Li Miao glanced at Mei Qinghe, then looked at Liu Baiyun.
Liu Baiyun, being an experienced hand, immediately understood and, while Mei Qinghe was distracted, pointed a finger at her neck.
Mei Qinghe collapsed softly to the ground.
Li Miao twirled his fingers and said, "The situation is unclear right now. I don't know what Yun Zelin is planning."
"If she wants revenge, once I kill him, let Little Mei chop his corpse a few more times, and that will be enough. There's no need for life-and-death struggle."
Liu Baiyun bowed deeply to Li Miao: "Lord Li, thank you."
Li Miao waved his hand: "No need."
He turned to the three Headmasters and said, "You three, you did very well today."
"First, you should collect the bodies of your disciples, then, along with Headmaster Liu, search the city to see if there are any remaining Gu poison or Ming Cult members."
"Among the officials guarding the city gate, there's a man named Jiao Qingfeng, who is capable of handling things. After you've finished cleaning up the city, have him lead the able-bodied citizens to put out fires and see if there are any trapped citizens."
"I'll go to Mount Tai Sect first. After you've finished your tasks, guard the paths down the mountain below Mount Tai Sect to prevent the Gu poison from the mountain from leaking into the surrounding villages and towns, otherwise, this matter will never end."
"I'm going to see what this Right Envoy of Ming Cult is truly planning."
"I spared his life back then; today, it's time for a reckoning."
Before his words finished, Li Miao had already disappeared.
The others went off to clean up the aftermath, but let's talk about Li Miao.
There was still some distance between Tai'an City and Mount Tai.
Li Miao had been on the move all night, without stopping for a moment.
First, he rescued Wang Hai, then rushed back to Tai'an City with Wang Hai. Upon arriving in Tai'an City, just as he was about to rest for a moment, he discovered that citizens had been afflicted by Gu.
Afterward, he urgently rushed to the State Office, instructed the officials and soldiers to guard the city gates, and then searched for citizens throughout the city, using his true qi to remove the Gu worms.
When Wang Hai brought Little Four back, Li Miao immediately rushed out of the city again, found Mao Yingxia, and killed five hundred Gu Soldiers.
After killing them, he rushed back into Tai'an City, rescued Jiao Qingfeng, and then went to reinforce Wang Hai and others within the city.
Each of these tasks was far from easy. Only Li Miao could undertake all these matters within a single night.
But even setting aside everything else, the expenditure of true qi was very real.
Yet, Li Miao didn't pause for a moment, rushing directly towards Mount Tai Sect.
According to the three Headmasters, there were still many Mount Tai Sect disciples afflicted by Gu on Mount Tai Sect.
Mount Tai Sect was not Tai'an City; it had no city walls. If these people were allowed to run down the mountain and rush into the surrounding villages and towns, it would inevitably be a repeat of the disaster in Tai'an City.
Even if he ignored the Gu poison, Li Miao couldn't leave Yun Zelin, this thing, unchecked, letting him cause trouble on Mount Tai Sect.
Li Miao wasn't clear about the internal affairs of the Ming Cult, but he clearly felt that the Ming Cult's plan had been stabbed by someone other than him, leading to a flaw, which was why he was able to defeat them one by one.
If it had been according to the Ming Cult's original plan, if Mao Yingxia had entered the city with five hundred Gu Soldiers, plus the Hongshui Flag Master and his group causing chaos everywhere, the number of deaths tonight would certainly have been far greater than what it was.
And the person who stabbed the Ming Cult was most likely Yun Zelin, who appeared on Mount Tai Sect.
Zhou Mingxu, the Thick Earth Banner Master, was indeed given to Li Miao by Yun Zelin to be killed.
Moreover, although these Ming Cult members knew Li Miao, they didn't fully understand Li Miao's martial arts realm. That's why Lan Lechuan appeared alone on Mount Tai Sect and ended up being killed by Li Miao.
Only Yun Zelin seemed to have been certain from the beginning that Lan Lechuan would die by Li Miao's hand. One must know that even Zhu Zai was unaware of Li Miao's current realm, so how could Yun Zelin be so sure?
Li Miao used his Qinggong at full power, and his speed was much faster than a horse.
In less than half an hour, he appeared at the foot of Mount Tai.
Before even ascending the mountain, Li Miao faintly smelled a hint of a foul odor.
Ascending the stone path hidden by the mountain forest, one could see bodies lying on both sides of the road.
The vast majority were Mount Tai Sect disciples, along with some soldiers from Tai'an City, and a small number of eunuchs and Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) bodies.
