The AFK Farming Software: I Became Invincible Without Knowing It

by Stayrr

Qi Ming woke up to find that he had transmigrated. He had become a disciple of the Green Cloud Peak, one of the twelve peaks of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect. Fortunately, the “AFK Farming Software” was activated and changed his life. “Ding!” “You had been AFK Farming for seven days in the game dungeon ‘Shu Mountain Ancient Path’. You have cleared the game dungeon seven times. You

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The AFK Farming Software: I Became Invincible Without Knowing It

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Qi Ming woke up to find that he had transmigrated. He had become a disciple of the Green Cloud Peak, one of the twelve peaks of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect. Fortunately, the "AFK Farming Software" was activated and changed his life. "Ding!" "You had been AFK Farming for seven days in the game dungeon 'Shu Mountain Ancient Path'. You have cleared the game dungeon seven times. You have obtained: 1 Seven Star Sword, 1 Sword Kinesis Technique, 1 Top-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill, and 630 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. "Ding!" "The Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art has been cultivated for a day. Your cultivation progress has increased. You will break through to the next level after 10 days of AFK Farming. Qi Ming was tired of cultivating. It was too dangerous out there, so he could only cultivate through the AFK Farming Software every day in the sect. Eventually, Qi Ming reached Foundation Establishment, followed by Golden Core, and subsequently Nascent Soul. He... became invincible?

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Chapter 1: I Turned Out to be a Spy of the Demon Sect?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Southern Region.

In the D-Class Servant Quarters on the Green Cloud Peak, one of the twelve peaks of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect.

At night, in the quiet forest, the rays of moonlight seeped through the gaps in the leaves and fell on the ground, forming spots of light of various sizes and shapes.

"This… this…"

Qi Ming lowered his head. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he did not dare to show any abnormalities. He could only lower his head as much as possible and not be discovered by the others.

In front of Qi Ming and the others stood a man in a blood robe. He wore a white bone mask and had long, striking blood-colored hair. His eyes were red like a ghost's.

This person was Daoist White Bones from the Demon Sect, Myriad Demon Cave. He had the strength of the seventh-stage Qi Refinement realm. Qi Ming and the others were his subordinates.

"Put away the Blood Ghost Pill."

Daoist White Bones clasped his hands behind his back and said in a very cold tone, "Originally, with the aptitude of trash like you, I'm afraid you won't be able to break through to the third level of Qi Refinement in your lifetime."

"However…"

"Since you've become my subordinates, come here every seven days for the next month to consume a Blood Ghost Pill."

"This medicinal pill can stimulate your life potential and allow your cultivation to rise rapidly in a short period of time. It's enough to let you step into the third level of Qi Refinement in a month without being discovered by the outer sect elders of the Green Cloud Peak."

"You can become outer sect disciples of the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect's Green Cloud Peak and truly join the sect to become a part of it. By then, it will be time for you to repay me."

"So, I… I've become a spy of the Demon Sect?" Qi Ming was shocked and afraid.

He did not dare to say anything now and could only listen carefully. He obediently took the Blood Ghost Pill in his hand and bit the bullet and ate it under the scrutinizing gaze of Daoist White Bones.

Daoist White Bones shouted, "Quickly cultivate and unleash the medicinal effects to the limit."

In the surroundings, the other eight immediately sat cross-legged and circulated their cultivation methods. Blood qi rose around their bodies, and dense blood qi surged as they absorbed the spiritual qi of heaven and earth and transformed it into their own spirit energy.

There was no choice.

Qi Ming could only sit cross-legged like them. However, his mind was in a mess. Moreover, after the Blood Ghost Pill's medicinal essence melted in his abdomen, it caused Qi Ming's temperature to rise and his entire body to turn red.

Fortunately, after Qi Ming transmigrated, he still had the memories of the 'original owner' in his mind. He found the 'Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art', but he did not know how to cultivate at all. He could only act according to the memories of the 'original owner'.

In the end, the effects of the Blood Ghost Pill were mostly wasted by Qi Ming.

An hour later, the cultivation session ended.

The other eight people's cultivation levels had clearly increased. Only Qi Ming remained the same. There was no change at all, making Daoist White Bones extremely disgusted.

"What a useless person. You consumed a Blood Ghost Pill to stimulate your life potential and used up ten years of your lifespan. There's actually no change at all."

Daoist White Bones said, "If there's not much change after consuming the Blood Ghost Pill next time, I'll refine your soul into a lamp and create a blood corpse to make up for the loss of the Blood Ghost Pill."

Qi Ming was shocked and felt his scalp go numb, he quickly answered, "Lord Envoy, don't worry. I won't disappoint you next time."

'Ten years of lifespan, that's ten years of lifespan, I have an entire ten years less to live!'?Qi Ming cried in his heart.

In the surroundings, the other eight wore different masks, and Qi Ming himself was the same. He wore a black ghost mask and could not reveal his true appearance.

"Get lost." Daoist White Bones said.

"Yes."

"Yes."

"…"

Qi Ming and the others bowed.

When he looked up again, Daoist White Bones, who was in front of them, had long disappeared. Not even a trace of his aura was left. Qi Ming and the others looked at each other with vigilance in their eyes before quickly scattering.

"What is going on!" Qi Ming looked at the sky speechlessly.

"I just developed the 'AFK Farming Software' last night and it was about to enter the market. In the end, I woke up and actually transmigrated?"

"All my years of hard work have been wasted. I'm now a servant disciple and a spy of the Demon Sect. This kind of background is really too difficult."

Next, Qi Ming tidied up all the memories in his mind and figured out the original owner's 18 years of life.

The original owner of the body was born in a village called the 'Qi Village'. When he was 16 years old, the village encountered a group of bandits, causing his family to be destroyed. He accidentally joined the Green Cloud Peak and became a servant disciple.

However, it had been about three years since he entered the sect. At almost 19 years old, he was still at the late-stage of the first level Qi Refinement realm.

He was not even at the second level Qi Refinement realm but the Outer Sect Assessment was in a month's time.

Three years after a servant disciple entered the sect, if they could not reach the third level of Qi Refinement, they would be expelled.

If they passed the assessment, they could become an outer sect disciple.

This was the rule of Green Cloud Peak.

It was also the rule of the entire Heaven Enlightenment Sect.

With the cultivation and potential of the 'original owner', it was impossible for him to pass the Outer Sect Assessment. At that time, he would be expelled from the 'Green Cloud Peak' and would no longer have any chance to cultivate.

The original owner of the body was naturally unwilling to give up.

So, a few days ago, he received an invitation from Daoist White Bones and became a spy of the Demon Sect. Daoist White Bones promised to help increase his cultivation as soon as possible. However, after the original owner joined the outer sect of the Green Cloud Peak, he had to work for Daoist White Bones.

Now it seemed that he had gotten into a huge trap and could not jump out even if he wanted to.

"What should I do now?" Qi Ming took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, "According to the current situation, the 'original owner' is gone for no reason. I've taken over his place."

"In this situation, I can't think of anything."

"First. I don't even know how to cultivate. That 'Blood Ghost Pill' will burn ten years of my lifespan each time. If I eat it four times a month, it will cost me forty years of my lifespan!"

"This is simply murder."

"I definitely can't eat the Blood Ghost Pill anymore."

Ding!

"Downloading the AFK Farming Software…"

"Downloading is complete."

"Welcome to the AFK Farming Software. Using one button to farm automatically, you can enjoy passive cultivation and clearing of dungeons. It is extremely safe. Have a good time."

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Host: Qi Ming.

Level: First Level of the Qi Refinement realm.

Cultivation Method: Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art.

Spell: Green Cloud Sword Technique (Beginner)

Treasure: None.

Item: None.

One Button Farming: Can be activated.

...

The system panel was very simple.

Qi Ming was excited. This feeling was like a strong light shining in the darkness or seeing an oasis in the desert. It made him perk up.

He was filled with motivation and hope.

"I'll go back to the servant quarters first."

Qi Ming quickly left the forest and returned to his residence in the D-Class Servant Quarters. Ten servant disciples lived in the same room and slept on double decker bunk beds.

Qi Ming was on the lower bunk near the door.

At first glance, Qi Ming felt as if he had arrived at the student dormitory.

Of course, the servant disciple's room was very simple. It was a simple wooden room. In addition to the public toilet, there was nothing else.

"Activate the AFK Farming Software."

Qi Ming took advantage of the time when the other nine servant disciples were sleeping. He lay on the bed with his eyes closed, but he could still see the system panel of the 'AFK Farming Software'.

Ding!

"Success."

"Please choose a cultivation technique or spell that you want to undergo AFK Farming."

"First: Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art."

"Second: Green Cloud Sword Technique."

"Currently, you can only activate one AFK Farming slot and let a cultivation technique or Dharma spell train. If you want to activate more AFK Farming slots, please charge more spirit stones."

Qi Ming thought,?'Raising my cultivation level is the most important thing now. I'll choose the Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art.'

Ding!

"The Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art is in the midst of cultivating…" (Friendly reminder: Charging Spirit Stones can increase the cultivation speed of the AFK Farming.)

"Spirit stones…" Qi Ming pondered for a moment, "In the original owner's memories, he had been frugal for nearly three years. He only saved nine low-grade spirit stones, but eight were taken away by Daoist White Bones. There's only one left."

"It's hidden in…"

Qi Ming turned around and used his right hand to dig at the corner of the bed for a while before pulling out the low-grade spirit stone hidden in the crack.

The low-grade spirit stone was like a white jade stone that was the size of a thumb. It was diamond-shaped and emitted a faint glow.

Ding!

"Detected that the host has a low-grade spirit stone. It can be used to open a game dungeon. You can use a low-grade spirit stone as a ticket to enter a game dungeon."

"Activate." Qi Ming said.

Ding!

"Activation successful. Entering the dungeon of the first level of Qi Refinement: Skeleton Mountain Bandits."

Thus…

Flashing images appeared in Qi Ming's mind like a movie. It felt more like the cutscene of a game. It was playing very quickly.

In the scene, the night was dark and the wind was strong.

There was a group of bandits on Skeleton Mountain. There were more than a hundred of them, and they occupied this place. They burned, killed, and plundered. They committed all sorts of crimes and harmed the citizens of the vicinity.

That night, a 'Sword Immortal Hero' descended from the sky. At first, he was unarmed, but he was quick-witted and snatched the iron sword from the bandits. He fought against them until blood splattered all over the mountain top. The corpses of the bandits covered the ground.

Unknowingly, Qi Ming fell asleep.

The next morning, he woke up.

Ding!

"You spent the night farming in the 'Skeleton Mountain Bandits' game dungeon and cleared it once. You received: one Detoxification Pill, one Skeleton Sword, and ten low-grade spirit stones."

"Good news came so early in the morning."

Qi Ming was overjoyed when he saw this.

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Chapter 2: Blood Fiend Cave

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Qi Ming got up from his bed early in the morning and left his residence. He found a quiet place and quietly took out the 'Detoxification Pill'. It was a black pill. Upon closer inspection, there were traces of pill patterns on it. It had the smell of medicine.

Item: Detoxification Pill

Introduction: An item from the Skeleton Mountain Bandits' game dungeon. It can resolve most poisonous Gu at the Qi Cultivation realm.

Immediately after, a pop-up window appeared beside the Detoxification Pill.

It roughly introduced the basic information about the 'Detoxification Pill'.

"Daoist White Bones is from the Demon Sect. His methods are definitely vicious. Last night, it was only because my potential was too low that I wasted his Blood Ghost Pill. He wanted to refine my soul into a lamp and my body into a blood corpse without a word."

Qi Ming thought to himself, "I guess the Blood Ghost Pill doesn't just consume lifespan. There must be a way to restrain it."

"Otherwise…"

"After those servant disciples consume the Blood Ghost Pill, their cultivation levels will increase and they will successfully join the outer sect. If they betray the Demon Sect then, Daoist White Bones would have wasted his efforts."

"The Detoxification Pill was dropped in the 'Skeleton Mountain Bandits' game dungeon. It will definitely drop again in the future. In my opinion, its value is average. Let's use it first."

Gulp!

Qi Ming consumed the Detoxification Pill. The pill melted the moment it entered his mouth. It slid down his throat and into his stomach. There was a hint of bitterness as the medicinal effects quickly spread throughout his body.

The next moment, Qi Ming's stomach churned and he felt nauseous. He could no longer control himself and spat out a black object wrapped in mucus.

It fell to the ground.

"This is…"

Qi Ming lowered his head, and what entered his eyes was a thumb-sized black Gu worm. It kept wriggling in the mucus like a centipede, and after jumping a few times, it died.

"It's completely black and shaped like a centipede with eight legs."

Qi Ming's scalp went numb. According to the original owner's memories, Qi Ming recognized this Gu worm, "Heart Devouring Gu. Daoist White Bones is indeed not a good person. He actually buried the Heart Devouring Gu into the Blood Ghost Pill."

"Gasp…"

Qi Ming took a while to calm down as he thought, "This world is too dangerous. I just transmigrated here and this happened. Luckily, I have the 'AFK Farming Software' and obtained the 'Detoxification Pill'. Otherwise, if the Heart Devouring Gu worm fused with my 'heart', even an immortal would find it hard to save me."

Clang!

Qi Ming took out the Skeleton Sword. The blade of the sword was long and slender, and its entire body was greenish-black. There was a picture of a skull carved on the hilt, and it didn't look like a weapon of the righteous path.

Still, this skeleton magic sword could cut through iron like mud. It was indeed a pretty good talisman treasure at the Qi Refinement realm.

Over the next few days, Qi Ming stayed in the D-Class Servant Quarters. Other than going to the canteen of the Servant Quarters every morning, afternoon, and evening, he would not go out again after eating.

Three days later, at noon.

Ding!

"After Afk Farming the Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art for three days, you comprehended heaven and earth and spiritual energy entered your body. Your cultivation progress has improved tremendously and successfully broke through to the second level of Qi Refinement."

Buzz! Buzz!

Qi Ming immediately felt the changes in his body. The Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art circulated on its own within his body. Vast spiritual qi poured into his body and into his dantian.

A second qi cyclone resembling a 'Green Cloud' appeared.

It was a cultivation breakthrough.

He reached the early-stage of the second level Qi Refinement realm.

"Okay." Qi Ming was elated.

One had to know, according to the cultivation content of the Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art, during the Qi Refinement realm, one could condense nine Green Cloud Cyclones in the dantian, which was why it was divided into nine levels.

First level of Qi Refinement was the lowest, and ninth level was the highest.

Further up, he needed to establish his Dao foundation and enter the Foundation Establishment realm.

On Green Cloud Peak, Foundation Establishment realm cultivators were all inner sect disciples.

They had a high status.

Ding!

"You have been farming in the 'Skeleton Mountain Bandits' game dungeon for three days. You have cleared the game dungeon three times. You have received: one Detoxification Pill, one Skeleton Robe, and thirty low-grade spirit stones."

The Skeleton Robe was a defensive Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure.

Ding!

"Detected that the host's cultivation level has broken through to the second level of Qi Refinement. The rewards from the dungeon of the first level of Qi Refinement will decrease. A new game dungeon can be opened. You can use two low-grade spirit stones as a ticket to enter the game dungeon."

"Activate the new game dungeon." Qi Ming said.

Ding!

"Activation successful. Entering the dungeon of the second level of Qi Refinement: Blood Fiend Cave."

The game screen appeared.

First, Qi Ming saw a pitch-black cave entrance. It was three meters in diameter and there were red lights appearing inside. After stepping in, he was greeted by a dense blood-colored aura.

Name: Blood Fiend Cave.

The disciples of the Demon Sect slaughtered ten villages and killed more than a thousand people. The corpses of more than a thousand people were filled with resentment and blood. They created the Blood Fiend Pool with the intention of refining the Dharma treasure, the Blood Fiend Banner.

However, at the last moment, the disciples of the Demon Sect failed in their refinement and suffered a backlash. They died and their Dao dissipated. Their souls were torn apart by the Blood Fiend Pool, but it remained and existed until now, becoming the current Blood Fiend Cave.

In the Blood Fiend Cave, thousands of villagers had transformed into Blood Fiend Ghosts after their deaths.

On this day, a 'Peerless Sword Immortal' descended. He held a Skeleton Sword and wore a Skeleton Robe. He used the Green Cloud Sword Technique. The sword beam was like a green cloud, ethereal but powerful.

The Blood Fiend Ghosts in the Blood Fiend Cave were all sent to the afterlife by this sword immortal.

"Continue AFK Farming and cultivate the Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art." Qi Ming said.

Ding!

"Detected that the host possesses 35 low-grade spirit stones. They can be used to charge spirit stones to increase the speed at which the AFK Farming goes. Every ten low-grade spirit stones can provide a 100% increase."

"Charge, charge…" Qi Ming said directly, "I'll charge 30 low-grade spirit stones."

Ding!

"Charged successfully. On the next day of AFK Farming cultivation, you will receive a 300% increase."

In the blink of an eye, a day later.

Ding!

"You have been AFK Farming the game dungeon in the 'Blood Fiend Cave' for a day. You have obtained: Blood Fiend Ghost Talisman, Blood Spirit Pill, and twenty low-grade spirit stones."

Ding!

"The Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art has been cultivated for a day under the threefold enhancement. Your cultivation progress has increased greatly. You have already broken through to the mid-stage of the second level of Qi Refinement."

Buzz!

Indeed.

The cyclone in Qi Ming's body changed again. Spiritual qi gathered in his body and was quickly refined. It fused into the cyclone and doubled in size.

"The improvement speed is fast."

Qi Ming smiled. "I'll charge 20 low-grade spirit stones and continue cultivating the 'Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art'. I'll spend two low-grade spirit stones and enter the 'Blood Fiend Cave' game dungeon."

Swish!

Qi Ming took out the Blood Fiend Ghost Talisman.

It was a rectangular talisman completely blood black in color, covered in ghostly drawings.

Item: Blood Fiend Ghost Talisman

Introduction: After using it, you can summon a Blood Fiend Ghost at the third level of Qi Refinement.

"This is a good thing." Qi Ming was delighted.

Item: Blood Spirit Pill

Introduction: After consumption, it can heal injuries and recover blood vitality.

Clearly, the Blood Spirit Pill was a recovery potion.

"Not bad, not bad."

Qi Ming was even more satisfied. "Now, I'm facing two difficulties. The first is to face Daoist White Bones in a few days. The second is the Outer Sect Assessment."

"I definitely won't see Daoist White Bones again. It's also impossible for me to consume the Blood Ghost Pill. Anyway, the Heart Devouring Gu in my body is gone. As long as I hide in the servant quarters, Daoist White Bones won't be able to do anything to me."

"So, I just need to focus on preparing for the Outer Sect Assessment in a month."

"If Daoist White Bones insists on finding trouble with me, I just have to use AFK Farming every day and clear the game dungeons. I believe that my cultivation level will soon surpass Daoist White Bones."

"When the time comes…"

"There will be many ways to deal with him."

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Chapter 3: Small Test

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In the blink of an eye, today was already the seventh day since Qi Ming transmigrated.

The seven-day period was about to end.

At noon.

Ding!

"Cultivated the Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art for three days in a row with double the effect. Reached the early-stage of the third level of Qi Refinement."

Buzz! Buzz!

Immediately, the Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art in Qi Ming's body automatically circulated. The surrounding spirit energy surged into his body and flowed through his meridians, refining it into spirit energy.

In his dantian, a third cyclone had already formed.

It was a cultivation breakthrough.

He had reached the early-stage of the third level Qi Refinement realm.

Ding!

"You have been AFK Farming in the 'Blood Fiend Cave' game dungeon for three days. You have cleared the game dungeon three times. You have obtained: the refinement method of the Blood Fiend Banner, one Blood Fiend Evil Ghost Talisman, and sixty low-grade spirit stones."

"Good, good, good." Qi Ming was overjoyed. "I've finally reached the third level of Qi Refinement. No matter what, I've already satisfied the basic requirements of the Outer Sect Assessment. I don't have to worry about being expelled from the sect."

Thinking of this, Qi Ming heaved a sigh of relief.

The outside world was too dangerous. It was safer to stay in the sect and cultivate.

Boom!

Suddenly, the door slammed open. Qi Ming looked over and saw a familiar figure rolling in like a bucket.

"Qi Ming, Qi Ming, hurry up and find a place to hide."

The familiar figure that was like a round bucket crawled up from the ground. He ignored the dirt and dust on his body and shouted at Qi Ming.

"What?" Qi Ming was stunned, "Ye Dun, what's wrong? What made you so flustered?"

"It's that scoundrel Li Feiyun."

Ye Dun took a deep breath and said, "Isn't the Outer Sect Assessment about to begin? Li Feiyun broke through to the early-stage of the third level of Qi Refinement yesterday."

"He's so arrogant now."

"Many servant disciples have already been targeted by him. More than half of their spirit stones accumulated over the years have been stolen by Li Feiyun. I don't have any more spirit stones left."

"They're coming this way now."

"Hurry up and find a place to hide. Don't let anyone find out. Otherwise, the spirit stones that you saved up after so much difficulty will probably be snatched away."

"Li Feiyun."

Qi Ming was familiar with this name.

In the entire D-Class Servant Quarters, there were a total of 1,000 servant disciples, and only a very small portion of them had decent cultivation potential and had the chance to become outer sect disciples.

It just so happened that Li Feiyun was one of them.

Indeed, Li Feiyun had indeed successfully broken through to the early-stage of the third level of Qi Refinement yesterday.

However, Li Feiyun began to demand the spirit stones of the other servant disciples. This was indeed a little ruthless. After all, they were all servant disciples, so they naturally knew how difficult it was to save a few low-grade spirit stones.

In the end, Li Feiyun actually wanted to snatch it by force.

Of course, he did not do it openly.

To put it bluntly, if you did not give him the spirit stones, he would beat you up for no reason and would not violate the Green Cloud Peak's rules. He would not let go until you handed over the spirit stones.

"I don't have any more spirit stones left." Qi Ming muttered.

These few days, Qi Ming had always been charging spirit stones to cultivate. He had used up all the spirit stones he had obtained from clearing the dungeon. Now, he only had two low-grade spirit stones left to use as the ticket to enter the 'Blood Fiend Cave'.

"Ye Dun, you're quite bold to come and inform him."

Suddenly, a mocking voice came from outside.

Qi Ming looked over at the entrance.

A 1.8-meter-tall man with a muscular body was standing. His skin was bronze in color and he was wearing the uniform of a Green Cloud Peak servant disciple.

He was Li Feiyun.

Beside him, there were also a few lackeys.

It seemed like there was quite a formation.

"Li Feiyun."

Ye Dun was a little fierce on the outside but cowardly on the inside. He looked tough on the outside, but he was very afraid in his heart, "You… Don't be reckless. This is the servant quarters of Green Cloud Peak. You can't just hit people."

"Ye Dun." A hawk-nosed lackey next to Li Feiyun said, "What nonsense are you talking about? How can Senior Li Feiyun casually hit someone?"

"Senior Li Feiyun is about to take the Outer Sect Assessment, but he saw that everyone's cultivation has not improved, so he took out an extremely precious time to teach you a few moves."

"Not only are you not grateful, but you also want to slander Senior Li Feiyun. This is too disappointing."

"Hahaha…" Li Feiyun laughed heartily. "Well said, well said."

"You… you…" Ye Dun trembled in anger.

One had to know, Ye Dun had just been beaten up by Li Feiyun. His face was still green and purple. The five low-grade spirit stones on him had also been taken away as his 'tuition fees'.

"You… you…" Li Feiyun pointed at Qi Ming and crossed his arms in front of his chest, "Hurry up and get up. Let me teach you a few moves. With my guidance, I believe you will be able to break through very soon."

"You want to guide me?" Qi Ming pointed at himself, "There's no need."

Li Feiyun shouted, "Cut the crap. Hurry up, don't waste my time. I have to find the rest later."

Qi Ming looked interested. He could use Li Feiyun to test his skills, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior."

"Don't worry." The corner of Li Feiyun's mouth curled up into a cruel smile. He clenched his fists and the sound of bones cracking could be heard, "I will take good care of you."

"Qi Ming, you have to be careful!" Ye Dun could not help but say.

"I know this Qi Ming. He's the servant disciple with the worst potential. He's probably only at the first level of Qi Refinement now. He's going to be taught a lesson."

"Exactly."

"Li Feiyun is already at the early-stage of the third level Qi Refinement realm. Qi Ming will naturally be beaten up and his spirit stones will be snatched."

"That can't be helped."

"Weak people should be bullied."

In the surroundings, the servant disciples who were watching the show chatted softly.

"Kid, watch my move." Li Feiyun shouted and stepped on the ground. His body shot out and raised his hand to punch Qi Ming's face.

There were gusts of wind.

Boom!

In the end, Qi Ming raised his right hand and caught Li Feiyun's punch head-on. His right hand grabbed Li Feiyun's fist tightly.

"You!!!" Li Feiyun's eyes widened. He was indeed shocked.

Qi Ming smiled, "Senior Brother, didn't you eat this morning? Why is your fist so weak?"

"This… this…" Ye Dun's eyes widened as he was completely dumbfounded, "How is this possible? Qi… Qi Ming… He actually took Li Feiyun's punch head-on."

"Li Feiyun is at the early-stage of the third level Qi Refinement realm, while Qi Ming was only at the late-stage of the first level Qi Refinement realm a few days ago!"

"What's going on?"

"Could it be that Qi Ming is already at the third level Qi Refinement realm?"

In the surroundings, the other servant disciples were also shocked.

"Senior, it's my turn now."

Qi Ming kicked at Li Feiyun's stomach. After Li Feiyun reacted, he forcefully broke free from Qi Ming's palm and quickly dodged.

Clang!

Qi Ming took out the Skeleton Sword hidden under the bed and used the Green Cloud Sword Technique. The Green Cloud Sword Technique was also extraordinary. In Qi Ming's hand, under the circulation of his spirit energy, it turned into green sword light.

Li Feiyun's eyes were filled with fear. He cultivated the 'Green Cloud Five Tiger Seal'. Under Qi Ming's sword light, he could not use it at all and kept retreating.

"Ah!!!" A shrill scream sounded.

Li Feiyun was sent flying. A deep wound was left on his chest by the Skeleton Sword. He lay on the ground, and blood stained his clothes.

Everyone fell silent.

Only Li Feiyun's screams were left.

Everyone was stunned.

"That's it?"

Qi Ming pouted and walked over.. He squatted down next to Li Feiyun and reached out to take all the spirit stones from him.

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Chapter 4: Bat Demon Cave Abode

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"As for you guys, hand them all over."

Qi Ming did not calculate how many spirit stones Li Feiyun had. He stood up and glanced at Li Feiyun's lackeys.

"Senior… Senior Qi…"

"These… These are my spirit stones."

"Please accept it, Senior Qi."

Li Feiyun's lackeys were so frightened that their legs were trembling. They quickly took out all the spirit stones on their bodies and respectfully handed them to Qi Ming who naturally accepted them all.

"Scram." Qi Ming waved his hand.

"Yes, yes, yes."

"We'll get lost now."

The lackeys quickly picked up the severely injured Li Feiyun and ran away like mice encountering a cat. Only the blood on the ground proved what had happened.

"You still want to continue watching?"

Qi Ming glanced at the surrounding servant disciples, "Or do you have spirit stones that you want to give me?"

"Congratulations, Senior Qi. Your cultivation level has increased greatly. You've broken through to the third level of Qi Refinement. It's only a matter of time before you enter the outer sect. In the future, you will soar and become an immortal. You will be free and unfettered."

"Congratulations, Senior Qi."

"Senior Qi is mighty. He taught Li Feiyun a lesson and returned peace to the D-Class Servant Quarters."

"Senior Qi's sword technique is domineering. The Green Cloud Sword Technique is unparalleled."

In the surroundings, the servant disciples immediately praised, afraid that their spirit stones would be snatched away by Qi Ming.

"All of you, leave." Qi Ming said.

"Yes."

"Yes."

In the blink of an eye.

The D-Class servant disciples had all fled, leaving only Ye Dun and Qi Ming.

Qi Ming was in a good mood because Li Feiyun had given him a total of 258 low-grade spirit stones.

To think that Li Feiyun had plundered so many spirit stones.

With this quantity, it was a wonder that he was not afraid of being beaten to death.

With this windfall, Qi Ming's cultivation speed could increase greatly again.

"Qi… Qi Ming, you… you actually…"

After Ye Dun came back to his senses, his surprised expression had yet to fade.

He could not even speak properly.

"I only broke through to the third level of Qi Refinement recently." Qi Ming shrugged and didn't want to say anything.

Ye Dun's eyes lit up, "Amazing, I didn't expect my brother to be so powerful. I'm stunned, really."

"How many spirit stones did you lose?" Qi Ming asked.

"Just five." Ye Dun said.

"I'll give it back to you."

Qi Ming handed five low-grade spirit stones to Ye Dun.

Ye Dun did not take it. Instead, he said, "I don't need these spirit stones. With my potential, I'm only at the early-stage of the second level of Qi Refinement. It's impossible for me to break through to the third level of Qi Refinement before the Outer Sect Assessment. I might as well give it to you."

Qi Ming smiled, "Sure, then I'll accept it."

"Don't stand on ceremony with me." Ye Dun answered.

"That's true." Qi Ming replied with a smile.

In fact, in the entire D-Class Servant Quarters, the original owner only had one friend, Ye Dun. The two of them could be considered very good friends.

As for the other eight fellow disciples who lived under the same roof, their relationship was average. There were even a few who often bullied the 'original owner' and forced him to wash their clothes for them.

Now, Qi Ming had transmigrated and occupied the body of the 'original owner'. He naturally could not let the past happen again.

In the evening, news of what had happened today had already spread throughout the entire D-Class Servant Quarters.

It could be said that…

Basically, all the disciples of the D-Class Servant Quarters knew that the low-profile Qi Ming had actually defeated Li Feiyun, who had already broken through to the third level of Qi Refinement. It could be seen that Qi Ming's cultivation level was definitely at the third level of Qi Refinement, or even higher.

In addition…

There were also busybodies who arranged rankings for the servant disciples who were qualified to enter the outer sect according to their cultivation and strength.

Among them, Qi Ming was ranked ninth on the Advancement List while Li Feiyun was ranked tenth. In front of them were eight stronger servant disciples.

At night, the eight fellow disciples who lived under the same roof returned.

Thump.

Four of them, Zhu Xiaoxian, Zhang Qing, Hu Gang, He Ping, looked at each other and knelt in front of Qi Ming at the same time. They kowtowed to him after another. Their skin was torn and blood oozed out.

"Senior Qi, we were blind in the past and did many shameful things. Today, we kowtow to you and apologize. Senior Qi, please forgive us."

"These are all the spirit stones we've accumulated over the past few years. There are a total of 60 low-grade spirit stones. This is our apology to Senior Qi. Please accept it."

"…"

The four of them knelt down and kowtowed before giving spirit stones as compensation. It could be said that they had shown Qi Ming enough respect and apologized very sincerely.

Of course, This was also because Qi Ming was no longer the weakling at the first level Qi Refinement realm. Instead, he was at the early-stage of the third level Qi Refinement realm. He would definitely become an outer sect disciple in a month.

So, Zhu Xiaoxian could only kneel down and apologize.

"Cough cough."

Wu Shiliang coughed softly. He looked at Zhu Xiaoxian and the others kneeling on the ground and then looked at Qi Ming, who was resting with his eyes closed. He felt inexplicably emotional. This was the benefit of strength. He was a little respectful towards Qi Ming.

"Senior… Senior Qi, why don't we forget about it?" Zhang Wen whispered.

"Forget it? How can we?" Ye Dun said angrily, "Zhu Xiaoxian and the others used to bully Senior Qi a lot. Now that they know how powerful Senior Qi is, they immediately ran over and kowtowed a few times."

"I think we should just break their legs."

The other disciples did not speak. They were just spectators.

"Ye Dun, go and take their spirit stones." Qi Ming said.

"Alright."

Ye Dun reached out and took all 60 low-grade spirit stones from Zhu Xiaoxian and the others. Then, he handed them to Qi Ming, who accepted them all.

Qi Ming looked down at Zhu Xiaoxian and the others and said in a low voice, "From today onwards. Before I enter the outer sect, all my clothes, blankets, and bedsheets will be cleaned by the four of you. Did you hear that?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhu Xiaoxian nodded quickly.

"Boss Qi, it's our blessing to be able to wash your clothes." Zhang Qing fawned.

"Yes, yes." Hu Gang agreed, "Boss Qi, from today onwards, you only need to focus on preparing for the Outer Sect Assessment. We will help you with the rest."

"Boss Qi, I'm here to massage your legs." He Ping smiled.

Qi Ming had a look of disdain on his face as he kicked He Ping to the ground, "Get lost. What are you smiling for? You're a man."

