The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 321 You dare to hurt my senior sister? How do you want to die? (6k)

Upon hearing this, Luo Lingling looked up, a mocking smile playing on her blood-stained lips: "Trying to be a hero and save the damsel in distress?"

She forced herself to stand up, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth. "Save your breath. With your cultivation level, you can't even last three breaths."

Bai He did not turn around, but his voice was unusually firm: "I still have the life-saving dragon talisman bestowed by my father, which can at least hold them off for half a quarter of an hour."

This time, Luo Lingling didn't speak, but stared quietly at his back, taking a serious look at this man who had been persistently pestering her for the first time.

Sunlight filtered through the cracks in the mountain, casting dappled shadows on him and giving the usually carefree prince a touch of solemnity.

Her eyes flickered slightly, but she quickly lowered her head and rummaged through her storage bag with her only remaining arm.

Immediately afterwards, a cold box was taken out.

The Blood Burning Pill can unleash three times the combat power, but the side effect is that it will damage the heart meridian and drop one realm, making it impossible to cultivate back up for at least five hundred years.

And there's only one!
Luo Lingling looked at the white crane, slowly hid the pill, and couldn't help but smile.

"You know my personality; I've always been cautious. I'm sorry about this!" Luo Lingling suddenly said.

Bai He turned around in confusion, only to find that Luo Lingling's body was gradually becoming transparent, like faded paper.

He was taken aback, then immediately realized: "A paper figure?"

Luo Lingling nodded, a hint of smugness on her lips: "You're quite clever. You managed to fall into the same trap several times in a row. It seems my paper doll technique has improved quite a bit."

Bai He laughed, without a trace of anger. Instead, he let out a long sigh of relief: "So, you're still in that riverside cave, and you haven't come out at all?"

"Nonsense!" Luo Lingling rolled her eyes. "I'm the kind of person who thinks ten steps ahead for every one step I take. How could I be as reckless as you? You can go now. I'm going to use my remaining strength to play a good game with them!"

Bai He looked at her and was speechless for a moment.

This woman's level of caution is simply outrageous.

"Hurry up, stop dawdling like a woman, they're coming soon!" Luo Lingling urged.

Baihe nodded: "Where shall we meet after that?"

"That depends on luck, but my main body has already left the riverbank. Let's meet again when we have the chance. Let's go!"

After Luo Lingling finished speaking, her figure became even more transparent.

The white crane gave her a deep look, then turned and leaped away at lightning speed.

Under the shadow of the setting sun, his figure rose and fell among the jagged rocks a few times before quickly disappearing from sight.

After watching his figure completely disappear, Luo Lingling's previously transparent form strangely solidified.

She looked down at her hands, which had become clear again, and a bitter smile appeared on her lips.

"You saved my life in the fiery crevice, so we're even now!"

She murmured to herself, then turned to face the entrance to the mountain crevice, took out the scarlet Blood Burning Pill from her bosom again, her eyes filled with determination.

"Hopefully this thing is as powerful as the rumors say."

Just as she was about to put the pill into her mouth, a figure suddenly emerged from the rock wall behind her and grabbed her wrist!

"I knew it!" Bai He's voice boomed in my ear. "Is this interesting?"

Luo Lingling's pupils contracted sharply, and she turned her head in disbelief: "You...you didn't leave?"

With unprecedented rage on his face, Bai He snatched the Blood Burning Pill from her hand.

"Paper doll technique? Ha, I should have known. With your caution, how could you possibly let a paper doll carry a real body storage bag!"

"Give it back to me!" Luo Lingling reached out to grab it, but Bai He easily dodged it.

The white crane gazed silently at her blood-stained face, its voice gentler than ever before.

"I promised to protect you for life, how could I go back on my word?"

He gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. "Ling'er, I know that because of my status, you have never truly respected me, but I am Bai He."

Before he finished speaking, he turned around abruptly and shielded Luo Lingling behind him.

Because the sound of hurried footsteps could be heard coming from outside the mountain crevice.

Six terrifying auras were rapidly approaching, and Xue Wuyai's chilling voice could be clearly heard:
"Found them!"

Without hesitation, Baihe brought the pill to his lips: "Remember, my name is not Xuanyuanhe, my name is Baihe!"

Luo Lingling's eyes were bloodshot, but she was too late to stop it.

At this critical moment——

"Wow—!"

A cry that could pierce through gold and split rocks resounded through the sky!

