“Oh.” Xue Qianbai was taken aback for a moment, then nodded. Although he didn’t know who the person in front of him was.

But just now, Xue Qianbai saw the Dragon Seizing Hand displayed by Li Changqing. Its power was truly astonishing, marking him as a formidable expert, but he seemed a bit greedy.

Moreover, this person didn’t have the fluctuations of innate true yuan. In Xue Qianbai’s view, he should be a powerful Painting Sage.

Are Painting Sages so short of money? Shouldn’t they all be rolling in wealth? Sure enough, a moment after the two left, the soldiers in the city arrived here. There were dozens of them, their footsteps heavy, their armor exceptionally weighty. When they saw the traces of the battle here, they were also taken aback.

The bluestone slabs on the ground had actually been blasted to pieces, and a large pit had been blasted out.

“Make way.” A deep voice came, followed by a towering figure stepping out. He was tall, over two meters high, making the seven or eight-foot-tall men around him look like skinny monkeys.

The giant man had a robust aura, wearing black iron armor. Judging by his armor, he was clearly a general.

“General Zhao, we have found seven bodies so far.” A soldier stepped forward and reported respectfully. The general squatted down, looking at the bodies on the ground. The bodies had already lost their heads and right arms, but when he saw the bones exposed at the neck, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes.

“It’s an expert at the peak of the Innate Great Yuan.”

“Innate Great Yuan?” Everyone was shocked. Such a person could be considered a top expert in the Cangyuan Realm, usually rare to see. How could they die here today?

“General, how did you know? This person doesn’t even have a head.” A soldier next to him was somewhat surprised.

“The bones have been trained to such a strength, having undergone the second mortal shedding, naturally stepping into the realm of the Innate Great Yuan.” The general lifted the left arm of the body, looked at Old Devil Xiang’s palm, and frowned, “The palm is so smooth, and the meridians are surprisingly unobstructed. It seems to be a palm technique expert.”

“The physical age is not young, should be over sixty years old.” The general checked the items carried by Old Devil Xiang.

There was nothing on him, except for some silver tickets and a bag of dry food. The general opened the bag and saw that it was just some dried meat.

Tearing the dried meat apart, the general sniffed it and said, “It’s the meat of the Wisteria Bull. This kind of bull grows in coastal areas. The grass it eats usually contains a high amount of salt, so the meat itself has a salty taste. This person likes to eat Wisteria Bull, is a sixty-year-old palm technique expert at the peak of the Innate Great Yuan.”

“It should be Old Devil Xiang from the Black List.” The general casually threw the dried meat aside, dusting off the crumbs from his hand.

“General, you’re really amazing!” The soldiers around him widened their eyes.

“Indeed, he is our North Cold Country’s great general.” Immediately, someone started to flatter, “But those who dare to cause trouble under General Zhao Beiming’s watch, they’re really tired of living. Once we find out who did it, they must be severely punished.”

“The one who killed Old Devil Xiang is a real expert. And since Old Devil Xiang was on the Black List, it’s very likely that it was done by a professional killer.” Zhao Beiming seriously looked at the two sword wounds on the body.

One sword cut off the arm. One sword cut off the head. The cuts were neat, the swordsmanship was astonishing, and the cut bone was very smooth, indicating that the person was wielding a Divine Weapon.

“Who could it be?” A soldier couldn’t help but be curious. Zhao Beiming also slowly closed his eyes, several names emerging in his mind.

There are many swordsmanship experts, and there are also many experts who hold Divine Weapons. But those who can easily kill Old Devil Xiang are few and far between. Those who meet these two conditions and are not too far from North Cold City…

“Shao Wuqi from the Shao family in South Autumn Town.”

“South Sun Liuli, the Glazed Sword Venerate of our North Cold Country.”

“Wei Kong, the Ice Soul Sword Master of the Great Yuan Dynasty.”

“Xue Qianbai, the Qianxue Sword Sovereign from Dao Mountain Ancient Land.”

“Those who are close, all have the possibility.” Zhao Beiming analyzed.

“They dare to cause trouble in our North Cold City, they’re really arrogant. No matter who they are, they’re lucky they ran fast. Otherwise, if they met you, General, they would know their place!” Several soldiers grumbled.

“General, the other bodies, they’re actually from the Ghost Clan.” At this time, a soldier came to report.

“Ghost Clan?” Zhao Beiming’s eyebrows furrowed, and then he picked up his spear to go and check. The soldiers following behind him looked at the spear in Zhao Beiming’s hand.

It was like a pillar holding up the sky, incredibly large and extremely heavy. They usually wanted to try to lift it, but it was too difficult. However, in Zhao Beiming’s hands, it was incredibly smooth.

“I’ve heard of the people the general just mentioned. They’re all top-notch swordsmanship experts, very powerful. If they really caused trouble in our North Cold City, can we stop them?” A new soldier quietly asked his centurion.

