"Who's talking about me in the middle of the night?"
Qin Shi rubbed the corner of his mouth. When he opened his eyes, it was already deep into the night. He stretched his body and the sound of his joints rubbing against each other could be heard. When his entire body relaxed, the demon's voice rang out, "Haha, kid, looking at you, have you already recovered?"
Qin Shi nodded his head in agreement. During the summary of the Divine Realm this time, his entire body was extremely fatigued. It took him a full three days to completely adjust his breathing.
Of course, it was mainly because of the Demon Night Roland and this unexpected breakthrough. Otherwise, it wouldn't have taken so long.
"What do you plan to do next?"
After a moment of silence, Qin Shi couldn't help cursing, "That old geezer only told me to start preparing for the last three months. I haven't refined the Demonic Talisman for many years, so I'll focus on the Dao of Talismans for the next three months."
Qin Shi's words weren't false. Although his soul cultivation was already extremely high among the younger generation, he had always relied on his soul cultivation to increase his battle prowess. He had always neglected the original attribute of his soul energy and refined the Devil Talisman.
"That's good too. Your soul cultivation is still lacking compared to your spiritual energy, so you can make up for it in the next three months."
"That's what I was thinking as well."
The first level of the Incantation Realm and the fourth level of the Heaven Realm were originally on the same starting line, but now there was an imbalance. This was normal for ordinary people, since the cultivation of the Dao of the Soul was far superior to the Dao of Spiritual Energy. However, to Qin Shi, the strength of the Dao of the Soul was even more important than his spiritual energy. After all, he had relied on his spiritual energy to escape from death several times in the past.
Suddenly, Qin Shi's black eyes narrowed and the corners of his lips curled up into a strange smile. "Of course, before that, I want to see what I've gained this time."
With that, he leapt off the bed and the Spatial Ring on his finger flickered a few times. Two rays of light landed on the mahogany table in the center of the room.
The two rays of light were undoubtedly the Sinful Stele and the treasure map that had caused the eight regions to go crazy.
Qin Shi first picked up the Monument of Sin, his heart couldn't help but jump a few times, the surging tide couldn't help but surge.
"With this, can we lock onto He Yunqiu?"
Muttering in his heart, Qin Shi couldn't wait any longer. He raised his palms upwards and immediately formed hand seals, firmly controlling the Sinful Monument in midair.
"Ha!"
He roared with all his might. His black eyes flickered with a faint golden light. He released his telekinesis, which turned into a Nascent Soul, and rushed toward the Sinful Stele.
"Buzz!"
An extremely strong wave of resentment rushed towards him. Sensing the resentment, Qin Shi couldn't help but frown.
"What a heavy evil aura."
"This thing has been tainted by blood qi all year round, so it's not easy to deal with. Little fellow, you have to be more careful. This thing is extremely dangerous to you." The evil devil kindly reminded.
Qin Shi nodded slightly. He understood that the evil devil was referring to the Human Emperor Demon-Conquering Orb in his stomach. This kind of extremely strong resentment was extremely disadvantageous to him.
However, for the sake of the Jade In The Book, he couldn't care so much. He gathered the energy in his body in his stomach, and shortly after, his Nascent Soul focused and fiercely rushed into the Sinful Stele.
As soon as he entered the Sinful Stele, he quickly felt a thick blood qi. The scene in front of him turned scarlet, extremely shocking.
Within this Sinful Stele, wandering souls could be seen everywhere. This caused him to rub his nose and hold his breath, preventing him from vomiting.
"Little fellow, focus your mind and calm down. Go and feel the strongest resentment in this place."
When Qin Shi heard this, he immediately held his breath and did as the Nefarious Devil said. When he used his willpower to protect his heart from being disturbed by the wandering souls, his gaze suddenly changed. The Sin Stele had actually transformed into a blood-colored continent. Within this shrunken continent, he could even see the location of Scarlet Flame. There were countless figures of light, and without a doubt, they were the millions of Scarlet Flame's citizens.
"What a mystical thing."
"This Sinful Stele was originally erected in the center of the Mortal World and has been contaminated by the spiritual energy of the earth's core all year round. It can already reflect the entire Mortal World. This way, even if you don't use it to find He Yunqiu in the future, if you can cleanse it of the evil Qi, it will still be a good treasure."
Qin Shi nodded his head. This was indeed a good item. Although his telekinesis was vast, it could not envelop the entire human world. However, if he had this Monument of Sin, he would be able to see the entire human world with a single glance.
Of course, this was all in the future. The most important thing for him now was to use it to first lock onto He Yunqiu. Before he cleansed the evil Qi here, this Sinful Stele was extremely sensitive to resentment. Very quickly, he followed the evil devil's instructions and tens of thousands of blood-red dots of light floated above this shrunken continent of the Mortal World.
"These are all fellows in the Mortal World who have committed heinous crimes and have deep resentment." The evil devil snorted.
Qin Shi shook his head. If he didn't use this Sinful Stele, he wouldn't have known how sinister the human heart was. Just in the Sword Sect alone, he could see that there were more than a thousand dark red dots of light.
