Chapter 1066: Killing A Half Sage

“Now, show me who you are and who your mastermind is.”

Even now, Elder Tomb Keeper did not believe that a single Great Grandmaster would dare to plot against West Kunlun. He firmly believed that there must be a mastermind behind this Great Grandmaster.

However, as soon as his blood threads invaded Ye Qing’s headspace, he was immediately greeted by the sight of thick, vast, and profound dark yellow.

He also saw his black qi and white qi flying around haphazardly like headless flies, unable to break out of the cage the dark yellow world had confined them to.

This also meant that his Yin Yang Annihilation had not made contact with his opponent’s mind from the very beginning.

It’s a trap!

A terrible premonition suddenly appeared in Elder Tomb Keeper’s heart.

Before he could react, a dark yellow bell flew toward him.

Surrounded by black and yellow, the dark yellow bell emitted waves of profound and mysterious light of chaos.

It continuously grew in size as it flew, and its terrible might soon encompassed heaven and earth.

The black qi and white qi were destroyed even before the bronze bell could get close. As for Elder Tomb Keeper’s Crimson Blood, it was so terrified that it broke free from his control and struggled to escape Ye Qing’s headspace.

Elder Tomb Keeper dared not dilly-dally. He retook control of the Crimson Blood and tried to rip free from Ye Qing’s headspace.

It was at this moment a gust of dark yellow qi condensed into a fist and struck the bell.

THANG!

It was a grand bell chime that resounded throughout the heavens.

Elder Tomb Keeper’s wisp of spirit and the Crimson Blood instantly shattered to smithereens.

That wasn’t all. The bell chime repaid the favor by invading Elder Tomb Keeper’s headspace.

In just the blink of an eye, Elder Tomb Keeper’s headspace and spirit broke into pieces, and his mind and consciousness wobbled and dimmed rapidly like a candle flame in the middle of a downpour.

Elder Tomb Keeper’s complexion turned a sickly yellow at the same time blood flowed profusely out of his orifices. Crimson Blood was also ignoring his commands and flailing about, desperately trying to crawl out of his body before the inevitable claimed it. Unfortunately, it disintegrated the second it left Elder Tomb Keeper’s body.

At the same time, Ye Qing’s eyes regained their clarity. He looked at the semi-conscious Elder Tomb Keeper, clenched his fist, and generated dark yellow energy in his palm. Then, he punched the old man.

The loudest noise was invisible to the ear, just as the heaviest punch boasted no form. Elder Tomb Keeper’s body instantly broke into pieces like rotten wood.

“Still alive?”

Before Ye Qing could heave out a sigh of relief, countless red threads crawled out of the shattered pieces of flesh and gathered them all together. Now, the old man looked like a giant meatball bound together using countless red threads.

Ye Qing was impressed by Elder Tomb Keeper’s resilience. Just now, he had caught him completely by surprise using the Earthly Sovereign Bell. Then, he struck him squarely in the chest while the Earthly Sovereign True Body was active. Despite this, Elder Tomb Keeper was still alive.

“As expected of a Half-Sage, I suppose...”

Ye Qing raised his eyebrows and stopped hesitating. He dashed forward and punched the meatball a second time.

If one punch wasn’t enough, then two would do.

This chance had not come easy. He wasn’t going to waste it as a matter of course.

Most importantly, he was in the middle of West Kunlun’s territory right now. If he failed to kill Elder Tomb Keeper, if the old man managed to keep him busy long enough to call for help, then his chances of escaping West Kunlun would immediately plummet to rock bottom.

Originally, he wasn’t planning on killing Elder Tomb Keeper. He wasn’t even planning on showing his face at all.

The original plan was to lure Elder Tomb Keeper away from his post and keep him busy using his dependents. During this time, he would infiltrate the Kunlun Tomb, find the relevant clues regarding the Kunlun Ruins, and sneak away just as quietly. No part of his plan involved making contact with Elder Tomb Keeper from the start until the end.

Alas, he could not have anticipated that the entire Kunlun Tomb was constructed from Nether Bamboo Stone. He had no choice but to make his presence known.