“Don’t worry.” The centurion was not worried at all, “If they dare to come, the general will definitely teach them a lesson.””The name of Zhao Beiming, the Nine True Spear, is not to be taken lightly,” the soldier said with a laugh. By this time, Li Changqing and Xue Qianbai had already made their escape.

“Where are you going?” Xue Qianbai followed behind Li Changqing. He had intended to go to Li Changqing’s place to treat his wounds, but he found that Li Changqing was actually heading towards a square in the outer city.

“I’m going to get something.” Li Changqing was still thinking about the trunk of the Mysterious Void ancient tree.

“Don’t let the soldiers of the North Cold Country discover you,” Xue Qianbai said indifferently.

“If they find us, we’ll just run,” Li Changqing looked at Xue Qianbai and said, “With a great master like you, what are a few soldiers?”

“It doesn’t matter about others, just don’t let Zhao Beiming find out,” Xue Qianbai shook his head.

“Zhao Beiming?” Li Changqing asked subconsciously, “Who is that? Is he strong? Even you can’t beat him?”

“He is the great general of the North Cold Country, he is very troublesome,” Xue Qianbai didn’t say anything else, he simply described Zhao Beiming as troublesome.

Li Changqing didn’t understand what Xue Qianbai meant by troublesome. At this time, the two had already arrived near the square.

There was no one here, and the nearby soldiers had all been attracted elsewhere due to the previous battle.

This was exactly the result Li Changqing wanted to see. Sensing the energy contained in the Mysterious Void ancient tree with his Divine Soul, Li Changqing used a light skill to reach the ancient tree, then took out a knife and chopped at the branch.

“Bang!” It sounded like the collision of metal. The branch was extremely hard. With this one cut, the branch only showed a deep mark, but the knife in Li Changqing’s hand had already broken.

“Is it so hard? Or did I buy a defective product?” Li Changqing looked at the knife in his hand in surprise. A knife that couldn’t even cut through wood, let alone bones, made Li Changqing suspect that he, a foreigner, had been fooled by the knife seller.

Even Xue Qianbai, who was following behind, didn’t expect that Li Changqing had sneaked here just to get a branch.

What did he want this for?

“The bark of the Mysterious Void ancient tree is very hard, and your knife is just made of ordinary iron, it can’t cut it at all,” Xue Qianbai stood on the branch and looked at the place where Li Changqing had just cut.

Xue Qianbai was suddenly surprised, because if he got close to the branch and felt it carefully, he could indeed feel that the branch was a bit different.

Could this branch really be a treasure?

“Your sword should be able to cut it, right? Your sword looks very good,” Li Changqing thought of Xue Qianbai’s Thousand Snow Sword, which could even cut through the bones of a complete innate master.

He couldn’t help but stare at Xue Qianbai’s sword.

“Do you want to borrow my sword?” If someone else told Xue Qianbai that they wanted to borrow his sword to cut wood, Xue Qianbai might have drawn his sword to kill them.

But when Li Changqing spoke, Xue Qianbai found this person in front of him quite interesting. His cultivation was not weak at all, but he seemed to know very little about many things.

This made Xue Qianbai curious about Li Changqing.

“If you can pull it out…” Xue Qianbai handed over the Thousand Snow Sword.

“What do you want if I pull it out!” Li Changqing’s face changed, and he immediately became alert, thinking of the Purple Cloud Fairy.

“If you can pull out the sword, I’ll lend it to you,” Xue Qianbai was stunned, “What else could it be?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Li Changqing breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the Thousand Snow Sword, he pointed with two fingers and then shouted, “Unsheath!” As soon as the words fell, the body of the Thousand Snow Sword in Xue Qianbai’s hand began to tremble!

The next moment, the Thousand Snow Sword flew out with a sword cry, the sound of the sword cry was particularly loud and pleasing to the ear. Then the hilt fell into Li Changqing’s hand.

“Huh?” Xue Qianbai’s usually calm face showed a surprised expression. The Thousand Snow Sword was a Divine Weapon, it had its own consciousness, and not just anyone could pull it out.

This had little to do with cultivation. Even Luo Xiaochuan, the master of Dao Mountain Ancient Land, had tried to pull out the Thousand Snow Sword, but in the end, the Thousand Snow Sword did not move.

Li Changqing actually made the Thousand Snow Sword unsheath with just two fingers! How is this possible?

“Divine Soul suppression?” Xue Qianbai couldn’t believe it, had Li Changqing’s Divine Soul become so powerful?

“What a good sword.” Li Changqing raised his hand and the sword fell, directly cutting off the branch. The hard bark was as easy to cut as an apple under the Thousand Snow Sword.

“What a fast sword, it feels good to hold too!” At this moment, Li Changqing’s eyes were shining, and he was somewhat reluctant to let go of the Thousand Snow Sword.

