The powerhouses from the three holy lands died one after another at the hands of the Qin Sword Immortal.
Blood rain flew in the air.
It was utterly tragic.
The Qin Sword Immortal stretched out his right hand. The Soul Extinguishing Needle fell into his palm. Then he stored it in his spatial ring.
“Junior brother, you are still the capable one,” the Wine Sword Immortal said with a face full of admiration.
“It is not me who is capable, but rather this thing.” The Qin Sword Immortal raised the God-Beating Whip in his hand.
The Wine Sword Immortal looked puzzled: “This whip is…”
“It is that young man who lent it to me.” The Qin Sword Immortal pointed at Ye Qiu. Then his eyes fixed on the God-Beating Whip. He turned it over and over, examining it, and said: “Strange, this wooden whip looks utterly ordinary, yet its power is astonishingly great.”
“Could it be a holy artefact?” the Wine Sword Immortal asked.
“It does not seem like a holy artefact.” The Qin Sword Immortal said: “That young man told me earlier that this whip can lash a powerhouse one realm higher. I did not believe him at first. Only after striking did I realise he spoke the truth.”
“During the fight just now, with one lash, I bound Feng Yan and Yang Changdong. Without that, they would not have died so quickly.”
“This whip is truly a fine treasure!”
The Qin Sword Immortal had a strong intuition. With this whip in hand, he dared to clash with a Saint-level powerhouse.
The Wine Sword Immortal laughed: “That young man has quite a few treasures. Earlier, he gave me a leaf of divine medicine and a Pseudo-Saint Pill. That is why I could recover my physical body so quickly.”
“He has a Pseudo-Saint Pill?” The Qin Sword Immortal felt incredulous and asked: “What exactly is that young man’s background?”
The Wine Sword Immortal said: “I do not know his exact origins. I heard from Yun Xi that the young man slaughtered the holy sons of several major sects.”
“I was puzzled earlier. He is only at the Golden Core realm. How could he kill Lin Tian and the others?”
“Now I understand. It must be this whip that helped him greatly.”
The Qin Sword Immortal glanced at Ye Qiu and said to the Wine Sword Immortal: “Senior brother, that young man is young, yet he dares to strike down the holy sons of top sects in the Eastern Wastelands. It shows he has considerable courage. A talent like this should be brought into our Qingyun Sword Sect.”
The Wine Sword Immortal nodded: “I have the same intention.”
Then the two returned to the ground.
“Here, back to you.”
The Qin Sword Immortal tossed the God-Beating Whip to Ye Qiu and said: “Many thanks to your help. Otherwise, I fear my senior brother and I would not have escaped unscathed.”
“Please accept my bow.”
After speaking, the Qin Sword Immortal bowed to Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu said politely: “It was just a small effort. Senior, there is no need to be so formal.”
“What is your name?” the Qin Sword Immortal asked.
Ye Qiu replied: “This junior is Ye Changsheng.”
“Changsheng, tell me, which sect do you belong to?” The Qin Sword Immortal’s tone was very warm.
Ye Qiu said: “To be honest, this junior is merely a lone cultivator, with no sect or school.”
The Qin Sword Immortal pressed: “By the way, where did you obtain that whip of yours? Is it a holy artefact?”
Ye Qiu said: “This wooden whip was something I obtained by chance. I am not sure if it is a holy artefact.”
After speaking, Ye Qiu put the God-Beating Whip into his universe pouch.
The Qin Sword Immortal said: “Changsheng, today we owe much to you. Without your help, the consequences would have been dire. I wonder if you have any interest in our Qingyun Sword Sect?”
What did he mean?
He also wanted me to join the Qingyun Sword Sect?
The Qin Sword Immortal continued: “It is like this. I admire you greatly and intend to take you as my disciple. Would you be willing to enter my tutelage?”
Ye Qiu looked surprised.
