I was chased at the beginning, and I got the first quick sword

Chapter 532 New Emperor
Inside the Great Tent at Jue Tian Pass.

Chu Qing sat high on the throne of the alliance leader, while below him, Liu Zhaonian, Tie Lingyun, and others were reporting on the casualties of the battle.

The final count showed that thirteen people sustained minor injuries, no serious injuries, and no deaths.

A complete and utter stomp.

Chu Qing smiled slightly:
"We owe this great victory to the Venerable Monk Kassapa."

"If the Holy Monk hadn't personally intervened, how could he have killed the Earth Slaughterer and Prince Wu in one night, and captured the Pavilion Master of Wenxin Pavilion alive?"

Cao Qiupu had a different opinion on this.

However, he never liked arguing and just scratched his head.

Chu Qing glanced at him and said with a smile:

"Of course, it's also thanks to Master Cao for finding the horse, otherwise we wouldn't have encountered such a rare opportunity."

"Speaking of this matter... what exactly happened, Master Cao?"

Liu Zhaonian then raised a question.

Many people were puzzled. After seeing Cao Qiupu remove his disguise and take off his mask, Tie Lingyun circled around him eight times, making Cao Qiupu dizzy before stopping.

Upon hearing this, Cao Qiupu was about to explain, but Chu Qing interrupted him:
"As you all may not know, Master Cao's skills are extraordinary."

"Among them is a method of holding one's breath and feigning death, which is even more profound and mysterious."

"That night, after discovering the deeds of Gash and his men, he knew he was no match for them, so he simply used this method to make Gash believe that he had really killed him."

"Later, fearing that abruptly exposing it would alert Kassapa, they continued to maintain this method."

"It wasn't until I returned that this spell was lifted... At that time, I stayed by his body for an hour to keep him alive so that he could recover completely."

"Then I learned that Kasher actually harbored such wolfish ambitions."

Although Chu Qing has experienced quite a few cases of death and resurrection recently, it is still too incredible for ordinary people.

If word got out that he was able to revive Cao Qiupu with the [Heavenly Ultimate Formless Divine Power], trouble would surely follow.

It's better to keep what you have and cherish it.

Of course, his words couldn't fool everyone.

Liu Zhaonian and Tie Lingyun didn't believe it; they had both carefully examined Cao Qiupu's injuries.

With injuries like that, talking about holding your breath and faking death... that's utter nonsense.

No one who holds their breath and pretends to be dead would look like that.

Cao Qiupu was dead then, completely dead.

But since Chu Qing said that now, the two of them naturally wouldn't contradict him. When everyone was praising Cao Qiupu's divine skills, they also joined in with a couple of praises.

Chu Qing clapped his hands to quiet everyone down, and then said:
"Bring it up."

As soon as he finished speaking, two martial artists from the Southern Region carried in a man covered in blood and barely recognizable as a human.

With a flick of his wrist, he tossed it into the center of the main tent.

Kassa looked up, his eyes filled with a deathly stillness.

Their eyes met, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"In the end... we underestimated the alliance leader."

"If you had known this would happen, would you still have colluded with the Heavenly Evil Cult?"

Chu Qing asked.

Kasher shook his head:

"At this point, saying anything is superfluous... I beg the Alliance Leader to have mercy and grant this humble monk a quick death."

"Hmph, I knew back in Tianyi Sect that this monk was no good."

Tianfengzi couldn't help but sneer when he saw Jiashe's miserable state.

"That's right, they harmed Master Cao and almost caused his death... Now they actually want a quick death?"
"In my opinion, this man deserves to be torn to pieces; we must not let him off so easily."

"Although we traveled all this way with the goal of stopping the invasion of the Heavenly Evil Sect... we also had the intention of going deep into the Western Regions to save the martial arts world of the Western Regions."

"While he was not entirely devoted to Kassapa, he also had no intention of ostracizing or harming him."

"This monk is a treacherous bastard, actually conspiring with the Heavenly Evil Cult to harm us... He truly deserves to die a thousand deaths!!"

In an instant, the entire tent was filled with verbal attacks and written criticisms.

Kassa was indeed a master of Buddhist teachings, possessing the ability to withstand insults, but all four of his limbs were severed, and his injuries, under the care of Miss Lingfei, were countless.

He simply closed his eyes and remained silent in the face of what was being said around him.

Chu Qing gently pressed her palm, and the noise of the crowd immediately stopped.

Then Chu Qing said:

"Tomorrow is the battle of Jue Tian Pass. Needless to say, the Earth Slaughter Soldier Master is dead, the Pavilion Master of Wenxin Pavilion is captured, and the Martial Prince is beaten to death by me."

"Now, across from Jue Tian Pass, there are 50,000 headless flies."

"We can win in one battle... However, before the great battle, there must be a flag-raising ceremony."

