The other side.

Jiangg Kun and his father, the current Spirit Feather Sect Punishment Hall Elder Jiangg Minshan, were rushing out on a Dharma Ship.

Suddenly!

Their Communication Talismans simultaneously received a message from Elder Zhuang Xiran.

"Kun'er, I must go ahead first to support Elder Zhuang. You coordinate on the perimeter; these bandits are no ordinary foes, and you must not act recklessly. Do you understand?!"

Jiangg Minshan turned back, his face stern, and instructed him.

Jiangg Kun hurriedly responded affirmatively.

After speaking, Jiangg Minshan flew into the sky and disappeared into the horizon with incredible tunneling speed, heading towards the swamp where Elder Zhuang and the black-robed cultivators were battling.

Subsequently.

Jiangg Kun, along with over a dozen elite members of the Punishment Hall on the Dharma Ship, slowed down, began to be on alert, and contacted nearby sect members.

But he didn't know that four fierce bandits, wearing masks and black robes, were rushing towards his direction.

...

Above the swamp.

Elder Zhuang was casting magic to bombard the ground, trying to break the Illusion Array with brute force.

At this moment!

Suddenly.

A long, arc-shaped black blade shot up from the swamp below, slashing towards him!

Elder Zhuang squinted in surprise, about to dodge, but at that moment, a chill ran down his spine.

Overwhelming black blades came sweeping towards him from behind!

There was no way to avoid it.

He reversed his hand, casting a spell, and a square white barrier appeared in the sky, protecting him.

Countless black blades struck the barrier but failed to penetrate the defense, and vanished one after another.

Elder Zhuang had already seen his adversary, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he opened his mouth slowly, "I thought it was someone formidable, turns out it's just someone in the Early-stage Foundation Establishment."

"Oh? Let's see how formidable you are through a real fight," said the black-robed cultivator wearing the Buddha Mask, his voice flat.

At this moment.

A distance away, an Escape Light approached swiftly, instantly arriving in front of the two.

This person was none other than the Punishment Hall Elder Jiangg Minshan, who had come to support.

Upon arrival, Jiangg Minshan didn't bother with any pleasantries; he launched a powerful spell towards the adversary.

Even when faced with an attack from the two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

The black-robed cultivator wearing the Buddha Mask remained unfazed, casting a peculiar spell with his white hands.

Bang!

A surge of overwhelming black flames erupted around him, and his aura rapidly ascended from the Early-stage Foundation Establishment to the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment!

In an instant.

The three Foundation Establishment Great Powers were embroiled in a fierce battle above the swamp.

Various powerful spells emerged in succession, colliding repeatedly with astonishing might.

...

In mid-air.

Qin Ming had a somber expression and, at the cost of much mana, rode the Spiritual Light Shuttle at top speed towards Qingyang Market.

'What rotten luck!'

'Of all times to rob, why now?'

Qin Ming felt extremely frustrated. He had painstakingly obtained a Jade Talisman but hadn't even secured Elder Zhuang's recommendation before his plans went down the drain.

All he wanted now was to quickly return to Qingyang Market.

'I'm not leaving until I cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Stage next time.'

'It's too dangerous outside.'

'Charging through a Tier Two Array like it's nothing—who could withstand this?'

He made up his mind, fully controlling the Spiritual Light Shuttle under his feet.

In the blink of an eye.

Qin Ming, advancing rapidly, almost collided with an extremely disheveled cultivator flying towards him.

"Has this one drunk too much? Not watching where they're going?"

"Holy crap! Brother Jiangg."

He initially didn't pay attention, but upon a closer look, he was almost rendered speechless in shock.

At this moment, Jiangg Kun was an utter mess, with none of the usual glory of a Spirit Feather Sect core disciple. His body was covered in severe injuries, and even his entire left arm was missing.

Jiangg Kun was initially startled but relaxed his tense expression upon seeing Qin Ming.

"Brother... Brother Jiangg, what happened to you?" Qin Ming feigned a look of great shock.

Jiangg Kun pulled out a pill from his chest and swallowed it, taking a breath before saying, "So, it's Fellow Daoist Qin. This is not the place to talk; I have pursuers on my tail. Let's return to the sect before we discuss further."

"I've already sent a communication to fellow sect members."

Hearing this, Qin Ming paused. He didn't even need to ask to guess who could have reduced the mighty Qi Cultivation Perfection Jiangg Kun to such a miserable state.

Who else could it be but those bandits?

"Huh? Where are the others?" Qin Ming suddenly asked.

Jiangg Kun paused at this question, responding coldly, "Fellow Daoist Qin, what do you mean by this?"

Qin Ming chuckled, "Nothing, just asking casually. I'm not going back to Spirit Feather Sect."

