Chapter 363: The Qian Family Has No Martial Morals
Yu Qingtan guessed that this green-robed Divine Transformation Cultivator was the one hidden on Sakura Island.
First, the Venerable Shenfeng had introduced her to all the Divine Transformation Cultivators in the Southeast Region, and none matched this man; second, Luo Li Island was only seventy thousand miles from Sakura Island, and before killing the spy Wen Ying of Sakura Island, she had mentioned the island might have a Divine Transformation Cultivator; third, there was a moment of surprise in his eyes when he saw Ying Youluo.
Pity he got away, but Divine Transformation Cultivators are not so easy to kill. Demon Venerable Bai Chen stated that even if this person did not have an Escape Talisman, she only had a ten percent chance of killing him.
Back when the Extreme Path Demon Sect plotted against Demon Venerable Bachahei, they dispatched eight Divine Transformation Cultivators and laid out a Formation in advance, which was only then successful in slaying Bachahei.
After Demon Venerable Bai Chen arrived, she did not stay long. She checked on the Artifact Spirit Qing Shuang, the Demon King of Hundred Beasts Mountain, before returning to the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm. She still preferred staying within the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm.
Through the use of her Innate Divine Power Shadow Clone, Yu Qingtan sent Xiaotao back to Howling Moon Mountain and gave him a pool of blood from the Myriad Beasts Blood Pool for his cultivation.
Then, Yu Qingtan prepared to enter closed-door cultivation on Luo Li Island. As for the lecture at All-World Academy this year, there were specific reasons for her absence, and she guessed that even if she pigeonholed Dean Shou Yizhen, he wouldn't blame her, at worst deducting a year's worth of her salary.
As for Physician Qing, other than continuing to develop the Sect of Commoners, he also monitored the movements of the Dongyu Qian Family through a Shadow Clone, and additionally reported safety to the high-ranking officials of Wendao Sect.
Before long, the God Transformation Honorables Wei Ye, Wei Jia, and Wei Heng of the Qian Family, along with ten Nascent Soul True Masters of their family, entered the Southeast Region ostentatiously and visited Wendao Sect on the very same day.
The frequent cross-region activity of the Qian Family cultivators was because there were four cross-boundary Teleportation Formations between the Southeast Region and the Eastern Region, and two of those in the Eastern Region were within the Qian Family's sphere of influence.
The reason the Qian Family God Transformation Honorables made such a high-profile entrance into the Southeast Region was that if a Fifth Stage existence entered another region without "reporting," it would be regarded as an invasion. The visit of the Qian Family cultivators to Wendao Sect did not result in conflict, but it wasn't pleasant either, especially since Wendao Sect's most outstanding disciple had been forced to leave the sect due to the Qian Family's pressure.
Even Tianquan, the Sword Venerable of the Cangqiong Sword Sect, came to Wendao Sect to inquire about this matter because they had long since regarded Yu Qingtan as the partner of an Invincible True Master. The only reason Wendao Sect and Cangqiong Sword Sect did not come to blows with the Qian Family was due to the Qian Family's overwhelming power.
After leaving Wendao Sect, the group led by Venerable Wei Ye went to Heavenly Secret Tower, purchased the most detailed information on Yu Qingtan, and spent ten days investigating on their own. Unfortunately, they still could not find her potential hiding place.
At the end of December in the Lichuan Calendar year 7102, unable to find Yu Qingtan, Venerable Wei Ye and his group did something drastic. They kidnapped members of the Tan Immortal Fan Club of Tianxiang Immortal City, slaughtering them all. The heads of Fan Club President Xiang Yu, Vice President Sun Deren, and over ten thousand members were chopped off and piled outside Tianxiang Immortal City, forming a Jingguan.
Venerable Wei Ye and others declared that if Yu Qingtan did not appear within ten days, they would continue to slaughter members of the Tan Immortal Fan Clubs of other immortal cities. In response to this, Wendao Sect expressed strong protest, and even Venerable Shenfeng fought with Venerable Wei Ye, but unfortunately, neither could do anything about the other.
