As the Golden Core figures departed from Starfall City, the grand play laid out by Qi Ping finally reached its conclusion!
For Qi Ping, it was a perfect ending.
All the evil in Starfall City had been uprooted, and both Golden Core cultivators behind the city's black industries had perished!
Furthermore, he had successfully resolved the situation of being surrounded by enemies within the Qingyuan Sect.
He had even gained the full support of Wang He, giving him a solid backer within the sect!
Wang He had comprehended the Third Stage Heavenly Heart Sword Intent and achieved perfect fusion with the strongest treasure, Universal Justice. In terms of combat power, he was now a major threat even to Nascent Soul cultivators.
Moreover, behind Wang He stood his Master and Elder Zong, who controlled the Sect Array. This level of power was immensely formidable.
Combined with Wang He's current firm attitude, Qi Ping's backing in the sect was now rock-solid. Unless the sect faced a world-ending crisis, this support was unlikely to collapse!
Wang He had also promised to fight for Qi Ping's contribution points and full access to the sect's treasury!
This was an unexpected pleasant surprise for Qi Ping!
Contribution points determined the level of cultivation knowledge Qi Ping could access, and the treasury was equally enticing.
The Qingyuan Sect's treasury had accumulated the resources and wealth of the entire Qingtian Domain for untold years!
Although resources might be scarce due to the lack of spiritual energy and the downgrading of spirit veins, Qi Ping didn't need common resources right now. He was certain there were items in there that would deeply attract him!
Furthermore, many items could be purchased with Spirit Stones!
The five million Spirit Stones he had prepared to spend at the Qingyuan Sect could finally be put to use. Combined with his recent harvests, he could buy even better things!
And now, with his strength and Wang He's support, no one would dare to covet him even if he took out millions of Spirit Stones.
With the Sky-Flame Seal in hand, which Golden Core elder would be foolish enough to attack him?
Finally, the most surprising harvest was the Sky-Flame Seal itself!
Since it hadn't been consumed, it would provide much more security for the future breakthroughs of himself and his animal companions. Otherwise, the danger attracted by a Heavenly Tribulation would always be an unpredictable threat.
After everything settled, Qi Ping took one last look at the ruined Starfall City.
"It's finally over!"
With a sigh, he turned and left without looking back.
His mission in this city was completely finished.
Though half the buildings had collapsed and the city was full of corpses, for those who survived, it was a true rebirth!
Next, under the governance of a new Warden, the city would gradually return to prosperity.
Shortly after Qi Ping left, a ray of brilliant sunlight pierced through the clouds, gently illuminating the land of Starfall City...
After the events of Starfall City concluded, everything that had happened spread through the Qingtian Domain in an instant!
However, the only news that got out was what happened before the arrival of the twelve Golden Cores. The scenes afterward had been blocked by a spiritual power screen set up by the Neutral leader, Mo Xuanxian.
Thus, the final images on the recording stones were frozen on Qi Ping standing atop the Azure Immortal Manor, alone against twelve Golden Core figures.
As for the legend of Wang He comprehending the Third Stage Heavenly Heart Sword Intent and perfectly fusing with Universal Justice, no one spread that news.
For Wang He and the Conservative Faction, Wang He had just had a breakthrough. The most important thing was to grow steadily. If he reached the Nascent Soul stage, the situation would be stabilized! Once Qi Ping grew as well, that would be the true time to set things right!
The Radical Faction found it too shameful to speak of, though they might leak news to Wang He's enemies.
The Neutral Faction wouldn't actively do anything that might earn the enmity of both sides.
But the news about Qi Ping still detonated the Qingtian Domain!
This time, it was a true explosion!
Purging a city! Slaying until the streets were red with blood and every evil was eradicated!
Slaying the long-famous Golden Core Middle Stage Ye Yanwu while only at Foundation Establishment! The scene of Qi Ping in white holding Ye Yanwu's head as he stepped out of the array was far too shocking!
Finally, there was the sight of Qi Ping facing twelve Golden Core cultivators without flinching, and surviving! Though people didn't know the details, such boldness hadn't been seen in thousands of years!
Every piece of news was explosive, and they all happened to one person!
One can imagine the shock it caused!
It could be said that the entire Qingtian Domain was silent for several breaths!
Combined with his previous feats of sweeping through Spirit-Tower City and single-handedly suppressing Starfall City, a legend unseen for millennia was born!
Lin Ya of the Qingyuan Sect: a legendary genius seen once in ten thousand years!
What was even more shocking was that Qi Ping's character and deeds were recognized as equally legendary. To the low-level cultivators of the sect, this was even rarer than a genius!
As stories of Qi Ping spread, the Power of Living Beings within Qi Ping—who was currently in a secret location—began to grow continuously!
As the identity of 'Lin Ya' went viral, people began to link the Bee Daoist and Lin Ya together.
Lin Ya had suddenly appeared just after the Bee Daoist went into hiding, and the two had never appeared at the same time!
The most crucial point was that Lin Ya was also a master of bee-controlling!
During the purge of Starfall City, Qi Ping had used the bee swarm to seal off almost all the combat power of the gangs while ensuring that ordinary cultivators were unharmed. Anyone who knew anything about bee-controlling knew how incredibly difficult that was; the mere thought of it made one's scalp tingle!
However, what surprised many—including some Qingyuan disciples—was that the sect leadership ignored the news that Lin Ya might be the Bee Daoist. They didn't even bother to investigate...
Somewhere secret in the Qingtian Domain.
While counting the contents of the two Golden Core storage rings, Qi Ping suddenly discovered that the Power of Living Beings was growing rapidly!
"The Power of Living Beings is growing so fast... why?"
This discovery filled him with joy!
The Power of Living Beings was currently the most mysterious and terrifying power he possessed; it could be used for combat, cultivation, and resurrection!
It was also the talent related to the power of a Civilized Druid!
"Could it be the fame I gained after the news of Starfall City spread?"
"Or is it because of the changes I brought to the Qingtian Domain through that battle?"
After careful thought, he could only think of these two possibilities.
"It should be the latter. That fits the Druid philosophy better..."