The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 309 Is Your Face Worth That Much? (6k)

A torrent of curses erupted instantly!
Some people have even noticed that, without them noticing, abnormal ripples have begun to appear on the edges of the four-colored magic circle above their heads.

Just like Canglan Mountain back then.

"Dear senior uncles and masters, please possess my spirit!"

Zhou Qing's expression also changed. He knew this guy was a complete madman who never played by the rules!
Instantly transforming into a golden-winged roc, Cao Zhengyang and the others reacted swiftly, leaping onto the roc's back.

Zhou Qing flapped his wings, channeling his spiritual energy, and transformed into a golden light, rushing directly towards a crack that had opened in the distance.

"call out--"

Before the sound of air being torn apart had even faded, Sikong Yan, who was the first to rush out of the formation, had already formed hand seals.

The entire four-color magic array trembled violently, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the array screen!
Fortunately, Zhou Qing's cultivation has now reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, and the Golden Roc's speed is fast enough. The Taiqing Sect members only felt a blur before their eyes and narrowly escaped from the closing crack.

shhhhhh!
The Supreme Elders of the Azure Flame Dao Palace followed closely behind, their faces deathly pale.

They all glanced at Sikong Yan, who was forming hand seals, and felt a chill run down their spines.

They didn't know when it started, but they felt that this sect leader was a little different.

Even though they are at the senior level, they always give people the feeling that serving a ruler is like walking on thin ice.

shhhhh!

Two more figures approached from a distance; they were Mo Xingjian and Gao Xuan, who had been blocked outside the formation.

Seeing that Zhou Qing and the others had escaped safely, the two men's tense expressions finally eased slightly.

"Senior Sikong, what about me—"

Just as the crack in the magic array was about to close, a shrill scream suddenly came from inside the array.

Lei Lie, covered in blood, staggered and rushed over.

"We almost forgot the most important witness inside." Sikong Yan chuckled, deliberately delaying his hand gestures by half a beat.

With that split second of delay, Lei Lie finally shot out like an arrow released from a bow!

"boom--"

The moment the four-colored magic array completely closed, the world fell into dead silence.

Immediately afterwards——

"Om..."

The four-colored magic array first shrank to its limit, even squeezing and distorting the space itself.

“Boom, boom, boom!!!”

The next moment, an explosion ten times more terrifying than before swept across the entire world!

A mushroom cloud, obscuring the sky, rose into the air!

Wherever the shockwave passed, mountains collapsed and rivers flowed backward.

Everyone retreated backward at top speed again, but were still thrown off balance by the blast wave.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Sikong Yan stood with his hands behind his back, gazing intently at the flower of destruction.

"I watched two fireworks displays today." He took a deep, blissful breath. "That was wonderful."

Everyone stared at Sikong Yan as if he were a complete madman.

Even the Supreme Elders of the Azure Flame Dao Palace who had followed him for many years were no exception.

Time seems to be frozen at this moment.

When the thick, oppressive smoke finally dissipated, what appeared before everyone's eyes was a terrifying abyss just like that of Canglan Mountain and Lingku Mountain.

The once glorious second-class Qiling Sect mountain gate is now just a bottomless pit, with its edges still collapsing and the sound of falling rocks echoing for a long time.

Sudden--

"That, that is..."

Someone pointed tremblingly to the center of the abyss.

There, a blurry figure still stands!

Everyone's heart clenched instantly, and even their breathing stopped.

Lei Wuji is still alive?!
How can this be? !
But the next moment, a breeze swept by, and his body began to weather away inch by inch.

From fingertips to torso, it gradually turned into ashes and scattered.

In the final moments, a hint of relief appeared on that ferocious face.

Sikong Yan put away his smile and said seriously, "If our normal breakthrough is interrupted, we will be injured and suffer a backlash at best, and die at worst, let alone sever our spirit."

After hearing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Standing at the edge, Lei Lie, who was completely out of place among the group, stared blankly at the spot where his master had vanished, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

His master perished here, as did all five Grand Elders and his only remaining relative, Lei Luo.

The once illustrious Golden Thunder Sect is now truly reduced to just him, all alone.

For a moment, he felt somewhat dazed, experiencing a mix of relief, fear, and above all, a profound emptiness.

"Everyone, let's thoroughly examine this abyss," Mo Xingjian's voice broke the silence first.

After looking around at everyone, he said with a solemn expression, "Everyone has seen the power of that corpse poison. No one can control it. If you are not careful, you will be playing with fire and getting burned."

