Chapter 765: Chapter 764: Kill with One Sword

Zhu Qing was one of the main characters for the grand celebration happening tomorrow in the Divine Palace. Under normal circumstances, Qing Tian would certainly never hand her over.

After all, there were so many guests coming from outside.

Without Zhu Qing, how could the celebration be held tomorrow?

However, facing Li Jing, Qing Tian was really out of patience.

He must let him take her away.

Rather than arguing with Li Jing, it would be better to satisfy him quickly, get him departed, and then concentrate on making arrangements for damages control.

Losing a palace master was an inevitable matter.

There must be no more mistakes in the celebration tomorrow.

As long as Li Jing left, it would not be difficult to prepare for the remedy.

Just find another Saint of Human Taoism, make her assume Zhu Qing’s name and become the new bride.

In a huge Eternal Divine Kingdom,

Is it difficult to find a Saint of Human Taoism?

In essence,

The grand event tomorrow was but an excuse, and the Divine Palace was going to make a big move.

Who the bride was did not matter.

What mattered was to gather together the leaders of various powers who could be summoned by Xuanji Divine Palace and had, to some extent, to obey the command of the Divine Palace.

As for these things,

Qing Tian certainly would not discuss them with Li Jing.

He immediately promised that someone would bring Zhu Qing and then he left abruptly.

Before he left, he did not forget to seal off the perceptibility to the outside world of the palace where Li Jing and others were.

As for this, Li Jing wasn’t particularly concerned.

They already had a falling out.

What did it matter if Qing Tian was wary of him?

As for the not-so-simple celebration tomorrow,

He could imagine that with his toes.

It was nothing more than the Divine Son of the palace marrying a wife.

The pomp was grand, even a fool knew that the intention was not the wine, the palace wanted to stir things up.

In all this,

Zhu Qing could be there or not.

It was just that her Saint of Human Taoism title was quite useful.

A Saint does not count as a top power in the Eternal Divine Kingdom.

But for the major Human Race powers, the significance of fateful luck after the Saint Position was extraordinary.

Anyone who joined a Saint,

Would definitely get a share of the Human Race’s fateful luck.

If handled properly,

They could even take all the fateful luck behind the Saint Position.

What the Divine Palace sought was certainly not the Human Race’s luck behind Zhu Qing’s Saint Position.

Xuanji Divine Palace had a big family and business,

Could it possibly lack the luck of a Saint?

What they asked for,

Was nothing more than to attract congratulations from all directions with a rare Saint, so as to achieve their own plans.

What made Li Jing rather uncomfortable was,

As soon as Qing Tian left, Qu Rou started to thank him.

Then she started asking him various questions, wishing she could understand him thoroughly.

Seeing this, Qu Yun was quite helpless.

Although it was their first meeting,

The distinctive trait of her own mother, which could be compared to that of Li Lingyin, who was happy as long as there was wine, was obvious. Their mother-daughter reunion had just happened,

Yet all the attention was on Li Jing.

Something was not right, wasn’t it?

Having no other option,

Qu Yun had to show filial piety to her mother on the spot. Relying on her powerful cultivation talents, she took the part about Treasure Jade Cultivation Soul from the Divine Palace in ten-odd minutes, forcibly retrieved her mother’s remnant soul, and temporarily sealed it in the Treasure Jade.

Qu Yun’s "destroying personal relations for righteousness" made Li Jing feel quite relieved.

After taking a sip of Life Tree Leaves tea to suppress his shock, Li Jing spoke.

"I still need to stay in the Divine Kingdom for a while. After the matter is over, you go back to the Little Universe first."

"Okay."

Qu Yun obediently complied.

In the past fifty-plus years,

Although she was in Chen Tang City, she didn’t really feel she belonged there.

In essence, she joined Chen Tang City because she hoped to come to the Eternal Divine Kingdom through Li Jing.

After this battle,

Her mentality had changed.

Although they had little interaction in the past fifty-plus years, Li Jing always treated her sincerely, and even had a face-to-face confrontation with Qing Tian after arriving in the Divine Kingdom for her sake.

Qu Yun felt she had to set an example.

With her cultivation level,

She was not able to help Li Jing much.

However, from now on, at least she could be more obedient, stop being lazy, and do some serious work for Chen Tang City.

Picking up the teapot and filling up Li Jing’s cup, Qu Yun asked softly.

"What are you going to do next, Sect Master?"

"There’s not much to do, just stick around to participate in the Divine Palace’s celebration and add some trouble for them."

Li Jing chuckled, showing his teeth. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"As you know, I’m a person who is quite petty."

Qu Yun was speechless, biting her red lips, she said.

"For my sake, you didn’t have to go this far."

"Actually, it’s not really for you."

Li Jing shook his head, took a sip of tea and said.

"Qing Tian can’t do anything to me, but the grudge has been formed, and it’s not a small one. It’s not difficult for you and me to leave today, but afterwards, he will definitely try to retaliate. If I were alone, it would not matter, he wouldn’t dare, nor would he be able to do anything to me, but there is a big place like Chen Tang City behind me."

