Prince Qing clenched his fists and put them on his chest, breathing heavily.

For his physical cultivation, which has almost reached its peak, this physical injury should be nothing. As long as his blood and energy are lucky, he will recover as before.

But now, scarlet blood blossoms exploded on his chest, bleeding profusely and unable to heal at all.

Because at this moment, his wound was filled with surging sword intent, lingering and preventing his blood from flowing.

If the sword intention is not dispersed, the blood energy will also be blocked.

Prince Qing raised his arm again, but this time he was no longer punching, but wiping away the blood oozing from his mouth or nose.

The pale Prince Qing raised his head, stared at Li Qiubei, and revealed the mystery, "It's just a prototype, but it's already so powerful, Li Qiubei, how can people dare to think that if you return to the Sword Fairyland?

, a scene that turns the whole world into a sword.”

Li Qiubei didn't reply, but his mind moved.

The white clouds are like dogs, the wind is rising and the clouds are surging, and another cloud sword is taking shape between heaven and earth.

The power is no less powerful than the previous sword.

When King Qing saw this scene, his heart trembled slightly.

The power of the last sword is still vivid in my mind!

He was not Li Qiubei's opponent.

There is no doubt about it.

The tip of Yunjian pointed directly at King Qing.

Li Qiubei didn't have the time to listen to his praise, and he didn't have time to argue with him. He directly asked: "Now, can you talk properly?"

"Haha, of course." Prince Qing swallowed a mouthful of blood and staggered slightly, looking very free and resigned. "Since I am not your opponent, what else is there to say?"

As a Martial Emperor who has reached the peak of a monk, he will never be as shameless and stubborn as ordinary monks.

"The three cities of Donglin, Qiandiao, and Tai'an are empty. Millions of people have disappeared. And all the clues point directly at your lineage. How do you explain it?" Li Qiubei narrowed his eyes and killed

The meaning is getting stronger.

When King Qing heard this, his expression changed slightly and he looked quite embarrassed.

But Li Qiubai was staring at him with eyes like swords, stabbing him with sword after sword, not allowing him to be perfunctory in the slightest.

Finally, the new Emperor Wu, who had been the most popular in thousands of years, slowly lowered his proud head in front of the old swordsman who had been famous for a long time.

He said slowly: "Physical cultivation can temper one's own qi and blood, and there are generally two ways to build strength. One is to repeatedly temper the body, so that qi and blood can be generated by itself, and the other is to pick up external substances to replenish oneself."

What King Qing said is easy to understand.

The first way is to build a strong physical body through physical training, so that the Qi and blood will naturally become stronger and stronger.

The second way is actually to replenish one's own Qi and blood through elixirs, elixirs and even the flesh and blood of monsters.

Li Qiubei remained silent, waiting for King Qing's next explanation.

"Among the giant spirit demon clan, there is a secret that is not passed down, called the "Blood" Secret.

Through the "blood" formula, they can collect blood essence and refine it into blood essence.

If others need to take the blood essence, they can improve their own Qi and blood, strengthen their body, and even become stronger." Prince Qing became more and more serious.

"For physical practitioners, blood essence is the most precious and magical treasure, which can help them constantly break through."

"Since I was promoted to Emperor Martial, I have been so focused on pursuing the Great Way to Heaven that I almost no longer care about the affairs of my subordinates."

"As a result, because of my negligence, my eldest son Xia Jing secretly collaborated with the demons.

He continuously improves his cultivation by transporting humans to the demons in exchange for the demons refining blood essence for him.

He called this transaction a blood exchange."

"Xia Jing is the most outstanding of my descendants, and his cultivation has reached the ninth level. I trust him enough, but I can't believe that he would do such a thing.

So I actually let him use my influence to do things that are against human ethics. It was not until a few days ago that I discovered this and wanted to settle the account with him."

"I didn't expect that he would realize that the incident was revealed and would not be captured without mercy. Instead, he resolutely carried out a brutal massacre in the city of Daxia. He wanted to refine enough blood essence in the shortest time, in an attempt to break into the Martial Emperor and have the power to resist me.

strength."

"I took a step to react, and he was too ruthless, so a moment of negligence led to the destruction of all three cities."

"I was also in a hurry to deal with him and didn't have time to deal with the affairs of the three cities carefully, which led to these turmoils and made you pursue him all the way."

"Were you the ones who sent the black-armored monks in Tai'an City?" Li Qiubei asked coldly: "The interception and killing of irrelevant monks who were passing by were just to avoid leaks of information?"

