Urban Invincible Overlord

Chapter 1585: Chapter 1582: Hostage

Upon hearing Zhou Wanqing’s words, Qin Yanyang and Tong Yunshu exchanged thoughts via Divine Sense, their hearts stirred.

As they conversed with Zhou Wanqing just moments ago, they had already gauged in secret that even if they gave it their all, they were no match for this person.

If they attempted to flee, there was only a ten percent chance of success.

Qin Yanyang secretly urged Tong Yunshu to use the Talisman Instant Transmission Technique to escape first, believing that if one could flee, it was worth it.

It was better than dying together here.

Moreover, if one managed to escape, Yang Fei could seek out a master from the Shang Qing Sect to avenge the other.

At this moment, upon hearing Zhou Wanqing inquire about their sect background, Qin Yanyang immediately said, "We are disciples of Shang Qing Sect."

Zhou Wanqing’s heart skipped a beat, his eyes glinting as he stared at Qin Yanyang, "Disciples of Shang Qing Sect?"

"Genuine and authentic. My name is Qin Yanyang, and she is Tong Yunshu. If Senior knows anyone from the Shang Qing Sect, you can simply inquire to verify the authenticity," Qin Yanyang stated.

Her thoughts raced, gradually calming from her initial terror and despair.

Death was indeed frightening, but it seemed their demise wasn’t inevitable.

Although Yang Fei was an insufferable cad, in order to save their lives now, invoking his sect’s name didn’t seem disgraceful.

Not only that, Qin Yanyang, upon calming, thought of more ways to save themselves.

The secret of Earth was not entirely known in the Southern Domain Cultivation World; certainly, the Wushen Sect was unaware. Just the Top-grade Spirit Stones they had could tempt the higher-ups of the Wushen Sect.

Moreover, the Genetic Liquid Medicine was the biggest weapon they had.

Zhou Wanqing had not expected these two to be from the Shang Qing Sect.

As a Great Demon of the Wushen Sect, notorious throughout the Southern Domain Cultivation World, he had tangled with many Righteous Path cultivation families and sects. Even the united groups formed to hunt him down by those families and sects did not faze him.

However, he had never truly dared to provoke the Shang Qing Sect, Wangxian Sect, or Shifang City, the three major cultivation powers in the Southern Domain.

He was shrewd, fully aware that touching the True Disciples of these three powers meant courting death.

Should they dispatch a Divinity Transformation Realm Master to specifically hunt him, he’d be finished.

Internally shocked, Zhou Wanqing remained expressionless outwardly, coldly huffing, "You claim to be disciples of the Shang Qing Sect; does saying so make it true?"

Qin Yanyang immediately replied, "We are Registered Disciples under Master Wan Daorong, Peak Master of Tian Nan Peak in the Shang Qing Sect."

Zhou Wanqing’s pupils slightly contracted, then a cold gleam flashed in his eyes as he sneered, "Heh, do you take me for a child? Every disciple of Master Wan is a renowned powerhouse in the Southern Domain Cultivation World. With just your Core Formation Realm cultivation, you claim to be his disciples?"

"That’s because Senior is unaware of recent events. You can inquire; Tian Nan Peak has recruited many disciples recently. Master Wan Daorong even personally accepted a Closed-door Disciple named Yang Fei, and we are Yang Fei’s Dao partners," Tong Yunshu quickly explained.

Qin Yanyang snorted softly, clearly displeased with Tong Yunshu mentioning this matter.

She was proud, having chosen to leave Yang Fei, intending to prove she could thrive in the Cultivation World without him, perhaps even prosper.

But, to her dismay, within just a few years, they ended up provoking a Middle Stage Nascent Soul powerhouse from the Wushen Sect as an enemy?

What’s worse, the opponent used a Tracking Magical Artifact to lock onto their tracks and came knocking directly.

With their current lack of strength, they could only rely on the name of the Shang Qing Sect for support, hoping it would prove useful.

Zhou Wanqing fell silent.

Qin Yanyang and Tong Yunshu felt a glimmer of hope in their hearts.

Indeed, the name of the Shang Qing Sect still held sway in the Southern Domain.

Zhou Wanqing was genuinely hesitant.

If it were any cultivators not from Shang Qing Sect, Wangxian Sect, or Shifang City’s Shen Family, anyone daring to harm Zhou Wanqing’s disciple would meet his relentless vengeance.

But if it involved these three powers, he dared not act rashly.

Unless he was willing to abandon his place in the Southern Domain Cultivation World.

As long as he wished to remain, these three powers could not be provoked lightly, lest immeasurable trouble ensue, potentially bringing great distress even to the Wushen Sect. At that point, if the Sect Hierarch held him accountable, he’d face dire consequences.

"Master Wan is a figure of great stature and has not taken on disciples for many years. How could he easily accept a Closed-door Disciple?" Zhou Wanqing locked his Divine Sense onto the two women, asking coldly.

Tong Yunshu quickly replied, "Because Yang Fei possesses extraordinary talent, not just him, but we too have remarkable talent, so Master Wan also regards us as his disciples."

Zhou Wanqing nodded silently.

Though unable to discern their true appearances, he sensed vibrant life force in the two women, allowing him to roughly judge that their ages weren’t very high.

The two were evidently under a hundred years of age yet had reached the Core Formation Realm, marking them as top-tier geniuses in the Southern Domain Cultivation World, one-in-a-million across millennia.

He had noticed this from the start, hence his interest in the pair.

If their actual appearances were decent enough, given their figures, he intended to keep the two to serve by his side.

Unexpectedly, they had such a deep connection with Shang Qing Sect’s Master Wan.

Zhou Wanqing quickly weighed his options.

Gongyang Shan was already considered talented, yet after over a hundred years of cultivation, he remained at the Peak of Late-stage Foundation Establishment, unable to break into the Core Formation Stage.

These two women possessed exceedingly high talent, already at the Core Formation Realm. If they could be used, with the secret technique he had acquired, and their cooperation, he expected to break into the Late-stage Nascent Soul Realm within a hundred years, and eventually, aspire to the Divinity Transformation Realm.

What to do?

Killing them was out of the question.

Firstly, he was reluctant; secondly, he feared provoking the Shang Qing Sect and facing immeasurable troubles.

But Gongyang Shan was slain, and he came ferociously to seek revenge and assert dominance. If he let this slide, where would his reputation stand?

Besides, were they really from the Shang Qing Sect?

He needed to investigate thoroughly.

Though notorious, Zhou Wanqing survived this long not by being reckless and brainless. He handled social affairs masterfully.

After a brief contemplation, he coldly declared, "You two killed my disciple without reason, and deserve to die. However, since you claim to be from the Shang Qing Sect, this lord will give Shang Qing Sect face. From today, you will follow me until I ascertain the truth of your claims before deciding your fates."

Qin Yanyang and Tong Yunshu exchanged glances, secretly relieved, their lives temporarily spared, yet a weight settled in their hearts.

Were they being held hostage by this person?

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