"Fellow Daoist, please show mercy."
As the voice rang out, an invisible force suddenly appeared in front of Lu Qing, protecting the two disciples of the Myriad Beasts Sect.
The two people who should have been crushed to death by Lu Qing's single thought miraculously survived after spitting out a mouthful of blood.
As the words fell, a figure suddenly appeared before the human race's primordial spirit powerhouses.
He was an elderly man who was not particularly burly, and was even somewhat thin.
With gray hair and a heavy, dark longsword on his back, he exuded a cold and aloof aura.
"Elder Xing!"
The powerful beings of the human race, upon seeing this figure, all cried out in delight.
At the same time, I felt much more relaxed.
The aura that Lu Qing had just emitted was too terrifying; even they felt their hearts tremble.
In addition, the speed that Lu Qing displayed made them extremely wary.
Even a middle-aged man in purple robes and a tall hat, who was at the peak of the Third Tribulation Nascent Soul stage, did not dare to act rashly.
Now that Elder Xing has arrived, they feel they have a pillar of support.
It should be noted that Elder Xing is a Nascent Soul expert at the peak of the Fourth Tribulation, and is only one step away from the Fifth Tribulation realm.
Moreover, he was a pure sword cultivator with astonishing combat power, almost comparable to a true fifth-tribulation powerhouse.
Among the many elders of the Holy Alliance, his strength can be considered top-tier, second only to the elders who have comprehended the power of space.
"Haha, Xing Jian, I didn't expect you to get here first."
Just a few breaths after Elder Xing appeared, a bold voice rang out.
Another figure suddenly appeared and arrived in front of the group of powerful demon cultivators.
The figure had a human body and a monkey face, a burly build, and covered in golden-black fur. Its hands were thick and hung down to its knees, and it exuded an aura of unparalleled dominance.
"Greetings, True Martial King!"
The powerful beings of the demon race were overjoyed when they saw the ape appear and quickly stepped forward to pay their respects.
"True Martial King, you've come too."
When Elder Xing saw the ape appear, he nodded slightly. However, when he saw the black and gold fur on the ape's body, his cold and stern face couldn't help but twitch.
"You broke through?"
"Heh, just lucky."
King Zhenwu grinned, feigning modesty but revealing a smug expression on his face.
In past encounters, despite being at the same level, he was always slightly outmatched by Xing Jian.
Now he has taken a crucial step, and although he has not yet fully broken through, he is already ahead of Xing Jian.
"I didn't expect you to beat me to it. By the time your fur has completely transformed, you'll already be able to truly step into the Fifth Tribulation, right?"
"Hehe, we'll have another spar then," King Zhenwu chuckled.
Elder Xing ignored him this time.
In the past, he had been able to slightly outmaneuver this ape using his swordsmanship, but only by a small margin.
This ape is exceptionally gifted, possessing ancient bloodlines within its body. Once it reaches the fifth tribulation, its bloodlines will be fully activated, inevitably causing its power to surge.
If I were to spar with him again, wouldn't I just be asking for trouble?
The two powerful figures chatted as if no one else was around, while the human and demon race experts beside them dared not interrupt.
Even Lu Qing didn't seem to want to interrupt them, as if he was waiting for them to finish talking.
Suddenly, the True Martial King's gaze fell on Lu Qing, then looked at the white dragon behind him, and Xiao Li and Wu Xing on his shoulder.
Then he said, "It seems you were also summoned here by your subordinates because of that strange heavenly tribulation earlier. Judging from this, could this kid be the one who triggered the heavenly tribulation?"
"I just arrived too, so I'm not entirely clear on the situation yet," Elder Xing shook his head.
"Elder Xing..."
At this moment, the middle-aged man in purple robes and a tall hat seemed to be reporting something to Elder Xing through telepathic communication.
As Elder Xing listened, his expression suddenly shifted slightly, and he looked at Xiao Li on Lu Qing's shoulder.
Lu Qing could naturally sense these changes, but he didn't pay too much attention to them.
During their conversation, he had already found out about the other person.
After breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, Lu Qing's supernatural abilities seemed to have been further enhanced.
It makes gathering information much faster.
Even for a powerful cultivator at the fourth or fifth tribulation of the primordial spirit level, it would only take him a few breaths to discover their information.
Seeing that both of them were looking at him, Lu Qing turned to look at Elder Xing.
He asked calmly, "I wonder °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° what your intention is in stopping me from punishing these two villains?"
