Chapter 184 – Lofty Ambitions (1/2)

Li Qingshan’s eyes narrowed as the muscles in his arms shifted. He unleashed his explosive strength and produced a crack.

The man suddenly widened his eyes. What happened next became extremely simple. Li Qingshan moved repetitively, and a series of cracks rang out. He crushed all of the joints of the man’s limbs. As soon as the man wanted to call out, Li Qingshan grabbed him by the neck and silenced him.

True qi swept up the hundred treasures pouch on the side into Li Qingshan’s hand. Without their hundred treasures pouches, most Qi Practitioners were like fangless tigers. If their limbs were crippled as well, they would even be like paralyzed tigers.

It was so simple that it surprised Li Qingshan slightly. However, as long as a Qi Practitioner still had a strand of true qi in their dantian or sea of qi, they could not be considered as truly subdued. He was prepared for what would happen next as well, but all he saw was the man’s face twist in pain. Then his true qi scattered chaotically, like he had lost the ability to fight back. Li Qingshan was rather taken aback by this.

Qi Practitioners like Zhuo Zhibo could still gather their true qi even if they were stabbed with swords or blades. Of course, Zhuo Zhibo would have never fallen for such a simple sneak attack in the first place. Even if he failed to sense any auras or hear any sounds, just his instincts for danger alone were enough to stave off everything.

However, as the son of a vice sect master, this man had been pampered his entire life. He had only ever been treated gently. Never had he been abused in such a violent manner, nor had he experienced such pain before. He was in so much pain that he forgot about everything. The Immobilisation talisman lasted a little longer before being destroyed by the scattered true qi.

Before Li Qingshan could do anything, Qian Rongzhi had already pulled out a metal pillory, locking it around the man’s neck and hands.

The pillory glowed with light. It was actually a low grade spiritual artifact; moreover, it was an extremely rare one for capturing enemies. A black hawk was depicted on the top. Its pair of talons grabbed the man’s hands, while it held the man’s head in its beak. Li Qingshan could tell with a single glance that it came from the Hawkwolf Guard. Without a doubt, Qian Rongzhi had obtained it from Zhuo Zhibo.

The man’s chaotic true qi became even less threatening after being locked up in the hawk pillory. Afterwards, his eyes rolled backwards, actually fainting from the pain.

This left Li Qingshan rather stunned. This was the first time that he had realised that the strength of Qi Practitioners could not be described through simple numbers like the fifth or sixth layer. Willpower, temperament, and reaction were all crucial elements as well.

Qian Rongzhi said, “Take him below!”

Clank!

In the underground palace, Li Qingshan tossed the naked man with a pillory into an empty, stone room. Even without spiritual artifacts, sixth layer Qi Practitioners could still control objects around them, so he could still cause some trouble.

The man woke up from the pain. He was quite handsome, but his face was pale and utterly twisted. He roared in surprise and fury, “Qian Rongzhi, what are you doing? Y- you’re Li Qingshan!” He had seen Li Qingshan’s portrait before he had set off for here.

Li Qingshan said, “You’re from the Sect of Clouds and Rain, aren’t you?”

The man said, “I’m Wei Yingjie. My father is a vice sect master of the Sect of Clouds and Rain. If you have some wits about you, hurry up and release me. I might spare your life.”

“What! Vice sect master! Qian Rongzhi, you tricked me! You’ve actually made me offend such an important figure!” Li Qingshan was startled. He showed fear as he said politely, “Young sect master, what brings you to Jiaping city?”

Wei Yingjie saw how Li Qingshan was afraid, so he said in an even more arrogant manner, “Release me, and then offer up that child with the Aspect of Heavenly Fragrance and Beauty by your side…”

The fear on Li Qingshan’s face vanished. He exhaled. “Looks like I’ve got the right person.” Qian Rongzhi was not telling the complete truth, but it was not far from it either. However, this bastard was basically the weakest sixth layer Qi Practitioner Li Qingshan had ever seen. Li Qingshan was truly clueless as to how he had managed to reach the sixth layer with his level of intelligence.

Qian Rongzhi smiled. “What an idiot!”

Wei Yingjie seemed to realise something, “Qian Rongzhi, you traitor! Release me, or my father will never spare you! Ouch!” He struggled so another wave of pain hit him from his crushed joints. He collapsed onto the ground, now afraid to move any further.

Qian Rongzhi completely ignored him. She said to Li Qingshan, “Let’s see what’s in the hundred treasures pouch.”

After checking the hundred treasures pouch, he discovered that there were not a lot of Qi Gathering pills in there. There were only five hundred. However, there were quite a few spiritual stones, amounting to over three hundred. There were actually two mid grade spiritual artifacts as well. One was a flying sword that could be controlled, while the other was a ring that seemed like a wristguard.

There were several dozen talismans in there as well, along with a rare high grade talisman. Li Qingshan was extremely familiar with the inscription on it. It was a Strength Talisman of the Guardian Kings, but the inscription was several times more complicated than the ones he had previously seen. As it seemed, this was the life-saving measure his father had given to him.

However, this was not the first time Li Qingshan had seen a naked disciple of the Sect of Clouds and Rain either. Even if you have countless techniques and methods hidden in your hundred treasures pouch, it would be useless if you don’t have your hundred treasures pouch.