A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 512: The Human Heart is Like the Sea
There was a mountain peak on the south side of Wuliangya Valley, where there were many people crowded together.

The clear sound of the divine whip and Duan Rong's screams were carried into people's ears along with the whistling mountain wind.

After a moment of silence, people started discussing.

Xiao Qiwu's three whips were hit too quickly, one after another. Not only did Duan Rong, who was being punished, have no time to breathe, but even the people watching had no time to breathe either.

The appearance of the divine whip, the strange whip shadow, and Duan Rong's soul-stirring scream all shocked people.

At this time, after the three whippings, people recovered from their shock and began to discuss.

Someone in the crowd was saying that Duan Rong had been beaten to death.

A rare hint of worry flashed across Lu Qingzhu's usually cold face, and her fair eyebrows were slightly furrowed, like ripples in autumn water.

"died!?"

The cry that Duan Rong just made was like a blunt knife piercing bones, which was indeed creepy. At that time, Lu Qingzhu's body also trembled.

After the impact of three strange whip shadows and Duan Rong's screams, Lu Qingzhu slowly calmed down. Although the crowd was saying that Duan Rong had been beaten to death, her worried look gradually faded.

Because she knew that Duan Rong had probably achieved the thirteenth level of the Taizang Sutra, and his soul was much more powerful than that of ordinary people, so the three-whip divine whip should not be able to kill him.

Moreover, she also heard some of the conversation between the ancestor and Zhu He in the deep valley that night. The ancestor did not want to kill Duan Rong, but wanted him to integrate the complex artistic conception in the Wanxiang Cave.

Although Lu Qingzhu didn't understand these words, she knew that Lu Yinlin didn't want to kill Duan Rong.

At this time, not far from Lu Qingzhu, there was a pretty female disciple who suddenly sighed and said, "It's rare to see such a loving lover. For the sake of his beloved wife, he is willing to violate the sect's iron law and endure such torture!?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingzhu stared towards the cliff across the valley, where an unconscious and blurry figure was hanging on the execution platform.

Staring blankly at the blurry figure, many past events suddenly flashed through her mind.

Lu Qingzhu's lips trembled and a strong struggle flashed in her eyes.

On the execution platform of Wuliang Cliff, Zhu He flew over, checked Duan Rong's breath, and fed a pill into his mouth.

Zhu He's expression was worrying. Duan Rong had completely fainted at this point, his breathing was weak, and his body was drooping limply as if he had no bones.

Zhu He checked Duan Ronghe's breathing and pulse, and confirmed that his life was fine. His extremely solemn expression finally relaxed a little. He stood at the execution platform, looked at Xiao Qiwu not far away, and said coldly: "I've already beaten him, why don't you let him go?!"

Xiao Qiwu's face was icy cold, and he said, "Put him down."

The two men in black standing beside the execution platform took out the key, untied the iron chains and shackles on Duan Rong, and placed the unconscious and limp Duan Rong on the execution platform.

Zhu He looked intently and saw that Duan Rong's face was flushed red like peach blossom, with a layer of cold sweat on his forehead and neck. Zhu He's eyes flashed with pity, he knew that Duan Rong must have suffered a great punishment from those three whippings just now.

Zhu He squatted down and wiped the sweat from Duan Rong's forehead with his sleeve.

Xiao Qiwu winked at the boy standing aside, and the boy walked towards him with his hands raised in front of him.

Xiao Qiwu placed the divine whip in his hand on the boy's hands, and then walked slowly towards the execution platform.

Zhu He was wiping the sweat off Duan Rong's forehead, but Xiao Qiwu stood behind him and said, "Elder Zhu, please move aside! After the three whips, I will take this boy and lock him up in the Wanxiang Cave."

Upon hearing this, Zhu He turned his head and looked at Xiao Qiwu and said coldly: "Elder Xiao's three whips were really good! You are so selfless!"

Zhu He was mocking Xiao Qiwu for not keeping his word.

