All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 264 Killing a Third-Tier Individual
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Wan Guiliu's face turned bluish-purple, and he fell backward. His battle with Wei Sheng ended in death from poisoning.

At this moment, a faint green light appeared above the clouds, and a giant tortoise-shell divine weapon, three zhang in diameter, descended from the sky.

"Look at the sky!" The martial artists, whose attention had been drawn to the battle between Wei Sheng and Wan Guiliu, were now filled with amazement.

Another grandmaster!

I don't know if they are friend or foe.

There was a good show to watch.

Having witnessed the terrifying power of the Grandmaster's attack, everyone was still shaken, but they knew that Zhou Qing had a powerful backer, so they weren't afraid.

Among them were people from prominent families in Shuntian Prefecture, as well as people from the prefectural government. The prefectural lord behind them, Sima Xingyun, was also a Grandmaster.

Even if someone attacks the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, they will not attack indiscriminately.

The tortoise-shell divine weapon slowly landed below the high platform halfway up Huanglong Mountain. Xie Qianjue and Xie Feng leaped up and arrived in front of Zhou Qing.

"Young friend Zhou, I am truly ashamed that I arrived too late to offer my assistance." Xie Qianjue bowed, a look of regret on his face.

"Brother Zhou, this is Xie Qianjue, the ancestor of my Xie family." Xie Feng was inwardly amazed by his ancestor's quick change of expression, but outwardly remained calm as he introduced him to Zhou Qing.

"Senior Xie, you flatter me. No one expected things to turn out this way."

Zhou Qing solemnly said that when Er Qing had just activated the power of heaven and earth, he had sensed the aura of another grandmaster and guessed that the person should be Xie Qianjue.

However, Xie Qianjue was much weaker than Liang Gui, so he didn't take it to heart.

Xie Qianjue's help earlier was out of kindness, and not helping was simply his duty and common sense. Zhou Qing didn't hold any grudges.

Of course, he wouldn't need to show any favoritism towards the Xie family in the future either; if they could cooperate, then they would handle things strictly by business.

Seeing Zhou Qing's attitude, Xie Qianjue knew he had missed the opportunity to befriend him, and said in a deep voice:
"It is truly despicable that a grandmaster would bully a weakling."

Don't worry, young friend Zhou. I will stay in Huanglong Mountain for the next period of time and will definitely not let anyone come to cause trouble again.

However, this would be quite an inconvenience, and I wonder if young friend Zhou and your esteemed master would welcome it.

Xie Qianjue changed the subject.

"It is an honor for me to have you here, senior. How could it be considered an intrusion? My master has already gone to the Central Plains. The divine golden body and the ink butterfly were just a backup plan for me. They will not appear unless it is a life-or-death situation. With you here, senior, my safety is guaranteed."

Zhou Qing cupped his hands in greeting, saying that since Xie Qianjue had taken the initiative to befriend him, he couldn't very well refuse.

So far, he has never truly interacted with a martial arts expert at the Grandmaster level. If he could have an exchange with one, it would be beneficial to his own cultivation.

"Then I shall shamelessly stay here." Xie Qianjue smiled broadly upon seeing Zhou Qing's softened attitude, showing no airs of a senior.

Xie Qianjue had only valued Zhou Qing's master before, but now, after observing him up close, he discovered that Zhou Qing's qi and blood were condensed and not dispersed, gathered but not released.

At such a young age, he has not only cultivated to the Qi and Blood Furnace Realm, but his Qi and Blood are also extremely pure. If he continues to cultivate in this state, he has a great chance of breaking through the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top.

Moreover, Zhou Qing's master is a powerful alchemy master, so refining a few mid-grade or even high-grade Heavenly Spirit Pills would not be a problem for him.

Therefore, Xie Qianjue no longer acted like a senior and treated Zhou Qing like a close friend despite their age difference.

