It's over!
It's all over!
The Black-Clothed Man muttered to himself.
With his Dantian crippled, he was now undoubtedly a cripple.
As a result, he was even less able to contend with Qin Xuan.
“Clang!”
Qin Xuan flicked off the Black-Clothed Man's mask with his sword, and after a glance, Qin Xuan frowned.
He didn't recognize him; he shouldn't be from Fire Wind City.
Looking at the several Formation Flags around, Qin Xuan immediately raised his hand and similarly set up several Formation Flags around the area.
This way, as long as the house wasn't torn down, no one outside could detect the movements within.
“Still trying to put up a desperate struggle?”
Qin Xuan snorted coldly, pressing the tip of his sword against the opponent's throat and applying a little force.
“Hiss!”
The sword tip pierced the skin of his throat, and blood dripped down the tip of the sword.
“What, you don't want to say it, do you?”
Qin Xuan turned his sword in another direction and lightly slashed downwards.
The sword tip sliced, cutting a bloody line into the man's skin.
“Do you know, in the Mortal world, some people have developed various tortures to force others to confess.”
“Among them are methods specifically for skinning.”
Qin Xuan looked at the opponent coldly, constantly threatening him.
“There's a skinning method that uses mercury. You cut a small opening near your spine and pour mercury into that opening.”
“Because mercury is very heavy, it can separate the flesh and skin of the body, making the peeled human skin very complete.”
“Have you heard of a human stick? It's when you cut off a person's limbs and then stuff them into a large jar, with only their head exposed. I heard some Gu Sects even use this method to refine Gu worms.”
“Tell me, would you prefer to be skinned, or should I turn you into a human stick and then put a few rats in your jar?”
“When rats are hungry, they eat anything. Perhaps they'll start gnawing from your belly…”
Listening to Qin Xuan's words, the Black-Clothed Man finally began to tremble.
He wasn't afraid of death, but he was afraid of being humiliated like this.
“Oh, and you don't need to try to bite your tongue to death; biting your tongue won't kill you!”
Qin Xuan looked at the opponent with a smile.
“Now tell me your mastermind, and I can give you a quick death. If you still want to protect your master, then I'll go catch some rats right now.”
Qin Xuan issued his final warning.
He didn't want to beat around the bush with this person and waste too much time on him.
“I, I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything!”
At this point, the Black-Clothed Man finally bowed his head in submission.
“My name is Zhao Ping. I'm a branch Disciple of the Zhao Family, usually not highly regarded by the Family. Zhao Zheng sent me. As long as I eliminate you, my name can be recorded in the main Family's genealogy.”
“Zhao Zheng?”
Qin Xuan was stunned. He didn't remember ever offending this Zhao Zheng.
“Could it be the Xuanlong City Zhao Family?”
Qin Xuan suddenly understood.
The Zhao Family was a prominent Family in Xuanlong City, and it was normal for them to have Disciples in the Azure Green Sect given their Family's influence.
However, he never expected the Zhao Family's retaliation to come so quickly.
“A bunch of useless people, they didn't dare to act in Fire Wind City because they were afraid of the founding ancestor's decree, so they resorted to these schemes here.”
Qin Xuan sneered, then stared intently at the opponent.
“Azure Green Sect, what is the influence of the Zhao Family? Besides this Zhao Zheng, what other figures does the Zhao Family have?”
Zhao Ping dared not conceal anything at this moment.
“The Zhao Family is one of the Four Great Families of Xuanlong City, so there are Zhao Family members in all five major Sects of Profound Dragon Dao. It can be said that the Zhao Family holds a very high position in the Azure Green Sect.”
“The Zhao Zheng I just mentioned is an Inner Sect Disciple of the Zhao Family!”
“Besides Zhao Zheng, the Zhao Family has many other branch Disciples in the Azure Green Sect, and I am one of them.”
“Our strength is mediocre. The Zhao Family only has two true pillars in the Azure Green Sect. One of them is Zhao Cang, an Inner Sect Elder at Shangqing Realm eighth level.”
“It can be said that because of his presence, other Zhao Family Disciples are not easily offended.”
Listening to this, Qin Xuan frowned slightly.
“Although the Shangqing Realm is powerful, it shouldn't be enough to make so many people fear them, right? The Five Great Families, would a single Zhao Zheng dare to defy convention and send you to assassinate me?”
Qin Xuan didn't believe it would be that simple.
“Of course, although the Shangqing Realm is powerful, the threshold for an Inner Sect Elder is the Shangqing Realm. Just being in the Shangqing Realm isn't enough to give him such confidence.”