"We must ensure that there are no remnants here, otherwise if any small sects come to explore in the future and get infected, it will be a disaster of the Eastern Region level."

Everyone nodded to show their understanding.

Sikong Yan picked at his ear and said, "Brother Cao, you don't need to speak so loudly, I can hear you."

Cao Zhengyang glanced at him indifferently, then nodded to the Taiqing Sect members and others, who all transformed into streaks of light and flew to various parts of the abyss.

The people from the Azure Flame Palace did the same, spreading out and each using their own methods to search for traces of corpse poison.

Sikong Yan did not act immediately, but instead slowly walked up to Lei Lie.

Upon seeing this, Lei Lie took a deep breath, took out an image stone from his pocket, and respectfully handed it over.

"Senior Sikong, thank you for letting me know the truth about Lei Luo's demise. This is a video recording of the entire process of my master and his group attacking the Liu family, which was agreed upon beforehand. Please take a look!"

Sikong Yan took the image stone and gently touched it with his fingertip.

Instantly, a series of bloody scenes were projected into the air—the scene of Lei Wuji leading five Supreme Elders to kill the Liu family.

"Well done." Sikong Yan nodded in satisfaction. "You chose the right path, avenging your brother and preventing yourself from becoming that kind of monster."

As he spoke, he patted Lei Lie on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I'll protect the Golden Thunder Sect from now on. I'll support you to become the sect leader."

"Thank you, senior." Lei Lie bowed deeply with gratitude.

Mo Xingjian remained silent.

He originally thought that Sikong Yan's mole in the Golden Thunder Sect was a Supreme Elder, but he didn't expect it to be Lei Lie.

Looking back now, it should have been obvious when Lei Lie used the fire rune to ambush Lei Wuji.

At this moment, Sikong Yan turned to Cao Zhengyang and said, "Brother Cao, do you have any objections? I didn't take a single penny from Tianji Sect."

Cao Zhengyang said calmly, "Whatever. But my Taiqing Sect still needs to go to the Jinlei Sect to check, in case there are still people who have turned into zombies. We must completely eliminate the hidden dangers."

“Of course.” Sikong Yan readily agreed, but then added meaningfully, “However, it seems that the Taiqing Sect still has a mummified corpse that hasn’t been disposed of.”

Cao Zhengyang's gaze darkened, and he said decisively, "After returning to the sect, I will personally settle this matter."

Sikong Yan nodded in satisfaction, and with a flash, disappeared into the abyss.

Cao Zhengyang glanced indifferently at Lei Lie, who was standing there dumbfounded, and then followed closely behind.

At this moment, Lei Lie stood on the edge of the ruins, looking at the devastated abyss, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

All the high-ranking members of the Golden Thunder Sect perished, and the Thunder Pool, which had been passed down for thousands of years, was also destroyed.

Even with Sikong Yan's support, how could he, with his mere early-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, possibly keep those covetous elders and hall masters in check?
They all talk a good game, but in the end, they still can't avoid being swallowed up. The best outcome is like the Azure Feather Immortal Sect, becoming a vassal of some other sect.

Rather than going through the trouble of dealing with this mess, it's better to just leave.

Thinking of this, Lei Lie's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

In terms of talent, he was once known as one of the three outstanding talents of the Eastern Region, along with Zhu He and Gui Ao.

Zhu He is now under the control of her master's sect, while Gui Ao is living a carefree life in the capital.

Since even the Ghost Mastiff can break free from its shackles, why should he remain confined to this broken world?

not to mention--

Lei Lie looked around. The Supreme Elder was right. He had no blood on his hands, but he was his master's true accomplice.

So many people have died tragically; if they continue to stay here, they will likely be plagued by nightmares every night.

However, when leaving, one must quietly take away all the rare and precious materials and magical techniques from each treasure vault.

From then on, he could rely on no one but himself.

"Crack!"

Just as Lei Lie was engrossed in his next plan, a thin arc of purplish-black electricity suddenly shot out from the ground not far away.

It pierced into Lei Lie's brow with lightning speed!
"what!"

Lei Lie was instantly shaken, and just as he let out a scream, his eyes went out of focus.

Deep within his consciousness, purplish-black lightning intertwined into a net, imprisoning his primordial spirit.

The next moment, that familiar nightmare voice echoed in his mind.

"My dear disciple, do you know why I always take you with me when I go hunting?"

"Master, Master, you...you're not dead?" Lei Lie's pupils shrank, and he screamed in disbelief.

"Die?" Lei Wuji's remnant soul let out a piercing laugh. "Didn't you almost kill me?"