The entire mountain shook violently, and the rock walls exploded with a deafening roar!
In the blinding golden light, a golden-winged roc with a wingspan of tens of feet swooped down, its sharp claws tearing the mountain wall apart!
The white crane retreated in fright, instinctively protecting Luo Lingling even more tightly.

He had never seen such a magnificent and ferocious bird in this dojo, with each golden feather swirling with heart-stopping runes.

Its wings spread wide, blotting out the sky, and the oppressive aura it exuded made him tremble.

Luo Lingling's pupils suddenly contracted.

Why does this Golden Roc look so familiar?

"How do you want to die?"

The next moment, the golden-winged roc spoke in human language, carrying an undeniable majesty.

Upon hearing that slightly familiar voice, Luo Lingling looked on in disbelief and instinctively took a step forward.

She remembered that during the Five Sects War, she was surrounded on Canglan Mountain by Li Hanshan and Yu Ziqi, two of the most outstanding talents of the Cangyan Dao Palace.

To avoid worrying Lao Mo and the others, and even more so to prevent the war from escalating because of her, she specifically sent the paper figure back to report that everything was alright.

Unexpectedly, Lao Mo and his men noticed and rushed to the rescue with Xiao Aqing and Sanhuzi.

At that time, before the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators had even entered the fray, several elders of the Azure Flame Dao Palace lay in ambush on the outskirts of Azure Lan Mountain, waiting for the Taiqing Sect to break the rules first.

Thus, they could take advantage of the situation to make their move.

Unexpectedly, the sudden appearance of several powerful beings at the Spirit Severing Realm to vie for the Old Peng King's inheritance gave her a glimmer of hope.

Later, Xiao Aqing was possessed by the old Peng King, whose body had become a spirit. If it weren't for the special nature of the Four Flowers Gathering at the Top, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

The old Peng King's attempt to steal a chicken backfired, leaving behind the Golden-Winged Roc Clan's bloodline supernatural power, the "Emperor's Scripture."

At that time, Xiao Aqing insisted on sharing this supernatural ability with her, Lao Mo, and Sanhuzi.

Unfortunately, this technique cannot be explained in words and requires the essence of the Peng clan to cultivate, so in the end, the plan had to be abandoned.

"Let's take this opportunity and go!" Upon seeing this, Bai He quickly put away the Blood Burning Pill, grabbed Luo Lingling, and tried to escape.

Luo Lingling remained motionless, tentatively calling out softly, "Little Aqing?"

The Golden-Winged Roc slowly turned its head, and its sharp golden pupils softened considerably upon hearing the call.

Seeing that familiar face, Zhou Qing's heart finally settled down—thankfully, she made it in time!
He had just broken through to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage and had not yet had time to stabilize his realm. When he expanded his divine sense, he unexpectedly sensed the danger here and rushed over without hesitation.

"Senior sister, leave the rest to me!" Zhou Qing's voice came through the Golden Roc's body.

The familiar tone sent a shiver down Luo Lingling's spine, and tears welled up in her eyes instantly.

It really is Xiao Aqing!

But how is this possible?

How did he end up at the Primordial Dojo?
What shocked her even more was the terrifying aura that made her tremble – when they parted years ago, he was only at the Nascent Soul stage!
Is the "Four Flowers Gathering at the Top" really that terrifying?

The white crane, still bearing the label "Brother-in-law" above its head, was equally dumbfounded: "Zhou Qing?"

At this moment, Zhou Qing's gaze fell on Luo Lingling's blood-stained clothes, and his killing intent surged instantly.

The golden-winged roc roared to the sky, its eyes suddenly falling on the six wary men.

"die!"

With a roar, Zhou Qing's Golden Roc form transformed into golden lightning and appeared in front of Xue Wuyai in an instant.

Before the Blood Fiend Sect's Grand Elder could even react, he was pierced through the chest by a claw!
"puff--"

Xue Wuyai looked down in disbelief at the large, bowl-sized hole in his chest.

He's at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage! How could he not even withstand a single move?
"Senior brother!" Xue Wuhen's eyes were bloodshot, and he summoned the Blood Fiend Banner, ready to fight to the death.

With a flap of its golden wings, Zhou Qing unleashed a torrent of golden feathers.

The Blood Fiend Banner was instantly riddled with holes, and Xue Wuhen was also riddled with bullets and collapsed to the ground.

"Run!" Styx was terrified and turned to flee.

"Trying to leave? Too late!" Zhou Qing sneered, and the Golden Roc's true form quickly split into six afterimages.

One of them caught up with Styx and crushed its head with a single claw!