Xiao Qiwu's face changed, and he suddenly glanced behind him, lowered his voice, and said, "Brother Zhu, I also have something to hide, I will report this matter later!"

Zhu He said coldly: "The fight has already begun. At this point, why does Elder Xiao have to pretend to be so righteous?"

Xiao Qiwu's eyes narrowed and a hint of displeasure flashed across his face.

After Zhu He wiped the sweat off Duan Rong's forehead, he saw that Duan Rong's weak breathing seemed to have recovered a little, so he took his pulse again.

At this time, Chu Qiushan's voice came from the stone chair. "Zhu He! After the three whips, he will be locked up in the Wanxiang Cave! Don't stand in the way of law enforcement!"

Zhu He stood up with a flourish of energy, "I was just checking to see if my disciple was dead or not. How can that be considered as obstructing the enforcement of the law? Can it be that someone has died and you still don't want me to collect the body? When did the enforcement of the law in my Taiyi Sect become so cruel and ruthless?!"

"You..." Chu Qiushan's face twitched and he looked at Zhu He with unfriendly eyes.

Zhu He's words were full of innuendos and veiled criticisms. Moreover, his words were whistled out with the help of his aura, echoing in the valley. People watching the execution on the mountains in all directions could all hear them.

Chu Qiushan's original intention was to let these sect disciples watch the punishment and fear the law, so as to serve as a warning to others. But Zhu He's words, coupled with Duan Rong's screams and fainting, confirmed the cruelty of his law enforcement.

With just one word, the nature of the entire incident took a 180-degree turn, which really caught Chu Qiushan off guard.

Chu Qiushan suppressed his anger, looked at Xiao Qiwu, and said coldly: "Elder Xiao, why don't you obey the order and lock this boy up in the Wanxiang Cave!"

"Yes, Master!"

Xiao Qiwu responded, and suddenly grabbed Duan Rong who was unconscious on the ground, jumped up, and flew into the valley like an eagle. He grabbed Duan Rong with one hand, and suddenly hovered somewhere on the cliff, took out the formation card and pointed it in the air, and the void and the cliff in front of him changed blurrily.

Xiao Qiwu then took Duan Rong and flew into a shadow, and the cliff there immediately returned to normal.

Xiao Qiwu brought Duan Rong into the Wanxiang Cave and placed him at the entrance of the cave. He squatted there and checked Duan Rong's breathing and pulse.

Duan Rong's pulse was surprisingly strong and his breathing was gradually recovering.

A strange look flashed in Xiao Qiwu's eyes.

This kid's spirit and soul are so strong that after being hit by the divine whip three times, he still has a pulse and vitality.

After observing Duan Rong's condition, Xiao Qiwu finally had a flash of enlightenment in his mind.

Lu Yinlin definitely didn't want to kill Duan Rong!

It's not about killing him.

Then let him stay in this Wanxiang Cave...

Could it be? !
Xiao Qiwu's face suddenly changed, and he looked at Duan Rong, who was unconscious at his feet, as if he was looking at a ghost.

This Wanxiang Cave was originally entered after reaching the great perfection of the Cyclone Realm and reaching the critical juncture of impacting the Cave Nether Realm, in order to break through the illusion and break through the mysterious gate.

Lu Yinlin allowed Duan Rong to enter at this time, obviously believing that he could also break through the turbulent flow of broken artistic conception in the Wanxiang Cave and refine the origin of the artistic conception.

"But this kid has just entered the Cyclone Realm. How is it possible!?"

Xiao Qiwu then remembered another piece of news. When Duan Rong was spinning, he caused the tide of the vital energy of heaven and earth to rise.

Xiao Qiwu pondered for a while, then suddenly glanced at Duan Rong and said coldly: "Boy, you have good talent, but unfortunately you have a bad fate!"

How could there not be danger in breaking the chaotic flow of broken artistic conception in the Wanxiang Cave and refining the origin of artistic conception?
“I hit you with three divine whips, but I didn’t kill you! I will let you die in this chaotic state of mind. Who can find the flaw?!”

