"Item?" Just as Xu Qing was thinking, clear fluctuations continued to spread out from the shadow.
"Mas… wait… contrib…"
This time, there was no need for the Diamond Sect's ancestor to translate. Xu Qing could roughly understand the shadow's thoughts. This was telling him to wait a moment. It could complete this matter and make a contribution.
"Master, Little Shadow is still young after all. I think it's better for me to follow it and take a look." Seeing that the shadow was anxious to make a contribution, the Diamond Sect's ancestor felt an intense sense of danger and hurriedly transmitted his voice to Xu Qing.
Xu Qing also agreed. Hence, at the next instant, his shadow directly disappeared from the ground. The black iron stick also flew out and left in the blink of an eye.
Xu Qing sat cross-legged on the roof and waited silently. Ding Xue blinked. She couldn't see the shadow. As for the speed of the black iron stick, it was already comparable to that of a two fires. Hence, in Ding Xue's eyes, it was also undetectable.
However, seeing that Xu Qing had sat down, she obediently sat at the side. She took out a box of snacks and placed it beside Xu Qing.
Xu Qing glanced at Ding Xue.
"Brother Xu Qing, this is a snack I made myself. I don't know how it tastes. I plan to make it for my aunt, uncle-in-law, and grandfather after I practice more. Could you try it first and give me some pointers?"
As Ding Xue spoke, she handed over a spirit ticket with great familiarity.
Xu Qing spread out his perception in the surroundings. Although he couldn't sense his master, he felt that there was a high chance that his master was paying attention to him. Hence, he didn't take the spirit ticket stones but picked up a snack and took a bite.
Ding Xue was quite happy. She sat there and looked around as she spoke in a low voice.
"Brother Xu Qing, when are we going to capture that bizarre entity? I saw that the killing time mentioned in the dossier is about to arrive…"
"I'm already capturing it." Xu Qing calmly spoke and looked into the distance.
At that moment, in the city, the Diamond Sect's ancestor was originally following the shadow. However, the shadow clearly didn't like the Diamond Sect's ancestor, so it quickly hid.
"Brat Shadow, do you really think I'm trying to steal your credit? This time, I'll let you see how powerful I am." The Diamond Sect's ancestor snorted coldly. After changing directions, he actually transformed into a human form. Moreover, his clothes changed and he looked no different from the commoners here. He entered the crowd and disappeared.
Just like that, time passed bit by bit. The shadow spread extremely quickly and discovered one bizarre entity after another. It basically pounced over and devoured them in an instant.
However, after one bizarre entity died, another would appear. Moreover, the places where they appeared were irregular. It was more like they appeared out of thin air, as though they could never be completely killed.
However, the effect was very obvious. Even when dusk fell, the deaths that should have happened today didn't occur.
As the moonlight descended, the number of bizarre entities increased. It was as though they wouldn't stop until they completed today's massacre. In the end, Xu Qing, who was sitting on the roof, also revealed a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
He looked at the small country under the night sky and could clearly sense the chill that was rapidly rising in this small country. The shadow was also extremely busy at this moment, constantly devouring a large number of bizarre entities that had appeared.
"My interference caused a new change in this bizarre entity…" As Xu Qing mumbled, Ding Xue, who was at the side, also sensed that the atmosphere wasn't right. Just as she was feeling a little nervous, a black light instantly arrived and floated in front of Xu Qing, transforming into a black iron stick.
A wisp of divine sense rapidly entered Xu Qing's mind.
"Master, I found the source. After all, Little Shadow is still young and only knows how to use violence. It has no way of knowing that such a bizarre entity that keeps appearing after being killed would be more stimulated after every death. If we want to destroy it, we have to find the source."
"The source is usually extremely secretive and it's impossible for there to be recent clues. They are usually hidden in some trivial matters that happened many days ago.
Hence, I changed my identity many times to investigate if anything strange had happened here in the past few years. In the end, I found out that two years ago, a doctor came to this country. His medical skills were superb and he had a characteristic when practicing medicine. He would give patients a small mirror and let them place it at the head of the bed."
When Xu Qing heard this, his eyes narrowed.
"Then how long has the doctor been here and how many people have placed this mirror?"
"Master, I've investigated these clearly. This doctor practiced medicine in this small country for three months before he left. At that time, our Seven Blood Eyes hadn't come to the Alliance, so the disciple guarding this place didn't know about this."
"I visited a few families who hung the small mirrors. Speaking of which, it's quite interesting. If a cultivator looked at this small mirror, they would probably not find any clues. Of course, Master is a different matter."
"As for me, I've been influenced by Master for many years, so I'm naturally knowledgeable. I discovered a trace of an artifact spirit on them."
Xu Qing glanced at the Diamond Sect's ancestor.
"I understand. I followed this trail and searched around again. Finally, I saw a mirror hanging under the roof of a wealthy family. It should be the main item."
"If my judgment isn't wrong, then the doctor must be an evil cultivator. He used this method to nourish this mirror. Moreover, he couldn't have placed such a treasure far away from him, so this evil cultivator must be hiding not far away from this country so that he can observe and take away the treasure."
Xu Qing was about to speak.
"I understand. Hence, I went out again to search for a suitable place. In the end, I discovered a small mountain. That's the best place to observe this small country. There are hidden cultivation base fluctuations on the mountain and there are cultivators inside. They should have fallen into some kind of sleeping state because of some cultivation arts. I didn't enter to investigate so that the enemy wouldn't be alerted."
