Chapter 1 A Bad Omen

Seeing Elder Miao issue the conference invitation in his capacity as "Minister of Foreign Affairs," Fu Qingyang instinctively had a bad feeling.

He gripped the mouse and clicked the meeting link attached to the email. The screen quickly switched, and the Five Elements Alliance's internal conference software opened, automatically completing the login.

In the six-person conference room, only Fu Qingyang and Elder Miao were present. The former's avatar was a portrait of himself, and the latter was a towering giant tree.

"Fu Qingyang!" Elder Miao's avatar lit up with a blue microphone. "The New York County Heavenly Punishment Division has sent an email inquiring about something. The team you sent to New York County for assistance hunted down two peak Saints yesterday, one of whom was called Hecate. It is said that she was sent to you here?"

Who is Hecate? Why was she sent here? What happened? Fu Qingyang maintained a cold exterior, his mind filled with question marks.

As usual, that guy hadn't told him anything.

Although he wasn't clear on the situation, he still had to maintain a tacit understanding. Fu Qingyang said coldly, "And then? What does Heavenly Punishment want?"

"Heavenly Punishment wants to extradite Hecate back and is willing to give you a reward that will satisfy you," Elder Miao said.

Official organizations can only communicate through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Contacting the other party's elders privately would be regarded as collusion, a major taboo.

Therefore, Elder Miao reluctantly became the middleman.

"I'll consider it." Fu Qingyang neither agreed nor refused, intending to contact Yuanshi Tianzun afterward.

Elder Miao grunted. He was only responsible for passing on the message and didn't care about the matter itself. On the contrary, he was very surprised by the performance of the assistance team in New York County. "Who is that Jiumang? I just heard a few days ago that he had a conflict with a Saint from the Mede family and beat him up. In the past few days, he has also hunted down the magical beasts Haas, Bacchus, and Hecate. These are all peak Saints, only a little weaker than you were back then."

"Why haven't I heard of a person like Jiumang before?"

Bacchus actually returned to the Lingjing Xingzhe... Fu Qingyang was stunned. As a scout for the Fu family, he had lived in the Free Federation before joining the Five Elements Alliance.

Bacchus was a well-known figure in the evil camp. When Fu Qingyang was still a nobody, Bacchus was already famous throughout the Free Federation.

He didn't expect Bacchus to die at Yuanshi's hands. Fu Qingyang was gratified and also had a sense of "my youth is over."

Regaining his thoughts, he replied in a cold tone, "Jiumang is a secret weapon I cultivated. He was just promoted to Level 6 last month."

"Just promoted to Level 6 and can fight peak Saints?" Elder Miao chuckled. "I checked the information on those evil professions. Leaving aside the magical beast Haas and Hecate, Bacchus is a strong man with Dominator-level items. In terms of overall strength, you are not as good as him."

In terms of hard power, Fu Qingyang in the Saint stage was stronger than Bacchus, but at that time, Fu Qingyang didn't have Dominator-level items. His first Dominator-level item was the Jade Dragon Sword that the family gave him after he cleared the killing dungeon.

Fu Qingyang's expression remained unchanged. "I sent out the items that Yuanshi Tianzun left behind."

Elder Miao suddenly fell silent. After half a month, hearing that person's Lingjing Xingzhe ID again, his mood was extremely complicated.

Yuanshi Tianzun was the taboo of the Ten Elders of headquarters, no, nine Elders.

That young man who perished in the trial was the dark history of the headquarters' Nine Elders. Every time he was mentioned, the Nine Elders felt a burning sensation on their faces, an indelible shame!

"No wonder!" Elder Miao said faintly.

Even he, a peak Dominator, had to acknowledge Yuanshi Tianzun's stock of items. A pile of top-quality items, rule-type items, especially the Sacrificial Heaven Set, were treasures that even tempted him.

After leaving a word, Elder Miao left the conference room in a bad mood.

Fu Qingyang immediately switched to the webpage and logged into the Five Elements Alliance official forum. As expected, he saw a corresponding post in the pinned position: Godly Colleague, Continuously Killing Three Peak Saints, Who Exactly is Jiumang?

"I'm shocked, everyone. Today, I was bored and browsed the Heavenly Punishment forum after crossing the wall, and the result left me dumbfounded. Our Five Elements Alliance's team sent to New York County has caused another big incident. Without further ado, I'll give you the pictures directly. I screenshotted them from the Heavenly Punishment forum, fresh and hot gossip."

The post was accompanied by dozens of screenshots, which the poster had translated into Chinese with great enthusiasm.

Fu Qingyang quickly browsed the screenshots. The content was the same as what Elder Miao had said, but the details were richer.

The orderly professionals of Heavenly Punishment had a very interesting attitude towards this matter. On the one hand, they were unwilling to admit the excellence of the Five Elements Alliance's assistance team, and on the other hand, they were grateful for their contributions in New York County.

"Oh my god, he actually killed Bacchus and Hecate. Why haven't I ever heard of such a legendary figure?"

