The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 032

Chapter 032 Thousand Miles Pursuit
A few days later, Elder Liu brought the five Innate Protectors to the place where Li Qing and Xu Haoyang fought.

There was a huge pit and blood stains here. It was obvious that they had gone through a great battle.

“Looks like this is the place.”

Elder Liu’s eyes became sharp as he swept his gaze around. Everything was in his sight, and no traces could escape his gaze.

“There may be a fierce battle here, and the outcome will be decided.” A guardian guessed.

Based on the clues they saw along the way, they could tell that Li Qing and Liu Ke’er were still alive and were running away. Their opponent was most likely a Xiantian expert, otherwise, it would be impossible for them to chase after the powerful Li Qing and Liu Ke’er.

However, what puzzled them was why the Xiantian experts were unable to kill Li Qing and Liu Ke’er for a long time, and even allowed them to successfully escape?

What made them even stranger was that along the way, they actually saw many palm prints on the ground. This was truly puzzling.

Could it be that someone’s legs had been cut off? You can only use your hands to travel? This is ridiculous.

“You guys look around here and see if you find anything.” Elder Liu instructed. He had a premonition that the results would be announced very soon, and he couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy in his heart, worried that something bad would happen.

After all, Li Qing and Liu Ke’er’s opponent was a Xiantian expert, so it was impossible for them to win no matter how they thought about it.

“I hope the result isn’t too bad.” He sighed.

After a while. Suddenly, someone cried out in alarm, “Look, there’s a broken corpse here!”

Elder Liu instantly rushed forward and looked closely. Indeed, there was a corpse buried underground. It was extremely damaged. Protector Cui discovered it and dug it out.

“This is the corpse of a Xiantian expert. His head has been cut off.” They soon came to a conclusion.

This corpse was Xu Haoyang’s corpse. After killing him that day, Li Qing directly buried him here.

When everyone saw this scene, they were extremely shocked and found it hard to believe, “How is this possible! Could it be that Li Qing and Liu Ke’er were actually able to kill a Xiantian expert? No matter how they thought about it, it was impossible.”

Elder Liu couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. The situation seemed to be improving. Li Qing and Liu Ke’er should be fine.

“Eh? Look at the clothes he’s wearing!” He found something unusual.

“This is the clothing of the Eight Desolate Sect! He is actually an inner disciple of our sect!” Everyone was shocked. They thought that it was some Xiantian expert passing by who suddenly had malicious intent, so they took action to rob and kill him. They didn’t expect that this sect’s people were actually plotting against them.

“This is outrageous!” Elder Liu’s expression was gloomy, and his eyes were filled with killing intent. He said coldly, “Can you recognize him?” He didn’t recognize this person, but there were always people who could recognize him.

Protector Cui cried out in alarm, “I know. His name is Xu Haoyang! He is a Xiantian expert from Flaming Sun Peak. He just advanced a few years ago. His strength is not too strong.”

“Sure enough, he’s from my sect.” Elder Liu was furious and said, “After we return, we must thoroughly investigate. Everyone who has anything to do with this matter must not be let go!”

Someone actually dared to attack someone close to him! This made him furious with lightning, and this time, he was sure to cause a bloody storm.

“Since Xu Haoyang is dead, where are Li Qing and Liu Ke’er?” Someone said.

“Maybe they went back by themselves.” Elder Liu guessed. His mood had become much better. He felt that Li Qing and Liu Ke’er should be fine now. Although he didn’t know how they killed a Xiantian expert, this was the truth.

“Then let’s go back and follow them. Perhaps we can catch up with them if we hurry up.” The five guardians also revealed expressions of joy. The atmosphere immediately relaxed.

Thus, the six of them began to walk back.

In front of them, there was a small beast that looked a little like a mouse, but it was much bigger, and its nose was very big and long. This little beast was a Thousand Miles Seeking Beast. It had a keen sense of smell and could trace its tracks through its scent. Even if it was a thousand miles away, it could still catch up.