“Little brat, agree quickly,” Master Changmei said in a low voice. “He is not only an elder of the Qingyun Sword Sect but will become a Saint-level powerhouse in the future. With such a great backer, who would dare to provoke you afterwards?”
The Wine Sword Immortal followed: “The Qin Sword Immortal is my junior brother and has no disciples yet. If you enter his tutelage, he will surely teach you everything he knows.”
The Qin Sword Immortal looked at Ye Qiu with a beaming smile. In his view, Ye Qiu had no reason to refuse him.
Who would have thought Ye Qiu would say: “Many thanks to senior’s favour. This junior is grateful but must decline.”
The smile on the Qin Sword Immortal’s face froze: “Changsheng, why?”
He could not understand. This was a dream opportunity. Why would Ye Qiu give it up?
One must know that countless cultivators in the world dreamed of entering the Qingyun Sword Sect. To be taken as a disciple by him personally would be like smoke rising from one’s ancestral grave. Why would Ye Qiu refuse?
Ye Qiu said: “This junior is merely a lone cultivator and has no plans to take a master for the time being. It is this junior’s lack of insight. I hope senior will not take offence.”
What a pity!
“Alas…”
The Qin Sword Immortal let out a long sigh and said: “Changsheng, since you are unwilling to take me as your master, I will not force you.”
“I will remember today’s grace in my heart. If you ever need my help in the future, just come to the Qingyun Sword Sect to find me.”
“Be it mountains of blades or seas of fire, I will not shirk my duty!”
Ye Qiu bowed to the Qin Sword Immortal: “Many thanks, senior.”
The Qin Sword Immortal turned. With a wave of his hand, the shattered ancient qin on the ground was collected into his spatial ring. Then he said to the Wine Sword Immortal and Yun Xi: “Senior brother, Yun Xi, I will take my leave first. The ancient qin is damaged. I must return to repair it.”
“Very well,” Yun Xi nodded.
The Wine Sword Immortal cautioned: “Be careful on the road.”
The Qin Sword Immortal nodded. Then he said to Ye Qiu: “Changsheng, we part here. Take good care of yourself.”
As his words fell, the Qin Sword Immortal’s figure flashed and quickly vanished from everyone’s sight.
As soon as he left, the Wine Sword Immortal said: “That ancient qin has accompanied my junior brother for over a thousand years. It is like his closest brother. Today, the qin is unfortunately damaged. My junior brother must be very heartbroken.”
“I hope my junior brother repairs the qin soon.”
After speaking, the Wine Sword Immortal’s gaze fell on Ye Qiu. With a face full of smiles, he said: “Changsheng, would you be willing to come with this old man to the Qingyun Sword Sect? I can make you a holy son.”
Ye Qiu refused again: “Thank you, senior. It is just that this junior has always been free-spirited and fears he cannot endure the sect’s rules. So for now, I have no thoughts of joining a sect.”
The Wine Sword Immortal persuaded: “Changsheng, I think it would be better for you to come with me to the Qingyun Sword Sect.”
“You killed Huangfu Qi and the others this time. If the people from the three holy lands, the Yin-Yang Sect, and the Mending Heaven Sect learn of it, they will surely hunt you down.”
“If you join our Qingyun Sword Sect, with the sect’s protection, the other sects will not dare to move against you easily.”
“Moreover, even if you do not think of yourself, you should consider your friends.”
“Do you want them to follow you and be hunted all the way, living a life of hiding and fleeing?”
The Wine Sword Immortal’s words struck at the heart of Master Changmei. Master Changmei said: “I think the senior speaks correctly. Little brat, do not hesitate any longer. Let us go to the Qingyun Sword Sect right now.”
Ye Qiu was unwilling to join the Qingyun Sword Sect and also unwilling for Fairy Baihua and the others to follow him in a life of hiding and fleeing. After thinking for a moment, he said to the Wine Sword Immortal: “Senior, could we speak privately for a moment?”
