Ning Jizi's screams lasted for a quarter of an hour before stopping.
It's not that Lu Qing is kind, but the condensing machine can't withstand the endless illusion created by Lu Qing's [Psychedelic] magical power.
In the boundless pain, his soul completely collapsed and his spirit was completely destroyed.
Because the time in the illusion is different from the reality.
Even though only a quarter of an hour had passed in reality, Ning Jizi's soul had actually been tortured in the illusion for who knows how long.
In the end, after endless torture, Ning Jizi went completely crazy, his mind collapsed, and his soul was destroyed.
Looking at Ning Jizi, who had no life left in him, Lu Qing looked calm and collected his body.
Then he picked up the head of the black-hearted bandit leader on the ground and put it away.
Without saying a word, without even looking down, he flew away.
All the disciples of Ningyuan Sect, including the supreme elders in the late Jindan stage, still did not dare to make any move even though Lu Qing had taken back the power to suppress them.
He just watched Lu Qing leave with awe.
At this time, they have already understood that this mysterious man wearing a ghost face mask must be a powerful being above the level of Yuanshen.
Facing such a powerful person, they simply could not resist. If they resisted, the only outcome would probably be the immediate extermination of the clan.
Therefore, only after Lu Qing disappeared did a disciple tremble and ask, "Grand Elder, the Sect Master has passed away. What should we do?"
The old man in the lead didn't look good.
The dignified sect leader was tortured to death in public. If this matter were to spread, it would definitely be a huge blow to their Ningyuan Sect no matter what.
But what concerned him more was whether what the man with the ghost mask had just said was true.
Is the Sect Master really related to the Black Hearted Thief?
Instinctively, the old man was unwilling to believe this.
But when I thought about the mysterious man who had just run out and the head of Duan Xin that had been missing for thirty years.
Considering some of the abnormal behavior of the sect leader in recent years and their repeated attempts to wipe out the black-hearted bandits, they have failed.
That group of black-hearted thieves seemed to be able to predict the future. They could always know their movements in advance and hide in underground caves.
The old man couldn't help but have a vague guess in his mind.
But this matter concerns the reputation of Ningyuan Sect, so he naturally couldn't say it directly in front of so many disciples.
In the end, he could only say, "This person's origins are mysterious, and we don't know what hatred he has with our Ningyuan Sect. However, this person's strength is unfathomable, and it is beyond our Ningyuan Sect's ability to deal with him. I will report this matter to the Holy Alliance and let the Holy Alliance make the decision on our sect's behalf."
Upon hearing that the Grand Elder had made a decision, all the Ningyuan Sect disciples breathed a sigh of relief.
It would naturally be best if the Holy Alliance could come forward.
Although the sect leader was killed, that man was so terrifying that even if they wanted revenge, they were powerless to do anything.
Seeing the looks of his disciples, the old man knew that the entire sect was completely frightened by the mysterious man. He didn't know where the other party came from and why he wanted to target their Ningyuan Sect.
For a moment, the old man felt a gloom hanging over his heart.
Lu Qing was not interested in knowing the thoughts of the remaining people in Ningyuan Sect.
If he had not learned during the process of torturing Ning Jizi that the Black Hearted Thief only obeyed his orders and the other Ningyuan Sect disciples were unaware of this, he would have directly destroyed the sect.
After flying all the way, Lu Qing suddenly stopped, standing high in the sky, looking at the slowly setting sun in the sky, silent.
Xiao Li lay on his shoulder, also without saying a word, and accompanied him quietly.
After a long while, he whispered, "Ah Qing, are you still unhappy?"
"No." Lu Qing shook his head. "The world is unfair, and the weak are slaughtered. I've known this for a long time. Isn't it to escape this fate that we cultivate so hard?
But when I saw the tragic situation in the cave earlier, I was insanely angry and my murderous intent increased greatly, and even the power of my sword energy increased significantly, which is a bit unusual."
The sword energy that Lu Qing had casually displayed earlier left Ning Jizi, a powerful cultivator who had reached the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm, with almost no ability to resist.
This power was even beyond his own expectations.
He was so angry at the time that he didn't think much about it, but when he thought about it now, he felt something strange in his heart.
"I also think that Ah Qing, you have a strong murderous intent this time, which is very strange!" Xiao Li said quickly.
Over the years, it has followed Lu Qing since before Lu Qing started practicing.
Xiao Li had seen Lu Qing angry many times, but this time, Lu Qing's murderous intent was particularly strong, which made Xiao Li a little worried.
"Something is wrong. Please help me protect the law while I find the reason."
