"Seventeen?"
Qin Shi was a little surprised by the number. Even the Burning Sky Sect, the overlord of the northern region, had only so many Cryptic Spirit realm experts. The gap between the eastern region and the northern region was indeed huge.
Nodding in satisfaction, Qin Shi couldn't suppress his excitement and said, "Very good. Tell them to tidy up. We'll set off in a few days."
Cen Chi's heart was surging with excitement.
Three days later, Qiu Diao arrived. When everyone went out to greet him, Cen Chi and the elders of the sect were dumbfounded. "Gulp … what a terrifying lineup!"
Qin Shi clicked his tongue in disbelief. The twenty-four Profound Spirit realm experts and three Heaven realm experts, excluding Qiu Diao, came to a stop. Under Qiu Diao's lead, they said respectfully to Qin Shi, "Big Brother Shi, the Fiends are here. They're at your service!"
Qin Shi gave a hollow laugh and patted Qiu Diao's shoulder. "Are you going to bring out all the Fiends?"
"Xi 'er said that the barrier around the Misty Shadow Mountain has been repaired. Also, the Xuan Group and the Bai Family have all left, so it's useless to keep the experts in the clan. She asked us to do our best to help big brother," said Qiu Diao.
Qin Shi felt a little warm. He smiled bitterly and said, "Xi 'er is so considerate."
He sucked in a deep breath and did not hold back anymore. This time, his trip to the north was different. If he had one more person, he would have one more power, especially if he had a Heaven Realm elite. One of them could turn the tides of the battle.
Seventeen people from the sect, twenty-four from the Fiends, plus Qin Shi, Feng Hen, Little Qing, Qin Xue Xin, and Little Mi Cai, nearly fifty experts above the Cryptic Spirit realm gathered in the square of the sect. Even the empire would have to be wary of such a formidable lineup.
Feeling the life-like pressure, countless disciples in the sect became excited. It was as if they were the ones going to the battlefield. They surrounded the outside and discussed it incessantly.
"Did you see that?
That's our sectmaster. "
"Which one?
Which one?
Wow, he's so young. Is he the Qin Shi who wreaked havoc in the northern region a year ago?
Now that he's famous in the Eastern region, I'm so happy to be able to follow him. "
"Sigh, how great would it be if I was also at the Cryptic Spirit realm. Then I would be able to follow the Sect Leader back to the North to fight on the battlefield. How glorious would that be?"
"Don't think about it anymore. Hurry up and work hard so that you can catch up to Master's footsteps."
The magnificent scene was incomparably magnificent.
Standing at the front of the crowd, under the influence of the magnificent momentum, Qin Shi's usually tranquil eyes shone with a strange light at this moment. In order to wait for this moment, Qin Shi had really endured for too long. He forcibly suppressed the throbbing in his heart. Before leaving, he still had some things to say, so he said, "Everyone should know that we're going to face the supreme forces of the northern region. It's self-evident how dangerous it is. If anyone wants to back out now, I, Qin Shi, guarantee with my life that I won't make things difficult for you."
Hearing Qin Shi's words, nearly fifty people looked at each other. Cen Chi had already explained the situation to them, so they weren't surprised. Instead, their fighting spirit was ignited. "With the Sect Leader here, we're not afraid!"
"That's right, with the Sect Leader here, we're not afraid even if we have to climb a mountain of swords or dive into a sea of flames!"
"Kill all the Burning Sky Dogs!
Avenge the Sect Leader! "
All sorts of shouts and curses rang out in the public square.
Standing among them, Qin Shi could clearly feel the sincerity of the crowd. These people could be said to have met him by chance, but they were willing to risk their lives for him. Therefore, it was inevitable that he was moved.
Letting out a breath of turbid air, he tried his best to calm down. Qin Shi smiled and raised the corner of his mouth. Suddenly, he clenched his fists and his voice stopped abruptly. He said in a loud voice, "Alright, no matter what the result is, Qin Shi thanks everyone once again. From now on, all of you are my brothers who will go through thick and thin with me. Let's go through thick and thin together, help my Qin Sect!"
"Strengthen my Qin Sect!"
"Strengthen my Qin Sect!"
"Strengthen my Qin Sect!"
