69: Confused Bai Hui
Qingqiu Secret Realm.
Inside the elegant small courtyard on the mountaintop.
Several people and a fox were sitting and drinking together.
They were chatting and laughing, making for a lively scene.
"Brother Fox, don't worry, we have already sent people to Weizhou to negotiate with the local General, and Qingqiu's stationing in Weizhou is already a foregone conclusion!" one of the young men in a green robe said with a smile, raising his cup.
In the main seat, the Clan Chief of the Fox Clan, with a fox head and dressed in luxurious brocade robes, narrowed his eyes, clearly very excited.
"This is all thanks to your Ten Thousand Treasures Sect. Come, I'll toast you all!"
With that, he raised his wine cup and drained it in one gulp.
"Brother Fox, why be so polite? The Great Gan is now at the end of its strength. Your Qingqiu's stationing in Weizhou has solved the Great Gan's urgent crisis. We are merely going with the flow!" The young man in the green robe smiled even more broadly.
As long as Qingqiu could successfully enter Weizhou and then completely control it, then his mission would have basically completed its first stage.
The young man in green was named Bai Hui, a student of Divine Xia Academy.
The remaining few were also Professionals like him, who had entered the Secret Realm to grind monsters, level up, and complete quests.
While accepting quests and farming equipment in Great Gan, they inadvertently befriended a Disciple of the Qingqiu Fox Clan who was adventuring outside. This allowed them to enter Qingqiu and trigger a hidden quest.
This quest was to help Qingqiu rise, even replace Great Gan, and become the third largest top-tier force in this land.
When they learned that several Elders of Qingqiu were Great Demons of at least Rank 50, they accepted the quest without hesitation.
Every reward for a hidden quest was extremely generous, incomparable to those ordinary quests.
Furthermore, Qingqiu was inherently skilled in Artifact Refining weapons and equipment.
Befriending Qingqiu would allow them to receive more quests and have a greater chance of obtaining red or even gold equipment.
Therefore, during this time, they had been helping the Qingqiu Fox Clan enter Weizhou, then slowly establish a foothold and replace the Artifact Refining Sect in Weizhou.
And with Weizhou as their base, they would slowly devour the entire Great Gan.
Bai Hui believed that as long as this hidden quest continued until Qingqiu completely replaced the entire Great Gan, the rewards they would receive for completing this quest would be quite substantial.
This was a very promising quest, worth their considerable time.
However, just as they were discussing the specific details with the Clan Chief of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, an unexpected event occurred.
They heard rumbling thunder exploding in their ears, followed by screams of agony.
Bai Hui's expression suddenly changed as he looked at the Fox Clan Chief.
To his surprise, the Fox Clan Chief merely smiled calmly, "No worries, that's just our Clan Elder teaching a lesson to a fool who dared to kill a member of the Qingqiu Fox Clan. You all need not panic!"
Although he said this, he felt a bit strange in his heart.
When did the Third Elder learn thunder Dao? And its power was so immense.
He could feel that soaring Killing Intent even from such a distance!
"So that's how it is. We were indeed overthinking things!" Bai Hui cupped his fist slightly, then breathed a sigh of relief.
But before they could relax for too long, two enormous, sky-obscuring figures rushed out from the depths of the valley, one after another.
The sky above instantly darkened, followed by a series of piercing howls.
Thus, Bai Hui and the others once again stood up abruptly.
"This, this, this... what on earth happened? Are those two the Grand Elder and Second Elder of your Qingqiu?"
When those two six-tailed fox demons passed by, he almost instinctively used the Appraisal Technique.
He confirmed that both fox demons were at least Rank 55, and one had even reached Rank 59!
Besides the two Elders within Qingqiu, who else could be of this Rank?
The Fox Clan Chief was clearly also bewildered, not understanding what had happened to disturb the Grand Elder and Second Elder who were in seclusion.
It wasn't until the two Elders spoke in anger that he fully understood.
"How... how is this possible? How could the Third Elder die, and within their Qingqiu at that!" The Fox Clan Chief's face was filled with disbelief, his entire fox face almost contorted into a ball.
Bai Hui, listening from the side, was even more shocked.
"What did you say? The Third Elder is dead? Who killed him?"
They hurriedly chased in the direction the two fox demons had departed.
Who exactly was this mysterious figure, capable of killing an Elder-level fox demon in Qingqiu's home territory? That would require at least a Great Demon of Rank 50 or above.
Even their team, all above Rank 40, would find it difficult to severely injure a Rank 50 demon, let alone kill it cleanly and decisively.
So they urgently wanted to know who did it. If it was a Professional like them, they absolutely had to recruit him!
However, before they could even arrive, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended.
Everyone stopped in fear, not daring to advance another inch.
Just as they were at a loss, one person in the team suddenly pointed at the sky and shouted, "Look, in the sky!"
Everyone looked up, their expressions changing.
They saw ten thousand golden rays suddenly break through the clouds, revealing a corner of a vast and magnificent Seal, seemingly boundless.
Ten thousand golden Dragon Qi coiled and roared, thunder rumbled, and the clouds churned.
The sky was now dyed pure gold, and even the sun paled in comparison.
"Holy crap, what is that?"
"Boss, could it be that we helped the demons devour Great Gan and harmed the interests of the Human Race, so the heavens couldn't stand it and sent down punishment!"
"Don't talk nonsense. Since this hidden quest exists, it means it's recognized by the Secret Realm."
"What the hell are you waiting for? Don't run, are you waiting to die!"
Only then did everyone come to their senses, desperately rushing towards the exit of Qingqiu.
However, compared to the Heaven and Earth Seal, which was almost boundless in size, their escape speed was simply not enough.
In an instant, the great Seal above their heads crashed down.
Boom.
Crack! Crack!
In front of the Heaven and Earth Seal, with an eight-hundred-mile range and one hundred twenty million true damage, the two Elders of Qingqiu were no different from the small, fleeing fox demons.
They couldn't even resist for a single breath.
They were crushed into meat paste in an instant!
[Killed Rank 59 BOSS Qingqiu Grand Elder Huang Huzi, gained experience +304500]
[Killed Rank 55 Qingqiu Second Elder Hei Huzi, gained experience +259840]
[Killed Rank 40 Qingqiu Fox Clan Chief Hu Shan, gained experience +103540]
[Killed Rank 35 Flower Fox Demon, gained experience +50990]
[Your Rank has increased to Rank 41!]
[Hidden Quest: The Decline of Qingqiu has been completed]
[Quest Completion: 100%]
[Quest Rewards: Experience +400000, Rank 40 Gold Equipment, Qingqiu Creation: Mythical Equipment Forging Book]
[Your Rank has increased to Rank 43!]
[BOSS dropped equipment has been automatically picked up]
[You obtained Rank 50 Red Top-tier Equipment, Primordial Orb (Accessory)]