Refining the Mountains and Rivers

But right at this moment, the frantic elation in Nine Heads' eyes suddenly froze. It turned to fear. All the mouths on its nine heads opened simultaneously but did not make a single sound. At the same time, a spot of darkness appeared in all its eighteen eyes and spread outwards like a wave as if night had fallen. All its eyeballs turned black.

This only happened for a short while before Nine Heads' eyes returned to normal. Its aura was similar to previously - no one would have been able to guess that another thing was now controlling this body.

As a Shadow of the Abyss, it was not that feasible for Old Turtle to seize bodies. The bodies needed to meet many stringent requirements. But things were just coincidental. Nine Heads' desire to swallow Qin Yu met all the requirements.

As for the brilliant disciple of the Western Mountain, his entire consciousness was wiped out without much effort…this was perfectly normal. Qin Yu had constrained his spirit and allowed Old Turtle to smoothly enter. When the darkness took over, everything was set.

In front of the Prince of Heavenly Palace, Dragon Peak, whose eyes had been suppressing a burning desire, suddenly had a change in his expression. Without any hesitation, he turned and ran.

Nine Heads had laughed at him for being foolish but did not know that Dragon Peak had endured silently till now and was not easy to handle. Nine Heads thought that it was a contract that restrained him but did not know that when the contract ended he would be still be controlled.

Precisely because of this, when Nine Heads' soul was engulfed, Dragon Peak could sense it. He did not know what happened and why, but he could feel the fear and despair Nine Heads felt when his soul had been engulfed.

Bam -

With a loud crash, Dragon Peak, who was running away, slammed into something. It felt like an invisible steel wall and he immediately stopped.

Swish -

A light flashed and the massive nine-headed demon disappeared. Nine Heads lowered his head slightly and stood respectfully behind Qin Yu. The Prince of Heavenly Palace's mouth twisted slightly as he sighed internally. He had expected this to happen. People who tried to kill the Peach Garden's disciples probably didn't even know how to spell the word 'death'.

He thought about when he first entered the Peach Garden. Everything had been planned and this made Xu She tremble with fear. In his mind, the image of the Spring Master's calm face appeared - not showing any deep emotions, rigorous schemes and deep foresight…these all described him.

That's right, it was obvious that from Xu She's point of view this was all the work of the True Saint. Only a powerful person like him would dare to scheme this. He ultimately achieved his goal by sacrificing all the top cultivators in the Lost Garden.

The Prince of Heavenly Palace was feeling scared but at the same time, there were feelings of jealousy. He could not understand why Qin Yu was the one who received the Spring Master's full support and guidance.

It was obvious that the chief disciple as well as Thousand Faces were doing the difficult jobs. They even had to protect Qin Yu at the critical point. In the end, all the benefits seemed to belong only to Qin Yu.

Of course, even though he was jealous, Xu She did not have any wild thoughts. He had personally witnessed Nine Heads' ending.

That was the Western Mountain's Nine Heads. Whether it was in strength, position or reputation, he was comparable to any young cultivator. But what was the outcome? Xu She did not even manage to see what happen and Qin Yu had already defeated him.

If he had been killed like Ye Xing, the Prince of Heavenly Palace would merely be afraid. But now, Nine Heads was clearly still alive and did not look to have suffered any injuries. However, he was like a puppet as he stood respectfully behind Qin Yu. This was too frightening.

Each and every one of them from the Peach Garden was scarier and more evil than the last!

Dragon Peak quickly turned around and his face was expressionless, "Mister Ninth, do you know me?"

Qin Yu nodded, "I was able to enter the Lost Garden because of Dragon Mountain Holy Land. Only my appearance changed. Can't you recognize me?"

Dragon Peak's expression changed drastically, "Its you!" From his reaction, it seemed like this cultivator from Dragon Mountain Holy Land had noticed something already, but in order to hide himself, he had pretended not to know.

Qin Yu replied, "Anyway, I owe a favor to Dragon Mountain Holy Land. My greatest sincerity is to allow you to go knowing everything."