"Ah!" Mingye screamed in agony, desperately urging the Netherworld Ghost Mist to protect his body.

Zhou Qing, transformed into a golden roc, opened his mouth and spewed out golden crow flames. The ghostly mist in the netherworld, like snow meeting the blazing sun, melted away instantly.

Mingye was also reduced to ashes in the golden flames, and even his primordial spirit could not escape.

The remaining two were already terrified and fled in different directions.

Zhou Qing flapped his wings, causing space to distort.

Golden ripples spread out, and the two of them felt as if they were stuck in quagmire, their movements instantly slowing down.

"Destroy!"

With a soft shout, the golden ripples suddenly contracted.

The two Great Perfection experts were instantly crushed into a bloody mist by the power of space!
From the moment Zhou Qing made his move to the moment it ended, it took no more than ten breaths.

The six supreme elders who were renowned throughout the southwest region were slaughtered like chickens and dogs!

This is the ultimate boost that the Four Flowers Gathering at the Top brings him.

After doing all this, Zhou Qing returned to human form and waved his hand to put away the six storage rings.

As he turned around, a figure rushed over and hugged him tightly.

Zhou Qing was stunned.

"My little Aqing, you've finally grown up!" Luo Lingling hugged him tightly and exclaimed happily.

Zhou Qing smiled warmly and gently patted his senior sister's back: "You've been away for more than ten years. How could I not grow up?"

[Heart Judgment Points +9]

At this moment, Baihe walked over with a complicated expression, still unable to believe what she was seeing.

Six Nascent Soul Realm cultivators at the Great Perfection stage were dealt with by Zhou Qing as easily as chopping melons and vegetables?
Has he already broken through to the Spirit Severing Realm?
At that moment, the note above his head, "Brother-in-law," suddenly flashed and changed, finally settling on "Respected Brother-in-law."

"Brother Zhou, you..." Bai He looked at Zhou Qing, not knowing what to say for a moment.

He never imagined that the boy he had helped back then, who had set up a teleportation array to help him escape, would have grown to such an extent.

Zhou Qing looked at him as well, his gaze lingering for a moment on his thick, caterpillar-like eyebrows. "Brother Baihe, you are a very responsible person. I was right about you!"

Baihe smiled憨厚ly and scratched his head: "Isn't this what I should do?"

Zhou Qing nodded slightly, then turned to Luo Lingling and said gently, "Senior Sister, you are injured. Let's go to the cave over there to heal your wounds first."

Luo Lingling nodded, then looked at Bai He and held out her hand: "Give it to me."

Bai He was taken aback: "What?"

"Blood Burning Pill," Luo Lingling said seriously, "I only have this one, so I have to keep it just in case."

Bai He quickly and carefully returned the scarlet pill to her.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing shook his head helplessly, and with a flick of his body, he transformed into a golden-winged roc once more: "Come on, I'll take you there."

Then, the enormous golden roc spread its wings and carried the two of them to the inverted mountain range fifty miles away...

At this moment, at the entrance of the cave suspended above the mountain, Lu Yaoyao was anxiously waiting, holding the old hen.

Just after her father broke through, before she could even congratulate him, Zhou Qing's expression changed drastically. He left only the words "Wait here" and then disappeared.

"What on earth happened..." Lu Yaoyao muttered to herself, constantly looking into the distance.

Suddenly, the old hen started clucking excitedly.

At that moment, Lu Yaoyao also saw a golden-winged roc flying towards them.

When she saw the figure on Peng's back, she immediately understood. She jumped up excitedly and waved frantically, "Senior Sister Luo! Senior Sister Luo!"

……

Ten days later!
Luo Lingling and Bai He have fully recovered from their injuries.

The storage bags of the Nascent Soul Grand Perfection experts that Zhou Qing killed contained all kinds of healing pills, all of superior quality.

After many years, Luo Lingling couldn't wait to see her relatives again and asked about the sect's recent situation, especially about the news of Lao Mo and Yan Xiaohu.

When she heard that only the Taiqing Sect and the Cangyan Dao Palace remained standing in the Eastern Region, she was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a long time.

"This change in the situation is too fast," she muttered to herself, somewhat incredulous.

Unable to contain her curiosity, she pulled Zhou Qing aside and pressed him for details.

Before Zhou Qing could speak, Lu Yaoyao volunteered to tell the story.

From the Five Sects War to the rise of the Taiqing Sect, and then to the successive annihilation of the other three sects, the young girl spoke with great enthusiasm and vivid detail.

