"It's him?"
Staring at the black-clothed man, Qin Shi was slightly puzzled. "How can it be him?
I shouldn't have met him before. "
Qin Shi wasn't surprised by a night attack. After all, he was in the enemy camp of the Xuan Temple. Hua Ling, Big Dipper, Yan Feng, and everyone else had a reason to attack him, but this black-clothed man in front of him puzzled him.
Not only Qin Shi, but Little Qing was also familiar with this person. She frowned and asked, "What is he doing sneaking around in your room?"
"You ask me, but who should I ask?
Don't make a sound. I'll go take a look. "
Qin Shi pondered for a moment, then took out the Soul Sealing Tourmaline. He hid his spiritual power into the void and snuck toward the black-clothed man.
Unexpectedly, the black-clothed man's alertness was extremely high. Qin Shi had just come within a hundred meters of him when he suddenly turned around. A flaming yellow claw fiercely pierced towards Qin Shi like a pincer.
Bang!
Qin Shi quickly used the Fallen Star Tyrant Body Art to block the sharp claw with his bare hands. He couldn't help but take a few steps back.
The black-clothed man scolded, "Who are you?
You want to sneak attack me? "
"Heh, you're really the one who's complaining first, huh?" Qin Shi lowered his arm. The golden scale armor on his arm had three bloody holes, causing him to frown.
Ever since the Fallen Star Tyrant Body Art reached the third level, its defense was self-evident. Even an ordinary Heaven Realm expert couldn't easily break through it, which made him more vigilant. "It seems that I've underestimated him!"
"Big Brother Shi Qin?"
Seeing Qin Shi's face, the black-clothed man's mood changed, and he revealed a joyful expression.
"Hmm?"
Qin Shi frowned in a startled manner. The gaze that the black-clothed person used to look at him was clearly one that one used to look at an old friend. However, after seriously thinking about it, Qin Shi was certain that he and this person in front of him had definitely not met before coming to the Mysterious Hall.
"You know me?"
"En, Big Brother should not have seen me before, but I have admired Big Brother for a long time. If not for Big Brother, my family would have long been reduced to ruins!" The man in black said excitedly.
Qin Shi's expression brightened, but he was confused.
"Big Brother might not understand what I'm saying, but I think you'll understand once you see this."
As soon as he finished speaking, a brown light appeared within the black-clothed man's body. Soon after, under the cover of the light, soft feathers grew on the black-clothed man's skin, and a pair of wings that were more than two meters in length unfurled from his back.
"You're not human?"
"Qiu Diao, Qiu Diao, Qiu Diao, Diao..." Qin Shi couldn't help but exclaim, "Are you a Fiend?"
"Big Brother, you remember now?"
That's right, the man in black was Qiu Diao, who ranked third in the previous spirit test.
After folding his wings, Qiu Diao revealed a handsome smile. Then he lowered his head and saw the three bloody wounds on Qin Shi's arm. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed. "I didn't know it was Big Brother, so I offended you. Please don't take it to heart."
"It doesn't matter," Qin Shi shook his head disapprovingly and asked with doubt in his heart, "Why did you come to the Xuan Temple?
Aren't Fiends not allowed to leave the Barren Forest? "
"Well, it's a long story."
Qiu Diao smiled helplessly and said, "Not long ago, Clan Leader Xi 'er heard from someone who entered the Barren Forest that Big Brother had offended the Xuan Temple. She was very worried about it and was afraid that Big Brother would be in danger, so she sent me out of the Barren Forest while the other clan leaders were not paying attention and asked me to assist Big Brother."
Hearing this, Qin Shi couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
"This little girl." Touched, Qin Shi's eyes turned to Qiu Diao and he asked, "Then your cultivation base..."
He paused at this point. Obviously, it wasn't a good idea to ask such a question. However, as far as he remembered, the six Fiends had all died with the azure condor, so there shouldn't be any Heaven Realm experts among them. So what was Qiu Diao's story?
