Chapter 599: You’re in big trouble

Ning Yan, Wu Jianwu, and the Captain didn't know the exact location of the pharmacy. They gazed at the ruined earth city with some surprise. Xu Qing instantly flickered, disappearing into the sun's glare, and reappearing within the earth city. He stood beside the original site of the small pharmacy, his expression grim.

The former pharmacy had long since been reduced to ruins. The surroundings were chaotic, and shattered plaques could still be seen on the ground. Ling'er also appeared by Xu Qing's side, staring blankly at the destroyed pharmacy. The Captain and the others emerged one after another, looking at the ruins. The Captain coughed. "Little A'Qing, did we... come to the wrong place? There's no pharmacy here." After speaking, the Captain walked over, squatted down to pick up some fragments of plaques from the ground, and turned to look at Xu Qing. "Little A'Qing, it seems this really was a pharmacy... Huh, look at this character, it appears to be 'Qing'." The Captain exclaimed. Xu Qing's face was grim.

Ning Yan blinked and whispered, "Boss, my condolences..." A cold glint appeared in Xu Qing's eyes. Wu Jianwu, clearly not one to miss an opportunity, sighed deeply at this moment. "What was once a vast ocean became a septic tank, and vibrant flowers turned to dung. If you doubt me, just look up... Has Heaven ever spared anyone?!" A chilling aura emanated from Xu Qing. He glanced at the parrot. Ling'er also reacted, her small face puffed out in anger; this was her home, now utterly destroyed. The Shadow, sensing Ling'er's rage, also emanated waves of anger. The Adamantine Sect Patriarch instantly flew out, buzzing around them. "Master, Mistress, just say the word, and I'll immediately slaughter everyone here!" "Exactly! I'd like to see who has the audacity!" Li Youfei was not to be outdone. He stepped forward immediately, speaking with anger. After all, the Bitter-Life Mountain Range was his old home. The Master's pharmacy being destroyed here made him feel he had to stand up for the Master. No matter who did it, he had to give his all to make a statement.

At that moment, as Xu Qing and his group arrived, the gray-robed cultivators busy within the earth city noticed them. Their eyes filled with malice, and they began to surround them. But before they could even get close, a long streak of light suddenly shot from the distance, piercing the air. Disregarding the numerous gray-robed cultivators in the earth city, the streak of light instantly arrived in front of Xu Qing and materialized into a figure. It was Chen Fanzhuo. Ever since the Master's pharmacy collapsed, he had been keeping an eye on this place, so he rushed over immediately, his expression mournful and indignant. He bowed respectfully to Xu Qing. "Master, it is my inadequacy. I was unable to protect your pharmacy." Xu Qing's expression was impassive. He looked up at Chen Fanzhuo and spoke lightly. "Who was it?" "It was an external force. They occupied this place, drove everyone out, and plan to rebuild it as a sect. Their leader is a dwarf who calls himself Mudaozi."

Li Youfei's mind exploded like ten thousand heavenly thunders, turning into a roaring buzz. He suddenly rushed in front of Chen Fanzhuo and spoke rapidly. "Are you sure he's a dwarf who calls himself Mudaozi?" Chen Fanzhuo was startled and quickly nodded. Li Youfei's body trembled, and his heart howled with despair. He turned and, with a thump, knelt before Xu Qing. "Master... a misunderstanding, this must be a misunderstanding..." "That Mudaozi, he's one of my registered disciples... I'll handle this, I'll handle it immediately!!!" Li Youfei was terrified. The thought of his registered disciple causing such a colossal disaster made him tremble violently. He wished he could find the disciple and slap him to death. Xu Qing remained expressionless, calmly glancing at Li Youfei. That gaze reminded Li Youfei of the experiments Xu Qing had conducted on him recently, and the things he had witnessed along the way. He instinctively looked at the 'Old Grandpa'. He trembled again and spoke loudly, "Master, I'll handle it immediately!" With that, he quickly unleashed his divine sense, locked onto a direction, and rushed off recklessly. Before leaving, his Nascent Soul cultivation erupted, and he roared at the gray-robed disciples surrounding them who didn't know their place. "I am your Sect Master's master! All of you, retreat! Dare to move, and I'll kill you later!" His words and Nascent Soul cultivation instantly created a powerful deterrent, causing the surrounding people to change their expressions dramatically and hesitate to approach. Li Youfei was now unleashing his full power, heading straight for the location locked by his divine sense. His heart was filled with curses, thinking, "You wretched disciple, you wretched disciple, what dragon heart and phoenix gall did you consume to dare destroy this terrifying pharmacy?!" Although he cursed like that, he still valued this disciple in his heart. It was just that he had too many enemies, so he had never revealed his true identity to the disciple. He couldn't just watch his disciple court death, so he unleashed his full speed and, in a short time, burst into Mudaozi's temporary sect residence. He crashed through everything in his path, rushing towards his disciple's dwelling.

