Chapter 833: Go, You Are Free
Qi Huang’s prediction was correct. After returning to Supreme Peak, Zheng Qian and his son appeared to have stopped their activities, but in secret, they had been trying to buy Heaven-Concealing Water. “They only have Shentong Realm cultivation, they don’t need this thing at all. Something is fishy.”
Qi Huang reacted immediately and sent a clone to Supreme Peak to monitor the father and son.
She herself acquired Storage Rings in large quantities, moving all the evil spirits from Lishui Star to Yin Star.
Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. The evil spirits on Lishui Star became fewer and fewer. The entire continent was bathed in sunlight, and a peaceful and prosperous era was about to unfold.
Faced with this change, the people of various countries were so excited that they couldn’t sleep, full of confidence in their future lives. Only a few selfish cultivators were as if they had lost their parents, like Zheng Qian and his son.
For the past half year, Zheng Qian and his son had been trying to acquire Heaven-Concealing Water, but unfortunately, they had not found any sources, so they had not dared to act.
One evening, the family had a small gathering in the main hall.
“Father, why don’t we make a move? If we don’t act soon, all the evil spirits in the entire Cultivation World will be eliminated by that demon girl.”
Zheng Wei couldn’t hold back and suggested through Mind Transmission.
“No, Lu Lin was so careful and still got caught by her. We absolutely cannot be careless. We must buy Heaven-Concealing Water first.”
Zheng Qian shook his head firmly.
“But it’s been a full half year, and we haven’t seen a drop of Heaven-Concealing Water. Do you really think we can buy it?”
Zheng Wei questioned.
“…”
Zheng Qian’s face was gloomy, and he said nothing.
“Father, I think we should either take a bold gamble or go directly to Qi Huang to buy it. Currently, she is the only one selling Heaven-Concealing Water in the entire Cultivation World.”
Zheng Wei suggested.
“No, we don’t have Heavenly Punishment Realm cultivation, so we don’t need Heaven-Concealing Water. Buying it directly from her would be like confessing without being asked.”
Zheng Qian still shook his head.
“This doesn’t work, and that doesn’t work either. Then what do you suggest we do?”
Zheng Wei became more and more impatient.
“Let’s keep looking. If the one-year period arrives and we still haven’t bought Heaven-Concealing Water, then we’ll have to take a gamble.”
Zheng Qian made a decision after careful consideration.
Qi Huang didn’t know what the father and son were talking about through Mind Transmission, but she knew that the other party had not acted yet because they had not obtained Heaven-Concealing Water.
Qi Huang had been busy with the renovation of Yin Star and didn’t have time to deal with these insignificant people, so she began to think of a plan.
“I’ve got it!”
A moment later, Qi Huang’s beautiful eyes lit up. With a thought, her clone Huang Tian appeared before her.
“Elder Brother, what are your orders?”
Huang Tian asked respectfully. When he first became a clone, he had Shentong Realm peak Spiritual Sense. After a few years, he had now also entered the early Heavenly Punishment Realm.
“I have a task for you. Sell Heaven-Concealing Water to Zheng Qian of Supreme Peak, but don’t be too obvious, and don’t reveal your identity.”
Qi Huang handed a bottle of Heaven-Concealing Water to Huang Tian.
“Don’t worry, Elder Brother. He hasn’t seen me. Even if I appear in front of him openly, he won’t know who I am.”
Huang Tian calmly accepted the order and then left resolutely.
After several hours of flight, Huang Tian arrived at a town near Supreme Peak and spread the word that he was selling Heaven-Concealing Water.
A few days later, Zheng Qian received the news and took the initiative to visit.
“May I know where you got this Heaven-Concealing Water from?”
As the two sides were trading, Zheng Qian prepared to probe Huang Tian’s background.
“When the Immortal Alliance was still around, I bought it from Alliance Leader Lu.”
Huang Tian replied.
“Then why are you selling it?”
Zheng Qian pursued the matter.
“I’m a businessman. Is it strange to make a small profit?”
Huang Tian replied calmly.
Zheng Qian couldn’t find any obvious flaws, and the transaction was completed smoothly. Because they had never met before, he naturally didn’t know the person’s name was Huang Tian.
He naturally didn’t know that the man in front of him was Qi Huang’s male clone, so he had no defenses.
Qi Huang knew that after the old man got the Heaven-Concealing Water, he would definitely act immediately. So, she left HongHua Sect with the Recording Mirror.
Qi Huang took only a quarter of an hour to reach Supreme Peak. She concealed her figure and hid in the dark, then took out the Recording Mirror and patiently waited for Zheng Qian to reveal his flaws.
After Zheng Qian returned, he indeed began to cause trouble. To keep it a secret, he didn’t tell anyone else, but only called his son to act together.
The father and son sprinkled Heaven-Concealing Water on themselves and then quietly came to a remote dense forest, where they captured hundreds of zombies and evil ghosts and hid them in Storage Rings.
“Hmph, so what if that Qi Huang eliminated all the evil spirits in the Cultivation World? With so many lonely souls and wild ghosts, why worry that they won’t spread their descendants in the future? That hermaphroditic slut wants to cut off our financial path, dreaming in broad daylight.”
