173: Miao Kun

Half an incense stick later.

Deep within the City Lord's Mansion, in the courtyard where the Desolate God Dao members were temporarily residing.

Miao Kun's iron tower-like body stood still, his bulging muscles rippling like living things in the dim light.

His giant, brass-bell eyes, radiating fierce light, were tightly shut, and a dark red vertical Pattern on his glabella flickered faintly.

“Qiao Zimo… you slippery bug, let this Immortal Master see if you are still hiding in this city?” Miao Kun snorted coldly in his heart.

He was not a Spell Cultivator, and his Divine Sense detection range was far inferior to those of the same stage, moreover, it was crude and overbearing, like an uncarved boulder.

But as an Inner Sect Elder of the Desolate God Dao, he had other methods to find those who Cultivated the Desolate God Dao Cultivation Technique.

Miao Kun secretly circulated the Qi and Blood within his body, spreading his powerful Qi and Blood power like a tide, not for a precise scan, but to violently cover a large area centered on the City Lord's Mansion!

This Qi and Blood tide carried the unique savage imprint of the Desolate God Dao; anyone who had Cultivated the Desolate God Dao Cultivation Technique would be sensed by him. The tidal ripples swept across streets, houses, and crowds.

Wherever it passed, ordinary Cultivators only felt a strange restlessness in their Qi and Blood, as if being spied upon by an invisible Vicious Beast. Those with lower Cultivation felt even more chest tightness and shortness of breath.

Miao Kun's Divine Sense was attached to this Qi and Blood tide, like fumbling in muddy sludge.

He was capturing the countless complex life Auras in the city.

This process was slow and laborious, like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Beneath his bronze skin, the surging Qi and Blood emitted a low rumble, and fine beads of sweat even seeped from his temples, indicating that this method of detection was a heavy burden even for him, a pure Body Cultivator.

As he investigated, a brown-haired middle-aged man in the City Lord's Mansion showed displeasure on his face, subconsciously taking a step, but then hesitated and withdrew his foot.

One incense stick later.

“Hmph, found him! West of the city!” Miao Kun suddenly opened his eyes, and fierce light burst forth!

He finally caught a faint but incredibly clear sensation in that sea of complex Auras, a sensation that instinctively stirred his Bloodline!

Although the location was still vague, the direction was already confirmed!

“Go!” Miao Kun roared in a low voice, no longer lingering. His burly body shot into the sky like a cannonball, carrying a violent Qi and Blood power, and charged savagely towards the west of the city!

Behind him, two Desolate God Dao Disciples immediately followed, like ferocious Savage Beasts galloping, creating a terrifying momentum.

Such undisguised and overbearing actions instantly startled the entire city again!

“Presumptuous! Who dares to act so brazenly in Qingsong City!” A cold roar exploded.

With Miao Kun's actions, the brown-haired middle-aged man, who had originally intended to ignore him, immediately lost his patience. This brute from the Desolate God Dao was too arrogant, and he didn't even consider whose territory Qingsong City was.

His figure flickered, instantly appearing above Miao Kun's path, blocking his way!

Chu Xiao's face was ashen. The opponent's reckless rampage within the city was a blatant provocation to the Soul Refining Sect, which controlled this city!

Miao Kun's massive body suddenly stopped in mid-air, and the violent Qi and Blood power formed a wind pressure that made Chu Xiao's robes flutter.

He glared at Chu Xiao with his giant, brass-bell eyes, his voice like thunder: “Get out of the way! I am Miao Kun of the Desolate God Dao, and I am pursuing a traitor of my Sect! I don't have time to waste words with you!”

“Miao Kun of the Desolate God Dao?” Chu Xiao's pupils constricted. Although he knew the opponent's name, he was an Inner Sect Elder stationed here by the Sect's order. How could he easily give way, especially with that person still in the city?

Thinking of this, he did not retreat. Instead, he took a step forward, and a cold Soul Power surged around him. Behind him, several powerful Formation Flag phantasms faintly appeared!

He sternly said: “Fellow Daoist Miao! This place is Qingsong City, controlled by my Soul Refining Sect! Even if you are pursuing a traitor, you should abide by the rules and inform my Sect! What do you take my Soul Refining Sect for, acting so overbearingly?”

He directly brought up the Sect's prestige, his attitude firm and unyielding!

As one of the Five Great Sects, if they were so easily forced back by the other party, what prestige would the Soul Refining Sect have left?

The fierce light in Miao Kun's eyes grew even stronger, but he was not a completely brainless brute.

He suppressed the urge to immediately tear apart this Integration Stage Mid-Phase Cultivator in front of him, his voice like thunder, carrying an undeniable arrogance: “Stop slandering me! That traitor killed fellow Disciples and betrayed his master! I came here following the Bloodline sensation to clean up the Sect! If you obstruct me, you are disregarding the friendship between our two families and interfering in the internal affairs of my Desolate God Dao. You'd better think carefully!”

Chu Xiao's face immediately became extremely ugly.

He dared not accept the accusation the other party had thrown back. Forcibly obstructing them could indeed bring trouble upon himself and even the Sect.

