Chapter 73: With a mighty force, I can uproot mountains and cover the world with my aura! — Seeking recommendation votes!

  If it were in the past, the four elders would still have some scruples about the great elder. After all, the great elder was a senior elder of the upper sect before, and although his cultivation had been gradually abandoned due to injuries, he was still a high-ranking person. In Yongyang City, whoever saw him would have to respectfully call him "senior". However, now that the four elders have the backing of the Holy Temple, why should they be afraid of a waste who has retired from the upper sect? The only thing he couldn't understand was why the great elder would listen to Tang Qing's words and follow his advice with such a respectful attitude. This made him think deeply but couldn't figure it out. What made him even more furious was that Tang Qing dared to utter arrogant words, saying something about giving him his cultivation?

  With the Temple backing him, the four elders no longer cared about anything. To this day, he still clearly remembered the humiliation Tang Qing had inflicted on him when he formed the Great Earth Body. Now, having killed his chess piece that he had painstakingly nurtured for over a decade, all the old and new hatreds burst out at once. He took a big step forward, his true energy circulating, his body flashing with eerie green light, his face becoming extremely gloomy, even his eyes gleaming with a bloody chill.

  "Aura of the Demon!"

  The elder's pupils suddenly shrank, and he was shocked and furious, shouting, "Lü Liangyè, I only knew you were despicable and sinister, but I didn't expect you to be tainted with demonic energy and cultivate such an evil and heretical path!" In this world, cultivators cultivate the right way, cultivate human energy, and nourish human breath. However, some people resort to cunning and deceit, tainting themselves with demonic energy, magic energy, or ghostly energy to enhance their cultivation. This kind of cultivation method is extremely evil, often using fresh blood and living souls as sacrifices, so they have always been the targets of pursuit by the Holy Temple.

  "Hahaha! Lei Hong! You're old! You're useless! Your dantian has evil energy, but you don't know how to use it, and yet you still try to drive me out. You're truly foolish to the extreme! Hahaha!"

  The four elders had ferocious expressions, their eyes bloodshot and wide open, staring at Tang Jing as they let out a sharp voice, "You arrogant little brat! I didn't want to kill you so quickly, but you're just too overbearing! You don't know the height of heaven or the thickness of earth, today I'll let you taste the elder's demonic shadow claw!"

  The four elders suddenly let out a loud roar, their robes fluttering wildly as they swung their arms and transformed their hands into claws. They changed thousands of times in an instant, bringing forth waves of green shadows that spread out around them, emitting a dark and eerie glow. Their true energy was mixed with a sinister and malevolent aura, becoming extremely ferocious. One swipe of their claw came tearing through the air, ripping apart the void and producing a sharp, piercing sound. The speed was incredibly fast, and in an instant, the elders' razor-sharp claws had already grasped Tang Qing's chest, emitting a shrill, ear-piercing screech.

  No imagination of broken flesh, no imagination of blood, no imagination of mournful cries, he is still him, Tang Qing standing upright, his expression unchanged, his eyebrows unmoving, his eyes calm and quiet, like an unmoving god.

  The four elders let out a loud shout, and with all their might, they clawed at him again, making another "hiss" sound, like fingernails on glass, but without causing any harm.

  "You! How——"

  The four elders didn't understand that their own cultivation had already reached the acquired stage, and after more than 70 years of practice, the true energy in their bodies was full and unparalleled. After being tainted by the demonic energy, their strength became even more formidable. With this kind of fierce and sharp demonic claw technique, even a master who had entered the innate stage with endless inner power would have to retreat three steps back. How could they not have caused any harm to this guy?

  "Ah——"

  Four elders went crazy, yelling and waving their green lights like a mad beast scratching Tang Qing's chest, Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! The sounds kept coming, but Tang Qing remained still as a mountain, unmoving and unshakeable, like the heavens and earth.

  "You——"

  The four elders lost their voices and screamed, they had also inquired about the Earth Body before, and specially flipped through the ancient books, which recorded that although the Earth Body was known for its defense, ordinary strength could not shake it, but the newly formed Earth Body was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person's physical strength, and could not withstand a larger attack, so how...

  The four elders were shocked and pale, they used all their strength even the power to suck milk, but couldn't move Tang Qing a bit, not even his robe was torn. He didn't know what's going on or why it was like this, nor did he have time to think more, immediately he jumped up and wanted to escape!

  In an instant, Tang Qing, who had been standing still, suddenly had a cold glint flash in his eyes, as if the ancient devil that had been sealed for millions of years had broken free from its seal and was now moving. He raised his arm with lightning speed and reached out to grab the ankles of the four elders who were suspended in mid-air.

  "You've got a bit of a demonic aura about you, I'll give you that. If you didn't say anything, I'd have thought it was a holy aura!"

  Tang Qing's eyes suddenly opened wide, like a heavenly cave. Inside, a violent color burst forth, like a thunderstorm. With a flick of his wrist, there was a loud cracking sound, and the four elders' right legs were directly torn off by him. The four elders let out painful wails and fell to the ground with a thud!

  "Come over here! Let me take another look at your demonic shadow claws!"