Speaking of this, King Qing gave a bitter smile and said helplessly: "I, Xia Qing, killed countless demons on the battlefields outside the territory when I was young. I was regarded as the god general of Great Xia. I have unparalleled cultivation and am respected by many monks. However, among my descendants,

Such a rebellious person appears.”

"I'm sorry for Dao Ancestor, and I'm sorry for those human monks who died on the battlefield outside the territory.

But no matter what, I have to suppress this matter. Although some of them are hoping to protect my reputation," King Qing paused and said in a deep voice: "It is definitely not just for myself, but also for the overall situation."

The new Emperor Wu suddenly raised his head and looked directly into Li Qiubei's eyes, "Chang'an Sword Immortal should understand how much impact it will have if this matter is publicized and everyone knows about it."

He raised his right hand and said seriously: "First of all, it will cause a crisis of trust among the human monks in Daxia, leading to internal instability."

The Daxia royal family, who was regarded as the guardian of the human race, actually took the initiative to sacrifice the human race in exchange for the resources that made them powerful from the demon race.

This kind of behavior, which is said to be "stealing by guard", will inevitably cause an uproar once it is exposed, leading to all kinds of turmoil, affecting Daxia's prestige, and may also cause many people to lose trust in Daxia.

"This matter is only a matter of my own lineage, but in the eyes of the outside world, our Daxia royal family is one.

Even if Xia Zhao had no knowledge and no involvement at all, he would still be implicated and would have to face a lot of trouble. I think the Chang'an Sword Immortal wouldn't want to see this happen."

Speaking of this, Prince Qing was no longer just analyzing the pros and cons, he even started to play the emotional card.

He was certain that Li Qiubei would take care of the Great Xia Lord in Chang'an and would not cause her too much trouble.

"So?" Li Qiubei asked calmly.

Seeing Li Qiubei's reaction, King Qing couldn't figure out what he was thinking for a moment. He could only grit his teeth and continue: "I have already captured Xia Jing, who is currently imprisoned in Qingcheng Prison. I will never

I will tolerate him because he is my eldest son."

"I want to take a look." Li Qiubai naturally couldn't listen to King Xinqing's words.

Prince Qing did not refuse, and said with a clear conscience, "Sword Immortal, please come with me."

He took a breath, but the wound on his chest was still painful.

But he couldn't care too much.

Li Qiubei quietly dispersed at this moment, and he used the power of heaven and earth to condense the Yunjian.

Two figures flashed past the undulating Qingming.

next moment.

The prison underground in Qingcheng.

It is very dark here, without any vitality, lifeless, and there is not even the slightest sound.

Two figures suddenly appeared.

King Qing and Li Qiu were defeated.

Li Qiubai had a strange look on his face and stood in the cell, silently looking at the opposite side.

There, there was a skinny male cultivator who looked like a hanged ghost, surrounded by a gloomy atmosphere.

He was not wearing any clothes, and his naked body was covered with cracks like porcelain. He was bleeding, but the blood that flowed out was black and red dead blood, without any life at all.

The essence of this person's life is constantly passing away.

The physical body, which should have been extremely powerful due to physical training, has now shrunk and withered, like a mummy, with pits on the surface and bones visible deep inside, making it look shapeless.

Several black and cold chains penetrated deep into his flesh and blood, holding him firmly in place.

This is the blood exchange transaction, the "chief culprit" of the Three Cities Troubles, Prince Qing's eldest son, the Nine Realm monk, Xia Jing!

"Father," Xia Jing raised his head with difficulty when he saw Prince Qing walking in, with a smile of unknown meaning on his bloodless face, "You are here."

Prince Qing sighed deeply.

It seems that he has a deep sense of regret that his eldest son, whom he values ​​and trusts the most, has become what he is today.

"This is my eldest son, Xia Jing." Prince Qing said.

"Because I want to interrogate him to find out the specific details of his collusion with the demons over the years, so as to suppress and revenge the demons, so I have not killed him for the time being, but imprisoned him here."

"You said that through a blood exchange transaction, he gave humans to the demons in exchange for the demons refining blood essence for him?"

Li Qiubei frowned, "Then how did he trade with the demons? There is only one passage from the Zhongtian Domain to the Demon Realm, and that is the battlefield outside the territory.

But with Yanlan Pass blocking us, neither you nor the demons can send the humans into the demon realm."

Yanlan Pass is the town gate of Zhongtian Territory, and is jointly guarded by the Daxia royal family and Tianji Temple.

Even King Qing could not cover the sky at Yanlan Pass and silently send the human race into the demonic realm, let alone his mere heirs.

King Qing looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "That's because in the Zhongtian Domain, there is a second space passage leading to the Demon Clan's Tianmen Domain."
To be continued...