The Thousand Miles Tracing Beast led the way, smelling the auras of Li Qing and Liu Ke’er as they followed. After a long walk, it suddenly stopped in a valley.

“Hmm? Why did it stop?” They were puzzled.

“This is the end of his aura. He stopped here. Could it be that Li Qing and Liu Ke’er are here?” A guardian said.

This valley was very quiet, a little too quiet, even a little oppressive.

Elder Liu’s expression couldn’t help but change when he looked at it, because he felt a very powerful aura in the valley.

“Not good, there’s a very powerful demonic beast inside.” His heart skipped a beat, and he felt that something was wrong. Because Li Qing and Liu Ke’er’s auras were cut off here, and there happened to be a demonic beast here. Could it be that they were killed by the demonic beasts inside?

At this moment, the valley suddenly trembled. A terrifying demonic aura was emitted, and then a huge white snake emerged from it.

“Evil beast!” Elder Liu shouted loudly and instantly attacked.

He stretched out a hand and gathered the wind and clouds in the sky, forming a terrifying palm that covered the sky and the sun, grabbing towards the white snake.

This move was the Dragon Capturing Palm. Previously, Xu Haoyang had used it, but he couldn’t do anything to Li Qing. Now that Elder Liu had unleashed it, it was countless times more powerful.

This enormous palm covered the sky and covered the sun. It was simply like a devil, and its power was boundless. Space seemed to be suppressed, and the air completely froze, preventing the white snake from moving.

However, this white snake was also extremely powerful. Its body actually emitted a translucent white light. It was slippery, and its body became extremely agile. With a gentle drill, it broke free from its restraints and escaped. Then, it opened its huge mouth and spat out a white pillar of light towards the Dragon Capturing Palm.

When the white light pillar and the Dragon Capturing Palm met, a violent collision immediately occurred. The air was rumbling and distorting. Then, with a “boom”, an earth-shattering explosion occurred in the air. Energy shot out in all directions, destroying more than half of the valley.

“What a powerful demonic beast. Could this white light be Lunar Energy?” Elder Liu’s expression changed. He felt a chill from the white light, much like the legendary lunar energy.

Demonic beasts usually relied on the strength of their physical bodies, and rarely could they use such profound strength, unless they were gifted with divine abilities.

“This is a desolate mutant, the Lunar Profound Snake. I didn’t expect that this kind of demonic beast would not be extinct until today.” Elder Liu quickly remembered the origin of the white snake in front of him. This Lunar Profound Snake had obviously not fully grown up yet. Otherwise, he would definitely not be a match for him.

“However, who dares to kill my closest relative, regardless of your origin, accept your life!” Elder Liu circulated his True Essence, and the energy around him surged. Behind him, a giant willow tree slowly appeared and began to solidify.

The willow tree was huge, with thousands of soft and agile branches hanging down, swaying in the wind. There were still new leaves on the branches, and they were green and lustful, containing the power of life.

“Heaven and Earth Dharma Forms! This is a skill that only seventh level Xiantian experts can cultivate.” The guardians recognized him. Evidently, Elder Liu’s Heaven and Earth Dharma Form was a willow tree.

The Heaven and Earth Dharma Form possessed extremely powerful power and was extremely useful. It was the condensation of a Xiantian expert’s martial arts divine ability. Elder Liu had even used the Xiantian Dharma Form. Obviously, he wanted to take it seriously, and he had to kill this white snake.

This willow tree quickly solidified. Then, it stretched out a willow branch and whipped it lightly. It was as fast as lightning, directly hitting the White Snake’s body.

“Pa!”

The willow branch didn’t seem to have much power, but when it struck the white snake, it erupted with terrifying power, sending it flying and crashing into a mountain.

The White Snake’s fierceness erupted. Soon, it crossed its body and opened its mouth to spit out a ray of white light, shooting towards Elder Liu in a mighty manner.