Seeing his ancestor's almost fawning attitude, Xie Feng couldn't help but twitch his temples. If he had taken a gamble earlier, it would have been much more useful than befriending him now.

"The Grandmaster of the Xie family."

"The Xie family? Which Xie family?"

"Which other Xie family could it be? The Xie family of Emerald Valley in Jinyun Prefecture!"

"It is said that the Xie family invited a master alchemist to refine a mid-grade Heavenly Spirit Pill, which helped the Xie family patriarch break through the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and become a Grandmaster!"

Many of the martial artists attending the ceremony were from Jin Yun Prefecture, and they were naturally aware of the recent news that Xie Qianjue, the patriarch of the Xie family, had broken through to the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top. Although a prefecture is vast, the emergence of a Grandmaster within its borders necessitates a redistribution of interests. Therefore, if any major family gains a Grandmaster, they will not keep it a secret but will instead announce it widely.

Having witnessed Zhou Qing's background and Xie Qianjue's attitude towards him, everyone was well aware of the strength of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect. The local martial artists were already thinking about how to build a good relationship with the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

In the future, the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect will become the undisputed overlord of the Southern Frontier. Even Shuntian Prefecture City will have to defer to the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

"Please forgive me, there was a slight mishap just now. I now announce that the ceremony will continue."

After Zhou Qing invited Xie Qianjue to take the seat of honor, he ordered his men to clean up the scene and dispose of Wan Guiliu's body before continuing the founding ceremony.

Rumble!
Just as the ceremony was drawing to a close, a series of booming sounds came from the sky.

"What was that sound?!"

"What's going on? Could another grandmaster have appeared?"

A commotion broke out in the arena.

"Don't panic, everyone. It's my master's Seven-Colored Ink Butterfly returning." Zhou Qing stood up, signaling everyone not to be alarmed.

In the next instant, a gigantic, seven-colored black butterfly, hundreds of feet long, swooped down from above the clouds.

At this moment, the Seven-Colored Ink Butterfly's huge wings were covered with cracks and tiny holes, and its body, which looked as if it were covered with scales, was also riddled with bloody holes, making it look extremely disheveled.

However, Xie Qianjue, who was sitting in the seat of honor, suddenly stood up and stared at the Seven-Colored Ink Butterfly with an incredulous expression.

"what?!"

The reason he lost his composure was because of the eagle soaring beneath the Seven-Colored Ink Butterfly.

The seven-colored black butterfly's pincers pierced deeply into the body of the hawk.

"Dead?!" Xie Qianjue's eyes were somewhat dazed.

Even though the Skyhawk was dead, the powerful aura it emitted was unmatched by ordinary beasts.

The powerful aura of the third-tier beast made the air seem heavy.

However, this exceptionally beautiful third-tier beast died at the hands of the Seven-Colored Ink Butterfly.

Defeating a Grandmaster and killing a Grandmaster are completely different concepts.

The power of a Grandmaster is all-encompassing.

If a Grandmaster exhausts his original power and focuses solely on escaping, even a Grandmaster of a higher realm might not be able to catch him.

Regardless of how this Skyhawk compares to a Grandmaster of the same level, as a third-tier raptor, its speed definitely surpasses that of an average Grandmaster.

At this moment, Xie Qian's desperate gaze towards the Seven-Colored Ink Butterfly was filled with apprehension.

The fact that the Seven-Colored Ink Butterfly could catch up with and kill the Sky-Piercing Eagle means that once you become enemies with it, it will be a fight to the death.

"Erqing?!" Zhou Qing was also stunned at this moment.

Let it come back quickly. Who would have thought it could kill a third-tier beast in such a short time and bring back its intact corpse? Moreover, Erqing looks badly injured, but it's actually only slightly wounded. The key is that it hasn't fully hatched yet.

The True Spirit Bloodline is simply too powerful!
"Master, I'm sorry, the other one got away."

Erqing's childlike voice was filled with deep self-reproach.

Zhou Qing: "."

(End of this chapter)