Originally, since that day when everyone in the Primordial Continent agreed to strategize against the Innate Three Clans, the Ancestor Witches scattered far and wide. Each group of three witches either transformed into the Phoenix Clan, the Dragon Clan, or the Qilin Clan. In these clans' territories, they provoked and caused trouble, even going as far as setting mountains ablaze.
Over time, the population of the people of the Three Clans was reduced by a full tenth due to the killings by the Ancestor Witches!
Enraged, the clan leaders of each clan issued an order of pursuit! Anyone from a different clan encountered within their territory must be executed! Moreover, a Daluo Golden Immortal was dispatched daily to patrol and inspect inside the territories. Thus, after several hundred years of arrogance, the Ancestor Witches no longer found it easy to gain an advantage.
As for Li Qingming, because he had certain matters to attend to and it was inconvenient to have Ancestor Witches along, he decided to act alone.
Once all preparations were in place, Li Qingming embarked on his campaign.
Heavenly South Bird Territory, Jin Ji Clan.
"Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
The loud crowing resonated throughout the "Golden Chicken Valley," the sacred land of the Jin Ji Clan.
Dressed in a black and white Daoist robe, Li Qingming stood outside the valley, his gaze somewhat indifferent, murmuring to himself, "Good, let's start with you then!"
Having said that, his figure leaped, disappearing into the night sky.
Soon, a loud crowing echoed from the valley: "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
A giant rooster, seven zhang tall, with a body covered in seven-colored radiant feathers and a bright red cockscomb proudly perched on its head, sharp beak and claws, soared up from its dwelling in the center of the valley. Li Qingming closely followed, flying out of that breach.
"Who are you? What grudge do you have against me?" the Seven-colored Giant Rooster asked loudly, its voice ringing with force.
"No grudge, no hate!" Li Qingming replied indifferently.
"Then why do you seek my life!" the Giant Rooster shouted angrily.
"My lord commands, obey to kill enemies!" Li Qingming revealed a sinister smile, "Talking more is unnecessary, hand over your life!" As he spoke, he brandished the Qiankun Ruler, striking down with it.
"How irrational! Since it's like this, then leave your life here!" The Giant Rooster cried sharply, dodging the Qiankun Ruler, raised its claws, and launched itself into the air.
While they spoke, people began flying out continuously from various houses nearby, now standing around scouting the area.
"Although the Jin Ji Clan doesn't have many strong warriors, it's still best to handle this quickly!" Li Qingming thought silently to himself, intensifying his attack.
This Giant Rooster was merely a Da Luo Immortal, whereas Li Qingming, nourished by the Purple Qi for five hundred years, had long reached the early stage of Daluo Golden Immortal. Strangely, the Purple Bamboo in his Dantian had grown along with the improvements in Li Qingming's realm. It now stood three zhang tall, lush and bathed in bursts of purple light throughout!
"Crack," the Giant Rooster, its seven-colored wing feathers as tough as steel, clashed against the Qiankun Ruler, producing a piercing noise.
"Seven-colored Splendor!" the Giant Rooster suddenly screeched, its tail feathers dispersing seven-colored light, like a rainbow suspended in the sky. "Swoosh," that seven-colored light suddenly transformed into seven shimmering Light Swords arranged in the orientation of Beidou Seven Stars, covering towards Li Qingming's head. Soon, seven-colored lights burst forth from the hilt of the swords.
"Young man! Die within this Seven Killings Formation!" The Giant Rooster had now transformed into a middle-aged man with seven-colored long hair, eagle eyes, and a prominent nose.
Would Li Qingming truly be annihilated by this minor Seven Killings Formation? Ridiculous! When the Seven Killings Formation was set up by the Giant Rooster, Li Qingming felt the Purple Bamboo nurtured in his Dantian leaping incessantly. Thus, he simply let the Giant Rooster act. Otherwise, with the cultivation of that Giant Rooster as a True Immortal, it would be impossible to trap an early Daluo Golden Immortal like Li Qingming.
Li Qingming gently flicked his sleeve, and the seven small swords scattered their light, transforming back to_tail feathers_, mournfully flying back and attaching to the middle-aged man.
"That's enough, I'm not playing with you anymore! Die!" Li Qingming's expression cold, he ruthlessly smashed forward with his ruler.
The middle-aged man, unable to dodge in time, was smashed squarely, reverting to the original rooster form, and met an untimely death. Dragging the rooster's original form into the Qiankun Tripod, Li Qingming activated the Vertical Earth Golden Light Technique, disappearing into the vast night.
However, a phrase still faintly drifted from the sky: "I am the Hidden Guard of the Phoenix Clan! The Jin Ji Clan's leader has secretly colluded with the Dragon Clan. After investigation, it is indeed true, thus he was executed on the spot!"
This Li Qingming was indeed wicked, not only did he kill the clan leader and seize his body, but he also disgraced the Phoenix Clan. Truly detestable!
Without mentioning how the Demon members of the Jin Ji Clan reacted. After leaving Golden Chicken Valley, Li Qingming went straight to the Beast Clan territory.
Following this method, over hundreds of years, Li Qingming successively killed the clan leaders of the earth tunneling rat, the Golden Bull, the Second Elder of the White Tiger Clan, the Clan Leader of the Moonlight Rabbit, the Clan Leader of the Sky Howling Steed, the Clan Leader of the Mountain Goat, the Clan Leader of the Mihou, the Clan Leader of the Heavenly Dog, and the Clan Leader of the Heavenly Pig. He seized the bodies of these clan leaders or elders and threw them into the Qiankun Tripod.
Until a few years ago, he arrived at the Desert North Dragon Clan territory. After assassinating and seizing the Ancestor Dragon's ninth son, Ao Batian, and the Clan Leader of the Viper Clan, Li Qingming then returned to the Ancestral Witch Hall.
At this moment, the Ancestral Witch Hall was extremely quiet. The group of Ancestor Witches were still out, fighting hard for Merit.
Li Qingming ordered Xiong Da to guard the side hall door, entered the_side hall_ himself, and from_ the_ Yuqing Immortal Skill,_ he found the "Yuqing's Soul Splitting Technique."
This technique involves taking a strand of the Main Soul from the practitioner, splitting off a subordinate soul, and implanting it into the body of a deceased person. Through continuous nurturing and the use of rare natural treasures, this body is cultivated into a Body Externalization.