Ning Beichen walked forward with murderous intent, lightning crackling around him. Suddenly, with a charging bull's ferocity, he sent Zhuge Jin flying hundreds of meters again with a loud crash.
With every attack, a bloody trail hundreds of meters long was left on the ground, all from Zhuge Jin's bleeding.
This was Ning Beichen's anger at the man's despicable and shameless nature, so he didn't end the scoundrel's life immediately, but let him feel the pain and torment before death.
Bang!
Ning Beichen descended from a hundred-meter height like a cannonball, stomping on Zhuge Jin's head and creating a human-shaped pit in the ground. Even the soil was dyed red with blood, like a blooming red rose.
Just as Ning Beichen was about to deliver another kick to send him to the afterlife, he saw Zhuge Jin, his face covered in blood, shout.
"I know news of your master. Spare me, and I'll tell you."
Ning Beichen's brow twitched. This trick again. The man had no credibility whatsoever, and his words couldn't be trusted.
But this matter concerned his master. Even with a sliver of a chance, Ning Beichen was willing to believe it.
"Alright, on the condition that what you say is true. If you tell me my master is in Luoxing Sea, then it's unnecessary."
Ning Beichen said to him.
"No, no, I guarantee the news is absolutely true."
Zhuge Jin hurriedly said to Ning Beichen.
"Speak. You have only one chance."
Ning Beichen said to him.
"Okay, I'll speak, but you have to promise me you won't kill me after I'm done."
Zhuge Jin said to Ning Beichen.
"Agreed."
Ning Beichen replied concisely.
"My latest intel indicates that by the middle of next month, your master will challenge the Sect Master of Yuntian Palace, Yu Huaxue."
Zhuge Jin said to Ning Beichen.
"Yuntian Palace?"
As an outsider, Ning Beichen had no idea about Yuntian Palace.
"That's right. However, Yuntian Palace is too far. Even with non-stop sword travel, it's impossible to reach it by the middle of next month."
Zhuge Jin explained to Ning Beichen, fearing that Ning Beichen wouldn't believe him due to the distance.
"Why would my master challenge the Sect Master of Yuntian Palace?"
Ning Beichen asked curiously.
"I don't know. But I do know a secret. Yu Huaxue has already become a Heavenly Venerable. Your master has no chance of victory challenging him. You'd better find him quickly and stop him from going to his death."
Zhuge Jin said to Ning Beichen.
"Heavenly Venerable!"
Ning Beichen's brow furrowed. He knew that Heavenly Venerable was a level higher than Venerable. If his master was only at the Venerable level, he would indeed have almost no chance against a Heavenly Venerable.
However, Ning Beichen was still puzzled. Why would his master challenge someone for no reason?
In the real world, there were usually only two reasons to challenge someone.
Either for fame, and Ning Beichen knew his master well enough to know he wasn't someone who sought fame or fortune.
Then there was only the second reason: revenge.
But regardless of the reason, Zhuge Jin was right. He had to find his master quickly and stop him from challenging Yu Huaxue.
Ning Beichen's eyes darted around, and then he flicked a finger at Zhuge Jin on the ground, striking his head.
"You... You said you wouldn't kill me?"
Zhuge Jin looked at Ning Beichen with resentment.
"Did I say that? Sorry, I forgot."
Ning Beichen slowly withdrew his finger and saw Zhuge Jin's head explode like a smashed watermelon.
Not kill him?
Was he supposed to keep him around for the New Year?
As for the promise he made, sorry, Ning Beichen never took it to heart.
If even Zhuge Jin knew how to lie to him, was he, Ning Beichen, so foolish that he couldn't lie back?
Killing Zhuge Jin marked the end of this matter.
Ning Beichen helped his師娘 (master's wife) leave the scene, brought her onto the flying vehicle, and then relayed Zhuge Jin's dying words.
"I'm going to Yuntian Palace."
Ning Beichen told the women.
Without the flying vehicle, it would have been impossible for Ning Beichen to reach Yuntian Palace. However, with the vehicle, things were different.
The flying vehicle was a hundred times faster than his sword flight. Reaching Yuntian Palace would not require arduous travel, only two or three days.
And with Ye Lanxin present, there was no fear of not knowing the location of Yuntian Palace.
Ning Beichen also wasn't worried about others seeing the flying vehicle. To put it arrogantly, even a Venerable would only see the vehicle's contrail.
Moreover, with his and Luo Yingying's current strength, plus the black flood dragon, they could kill any number of people below the Venerable realm.
As for Venerables, Ning Beichen believed they could put up a fight.
The flying vehicle sped through the sky, many people only hearing the sonic boom but seeing no source.
A few days later, Ning Beichen and his companions arrived near Yuntian Palace in their flying vehicle.
Next, Ning Beichen instructed Ning Xiaoling to control the flying vehicle to ascend and go into stealth mode, awaiting his command.
He, the women, and the flood dragon then left the flying vehicle. After all, Yuntian Palace had a Heavenly Venerable. No matter how bold Ning Beichen was, he wouldn't be foolish enough to think he could defeat a Heavenly Venerable.
However, he wasn't here to cause trouble for Yuntian Palace but to wait for his master in advance.
The premise for persuading his master was to find him first, and he had no idea where his master was. So, he could only wait here like a hunter waiting for a rabbit.
It was just that the flying vehicle was too fast. There was still a long time until the middle of next month, so Ning Beichen and the others had to find a place to stay.
Coincidentally, the closest place to Yuntian Palace was Hongyue City. This reminded Ning Beichen of the skeleton he found in Luoxing Sea.
Ning Beichen had already brought back the skeleton and planned to give it to a woman named Luoyue.
This was the unfulfilled wish of the skeleton's owner.
Both Ning Beichen and Luo Yingying had benefited greatly from him. Since they had promised him, they would naturally do their best to fulfill it. Hongyue City was not a large city, much smaller than Feilai City.
However, Hongyue City was now filled with many traveling cultivators. A simple inquiry would reveal that they were all here to witness the peak duel next month.
Yu Huaxue was the Sect Master of Yuntian Palace and the acknowledged strongest in the Mortal Realm.
Chen Xingyun was also a Venerable who had been famous for many years, and no one knew the true extent of his cultivation now.
Therefore, some bet on Yu Huaxue, while many others bet on Chen Xingyun.
After all, Chen Xingyun's past deeds were so shocking that he had become a legend.
Ning Beichen and the women found a quiet residence in Hongyue City at a great expense, and then began to inquire about Luoyue throughout the city.