The three islands in the East China Sea all had an obvious characteristic, that was, they had a large number of disciples. Each sect had at least tens of thousands of disciples, or even more. It could be said that they were of a grand scale.

As long as anyone came to Flowing Wave Island to apprentice, they would not refuse and would be assigned to Zhu Feng to teach them. Whether you can learn the real thing from this depends on your ability.

“I’m afraid these hundred mountain peaks are regarded as the outer forces of Flowing Wave Island. If someone can stand out from these tens of thousands of disciples, then they can be nurtured as elite disciples.” Li Qing thought to himself.

There were tens of thousands of people in a sect. This scale was truly exaggerated. One had to know that there might not be so many disciples in the Holy Land of the Eastern Region.

This did not mean that the three islands in the East China Sea were stronger than the Holy Lands. It was just that the sect’s operation was different. The Holy Lands of the Eastern Regions generally followed an elite path, which was why there were so few disciples. However, each disciple’s combat strength was extremely strong.

Back then, the Eight Desolate Sect’s numbers were also pitifully small. Each peak only had a few hundred people, adding up to a maximum of two to three thousand people. Compared to the Flowing Wave Island in front of him, it was simply a world apart.

Although having a large number of people was advantageous, it was not without its disadvantages. The most important problem was that the good and the bad were mixed, and any bird could be found in a large forest. Moreover, cultivation resources were fixed. If there were more people, the average amount of cultivation resources each person would receive would naturally be less, and it would not be much better than loose cultivators from other sects.

Li Qing swept his divine sense over them. He could see that most of these disciples were at the Houtian realm. The proportion of Xiantian experts was very low. As for those above the seventh level of Xiantian, there was only one person!

You don’t need to guess to know that this person is the Lord of the Cloud Water Peak, Protector Liu!

Protector Liu sat in the secret room, with a pile of dark blue spiritual herbs in front of him. Thinking back to the information provided by the Deepblue Aquatic Manor, it must be the legendary Deepblue Nethergrass.

He was counting the amount of Indigo Nethergrass and picking it up one by one to confirm it carefully.

“There are a total of three hundred of them. The quantity is correct, and the quality is intact. We will receive the mission from Yao Feng tomorrow.” Protector Liu nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a mist rise around him. He was immediately alert and stood up. “Who dared to trespass on Cloud Water Peak?” He shouted softly.

Li Qing walked out of the mist and waved his hand, causing the Yin Yang Chaos Bottle above his head to fall.

Protector Liu knew that he was invincible and wanted to escape, but in front of a peerless Dao Artifact, how could he resist? The Yin Yang Primordial Chaos Bottle gently sucked him into the bottle without making a sound.

It was extremely easy for Li Qing to catch a Xiantian seventh layer cultivator like this.

“With this Dao Weapon, it is convenient to capture people. There is no chance of escaping, and there is no sound to be made.”

Li Qing’s figure flashed and entered the Yin Yang Chaos Bottle. He coldly looked at Protector Liu who was trapped inside.

Protector Liu panicked for a while, but he was an old fox who had lived for more than a hundred years. He quickly calmed down and looked at Li Qing, “Who exactly are you? Why did you capture me here? I am the protector of Flowing Wave Island, do you dare to be disrespectful to me?”

Li Qing did not answer his question. Instead, he asked, “Did you capture a little girl yesterday?”

A trace of shock flashed across Protector Liu’s face, but he quickly concealed it and disappeared in a flash. Li Qing used his divine sense to observe the opponent at all times. Even the slightest movement could not escape his eyes. He successfully captured the change in the opponent’s expression.

Seeing the change in the other party’s expression, Li Qing was finally sure that Xiao Bai had fallen into his hands, so he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He was truly afraid that Xiao Bai was not captured by Protector Liu, so it would be a waste of time, not to mention completely disconnecting the clues.

Protector Liu thought he was hiding it well and pretended to be puzzled, “Little girl? Who are you talking about? I didn’t see the little girl yesterday, let alone capture her.”

Li Qing sneered, “The change in your expression can’t deceive me. It’s better to tell me honestly so as to avoid suffering from the pain of your skin and flesh.”

Protector Liu’s expression was the same as usual, but he still shook his head. “I really don’t know who the little girl you’re looking for! I’m sure this brother must have misunderstood me. Please let me out. I promise that I won’t tell anyone about this.”

“Give up and don’t change!” A trace of coldness flashed in Li Qing’s eyes. He waved his hand and the Yin Yang Qi converged into a Yin Yang Grindstone, suppressing Protector Liu in the middle.

“Quickly tell me, where exactly is Xiao Bai? If you refuse to tell me, then I will crush your hands!” Li Qing shouted.

“I really haven’t seen the little girl you’re talking about. How can I say that?” Protector Liu cried out in grievance, biting his lips tightly.

It had to be said that this person’s psychological quality was extremely outstanding, and he could hardly see any flaws. However, all of these disguises were completely undisguised in front of Li Qing’s divine sense.

“Since that’s the case, don’t blame me for being impolite!” Li Qing’s voice was cold as he reached out and grasped it. The Yin Yang Grinding Wheel mercilessly ran over the other party’s hands.