Inside the dwelling, Mudaozi was respectfully kneeling before a black-robed old man, listening attentively as his new master guided him in cultivation. "Mudaozi, your cultivation is decent, but your techniques are a bit muddled. To practice our arts, you must first resolve all the disparate things you've learned. Your aptitude is good, but it's a pity you chose the wrong master; that's why your cultivation has stagnated these past years." The black-robed old man spoke calmly, a hint of imperceptible greed flashing in his eyes. He had taken Mudaozi as a disciple for other reasons. He was about to continue speaking when he suddenly looked up and frowned slightly, gazing outside. "Mudaozi, come out and see your master!" Mudaozi's eyes widened in surprise. The moment he turned, the door of the dwelling, which he wasn't near, was violently pushed open from the outside with a bang. The familiar figure of Li Youfei appeared there. The moment Mudaozi saw Li Youfei, though his appearance was unfamiliar, his gaze, voice, and the aura emanating from him made Mudaozi instantly recognize him as his mysterious former master. This left him somewhat bewildered. He was about to speak, but Li Youfei was in no mood to ponder things. Upon seeing Mudaozi, he stepped forward and grabbed him, intending to take him away. Mudaozi couldn't resist. While his mind was still reeling in confusion, a cold snort came from the black-robed old man. "How presumptuous!" The snort, emanating from a Spirit Treasury cultivation, was like thunder. Li Youfei's body stiffened, and he stumbled back a few steps, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He abruptly looked up at the black-robed old man. "Venerable Black-Eyed!" "Li Youfei, so this Mudaozi was once your disciple. But I have recently taken him as my own, so he is no longer your concern," Venerable Black-Eyed said lightly. Li Youfei naturally understood that his disciple had changed allegiances. Hearing this, he nodded and looked at Mudaozi. Mudaozi hesitated, then clasped his hands and bowed to Li Youfei, saying, "Senior, my affairs are no longer your concern." Li Youfei interrupted Mudaozi. In normal circumstances, he might have been angry about this, but now he felt relieved. This scene startled Mudaozi. Beside him, Venerable Black-Eyed's gaze swept over the outside, then lingered on Xu Qing and the others, his expression remaining as usual as he slowly began to speak. "When did mere Nascent Soul cultivators start acting so arrogantly?"

From within his Spirit Treasury, a volcano seemed to erupt, spewing forth a monstrous sea of flames. Faintly, the roar of the Heavenly Dao could be heard within, causing the surrounding rules to shift, and countless illusory figures to appear. Those illusory figures were terrifying, roaring one after another. In an instant, his momentum was like a long rainbow, changing the atmosphere with his first step. Then, he took a second step, landing in front of Xu Qing and the others. The Spirit Treasury behind him formed an overwhelming suppression as his cultivation spread out. Heaven and earth roared magnificently. Eight black runic fire-marks formed, eventually growing to ten zhang in size. After materializing in the sky, they unleashed a powerful might that caused the surrounding mountains and rocks to collapse, their oppressive power astonishing. "Disciple, watch carefully. This is the Great Demon Seal I just taught you!" Venerable Black-Eyed spoke lightly, raising his hand and casually waving it, intending to suppress these "insignificant beings" before him.

At this moment, the Captain's eyes revealed a strange glint, Ning Yan grinned, Wu Jianwu proudly lifted his chin, and Xu Qing remained expressionless. They completely ignored these displays. All of them turned to the Prince standing beside them and bowed in unison. "Grandpa!" The Prince was teasing the parrot. Hearing them, he looked up and glanced at Venerable Black-Eyed, just one glance.

Venerable Black-Eyed's mind instantly went numb with a boom. With a thump, he collapsed. The Great Black Seal in the sky dissipated, his Spirit Treasury vanished, and everything else vanished. Only blood spewed from Venerable Black-Eyed's mouth and from his entire body, forming a crimson fountain. However, his blood clearly wasn't as copious as the Captain's, so the intensity of the gushing was also inferior. Silence instantly fell over the surroundings.