He had an idea.
Qin Shi decided to start with this honor competition. There were still seven days before the honor competition. Therefore, he planned to use these seven days to improve his strength as much as possible, so that if something unexpected happened, he would not be helpless.
A group of seven people stayed in this second-class city. Because this city was built at the foot of the Mystical Palace, it was named Mystical City.
Mystical City was directly under the Mystical Palace, and was one of the five cities under the Mystical Palace. It was controlled by the Li family, who worshiped the Mystical Palace for generations. The ancestor of the family was once the Left Protector of the Mystical Palace, and had always enjoyed a very high prestige. But since Hua Ling succeeded the position, a large number of people in the Mystical Palace had been replaced, and gradually fell into desolation. But as the saying goes, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. Today, the Li family was not inferior even in front of the four big families. Among them, the old patriarch Li Jiancheng was a powerful figure in the late Mystical Realm, and there were many talented juniors, including the eldest son Li Yu, who reached the King Realm at the age of ten and broke through the King Realm at the age of fifteen. Now, at the age of twenty-one, he had already surpassed his father, with a terrifying cultivation base at the peak of the Mystical Realm, and would also participate in this honor competition.
In the southeast corner of Mystical City, there was a simple inn. Qin Shi booked seven rooms on the second floor, preparing to temporarily stay here. There was no such thing as sixty years on the road of cultivation. Five days flew by. In order to prepare for the honor competition, Qin Shi indifferently went into closed-door training, concentrating on cultivation.
Since the last breakthrough in the Spirit Blood Pool, he had jumped from a bottleneck to another level, and his body would more or less feel a little uncomfortable. Because of this, during these five days, he did not rush to achieve a breakthrough, but instead, he kept improving his current martial arts and spiritual power cultivation base. Finally, at the dusk of the fifth day, he opened his cold eyes indifferently, a deep cold light tore through the chaotic darkness, and an invisible aura swayed along the way, causing the curtains, beds, tables and chairs in the room, and the tea in the teacups to tremble.
"Now, my spiritual power has completely stabilized at the middle stage of the Cryptic Spirit Realm. With my current strength, coupled with the help of the God's Symbol Formula and the Demon Blood, it should be hard for me to find an opponent in the Heaven Realm. But this Honor Tournament has gathered all the geniuses in the Eastern region, so it's inevitable that there will be Heaven Realm experts. If that's the case, it'll be troublesome."
Jumping down from the bed, Qin Shi grabbed the teacup on the wooden table and took a sip, moistening his parched throat. Soon after, he frowned and knocked the teacup on the wooden table, making a "dong dong" sound.
"Looks like I have to prepare something before the competition."
After a series of rhythmic tapping sounds, a light flashed in Qin Shi's sea of consciousness. He put down the teacup and walked out of the inn.
Coincidentally, Yu Luocha came to deliver pastries for him, causing the two of them to bump into each other at the door.
"Are you alright?"
Qin Shi reached out his hand to hold Yu Luocha's slender waist as he asked with concern.
The coldness on her waist made Yu Luocha's delicate body tremble slightly. She hurriedly pushed Qin Shi away. "No, it's okay. This is for you. I'll go back to my room first."
"Eh?"
Qin Shi frowned. Ever since his Demonic Blood erupted, he discovered that Yu Luocha seemed to have changed into a different person. For some inexplicable reason, there was a sense of unfamiliarity and estrangement between them.
"Damn it! She was fine before. What's going on?"
Qin Shi muttered in his heart. He stared at Yu Luocha's frail back as she disappeared down the stairs in a panic. This caused him to be filled with confusion. "Could it be because of the Demonic Blood?
That shouldn't be the case. If the Demonic Blood caused her to feel fear or rejection, she could have left me and not acted like a child who did something wrong. However, if it's not because of the Demonic Blood, then what is going on? "
Unable to figure it out, Qin Shi shook his head and sighed. "A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea. She truly lives up to her name. Forget it, forget it. Now is not the time to be entangled in feelings. No matter what, let's save Sister Yu first."
Before leaving, Qin Shi still had something to do. He looked back at the six rooms next to him. "This trip is filled with danger. I can't even protect myself by myself. If I bring you guys along, I won't have the time to take care of you if something happens. So, don't blame me."
Qin Shi had already made up his mind. He took the lead and walked to Xu Qiaoer, Xiao Xuan, and Xiao Tianyue's room. Shortly after, turbid spiritual energy gathered in one hand. A golden light covered the sky and sealed the three's room.
"Hexagon Spirit Trapping Formation!"
Yu Luosha, Xiao Mi Cai, and Feng Hen were behind him. The three of them had extraordinary strength and a normal spiritual energy barrier would definitely not be able to trap them. Thus, he was especially serious about bringing out his spiritual energy and reinforcing it with his natural mental energy. The solid golden light formlessly formed six chains, forming the shape of a hexagon that shone on the four corners of the room, the floor, and the ceiling. Only then did he feel at ease.
After everything was prepared, he leaned on the stairs of the second floor and lightly knocked on the wall with his palm. He let out a long sigh. "I hope that you guys can understand me. There are some things that I have to face alone."
Pata!
Qin Shi was sighing to himself when a slender hand suddenly climbed onto his shoulder, causing him to turn his head in panic.
The rainbow light rippled and Xiao Mi Cai's pretty face was mischievously smiling at him.
"Hu, Xiao Mi Cai?
You scared me to death. "
Qin Shi patted his chest and his heart jumped to his throat. He turned around to look at Xiao Mi Cai's room before turning back to look at Xiao Mi Cai. "That's not right. Why are you here?"
"Hehe, I have yet to ask father. Why are you sneaking around here? Are you preparing to go to the Mystical Palace by yourself?