Luo Lingling grew increasingly alarmed as she listened, her almond-shaped eyes widening in shock.

After Lu Yaoyao finished speaking, she sighed sadly, suddenly feeling as if seven days in the mountains had passed in the world for a thousand years.

I still remember that during the Five Sects War, she was on the Cangyan Dao Palace's kill list along with her senior brother, Gui Ao, and others.

After she broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, she was removed from the list—at that time, Nascent Soul cultivators had not yet entered the fray, and the war was still under control.

Later, a white crane brought her congratulatory gifts, and she hurriedly left, remaining at this ruin until today.

If it weren't for Xiao Aqing's timely appearance, she would probably be dead by now.

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she looked Zhou Qing over carefully, then turned to Bai He and said, "Go out and keep watch, be careful that no one gets close."

Bai He thought to himself: With a killing god like Zhou Qing around, who would dare to come over?
But he wisely withdrew from the cave.

Luo Lingling then looked at Lu Yaoyao.

The girl understood, playfully sticking out her tongue, knowing that the two must have something important to talk about, so she picked up the old hen and followed them out.

Even after the two left, Luo Lingling was still worried, so she set up a soundproof barrier and pasted several soundproofing talismans.

Then he pulled Zhou Qing down to sit and asked in a telepathic voice, "Little Qing, your Four Flowers Gathering at the Top is too amazing! It's only been a short time, and you've already reached the Great Perfection of the Divine Transformation Realm."

Her eyes gleamed with amazement, “Everyone says that the starting point for the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top is the Spirit Severing Realm, but your Four Flowers... I can’t even imagine what you will achieve in the future.”

Zhou Qing smiled faintly upon hearing this.

Indeed, the Four Flowers Gathering at the Top endowed him with extraordinary comprehension and saved him from danger on several occasions.

It was precisely because of this talent that he was able to quickly master unique skills such as "Silver Dragon Hand" and "Silver Dragon Step".

Later, top-tier supernatural abilities such as the "Golden Crow Burning Sky Scripture," "Thunderstorm Starfall Killing," and "Emperor's Glory Scripture" were only successfully cultivated because the spirituality in the blood essence was suppressed by the four-colored rare flowers.

There's also the shattering of the Golden Core stage, Xuan Yuan Shuo's soul search, and the two possessions by the Old Peng King and Lei Wuji.

As they chatted, the topic turned to the current situation of the sect.

Zhou Qing recounted in detail how his master and senior uncles broke through to the Great Perfection, how Canglong Zhenren transformed into the Ghost Emperor, and how two members of the Lu family who had severed their spiritual essence joined the family.

Luo Lingling was speechless and kept asking for details.

"It really is..." Luo Lingling sighed again after hearing this, "How times have changed."

Zhou Qing did not ask his senior sister about her experiences over the years.

Through the previous soul search of Fang Hanyue and the current conversation, he has a general understanding of the situation.

"Second Senior Sister," he suddenly said seriously, "Let's go home after we leave this place. Master misses you very much."

Luo Lingling's eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled, "Alright, it's indeed time to go back and take a look."

But soon his face showed worry: "There are at least a dozen Nascent Soul Realm Great Perfection cultivators guarding the entrance, so we can't get out at all."

In fact, she had been secretly using paper figures to spy on others for the past few years, but the chances of escaping were extremely slim.

Zhou Qing smiled calmly: "If anyone tries to stop me, just kill them."

Sensing the chilling killing intent, Luo Lingling was first taken aback, then recalled the scene a few days ago when he slaughtered six Great Perfection cultivators like dogs.

However, six people are different from more than a dozen people; adding even one more person can change the situation.

What's more, this time there are also these burdens.

Furthermore, within this Primordial Dojo, you can transform into a Golden Roc, wielding control over the sky and gaining a certain advantage.

But things are different outside; the enemy can also fight in mid-air.

Seemingly sensing Luo Lingling's worry, Zhou Qing said softly, "Senior Sister, you are now in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. If a dozen or so early-stage Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were to surround and kill you, would you be afraid?"

Luo Lingling was stunned, then her face was filled with disbelief: "In your eyes, those Great Perfection realms are already..."

“That’s true,” Zhou Qing said proudly. “We need to be cautious before we break through, but right now, we’re nothing but a chicken and a dog.”

A look of pride flashed in Luo Lingling's eyes. If that was the case, what did she have to fear?

