Qin Taiming sealed off this space and looked at them coldly, as if they were just a few corpses.

Qin Xiuyang was gloating. He was lucky that Qin Chi was so outspoken. Otherwise, if his master had really brought him back to Jianfeng, how would he have handled himself?

Even more fortunately, the little Qilin also arrived. With the little Qilin, how could we not find a way to ascend?

It's a pity that Master would definitely not let the little Qilin recognize him as its master; he always felt that the little Qilin should belong to him.

Qin Taiming is, after all, the most powerful person in Qingyang Continent right now. Although the little Qilin is a divine beast, it has not fully grown up. In addition, it has already exhausted a lot of energy by tearing through space. Therefore, it is not yet able to escape with Song Xia and the others.

Taking advantage of the gap, Bai Xiao grabbed Qin Xiuyang and held his meridians: "Let us leave, or I'll make your disciple pay with his life."

"Master!" Qin Xiuyang was horrified, regretting that he had been too close.

"Useless thing." Qin Taiming scoffed indifferently.

Qin Xiuyang's face turned pale instantly, but he still looked at him pleadingly: "Master, save me."

"Let go or not?" Bai Xiao pinched harder, and blood began to flow from the corner of Qin Xiuyang's mouth.

However, Qin Taiming did not move, and only said coldly, "If you release them now, I can still leave you with a whole corpse."

Bai Xiao mocked Qin Xiuyang, "It seems your master isn't very good to you either."

Qin Xiuyang's eyes dimmed; how could he not know?

Since he couldn't rely on anyone, he could only rely on himself. Fortunately, he had once obtained a secret technique, but once this technique was used, he could never go back to the way things were before.

"Master." He pleaded with Qin Taiming one last time, but the response he received was indifference.

He gritted his teeth and secretly resented himself. Sure enough, no one could be relied on; the only person he could trust in this world was himself.

Bai Xiao also sneered. Since Qin Taiming was ruthless, he didn't need to spare anyone's life. Releasing Qin Xiuyang now would just be like letting a tiger return to the mountain.

Just as Bai Xiao made his move, Qin Xiuyang gave a desolate smile, then recited a spell that no one could understand, before collapsing to the ground, lifeless.

"Escaped?" Bai Xiao was surprised by Qin Xiuyang's decisiveness. He actually gave up his body like that. But even if his spirit escaped, he would definitely be seriously injured and unable to attain enlightenment again. Tsk, the number one genius, what a pity.

What was even more surprising was Qin Taiming. He had already sealed off this area, so how could Qin Xiuyang's divine sense have escaped?

In that instant, he sensed a spiritual energy fluctuation that was unlike that of a righteous cultivator, somewhat resembling the aura of demonic possession he experienced when his inner demons flared up.

There are no orthodox demonic forces on the Qingyang Continent. When inner demons arise and cultivation goes awry, most people fall into a state of madness. He didn't understand why Qin Xiuyang would choose a path he knew had no future.

However, he didn't consider that if Qin Xiuyang hadn't tried to save himself, would he have had any chance of survival?

But none of that matters. A disciple who is essentially useless is no longer of any use.

Song Xia looked at him and sneered: "A dignified Sword Master, yet you don't even care about the life and death of the person closest to you. You've really figured out the Great Dao."

"The Great Dao is ruthless; how could you ants possibly understand?" He looked down at Song Xia and the others, then said to the little Qilin, "Are you sure you don't want to come with me?"

"Hmph!" The little Qilin turned around and faced his backside.

"Then I'll have to force you to acknowledge me as your master. Since you're so disobedient, once you acknowledge me as your master, I will definitely correct you properly."

"How arrogant!" Bai Xiao attacked him, but his movements were immediately restricted.

Qin Taiming said disdainfully, "I told you, none of you are leaving today."

"Really?" Song Xia suddenly looked up and threw something at him.

"What..." Qin Taiming had just started to speak when he was blown to bits and covered in dust.

As a cultivator, he was accustomed to battles between spells and spiritual energy. When Song Xia threw this thing, he did not sense any danger or any fluctuation of spiritual energy, so he did not take it seriously.

Who would have thought that this thing he took for granted would have such great power?

"Walk."

Then, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, Song Xia had the little Qilin lead them away. Although the little Qilin didn't have much energy to return to Sunset Forest for the time being, they could hide in this secret realm. After all, it was a secret realm of immortals, and Qin Taiming shouldn't find it so easily.

When Qin Taiming came to his senses, he was furious at the empty space and immediately swung his sword, causing chaos in the surrounding area.

However, his venting had no effect other than damaging Qin Xiuyang's body.

When Qin Xiuyang rushed back, he saw his own damaged and decaying body.

He was instantly devastated. According to his previous calculations, even if he separated from his physical body, with the nourishment he had given his body over the years, his spiritual energy would not completely dissipate in a short time, and he would still have a chance to use a secret technique to revive.

But now, everything is over. His once healthy body has shattered into pieces, and because the spiritual energy has dissipated along the wounds, even the surrounding ferocious beasts disdain to eat him.

He recognized the sword energy that had caused his body to be in such a state. Who else could it be but his respected master?

The black aura around Qin Xiuyang is getting heavier and heavier. Not only are you not going to save him, but you're also going to destroy him completely. Master, how can you be so heartless?

"What is that?" A cultivator spotted him, but before he could do anything, he was devoured by Qin Xiuyang.

After completely plundering the life force and cultivation of others, Qin Xiuyang inhaled contentedly, and the black energy grew stronger.

He thoroughly enjoyed this feeling; this secret technique was indeed powerful. He could cultivate even without a physical body, and his cultivation level was increasing so rapidly.

He wasn't unaware that this method might be harmful, but he didn't care. As long as he continued to grow stronger, what could Heaven do to him?

He will not let either Qin Chi or Qin Taiming go.

Qin Xiuyang laughed wildly, then went to find another target, ignoring his own corpse and leaving it exposed in the wild.

It was a disciple of the Tianyuan Sect who happened to pass by and wanted to take it back to the sect for burial.

Although he didn't get along well with the other disciples in the sect, they were still fellow disciples, weren't they? Especially since he died tragically in the secret realm, and no one even knew about it. He was the number one genius! How could we not feel sorry for him?

However, this made Xiang Chengyuan extremely happy. He had always been suppressed by Qin Xiuyang, which resulted in his reputation within the sect being lower than Qin Xiuyang's. Now he could finally rest easy.

However, Xiang Chengyuan was more curious about who was so capable of killing Qin Xiuyang? Wasn't this person always known for having many fearsome methods?

It was his father, Xiang Hengguang, who noticed something: "It's like Qin Taiming's sword energy."

Xiang Chengyuan was astonished upon hearing this: "Why? What conflict has occurred between them, master and disciple, that your uncle has to personally intervene? Father, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"Whether it is or not, we'll find out when Qin Taiming comes back next time. Don't bury Qin Xiuyang's body yet; find a place to preserve it."