He spoke calmly.

"With your intelligence, you should have no difficulty understanding the plans hidden in the celebration of the Divine Palace. I have already offended them anyway, I might as well cause Qing Tian a little more trouble. In the meantime, I’ll show off some muscle, hoping that I could bring some benefits to Chen Tang City."

Hearing someone speak like this, Qu Yun pursed her lips, saying.

"I understand the reason, but after what you did to Qing Tian, I’m afraid you will incur more resentment towards you and Chen Tang City."

"No big deal, I have a sense of propriety and won’t push him too far."

Li Jing casually replied, smiling lightly.

"If it wasn’t for the possibility that killing him might cause some trouble and the uncertainty of how vast the Divine Palace’s power really is - I would have razed this part of the world."

Qu Yun grinned.

Regarding Li Jing’s character.

She couldn’t say she understood it all that well.

But his brattish side, she understood very well.

In the past, Li Jing went to the Upper Three Realms to find the Candle Dragon and boldly swept through the Nine Heavens Realm of the Upper Three Realms. Only the leaderless fourth section of the heavens barely escaped his wrath.

Staring at Li Jing, who looked carefree, Qu Yun bit her red lips.

"Thank you... for today."

"Why mention it?"

Li Jing laughed and said.

"I’m your sect leader, it’s natural for me to stand up for you."

Just as he was about to say something else, a space rift opened up nearby.

Zhu Qing came out first.

Next was a middle-aged man tied up securely and wearing a sullen expression on his face.

And finally, Qing Tian.

Seeing Li Jing and Qu Yun, Zhu Qing looked puzzled.

Li Jing stood up, smiling broadly.

"Surprised to see me?"

Before Zhu Qing could respond, he swung the Zhutian Sword in his hand, slicing the middle-aged man in half.

Everything happened so suddenly.

Not to mention Qing Tian and Zhu Qing, even Qu Yun was stunned.

She never expected.

Li Jing wouldn’t even give a chance for anyone to speak, let alone confirm their identity, before swinging his sword.

He did it so casually.

The Palace Lord of the Divine Palace, Zhuo Buhui, had become a corpse.

A Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Just dead like that...

Chilled to the bone.

Not leaving a trace of his remnant soul.

Facing all this, Qing Tian’s expression changed rapidly and he looked deeply at the bloody Zhutian Sword in Li Jing’s hand.

A powerful weapon of the Taoist.

A Heavenly Slaying Instrument.

This was one of the few things that could directly threaten him.

He never expected.

That Li Jing would have such a treasure.

Looking again at Zhuo Buhui, who was split in half, Qing Tian’s eyes twitched slightly.

To "pacify" Li Jing, he had to hand him over, as he was left with no choice.

But he never intended for Zhuo Buhui to die like this.

It wouldn’t be easy to find a new palace lord who was both capable and widely accepted in a short period of time.

The thing that Xuanji Divine Palace was best at was secretly preserving a trace of remnant soul for reincarnation.

Qing Tian was confident that he could keep this from Li Jing.

But with one strike...

Zhuo Buhui left absolutely nothing behind.

The Great Luo Golden Immortal, who couldn’t be easily killed by conventional means, couldn’t make a single splash in front of the powerful weapon that could directly slay the Big World’s Heavenly Taoist. There was no room for rescuing him.

Meanwhile.

Li Jing, after chopping Zhuo Buhui with one stroke, quietly glanced at the prompt that appeared before his eyes.

"Immortal Origin +264928."

He found the Immortal Origin truly satisfying.

With one swing.

His internal Immortal Origin increased by one-third.

Killing an Immortal.

It’s so promising...

Immortals of Zhuo Buhui’s caliber would be rare to encounter.

But as long as it’s an Immortal.

They could provide him a considerable amount of Immortal Origin.

He flicked the blood off the Zhutian Sword, sheathed it, and opened his domain.

Seeing this, Qu Yun understood, and turned to Qing Tian with a bow.

"Elder Qing Tian, I will take my leave now. I’ll be sure to visit the Divine Palace again when my Cultivation succeeds."

With that, she stepped into Li Jing’s domain without looking back.

"..."

Qing Tian.

Qu Yun left after snubbing him, which irked him greatly.

When had anyone ever dared to demean him so directly in all his countless years in the Eternal Divine Kingdom?

Even the powers within the top eight of the God Kingdom wouldn’t dare to provoke him in such a manner.

If they pushed him too far.

Risking the destruction of the Xuanji Divine Palace, no one would fare well.

However, right now.

A mere Sixteenth Realm dared to snub him.

This...

Is intolerable.

But facing Li Jing, he had no choice but to bear it.

If it were a power from the God Kingdom, they wouldn’t stake it all unless absolutely necessary.

He also didn’t want to be in such a predicament.

But Li Jing was different.

He had nothing in the God Kingdom, so he had no hesitation.

Taking a deep breath, Qing Tian spoke.

"Friend Li Jing, you’ve already killed him, and I’ve brought Zhu Dao to you as well. We made an agreement, so... isn’t it time for you to leave?"