Lei Lie suppressed his fear and said in a trembling voice, "I...I'm sorry, disciple...disciple didn't mean it."

"Of course you didn't do it on purpose—" Lei Wuji's voice suddenly turned cold, "It was intentional!"

The purplish-black lightning suddenly tightened, and Lei Lie felt as if his primordial spirit was about to be torn apart, causing him to let out a miserable howl.

"Why do you think I tolerated your underhanded schemes? Even after you absorbed the essence of two Supreme Elders, I didn't touch you?"

Lei Wuji asked in a mocking tone.

Lei Lie suddenly realized what was happening, and looking at the strange lightning patterns entangling his primordial spirit, his face turned deathly pale: "I...I'm the vessel you prepared for possession?"

“Smart,” Lei Wuji sneered, “No wonder you’re the good disciple I’ve raised for so many years, you really understand at a glance!”

Lei Lie's face immediately showed despair. He originally thought that he would be reborn, but he did not expect that everything had been planned by his master.

I'm still too inexperienced!

But the next moment, Lei Wuji suddenly changed his tone: "However, considering our past relationship as master and disciple, I can spare your life."

Lei Lie looked up in disbelief.

"This place is full of old fogies, their lifespans are numbered," Lei Wuji's remnant soul flickered. "Originally, you were the first choice, but now, there's a better option—"

“Zhou Qing?!” Lei Lie blurted out as if he had just realized something.

"Not bad!" Lei Wuji's voice was filled with greed. "That kid has reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm at such a young age. His vitality is so strong that ten of you can't compare!"

Lei Lie was not angry at all; on the contrary, he felt as if he had been granted a pardon: "Master is wise! This disciple will make the arrangements immediately. Three days, give this disciple three days, I guarantee—"

"At most one hour!" Lei Wuji interrupted sharply.

Lei Lie was startled; he hadn't expected his master to be in such a hurry.

In an instant, he seemed to understand something.

"It seems you've figured it out." Lei Wuji's voice carried the madness of someone on the verge of death.

"I'm not afraid to tell you, but my remnant soul is incomplete. If I can't find a new host within an hour..."

The lightning patterns suddenly surged, transforming into thousands of fine needles that pierced into Lei Lie's primordial spirit: "At worst, I'll settle for second best and possess your body!"

"Disciple understands! Disciple understands!" Lei Lie, his primordial spirit twisted in pain, hurriedly said, "Disciple will immediately find an opportunity to contact Zhou Qing!"

"Remember, you must approach him alone," Lei Wuji commanded. "His aptitude is exceptional; with a little training, I might be able to break through to the Spirit Severing Realm again." Lei Lie nodded repeatedly, but soon his primordial spirit was torn apart by excruciating pain.

"Your life is your own, don't always think about asking others for help," Lei Wuji warned with a cold laugh.

"You don't have the time, and I can control your words and actions at any time, so no one will notice anything unusual."

"Master, you've misunderstood!" Lei Lie forced a smile despite the excruciating pain. "This disciple was merely... thinking of how to subtly distract the others."

"That would be best." Lei Wen's expression softened slightly. "Go, and remember—"

You only have one hour.

Lei Wuji's voice gradually faded away. Lei Lie swallowed again, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and hurriedly headed towards the abyss below.

"They say it's better to die for a fellow Daoist than for me, Zhou Qing, I'm sorry!" Lei Lie muttered to himself as he quickly began searching.

……

Below the abyss, figures flew by at lightning speed, their immense divine senses sweeping across the scorched earth inch by inch, afraid of missing even the slightest trace of corpse poison.

Zhou Qingmou's [Dual Pupils] were operating at full power, and even the slightest fluctuations three zhang underground were clearly visible.

It just consumes too much spiritual energy.

There was no way around it; given Sikong Yan's modus operandi, it was hard to guarantee he wouldn't tamper with the corpse poison.

He had to ensure the area was completely clean, leaving no opportunity for anyone to take advantage.

"Junior Brother Zhou! Wait a moment!"

Just then, Lei Lie's urgent shouts came from behind.

Zhou Qing turned around and saw the last successor of the Golden Thunder Sect, dressed in rags and covered in blood, staggering toward him.

Looking at the young face that showed a mixture of fear and determination, Zhou Qing sighed inwardly.

In fact, everyone understands that the decline of the Golden Thunder Sect is inevitable.

But it must be said that this guy did realize his mistake and even severely injured Lei Wuji at a crucial moment.

