Chapter 532 - Chapter 532: Chapter 524: Divine Retribution and Slaughter Business (2/2)

Chi Xing said resentfully.

“Adults always prioritize their interests; the death of a few civilians really isn’t enough to make them determined to antagonize an Immortal Master, let alone instigate a war with the Fire Cloud Tunnel. Such an old thief’s actions that so defy the natural order will undoubtedly bring divine punishment.”

As Qin Niu continued to advance his cultivation, he gradually gained a very superficial understanding of the Heavenly Dao.

Killing damages the harmony of Heaven, and engaging in such acts excessively will certainly invite divine retribution.

If he were to choose again, he might not exterminate the entire He Family; instead, he would adopt a more gentle approach, merely executing the upper ranks of the family.

However, everything has its two sides; speaking of killing, emperors are second to none, with no one daring to claim first.

For every general who wins a war, ten thousand bones lay bare.

Even after an emperor ascends the throne successfully, to consolidate their rule and position, they often have to kill a number of people. At the drop of a hat, they would exterminate the offender’s entire family line or even nine familial generations, committing far more killings than anyone else.

As for how emperors resolve the negative karma from these killings, he didn’t know.

But after his recent promotion to the later stages of the Spirit Qi Realm, he could vaguely sense that the taint of killing on him was like an invisible sword hanging over his head.

Invisible and intangible, yet it was a real presence.

It made him feel uneasy.

Fang Hanshan, out of selfishness, wantonly killed innocent people, accumulating far more negative karma from his evil deeds than Qin Niu had by countless times. If there was a chance, it would be worth some deeper research.

“Brother Chi, let’s go!”

“Alright!”

Chi Xing, still immersed in hatred, managed to keep a sliver of reason.

…

When the two returned to the inn, Wang Wanyan and Xiao Qing were anxiously waiting.

Qin Niu had instructed them not to go out carelessly, and they had not dared to leave the inn in search of him. Seeing Qin Niu return, Wang Wanyan couldn’t bother with shyness and threw herself into his arms, holding him tightly.

“I’m fine. I got some opportunities, so I came back a bit late. Let’s hurry up and eat; we still have to hit the road.”

Qin Niu gently stroked her jade back, soothing her with a gentle voice.

The two were married, and now that they were far from home, Wang Wanyan cared even more about him. She had come to regard Qin Niu as her most important family member.

After eating, they continued their journey by carriage.

As they were about to leave Tian Cheng, a troop appeared ahead, all dressed in unison with beast robes. They were all male, wearing animal skin skirts on their lower bodies and draped in war cloaks made of tiger skin on their upper bodies.

Long wild beast teeth were hung on their chests, some with one tooth, others with two or three. They wore them around their necks like necklaces.

In their hands, they carried spears, and on their backs, bows and arrows, exuding the atmosphere of a primitive tribe.

As these people approached, the intangible aura they emitted sent shivers down Qin Niu’s spine.

He was, after all, an expert in the later stages of the Spirit Qi Realm. Although he did not practice combat-focused cultivation techniques, he was confident that he could easily annihilate an elite troop all by himself.

The incoming troop was only about fifty strong; how could they possess such a terrifying presence?

Qin Niu carefully sensed their cultivation levels, and discovered that the weakest were only at the early stage of the Innate Realm, while the strongest were at the later stage of the Innate Realm.

An army composed exclusively of Innate Realm experts.

No wonder their aura was chilling to him.

“This must be the entire No Peak Sect’s Innate Realm force gathered together!” Qin Niu inquired of Chi Xing beside him.

“No, this is just a regular patrol unit from the No Peak Sect. In the event of a major conflict, the Innate Realm experts of the No Peak Sect can make any super sect feel intimidated. No one knows just how many Innate Realm experts the No Peak Sect really has, but conservatively estimated, the number is at least more than two thousand,” replied Chi Xing.

The number Chi Xing revealed shocked Qin Niu greatly.

The Black Tiger Gang did not consider itself too weak among the various sects, and yet its Innate Realm experts in total would not exceed four hundred. That was an optimistic estimate; the actual number might be even smaller.

The No Peak Sect, appearing impoverished and primitive like a tribal society, had an unexpectedly high number of Innate Realm experts.