"Damn…"

Wu Shiliang, Zhang Wen, and Ye Dun were all stunned.

Night came.

Tonight was the seventh day.

However…

Qi Ming did not go to the meeting. Instead, he activated the AFK Farming and entered the third new game dungeon.

Third level of Qi Refinement: Bat Demon Cave Abode.

He charged a hundred low-grade spirit stones and started cultivating the Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art.

On the other side, in the quiet forest, Daoist White Bones appeared again.

"What?" Daoist White Bones looked around and frowned, "Why is there one less person?"

"I… I don't know."

"This…"

"We're not sure."

"…"

The masked servant disciples shook their heads and did not dare to say anything. They were very cautious.

"You're all trash."

Daoist White Bones snorted coldly but did not care. Instead, she took out the Blood Ghost Pill as usual and let the servant disciples take it. However, he thought to himself, "After consuming the Blood Ghost Pill, you've already been poisoned by the Heart Devouring Gu. Even if you want to run halfway, it's impossible."

"In another seven days, if you don't take the Blood Ghost Pill, the Heart Devouring Gu Insect will act up. At that time, there's no need for me to find him. He will roll over and die."

"When the time comes…"

"I will make a lamp out of this trash's soul and refine his body into a blood corpse.. I will let him know how miserable his betrayal and escape will be."

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Chapter 5: Spirit Pet, Baby Bat Demon

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Qi Ming waited nervously for the entire night. He did not even sleep well, afraid that Daoist White Bones would ambush him while he was sleeping.

The night passed but nothing happened.

Qi Ming heaved a sigh of relief.

He thought to himself, 'Daoist White Bones didn't come to find me last night. I still have some time. As long as I'm given enough time, I'll definitely be able to catch up to Daoist White Bones' cultivation level.'

'That's good. It's probably because my cultivation level is too low, so I'm not eye-catching, so Daoist White Bones didn't pay too much attention to me. Otherwise, it would really be troublesome.'

Honestly, as a disciple of the Demon Sect, Daoist White Bones was able to enter the Servant Quarters at the foot of the Green Cloud Peak without being discovered by the elders.

Qi Ming was already guessing if the upper echelons of Green Cloud Peak also had people from the Demon Sect infiltrating. There was probably more than one. Otherwise, Daoist White Bones would not dare to be so brazen.

"I still have to be careful." Qi Ming kept reminding himself.

At noon, after lunch.

Ding!

"You had been AFK Farming for a day in the game dungeon of the 'Bat Demon Cave Abode'. You have cleared the game dungeon once. You have obtained: one Baby Bat Demon and thirty low-grade spirit stones."

At the same time, Qi Ming saw the scene of clearing the game dungeon.

At the periphery of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, there was a mountain of bats.

The Bat Mountain was occupied by a Greater Bat Demon. It stayed in the cave at the waist of the mountain. The Bat Demon led more than a thousand bats to form the Bat Demon Cave Abode.

On this day, it was a sunny day.

A 'Powerful Swordsman' had traveled here and discovered Bat Mountain. He had also heard that children in the village had been captured by the Bat Demon Cave Abode. It was unknown if they were still alive.

Thus…

This powerful swordsman entered the Bat Demon's cave abode alone. The cave was dark, but there were more than a thousand bats. There was a stench.

Clang! Clang! Clang!!!

The bats flew and passed through the cave, attacking the powerful swordsman. This swordsman held a Skeleton Sword and circulated his spirit energy. The Green Cloud Sword Technique was used in succession. Sword flashes appeared and the bats were cut down.

Finally, the three-meter-long Greater Bat Demon appeared.

A huge battle erupted between the two sides.

The powerful swordsman killed the Greater Bat Demon at the price of being severely injured.

The game dungeon was completed successfully.

Item: Baby Bat Demon

Introduction: This is a newly born spirit pet. It can be bound by blood and become a pet. Its potential is average. It can only reach the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm. It will be very difficult to advance in the future.

"Spirit pet."

Qi Ming was delighted. "This is great. According to the memories of the 'original owner', a spirit pet is not something that ordinary people can obtain. It's priceless. If you spend spirit stones to buy it, it will cost at least a thousand low-grade spirit stones."

Swish!

Qi Ming took out the Baby Bat Demon . It was a furry black bat. It looked cute and adorable. It had not opened its eyes and was sleeping quietly in Qi Ming's palm.

"I'll use blood to contract it."

Qi Ming bit his thumb and a drop of blood dripped out. It landed on the Baby Bat Demon's body and was immediately absorbed.

Somehow, Qi Ming felt that he had a connection with this 'Baby Bat Demon '. He could clearly sense its state.

For now, the Baby Bat Demon was only at the first level Qi Refinement realm and was very weak.

Ding!

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 'Spirit Pet: Baby Bat Demon'. You can activate One-Button AFK Farming. There will be no need to nurture it. It will automatically grow and you will be free from trouble forever."

Qi Ming was very satisfied, "Activate it."

Ding!

"Successful activation. AFK Farming of 'Spirit Pet: Baby Bat Demon' has been activated. It is estimated that it will cross the infant stage in seven days and reach the growth stage."

Qi Ming was a little surprised at that speed.

Ding!

"Prompt: Ordinary spirit pets have low potential and cannot break through their limits. Therefore, their growth speed is faster."

"I see." Qi Ming nodded.

Clearly, the AFK Farming Software developed by Qi Ming had changed a little because of this world.

Ding!

"The Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art has been cultivated for a day under the tenfold enhancement. Your cultivation progress has improved tremendously. You have already broken through to the mid-stage of the third level of Qi Refinement."

The Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art cultivated on its own.

The spiritual qi poured into Qi Ming's body and quickly refined into spirit energy. It integrated into the third cyclone of the green cloud and became significantly larger.

"Continue."

Qi Ming took a deep breath and charged another 100 low-grade spirit stones, allowing the 'Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art' to be in a state of tenfold enhancement.

At the same time, he then used three inferior-grade spirit stones to enter the Bat Demon Cave Abode.

Time passed, in the blink of an eye, two days later.

He had been AFK Farming in the Bat Demon Cave Abode for two consecutive days. After clearing two game dungeons, he had only obtained 30 low-grade spirit stones and nothing else.

Qi Ming's' Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art had been AFK Farming for two consecutive days under the tenfold increase in speed. His cultivation level had increased continuously. Right now, he was about to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refinement.

Such speed was almost like flying.

Qi Ming sat cross-legged. The Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art circulated on its own. A spiritual qi vortex appeared above Qi Ming's head. The surrounding spiritual qi surged into his body and was quickly refined.

Boom!

A rumble came from within him.

The conditions were met and the fourth green cloud cyclone condensed in his dantian.

It was a cultivation breakthrough.

Qi Ming had reached the early-stage of the fourth level of Qi Refinement.

"I'm already at the fourth level of the Qi Refinement realm."

Qi Ming consolidated his cultivation base and felt the changes in his body. The spirit energy in his body surged and was extremely abundant. His current strength had increased quite a bit.

However…

Although Qi Ming's cultivation level had increased, he had very few means to deal with enemies. He only had one Green Cloud Sword Technique and it was only at the beginner level.

If he wanted to go further on the path of cultivation, he would need to cultivate methods to deal with enemies.

Ding!

"Detected that the host's cultivation base has broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refinement. The rewards from the three game dungeons between the first level of Qi Refinement and the third level of Qi Refinement will be greatly reduced. The host will be able to activate a new dungeon and use four low-grade spirit stones as the entrance ticket."

"Activate." Qi Ming said.

Ding!

"Activation successful. Enter the game dungeon of the fourth level Qi Refinement realm: Heavenly Eagle Cult Headquarters."

Another game scene appeared vividly before him.

Although the Heavenly Eagle Cult was a sect of the pugilistic world, they were very powerful. Furthermore, they were a Demon Cult that had done many evil deeds. The hands of the Heavenly Eagle Cult members were stained with the blood of countless innocent people.

Qi Ming transformed into a game character. He was a 'Peerless Swordsman' who acted heroically. After learning about the ugly matters of the Heavenly Eagle Cult, the chivalrous and courageous peerless swordsman found the headquarters of the Heavenly Eagle Cult. He took advantage of the darkness and charged into the headquarters with a Skeleton Sword in hand.

This was a bloodbath.

Screams, roars, sounds of battle…

It rang for an entire day and night.

Finally, all sound disappeared.

The Heavenly Eagle Cult headquarters was completely wiped out.

There was only one peerless swordsman whose body was dyed red with blood. He held a sword and walked out with firm steps.

Unknowingly, another four days passed.

The third meeting every seven days was about to arrive.

On this day, at noon.

Ding!

"Congratulations, host. Your Spirit Pet: Baby Bat Demon has been AFK Farming for seven consecutive days. Because it doesn't have any charged spirit stones, its growth is very ordinary. It doesn't have any special characteristics. However, it still entered its growth stage and has already grown into a Bat Demon."

Qi Ming received a notification.

"It has entered the growth stage." Qi Ming said happily.

After four days, Qi Ming's cultivation level had already risen to the late-stage of the fourth level Qi Refinement realm.

This was because in the next few days, Qi Ming did not have many spirit stones left in his hands. The speed at which he could increase his cultivation level was only four times faster.

In addition, the further he progressed in his cultivation level, the harder it became to increase his cultivation level. Naturally, he could not reach the fifth level Qi Refinement realm.

But in the game dungeon, Qi Ming still obtained many good things.

Now, the Baby Bat Demon had also entered the growth stage and became a Bat Demon.

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Chapter 6: Killing Intent at Night

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Qi Ming summoned the Bat Demon that had reached the growth stage. It appeared out of thin air and stopped in front of him. The Bat Demon was about the size of a palm. It was completely black and had huge ears. It had sharp fangs and claws as it flapped its wings.

Of course, this was the normal state of the Bat Demon. In battle, its body would increase in size, and its strength and speed would increase greatly.

Spirit Pet: Bat Demon

Introduction: A Bat Demon that has already reached the growth stage. Its cultivation level is at the late-stage of the seventh level Qi Refinement realm. It can continue to grow. After reaching the mature stage, it can reach the early-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm. It has sound wave attacks, poison attacks, close-combat, sneak attacks, and various other methods.

"Late-stage of the seventh level Qi Refinement realm."

Qi Ming was overjoyed, "It reached the late-stage of the seventh level Qi Refinement realm in just seven days. This speed of improvement is indeed unexpected."

"This way, with the Bat Demon around, I won't have to worry too much about Daoist White Bones finding trouble."

"At the very least, I have a way to survive now."

...

Host: Qi Ming.

Level: Late-stage of the fourth level Qi Refinement realm.

Cultivation Method: Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art.

Spells: Green Cloud Sword Technique (Beginner), Heavenly Eagle Claw (Beginner)

Treasures: Skeleton Sword, Skeleton Robe, Heavenly Silk Gloves.

Item: 1 Blood Fiend Ghost Talisman, 1 Blood Fiend Evil Ghost Talisman, Refinement Method for the Blood Fiend Banner, 1 Blood Spirit Pill, 1 Detoxification Pill, 50 Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Spirit Pet: Bat Demon (Growth)

...

The Heavenly Eagle Claw spell and the Heavenly Silk Gloves were items that had been dropped from the Heavenly Eagle Cult headquarters. These two items could be used together to produce a stronger effect.

Next, Qi Ming found a quiet place and familiarized himself with the abilities of the Bat Demon. Although the Bat Demon was only an ordinary spirit pet, its strength had exceeded Qi Ming's expectations. It was very powerful and could instantly kill Qi Ming, who was only at the late-stage of the fourth level Qi Refinement realm.

In the blink of an eye, night had fallen.

That night, Qi Ming did not sleep. He sat cross-legged on the bed. Ye Dun, Zhu Xiaoxian, and the others had been sent away by him for a reason. He had already put on the Skeleton Robe. The Skeleton Sword was placed horizontally on his knees, and his hands were also wearing the Heavenly Silk Gloves.

The Bat Demon hid in a dark corner.

Somehow, Qi Ming had a feeling.

This was probably a cultivator's sixth sense of danger.

Tonight, Daoist White Bones would definitely visit.

Indeed, In the quiet forest.

"What?"

Daoist White Bones frowned. He swept his gaze across all the servant disciples present, and his expression was slightly ugly. Only then did he realize that the trash that had fled the last time had not come, "Bastard, I was actually deceived by a useless servant."

"Damn it!"

Buzz!

As soon as they finished speaking, after Daoist White Bones distributed the Blood Ghost Pills, he directly left, leaving behind the stunned servants. These servants consumed the Blood Ghost Pills one after another, and their cultivation levels clearly increased.

"What happened?"

"Why did Daoist White Bones leave directly?"

"It might be related to the servant disciple who left halfway."

"We can't care about that. Just obediently take the Blood Ghost Pill and quickly leave this place. We took such a huge risk just to enter the outer sect. I don't want to fail."

"That's right."

The servants discussed for a while before quickly leaving.

At this moment, the scene changed in the D-Class Servant Quarters.

Swish! Swish!

Daoist White Bones leaped into the air. In the D-Class Servant Quarters, there was no one there. No one discovered Daoist White Bones.

Soon, Daoist White Bones found Qi Ming.

Clearly, Daoist White Bones had already investigated Qi Ming's identity and background. Originally, Daoist White Bones wanted to wait for the Qi Ming Heart Devouring Gu to act up and personally come to beg for mercy. Unexpectedly, the Heart Devouring Gu actually failed.

It was indeed beyond Daoist White Bones' expectations.

"Qi Ming."

The door opened.

Daoist White Bones walked in directly with his hands behind his back. His eyes were as red as blood, like a ghost that had walked out of the darkness. A cold killing intent surged.

"How dare you!"

Daoist White Bones raised his head and looked at Qi Ming as if he was looking at a corpse. There was no emotion in his eyes as the spirit energy around him shook.

"Daoist White Bones."

Qi Ming took a deep breath. His right hand was already holding the Skeleton Sword. He secretly contacted the Bat Demon and looked for an opportunity to attack, "You really came."

"Hehehe…"

Daoist White Bones laughed sinisterly, "What a good piece of trash. I was wrong. I didn't expect you to be able to resolve the Heart Devouring Gu."

"This is the D-Class Servant Quarters. There are several elders guarding it."

Qi Ming said in a low voice, "You came in so blatantly to commit murder. Aren't you afraid of being discovered by the elders?"

"They're just a few old trash who can't reach the Foundation Establishment realm in their lifetimes."

Daoist White Bones said disdainfully, "I'll kill all of them if they come."

"Don't worry."

Daoist White Bones' tone was cold, "I won't kill you too quickly. Instead, I'll extract your soul and light it up as a lamp. I'll torture you and refine your body into a blood corpse."

"I'm not going to sit back and do nothing."

Clang!

A sword chime sounded.

Qi Ming held the Skeleton Sword in his right hand and shot out. He used the Green Cloud Sword Technique. He circulated his spirit energy and turned into a green sword beam that stabbed at Daoist White Bones.

Bang!

However, Daoist White Bones reached out and took out a talisman. It was the Vajra Talisman. It activated the talisman and with the talisman as the center, golden light spread out, turning into a golden barrier that easily blocked Qi Ming's sword.

Clearly, Qi Ming's sword just now could not even break Daoist White Bones' defense.

This was the difference.

"Fourth level of Qi Refinement."

Daoist White Bones was shocked. His blood-red eyes revealed a shocked expression, "I made a mistake. I really underestimated you."

"I didn't expect this. I really didn't expect this."

"To think that there would be a genius like you in this D-Class Servant Quarters. Your cultivation level has already broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refinement. Very good, very good."

"Kid."

Daoist White Bones took out another pill and shouted, "I'll give you another chance. Take this Blood Ghost Pill and plant the Heart Devouring Gu again. Continue working for me and I'll spare your life today."

"Otherwise…"

"You, the little genius, are about to die in my hands."

"No need."

Clang! Clang! Clang!!!

Qi Ming slashed out sword Qi after sword Qi. With a full-powered strike, he finally broke Daoist White Bones' Vajra Talisman. However, Daoist White Bones' figure flashed and easily dodged Qi Ming's sword attack.

"Your cultivation level is not bad, but your mastery of spells is too low."

Daoist White Bones said disdainfully, "With your beginner-level sword technique, you can't even touch the corner of my clothes."

"Heavenly Eagle Claw."

Qi Ming's figure flashed. He abandoned the Skeleton Sword in his hand and used the Heavenly Eagle Claw. It was as if he had transformed into a huge eagle. He spread his wings and flew high before quickly attacking Daoist White Bones.

"Good timing."

Daoist White Bones' eyes lit up and he shouted, "Eight Trigrams Palm!"

Boom!

Daoist White Bones struck out with his palm. As his spirit energy circulated, the image of the Eight Trigrams appeared in his palm and directly shattered Qi Ming's force.

Bang bang bang!!!

Qi Ming felt a terrifying force and cried out. His strength dissipated and his body flew backward. He crashed into several beds and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Bat Demon." Qi Ming stabilized himself and shouted in his mind.

In an instant…

Swish!

The Bat Demon attacked from the dark. It was as fast as lightning. Its sharp claws contained poison and demonic power as it attacked Daoist White Bones' chest.

"What is this!" Daoist White Bones was shocked and couldn't react.

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Chapter 7: Execution

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Daoist White Bones wanted to dodge, but the Bat Demon was also at the late-stage of the seventh level Qi Refinement realm. It was too fast. Daoist White Bones could not dodge at all and could only react in a hurry.

"Green Wind Crippling Cloud Sword."

Clang! Clang!

Daoist White Bones took out a magic sword that he had refined for a long time from his storage bag. The body of the sword was as if it was made of white bones and was suffused with a pale color. Spirit energy circulated. After using the sword technique, it actually had a similar concept to the Green Cloud Sword Technique.

It was like the movement of clouds and wind.

"This is…"

Qi Ming was very surprised.

Daoist White Bones actually knew the spells and sword techniques of Green Cloud Peak.

Boom! Boom!

There were several explosions.

The sword Qi and demonic powers that scattered due to the collision destroyed the surroundings. Because Daoist White Bones was in a hurry to react, he was injured by the Bat Demon's sneak attack. He retreated repeatedly as blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Spirit pet."

Daoist White Bones' expression darkened, his tone filled with surprise, "You actually have a spirit pet, and it's at the seventh level Qi Refinement realm."

"Heavenly Eagle Claw."

Qi Ming did not reply. Instead, he grabbed this opportunity and pounced forward. His hands were like sharp eagle claws that tore through the air.

Daoist White Bones' pupils constricted. He stepped on the air and dodged. Although he avoided a vital point, the white bone mask on Daoist White Bones' face was torn into two by Qi Ming's claws.

Crack! Crack!

The white bone mask shattered.

"Qi Ming!!!"

Daoist White Bones' true appearance was completely exposed.

Under the moonlight, Qi Ming looked over and saw a stunning girl. She had an oval face, cherry lips, and a tall nose. Her scarlet eyes looked demonic and beautiful.

Her blood-red hair fluttered like blood.

She was truly beautiful.

She was like a bewitching demoness.

"A woman!" Qi Ming was stunned.

"Do you want to die so badly?"

Suddenly, a gentle and sinister voice sounded.

Daoist White Bones' aura kept increasing. Her aura surged to the eighth level of Qi Refinement, the ninth level of Qi Refinement, and was about to enter the Foundation Establishment realm…

"Who is it?"

"Which Demon Sect's member is it?"

"How dare you come to Green Cloud Peak to commit murder."

"…"

At this moment, the few elders of the D-Class Servant Quarters finally heard the commotion and sensed the aura emitted by Daoist White Bones.

They quickly tore through the air and came to the courtyard.

"Qi Ming."

After Daoist White Bones' true identity was exposed, she changed her tone and personality. Her gaze was scrutinizing, calm, and indifferent. She was cold and inviolable.

Clearly, everything was just a disguise.

Still, Daoist White Bones only gave Qi Ming a deep look but did not say anything else. When she sensed that the elders were about to arrive, she immediately turned around and left.

In the blink of an eye, Daoist White Bones' figure disappeared into the moonlight.

"Huff…"

Qi Ming heaved a sigh of relief.

After a while, the three elders of the D-Class Servant Quarters arrived.

Qi Ming clutched his chest and half lay on the ruined bed. The Bat Demon had long been hidden. The Skeleton Sword and the Skeleton Robe were placed in the storage box.

One of the elders had a thin face and looked as skinny as a match. He was at the late-stage of the ninth level Qi Refinement realm. He recognized Qi Ming at a glance and asked, "Qi Ming? What happened just now? Hurry up and tell us."

"Yes."

Qi Ming took a deep breath and looked as if he was severely injured. After hiding some truths, he told them everything about Daoist White Bones and the Myriad Demon Cave, causing the expressions of the three elders to change.

"Myriad Demon Cave."

"The disciples of the Demon Sect actually went deep into the Servant Quarters."

"Damn it!"

"Something big is about to happen."

"We have to report this to the Peak Master of the Green Cloud Peak immediately."

"…"

The three elders discussed.

Immediately after, they asked a few more questions and confirmed that there was no mistake before leaving.

"I feel like I've accidentally gotten involved in something big."

Qi Ming felt a little emotional. He could not help but think of Daoist White Bones. He shook his head and said, "I don't want to think about it anymore. There's too little information that I know. It's useless even if I think about it."

The night passed and the next day arrived.

When Ye Dun and the others returned to their residence, they saw the room in ruins. Zhu Xiaoxian and the others didn't dare to ask anything. They only followed Qi Ming's instructions and cleaned up the room. They also remade a few more beds.

In the following days, Qi Ming used the AFK Farming Software and cultivated while waiting for the situation to develop. There was also the arrival of the Outer Sect Assessment. As for the chores that Qi Ming originally had to do, such as cutting wood, burning fire, watering the fields, and so on, they were all done by Zhu Xiaoxian and the others.

Unknowingly, three days later, the four servant quarters of A-Class, B-Class, C-Class, and D-Class gathered.

The twelve elders in charge gathered with the First Elder in charge of the servant disciples, Mu Qing, who was also the only early-stage Foundation Establishment realm cultivator in the Green Cloud Peak's servant quarters.

They gathered all the disciples of Green Cloud Peak.

There were a total of 4,800 people.

Everyone was present.

They gathered in the labor square at the foot of Green Cloud Peak.

"Cough cough…"

Mu Qing walked over and coughed. He was dressed in a green robe and had white hair and a youthful face. His gaze swept across all the servant disciples present and he said in a slightly dignified manner, "There are still four days before the Outer Sect Assessment begins. I didn't expect that there would be many servant disciples who believed the demonic sect's demonic words and betrayed Green Cloud Peak."

"Bring them here." Mu Qing shouted.

Behind, several elders escorted a few disheveled servant disciples over. There were quite a number of them. There were actually a total of 108 in the four classes.

"Kneel." Mu Qing shouted angrily.

Buzz!

The pressure of the early-stage Foundation Establishment realm appeared and pressed down on the bodies of the servant disciples, causing them to be unable to resist. All of them knelt down and let out painful groans.

Qi Ming's heart skipped a beat. He looked at the servant disciples kneeling on the square and felt his scalp tingle, "Impressive, I thought that other than me, there were only eight. I didn't expect there to be so many."

"Seeing that you have some cultivation talent, the Green Cloud Peak specially let you enter the peak to be servant disciples and teach you cultivation techniques. We also gave you a path to advance."

Mu Qing's gaze was cold as he said word by word, "But not only are you ungrateful, you even betrayed the Green Cloud Peak and the sect. For the Blood Ghost Pill, you're willing to be a spy of the Demon Sect."

"This is unforgivable!"

"This… this…"

"They actually betrayed Green Cloud Peak?"

"Are they spies from the Demon Sect?"

"How unexpected!"

"Fortunately, the Servant Quarters' First Elder was perceptive and caught these spies from the Demon Sect. Otherwise, I don't know when they would have stabbed us in the back."

"Yes, yes."

"…"

The servant disciples of the four classes discussed.

"Do you know that the Blood Ghost Pill contains the Heart Devouring Gu? It can be said to be the most vicious poison in the Qi Refinement Realm. After the worm enters the heart, even immortals will find it difficult to save you. You will forever be enslaved by the Heart Devouring Gu."

"Anyone who betrays the sect will be executed according to the sect rules." Mu Qing announced.

"No! No!"

"First Elder, please spare me!"

"We won't do it again. We won't do it again."

"Spare me!"

"…"

The servants kneeling on the ground cried and begged for mercy.

"Even if I don't kill you now, you won't be able to escape death once the Heart Devouring Gu activates."

Mu Qing shook his head, "You chose your own path. You will naturally have to pay the price."

"Execution time!"

Clang! Clang! Clang!!!

As soon as they finished speaking, Mu Qing personally took action. With a wave of his right hand, a green magic sword flew out and floated in the air. It then split into 108 swords.

Pu! Pu! Pu!

Sword lights flashed.

Blood splattered.

108 heads fell to the ground.

Everyone present was silent.

The air was filled with a strong stench of blood.

Qi Ming's heart tightened.

Chapter 8: First Elder of the Green Cloud Peak's Servant Quarters, Mu Qing

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Qi Ming was naturally nervous. After all, he was also considered a 'spy from the Demon Sect' back then. He had only left halfway. The reason why these servant disciples were discovered and executed was also related to Qi Ming.

Of course, the reason why Mu Qing had executed these 108 servant disciples in front of everyone was naturally to intimidate the servant disciples of the four classes and make them feel reverence.

As for whether there were any other thoughts or schemes, Qi Ming was not sure yet.

Not long after, the 108 corpses on the square of the Green Cloud Peak's servant quarters were dealt with, leaving only the dried blood on the ground and the faint smell of blood in the air.

"The basic requirement of the Outer Sect Assessment is to reach the third level of Qi Refinement. Therefore, the servant disciples who have yet to reach the third level of Qi Refinement have to work harder."

"Of course, even if you haven't reached the third-stage Qi Refinement realm and can't enter the outer sect of the Green Cloud Peak, although you will be expelled from the Heaven Enlightenment Sect, you can still join the faction in the 'mortal world' and help manage the businesses of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect."

Mu Qing had his hands behind his back. He had just personally slaughtered 108 servant disciples, but his expression did not change. He did not take it to heart and continued, "Although in the mortal world, there is no such good environment as the Green Cloud Peak, you can still continue cultivating."

"Perhaps if you're lucky, you can even establish a cultivation family."

"In the countless years of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect, there were also a few who found opportunities in the 'mortal world' after being expelled from the sect. They rose step by step and eventually became a first generation elder of the sect in their family."

"So, no matter what, on the path of cultivation, you cannot give up easily. You have to learn to sail against the current and face the difficulties head-on. You also have to understand that you'll fall behind if you don't work hard."

"After listening to the First Elder's teachings today, all the disciples are deeply inspired."

"This disciple has learned much."

"…"

The servant disciples of the four classes praised.

"Very good, very good."

Mu Qing laughed heartily, but his gaze landed on the inconspicuous Qi Ming among the servant disciples, "Qi Ming, come with me."

"The rest of you can leave."

Mu Qing looked deeply at Qi Ming before turning to leave.

"Everyone, leave."

"Leave."

"…"

The elders shouted.

"Qi Ming, follow us." The thin elder scolded softly.

"Yes."

Qi Ming bowed. He was nervous, but he still quickened his pace. Under the gazes of the surrounding servant disciples, he followed Mu Qing and left.

"Boss was actually called over by First Elder Mu Qing."

"Boss is Boss after all. We can't compare to him."

"I wonder why First Elder Mu Qing called Boss over?"

"It must be a good thing!"

"That's right, that's right."

"…"

Zhu Xiaoxian and the others discussed among themselves, their eyes filled with envy and reverence. Only Ye Dun frowned. Thinking of how the residence had been destroyed, he felt that things were not simple.

The other servant disciples were also discussing matters regarding Qi Ming.

After all, in the four major servant quarters of Green Cloud Peak, First Elder Mu Qing was in charge of all of them. If First Elder Mu Qing called Qi Ming away in front of all the servant disciples, it would naturally attract the attention of all the disciples.

For a moment, Qi Ming's reputation in the entire Green Cloud Peak's servant quarters rose.

He lowered his head slightly and followed behind Mu Qing. He was about two meters away and did not speak, but he was thinking about many things.

Since Mu Qing had called him over in front of all the servant disciples, he definitely wouldn't harm him. Otherwise, if something happened to him, Mu Qing would definitely be the first to be suspected.

However…

Why did Mu Qing call him over?

While thinking, Qi Ming followed Mu Qing to a courtyard. This was Mu Qing's independent courtyard in the Green Cloud Peak's servant quarters. The surroundings were filled with birds and flowers, and there was abundant spiritual qi.

Moreover…

Not far away, Qi Ming saw two medicinal fields. There were several valuable spiritual herbs planted in them. The leaves swayed and shone brightly.

"Come in." Mu Qing said.

"Yes."

Qi Ming followed carefully into the courtyard and arrived at the guest hall. Mu Qing sat down at the main seat while Qi Ming was given a guest seat.

"Serve the tea." Mu Qing shouted.

"Yes, Master."

Qi Ming saw two young girls around 18 years old walking over. They brewed tea and placed it respectfully beside Qi Ming.

"You can leave." Mu Qing waved his hand and signaled.

"Yes." The two beautiful girls bowed and left the hall.

They closed the door and only Qi Ming and Mu Qing were left in the hall.

Mu Qing didn't say anything. He only picked up the teacup and took a few sips.

"Good tea." Mu Qing praised.

"…"

Qi Ming did not speak nor drink his tea.

"Why aren't you drinking?"

Mu Qing looked at Qi Ming and said, "This is not tea from the mortal world. It's spirit tea. The tea leaves used are the tea leaves of the Water Spiritual Tea Tree. It can increase your spirit energy."

"Thank you for the tea, First Elder."

Qi Ming cupped his hands and bowed. Then, he raised his teacup and drank it in one gulp. The tea entered his stomach and there was indeed a warm current. It turned into wisps of spirit energy and fused into his body.

"It's indeed good tea." Qi Ming did not know how to savor tea, but he still said.

Mu Qing smiled faintly, "Qi Ming, you are indeed a part of the reason why we were able to capture the spies from the Demon Sect. However, I really didn't expect that you would already be able to resolve the Heart Devouring Gu."

"First Elder, I…" Qi Ming hesitated.

Mu Qing waved his hand. "You don't have to explain, I know you're hiding something, but I don't care."

"Based on my guess, that demoness from the Demon Sect would not find trouble with you for no reason."

"This must be because you joined before and were forced to consume the 'Blood Ghost Pill'. However, you knew that the 'Blood Ghost Pill' hid the 'Heart Devouring Gu'. Although you were lucky enough to resolve the poison, you were targeted by the demoness who wanted to kill you."

"Fortunately, several elders of the D-Class Servant Quarters discovered you in time. Otherwise, you would have already been killed by the demoness."

"First Elder is very perceptive."

Qi Ming quickly said, "I don't have anything to add. It was not easy to turn around and change your ways. Come forward."

"Yes." Qi Ming stood up and walked in front of Mu Qing.

"Extend your right hand." Mu Qing continued.

"Yes." Qi Ming stretched out his right hand.

Then, Mu Qing placed his finger on Qi Ming's pulse. He closed her eyes slightly and Qi Ming felt a very condensed spirit energy. It was like a strand of hair. Through his pulse, it followed his meridians and entered his dantian.

Qi Ming did not resist.

"Fifth level Qi Refinement realm!!!"

Mu Qing's eyes widened in disbelief. He stared at Qi Ming. "You… You… You actually reached the fifth level of Qi Refinement…"

Mu Qing gasped.

"Yes." Qi Ming naturally did not deny it.

In fact, Qi Ming had cultivated continuously for three days under the fourfold increase. Only then did he break through from the late-stage of the fourth level Qi Refinement realm to the early-stage of the fifth level.

"Hahaha…"

After Mu Qing recovered from his shock, he immediately laughed out loud, "Good, good, good. I was already guessing that you must be quite strong to be able to get rid of the Heart Devouring Gu. I didn't expect that you're already at the fifth level of Qi Refinement."

"Good! Very good!"

"I really didn't expect that the Green Cloud Peak would have a hidden dragon like you.. This way, in this Outer Sect Assessment, my Green Cloud Peak can finally perform well."

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Chapter 9: Ambition of the Demon Lord?

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"This…"

Qi Ming lowered his head. He had already guessed what Mu Qing was thinking.

He probably wanted Qi Ming to get a good ranking in the Outer Sect Assessment and make a name for the Green Cloud Peak's servant quarters.

Mu Qing could probably also obtain benefits from this.

However, what Mu Qing wanted him to do obviously didn't conform to Qi Ming's low profile and secret development plan. Therefore, Qi Ming tactfully rejected, "First Elder Mu, I've been a servant disciple for three years. I've kept a low profile and never exposed my cultivation level. It's to avoid unnecessary trouble."