Qiu Diao was very smart. He said, "It's the Holy Spirit Flower. Big Brother brought it back from the Heaven Lake. It contains the spiritual power of Long Yun, the second generation high chieftain of our Fiends, which not only helped Clan Leader Xi 'er go through two lightning tribulations, but also helped us recover rapidly. Now, including me, there are six first level Heaven Realm experts in our clan."
Qin Shi was suddenly enlightened. If that was the case, it did make sense.
Holy Spirit Flowers could resist gravitational forces and channel Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth. Long Yun, the second generation high chieftain of the Fiends, had spent thousands of years in the lower reaches of the Heavenly Lake. The mere thought of the amount of Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth that had accumulated there was terrifying.
"No matter what, I'm relieved to see you safe and sound, big brother. What's your plan for the future, big brother?" Qiu Diao asked.
Qin Shi said, "Let's win this honor competition first."
"Okay, I'll do my best to help you, big brother."
Qiu Diao was a straightforward person, so he replied without any pretense. Then, he purposely lowered his voice and said, "That's right, don't forget to put in a good word for me in front of clan leader Xi 'er after this."
Qiu Diao glanced at Nie Tian, and under his piercing eagle eyes, a touch of intense love could be seen.
Suddenly enlightened, Qin Shi laughed heartily, thinking to himself, How old is Xi 'er? Youngsters these days are really precocious.
Back in the day...
Just as he was about to think about it, Qin Shi was too embarrassed to think about it anymore. Back then, he had been even worse than Qiu Diao, who had become a veteran of the red-light district in his teens.
Sigh, he regretted it so much.
"Ahhh!!!"
While they were talking about love, a scream suddenly echoed out from the corner of the side room.
"Little Qing?"
Qin Shi had been focused on catching up with Qiu Diao and had long since forgotten about Little Qing's matter. When he heard the ear-piercing screech, his heart tightened. He suddenly took two steps into the air and leaped to the back.
A green robe was scattered on the ground.
Xiao Qing was knocked unconscious from the neck. She lay on the ground in pain. Anger involuntarily rushed to her head. Qin Shi angrily looked towards the starry night sky beyond the clouds.
Swoosh!
The night sky was pierced by a cold wind, and a black robe flashed as he fled into the distance.
Qin Shi narrowed his cold eyes in a dense manner and reprimanded, "Heh, this night is really lively."
He turned around and patted Qiu Diao, "Help me take care of her."
After saying that, without waiting for Qiu Diao's response, Qin Shi moved like a ghost and chased after the black shadow along the night.
One in front and one behind, they jumped ten thousand meters.
Halfway up the Xuan Peak, the black shadow stopped and landed in the forest.
"Who are you?" Qin Shi chased closely.
The black robe turned around and pushed down the bamboo hat that covered his face, revealing a withered old face, causing Qin Shi's heart to sink, "Elder Yu Qing, it's you?"
"Hehe, little guy, you are in the Xuan Hall, and you don't even know who the enemy is, and you dare to chase after me like this?" Yu Qing smiled with his hands behind his back.
Qin Shi focused, "You hurt my friend, no matter who it is, I will chase after you!"
"Oh?"
Yu Qing smiled in surprise, "As the rumors say, a guy who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Since you have already chased after me, don't go back."
Hearing that, a chill spread in his heart, and Qin Shi's body couldn't help but tremble.
He could feel that this Elder Yu Qing was definitely not joking, but really wanted to kill him. If it was really as Nangong Bing said, this Elder Yu Qing was already in the third heaven realm, and he was definitely not a match for him now. Thus, he subconsciously took half a step back.
But the question was, why did he want to kill him?
A thought appeared in Qin Shi's mind, and he roared, "Did Hua Ling ask you to come?"
"Hehe, that is not something you should ask."
