After the incident at the Altar of Rules, Qin Shi's image and status in the Sword Sect had completely changed. When he walked out of the hall once more, the gazes that shot towards him from afar were filled with admiration.
"Hehe, Shi Tou, this feels great." Haoyue puffed out her chest as if she was the one being admired.
Qin Shi faintly smiled. He did not care about this vanity. That was because, in his opinion, this vanity could not bring him anything.
He had always been clear about what he wanted.
Over the past few years, he had been working hard towards that goal without stopping.
Xue Xin, Sister Yu, Luo Sha, his parents, the Qin Sect, the Qin family, and his brothers …
These were the things that he cared about and wanted to protect.
Naturally, he had many thoughts after the incident at the Sect Law Altar. What surprised him was that after he walked out of the Sect Law Altar, he discovered that there was an inexplicable qualitative change in his spiritual energy cultivation. There were cracks in the bottleneck that he couldn't break through.
This was what he cared about the most. He tried to break through the cracks, but they stopped after reaching a certain level. In the end, he could only give up helplessly.
However, he believed that it wouldn't take long for him to break through the bottleneck, especially after his trip to the Sword Firmament Pavilion.
At that time, he wouldn't be far from the Heaven Fate Stage.
"Big Brother Shi, there's something that I don't know if I should say." Xu Qingfeng suddenly said.
Qin Shi was stunned for a moment before he smiled, "Is there anything that can't be said between brothers?
Unless you don't treat me as a brother, right? "
Xu Qingfeng's heart warmed and he nodded, "Yeah!
Brother Shi, I feel that even though you walked out of the Sect Rules Altar Sect this time, Zhang Hun and the others definitely won't let you go. Just now, I had a few friends who were on good terms with me report that after Zhang Hun left the square, he returned to the Venerable Pavilion and called back Su Yi and a few of his disciples. They seem to be plotting something against you. I'm afraid they'll do you harm. "
Qin Shi was stunned, but he soon felt relieved. He had already expected this, "I know. But don't worry, they won't be able to do anything to me."
In fact, Qin Shi had been probing Zhang Hun with his spiritual energy ever since he left the plaza, so he knew that Zhang Hun had called back Su Yi and the rest.
However, he had a habit. Since he had already offended someone, he might as well go all out. Furthermore, he had a vague feeling that the conflict between him and Zhang Hun wasn't as simple as him becoming a secluded disciple and interfering with Zhang Hun's plan.
It was as if the two of them were destined to have a fated battle, and this battle was a seed that had been planted when he took the Sword Sect's spirit from the Strange Green Sword Tomb back in Scarlet Flame Mountain.
Seeing Qin Shi's confident expression, Xu Qingfeng heaved a sigh of relief.
However, he immediately said, "However, Big Brother Shi, you still have to be careful. Although Zhang Hun and the rest can't do much to you in the Sword Sect, Su Yi will definitely not give up easily in the upcoming Disciple Competition."
"Disciple Competition?" Qin Shi asked curiously, "What is it?"
This was the first time he had heard of this. What he was more concerned about was that even Haoyue and Yu Yue couldn't help but reveal looks of yearning when they heard about the Disciple Competition.
"The Disciple Competition is held once a year in the Sword Sect. It is a competition between the disciples. It is divided into the selection of the best new disciples and the competition between the older disciples."
"Every year's champion, regardless of whether they are new or old disciples, will receive great honor."
"However, this isn't the most important thing. The most important thing is that the winner of the Disciple Competition will receive the inheritance of the previous Sect Masters of the Sword Sect."
"The inheritance of the previous Sect Masters?" Qin Shi was slightly shocked. Just this sounded very high class. He asked, "What does that mean?"
"Big Brother Shi, aside from what you see, the Sword Sect has an extremely sacred and hidden place. This place is called the Sword Tomb's Holy Spirit Hall."
"Sword Tomb's Holy Spirit Hall?"
"Yes, that's right. The Sword Tomb's Holy Spirit Hall is millions of meters above the Sword Sect. It was created by the Sword Sect's founder in the clouds."
"On the other hand, all the past Sect Masters of the Sword Sect would leave behind a strand of their inherited Blood Essence in the Sword Sect's Holy Spirit Hall when they perished. Since the Sword Sect was established, there have been a total of 37 Sect Masters. In other words, there are 37 Blood Essence left behind in the Sword Tomb's Holy Spirit Hall."
"Once you obtain the title of the Best Disciple of the Year, you'll have a chance to enter Sword Sect's Holy Spirit Hall to be baptized. That's a chance that only comes once in a blue moon. If you can obtain the acknowledgement of one or two sect masters and obtain their inheritance, then you'll benefit greatly."
"Is that so?"
Qin Shi nodded inwardly. As one of the eight giants of the human world, the strength of the Sword Sect's previous Sect Masters could be imagined. At the very least, they were at the World Realm and could not be offended. It was a great opportunity to obtain their inheritance.