"I have heard that Master Jiashe is a reincarnated Living Buddha who has lived for several lifetimes. So I think... we should use Master Jiashe's head as a sacrificial offering. What do you all think?"

In fact, before such a great battle, Gashyapa's head was not significant enough to serve as a sacrificial offering.

But now that Chu Qing has said it, how can anyone refute it?

They immediately began to shout:

"The leader is wise!"

"The Alliance Leader is wise!!"

The shouts faded away from inside the tent to outside. After all, more than 100,000 people had gathered here, and many of them didn't know what was going on. However, when they heard others shouting, they joined in the shouting, just to join in the fun.

The momentum was overwhelming for a time.

Chu Qing was speechless for a moment. That's the downside of being the alliance leader; no matter what he said, people would always say he was brilliant...

Over time, they inevitably start to believe they are truly wise.

This illustrates how power corrupts people's hearts.

He waved his hand gently:
"Since that's the case... then let's leave it at that."

As he waved his hand, a sharp blade flew out, and Jiashe's body trembled, dying on the spot.

The body was dragged out and hung on a flagpole.

[Commission Complete!]

[Successfully slayed the culprit and obtained a random martial arts treasure chest.]

Chu Qing slowly exhaled. This mission was, at least in his eyes, over.

As for Cao Qiupu's unique skills, he had no intention of taking them.

Afterwards, everyone discussed the battle for tomorrow.

Meng Qianfan had something to say at this moment:

"Alliance Leader, we can also help with tomorrow's battle."

"Of the 50,000 people gathered by the Earth Slaughtering Army Lord, more than half are actually people from our city, courtyard, pavilion and village."

"Before the war begins, all we need to do is raise our voices, and they will turn against us."

"With a coordinated attack from within and without, it won't be difficult to completely annihilate the Heavenly Evil Cult!"

"I see."

Liu Zhaonian nodded:
"No wonder he was able to gather so many people; it turns out you have some among them... But how can you guarantee that if you raise a call to action, they will truly follow your lead?"

"We still have that much confidence."

Meng Qianfan said:
"Moreover, once the battle begins tomorrow, many people whose stances are wavering will also fluctuate and make corresponding changes."

"In this way, it will be much easier to recover the lost territory once the leader of the alliance takes control of the Western Regions."

"Oh?"

Chu Qing glanced at Meng Qianfan upon hearing this:
"Who are the people guarding various places in the Western Regions now?"

"Most of them are disciples of our original forces, but some are generals under the command of the Earth Slaughtering Soldier Lord."

Meng Qianfan answered immediately.

Chu Qing nodded:

"If they are merely his generals, then they are not worth worrying about."

"However, it seems that although the Heavenly Evil Sect has a deep foundation, the world is too big... It was easy for them to conquer the country, but it may not be so easy for them to maintain it."

However, as soon as these words were spoken, everyone except the five experts from the Western Regions wore rather strange expressions. Chu Qing was taken aback:
"What's wrong with you all? Is there something you want to say?"

"Alliance Leader... although I don't want to speak up for the Heavenly Evil Sect, the Heavenly Evil Sect's foundation is actually quite profound."

"Isn't this how you killed me?"

The speaker was Ye Nantian, the leader of the Shaoyan Sect.

Chu Qing attended the Taiheng Sect gathering, but Ye Nantian did not; instead, his daughter, Zijian Yinhuan Ye Wanqiu, went.

Therefore, he and Chu Qing never met.

It wasn't until the Tianyi Sect Martial Arts Conference that he was able to meet Chu Qing.

Along the way, they first passed through the Ten Deadly Caves and then the Absolute Heaven Pass, and they were filled with admiration for this young leader.

Now that these words have been spoken, everyone else is nodding in agreement.

Chu Qing was somewhat taken aback:

"This... have I killed a lot?"

"Alliance Leader, this is unfair!"

Tie Lingyun was both amused and exasperated.
"I don't know how to describe what you're saying. It just feels weird... You're clearly very capable, but you insist on calling yourself ordinary. It's unsettling."

Is this person referring to themselves as Versailles?

"That's not right... I'm not that kind of person."

Chu Qing shook his head:

"Don't talk nonsense."

"Who's talking nonsense..."

Liu Zhaonian said:
"Alliance Leader, haven't you counted how many of the Twelve Holy Kings died at your hands?"

"There are only a few..."

Chu Qing scrolled through her fingers:
"Blood Prince, Buddha Prince, Chess Prince, Plum Prince... Tomb Prince..."

At first, he spoke quite loudly, but his voice got softer and softer as he spoke.

Because he calculated that, including the Martial King he killed tonight, there were only twelve Holy Kings in total, and he killed nine of them by himself.

"Besides the Twelve Holy Kings, the Heavenly Slaughtering Soldier and the Earthly Slaughtering Soldier also died at the hands of the Alliance Leader."