"Senior Brother Lei, is there something you need?" Zhou Qing asked calmly.

Lei Lie stopped five steps away and suddenly bowed deeply: "There's something... I've actually been keeping it to myself for a long time."

Zhou Qing frowned.

Lei Lie's voice trembled, as if he had made a tremendous decision.

"Back then, during the battle at Lingku Mountain, when Du Kui and Luo Xue of your sect's Jin Yang Peak were fighting to the death against Sima Yaoji, I was actually in the shadows."

Zhou Qing's eyes narrowed involuntarily.

Lei Lie said sincerely, "To be honest, back then, when our three families formed an alliance to fight against the Qingyu Immortal Sect and the Tianji Sect, we should have helped each other. But my master gave a secret order..."

“I know that besides you, Zhu He from the Qingyu Immortal Sect is also here!” Before Lei Lie could finish speaking, Zhou Qing interrupted him expressionlessly, “You two sects are quite in sync.”

Lei Lie trembled, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He hadn't expected Zhou Qing to already know, and the words he had prepared were stuck in his throat.

“I understand that we have different positions.” Zhou Qing turned to leave, “but this apology is meaningless.”

A hint of anxiety flashed in Lei Lie's eyes, and he quickly took two steps forward: "Wait, there's something else you might not know—"

Zhou Qing paused, turning his head slightly.

Lei Lie gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and stepped forward, saying, "This is what Luo Xue left for you before she passed away."

Zhou Qing was stunned.

What Senior Sister Luo Xue left for me?

Even if he were to leave some for Du Kui or his senior brother Gao Xuan, it wouldn't be his turn to leave some for himself.

Zhou Qing did not believe him easily, but looked at him warily.

Lei Lie had no choice but to take another step forward subtly, and slowly open his palm while trying to appear calm.

"Crack!"

The next moment, a purple-black arc of electricity suddenly erupted!

So fast that even the afterimage was not visible, the cold energy instantly entered Zhou Qing's brow.

Zhou Qing's body suddenly stiffened, and the look in his eyes immediately froze.

Lei Lie breathed a long sigh of relief, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

He cautiously looked around, and after confirming that no one was paying attention, he quickly withdrew.

"Zhou Qing, this is your fate," Lei Lie murmured softly, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes, but quickly replaced by resolve. "It's also my fate!"

Meanwhile, Zhou Qingshi was in the sea—

"Hahaha! It's done! It's done!"

Lei Wuji's remnant soul manifested with a maniacal laugh, its purplish-black soul twisting and shifting within the vast sea of ​​consciousness.

Looking at the boundless primordial spirit space before him, he could no longer contain his excitement and transformed into a bolt of lightning, rushing straight to the center of his sea of ​​consciousness.

There, Zhou Qing's primordial spirit sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.

"What a perfect body!" Lei Wuji licked his lips greedily. "Wait for me..."

The words stopped abruptly.

Lei Wuji's remnant soul suddenly froze in mid-air, and his purplish-black soul body trembled violently.

He stared wide-eyed, looking incredulously behind the primordial spirit—

A four-colored exotic flower floats quietly, each petal flowing with a completely different rhythm of the Great Dao.

Silver, red, blue, and gold light intertwined, forming an insurmountable barrier around the primordial spirit.

Especially since a golden Dao seed seemed to be floating at the flower's stamen, the aura it emitted made even his remnant soul tremble.

"Four flowers gathering at the top?!" After a brief moment of stunned silence, Lei Wuji screamed in shock, "So it was you who caused the celestial phenomenon back then!"

"How can this be!"

"You clearly swore an oath to Heaven, saying you weren't Sanhua."

Lei Wuji had just finished speaking when he suddenly realized what was going on.

Yes, Zhou Qing wasn't lying; he didn't have the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top!

Damn, he's got four flowers at the top!
At that moment, Zhou Qing's primordial spirit opened its eyes, a playful smile on its lips.

"Senior Lei, I must say, you are the toughest person I have ever met, even harder to kill than those two Spirit Severing Realm cultivators from the Yan family."

Although Lei Wuji did not understand the deeper meaning of the words, he was quickly overwhelmed with joy.

"Four flowers gathered at the top, excellent! Unprecedented and unparalleled, having seized your Dao body, this old man will surely—"

"Om-"

Before he could finish speaking, the four-colored flowers that were originally rooted in his sea of ​​consciousness suddenly burst into dazzling light.

The four colors of Daoist energy intertwined into a net, instantly severing the remnant soul into fragments.