“But before that,” Zhou Qing changed the subject, “I want to see the restrictions that the Hunyuan Sect and the Jiehuo Hall are currently breaking.”

Luo Lingling thought for a moment and said, "I roughly know where they are breaking through right now. Those restrictions are very strong, and..."

Before Luo Lingling could finish speaking, her pupils suddenly contracted as she stared intently at the dense spiritual seals covering Zhou Qing's body, each one flowing with profound runes.

These spiritual imprints moved through the void like living things, intertwining to form a complex web.

"A level three array master?" Her voice trembled slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief. "When did you..."

Zhou Qing smiled slightly: "Didn't you say you were coming to Haomiao Prefecture? So I came to find you and stayed at the Baiyu Taixu Academy here for a while, and learned something along the way."

"By the way?" Luo Lingling almost bit her tongue.

You should know that in the entire Holy Martial Dynasty, across eight prefectures and seventy-two counties, there are only two level-three formation masters.

Moreover, she remembered that Lin Daochen, the master of Baiyu Taixu Academy, was a level two array master who had spent his entire life preparing to advance to level three.

You just casually said "by the way"?
Can the "Four Flowers Gathering at the Top" technique really transform a person like this?

But soon, her shock turned into relief.

Luo Lingling stood on tiptoe and vigorously ruffled Zhou Qing's hair: "Good lad, your senior sister is really a little envious of you now!"

Zhou Qing smiled smugly.

However, the next second, her expression suddenly turned serious: "Then we definitely can't go."

"Why?" Zhou Qing frowned slightly.

Luo Lingling took a deep breath, her gaze becoming profound: "Haven't you noticed that all the demonic beasts in this ruin are very strange?"

Seeing Zhou Qing remain silent, she continued, "Every demonic beast here is filled with a savage and bloodthirsty aura; any one you encounter is at the level of a demon king."

“And those sleeping at the bottom of the River of Reversal,” she lowered her voice unconsciously, “are even demon emperors at the half-step Spirit Severing Realm.”

Zhou Qing's heart skipped a beat: "What does Senior Sister mean?"

“There is a true Demon Emperor here, and there is very likely more than one!” Luo Lingling said, enunciating each word clearly, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes.

"And it's very likely that it's within the very restriction that the Hunyuan Sect is currently breaking!"

She and the white crane were the first people to discover this site.

She originally planned to invite her sect to explore together, but considering the extreme danger of this place and her usual cautious nature, she decided to explore it on her own first before sharing the findings with the sect.

Unexpectedly, they were discovered and trapped by the people of the Thirteen Sects.

“Moreover, there is more than one place here with extremely powerful restrictions.” Luo Lingling’s voice grew softer and softer. “The place with the restriction that they broke is what I call the ‘Demon Nest’.”

Zhou Qing frowned: "A demon's lair?"

“That’s right.” Luo Lingling nodded. “There are piles of demon king’s bones all around there.”

“What’s even stranger is that I once witnessed a demon king whose lifespan was about to end go there to pass away.”

"Just like... just like our Eastern Region's Spirit Skull Mountain."

Zhou Qing's pupils contracted slightly.

Spirit Skull Mountain is littered with corpses. Whether it's a demon beast or an ordinary wild animal, they all go there to die and find peace.

Previously, people from all sects were puzzled and couldn't find out the reason.

It was Lu Yaoyao who led him there. Under the full moon, they used lightning-based magic to open the entrance, only to discover that there was a unique space below.

The dried-up natural thunder pool, the bones of a Suanni with half-pure blood and reaching the late stage of the Spirit Slaying Realm, and... the array inheritance of Senior Xuan Qingzi.

"It's understandable if one place is like this, but several forbidden areas are like this."

Luo Lingling continued, "You might not be able to tell anything from the remains now, but I saw with my own eyes that the essence and blood of that newly deceased demon king were drying up at a visible speed."

"Then it transformed into wisps of red energy and disappeared into the cave behind the barrier, as if... as if it were nurturing something."

Zhou Qing frowned even more deeply; this was indeed somewhat unusual.

"Therefore, no matter how many Nascent Soul Realm demon king corpses were laid out there, I didn't dare to pick them up."

"Furthermore, this area is a no-fly zone," Luo Lingling said thoughtfully, "I suspect that this Primordial Immortal is very likely a demon emperor, and a bird at that."

This bold guess made Zhou Qing's breath catch in his throat.

If what Senior Sister said is true, then the actions of the Hunyuan Sect and the Jiehuo Hall are tantamount to courting death.

(End of this chapter)