Qin Shi muttered to himself. Although the treasure map in front of him had a completion rate of over sixty percent, the vastness of the human world was beyond his imagination. Even though he had seen the shocking peak of the clouds, he was still unable to determine its location. He could only vaguely make out an extremely strange and profound formation at the center of the peak of the clouds.
Tapping his finger on the table, Qin Shi could not help but shake his head helplessly. "Looks like the other treasure maps are indispensable if I want to find the Divine Weapon."
"Little fellow, don't be anxious. You were able to go from one to so many, so the remaining few won't be a problem for you."
Hearing this, Qin Shi went silent for a while. He understood what the evil spirit was saying. However, the mountains and rivers were as vast as the starry sky of the first lunar month. Things like luck and coincidence might exist, but if it didn't, then it didn't. For example, in these years, the few pieces of the treasure map had practically landed in his hands. If it didn't, then even if there was only one piece left, how could it be easy to find it?
It was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
"Ugh, although I am currently in one of the eight regions and am no longer that little brat in Desolate Town, my understanding of this Wasteland Continent is still extremely limited. If I want to find this Divine Artifact fragment, it looks like I must find a trustworthy person who has a great understanding of this continent and even the matters related to this Divine Artifact from eight thousand years ago." Qin Shi racked his brains and pondered.
"There are quite a few people I can trust around me, such as Haoyue, Yuyue, Xu Qingfeng, and even Xue Xin and Lingsha. However … they don't seem to know as much about the continent and its history as I do."
Qin Shi began to have a headache. Just think about it, even Fangqing did not know about the Divine Weapon from eight thousand years ago. If he wanted to find a suitable candidate, he would definitely have to be someone with an extremely high status in the Eight Regions.
"Senior Fengsha?"
Qin Shi's eyes lit up, but he shook his head a moment later. "Perhaps Senior Fengsha really does know, but … he hasn't been involved in the affairs of the world for many years. Is it really appropriate to involve him?"
Qin Shi hesitated again.
Looking at Qin Shi's wavering appearance, the Nefarious Demon suddenly curled its lips and said, "Kid, what are you worrying about? Don't you already have a fellow like him by your side?"
"Hmm?
I have one right beside me? "Qin Shi was stunned for a moment before he suddenly said," You mean you? "
The evil demon stroked the corner of its mouth and said, "I'm not. If you're talking about the Wasteland Continent of thirty thousand years ago, then I can be your know-it-all. But … at that time, the human world was a land of absurdity. As for now, I really can't do anything about it."
Qin Shi frowned. He knew that the demon did not lie to him. Eight thousand years ago, when the divine treasure was sealed, he was already in the mountain behind the Qin family in Barren Town.
"Then who are you referring to?" Qin Shi couldn't figure it out.
"It's far away, but it's close at hand. Think about it!
And I think that in the entire Eight Regions, there should be no one who knows more about this than her. "
After pondering for a moment, Qin Shi couldn't believe that there was really such a person by his side.
Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind, causing his fingers to stop tapping on the table. He couldn't help but smile. "I know, you're talking about Senior Qi Qing?"
The Nefarious Demon chuckled. "Haha, you're quite smart, kid."
"That's right, how could I forget about the old lady?
She has been in charge of the Sword Sect for thousands of years, and her current position in the Eight Regions should be the closest to that era. If I can ask her, I might be able to obtain some information that will be extremely helpful to this divine treasure. "
Qin Shi smiled and thought to himself, "But if that's the case, it seems that I can only temporarily put aside the matter of the divine treasure for the next six months."
"That's good too. You have a lot of trivial matters to attend to in the next six months. If you're distracted by this divine treasure, it might not be a good thing." The Nefarious Demon shrugged. "See, your trivial matters will soon come knocking on your door."
"Hmm?"
Qin Shi couldn't help but frown. Then, there were a few crisp knocks on the door.
Knock, knock, knock!
Qin Shi looked up. "Come in!"
Feng Sha's bony body pushed open the door and entered. He stroked his beard and smiled at Qin Shi. "Hehe, kid, how was your rest these past three days?"
"Senior Feng Sha!"
Qin Shi stood up and cupped his fists respectfully. "I'm fine now. Senior Feng Sha, is there something you need from me?"
"I like how smart you are."
Qin Shi pursed his lips. "It's not that I'm smart, it's just that Senior Feng Sha never comes to me for no reason."
"Err, am I that direct?"
"Can you be any more direct?" Qin Shi was disdainful. "Alright, I won't beat around the bush with you.
"Alright, I won't beat around the bush with you. I have something important to discuss with you this time. In the past three days, I have already reported your participation in the Eight Regions Talisman Demon Competition, so the sect leader and I have discussed it. Although you have pretty good talent in terms of soul cultivation, as you said, this competition is not fair to you. So we are prepared to give you a team of inner sect disciples from the Sword Sect for your sake. They will be in charge of hunting desolate beasts for you. You can use these three months to focus on cultivating the way of talisman demons." Feng Sha said righteously as he stroked his beard.