"I've always liked silence. I like to cultivate in peace and comprehend Dao techniques in peace. I don't like to participate in these matters."

"Qi Ming, don't talk nonsense." Mu Qing waved his hand.

Although there was a smile on his lips, he still said, "In front of outsiders, you can't call me 'First Elder Mu'. I'm only the First Elder of the servant quarters. Therefore, you have to say Servant Quarters' First Elder."

"Yes."

Qi Ming pouted in his mind, but he still looked very respectful on the surface. It was not allowed in front of 'outsiders', so it was fine when there was no one around.

"Qi Ming!" Mu Qing stroked his long white beard. He was indeed very sage-like. "Do you know that on the path of cultivation, one must fight against the heavens, the earth, people, and all things?"

"If you don't fight, how can you obtain anything?"

"Your personality is indeed very good. It means that you are calm enough and can avoid many troubles and dangers. But if you don't show your talent and promote yourself, how can you fight for enough resources in the Green Cloud Peak and the Heaven Enlightenment Sect to help you cultivate?"

"On the path of cultivation, there are four great necessities, wealth, companions, techniques, and territory. Wealth is ranked first, so it shows the importance of resources."

"You have to think about it."

Mu Qing patted Qi Ming's shoulder like a kind elder and said earnestly.

Qi Ming was completely unmoved. He thought to himself, 'I have the AFK Farming Software. As long as I cultivate passively every day, I can clear the dungeons. I can easily obtain wealth, companions, and territory.'

Training?

Competition?

Adventure?

Sorry.

These were too troublesome and dangerous. To him, it was not tempting at all. If he had the time, he might as well clear a few more game dungeons and obtain everything.

Believe it or not, he could stay in the sect's servant quarters for his entire life until he became immortal.

"Cough cough."

Mu Qing seemed to have seen through Qi Ming's thoughts of not wanting to be in the limelight. Although he found it a little strange that the youngster lacked guts and was so mature, there was no helping it.

All these years, Green Cloud Peak had always been at the bottom of the rankings during the Outer Sect Assessment. The resources obtained from the sect were getting lesser and lesser. If this continued, as the Servant Quarters' First Elder, he would not be able to get any benefits.

So, Mu Qing had to do well this time. His disciples had to stand out in this assessment. Only then could he wash away his past shame and obtain more resources from the sect.

"Qi Ming…" Mu Qing said indifferently, "Your matter can actually be big or small. To put it bluntly, you've already attempted to betray the sect and even consumed the 'Blood Ghost Pill'. This confirms your identity as a traitor."

"Of course, this is a small matter. You realized your mistakes and got rid of the Heart Devouring Gu on your own. You even reported to the sect about the Demon Sect's spies. This can be considered a meritorious deed."

"As for whether your merit surpasses your crime, and whether we should follow the sect rules…"

"First Elder Mu." Qi Ming immediately interrupted what Mu Qing was about to say. If Mu Qing continued to speak, she would probably be blamed for betraying the sect. Qi Ming could not bear the responsibility.

Mu Qing's words implied something else.

To put it bluntly, it was up to him to decide whether the matter was big or small.

"I suddenly realized that you're right."

Qi Ming raised his head and was full of fighting spirit. He clenched his fists and shouted, "Cultivators of my generation should not be afraid of hardships. We should fight against the heavens and the earth. We should go against the flow and ignore life and death. If you are not convinced, we will fight."

"Fighting the heavens, fighting the earth, and fighting humans. It's endless joy."

"Hahaha…"

Mu Qing was stunned for a moment before he laughed loudly. "Good kid, I was right about you."

"But…" Qi Ming's tone paused, and he revealed a difficult expression as he said, "Although my cultivation is quite good, my spell techniques and methods to deal with enemies are only the Green Cloud Sword Technique. Moreover, my cultivation realm is very low."

"Plus, I've been a servant for three years, causing me to be extremely poor. Up until now, I don't even have a decent talisman treasure. I wonder if I can obtain a good ranking."

"Then what do you want?" Mu Qing smiled.

"Sigh…" Qi Ming shook his head and said with a troubled expression, "I actually don't need too many things. I just feel that giving me tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones will do. After I have the spirit stones, I'll go buy the spell techniques and talisman treasures I want."

"Tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones?"

Mu Qing almost pulled off a few strands of his beard, "Why don't you go rob someone?!"

"I only have a thousand low-grade spirit stones."

Mu Qing took out an inferior-grade storage bag from his bosom and threw it to Qi Ming, "That's all."

"It's dozens of times less." Qi Ming muttered.

"Get lost!"

Mu Qing picked up the teacup and was about to smash it, but when he thought about how this teacup was also expensive and was worth more than ten low-grade spirit stones, he stopped himself.

"Alright, you don't have to send me off."

Qi Ming lowered his head, turned around, and quickly ran out.

"Wait."

Mu Qing raised his head and called out to Qi Ming.

"First Elder Mu? Are you really planning to give me tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones?" Qi Ming's eyes lit up.

"Dream on." Mu Qing shouted, "Anything is possible in your dreams."

"This is the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps."

Mu Qing threw a jade slip over. "It's a top-grade Qi Refinement realm movement technique. Try your best to master it in the next few days. Just learn as much as you can."

"Thank you, First Elder Mu."

Qi Ming reached out to receive the jade slip that recorded the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps and thanked Mu Qing.

"Get lost."

Mu Qing waved his hand angrily. "Rascal, if you don't obtain a good ranking in the Outer Sect Assessment, I'll skin you alive when I return."

Qi Ming replied without turning his head, "Don't worry, I'll definitely be number one from the bottom."

"F*ck!" Mu Qing cursed, "You dare?!"

Not long after Qi Ming left, a graceful figure walked out from a corner of the guest hall. Because of the curtains, it was impossible to see clearly, and one could only see a pair of snow white and long legs vaguely.

Mu Qing knelt down.

"Master."

Mu Qing said, "Just now, I used the Spirit Searching Technique to probe Qi Ming's situation. This person's talent is very ordinary. Although he has reached the fifth level Qi Refinement realm, he probably only obtained some opportunities in a short period of time."

"Don't worry about it."

The graceful figure said indifferently, "It's just a casual game of chess. Whether he lives or dies is not important. It's better if he's useful, but it's fine if he's useless."

"Yes." Mu Qing nodded.

"Over these years, our Myriad Demon Cave's infiltration of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect has already reached the limit. We can't take another step forward. I have to say that although the Sect Master of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect, Yang Li, doesn't really care about the Heaven Enlightenment Sect's matters, he has forged the Heaven Enlightenment Sect well."

The graceful figure continued, "The Heaven Enlightenment Sect is divided into twelve peaks. It seems relaxed and there are constant open and hidden struggles, and even the twelve Peak Masters have conflicts."

"However…"

"As long as Yang Li is here, the Heaven Enlightenment Sect will not be in chaos."

"We still have to plan properly for the ambitions of the 'Demon Lord'.. We can't rush it."

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Chapter 10: Green Cloud Sword Technique Mastered, Clearing the Gloomy Swamp

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When Qi Ming returned to the servant's courtyard, Ye Dun and the others surrounded him with curiosity. Zhu Xiaoxian and the others were even more fawning.

"Why are all of you asking around for no reason?"

Qi Ming said unhappily, "Have you all finished my servant mission? Go busy yourselves."

"Yes, Boss." Zhu Xiaoxian shouted.

"Yes."

"We'll help Boss complete the servant mission now."

Zhang Qing, Hu Gang, and He Ping quickly said.

"Is everything alright?" Ye Dun asked worriedly.

"I'm fine." Qi Ming waved his hand. "As for you, Ye Dun, what level are you at now?"

"I just broke through to the early-stage of the second level Qi Refinement realm last month."

Ye Dun smiled bitterly. "I definitely won't be able to pass this Outer Sect Assessment. However, my family has already informed me beforehand that if I fail, I'll have to return to inherit my family's business."

"I didn't expect you to be the son of a rich businessman."

Qi Ming was surprised.

"What's the use?" Ye Dun shook his head. "Even if I'm the son of a rich businessman, that's only in the mortal world. How can I compare to the Green Cloud Peak? I'm really nothing."

"Moreover…"

"Even the relatives of the Emperor in the mortal world might not have a higher status than a servant disciple when they come to the Green Cloud Peak."

"Forget it."

Ye Dun smiled and said, "Since I can't walk the path of cultivation, I can only go back and inherit my family's wealth. If I can't live a carefree life and become immortal, then I'll change to a rich life. I'll have a group of wives and concubines. I don't want to come to this world for nothing."

"Okay."

Qi Ming patted Ye Dun's shoulder, not knowing whether to be envious or depressed.

He asked, "Ye Dun, according to what First Elder Mu said today, how much of the mortal world does the Heaven Enlightenment Sect control? Do you know?"

Ye Dun nodded and said, "I do know a little, since you want to know, I'll tell you."

"Okay." Qi Ming said.

Ye Dun slowly explained, "The Heaven Enlightenment Sect is one of the three major sects of the Southern Region and is divided into twelve peaks. The Green Cloud Peak is one of them, which is where we are."

"What are the three sects?" Qi Ming asked.

"Heaven Enlightenment Sect, Spring Autumn Sect, Ten Thousand Buddha Temple."

Ye Dun replied, "In fact, I don't know the details. I'm just the son of an ordinary businessman. How could I know so many secrets?"

"However, in terms of the mortal world that the Heaven Enlightenment Sect controls, just the Green Cloud Peak alone controls the Yuan Sheng Empire, the Great Yan Kingdom, and the Phoenix Fire Kingdom."

"My family's Chamber of Commerce, the Hundred Treasure Chamber of Commerce, is one of the three largest in the Yuan Sheng Empire."

"Yes." Qi Ming nodded.

He had some understanding of the power of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect now.

Just one Green Cloud Peak controlled two kingdoms and an empire.

Next, Qi Ming asked Ye Dun some more things and ended the conversation. Ye Dun also left. His servant mission today was to feed some low-level spiritual beasts in the Green Cloud Peak.

Immediately after, Qi Ming took out the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps jade slip that Mu Qing had given him. He circulated his spirit energy and injected it into it, guiding the spell recorded in the jade slip into his mind.

Half an hour later, Qi Ming memorized the 'Nine Spirit Illusion Steps'.

Crack! Crack!

The jade slip in Qi Ming's hand also cracked into two. It was already useless.

"Tsk."

Qi Ming pursed his lips. "I still wanted to sell this jade slip for spirit stones, but it's a one-time use item. It can only be used once. Old Mu really doesn't give me any opportunities."

In fact, after fighting Daoist White Bones, Qi Ming had already deeply experienced the inadequacy of his spells and moves against his enemies. He only knew the Green Cloud Sword Technique and the Heavenly Eagle Claw, and he was only at the beginner stage of mastery.

If Qi Ming had grasped more spells and methods to deal with enemies and had a higher realm, he would not have been suppressed by Daoist White Bones the entire time.

The Outer Sect Assessment not only tested one's cultivation level, but also their combat methods.

"Activate the second AFK Farming slot." Qi Ming said.

Ding!

"The host doesn't have enough spirit stones. The activation has failed. You need 10,000 low-grade spirit stones to activate the second slot."

"10,000 low-grade spirit stones?"

Qi Ming smacked his lips.

"I'll charge a hundred low-grade spirit stones and practice the Green Cloud Sword Technique." Qi Ming said.

Ding!

"AFK Farming the 'Green Cloud Sword Technique' at tenfold the effect…"

"A hundred low-grade spirit stones charged. Skill Pet AFK Farming: Bat Demon."

Ding!

"AFK Farming the Bat Demon at tenfold the effect…"

"Activate the new game dungeon." Qi Ming continued.

Ding!

"The host used five low-grade spirit stones as the ticket and successfully activated the fifth level Qi Refinement realm game dungeon, 'Gloomy Swamp'. Successfully entered the game dungeon."

At the same time, the scene of the game dungeon appeared in front of Qi Ming.

At the periphery of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, there was a low-level demon beast called the Swamp Giant Lizard living in the Gloomy Swamp. It occupied the entire Gloomy Swamp and became a medium-sized demon beast group.

On this day, Qi Ming's game character, who was also the peerless swordsman, arrived at the Gloomy Swamp. He held the Skeleton Sword and began to slaughter the Swamp Giant Lizards.

Unknowingly, a day passed.

Ding!

"The 'Green Cloud Sword Technique' has been cultivated for a day under the tenfold enhancement. Its mastery has increased from Beginner to Mastered."

A notification appeared.

Indeed, Qi Ming felt a change. At this moment, his consciousness entered a mysterious state as if he had an epiphany.

Clang! Clang! Clang!!!

The sound of swords rang in his ears.

Not long after, Qi Ming's mastery of the Green Cloud Sword Technique had reached the Mastered realm. He was like a peerless swordsman who had been practicing the sword for many years. His aura was sharp.

Then, he slowly hid it.

"Not bad, not bad."

Qi Ming was very satisfied.

Ding!

"'Spirit Pet: Bat Demon has grown for a day under the tenfold enhancement. Its strength has increased from the late-stage of the seventh level Qi Refinement realm to the late-stage of the eighth level Qi Refinement realm."

Qi Ming's mood became even better.

Ding!

"You had been AFK Farming for a day in the game dungeon of the 'Gloomy Swamp'. You have cleared the game dungeon once. You have received: one Giant Lizard Shield and 50 low-grade spirit stones."

"Giant Lizard Shield."

Swish!

With a thought, Qi Ming took out the Giant Lizard Shield. It was only the size of a palm and was a talisman treasure at the Qi Refinement realm. It could be bound by blood and refined with spirit energy. It could be big or small and was a defensive treasure.

Item: Giant Lizard Shield

Introduction: A talisman treasure refined from the skin and scales of a 'Swamp Giant Lizard'. The talisman treasure for the Qi Refinement realm is divided into four grades: low, middle, high, and top. The Giant Lizard Shield is a high-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure.

"High-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure."

Qi Ming's mood became even happier.

Speaking of which…

All the Qi Refinement realm talismans in Qi Ming's hands, including the Skeleton Sword and the Skeleton Robe, were only medium-grade Qi Refinement realm talismans.. They could not compare to the Giant Lizard Shield.

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Chapter 11: Outer Sect Assessment Begins, I Really Want to Be Low Profile!

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Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, three days later, it was already the day of the Outer Sect Assessment.

Qi Ming was already prepared. In the past few days, he had used up most of the spirit stones and his strength had undergone an extremely obvious change.

"Boss." Zhu Xiaoxian shouted, "The Outer Sect Assessment is about to begin."

"Got it."

Qi Ming stood up. There was an obvious sharp sword intent on his body. It was extraordinary, but it was quickly hidden.

Moreover…

Qi Ming took a step forward. In Zhu Xiaoxian's opinion, Qi Ming seemed to have teleported outside the door, scaring him greatly. He became more and more respectful.

"I feel that Boss is becoming more and more unfathomable."

"Perhaps Boss will really win this time."

"It's not that easy."

"I've heard that the three people ranked in the top three on the 'Advancement Ranking' are quite extraordinary. Their strength can't be underestimated! Especially the first-ranked Xiao Fan, he has already cultivated the 'Green Cloud Saber Technique' to the 'Outstanding' mastery level. Moreover, this is only the 'Advancement Ranking' of the 'D-Class Servant Quarters'."

"Other than the D-Class Servant Quarters, there are also the A-Class, B-Class, and C-Class."

"…"

Zhang Wen, Wu Shiliang, and the others said one after another.

This was the first day of the Outer Sect Assessment.

First of all, the four great servant quarters were divided by the elders of the various servant quarters. They were mainly using the spirit energy stone monument to test their cultivation and spirit energy.

Only those who reached the third level Qi Refinement realm would pass.

D-Class Servant Quarters.

Over a thousand servant disciples held their numbers in their hands as they waited nervously. Although many servant disciples knew that they had not reached the third level of Qi Refinement, they were still unwilling to give up. They wanted to try their luck. Perhaps they would pass the test of the spirit energy stone monument.

In front of the spirit energy stone monument, one of the servant disciples was called to the number. He walked to the front of the spirit energy stone monument with an uneasy mood and poured his spirit energy into it. After exerting all his might, only two horizontal bars lit up on the monument.

"No. 0223, second level of Qi Refinement, failed."

The thin-faced servant elder announced the result expressionlessly.

"I… I didn't use my full strength just now. It doesn't count, it doesn't count…" The servant disciple shouted.

"Drag him away." The servant elder said coldly.

"Elder, I beg you. Give me another chance. I beg you. I'll definitely succeed…"

The servant disciple was still shouting.

"Sigh…"

In the surroundings, there was a sigh.

"No. 0245, second level of Qi Refinement, failed."

...

"No. 0356, first level of Qi Refinement, failed."

...

"No. 0506, third level Qi Refinement realm, passed."

At this moment, a smile appeared on the thin-faced servant elder's face. He took out an Assessment Token and handed it to No. 0506.

"Thank you, Elder."

Number 0506 was Li Feiyun, who had lost to Qi Ming.

"Work hard."

The thin-faced servant elder said, "Entering the outer sect is only the beginning."

"Yes."

Li Feiyun felt the envious gazes around him. His expression was quite smug, but after seeing Qi Ming not far away, his expression became a bit ugly.

"Boss Li is mighty."

Below, Li Feiyun's lackeys shouted.

"What's there to be proud of? He's still our Boss Qi's defeated opponent." Zhu Xiaoxian curled his lips.

"Yes, yes." Hu Gang nodded in agreement.

"Our Boss Qi can beat him down in a few moves." Zhang Qing said.

Li Feiyun walked down and looked straight at Qi Ming. He said in a serious tone, "Last time, I was careless and did not dodge. This time, I won't be careless during the outer sect examination."

"Moreover, my Green Cloud Five Tiger Seal has already reached the Mastered realm. Next, I will cleanse the shame you left on me."

"Go ahead." Qi Ming shrugged.

"Hmph." Li Feiyun coldly snorted and turned to leave.

"What the heck?" Zhu Xiaoxian and the others retorted unhappily.

This guy's foresight was too poor.

Time passed.

The servant disciples who were ranked in the top ten of the Advancement Ranking in the D-Class Servant Quarters all appeared one after another. Xiao Fan, who was ranked first, passed the test with his third-stage Qi Refinement cultivation and obtained the Assessment Token.

"Boss, he's Xiao Fan."

Zhu Xiaoxian said, "I heard that Xiao Fan has already reached the third level of Qi Refinement half a year ago. Moreover, he has an extremely outstanding talent in the Saber Dao. Rumor has it that he has already cultivated the Green Cloud Saber Technique to the Outstanding realm."

Qi Ming sized up Xiao Fan. He was dressed in black and held a sheathed saber in his arms. It almost never left his body and had an obvious domineering aura.

To have such a bearing as a servant disciple was indeed extraordinary.

He could be called a 'Hidden Dragon in the Abyss'.

Honestly, Qi Ming originally did not want to stand out in the Outer Sect Assessment. If not for that old thing Mu Qing, he would only quietly develop.

At that time, using AFK Farming to become an immortal, where could he not go?

He would be carefree in the world.

He could do whatever he wanted.

So, Qi Ming had already recorded Mu Qing in his notebook.

Although he had cheated that old thing Mu Qing of a thousand low-grade spirit stones, it was clearly not enough. He had ruined Qi Ming's original plan. All those who wanted to stop him from developing quietly and becoming an immortal were all evil.

In second place was Lin Qingxuan, third was Qiao Yuxian, fourth was Huang Xiaomei, fifth was Wang Erhu, sixth was Lu Huizhi, seventh was Chen Jie, and eighth was Ma Li.

The cultivation levels they tested were all at the third level of Qi Refinement.

As for whether anyone was hiding anything, Qi Ming did not know.

"Fairy Yu Xian, Fairy Yu Xian…"

In addition…

Qiao Yuxian was very popular in the D-Class Servant Quarters. It was not only because her aptitude and cultivation were ranked at the top, but also because she was indeed beautiful.

Her facial features were exquisite, her skin was fair, and her figure was slender. She also had an otherworldly aura, and she indeed had the appearance of a fairy descending to the mortal world. Naturally, there were many supporters.

In fact, Qiao Yuxian's true identity was the 13th Princess of the Phoenix Fire Kingdom.

"Not bad, not bad." The thin-faced elder also smiled, "Compared to a few years ago, the quality of the disciples in this D-Class Servant Quarters is obviously a level higher."

"No. 01000." The thin-faced servant elder shouted.

"Coming." Qi Ming raised his hand and slowly walked towards the spirit energy stone monument.

"Boss, you can do it! Boss, you can do it!"

"Boss, you're the best."

"Charge!"

"Let them see your power."

"…"

Zhu Xiaoxian and the others shouted.

"Shut up." Qi Ming held his forehead speechlessly.

"He's Qi Ming."

"The one who was summoned by First Elder Mu Qing last time."

"Perfect. Today, I want to see what ability this Qi Ming has to make First Elder Mu Qing favor him."

"That's right."

Everyone looked over.

"Let's begin." The thin-faced servant elder said indifferently.

"Yes." Qi Ming nodded, raised his right hand, and pressed on the white bead in the center of the spirit energy stone monument. The Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art circulated, and spirit energy flowed from his dantian along his meridians and slowly poured into the monument.

Buzz!

The first horizontal bar lit up.

In the blink of an eye, it was the second, and then the third.

"Good!" The thin-faced servant elder smiled and was about to shout, but what happened next made him widen his eyes. The Assessment Token in his hand almost fell to the ground.

Buzz! Buzz!

Fourth, fifth.

They all lit up.

Fifth level of 5 Qi Refinement realm!

In the entire D-Class Servant Quarters, his cultivation was the highest!

It was the highest in the entire venue!

Immediately.

There was silence.

"How is this possible?!"

Li Feiyun was so frightened that his jaw almost fell to the ground.

"Gasp…"

The three elders of the D-Class Servant Quarters also gasped. They looked at Qi Ming in shock and could not help but say, "The fifth level of Qi Refinement! It's really the fifth level of Qi Refinement!"

"This… this…"

They were really shocked.

"He's actually at the fifth level Qi Refinement realm."

Xiao Fan raised his head and looked at Qi Ming in surprise, "This is a strong opponent."

"To think that such a genius is hidden in the D-Class Servant Quarters. I thought that Xiao Fan was the most outstanding, but I didn't expect such a genius to exist."

Qiao Yuxian's beautiful eyes flickered as she sized up Qi Ming, it was unknown what she was thinking.

"Hahaha…"

"Boss is too awesome!"

"Did you see that? That's our boss. He's at the fifth level Qi Refinement realm, okay? He's much more impressive than you guys." Zhu Xiaoxian and the others shouted loudly.

"How can cultivation at the fifth level Qi Refinement realm scare you like this?"

Qi Ming expressed his helplessness. If not for the fact that he had been cultivating spells and methods to deal with his enemies these past few days, his cultivation level would not only be at the fifth level Qi Refinement realm. At that time, he would definitely scare them until they fainted.

"I really want to keep a low profile!"

Qi Ming looked around and saw everyone's shocked and respectful expressions.. Although he did feel very comfortable in his heart, as if he had drunk a mouthful of iced cola in a hot summer, he did want to keep a low profile at the start.

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Chapter 12: Using Finger as a Sword

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"No. 01000, Qi Ming. Fifth level of Qi Refinement, passed."

The thin-faced servant elder took a deep breath, but the shock on his face had not completely faded as he shouted at everyone present.

Everyone was silent.

Only everyone's respectful gazes were focused on Qi Ming.

The thin-faced servant elder handed the Assessment Token to Qi Ming solemnly and said, "Qi Ming, next, you have to work hard and not let down your aptitude."

"Yes." Qi Ming accepted the Assessment Token and nodded before walking down.

"Boss, you were so cool just now." Zhu Xiaoxian shouted.

"Right, right!"

Hu Gang and the others nodded and surrounded him. "All of us were shocked by you, Boss. No one expected that your cultivation level had already reached the fifth level of Qi Refinement."

"It's simply indescribable."

"Senior… Senior Qi…"

At this moment, Li Feiyun's expression was nervous, and there was still fear in his eyes. He arrived in front of Qi Ming and bowed 90 degrees before saying, "Senior… Senior Brother, I… I was wrong. I was blind and did not recognize your greatness. I did not know that Senior Brother Qi's cultivation had already reached the fifth level of Qi Refinement. I still dared to speak arrogantly to you."

"Senior Brother Qi, please forgive me."

Li Feiyun bowed repeatedly.

"We told you long ago. How dare you compare yourself to our boss? You're just asking to be humiliated. You don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Do you believe us now?" Zhang Qing said.

"Our boss can defeat you with one hand." He Ping explained.

"Yes, yes, yes." Li Feiyun nodded repeatedly. "Everyone is right. Senior Brother Qi is an eagle spreading its wings and flying high in the sky, while I am a little sparrow flying in the forest. How can I be compared to Senior Brother Qi?"

"At least you know your place."

Hu Gang and the others were using Qi Ming's status to intimidate others now.

"Scram." Qi Ming said calmly.

"Yes." Li Feiyun bowed and, under the gazes of everyone, actually did as Qi Ming instructed and rolled away from the square, causing everyone to laugh loudly.

"Hahaha…"

"Look at him. He's really embarrassing himself."

"He's like a dog."

"Even worse than a dog."

"I'm dying of laughter."

Everyone laughed.

"This Li Feiyun…"

Qi Ming narrowed his eyes slightly. "He is able to go with the flow. As the saying goes, Han Xin endured the humiliation and became a successful military leader afterwards. In his case…"

"Senior Brother Qi."

Qiao Yuxian lightly stepped forward and arrived in front of Qi Ming. A charming smile appeared on her exquisite face, making people feel as if they were bathed in spring wind. It was as if she was born with an ability to make a good impression.

"Yes." Qi Ming said lightly.

"For Senior Brother Qi to be able to cultivate to the fifth level of Qi Refinement, he must have worked very hard and suffered a lot in the past three years to achieve his current achievements."

Qiao Yuxian said gently, "I really admire Senior Brother from the bottom of my heart."

"No."

Qi Ming shrugged and said, "Junior Sister Qiao, you're making it sound serious. Actually, I don't know what's going on either. I only cultivated the 'Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art' step by step every day, and then my cultivation level rose by itself."

"It was not bitter at all. It's just that I see everyone working so hard to cultivate every day, but I… Sigh… Sometimes, I really envy you. I also want to be an ordinary person like you and experience the pain of cultivation."

"Senior… Senior Qi…" Qiao Yuxian's red lips opened slightly, revealing neat and white teeth and a rosy tongue. Her beautiful eyes widened slightly, completely stunned by Qi Ming's words.

Damn it!

He had succeeded in posturing!

"Senior Brother Qi is truly talented."

Qiao Yuxian did not know what to say.

"Perhaps."

Qi Ming looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and clasped his hands behind his back, "Actually, I prefer the life of an ordinary person. I want to be like an ordinary person and experience all kinds of ups and downs. Only then will my life be truly complete."

"I…" Qiao Yuxian fell silent.

Then, soon, the elder announced that there were not many disciples who had passed the test of the spirit energy stone monument in the D-Class Servant Quarters. Including Qi Ming, there were only 98 people.

The probability of passing was less than ten percent.

"98 of you have already passed the test of the spirit energy stone monument and obtained the Assessment Token. You can already be considered as outer sect disciples."

The servant quarters' elder said, "Next, you only need to go to the Outer Sect Hall to register and record it before you can join the outer sect."

"However…"

The elder paused for a moment before saying, "You can choose to continue participating in the upcoming Outer Sect Assessment."

"First. We will select ten strongest servant disciples from the four great servant quarters of the Green Cloud Peak before letting you compete with the other servant disciples of the other eleven peaks."

"If you can obtain good results and display sufficiently outstanding talent, perhaps the elders of the sect will take a fancy to you and take you in as their disciple."

"Then your status will skyrocket."

"Moreover…"

"There will be various rewards for the Outer Sect Assessment. Those who want to participate can directly register. Those who don't will report to the Outer Sect Hall this afternoon."

Thus…

All 98 servant disciples signed up.

In the afternoon, a competition was carried out in the D-Class Servant Quarters. Ten servant disciples were selected from the 98 servant disciples before they competed with the three great servant quarters.

"No. 01000 Qi Ming versus No. 0746 Yang Wei." The elder shouted.

"I admit defeat."

Yang Wei had not gone on stage yet. When he heard that his opponent was Qi Ming, he very decisively admitted defeat. Qi Ming won the first round without fighting.

"Qi Ming wins."

The elder was also stunned.

"Sure." Qi Ming shrugged indifferently.

Next, as long as Qi Ming appeared, those servant disciples who faced Qi Ming would all forfeit and surrender.

How could he possibly win against someone at the fifth level Qi Refinement realm at the third level Qi Refinement realm? He would only be asking for a beating from Qi Ming.

He just had to go through the motions.

Of course, Xiao Fan's saber techniques were indeed extraordinary. Basically, there was no one who could withstand a single strike from him and were defeated.

Lin Qingxuan, Qiao Yuxian, and the others were not bad either.

"No. 01000 Qi Ming versus No. 0984 Chen Jie." The elder shouted.

Swish!

"Senior Brother Qi."

Chen Jie jumped onto the stage in a few steps. He clearly used some movement technique to bow to Qi Ming and said, "Please enlighten me."

"What?" Qi Ming was stunned. He was used to his opponent surrendering.

He asked, "You're not surrendering?"

"This Junior Brother wants to give it a try." Chen Jie smiled.

"Up to you." Qi Ming said.

Then, Qi Ming walked onto the stage.

"Senior Brother Qi, I'm untalented. I've cultivated the Green Cloud Sword Technique for three years, but I'm still at the Mastered realm now. I've always been unable to pry into the level of Outstanding."

Clang!

Chen Jie had a delicate face and a slender body. He held a talisman treasure longsword that was shimmering with silver light and said, "This sword is called the Silver Frost Sword, a low-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure."

"Oh." Qi Ming replied calmly.

"Senior Brother Qi, aren't you going to take out your talisman treasure?" Chen Jie frowned as he questioned.

"No need." Qi Ming replied.

"You!!!"

A hint of anger appeared on Chen Jie's face. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Senior Brother Qi, although you're already at the fifth level Qi Refinement realm and your cultivation level is indeed much higher than mine, you still don't respect me. If you lose, don't say that I took advantage of you."

In the surroundings, the servant disciples discussed animatedly.

"Qi Ming is too conceited."

"Yes, yes."

"Chen Jie is at the third level of Qi Refinement, and his Green Cloud Sword Technique is only a step away from the realm of Outstanding. Qi Ming doesn't even use a weapon and wants to fight Chen Jie bare-handed. He's too arrogant."

"Qi Ming is going to fail miserably."

…

"Make your move," Qi Ming said.

"Excuse me."

Clang!

A ruthless expression flashed across Chen Jie's face. His figure swayed like a snake as he twisted and advanced. He moved left and right at times, and he was very agile. This was the Spirit Snake Steps.

In the blink of an eyem Chen Jie approached Qi Ming.

"Green Cloud Sword Technique."

The Silver Frost Sword in Chen Jie's hand slashed out sword lights that were like flowing clouds. They were continuous and powerful.

"This Spirit Snake Steps coupled with the Green Cloud Sword Technique."

"His speed and timing are good, and his strength is not weak."

"Qi Ming was really careless."

The three servant elders discussed.

However, Qi Ming blinked lightly. He only used his right hand to point his sword. Spirit energy gathered at the tip of his finger and transformed into a green sword qi.

The sword pointed forward.

Clang!!!

It directly hit the weak points of Chen Jie's sword technique. The green sword qi quickly destroyed all of Chen Jie's sword techniques and sword lights.

It dissipated completely.

The scene seemed to have frozen instantly.

Chen Jie's Silver Frost Sword fell to the ground. Qi Ming's sword was pointed at his throat, only a finger's width away. The sword qi pierced through the skin on Chen Jie's throat, and blood seeped out.

At this moment, Chen Jie's body stiffened. He did not dare to move, afraid that his throat would be pierced. Cold sweat broke out all over his body, and his eyes were filled with fear.

A breeze blew.

From the beginning to the end, Qi Ming did not move his feet. Only the wind blew and messed up the tidiness of his clothes and hair.

Qi Ming's face was angular and his facial features were well-defined. He was not delicate and handsome. Coupled with his tall figure, he had a firm and mature temperament.

At this moment, he was domineering and fierce.

"So… so handsome…" Qiao Yuxian could not help but say with a red face.

