139: Chapter 139 Rescue

A domineering Divine Thought poured from his fingertips into Fang Xiao's mind, unreservedly plundering his memories.

The Cultivation Techniques and Spells mastered by Fang Xiao held no value in Lin Qing's eyes. What he truly wanted was the intelligence hidden within Fang Xiao's mind regarding other Demon Court Disciples.

A massive wave of memories washed over him, and Lin Qing quickly sifted through the useful information.

Within Suijin City, besides Fang Xiao, two other Demon Court True Disciples were lurking. However, their strength was average, and they hadn't made it onto the Heaven Ranking, so Lin Qing hadn't had information on them before.

But since he had stumbled upon them, there was naturally no reason to let them go; it was the perfect opportunity to harvest them as well.

At the same time, Fang Xiao's memories contained intelligence on other Heaven Ranking Disciples in surrounding cities, such as their permanent activity zones and customary disguises—exactly what Lin Qing needed most.

Beyond just the Seventh-Order ones, there was even more information on ordinary Demon Court Disciples, mainly concentrated in Suijin City. As a True Disciple, Fang Xiao was, to some extent, their superior when carrying out missions, and they often came to him to report.

Besides this, there was one piece of secret intelligence worth noting: Ming Ye, the number one on the Demon Court's Heaven Ranking, had secretly gathered a group of top-ranked Heaven Ranking Disciples, seemingly for some major operation.

It was just that Fang Xiao was not of Ming Ye's faction, so he had not been invited.

With the information gathering complete, Lin Qing crushed Fang Xiao to death, took his Storage Ring, and tucked it away.

After finishing everything, Lin Qing changed his appearance and robes once more. He circled a wide path through the wilderness and returned to the city low-key from the other side of Suijin City.

By this time, the battle in the city had almost ended, and the chaotic fight had concluded with a resounding victory for the Chuyun Immortal Sect.

The local powers of Suijin City, caught in the slaughter between two top-tier Sects, dared not take sides and huddled within their strongholds one by one.

However, this engagement had not completely purged all the Demon Court Disciples within the city.

When Fang Xiao had called out earlier, he was already at the edge of the city, so not many people had made a move.

Over the next ten days or so, Suijin City completely became Lin Qing's private hunting ground.

Relying on the memories in Fang Xiao's mind, he precisely locked onto each lurking Demon Court Disciple.

After every hunt, Lin Qing would perform soul-searching, continuously acquiring new clues and new lists.

Clues piled up, and intelligence expanded constantly. In just over ten days, the number of Demon Court Disciples he hunted reached over a hundred, including several other Seventh-Order True Disciples that even Fang Xiao hadn't known about.

These Demon Court Cultivators were all quite strong and could be considered powerful figures in this region. Yet, with Lin Qing's absolute crushing strength combined with his secret ambushes, they had no room to resist and couldn't even make a sound before dying.

Until more than ten days later, the Demon Court Disciples in the city were nearly wiped out.

In truth, this method of soul-searching and hunting was not particularly clever, and Lin Qing was not the first to think of it. However, others lacked Lin Qing's overwhelming strength; being able to secretly eliminate three or four Disciples of an opposing faction was already quite an achievement, and often they would even be counter-killed.

With Lin Qing intentionally hiding his tracks, the local Demon Court Cultivators in Suijin City were slow to react, but at the Xuanye Demon Court headquarters, someone had already sensed the anomaly.

Inside the dark and ghastly Demon Court main hall, the Elder in charge of personnel stepped out to report:

"In the direction of Suijin City, the number of Disciple casualties has surged recently. Over ninety percent of the lurking Cultivators in the area have fallen; it's nearly a total wipeout!"

Immediately following, the Elder in charge of intelligence gathering stepped out, his voice cold and hard:

"According to reports from the remaining Disciples, a mysterious young expert has appeared in Suijin City. His origins are unknown, and his strength is unfathomable. Even Fang Xiao, seventh on the Heaven Ranking, has fallen at his hands, and he didn't manage to send back any intelligence before he died."

A white-haired Elder's gaze suddenly narrowed:

"With such strength, could it be Lin Qing?"

Lin Qing's previous act of single-handedly taking on over a dozen Demon Court Heaven Ranking Disciples had made him a focus of attention for all the Demon Court higher-ups.