The willow tree descended and covered Elder Liu. The branches gently swayed, sprinkling ten thousand dots of brilliance, turning into a green screen of light. The white light struck the green light screen, as if it had hit the water surface, causing faint ripples to appear before disappearing without a trace.

After blocking this attack, the willow tree extended another willow branch and drew it over, as if it had pierced through the void, instantly hitting the white snake.

The white snake used all of its strength to defend itself. Its body emitted a translucent white light. It slipped away a portion of its strength, but it was still unable to block the power of the willow tree. It was then sent flying.

“Boom!”

Its body smashed into a small hill, directly shattering the hill. Facing the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, it didn’t have the strength to retaliate and was beaten by Elder Liu.

However, its defense was very strong and agile. It quickly climbed up. Obviously, its injuries weren’t too severe.

Elder Liu took advantage of the victory to chase, but this time, he stretched out tens of thousands of willow branches, covering the sky and earth, and whipped towards the white snake, as if countless chains of space were dancing randomly. If it was struck, the White Snake would probably be seriously injured no matter how strong its defense was.

At the same time, Elder Liu also sent out a palm to capture the dragon, sealing the space and trying to capture it.

A trace of fear flashed through White Snake’s eyes. He actually turned around and ran away. His speed was extremely fast, turning into a streak of white light. Then, he drilled into the ground and disappeared.

“Where can I escape!” Elder Liu was furious, and countless willow branches stretched out to chase after him.

The ground was drilled out of a bottomless hole by the white snake. The willow branch drilled through the hole, but its speed was not fast enough to catch up with it. It could only watch helplessly as the white snake disappeared into the vast land. Elder Liu obviously didn’t have a good idea about demonic beasts that could drill into the ground.

After the battle ended, the valley quieted down. The five guardians also stopped talking. They had a bad guess in their hearts, thinking that Li Qing and Liu Ke’er might have encountered something unexpected. In fact, if the two of them really passed this place, they would definitely not be spared from such a powerful demonic beast.

Originally, they thought that Li Qing and Liu Ke’er had already escaped from danger, but they didn’t expect that they would encounter another calamity on their way back. The outcome had changed drastically, which was truly unacceptable.

“Li Qing, Ke’er, where are you?” Elder Liu suddenly seemed to be ten years older, and his expression was extremely sad. The high elder actually shed tears at this moment.

“Elder, maybe they’re not dead. Let’s look for them again.” Someone comforted.

“That’s right, we can’t give up until we see their corpses.” Elder Liu did not give up. So, they continued to search.

More than half of the valley had already been shattered. The mountain collapsed, and the aura was completely concealed. There was no useful clue at all.

Li Qing and Liu Ke’er’s auras were completely cut off here, and the Thousand Miles Tracing Beast was useless. Elder Liu and the others could only search blindly, searching through the surrounding mountains, but none of them could be found.

In the end, Elder Liu finally gave up completely, believing that they had indeed been killed by the white snake, and even their corpses had been swallowed into its stomach. In the end, he could only bring the five guardians back helplessly.

…

One day later, Elder Liu and the five protectors returned to the camp.

Very quickly, the news of Li Qing and Liu Ke’er’s deaths spread out, causing a sensation throughout the camp. Originally, they had only disappeared, but now that they had finally confirmed the news of their death, they were all extremely shocked.

Some sighed, some sneered, and some gloated.

“Really? Is he really dead?”

“Of course it’s true. Elder Liu and the others have returned, but they can’t find Li Qing and Liu Ke’er. There aren’t even corpses. They must be dead.”

“It’s a pity that such a beautiful woman like Liu Ke’er died just like that. It’s really too wasteful.”

“If the heavens want people to perish, they must first drive them crazy. Seeing how arrogant they were a few days ago, they have finally been retributed. Hehe.”

…

Half a month later, the hunting ended and they returned to the Eight Desolate Mountains. Apart from Elder Liu, no one else remembered Li Qing and Liu Ke’er, because those two people were already dead and would never come back.