A deafening roar echoed throughout the mountain peak.
Qin Shi revealed a gratified expression. Without saying anything more, he walked over to Cen Chi and started to formulate a detailed plan.
Rubbing his old hands together, Cen Chi said, "Sect Leader, there is a distance of ten thousand miles from here to the north. It's easy to deal with Heaven Realm experts, but for Cryptic Spirit Realm people to directly cross the distance, it's a bit far-fetched. Even if we manage to reach our destination, we will definitely suffer a loss of strength. If we encounter enemies at that time, it will be disadvantageous for us."
"That's not difficult."
Qin Shi had already thought of this. Therefore, he signaled to Xiao Mi Cai with his eyes.
After receiving the instruction, Xiao Mi Cai rose into the air and pointed at the sky a few times with her jade-like hands, causing several colorful clouds to appear.
The colorful clouds merged into the clouds. At first, Cen Chi couldn't understand what was going on, but before he could react, he heard a few piercing bird cries coming from all directions of the sect. Dozens of huge bird-type wild beasts flapped their thick wings and landed in the center of the sect's plaza.
Taking a quick look at the beasts, all of them were at least level five of the Cryptic Spirit realm. Qin Shi smiled in satisfaction at their sturdy skeletons and said to Cen Chi, "With these, it shouldn't be hard to cross ten thousand li, right?"
Cen Chi's eyes widened as he swallowed a mouthful of saliva and quickly replied in admiration, "Not difficult, not difficult at all."
Many of the elders were dumbfounded as they thought that Qin Shi's methods were extraordinary. What a joke, with Xiao Mi Cai's God List bloodline, not to mention dozens of bird species desolate beasts, if she wanted to, all the desolate beasts in the empire would have to bow down to her.
Everyone returned to their positions, the wild beasts were all gathered.
Qin Shi did not delay any longer. He was the first to leap up and sit on the head of a majestic goshawk. Immediately, the goshawk puffed up its chest and flapped its wings a couple of times. It took the lead and rushed toward the north while facing the biting cold wind.
Qin Shi's black robes fluttered as he stood with his hands behind him. He was the leader at the front. His gaze remained focused in one direction as the corner of his mouth was lifted. His heart, which was calm, was like a monstrous wave that was stirred by a huge rock falling.
"Burning Sky Sect, Qin Shi is back!"
…
Northern region.
In a desolate little town, called the Barren Town.
In the Barren Town, there was an old house that seemed a little desolate. The atmosphere in the house was gloomy, with nearly a hundred people gathered in the hall, all of them had solemn expressions.
In the center of the main hall sat an old man in his seventies. The old man's eyes were closed for a long time, and his vitality was pitifully weak. If it were not for the faint rise and fall of his chest, one would have thought that he had already passed away.
"Master Qin, let's go. If we don't leave now, it'll be too late."
"That's right. Burning Sky Sect has started a full-scale war against the Qin Sect. We might have developed rapidly over the past year, but Burning Sky Sect has Luan Muhua and many other elders in the Cryptic Spirit Realm. Their power is something that the Qin Sect can't hope to compare to. Quite a number of families have switched sides under pressure. Now that the ancient city has fallen, they might point their spear at the Barren Town."
There were quite a number of people surrounding the old man, and there was no lack of familiar faces among them. Ling Xiao, Mo Chen, the Blood Paragon, Pu Quan, Su Ming, Yin Mo, Qin Shang, Qin Tianqing, Qin Tianyu, Qin Yueling, and many other members of the Qin family.
In the midst of the noise, Qin Yong Feng opened his old eyes slowly. His gaze was cloudy and slightly empty. "Everyone, thank you for taking care of the Qin family for the past year. I know that with the Qin family's power, we are just a bunch of ants, but no matter what, this is a family that has been around for a thousand years. The foundation of our family is here. The Qin family can die, but we will not become slaves. We must not migrate!"
Ling Xiao's expression was calm. For a moment, he did not know what to do.
Over the past year, he had tried to persuade the old man countless times to invite him to the ancient city to enjoy the happiness of a family, but the old man refused to leave Barren Town no matter what.