And above the dark red was a vermillion red, which was already a dazzling red. There were three of them in a row, causing Qin Shi to be slightly stunned. They were in the Sovereign Pavilion.
"It's those three old fellows."
Qin Shi's cold eyes opened and closed, unsurprised.
"Look for the person you're looking for first." The evil devil curled its lips.
Qin Shi nodded. Only then did he turn his gaze away from the Sword Sect and look down at the entire Mortal World. Very quickly, nearly a hundred dark red dots of light appeared in his eyes.
He furrowed his brows. These hundred red dots of light were different from ordinary ones. They all emitted the same aura as the Sinful Stele. That aura … came from the Cemetery of Chaos.
"Are they the top hundred of the Eight Regions Evil Ranking?"
Qin Shi was slightly surprised. These hundred red dots of light were currently scattered in all directions of the Mortal World. However, they all had one thing in common, and that was that they were moving at an extremely fast speed towards the Cemetery of Chaos in the center.
"The God Realm's summary is over. They are preparing to return."
Qin Shi nodded his head in agreement. Under the control of the eight regions, they could only survive in the Cemetery of Chaos. Suddenly, his black pupils shrank. A special fiery red speck of light instantly attracted his black pupils.
That red dot of light was already so red that it was almost black. It was moving at an extremely fast speed that left even him speechless.
"Is that He Yunqiu?"
From that black and red dot of light, he sensed an unprecedented resentment.
"Yes, he should be the person you're looking for."
Licking his dry lips, Qin Shi's heart suddenly beat wildly.
"I finally found him." He couldn't help but feel excited.
"Then what are you going to do?
Are you going to leave right now? "
Hearing this, Qin Shi pondered for a moment. Unexpectedly, the evil demon shook its head and said, "Now is not the time. Even if I can find He Yunqiu and obtain the Three Leaf Bodhi Fruit, I can't immediately revive the Pale Flame Spiritual Recovery Pill. Just the beast core of the Domain Realm and above Desolate Beast is enough to search for a while. So, there's no rush. Let's first settle this matter in the next half a year. I've already waited for three years.
"Oh, little fellow, you're much more rational now."
"I also don't want Sister Yu to wake up to see me, the person who disappointed her."
"Indeed."
The evil demon stroked its beard in satisfaction. After hesitating for a moment, it said, "Also, regarding the beast core, the Domain Realm is the lowest. The beast core is the catalyst for the Pale Flame Spiritual Recovery Pill. It's not easy to refine an immortal grade pill. So, it's best if you can find a beast core of the Yin attribute. That way, you can suppress the raging fire in the pill furnace and increase the chances of condensing the pill."
"Of course, the better the beast core, the better the effect of the refined pill."
"I understand."
Qin Shi nodded. Only then did he retract his Yuan Spirit. He caught the simple stone tablet in his hand and stored it in his Space Ring.
Then, his black eyes turned and landed on the Divine Artifact Treasure Map.
This Divine Artifact Treasure Map could be considered to have a deep relationship with him. It was also because of this treasure map that Sister Yu had fallen into a deep sleep in the Bejewelled Lava Volcano. Now, including this treasure map, he had already pieced together more than half of the Divine Artifact Treasure Map. He really did not expect that these two matters would be completed at the same time.
He picked up the Divine Artifact Treasure Map.
The current Qin Shi was no longer the brat from Scarlet Flame World. As a result, he had a deeper understanding of just how terrifying this thing was. It was a supreme treasure that countless great figures in the human world and even the entire continent had once fought over.
Eight thousand years ago, this Divine Artifact had been able to shatter the structure of the Eight Regions. From this, one could imagine just how terrifying this Divine Artifact was.
And now, he was lacking in strength. Of course, this did not refer to the Eight Regions Talisman Demon Competition in three months, nor was it the annual disciple competition in half a year. In fact, it was not even the Chaotic Territory or Yao Ming. The only thing he was concerned about was the Nightmare Group and Zhe Tian. The more he understood about them, the more he felt endless pressure and fear.
He still remembered how Zhe Tian's soul was enough to make it difficult for him to even breathe. If he wanted to go against this organization that had existed on the continent for thirty thousand years, and that even the Eight Regions had set it as a taboo, he needed to become even stronger.
And between him and this organization, it seemed like it was already destined that there would be a battle to the death. It was a battle that had begun seven years ago, when he was still the young master of an inconspicuous little town called Chi Yan, and he had been drawn into this whirlpool.
Yu Lin 'er, a name that was both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Ever since she had tricked Qin Shi into stealing Bengyu, he had already become a chess piece in this game.
Whether it was Bengyu, the Qin family, the demons, Qin Xue Xin, or him and the Nightmare Group, they all had to fight. And now, the best way to increase his strength was this shocking Divine Artifact.
"Phew …!"
He took a deep breath and rubbed his palms, piecing the Divine Artifact Treasure Map fragments together. When he put down the treasure map in the center, a dilapidated mountain and river had already appeared in front of him.
In the center of the remnant scroll was a peak of clouds and mist that made him feel incomparably shocked just from looking at it.