Lieshan, the Temple of the Human Emperor.

The hall was filled with dazzling golden light, so bright that even ordinary juniors couldn't open their eyes. Zhou Baili stared wide-eyed as he looked at the statue of the Human Emperor high above, which was cracked and covered with countless fissures.

Ning Zhanpeng and Shi Tou instinctively stepped back, but Qin Luo stood still, watching the statue of the Human Emperor collapse with a roar.

After the statue collapsed.

A golden whip floats high above.

Zhou Baili was shocked. "It's the God-Slaying Whip!"

The God-Slaying Whip unleashed a terrifying pressure, causing the farmer's disciples and Ning Zhanpeng to kneel on the ground one after another.

With a whoosh!

The God-Slaying Whip hurtled toward the stone.

When Stone saw the God-Slaying Whip rushing towards him, he was a little stunned and could only protect his head with his hands.

The God-Slaying Whip possesses terrifying power; wherever it goes, space distorts. Qin Luo reached out and grabbed the out-of-control God-Slaying Whip, which then quieted down and stopped emitting its dazzling golden light.

Upon seeing Qin Luo wielding the God-Slaying Whip, Zhou Baili suddenly knelt on the ground, his voice trembling as he exclaimed, "You are the Human Emperor!"

The surrounding peasant disciples all kowtowed and shouted in unison, "Greetings, Human Emperor!"

Ning Zhanpeng had no idea what was going on. He knelt on the ground in a daze and shouted along with everyone else.

Shi Tou thought he would be hit by the God-Slaying Whip, but when he lowered his hand, he saw that Qin Luo was holding the God-Slaying Whip.

Qin Luo was somewhat at a loss. "Senior, please rise. Why do you address me as the Human Emperor?"

Zhou Baili knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with awe, and said in a trembling voice, "The God-Slaying Whip was left behind by the Human Emperor. Only the reincarnation of the Human Emperor can control the God-Slaying Whip."

Qin Luo wasn't sure if it was true, so he went up to Zhou Baili and placed the God-Slaying Whip in front of him. "Senior, please pick it up and try it."

The God-Slaying Whip was such a divine weapon that Zhou Baili would have considered it a great honor to even glimpse it, let alone touch it.

Zhou Baili looked at the God-Slaying Whip that was right in front of him and reached out his hand with a try-it-out attitude.

Boom!

Golden lightning burst forth.

Zhou Baili was blasted out of the hall.

The surrounding disciples of the Farmer Clan were shocked. They hadn't expected the God-Slaying Whip to be so powerful. Even the Farmer Clan's Grand Elder couldn't touch it, yet the young Taoist priest before them could control it. They couldn't help but believe that Qin Luo was the reincarnation of the Human Emperor.

Zhou Baili returned to the palace in a disheveled state. He was not sad, but excitedly said, "You are the reincarnation of the Human Emperor! The Farmer Clan is willing to go through fire and water for you!"

Qin Luo picked up the God-Slaying Whip from the ground and placed it on the spot where the statue of the god was enshrined.

Let's go!

Qin Luo walked towards the outside of the hall.

Shi Tou and Ning Zhanpeng snapped out of their daze and quickly followed behind Qin Luo.

Zhou Baili looked astonished. "You are the reincarnation of the Human Emperor. Are you going to give up the God-Slaying Whip?"

Qin Luo smiled slightly, "I am far less great than the Human Emperor, nor am I a saint. I just want to live a good life. The God-Slaying Whip should be left to those who need it more."

"this......"

Zhou Baili didn't know what to say.

The God-Slaying Whip is a priceless treasure coveted by countless powerful individuals, yet Qin Luo put it back after acquiring it.

Qin Luo walked out of the main hall. Shi Tou looked back at the God-Slaying Whip high up. The God-Slaying Whip suddenly lit up. Shi Tou was so frightened that he turned around and ran away, but tripped over the threshold.

Stone stood up, carrying the blame on his back.

The farmers around him were amused by him.

One of the farm disciples joked, "Little brother, your attire is very similar to that of us farmers."

Shi Tou scratched his head blankly, got up from the ground, and quickly followed Qin Luo.

Just as Zhou Baili was about to stop him.

An elderly man leaning on a bamboo cane slowly walked out. He was hunched over, his white eyebrows covering his eyes, and he looked like he had lived for a very long time. "Let them go," he said.

"Ancestor!"

Zhou Baili quickly bowed in greeting.

The hunched old man sensed what had just happened. He looked in the direction Qin Luo had gone and said in a hoarse voice, "I received the Imperial Advisor's invitation a long time ago. I didn't want to get involved, but it seems I have no choice but to go."

Is he the Human Emperor?

"The reincarnation of a human emperor doesn't necessarily mean he will still be a human emperor. Becoming a human emperor is very difficult; first, he must gain the recognition of the human race," the hunchbacked old man said meaningfully.

Zhou Baili bowed and said, "This disciple understands!"

The hunched old man continued, "Also, the God-Slaying Whip will not attack anyone on its own initiative."

Zhou Baili asked in confusion, "That child isn't human?"

The hunched old man turned to look at the God-Slaying Whip in the hall, "The God-Slaying Whip chooses its master."

......

evening.

Golden rays of sunlight bathed the earth.

On the official road of Pingyuan County, horse-drawn carts loaded with goods sped by from time to time, while Qin Luo and his companions walked along the roadside.

Qin Luo would carefully examine any carriages carrying goods to see if they bore the flag of the Flying Goose Escort Agency. He had a deep impression of Song Xiao, who was an exceptionally enthusiastic young man.

A beam of white light pierced through the sea of ​​clouds.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye.

The white light descended from the sky.

A middle-aged swordsman dressed in white appeared before Qin Luo. Upon seeing the swordsman, Ning Zhanpeng immediately bowed and respectfully greeted him, "Elder Li!"

The white-robed swordsman sized up the young Taoist priest before him. Although he couldn't discern the priest's true strength, he could guess that it was the one who had rescued Ning Zhanpeng. "Li Jianwei, Great Xia Sword Sect."

"Longhu Temple, Qin Luo."

Qin Luo returned the greeting with a smile.

Ning Zhanpeng quickly spoke up, "Elder Li, it was this senior who rescued me from the clutches of the great demon."

Seeing that Ning Zhanpeng's breathing was stable but he had not returned to the Great Xia Sword Sect, Li Jianwei's eyes narrowed slightly. "Thank you for your help, Daoist Qin. What kind of reward would you like?"

Qin Luo shook his head and looked at Ning Zhanpeng, "Since he's here to pick you up, go back with him."

Ning Zhanpeng said earnestly, "Senior, I promised you that I would take you to the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom."

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