“Thud!”
The Chaos Holy Land disciple knelt on the ground and begged Wu Qinghao: “Divine Son, please do not cripple my cultivation. I have cultivated for hundreds of years and only managed to reach this level with great difficulty…”
Wu Qinghao interrupted him: “Relax. I will not cripple your cultivation.”
When the disciple heard this, he quickly kowtowed to Wu Qinghao: “Thank you, Divine Son.”
Bang!
Wu Qinghao suddenly struck out, slamming a fierce palm directly onto the disciple’s forehead.
In an instant, the disciple’s forehead split open, brains splattered everywhere.
He died on the spot!
Ye Qiu raised an eyebrow. He had only wanted to cripple the disciple’s cultivation. He never expected Wu Qinghao to kill him outright.
“After all, they are from the same sect. To kill him without even blinking. This guy is ruthless enough!”
Wu Qinghao took out a silk handkerchief and wiped his hands while saying: “Letting him become a useless cripple would be worse than turning him into a corpse.”
“I did this for his own good, to spare him from suffering the scorn of the world as a useless person.”
With that, Wu Qinghao looked at Ye Qiu and asked: “Are you satisfied now?”
Ye Qiu said: “He was your fellow disciple. You killed him just like that. Do you not feel any guilt?”
Wu Qinghao said coldly: “I am the divine son of the Chaos Holy Land. How I handle things is not for you to criticise.”
Qi Tian said to Ye Qiu: “Junior brother, let us go.”
With that, Qi Tian led Ye Qiu and Changmei Zhenren away.
As soon as they left, the Chaos Holy Land disciples began whispering among themselves.
“The Yin-Yang Sect has gone too far.”
“They beat our people and still demand an apology. How hateful.”
“The Divine Son already apologised, yet they still would not let it go. Especially that junior brother of Qi Tian. His cultivation is so low, yet his attitude is so arrogant. If Qi Tian had not been here, he would have died a hundred times over.”
“For such a small matter, they made little Wu lose his life. Poor little Wu.”
“Who asked the Yin-Yang Sect to be the second strongest faction in the Eastern Wasteland? If our Chaos Holy Land had stronger foundations than them, would they dare act so arrogantly in front of us?”
“…”
“Enough!”
Wu Qinghao let out a deep shout, cutting off the disciples’ chatter. He said: “Is it not because you are all useless? If every one of you were a genius, would Qi Tian dare indulge his junior brother like this?”
The group of disciples lowered their heads.
A few even thought to themselves: Is it not because the Divine Son is inferior to Qi Tian?
Otherwise, how could Qi Tian be so domineering?
Wu Qinghao lowered his voice: “I know you all feel angry. I am angry too.”
“It was just beating a servant. This Divine Son already apologised, yet they still demanded we cripple little Wu’s cultivation. How unreasonable.”
“Do not spread this matter.”
“When we return, I will report it to the Holy Lord and let the Holy Lord decide.”
Wu Qinghao’s gaze fell on the disciple he had killed.
This unlucky fellow was called little Wu.
“In that situation just now, you all saw it. I could not protect little Wu.”
“Rather than crippling his cultivation, it is better to let him die.”
“Little Wu himself said he cultivated for hundreds of years to reach his current level. If his cultivation were crippled, it would be worse than killing him.”
“I did this out of no choice.”
Wu Qinghao asked: “Does little Wu have family?”
“Yes.” A disciple replied: “Little Wu still has an elderly mother at home. He has been cultivating desperately all these years to obtain life-extending spirit pills from the Holy Land. His mother has been surviving thanks to those pills.”
“Divine Son, are you thinking of sending some compensation to little Wu’s family?”
Wu Qinghao said: “No compensation. After we leave here, one of you will go to little Wu’s home and kill his mother.”
Ah?
The disciples thought they had misheard and stared at Wu Qinghao in shock.
Wu Qinghao said: “Little Wu’s mother is already advanced in years. If she learns that little Wu is dead, she will surely be devastated. Can you bear to watch an old woman cry every day?”
“With little Wu gone, no one will provide her with life-extending spirit pills anymore. She will grow older day by day, plagued by all sorts of illnesses. Living one more day would be torture.”
“Besides, with little Wu dead, his mother is all alone. What meaning is there in living?”
“Sending mother and son to reunite underground. If little Wu knows in the afterlife, he will surely be grateful to me.”
“Alright. Handle this matter as I said.”
“Let us go and take a look at that mountain peak.”
With that, Wu Qinghao turned to leave.
“Divine Son!”
A Chaos Holy Land disciple called out to Wu Qinghao. Looking at little Wu’s corpse on the ground, he said: “Divine Son, you go ahead first. I will collect little Wu’s body.”
“Let me do it.” Wu Qinghao walked to little Wu’s corpse. He spread his five fingers, and a vast surge of divine power erupted from his palm.
In an instant, little Wu’s body turned into powder and scattered with the wind.
“This…”
The Chaos Holy Land disciples were stunned again. They had not expected that after little Wu died, not even his corpse would remain.
“Leaving a corpse behind would only lead to decay. Decay breeds maggots, and maggots would gnaw it until it is unrecognisable.”
“Little Wu was my brother. I absolutely cannot let him suffer such torment again.”
“Now, he scatters with the wind and soars freely between heaven and earth.”
“Sigh…”
Wu Qinghao suddenly let out a long sigh and said: “I have one flaw. I am too kind-hearted. No matter what I do, I always like to consider others.”
“Let us go!”
Wu Qinghao clasped his hands behind his back and walked towards the golden mountain.
…
Ye Qiu and Changmei Zhenren followed Qi Tian to the front of the golden mountain.
Standing before the golden mountain, Ye Qiu felt even more strongly that this peak was majestic and extraordinary, like a slumbering peerless ferocious beast.
“Senior brother, why is everyone gathered here?” Ye Qiu asked.
Qi Tian replied: “Because the Dragon Emperor’s inheritance is inside this mountain.”
“Then why do not you all go in?” Ye Qiu felt puzzled.
Qi Tian sighed: “Everyone wants to go in, but no one can.”
“Why?” Ye Qiu was confused.
Qi Tian said: “Because this mountain peak has been sealed by an array set up by a peerless powerhouse.”
Ye Qiu was shocked: “What array is so powerful that so many geniuses like you cannot enter?”
Qi Tian said: “I cannot tell.”
Ye Qiu was even more shocked. Qi Tian, Xiao Yichen, Chen Tianming, and the others were all peerless geniuses of the younger generation in the Eastern Wasteland. Yet none of them could even recognise this array.
Ye Qiu was about to activate his Heavenly Eye to carefully examine it and see exactly what array was blocking so many geniuses.
Suddenly, Chen Tianming spoke.
“Everyone, we cannot just keep waiting here forever. Even if we wait until the end of time, until the seas dry up and the rocks crumble, this mountain might not change at all. So I think we must find a way to change the situation.” Chen Tianming said.
Xiao Yichen shouted: “Chen Tianming, if you have something to say, say it quickly. Do not beat around the bush.”
Chen Tianming said: “What I mean is, let us all join forces to attack the mountain. What do you all think?”