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Chapter 13: Competition of Green Cloud Peak's Four Great Servant Quarters

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Without a doubt, Chen Jie had lost. Moreover, he had lost very thoroughly. On the contrary, it showed how unfathomable Qi Ming's strength was, making Qi Ming almost become the number one person in the D-Class Servant Quarters.

It was almost evening.

The competition of the D-Class Servant Quarters ended.

During the competition, there were no dark horses that appeared. The ten servant disciples who represented the D-Class Servant Quarters were all selected, and they were the top ten on the Advancement Ranking.

Qi Ming and Feiyun were also chosen.

However…

The next day, the screening competition of the four servant quarters would be carried out. The names of the 30 servant disciples representing them were announced.

Qi Ming did not pay much attention to it.

On the other hand, Ye Dun and Zhu Xiaoxian spent a lot of effort to ask Qi Ming about the situation of the 30 servant disciples of the three great servant quarters.

At night.

"Boss."

Zhu Xiaoxian walked over with a mysterious expression and said, "Do you know that the four great servant quarters have those servant disciples with extraordinary strength?"

"You dare to keep Boss in suspense? Do you want to die?"

Zhang Qing shouted, "Hurry up and tell Boss what you've found out."

"He's wasting time." Hu Gang said, "Let me explain."

"I'll do it, I'll do it." He Ping shouted.

"Ye Dun." Qi Ming said, "Tell me."

"Okay." Ye Dun seemed to be a little distracted. After hearing Qi Ming's words, he returned to his senses and organized his thoughts. He said, "In fact, among the four great servant quarters, Senior Brother Qi's cultivation is already the highest."

"However, three have reached the fourth level Qi Refinement realm."

"They're respectively Cao Yunhai of the A-Class, Zhu Youde of B-Class, and Tang Bing of C-Class. Moreover, all of them are very strong."

"Cao Yunhai has a very powerful elder brother in the outer sect. I heard that he's about to reach the Foundation Establishment realm and has a chance of entering the inner sect in the next few years."

"Other than that, there are also many servant disciples with backgrounds."

"Got it." Qi Ming nodded.

Zhu Xiaoxian interjected, "Oh right, Boss, although only ten servant disciples will be selected to represent the Green Cloud Peak in the competition tomorrow, there will be quite a number of rewards if you are ranked in the top three."

"What reward?" Qi Ming's interest was piqued.

"The first place will be rewarded with 100 low-grade spirit stones, a low-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure, and a Qi Refinement realm spell technique. The second place will be rewarded with 50 low-grade spirit stones, a Qi Refinement realm spell technique, and the third place will only be rewarded with 30 low-grade spirit stones." Zhu Xiaoxian replied.

"That's all?" Qi Ming said.

"Yes." Zhu Xiaoxian nodded and said enviously, "The reward is really too generous. The first place can directly obtain a hundred low-grade spirit stones."

"…"

Qi Ming shook his head.

His horizons had really determined his expectations.

Honestly, the reward for the competition.

Apart from a hundred low-grade spirit stones that could catch Qi Ming's attention, the remaining low-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure and low-grade Qi Refinement realm spell were not worth Qi Ming's attention.

This was because spirit stones could increase his cultivation speed.

So, Qi Ming did not mind the number of spirit stones.

Any number was useful to him.

Still, on second thought, although he did not fancy low-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasures and low-grade Qi Refinement realm spell techniques, he could find an opportunity to sell them and exchange them for spirit stones.

This deal was not a loss.

He set a small target.

He would win the competition of Green Cloud Peak's four great servant quarters.

"Wait, isn't it the Outer Sect Assessment? Why has it become the competition of Green Cloud Peak's four great servant quarters?" Qi Ming asked.

"This was picked by us servant disciples. It's mainly for the sake of sounding better and more domineering." Zhu Xiaoxian answered.

Late at night.

Swish!

Qi Ming checked his current status.

...

Host: Qi Ming.

Level: Early-stage fifth level Qi Refinement realm.

Cultivation Method: Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art.

Spells: Green Cloud Sword Technique (Perfection), Heavenly Eagle Claw (Beginner), Nine Steps of Spirit Illusion (Outstanding)

Treasures: Skeleton Sword, Skeleton Robe, Heavenly Silk Gloves, Giant Lizard Shield, Giant Lizard Boots.

Item: One Blood Fiend Ghost Talisman, one Blood Fiend Evil Ghost Talisman, refinement method for the Blood Fiend Banner, one Blood Spirit Pill, one Detoxification Pill, fifty low-grade spirit stones.

Spirit Pet: Bat Demon (Growth)

...

Regardless of the grade of the spell technique, in terms of mastery, from low to high, it was divided into four levels: Beginner, Mastered, Outstanding, and Perfection. Qi Ming had already raised the 'Green Cloud Sword Technique' to the highest level, Perfection.

It could be said that…

He had already vaguely grasped a trace of the Green Cloud Sword Intent.

The Nine Spirit Illusion Steps had also reached the level of Outstanding.

Of course, the Heavenly Eagle Claw was much weaker. It basically did not improve much because Qi Ming did not cultivate the Heavenly Eagle Claw. Instead, he temporarily ignored it.

Also…

There were also different grades of spells.

Moreover, it was greatly related to the cultivation realm.

These were Qi Refinement realm spell techniques.

From low to high, there were four grades: low, medium, high, and top.

Although the Green Cloud Sword Technique was the basic spell technique of the 'Green Cloud Peak', it was a high-grade Qi Refinement realm technique. The 'Nine Spirit Illusion Steps' was even a top-grade Qi Refinement realm spell technique.

The Heavenly Eagle Claw was much weaker. It was only at the medium-grade.

Therefore…

The Heaven Enlightenment Sect was indeed worthy of being one of the three major sects of the Southern Region. Even if it was only a servant disciple of the Green Cloud Peak, the spell techniques used to establish the base during the Qi Refinement realm were all at the upper level.

However, many cultivation families and other cultivation sects were far inferior to the Heaven Enlightenment Sect. Perhaps they used the low-grade Qi Refinement realm spell techniques to establish their base. The slightly better ones cultivated the mid-grade Qi Refinement realm spell techniques.

The night passed.

The next day, in the morning.

Qi Ming finished his breakfast in the canteen.

The 40 servant disciples who had been selected by the four great servant quarters were all present. The 12 elders and Mu Qing, the First Elder, were all present.

They gathered in the square at the foot of the mountain again.

A competition stage was set up.

5,000 to 6,000 servant disciples swarmed over. They stood on high seats and looked down. They could see a small crowd, and it was slightly crowded.

"It's starting, it's starting."

At this moment, when Qi Ming heard this voice, he looked over and saw that not far away, there was a chubby disciple with a friendly expression setting up a 'betting station' outside the arena.

Moreover…

Many servant disciples had already gathered around.

The fat disciple coughed lightly and said, "Fellow disciples, today, I, Pang San, will set a bet and welcome everyone to join. I definitely won't let everyone suffer a loss."

"Junior Brother Qi."

When this fat disciple called 'Pang San' saw Qi Ming, he immediately waved at him and shouted.

"Senior Brother Pang."

Qi Ming walked over and cupped his hands in greeting.

Clearly.

This Pang San was not a servant disciple, but an outer sect disciple of the Green Cloud Peak. He had specially come here to set up a bet. His goal was very simple, it was to earn spirit stones.

"What's the payout?" Qi Ming asked.

"Junior Brother Qi, take a look."

Pang San gestured, "I've specially chosen ten popular contestants for all of you. There's a very high chance of winning the championship. Cao Yunhai, Xiao Fan, Zhu Youde, Tang Bing, Qiao Yuxian, and of course, Junior Brother Qi."

"The odds for Xiao Fan becoming the champion are 1 to 13. The odds for second place are 1 to 5, and so on. The lower the ranking, the lower the odds."

"The odds of Cao Yunhai winning the championship are 1 to 3. The odds for second place are 1 to 10, and so on. The lower the ranking, the higher the payout."

"Senior Brother Pang." Qi Ming smiled and took out the only spirit stones he had, "I'm betting these 50 low-grade spirit stones on myself."

"Really?" Pang San was stunned for a moment. "Junior Brother Qi, although your cultivation level is at the fifth level Qi Refinement realm, your strength is not only related to your cultivation level, but also the spells and treasures you have."

"Therefore, the payout of you winning is 1 to 10."

"Not bad." Qi Ming's smile widened. He took out an item, a Blood Spirit Pill and a Blood Demon Ghost Talisman. He asked, "Senior Brother Pang, how much are these two items worth?"

"A hundred low-grade spirit stones." Pang San also had a smile on his face. "Junior Brother Qi, although the grade and appearance of this pill and talisman are not bad, they are only consumables. The price is not low, they are worth a hundred low-grade spirit stones here."

"Okay." Qi Ming put down the Blood Spirit Pill and the Blood Fiend Ghost Talisman and said, "Then bet them all on me."

"Great."

Pang San reached out to receive it.

"Senior Brother Pang, you won't go back on your words later, right?" Qi Ming asked.

"Hahaha…"

Pang San laughed loudly. "You can ask around in the entire Green Cloud Peak. I, Pang San, have never gone back on my word."

"Then I'm relieved." Qi Ming nodded and received the betting ticket from Pang San.

"Senior Brother Pang."

At this moment, a loud voice sounded from behind Qi Ming. As he walked, Qi Ming felt the ground tremble slightly, "A hundred low-grade spirit stones.. I'll bet on myself winning the championship."

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Chapter 14: Continuous Winning Streak

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Qi Ming looked behind him and saw a 'small giant' nearly two meters tall walking towards him. He had a burly body and four thick limbs. It was like a giant bear with abnormally developed muscles.

"It's Cao Yunhai."

"Although this is not the first time I've seen it, this physique and height are truly oppressive. I don't even dare to get too close."

"That's right!"

"As expected of the number one person in the A-Class Servant Quarters."

"…"

The servant disciples conversed softly, their voices filled with reverence.

"No problem."

Pang San smiled and took the low-grade spirit stone from Cao Yunhai's hand before handing the ticket to him.

After Cao Yunhai received the receipt, he looked down at Qi Ming and said in a low voice, "You're Qi Ming. I've heard of you. You're a servant disciple of the D-Class Servant Quarters, and you're even at the fifth level of Qi Refinement. In the entire Green Cloud Peak, your cultivation is indeed the highest."

Qi Ming said, "It's just slightly higher than your cultivation level."

"Hehe." Cao Yunhai said coldly, "The difference in strength is not only about cultivation level. Spell techniques, talismans, and experience in fights are all key to determining victory."

"Apart from your cultivation, you're inferior to me in everything else. Therefore, during the competition, you will only be defeated by me, Cao Yunhai."

Qi Ming said, "Winning or losing is not determined by words. It's based on true ability."

Cao Yunhai said, "Don't worry, with your true ability, you will definitely lose."

In the blink of an eye, half an hour later.

The competition between the four great servant quarters of the Green Cloud Peak had begun. It was presided over by Mu Qing, and the servant elders were the referees. After the 40 servant disciples chose their numbers…

"The competition has officially begun."

Mu Qing shouted loudly, "For the first match, No. 01 Yue Dingpeng from A-Class Servant Quarters versus No. 40 Li Feiyun from C-Class Servant Quarters."

"Yes."

"Yes."

Swish! Swish!

Yue Dingpeng and Li Feiyun went on stage at the same time.

"Please!"

"Please!"

The two of them cupped their hands and bowed.

"Attack!"

The next moment, the battle began directly.

Li Feiyun was the first to attack. He used the Green Cloud Five Tiger Seal. Accompanied by waves of tiger roars, it was as if five tigers had descended from the mountain. It was domineering and ferocious.

"Good timing."

Yue Dingpeng was not weak. He cultivated the Green Cloud Saber Technique. Saber light flashed, forming an endless saber light that flew over.

The battle between the two sides was very intense.

Finally, Li Feiyun's skill was higher. He seized the opportunity and sent the long saber in Yue Dingpeng's hand flying, forcing him off the stage to obtain victory.

"No. 40, Li Feiyun wins."

The elder announced the results.

"Thank you."

Li Feiyun said to Yue Dingpeng before walking down the stage.

"I didn't expect Li Feiyun to be so powerful."

"This first round of the competition was actually won by the D-Class Servant Quarters."

"This is a little unexpected."

"…"

Everyone discussed.

Time passed.

The servant disciples went on stage one by one.

Qi Ming was No. 15, and his opponent was No. 25.

15th match.

Qi Ming went on stage.

"No. 15 Qiming from the D-Class Servant Quarters versus No. 25 Guo Fei from the C-Class Servant Quarters."

Mu Qing said, "The two of you will go on stage."

"Yes."

Qi Ming walked up the stage, and Guo Fei also came up at the same time. After both sides looked at each other, Guo Fei's expression was clearly much more serious.

Guo Fei Li said, "Senior Brother Qi, please show mercy."

"Sure." Qi Ming nodded.

"Green Cloud Thirteen Spears."

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Guo Fei's weapon was a green spear. He cultivated the Green Cloud Peak's Green Cloud Thirteen Spears and had reached the level of Mastered. He brandished his spear and attacked Qi Ming.

However, Qi Ming pointed out and spiritual qi circulated. A sword light flew out from his fingertip. It was extremely condensed and directly defeated all of Guo Fei's moves.

Clang!

There was a crisp sound.

The green spear in Guo Fei's hand was sent flying.

"This…"

Guo Fei's expression froze on the spot. His face was filled with shock and astonishment. He was completely dumbfounded. He did not know how he had lost.

"What a sharp and precise sword technique."

Tang Bing stood not far away. She was tall and had an exquisite appearance. She had a pair of phoenix eyes and a small cherry mouth.

She was beautiful and had a cold aura as she said, "Guo Fei's strength is not weak. His cultivation is at the late-stage of the third level Qi Refinement realm. Coupled with the fact that he's close to Outstanding mastery in the Green Cloud Thirteen Spears and the Green Cloud Steps, he also has the medium-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure, the Green Mark Spear."

"However…"

"After facing Qi Ming, all of his moves were actually countered by Qi Ming's finger. Even his talisman treasure was shot down. He was completely crushed. The difference is too great."

"Qi Ming's Green Cloud Sword Technique has definitely reached the Outstanding realm. It might even be higher."

Thinking of this, Tang Bing's expression became even more solemn.

It had to be said.

The Heaven Enlightenment Sect indeed had a deep foundation.

In the Green Cloud Peak alone, just among the four servant quarters, there were already many outstanding disciples.

Apart from the Green Cloud Peak, there were also the other eleven peaks.

Above the servant disciples were outer sect disciples, inner sect disciples, legacy disciples, and so on and so forth. It was impossible to imagine how peerlessly talented those disciples would be, and they would definitely be dragons and phoenixes amongst men and possess extraordinary aptitude.

"He's indeed quite capable."

Cao Yunhai crossed his arms in front of his chest, and his eyes were filled with intense battle intent. He stared at Qi Ming and said in a deep voice, "However, he will still be defeated by me in the end."

It was simple.

When Cao Yunhai attacked, he used brute force to defeat his opponent, and everything was settled with a single punch.

Next, Qi Ming appeared three times in a row, and he defeated his opponents with a single move. He easily won. Moreover, when it was almost noon, ten servant disciples representing the Green Cloud Peak had already been selected.

They were: Cao Yunhai, Zhu Youde, Tang Bing, Xiao Fan, Qi Ming, Qiao Yuxian, Zhang Wenxiu, Luo San, Chen Ziying, and Wang Dafa.

Cao Yunhai, Wang Dafa, and Zhang Wenxiu were from the A-Class Servant Quarters. Zhu Youde and Chen Zi were from the B-Class Servant Quarters. Tang Bing and Luo San were from the C-Class Servant Quarters. Qi Ming and Xiao Yuxian were from the D-Class Servant Quarters.

Next, there was still the finals.

Qi Ming, Cao Yunhai, Zhu Youde, and Tang Bing were the top three winners of this competition. The first round was Qi Ming versus Cao Yunhai.

"Go on stage." The elder shouted.

"Yes."

Cao Yunhai laughed loudly. His two-meter-tall body was burly and majestic. He was like a giant bear as he directly leaped onto the ring. With a bang, a deep pit was created on the ring.

"So… so powerful!"

Ye Dun was shocked. "This Cao Yunhai is too strong. I wonder if Senior Brother Qi can win."

"I'm not sure either."

Zhu Xiaoxian said, "From the beginning of the competition until now, Cao Yunhai has always defeated his opponent with a single punch. He's completely unstoppable, just like Boss."

"Most importantly, Cao Yunhai has an elder brother from the outer sect. The treasures and spells in his hands are definitely extraordinary. At the very least, his background is much more formidable than Boss." Zhang Qing spoke.

"I hope Boss can win." Hu Gang said.

"Kid, if you can't even win against this Cao Yunhai, I'll make you cough up more than a thousand low-grade spirit stones."

Mu Qing's gaze was fixed on Qi Ming, but he was thinking in his mind, 'Old thing.'

Qi Ming smiled and returned the greeting to Mu Qing, but he cursed in his heart.

Cao Yunhai looked straight at Qi Ming and said in an extremely confident tone, "You were unlucky this time and met me in the first round of the finals. Therefore, your winning streak will be cut off by me."

"It's good to be confident."

Qi Ming said, "But it depends on who you're talking to.. In my eyes, you've already lost."

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Chapter 15: A Strand of Sword Intent

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As soon as Qi Ming finished speaking, Cao Yunhai's eyes narrowed slightly. A vicious glint flashed past as his two-meter-tall body shot out like a tiger or wolf.

Boom!

A deep hole was created in the ground of the arena beneath his feet, and shattered earth and rocks flew in all directions.

Roar!

Accompanied by the sound of a tiger's roar,

Cao Yunhai's attack was extremely domineering. He circulated his spiritual qi and the blood qi in his body surged, forming a layer of green light flowing on the surface of his body.

Li Feiyun recognized it. His eyes widened as he exclaimed, "This is the Green Cloud Five Tiger Seal. This power is much stronger than mine. It has definitely reached the realm of Outstanding."

Moreover…

Cao Yunhai was still wearing the high-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure, the Demon Tiger Fist Glove. Coupled with the Green Cloud Five Tiger Seal, it could increase his power to the maximum.

Wang Dafa grinned and said, "As expected of Senior Brother Cao, I was defeated by this punch. Now, I'm a little traumatized. I wonder if this Qi Ming can withstand it."

In the surroundings, everyone focused their attention on the battle.

Boom!

There was a loud sound.

Qi Ming took a step forward. In the eyes of these servant disciples, it was as if he teleported, and he left the spot to easily avoid Cao Yunhai's punch.

Cao Yunhai's punch hit nothing but a one-meter-wide hole in the ground. Spider web-like cracks appeared around the hole.

"What incredible speed."

"What movement technique is this?"

"So fast."

"Qi Ming avoided it."

Everyone exclaimed.

"Nine Spirit Illusion Steps."

Mu Qing was surprised and even felt that it was unbelievable, "From the situation just now, Qi Ming's Nine Spirit Illusion Steps has definitely reached the Mastered realm. It can even be said to have reached Outstanding."

"This…"

Mu Qing was shocked.

One had to know, from the time Qi Ming obtained the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps until now, it had only been less than five days. He had actually cultivated the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps to this extent.

Genius!

He was definitely a genius!

"Such a genius was actually buried in the servant quarters. If he was in our Myriad Demon Cave, he would have been nurtured as a 'Demon Child'."

Mu Qing pursed his lips and thought to himself, "I can only say that the Heaven Enlightenment Sect has simply buried an outstanding disciple."

On the stage, Cao Yunhai was completely kited by Qi Ming and could not touch the corner of Qi Ming's clothes at all. Every punch and every move landed on empty air and could not injure him at all.

"This…"

"Unbelievable, unbelievable indeed."

"I didn't expect Qi Ming to have such a movement technique. Furthermore, his mastery of this movement technique is definitely not low."

"I originally thought that Qi Ming would be completely beaten by Cao Yunhai."

"From the looks of it, it's hard to say who will win."

The servant disciples discussed.

Wang Dafa, Zhang Wenxiu, and the others sneered a few times and said, "Ignorant. You don't know Senior Brother Cao's true strength at all. The Green Cloud Five Tiger Seal is only one of the spells that Senior Brother Cao has grasped."

Cao Yunhai took a deep breath. He was not angry at all. Instead, he was very calm. He said in a deep voice, "Qi Ming, you're like a mud fish. You only know how to run."

"To be honest, you've indeed angered me."

As soon as he finished speaking…

Cao Yunhai reached out and took out a tiger-headed saber from the inferior-grade storage bag at his waist. The blade was pitch-black like ink, but there were wisps of blood threads.

"This saber is called the Tiger Demon Saber, a high-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure." Cao Yunhai said.

Clang!

Qi Ming reached out and took out the 'Skeleton Sword'. He used the 'inferior-grade storage bag' at his waist as a cover. Speaking of which, this inferior-grade storage bag was still the one that contained a thousand low-grade spirit stones last time.

Qi Ming paused for a moment and said, "This is called 'Sword'. It's a medium-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure."

Cao Yunhai shouted, "Which means to say, your talisman treasure is inferior to mine, your spells are inferior to mine, and your experience in fights is inferior to mine. Other than your cultivation level being higher than mine, what right do you have to defeat me?"

"You will definitely lose!!!"

Swish!

His figure swayed.

After Cao Yunhai held the Tiger Demon Saber, his entire aura completely changed. His burly body became extremely agile, and his saber techniques were even more domineering.

In the blink of an eye, Cao Yunhai arrived before Qi Ming.

"Wind Sweeping Cloud Saber Technique."

The saber technique that Cao Yunhai executed was indeed like a whirlwind sweeping away the clouds. The saber qi whistled past like a violent wind, and his attacks were extremely overbearing as he pressed forward step by step.

Very strong!

He was indeed very strong!

Swish!

Qi Ming retreated again and avoided Cao Yunhai's sharp slashes while the latter closed in. In the eyes of everyone, Qi Ming seemed to be suppressed and could not fight back. He could only dodge.

In fact, Qi Ming was only adapting to the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps that had reached the Outstanding realm. After all, Qi Ming had cultivated for a few days and raised the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps and Green Cloud Sword Technique to a very high level of mastery.

However, this was the first time Qi Ming had used the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps in battle.

He really needed to get used to it.

"Wind Sweeping Cloud Saber Technique, this is already a top-grade Qi Refinement realm technique. Also, although Cao Yunhai's movement technique is only the commonly seen Green Cloud Steps in the Green Cloud Peak, it has also reached the level of Outstanding."

"Qi Ming is definitely going to lose."

"Indeed."

"Qi Ming has no chance of winning."

"…"

The many servant disciples seemed to have already seen the outcome.

Clang!

Suddenly, there was a crisp sound.

It sounded like it was right beside the spectators' ears.

Everyone looked over.

This was the first time Qi Ming took the initiative to attack after fighting Cao Yunhai. He raised his hand and stabbed out with his sword. The tip of the sword touched Cao Yunhai's blade, and the surrounding saber lights quickly dissipated.

"You!!!"

Cao Yunhai's pupils were constricted.

Qi Ming said indifferently, "Your strength is not bad, but you still need to practice."

"Time to lose."

"Green Cloud Sword Technique."

Qi Ming's right hand shook, and the Skeleton Sword seemed to have come alive in his hand. His spiritual qi circulated, and sword lights flowed like clouds, containing traces of the Green Cloud Sword Intent.

In an instant, the sword qi enveloped Cao Yunhai.

"So fast!"

Swish!

A green sword light flashed past as fast as lightning. Everyone could not see Qi Ming's figure clearly. This sword was very fast, very sharp, and also very powerful.

Boom!

The Tiger Demon Saber in Cao Yunhai's hand was sent flying. The spiritual qi on his body dissipated, and fine sword scars appeared all over his body with traces of blood seeping out.

Finally, the tip of the Skeleton Sword in Qi Ming's hand was already at Cao Yunhai's throat. He only needed to take half a step forward and the opponent's throat would be directly pierced.

There was silence.

Everyone fell silent.

They were dumbfounded.

Everyone was completely stunned.

It could be said that…

From the moment Qi Ming made his move to the end, it only took a few seconds before the move that Cao Yunhai was proud of was defeated.

"I… I…"

Cao Yunhai did not dare to believe it, was unwilling to accept this result, and his eyes were filled with confusion, "Why is this happening? This is impossible, this is impossible…"

Xiao Fan was stunned. He saw through the secret, "A strand of sword intent. That was a strand of sword intent just now. Although it's very subtle, it was sword intent!"

"Perfection realm!"

"Qi Ming has actually cultivated the Green Cloud Sword Technique to the Perfection realm!"

"Gasp…"

"Too strong, too strong."

"I see. No wonder Cao Yunhai lost so completely."

Tang Bing reacted. "So Qi Ming has already cultivated the Green Cloud Sword Technique to the Perfection realm and has already condensed a strand of sword intent."

"Senior… Senior Brother Cao actually lost."

Wang Dafa and Zhang Wenxiu were also dumbfounded.

"The first match of the finals, No. 15 Qi Ming wins."

After a moment, the elder announced the result.

There was an uproar.

"Qi Ming! Qi Ming! Qi Ming!"

The next moment, the thousands of servant disciples cheered in unison.

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Chapter 16: Mu Qing, You've Been Caught!

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Qi Ming's cheers resounded throughout the Green Cloud Peak's servant quarters. When Pang San saw this scene, he could not help but reveal a surprised expression.

"I actually didn't notice."

Pang San said in surprise, "This Qi Ming actually has such strength. Cao Yunhai was defeated so thoroughly and practically had no ability to counterattack. Looks like Qi Ming was playing with the other party from the beginning."

"You've lost."

Qi Ming's gaze was indifferent as he looked at Cao Yunhai. After saying this indifferently, he put away the Skeleton Sword and turned to leave without looking back.

"Qi Ming!"

Cao Yunhai gradually returned to his senses. At this moment, anger surged in his heart. He had already lost his rationality. He roared angrily and launched a sneak attack on Qi Ming from behind.

Roar!

Cao Yunhai threw a punch with all his might. The power of the Green Cloud Five Tiger Seal erupted, transforming into a tiger-shaped fist mark that struck at Qi Ming's heart.

Clearly, impulsiveness was truly detrimental.

"Scoundrel!" The elder shouted angrily.

"Be careful!"

"Boss, be careful!"

"Holy f*ck! Cao Yunhai actually launched a sneak attack."

"It's too late."

"Quickly dodge it!"

"…"

Everyone could not help but shout.

Clang!!!

A sword cry sounded.

"Green Cloud Sword Technique."

Qi Ming did not turn around. He only slashed behind him as if he had a third eye on his back. The green sword light streaked across the sky.

Pew!!!

Blood splattered.

"Ah!!!"

Cao Yunhai let out an extremely miserable cry as his body was sent flying. His right arm was cut off by Qi Ming's sword.

Thick blood flowed to the ground.

The severed arm fell to the side, and his fingers were still twitching slightly.

The scene was a little bloody.

"What a fast sword."

"This Cao Yunhai was asking for it."

"He deserves it!"

"So be it if he lost, but he actually refused to accept the result. He took advantage of Qi Ming turning around and leaving to launch a sneak attack. Fortunately, Senior Brother Qi's strength is formidable, and he directly counterattacked Cao Yunhai."

"That's right."

"He deserves it."

"Shh… Don't say anymore. Cao Yunhai's older brother is an outer sect senior brother who's about to reach the Foundation Establishment realm. Since Qi Ming cut off Cao Yunhai's arm now, it'll probably be troublesome."

"Cao Yunhai deserved it."

The many servant disciples conversed.

"Bring him down."

Mu Qing's expression darkened as he glanced at Cao Yunhai, "Cao Yunhai violated the rules of the competition and ambushed Qi Ming after the competition ended. He's disqualified and will be directly eliminated."

"Yes."

The elder nodded and carried Qi Ming away.

"The competition will continue."

Mu Qing waved his hand, "Don't casually injure others."

"Yes."

Qi Ming shrugged and shook off the blood on the Skeleton Sword. His gaze indifferently looked at Cao Yunhai who had already been brought far away, and there was already a wisp of killing intent in his eyes.

Moreover…

Cao Yunhai looked at Qi Ming with eyes filled with hatred.

"Qi Ming, I won't let you off." He silently threatened Qi Ming.

Qi Ming thought to himself, 'In the arena just now, I couldn't kill Cao Yunhai in front of everyone, but it doesn't matter. I'll find an opportunity to get rid of Cao Yunhai. At that time, I'll pin the murderer on the spy from the Demon Sect.'

"On the other hand, Cao Yunhai's brother is a little troublesome. He's an outer sect disciple who's about to reach the Foundation Establishment realm. However, my spiritual pet Bat Demon is about to advance, so it's not impossible to deal with him."

After Qi Ming thought it through, he felt relieved.

Next, Cao Yunhai was disqualified from the competition. Coupled with the fact that he was already heavily injured and his right hand had been severed, he naturally could not continue fighting.

So, Mu Qing let the original 11th place Xu Chu from the C-Class Servant Quarters take over.

For the next two rounds, Qi Ming went against Zhu Youde and Tang Bing. The two of them were not weak either, but they were slightly inferior to Cao Yunhai, let alone Qi Ming.

They were both defeated. Qi Ming won three consecutive victories and easily obtained first place in the Green Cloud Peak's Servant Quarters Competition.

"Senior Brother Qi's strength is outstanding. We are not your match." Zhu Youde bowed and admitted defeat.

"Thank you." Qi Ming returned the greeting.

"Senior Brother Qi, may I ask how you cultivated the Green Cloud Sword Technique to Perfection? Is there any method behind it? Senior Brother, please enlighten me."

Tang Bing also grasped the Green Cloud Sword Technique, but she was only at the level of Outstanding and was far from being able to compare to Qi Ming's Perfection realm. She humbly sought guidance.

"What method can there be?"

Qi Ming looked at Tang Bing in confusion and said, "Isn't it very normal to reach the Perfection realm just by practicing?"

"What… I…"

Tang Bing was instantly stunned, and her icy cold expression was ruined. She seemed to be slightly cute and adorable, and after a short moment, she could only say, "Senior Brother Qi's natural talent is extraordinary, Junior Sister is inferior."

"Yes."

Qi Ming nodded. "I know. You don't have to be discouraged. Work hard. In the future, I can leave you the position of my maidservant."

"I…"

Tang Bing opened her mouth and was speechless.

Next, Mu Qing distributed the rewards for the top three. Qi Ming, who was first, received 100 low-grade spirit stones, a low-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure, and a low-grade Qi Refinement realm spell technique.

Second place was Tang Bing, and third place was Zhu Youde.

They had all received their rewards.

Mu Qing's gaze swept past Qi Ming and the others and said, "Get ready, rest for a day. Tomorrow, I'll bring you to the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm to participate in the Outer Sect Assessment of the twelve peaks."

"Yes." Qi Ming and the others replied in unison.

"Disperse." Mu Qing waved his hand.

Thus…

The servant disciples dispersed. They had to prepare and pack up what they needed to pack. They had to leave the Green Cloud Peak and go to the 'mortal world'.

Of course, a month later, the Heaven Enlightenment Sect would open its mountain gate again. The twelve peaks would gather and choose disciples from the mortal world. There would also be disciples from other cultivation families joining.

At that time, it would be a grand event.

This disciple recruitment event was called the Heaven Enlightenment Assembly.

It was held every three years.

However, at this moment, an accident happened.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Three streaks of light tore through the sky from the horizon. They were three figures that had at least reached the Foundation Establishment realm flying in the sky. In the blink of an eye, they landed on the arena square.

On a closer look, these three people were all ruddy and had lightning-like gazes. Their auras were extraordinary. They were wearing the clothes of outer sect elders.

"Mu Qing."

"You've been exposed."

After the three outer sect elders landed, they had already surrounded Mu Qing in the middle. The aura on their bodies circulated. They had actually already surpassed the Foundation Establishment realm.

"What happened?"

"What's wrong?"

"What did First Elder Mu Qing do? They actually gathered the three outer sect elders to capture him?"

"Gasp…"

Everyone was shocked.

"Hahaha…"

Mu Qing laughed loudly. He did not have any fear as he looked straight at the three outer sect elders and shouted, "You three want to take me down?"

"Attack!"

Clang!

As soon as they finished speaking, Mu Qing waved his right hand, and an azure sword floated into the air. In an instant, it split into 108 sword bodies that transformed into a sword rain that enveloped the three outer sect elders.

"Blazing Dragon Spear, strike!"

One of the outer sect elders pointed with his right hand, and a crimson spear flew out. Flames surged as it transformed into a wyrm that pounced over.

Bang bang bang!!!

The sword qi exploded and the flames shattered. Rumbling sounds resounded in all directions, and an extremely powerful aftershock spread towards the surroundings. Qi Ming and the others quickly retreated.