The last thing Lei Wuji saw was the mocking curve of Zhou Qingyuan's lips.

"Trying to possess me? You could easily find any elder from the Azure Flame Dao Palace and have a higher success rate than this!"

Zhou Qing shook his head helplessly.

But soon, as those fragments of remnant souls fell into his sea of ​​consciousness, a fresh understanding of severing one's spirit quietly emerged.

Zhou Qing was taken aback, but soon his face lit up with surprise, and his primordial spirit quickly closed his eyes to sense it.

"This is a truly thoughtful gift."

Zhou Qing remembered that the last time it came to possess him was the old Peng King, whose body had become a spirit.

As a result, he was left with a valuable item like the "Emperor's Scripture".

He twice used Xuan Yuanshuo's help to unleash a strike at the Spirit Severing Realm.

With this newfound understanding, he will surely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort when he one day severs his spiritual essence.

And so, time passed little by little.

Deep within the abyss, the group finally completed their exploration.

As the Taiqing Sect members gathered one after another, Mo Xingjian glanced around and immediately noticed Zhou Qing, who was standing quietly with his eyes closed. He frowned slightly and quickly stepped forward.

"Old Four, are you okay?"

Zhou Qing slowly opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face, and said, "It's alright, let's go!"

Soon, the people from the two sects met up.

Lei Lie, standing at the edge of the crowd, secretly sized up Zhou Qing, his eyes filled with unease.

After much hesitation, he finally gritted his teeth and transmitted his voice: "Master?"

Snapped!
A crisp slapping sound suddenly rang out.

Before anyone could react, Zhou Qing appeared in front of Lei Lie like a ghost and slapped him away with a palm strike.

Several bloody teeth traced arcs in the air before Lei Lie crashed heavily against the rock wall, sending shards of rock flying.

"Zhou Qing, you—"

Before anyone could gasp in surprise, Zhou Qing's feet flashed with silver light, and he instantly teleported in front of Lei Lie, grabbing him by the neck and lifting him up.

Behind him, a phantom of a Suanni roared to the sky, while Zhou Qing's palm crackled with lightning, his eyes filled with killing intent.

Lei Lie's eyes widened, and under Zhou Qing's icy gaze, he finally realized something. He struggled and screamed, "You...you're Zhou Qing?! Not Master?!"

"Did I disappoint you?" Zhou Qing's voice was frighteningly calm.

"I'm sorry! I was forced into it!" Lei Lie's face was deathly pale. "He controlled me, I had no choice—"

"Pretending to apologize? I find people like you the most disgusting."

Zhou Qing suddenly leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Even if you were to refine a Blood Phoenix Tribulation Crystal, I would still find it disgusting."

Everyone watching this scene was confused about what had happened, but they could still tell that Zhou Qing was very angry.

And it's a very serious one!

Sikong Yan shouted even louder, "Hey Zhou Qing, even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner! I've already promised to protect the Golden Thunder Sect, so give them some face—"

"boom!"

Golden flames shot into the sky!

Zhou Qing's left hand was already pressed on Lei Lie's crown, and the violent soul-searching power directly crushed his sea of ​​consciousness.

By searching the souls, it was ensured that no other remnant souls of Lei Wuji could escape, and Lei Lie's primordial spirit was devoured by the Golden Crow True Fire as soon as it escaped.

They vanished into nothingness amidst desperate screams.

Zhou Qing shook the sparks off his hands, looked at Sikong Yan, and said coldly, "Lei Lie's most naive thing is that he thinks your face is very valuable."

"Hahaha!" Sikong Yan laughed instead of being angry after seeing Zhou Qing kill Lei Lie so decisively, his eyes even flashing with excitement.

He clapped his hands and walked forward, looking at Zhou Qing with admiration: "Among the younger generation, you understand me the most!"

Zhou Qing sneered inwardly.

I understand you better than you think, Number Seven!

Then, Sikong Yan shrugged and sighed with feigned regret, "This guy was originally left behind to take the blame. The deaths of the Fifth Prince, the Liu family, Consort Ying, and others need to be accounted for."

He changed the subject, a sly glint in his eyes: "But it doesn't matter, Lei Wuji has more than just Lei Lie as his personal disciple, we can just support another one to take the position!"

After saying that, he looked at Cao Zhengyang and said in a relaxed tone, "Since we're all here, why don't we go to the Golden Thunder Sect to check it out again?"

Cao Zhengyang naturally nodded in agreement.

His biggest worry was that there were still traces of corpse poison remaining at the Golden Thunder Sect.

(End of this chapter)