Daily life of a cultivation judge

After experiencing transportation through the domain space of a domain expert when he visited the domain peak, Yang Qing wasn't as unnerved by it when he was in Yen Xu's domain space, however, the same couldn't be said for Luo Meili or Ma Qi especially the latter who was dumbfounded at the happenings around him.

"What a fast transportation artifact.." he absentmindedly muttered to himself as he admired the rapidly changing landscape around him.

Luo Meili and Yang Qing exchanged looks with each other and tacitly decided against correcting Ma Qi.

If he learned this wasn't some artifact but the machinations of a cultivator how shaken would he be?

"Old man Lei might be more powerful than Senior Yen Xu.." Yang Qing thought to himself as he sensed the subtle differences between this domain space and the one from Lei Weiyuan.

Even though he didn't know the cultivation base of Yen Xu or even Lei Weiyuan's, the feel of their domain spaces was a clear indicator to Yang Qing that Lei Weiyuan was a notch higher than Yen Xu. 

Even though Yang Qing already guessed his nemesis might have a high cultivation base, he was still shocked nonetheless when faced with clear-cut evidence. 

A domain space was like a miniaturized world born of a domain expert's domain sense. The more natural or complete it felt, the more powerful the domain expert was, or at least the deeper the understanding of the Dao and its connection with the world.

When Yang Qing was in Lei Weiyuan's domain space with Mao Yunru, he couldn't tell Lei Weiyuan's domain space apart from the real world. The domain space and the real world felt one and the same but when it came to Yen Xu's even though it still felt intrinsically connected to the real world, occasionally Yang Qing could feel a dissonance, fluctuations here and there that reminded him he was in a domain space.

"I wonder when I will reach this level?" Yang Qing enviously wondered as his gaze fell longingly to the scene outside.

When he reached that realm while he would not necessarily be considered an ultimate powerhouse, the list of things that could threaten his life would shrink considerably and there were also the seals of his physique to look forward to.

As Yang Qing was lost in his thoughts, it didn't take too long before he heard Yen Xu's voice informing him they had arrived.

"Meili, how much time has passed by? Couldn't be more than twenty-five minutes since we left, right?" Yang Qing asked in slight surprise.

"About twenty-one minutes.." answered Luo Meili sounding equally as surprised.

Their shock was understandable as they had covered a 300,000-kilometer journey in less than half an hour, something that would have taken them at least three times that had they taken Ellie.

"Can I even successfully run away from a domain expert if they want me dead?" fearfully wondered Yang Qing before his look turned wary when he remembered there was a certain domain father who may or may not hold a grudge against him for imprisoning his only son.

"I wonder how the investigation of the case is going, the branch chief of the Yellow County Branch should be in the final stages.."Yang Qing muttered to himself as he turned to face Ma Qi.

He had expected Ma Qi to have the same awed look he had on the trip over, but when he looked over, what he saw was a Ma Qi who was pale, shaking all over, with a look fraught with fear.

"Ma Qi, we are here.." Yang Qing gently said as he patted his back and infused a bit of his qi into his body which helped calm him down.

"Sorry about that. I embarrassed myself in front of you.." Ma Qi said with a weak smile as he tried to clench his trembling hands.

Yang Qing didn't say much as there was nothing he could say or do that would undo the three years Ma Qi had experienced. 

Those years had left an indelible mark on him and it would need a saint-grade treasure like the auspicious wood grove tree to help him overcome fast enough, but without it, Ma Qi dealing with all he has endured will depend on him and time.

Nothing Yang Qing could say or do right now would be able to instantly rid him of all the damage and trauma he had experienced throughout his three years. He could heal the body in a single breath, but when it came to the mind no healing spell would be able to instantly rid him of all he had seen, endured, and experienced in those three years.

All Yang Qing could do was end the growth of his current nightmare and give him an opportunity to address the heart and mental demons that had likely grown in him during those three years.

As for whether he would be able to rid himself of them, ultimately only he could give the answer to that.

"Are you ready?" Yang Qing asked Ma Qi once he saw he had somewhat recollected himself.

"I am.." Ma Qi said as he took a deep breath.

Yen Xu had already used her domain space to hide herself as she used to help both Luo Meili and Ma Qi to float in the air.

Ma Qi was too wound up to notice it at first. It was only after he had calmed down a bit did he realize he was floating in the air which terrified him at first as he flung his arms all over in fear that he would fall over.

"Don't worry you won't fall. The artifact that got us here is still active and keeping you afloat.." Yang Qing casually said.

Ma Qi's fear slowly subsided though he still kept looking below him with eyes that were mixed in with amazement and fear.

Yang Qing ignored him as he moved about a hundred meters from them. They were currently about 300 meters above the sect.

Yang Qing could detect a low-tier blue-grade formation covering the sect, though it was mostly concentrated in the core region of the sect while the rest of it was covered with a dozen top-tier orange-grade formations superimposed on each other.

"Things are as bad as described.." Yang Qing muttered to himself as he conducted a brief scan of the areas covered with the orange-grade formations.