Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 725: Chapter 725: A Terrible Disaster

Kong Yuanba’s face was filled with malice.

“Overestimating yourself!”

Li Qingfeng was merely at the Seventh Level of Core Formation, and his swordsmanship was mediocre at best.

To challenge him was undoubtedly foolish.

He casually sent a palm strike forward.

Crack—

The sword in Li Qingfeng’s hand shattered into countless fragments on the spot.

The already broken ribs in his chest pierced through his flesh.

A gush of blood sprayed out violently.

To everyone’s shock—

Li Qingfeng not only refused to retreat.

Instead, he seized the opportunity to grab onto Kong Yuanba’s arm, a short sword sliding from his left sleeve into his hand.

He thrust it against Kong Yuanba’s neck.

His eyes bloodshot, he roared furiously, “Release her!!!”

A mouthful of blood spewed out.

It splattered all over Kong Yuanba’s face and drenched his pristine clothes.

All the disciples of the Giant Sect were momentarily stunned by Li Qingfeng’s ferocious state.

Some of them felt a faint sense of fear.

They even began to wonder.

Was capturing Xu Yining truly the right decision?

Kong Yuanba alone glanced down at the blood staining his clothes.

Wiping the flesh-stained blood off his face.

A murderous glint flickered in his eyes.

“You old wretch!”

If there was anyone from the Green Cloud Sect who had crossed paths with him more than anyone else—

It was undoubtedly Li Qingfeng!

On that day at Boundary Mountain, when he tried to teach Jiang Fan a lesson before the Green Cloud Sect arrived in full force.

It was this stubborn old man who stood in his way.

Making him lose all face in public.

From that moment, he’d already harbored a desire to kill!

Now, with Xu Yining’s capture, this old man was once again entangling him incessantly.

Even spraying filthy old blood all over him!

Kong Yuanba let out an enraged laugh, his body suddenly trembling.

Crack—

The short sword in Li Qingfeng’s hand shattered directly.

The hand clutching Kong Yuanba’s arm burst open as well from the shock.

Kong Yuanba seized the opportunity to clasp Li Qingfeng’s neck, roaring:

“You old codger!”

“Dare to challenge me!?”

“I’ll send you on your way first!”

Upon hearing this.

Xu Yining let out a frantic scream, “Don’t hurt my master!!!”

Several Supreme Elders of the Giant Sect frowned.

They all intervened to stop him.

“You can’t kill him!”

“We’re here to force Jiang Fan to come to the Giant Sect, not to kill Green Cloud Sect elders!”

“Don’t complicate matters; just leave him here and ignore him.”

The elders exchanged anxious glances.

They all tried to persuade Kong Yuanba.

“Sect Master, calm yourself.”

“If we openly kill an elder, it will inevitably lead to a full-scale war between the two sects.”

“There’s no need to escalate the situation to such an extent.”

Previously, their plan was only to capture Xu Yining.

Killing a Green Cloud Sect elder was never part of their strategy.

If they did kill one.

The Green Cloud Sect, despite being weaker than the Giant Sect, would seek revenge without hesitation.

And when it came to a deathmatch between the two sects—

Even if the Giant Sect prevailed, they would suffer significant casualties.

Acting on impulse just wasn’t worth it.

Kong Yuanba, however, remained furious after hearing these words.

He roared, “Everyone shut up!”

“Why has my Giant Sect fallen to such disgrace? Why are we being trampled upon by some worthless brat?”

“Isn’t it because of your cowardice and hesitation!?”

“That brat killed two of our Supreme Elders without consequence.”

“Yet you tremble at the thought of us killing a mere ordinary elder!”

“You’re all a bunch of useless cowards!!!”

As he shouted in rage.

He slammed his palm down upon Li Qingfeng’s chest.

Thud.

Li Qingfeng’s heart burst apart.

The struggling hands lost their strength instantly.

He became limp, like a lifeless rag doll.

The focus in his eyes rapidly faded.

Through the haze.

He saw Xu Yining screaming madly.

Saw her being struck unconscious.

Moving farther and farther away from him.

“Yining…”

Kong Yuanba discarded him into the icy snow with contempt.

Even spat forcefully on him.

“Old wretch!”

“Die already!”

“Let’s go!”