Still, he had quickly come up with a plan B after he entered the Kunlun Tomb. It was impossible to use any Magia, secret art, Strange Artifacts or treasures inside the Kunlun Tomb. Therefore, he could pretend to be vulnerable and bait his enemy into lowering their guard. Then, he would kill them with the Earthly Sovereign Bell.

The Earthly Sovereign Bell was an ultimate treasure of the world and an artifact of great karma born from Profound Yellow Mother Qi. Therefore, the Nether Bamboo Stone could not work against it.

Elder Tomb Keeper could not possibly know that he had the Earthly Sovereign Bell. Therefore, there was no chance he could defend against it, not to mention that he had the Earthly Sovereign True Body as well.

Once he killed Elder Tomb Keeper, he could leave West Kunlun behind without worry.

Ye Qing was certain that Elder Tomb Keeper hadn’t called for help yet.

Why? Because West Kunlun was currently holding their once-in-sixty-years koi-leaping-the-Heavens’-Gate event. Outwardly, they pretended as if they did not care if the event was a success or not. In reality, they cared about it more than anyone else. That was why Elder Tomb Keeper would not risk disturbing Jiang Yunlai until he had confirmed the truth of the matter and the severity of the situation.

Besides, Elder Tomb Keeper was a Half Sage. Not only was he powerful, he had the pride to match his strength. He was confident that he could resolve this issue alone, so why would he contact anyone else and undermine his own pride and strength?

Of course, that very pride was the reason his downfall was set in stone from the moment Ye Qing decided to kill him.

Boom!

The meatball exploded after receiving the punch, but it did not scatter like it had before. Instead, the pieces of flesh were gathered together by the fist force.

Like a millstone, the fist force began reversing yin and yang and grinding the scattered bits of flesh and blood into nothing. This would continue until all traces of Elder Tomb Keeper had completely vanished from this world.

“Phew... For what it’s worth, I’m sorry that it came down to this.”

After observing for a moment and confirming that the Elder Tomb Keeper was utterly dead, Ye Qing let out a long sigh and dashed out of the Kunlun Tomb. He then ran straight toward the nearest exit.

Ye Qing did not slow down until he had left West Queen Mountain and West Kunlun behind. It was only then that he finally relaxed.

“That felt like forever...”

Although he had planned meticulously and adapted appropriately against the circumstances that were pit against him, there was a reason the saying, “Man plans, and god laughs” existed. Luckily for him though, bad luck did not strike him this time. Now that he was out of West Kunlun, he could finally let out a sigh of relief.

After pausing for a moment and giving the tall, massive West Queen Mountain one last look, Ye Qing picked up his speed and dashed toward the horizon once more.

Although Elder Tomb Keeper was dead, and no one knew that he was the one who entered the Kunlun Tomb, the branch of the Radiant Tree was currently in his possession. As the Radiant Tree branch was the sacred object of West Kunlun, it was possible they had done something to it that would allow them to track it down should it go missing or something. Therefore, the more distance he put between himself and West Kunlun, the better.

As for whether Mister Taozhu and her subordinates would be implicated by his actions, he wasn’t too worried. He might have followed Mister Taozhu into the mountain, but his disguise was that of an insignificant small fry. Not only that, he made sure to distort the people’s eyes and senses using his demonic thought when he was interacting with others. Therefore, no one even remembered that he existed. Therefore, his disappearance would not draw any attention, nor was there any reason for West Kunlun to suspect Mister Taozhu.

Besides that, the group of intruders Elder Tomb Keeper had killed earlier hailed from many different factions. It was more than enough to confuse West Kunlun and divert their attention elsewhere.

Finally, Mister Taozhu was one of the Three Misters of the Way of Taiping. West Kunlun would be crazy to try and do anything against her without concrete evidence.

Long story short, everything was in his control.

Right now, his first priority was to put as much distance between himself and West Kunlun as possible. After all, none of this would matter if West Kunlun managed to track him down. After that, he would find a way to use the Radiant Tree branch and enter the Kunlun Ruins. Then, he would find Yi Pin and save him.

“I hope that everything will go smoothly...”

The whisper quickly vanished amidst a soothing breeze.

The sunlight was bright, and the world was calm.