"What is it, fellow Daoist, that you wish to kill these two?" Elder Xing asked.
"These two villains tried to abduct my spirit pet while I was undergoing my tribulation. Senior, tell me, do they deserve to die?"
Upon hearing this, the two disciples of the Myriad Beasts Sect became extremely anxious and immediately shouted again.
"Elder, we are innocent! We only thought these spirit beasts were native spirit beasts of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains. We did not know they were this senior's spirit pets. Otherwise, even if we had ten times the courage, we would not dare to offend them."
"We are disciples of the Myriad Beasts Sect. Our sect leader is also one of the elders of the Holy Alliance. Elder, please save us!"
Lu Qing did not stop the two from shouting, but simply watched Elder Xing quietly, wanting to see what he would do.
Elder Xing's expression remained unchanged despite the shouts from the two disciples of the Myriad Beasts Sect.
He simply said to Lu Qing, "Fellow Daoist, you also heard that these two disciples are from the Myriad Beasts Sect. The Myriad Beasts Sect is one of our Holy Alliance's allies, and its disciples are under the Holy Alliance's control."
Since they have committed wrongdoings, if you trust me, fellow Daoist, why not hand them over to our Holy Alliance for punishment? We will certainly punish them severely.
"Hand them over to you to deal with?" Lu Qing raised an eyebrow. "Will you execute them?"
"Fellow Daoist is joking." Elder Xing shook his head. "Although they made a mistake and offended you, their crime does not warrant death. However, I will have them compensate you."
"Compensation?" Lu Qing smiled and ruffled Xiao Li's fur. "Senior, do you know that this spirit pet is a true family member to me?"
These two were experts at the late Golden Core stage. The attack they unleashed by joining forces to activate their magic weapon was quite powerful.
If I hadn't arrived in time, my spirit pets would probably have been seriously injured, if not killed.
Senior, if your family member were attacked without cause and nearly killed, what would you do?
Elder Xing fell silent; he could hear the killing intent in Lu Qing's tone.
The other party was determined not to let these two disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect go.
However, after a moment of silence, he still said, "If it were me, I would still choose to hand it over to the Holy Alliance for disposal."
“It seems that I cannot reach an agreement with you, senior.” Lu Qing shook his head and said, “I always repay kindness with kindness and revenge with revenge. Since these two have offended me, I have no reason to punish them through others.”
After saying that, Lu Qing had a thought, and the suppressive power on the two disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect suddenly increased.
Elder Xing sensed this and his expression changed slightly. His primordial spirit fluctuated, and the power he was giving to the two disciples of the Myriad Beasts Sect also rapidly increased.
However, he was shocked to find that his increased strength was not as great as his opponent's.
Bang!
In the blink of an eye, a loud bang was heard, and Elder Xing's power was broken.
Immediately afterward, under the overwhelming suppressive power unleashed by Lu Qing, the two disciples of the Myriad Beasts Sect were blasted into two clouds of blood mist and died on the spot before they could even utter a scream.
"Fellow Daoist, you!"
Seeing the two plumes of blood mist, Elder Xing was both shocked and furious.
What surprised them was that Lu Qing's suppressive power was so strong that it could even break through their Taoist techniques.
What angered him was that he was an elder of the Holy Alliance's Punishment Hall, a dignified peak fourth-tribulation primordial spirit.
This person showed absolutely no respect, killing the person he was trying to protect right in front of him.
"Senior, the person who offended me has already been punished by my own hands. Is there anything else?" Lu Qing said calmly.
Elder Xing's face darkened, and he stared intently at Lu Qing, a murderous intent stirring within him.
Lu Qing sensed the killing intent, but instead laughed.
"It seems that you are not as selfless as you claim. I only punished two villains for their malice, and you have murderous intent. Could it be that I have committed a capital offense against the Holy Alliance just now?"
Or are you finally deciding to stop pretending?
"What did you say?" Elder Xing was taken aback.
The group of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators behind him, including the middle-aged man in purple robes and tall hat, also had a slight change in expression.
"Haha, do you all really think I'm a fool who couldn't sense your telepathic communication just now? You all recognized my identity through Xiao Li long ago, didn't you?"
"So, you really are the evil demon who harmed many powerful cultivators at Tian Shu Divine Mountain and committed a heinous crime?"
Elder Xing's face turned completely cold.
“A demon?” Lu Qing pondered the word for a moment, then laughed, “That’s right, I am the ‘demon’ that your Holy Alliance wanted and hunted down back then.”
