74: Chapter 74 A Cult Leader-Level Being, Closing His Eyes Means Darkness

"Tell me, how did the good days of my Qingwei Sword Sect come to an end?" An indifferent, murderous voice rang out from the surface of the river.

'Qin Shaoshang?!' The figure in the mist felt a shock in their heart, already harboring an ominous premonition.

Previously, they had joined forces with Branch Leader Huo Zhaoying of the Canyuan Sect to beat Qin Shaoshang to the brink of death.

He knew Qin Shaoshang's injuries better than anyone; even if he didn't die, he would be more than half crippled, and even with the best alchemist to help him heal, he would need at least eight to ten years to recover.

But now, Qin Shaoshang was unscathed, appearing right before his eyes.

Moreover, he had arrived without a sound, and one couldn't tell if he came from the river, or from... the Qingwei Sword Sect!

'He must have come from the Qingwei Sword Sect. There must be an unimaginable old monster who used heaven-defying power to heal him and restore him to his original state!'

If so, Qin Shaoshang had come! And how could the old monster of the Qingwei Sword Sect not come as well!

'The sky of Dongan Commandery is about to collapse!' The figure in the mist was terrified out of their wits and made a choice in an instant!

Escape! Escape as far away as possible!

The mist dissipated, and the figure within it vanished without a sound.

He had already noticed that in the distance behind Qin Shaoshang, there was another faint figure, giving him an extremely strange feeling, as if they had merged with the surging river and then fused with the heavens and earth!

If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't be able to detect the existence of that figure at all!

Yet, that figure had not deliberately hidden their aura; simply standing casually on the river surface already created such an atmosphere!

Fortunately, that existence did not care about his departure, not even sparing him a glance!

"Senior?!" Qin Shaoshang was surprised and secretly transmitted his voice.

Yu Xiu responded lightly: "Let him go."

If they dared to attack a Ten Heroes expert from one of the ten peaks of the Qingwei Sword Sect now, would they dare to attack him, a Dao Ancestor, in the future?

Since they had already acted, there was no reason to easily take their life! One should kill the chicken to warn the monkey, and show it to all the practitioners in Yan Province!

And the person hidden in the mist was perfect to serve as this chicken to be killed.

"Qin Shaoshang?" Branch Leader Huo Zhaoying of the Canyuan Sect was stunned.

With such heavy injuries, he had actually fully recovered? It seemed the big fish of the Qingwei Sword Sect was about to take the bait!

The elderly-faced Huo Zhaoying sneered, then laughed louder and louder: "You still dare to come; you truly do not know what the word 'death' means!"

Following at his side, another Yin Demon with the body of a middle-aged man, Helmsman He Xiao, quietly transmitted: "That guy who was suspected to be the Baifeng Sect Sect Leader has fled!"

Huo Zhaoying did not care at all: "I gave him a way to live, if he doesn't take it, he will have his own time to regret it."

Sect Master Kong Tingsong would never know what terrifying power the Canyuan Sect now possessed behind the scenes, far beyond what it used to be! Even the current Qingwei Sword Sect could not compare!

"Someone who has died once, letting you die again is not impossible." Before Huo Zhaoying finished speaking, his figure suddenly disappeared.

When he reappeared, an astonishing demonic aura had already transformed into a large hand, pressing down towards Qin Shaoshang's head.

He did not use any techniques, nor did he have any heaven and earth Concept support; he was using absolute power and a higher Realm to forcefully suppress Qin Shaoshang.

In an instant, Qin Shaoshang felt as if one mountain after another was pressing down from thin air, suppressing all his Sword Qi and cultivation, making it difficult even to mobilize his Sword Intent.

But at the same moment, this pressure seemed to dissolve like spring breeze and rain, disappearing completely.

'Hm?' Qin Shaoshang was stunned in his heart, and when he looked again, he realized that, he didn't know when, he had arrived beside Yu Xiu.

It was as if he had been here from the beginning, never moving, never shifting!

'What kind of technique is this?!' Qin Shaoshang was terrified!

He had thought that Yu Xiu would suddenly appear before him, and he had thought that Yu Xiu would use even more incredible absolute cultivation to destroy Huo Zhaoying, but he had never thought that Yu Xiu could move him through the air without moving at all!

In other words, if Yu Xiu wanted to attack him, he would be unable to control himself and would automatically 'deliver' himself into Yu Xiu's hands!

This was too terrifying!

"Boom!" The river water exploded, and the river, which was no less than dozens of miles wide, was instantly cut off by Huo Zhaoying's strike.

