44: The confusing truth.

Gu Xinyue nodded after hearing your plan.

Her thoughts were the same as yours; you couldn't stay in Qingzhou and Youzhou for now.

Ultimately, you decided to break through from Qingzhou and head to Zhongzhou.

The next day, you set off early for Zhongzhou. Fang Jingchun offered to escort you, but you refused him.

Your reason for refusing was simple: you were afraid his identity would be directly exposed. He was already publicly recognized as Demonic Path throughout Qingzhou, and anyone close to him would be considered a Demonic Path accomplice.

Three days later, you arrived at the city pass connecting Qingzhou to Zhongzhou.

Most people traveling to Zhongzhou would spend Spirit Stone here to take a Spirit Boat to Zhongzhou. Of course, some would choose to fly to Zhongzhou on their own.

The former offered speed and safety, while the latter was time-consuming and arduous but allowed for some privacy.

This city pass was surrounded by the Endless Sea, and to take the safest route, one had to pass through this city pass.

Normally, there were few people here, and no one would conduct inspections.

Today, when you arrived, you found Elders from Azure Cloud Sect, Fenglei Sect, and Wanmo Sect inspecting the area.

Furthermore, you saw that the Spiritual Artifact they used for inspection was actually the Qingyun Sect Master's weapon. You had seen this Heavenly Spiritual Treasure Pagoda before in the Azure Cloud Sect.

It could make Weird Insects enter a state of enlightenment, but it had no effect whatsoever on you, a Human Race member.

You told this news to Ye Chuxue and Gu Xinyue, who were beside you. You had originally planned to try to blend in by disguising yourselves.

However, you underestimated the Three Great Sects' determination to kill you. In the eyes of their Weird Insects, they did not want another Demon Quelling Celestial Venerable to appear.

So now, before you could develop, they would directly nip you in the bud.

When you arrived at the inspection point, you gave Gu Xinyue a look.

The next second, you and Gu Xinyue simultaneously unleashed a Sword Qi, instantly splattering the blood of the two Soul Transformation Elders who were inspecting you, leaving them unable to rise.

Meanwhile, Ye Chuxue, who was behind you, delivered a finishing blow to the two defenseless Elders, shattering their Dantian with a single Move of Yin Qi.

Just as you were about to enter the passage, three figures blocked your way.

At the forefront was the Qingyun Sect Master, and behind him were the Fenglei Sect Master and the Wanmo Sect Master.

However, what surprised you even more was that the Qingyun Sect Master's Realm was actually the Nascent Soul Realm.

The Qingyun Sect Master hovered in mid-air, looking down at you, and growled with a grim expression.

"You Human Race are merely our nourishment. Are you still deluding yourselves about changing the world?"

"Don't forget, even Demon Quelling Celestial Venerable among your Human Race couldn't do it. Are you still not giving up?"

"As nourishment, you should have the awareness of nourishment. What's the point of these futile resistances?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Qingyun Sect Master made a gesture, and the two great Sect Masters behind him charged towards you.

The Wanmo Sect Master's Soul Transformation Great Perfection cultivation instantly erupted, and a Move called "Ten Thousand Demons Devour" transformed into black mist, pressing down on you.

Facing a Soul Transformation Great Perfection for the first time, you dared not be careless. You took out the Great Void Sword, carrying the Great Void Sword Intent, and slashed at the black mist.

The Great Void Sword, after being repaired twice, was no longer comparable to the short Great Void Sword from Sword Mountain at the very beginning.

With just one sword strike, the Wanmo Sect Master's Move was neutralized, but at the same time, your own Spiritual Qi consumption rate accelerated several times.

This caused the Wanmo Sect Master, who had been momentarily stunned, to instantly discover your flaw, and a playful expression appeared on his face.

"Old ghost, what are you laughing at?"

The next moment, Gu Xinyue's Sword Qi, carrying her Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, charged towards him.

His attention had been entirely on you just now, and he hadn't noticed that the Fenglei Sect Master had already been killed by Gu Xinyue.

And the Qingyun Sect Master, who had not intended to make a Move from above, also didn't expect that someone among you would actually be in the Nascent Soul Realm.

He shouted loudly, "Impossible!"

"How is this possible! How can there be a Human Race member in the Nascent Soul Realm in Qingzhou? What are those people in Zhongzhou doing?"

However, he quickly calmed down, looking at Gu Xinyue with deep eyes.

"You're not from Qingzhou? You're from Zhongzhou? There absolutely won't be a Human Race member like you in Qingzhou and Youzhou."

Gu Xinyue sneered at his words.

"Hmph! Guess!"

Above the Endless Sea, the Qingyun Sect Master had his eyes tightly closed, his mind unknown.

"No matter where you come from, the Human Race is not allowed to have Cultivators above Foundation Establishment!"

Soon, a fierce battle erupted between Gu Xinyue and the Qingyun Sect Master.

You were powerless to intervene in a Nascent Soul Realm battle and could only wait for their fight to end.

The battle lasted for seven days, during which you even lent the Great Void Sword to Gu Xinyue.

With the Great Void Sword, Gu Xinyue's combat power doubled, directly shattering the Qingyun Sect Master's Heavenly Spiritual Treasure Pagoda.

Ultimately, Gu Xinyue, after sustaining some injuries, successfully killed the Qingyun Sect Master. After killing him, you dared not linger and immediately fled towards Zhongzhou.

And you directly used the Great Void Art, taking Gu Xinyue and Ye Chuxue to escape.

Seven days had passed since your exposure. Whether flying or taking a Spirit Boat, there was a risk of being caught. Only by using the Great Void Art could you hide your tracks as much as possible.

Three months later, you arrived at Qingshan City with Gu Xinyue and Ye Chuxue.

Even upon arriving at Qingshan City, you still hadn't fully relaxed.

At this moment, your mind was filled with what the Qingyun Sect Master had said earlier.

What are those people in Zhongzhou doing!

You knew the meaning of this sentence was extremely profound!

And you also noticed a detail: the Qingyun Sect Master referred to you as Human Race, not Demonic Path.

This meant his status among the Weird Insects was not low.

Therefore, the absence of Human Race members above the Nascent Soul Realm in Qingzhou and Youzhou was not solely due to environmental factors.

You were now certain there was some inside story.

However, there wasn't a complete absence of exceptions. In your opinion, the Sword Pavilion Master's strength was far beyond the Nascent Soul Realm.

You decided to temporarily put these doubts aside and, according to your plan, head to the Great Zhou Dynasty's capital first.

You inquired around Qingshan City and found that the city had not yet been sealed, meaning Wei Qing had not yet been exposed.

Since that was the case, you decided to find Wei Qing first and take him with you.

But if Wei Qing had already been exposed, you would not take him. Gu Xinyue was currently injured and could not fight again until she recovered in a Secret Realm.

A week later, you successfully found Wei Qing, and when you found him, you happened to see him kill the City Lord's son.

Seeing this, you didn't have time to explain and immediately took him to escape Qingshan City.

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