Mo Xingjian waved his hand, saying, "I understand, I understand. Senior and junior apprentices should work together . All right, you two go and rest. I need to hurry and take this imaging stone and puppet to the Sect Leader. This matter can’t be delayed."
After saying that, Mo Xingjian quickly left.
Yan Xiaohu sniffed, a strong sense of defeat suddenly welling up inside him.
Two attempts at being proactive, resulting in a lifetime of introversion!
Zhou Qing didn’t know how to comfort him for a moment. After thinking for a while, he said, "Isn’t it that the five prodigies still have three left? You can have them all."
"Yeah, right. They’re all at Nascent Soul Great Perfection," Yan Xiaohu said dejectedly before leaving without looking back.
Zhou Qing could only shake his head with a bitter smile before heading back to his residence with his old hen...
A few days later, the footage on the imaging stone Zhou Qing left behind spread wildly among countless sects in the Eastern Domain.
Everyone who saw the content of the imaging stone felt a chill and a creeping sense of horror.
For such heartless people, if they ever took control of the other major sects, wouldn’t they become lambs to the slaughter?
After all, no matter how much they submitted, they couldn’t hope for benefits without obeying like puppets.
For a time, many people began to secretly contact the three major sects, expressing their willingness to submit and offer help at the appropriate time.
Some were so frightened by the contents of the imaging stone that they dared not rashly take sides.
Some even began to withdraw from the Eastern Domain, heading toward Lingyun Mansion to seek stability.
As for the Cangyan Daoist Palace, they never explained a word to outsiders in response to various doubts and denunciations from the outside world.
Their attitude seemed to suggest they didn’t care about others’ opinions, which made other sects even more apprehensive.
Meanwhile, Cyan Feather Immortal Sect and Golden Thunder Sect, anticipating possible dangers, spent a huge amount of resources to acquire three small teleportation arrays from the Wanxiang Auction of Lingyun Mansion.
These small teleportation arrays were not like the large ones in Lingyun Mansion that could teleport large groups to other provinces or counties. They could only teleport five or six people at most at a time.
After communicating with the Taiqing Sect, the three sects installed these three small teleportation arrays.
With the teleportation arrays connecting the three sects, forming a triangular support system, they could support each other at any time if something happened, thus better coping with the immense pressure from the puppets of the Cangyan Daoist Palace.
The one responsible for the delivery and installation of the three small teleportation arrays was none other than the old acquaintance, Fu Kui.
Given the high value of these three items, which required 150 top-grade spirit stones, they met the conditions for auction escort, so there could be no carelessness.
After helping with the installation of the teleportation arrays, Fu Kui wanted to see Zhou Qing but was told he was injured and in closed cultivation.
He had to leave a message with Yan Xiaohu, saying that Zhang Wanbao was very happy to hear about Zhou Qing’s recovery, as the young man had been tirelessly searching for herbs to repair his Golden Core since he returned last time.
"Elder Fu, please thank Brother Wanbao for me. When I have the time, I will visit him with the fourth brother!" Yan Xiaohu said.
Fu Kui nodded. Just before leaving, he turned to Cao Zhengyang and couldn’t help but say, "Don’t end the matters of you five sects too quickly. Let it go on as long as possible."
Cao Zhengyang’s pupils contracted immediately as he thought of the three paintings sent by the Seventh Prince Xuanyuan Yichen.
He then bowed respectfully, "Thank you, Elder!"
After Fu Kui left, Zhou Qing only dared to come out.
In the face of such a suspected super powerhouse at the Spirit Severing Realm, he couldn’t be sure his "Illusory Realm Dharma Aspect" would escape his notice.
"That brother Zhang Wanbao was truly a worthy friend!" Zhou Qing said gratifyingly.
Yan Xiaohu nodded in agreement, "I just wonder if your strategy of ’feigning indifference to attract attention’ will still work now. Last time, when Four Flowers Gathering at the Crown visited, Xiao Cancan looked at that chubby guy with such resentment."
Thinking of this, the two burst into hearty laughter.
Then, Zhou Qing’s expression grew serious.
"What did Fu Kui’s final warning mean? What does he know?"
In the following days, Zhou Qing continued to study the "Golden Crow Burning Sky Scripture," which was now at its minor achievement stage. However, his recent duel with Song Yuan brought him unexpected surprises.
If he could cultivate it to the level of "Silver Dragon Hand," "Silver Dragon Step," and the "Thunder Sword Skills," its power would be extraordinary.
And the best test subjects were the simulated wandering souls in the Divine Ruins Celestial Palace.
As for Lu Yaoyao, he heard she went out with his second senior apprentice He Han and had grown considerably through their many accomplishments.
Today, Yan Xiaohu suddenly came to Zhou Qing’s residence and hollered, startling Zhou Qing who had just gotten up to chase his chicken.
He opened the courtyard door to see Yan Xiaohu staring at him resentfully.
"Why, why is it—" Yan Xiaohu grabbed Zhou Qing’s arm and shook him vigorously, full of grievance and discontent.
The old hen on the ground pecked at the big boots in front of her with a clucking sound.
"What now?" Zhou Qing asked in confusion, not knowing what the third apprentice was up to again.
Yan Xiaohu angrily handed over a jade slip, fuming with indignation, "This is the latest kill list released by Cangyan Daoist Palace. Take a look. You actually made it into the top ten. Good grief, there’s only a hundred names on the list in total, and they didn’t even mention me. This Silver Dragon Hand, Yan Xiaohu, is being seriously underestimated."