After Xiao Qiwu finished speaking, he grabbed Duan Rong again, leaped forward about ten feet, and stopped there.

Xiao Qiwu held the formation card in his hand and pointed at the empty space in front of him again.

The darkness before his eyes, as thick as ink, then dissipated. There seemed to be a flickering light and shadow interweaving in front of his eyes. Xiao Qiwu's eyes did not move. He threw Duan Rong into the flickering light and shadow, then turned and left.

The moment he turned around, the flickering light and shadow disappeared immediately and turned into a darkness as thick as ink again... Xiao Qiwu knew very well that even a cultivator who had reached the great perfection of the Cyclone Realm would fall into the turbulence of broken artistic conception and be completely lost and his soul would be destroyed after entering this Wanxiang Cave.

To break through the entrance of the Wanxiang Cave is an extremely dangerous matter.

Then he would take advantage of this dangerous opportunity to let Duan Rong die inside and kill him without anyone knowing.

At the execution platform of Wuliang Cliff, Zhu He watched Xiao Qiwu holding Duan Rong and flying into the valley, his face gloomy.

Thinking back now, he finally understood why Xiao Qiwu had to take the Dew Drinking Cicada off Duan Rong's neck at the beginning.

From the very beginning, Xiao Qiwu wanted to kill Duan Rong.

"This person has a murderous heart!"

Zhu He became furious, and then suddenly turned into a ray of black light, shooting towards the sky.

Since Xiao Qiwu had already killed Duan Rong with three strikes of the divine whip, who knows what he will do in the Wanxiang Cave?

He is worried!

We can’t let this be, Duan Rong is locked up in the Wanxiang Cave which is under the control of Xiao Qiwu!

Zhu He's thought at this moment was to replace the person in charge of Wanxiang Cave with someone from his own side in the Elders' Court.

However, this matter was quite tricky as it was handled in a hurry.

This Wuliang Cliff and Wanxiang Cave were originally places where no one cared about. Under normal circumstances, this would not be difficult to accomplish. However, Duan Rong was now imprisoned in the Wanxiang Cave on the order of the ancestor. It would be a bit sensitive to replace the person in charge of the Wanxiang Cave at this time.

We have to ask the ancestor for help on this matter!

The red crane landed in a valley somewhere and walked eagerly towards the thatched cottage by the stream.

Chu Wushang was drying sweet potatoes on the roof of the thatched hut when he suddenly saw Zhu He approaching. His eyes moved, and he knew that today was the day Duan Rong would be executed.

Chu Wushang clapped his hands and jumped down from the roof.

Zhu He approached, clasped his fists towards him, and said, "Mr. Chu, I want to see the ancestor."

Chu Wushang brushed off the grass debris on his body, glanced at him and said, "What's the matter? What's the matter?"

Zhu He hesitated for a moment and said, "I suspect Xiao Qiwu has murderous intentions towards Duan Rong."

Zhu He made this judgment based on Xiao Qiwu's behavior and his own feelings. Based on this judgment, he felt that it was inappropriate to keep Duan Rong in the Wanxiang Cave, which was under the control of Xiao Qiwu.

Chu Wushang's eyes moved and he asked, "Why do you think so?"

Zhu He then said that he had met Xiao Qiwu before Duan Rong was executed, and Xiao Qiwu had also promised not to kill Duan Rong during the execution.

But in today's execution, all three whips were given in full force, one after another, without any pause.

"Xiao Qiwu is full of murderous intent!"

"Really?" Chu Wushang suddenly said calmly, "Today, when the sky was just getting light, I also went to Wuliang Cliff. And I met Xiao Qiwu."

Zhu He looked surprised. "Mr. Chu also met Xiao Qiwu?"

"That's right!" Chu Wushang explained, "I'm going here to pass on the order of the ancestor. Duan Rong will be punished today, and the three-whip divine whip must be used to hit him with every whip!"

"Hit them with every whip!" Zhu He was stunned. He didn't expect that this was the order from the ancestor.

