36: Fight out of Qingshan City!

Three days later, Gu Xinyue took you on the road to Middle Province.

You were only at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, so Gu Xinyue originally didn't want to take you to Middle Province so soon.

However, after seeing that you were able to obtain the Immortal Sword from Sword Mountain, her thoughts changed, and she believed that taking you to Middle Province would allow you to grow faster.

Thus, encouraged by Gu Xinyue, you resolutely decided to go to Middle Province.

Half a year later, you finally arrived in Middle Province from Qingzhou, crossing the Endless Sea.

You knew nothing about the situation in Middle Province, so you had no choice but to ask Gu Xinyue where you were at the moment.

“Senior Sister Gu, where are we in Middle Province right now?”

Facing your question, Gu Xinyue showed an embarrassed smile.

“Little Junior Brother, this is my first time in Middle Province as well. I only know that Middle Province is divided into four major regions: the Eastern Region, Western Region, Southern Region, and Northern Region.”

“What? You’ve never been to Middle Province, and you just brought me straight here?”

You only felt like you had gotten on a pirate ship; two greenhorns had directly come to Middle Province. Although the other party had already broken through to Void Refining, you were still only at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul.

In Qingzhou, the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul might be considered high-level combat power, but in Middle Province, Nascent Souls were everywhere, and Soul Transformations were as common as dogs.

“Don’t worry, Little Junior Brother, with me, your Senior Sister, here, I guarantee nothing will happen to you!”

Gu Xinyue patted her chest, assuring you, but you still remained skeptical.

“Senior Sister Gu! Is it still too late for me to return to Youzhou now?”

Hearing this, Gu Xinyue immediately became displeased and slapped the back of your head.

“Return to Youzhou for what? Don’t forget, Senior Sister is also in Middle Province. We’re not completely without backing, alright!”

“Senior Sister?”

Upon hearing ‘Senior Sister,’ you suddenly remembered asking about Senior Sister’s whereabouts in a previous simulation and learned that she was indeed in Middle Province.

Thinking that the Great Void Art was Senior Sister’s Family Legacy Cultivation Technique, you felt you should stay. You always felt that your Great Void Art was not complete.

Seeing you agree to stay, Gu Xinyue happily took you flying towards the nearest city.

Three days later, you left the desolate mountain range and entered a city called Qingshan City.

After entering the city, you found a restaurant, went in, ordered a pot of tea, and began to inquire about the situation.

For an entire morning, you gathered the information you wanted.

Qingshan City was located at the very edge of the Middle Province South Region, and the highest Cultivator in the city was the city lord, Yang Zhentian, with a Void Refining cultivation.

Even though it was only a Void Refining cultivation, you were greatly shocked.

Qingshan City was just one of the most remote cities in the Southern Region, yet the city lord of such a remote city, if placed in Qingzhou, would be the pinnacle of existence.

However, what you found most interesting was that Qingshan City had recently been in a semi-closed state, allowing entry but no exit.

As for the reason, you learned that the city lord’s eldest son had been killed by someone at midnight two days ago, and the city lord immediately ordered the city sealed overnight.

You had originally planned to stay in Qingshan City for one day, but were forced to stay longer.

At night, you and Gu Xinyue found an inn and settled down.

You originally wanted to get two rooms, but at Gu Xinyue’s insistence, you ended up staying in one room together.

In the middle of the night, as you were Cultivating, you heard a commotion outside the inn.

Just as you were about to get up and check, the window of your room was broken, and a figure, spitting blood, fell into your room.

You immediately used Eye of Truth to check this person’s information.

Wei Qing: Human Race

Cultivation: Early Stage of Soul Transformation

Spiritual Root: High Grade Fire Spiritual Root

Upon seeing that the other party was Human Race, you retracted the Great Void Sword Intent in your hand and turned to Gu Xinyue, who was beside you, saying,

“Senior Sister, kill everyone who’s chasing him!”

Gu Xinyue, who was Cultivating, opened her eyes, looked at Wei Qing, who was lying on the ground continuously spitting blood, and frowned slightly.

She didn't understand why you wanted to save this person. With it currently impossible to determine whether this person was human or Demonic Insects, rashly intervening was clearly inappropriate.

However, upon seeing your determined gaze, Gu Xinyue immediately understood your meaning and raised her hand, unleashing a Sword Qi.

The three Middle Stage Soul Transformation Cultivators who had just chased into the room were instantly slain.

Seeing Gu Xinyue instantly kill the three Soul Transformation Cultivators with one move, Wei Qing, who was lying on the ground, struggled to get up and looked at you.

“You two must also be Awakened Ones!”

“Oh? How do you know?”

You curiously sized up Wei Qing in front of you; he was smarter than you expected.

“I am currently being hunted by the City Lord’s Mansion. If you two weren’t Human Race, it would be impossible to save me from Demonic Insects!”

“You’re very smart. Tell us what happened. We just arrived in Qingshan City today.”

You casually threw a Medicinal Pill to him, signaling him to speak slowly.

“I knew it. I haven’t seen either of you in all my years in Qingshan City.”

Next, Wei Qing recounted the events to you.

He had previously had some conflict with the city lord’s eldest son, and in the course of the battle, he subconsciously attacked the other party’s Dantian, which led to his Human Race identity being discovered.

With his identity exposed, he had no choice but to kill the other party to prevent his Human Race identity from being revealed.

Between being hunted by all the Demonic Insects in the city and being hunted by the City Lord’s Mansion, he chose the latter.

After hearing the entire story, you didn't expect that his identity would be exposed because he attacked the Dantian.

This incident also served as a warning to you: in the future, when you are not confident in killing Demonic Insects, do not constantly target their Dantian for attack.

“Not good! Someone’s coming, Little Junior Brother, and judging by their Qi, it’s very likely the Qingshan City Lord!”

Gu Xinyue stood up, solemnly looking towards the direction of the City Lord’s Mansion outside the window.

“Run! Get out of the city directly!”

As soon as the words fell, you used the Great Void Art and took Wei Qing, running towards outside the city.

“You can’t get out. The entire Qingshan City is surrounded by a Formation, and the only exit is guarded by a Soul Transformation Great Perfection Demonic Insects.”

“Just a Soul Transformation Great Perfection, don’t worry, he can’t stop us, right, Senior Sister?”

You looked at Gu Xinyue beside you, asking if she was confident.

Gu Xinyue sneered.

“Little Junior Brother, you underestimate me too much. A mere Soul Transformation Great Perfection wants to stop us?”

Soon, you arrived at the city gate, where an old man suddenly appeared, blocking your path.

“I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. You can’t escape…”

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Xinyue erupted with her Void Refining cultivation, and a dazzling Sword Qi slashed towards the old man.