The Legend of Qingpeng: Starting from the Costinus

As for the soul-binding masters under Li Qing, they bear the lion's share of this karmic debt.

This is because the causal relationship between them and Li Qing is closer, and with Li Qing's strong backing, most of their cultivation has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.

However, when these soul binders unfortunately passed away, the causal backlash that Li Qing faced became extremely huge.

At the beginning, they loyally followed Li Qing's orders and stepped into the demon world, an unknown and dangerous land for them.

He thought he could have a chance of survival under the threat of the demon, but unexpectedly he was unable to escape the claws of the demon.

Each of these soul-binding agents was once a free and easy existence in the human world, but because of a decision made by Li Qing, they embarked on this path of no return.

Because of the incident nine years ago, Li Qing came to the demon world. In front of the passage between the two worlds, based on the words of the envoys from various forces, he saw through the evil intentions of the demons.

From that day on, Li Qing disappeared like a fallen star, and there was no news of him since then.

The promise he once made - that after finding a place to settle down, he would host a banquet to entertain heroes from all over the world and discuss major plans together - ultimately turned into a bubble and was never followed up.

All that is left for all parties is endless waiting and speculation.

But this made life difficult for the soul-catching envoy who came to the demon world.

Those Soul-Breakers who were left behind in the demon world were initially revered by the demon clan because of the name of Li Qing. They were invited by various demon clan forces to settle in their territories, and quietly took root in the demon world under the name of Ghost Shadow Tower.

But what kind of force is the Shadow Tower? It is an organization that provides jobs for independent cultivators and trains killers.

This peace and order did not last long, because the laws of survival in the demon world were far more cruel and direct than those in the human world.

In the demon world, most of the missions undertaken by the Shadow Tower come from those demon workers who are at the bottom of society and suffer oppression. They are eager to overthrow the shackles on their bodies and regain their freedom through assassination.

Therefore, many demon workers secretly united together, raised "money" and asked the Shadow Tower to assassinate the demon leaders who enslaved them.

However, this behavior of challenging the authority of the demon clan undoubtedly touched the sensitive nerves of the demon clan's upper echelons.

How could the demon world, with its rigid class structure, tolerate such provocation?

As the Shadow Tower eliminated several arrogant and domineering demon leaders one after another, the threat of its existence became increasingly apparent, and finally attracted the encirclement and suppression of major forces in the demon world.

The soul-catching agents fled in all directions, and many people died in the process. The Shadow Towers that had just been built in the demon world were also destroyed.

Imprisonment, escape, and death became the Soul Catcher's daily routine.

The demon clan did this, on the one hand, to maintain its strict class order and prevent the Shadow Building from becoming a scourge that would shake the foundation of "slavery".

On the other hand, out of a cunning calculation, they hope to suppress the Shadow Tower, kill the Soul Catcher, and force Li Qing behind it to show up.

After all, Li Qing's name is a legend in the demon world and even in the human world. He is omnipotent in refining elixirs, setting up battle formations, etc.

If we can capture and control it, it will greatly enhance the strength of the entire force.

However, Li Qing seemed to have completely disappeared from the world, and no matter how the demon world tried to change things, they were unable to lure him out.

Of course, after careful consideration, Li Qing decided to secretly lend a helping hand to the Soul Binders under his command.

Not only for the sake of those Soul Binders who were once loyal to him, but also out of long-term considerations for the convenience of his own future actions.

He knew very well that in this turbulent situation, having a group of loyal and capable subordinates would be like adding wings to a tiger.

Not only can it lend him a helping hand at critical moments, but it can also share a lot of pressure for him in complicated affairs.

More importantly, the karmic debt he owed had accumulated to a point that could not be ignored.

If he were not curbed, these karmic debts would probably accumulate like a snowball and eventually submerge him completely, like invisible chains that bound his steps forward.

In the days to come, he will always be in the process of copying demon pills, and it will be difficult for him to find time to copy pills for practice.

Therefore, rescuing these Soul Catchers is not only a way to reduce backlash, but also an investment in the future.

In this operation, Li Qing skillfully mobilized the ghost slaves and Blue Wind Eye under his command.

This ghost slave was like a ghost in the dark night, silently rescuing those imperiled soul-binding agents from the brink of danger.

Afterwards, he relied on the Qingfengyan to successfully reach the Western Region Swamp and settled on an island called Bailu Island.

Not only is this place far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, it also has a unique natural barrier, the "white fog", which provides excellent conditions for their hiding.

On Bailu Island, the demon king who was originally entrenched has been controlled by the heart-eating demon among the ghost slaves under Li Qing's means.

The Heart-Eating Demon used its unique magical powers to silently invade the depths of the Demon King's consciousness and turned him into its own puppet, thus ensuring the safety and stability of the entire island.

In this way, Bailu Island completely became the secret base of the Soul Catchers under Li Qing, a safe and controllable haven, where they could rest and recuperate on the island and wait for the opportunity.

However, Li Qing is also fully aware of the severity and complexity of the current situation.

In these turbulent times, any rash action may bring unnecessary trouble.

His current strategy is to hide and try to avoid direct conflicts and disputes with the outside world.

Otherwise, if they get involved in internal strife, the demons may take advantage of them.

Therefore, he explained in detail to the soul catchers the survival rules of the Western Swamp, as well as various information about the "cyber" demon city Stone City.

Hopefully, they can use this information to become self-sufficient on the island and find their own way to survive.

After completing all this, Li Qing chose to let go temporarily and let the Soul Catchers do what they want.

After this baptism and tempering, those Soul Binders will surely grow into tougher and more powerful beings.

And he continued to hide in the dark, like a lurking cheetah, silently observing the subtle changes in the situation, patiently waiting for the critical end moment.

Then would be the best time for him to show up.

Even if there comes a conflict with other demon forces, or even he needs to kill a few demon lords to protect his own interests, he will not hesitate.

After all, in this world, the strong are respected, and only with enough strength can you go further.

Anyway, the threat from the demon will not come for another thousand years, so this period of time is enough for him to do many things.

And he also wanted to see what confidence those monsters had to try to control him so confidently.

Did they really think that they could restrain his wings with their power?

Li Qing waited and watched, looking forward to a head-on confrontation with these demon forces.