Urban Martial Saint

Everyone was watching Ye Qing, while worrying about him, they were also amazed at the origin of Ye Qing’s Inner Strength. To know, such a formidable Inner Strength certainly wasn’t cultivated by Ye Qing himself. After all, given Ye Qing’s age, even if he were truly a top genius, having started practicing Inner Strength from birth, it would still be impossible to cultivate such a powerful Inner Strength at this age because cultivating Inner Strength is a gradual process!

Ye Qing’s Inner Strength was passed to him by Northern Fist King Li Changqing, who had accumulated decades of Cultivation Power, naturally terrifying in its power. However, the path of Inner Strength is not solely reliant on Inner Strength itself; it also requires channels to carry Inner Strength, that is, the meridians.

This is like flowing water; a small river has limited carrying capacity. If you pour the water of a whole river into a small river, the result is predictable; it would certainly cause a flood and even destroy the ecosystem of this small river.

Ye Qing’s current situation is just like this. Although he has the Cultivation Power passed down by Northern Fist King Li Changqing, reaching the realm of the Five Unmatches of the World in terms of Inner Strength, the crux of the problem is that his meridians are too fragile to carry such powerful Inner Strength. If the Inner Strength rotates violently within his body, he would surely be exploded to death by this Inner Strength, with absolutely no chance of survival.

Fortunately, Ye Qing is the type of person with naturally blocked meridians, so the Inner Strength passed into his body by Northern Fist King Li Changqing cannot fully rotate within his body and is almost sealed within him, thus this Inner Strength poses no harm to Ye Qing. Moreover, on previous occasions, Ye Qing encountered opportunities where someone broke through the meridians in his arms, allowing him to even activate some of this Inner Strength.

Of course, Ye Qing can only utilize a small portion of it. So, this Inner Strength won’t damage his meridians. In fact, when Ye Qing learned the Cultivation Technique left by the Monk in Beimang Mountain and rotated Inner Strength, his meridians already started to feel a difficulty to bear.

And now, Ye Qing’s meridians throughout his body are completely broken, the Inner Strength within him surges wildly, the harm to Ye Qing is imaginable. Were it not for the effects of the Ziyu Chenxiang Pill in Ye Qing’s body, quickly repairing his injuries, Ye Qing might have died several times by now.

However, the situation for Ye Qing is also very troublesome. This Inner Strength will never dissipate within his body, meaning his body will continually endure the damage from the Inner Strength’s agitation. The effects of the Ziyu Chenxiang Pill are limited; once the pill’s effects are exhausted, it will also mean Ye Qing’s death date. This Inner Strength is enough to explode Ye Qing’s body, kill him dozens of times!

The best solution in this scenario is to find several Peak Masters to jointly suppress this Inner Strength. But this is not a permanent solution; although they can suppress the Inner Strength, Ye Qing’s meridians are completely broken and incapable of carrying or controlling the Inner Strength. Once these people let go, the Inner Strength will surge again and continue to harm Ye Qing, which could be fatal. Therefore, Ye Qing is already trapped in a desperate situation, unless someone can miraculously reconnect his broken meridians, he stands a chance of survival. Otherwise, he is surely doomed!

However, in this world, who can reconnect broken meridians? Even Southern Fist King Shen Tianjun doesn’t have this capability!

As for Cui Yu and the others, they have absolutely no way at all. Surrounding Ye Qing, everyone wore faces of worry; after all, most people from Sha Men had received favors from Ye Qing, had their lives saved by him.

”How about...” Li Ruoyuan glanced at everyone and said, ”Contact the Sect Leader, have him come to solve this matter?”

”No way!” Before anyone could speak, Netherworld Scholar straightforwardly said, ”The Sect Leader is currently busy with more critical matters, we cannot disturb his plan. Besides, even if the Sect Leader comes, he may not be able to control the situation and save him. On the contrary, if the Sect Leader expends a lot of Inner Strength to save him, then this time, the Sect Leader will surely lose the qualification to seize the Sun Shooting Bow. Moreover, the most crucial thing is, this time in Humeng City, masters are gathering in droves. If the Sect Leader expends too much Inner Strength, I’m afraid he will encounter danger on this side too!”

Netherworld Scholar has harbored resentment towards Ye Qing for a long time, so he did not want everyone to save him, directly opposed the matter.

”Netherworld Scholar, what do you mean!” Li Ruoyuan immediately said indignantly, ”I know you have a grudge with Ye Qing, but there’s no need for this. I merely suggested contacting the Sect Leader, didn’t say the Sect Leader should handle this matter. Are you just trying to kill Ye Qing?”

”What I said is the truth, isn’t it?” Netherworld Scholar argued defiantly, ”This matter, the Sect Leader has waited so many years for it, are you going to ruin the Sect Leader’s plan?”

”I do not intend to ruin the Sect Leader’s plan; it’s just you act so outrageously, basically trying to settle personal grudges using public means!” Li Ruoyuan shouted loudly, ”Netherworld Scholar, I’m telling you, if anything happens to Ye Qing, I will definitely not spare you!”