Swish!

After the initial exchange, Mu Qing flew into the sky as the three outer sect elders quickly chased after him. Qi Ming and the others could no longer see the following battle clearly.

There was no helping it.

The main reason was that the difference in strength was too great.. The disciples could not even keep up with their movements.

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Chapter 17: Fairy Feng Xi

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

Qi Ming and the others could still hear waves of rumbling sounds. When Mu Qing and the three outer sect elders fought, they released furious roars. All types of light exploded in the air.

"Blood Moon Great Art!"

Buzz!

Suddenly, at this moment, Mu Qing seemed to be forced into a corner by the three outer sect elders. After letting out a furious roar, even her voice became sharp. A dazzling blood-colored fog spread out.

"That is…"

Qi Ming and the others looked over.

Buzz! Buzz!

The blood-colored fog gradually rose. A blood-colored crescent moon actually rose. An extremely terrifying aura spread out, making Qi Ming and the others completely unable to breathe.

Terrifying!

It was extremely terrifying!

He was definitely not at the Foundation Establishment realm.

"This old thing…"

Qi Ming was shocked. "He actually hid it so deeply."

However, something even stranger happened.

Mu Qing raised his right hand, an extremely demonic smile appearing on his old face. He stretched out his right middle finger, his nails long and thin, like a female ghost.

Then…

The long nails seemed to have pierced through the skin on his forehead and slowly cut open this layer of human skin from top to bottom. This scene was extremely terrifying.

"This… this…"

Everyone was shocked.

After shedding a layer of human skin, he revealed his true appearance under the 'human skin'.

It was a peerless young woman with an oval face, cherry lips, a tall nose, and a graceful figure. Her blood red hair fluttered, and she seemed to be extremely gorgeous.

Her crystal-like blood-colored eyes were crystal clear and had a different kind of charm. When he observed carefully, there was a blood-colored lotus flower in her pupils.

"It's… it's her…"

Qi Ming felt a chill run from his feet to the top of his head. He did not expect that Mu Qing was actually Daoist White Bones, the demoness of the Myriad Demon Cave.

In fact, Daoist White Bones and Mu Qing were only disguises of this demoness.

"Blood Lotus Demoness."

One of the outer sect elders shouted in a deep voice, "How dare you! How dare you hide in the Green Cloud Peak until now? I'll make you disappear today."

"Attack!"

"Green Cloud Tripartite Formation."

As soon as they finished speaking.

The three outer sect elders jointly set up a formation and attacked the Blood Lotus Demoness. The array formation was very powerful, but she was even stronger.

"The blood moon in the sky, a thousand years of the blood lotus, in my absence there is life."

Boom! Boom!

The Blood Lotus Demoness let out a long roar as her terrifying combat strength erupted. A torrential blood light surged as the phenomenon of the blood moon and blood lotus soared into the sky.

Then, the Green Cloud Tripartite Formation directly exploded.

"Ah!!!"

The three outer sect elders screamed and spat out blood as their bodies flew out.

"This… this…"

"The three outer sect elders combined are actually not her match."

"Gasp…"

"Too powerful."

Everyone exclaimed.

"So strong."

Qi Ming was also very shocked.

"Hehe."

The Blood Lotus Demoness smiled disdainfully. "This is your strength? You're too weak. You want me to be annihilated? I won't play with you anymore."

After saying that, the Blood Lotus Demoness was about to escape.

"Since you're here, don't leave."

At this moment, a gentle voice sounded from the horizon. It was extremely pleasant to listen to, just like the sound of flowing water in the mountains. It was clear and pleasant to the ear, making one wonder what kind of immortal appearance the owner of this voice was.

"White Fire Phoenix, come."

Buzz!

Pure white flames appeared out of nowhere. Even the space was burned and twisted, turning into a pure white phoenix. It spread its wings and flew high, emitting grand pressure.

…

The pure white phoenix flapped its wings and charged towards the Blood Lotus Demoness.

"You!!!"

The Blood Lotus Demoness was extremely shocked. She unleashed all her strength, but the Blood Moon and Blood Lotus were completely burned by the pure white fire phoenix.

There was a huge difference.

"Ah!!!" The Blood Lotus Demoness screamed.

"This…" Everyone was shocked.

One had to know, the powerful Blood Lotus Demoness just now had been easily defeated by the combined forces of the three outer sect elders. Now, she was actually crushed by a pure white fire phoenix formed by a spell technique.

Seeing this kind of impact, everyone was indeed shocked.

The pure white phoenix dissipated.

The Blood Lotus Demoness fell to the ground. She was heavily injured. Just one strike had caused this Blood Lotus Demoness to be in a state of near death and lose the ability to resist.

Buzz!

The owner of the voice had appeared.

However…

His entire body was surrounded by white clouds and mist. Qi Ming could not see Fairy Feng Xi's appearance at all. Even her figure seemed extremely blurry.

It was filled with mystery.

"Greetings, Fairy Feng Xi."

The three outer sect elders knelt on the ground and bowed. Their tone was extremely respectful, and there was even a fanatical feeling. It could be seen that Fairy Feng Xi's background was extremely extraordinary.

"Yes."

Fairy Feng Xi nodded. She looked down from above at the heavily injured and dying Blood Lotus Demoness. Her gaze was calm, without any fluctuation, "Blood Lotus Demoness cultivates one of the Thirteen Demon Dao of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires of the Myriad Demon Cave, the Demon Dao of Love."

"Hehe."

The Blood Lotus Demoness raised her head without the slightest fear. Instead, she giggled and said, "I didn't expect that I would actually cause you, Fairy Feng Xi, to personally take action."

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Immediately after, three more figures appeared.

Moreover…

These three figures were similarly enveloped in a layer of mist, and it was utterly impossible to see them clearly. However, they revealed a trace of vital qi, and they were completely existences on the same level as Fairy Feng Xi.

"Fairy Feng Xi, I didn't expect you to make a move."

"This Blood Lotus Demoness indeed deserves death."

"Don't kill her first. We can keep her for interrogation."

The three figures said.

"You're too late. She's dead for sure."

However, Fairy Feng Xi said, "The pure white phoenix flames have already entered her body. Even if she reached the Nascent Soul realm, she won't be able to escape. Moreover, she's not in the Nascent Soul realm."

"It's about time."

Fairy Feng Xi said.

"Ah!!!"

Indeed, the Blood Lotus Demoness suddenly let out a miserable cry. Pure white flames burned within her body and instantly enveloped her entire body.

Then, under everyone's gazes, the Blood Lotus Demoness was forcefully burned to ashes.

Her ashes scattered with the wind.

"This…"

"As expected of Fairy Feng Xi."

"She has actually cultivated the pure white phoenix flames to such an extent."

The other three looked at each other in shock.

Thus…

The matter was resolved just like that.

Qi Ming and the others had watched a battle between experts and witnessed the powerful strength of the higher-ups of the Green Cloud Peak. It was indeed very terrifying and could overturn mountains and overturn seas.

It was terrifying.

"There will be a new head elder taking over tomorrow. You can all go back."

One of the outer sect elders said a few words to Qi Ming and the others before leaving. As for Fairy Feng Xi and the others, they had long disappeared.

As for what would happen next, Qi Ming did not know either.

However, Qi Ming felt a little uneasy.

Honestly, the Blood Lotus Demoness died too quickly, and it felt unreal. However, the Blood Lotus Demoness had died at the hands of Fairy Feng Xi. If something was wrong, could it be that there was a problem with Fairy Feng Xi?

That should be impossible.

"Why am I thinking about this?"

Qi Ming shook his head. "Now that Mu Qing is gone, I'll have an easier time. All I need to do now is to cultivate steadily."

Next, Qi Ming took the receipt and took 1,500 low-grade spirit stones from Pang San. He then sold the low-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure and low-grade Qi Refinement realm spell techniques he obtained this time to Pang San, only managing to sell 150 low-grade spirit stones.

This way…

The number of low-grade spirit stones in Qi Ming's hands reached 1,750.

"Junior Brother Qi."

Pang San smiled and said, "Senior Brother, I heard that a few days ago, First Elder Mu Qing talked to you in private alone. You'll probably be interrogated next."

"What does it have to do with me?"

Qi Ming said angrily, "I'm just an ordinary servant disciple. I don't know anything and have never come into contact with anything. Don't talk nonsense, alright?"

"Perhaps."

Pang San shrugged, put away the betting chip, and turned around to leave, "Right, Junior Brother Qi, as your senior brother, I have to remind you. If you don't want to be easily manipulated, you have to show sufficient value. Otherwise, any one of you can take the blame."

"What do you mean?" Qi Ming asked.

"What do I mean? You need to find a backer. Is there a need to ask? I think your talent is not bad so I want to make a friend, which is why I told you this."

Pang San waved his hand, "I'm leaving."

Qi Ming watched Pang San leave in silence as he thought to himself, "Find a backer."

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Chapter 18: Can't You Try Something New?

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Pang San's words were indeed a kind reminder, but Qi Ming's situation was different from everyone else. Moreover, finding a backer was not so simple.

In fact, the meaning behind Pang San's words was that he hoped that Qi Ming could display outstanding strength and talent in the upcoming Outer Sect Assessment and make the sect elders take a fancy to him and take him in as a disciple. In this way, he would have a backer in the sect.

However, Mu Qing was already dead. Qi Ming did not want to participate in the next Outer Sect Assessment. He only wanted to stay in the sect and be an ordinary outer sect disciple, quietly cultivating.

As for other things, he would avoid them if he could.

What could be more comfortable than AFK Farming?

Nothing!

At noon, Qi Ming returned to his residence.

"Charge 1,700 low-grade spirit stones and use them to cultivate the Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art."

Qi Ming said, "Enter the game dungeon Gloomy Swamp."

By evening, the Green Cloud Peak had already completely investigated the matter of 'Mu Qing' and 'Blood Lotus Demoness' and spread the exact details of this matter in the servant quarters.

First, the Blood Lotus Demoness was a demoness who cultivated the Demon Dao of Love, one of the Thirteen Demon Dao of the Myriad Demon Cave. Her cultivation level was profound and had already reached the late-stage Core Formation realm.

Moreover, Mu Qing died ten years ago. He died in the hands of the Blood Lotus Demoness. After his corpse was destroyed, his entire skin was peeled off and refined into a disguise.

The Blood Lotus Demoness had disguised herself as Mu Qing for a full ten years.

It could be said that if not for Qi Ming, the Blood Lotus Demoness could have continued hiding.

In the D-Class Servant Quarters, a fair-skinned child arrived. He stood outside Qi Ming's residence without any expression and said, "Master wants you to come with me."

"You are?" Qi Ming frowned.

The child replied, "My master is the new First Elder of the Green Cloud Peak. You'll know when you arrive. Don't waste time, follow me."

"Sure." Qi Ming pondered for a moment before nodding and leaving with this child. Ye Dun and the others watched, but they did not dare to say anything.

In the surroundings, many servant disciples looked over.

"Qi Ming has been taken away again."

"I heard that it's the new Servant Quarters' First Elder."

"They came so quickly."

"Of course, because tomorrow is the Outer Sect Assessment."

The servant disciples conversed softly.

Half an hour later, Qi Ming followed the child to their destination. It was Mu Qing's courtyard. There were a few servants tidying and cleaning it. Now, it had already become the courtyard of the new Servant Quarters' First Elder.

"Please come in." The child gestured.

Qi Ming nodded. After all, he had been here once, so he was quite familiar with it. When he arrived at the guest hall, he met the new Servant Quarters' First Elder.

However, in the guest hall, this new Servant Quarters' First Elder had his back facing Qi Ming. Qi Ming originally thought that it would be an elderly man, but he did not expect it to be a middle-aged man.

At this moment, this new Servant Quarters' First Elder was currently looking at a painting of the Spring, Summer, and Autumn Rain. He was very engrossed in it and seemed to not even notice Qi Ming's arrival.

Qi Ming stood on the spot and did not move much, nor did he say anything to disturb him.

Time passed.

Half an hour later.

"Not bad."

The new Servant Quarters' First Elder nodded, turned around, and looked at Qi Ming. His tone was slightly praising as he said, "Your disposition is not bad. You're able to keep your cool."

"Sit." The new elder raised his hand.

"Thank you, First Elder." Qi Ming returned the greeting and sat on the seat beside him.

"Call me Elder Feng." The new Servant Quarters' First Elder said.

"Yes, Elder Feng." Qi Ming answered.

Elder Feng sized Qi Ming up a few times and said, "I called you over this time mainly to ask you a few things. Don't be too nervous."

Qi Ming nodded. "Elder Feng, please ask. I will definitely not dare to hide anything."

Elder Feng smiled as he asked, "A few days ago, the Blood Lotus Demoness disguised as Mu Qing summoned you alone. What did she talk to you about? From the beginning to the end, tell me in detail."

Qi Ming replied, "I was summoned by the Demon Sect Demoness a few days ago because I discovered that there were Demon Sect spies in the Green Cloud Peak. When she found out that my cultivation had already reached the fifth level Qi Refinement realm, she hoped that I could participate in the outer sect disciples to restore the reputation of the Green Cloud Peak and make a name for it."

"However, I've always liked to keep a low profile and am only willing to cultivate in silence. I don't want to participate in any trivial matters. Because of that, the Demon Sect Demoness threatened to label me as a spy if I did not comply. In addition, she gave me a thousand low-grade spirit stones and a movement spell, Nine Spirit Illusion Steps."

"I have no choice but to participate in the Outer Sect Assessment."

"You're already at the fifth level Qi Refinement realm."

Elder Feng looked a little surprised.

"I don't dare to lie." Qi Ming said.

"How's the cultivation of the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps?" Elder Feng asked again.

"Not bad," Qi Ming said, "I've already reached the Outstanding realm."

Elder Feng was even more surprised. He carefully sized up Qi Ming a few times. "You've only obtained the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps for a few days, but you've already reached the level of Outstanding?"

Qi Ming nodded.

"Show me." Elder Feng said solemnly.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

As soon as they finished speaking, Qi Ming used the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps. His figure was agile like layers of illusions. After taking nine steps, he walked back and forth in the guest hall very smoothly.

"You are at the mastery level of Outstanding indeed."

Elder Feng was indeed surprised, "I didn't expect such a genius to be buried in the Green Cloud Peak's servant quarters. You were only discovered now. Moreover, the first person to be discovered was the demoness from the Demon Sect."

"That bunch of trash from the Heaven Enlightenment Assembly actually missed such a genius. They're really a bunch of useless trash."

Qi Ming lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

This Elder Feng's identity might not be simple.

Those who could preside over the Heaven Enlightenment Assembly were all sect elders, and Elder Feng was only the Servant Quarters' First Elder. Logically speaking, how could he dare to speak ill of those sect elders like this? If these sect elders accidentally heard this, they would definitely find trouble with Elder Feng.

This meant that Elder Feng was not afraid of those sect elders at all. His status and cultivation would only be higher and stronger than those sect elders.

He was naturally not simple.

"Cough cough."

Elder Feng coughed lightly and realized that he had let slip. He said, "Qi Ming, do you know the origins of the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps?"

"This disciple does not know, please enlighten me." Qi Ming humbly asked for guidance.

"Although the Nine Steps of Spirit Illusion is only a top-grade Qi Refinement realm spell, it is one of the foundational spells of the Holy Spirit Technique, which is one of the Thirteen Demon Dao, the Demon Dao of Life. Apart from the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps, there are also eight other top-grade Qi Refinement realm spells. After successfully cultivating all of them, one can condense the Holy Spirit Origin Seal and establish the Holy Spirit Dao Foundation to cultivate the Demon Dao of Life."

"This…"

Qi Ming was shocked. "First Elder, I don't know anything about this. I don't know that the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps is actually a Foundation Establishment cultivation method of the Demon Dao. If I knew, I would definitely not have learned it."

Elder Feng smiled, "Don't worry, I know this well. Therefore, I won't pursue the matter of you cultivating the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps. Not only that, I will also grant you another spell."

"Thank you, Elder Feng." Qi Ming bowed.

"However…" Elder Feng continued, "You must participate in the next Outer Sect Assessment and enter the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm. Moreover, you must obtain an excellent result."

"Otherwise, I'll have to interrogate you properly."

Qi Ming was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He looked at the faint smile on Elder Feng's face and was speechless in his mind,?'Wait… isn't this… You old foxes, old thieves, can't you change a new trick? You're doing the same thing?!'

Could it be that he was also a spy from the Demon Sect?!

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Chapter 19: The Old Monk of the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple

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"Any other questions?" Elder Feng asked lightly.

"This disciple…" Qi Ming paused. He really did not want to agree.

"The rewards for this Outer Sect Assessment are very generous. The first place will be rewarded with 10,000 low-grade spirit stones, a top-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure, and a top-grade Qi Refinement realm spell. The second place will be rewarded with 5,000 low-grade spirit stones and a top-grade Qi Refinement realm spell technique. The third place will be rewarded with 1,000 low-grade spirit stones and a top-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure."

Elder Feng said, "Apart from that, the first to third place can choose an inner sect elder of the Green Cloud Peak as their master. He can directly enter the inner sect."

"Of course, if your performance is outstanding enough, even legacy elders will personally take you in as a disciple. The main thing is still your performance."

"10,000 low-grade spirit stones?" Qi Ming's eyes lit up.

Opening the second AFK Farming slot required 10,000 low-grade spirit stones.

"This is the top-grade Qi Refinement realm spell, Wind Manipulation Sword Art."

Elder Feng took out a jade slip and an inferior-grade storage bag before handing it to Qi Ming, "In addition, there are also 1,000 low-grade spirit stones. Take them all."

"This… this…"

Qi Ming reached out and took the jade slip and the inferior-grade storage bag in his hand, "Disciple thanks Elder Feng for your generous gift. I wouldn't dare to decline an elder's gift."

"Any other questions?" Elder Feng asked.

"No." Qi Ming shook his head decisively and said, "In tomorrow's Outer Sect Assessment, I will definitely do my best to make a name for Green Cloud Peak and take the first place."

"Oh." Elder Feng smiled. "You have good ambition. You want to get first place directly."

"Also…" Elder Feng continued, "Because of these things that happened on the Green Cloud Peak, the other eleven peaks became wary and found many Demon Sect spies."

"Therefore, the Outer Sect Assessment will be delayed for three days."

"Get ready for it."

"Yes." Qi Ming answered.

This way, with three days of buffer time, Qi Ming was even more confident in taking first place in the Outer Sect Assessment.

"Go back." Elder Feng waved his hand.

Qi Ming nodded and turned to leave.

Buzz!

After a while, in the guest hall, a figure appeared out of thin air. It was a young man in white clothes. He had sharp brows, a handsome appearance, and an extraordinary bearing.

"How is it?" The white-robed youth asked.

"Peak Master." Elder Feng bowed and said, "From the beginning to the end, the 'Spirit Language Painting' did not react at all. This Qi Ming is telling the truth. It can be seen that Qi Ming was only accidentally involved."

"Oh."

This young man in white was the Peak Master of the Green Cloud Peak.

His name was Miao Hongjian, titled Daoist Heaven Sword.

Apart from that…

There were also many nicknames.

In fact, this matter was even bigger than Qi Ming had expected. The entire Green Cloud Peak was alarmed, and it was not as simple as just a few outer sect elders and legacy elders appearing.

It was a huge matter!

Buzz!

The Green Cloud Peak's Peak Master stretched out his hand, and the 'Spring, Summer, and Autumn Rain Painting' flew into his hand. He observed it carefully and indeed did not find any problems.

"The Blood Lotus Demoness has been hiding in the Green Cloud Peak for a full ten years. It was only recently that she exposed herself and was discovered by a servant disciple."

Elder Feng said, "Although there was indeed nothing suspicious from the beginning to the end, the Blood Lotus Demoness has been hiding for so long and actually died just like that. I keep feeling that something is amiss."

"What?" The Green Cloud Peak's Peak Master, Miao Hongjian, smiled. "You dare to doubt Fairy Feng Xi?"

"I wouldn't dare to do that." Elder Feng shook his head, "I just find it strange."

"Pay more attention to that Qi Ming." Miao Hongjian said.

Elder Feng nodded, "Qi Ming's talent is not bad. He's a buried genius. If he performs well in this Outer Sect Assessment, I will consider taking him as my disciple."

"According to what you said, his talent is indeed quite good. He's worth nurturing."

Miao Hongjian nodded, "But we still have to confirm it."

"I know that." Elder Feng replied.

At this moment, Qi Ming had already returned to his residence. Ye Dun and the others had not gone down the mountain yet, but they had already started to pack their things. When they saw Qi Ming return, they surrounded him.

"Boss, are you alright?" Zhu Xiaoxian asked.

"They didn't make things difficult for you, right?" Hu Gang and the others were also asking.

"It's fine." Qi Ming shook his head. "They only asked about the basic situation."

"That's good."

Ye Dun and the others heaved a sigh of relief.

"When do you plan to leave?" Qi Ming asked.

"Tomorrow."

Zhu Xiaoxian and the others looked at each other. "At that time, we will go down the mountain. At that time, only you will be left."

"How can Boss be the same as you?"

Zhang Qing curled his lips. "You are going to the mortal world to size up the businesses of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect. Boss is rising rapidly and will become immortal in the future."

"Yes, yes." Hu Gang also said in a flattering tone, "I hope that when Boss becomes a true immortal and gains great power, he can help us rise to the heavens too."

Many servant disciples had already left the Green Cloud Peak that night and headed to various places. The four major servant quarters gradually became quiet.

Late at night, Qi Ming did not fall asleep.

Under the moonlight, It was as if the ground was covered in a layer of silver.

Zhu Xiaoxian and the others had already packed their things. Actually, there was nothing much. It was just one or two bags. All the things that had happened in the past would vanish with the separation tomorrow.

Moreover, it was basically impossible for them to meet again.

Everything that had happened in the past few days surfaced in Qi Ming's mind. For a moment, he sighed and felt reluctant, but it quickly disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, Ye Dun shouted, "Qi Ming. Shall we go out and have a chat?"

"Okay." Qi Ming nodded.

The two of them walked out of the room side by side. After Qi Ming and Ye Dun left, Zhu Xiaoxian and the others opened their eyes. In fact, they were not asleep.

It was indeed because they could not bear to leave.

This reluctance was because they did not want to leave the Green Cloud Peak. They did not want their dream of becoming immortals to end here. After they descended the mountain, they would never be able to return. They were almost not fated to cultivate.

They would never achieve much in their lives.

Zhu Xiaoxian and the others wanted to beg Qi Ming for help, but they knew that even if they asked, Qi Ming would not help them stay in the Green Cloud Peak. Moreover, Qi Ming did not have the ability.

"Could Ye Dun have asked the Boss for help?" Zhu Xiaoxian asked.

"Of course." Zhang Qing said, "In the past three years, Ye Dun can be considered Boss's best friend and brother. He will definitely ask for help from Boss, but even if Boss wants to help him, there's probably nothing he can do."

"Who knows?"

"It's useless to think about this. Let's carefully plan what we should do after we get down the mountain."

"…"

Wu Shiliang and the others spoke.

Outside the house.

"Qi Ming." Ye Dun said, "I'll go down the mountain tomorrow."

Qi Ming nodded and took out the spirit stones. He handed them to Ye Dun and said, "I can't help you much. Take these spirit stones."

"What do I want your spirit stones for?" Ye Dun said angrily, "I called you out because I have something important to tell you, but Zhu Xiaoxian and the others can't hear this."

"What is it?" Qi Ming was stunned.

"I might join the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple."

Ye Dun took a deep breath and said word by word, "On the night that you exposed your third level of Qi Refinement cultivation, I inexplicably encountered an old baldy who called himself Buddha Miao Zai. He insisted that I had an affinity with Buddha and wanted to take me as his disciple. At first, I did not believe him, but these few days, I had no choice but to believe him."

"Ten Thousand Buddha Temple…" Qi Ming was a little surprised. "Such a thing actually happened?"

Ye Dun nodded and continued, "I am originally a servant disciple of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect. If I join the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, it will be equivalent to betraying the sect. At that time, I'm afraid…"

"Why are you worried about this?"

Qi Ming said speechlessly, "You're only a servant disciple. To put it nicely, you're a disciple. But in a more direct term, you'll be called a servant. You have to do all kinds of servant missions every day."

"A servant disciple can't even be considered a part of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect."

"Since there's a better way out, why not go to the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple?"

"Qi Ming, do you really think so?" Ye Dun was surprised and delighted.

"Of course." Qi Ming shrugged.

"Not bad, not bad."

At this moment, a benevolent and gentle voice sounded. "Little friend, you are enlightened and everything you say is reasonable. Why don't you follow me to the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple as well?"

"Who?!"

Qi Ming turned around in shock and looked in the direction of the voice.. He saw an old baldy walking over with a smile on his face.

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Chapter 20: Buddha's Reincarnation

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"Amitabha."

The old monk pressed his palms together and bowed slightly to Qi Ming, "This monk is Miao Zai."

"You… why are you here?" Ye Dun was shocked. "This is the Green Cloud Peak."

"I've traveled the world. Apart from the Nine Heavens and Nine Nether, where can I not go?"

Buzz!

In the sky, a figure flew over. Qi Ming looked over. It was Elder Feng, whom he had met once. Elder Feng had his hands behind his back and there was a boy and a girl standing beside him.

"What arrogance. Monk Miao Zai, instead of cultivating your Ascetic Buddhist Way properly, you came to kidnap a disciple of my Green Cloud Peak. Do you really think there's no one on my Green Cloud Peak?" Elder Feng threatened solemnly.

"Elder Feng." Qi Ming bowed.

Elder Feng glanced at Qi Ming and nodded, "You can leave."

Qi Ming nodded and stood at the side.

"You're wrong." Miao Zai smiled and said, "A servant disciple is only a servant that's changed every three years in your Heaven Enlightenment Sect. It's useless to keep them, and it's a pity to abandon them."

"Moreover…"

"Ye Dun and my Buddha are fated. Benefactor Feng, why do you have to stop others from pursuing their path?"

"I want to take him away from the Green Cloud Peak."

Elder Feng said, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

"Amitabha."

Buzz!

Miao Zai pressed his palms together.

In an instant, with him as the center, endless Buddhist light blossomed. It was dazzling and resplendent. In midair, it condensed into an incomparably huge Golden Buddha Avatar.

It was as if there were countless chanting scriptures.

Countless Buddhist symbols surrounded him.

"Today."

Miao Zai raised his head and looked straight at Elder Feng. He said in a deep voice, "This Monk will bring Ye Dun away and sever the karma between him and the Heaven Enlightenment Sect. Entering the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple is his destiny."

"Ridiculous." Elder Feng said indifferently, "You? Can you determine his destiny?"

As soon as they finished speaking.

"Green Lotus Dao."

Buzz!

Elder Feng waved his hands, causing countless green lights to appear behind him. In the air, a Thirty-sixth Grade Green Lotus that was comparable to a mountain appeared.

Moreover…

Every petal of the Thirty-sixth Grade Green Lotus could transform into various offensive methods.

It was extremely powerful.

Both sides were ready to fight.

Qi Ming also felt his scalp go numb.

Experts of this level had already reached the level of Immortal Gods.

Thump!

At this moment, Ye Dun knelt down.

"Senior, please accept my kowtow."

Ye Dun knelt down and kowtowed nine times to Elder Feng. Every time he kowtowed, he used a lot of strength. One could hear a thud as blood flowed out of his forehead.

"Three years ago, I was sponsored by my father and was fortunate enough to enter the Heaven Enlightenment Sect. However, because of my insufficient aptitude, I could only be a servant for three years on the Green Cloud Peak."

Ye Dun slowly said, "Now that the three years of labor have been completed, my aptitude is slow and I still haven't reached the third level of Qi Refinement. I can't even enter the outer sect."

"This junior is vexed, uncomfortable, and in pain because of this…"

"But…"

"Now, there's another path placed in front of me. I don't want to give up, nor am I willing to give up. Even if I die a horrible death and my soul dissipates, I will not hesitate."

"Senior, please grant my wish!" Ye Dun shouted.

"Amitabha." Miao Zai pressed his palms together and chanted again. He closed his eyes slightly and suddenly took out a purple jade box, "Benefactor Feng, you should have heard it."

Qi Ming looked at Ye Dun, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling because he could not withstand the pressure from Elder Feng. There was some worry in his eyes. He then looked up at Elder Feng and said, "Elder Feng, your identity is indeed not simple."

Elder Feng retracted his gaze from Ye Dun and glanced at the purple jade box in his hand. He said coldly, "Forget it. I'm not an unreasonable person. Cripple your current cultivation and you are not allowed to cultivate any method related to the Green Cloud Peak anymore."

"Thank you, Senior!"

Pew!!!

Ye Dun gritted his teeth, raised his right hand, and slapped his dantian. He spat out blood and his face was pale. The cultivation level of the second level of Qi Refinement that he had painstakingly cultivated for three years had completely dissipated at this moment.

Three years of hard work ended in vain.

"Scram." Elder Feng was extremely cold.

"Green Cloud Peak, Heavenly Enlightenment Sect."

Miao Zai took a deep breath and had a gloomy expression, "He's only a servant disciple. To all of you, he bears no importance, yet you insist on forcing him to this extent."

"Miao Zai, if you still don't leave, then stay behind. At most, I'll go to the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple's Ascetic Cliff and have a chat with your Head Elder of the Ascetic Buddhist Way."

Clang!

Suddenly, a voice sounded as if it came from all directions and entered Miao Zai's ears, causing his expression to change drastically as he exclaimed, "Peak Master of the Green Cloud Peak!"

"Go!"

He reached out and grabbed Ye Dun's shoulder. Without daring to stay any longer, he turned into a golden stream of light and directly fled, disappearing into the distance.

Before leaving, Ye Dun glanced at Qi Ming, his eyes filled with reluctance.

"Elder Feng." Qi Ming bowed and asked, "Why did Miao Zai take a fancy to Ye Dun? What's so special about him? Can you enlighten me?"

"What else could it be?"

Elder Feng's tone seemed to be a little disdainful as he said, "He's the reincarnation of a Buddha. Ye Dun has the 'Reincarnation Seal' of the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple's Buddha in his body."

"Of course they have to bring him back."

"Only the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple can detect the 'Reincarnation Seal' with a special method. No one else knows about it. If Ye Dun stays in the 'Green Cloud Peak', there really won't be a day when he can stand out."

"But what will happen to Ye Dun now will depend on his own luck."

"The reincarnation of Buddha." Qi Ming was a little surprised.

"Don't think too much." Elder Feng said, "Prepare well for the competition in a few days. Don't disappoint me."

Qi Ming nodded.

Swish!

Elder Feng left.

In the surroundings, that was because the commotion just now was too huge, and it practically alarmed more than half of the Green Cloud Peak. However, only Elder Feng and the Green Cloud Peak's Peak Master appeared.

"The reincarnation of Buddha." Qi Ming sighed in his heart. "This origin is indeed a little fierce. He can even be a main character in a novel."

Most importantly, according to the current situation, Ye Dun left the Green Cloud Peak and entered the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple. Elder Feng even forced Ye Dun to cripple his cultivation. In this way, would the Green Cloud Peak become the villain?

In the future, when Ye Dun became stronger, he would seek revenge on Green Cloud Peak?

Forget it.

Whatever.

What was the use of thinking so much?

After Qi Ming lay on the bed, he directly slept. Even if the sky collapsed, there would be someone taller to hold it up. He, Qi Ming, was only an ordinary sect disciple.

"Boss… Boss…"

Zhu Xiaoxian and the others no longer dared to speak. They looked at Qi Ming nervously.

What had happened just now had indeed frightened them greatly.

"Don't ask too much." Qi Ming said, "It's not good for you to know too much."

"Yes."

Zhu Xiaoxian and the others immediately shut their mouths.

Late at night, on the top of the Green Cloud Peak, there was a floating building surrounded by clouds and fog. It was like a paradise. When his gaze gradually narrowed, he could see a golden and dazzling three-story building.

On the signboard in front of the door was written: Phoenix Cry Pavilion.

Clearly, this was Fairy Feng Xi's residence.

In the pavilion.

"Master."

The Blood Lotus Demoness knelt on one knee and bowed to Fairy Feng Xi, "Why do you want to give up on the Green Cloud Peak's servant quarters? Although there hasn't been much progress in the past ten years, it's a pity to give up like this."

On a closer look, the Blood Lotus Demoness only had her spiritual body left. Her physical body was already destroyed, and her cultivation was almost completely gone.

Clearly, for the sake of putting on that show, the Blood Lotus Demoness had paid a heavy price.

"Blood Lotus." Fairy Feng Xi spoke to the Blood Lotus Demoness through a screen, "Miao Hongjian has already sensed it. Even if you don't show yourself, you will probably die under his sword."

