The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple-Chapter 896 - 284: Four Targets with One Arrow—A Bone-Chilling Scheme!

Such a battle achievement left countless young cultivators both shocked and envious.

It also made them recall the time during the Five Sects War when Zhou Qing slew five great talents of the Cangyan Daoist Palace.

For a moment, the upper echelons of the sects began to reevaluate this rising genius.

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Within the Taiqing Sect!

Master Lingxu and Dubhe were confined in separate cages, guarded by eight Supreme Elders to ensure they couldn’t escape even with wings.

As for what to do with the Phecda Sect, Zhou Qing did not want to get involved, but according to his master’s intentions, Master would likely expel them.

In other words, the framework of the Eastern Domain would be completely rewritten, and the previously five major sects would be reduced to four dominantly standing sects.

The reason Master Lingxu and his companion were still alive was that Cao Zhengyang was quite interested in how they could use Heart’s Blood to manipulate Sikong Yan’s decisions.

However, according to them, those eight drops of Heart’s Blood’s whereabouts, besides the three of them and Master Xuanji, the Sect Leader of the Phecda Sect, were unknown to them.

This was because, to prevent Sikong Yan from soul-searching them, they erased related memories.

Especially the missing four drops of Heart’s Blood were purely for intimidation, making Sikong Yan not dare to act recklessly.

But Cao Zhengyang didn’t think so; he felt this was deliberately left as a life-saving chip by the opponent.

Regardless of truth, he had his means to slowly acquire them.

Zhou Qing did not ask more questions but planned to first conduct a soul search to see matters regarding the Extreme Dao Weapon, Eternal Sin Fire Mirror.

Just as he stepped out the door, Shen Yunzhou ran over with an excited expression.

"Zhou, amazing, truly amazing! I heard that after you were captured as a hostage, in less than an hour, not only did you escape, but you also killed one?"

Shen Yunzhou’s voice was full of amazement and admiration.

After the sect battle, Shen Yunzhou stayed obediently in the Taiqing Sect to avoid suspicion.

Now that the sect returned triumphantly, especially hearing that Zhou Qing came back first, he hurriedly came over.

Facing Shen Yunzhou’s inquiry, Zhou Qing just smiled slightly, his expression calm, and said, "They were careless, it was pure luck."

"You’re modest again, well, no matter what, as long as you’re safe, it’s good," Shen Yunzhou waved his hand.

Then he continued, "However, this time your Taiqing Sect surely made a fortune; a sect thousands of years old definitely holds a lot of heritage, yet because you caught them off guard, they hardly showcased any battle strength!"

Shen Yunzhou became increasingly excited, his eyes ablaze with passion, "Cyan Feather Immortal Sect now exclusively looks up to Taiqing; in my opinion, they should seize the opportunity to annex the Golden Thunder Sect."

"Then using the Three Sects’ forces as cannon fodder to attack the Cangyan Daoist Palace, when both sides are weakened, the Taiqing Sect can reap the benefits, and at that time, the position of Eastern Domain Dominator will undoubtedly belong to you!"

Hearing this, Zhou Qing couldn’t help but shake his head.

If the Three Sects’ cultivators were pushed into a certain-death battle, it wouldn’t be guaranteed that they wouldn’t switch sides on the battlefield and jointly retaliate with the Cangyan Daoist Palace.

Moreover, when snipe and clam fight, who knows if other forces might rise during the chaos?

"Everything shall be decided by Master; I’m not involved in such matters!" Zhou Qing had to say.

Shen Yunzhou scratched his head awkwardly, laughed dryly: "I was just saying, Zhou, don’t take it to heart."

"You came looking for me for something?" Seeing Shen Yunzhou’s unnatural demeanor, Zhou Qing keenly asked.

Shen Yunzhou embarrassedly scratched his head, his face showing a hint of awkwardness: "It’s a bit of a matter. You see, back then I noticed that half-sold Demon Beast’s corpse, the odor it emitted greatly helped complement my realm."

He rubbed his hands: "Then I followed the clues and only found the Sect Leader of the Golden Thunder Sect, Lei Wuji, in that desert."

Speaking of which, he lowered his voice, "This time the dry corpse deliberately released by the Phecda Sect, though it caused serious losses to your sect’s mineral veins, the stench emitted by all the dead disciples’ corpses is actually no different from that Demon Beast’s corpse."

Hearing this, Zhou Qing couldn’t help but frown, puzzled: "What exactly are you trying to say?"