Which man hasn’t dreamed of being a martial hero? Who hasn’t thought of wielding a sword in the world when they were young? At this moment, having a divine sword in hand was as impactful for a man as a handsome sports car.

“Will you sell it?”

“No!” Xue Qianbai took the sword back and put it back into his scabbard without good temper.

“Alright, now that we have what we need, follow me, let’s stop your bleeding first.” Li Changqing muttered under his breath, “If you don’t want to sell it, then don’t sell it, why are you so fierce?””By the way, may I know your name?” Xue Qianbai realized he still didn’t know Li Changqing’s name.

“Li Changqing,” Li Changqing answered truthfully.

“Are you Li Changqing from Changting Town?” Xue Qianbai raised an eyebrow, as he had heard about Li Changqing from Xu Muhai before.

“You know me?” Li Changqing was somewhat surprised that the deputy sect leader of Dao Mountain Ancient Land knew him.

Previously, Xu Muhai had suspected that Li Changqing was problematic, possibly even related to the Ghost Clan, so he had reported to Xue Qianbai that there was a powerful figure hiding in Changting Town.

Xue Qianbai did have an impression of this.

“I heard about you from Xu Muhai,” Xue Qianbai nodded.

“My son is also from your Dao Mountain Ancient Land,” Li Changqing quickly added, “Do you know my son, Li Hengsheng?”

“I don’t recall,” Xue Qianbai had left Dao Mountain Ancient Land a long time ago, so he was naturally unaware of recent events there.

“It seems you haven’t returned to Dao Mountain Ancient Land for a long time,” Li Changqing said with a smile, “My son Li Hengsheng is now a genius of your Dao Mountain Ancient Land. You should pay more attention to him when you go back.”

“How talented is he?” Xue Qianbai’s emotion didn’t fluctuate. In a sect like Dao Mountain Ancient Land, geniuses were not in short supply.

“Of course, he’s the most talented,” Li Changqing said proudly, “He comprehended the masterpiece of the Painting Sage on his first visit to the Floating Image Pavilion, challenged the first level of the Battle Pavilion at the seventh level of the Transcendence Realm, and is now ranked first in the Mortal Realm. He was even targeted for assassination by a master of the Longevity Sect when he went out on a mission. Isn’t he a genius?” This statement truly surprised Xue Qianbai.

“First in the Mortal Realm? That’s indeed a remarkable genius,” Xue Qianbai didn’t expect the centuries-old record of the Mortal Realm to be broken.

“Has the Longevity Sect already started to target the disciples of our Dao Mountain Ancient Land?” Mentioning the Longevity Sect, Xue Qianbai’s gaze became slightly condensed.

He too had been calculated against by the people of the Longevity Sect this time.

“These bastards are capable of all sorts of evil,” Li Changqing gritted his teeth in hatred, “From now on, I’ll kill one whenever I see one.” After returning to the inn with Xue Qianbai, Li Changqing asked the innkeeper for gauze and applied medicine to Xue Qianbai’s wounds.

“What brings you to North Cold Country?” Xue Qianbai asked Li Changqing.

“I came to find a pill,” Li Changqing said as he bandaged Xue Qianbai, “My son needs a fifth-grade Realm-Breaking Pill to break through the Postnatal Realm. I couldn’t find it in Minghong Prefecture, so I came to try my luck in the black market of North Cold Country.”

“Fifth-grade?” Xue Qianbai didn’t say anything.

“Have you been there?”

“No, I don’t know where the black market is,” Li Changqing shook his head, he didn’t even know where the entrance to the black market was.

“I’ll take you there tomorrow,” Xue Qianbai said, “Consider it a thank you for blocking Old Devil Xiang for me.”

“Great.” Li Changqing was naturally willing since someone was leading the way.

“By the way,” Li Changqing suddenly asked out of curiosity, “I heard Old Devil Xiang say when he was escaping that he wanted to kill you and take some key. What is it?”

“I’m not sure yet,” Xue Qianbai shook his head, “The Longevity Sect acts mysteriously. I only know a little about them. They seem to want to resurrect someone, but I’m not sure who. As for the so-called key they mentioned, it’s the first time I’ve heard of it. However, many people seem to be on the Longevity Sect’s bounty list.”

“Resurrect? Can people really be resurrected after death?” Li Changqing was curious.

“The world is vast, and nothing is impossible. Perhaps there really is a way to resurrect people.”

“But the Longevity Sect has been making too much noise recently, and many forces have noticed them. It will be difficult for them to continue causing trouble openly.”

“But they seem to have spies in various forces, even in your Dao Mountain Ancient Land,” Li Changqing said worriedly, “I’m really afraid that my son will be in danger. After all, it’s easier to dodge an open spear than a hidden arrow.”

“You can rest assured about this. They won’t cause trouble within the sect, and everything will be fine once the sect leader returns,” Xue Qianbai sat cross-legged on a chair and said indifferently, “As long as the sect leader returns, the spy will have nowhere to hide.”