When Beitang Zun said this, his eyes were filled with almost nothing but admiration as he looked at Chu Qing.

He initially submitted to Chu Qing's command, feeling uncertain about his future. Little did he expect that Chu Qing would advance so rapidly, and it was only a matter of time before the Western Regions fell into his hands.

If he were to rule two regions alone, how majestic and awe-inspiring would that be?

"Whether it's the Twelve Holy Kings or the Four Great Warlords, they are all experts capable of guarding a region."

"Too many of the Heavenly Evil Sect's members have died at the hands of the Alliance Leader..."

Liu Zhaonian frowned slightly at this moment:
"Alliance Leader, after this battle, if we go straight into the Western Regions... I'm afraid it will be quite dangerous."

"Are you worried that the leader of the Heavenly Evil Cult will become restless?"

Tianfengzi looked up and glanced at Liu Zhaonian.

Liu Zhaonian nodded:
"Although we seem to have the upper hand now, if the leader of the Heavenly Evil Sect were to take action personally, the outcome... would be unimaginable."

"But isn't the leader of the Heavenly Evil Sect currently keeping the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in check in the Northern Region?"

Ouyang Tianxu said:

"He might not dare to cause us trouble, after all... only nine of the Twelve Holy Kings have died, and only two of the Four Great Warlords have died..."

He felt guilty as he spoke.

Finally, he glanced at Chu Qing, hoping to draw some courage from her.

Chu Qing pondered for a moment, then smiled and said:

"And that's not all..."

"What else?"

Everyone looked at Chu Qing.

Chu Qing smacked her lips:

"You don't know... When I went to the Valley of Abandoned Gods to save Emperor Xuan, Shang Qiuyu, I encountered the six heads of the Wenxin Pavilion."

"I killed them all without hesitation."

Everyone gasped.

Meng Qianfan felt a cold sweat breaking out on his brow. It would be a miracle if the leader of the Heavenly Evil Cult didn't come looking for him.

How many people are there in the Heavenly Evil Cult in total?

The Wenxin Pavilion has six headmasters, four military leaders, twelve holy kings... including the old pavilion master, and not counting the holy maidens and holy sons whose backgrounds are unknown, there are only twenty-three great masters in total.

Chu Qing killed seventeen people by himself and also captured the Wenxin Pavilion Master alive.

At this point, the fact that the cult leader didn't come looking for him is already a testament to the power of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Liu Zhaonian thought for a moment and said:
"Alliance Leader, how about we conceal our strength for now? After defeating the Heavenly Cult at Jue Tian Pass, let's refrain from venturing into the Western Regions for the time being?"

Chu Qing thought for a moment and said:

"Someone, go and invite Hua Jinnian and the shepherd boy here."

Someone immediately went and brought the two people over.

Both girls were daughters of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, but their styles were quite different; Hua Jinnian was more androgynous.

Although she has changed back into women's clothing, she still exudes a heroic and spirited aura.

The shepherd boy seemed to have a natural charm; although he was poorly dressed, every smile and frown of his could always captivate people.

The two women looked at Chu Qing, somewhat confused, wondering why they had been called here at this time.

Chu Qing asked Hua Jinnian:

"I helped you kill the Ghost Emperor. In return, you promised me the throne. Does that still stand?"

"Of course it counts."

Hua Jinnian nodded immediately:
"This position is a legacy of my ancient family. With my approval as the current successor, you will become the new Ghost Emperor... Of course, if you do not wish to be the Ghost Emperor, you can choose to be something else."

"If not the Ghost Emperor... then what should I be?"

Liu Zhaonian was taken aback.

"Night Emperor!"

Tie Lingyun clapped his hands:
"Anyway, I'm all alone."

"Then let's spread the word throughout the martial world."

Chu Qing said:

"I slew the Ghost Emperor in the Ten Deadly Caves, obtained the throne, and proclaimed myself the Night Emperor at the Heavenly Gate!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately knelt down:
"Greetings, Night Emperor!"

Chu Qing clicked her tongue, still feeling a little embarrassed, but it didn't seem to matter anymore.

Over time, I've gotten used to the awkwardness, so I'll just leave it at that.

Then he said:
"The wider this news spreads, the better... It needs to attract the attention of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."

The group exchanged glances, seemingly lost in thought, before solemnly obeying the order.

Chu Qing then looked at the shepherd boy:
Is your father good to you?

"...That would be great."

"Am I good to you?"

"not good at all."

The shepherd boy shook his head resolutely.

Chu Qing thought for a moment and said:
"Guards, drag him out and beat him."

The shepherd boy was greatly surprised and quickly said:

"Stop it, isn't it enough that you treat me well?"

"That's more like it. When your father comes to pick you up later, remember to keep him here. The waters of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are too deep. It's better to keep him by my side; life will be much more carefree."

The shepherd boy frowned:
What scheme are you plotting now?

(End of this chapter)