Millions of acres of river water surged into the sky, as if wanting to submerge this sky.

"Moving through the void? The Dao of the Void? Who are you?" Huo Zhaoying's heart sank. Only then did he notice Yu Xiu, who had been merging with the heavens and earth, saying nothing.

The Dao of the Void was the Dao of becoming an Emperor for an 'Emperor' in the ancient past. It was extremely difficult to cultivate; looking across the entire Yan Province, one feared there were not many who could find it!

In Yu Xiu's eyes, there seemed to be the sun and moon rising and falling, and invisible Dao charm flickering. He looked at Huo Zhaoying and said indifferently: "Let the one inside you come out."

"Or, I can beat him out."

'He knows about the one inside me?!' Huo Zhaoying's pupils contracted sharply. In an instant, his hair stood on end, and his heart felt as if it had been abruptly gripped by an invisible large hand!

'An expert!' 'An expert from the Qingwei Sword Sect!' 'Where did this old monster pop out from!'

Judging by his appearance, he was actually much younger than Qin Shaoshang!

Such an old monster with such techniques for maintaining his youth had probably lived for thousands of years, and his strength must be unfathomable!

Even a being like him, who had already stepped into the Void Realm and could firmly occupy the second tier in the current Yan Province, could not perceive his strength!

Before Huo Zhaoying could calm the great terror in his heart, a faint demonic aura drifted out from his body. In the blink of an eye, it condensed in front of Huo Zhaoying, transforming into a middle-aged man wearing a dark purple robe.

He stepped on the river surface, standing with his hands behind his back. His figure was tall and majestic. Just standing quietly on this river surface, it seemed as if he had suppressed the entire river.

No more waves were raised, and even the flowing water seemed to have stopped!

Huo Zhaoying's expression became solemn. He stepped forward in sync with He Xiao beside him, and together they knelt on the river water: "Subordinate, pays respects to the Sect Leader."

'Sect Leader?' 'Sect Leader of the Residual Resentment Sect?' 'A great expert of the Dongtian Realm!' Qin Shaoshang's expression changed suddenly.

Sect Leader-level existence, Dongtian Realm expert. Looking across the entire Yan Province, if those old monsters did not appear, the Dongtian Realm was the absolute strongest, an invincible existence.

Only those who were also experts of the Dongtian Realm could contend with him!

But, why would the Sect Leader of the Residual Resentment Sect appear here? Even if it was only a Clone of his will!

He subconsciously looked at this mysterious Senior beside him, but saw that this Senior before him remained calm and composed, not even having a single change in his eyes.

'The Sect Leader of the Residual Resentment Sect has appeared, and Senior is completely unmoved. It's settled!'

Qin Shaoshang breathed a sigh of relief.

If his guess was correct, this Senior must also be a Sect Leader-level existence of the Dongtian Realm.

And while the Sect Leader of the Residual Resentment Sect was only a Clone of his will, this Senior was here in his true body; the difference between the two was immediately clear.

No wonder Senior's expression didn't change!

"You understand the Dao of the Universe, and can even see through my Clone of will. You are not bad." The Sect Leader of the Residual Resentment Sect, with his hands behind his back, walked towards Yu Xiu step by step.

"I am, however, a bit curious. How could a person like you take action for a mere Branch Leader of my Sacred Sect?" With every step the Sect Leader of the Residual Resentment Sect took, his aura grew stronger.

After three or four steps, half the sky above his head had been completely dyed ink-black, with surging demonic aura rushing into the sky, turning into rolling dark clouds, seemingly carrying the momentum of the sky collapsing.

Even an expert as strong as Qin Shaoshang, at the Ten Heroes level, seemed to be unable to breathe.

He felt that his body could explode at any moment, leaving not even bones behind!

'Sect Leader-level existence, so terrifying!' Qin Shaoshang's heartbeat was like a beating drum, completely out of his own control! This was a palpitating feeling from the depths of his Soul!

"A mere Dongtian, a Sect Leader of a demonic sect, with just a Clone of your will, and you have such an attitude." Yu Xiu was somewhat helpless: "Those who didn't know would think you were a Saint traveling!"

He closed his eyes gently. In an instant, everyone felt darkness before their eyes, completely falling into endless darkness.

They felt as if they had been forcibly cut out from the heavens and earth by supreme power, and along with it, this piece of the sky had also been severed and banished into the dead, silent Void Realm!

Closing eyes means darkness!