Celestial 'War God' Return-Chapter 288: Explosive Qi Pill

[Master, the nearest portal location is not far from the previous small town, and you can get there in a few minutes by using the Void Dragon Steps level 2.]

Tang Xiao’s clone nodded in understanding, as he should have been able to reach the Miao Clan much faster yesterday, but he didn’t know the clan’s location and had to follow Miao Han and Shen Ling.

Originally, Tang Xiao’s clone wanted to wait for Miao Xianyun to arrive at East River, but he abandoned his intention and sent him a voice transmission before leaving in the direction of the small town.

Not long after Tang Xiao’s clone left, Bai Shi landed at that place. Miao Xianyun helped Shen Ling, who looked exhausted and had suffered some minor injuries from his contract beast’s back. "Where is Feng Xiao? Why isn’t he here yet?"

"I forgot to tell you that Brother Feng went elsewhere to take care of something, and he probably won’t be back tonight." Shen Ling looked disappointed. "Do you like him, Miss Shen?"

"Please call me by my name directly, Brother Xianyun." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"I’ll call you Ling’er; is that okay?"

"Yeah," Shen Ling then answered his question. "I don’t like Feng Xiao, but I want to show him that I’ve been training hard and killed several beasts."

’Haha! This woman! She didn’t realize that she had started to be interested in Brother Feng; otherwise, she wouldn’t have had such thoughts.’ Miao Xianyun laughed in his heart. "Ling’er, wash your wounds in the river first, then I’ll apply ointment to prevent scarring."

Shen Ling nodded slightly and walked to the side of the river to clean the wounds on her body, but her mind was filled with questions about Tang Xiao’s clone. ’Sigh! Do all cultivators always practice like that? This is my first time fighting wild beasts, and they’re too scary even though I’m only fighting the small ones. I don’t dare imagine myself fighting a huge beast like that white lion; I’d definitely be eaten alive by it.’

After Shen Ling finished cleaning the wounds on her body, Miao Xianyun helped her to apply ointment to all her wounds. "Do you have a lover, Brother Xianyun?"

"Haha," Miao Xianyun laughed at her question. "I find women too troublesome, and I’m still young now, so I haven’t thought about finding a lover yet. For now, I just want to train to become strong, and I will eradicate those heretic cultivators who have destroyed my Miao Clan in the future."

"The Xie Clan, right?"

"There are many evil cultivators on Earth II, but none as evil as the members of the Xie Clan."

"I’ve heard about the Xie Clan from my master, and they killed many powerful cultivators from the Miao Clan."

Miao Xianyun nodded at her. "My Miao Clan was one of the first-rate clans in the past, but the Xie Clan suddenly attacked us and killed almost all of our clan’s key members. My ancestor was the only one remaining from our older generation, and he luckily survived because Ancestor Wang and Ancestor Liu happened to pass by our clan and stopped those heretics. After that day, he decided to leave Earth II and live in solitude in the outside world, and he never returned here again. That’s why I want to be strong, and I will slaughter them in the future."

"I’m the same as you, Brother Xianyun." Shen Ling’s expression turned sad. "My parents did die of natural causes, but I’m sure that someone they killed indirectly, and I suspect that person came from the Tang Clan. Moreover, my little brother also disappeared without a trace, and I think he is dead now. I don’t have any proof, but—"

"Ling’er, I’ve heard about your parents and little brother from my mother." Shen Ling looked at Miao Xianyun. "Did you know that Uncle Tang Ye is the only descendant of the Tang Clan?"

"My master has already told me about that."

Miao Xianyun nodded slightly. "Since you already know about it, you can’t blame the Tang Clan members for killing your parents."

"But—"

"We cultivators believe in the principle of blood for blood, life for life. We will kill anyone who kills our family without exception." Shen Ling clenched both fists. "Your father forcefully violated Uncle Ye’s wife, and your mother supported him in doing so. Even if you were unwilling to accept the fact, they had committed fatal crimes without knowing their true identities. In my opinion, the Tang Clan members were right to kill them because they had committed such a heinous act against their clan’s sole heir, and their clan lost its only heir because of your parents’ crimes. If I were in the position of those clan members, I would also do the same thing, even though the perpetrators were ordinary humans."