The disciples of the Giant Sect looked grim.

But since the deed was done, they could only leave, carrying a trace of unease, following Kong Yuanba.

Li Qingfeng’s consciousness rapidly waned.

He knew his end was near.

Yet he could not die.

Not just yet.

If he died, who would save Xu Yining?

Summoning his last shred of awareness, he laboriously retrieved the only Revitalizing Pill left in his possession.

With his battered and mangled hand, he struggled desperately to bring it to his lips.

Bit by bit.

Finally.

The Revitalizing Pill reached his lips.

But he realized he couldn’t open his mouth.

His throat had already been crushed by Kong Yuanba.

He had no strength left.

The Revitalizing Pill sat at his lips, yet he was unable to swallow it.

The faint fragrance of the pill was the only thing keeping him barely alive.

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

From Boundary Mountain came the noises of various sects departing in different directions, heading back to their respective sects.

A commotion of voices reached Li Qingfeng’s ears.

Drawing his consciousness back, if only slightly, to the present.

It was the people of the Green Cloud Sect.

They had returned.

“Jiang Fan made it back alive?”

“Really?”

“Where is he? Where?”

“Unbelievable, he survived!”

…

At last.

A passing group from a sect noticed Li Qingfeng and cried out in shock.

“Sect Master Liu! Disciples of the Green Cloud Sect, come quickly!”

Hearing the commotion, the Green Cloud Sect members approached with growing concern.

Sect Master Liu Wuchen, Supreme Elders Shi Kaitian, Zhuang Yuanyin, Huang Zhantian, Zheng Qiushuang, Elders Wen Hongyao and Feng Guchan, disciples Tang Tianlong, Su Qiuning, Tao Zhengjun, Nie Yunxi, and others.

They all hurried over.

The surrounding elders from various sects stepped aside.

Expressions filled with complex emotions.

Liu Wuchen felt an uneasy premonition stirring within.

Upon reaching the crowd, the sight that met his eyes was of a bloodied, mangled figure dressed in the Green Cloud Sect elder robes.

He froze in place.

For a moment, he could hardly believe that what lay before him was one of the elders of the Green Cloud Sect.

Shi Kaitian followed closely behind.

He too was stunned.

For he recognized that this was his most cherished disciple, the one who had succeeded him in overseeing Heavenly Sword Peak—Li Qingfeng.

Three full breaths passed.

Before he finally reacted.

He let out a heart-wrenching cry: “Qingfeng!”

He hurried forward and quickly supported him.

But upon holding him, he realized all the bones in his body were shattered.

“It’s… it’s Master… you’ve arrived.”

Li Qingfeng, now unable to see anything.

Weakly grasped Shi Kaitian’s arm: “Quick… save Xu Yining…”

“She was taken… by the Giant… Sect…”

At this moment.

Even speaking was impossible for him.

All he could manage were breathy utterances.

Shi Kaitian cradled him, hurriedly stating, “Alright, alright, we’ll save her immediately, we’ll rescue her right away.”

He noticed the Revitalizing Pill perched at Li Qingfeng’s lips, unable to be swallowed.

He quickly crushed the pill into powder, feeding it to him.

But—

His throat was already crushed.

The medicine couldn’t go down.

Slightly shaking his head, Li Qingfeng uttered weaker and weaker breaths:

“It’s useless…”

Shi Kaitian’s anxiety burned like fire: “Wen Hongyao!”

“Aren’t you here yet?”

Wen Hongyao was already rushing over.

She heard the urging and sensed dire urgency, abandoning even her cane.

She scrambled over.

When she reached Li Qingfeng’s side, she fell forward onto the ground.

Not even bothering to get up, she crawled hastily and grabbed Li Qingfeng’s wrist.

Just upon touching it—

Her face turned pale, and tears welled uncontrollably in her eyes:

“His heart is shattered.”

“His throat was crushed too, no medicine will help.”

“He… won’t make it.”

Shi Kaitian slumped onto the ground, his gaze fixed and vacant.

In an instant, tears rolled down from his weary old eyes.

He shook his head: “No, no, Qingfeng, you won’t die!”

“I’ll bring you to the Divine Doctor Shangguan Sheng!”

“He’s still here at Boundary Mountain, he’ll definitely save you, he definitely will!”