”Damn, what the hell does it have to do with me!” Netherworld Scholar also got angry, said, ”Ghost King, don’t splash dirt on me with your blooded mouth, as if I’m the one who hurt Ye Qing. Humph, if you won’t spare me, what can you do? Ghost King, could you possibly still think you’re my match?”

”Whether I’m your match or not, we’ll know by fighting!” Li Ruoyuan shouted angrily.

”Fine, then try it!” Netherworld Scholar unfolded his folding fan and made ready to strike.

”Both of you, say less!” Just at this moment, the Left Protector came over and held both of them back.

He stared at Ye Qing for a while, then let out a slow sigh and said, ”The Netherworld Scholar is right, we can’t notify the Sect Leader, we can’t ruin the Sect Leader’s plan because of this matter!”

”But we can’t just watch him die like this!” Black Asura said in a deep voice.

”Ye Qing saved our lives. If we just watch him die like this, what face do we have to live!” Cui Yu also said in a deep voice, and as for Cui Yulong beside him, although he did not speak, his attitude was actually very clear: he would definitely not give up on Ye Qing.

”I understand what you mean!” The Left Protector nodded and said, ”However, we might not necessarily have to watch him die. Just because we can’t save Ye Qing, it doesn’t mean others can’t!”

”Others?” Everyone was taken aback, Cui Yu asked curiously, ”Who do you mean by others?”

The Left Protector turned his head to look at the distant Humeng City and said, ”This is the territory of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance. The strongest power here is indeed the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance. With their strength, keeping Ye Qing alive temporarily is not a difficult task. We can hand Ye Qing over to the people of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance, at least we can keep him alive first. After the matter of the Sun Shooting Bow is over, we can then think of how to deal with this matter, which is not a bad idea!”

”The people of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance have quite a grudge against Ye Qing, would they actually protect him?” Li Ruoyuan said in a deep voice, ”I know, that Aomuhan doesn’t get along well with Ye Qing, and has wanted to kill him several times. To truly hand over Ye Qing to the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance, how is that different from killing him?”

”Hmm, Aomuhan is just a small figure, he really has no say in the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance!” The Left Protector said, ”The one currently in power in the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance is Great General Helian Tiehua. As long as Helian Tiehua doesn’t kill Ye Qing, then Ye Qing may be saved. Also, as far as I know, Great General Helian Tiehua appreciates Ye Qing and will definitely do his utmost to protect him!”

”Are we thinking of handing him over to Helian Tiehua?” Cui Yu asked curiously, ”Helian Tiehua is so busy now, where does he have the time to take care of Ye Qing? If he can’t keep an eye on him and something happens to Ye Qing, then we would have made a big mistake!”

”Helian Tiehua doesn’t have time to look after Ye Qing, but others do!” The Left Protector glanced at Cui Yu and said, ”As far as I know, Huangfu Ziyu has an extraordinary relationship with Ye Qing, she will definitely protect Ye Qing with her life. Also, White Horse Chen San and Chen Si siblings, they also have a good relationship with Ye Qing, they will definitely protect him. We only need to hand Ye Qing over to Huangfu Ziyu, and they will certainly protect Ye Qing with all their strength!”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes brightened, Cui Yu said happily, ”This is a good idea, for now, hand him over to the people of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance to guard. After this matter is concluded, I will go ask the Sect Leader to save him!”

Others also nodded in agreement with the Left Protector’s idea. Only the Netherworld Scholar had cold light flashing in his eyes; he actually wanted to kill Ye Qing in one fell swoop. Yet now these people found a way to keep Ye Qing alive, which made him very unhappy. Unhappy as he was, given the circumstances, he had no way out, and he certainly dared not to contend with so many people!

”What are we waiting for, let’s get Ye Qing to Huangfu Ziyu quickly!” Cui Yu said.

”This matter, Cui Yulong and I can handle it together!” The Left Protector said, ”Huangfu Ziyu and the others are hiding in a place with strict security and many people. The more people we take, the more trouble it’ll be. If Cui Yulong and I go together, it would be easier to disentangle ourselves!”

”That works too!” Cui Yu nodded, putting great trust in the Left Protector.

The Left Protector did not delay and, together with Cui Yulong, carried Ye Qing on their backs and headed in another direction toward Dragon Burial Mountain.

They had arrived here long ago and were quite familiar with the situation in this area, knowing exactly where Huangfu Ziyu and the others were hiding. The two of them moved swiftly along the mountain road, and after about half an hour, they reached the edge of a dense forest.

Inside this dense forest was a stronghold of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance, with members of the Seven Families all gathered here, making the defenses in this area extremely rigorous.

The Left Protector and his companion had scouted this place several times already, so they were quite familiar with the conditions here. Additionally, both he and Cui Yulong were quite strong, easily bypassing the guards to reach the outskirts of an estate deep within the forest.

Inside the estate lived the figures of the Seven Great Families of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance. Not only was Huangfu Ziyu here, but even the Chen three siblings were staying here too!