At this moment, he felt a little hesitant. Could it be that he had misunderstood Xiao Qiwu?
Did Xiao Qiwu kill Duan Rong because of the ancestor's order?
On the mountain road behind a peak on the south side of Wuliang Cliff, many sect disciples were walking along the mountain road in a sparse manner...

People were talking in groups of three or four.

"After three hits with the Divine Whip, his soul is probably gone... That Divine Whip is a treasure made by the founder of the sect..."

"Even if he's not dead, being locked up in the Wanxiang Cave is a dangerous thing!"

"It seems that the sect's iron law is the sect's iron law. A genius like Duan Rong, whose vortex can mobilize the vitality of heaven and earth, will be punished so harshly if he violates it!"

Ximen Kankan looked miserable, as if he had lost his parents. No wonder he was like that. He and Shen Mizhi had hardly heard a single good word along the way. All they heard was that Duan Rong was going to die.

Shen Mizhi's eyes were dazed and her body was a little stiff as she walked. For some reason, she suddenly felt very cold.

Ximen Kankan said: "Say something, Duan Rong is going to die!"

During the few days they were together, Ximen Kankan discovered that Shen Mizhi was a person with quite a lot of ideas and she also had a clear view of things. At this moment, he was confused and yelled at Shen Mizhi.

When Shen Mizhi heard the word "death", she trembled noticeably and said in a daze: "If he dies, I will go and collect his body!"

As she spoke, tears welled up in Shen Mizhi's eyes...

When Ximen Kankan heard the words "collect the bodies", he burst into tears. He recalled the various times he had spent with Duan Rong, and suddenly he was overwhelmed with grief. "He... still needs a pornographic painting from me..."

When Zhu He returned to Wuliang Cliff again, the crowd on the cliff had already dispersed, and only some empty stone chairs were still standing on both sides of the cave.

Zhu He walked over, looked at the boy who was sorting out the sundries there, and said, "I want to see your Lord Xiao, please inform him."

The boy heard the voice, turned his head to look at Zhu He, put down the plate in his hand, stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Master Zhu, wait a moment!"

The boy entered the cave, and came out after a while, clasping his fists and bowing, saying, "Master Zhu, my master wants to see you!"

Zhu He then walked into the cave.

Deep in the cave, Xiao Qiwu was sitting on a stone chair covered with animal skins, sipping tea. When Zhu He walked in, he just raised his eyes to glance at Zhu He but did not stand up to greet him.

The two of them did not get along well today.

Xiao Qiwu put down the teacup in his hand and said with an unhappy look: "Brother Zhu, I've come back from my trip. I wonder if you have any advice for me?"

Zhu He said: "Brother Xiao, what happened today was a misunderstanding. I was just too concerned and confused. I hope Brother Xiao will not blame me."

Xiao Qiwu's eyes moved, and he knew in his heart that Zhu He had already met Chu Wushang.

Xiao Qiwu looked sad, and pretended to sigh, "To be honest, Brother Zhu, I am also reluctant. But I cannot disobey the order of the ancestor. I can only beat him three times. I hope Brother Zhu will forgive me for any offense."

Zhu He said: "Brother Xiao is not to blame for this. It was me who was a little reckless."

Xiao Qiwu smiled faintly and said, "If I had a disciple with such talent, I would be even more nervous than Brother Zhu. Talents are hard to come by!"

Zhu He smiled and said, "Let's forget about the previous incident. Duan Rong is in the Wanxiang Cave, please take good care of him, Brother Xiao. If there is anything unusual, please inform me immediately!"

Xiao Qiwu said, "Brother Zhu, don't worry. Our friendship is beyond words. With this kid's talent, I will take good care of him for the sake of the sect's prosperity."

Zhu He said: "Then I'll have to trouble Brother Xiao."

The two chatted for a while and drank a cup of tea before Xiao Qiwu personally escorted Zhu He out of Wuliang Cliff.

(End of this chapter)