Zheng Wei maliciously transmitted his thoughts to his father.
“Yes, and once the evil spirits cause trouble, she will surely be disgraced. This way, the entire Dao Alliance will be scorned, and we will have avenged the Immortal Tablet.”
Zheng Qian added.
After the father and son gloated for a while, they rushed back to Supreme Peak, unaware that their process of capturing lonely souls and wild ghosts had been completely recorded by Qi Huang with the Recording Mirror.
Although Qi Huang didn’t know the content of their conversation, she wasn’t foolish. She guessed the general idea when they were capturing lonely souls and wild ghosts.
Qi Huang returned to HongHua Sect and informed Cheng Hong Ling of the matter.
“Truly despicable! They hid those zombies and evil ghosts in Storage Rings, clearly intending to leave seeds for evil spirits. This way, they can not only guarantee their financial path is not cut off but also damage our reputation. It’s simply killing two birds with one stone.”
Cheng Hong Ling also guessed the general idea at the first moment.
“Yes, that’s what I thought too.”
Qi Huang agreed.
“I’ll go destroy Supreme Peak now.”
Cheng Hong Ling hated evil and was about to take action.
“No, the deadline has not yet arrived. They have only captured a few evil spirits and put them into Storage Rings, and have not revealed their purpose. Therefore, based solely on the footage in my Recording Mirror, we cannot convict them. If you act rashly, you will become the unreasonable party.”
Qi Huang quickly stopped her.
“Then what do you want to do? Wait another half a year for them to release the evil spirits and then catch them red-handed? Have you ever thought that if there are others with the same idea? If we don’t set an example to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys, there will definitely be some who slip through the net.”
Cheng Hong Ling said very confidently.
“It’s alright. Firstly, to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys. This chicken doesn’t necessarily have to be real.”
Qi Huang said profoundly.
“What do you mean?”
Cheng Hong Ling asked blankly.
“My meaning is very simple. Let the various branches of the Immortal Alliance post notices, saying that recently a cultivator attempted to hide evil spirits and release them to harm the people after a year, and has been executed on the spot. Although the news is fake, it can still serve the purpose of killing the chicken to warn the monkeys.”
Qi Huang explained.
Cheng Hong Ling’s beautiful eyes lit up. After pondering for a moment, she said: “This method is indeed good, but it is equivalent to alarming the snake while it is still in its lair. If Zheng Qian and his son are scared and give up their wicked plans, wouldn’t that be letting them off too easily?”
“It’s fine. Our original intention was to act for the people, not for personal grievances. If they turn back from their wicked ways, then this Alliance Leader will show mercy and let them go. If they persist in their errors, then don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
A trace of killing intent appeared in Qi Huang’s eyes.
Cheng Hong Ling didn’t say anything more, because she understood that Zheng Qian and his son would definitely not be scared that easily and would definitely court death to the end.
The next day, the Immortal Alliance ordered all its branches to post a notice stating what Qi Huang had said earlier.
As soon as this notice was posted, some cultivators who had the same idea as the Zheng family father and son were immediately scared out of their wits and immediately gave up their wicked plans.
As for the Zheng family father and son, they relied on their high positions and were completely unmoved.
“She must be bluffing.”
Zheng Wei made a direct judgment.
“Whether it’s true or not, it can be confirmed with a simple investigation.”
Zheng Qian was not so careless. He directly sent someone to investigate the so-called cultivator force that had hidden evil spirits, but unexpectedly, there was no such sect.
“She is indeed bluffing.”
Zheng Qian was completely reassured and continued to act according to the plan.
Qi Huang had no time to waste. She asked Huang Tian to continue monitoring the Zheng family father and son, while she hurried to deal with the evil spirits in the Cultivation World.
Another three months passed. Through Qi Huang’s efforts, all the usable evil spirits on Lishui Star had been moved to Yin Star for farming, and the rest were naturally killed.
The one-year period had arrived. Qi Huang announced the matter to the public and convened many influential people for a celebration banquet at the Dao Alliance, which was equivalent to giving the entire Cultivation Continent a shot of confidence.
The next morning, the female residents of HongHua Sect and Shuiyu Valley indeed returned to the mortal world one after another, followed by other sects.
“It’s good that you’re going back! May you all become evil spirits.”
The Zheng Qian father and son knew that the time had come. They crept into a remote area in Zhongzhou and placed the hundreds of evil spirits they had collected in Storage Rings into an abandoned house in a county town.
“Father, this county town should have a population of over 100,000. How long do you think it will take for them all to turn into evil spirits?”
Zheng Wei had a sinister smile on his face.
“Among these evil spirits, there is a Silver Corpse. It will take at most five days for this city to become a dead city.”
Zheng Qian predicted.
“Very good. At that time, I want to see how Cheng Hong Ling and Qi Huang will account for themselves to the people of the Cultivation World.”
Zheng Wei’s smugness was evident.
“Go, you are free, the outside is all food!”
Zheng Qian encouraged the hundreds of evil spirits and simultaneously removed the Spiritual Sense confinement.