"At that time, you will truly die."

"Even I might be discovered."

Buzz!

At this moment, Fairy Feng Xi waved her hand, and a crimson ball of light appeared, floating above her palm, "This is a Ninth Grade Heaven and Earth Red Lotus."

In the crimson light was a red lotus with nine petals.

"Use this Ninth Grade Heaven and Earth Red Lotus to reconstruct your body."

Fairy Feng Xi continued, "At that time, you can join the Heaven Enlightenment Sect through the Heaven Enlightenment Assembly. I will personally take you as my disciple, and no one will suspect you."

"Thank you, Master!" The Blood Lotus Demoness bowed and answered.

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Chapter 21: Chen Family Fort

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The night passed and the next day arrived.

It was close to noon.

Zhu Xiaoxian and the others bid farewell to Qi Ming one after another. They carried their bags and left the Green Cloud Peak reluctantly. At the same time, they ended their dream of cultivation.

Qi Ming nodded slightly and did not send him off.

"I'm the only one left."

Qi Ming looked around. The originally bustling 'dormitory' was already very empty. He felt a little lonely, but he quickly returned to normal. After collecting his thoughts, a notification of the 'AFK Farming Software' appeared in front of him.

Ding!

"Cultivated the Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art for one day with 170 times the effect. Reached the early-stage of the sixth level of Qi Refinement."

Buzz!

Thick spiritual qi gathered on the surface of Qi Ming's body. The Green Cloud Qi Refinement Art circulated automatically and refined the spiritual qi into spirit energy. The fifth azure cloud cyclone in his dantian strengthened and reached its limit.

Boom!

Then, Qi Ming's entire body shook. More and more spiritual qi poured into his body, forming the sixth azure cloud cyclone. The spirit energy in his body quickly strengthened.

Not long after, his cultivation was completely consolidated.

"I'm in the sixth level Qi Refinement realm."

Qi Ming said, "It's indeed harder to improve the further I go. After AFK Farming for a day under the 170-fold amplification, I've only improved by one level."

If other disciples heard Qi Ming's words, they would probably curse. Qi Ming did not need to do anything and only used a day to easily break through to the sixth level of Qi Refinement.

If the other disciples wanted to break through, they would have to work hard to cultivate.

There was no comparison at all.

Ding!

"You have been AFK Farming in the Gloomy Swamp game dungeon for a day. You have cleared the game dungeon once. You have obtained: one Swamp Giant Lizard egg, 50 low-grade spirit stones."

Item: Swamp Giant Lizard Egg

Introduction: The demon beast egg produced by the Swamp Giant Lizard can be tried to hatch a demon beast, but the probability of success is not high. It has a high nutritional value and can be refined into pills or cooked.

"So this thing is for eating."

"I'll charge 1,000 low-grade spirit stones and practice the Wind Manipulation Sword Art."

Qi Ming thought of something. "Use six low-grade spirit stones to open a new game dungeon."

Ding!

"AFK Farming the Wind Manipulation Sword Art at a hundredfold the effect…"

...

Ding!

"Activation successful. Entering the dungeon of the sixth level Qi Refinement realm: Chen Family Fort."

...

Game scene.

The Chen Family Fort was a cultivation clan with cultivators. The clan was flourishing, and the Chen Family Head had a profound cultivation and was very strong. He had a brilliant reputation in the surrounding area.

Moreover, he had always been protecting the stability of the territory.

He had eliminated many bandits and demons.

To the commoners, that was the case, but in fact, the Chen Family Fort had secretly colluded with the bandits and demons. They had done countless evil deeds.

On this day, the 'game character' that Qi Ming had transformed into descended. He used the moonlight to storm into the Chen Family Fort and eliminate the entire fort by himself.

Moreover, he publicized the various crimes of the Chen Family Fort.

In the blink of an eye, another day passed.

Noon.

Ding!

"The Wind Manipulation Sword Art cultivated for a day under the enhancement of a hundred times. Its mastery realm increased continuously. From Beginner, it rose to Mastered, and finally Outstanding."

...

Ding!

"You have been AFK Farming in the 'Chen Family Fort' game dungeon for a day and completed it once. You have received: one Demon Slaying Sword of the Chen Clan, 60 low-grade spirit stones."

Item: Chen Clan's Demon Slaying Sword

Introduction: This is a talisman treasure sword refined by the Head of the 'Chen Family Fort', it is his life's best work. It has reached the top-grade and is very powerful. It contains the power to slay demons.

Clang!

With a thought, Qi Ming waved his right hand and took out the Chen Clan's Demon Slaying Sword. The shiny sword body was bright silver in color. There were wisps of blood threads on the sword body, and it was three fingers wide.

"Not bad, not bad."

Qi Ming was very satisfied. "It's indeed much stronger than the Skeleton Sword."

Buzz!

Qi Ming closed his eyes. All kinds of comprehensions regarding the Wind Manipulation Sword Art surged into his mind. The spiritual qi around his body flowed and transformed into wisps of sword qi.

A realization appeared in Qi Ming's mind, "The Green Cloud Sword Technique and the Wind Manipulation Sword Art re complementary. If both of them reach the Perfection realm, I can condense the Green Cloud Wind Manipulation Sword Intent."

"As expected of a top-grade Qi Refinement realm spell technique."

Qi Ming said, "It's very powerful."

In the blink of an eye, it was already the third day.

In the morning, the Outer Sect Assessment was about to begin.

Xiao Fan, Zhu Youde, Tang Bing, Qiao Yuxian, Zhang Wenxiu, Luo San, Chen Weiming, Wang Dafa, and Xu Chu arrived at the gathering place before Qi Ming.

"Senior Brother Qi."

Qiao Yuxian waved at Qi Ming, her fair arms waving as her exquisite face was filled with a friendly smile. "Come quickly, we're about to set off."

Qi Ming nodded and quickly walked over.

However, Qi Ming did not see Elder Feng. The person who brought them to the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm was the real First Elder of the Green Cloud Peak's servant quarters. He had just taken up the position.

This Servant Quarters' First Elder had a head of white hair and was old. His face was covered in wrinkles and age spots, "Qi Ming, you're the only one left."

"Thank you for waiting, First Elder." Qi Ming bowed.

The First Elder nodded, "Call me Xu Rong."

"I don't dare to cross the line."

Buzz!

Xu Rong did not speak further. With a wave of his right hand, a ship flew out from his sleeve and floated in front of them.

The ship that was originally only the size of a palm actually became ten meters long and three meters wide. Its entire body was ancient in color, and one could see profound formation patterns interweaving.

Moreover, a faint light screen enveloped him.

"This is…" Qi Ming was a little surprised.

"This is the Dharma Ship."

Xu Rong explained to Qi Ming and the others, "It is one of the artifacts that is mainly used for traveling. It's very fast. To go to the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm, you need to ride a Dharma Ship."

Qi Ming and the others nodded.

"Come up." Xu Rong boarded the ship first, "This Dharma Ship is not mine. It was specially prepared to bring you to the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm. After this Outer Sect Assessment, it has to be returned."

Qi Ming and the others looked at each other before jumping onto the Dharma Ship one after another. It lit up as Xu Rong formed a few hand seals and injected spiritual qi into it.

"Stand firm." Xu Rong reminded them.

Swoosh!!!

The next moment, the Dharma Ship transformed into a stream of light that shot into the sky. It flew into the sky and even entered the clouds.

It had already disappeared.

"Qi Ming!"

After a moment, Cao Yunhai slowly walked out from the shadows not far away. Resentment and malice appeared on his face. Beside him stood a middle-aged man who looked a little similar to him.

This middle-aged man was Cao Yunhai's older brother, Cao Jinxiu.

Cao Jinxiu clasped his hands behind his back with a calm gaze as he reprimanded, "You were too impulsive this time. Since the competition has already ended, there's really no need to launch a sneak attack."

"Brother!" Cao Yunhai gritted his teeth, "He cut off one of my arms."

Cao Jinxiu said, "Don't worry, you're my younger brother, so I'll seek justice for you in this matter. I've already contacted a good friend of mine at the Golden Root Peak yesterday. He's just like me and is about to advance to the inner sect. I believe he will make sure that Qi Ming learns an unforgettable lesson."

"It's best if you cripple his cultivation and hand him to me. I'll make him beg for death.." Cao Yunhai said viciously.

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Chapter 22: Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm

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Standing on the ship, Qi Ming looked around. Clouds and mist surrounded him, and the mountain peaks were faintly discernible. It was indeed ethereal, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Although the Heaven Enlightenment Sect was divided into twelve peaks, they did not only have twelve mountain peaks. Instead, the territory was very vast. It was formed by mountain peaks and mountain ranges.

Moreover…

There were also many powerful and profound disciples who would occupy a mountain by themselves and establish a cave abode. Every legacy disciple and inner sect elder would have a separate cave abode or mansion.

"While we're traveling, let me tell you what the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm is." Xu Rong spoke.

Qi Ming and the others nodded. Clearly, they were very interested in knowing.

"Five hundred years ago. The Demon Court and the Heaven Enlightenment Sect had a conflict. The exact reason can no longer be examined, but an extremely tragic battle did erupt."

"The final outcome of this battle was that our Heaven Enlightenment Sect obtained victory. However, the consequences of the battle were severe. The Heaven Enlightenment Sect's losses were not small."

"On the other hand, a Great Demon Cultivator died in the Demon Court. He was killed by several Grand Elders of our Heaven Enlightenment Sect."

"This fallen Great Demon Cultivator was called: Heavenly Chief."

"After Heavenly Chief died, his body evolved into the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm and was obtained by our Heaven Enlightenment Sect. Then, it was sealed using special methods."

"Now that 500 years have passed, the concentration of spiritual qi in the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm has gradually decreased. Now, it can only be used as the location for your Outer Sect Assessment."

"This…" Luo San cried out in surprise, "After he died, his body could actually evolve into a mystic realm. What kind of cultivation did he have? However, even such a powerful Great Demon Cultivator was still surrounded and killed by our Heaven Enlightenment Sect's Grand Elders."

"Unbelievable." Zhu Youde and the others praised.

Xu Rong continued, "Next, I'll introduce to you the rules of the Outer Sect Assessment and the things to take note of in the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm."

"Thank you, First Elder."

"First Elder, please explain in detail."

Qi Ming and the others quickly replied.

Xu Rong nodded in satisfaction and continued in detail, "Each of the twelve peaks of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect will send ten servant disciples to enter the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm to compete, so 120 servant disciples will participate."

Xu Rong explained in detail, "The entire Outer Sect Assessment will be carried out in two stages. The first step is to enter the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm and select the top ten. The second step is to compete in the arena among the top ten to determine the final winner."

"This is because the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm evolved from the body of a Great Demon Cultivator. It is even more suitable for demon cultivators and demons to survive. Naturally, there are many demon beasts living here. They are either strong or weak. If you encounter a Foundation Establishment demon beast, you must immediately escape. You must not have any thoughts of fighting."

"Furthermore, in the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm, life and death are determined by fate. Furthermore, the twelve peaks are not united. You need to pay more attention to the Hidden Sword Peak, the Heaven Link Peak, and the Divine Smelting Peak."

"Because the grudges between the Green Cloud Peak and these three peaks are relatively large, the servant disciples of these three peaks might even kill you. Therefore, you must pay attention."

"Of course, what you should do depends on your own choice."

"As for the exact situation, you will know after you enter the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm."

Qi Ming and the others nodded and remembered Xu Rong's words.

The speed of the flying ship was very fast. The mountains on both sides quickly retreated, and they even left the range of the twelve peaks of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect and gradually arrived at another desert-like area.

Qiao Yuxian walked over, her exquisite small face filled with a gentle and beautiful smile. She stood beside Qi Ming and said, "Senior Brother Qi, long time no see. This Junior Sister misses Senior Brother quite a bit."

"Who are you?" Qi Ming looked at Qiao Yuxian suspiciously.

"Er…"

Qiao Yuxian's smile froze on her face. She did not expect Qi Ming to have such a reaction. He had actually forgotten who she was. This made Qiao Yuxian feel extremely awkward, wishing she could find a hole to hide in.

"Pfft…"

Tang Bing was unable to restrain herself and covered her mouth as she laughed.

"Senior Brother Qi, I have some information about the disciples of the other mountain peaks. I wonder if Senior Brother is interested in knowing?"

Qiao Yuxian took a deep breath and endured the anger in her heart as she said to Qi Ming, "Being able to know the situation of the disciples of the other peaks is still very beneficial to our Green Cloud Peak in the upcoming competition."

"Not interested." Qi Ming shrugged.

"Junior Sister Qiao." Zhu Youde walked over with a smile. "I'm interested to know. Why don't you tell me?"

"Get lost!"

Qiao Yuxian threw Zhu Youde a cold look.

"You…" Zhu Youde frowned. He was indeed asking for it.

Half an hour later, they arrived at their destination.

Directly ahead, looking down from the flying ship, what greeted his eyes was brownish-yellow land. There was no vegetation, and it looked desolate, like a large desert.

At this moment, there were eleven boats surrounding a huge basin.

In the center, there was a floating building.

In the pavilion was the twelve elders who came to preside over and watch the battle.

"The Green Cloud Peak is here."

"The twelve peaks are all here. We can begin soon."

On the eleven Dharma Ships, when the servant elder of the other eleven peaks saw Xu Rong driving the Dharma Ship over, they exchanged glances and chatted for a while before preparing to begin.

"All of you can go." Xu Rong said to Qi Ming and the rest.

Qi Ming and the others nodded and leaped down from the ship with Xu Rong. They stood on the ground outside the basin, and the servant disciples of the other eleven peaks also came from the ship.

There were a total of 120 disciples.

There were both men and women.

There were naturally those with high and low cultivation levels among them.

"Open the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm."

A dignified voice sounded from the pavilion, "The Outer Sect Assessment begins. In this assessment, go to the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm to gather spiritual herbs. You will obtain different points according to the grade of the spiritual herbs."

"The top ten can enter the final arena competition."

"In the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm, most of the herbs are in the Qi Refinement realm. Only a small portion are Foundation Establishment spiritual herbs. They are also divided in detail: low, middle, high, and top-grade."

"A low-grade Qi Refinement realm spiritual herb is worth a point per stalk. Every time it increases by a grade, the points obtained will double. Therefore, a top-grade Qi Refinement realm spiritual herb is worth 8 points per stalk."

"A low-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual herb is worth 100 points per stalk. Every increase in grade, the points obtained will double. Therefore, a top-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual herb is worth 800 points."

"…"

Qi Ming and the others listened carefully to the sect elders explain all the rules of the competition in detail. The twelve servant elders formed hand seals with their hands. Spirit energy gathered and condensed into twelve flowing light seals that flew out at the same time.

Boom!!!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!!!

In the center of the basin, directly below the building, the twelve flowing light seals overlapped, producing a distortion of space.

…

A huge blue-black vortex appeared.

It was about four meters in diameter.

A suction force was emitted.

"Hold the Assessment Token and quickly enter the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm."

The twelve servant elders shouted in unison, "Go!"

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

There was no hesitation.

The 120 servant disciples held the Assessment Token and jumped up. All of them rushed into the blue-black vortex.. Qi Ming was naturally among them.

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Chapter 23: The Hidden Demon Cultivator?

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After Qi Ming entered the blue-black vortex, his vision changed. He first flew through a blue-black teleportation passageway.

A servant disciple flew past him.

At this moment, Qi Ming noticed a servant disciple with black hair and blue eyes. He did not know which mountain the other party was from, but when the other party flew past him, Qi Ming sensed a faint demonic qi on the other party's body.

Of course, The reason why Qi Ming could notice it was because the other party was too excited at this moment. His eyes were shining, so he could not restrain his aura well.

"Demon cultivator?"

Qi Ming was stunned. "There are demon cultivators hidden in the Heaven Enlightenment Sect?"

The next moment, a white light appeared in front of him, blocking Qi Ming's vision.

When he came to his senses, Qi Ming had already entered the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm. He looked around. The place he was currently at was an endless plain.

The Assessment Token in his hand displayed a countdown of twelve hours.

According to the rules of the outer sect examination, before the countdown ended, all the servant disciples had to activate the 'Teleportation Seal' on the Assessment Token before they could leave the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm. Otherwise, they would be trapped in the mystic realm and unable to escape.

Therefore…

The Assessment Token was very important. Not only could it record points, but it was also the key to leaving the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm in the end. If it was lost or snatched, it would be very difficult to leave.

"I need to confirm my current location."

Qi Ming sat cross-legged. He was not in a hurry. He took out a map and looked at it. This was the map of the Heaven Quake Mystic Realm. Every servant disciple who participated in the Outer Sect Assessment would obtain it. It was personally given to them by the servant elders of the various peaks.

On the map, it indicated that there were a total of four regions in the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm.

The Heavenly Chief Plains, Poison Swamp, Sunset Valley, and the Sword Edge Mountain Range.

The place where Qi Ming was located was the Heavenly Chief Plains. If he headed east of the Heavenly Chief Plains, he could reach the Poison Swamp. If he headed west, he could head to the Sunset Valley. Finally, the Sword Edge Mountain Range was located at the north of the Heavenly Chief Plains.

"Now, I can only take things one step at a time."

Qi Ming stood up and placed the map into the inferior-grade storage bag. "I have to find what spiritual herbs there are."

After confirming a location, Qi Ming got up and walked towards the north. He planned to go to the Sword Edge Mountain Range to take a look after he finished walking around the Heavenly Chief Plains.

Half an hour later, Qi Ming found the first spiritual herb. It was a low-grade Qi Refinement realm spiritual herb, 'Luminous Grass'. It could be used to refine medicine and refine the 'Healing Powder'. It was the lowest-grade spiritual herb and could not even form a pill.

No matter what, it was better than nothing.

"That's one point." Qi Ming said.

Another hour passed.

Qi Ming had only found three low-grade Qi Refinement realm spiritual herbs. Up until now, he had only obtained three points. If this continued, it was obviously impossible for him to obtain a good result. He might not even be able to enter the top ten, much less obtain the first place reward.

"Finding spiritual herbs is not my area of expertise."

Qi Ming decisively gave up. An idea popped up in his mind. "I think it's better to directly snatch the spiritual herbs from the other servant disciples."

However, from the moment they entered the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm until now, the 120 servant disciples had been separated in the entire mystic realm. It was not easy to encounter them.

Another half an hour later, at the border of the Heavenly Chief Plains and the Sword Edge Mountain Range, in the hilly area.

"That is…"

Qi Ming suddenly smelled a fragrance and also sensed a place where spiritual qi gathered in front. This was clearly a spiritual herb, and its grade was not low.

"Is this my good luck?"

Qi Ming's eyes lit up, and he immediately moved towards the place where the spiritual qi gathered.

Half a minute later, indeed, there was a fire-red spiritual herb that looked like a fire python on the hill in front of him. It was the high-grade Qi Refinement realm spiritual herb, Fire Python Spirit Flower. This Fire Python Spirit Flower was worth 4 points, which was equivalent to nearly two hours of work by Qi Ming.

"Moreover, there are no demon beasts guarding it."

Qi Ming checked his surroundings, "Is it away or something?"

While thinking, Qi Ming walked towards the Fire Python Spirit Flower.

However, just as Qi Ming was about ten meters away from the Fire Python Spirit Flower, a change suddenly happened. There were thin threads that had interwoven into an inescapable net from all directions. They quickly enveloped Qi Ming like lightning.

There was an ambush!

"You're courting death!"

Qi Ming's gaze was cold. With a wave of his right hand, the Chen Clan's Demon Slaying Sword landed in his hand. He used the Wind Manipulation Sword Art, and sword lights slashed towards his surroundings.

Crack! Crack!

The net-like threads were easily shattered.

The ambush failed.

However, it was not over yet.

Four figures rushed out from the shadows and quickly surrounded Qi Ming, causing him to be surrounded.

"What a sharp sword technique."

Standing in front of Qi Ming was a servant disciple with a square face. There was a hideous scar like a centipede on the left side of his face, and it seemed to be rather ferocious, "Which peak are you from?"

"Your strength is not bad."

"Hehe."

"…"

The other three servant disciples had cold gazes.

"The high-grade Qi Refinement realm spiritual herb was used as bait. You specially guarded the border between the Heavenly Chief Plains and the Sword Edge Mountain Range. The four of you even joined forces. Your plan was not bad."

Qi Ming said indifferently, "Which peak are you guys from?"

"Nine Extreme Peak's Jiang Shicheng." The square-faced servant disciple replied.

Qi Ming pondered for a moment before saying, "Oh, so are you going to hand over all the spiritual herbs in your hands, or do you want me to beat you until you hand them over?"

"How arrogant."

Jiang Shicheng laughed. "Not only is your sword technique impressive, but it's also because the sword in your hand is a top-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasure."

"How laughable."

"You're alone, but there are four of us. How much of a chance do you think you can win against four people alone? Hand over the sword in your hand and give me the spiritual herb on you. We can consider letting you off."

"Otherwise…"

"Not only do you have to hand over the spiritual herb and the sword, but you also have to give us the Assessment Token. At that time, you won't even be able to leave this Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm."

"Senior Brother, don't waste your breath on him. Just attack."

"That's right."

"Let's do it."

The other three servant disciples said with fierce expressions.

"Have you thought it through?" Jiang Shicheng shouted loudly in an attempt to intimidate Qi Ming.

"Nine Spirit Illusion Steps."

Swish!

Qi Ming took a step forward and disappeared from the spot, leaving behind an afterimage. He was so fast that Jiang Shicheng and the others could not react in time.

"You…" Jiang Shicheng wanted to dodge, but in the next moment, he felt cold air coming from his neck. His entire body stiffened, and he did not dare to move.

At this moment, Qi Ming was already standing behind Jiang Shicheng. He held the Chen Clan's Demon Slaying Sword and placed it on his neck.

All he needed was a gentle slash.

He could chop off Jiang Shicheng's head and kick it like a ball.

"Senior… Senior Brother… Spare… Spare me…"

Jiang Shicheng was so frightened that his face was pale. His legs were trembling, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He did not expect to face such a powerhouse, "I… I'll give all the spiritual herbs to Senior Brother now and give everything I have to you."

Such a movement technique, such speed, such spirit energy intensity…

He simply did not dare to imagine that he was a servant disciple.

Even some outer sect disciples who had just entered the sect could not compare to him!

This was too powerful.

Which peak was this senior brother from? Why was there no news at all? He had clearly remembered the appearance of all the big shots that he could not provoke!

"This… this…"

The other three servant disciples were completely stunned as well. Their arrogant expressions from before had completely vanished, and only terror and shock were left in their eyes.

One had to know, in the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm, even if Qi Ming killed all of them, no one would pursue the matter. There was no evidence to prove anything. If they died, it would be for nothing.

Qi Ming stretched out his left hand and gestured at them, "If you don't want to die, hand everything over."

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Chapter 24: Demon Cultivator's Attack

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"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take out everything!"

Jiang Shicheng's face was filled with anger as he glared at the other three servant disciples and roared angrily, "Do you want to see me die in the hands of this handsome, elegant, powerful, and lovable number one disciple of the twelve peaks in history?"

Qi Ming nodded slightly, a smile appearing on his face, "Not bad, not bad. Your description is very correct. However, there's still one sentence missing."

"Which… which sentence?"

Jiang Shicheng was stunned. He thought to himself, 'I've already gone against my conscience to suck up to you.'

"Add on this: the most outstanding genius disciple in the history of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect." Qi Ming said.

"Er…"

The expressions of Jiang Shicheng and the other three immediately stiffened.

"Hurry up."

Qi Ming patted Jiang Shicheng's face with the body of the sword. "If you don't take out everything, the kind-hearted me will have to immediately let the four of you lose your heads."

"Lord…"

Jiang Shicheng swallowed his saliva. The cold feeling on his face made his heart turn cold. He quickly took out the inferior-grade storage bag at his waist and handed it to Qi Ming respectfully, "This… This is all I have."

"The three of you as well."

Qi Ming took the inferior-grade storage bag in Jiang Shicheng's hand and did not look at it carefully for the time being. His gaze landed on the other three servant disciples.

"Senior Brother, please accept it."

The three servant disciples looked at each other and had already taken out the inferior-grade storage bags on their bodies. They did not dare to be crafty. It was really because Qi Ming's strength was too strong, and it had already awed them all.

"You're quite sensible."

Qi Ming weighed it in his hand in satisfaction before putting the Demon Slaying Sword down from Jiang Shicheng's neck. He said, "Get lost quickly. Don't let me see you again."

"Otherwise, I'll rob you every time I see you."

"Senior Brother, you must be joking."

Jiang Shicheng's fawning smile had completely transformed him into a lackey. He hunched his back slightly and nodded, "How can this be called robbing?"

"The four of us who admire your peerless charm and your reputation, Senior Brother. That's why we gave all our belongings to you."

"Of course it's not robbery."

"Yes, yes, yes."

"It can't be called robbery. We're giving it to Senior Brother willingly."

"We feel that this is the only way to show our admiration and reverence for Senior Brother."

The other three servant disciples said.

"Hahaha…"

Qi Ming immediately laughed and patted Jiang Shicheng and the others on the shoulder. He said, "Very good, very good. The few of you are very promising. You will definitely become great in the future. I think highly of you."

"It's our honor to be praised by Senior Brother." Jiang Shicheng said excitedly.

"Senior Brother." Jiang Shicheng's gaze turned and he said, "Why don't the four of us follow you? Although the four of us don't have much strength, compared to Senior Brother, we're like tiny fireflies compared to the bright moon. However, the few of us can help you deal with some trivial matters. We'll definitely be of some use."

"Oh." Qi Ming sized up Jiang Shicheng and the other three. The other three servant disciples looked ordinary. They were not tall or short, and their spirit energy was around the fourth level of Qi Refinement.

"State your names." Qi Ming said.

"Yes, Senior Brother." The three servant disciples said in unison.

"My name is Zhang Jianwen."

"My full name is Ren Keshun. Senior Brother, you can call me Shun directly."

"Senior Brother, you can call me by my nickname 'Erdan'. My name is also Liu Erdan."

They introduced themselves.

Qi Ming nodded slightly. He glanced at them and pondered for a moment. "Alright, from now on, you guys will follow me."

"But…"

"Since you've already chosen to follow me, you have to listen to me. If you disobey me, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Senior Brother, don't worry."

Jiang Shicheng and the others said in unison, "We will follow your lead, Senior Brother."

"Let's go." Qi Ming said, "Follow me to the Sword Edge Mountain Range to take a look."

"Yes, Senior Brother." Jiang Shicheng and the others replied.

On the way to the Sword Edge Mountain Range, Jiang Shicheng said to Qi Ming, "Senior Brother, you should know that the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm is actually formed from the 'physical body' of a Great Demon Cultivator. Therefore, there are already rumors that there is a legacy of the Great Demon Cultivator, Heavenly Chief, somewhere in the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm."

"Hehe."

The corners of Qi Ming's mouth curled up, "You believe it?"

"It's better to believe than not."

Jiang Shicheng said, "If there really is such an inheritance, it will definitely be a great fortune to obtain it."

"Let's not talk about whether there's such an inheritance or not. The Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm has already existed for more than 500 years. With the foundation of the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect, the entire Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm has been plundered for a full 500 years. Even if there really is a Heavenly Chief Inheritance, it would probably have been taken away by the higher-ups of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect long ago."

Qi Ming smiled and said, "The good stuff has long been plundered."

"There's more."

"So what if we really find the inheritance of the Heavenly Chief? The Great Demon Cultivator, Heavenly Chief, is only a defeated opponent of the Grand Elders of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect. As disciples of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect, don't we want a better and stronger inheritance of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect? Why should we look for the inheritance of the Heavenly Chief? Isn't that just stupid?"

Qi Ming shrugged, "Since you want to work for me, then obediently help me find spiritual herbs. Don't think about such unrealistic things. Do you understand?"

"We… we understand."

"We're just curious."

Jiang Shicheng and the others quickly replied.

Sword Edge Mountain Range.

The main body was winding and straight. Looking from afar, it was like the edge of an incomparably huge sword lying on the ground of the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm.

Moreover…

In the Sword Edge Mountain Range, there were many demon beasts.

Three hours later, Qi Ming and the others came out of the Sword Edge Mountain Range. Jiang Shicheng and the others were in a sorry state. They were covered in soil and had disheveled hair, looking like beggars.

Moreover…

Their clothes were still stained with the blood of demon beasts.

Clearly, they had experienced battle.

Unknowingly, almost six hours had passed, and there was still more than half of the twelve hours left. With the help of Jiang Shicheng and the others, Qi Ming indeed obtained a lot of spiritual herbs.

Among them, there were 38 low-grade Qi Refinement realm spiritual herbs, 18 medium-grade Qi Refinement realm spiritual herbs, 8 high-grade Qi Refinement realm spiritual herbs, and 3 top-grade Qi Refinement realm spiritual herbs.

In total, Qi Ming's score was 130 points.

Actually, it was already quite a lot.

However, the greatest difficulty of this test was that all the servant disciples did not know the scores of the others, so they were utterly unaware if the number of spiritual herbs in their hands was sufficient to enter the top ten.

All the servant disciples could only work hard to collect spiritual herbs and increase their points.

Most importantly, among the 120 servant disciples.

Only the spiritual herbs collected by the top ten servant disciples could belong to them and be sold to the sect. The sect would offer an absolutely fair price to purchase them, and it would be a considerable amount of spirit stone income.

However, below the top ten, only 10% of the spiritual herbs collected by all the servant disciples could belong to them. The remaining 90% of the spiritual herbs would be taken back by the sect.

After all, the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm belonged to the Heaven Enlightenment Sect.

Naturally, the production of the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm should belong to the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect.

"Senior Brother." Jiang Shicheng asked, "Where are we going next?"

"Sunset Valley." Qi Ming said.

"You can't go anywhere."

However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.

Directly ahead, a black-haired, blue-eyed servant disciple walked out from behind a huge rock. Behind him were numerous huge wolves.

Giant wolves.

One of the most common demon beasts in the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm liked to live in groups. There were many of them, and when they formed groups, they possessed extremely powerful combat strength.

"It's you."

When Qi Ming saw this servant disciple, he recognized him with a single glance.

It was the servant disciple who had sensed the demonic qi when he had just entered the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm.

He did not expect to meet the other party under such circumstances.

"This…"

When Jiang Shicheng and the others saw this, their faces revealed shock as they cried out in alarm, "Such demonic qi and control over a pack of wolves. You… you're actually a demon cultivator!!"

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Chapter 25: Three Legacy Elders

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"What's going on?" Jiang Shicheng's scalp turned numb, "Why would a demon cultivator sneak into the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm? This is an Outer Sect Assessment. Not long ago, a batch of spies were eliminated, and now, a demon cultivator has appeared."

"This is troublesome." Zhang Jianwen's face turned pale. He looked at the huge wolf that was gradually surrounding him and could not help but take half a step back, "Demon cultivators have entered the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm. What are they plotting? Could the rumors of the Heavenly Chief Inheritance be true?"

"There are so many giant wolves and a demon cultivator whose exact cultivation level is unknown. I… I'm afraid we can't beat them!"

Ren Keshun had already started to cower.

"Senior… Senior Brother…"

Liu Erdan swallowed his saliva and looked at Qi Ming. He asked, "Wha… What should we do now?"

Jiang Shicheng and the others' gazes landed on Qi Ming. Only then did they realize that they were following a powerful senior brother.

With their senior brother around, did they still need to be afraid?

Calm down.

Calm down.

They immediately calmed down a lot, as if they had found their backbone, waiting for Qi Ming's answer.

"Cough cough, why don't you guys block the front for a while?"

Qi Ming coughed lightly and said, "Then, Senior Brother, I'll immediately go get reinforcements?"

"!!!"

Jiang Shicheng and the others were dumbfounded.

Holy shit!

They had not even started fighting, and he was already treating the few of them as abandoned pawns to stall for time? Wasn't he supposed to be kind-hearted? Wasn't he supposed to be the most outstanding disciple in the history of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect?

The image of a big shot had collapsed!

"Hahaha…"

The black-haired, blue-eyed demon cultivator laughed. He looked at Qi Ming and the others as if he was looking at corpses and said, "The Heavenly Chief Inheritance requires enough souls to completely open."

"The five of you will become the materials to activate the Heavenly Chief Inheritance."

"Giant wolves!"

"Kill!"

The black-haired, blue-eyed demon cultivator roared and controlled the surrounding giant wolves to directly attack Qi Ming and the others from all directions.

"F*ck!"

Jiang Shicheng cursed. When he saw several giant wolves surrounding him, he could only raise the artifact saber in his hand and slash out the saber qi to block the attack of the giant wolves.