The Diamond Sect's ancestor didn't say a word about taking credit. However, all his actions made Xu Qing sigh with emotion that the other party was very comprehensive in his actions. He looked at this country where bizarre entities were appearing everywhere. Although the shadow was also trying its best to devour them, the situation was clearly getting more and more chaotic.
"Consider it a contribution!" Xu Qing transmitted his divine sense.
The Diamond Sect's ancestor immediately became excited and the black iron stick trembled. During this period of time, he didn't dare to speak. Little Shadow's special ability allowed it to shine brightly, surpassing him to become the new aide of the master. He was worried that if he said something wrong, he would be casually sacrificed by Demon Xu.
At this moment, with this contribution, he felt a little more at ease.
"Lead the way." Xu Qing transmitted his divine sense. The black iron stick buzzed and flew straight ahead.
Xu Qing leaped up and followed. Although Ding Xue didn't know what had happened, she could tell that Xu Qing's expression was murderous. Hence, she hurriedly kept the snack box and followed behind like a little girl.
Very soon, Xu Qing arrived at the residence of the wealthy family. He spread out his perception and didn't discover any cultivation fluctuations here, so he didn't disturb them. Instead, he headed straight for the mirror. After he got close, he could tell at a glance that this mirror was a little strange.
There were no anomalous substances on it but when the wind blew over, Xu Qing's eyes felt an intense piercing pain. However, at the next instant, the life lanterns in his body burned and the canopy's protective barrier spread out, allowing his eyes to recover.
Xu Qing's expression changed. He felt a piercing pain even with his current combat strength and powerful body. This was enough to show how extraordinary this small mirror was. He suddenly grabbed.
The small mirror emitted an intense struggle. It instantly broke through Xu Qing's grabbing force and headed straight for the sky.
However, in the blink of an eye, Xu Qing's figure had already appeared in the air. The four balls of life fire and two life lanterns in his body suddenly spread out and the seven fires' combat strength fused into his palm as he pressed down on the small mirror.
Facing such combat strength, the small mirror was unable to resist no matter how it struggled. Xu Qing grabbed it and his divine sense surged in, directly sealing it. At the same time, the mirror in front of the bed of hundreds of families in this small country shattered in unison.
The bizarre entities that were appearing all over the country also disappeared.
At the same time, at the top of the short mountain outside the small country, a rainbow suddenly flew out of a hidden cave abode. In the rainbow was a white-haired old man with a sinister expression. One could see layers of skin flakes on his exposed skin, as though he was molting.
It was obvious that he hadn't finished shedding his skin yet. His cultivation of one Heavenly Palace Golden Core Realm still spread out valiantly. He looked at the small country and let out a low shout.
"Brat, you dare to ruin this old man's plan!"
His voice spread in all directions like heavenly lightning, causing the entire small country to tremble. Xu Qing's cold gaze swept past as he rushed out rapidly, heading straight for the mountain the old man was on.
His speed was so fast that the expression of the Golden Core old man couldn't help but change. When his heart skipped a beat, Xu Qing had already arrived in front of him.
The instant they came into contact, the mountain quaked. The wind and clouds churned violently and a rumbling sound echoed through the world. At the next instant, the old man's body trembled and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His body was blasted back by a huge force and he smashed into the small mountain.
As the small mountain collapsed and rubble fell, the old man's expression revealed horror and disbelief.
"Such combat strength…"
Xu Qing's expression was calm and his eyes were cold. He would not be able to fight two Heavenly Palaces Golden Core cultivator, but if it was just a Heavenly Palace, it would be easy for him, a seven fires cultivator, to suppress the enemy.
The old man clearly sensed this as well. As he spat out blood, he didn't hesitate to retreat. He even cast an evil technique and transformed into a blood shadow, increasing his speed explosively.
The Golden Crow appeared behind Xu Qing. As the Golden Crow let out a cry and the old man's pupils contracted, Xu Qing's speed became even faster as he gave chase.
"You're Xu Qing from the Eight Sects Alliance!!"
The old man's scalp went numb. Seeing the Golden Crow, he recognized Xu Qing's identity. Xu Qing instantly caught up and punched out, but it was blocked by a Heavenly Palace.
However, in an instant, the Heavenly Palace collapsed, revealing the shriveled golden core inside. The Golden Crow let out a cry and devoured it.
The old man let out a pained cry and spat out a mouthful of blood. Xu Qing's right hand was already pressed on the top of his head with dense fiendish fire. As he pressed down, the fiendish fire instantly enveloped the old man's entire body.
A blood-curdling scream rang out!
The difference between rogue cultivators and sect cultivators was extremely great, let alone the fact that this old man had only used three balls of life fire to advance to the Golden Core realm. From the foundation, aptitude, and cultivation arts, the difference between him and Xu Qing was like heaven and earth.
At that moment, as the fiendish fire permeated the air, a wisp of soul was extracted and continued to fuse into Xu Qing's body. This person would be the first soul Xu Qing suppressed in his magic aperture.
However, just as Xu Qing was extracting the soul, his expression suddenly changed. Thunder rumbled in the surroundings and seven to eight figures in the clouds rapidly approached Xu Qing with greed.
There was also a vast body that appeared in the world. The three Heavenly Palaces behind the figure shone with a shocking light, causing the face to reveal a hint of holiness.
"Xu Qing, you finally left the Eight Sects Alliance."