Shen Ling was disappointed and angry with Miao Xianyun’s words, but she kept everything in her heart and did not say anything to him.

"I know you don’t like my words, but I’ve been in the Tang Clan’s shoes, especially when the Xie Clan massacred my Miao Clan members. When I become truly powerful, I will go to that clan, and I will slaughter all their clan members down to their roots, so they will never rise again." Miao Xianyun put away the ointment and stood up. "Your brother was as evil as your father because he intended to violate Tang Yin, which led her to attempt suicide by jumping from a third-floor building. Fortunately, good luck was with her, and she managed to survive, even though she was in a coma for seven years. Therefore, their deaths were payment for their heinous act, and they reaped what they sowed. If I were you, I wouldn’t investigate their deaths because it would only harm you, and their killers would kill you too."

Shen Ling didn’t reply to Miao Xianyun, as she couldn’t accept her parents’ and brother’s deaths, and she thought of finding their killers to take revenge.

Miao Xianyun shook his head and said nothing more. He immediately mounted Bai Shi. "Let’s go back to my clan, Ling’er."

Shen Ling still didn’t say anything, and Miao Xianyun helped her onto Bai Shi’s back, who immediately took them away from that place.

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Meanwhile, Tang Xiao’s clone has arrived at the location of the portal, and he took Xiao Meng and Xiao Hua from the ark before they entered the portal and returned to the outside world.

"Has your grandfather replied to your previous message?"

"Not yet." Then, Xiao Meng asked him. "What should we do now? Shall we wait for Xiao Ming at my house?"

"Try calling him and asking for his location first."

Xiao Meng nodded and tried to contact her half-brother, who immediately replied to her message. "He’s almost arrived at the portal location, and he’ll come straight to meet me at my house once he gets here."

"Let’s go to your house, and we’ll wait for him there."

"Alright."

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After they arrived at the Miao Clan, Shen Ling immediately ran to her room, making Miao Xianyun shake his head.

"What happened to her, Xianyun?" Miao Xianyun turned to his mother and explained everything to her. "She is an inexperienced cultivator, so it’s natural for her to think that way. Your father and I will help her investigate everything, but her life is her responsibility. If she is smart and cherishes her life, she won’t think of revenge because she will surely die."

Miao Xianyun nodded to his mother. "I’ve told her about it too, but she doesn’t seem willing to listen to me because she doesn’t have any backers here, and we can’t possibly fight with the Tang Clan for her sake, so I won’t say anything to her anymore. What about our ancestor if she dies at the hands of members of the Tang Clan?"

"I don’t know how close the little girl’s relationship is to our ancestor, so I can’t answer that for now." Fei Yan looked behind his son. "Where is Feng Xiao?"

"Brother Feng had other matters, so he didn’t come back with us, but he already told me that he might come back tomorrow because he still wants to train in this area." Miao Xianyun told Bai Shi to rest. "Mother, I’ll go back to my room now, and I’ll take Ling’er to train in the forest again tomorrow morning."

After her son left, Fei Yan immediately returned to her room and talked to Miao Cangyu about Shen Ling.

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Shen Ling lay on her bed, thinking about the words of her master and Miao Xianyun. She knew they were right, and she might die if she delved too deeply into the deaths of her parents and brother, but their deaths weighed heavily on her heart.

"Sigh! Should I go back to the outside world and forget everything?" Shen Ling immediately closed her eyes to rest, especially since her entire body was sore and aching from her previous training.

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Tang Xiao’s clone and the two women had arrived at Xiao Meng’s house, and he immediately handed her a pill. "You can use this pill on him, so we won’t have to go through the trouble of fighting him, and I’ll take him to my place afterward."

"What kind of pill is this? Will it kill him?"

"Hey! I need him alive, okay?" Tang Xiao’s clone immediately informed her. "It’s an Explosive Qi Pill, and its effect will disrupt his qi flow, so he won’t be able to use his strength for a period of time."