"Wait!" Dragon Peak's mouth dried up as his heart sped up. "Mister Ninth, I can convince my father to join the Peach Garden…"

He was cut off abruptly. He looked down and saw a horrifying wound on his chest. Fresh blood flowed out from his nose and mouth. His aura slowly diminished with the blood flowing out of his chest. As he felt himself growing weaker and colder, Dragon Peak's mouth moved as if he wanted to say something, but more blood gushed out and cut him off.

What was happening?

He had so many things left to say. Dragon Peak was extremely sure that if Qin Yu heard what he wanted to say, he would not kill him.

After all, they did not have any hatred between them that could not be resolved.

Unfortunately, he did not even get to say anything before his chance to live was cut off…why? Why was it like this? Dragon Peak endured for half of his life with the expectation of eventually rising all at once. But now, he had not done anything and was about to die…

Dragon Peak was indignant, he could not accept this. But none of this could stop his life from seeping out of him.

His vision started to blacken and Dragon Peak knew his condition very well. He could close his eyes at any time and no longer be able to open them.

But he persisted and continued to stare at Qin Yu. He spat out mouthfuls of blood.

Qin Yu stopped and thought about it before speaking slowly, "You are smart and could hide for so many years, but your thoughts are too heavy. Since now you are my opponent, it is best for me to kill you. So I am not going to listen to what you have to say. If I listen to you, I am afraid you will convince me."

So that was why…Qin Yu…you are a clever bastard…If I can live past today…what a pity, I won't have that day…

Bang -

Dragon Peak fell flat onto the ground.

Qin Yu did not look at him as he turned to leave. He bowed respectfully, "Greetings elder apprentice brother and seventh senior-apprentice sister. Thank you for helping me to gain some time."

Elder apprentice brother was extremely pale as he smiled, "After all, we are fellow disciples of Peach Garden. As your senior, it is only right…"

"Cough!" Seventh apprentice sister coughed lightly. Elder apprentice brother kept quiet. As Qin Yu saw this, although he felt uneasy, he wanted to laugh.

"Seventh apprentice sister, please speak."

Thousand Faces' expression softened. Qin Yu, you small bastard. At least your intentions are clear and you have a good attitude. However, she maintained a cold expression, "Do you know how much elder apprentice brother lost in order to help you?"

Qin Yu answered truthfully, "I know?"

"Do you know what to do?"

"Yes."

Thousand Faces' cold expression melted like ice under the hot sun. A smile appeared on her face, "I knew our junior-apprentice brother is someone who has a conscience and knows how to repay kindness."

Qin Yu's mouth twitched. What was that you were hiding in your sleeve? If I didn't say this, I am pretty sure I would have been beaten right here.

"Cough!" He coughed lightly. After confirming that although elder apprentice brother was currently weak, he had no issues in the meantime, Qin Yu turned to look over. "Seventh apprentice sister, what should we do now?"

The Prince of Heavenly Palace grew pale as if he had been doused in water. He felt a cold chill run through him.

Nine Heads was not dead but Dragon Peak had died. Dragon Peak died right in front of him and Qin Yu merely tapped him to kill him. He could not understand what Qin Yu had done. But this was not important now. What was important was that if Qin Yu wanted to kill him, there would be no difficulty in it at all.

"Hmmm, well…"

As soon as she started, elder apprentice brother cut her off, "Thousand Faces, don't scare Xu She. We have a good relationship with Heavenly Palace and Xu She is my friend."

Qin Yu was silent.

Between Holy Lands, good relationships were only worth that much. Were they going to let him off just because he was a 'friend'?

Elder apprentice brother seemed to mutter to himself as there was a strange look on his face. "Junior-apprentice brother, are you thinking of silencing him?"

Qin Yu coughed lightly. Even though this was the case, did he have to say it out like that? But now that they knew what Qin Yu was thinking, there was nothing to hide.

He nodded and pointed at the altar. Now, all that was left was the empty shell of the Spiritual Snake's corpse. "Elder apprentice brother, it is best if no one else knew about this."

Thousand Faces guffawed, "Junior-apprentice brother, sometimes it's really difficult to understand you. There are times when you are mysterious but there are times you are so foolish, it's adorable. Do you really think no one will know anything after you kill Xu She?"

She pointed, "The mountain top has been blown off and there was such a huge commotion. People might have already seen it. Moreover, since Nine Heads and Dragon Peak could hide in the dark, who knows if others have been doing the same? Can you guarantee that no one is hiding? They might have just been scared off by you and do not dare to come out."

