen Realm, she could probably only achieve this level.
‘If I hadn’t been assimilated by that Cheng Ling, I would have likely lost more than won against this General Zhang.’
Qi Huang secretly measured.
As for now, she had lost most of her fear emotions, and her spiritual sense had reached the late stage of the Shentong Realm. Ten General Zhangs would not be her match, as the opponent’s trump card was completely useless against her.
The old man in night-blooming clothes soon died, and the Seven Vital Souls within his body immediately perished, leaving only the Life Soul, composed of the three souls of heaven, earth, and man, to flee for their lives.
General Zhang did not pursue, not because he did not want to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, but because as a warrior, no matter how strong he was, he could not see souls, so he could only give up.
‘It seems I still have to make a move!’
Qi Huang was not so kind. Her figure disappeared ghost-like from her original position.
The Life Soul of the old man in night-blooming clothes escaped the HongHua Sect, and the expression on his face completely relaxed. He sneered, “What if you can kill my physical body? My soul is immortal, and I will surely take revenge.”
“You probably won’t have the chance.”
At this moment, a feminine voice came, sounding neither male nor female.
The old man in night-blooming clothes was greatly alarmed and stopped his figure instantly. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw someone dressed almost exactly like him, trying to conceal their identity, blocking his way.
‘When did he appear?’
The old man in night-blooming clothes’ eyes widened in disbelief. He was, after all, a master in the middle stage of the Huashen Realm. How could someone appear before him without anyone noticing?
“You… who are you?”
The Life Soul of the old man in night-blooming clothes stammered.
“Does it make sense to ask such a question to someone who is about to die? If you beg for mercy immediately, I might let you live a little longer.”
Before Qi Huang finished speaking, her spiritual sense had turned into a large hand and extended out, instantly crossing several feet and grasping the old man’s neck. The opponent had no time to react at all.
The enhancement of spiritual sense did not only refer to strength, but also speed.
“Speak, who exactly are you? Why did you trespass on the HongHua Sect and what do you want?”
Qi Huang gradually increased the strength of her spiritual sense hand.
The old man in night-blooming clothes showed a look of pain on his face. He tried to pry it open with his hands but found that the opponent’s spiritual sense was as hard and indestructible as steel.
“Senior… spare… spare my life… This junior is Elder Dou Yuan of Broken Cloud Peak. I was sent by the Peak Master to kill Qi Huang.”
The old man in night-blooming clothes quickly confessed. To save his life, he couldn’t care about anything else. After all, the person was already dead, so what was the use of keeping the secret?
“Broken Cloud Peak? Isn’t that the second largest Immortal Sect in the Xihui Dynasty?”
Qi Huang was taken aback. The opponent’s answer was completely beyond her expectation. She had thought that the person coming to kill her now was most likely from the Imperial Palace.
“Yes… yes.”
Dou Yuan quickly confirmed.
“I don’t remember when… Qi Huang offended Broken Cloud Peak. Why did your Peak Master want to kill her?”
Qi Huang questioned, subconsciously loosening her grip slightly.
“Because the Sixth Princess of the Imperial Dynasty, Lin Ran, is the number one Immortal Seed of Broken Cloud Peak, and her future is limitless. For her to grow, she needs the royal family and us to cultivate her together. The Peak Master feared that after Qi Huang entered the palace, her descendants would share the resources, so she sent me here.”
Dou Yuan told her everything without reservation.
“Heh heh, so that’s how it is. They are really thinking far ahead. I haven’t even entered the palace yet, and they are already wary of my descendants.”
Qi Huang suddenly realized. As the number one Immortal Seed of Broken Cloud Peak, she knew the talent of this Sixth Princess. Even if she couldn’t reach the Heavenly Punishment Realm in the future, she would definitely reach the Shentong Realm. It was reasonable for both sides to cultivate her together, as the Xihui Dynasty was just a small country with scarce resources.
“Me? What do you mean, senior?”
Dou Yuan was confused.
“It means nothing. I just find it a little funny that the number one Immortal Seed of Broken Cloud Peak is actually afraid of competing with others.”
Qi Huang said disdainfully.
“Senior, the Sixth Princess has a noble status and astonishing talent. She is a true proud daughter of heaven. How could she be afraid of competing with others? My coming to kill Qi Huang was entirely the Peak Master’s idea.”
Dou Yuan quickly defended himself.
“It seems you admire this Sixth Princess very much. Even at this moment, you haven’t forgotten to explain for her.”
Qi Huang teased.
“Of course. She entered the Huashen Realm at the age of twenty-four. If Cheng Hong Ling hadn’t appeared, she would have been the greatest genius in the cultivation world of the Xihui Dynasty since ancient times. However, the path of cultivation is long and arduous. Temporary speed does not represent anything.”
Dou Yuan’s face showed admiration. The more he spoke, the more excited he became, seeming to have completely forgotten his situation. “The Sixth Princess has half of her bloodline from a super cultivation noble family in Zhongzhou. Her future achievements will surely surpass that Cheng Hong Ling by a large margin, not to mention her descendants from her avatar. Therefore, I think the Peak Master is completely worrying too much.”
“Is that so? Unfortunately, let me tell you some bad news. I am Qi Huang. Do you still have that ability towards her now?”
Qi Huang sneered, and the mask on her face slowly fell off.