The intelligence Elder shook his head slightly:

"It shouldn't be. According to information from our spies planted inside the Immortal Sect, Lin Qing returned to his residence over twenty days ago and has been in seclusion ever since."

Lin Qing traveled low-key; even the higher-ups of the Chuyun Immortal Sect would find it difficult to detect him, let alone those ordinary spies.

"If it is not Lin Qing..."

An Elder's pupils contracted, his tone filled with incredulous gravity:

"Then could it be that the Chuyun Immortal Sect has deployed Yunyin Sequence Disciples?!"

Once these words were spoken, all the Elders' expressions changed drastically. Realizing the severity of the situation, they all turned to look at the Sect Master, Ming Yuan, on the main seat.

Ming Yuan's face was as gloomy as water. He clenched his knuckles tightly and said coldly:

"Good! Good! Good!"

"Is the Chuyun Immortal Sect planning to fight my Xuanye Demon Court to the death within the next few years?"

After speaking, he moved his palm to take out a pitch-black communication token and spoke in a low voice to the entity on the other end.

After a moment, he seemed to have received instructions and abruptly stood up:

"Since the Immortal Sect wants to fight, then let's fight!"

"Pass down the order! Summon all Demon Seeds to enter the world!"

At this moment, Lin Qing had long since left Suijin City and was rushing toward the next city, intending to repeat the same trick.

However, he did not draw out the Demon Court Heaven Ranking Disciples who were supposed to be active there.

Fortunately, he spent a few days confirming the Demon Court identities of several people, successfully opening up the situation, and so he continued his hunt.

In the process of soul-searching a Seventh-Order Disciple, he obtained a piece of key intelligence, which was corroborated by the information from Fang Xiao's mind earlier.

Ming Ye, the number one on the Heaven Ranking, had indeed secretly gathered over a dozen top Demon Court Prodigies, planning to ambush a team of Chuyun Immortal Sect Prodigies who were out training!

Lin Qing instantly thought of Ling Shu and the others.

The situation was critical. Lin Qing immediately took out his communication token, connected with the Immortal Sect's higher-ups, and reported this information.

The Immortal Sect's higher-ups verified it at top speed, and a moment later, they sent back the current location of Ling Shu and her party.

From the other end of the token came the earnest voice of the Immortal Sect Master:

"Lin Qing, I leave this matter to you."

Ling Shu and her party were all at the forefront of the Immortal Sect's Heaven Ranking and were undoubtedly the reserve for Yunyin Sequence. To put it in broader terms, they were the future foundation of the Immortal Sect's God Realm.

The Sect could bear the occasional loss of one or two, but if this entire batch of top Prodigies were to fall, it would be a heavy blow to the Chuyun Immortal Sect.

In a situation where God Realm experts could not easily act, even if the Immortal Sect dispatched Yunyin Sequence Disciples to reinforce them, it would be too late.

Lin Qing was the only hope at the moment!

Lin Qing responded indifferently: "Mn."

The next instant, his figure shot into the sky, leaping to the high altitude above the city.

His terrifying Divine Thought swept out in all directions without reservation; such an unbridled action could be described as arrogant to the extreme.

But Lin Qing had no time to care about the gazes of others.

The previous location of Ling Shu and her party was only a million miles away from Lin Qing's current position. If they were trapped in a dangerous chase, their location could change at any moment.

Therefore, Lin Qing unleashed his Divine Thought to its full extent from the very beginning to prevent missing the battlefield and losing the opportunity to rescue them.

High above, Lin Qing quickly identified the direction. The next instant, a terrifying wave of Qi exploded, tearing through the sky!

Because he had not yet climbed above the clouds, the violent gale brought about by his extreme speed smashed fiercely down into the city below.

The gale swept across the streets and alleys, tearing apart simple thatched cottages directly. Tables, chairs, and sundries along the streets were blown away, and broken stones and scattered tiles flew everywhere.

The Cultivators in the city who had just been secretly criticizing Lin Qing for being too arrogant were now as silent as cicadas in winter; no one dared to say another word.

Everyone looked up, seeing the streak of light that tore through the horizon, vanishing in an instant at the edge of the world.