Chapter 280
Wei Tianxiong with His Head Bowed
Chapter 280 Wei Tianxiong with His Head Bowed
A bright light shone between heaven and earth, causing Shen Yue and Bai Ning'er to instinctively close their eyes. This reminded them of the night they fought against the evil spirits in Cangzhou Prefecture. On that night, there was also a bright light illuminating the night.
They couldn't see clearly the battle between Li Qingqiu and Wei Tianxiong, but they could sense the force of Li Qingqiu's sword.
Incredibly powerful!
To what extent must one cultivate to be able to unleash such a sword technique?
Once the dazzling light faded and Shen Yue and his companion regained their vision, they looked closely and saw only Li Qingqiu's figure remaining in the sky.
A huge hole was pierced through the boundless thunderclouds, and sunlight streamed down through the hole, falling on Li Qingqiu.
Li Qingqiu seemed to be draped in a rosy robe, making him appear radiant.
Looking at Li Qingqiu's retreating figure, Shen Yue felt ashamed of his own inferiority.
Perhaps in this lifetime, he will never be able to surpass Li Qingqiu.
However, he was not disappointed; on the contrary, he felt somewhat fortunate.
Before meeting Li Qingqiu, he had never relied on anyone.
If it were him in the past, he would have felt ashamed, but now he feels very relaxed. It's good to have someone to rely on, at least the pressure is not so great.
Li Qingqiu vanished into thin air high in the sky and reappeared in a messy forest.
Wei Tianxiong lay in the pit, surrounded by blood. His black clothes were torn, and he looked as if he were about to die.
Li Qingqiu raised his hand and threw out three needles. These three needles were not aimed at Wei Tianxiong, but at the unconscious Yandao Sect member in the distance.
Wei Tianxiong opened his eyes with difficulty, looking at Li Qingqiu with a sorrowful expression.
He, a dignified elder of the Divine Origin Sect, was actually defeated...
Moreover, he was defeated by a cultivator at the Spiritual Awareness Realm.
If Li Qingqiu had used underhanded tricks, that would have been one thing, but Li Qingqiu defeated him in a fair and square manner.
"Hundreds of years later, I have ended up like this..." Wei Tianxiong laughed self-deprecatingly. This laugh aggravated his injuries, and he began to cough violently, with blood spilling from his mouth.
Li Qingqiu did not act immediately; he did not intend to kill Wei Tianxiong.
With Wei Tianxiong's abilities, killing Shen Yue and the other two would be a piece of cake, and it wouldn't have taken this long at all.
When he appeared behind Shen Yue, Wei Tianxiong deliberately delayed his attack, as if giving him a chance to rescue Shen Yue.
Li Qingqiu looked down at him and asked, "You attacked my people. Tell me, how should I deal with you?"
Wei Tianxiong looked at Li Qingqiu with anger in his eyes.
He endured centuries of hardship, and he was unwilling to die like this.
Making him bow down to a junior in the Spirit Realm is more painful than killing him.
Seeing the look in his eyes, Li Qingqiu immediately took out the Soul Refining Flag, ready to end his life.
As soon as the Soul Refining Flag appeared, a chilling ghostly aura surged forth, causing Wei Tianxiong's expression to change drastically.
"How did the Soul Refining Flag end up in your hands?" Wei Tianxiong asked, his eyes wide.
Li Qingqiu squinted and asked, "You know him?"
Wei Tianxiong gritted his teeth and said, "This is one of the three great banners of our Divine Origin Sect, and it is my senior brother's magic weapon!"
Upon hearing this, Li Qingqiu said directly, "I obtained it from an enemy. Through soul searching, I learned that he also obtained it by chance. He should have been to the cave left by your senior brother. As for your senior brother, he has never seen him."
Wei Tianxiong smiled bitterly and said, "My senior brother died a long time ago. Before he died, he left his legacy elsewhere. I didn't know that. If that's the case, you can also be considered a successor of my Divine Origin Sect."
"You're really interesting."
Li Qingqiu never expected this person to be so shameless, treating him as one of their own, and even as a junior.
Wei Tianxiong looked at Li Qingqiu and asked, "I'll just ask you one question: are you a cultivator from the Nine Provinces or from the Heavenly Nether Sea?"
Li Qingqiu replied, "The land of Kyushu has never been to the sea."
He wasn't afraid of Wei Tianxiong plotting against him; he had his own plans, so he went along with Wei Tianxiong's suggestion.
Upon hearing this, Wei Tianxiong stared intently at Li Qingqiu for a few moments before saying, "I believe you. If you were from the Heavenly Nether Sea, you certainly wouldn't dare to reveal the Soul Refining Flag so casually."
That's scary?
Li Qingqiu was secretly alarmed. It seemed that he could no longer use the Soul Refining Flag indiscriminately, at least not in public.
