The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

Within the Ten Thousand Treasures Dojo, a jaw-dropping chase was unfolding. On one side were the hundreds from Purple Cloud Heavenly Mountain, holding a massive numerical advantage. On the other was a single youth dressed in white. It was a fight with an enormous disparity in power.

Indeed, anyone who saw the two sides would think it was a battle with a huge disparity in strength. After all, with several hundred people fighting one person, the numerical advantage alone was crushing. In terms of cultivation, several among the hundreds were at Celestial Essence Realm Perfection, while the weakest of the rest were at the Earth Element Realm.

The youth, however, was merely in the Celestial Essence Realm, not even at the Perfection stage. Yet with such a cultivation level, he was hunting down the several hundred disciples from Purple Cloud Heavenly Mountain. That’s right—the youth was hunting *them*.

"Run! That demon Qin Ya is catching up!"

"My god, how can anyone be this savage? We already stopped chasing him, but he’s still hunting us! Does he really think we’re just pushovers?"

"In his hands, you’re no different from a pushover."

"Damn it, what kind of Defensive Profound Soldier is that? How can it have such terrifying Defense Power? The attacks of all several hundred of us have no effect on him at all."

"Good heavens, he’s coming again!"

In the distance, the onlookers from the Vast Sea Divine Palace and the Yunxiao Empire had strange expressions as they watched Qin Ya hunt down hundreds of Purple Cloud Disciples. A chill ran down their spines. ’Holy shit, a Celestial Essence Realm Martial Artist this formidable... I’ve never seen or heard of anything like it! Is that *really* the Celestial Essence Realm?’

"Over there! There’s another one over there!"

"Haha, nice one! Brother Qin, don’t let him get away!"

"Brother Qin, behind you!"

In front of the crowd from the Vast Sea Divine Palace, Shangguan Yue was practically dancing with joy. Her face was flushed with excitement as she directed Qin Ya, almost as if she were the one chasing down the Purple Cloud Disciples, not him.

"Qin Ya, don’t you go too far!!"

Ouyang Lin gritted his teeth and roared, glaring at Qin Ya before him.

"Oh? Too far?" Qin Ya smiled indifferently, an icy glint in his eyes that made Ouyang Lin’s heart pound in fear. "Who’s really going too far here? Hundreds of you ganged up to kill me, and now you won’t even let me fight back?"

With that, Qin Ya’s figure blurred. His extreme speed was something Ouyang Lin couldn’t possibly track. Before he could even react, an immense pain shot through his entire body, and he was sent flying uncontrollably.

With a crash, his body slammed into the side of a cliff, knocking him unconscious.

By now, Qin Ya’s killing intent had diminished significantly, and he was holding back. Ouyang Lin had only suffered a few broken ribs and been knocked out.

"Ngh... Is that... Qin Ya!"

Lying on the ground, Fang Yu slowly regained consciousness. His pupils constricted, and he abruptly tried to stand, only for a wave of excruciating pain to wash over him. Seeing this, a few Purple Cloud Disciples who had been looking after him hurried over. "Senior Brother Fang, you’re awake."

Fang Yu nodded. "Where is Qin Ya?"

At the mention of Qin Ya’s name, a lingering fear was still visible in Fang Yu’s eyes. Hearing the question, the Purple Cloud Heavenly Mountain disciples beside him developed odd expressions, tinged with a deep-seated terror.

"What is it?" Fang Yu asked.

"Senior Brother Fang, you should see for yourself!"

Hearing this, Fang Yu looked in the direction they were pointing. Instantly, his pupils shrank again. ’What is that?’ He swore he had never in his life seen anything more shocking, more utterly absurd, than the scene before him.

A single Celestial Essence Realm Martial Artist was chasing down and beating hundreds of his fellow Purple Cloud Disciples!

Could anything possibly be more preposterous than this? No!

.........

’How boring.’ Qin Ya casually smacked a Purple Cloud Disciple away, completely ignoring the blast of Palm Qi that came his way. He allowed it to strike his body, only for it to be neutralized by Scenic Landscapes.

’After fighting for so long, the disciples of Purple Cloud Heavenly Mountain were nothing but a group of battered soldiers who had completely lost the will to fight. At this point, even if I put away Scenic Landscapes, I’m confident I could defeat the rest of them one by one.’

But he didn’t do that.

’Because it was simply too boring. There was no joy in this fight at all.’

’It felt like facing a swarm of ants; I just couldn’t get fired up.’

So, he stopped.

When he stopped, the disciples of Purple Cloud Heavenly Mountain froze for a moment. Then, a wave of joy from having escaped death washed over them. They were ecstatic. Some even shed tears of joy. ’Thank goodness! Heaven be praised, the demon has finally stopped!’

"My prayers must have worked!"

"This is great! I survived!"

Qin Ya paid no mind to how the Purple Cloud Heavenly Mountain disciples felt. With an indifferent expression, he put away his long spear and took a step forward. That single step made the pupils of the joyous, emotional disciples constrict as they were once again thrown into a panic.

"What’s he going to do?"

"SOB... I knew he wouldn’t just let us go like this."

"..."

Qin Ya felt quite exasperated. ’I just want to leave this place. You all are blocking my way. In this state, I can’t even be bothered to fight you.’

He slowly walked forward. The closest Purple Cloud Disciple seemed to have resigned himself to his fate, standing motionless with vacant eyes. Seeing this, Qin Ya casually tossed him aside. "Get out of my way. Don’t block the path."

Hearing this, the eyes of the other Purple Cloud Disciples lit up. They immediately scrambled to the sides, clearing a path for Qin Ya, as if afraid they’d be a second too slow.

Only after Qin Ya had left did they finally let out a heavy sigh of relief.

But then, they felt a sense of shame. How could they not? Several hundred of them had been chased around and beaten by a single youth. It was utterly, completely humiliating.

"Hmph! Once my Divine Skill reaches Great Success, I will definitely get my revenge on him."

"Damn it! Ever since I joined Purple Cloud Heavenly Mountain, my cultivation has been nothing but smooth sailing. I’ve never suffered such a great humiliation! One day, I will have my vengeance!"

Several of them made such bold threats, only to draw scornful looks from the others. ’Hmph, if you’re really so tough, why didn’t you step up just now?’

"Brother Qin."

A petite figure suddenly threw herself into his arms. Qin Ya smiled faintly. Holding the soft armful, Qin Ya stroked Shangguan Yue’s hair and said, "Yue’er, Brother Qin has gotten revenge for you. Are you satisfied?"

Hearing this, Shangguan Yue’s nose tingled. "Brother Qin, you’re too good to me! Even better than my mom and dad. All they do all day is cultivate."

Lii Yunge walked over, her fine brows knitting slightly. With a hint of jealousy in her tone, she said, "What’s this? Is your Sister Lii not good to you?"

"Hehe, of course Sister Lii is good to me too," Shangguan Yue immediately said, grabbing Lii Yunge’s elegant hand and swinging it back and forth.

"Oh, you..." Lii Yunge gave Shangguan Yue a fond but exasperated look.

Then, Lii Yunge turned to Qin Ya, giving him a deep, meaningful look before speaking solemnly, "I am Lii Yunge, a disciple of Guhong Island from the Vast Sea Divine Palace. I would like to sincerely apologize for my previous behavior. I hope you can forgive me."

Lii Yunge was, of course, referring to when she had previously suspected him of having ulterior motives. But Qin Ya just smiled indifferently and said, "I know you were only concerned about Yue’er. It’s only natural. It’s fine."