"Oh God, tell me this isn't true. A little-known person has done what we can't do. Has the Five Elements Alliance become so powerful?"

"I can't believe this is true. Even if my grandfather kicked me in the butt with his pointed boots, I wouldn't believe it."

"He killed Bacchus and Hecate, saving the face of Heavenly Punishment. We should be grateful. This is a respectable strong man, but he's really too low-key!"

"Before he became a Lingjing Xingzhe, did he practice Eastern Qigong? Otherwise, it's hard to explain his power."

"How long will this hero stay in New York County? Can he come to Wind City to work for a while? The biological alchemists in Wind City are very arrogant."

"Suddenly, I feel like the Saints we used to regard as heroes are all trash!"

What the orderly professionals of Heavenly Punishment could not accept the most was that an unknown Beast King had done what their proud Saints had not done.

The Five Elements Alliance casually sent an unknown Saint who established such achievements. It greatly damaged the confidence and arrogance of Heavenly Punishment members.

If Fu Qingyang or Yuanshi Tianzun had established such achievements, their reactions would definitely not have been so exaggerated.

The comments and reactions of Heavenly Punishment members filled the official members of the Five Elements Alliance with joy. They only felt proud and elated. All along, the official members of Heavenly Punishment had been aloof, looking at the orderly professionals of the world as if they were country bumpkins. They also had this day.

In addition, the official members of the Five Elements Alliance were also curious about this person Jiumang and wanted to know the past of this strong man who popped out of a stone.

Fu Qingyang closed the post and was about to exit the forum when he suddenly caught sight of a post:

I Know the Reason for Jiumang's Strength

Fu Qingyang frowned and clicked on the post.

The content of the post was a screenshot taken from the Taiyi Sect forum:

[Yuan Ting: You've all misunderstood. Jiumang is just an ordinary Level 6 Saint. The reason why he's so strong is because Fu Qingyang and Guan Ya lent him the items left behind by Yuanshi Tianzun.]

The atmosphere in this post was low, sad. The Saints of the Five Elements Alliance were commenting and reminiscing about that heroic and unyielding legendary figure.

He was extremely brilliant during his lifetime, and he still blessed the orderly camp after his death.

He rose like a comet but streaked across the sky like a comet. He was the regret in the hearts of this generation of orderly professionals. If he were alive, he would likely be the sixth demigod of the Five Elements Alliance.

Late at night.

In an uninhabited empty house in Kings County, dazzling starlight lit up. Zhang Yuanqing walked out of the starlight, took out the Eight Treasures Mirror, and flicked out a smear of yellow light.

The yellow light transformed into an avatar!

The avatar wiped his face, disguising himself as a cold youth—the Tongtian Jiaozhu.

The avatar and the main body looked at each other as if looking in a mirror.

Zhang Yuanqing sat cross-legged in a dusty place and placed the Eight Treasures Mirror on the ground. "I should enter the Lingjing Xingzhe tonight. After you come back, remember to keep the Eight Treasures Mirror safe."

Then, he took out the Form and Spirit Destruction Blade, the Chaotic Painting, and other Dominator-level items and Dominator-quality materials.

He had already activated the heart's ability and used the magical beast Haas's character card to cover his own character card. The Purple Gold Suit and his own strength could fool the Lingjing Xingzhe.

But these items could not fool the Lingjing Xingzhe dungeon. Carrying them, if he matched a Dominator-level dungeon abroad, he would be finished.

"These are our family's foundation. Come back early." Zhang Yuanqing hid the items and materials in the cabinet.

The avatar nodded. "I'll come back immediately after I deal with Catherine."

The Eight Treasures Mirror could only be used once every 24 hours. The avatar had died last night in the attack of the Dominator-level item "Chaotic Painting." Zhang Yuanqing could only delay dealing with Catherine until tonight.

"Remember not to sleep with Catherine," Zhang Yuanqing warned.

The avatar was stunned. "Why are you telling me this?"

"I'm afraid you can't help it."

"Aren't we of one heart and one mind? It's you who can't help it. Hmm, I understand what you mean. I'm the avatar, and my experience is your experience, but it doesn't count as betraying Guan Ya. Main body, you're really a dog."

"Aren't we of one heart and one mind? If I'm a dog, you're a dog."

The avatar cupped his hands at him and disappeared into starlight.

No. 69 Hamburg Street, Queens District, a health club.

Walking in the dimly lit corridor with erotic photos hanging on the walls, Zhang Yuanqing slowed down, sensing the surrounding emotions.

Soon, he sensed Catherine's emotions.

Anger, suspicion, irritability... Her emotions are not good. He might be implicated or lose her trust.

Zhang Yuanqing's heart tightened.

He stopped at the door of the private room and gently knocked on the door with the brass-carved knocker.

In the uninhabited house, Zhang Yuanqing heard the Lingjing Xingzhe notification sound in his ear.

[Ding, the Lingjing Xingzhe map is opening. You will enter the Lingjing Xingzhe in 30 seconds. The Lingjing Xingzhe you are entering this time is "Horror Cruise," number: 015]