"To be honest, I am Wei Tianxiong, an elder of the Shenyuan Sect. Our Shenyuan Sect offended the overlord of the Tianming Sea and was wiped out. My senior brother and I fled to the Nine Provinces, intending to find the treasure of the Taijue Sect. However, we were hunted down by cultivators from Ziyang Island. My senior brother died in front of me, and before I died, I hid in the sealed land of the Taijue Sect, feigned death, and escaped. Until today, your people triggered the mechanism, and I was finally resurrected." Wei Tianxiong continued, speaking simply so that Li Qingqiu could immediately understand his past.
At the same time, Li Qingqiu understood that this guy didn't want to die.
That's good.
Li Qingqiu and Wei Tianxiong had no personal grudges, so there was no need for them to fight.
Of course, all of this is based on the premise that Wei Tianxiong did not kill Shen Yue and the other two; otherwise, Li Qingqiu would not have bothered to waste words with him.
Li Qingqiu looked at Wei Tianxiong and said, "Since that's the case, do you need somewhere to go?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Tianxiong was overjoyed. He was actually gambling that Li Qingqiu was indeed a native cultivator from the Nine Provinces.
If Li Qingqiu were to establish a cultivation sect in the land of Kyushu, he would certainly be wary of overseas sects.
To be able to establish a sect in a desolate place, one must be no ordinary person. Moreover, Li Qingqiu has mastered supernatural powers, so he must be arrogant and definitely not willing to submit to other sects.
Of course, Wei Tianxiong believed that Li Qingqiu must have a powerful backer, otherwise he couldn't be so outstanding.
Regardless of whether Li Qingqiu has someone behind him, as long as he has no connection with Tianminghai, it's fine.
Wei Tianxiong didn't want to die here. In his heart, revenge was the most important thing. What did self-esteem matter?
"If you are willing to take me in, that would be wonderful. I will definitely repay you in the future!" Wei Tianxiong said in a deep voice.
Li Qingqiu remained expressionless and said, "Your cultivation is higher than mine, how can I trust you? Once you've recovered from your injuries, I won't be able to stop you."
Wei Tianxiong was surprised.
Could it be that Li Qingqiu really doesn't have a cultivator at the Sun Illumination Realm behind him?
Wei Tianxiong suddenly found himself in a dilemma.
Shen Yue descended from the sky, landing beside Li Qingqiu, and asked, "You want to take him in?"
Li Qingqiu often turned enemies into friends, and Shen Yue had also been an opponent, so he guessed Li Qingqiu's thoughts.
Li Qingqiu stared at Wei Tianxiong and replied, "This time is different. He's too strong. I'm afraid I can't subdue him."
These words made Wei Tianxiong's heart skip a beat, and he felt a murderous aura.
The murderous aura emanating from Li Qingqiu!
Wei Tianxiong gritted his teeth and said, "As long as you can prove that you have no connection with Tianminghai, I have a way to make you believe me!"
Li Qingqiu shook his head and said, "I know nothing about Tianming Sea. If you doubt me, I can't prove it. Since neither of us can trust each other, let's not trust each other."
ho-
The Soul Refining Flag ignited with ghostly energy, and ghosts emerged from its surface, baring their fangs and claws at Wei Tianxiong, as if trying to drag him inside.
Wei Tianxiong's face grew increasingly grim. He realized that he had no right to judge Li Qingqiu; now it was his turn to win Li Qingqiu's trust.
He immediately raised his hand, and a dark yellow jade talisman appeared in his palm. He said, "This is a life-controlling talisman. You only need to extract a part of my soul and inject it into the talisman, and you can control my life and death."
Li Qingqiu looked at the dark yellow jade talisman and asked, "Is your Divine Origin Sect a demonic sect?"
"Nonsense! Our Divine Origin Sect is a righteous sect, but even within the righteous sect, there are those who study unorthodox methods!" Wei Tianxiong retorted angrily.
Shen Yue glanced at the Soul Refining Flag in Li Qingqiu's hand and agreed with Wei Tianxiong's idea.
The right path is not necessarily absolutely right.
Li Qingqiu can be considered a good person, even deserving of the name of benevolence and righteousness, but his methods are sometimes demonic.
Upon hearing this, Li Qingqiu fell silent, seemingly hesitant about whether to believe Wei Tianxiong, which put Wei Tianxiong in a state of torment.
The feeling of having your life and death in someone else's hands is truly unpleasant.
Once upon a time, Wei Tianxiong was so arrogant that he never imagined he would end up like this.
He had no choice but to do this because of the deep hatred for the Divine Origin Sect.
He transformed his pent-up frustration into hatred for his enemies.
Li Qingqiu looked at him and asked, "In that case, would you be willing to join our Qingxiao Sect?"
"Yes, wait, what did you say?"
Wei Tianxiong answered subconsciously, then his eyes widened.
(End of this chapter)