Yu Qing's expression changed, and he raised his withered old hand. With Qin Shi as the center, the space within a hundred meters suddenly froze, causing him to freeze on the spot.
His heart sank, "So strong!"
Yu Qing gave Qin Shi an untouchable feeling of terror. He had only felt this kind of terror from Hua Ling before.
"Die!"
Yu Qing didn't say anything, and his withered hand grabbed at Qin Shi.
Qin Shi spat out a mouthful of black blood. His eyes were filled with pain, and eighty million pores on his skin exploded at the same time.
"Damn it, am I going to die here?"
Kneeling on the ground, Qin Shi cried out in pain. The surrounding space kept compressing, causing his internal organs to shatter. Even the Spirit Crystal in his dantian cracked under the immense pressure.
"Boom!"
At the critical moment, a silver light fell from the sky. Thunder roared, and the ground within a radius of five thousand kilometers caved in by a few hundred meters.
The moment the silver light fell, it broke the space that sealed Qin Shi, allowing Qin Shi to regain his freedom. He panted heavily and looked up.
She wore a red dress that fluttered in the wind.
Her snow-white hair was reflected in the bright moonlight, and it made one's heart flutter.
"Palace Master?"
Under the silver light, Yu Qing's old body trembled. The fear in his turbid eyes was self-evident, and he quickly bowed.
"Who told you to attack him?" Hua Ling said indifferently.
"I …"
"Bang!"
Before Yu Qing could speak, Hua Ling sent him flying a thousand meters away. Hua Ling said coldly, "No matter what your motive is, if there is a next time, you will die!"
"Yes!" Yu Qing spat out a mouthful of blood, and he got up and knelt on the ground.
"Scram!" Hua Ling scolded.
After receiving the order, Yu Qing really scrambled and fled into the distance without even turning his head back.
During the whole process, Qin Shi stood by the side nervously, and he looked at Hua Ling with a strange look in his eyes. She sent a Three Heavens Realm expert flying with one strike, and the power that caused thousands of kilometers to collapse in an instant. It was a hundred or a thousand times more terrifying than under the Xuan Peak. Did that mean that Hua Ling didn't use her full strength under the Xuan Peak?
What did that mean?
Hua Ling turned around and walked towards Qin Shi. She scanned Qin Shi from head to toe. She couldn't help but frown when she saw that Qin Shi was in a sorry state.
Then, she took out a clear red pill and handed it to Qin Shi, "This is the Rising Spirit Pill. It can nourish the Spirit Meridian and strengthen the Dantian."
Staring at the Rising Spirit Pill, Qin Shi couldn't help but hesitate.
"Don't think too much. I just don't want others to say that I, Hua Ling, didn't keep my promise. As for whether you can recover within seven days, it's up to you." After saying that, Hua Ling put down the Rising Spirit Pill and flew away.
When he came back to his senses, Hua Ling had already disappeared. If it wasn't for the Rising Spirit Pill in his hand, Qin Shi would even wonder if it was a dream.
"What a strange woman!"
Clutching his chest, Qin Shi dragged his sorry body back to the wing room.
In the wing room, Qiu Diao was taking care of Little Qing. When he saw Qin Shi, he was shocked and said angrily, "Big Brother, who hurt you?"
"It's nothing."
Shaking his head weakly, Qin Shi glanced at Little Qing on the bed. Under Qiu Diao's careful care, Little Qing's Qi and blood had recovered. As long as she recuperated for a while, she should be fine.
In every wing room of the Mystical Temple, there would be a special cabinet for the disciples to cultivate. Now that Little Qing was fine, Qin Shi was relieved. He greeted Qiu Diao and got up to enter the cabinet.
The Cabinet was actually a stone room. There was a lotus platform made of Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Qin Shi leaped onto the platform and sat down cross-legged.
Sitting down, even though his body was in pain, he insisted on not cultivating. This was because there was a problem that had been bothering him for a long time.