Qin Shi stared blankly for a moment. At first, it seemed like it was indeed the case, and he couldn't help but feel grateful in his heart. But suddenly, he frowned and asked, "Where's the Wraith Charm that I refined?
Do I have to hand them over to the sect? "
"About that …" Feng Sha was stumped by Qin Shi's question. He laughed dryly and said, "About that, normally, you should do it voluntarily. However, considering that you've always prioritized the sect, I'll help you make the decision. All the talismans you refined will be temporarily kept by the sect. They'll be sealed in the sect's resource vault."
Hearing the old man's shameless words, Qin Shi's face immediately flushed red. His fists cracked as he clenched them tightly.
"Aiya, alright. Don't be so wronged. At most … at most, the sect will be willing to buy back your talismans, alright?"
"How do we buy them back?" Since things had come to this, Qin Shi tried his best to control his snort.
"A talisman that's worth 30% more than the auction price in the outside world. That should be fine, right?"
Qin Shi rolled his eyes. "That's more like it."
After the conclusion of the Divine Territory, he was worried that he didn't have enough points. This solved his urgent problem. He simply asked, "Then when do we start?"
"If you can, we can start now. The group of disciples that hunted the dire beasts have already brought the first batch of dire beasts back to the sect."
Qin Shi nodded. "Then let's do it now."
Three months. To be honest, it was a bit of a rush. He didn't want to delay. After wrapping the black robe tightly around him, he broke into a run and followed Feng Sha. But after taking a few steps, he suddenly paused. He was stunned. That's not right. He had just agreed. How could the first batch of dire beasts have already been brought back?
"Old man, you're scheming against me again?" Qin Shi roared fiercely.
Feng Sha chuckled. With a slip of his foot, he disappeared from the doorway, leaving behind a furious Qin Shi's roar.
The two of them left the wing. It could be seen that the Sword Sect placed great importance on Qin Shi's participation in the Eight Regions Talisman Demon Competition. Fang Qing had deliberately arranged for disciples to build a pagoda made of pure Glazed Crystal in the forest behind the Sword Sect. She had also personally set up several barriers around the pagoda to ensure that Qin Shi would not be disturbed by the outside world while he refined the talisman.
When Qin Shi followed Feng Sha to the back of the mountain and saw the towering Glazed Crystal Pagoda, he couldn't help but click his tongue.
"This was prepared for me?"
"Hehe, little guy, how is it? Has your resentment decreased a bit?" Feng Sha stroked his beard and patted Qin Shi's shoulder.
Qin Shi rolled his eyes. "For the sect master's sake, I won't argue with you this time!
Let's go, take me to see the dire beasts. "
"I'll bring you in."
Feng Sha nodded and led Qin Shi into the Glazed Crystal Pagoda. Due to the barrier, Qin Shi didn't notice it from the outside. However, the moment he entered the pagoda, he could hear the roars of countless ferocious beasts on the first floor.
"Senior Feng Sha!
Senior Brother Qin Shi! "
Seeing the two of them, a dozen Sword Sect disciples wearing sword robes came up to them. "Junior Sword Intent."
Feng Sha nodded in satisfaction and introduced to Qin Shi, "Little guy, this Sword Intent is the leader of the inner sect hunting team that the sect master chose for you. If you need dire beasts in the future, just tell him."
"Yes, Senior Brother Qin Shi. If you need anything, just let me know." Sword Intent cupped his fists humbly at Qin Shi.
Qin Shi responded politely and sized him up. He was slightly shocked. This Sword Intent looked elegant, but he didn't expect him to have the strength of the initial success of the Domain Realm. The Sword Sect's inner sect was indeed not to be underestimated.
"Don't be too polite. I don't have many rules. I'll have to trouble you for the next three months."
"It's my pleasure."
Sword Intent smiled and gestured with his hand. "Senior Brother Qin Shi, shall I bring you up to see the dire beasts that we brought back this time?"
"Sure."
Qin Shi wasn't a person who liked to waste time. Since he had already agreed and was here, he should hurry up and get down to business. He hadn't refined the Wraith Talisman for a few years, so it was time to get down to business.
The three of them walked up the pagoda. The closer they got, the louder the roars became.
Based on the sound waves, Qin Shi could tell that there was no lack of high-level dire beasts. There was even a dire beast that had reached the Nine Heavens level. These dire beasts had intelligence and rarely appeared in front of ordinary people. Qin Shi couldn't help but click his tongue. "Where did you bring so many high-level dire beasts?"
When the sword intent heard this, he turned around and looked at the sandstorm. He couldn't help but smile knowingly, "Senior brother Qin, you might not know this, but there's a natural barrier in the forest behind my sword sect. There are over ten thousand desolate beasts sealed within it."