"I don't know if the Heavenly Chief Inheritance is true, but this rumor has already drawn the true demon cultivator into the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm. I'm afraid many servant disciples will die this time!"

Jiang Shicheng roared, "Don't keep fighting. Think of a way to escape."

Jiang Shicheng was not weak. He had an early-stage fifth level Qi Refinement realm cultivation. His saber techniques and movement techniques had already reached Outstanding.

"Yes."

"Attack!"

"…"

Liu Erdan and the others erupted with their full strength. Their spirit energy shook as they used different spells to fight the giant wolf pack.

Although Liu Erdan and the others were slightly inferior to Jiang Shicheng, they were only at the fourth level Qi Refinement realm and had only mastered their spells and movement techniques, they still blocked the siege of the ferocious wolf pack.

Roar! Roar!

The exact number of giant wolves reached 158. These giant wolves ranged from the first level of Qi Refinement to the fifth level of Qi Refinement. Most of them were at the first level of Qi Refinement. There was only one white-furred wolf king at the fifth level of Qi Refinement.

A gust of wind blew.

From the corner of his eye, Qi Ming saw four giant wolves rushing over from four directions, bringing with them waves of stench.

Clang!

Qi Ming drew his sword and stood up. The Chen Clan's Demon Slaying Sword drew a full moon beside him and executed the Green Cloud Sword Technique. The four giant wolves were instantly killed by Qi Ming's sword.

The broken corpses fell to the ground along with their colorful internal organs and intestines.

These giant wolves could not even get within ten meters of Qi Ming.

"You!"

The black-haired, blue-eyed demon cultivator's eyes narrowed, "A sword technique at the Perfection realm."

"Senior Brother!"

Jiang Shicheng and the others looked excited.

Haha!

They were right. Senior Brother was indeed strong!

Those words earlier were just a joke.

At this moment, outside the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm, in the pavilion above the center of the basin.

This time, for the Outer Sect Assessment, there were a total of twelve inner sect elders and three legacy elders. Among the three legacy elders, there was Elder Feng of the Green Cloud Peak, and the other two were Elder Su of the Martial Illumination Peak and Elder Wu of the Golden Root Peak.

As for the twelve inner sect elders, one person from each peak came.

"Recently, I've heard rumors that the Heavenly Chief Inheritance has appeared in the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm? Moreover, the rumors are quite accurate and can even be traced."

Elder Feng sat on the three main seats in the loft. He picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea, "Do any of you know the details?"

"This…"

Below, the twelve inner sect elders sat at their respective seats. After hearing Elder Feng's words, they looked at each other and fell silent.

Clearly, they did not know what was going on.

More importantly…

Even if there were inner sect elders who knew some inside information, they did not dare to say it here.

"Elder Feng."

Elder Su coughed lightly and looked at Elder Feng. He explained, "You don't have to ask anymore. This matter was done by me."

"Elder Su."

Elder Feng frowned and was a little puzzled. "Why did you do that? Why did you have to involve the demon cultivators in a proper Outer Sect Assessment?"

"Recently, the matter of the Demon Sect spy has caused quite a commotion in the Heaven Enlightenment Sect. Wu Zhaofeng's side has specially seized this opportunity to find many Demon Sect spies. However, besides the spies, there are also demon cultivators of the Demon Court who have infiltrated."

Elder Su continued to explain, "Therefore, I deliberately spread the news and rumors of the Heavenly Chief Inheritance. For this, I spent a lot of effort."

"The goal is to lure out the demon cultivators hiding in the twelve peaks during this Outer Sect Assessment."

"How absurd!" Elder Wu stood up and slapped the armrest of his chair angrily as he shouted, "Elder Su, you didn't even tell me before setting up such a trap. Do you know how dangerous it will be for the servant disciples of the twelve peaks who are participating in the Outer Sect Assessment if there are really hidden demon cultivators who are lured in?"

"They're just servant disciples." Elder Su said indifferently, "So what if they die?"

"You!" Elder Wu's expression became even darker. He said in a low voice, "Even if they are servant disciples, they are still a part of our Heaven Enlightenment Sect. How can we casually throw them into danger?"

In fact, at the beginning, Elder Wu had been a servant disciple. He had walked step by step from a servant disciple to his current position as a legacy elder of the Golden Root Peak.

Only Elder Wu knew what he had experienced during this period.

Elder Su said again, "Elder Wu, if I remember correctly, you were also a servant disciple. How many calamities have you experienced to reach this point?"

"How can you see a rainbow without first experiencing wind and rain?"

"I don't know how many demon cultivators are hiding among the 120 servant disciples. This is because these 'demon cultivators' have special methods to hide their demonic qi. Unless it's accidentally leaked, it's very difficult to notice under normal circumstances."

"If these servant disciples are able to walk out of this calamity, they will naturally be worthy of being called 'outstanding' in all aspects. Only then can they be considered to have passed the test."

"Furthermore, I have also set up some methods. Not many people will die."

"Bullsh*t!"

Elder Wu scolded, "Su Zixu, I don't know what you're up to. If something really happens to the disciples of my Golden Root Peak, I won't let it go easily."

"I've already reported this to the Sect Master. He has also agreed to it."

Elder Su shrugged his shoulders and did not care at all.

"Forget it."

Elder Feng waved his hand. "The two of you don't have to argue anymore. Since it has already happened, we can only do this. Moreover, the Sect Master has already agreed."

"Damn it!"

Elder Wu was still very unhappy.

"Qi Ming." Elder Feng was in deep thought, "I hope you won't die in the hands of the demon cultivators."

Clearly, Elder Feng and the others did not plan to stop the Outer Sect Assessment. Instead, they let this Outer Sect Assessment continue under such circumstances. The twelve inner sect elders did not dare to say anything and could only pretend that they did not hear anything.

In the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm, at the intersection of the Sword Edge Mountain Range and the Sunset Valley.

Jiang Shicheng and the others were surrounded by the giant wolves. The situation was dangerous and dangerous. Liu Erdan and the other two were already injured, while Qi Ming was fighting the demon cultivator.

"I didn't expect to meet a genius here."

The blue-haired, black-eyed demon cultivator seemed to be excited. Demonic qi surged around him and gathered on his arms.

Thus…

His arms turned into a pair of demonic blue wolf claws.

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Chapter 26: Blood Fiend Evil Ghost

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"This is the first time I've encountered a demon cultivator, you can transform both arms into wolf claws?"

Qi Ming sized up the black-haired, blue-eyed demon cultivator, "Is this the special ability of a 'demon cultivator'? Or is it a spell?"

The black-haired, blue-eyed demon cultivator took a deep breath, "Kid, do you know what a demon cultivator is? Demon cultivators are divided into those who have cultivated to the Transformation realm and possess the 'human form'. The other type is humans who walk the 'demon path' and refine the demon bloodline, refine their bodies, and master the abilities and spells of demons."

"As for me, I cultivate the demon path. The first demon bloodline I refined was the Blue-Eyed Demon Wolf."

"A human cultivating the demon path."

Qi Ming sneered and looked at the black-haired, blue-eyed demon cultivator, "Look at your current appearance. You're neither human nor demon. I can only say that you've walked down the wrong path."

"There are many human ancestors who have walked on the orthodox path for us, but some insist on taking this unorthodox demon path."

The black-haired, blue-eyed demon cultivator berated, "Arrogant, you have no idea how powerful a demon cultivator is. Today, I'll let you experience it."

"Remember my name!"

"My name is Zhao Shi!"

"Die!"

Boom!

The black-haired, blue-eyed demon cultivator, Zhao Shi, did not say anything else. As he stepped on the ground, his body shot out. After creating a deep hole in the ground, his figure charged towards Qi Ming at lightning speed.

Swish!

Qi Ming used the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps and easily dodged Zhao Shi's attack. His sharp wolf claws slashed out air blades, drawing three trenches in the ground.

"You can't escape." Zhao Shi shouted.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!!!

Under Zhao Shi's command, the surrounding giant wolves quickly surrounded Qi Ming and blocked his escape route. There were too many giant wolves. While Qi Ming was dealing with Zhao Shi, he had to deal with the attacks of the giant wolves.

Fortunately, although there were many giant wolves, their strength was very ordinary. Coupled with the fact that they were demon beasts, their intelligence was not high and could not pose much of a threat to Qi Ming.

Pu! Pu!

After a few moves, a few more wolf corpses fell around Qi Ming.

"Senior Brother!"

Although Jiang Shicheng and the others were in danger, their lives were not threatened for the time being. When they saw that Qi Ming was surrounded by the vicious wolves and was about to deal with the demon cultivator Zhao Shi, they began to worry.

"You will definitely die!"

Zhao Shi roared and circulated his demon energy. It gathered as he formed a few hand seals, "Demon Wolf Roar!"

"I want to use your soul to remove the seal of the Heavenly Chief Inheritance."

Roar!

Zhao Shi pushed his hands forward. After the seal absorbed the demon energy, a huge blue wolf head appeared out of thin air. After letting out a roar, it pounced at Qi Ming.

"Since you don't want to be a human and became a demon cultivator…"

Qi Ming's gaze was cold, "Then I'll fulfill your wish and send you to reincarnate. Become a beast in your next life."

Clang! Clang!

Sword cries sounded.

Qi Ming held the Chen Clan's Demon Slaying Sword in his hand. A wisp of Green Cloud Sword Intent flowed as he stabbed out with the sword. Sword light appeared, and with just a single strike, the blue wolf's head was slashed apart and shattered into specks of light that covered the sky.

Swish! Swish!

Qi Ming's figure soared as he executed the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps at full speed. He did not give Zhao Shi any chance at all and arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye.

"You!!!" Zhao Shi was shocked.

Roar!

At this critical moment, the white-furred wolf king roared and pounced over.

"Giant Lizard Shield."

Boom!

Qi Ming waved his left hand and summoned the Giant Lizard Shield. It appeared in midair and formed a huge earthen yellow shield, blocking the white-furred wolf king's attack.

"Wind Manipulation Sword Art."

Swish!

Qi Ming's sword technique changed again. The originally ethereal and traceless Green Cloud Sword Technique transformed into the Wind Manipulation Sword Art. The sword rode the wind and moved, its speed suddenly increasing.

"No!!!"

Zhao Shi's gaze was filled with shock. At the critical moment, he took out a defensive talisman treasure and blocked in front of him. It was a blue round shield.

Crack! Crack!

Boom!

Qi Ming's sword qi slashed down like a flaw, and it slashed Zhao Shi's defensive talisman treasure into two. It was unable to block Qi Ming's sword.

Pew!!!

Zhao Shi spat out blood. His chest had been struck by the aftershock of this sword, drawing a bloody wound. His face was already filled with fear.

"Sixth level Qi Refinement realm!!!"

Zhao Shi's gaze was filled with extreme fear. He had never expected that Qi Ming was actually at the sixth level of Qi Refinement. A servant disciple who had entered the sect for three years had actually already reached the sixth level of Qi Refinement.

Moreover…

Qi Ming's spell technique mastery realm was not low.

He had such talent.

How could he be a servant disciple?

At the very least, he could directly enter the outer sect!

"Stop him!"

Zhao Shi no longer had the courage or thoughts to continue fighting.

He was only a late-stage fifth level Qi Refinement realm demon cultivator. Coupled with the fact that his spells and talisman treasures were inferior to Qi Ming's, there was no chance of him winning.

He wanted to escape and inform his other companions about this.

Roar! Roar!

Under Zhao Shi's command, the wolf pack attacked Qi Ming as if they did not care about their lives. Qi Ming's gaze was indifferent. He was not anxious and took out a talisman.

"Blood Fiend Evil Ghost Talisman."

Swish!

Qi Ming waved his right hand and injected spiritual qi into it, stimulating the 'Blood Fiend Evil Ghost Talisman' in his hand. The blood-black talisman tore through the air and released a terrifying baneful aura and nobility in midair.

It had the appearance of a disheveled, ghastly, and bloodthirsty ghost that made one's scalp go numb.

Item: Blood Fiend Evil Ghost Talisman

Introduction: After using it, you can summon a Blood Fiend Evil Ghost at the seventh level of Qi Refinement.

The Blood Fiend Evil Ghost Talisman was obviously much stronger than the Blood Fiend Ghost Talisman. The Blood Fiend Ghost Talisman could only summon a Blood Fiend Ghost at the third level Qi Refinement realm, but the Blood Fiend Evil Ghost Talisman could summon a Blood Fiend Evil Ghost at the seventh level Qi Refinement realm.

The difference was huge.

"Evil ghost!"

Zhao Shi felt that his courage was about to be shattered, "This… this… he actually has such a talisman. This is an evil ghost! The weakest is at the seventh level Qi Refinement realm!"

"Senior Brother actually controlled a ghost at the seventh level Qi Refinement realm."

"I really didn't expect this."

"This is too awesome."

Jiang Shicheng and the others gasped, their faces filled with shock. They did not expect that not only was Senior Brother Qi Ming powerful, but he also had such a terrifying method.

"Attack!"

Qi Ming waved his right hand and controlled the Blood Fiend Evil Ghost to attack. The ghost at the seventh level Qi Refinement realm rushed into the ferocious wolf pack. It was a one-sided slaughter.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The giant wolves roared endlessly. All the flesh, blood, and essence in their bodies were devoured by the ghost, leaving behind dried corpses on the ground.

Taking this opportunity, Qi Ming used the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps to cross the vicious wolf pack and chased after Zhao Shi, blocking his path. The Chen Clan's Demon Slaying Sword directly slashed over.

"Stop!" Zhao Shi shouted loudly, "Don't you want to know where the Heavenly Chief Inheritance is? Don't you want it?"

"If you kill me, you won't get any information."

"I'm not interested."

Qi Ming responded very calmly. The Chen Clan Demon Slaying Sword in his hand did not stop at all. It slashed down and overwhelmed Zhao Shi's demon energy.

Pew!!!

"Ah!!!" Zhao Shi screamed.

He had avoided his vital points in the moment of danger, but his arms had been cut off by Qi Ming, causing blood to spray all over the ground.

Roar!

The next moment, the ghost that had exterminated the giant wolves pounced on Zhao Shi. His eyes widened as he let out an incomparably miserable scream. His entire body surged with fiendish energy.

"My companions will not let you off!"

In the blink of an eye, Zhao Shi's essence was sucked dry, and his body turned into a dried corpse. His eyes widened as he died with remaining grievances.

"Not bad."

Qi Ming sized up the evil ghost and was very satisfied with its strength.

The evil ghost was floating above the ground, and it wore a blood-black tattered robe. Its blood-black hair was long and disheveled, and only half of its rotting face could be seen.

It was impossible to tell if it was a man or a woman.

The bloodthirsty ghost had swallowed the essence of the demon cultivator, Zhao Shi, and the entire wolf pack. The change was not very great, and its strength did not increase much either. It was just that the fiendish energy had become stronger.

"Jiang Shicheng, quickly clean up the battlefield." Qi Ming instructed.

Jiang Shicheng and the others jolted back to their senses and immediately followed Qi Ming's instructions.. They even forgot to flatter him, afraid that if they moved slower, they would be fed to the Blood Fiend Evil Ghost.

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Chapter 27: Waiting To Strike?

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Most of the vicious wolves had been sucked dry by the Blood Fiend Evil Ghost. They were basically useless and valuable. The greatest loot was still on the demon cultivator, Zhao Shi.

After Jiang Shicheng and the others cleaned up the battlefield, they handed the spoils of war to Qi Ming.

First, Zhao Shi had three high-grade Qi Refinement realm talismans, a protective armor, a defensive talisman that Qi Ming had shattered, and a finger blade talisman treasure that he wore.

In addition, there were also 350 low-grade spirit stones and some miscellaneous medicinal pills.

There were also Qi Refinement realm spiritual herbs: 59 low-grade spiritual herbs, 25 medium-grade spiritual herbs, 10 high-grade spiritual herbs, and 4 top-grade spiritual herbs. In total, the points of these spiritual herbs were 181 points.

This way, Qi Ming's score was 319 points.

"Eh?!"

Qi Ming found two more maps in Zhao Shi's inferior-grade storage bag. The first was a map of the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm, but the second map indicated the situation of the Heavenly Chief Inheritance.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother. Congratulations…"

When Jiang Shicheng saw this, he immediately congratulated him, "Senior Brother, you're blessed with good fortune. Your luck is strong. There's no need for you to do anything. The map of the Heavenly Chief Inheritance has already been 'given' to you."

"With your strength, Senior Brother, no one in the entire twelve peaks is your match. Even if demon cultivators come, they will only be courting death."

"The Heavenly Chief Inheritance is definitely yours. You can obtain it easily."

"This is completely an opportunity prepared for you, Senior Brother!"

"If you don't take this gift from the heavens, it'll be a huge waste."

Liu Erdan and the others agreed.

Qi Ming spread out the second map. There were signs on the Heavenly Chief Plains, the Sword Edge Mountain Range, the Sunset Valley, and the Poison Swamp.

The Heavenly Chief Inheritance was not in these four regions. Instead, it was located at the border of the Sunset Valley and Poison Swamp. There was a medium-sized forest.

However…

This forest was protected by a special array formation. Unless one grasped the corresponding seal, they could trigger the array formation and discover this forest.

The lurking demon cultivators named this forest: the inheritance forest.

It just so happened that on this map, there was a corresponding seal.

"Heavenly Chief Seal."

Qi Ming carefully browsed through his memories and had already learned this seal. It was called the Heavenly Chief Seal. It had no other use other than to activate the array formation.

"It's indeed interesting."

Qi Ming pondered, "In the eyes of outsiders, the inheritance forest, which is protected by an array formation, does not exist. If one does not possess the Heavenly Chief Seal, they will not even be able to discover forest."

"Coupled with this mysterious Heavenly Chief Seal, these maps, and all kinds of rumors, it really seems to be true."

"Senior Brother, what about us?"

Jiang Shicheng and the others looked at Qi Ming with anticipation in their eyes.

"Let's go."

Qi Ming got up and put away his things.

Jiang Shicheng and the others quickly followed.

Clearly, Qi Ming planned to go to the inheritance forest to take a look. It was not for the Heavenly Chief Inheritance. To be honest, Qi Ming did not believe in it at all.

Since a demon cultivator had infiltrated, it meant that the other demon cultivators lurking were tempted, so they took the risk. In this way, Qi Ming had another plan.

The scope of the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm was not small. There were also many demon beasts, but the spiritual herbs were distributed extremely loosely. Clearly, most of the valuable things had been plundered.

Finding spiritual herbs was more difficult.

However, Qi Ming had only taken care of a fifth level Qi Refinement realm demon cultivator and had already obtained so many spiritual herbs and other spoils of war.

Qi Ming prepared to squat around the inheritance forest.

Be it demon cultivators or fellow disciples, as long as they came, he would rob them all.

There was nothing wrong with that.

"This is…"

Half an hour after Qi Ming left, a handsome man came. He saw the dried corpses all around him and Zhao Shi's corpse. After a moment of silence, he said, "There's a demon cultivator."

"They're all dead."

"I sense such a ferocious fiendish energy and seeing that they are able to control ghosts, it really doesn't seem like the methods of our Heaven Enlightenment Sect. Could it be that there are still spies from the Demon Sect that haven't been cleaned up?"

"Could it be that the matter of the Heavenly Chief Inheritance is true?"

"I really can't believe it."

There was another moment of silence.

This handsome man left this place. The direction he headed in was the same as Qi Ming's. It was the direction to the inheritance forest.

An hour later, while Qi Ming and the others were rushing at full speed, they had already crossed the Sunset Valley and arrived at the border of the Sunset Valley and the Poison Swamp. What greeted their eyes was an empty plain.

There was no forest.

In addition…

When he stood high above and looked into the distance, he could see the Poison Swamp. Thick swamp poison gas rose. Those with low cultivation levels were unable to withstand the poison gas.

"This is a wilderness. There's no forest at all." Jiang Shicheng and the others said.

"Heavenly Chief Seal."

Qi Ming took a few steps forward and formed seals with his hands. He formed seals according to the technique of the Heavenly Chief Seal and the spiritual qi in his body gathered.

…

A mysterious seal was formed. It rose and emitted a white luster before slowly fusing into the void.

Buzz!!!

The Heavenly Chief Seal disappeared.

In the surrounding space, it was as if a stone had been thrown in. Ripples spread out and the surrounding environment changed drastically.

Gradually…

A lush forest with dense trees seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

"In… inheritance forest!"

Jiang Shicheng and the others exclaimed, "There's really an inheritance forest!"

"This… this…"

They were surprised and delighted.

Qi Ming was very calm as he walked forward. Jiang Shicheng and the others breathed a little anxiously. After exchanging a few glances, they immediately followed.

Buzz!

After Qi Ming and the others entered the inheritance forest, the array formation activated again. The inheritance forest disappeared again, and Qi Ming and the others disappeared into thin air.

Qi Ming could see the situation outside the array formation. Without activating the array formation, the people outside could not discover Qi Ming and the others.

"Not bad, not bad."

Qi Ming was very satisfied, "Then wait here."

"Senior Brother, aren't we going in to search?"

Jiang Shicheng looked at the pitch-black forest behind him. There were faint ominous auras surging over, making Jiang Shicheng and the others shiver.

Qi Ming found a good tree and jumped up. He leaned on it and closed his eyes to rest. "I'm not interested in the Heavenly Chief Inheritance."

"If you want to, you can go in and take a look yourself."

"This…"

Jiang Shicheng and the others were obviously tempted, but because of Qi Ming, they did not dare to search for it, afraid that they would anger him.

Ten minutes later.

Jiang Shicheng and the others looked into the depths of the inheritance forest from time to time. Moreover, the frequency was getting higher and higher. Clearly, they could not hold back anymore.

"Senior… Senior Brother…"

Zhang Jianwen's expression suddenly changed. He held his abdomen with his left hand and pressed his butt with his right hand. He said intermittently, "My… my stomach suddenly feels uncomfortable… but… maybe I ate the wrong thing last night. I… I need to find a place to relieve myself."

Qi Ming glanced at Zhang Jianwen from the corner of his eye and smiled. He waved his hand and said, "Heh. Go, hide far away. Don't stink up the place."

Would someone at the fourth level of Qi Refinement have diarrhea?

Qi Ming did not know, but this was the first time he had heard of it. This was such a terrible excuse.

"Yes, yes, yes."

Zhang Jianwen nodded quickly. After exchanging glances with Jiang Shicheng and the others, he quickly left. Not long after, he disappeared.

At this moment, a figure appeared outside the array formation and approached the forest.

"There's prey."

Qi Ming's eyes lit up, "You're quite fast. I wonder if you're a demon cultivator or a fellow disciple?"

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Chapter 28: Conflict

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Qi Ming had already seen the person clearly. It was a handsome man and he did not sense any demon energy from the other party. However, the hidden demon cultivator was good at hiding, so he could not judge based on demon energy alone.

Still, there were indeed no demon beasts following him.

There was a high chance that they were from the same sect.

"It's indeed here."

The handsome man stopped in his tracks and took out a map to observe for a while. He muttered softly and took back the map in his hand. He then formed a seal with both hands. It was the Heavenly Chief Seal that had triggered the array formation of the forest of inheritance.

The seal formed by the Heavenly Chief Seal fused into the void. After activating the array formation, the inheritance forest appeared in front of the handsome man.

"There really is an inheritance forest!"

He could not help but look overjoyed.

However, in the next moment, he noticed Qi Ming, who was leaning against the tree trunk.

Qi Ming lowered his head and looked at this handsome man. A smile appeared on his face. It was the smile of a predator looking at its prey.

"Who are you?"

This handsome man frowned slightly and stared coldly at Qi Ming. He had already taken out a talisman treasure from the inferior-grade storage bag. It was a pair of green 'lotus bracelets' that he wore on his wrists.

He circulated his spirit energy in his body.

Moreover…

He was already holding several talismans in his hand.

Most of them were disposable consumables.

For example: Fireball Talisman, Ice Blade Talisman, and so on.

Of course, there were also defensive Vajra Talismans.

"You want to enter the inheritance forest?" Qi Ming asked.

"So what if I am? So what if I'm not?"

The handsome man said, "Who exactly are you? Which peak's disciple are you from? Please state your name. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Green Cloud Peak, Cao Yunhai." Qi Ming said.

"Cao Yunhai?"

The handsome man pondered as if he was thinking about the truth of Qi Ming's words.

Jiang Shicheng, who was standing behind Qi Ming, was stunned for a moment. He had heard of Cao Yunhai and knew what he looked like, 'Cao Yunhai doesn't look like this. Why did Senior Brother lie?'

Of course.

Jiang Shicheng did not dare to say anything and could only maintain his silence.

"He's not Cao Yunhai."

At this moment, another man arrived. This man wore a green robe and held a silver spear in his hand as he walked over quickly. He looked at Qi Ming and said, "He is indeed a servant disciple of the Green Cloud Peak, but his name is Qi Ming."

"Am I right?"

The green-robed man smiled as he looked at Qi Ming, "Junior Brother Qi Ming."

After Jiang Shicheng recovered from his shock, he immediately said to Qi Ming loudly, "Senior Brother, I know both of them."

"That handsome man is called Xu Ye. He's from the Numinous Sky Peak and is the strongest among the ten servant disciples of the Numinous Sky Peak. He's already at the late-stage fifth level Qi Refinement realm."

"The other green-robed man with a spear is from the Golden Root Peak. He's also the strongest amongst the ten servant disciples of the Golden Root Peak. He's at the late-stage of the fifth level of Qi Refinement, and his full name is Yang Yu."

"You know quite a bit." Qi Ming looked at Jiang Shicheng in surprise.

"Senior Brother, you're flattering me."

Jiang Shicheng said, "This is because before I came to participate in the competition, I specially inquired about the situation of the other eleven peaks, especially the strongest few. I obtained a lot of information."

"Not bad." Qi Ming nodded in satisfaction. This underling was not useless after all.

Yang Yu glanced at Jiang Shicheng. After frowning slightly, he no longer paid attention to him. Instead, he stopped looking at Qi Ming and asked, "Qi Ming, do you know why I know you?"

"Tell me about it." Qi Ming said.

"When you were at the Green Cloud Peak, did you cripple one of Cao Yunhai's arms?" Yang Yu asked.

"Yes." Qi Ming nodded.

At this moment, Qi Ming basically understood.

It was probably the revenge of the elder brother of Cao Yunhai.

"It seems that you've already guessed it."

Yang Yu smiled. "Cao Yunhai has a blood-related brother in the outer sect of the Green Cloud Peak. His name is Cao Jinxiu. He is about to be promoted to the inner sect."

"Cao Jinxiu has a good friend, Han Xu, who is also about to advance to the inner sect. Cao Jinxiu asked Han Xu for help. After Han Xu agreed, he found me and asked me to plot against you during the Outer Sect Assessment. It's best if I directly cripple you or find an opportunity to kill you."

"I accepted Han Xu's benefits, so I naturally have to help."

"You know the situation quite clearly." Qi Ming said.

Yang Yu shrugged. "No matter what, since you can defeat Cao Yunhai, your strength is definitely not weak."

"Also, I had to find out the details of this matter before I dared to accept the task."

"Otherwise, if we accidentally provoke someone we shouldn't, we'll be in trouble."

"I have to be careful."

"So in your eyes, I'm someone you can provoke?" Qi Ming asked.

"Yes." Yang Yu nodded and said very firmly, "Firstly, you don't have a background, secondly, you don't have immense strength, and thirdly, you don't have any monstrous talent. You're only about the same as us. Moreover, you've offended a Foundation Establishment disciple who's about to advance to the inner sect."

"Under such circumstances, what else do you think we have to worry about?"

"What you said is indeed very reasonable!" Qi Ming could not help but want to laugh at this evaluation.

Xu Ye pondered for a moment before taking a few steps back and saying, "I don't want to interfere in your matters. The inheritance forest won't disappear. After you guys are done fighting, I'll enter the inheritance forest."

Rustle…

In the surroundings, during the conversation just now, many servant disciples arrived. Because the array formation had not disappeared, the inheritance forest was still visible. At this moment, all the servant disciples saw the inheritance forest.

Coupled with the rumors regarding the Heavenly Chief Inheritance recently, for a moment, the eyes of these servant disciples revealed burning gazes.

"Is this the inheritance forest?"

"Is the rumor of the Heavenly Chief Inheritance actually true?"

"I really didn't expect this."

They were discussing it intensely.

"Why are there so many people here all of a sudden?"

Jiang Shicheng's scalp turned numb. He looked at the 23 servant disciples who had arrived in a short period of time. "This is troublesome. No matter how strong Senior Brother Qi is, if all these people rush over, I'm afraid we won't be able to deal with them."

"Senior Brother Qi."

In the crowd, Qiao Yuxian, Tang Bing, and Xiao Fan were walking together. When they saw Qi Ming, Qiao Yuxian's beautiful eyes waved at him and shouted loudly.

Qi Ming looked at them and nodded in response.

"Senior Brother Qi seems to be in trouble?" Tang Bing asked.

"I think so." Xiao Fan nodded. "Let's see if we can help later."

Qiao Yuxian and Tang Bing nodded.

"Huff…"

Yang Yu took a deep breath, and his expression calmed down as he said, "I never expected that the other servant disciples would arrive so quickly. I have to deal with you as soon as possible so that I can go explore the inheritance forest."

"I don't want to delay the important matters."

"Flying Dragon Spear."

Swish!

With the spear in hand, Yang Yu took the lead to attack Qi Ming. His speed was as fast as lightning. When the spear stabbed out, it was like a dragon emerging from the sea, swift and powerful.

Clang!

Qi Ming raised his sword and easily blocked Yang Yu's spear. The sharp spear light was easily defeated by Qi Ming's sword qi, and there was a rather obvious difference.

"This…"

Yang Yu's expression was slightly shocked. It was only an initial exchange, but he had already determined Qi Ming's cultivation through the strength of Qi Ming's spirit energy. He shouted, "Sixth level of Qi Refinement!"

"You're already at the sixth level Qi Refinement realm!"

As soon as they finished speaking, without any hesitation, Yang Yu did not even listen to Qi Ming's answer. Instead, after saying that, he turned around and fled behind him without any intention of fighting.

Although it was very dangerous to have his back facing the enemy, he would definitely die if he continued fighting.

Yang Yu's movement technique was very fast, and he walked like a swimming dragon. This was the Roaming Dragon Movement Technique, and it had already reached the level of Outstanding.

"Nine Spirit Illusion Steps."

Qi Ming quickly chased after him and stabbed out with his sword. He executed the Green Cloud Sword Technique, and the sword qi he slashed out contained a strand of Green Cloud Sword Intent, causing Yang Yu's expression to be ghastly pale.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Yang Yu was horrified, "How can he be at the sixth level of Qi Refinement!"

"Flying Dragon Spear Technique."

Roar!

Yang Yu dealt with it with all his might. His Flying Dragon Spear Technique had actually been cultivated to the Perfection realm. It contained a trace of Flying Dragon Spear Intent, so when he stabbed out, there was a low dragon roar.

Boom!

The sword qi slashed down and shattered the spear light. The dragon roar dissipated.

"Ah!!!"

Yang Yu let out a miserable cry as his body was sent flying. The aftershock of Qi Ming's sword strike landed on Yang Yu's body, and his clothes exploded, revealing the protective inner armor, Golden Scale Armor.

Taking this opportunity, Qi Ming had already charged over. The Chen Clan's Demon Slaying Sword slashed at Yang Yu's head without any hesitation.

"Die!"

Yang Yu's gaze was vicious as he roared furiously. He raised his hands, and a pair of one-time-use talisman treasure, Poison Bag Sleeves Arrow, was hidden in his sleeve.

This was a hidden weapon.

Of course, it was also extremely powerful.

It could destroy the spirit energy defense of those below the seventh level Qi Refinement realm.

Coupled with the fact that it was an attack at close range, it was difficult to dodge. He could only face it head-on. The sleeve arrows that contained poison attacked Qi Ming's head and heart.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Qi Ming did not panic in the face of danger. The Green Cloud Sword Technique directly transformed into the Wind Manipulation Sword Art. The sword moves were agile and swift, as if they were moving in the wind.. A dazzling sword shadow appeared, and all the sleeve arrows were blocked.

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Chapter 29: Spiritual Grandpa Cheat?

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"Ah!!!"

Yang Yu roared angrily. His eyes were scarlet red, and his chest had already been dyed red by the blood he spat out. At this critical moment, he had already started to risk his life because he had to. He endured his injuries and intense pain as he leaped up from the ground and attacked Qi Ming without any hesitation.

There was no way out.

He could only fight to the death!

"Attack!"

Qi Ming's gaze was cold as he attacked ruthlessly. The Chen Clan's Demon Slaying Sword went straight for Yang Yu's vital points. Sword qi circulated, and it was extremely sharp. It even had an ethereal concept as it transformed into the Green Cloud Sword Technique.

