"Damn it! You dare to arrest me? You'll die!"
Situ Yanyun crouched on the ground and cursed as soon as he emerged, showing no sign of realization.
Ming Qi paid no attention to him. He glanced at Ouna and said, "I only brought this man with me because of Situ Jian's hard work in fending off the barbarian army in the north."
After that, Ming Qi found a seat and said no more.
Meng Junyi and the others looked at Situ Yanyun, who was still threatening on the ground, and then at Ming Qi, who sat expressionless beside him. They were all at a loss for words.
They all knew about the incident in the northern snowfields six years ago. They had even collectively petitioned the sect leader to seek an explanation from the North Pole City. Unfortunately, Du Fuling, concerned about the city's size, was unable to make any decisions, and the matter ultimately came to nothing.
Only then did Meng Junyi seem to realize something, remembering his former junior brother Ming, now a powerful Martial Emperor!
He was countless levels apart from them; they were no longer from the same world!
Though a dandy, Situ Yanyun was no fool. He was inexplicably captured, and just as he was about to vent his rage, he suddenly saw Ouna and remembered!
"It's you!"
Situ Yanyun's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. "So it's you, you slut! You dare to offend Beiji City? You all must die!"
Slap!
Meng Junyi was the first to rush forward, slapping Situ Yanyun in the face.
"You killed my senior brothers and sisters, you scum! Don't think Beiji City will protect you. Today, I will sacrifice your blood to the souls of them!"
Furious, Meng Junyi attacked Situ Yanyun without mercy.
Beside her, Ouna's eyes were filled with complexities as she watched Meng Junyi's relentless attacks. After a moment, she sighed and said, "Brother, let's...let him go."
"Let him go?"
Meng Junyi was stunned. "How could I possibly let him go? Today is his death!"
At this point, Meng Junyi suddenly stopped, glanced at Ouna, then turned to Ming Qi.
He understood Ouna's meaning. Situ Yanyun was a descendant of Beiji City. For the Biyou Sect, Beiji City was a formidable force. They hadn't been able to afford to offend him before, and they couldn't afford to do so now. If word leaked, the Biyou Sect would be annihilated.
Seeing Meng Junyi's gaze, Ming Qi gave a rare smile and said, "Fight? It's okay. If he dies, it's my responsibility."
...
The people in the hall were speechless.
Seeing the silence, Ming Qi spoke more directly: "It's just Situ Jian. I don't take him seriously. If you don't believe me, I'll go get him now. He's currently engaged in a fierce battle with the barbarian army. You know, it's rare for me to even consider the interests of the people."
...
Still no one spoke, and the looks they gave Ming Qi grew even stranger.
He doesn't even take Situ Jian seriously? Who would believe such a statement?
"Well, since you don't believe me, let me show you something."
Ming Qi reluctantly took out the Great Five Elements Fan and extracted the souls from the black dot on it one by one.
"Yan Dongliu of the Dongling Chifu, Master Gongzi Wushuang of the Divine Weapon Sect, a barbarian emperor-level powerhouse..."
Ming Qi effortlessly summoned souls one after another, snarling and flailing before the crowd. But that was all. Confined by the Great Five Elements Fan, their souls had no chance of escape.
Ming Qi then reached out and wiped away the souls, saying, "I've said before, the Biyou Sect must stand up straight from now on. With me here, no one can move even a single stone here!"
"Arrogant! I wonder how long you can hold your arrogance back! You're making an enemy of the entire world. You'll die a miserable death!"
Situ Yanyun laughed heartily. He had seen arrogant people before, but never one so hopelessly arrogant. Even if you're powerful, what good is it? Can you truly defy the entire Divine Realm?
From beginning to end, Situ Yanyun had never imagined that Ming Qi would actually dare to kill him.
Seeing that the others remained inactive, Ming Qi lost his patience. He reached out and ripped Situ Yanyun's soul apart, then completely imprisoned it with a ball of black light.
"Alright, place him in front of the graves of my senior brothers and sisters."
Ming Qi placed the soul-sealing orb aside and stood up, preparing to leave.
At this moment, Meng Jun wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say. From the moment Ming Qi appeared until now, he had only uttered those first two words.
"Are you leaving again?"
It was Ouna who finally spoke. Although Ming Qi had captured Situ Yanyun and avenged his fallen junior brothers and sisters, she couldn't be happy. She realized that she and Ming Qi were no longer in the same world. The distance between them was growing ever wider.
Ming Qi nodded, glanced at everyone in the hall, and said, "Take care, everyone."
With that, he turned and left without looking back.
Ming Qi didn't linger in the Biyou Sect for long. As Ouna and the others had imagined, he was no longer in the same world as them. His world would become vaster and more dangerous.
The road ahead was long, and only by casting off ties could one go further.
After leaving the Biyou Sect, Ming Qi returned to Qiankun Mountain. Although it had fallen into ruins, he still felt a deep attachment to it.
"What should we do next?"
Xing Yun asked immediately upon seeing Ming Qi return.
They had become accustomed to following Ming Qi's instructions. Once Ming Qi stopped speaking, they seemed to lose their purpose.
"Any news on the people I'm looking for?"
Ming Qi had been searching for Jiang Ling and the others. Of the people from the Glazed Sacred Land, Wei Silong and Mo Changli may have returned to their clans. Dabai and the Dikui Fox Demon seemed to have mysteriously traveled to the demonic realm. Only Jiang Ling remained, with no news to date.
"Dahei and Changkong are out there, but Huan hasn't brought back any news yet."
Dahei and Changkong were incredibly conscientious, constantly following Ming Qi's instructions.
"Then... let's rest for a few days."
Ming Qi suddenly realized he was starting to feel lost.
As night fell, Ming Qi reached the summit of Qiankun Mountain alone. He vaguely sensed the North God Spirit in the palm of his right hand beginning to awaken, so he continuously channeled his Martial Emperor True Essence into it.
As the night deepened, and the North God Spirit still hadn't awakened, Ming Qi took out six blood beads and held them before his eyes.
At this point, each of the six blood beads emitted a faint red glow of varying degrees, confirming that the six who had besieged the Holy Flame Martial Emperor were still alive; none had perished.
Toward dawn, Changkong returned with crucial news.
There's news about Jiang Ling; she's in Xiongfeng City!
"Xiongfeng City? Mu Feiyun, you old bastard!"
Ming Qi was furious. Without waiting for Changkong to catch his breath, he summoned everyone and rushed to Xiongfeng City overnight.