Qin Yu's expression changed slightly. This was something that he had not considered. It seemed like there was no hope for him to hide himself.

Although his power had increased by quite a bit and he would not be easily defeated, if the news regarding him and the innate spirit were to spread, there would be trouble for him. After all, whether it was the Spring Master, Scholartree Saint or similar top tier True Saints, they would not easily let him go knowing he had gotten the energy from an innate spirit. There was even a possibility of him attracting a Ruler as well.

What a headache!

But these were not problems that he could solve just by thinking. If there really was going to be a problem, he would deal with it.

Counter each move one by one!

As he thought till here, Qin Yu smiled and waved his hand, "Your Highness, I was just joking, please don't mind me."

Xu She's mouth twitched. How can I believe you? When Qin Yu had looked at him earlier, the chill that crossed his heart was something that was still fresh! Now that silencing him was not a solution, he changed his words so easily. These people from the Peach Garden were not only crafty and sinister, they also had really thick skin.

But in the current situation, although he wanted to roast them, he did not dare to express it at all. He forced a smile, "Of course, just a joke…it's all a joke…"

Elder apprentice brother suddenly spoke, "Since it is all a joke, we shall let the things from today pass and not bring them up again in the future."

There were two meanings to his words.

First, it purely meant that he wanted Xu She to promise not to take revenge on Qin Yu for what he just said.

Second, it was for Xu She to let the events from today be forgotten and not say anything more after he left the Lost Garden.

Xu She immediately nodded, "Of course." As he said this, he felt a huge sigh of relief. It seemed like these people from the Peach Garden did not intend to kill him. Of course, although he was relieved, he was still extremely alert and cautious.

He was not going to be careless and do things that may cost him his life. After all, he was against the disciples of the Peach Garden.

Qin Yu bowed, "Thank you, elder apprentice brother."

Seventh apprentice sister said, "As long as what you are saying is not just words."

Qin Yu laughed bitterly, "Senior-apprentice sister, please rest assured."

"Okay." Elder apprentice brother glanced at the Spiritual Snake corpse and paused.

Qin Yu replied, "Elder apprentice brother, the inside of this Spiritual Snake is not great. To prevent any incidents, we should hurry and leave."

Elder apprentice brother nodded, "Okay."

Qin Yu stretched out his hand, "Please Your Highness."

Xu She chuckled bitterly internally. He did not dare to reject. He glanced over the corpse of the Spiritual Snake and was quite surprised. What was this? They got rid of everyone and were going to leave the rewards behind…or could it be that they had already taken everything worth taking?

Whoosh -

Whoosh -

With the Prince of Heavenly Palace in front and the three people from the Peach Garden behind, they flew through the air.

After the four of them left, a happy roar could be heard from deep in the mountain. The seal once again closed off the entire mountain.

Seventh apprentice sister turned to look at the mountain which was covered by clouds. Her eyes flickered, "Junior-apprentice brother, are you not going to explain?"

Qin Yu coughed lightly. Before he could say anything, she cut him off, "Forget it, I don't want to listen to lies and I don't think you will tell the truth."

Hmm…you said everything I want to say. I guess I can only blink at you and keep silent.

Elder apprentice brother opened his eyes, "Seventh apprentice sister, don't make fun of him. Too many people have died in the Lost Garden this time. When we leave, there will be trouble…junior-apprentice brother, you have to be prepared."

Qin Yu nodded, "Thank you for your advice." When the Lost Garden opened, anyone in the Saint circle who qualified to send people in had sent a few.

After so many obstacles, not many were still alive. Other than a few smart ones and those that did not enter the mountain, the rest had died.

With such a serious result, even the Saints would be angry and demand to investigate the reason.

Other than that, Qin Yu still had some worries. For example, the True Saint whose puppet he had killed as well as the illusion of the Nether Saint who was blown up because of Ye Xing.

As a True Saint, would he be able to tolerate his puppet getting killed because of some small person?

The illusion of the Nether Saint would also have seen the Spiritual Snake corpse. Whether he recognized that as an innate spirit was another question.

Keke, things were getting problematic.