"Is there such a thing?" he asked Yu Yue.
Yu Yue replied with certainty, "Yes, that is indeed the case. However, don't think too highly of it. The Best Disciple can indeed enter the Sword Tomb's Holy Spirit Hall, but from what I know, it is not easy to obtain the inheritance. I remember that in the past hundred years, no one has been able to obtain the acknowledgement of the previous Sect Masters and obtain the inheritance."
"Last time, it was Su Tiao. He obtained three inheritances by himself."
"Three inheritances by himself?
Is that true? "
Xu Qingfeng clicked his tongue. He had not been in the Sword Sect for long, so his understanding of the Sword Sect was definitely not as good as Yu Yue's. When he heard the news, the corners of his eyes twitched a few times. The envy and jealousy in his eyes were exceptionally obvious, "This is simply unbelievable. He was actually able to obtain three inheritances of the Sect Masters in a row."
"Indeed. Three inheritances. Even in the history of the Sword Sect, only three people have appeared. Even Sect Master Fang Qing only obtained three."
"This Su Tiao is really not simple."
However, as he listened to the discussion between the two, Qin Shi fell into deep thought.
Ever since he had walked out of Scarlet Flame, he had repeatedly felt that his strength was lacking and insufficient. The many times he had faced powerful enemies had made him feel powerless, especially when he had fought against the people from Group Jie. The helplessness of being in a hopeless situation had made his desire to become stronger even more urgent.
However, he was currently at a bottleneck in his cultivation. Both his Spiritual Energy and Soul Energy had reached the ninth level at the same time. He was at the critical juncture of the transition, so he had been unable to advance for a long time.
Of course, with Qin Shi's current means, if he really wanted to make a breakthrough and directly leap to the Heaven's Boundary Realm or the Curse Realm, he had at least a dozen methods that would give him an 80% chance of success.
However, this was a huge taboo on the path of cultivation. The saying that one could not cultivate for sixty years referred to this. Qin Shi had only used seven years to go from the unremarkable Spirit Tempering stage in a small town to the Heaven's Gate stage. It was already a miracle among miracles. He did not want to ruin his future path of cultivation because of a single mistake.
After all, there were too many burdens on his shoulders that he could not let go.
Because of this, if he wanted to become stronger while his cultivation base was stagnant, then the Sect Leader's inheritance would be his best choice right now.
He narrowed his eyes and said, "How long until the annual disciple competition?"
"How long?
Let me think, it should be less than half a year. "
"Half a year?" Qin Shi's black eyes flickered and his lips curled into a smile. "That's enough."
He felt that there was still a gap between him and Su Tiao. The Perfect Domain Realm was a height that he could never surpass.
However, he was confident that he could break through this obstacle in half a year.
Haoyue knew Qin Shi very well. She couldn't help but touch the corner of her mouth when she saw Qin Shi's expression. "Haha, looks like this year's annual disciple competition is going to be really interesting."
Qin Shi shrugged his shoulders in silence.
Just like that, the four of them walked back to the disciple's dormitory under the admiring gazes.
Once they entered the dormitory, Yu Yue immediately waved at the three of them and said, "Alright, brothers, I won't accompany you anymore."
Haoyue teased, "Hehe, why? Are you abandoning your brothers because you have a wife? How long has it been since you left?
Can't wait to go back and accompany your little wife? "
Yu Yue blushed and glared at Haoyue. "Don't talk nonsense!
Today is Qing 'er's official leave. She wants to go back and treat her sister's injury. I'm worried about her going back alone. "
"Alright, alright. If you want to accompany her, just say so. Why do you have to find such a high-sounding reason?
We're all men, we understand …! "Haoyue's sarcastic voice made Xu Qingfeng, who was beside him, burst into laughter.
However, while the two of them were teasing each other to their heart's content, Qin Shi suddenly said in a serious manner, "Alright, stop fooling around."
Then, he asked Yu Yue seriously, "Yu Yue, you said that Qing 'er left the sect today to treat her sister's injury?"
"Yes, that's right."
Qin Shi suddenly said, "I will go with you."
"What?" Yu Yue was startled.
Haoyue and Xu Qingfeng also looked at each other in surprise. Haoyue said, "Shi Tou, are you serious? Why didn't I know that you are such an insensitive person?
It's rare for a young couple to be alone together and live a blissful life together. Why do you have to stick your foot in? "
Qin Shi glared at Haoyue, but he didn't argue with Haoyue. The matter of Qing 'er's sister has always been a thorn in his heart. He always felt that it was related to the Puppet Squad. Even if it had nothing to do with the Puppet Squad, it must be related to the Ominous Demon. He must figure it out.
Yu Yue was stunned for a long time. He couldn't help but put on a serious face. He rarely saw Qin Shi so serious. Moreover, he wasn't like what Haoyue said. He only wanted to protect Qing 'er. If Qin Shi could accompany her, then it couldn't be better.
So he agreed, "Alright, then I'll go pick up Qing 'er first."
"No need."