‘”Ah–” Protector Liu let out a miserable scream, his flesh and blood appearing on his hand. Seeing that Li Qing was actually serious, he immediately shouted in fear, “I said, I said all of them! Spare me!”

“You really don’t shed tears until you see the coffin. If you had said it earlier, you wouldn’t have suffered so much!” Li Qing coldly snorted and stopped the Yin Yang Grinding Wheel.

Protector Liu lowered his head and said with a glint in his eyes, “I have already given that little girl to Flowing Wave Island Master!”

“You’re lying!” Li Qing narrowed his eyes and said, “Do you think I can’t see your gaze and expression if you lower your head? You’re lying like this just because you want to deceive me to seek your island master’s death, right?”

“I’m not lying. It’s all true!” Protector Liu argued.

“You’ve disappointed me too much! You dare to be so stubborn even when you’re about to die! You’re lying nonsense!” Li Qing immediately activated the Yin Yang Grinding Wheel. This time, he did not stop and quickly crushed Protector Liu’s arm.

‘”Ah–” Protector Liu let out a pig-like scream.

“Say it or not?” Li Qing looked down at him condescendingly.

Protector Liu’s forehead was covered in cold sweat, “If I said it, would you spare my life?”

Li Qing shook his head, “You committed such a crime and even saw my secret. How could I leave you alive? At most, I’ll leave you with a complete corpse to let you die a bit more happily.”

“Since they will all die in the end, then why should I tell you the whereabouts of the Cloud Demon?” Protector Liu roared.

“I’ll let you know later that there are more terrifying things in this world than death!” Li Qing sneered. Then he suddenly thought, “Oh right, how did you discover that Xiao Bai is a Cloud Demon?”

“When we wanted to capture her, it was her who revealed her background. I saw through her.” Protector Liu gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with hatred.

“Why are you catching the Cloud Demon? Her cultivation is only at the Demon King Realm!” Li Qing was puzzled.

“The blood of the Cloud Demon can be refined into a spirit pill called the Cloud Soul Pill. It’s very precious. Don’t you know that?”

“Cloud Soul Pill? I really haven’t heard of this before.” Li Qing was a little embarrassed. He was at least a high-level alchemist. He had never heard of such a pill before. It had to be said that his knowledge level was insufficient.

The main reason was that the Cloud Demon was too rare, and there were few records in the world.

“After consuming the Cloud Soul Pill, you can temporarily conceal all of your aura. It’s almost impossible for others to discover you when you use it to ambush others!” Protector Liu didn’t conceal anything and explained, “More importantly, consuming the Cloud Soul Pill can be used to cultivate some secret arts.”

“That’s why!” Li Qing finally understood that consuming the Cloud Soul Pill could conceal all of his aura for a period of time. This was equivalent to experiencing the innate divine ability of the Cloud Demon. It could indeed be used to cultivate some secret arts.

“Tell me honestly, where did you transfer Xiao Bai to? This way, I can give you a good time!” Li Qing shouted in a low voice.

“No, unless you promise me that you will spare my life after you finish speaking!” Protector Liu would rather die than surrender.

“You have quite the backbone.” Li Qing sneered, “However, there are so many people going to the Deepblue Water Manor, and you’re not the only one. There will always be people who know Xiao Bai’s whereabouts!”

“That little girl was handled by me alone. You don’t need to expect others to know about this!” Protector Liu said sinisterly.

“So you have no fear at all. Do you think I don’t dare to kill you?” Li Qing looked at him with a faint smile.

“That’s right, if it weren’t for my help, it would have taken you a long time to find that little girl. At that time, someone would have already taken her blood and refined her pills!” Protector Liu said, “If you are worried that I will reveal your secret after I leave, you can trap me here for a while and release me after things settle down.”

“No need!” Li Qing shook his head. “Do you really think that I can’t find out Xiao Bai’s whereabouts? Today, I’ll let you experience the power of the Soul Searching Technique!”

“Soul Search Technique?” Protector Liu’s expression changed drastically.

“That’s right, you are the first person to attempt soul searching after I condensed my primordial spirit. You should feel honored!” Li Qing smiled sinisterly.

…

Two hours later.

“I didn’t expect Xiao Bai to be handed over to Ghost-Faced Book’s Livelihood Bai!” Li Qing couldn’t help but frown. This ghost-faced scholar was incomparably sinister. He had always been against him since the Sea God Island. To dare to attack Xiao Bai now was simply courting death. Today, it would be better to consider it as a new enmity and old hatred!

“As for you, you can die now!” Li Qing looked at Protector Liu with a trace of coldness in his eyes.

After going through the soul search, Protector Liu had already become dumbfounded. He unconsciously drooled and his eyes were dull. This was the sequelae of the soul search.

The Yin Yang Grinding Wheel rolled past, crushing this person’s body into pieces and disappearing into the world.

Li Qing escaped from the Yin Yang Chaos Bottle and couldn’t help but sigh, “Demon Ancestor’s soul searching technique is indeed heaven defying. Under this secret technique, all secrets will be hidden.”