Lu Qing condensed a auspicious cloud and sat down cross-legged, while Xiao Li squatted beside him seriously to protect him.
After concentrating and calming his mind, Lu Qing directly activated his supernatural powers and examined himself in a state of enlightenment.
Soon, he found the reason.
"So that's how it is. Is this the influence of the Little Sky-Breaking Sword Qi..."
Yes, after a series of investigations, Lu Qing identified the reason that caused his increased murderous intent.
It was the [Small Sky-Breaking Sword Qi] that he had been using frequently recently.
[Small Sky-Breaking Sword Qi] was comprehended by Lu Qing based on the [Sky-Breaking Sword Qi] inheritance left by the "Sky-Breaking Taoist" in his hometown world more than 100,000 years ago.
Originally, [Heaven-Breaking Sword Qi] was a profound sword tradition that could only be practiced after reaching the Soul Formation Realm.
However, Lu Qing relied on his supernatural powers to constantly observe and feel the sword energy wielded by "Po Tian Dao Ren" in the inheritance illusion.
Finally, he created a [Small Breaking Heaven Sword Qi] that allowed him to practice even in the Golden Core Realm.
During the more than ten years of seclusion before, he had already cultivated the [Small Sky-breaking Sword Qi] to the limit of the Golden Core Realm.
However, he did not expect that after repeatedly using this sword energy, it had a subtle influence on him, making him more murderous.
"It's worthy of being the inheritance left by a powerful Yuanshen who has gone through countless tribulations. I'm just practicing the sword energy I created by comprehending its sword intent, but it's still affecting my mind."
Lu Qing couldn't help but be amazed.
At the same time, he was even more wary of those senior spiritual masters who had survived many disasters.
Just a piece of inheritance left behind can affect his mind unconsciously. How terrifying must those old monsters in the Yuanshen realm be.
"But, this doesn't seem like a bad thing?"
Now that we understand the reason, it will be easy to solve.
Lu Qing recalled the tragic scene in the underground cave, and slowly, murderous intent surged in his heart again.
He integrated this murderous intent into the [Small Sky-breaking Sword Qi] and immediately felt that the power of the sword energy increased greatly.
"So that's how it is. [Heaven-Splitting Sword Qi] is all about slashing the heavens and the earth, slashing everything. It requires a murderous heart to control the sword energy and slash in all directions.
Although I created the [Small Sky-Breaking Sword Qi], I have rarely used this sword energy against the enemy, and have never incorporated my true murderous intent into it.
Therefore, although this sword energy is extremely powerful, it still lacks a trace of true charm.
This time, the evil deeds of those black-hearted thieves have aroused the true murderous intent in my heart. Integrating it into them is what truly completes this sword energy."
All kinds of insights arose in Lu Qing's mind.
In the trial space of the Nether Palace, he used the [Small Sky-Breaking Sword Qi] to fight against Cang Jue.
In fact, due to the difference in strength, the murderous intent in his heart was not strong.
It was not until this time, when he saw the horrific scene in the underground cave, that the murderous intent in his heart was truly aroused.
This time could be said to be the most furious time since he was reborn into this world.
The only time that could barely be compared to it was the night when he had just started practicing martial arts and was still at the Qi and Blood Realm, and he slaughtered the robbers from Happy Village.
It was also that night that his mind and character underwent a transformation, and he realized the truth of knowing one's mind and nature and adhering to one's original heart.
“I didn’t expect that these two breakthroughs were related to the robbers.”
Lu Qing shook his head, and a wisp of sword energy condensed in his hand and wrapped around his fingertips.
The sword energy was restrained in its power, but when it was in operation, it almost had the ability to cut through space, which was extremely terrifying.
"After my little Sky-Splitting Sword Qi was infused with killing intent, its power increased greatly. It has truly reached perfection. I can even remove the "little" character and call it the true Sky-Splitting Sword Qi."
Originally, [Heaven-Breaking Sword Qi] could only be cultivated after achieving the Primordial Spirit.
But this time, Lu Qing accidentally realized the principle of controlling sword energy with a murderous heart, and he truly mastered this sword energy.
Of course, all this is because Lu Qing's foundation is so deep. The power of the perfect golden elixir that has been completed in the ninth level is no less than that of an ordinary powerful person in the initial stage of the Yuanshen.
In addition, his body and soul are also extremely powerful, far surpassing those of cultivators at the same level.
The true strength can even kill the soul.
Only with such a terrifying foundation can one condense the true sky-breaking sword energy.
Otherwise, if it were any other perfected golden elixir, even if they could comprehend the Heaven-Splitting Sword Qi, their physical body would not be able to withstand the terrifying power.