"Brother Jiangg, farewell."

He cupped his hands towards the other party, making a gesture as if he wanted to leave.

Jiangg Kun furrowed his brows tightly. A strong ominous premonition suddenly arose in his heart, detecting something unusual.

This Qin Ming, something's wrong!

He was just about to steer the Dharma Ship to leave.

However, just when he was about to activate his mana, Qin Ming's figure suddenly vanished from where he stood!

Jiangg Kun was shocked. He immediately crushed a High-Grade Spirit Protection Talisman, and a blue barrier instantly enveloped him.

Boom!

A violent collision sound rang out!

Crack!

Jiangg Kun looked up, both shocked and furious, staring ahead.

He saw Qin Ming's entire aura surge, holding a long black saber, the blade burning with a flaming blade aura.

This Jiangg Kun had repeatedly tried to put him to death, so naturally, it was taking advantage of his weakness to kill him!

Under one slash, he almost shattered the barrier formed by the High-Grade Talisman!

Jiangg Kun was instantly enlightened, feeling cold all over!

"Body Refining Cultivator!"

He didn't even need to be told; he already understood how Chen Ziang and the others had died.

Qin Ming's eyes showed a hint of coldness. Without wasting words with him, he directly pulled out two High-Grade Attack Talismans with a backhand.

One High-Grade Thunder Arrow Talisman, one High-Grade Blazing Sun Talisman.

He directly threw them towards Jiangg Kun.

In an instant.

Terrifying lightning flickered, mixed with fiery flame spells in the shape of firebirds, violently bombarding in Jiangg Kun's direction.

Boom!

The sound of violent explosions could be heard.

Jiangg Kun staggered out from it, vomiting a mouthful of fresh blood. A light purple Profound Pearl hovered beside him, emitting a purple tassel wrapping around his body.

Surprisingly, it neutralized most of the spell's power.

If he were in his prime, he naturally wouldn't fear Qin Ming, but now he was already at the end of his tether; he understood that continuing to fight was definitely not an opponent for Qin Ming.

Jiangg Kun was extremely decisive, taking out a talisman radiating blue light, slapping it on himself, instantly turning into a stream of light escaping away.

Qin Ming was indeed surprised, not expecting Jiangg Kun, at this near-death state, still having so many life-saving items in hand.

He quickly activated the Spiritual Light Shuttle to chase at full speed!

Swoosh!

It's known that the speed of the Spiritual Light Shuttle at full speed is equivalent to a Foundation Establishment Stage's all-out flight.

Within a blink, Qin Ming closed the distance with Jiangg Kun.

Jiangg Kun sensed Qin Ming catching up from behind, instantly terrified out of his wits!

Top-Grade Flying Spiritual Artifact!

How could this kid have such a thing?

After getting close to Jiangg Kun, Qin Ming's Qi Blood Power exploded, directly slashing a flaming blade aura over!

Jiangg Kun, caught off guard, raised a green longsword in his right hand, gritting his teeth to exhaust his last mana, and thrust out a Sword Technique.

Sword aura flickered.

Shwoosh!

Clang!

The green longsword burst out with several sharp sword qi, just barely blocking Qin Ming's deadly strike.

Not only that.

One sword qi pierced through the flaming blade aura, striking the 'glazed treasure robe' condensed by Qin Ming's Qi Blood, then broke through the defense, slicing a cut on Qin Ming's arm.

"Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact!"

Qin Ming was shocked and in pain, it was the first time since he had strengthened his physique that he was injured by a spiritual artifact.

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes as he fully displayed the Blood Burning Blade Technique, instantly enveloping Jiangg Kun's location in dense flaming blade aura.

Pfft!

"Ah!"

The blade aura flickered, directly severing Jiangg Kun's left calf.

Qin Ming leaped in front of him, stomping down on him.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

"Fellow Daoist Qin, listen to me..." Jiangg Kun's face was covered in blood, his pupils suddenly enlarged.

Shwoosh!

Qin Ming's eyes flashed with a cold gleam, ruthlessly slashing directly down at his neck.

Jiangg Kun's head rolled to the side, maintaining an expression of shock and disbelief even in death.

Qin Ming collected his green Dharma Sword and storage pouch, then flicked a black Spirit Seed towards the corpse, casting Thorn Technique.

Black vines instantly engulfed Jiangg Kun's corpse, and soon it turned into a dried-up corpse.

Qin Ming picked up the Blood Pearl from the ground and cast a Fireball Technique on the corpse to destroy the evidence.

He had just finished all this.

Suddenly, he sensed from afar the approach of four cultivators with strong mana auras, rapidly closing in.

Qin Ming's heart tightened, and he immediately flew off on the Spiritual Light Shuttle, disappearing from the spot.

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