Of course, it did not matter at that time. After all, the ancient city was in his hands. Even if he did not go to the ancient city, he could still take care of the Qin family. But now, it was different. Burning Sky Sect had provoked the war, and their attacks were unusually fierce. The ancient city had fallen, and it was obvious that Burning Sky Sect's goal was the Qin family. If they did not leave Barren Town, they would be destroyed sooner or later.
When he thought of this, Ling Xiao said hurriedly, "Old man, do you want to see the Qin family destroyed?"
Hearing this, the old man's body trembled. Qin Yong Feng suddenly smiled with a pale face. "The Qin family will not be destroyed. Don't forget, there is a terrifying young man who is still fighting outside. Sooner or later, he will become the pride of the Qin family."
"Are you talking about Qin Shi?"
At the mention of this name, the tense atmosphere in the hall inexplicably calmed down. Many people looked at each other, not saying a word.
In the slightly depressing atmosphere, Pu Quan, who had not moved since the beginning, coughed a few times and said, "Alright, don't cry one by one. After such a long time, do you still not understand that young man?
I think the final outcome of this fated war will still depend on him to put an end to it. "
"Mister Pu, do you mean that he will come back?"
"Yes, that stinking brat does not have many good points. The only thing I like about him is that he keeps his word." Pu Quan smiled as he stroked his white beard.
Clenching his teeth, Ling Xiao sighed, "Alright, the northern region is only so big anyway, and we have nowhere to run. Why don't we guard this Desolate Town and fight with the Burning Sky Sect? We might have a chance of winning!"
After saying this, many people's faces revealed a look of facing death with equanimity.
"Young man, don't let us down."
Looking at the tens of thousands of people returning, Qin Yong Feng shifted his old eyes to the distance.
...
Far away, in the Burning Sky Sect.
Luan Muhua sat elegantly in the hall, holding an exquisite jade cup in her white hand. A faint smile hung on the corner of her mouth. Suddenly, two people walked in from outside the hall, attracting her attention.
One of them had a broken arm, which was undoubtedly Zhao Yan, who was injured by Qin Shi. The other person was Yu Lin Er and Shi Lan's master, Ye He.
Surprisingly, if one observed them carefully, they would notice that the two of them were much younger than they were a year ago. A sudden spiritual light emitted from them, revealing the pressure of the Heaven Realm.
"Palace Master, the ancient city has been conquered, and the Qin Sect's disciples have all been defeated. The remaining survivors are all guarding the Barren Town. Do you want me to bring people to wipe them out now?" Zhao Yan said fiercely.
Pausing for a while, Luan Muhua said the word 'good' three times, "Good, good, good. Zhao Yan, bring people to attack the Barren Town, but remember not to kill the Qin family's people. Capture them all alive. Also, arrange a few elders to settle the matter in Rainbow Cloud City. Those clowns from the Luo family and the Purple Cloud Sect have been going against our Burning Sky Sect several times this year. Do they really think that I don't dare to touch them?"
Ye He was shocked and said in a panic, "Palace Master, you want to make a move against the Luo family and the Purple Cloud Sect?
Both of them have a lot of power in the northern region. Now that we are fighting with the Qin Sect, if we start a war with them, I am afraid that the northern region will be plunged into misery and suffering. "
"So what?
Our Burning Sky Sect has stayed in the northern region for a long time, and it has been peaceful for a long time. It is the right time to exterminate them, unify them, and then expand to the southwest. "Luan Muhua's eyes were filled with ambition as she shouted in a low voice.
Clenching his teeth, Ye He said, "Palace Master, you can't. Have you forgotten what happened one year ago?"
"How dare you!"
Luan Muhua was indifferent and angry, and she scolded, "Ye He, don't think that I don't know who let that bitch Yu Lin Er go one year ago. If it wasn't for her, how could Shi Lan have a second Spiritual Explosion Pill?"
"So … you know about it?"
"Hmph, I won't say it. It's just that you have followed me for so many years. Even if you don't have any merits, you have worked hard. If you dare to spoil my plans again, don't blame me for not remembering the past kindness!"
Clapping her hands, Luan Muhua fiercely scolded, "Also, don't mention what happened one year ago in front of me. That person called Qin Shi will never come back. Even if he comes back, I will kill him immediately!"
"Yes!"
Helpless, Ye He cupped his fists and retreated from the main hall.