"Qi Ming!"

Yang Yu let out a furious roar again. The Flying Dragon Spear Technique that he had originally used changed its move midway. It turned out to be a cover. The Flying Dragon Spear in his hand was thrown at Qi Ming like a javelin.

Clang!

Qi Ming's right hand shook as he used sword qi to send the Flying Dragon Spear flying. On the surface, it looked like he did not succeed, but in fact, Yang Yu's strike had already shaken the trajectory of Qi Ming's sword move to the side.

"Ah!!!"

Yang Yu let out a miserable cry. Under the gaze of the crowd, he actually used his body to directly face the Chen Clan's Demon Slaying Sword in Qi Ming's hand. The sword forcefully pierced Yang Yu's chest and protruded out of his body.

Pew!!!

Blood splattered everywhere.

"What!"

"This… this…"

"So ruthless!"

"…"

Everyone gasped.

One had to know, Yang Yu threw the Flying Dragon Spear and shifted the trajectory of Qi Ming's sword move. That was why he dared to use his body to receive Qi Ming's strike. This strike heavily injured Yang Yu, but he avoided his vital points. He would not die and still have the strength to fight.

Qi Ming also revealed a hint of surprise.

"Hahaha…"

Yang Yu coughed up blood and laughed wildly. His expression was incomparably sinister. His left hand even firmly grabbed the Chen Clan's Demon Slaying Sword, preventing Qi Ming from pulling it out, "So what if you're at the sixth level of Qi Refinement? Go die!"

"Nine Absolute Poison Palm!"

Buzz! Buzz!

Yang Yu roared. He circulated the poison spell technique, and pitch-black poison gathered in his right hand, turning his entire palm pitch-black.

Poison!

It contained immense poison!

This poison technique spell had already been cultivated to the Outstanding realm by Yang Yu.

This was his trump card killer move.

"Die!"

Yang Yu roared as his eyes widened.

At such a close distance, Qi Ming's Demon Slaying Sword was caught by Yang Yu's body. He used his left hand to firmly grab it. He could not pull it out, and he did not even have the time to dodge.

"Senior Brother Qi!!!"

Qiao Yuxian and the others were shocked.

Buzz!!!

Suddenly, behind Yang Yu, a pitch-black ghost shadow appeared. Its fiendish energy rose. It was Qi Ming's Blood Fiend Ghost. After the Blood Fiend Evil Ghost appeared, it quickly stretched out its hands and grabbed Yang Yu's head tightly.

Yang Yu's pupils constricted. He was completely in despair.

To think…

To think that…

Qi Ming actually had an evil ghost under his control!!!

"Hehehe…"

Pew!!!

The evil ghost twisted hard and forcefully broke Yang Yu's head. It then removed his head from his neck. Blood spurted out like a fountain from his broken neck, but it was all absorbed by the ghost.

Yang Yu's right palm was less than a finger away from Yang Yu. If he was a little later, Qi Ming would be injured by the Nine Absolute Poison Palm.

The poison gathered in his right palm was dissipating, and the black color quickly faded to an ordinary color.

"Yang… Yang Yu lost."

"He lost."

"Yang Yu is the strongest servant disciple of the Golden Root Peak. He was actually killed. The battle earlier was extremely intense and anxious. He was just a little bit away from winning!"

"I can only say that Yang Yu's opponent is too strong."

"That's the sixth level of Qi Refinement!"

"Too powerful."

After a moment, the other servant disciples in the surroundings recovered from their shock, and they looked at the headless corpse that lay on the ground and could not help but sigh with emotion and discuss.

Blood Fiend Evil Ghost."

Xu Ye reacted and looked at Qi Ming, "So it was you who killed that demon cultivator and slaughtered the giant wolf pack."

"You actually raised a Blood Fiend Evil Ghost."

Qi Ming was also a servant disciple of the Green Cloud Peak.

One had to know, back then, the news about the Demon Sect spy was first spread from the Green Cloud Peak. Now that Qi Ming had nurtured a ghost and was so ruthless, Xu Ye naturally suspected Qi Ming even more and felt that it was very likely that he was a Demon Sect spy.

However…

Xu Ye did not have any evidence. If he thought that Qi Ming was a spy of the Demon Sect from a mere ghost, this theory could not be established for the time being.

This was because there were many methods and channels to obtain a Blood Fiend Evil Ghost. It did not necessarily have to be refined by oneself. One could even spend spirit stones to purchase the Blood Fiend Evil Ghost Talisman to control a Blood Fiend Evil Ghost.

However…

The Blood Fiend Evil Ghost Talisman was extremely expensive. At the very least, it was worth 10,000 low-grade spirit stones. It was comparable to the spirit stones rewarded by the first place in this Outer Sect Assessment.

Qi Ming was only a servant disciple. It was very hard to believe that Qi Ming could spend 10,000 low-grade spirit stones to purchase a ghost talisman. The only explanation was that Qi Ming was a spy from the Demon Sect and could refine a Blood Fiend Evil Ghost.

Xu Ye felt that Qi Ming was very suspicious.

Coupled with the fact that the battle between Qi Ming and Yang Yu was extremely intense and anxious just now, Qi Ming seemed to have summoned the Blood Fiend Evil Ghost as a last resort.

There were all kinds of signs.

It was as if they were all indicating to Xu Ye that Qi Ming was a spy from the Demon Sect.

Buzz! Buzz!

The ghost sucked Yang Yu's corpse into a dried corpse. The fiendish energy on its body became a little heavier, but it was still far from reaching the eighth level of Qi Refinement.

Qi Ming instructed, "Jiang Shicheng, go and loot everything valuable on Yang Yu."

"Yes, Senior Brother."

Jiang Shicheng and the others jolted and quickly responded. They ran out of the inheritance forest and finished plundering all the talisman treasures and inferior-grade storage bags on Yang Yu's body.

Then, they then handed these spoils of war to Qi Ming.

Among them, the one-time-use 'Poison Bag Sleeves Arrow' was already useless. It could only be sold as scrap material. It could probably be sold for a few low-grade spirit stones. The Flying Dragon Spear and the Golden Scale Armor were both top-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasures.

There were still 520 spirit stones left.

There were many spiritual herbs, but fewer than that demon cultivator Zhao Shi.

"No wonder he could block the Chen Clan's Demon Slaying Sword."

Qi Ming thought to himself, "So they are all top-grade Qi Refinement realm talisman treasures."

At this moment, more and more servant disciples gathered around the inheritance forest. The servant disciples of the twelve peaks were basically gathered here. Moreover, it was less than two hours before the Outer Sect Assessment ended.

"They're here so soon."

A smile appeared on Qi Ming's face.

"I really didn't expect Senior Brother Qi to already be at the sixth level Qi Refinement realm."

Qiao Yuxian cried out in surprise. Looking at Qi Ming tidying up his combat strength, her jade-like hand covered her red lips, and her eyes could not hide her surprise, "A few days ago, Senior Brother Qi was only at the early-stage fifth level Qi Refinement realm!"

"This… this…"

Tang Bing was very shocked as well, "His cultivation rose so quickly? Or could it be that Senior Brother Qi has actually been hiding his strength all along? He's actually already at the sixth level of Qi Refinement long ago, or even higher, but he hasn't shown it?"

"If that's the case, Senior Brother Qi's cultivation talent is so excellent, but why did he become a servant disciple? With such talent, he's at least an outer sect disciple and can even directly enter the inner sect."

Xiao Fan pondered, "I'm only at the late-stage of the fourth level Qi Refinement realm now. I'm not even at the fifth level Qi Refinement realm. Compared to Senior Brother Qi, there's indeed a huge gap."

"You don't have to belittle yourself. This child is indeed very extraordinary. He might become your strongest opponent in the future. You have to take a good look at his methods and actions now. You'll definitely be able to use them in the future. Do you remember?"

At this moment, on Xiao Fan's left pinky finger, he wore an ancient storage ring. A soul fluctuation came from the ring as the Essence Soul sent a voice transmission to him.

"Yes, Teacher. I'll remember it." Xiao Fan replied in his mind.

"Fellow disciples."

Qi Ming coughed lightly and swept his gaze across everyone. He wanted to get to the main topic, but when his gaze landed on Xiao Fan, he subconsciously saw the ring on his left hand.

"Eh?"

Qi Ming exclaimed in his heart, "Why didn't I notice it when I was in the D-Class Servant Quarters of the Green Cloud Peak? Xiao Fan seems to have always been wearing such a ring."

"Moreover, at first glance, this ring looks ordinary, but after careful observation, I feel that it's extraordinary and a little special."

"This…"

Qi Ming shuddered as he thought of a possibility. Could this Xiao Fan be the template protagonist who had a spiritual grandpa cheat? Ye Dun was the reincarnation of a Buddha, and this Xiao Fan might be the protagonist of another genre.

"Is the Green Cloud Peak so lucky? Two hidden dragons appeared in a row?"

Qi Ming looked at him with a deep gaze.

"Forget it." Qi Ming shook his head, "I'll earn a lot of spirit stones in this assessment. Although it's very satisfying to cultivate passively, I'll need to consume a lot of spirit stones to increase the efficiency of my AFK Farming."

"As long as I enter the inner sect or become Elder Feng's disciple, I should be able to develop peacefully with the protection of Elder Feng."

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Chapter 30: Robbery? No, This Is for Your Own Good!

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"The inheritance forest is right in front of us. Yang Yu's matter has nothing to do with us. There are less than two hours left until the end of the Outer Sect Assessment. We should enter the inheritance forest as soon as possible to investigate."

"That makes sense."

"Quickly enter the inheritance forest. We only need to go in and check if the Heavenly Chief Inheritance is real or fake."

"…"

The servant disciples discussed. They were more concerned about the Heavenly Chief Inheritance, so they wanted to enter the inheritance forest. However, they had only taken a few steps when they were stopped by Qi Ming.

Qi Ming smiled and said, "Fellow disciples, I discovered the inheritance forest first. You can enter the inheritance forest if you want, but you have to pay the 'toll'. No more, no less. Just use all the spiritual herbs on you as collateral."

"You…"

"Impudent!"

"Do you dare to block the way and rob me in front of everyone?"

"You're too bold."

"Even if you're very strong and have the highest cultivation level among everyone, we have dozens of people. If you dare to do this alone, aren't you afraid that we'll join forces and cripple you?"

"That's crazy."

"You only killed Yang Yu and you already feel invincible?"

"…"

Immediately, the servant disciples were furious. They felt that Qi Ming was completely courting death. He was too arrogant and did not take the servant disciples of the twelve peaks seriously.

"Senior… Senior Brother…"

Jiang Shicheng's scalp went numb as he looked at the furious gazes of the servant disciples. His legs and stomach were trembling slightly. It was not one or two, nor was it more than ten or twenty, but dozens of them.

They were basically all above the third level of Qi Refinement.

There were also many at the fourth level Qi Refinement realm and the fifth level Qi Refinement realm.

As the saying went…

Two fists were no match for four hands.

Moreover, Qi Ming wanted to fight dozens of people alone?

It was completely impossible.

Clang!

A sword chime sounded.

Qi Ming waved his right hand and a green sword qi slashed out, drawing a deep sword scar that was ten meters long on the ground in front of him.

"This line is the boundary."

Qi Ming continued, "Whoever dares to cross it without permission will bear the consequences."

"F*ck!"

"This is unbearable."

"Kill him and let him know how powerful we are."

"Too arrogant, simply too arrogant. Does he even take us, the servant disciples of the twelve peaks, seriously? He's simply too arrogant."

"I must deal with him."

"…"

Everyone clamored continuously, their voices extremely angry. They really wanted to roll up their sleeves and fight with Qi Ming, but none of them stepped forward.

Clearly, they were indeed afraid.

One had to know, Qi Ming's cultivation level was at the sixth level Qi Refinement realm. Among the servant disciples of the twelve peaks, Qi Ming had the highest cultivation level. Beside Qi Ming stood a ferocious ghost at the seventh level Qi Refinement realm.

Also, Yang Yu's headless corpse lay at the side, and it was extremely miserable. It was sufficient to deter those servant disciples with insufficient cultivation and weak strength.

No one dared to be the first to speak up.

"Senior Brother Qi."

Xu Ye frowned. When faced with this situation, he walked out and looked straight at Qi Ming as he said in a low voice, "Although your cultivation is the highest among all the disciples present, you can't go too far. You actually want to rob the disciples like this. It really makes us despise you."

"It's Senior Brother Xu Ye."

"That's great."

"Senior Brother Xu Ye is the strongest servant disciple of the Numinous Sky Peak. With Senior Brother Xu Ye standing up for us, if we join forces, no matter how strong Qi Ming is, he won't dare to continue being insolent."

"Senior Brother Xu Ye is right."

"…"

In the surroundings, all the servant disciples agreed and felt that they had found their backbone.

It could be said that, Xu Ye had already become the representative of all the servant disciples to talk to Qi Ming.

"You talk too much."

Qi Ming's gaze was indifferent, and his expression completely turned cold. "If not for the fact that we are fellow disciples, you wouldn't even have the qualifications to enter the inheritance forest. You would all have died under my sword."

"If you want to go in, hand over the spiritual herbs. If you don't, get lost immediately. Don't waste my time."

"You!!!"

Xu Ye's expression was cold.

"Isn't Senior Brother Qi being a little too unreasonable? The inheritance forest belongs to everyone in the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm. Everyone has the right to enter, but Senior Brother Qi did this. It's really…"

Tang Bing frowned her brows.

"How is it unreasonable?"

Qiao Yuxian pursed her lips and said, "I feel that Senior Brother Qi is too handsome. Don't you see? Senior Brother Qi only drew a line with his sword. Although everyone present is extremely furious, up until now, no one has really dared to cross this line."

"This is the power of deterrence!"

"This…"

Tang Bing was shocked. She looked around and saw everyone's angry expressions. Looking at the line on the ground, even Xu Ye did not dare to step over.

"This child is indeed extraordinary!"

The 'old grandpa' in Xiao Fan's ring could not help but praise, "He's so young and already has such courage."

"That's right."

Xiao Fan nodded in agreement. "Moreover, I actually don't believe in the matter of the Heavenly Chief Inheritance. Senior Brother Qi probably doesn't believe it either. Otherwise, with Senior Brother Qi's strength, he would have long gone in to investigate. How could he give these fellow disciples a chance?"

"You're really going too far."

Swish!

At this moment, among the servant disciples, a normal-looking servant disciple berated. Under the gazes of everyone, he rushed out and headed straight for Qi Ming.

"Since no one dares to take the lead, I'll do it."

This servant disciple shouted loudly. His movement technique was not slow either. In the blink of an eye, he had already rushed past the line Qi Ming had drawn and charged towards the forest of inheritance.

"Such ignorance," Qi Ming shook his head.

Swish!

Qi Ming slashed with his sword, and a green sword qi tore through the sky and slashed towards this servant disciple, who raised his saber to block it.

Bang!

The talisman treasure saber in his hand broke into two.

"Ah!!!"

Not only that.

The residual power of the sword qi slashed out a bloody wound in his chest as he fell to the ground and cried out repeatedly. He could not even block Qi Ming's casual sword strike.

"He really dares to attack!"

"Gasp…"

"So powerful!"

"Those at the third level Qi Refinement realm can't even withstand a single strike from him."

"Too terrifying, too savage."

"…"

Everyone's hearts turned cold.

"Jiang Shicheng, go take his spiritual herbs. If he refuses to comply, kill him." Qi Ming said lightly.

"Yes."

Jiang Shicheng jolted. While he was shocked, he could not help but feel excited. He did not expect Senior Brother Qi Ming to have such courage to face the twelve peaks alone.

This was too domineering.

It was unimaginable.

This had never happened in all the years that the Outer Sect Assessment had been held.

"I'll… give… I'll… give…"

This servant disciple who was lying on the ground with a sword wound had a pale expression. His courage had long disappeared without a trace, and he immediately took out all the spiritual herbs.

No more, no less.

Five low-grade Qi Refinement realm spiritual herbs and three medium-grade Qi Refinement realm spiritual herbs.

That was all.

After all, he was only at the third level Qi Refinement realm.

"Not bad."

Qi Ming was quite satisfied. He put the eight spiritual herbs into the inferior-grade storage bag and waved his hand, "You can go in now."

"I can?"

The injured servant disciple was stunned and was a little uncertain. He thought that after he handed in the spiritual herbs, he would be chased away. He did not expect Qi Ming to really let him in.

One had to know, originally, with his third level Qi Refinement realm cultivation, he was the weakest among the 120 servant disciples.

Logically speaking, for example, he did not have the chance to touch the huge opportunity of the Heavenly Chief Inheritance, but now, he could actually be the first to enter?

Thinking of this, he actually felt that it was not a loss and even profited.

It was only eight spiritual herbs.

There were at most a hundred low-grade spirit stones.

However, if he could obtain the Heavenly Chief Inheritance, how could it be compared to a hundred low-grade spirit stones?

He could not help but come to a realization.

He felt that he had seen the truth through the appearance of the matter.

Senior Brother Qi Ming did not want to rob their spiritual herbs. Instead, he wanted to give all the servant disciples of the twelve peaks a fair chance to compete. He wanted all the disciples, regardless of whether they were strong or weak, to have a chance to enter the inheritance forest and compete for the Heavenly Chief Inheritance.

Senior Brother Qi Ming had worked hard to help them!

He was willing to bear the infamy and fight for a fair and just opportunity for the weak.

He was simply a good person!

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Chapter 31: You're a Talent, You'll Be Great in the Future

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Qi Ming said, "I always keep my word. Since you've handed over the spiritual herbs, you can naturally enter. How can I go back on my word? Hurry up and go. Perhaps you're that lucky person."

Immediately, the servant disciple felt that the wound on his chest no longer hurt. Even if there was still blood flowing, it no longer hurt.

Moreover, his eyes were bright as if he had found the light of hope, "Senior Brother Qi, don't worry. I won't let you down."

"What?"

Qi Ming was stunned, and his gaze looked suspiciously at this servant disciple whose chest was dripping with blood, he thought, 'What is he talking about? What does he mean by not letting me down? When did I put in so much effort? Good heavens, could this child have been struck silly by my sword? What nonsense is he talking about?'

"Go, go!" Qi Ming hurriedly waved his hand.

This servant disciple simply bandaged his wound before quickly walking towards the inheritance forest. However, the voices of the other servant disciples cursing Qi Ming sounded in his ears.

"Qi Ming, you're too vicious."

"How dare you?"

"Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"Move aside and let us in."

"…"

Everyone shouted.

"Enough, all of you shut up!"

This servant disciple stopped because he was truly unable to endure it any longer. He turned around and roared angrily at those 'unreasonable' servant disciples, "All of you short-sighted pieces of trash don't know that Senior Brother Qi Ming is helping us at all. You don't understand Senior Brother Qi Ming's greatness at all, nor do you understand Senior Brother Qi Ming's good intentions."

"Don't you know?"

"Our cultivation levels are only at the third level of Qi Refinement. How can we compete with those senior brothers at the fourth level or even the fifth level of Qi Refinement?"

"In the end, even if the Heavenly Chief Inheritance really appears, it will only fall into the hands of those senior brothers at the fifth-stage Qi Refinement realm. We won't even have the chance to take a look."

"But now…"

"Senior Brother Qi Ming has appeared."

"He is wise and righteous. He sacrificed himself for others. He is wise and powerful. He was willing to bear the brunt of the infamy just to give us a fair chance to compete for the Heavenly Chief Inheritance."

"Collecting the 'spiritual herbs' is only a pretense. Do you really think that with the number of spiritual herbs in your hands, you can enter the 'top ten'?"

"Stop dreaming."

"In the end, nearly 90% of it will be taken back by the sect. We can only obtain 10% ourselves, so how many spirit stones can we sell? Now, we only need to give the spirit stones to Senior Brother Qi Ming, and we can enter the inheritance forest first and have a chance and possibility to compete fairly for the Heavenly Chief Inheritance."

"I only exchanged a few spirit stones for such an opportunity."

"Senior Brother Qi has such good intentions. Doesn't your conscience hurt when you insult him like this?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

There was complete silence!

It could be said that…

The words of this servant disciple caused everyone present to be stunned, and even Qi Ming himself was slightly stunned. He looked at this servant disciple with a strange gaze, 'So it turns out that I'm so selfless, so righteous, so wise, and so heroic! I actually didn't know it myself!'

"Really?"

"No way, this can't be…"

"Senior Brother Qi was actually helping us?"

"On second thought, he's right!"

"This… this…"

For a moment, those servant disciples with ordinary cultivations fell into deep thought. They felt that what the servant disciple who was bleeding on his chest said was very reasonable.

"Senior Brother Qi, I'll hand it over. I'll give you all five spiritual herbs. Please let me enter the inheritance forest."

"I'll hand it over too."

"I have eight spiritual herbs here."

"Me too."

"I have six."

"…"

There was a moment of silence.

One after another, servant disciples with ordinary cultivation levels personally delivered spiritual herbs.

"Jiang Shicheng, why aren't you collecting the spiritual herbs and letting them go?"

Qi Ming shouted.

"Yes, yes, yes."

"Yes, Senior Brother."

"Damn, this works?!"

Jiang Shicheng and the others were really stunned.

"Cough cough."

Qi Ming coughed lightly, and then he looked at the servant disciple whose chest was dripping with blood and asked with a friendly gaze, "Junior Brother, what's your name?"

"Senior Brother, my full name is Su Yu."

The servant disciple whose chest was bleeding replied.

"Su Yu."

Qi Ming nodded slightly and patted the other party's shoulder. "Not a bad name. You're a talent. If nothing unexpected happens in the future, you'll definitely become a great person. I believe in you."

"Thank you for your praise, Senior Brother."

Su Yu was excited.

Qi Ming waved his hand again and said, "Go and explore the inheritance forest."

"Yes, Senior Brother."

Su Yu turned around, raised his head and puffed out his chest as he walked towards the inheritance forest. After obtaining Qi Ming's approval, Su Yu's entire soul seemed to have been baptized and sublimated.

At this moment, many servant disciples had already handed in their spiritual herbs and entered the inheritance forest. At this moment, it was Xu Ye and the others who became anxious.

One had to know, Xu Ye and the others were all at the late-stage fifth level Qi Refinement realm. Among the 120 servant disciples, they were the first batch apart from Qi Ming.

They had a lot of spiritual herbs in their hands, and they wanted to fight for the top ten. How could they be willing to give all the spiritual herbs to Qi Ming? However, the other servant disciples had already handed over their spiritual herbs and entered the inheritance forest. If they did not go in, they would really not have the chance to get the Heavenly Chief Inheritance.

"Senior Brother Qi, I can only offend you then."

Swish!

Xu Ye's gaze was cold. He waved his hands, and five fireball talismans and five ice blade talismans tore through the air and surrounded Qi Ming from all directions.

"Giant Lizard Shield."

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Qi Ming waved his right hand and summoned the Giant Lizard Shield. It enlarged in front of him and blocked all of Xu Ye's talismans. The fireball and ice blades exploded.

"Seal: Ice Python."

Buzz!

Xu Ye formed hand seals with both hands. The 'Lotus Bracelet' on his wrist emitted fluorescent lights. Xu Ye was casting a long-range spell with the ability to enhance spells.

In the blink of an eye, cold air gathered.

A huge ice python that was ten meters in size condensed. After letting out a roar, its ferocious and huge body pounced at Qi Ming.

"Blood Fiend Evil Ghost, tear it apart." Qi Ming shouted.

"Hehehe…"

Swish!

The Blood Fiend Evil Ghost vanished and pounced forward. Ghost energy, fiendish energy, and yin energy gathered, forming a huge blood-colored ghost claw that forcefully tore the ice python into pieces.

"So powerful!"

Xu Ye was shocked. "As expected of a seventh level Qi Refinement realm Blood Fiend Evil Ghost."

"Seal: Twin Heavens of Ice and Fire."

Xu Ye let out a long howl as his hands quickly formed seals. Moreover, he executed his movement technique to continuously pull apart the distance so as to avoid being approached by the Blood Fiend Evil Ghost.

Moreover…

There were a total of nine layers of Vajra Talismans on Xu Ye.

Roar! Roar!

The seal was completed.

In an instant, a huge crimson fire python and a huge ice-blue ice python appeared. One was ice and the other was fire. They attacked at the same time, creating a world of fire and ice.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

However, the Blood Fiend Evil Ghost's combat strength was powerful, and it forcefully tore apart the ice python and fire python. It exploded, and the aftershock spread out in all directions, causing several large pits to be blasted open on the ground.

"So powerful."

"As expected of Senior Brother Xu Ye. He can actually fight a seventh level Qi Refinement realm Blood Fiend Evil Ghost for so long."

"Senior Brother Qi Ming is stronger. He can control a seventh level Qi Refinement realm Blood Fiend Evil Ghost."

"Furthermore, Senior Brother Qi Ming has yet to attack."

Everyone was talking.

"Xu Ye, let me help you."

Boom!

At this moment, the ground shook slightly.

It was a burly man who rushed in. After laughing loudly, he directly pounced towards Qi Ming, "Qi Ming, don't you want all of our spiritual herbs? Alright! As long as you can defeat me, I, Lu Haisheng, will hand over all my spiritual herbs!"

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Chapter 32: Golden Armor Technique

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Lu Haisheng was two meters tall. His bronze skin was filled with explosive strength, and his figure was even more robust than Cao Yunhai.

"Attack!"

Moreover, Lu Haisheng's movement technique was also extremely fast. He was not affected by his size. In the blink of an eye, he had already attacked Qi Ming.

Boom!

A sandbag-sized fist smashed towards Qi Ming.

Clang!

Qi Ming raised his sword and blocked Lu Haisheng's punch. The two forces collided and spirit energy clashed. The fist and sword qi shattered, creating waves of aftershock that spread in all directions.

The surrounding ground was torn apart by the sword qi and fist force, creating ravines.

Jiang Shicheng looked over and shouted loudly, "Senior Brother, you have to be careful. This Lu Haisheng is the strongest servant disciple of Martial Illumination Peak. He's extremely good at body tempering and is peerless in close combat!"

After glancing at him, Xu Ye reminded as well, "Lu Haisheng, Qi Ming is very strong. Although this Blood Fiend Evil Ghost is already at the seventh level Qi Refinement realm, its mind is incomplete. I can still deal with it for the time being. You have to be careful of him."

Boom! Boom!

The Blood Fiend Evil Ghost's attack landed on Xu Ye's body, directly shattering layer after layer of the Vajra Talismans. Seven out of ten layers of the talismans shattered.

"Condense!"

Xu Ye quickly took out seven more Vajra Talismans. After activating them, he wore them on his body. The ten layers of Vajra Talismans were stacked together like a golden tortoise shell, and their defense was extremely strong.

This was Xu Ye's limit.

"Hahaha…"

Lu Haisheng laughed loudly as he stared at Qi Ming. His fighting spirit was high as he shouted back at Xu Ye, "You should worry about yourself."

"Golden Armor Technique."

Buzz!

Lu Haisheng's entire body shook as he circulated his body refinement spell. Immediately, a golden light appeared around his body and enveloped his entire body, as if he had become a golden statue.

Clearly, this Golden Armor Technique had already been cultivated to the level of Perfection. There was no weakness on his entire body, and it was completely integrated.

"Dragon Tiger Divine Light Fist!"

Lu Haisheng took a stance. His left hand was in the shape of a dragon's claw, and his right hand was like a tiger's seal. His aura was ferocious. On his hands, there was a pair of black 'Thorn Gloves' covered with spikes.

"Take this."

Lu Haisheng attacked Qi Ming head-on. His movement technique was agile, it was the Martial Illumination Peak's Shadow Movement Technique. His fist technique was extremely powerful, and there was a faint dragon and tiger roar.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!!!

Qi Ming did not fight Lu Haisheng head-on. Instead, he used the Nine Spirit Illusion Steps to the limit. Nine lifelike afterimages seemed to appear around him.

Lu Haisheng's attacks and moves all missed.

"Body Tempering spells are peerless in close combat. Before reaching the Foundation Establishment realm, Body Tempering spells are extremely powerful. Although Qi Ming is in the sixth level Qi Refinement realm, he might not be able to defeat Lu Haisheng."

"Qi Ming doesn't seem to dare to fight Lu Haisheng head-on."

"…"

The other servant disciples were discussing.

Lu Haisheng shouted, "Qi Ming! You have a cultivation level of the sixth level Qi Refinement realm. You are indeed the most powerful among us. However, in a battle between two sides, it is not only your cultivation level that determines the outcome."

"Come on!"

"What are you afraid of? Don't you want all of our spiritual herbs?"

"Come and fight!"

Lu Haisheng roared.

Immediately, Lu Haisheng's aura suppressed Qi Ming.

"Senior Brother Qi won't lose, right?!" Qiao Yuxian's expression tightened.

"This…" Tang Bing fell silent.

"The Body Tempering technique is indeed very powerful. If one wants to master it, not only do they need the corresponding talent, they also need great perseverance and cultivate extremely hard. Lu Haisheng has cultivated the Golden Armor Technique to the Perfection realm, so it can be seen how much effort he has put in."

Xiao Fan said, "For Senior Brother Qi, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to defeat Lu Haisheng."

"Xiao Fan, your horizons are still too low."

The 'old grandpa' in the ring sent a voice transmission, "In the few battles just now, if you observe carefully, you will discover that Qi Ming used the Green Cloud Sword Technique and the Wind Manipulation Sword Art."

"These two sword techniques complement each other. They are one to begin with."

"Therefore, Qi Ming only needs to combine two sword techniques and he will definitely win!"

"What…" Xiao Fan was stunned.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

At this moment, Qi Ming slashed out sword qi after sword qi, but they were forcefully shattered by Lu Haisheng. Lu Haisheng was like a burly bear as he rampaged around.

"Hahaha…"

Lu Haisheng laughed, "Too weak, too weak. Your sword qi is not enough to loosen my muscles!"

"Attack!"

Lu Haisheng attacked in front of him and threw out his fists. Dragons and tigers appeared and condensed into the Dragon Tiger Fist Seal. He aimed it at Qi Ming, who immediately took out the Giant Lizard Shield to block in front of him.

Boom!

There was a loud sound.

The Giant Lizard Shield was sent flying by Lu Haisheng's punch. In the center, there was a sunken fist mark. The Giant Lizard Shield was almost ruined.

"Good!" Xu Ye shouted excitedly.

"Qi Ming, you're doomed!" Lu Haisheng grinned.

He, who was covered in golden light, looked a little sinister, "You want to snatch all of our spiritual herbs with this?"

"You're too arrogant!"

"Hahaha…" Lu Haisheng laughed wildly.

Indeed, Lu Haisheng was very strong and his combat strength was ferocious. This was indisputable. It could be seen from the situation when Qi Ming and Lu Haisheng fought.

"Come on." Lu Haisheng shouted and attacked Qi Ming again, "Let me crush you."

"Green Cloud Wind Manipulation Sword."

At this moment, Qi Ming's sword techniques had changed. Spirit energy circulated around his body, producing an ethereal Green Cloud Sword Intent surrounded by sword wind.

Clearly, although the Wind Manipulation Sword Art had not reached the Perfection realm, with the Green Cloud Sword Technique as the foundation and coupled with the power of the Wind Manipulation Sword Art, he could temporarily fuse the two sword techniques together.

"This is…"

Lu Haisheng's expression changed slightly as he said in surprise, "Fusion sword technique? You actually grasped this kind of fusion sword technique. It really exceeded my expectations."

"Slash!"

Qi Ming's gaze was indifferent. After fusing the two sword techniques, he injected spirit energy into them and directly slashed out a green sword light that was three meters long.

Surrounded by the wind, it was as fast as lightning.

"Come!"

Lu Haisheng took a deep breath and did not have any intention of dodging. Moreover, he could not dodge either. He circulated the Golden Armor Technique to the limit and the spirit energy around his body surged into his fists, forming the phantom of a dragon and tiger, "Let me see how powerful the fusion sword technique is!"

Roar! Roar!

Lu Haisheng's full-powered attack collided head-on. The dragon and tiger followed each other, condensing into a huge fist mark that directly collided with the three-meter-long green sword light.

Rumble!!!

The two sides collided.

Waves of explosions sounded, and aftershocks spread out. A layer of earth was lifted up on the ground, and the fist imprints collapsed. The dragon and tiger cried out, unable to resist the power of Qi Ming's sword.

Crack! Crack!

Boom!

The Dragon Tiger Fist Seal exploded.

"Ah!!!"

Lu Haisheng screamed as the residual power of the sword qi struck his body. His clothes shattered, revealing the Python Scale Protection Armor on his body. His body was sent flying by this force, and he spat out blood.

The arrogance and wildness from before was shattered by Qi Ming's sword at this moment.

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