When Lu Qing emerged from the underground cave, his expression was stern, and the killing intent on his body had yet to dissipate.

He looked up at the azure sky, recalling the events that had just transpired.

Earlier, in the underground cave, he couldn't suppress the killing intent in his heart and directly activated his Divine Skills, pulling all the Black Heart Thieves into an Illusion Realm.

In the Illusion Realm, he tortured them endlessly until they could no longer endure the pain, ultimately leading to their mental collapse and Divine Souls disintegrating.

But even so, he hadn't been able to fully vent the killing intent in his heart.

Because in the cave, several surviving women committed suicide right in front of him.

Lu Qing had originally intended to save them, but those women shook their heads at him.

It turned out they had been recently taken by this group of Black Heart Thieves, and during the abduction, their husbands, children, and family members had already perished at the hands of the Black Heart Thieves.

Even those being steamed in the Big Cauldron were their relatives…

Moreover, they had long been subjected to all manner of humiliation by the Black Heart Thieves, but were too weak to resist, making even the act of taking their own lives a luxury, which is why they had lingered on until now.

Finally able to escape the sea of suffering, they knelt and thanked Lu Qing before picking up the scattered weapons from the ground and ending their own lives right in front of him.

At that moment, Lu Qing could have stopped them.

However, when he saw the resolve in the eyes of those women, he ultimately refrained from intervening, merely watching them die with a smile of relief, their souls returning to the Netherworld.

Yet witnessing this scene, Lu Qing felt no solace; instead, his killing intent intensified.

"Ah Qing..."

Little Li lay on Lu Qing's shoulder, looking at him with concern.

It had been a long time since it had seen Lu Qing with such a murderous aura.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Lu Qing reined in his killing intent, patting Little Li's head to console it.

"Ah Qing, where are we going now, to complete the next task?" Little Li asked.

"Yes, but before that, there's something else we need to do."

"Ning Yuan Sect..."

Lu Qing recalled the information the burly Great Han had divulged in the Illusion Realm, once again a trace of Evil Qi swelling in his eyes.

The next moment, he transformed into a stream of light, rising into the sky, flying toward the west.

...

In the Heavenly Origin Great World, Ning Yuan Sect was not considered a strong sect; its strongest force comprised a few Supreme Elders in the late Golden Core stage and the Sect Master.

However, in recent years, the Sect Master had frequently gone into seclusion, seemingly making great progress in cultivation.

Recently, there were even rumors that the Sect Master might be about to reach the Primordial Spirit Realm, exciting all the disciples in the sect.

As long as the Sect Master can achieve the Primordial Spirit, the foundation of Ning Yuan Sect would greatly increase, potentially allowing them to seize more territory and even annex the nearby two sects.

"The Sect Master has been in seclusion for three years this time. Do you think he can enter the Primordial Spirit Realm?"

Some sect disciples, bored, began to gossip.

"The Sect Master is incredibly talented; he is sure to break through!"

"Indeed, once the Sect Master breaks through, our Ning Yuan Sect will have Primordial Spirit Great Power, and then neither Su Xin Sect nor Fen Tian Sect will be our match, and perhaps our territory can expand again!"

Several Ning Yuan Sect disciples were chatting excitedly when one of them, glancing up by chance, suddenly widened his eyes.

"Look, someone is flying over our sect!"

"Who is so bold as to fly over our Ning Yuan Sect!"

"Aren't they afraid of being shot down by the Sect Protection Array?"

"No, it seems the visitor has ill intentions; ring the alarm bell quickly, it could very well be an enemy!"

The other disciples all looked skyward, feeling an inexplicable chill when they saw Lu Qing in a black cloak and wearing a Ghost Face Mask.

Soon after, they heard the alarm bell sound, and the entire Ning Yuan Sect was in uproar.

In the sky, Lu Qing watched as the Ning Yuan Sect disciples quickly gathered below, led by several elders, ready for battle, though his expression showed no change.

He simply stood quietly in the air, sensing something.

Lu Qing didn't move, but the coldness emanating from him made all the Ning Yuan Sect disciples extremely vigilant.

At the front, an elder with a remarkable aura and Golden Core Realm cultivation stepped forward.

He addressed Lu Qing in a loud voice, "Who are you, and what business do you have with our Ning Yuan Sect?"

"Tell Ning Jizi to come out!" Lu Qing replied coldly.

Hearing Lu Qing's brusque tone, the elder's expression shifted slightly.

Behind him, the Ning Yuan Sect disciples were in a commotion.

Because Ning Jizi was none other than their Sect Master's name.

"Our Sect Master is in seclusion; what business do you have with him?"

Although the elder realized that Lu Qing likely had hostile intentions, he still replied patiently.

However, Lu Qing had no desire for verbal sparring, and his immense Divine Soul Sensing Ability had already located his target for the visit.

His eyes turned cold instantly: "If he won't come out, then I'll raze your lair!"

The next moment, Lu Qing waved his arm, and a Sword Qi shot out, slicing toward a palace in the Ning Yuan Sect below.

The Sword Qi was incredibly fierce, and the Sect Protection Array of the Ning Yuan Sect was as if made of paper, unable to resist it in the slightest.

In just an instant, it was cleaved apart, and then the Sword Qi drove straight in, slashing into the palace.

Immediately, the ground shook, and the entire palace, along with the mountain beneath it, was split in two by Lu Qing's sword, revealing a massive sword mark.

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