“The true confidence of us Zhao Family members in the Azure Green Sect comes from Zhao Jingyan, the last Personal Disciple of the Azure Green Sect ten years ago!”
The last Personal Disciple!
Qin Xuan's eyes immediately sharpened.
Although it was his first time participating in the Azure Green Sect's assessment, he had also looked up some information about the Azure Green Sect.
The Azure Green Sect was located among mountains and was divided into Twelve Main Peaks and one hundred and eight minor peaks.
The reason the Azure Green Sect was so prosperous back then was precisely because of the Legacy on these Twelve Main Peaks.
Because the twelve unique arts of the Azure Green Sect were distributed among these Twelve Main Peaks.
Every year, after recruiting Disciples, the Azure Green Sect would assign Disciples based on their talent and the Legacy they were suited for.
Those with insufficient talent would go to the minor peaks and become Outer Sect Disciples.
And those with exceptional talent could enter these Twelve Main Peaks and become Inner Sect Disciples.
As for Personal Disciples, that was even more different.
If Inner Sect Disciples chose which peak they wanted to enter,
then Personal Disciples were chosen by the peaks themselves.
A Personal Disciple was a talent valued by the Twelve Main Peaks.
They would receive the complete unique art of that Main Peak, which is why they were called Personal Disciples.
At the Azure Green Sect's peak, each of the Twelve Main Peaks had a Taiqing Realm Elder presiding, and the one hundred and eight minor peaks were also presided over by Shangqing Realm Elders.
Twelve Main Peaks with twelve Personal Disciples. It can be said that at its peak, the Azure Green Sect's strength was even more formidable than that of the Shindao Sect, one of the five major Sects today.
However, as time passed, the Azure Green Sect had become increasingly dilapidated.
In the past, the twelve peaks had twelve Personal Disciples, but many years ago, only four Main Peaks would select Personal Disciples, leaving only four Personal Disciples in the entire Sect.
Although there were Inner Sect Disciples on the other eight Main Peaks, there were no Personal Disciples.
It was originally thought that these four Personal Disciples would be the last. However, ten years ago, when Zhao Jingyan joined the Azure Green Sect, a long-dormant Main Peak suddenly shone with dazzling light, and Zhao Jingyan then became the fifth Personal Disciple.
This Zhao Jingyan has a very significant background!
Qin Xuan stroked his chin in thought.
It seemed this was still trouble.
“No wonder so many people give you Face. With such a strong connection, no wonder you dared to do this.”
Qin Xuan said indifferently.
“What other information do you know? What else is this Zhao Zheng planning?”
Hearing this, Zhao Ping gave a bitter smile and shook his head.
“Although my cultivation is similar to Zhao Zheng's, he is from the main Family, and I am just a branch Disciple. He always gives orders, and I carry them out.”
“I don't know anything else.”
As he spoke, Zhao Ping cast a hopeful gaze at Qin Xuan, clearly hoping Qin Xuan would spare him.
“Sorry, there's no way I can let you leave here alive.”
Qin Xuan said, then with a single sword stroke, he killed the opponent.
It would be troublesome if this Zhao Ping were to leave alive.
Having dealt with Zhao Ping, Qin Xuan turned his gaze to the Refining God Cauldron.
Inside the Refining God Cauldron, the three Medium Grade Magical Artifacts had disappeared, replaced by a blood-red longsword.
“This is a High Grade Magical Artifact!”
Qin Xuan satisfactorily took out the longsword and then swung it forcefully.
As he swung it down with force, a powerful sword light instantly cut a deep mark into the ground.
“Good stuff, the power of a High Grade Magical Artifact is more than double that of a Medium Grade Magical Artifact!”
Qin Xuan nodded in satisfaction, played with the longsword for a moment, and then threw the corpse on the ground into the Refining God Cauldron.
This person's cultivation was Profound Earth seventh level; it shouldn't be wasted.
After absorbing the spiritual liquid in the Refining God Cauldron, Qin Xuan was about to continue Cultivating when he suddenly stopped, looking forward with a somewhat displeased expression.
There, a figure squeezed in through the crack in the door.
“Late at night, one after another, not sleeping, coming to my place. Am I very weak? Do you all treat me like a soft persimmon to squeeze?”
Qin Xuan felt a bit helpless.
He had just dealt with the assassin from the Zhao Family, and now a new one had arrived.
And he seemed even more bizarre than Zhao Ping!