These words startled all the powerful human beings at the Primordial Spirit level.
Despite having confirmed through various clues that the mysterious young man before them was most likely the "demon" who had committed a heinous crime at Tian Shu Divine Mountain years ago, they were now certain that the young man was the same one.
But when they heard Lu Qing actually admit it, they couldn't help but be surprised.
They had expected the other party to at least offer some excuses or denials, but to their surprise, the other party admitted it so readily.
At the same time, some of their doubts were also answered.
According to legend, the "demon" who killed many Nascent Soul experts in the Tian Shu Divine Mountain was actually at the Golden Core Realm.
When this news reached the Holy Alliance, the vast majority of elders and senior members did not believe it.
After all, the idea of a Golden Core cultivator reversing the demise of a Primordial Spirit is simply too unbelievable, let alone a Golden Core cultivator single-handedly killing multiple Primordial Spirit experts head-on.
This is as absurd as an ant suddenly transforming into someone capable of slaughtering a dragon.
Some elders even believed that those who survived at the Nascent Soul stage were exaggerating, deliberately exaggerating the "demon's" abilities to cover up their own incompetence.
However, after extensive investigation, the Holy Alliance obtained an extremely surprising result.
That's what those Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were saying, and it's very likely true.
That "demon" is very likely to be at the Golden Core stage!
It was for this reason that the Holy Alliance ultimately decided to issue a kill order against that "demon".
Firstly, the "demons" have enormous potential and seem to harbor deep hostility towards their human forces, posing a great threat.
Secondly, some people within the Holy Alliance wanted to figure out why a Golden Core cultivator would possess such great power.
Now it seems no wonder that the previous tribulation was so powerful. Although it was a tribulation of the primordial spirit, it was far more terrifying than the primordial spirit tribulations faced by these senior primordial spirits.
If it's this person, then it makes some sense.
After all, this "demon" was probably able to kill many Nascent Soul experts when he was still in the Golden Core stage, so his accumulated foundation must have been unimaginably profound.
The tribulation of the primordial spirit that one must overcome is terrifying beyond common sense, which doesn't seem so difficult to understand.
The powerful beings of the human race were extremely shocked.
Those demon race cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage also changed their expressions.
They had all heard about what happened at Tian Shu Divine Mountain of the human race back then, but they never expected that the protagonist of that event would be this mysterious young man in front of them.
Those with keen insight immediately focused their attention on Xiao Li.
They recalled some rumors about what happened back then.
Legend has it that back then, that "demon" was accompanied by a spirit beast with ancient bloodlines. Could it be the black raccoon that stood on his shoulder?
"very good!"
Elder Xing said with a stern face, "So it really is you, you evil spirit. No wonder you were so ruthless just now."
They won't even spare two junior Golden Core cultivators who only slightly offended you; they want to wipe them out completely.
That's right, only a demon like you could do such an inhuman thing!
As the saying goes, "You can search high and low without finding it." Our Holy Alliance has been hunting you for so many years, but we couldn't find any trace of you. We never imagined that you were hiding in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains, cultivating in seclusion.
"That's perfect. Today I will capture you and bring you back to the Holy Alliance for trial, so you'll know that the powerful beings of our human race are not so easily killed!"
After saying that, Elder Xing drew his dark iron sword from his back and stepped forward to capture Lu Qing.
"Wait a minute!"
However, just as Elder Xing moved, the True Martial King suddenly appeared in front of him and reached out to stop him.
"True Martial King, what do you mean by this?"
Elder Xing's expression changed, and he immediately questioned him.
At the same time, many other thoughts flashed through his mind.
Could it be that the True Martial King sees that these demons are at odds with their human race and wants to interfere?
"Xing Jian, you don't need to be angry."
King Zhenwu seemed to know what Elder Xing was thinking and immediately explained.
“You humans have a score to settle with this kid, but we demons also have questions for him. Why don’t you wait until I’ve finished asking your questions before you make your move?”
"Anyway, he's just a kid who's just entered the Nascent Soul Realm. Do you really think he can cause any trouble for us?"
Elder Xing sensed the aura emanating from the True Martial King and knew that even if he disagreed, the ape would inevitably intervene.
Considering that the other party had already stepped one foot into the Fifth Tribulation Realm, he could only coldly say, "Then ask away!"
King Zhenwu turned to look at Lu Qing: "Boy, tell me, what's the origin of that fox spirit beast on your shoulder?"