Suddenly, his eyes flickered, as if he had received some order.

Then, with a gloomy face, he gritted his teeth and stepped aside, but his voice remained cold: “Alright! Fellow Daoist Miao, please proceed! But after the capture, please restrain your subordinates and do not damage anything in the city again, otherwise, my Soul Refining Sect will not let it go lightly!”

“Hmph!” Miao Kun didn't bother to say any more, and with his subordinates, he rushed towards the west of the city like a hurricane!

At this moment, Qiao Zimo had already noticed the commotion and had already flown out of Qingsong City during the brief moment the Soul Refining Sect members were obstructing.

But Miao Kun had already locked onto him. In Miao Kun's perception, Qiao Zimo's asura demonic body was like a firefly in the night sky, easily captured by him.

As Chu Xiao made way, Miao Kun no longer held back and stepped into the Void Realm.

The air hummed, and a circle of airwaves exploded. The person had already turned into a black dot and disappeared.

Qiao Zimo also heard the sonic boom behind him, and his heart sank. His speed had already reached its limit, but in less than ten breaths, he felt a terrifying Aura enveloping him.

His Divine Sense swept out, and his heart immediately skipped a beat: “Miao Kun!”

He naturally wouldn't sit idly by. The eight-armed asura phantasm instantly unfolded, and the Qi and Blood within it reversed. He turned and unleashed a full-strength punch towards the rapidly approaching Miao Kun.

A dark fist Qi broke through the air. Miao Kun's lips curled into a sneer. Without dodging, he grabbed the fist Qi with his large hand, blocking it. With a squeeze of his five fingers, Qiao Zimo's full-power attack, using his trump card, was crushed by him.

And his figure only paused slightly, with not even a scratch on his palm.

Qiao Zimo's face was pale, and blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth. Before he could react again, a tall figure had already closed in, delivering a punch at a speed he couldn't possibly react to.

“Bang!”

A circle of shockwaves exploded in the air, and Qiao Zimo's body fell like a kite with a broken string.

“Hmph! A mere ant. If I wasn't busy with affairs, and you hadn't hidden so well before, how could I have let you live for so long!” Miao Kun withdrew his hand, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes, “Take him back and interrogate him thoroughly. With his strength, he absolutely couldn't have killed Miao Li!”

Giving the order, Miao Kun turned and left.

The two Desolate God Dao Disciples who had arrived obeyed the command and chased after where Qiao Zimo had fallen.

On the other side.

Inside the secluded Medicinal Pill room rented by Xiao Zhuo.

“Boom—!”

The furnace lid shot into the sky! A rich azure-green glow, accompanied by a refreshing and fragrant aroma, shot straight to the roof!

Within the glow, thirty-six pea-sized, perfectly round and flawless, clearly inscribed with Medicinal Pill patterns, and suffused with green mist, High Grade miasma dispelling pills flew out and fell into a jade bottle.

high-grade profound rank, thirty-six Medicinal Pills produced, every single one High Grade! The miasma dispelling pill was complete! This was the last batch of miasma dispelling pills he had refined.

It should be enough, he thought.

A sharp glint flashed in Xiao Zhuo's eyes.

However, at the moment his mind relaxed, a strange sensation came!

Xiao Zhuo frowned, instantly rushed out of the Medicinal Pill room, and headed straight for the inn across the street.

At the same time, his Divine Sense spread out, and he sensed Qiao Zimo's faint Aura.

A cold glint immediately flashed in Xiao Zhuo's eyes. He hadn't expected the Desolate God Dao to send people to pursue so quickly, and it just happened to be when he was fully engaged in refining Medicinal Pills.

City Lord's Mansion, Desolate God Dao courtyard.

The two Disciples threw the heavily injured, unconscious, and blood-stained Qiao Zimo onto the bluestone slab. Miao Kun wore a cold, sinister smile, about to interrogate him.

“Boom!” A streak of light fell from mid-air. A slender figure walked out of the smoke and dust, radiating killing intent: “Release him!”

“Arrogant!” Although Miao Kun didn't know who Xiao Zhuo was, he stepped out without hesitation, his Qi and Blood erupting like a volcano!

“Release him, or die.” Xiao Zhuo's icy gaze swept over Qiao Zimo on the ground, finally fixing on Miao Kun, and he repeated.

“Little bastard, you're courting death!” Miao Kun roared in fury, his giant palm tearing through the air as it slammed down!

On a three-story pavilion in the City Lord's Mansion.

The skeletal Profound Bone Immortal Master suddenly opened his eyes!

How could he not detect a conflict erupting at such a close distance? However, his Divine Sense swept over Xiao Zhuo, but he found that with his Peak soul infant Fifth Stage Cultivation, he couldn't see through this person.

But a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes, yet he did not intervene.

Miao Kun was causing trouble on his Soul Refining Sect's territory. Although he didn't want to get involved, it didn't prevent him from allowing others to teach him a lesson.

Almost simultaneously, countless Divine Senses probed towards this location.

Clearly, the commotion here had already alarmed the entire Qingsong City.