Moreover, Venerable Wei Ye and others declared that this was to avenge Yu Qingtan for the blood feud of her killing Qian Family's Qian Yongduo, Qian Mengwei, and others. If anyone is afraid, they can opt out of the Tan Immortal Fan Club.
The moment Yu Qingtan received this news, an indescribable rage engulfed her heart like a tempestuous storm. She clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles turned white, as if to concentrate that intangible anger into a tangible force. Her eyes glinted with a cold light, the flame of intertwined anger and sorrow burning in the darkness.
She thought of Xiang Yu, this uncle-master who had initially been at odds with her but later became her first loyal subordinate, toiling tirelessly for her. Yu Qingtan didn't know how she would face little Xiang Ru.
She thought of Sun Deren, the Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion cultivator who had gifted her the Ice Skin Jade Bone Art. Even after he married, he still admired her deeply, joining the Tianxiang Immortal City's Tan Immortal Fan Club as the deputy leader.
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She thought of the innocent members of the Tan Immortal Fan Club, who adored her, providing her with Charm Points and Affection Value to accelerate her cultivation.
Now, however, their heads had been brutally chopped off, piled into a shocking Jingguan. Just the thought of the bloody spectacle made her feel a choking pain.
Anger churned in her chest, as if it would devour her. She felt her body shaking, the power of rage accumulating, about to erupt. Her teeth rattled noisily as if chewing on endless hatred.
She stood up abruptly, her gaze firm and icy. She knew she couldn't just sit by and let innocent people continue to die because of her. She had to turn this rage into strength and make those executioners pay.
She couldn't directly confront Venerable Wei Ye and the others because she still wasn't a match for a Divine Transformation Cultivator. Yu Qingtan immediately employed her Innate Divine Power Shadow Clone to reach the Qu Fu Immortal City, where the World Academy Southeast Branch was located, which had a Teleportation Formation to the Eastern Region.
After some inquiry, she found that since it was the end of the year, there would be a transfer the next day, but the tickets had long been sold out. Yu Qingtan found an Eastern Region Golden Core Cultivator who had bought a ticket to return home, knocked him unconscious, stole his transfer ticket, and, using the Reincarnation Mantra, disguised herself as him, successfully passing through the Teleportation Formation to arrive at the Chang Tong Immortal City in the Eastern Region.
As usual, Yu Qingtan bought a set of properties and left behind a Soul Marking Seal. She tested it out and sure enough, innate divine powers were just that—her Shadow Clone could also travel across realms. Afterward, Yu Qingtan also spent a day to get a rough understanding of the Dongyu Qian Family's situation.
The Dongyu Qian Family occupied the fertile lands along the southeastern coast and the southern part of the Eastern Region, with over a billion family cultivators. Other cultivators within their sphere of influence were essentially subsidiary clans of the Qian Family, which directly controlled over a hundred Immortal Cities, with Chang Tong Immortal City among those under direct Qian control.
After gathering the basic situation, Yu Qingtan immediately used the Teleportation Formation and the Dao Technique Bleeding Thousand Miles to reach a Qian family-controlled Immortal City named Wutan. This Immortal City had only the City Lord Qian Mengfei at the initial stage of Nascent Soul as a real master, and the Protective City Formation was merely at the Third Stage level.
More importantly, City Lord Mengfei was an eccentric character, having given up on advancement and beginning to lead a degenerate life, frequenting brothels every night. It wasn't that he couldn't afford a female cultivator as a wife, but rather, he found the brothel women more to his taste.
The very night Yu Qingtan entered Wutan Immortal City, she infiltrated the Pleasant Fragrance Pavilion where Lord Mengfei was staying. Relying on Dao Techniques to silence her presence, Spirit Fixation, Life-Death Manipulation Technique, and the Soul-Purging Bewilderment Technique, she instantly killed Lord Mengfei right after he had finished his business.