Li Miao walked to the corpse of a Mount Tai Sect disciple, reached out and plucked a branch from a nearby tree, and after infusing it with true qi, he sliced it across the corpse's chest.
The originally fragile branch now acted like a sharp sword, easily cutting through flesh and exposing the sternum beneath.
Li Miao then poked it with the branch, shattering the sternum. The corpse's heart was then revealed.
Its shape was already different from that of a normal person, a murky black mass, covered with overgrown flesh.
Li Miao, however, raised his eyebrows.
He found a few more corpses and did the same.
Looking at the identical internal organs, Li Miao twirled his fingers.
The Gu worms in these Mount Tai Sect disciples... how do they seem like the mother Gu is dead?
If the host dies, the Gu worms will remain as they are, just losing their vitality.
If they are forcibly dug out by someone, they will be shriveled and pale.
Only when the mother Gu dies, and these Gu worms die with it, will they turn into this murky, gelatinous mass.
Throwing down the branch, Li Miao quickly walked towards the main hall of Mount Tai Sect.
Outside the main hall of Mount Tai Sect was a plaza, now covered in bloodstains and corpses, with no living person left.
And from a distance, Li Miao saw Yun Zelin sitting leisurely in the main seat inside the wide-open main door of Mount Tai Sect.
Li Miao smiled, raised his hand, and remotely pointed out a 'Xuantian Finger'.
It must be said, this ultimate skill of the Ming Cult is truly very useful: its power is not bad, and there's no fear of getting one's hands dirty. Although Li Miao disdained the Ming Cult's actions, he was very fond of this martial art.
The sharp true qi whistled past, striking towards Yun Zelin's face.
Yun Zelin was sitting in the main seat at this time, his hands resting on the armrests, his head bowed, and his eyes tightly closed.
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He showed no reaction whatsoever.
In an instant, the 'Xuantian Finger' struck his forehead.
Blood splattered!
Half of the skin and flesh on Yun Zelin's forehead were peeled away, revealing the stark white skull underneath!
Li Miao raised his eyebrows and stepped through the door.
He hadn't held back at all with that strike just now.
Yun Zelin had taken that blow head-on, yet only his skin and flesh were peeled away, with not even a trace left on his bone.
"Vajra."
Without a doubt, Yun Zelin had already cultivated "Vajra."
Suddenly, Yun Zelin stirred, slowly raised his head, and opened his eyes.
Only then did Li Miao see his face.
It was covered in wrinkles, his old eyes dim, completely like an old man of seventy or eighty!
Yun Zelin opened his eyes, but his vision was blocked by the flesh hanging down from his forehead.
He raised his hand to touch it, smiled, and then directly tore off that piece of flesh, casually throwing it to the ground.
"Li... *cough cough*, Lord Li, you've arrived."
He opened his mouth to speak, his voice old and viscous, like an old man on the verge of death.
Li Miao scrutinized Yun Zelin from head to toe and said, "Celestial Human Five Declines."
"Are you out of your mind? Making such a grand spectacle just to seek death?"
"I was wondering how someone of your martial arts could not know I had arrived, and how you couldn't dodge my strike."
"You're already in too much pain to pay attention to the outside world, aren't you?"
Yun Zelin pulled up the corners of his mouth, revealing an old and terrifying smile on his face: "Yes, these 'Celestial Human Five Declines' are much harder to endure than I anticipated."
"To be able to meet Lord Li, all of this is worth it."
"And I must thank Lord Li for this greeting. A distinguished guest arrives, yet I was completely unaware, losing my manners. I beg for your forgiveness."
With that, he cupped his hands towards Li Miao with a face full of sincere apology.
"However, how could an ordinary person like me discuss the Dao with Lord Li without expending some effort and paying some price?"
"It took fifteen years, the death of Lan Left Envoy, the death of Master Zuo, and I myself am on the verge of death, just to gain this fleeting moment, this opportunity to stand shoulder to shoulder with Lord Li."
Li Miao said, "You speak as if we are very familiar."
"If I'm not mistaken, I only met you once fifteen years ago, didn't I?"
"You've sacrificed half of the Ming Cult and your own life just to say these irrelevant things to me?"
Yun Zelin smiled and raised his hand, gesturing towards a seat beside him: "Lord Li, please sit for a moment."
"Although Protector Mao's five hundred Gu Soldiers couldn't harm Lord Li, I imagine they consumed quite a bit of Lord Li's true qi."
"If I'm not mistaken, Lord Li still hasn't taken that step, and your true qi is limited."
"Why not sit for a moment and listen to a few words from me? Afterward, I will surrender this life to you for disposal, how about that?"