Chapter 272: Wouldn’t it be better for everyone to go their own way?
After destroying the Netherworld Sect branch in Hengling Prefecture, Qin Ziling moved away from there and found a hidden cave in the mountains. He used the "Immortal Star" method to temper the Dark Sky and counted his harvest.
This time, except for the loss of a Qi Refining Grandmaster from the Blood Demon Sect, the gains in other aspects were greater than those in the lair of the old demon Hatetian in Jiugao County.
Last time in Jiugao County, Zhuge Yunjin and others were there, and Qin Ziling was very cautious in doing things, not daring to act rashly. Moreover, the old demon Hatetian had received the news in advance and had transferred a lot of resources.
But this time, disaster struck unexpectedly, and the Netherworld Sect branch in Henglingzhou was completely unprepared, and was wiped out by Qin Ziling, with all their savings over the years.
Now, not only has An Tian broken through to the Grandmaster level, but Qin Ziling's corpse-raising ring has also accumulated a large amount of blood food and evil energy, enough for Yuan Da and the other four zombies to squander for a while.
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In the next few days, Qin Ziling did not cause any trouble.
Usually they would travel for half a day, and then find a place to practice, which was a good balance between work and rest.
Qin Ziling is still refining the skull.
The skull is related to the brain, where the nerves are most concentrated and sensitive. We cannot rush into it but must proceed slowly.
Therefore, even though Qin Ziling has no shortage of high-quality resources to supplement his body, the speed of refining his skull is still neither fast nor slow.
At present, nineteen skull bones have been refined, with ten left. According to Qin Ziling's estimation, he should be able to complete all of them in the second half of the year and become a great martial artist in the late stage of bone refining.
The same applies to refining Qi and cultivating the spirit, neither too fast nor too slow, and improve steadily.
A few days later, Qin Ziling crossed the border of Hengling Prefecture and arrived in Cangqing Prefecture.
The situation in this state is relatively better than that in Hengling State.
One day, Qin Ziling was riding a clouded leopard horse in a quiet valley passage.
There are towering peaks on both sides of the passage, and from time to time birds suddenly fly up from the forest.
This road is not an official road, it is a shortcut.
The world is not peaceful nowadays, and few people take this road now.
Perhaps he had gone too far in Fangqiao County, or perhaps traveling around the world with a sword in hand was the life that many men yearned for.
After Qin Ziling had been inactive for some time, he became restless again, so he chose this road to see if he could encounter any blind bandits.
The chirping of cicadas makes the forest even quieter, and the singing of birds makes the mountain even more secluded.
"Click, click"
The sound of wheels rolling over the ground echoed in the valley, making it even quieter.
Qin Ziling looked back and saw a carriage pulled by two clouded leopard horses, heading towards him quickly from the direction he had just come from.
"What a coincidence!" A hint of surprise flashed across Qin Ziling's eyes, but he still rode his clouded leopard horse forward at a leisurely pace, without deliberately restraining or concealing his breath.
The carriage caught up with Qin Ziling's clouded leopard horse.
Inside the carriage, an elder of the Biyun Sect who was resting with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes with a look of surprise on his face.
"What's wrong? Senior Brother Zhang?" asked another elder of the Biyun Sect.
"I met an unexpected acquaintance." The man called Senior Brother Zhang replied, with a murderous look in his eyes.
"You have murderous intentions, what's going on?" Qingsong on the opposite side slowly opened his eyes and asked lightly.
"The man outside is Qin Ziling, who killed Elder Wen and injured Hou Yuehong in the competition four years ago." Elder Zhang replied.
"Oh, it's him! It is said that he was seriously injured at that time." A .
"Yes. At that time, his vitality was lost very quickly, and his foundation was seriously injured. It is said that after returning to the Cui family, he lay in bed for many days. Even if he gradually recovered later, he was basically half a useless person.
There has been no news about him in the past few years. We thought he would live the rest of his life under the protection of the Cui family and the Xiao family of Fangqiao County. We didn't expect that he would dare to venture out and even come to Cangqing Prefecture. "Elder Zhang replied.
"Humph, how could a genius like him be content with mediocrity? He must be out looking for an opportunity to rise again." said another elder.
"His vitality has been lost rapidly, and his foundation has been severely damaged. How can he recover so easily?" Qingsong smiled coldly, then changed the subject and said, "If he had stayed in Fangqiao County or Qinghe County, it would have been inconvenient for us to avenge Wen Chuansen. Unfortunately, we have met him here today, and this is what he was destined to do."
"The sect leader is right. This is his fate. We cannot be blamed!" The two elders of the Biyun Sect bowed slightly, replied, and then ordered the great martial artist who was driving the carriage to stop.
Qin Ziling saw the carriage galloping past him and then stopped dozens of meters ahead, so he pulled the reins and looked at the carriage with cold eyes.
The car curtain opened.
Two elders from the Biyun Sect came out.
"Qin Ziling, how are you? We parted in Qinghe County four years ago, and I didn't expect to meet again here." Elder Zhang got off the carriage, bowed slightly to Qin Ziling, and said with a smile. If someone didn't know him, they would think they were good friends meeting unexpectedly.
Qin Ziling touched the scar on his face and was not surprised at all that Elder Zhang recognized him.
Changes in appearance can only fool ordinary people. The truly powerful people don’t recognize people by their appearance, but by their aura.
There are even more powerful people who can see through the other person's true face at a glance, even if the other person has a change of appearance.
Just like Qin Ziling now, his spiritual path has reached the late stage of distraction, and it is difficult for others to hide their true identity in front of him.
The reason why Qin Ziling disguised himself when he traveled was not to guard against people who knew him, but people who did not know him. As long as they did not have the ability to see through his true face at a glance, even if Qin Ziling committed a crime, the portrait they posted would only be his current image, not Qin Ziling's image, and it would be difficult to trace it back to the Qin Mansion in Fangqiao County.
"So it's Elder Zhang from the Biyun Sect!" Qin Ziling bowed slightly and pretended to be puzzled: "I don't have much friendship with Elder Zhang. Aren't you being a little too sentimental by getting out of the car to greet me?"
"We are not being overly sentimental. It's you who is overthinking it! Let me introduce you. This is Elder Wang, and this is Protector Qian. How many moves do you think you can withstand from the three of us today?" Elder Zhang said with a smile on his face.
"Elder Zhang, it . Are you going to blatantly violate the original agreement?" Qin Ziling asked.
"You also said it, it's written in black and white, what can we do about it?" Elder Zhang said.
"Why bother? Isn't it better for everyone to go their own way?" Qin Ziling shrugged helplessly when he heard that.
"You are still as courageous as you were back then, and I admire you for that. But courage cannot save your life!" Elder Zhang said with a hint of sarcasm upon seeing this.