  Tang Qing took a big step forward, and with each step, it was as if a giant was trampling the earth, causing the heavens to collapse and the earth to shatter. The houses shook violently, and the four elders were shaken off the ground, sent flying back into mid-air!

  Tang Qing made another move, as if he was a heavenly hook, and grabbed the other leg of the four elders! With a loud crack, the other leg of the four elders was also torn off by him.

  The four elders let out a series of miserable cries, and just as they were about to fall to the ground, Tang Qing raised his hand. It was as if Mount Tai was pressing down on them, and with one palm strike on their heads, the four elders struggled frantically, their bodies trembling wildly. However, Tang Qing's palm was like a seal, rendering them immobile. In an instant, the four elders felt a strange suction force coming from him, but before they could react, they felt their internal dan Tian twist and deform, their true energy surging out of control through their meridians, crazily rushing towards their heads, and being continuously absorbed into Tang Qing's body.

  The other elders around had already been frightened by the sudden scene, and now they saw the four elders' skin wither instantly, their hair falling off completely, their faces wrinkled like old tree bark. In just one breath, the four elders turned into a legless corpse, shouting in a hoarse and weak voice, "The Holy Temple... will not let you go..."

  "This... this is... swallowing the sky and earth?"

  Even the Great Elder's scalp was numb and his legs were weak, and the other four Elders didn't dare to stay for a moment, strongly holding back their fear, they turned around and ran.

  At this time, Tang Qing's violent and quiet roar suddenly sounded, "Since you've come, why must you leave! Get down here!" This roar was a purely powerful one, its momentum as violently explosive as the sudden flash of thunder between heaven and earth. The several elders only felt their internal energy and blood churning, their spirits dispersing, their true energy reversing, and they fell to the ground with a thud.

  Tang Qing took a big step forward, his arms waving like an eagle spreading its wings, like a giant bird embracing the moon. The "Swallowing Heaven and Earth" technique was unleashed, and the true energy of several elders was instantly sucked over, their bodies trembling violently, their heads shrinking, hair falling out, skin withering, bones decaying, blood drying up, and all the essence in their bodies being sucked away. In the blink of an eye, they had turned into mummies.

  Meanwhile, Tang Qing closed his eyes slightly, his aura surged, his abdomen bulged greatly, and he inhaled the true energy of the four elders and others, totaling over 300 to 400 years. Only to see him take a deep breath, like a Jiaolong swallowing the sea, the bulging abdomen gradually recovered, and when he opened his eyes, the violent color also dissipated.

  Inside the court, the four elders and others fell to the ground one by one, like withered corpses, only exhaling without inhaling. The deeply frightened eyes were dull, and the gasping sounds grew weaker and weaker until they disappeared.

  Tang Qing sat back in his chair, his head lowered, his expression somewhat gloomy. He tapped his forehead and said, "Old Lei, how is it that the demonic energy they cultivated is similar to the residual demonic aura within your dantian..." Tang Qing's voice was slightly violent when he first spoke, but then became hoarse and returned to calmness.

  As soon as the words fell, Lei Hong's face turned pale with fear, and he knelt down with a thud, "Senior Mingjian, after being infected with the demonic energy, I have been secluded in Qingyu Gate for purification, rarely going out, and..."

  Tang Jing shook his head, raised it, and his expression returned to normal, but his eyebrows were furrowed, as if his mood wasn't very good. He said, "I trust your character, I'm not suspecting you. It seems like last time you mentioned that your two old friends are also in Yongyang City..."

  "Senior, if junior's guess is correct, this matter should be related to Cao Lique!"

  "Oh? Cao Liqueen? Tell me what's going on." Tang raised an eyebrow, this person had always been rather indifferent to the distinction between good and evil. Whoever wanted to be tainted by demonic or evil energy was their own business, as long as they didn't come looking for trouble with him, he wouldn't take it upon himself to uphold justice. However, just now when the four elders were on the verge of death, they mentioned the two words "Holy Temple", which did surprise him somewhat. Could it be that this matter involved the Holy Temple?

  The existence of the Holy Temple is to subdue evil spirits, uphold justice and hunt down demons!

  The existence of the temple is a bit more unusual, although it also claims to be sacred, but Tang Qing knows that the temple exists like the claws of the holy domain, specializing in some secret dealings. Between heaven and earth, many big families disappear inexplicably, basically all done by the temple in secret.

  Moreover, he also knew that whether it was demonic energy, ghostly energy or eerie energy, it wasn't something that could be contaminated by just anyone. The channels weren't many, either one had to find a place shrouded in demonic, ghostly or eerie energy, or directly obtain it from the demons, ghosts and monsters themselves. Another way was like Lei Hong who accidentally got possessed by eerie energy, but wanting to make use of this eerie energy wasn't that simple. At least, Tang Qing believed that with Lei Hong's cultivation level, it was impossible to make use of it. It seemed that Cao Ligou had a master guiding him from behind the scenes.

  PS: Extra! Extra!!!! Tonight at 12 o'clock, rush to the recommended list, hoping that friends with votes can help me out a bit!! The outcome of next week's battle will directly affect the fate of this book, so I'll have to go all out and give up my dating time to work hard on writing![bookid=2457289,bookname="The Supreme Martial Arts"]