"The mastery of the Sky-Splitting Sword Qi has given me an additional method to fight against enemies, allowing me to better conceal my identity."
Lu Qing played with the sword energy at his fingertips and felt a little happy.
This time he went out to conceal his identity as "Chen Qing".
When he fought against others, he basically used the methods of a sword cultivator and almost never exposed his physical strength. Even the Lihuo Cauldron was restrained and never revealed.
But without using the Lihuo Ding, relying solely on the sword cultivation method is naturally more than enough to deal with the Jindan realm. If you encounter the Yuanshen realm, it will probably be a bit difficult.
Although this move in the sword realm is powerful, it may not be easy to contain it if the Yuanshen realm is on guard.
Now that I have mastered the true Heaven-Breaking Sword Qi, things are different.
Relying solely on this sword energy, Lu Qing was confident that he could fight against a powerful being in the initial stage of the Yuanshen realm without resorting to any other means.
If he could collect enough spirit stones, break the limit, and truly step into the realm above the ninth level.
Then the power of this sword energy will be even more terrifying. Even if he wants to repeat his feat at Tianshu Mountain, it will not be impossible to kill the soul.
After a while of emotional ups and downs, Lu Qing put away his sword energy and took out a magic storage weapon.
He stared for a while, sighed, and put his mind inside.
Then, he really saw that there were quite a few treasures, spirit stones, and elixirs inside.
This storage magic weapon was found on Ning Jizi.
Given this person's selfishness, he naturally carried all the important treasures with him, but now they have all gone to Lu Qing.
However, looking at the treasures inside, Lu Qing did not feel too happy.
Because he knew that many of the treasures here were probably offered by unscrupulous thieves.
Thinking of those merchants who were slaughtered and eaten, Lu Qing's joy of breaking through was diluted a lot.
He gathered his things and stood up.
"Aqing, how is it? Have you found out the reason?" Xiao Li asked.
"Well, it's because of a certain technique I was practicing, but it's all right now. Let's go, we still have a lot of tasks to complete."
Xiao Li looked at Lu Qing seriously, as if to confirm whether he was really okay.
Lu Qing rubbed its head and said with a smile: "It's really okay, don't worry."
"I'm glad you're okay. Let's go."
Feeling the warmth in Lu Qing's palm, Xiao Li knew that he was really fine, and he was completely relieved.
Lu Qing waved away the auspicious clouds, transformed into a stream of light, and continued to move towards the next destination.
In the next month, Lu Qing traveled to several nearby continents, continuously completing tasks.
The tasks he took on in the soul space were all carefully selected by himself.
Only a small part of them are assassination missions, and most of them are searching for elixirs and rare items in some desolate and bad places.
Assassination missions were naturally no problem for him. He chose those extremely evil criminals who had committed many crimes and had bounties on their heads, so he had no psychological burden in killing them.
As for finding elixirs and rare items, they were all completed smoothly thanks to Xiao Li's unique treasure-hunting ability.
So on the 25th day after he took on the mission, he entered a small town and walked into a small building.
Seeing that the old man who had once given him the jade talisman for testing was still drowsy, Lu Qing shook his head.
Then he called out softly, "Senior, I'm here to collect the reward for the mission."
After a few breaths, the old man finally opened his cloudy eyes and asked impatiently, "What mission reward?"
However, after seeing Lu Qing, a strange look appeared in his eyes.
"Boy, is that you?"
"Yes, it is me. I was able to become a member of the Nether Palace without the help of you, Senior, who gave me the Jade Talisman for the Trial that day."
Lu Qing was still wearing a black cloak and a ghost mask, exactly the same as when he first entered the small building.
"You got the Jade Talisman through your own ability, but I didn't give it to you." The old man was not impressed. "I didn't expect you to be so capable. You didn't die in there and passed the trial. What did you say just now? To collect the mission reward?"
"Yes, I recently took on some missions and completed them all recently. I want to claim the reward."
Lu Qing took out his Netherworld Jade Token and handed it over.
Because the soul space can only be entered with the power of the soul, real objects cannot be transferred in.
Therefore, after completing the mission, the killers of the Nether Palace still have to submit the mission certificate to the various strongholds of the Nether Palace.
Only after confirmation can you receive the bounty and task points.
"Let me see, what mission have you completed?"
The old man took Lu Qing's Netherworld Jade Plate, cast a few seals on it, and then used his mind to investigate.
Then, the next moment, his eyes couldn't help but widen slightly.
"You completed ten D-level missions in less than a month?" (End of this chapter)
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