Are you going to make all of us stay here? "
Xiao Mi Cai placed her hands behind her back and danced around Qin Shi. "Sigh, I really don't want to criticize you, but you want to trap me with your Mystical Spirit Realm cultivation?
Aren't you lying to yourself?
I think it's better if you bring me along. I can still help you. Otherwise, if I'm not happy, I'll release Sister Rakshasa and the others right now and tell them everything. What do you think the consequences will be? "
Qin Shi was stunned when he heard her words. He wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead and looked at Xiao Mi Cai's innocent look. He suddenly laughed from anger.
A father being threatened by his daughter. If this was to spread out, he would become a laughing stock.
"Hey, what are you laughing at?
I'm not joking with you. If you really don't bring me along, I will release Big Sister Luosha and the rest right now! "
Xiao Mi Cai placed her hands on her waist and slashed through the air, causing a rainbow colored ripple. She was about to attack Yu Luosha and the rest's room.
"Don't, don't, don't!"
This action caused Qin Shi's face to be filled with panic. If Yu Luosha and the rest were to find out, it would be troublesome. In the next two days, even his most basic needs would be closely followed by Xiao Tianyue and the rest. It would be wishful thinking if he wanted to find an opportunity to trap them.
Grabbing onto Xiao Mi Cai, Qin Shi stared at her for a moment. Xiao Mi Cai was at the first level of the Heaven Seizing Realm and had the body of a fierce beast on the God List. Even in the eastern region, she was an existence at the top of the pyramid. Bringing her along might really be of help. He reluctantly nodded his head and said, "Don't make a sound. I'll let you follow me, okay?"
"That's more like it."
Xiao Mi Cai revealed an innocent smile and retracted the multicolored clouds in her palm. She tiptoed and kissed Qin Shi's cheek, "Hehe, don't worry Daddy. You will definitely not regret bringing me along. With me around, if anyone dares to bully you, I will beat them up until their buttocks blossom!"
Letting out a long sigh, Xiao Mi Cai's dancing appearance made Qin Shi blush with shame. He thought that before the others were in a mess, he would probably be tortured until his buttocks blossom from this little ancestor's torture.
"You can follow me, but remember, you must listen to my commands along the way. Otherwise, I will send you back to the Desolate Forest." Letting go of Xiao Mi Cai, Qin Shi threatened.
Xiao Mi Cai curled her lips absentmindedly and muttered, "Tsk, send me back to the Desolate Forest?
Does Daddy have the ability to send me back? "
"What did you say?" Qin Shi glared at her.
Their eyes met and Xiao Mi Cai shook her head agitatedly. Her rainbow-colored waist-length hair swayed in the air, creating an alluring arc, "No, no, no. I said I will be obedient!"
"That's more like it. Let's go!"
Qin Shi turned his head and swept his gaze across the other five's rooms, "I hope that everything will go smoothly. Once we rescue Sister Yu, we will return home."
A black and a colorful figure stepped on the void and left the inn.
An hour later, Qin Shi and Xiao Mi Cai left Mystic City and landed outside of Mystic City in a dark and dense forest. This forest was filled with dense yin qi and the cries of birds and beasts could be heard from time to time. Under the thin moonlight, it looked extremely strange.
Passing through the dense branches, Qin Shi continued to expand his spiritual power. One thousand meters, two thousand meters, three thousand meters, five thousand meters, ten thousand meters. When he reached the limit of ten thousand meters, he couldn't help but frown. "There's nothing?"
"Daddy, what are you looking for?"
Landing beside Qin Shi curiously, Xiao Mi Cai pouted her cherry lips and grabbed her skirt, "Didn't you say we were going to the Mystical Palace? Why did you come to this godforsaken place? This place is so disgusting. Are you going to sell me?"
Restraining his mental energy, Qin Shi sized up Xiao Mi Cai and curled his lips, "With your temper, even if I dare to sell you, no one will dare to buy you!"
"Nonsense!
Go back and ask Xiao Tianyue, he will definitely sell everything he has to buy me! "Xiao Mi Cai raised her head unwillingly and rebutted.
Hearing this, Qin Shi was speechless. If it was Xiao Tianyue, he would really dare to buy her … Shaking his head helplessly, he stopped smiling and said seriously, "Alright, don't disturb me. Before going to the Mystical Palace, I will need to refine a few demonic talismans. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if I meet a heaven realm expert."
Finishing his sentence, he spread out his mental energy again and scanned every inch of grass within a radius of 10000 meters. What made him frustrated was that there wasn't a single Mystical Spirit Realm desolate beast in this forest. There were only some heaven realm and earth realm desolate beasts, but these were no longer enough to satisfy him.
Staring at Qin Shi's distressed expression, Xiao Mi Cai smiled brilliantly, "Looking for a desolate beast?
That's hard to say. Daddy, watch me! "
"Hmm?"
Slowly opening his eyes, Qin Shi looked at Xiao Mi Cai with a puzzled expression.
The latter did not pay any attention to him. Her light footsteps fluttered in the wind as she stepped on the green willow leaves. Once she rushed out of the forest, she was reflected in the broken moonlight, and a chaotic seven-colored glow swept out in all directions.
When the rainbow light dissipated, Xiao Mi Cai landed beside Qin Shi steadily and clapped her hands in satisfaction, "Alright, wait."
"Wait?"
Qin Shi pursed his cracked lips and just when he was about to ask, the ground suddenly shook violently and reverberated in all directions of the forest, causing him to widen his eyes in shock.
With Xiao Mi Cai as the center, thousands of desolate beasts gathered under the ancient tree that the two of them were standing on. They roared at the same time and crouched down.
"Gulp, this …" Violently choking, Qin Shi's heart was like the sea that was stirred up by a hurricane and couldn't calm down for a long time.