66: Kill the inner disciples

With no trace of a Second-Order Early Stage Yao Beast found nearby, Zhang Qingxiao could only venture deeper.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly sensed an extremely strong aura of danger coming from behind him.

Without time to think, he instantly activated the Defense Talisman in his hand, ran a few steps forward, and executed a somersault on the spot.

Immediately after, he saw a tree in front of him, directly pierced by a small Flying Sword.

Before he could straighten his body, Zhang Qingxiao quickly conjured a Fireball Technique, an Ice Technique, and a Spirit Arrow Technique in his hand, all firing simultaneously at the Cultivator who attacked him.

The opponent had not expected his reaction to be so quick and was directly hit by Zhang Qingxiao's several techniques.

Fortunately, he had a Defense Talisman on him; when attacked, the Defense Talisman automatically activated, blocking the attacks of the Fireball Technique, Ice Technique, and Spirit Arrow Technique.

Subsequently, the spiritual energy shield emitted by the Defense Talisman also dimmed a little.

Just as he was about to control his Flying Sword to continue the attack,

Zhang Qingxiao's Flying Sword had already arrived first, forcefully piercing through the opponent's spiritual energy shield from the Defense Talisman.

It sliced across the opponent's neck.

"You..."

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

The Cultivator who ambushed Zhang Qingxiao only managed to utter one word before blood flowed from his mouth, unable to say anything else.

Then, his body fell straight backward.

As the opponent's life force dissipated, the previously controlled Flying Sword also dropped to the ground.

Zhang Qingxiao picked up the Flying Sword and quickly went to the Cultivator's side, collecting all the Storage Pouches on him, as well as any Talismans that had not yet been activated.

After confirming that the opponent had no valuable items, he conjured a Fireball and threw it onto the corpse.

Although his Fireball Technique was still only Grandmaster Level, its temperature was extremely high, and it did not take long for the body to be reduced to ashes.

"How unlucky."

Zhang Qingxiao cursed under his breath, toying with the Flying Sword of the Cultivator he had killed, then turned and left.

The quality of this Flying Sword was clearly better than the one he was currently using.

The sword was less than six inches long, and its entire blade emitted a faint, cold light.

It also felt cool to the touch when held.

After playing with it for a while, he put the Flying Sword into his Storage Pouch, then picked up the newly acquired Storage Pouch, infused it with spiritual energy, and began to examine its contents.

"What a waste of this thirty-cubic-meter Storage Pouch; what a jumble of random things."

"There are even women's intimate undergarments; how perverted..."

"Just by looking, it's clear this isn't anything good."

Zhang Qingxiao examined the contents of the Storage Pouch one by one, and the more he looked, the more disgusted he became.

Until he saw an identity token inside the Storage Pouch, he was completely dumbfounded.

"Inner Sect Disciple..."

"It's actually a damn Inner Sect Disciple of Xiaoyao Sect, and an Inner Sect Disciple whose Family has a Foundation Establishment Cultivator."

Zhang Qingxiao immediately felt that things had become serious.

If he had killed an ordinary Outer Sect Disciple or Utility Disciple this time, he would not have been worried at all.

After all, Outer Sect Disciples and Utility Disciples die every day.

The Sect would not pay too much attention.

But now, he had actually killed an Inner Sect Disciple whose Family had a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.

Both the Sect and this Inner Sect Disciple's Family would certainly investigate with full force.

"This Storage Pouch and Flying Sword must never be discovered."

Zhang Qingxiao's mood was incredibly heavy, and he no longer had the interest to continue hunting Second-Order Yao Beasts.

He began to contemplate in his mind the various situations that might arise next.

Did anyone know this Inner Sect Disciple came to the back mountain?

Could a Foundation Establishment Cultivator possibly restore the original battle scene through some technique?

Has anyone discovered that this Inner Sect Disciple has been killed yet?

He was unclear about all these situations.

Besides worrying, he also constantly complained in his heart.

Why would a perfectly good Inner Sect Disciple engage in robbery?

Why provoke him of all people?

As a result, he lost his life and caused himself anxiety.

He then thought that even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, without seeing the corpse or knowing where the person died, should not be able to restore the battle scene.

He quickly returned to the place where he killed the Inner Sect Disciple and tried his best to erase the traces at the scene.

Then he collected the ashes, went to a nearby river, and scattered all the ashes into the river.

At the same time, he hid both the Storage Pouch and the Flying Sword.

Carrying these things was like a ticking time bomb.

What if Xiaoyao Sect's enforcement Disciples were to conduct a search, or if the Foundation Establishment Cultivator within this Inner Sect Disciple's Family had left some mark on the Storage Pouch or Flying Sword...

Thinking of this possibility, he took the Storage Pouch and Flying Sword, ran to an even more distant place, dug a deep pit, and buried them.

After doing all this, he was about to return when he stopped again.

He had come out this time to hunt Yao Beasts, and it would be unreasonable not to hunt one before returning.

"Since I'm going to hunt a Yao Beast, I'll just hunt a Second-Order Yao Beast directly."

"Everything must be done according to my previous plan."

Zhang Qingxiao took a deep breath, trying his best to calm himself down.

The matter of killing the Inner Sect Disciple must be treated as if nothing happened.

He could not tell anyone, nor could he let anyone discover any abnormality in him.

With his mental preparation done, he began to search for a Second-Order Yao Beast.

His luck was not bad; in less than half an hour, he found a Second-Order Early Stage Yao Beast.

He had Second-Order attack Talismans and a Second-Order Defense Talisman, plus he also needed to release the suppression in his heart.

After using three Second-Order Defense Talismans and eight Second-Order attack Talismans, he finally managed to kill a Second-Order Early Stage Yao Beast with difficulty.

It took him over an hour to completely decompose the meat from the Second-Order Early Stage Yao Beast.

This time, he even put all the bones and internal organs of the Second-Order Yao Beast into his Storage Pouch.

The Second-Order Early Stage Yao Beast he killed weighed fifty to sixty thousand catties.

Its size was similar to a small truck.

If he hadn't been well-prepared before coming, bringing an extra ten-cubic-meter Storage Pouch, he really wouldn't have been able to fit it all.

"Zhou Yun, we're having extra food tonight."

Upon returning home, Zhang Qingxiao, as if he had just returned from a normal Yao Beast hunt, took out a piece of Yao Beast meat and some Yao Beast intestines from his Storage Pouch, put them in the kitchen, and said to Zhou Yun.

"Husband, you killed a Second-Order Yao Beast?"

Zhou Yun recognized at a glance that this was Second-Order Demon Beast Meat today and asked in shock.

"Yes, I encountered a Second-Order Yao Beast today and killed it casually."

Zhang Qingxiao replied very calmly.

"Husband, you weren't injured, were you?"

"You can't take such risks again in the future; a Second-Order Yao Beast is different from a First-Order Yao Beast..."

Zhou Yun did not believe that killing a Second-Order Yao Beast would be as understated as her husband said; the process must have been very dangerous.

Her husband only said so to prevent her from worrying.

"Do I look injured?"

Zhang Qingxiao casually turned around in front of Zhou Yun and said, "Tonight, braise the intestines. I want to eat roasted fatty intestines."

"I've never eaten Second-Order Yao Beast fatty intestines in all my life."

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