Is she being targeted?
Liu Yunqing stopped in her tracks and scanned the three directions with a precise look.
So it was them.
Liu Yunqing found it somewhat amusing. It seemed his judgment was indeed accurate; by asking someone about the situation, he had ended up asking someone in the underworld.
Indeed, the three people who were eyeing Liu Yunqing were the same three people Liu Yunqing had asked about the situation at Luoxia Mountain earlier.
Those three weren't professional thieves, but they wouldn't mind taking on any easy prey they found.
Aside from occasionally wearing red, which is a bit eye-catching, Liu Yunqing's other attire is very understated, but those who know their stuff can tell that it's all of very high quality.
In addition, her overall demeanor is such that people who don't know her would never mistake her for a rogue cultivator, but rather see her as a fat sheep from a major sect—truly the highest quality fat sheep.
"The three of you, aren't you coming out yet?"
Liu Yunqing waited for a while, but when she saw that the three of them still hadn't made a move, she lost patience and simply took the initiative to call out to them.
The three were not alarmed when they realized that Liu Yunqing had discovered them, and slowly surrounded Liu Yunqing from three directions.
It was the same female cultivator who had spoken to Liu Yunqing before, with a gentle and kind smile on her face, who said to Liu Yunqing:
"Fellow Daoist's strength is astonishing, truly admirable."
Liu Yunqing smiled kindly, seemingly unaware of the three's purpose, and nodded without any modesty:
"Since you think my strength is acceptable, why did you come?"
The female cultivator widened her eyes slightly, as if she hadn't expected Liu Yunqing's reaction, then burst into hearty laughter:
"Haha, fellow Daoist is truly a remarkable person. If it weren't for the fact that we are envious of what you have, we would really like to be your friend."
Liu Yunqing smiled, and after seemingly considering it for a moment, said earnestly to the three of them:
"I am actually a very generous person. If a friend needs something, I am very willing to give it to them. But if someone who is not a friend wants my things, I am very sorry."
When Liu Yunqing said the words "I'm very sorry," a genuine sense of apology appeared on her face, but her expression changed the next moment.
His smile vanished, his eyes sharpened, and the moment he finished speaking, he disappeared into thin air without leaving a trace of spiritual energy.
Nonsense, Liu Yunqing is using immortal power now, so naturally there will be no spiritual energy fluctuations.
However, the three men who attempted to rob him were unaware of the true situation and were genuinely startled by Liu Yunqing's move.
Why were you startled twice?
Because the third person had already been instantly killed by Liu Yunqing.
Yes, while the two were still shocked by Liu Yunqing's undetectable and untrackable speed, one of the three was instantly killed.
The two couldn't believe it; how could this possibly be the strength of a Golden Core cultivator?
Even a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't be able to kill a Golden Core cultivator in an instant, would they?
But for Liu Yunqing now, it's just that easy.
Seeing how easily someone had been defeated, Liu Yunqing stopped, feeling rather bored.
After a moment of surprise, Liu Yunqing, too lazy to fight back against the two who were attacking fiercely, pushed with both palms, and two flames, as if they had eyes, stuck to the two and ended the battle.
Watching the three people turn to ashes along with their storage containers, Liu Yunqing finally truly understood how much his strength had increased after switching to immortal power.
Having gained a clear understanding of his own strength, Liu Yunqing was no longer in a hurry to hunt Nascent Soul stage demonic beasts.
After hunting down the pair of demonic beasts he had previously favored, known for their physical strength, Liu Yunqing was too lazy to move. He simply sat down in the demonic beast's lair and began practicing his control over his immortal power.
"Ouch--!!!"
"Stop! Stop! Stop now!!!"
One day, Liu Yunqing was practicing his control of immortal power as usual. He raised his hand and conjured thousands of leaves, which he then threw at the leaves on a tree in the distance. The next moment, a loud wail came from the tree.
Liu Yunqing was taken aback when she heard the familiar voice.
The next instant, a blurry figure darted out from the tree, followed by a string of immortal energy leaves that he had slapped out.
"Stop standing there! If you don't stop now, someone really will die this time!!!"
Liu Yunqing raised her hand and pushed, knocking the leaves away. Before she even withdrew her hand, her eyes crinkled into a smile, and she said in a chuckle:
"Serves you right, who told you not to get rid of that bad habit!"
The figure, no longer a threat, stopped, turned around, and, clutching his tattered robes, approached Liu Yunqing with a pitiful expression, saying in a clingy, affectionate tone:
"Look at you! Pay me back!"
Liu Yunqing smiled and tossed over a storage bag without hesitation, saying:
"Here, I'll compensate you."
"Speak up, what are you doing here?"
The newcomer was none other than Feng Piaopiao. Faced with a scene that had almost been repeated many years ago, he did not answer Liu Yunqing's question, but instead looked at Liu Yunqing with considerable emotion and said:
"Back then, you burned me, your friend, with a fire. Now, the scene is repeating itself, but your cultivation level has already surpassed mine."
These words sounded utterly disheartening, but Liu Yunqing couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Looking closely at Feng Piaopiao's face, where did this sense of loss come from?
As Feng Piaopiao spoke, she had already opened the storage bag given to her by Liu Yunqing. Upon seeing what was inside, she was so happy that her mouth stretched from ear to ear.
"Hehe, so what if I crush you!"
"I'm not happy about being crushed, but if it were you, then it's perfectly justified! Hahaha!"
Liu Yunqing also laughed and retorted:
"What do you mean by crushing me? Even though my cultivation is a small level higher than yours, we're still only at the Golden Core stage, aren't we?"
Feng Piaopiao took out a jar of spirit wine from the storage bag given to her by Liu Yunqing, took a sip, smacked her lips with satisfaction, and when her gaze shifted to Liu Yunqing, it carried a hint of disdain.
"I've been watching you for a while now. Do you think your Golden Core stage is the same as other people's?"
"I don't think there's any need for this cultivation competition. Just trample everyone under your feet."
As they talked, Feng Piaopiao's gossipy nature kicked in again, and she crept closer to Liu Yunqing with a sidelong glance, saying:
"To be honest, and this isn't just friendly flattery, I feel like you've undergone a qualitative change in the years we haven't seen each other."
Liu Yunqing's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded with a faint smile in his eyes, acknowledging it:
"Some changes have indeed occurred, but for what I need to do, the power of these changes is still not enough."
After saying that, Liu Yunqing looked at Feng Piaopiao, who was rolling her eyes and pondering, and laughed:
"You guys need to catch up quickly too."
Chase? How?
Even at the same stage of cultivation, their strengths can be worlds apart.
Some things can be achieved with effort, while others are beyond human control.
Feng Piaopiao thought to herself, but still smiled and agreed.
"Ruan Qing and Zhuo Ying are training as a team. I'm also training with my fellow disciples. Want to join us?"
Liu Yunqing thought about it. If she went with Feng Piaopiao and the others, she was afraid that it would be awkward to make a move or not to make a move.
Just as he was about to refuse, a communication talisman appeared out of thin air in front of him.
Sensing the aura emanating from the communication talisman, Liu Yunqing crushed it and spoke to Feng Piaopiao:
"I'm not going. I need to go get revenge first."
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