The thunderclouds dissipated, and the Qin Sect gradually regained its former tranquility.
For the next seven days, Qin Shi remained in seclusion within the Four Symbols Heavenly Formation. There was no movement at all, which made many people start to worry.
Every day, there would be all sorts of people coming to the back of the mountain to visit. This place had also been turned into a forbidden area by Qin Tianqing. Before Qin Shi came out of seclusion, all disciples were forbidden from getting within a hundred meters of the Four Symbols Heavenly Formation.
Xiao Mi Cai held onto Jade In The Book's white sleeves and her face was filled with worry, "Sister Yu, when I broke through to the Heaven Realm, I only used half a day. Now that seven days have passed, why isn't daddy out yet? Could something have happened to him?"
Jade In The Book was also not sure. Although the breakthrough of the Heaven Realm was very complicated and troublesome, most of the time was spent on guiding the Thunder Test. Once the Thunder Test fell, the success or failure was almost decided in an instant, and a situation like Qin Shi's was rarely seen.
As such, she could only console herself, "That shouldn't be the case. The lightning tribulation that the stone is guiding this time is extraordinary, so it's not unreasonable for it to take a little longer to absorb."
"I hope so."
Little Mi Cai said with a drooping face.
Within the Four Symbols Heavenly Formation.
There was no day or night in this place. Qin Shi sat cross-legged with his hands placed on his knees. Faint lightning could be seen on his fingers.
He sat there for seven days. During these seven days, he didn't move at all. Only his chest rose and fell slightly. Every time he breathed in and out, he would inhale and exhale spiritual energy from his nose and mouth.
In his Dantian, the nine Spirit Meridians firmly contained the Spirit Crystal. There was an abnormally frightening Spirit Force deposited on both sides. It was like a ferocious beast, causing people to feel fear.
If one were to carefully observe it, one would discover that there was a palm-sized lightning snake on Qin Shi's Spirit Crystal. The surroundings of this lightning snake would occasionally flicker with a faint lightning glow. Although it appeared to be extremely minute, the strength within it, which was like the trembling of winter thunder, was not at all inferior to the Sky Lightning that was as thick as a water spout earlier.
The Thunder Snake continued to swim in the Dantian. Its target was very clear, which was one of the nine Spirit Veins, including the Spirit Crystal. Every time it moved its small snake body, it would definitely cause a monstrous thunder shadow, and then it would charge towards the outer Spirit Veins and tear them apart.
Bang!
Ever since he reached the Spirit Sealing Realm, the nine spirit veins were as fragile as the petals of a sunflower. How could they withstand such a fierce lightning? One of the spirit veins was snapped and quickly fell from his dantian.
A Spirit Vein fell off, and the lightning seemed to have found a home after wandering for a long time. It struggled free from the Spirit Crystal and rushed into the center of the Spirit Vein with lightning speed.
After being invaded by the lightning, Qin Shi's Spirit Meridian twitched violently, causing an intense pain in his lower abdomen. However, this pain did not last for long. After the time it took to brew half a cup of tea, it gradually subsided.
When the pain dissipated, the Spirit Vein curled up into the shape of a seed. Then, it stuck tightly to the Spirit Crystal. The Spirit Crystal emitted a blinding golden light. Then, like an endless ocean, it swallowed the seed that the Spirit Vein had turned into.
Boom!
There was an explosion in his dantian, and the lightning rumbled.
In the instant that the Spirit Crystal and the Spiritual Vein fused together, the interior of the Spiritual Vein started to shake violently, as if the sky and the sea were overturned. Shortly after, a terrifying tension surged out from within. A crack suddenly appeared on the surface of the Spiritual Vein, and a sparkling and translucent radiance shot out in all directions. The Spiritual Vein that had been devoured was within it. Then, like a flower blooming and bearing fruit, a sparkling and translucent palace floated out from within.
Boom!
The palace formed, and in the next instant, the Four Division Heavenly Formation produced a ferocious explosive force. A force that was like a flood shot out from within.
Boom!
Before Jade In The Book and Xiao Mi Cai, who were outside, could react, a golden lightning bolt forced them back.
Bang!
With a frown, Jade In The Book flipped her hand, and a white light rose from the four corners of the Four Division Heavenly Formation. "Four Division Heavenly Formation, Condense!"
Rumble!
Even so, the white light that had just surged only lasted for less than a moment under the lightning shadow before it was directly smashed into smithereens in a devastating manner.
Xiao Mi Cai pouted and said, "What a terrifying force. Sister Yu, what's going on?"
"I don't know. Quickly stop this force. This force is no small matter. If the Four Division Heavenly Formation is destroyed, the back mountain will be razed to the ground."
Jade In The Book didn't dare to be careless. After that, she turned around and shouted to the disciples who were watching from afar, "Quickly go and inform Elder Ling Xiao to evacuate the disciples of the Qin Sect."
Bang!
At this moment, a dazzling golden light suddenly appeared in the sky above the Four Division Heavenly Formation. It actually shattered the barrier and soared into the sky.
The lightning soared into the sky, and it was accompanied by a wild laughter. "Haha, hahaha, this is the power of the Heavenly Realm. I, Qin Shi, have finally succeeded!"
After the laughter dissipated, the lightning that was like a ferocious beast seemed to have received a summon. It abruptly gathered at a point in the sky.
Tens of thousands of lightning bolts continued to compress and formed a strange armor. The armor emitted a dazzling golden light, and there was a thin figure in the armor that looked down on everyone in the sky.
On the figure was a familiar face. Jade In The Book and Xiao Mi Cai's bodies trembled at the same time, and they shouted excitedly, "Shi Tou!
Father! "
Hearing the two joyful voices coming from below, Qin Shi's black eyes moved, and the corners of his mouth curled up. He bowed down and said, "Sister Yu, Xiao Mi Cai."
"Palace Armor, Shi Tou, you succeeded?"
"Yes, did I say that I would succeed?"
Qin Shi laughed and scratched his head, then he turned around and looked at the Four Division Heavenly Formation. He said awkwardly, "However, it seems like I will have to trouble Sister Yu to rebuild this formation again."
Jade In The Book shook her head. As long as Qin Shi succeeded, she would be willing to rebuild another one hundred Four Division Heavenly Formations, let alone one more.
"Judging by its appearance, it should be of the metal element, right?"
Jade in the Book stroked Qin Shi's armor, and the moment her jade-like hand touched it, there was a flash of lightning that could be seen with the naked eye. She couldn't help but be shocked, "Yi, this power isn't just of the metal attribute?"
Qin Shi nodded with a smile and said, "Hehe, I really can't hide anything from Sister Yu."
"What exactly is going on here?"
Qin Shi clenched his fist and a bolt of lightning converged upon his palm. "I'm not too sure myself. There is a large amount of Golden Phoenix blood essence within my body. Logically speaking, I should be of the metal attribute. However, when I was guiding the Lightning Tribulation back then, something unexpected happened and I ended up like this."
"Hiss …" Jade In The Book sucked in a breath of cold air, and her cherry lips parted. After a long while, she said, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be a derivative of the metal element, the lightning element!"
"Derivative?" Qin Shi asked in confusion.
"Yes, the derivative element is different from the ordinary five elements. It is derived from the five elements. Xue Xin's ice element is one of them."
"So that's how it is?" Qin Shi suddenly understood.
Looking at Qin Shi's indifferent appearance, Jade in the Book was both angry and amused. Waves surged endlessly in his heart, and he only scolded with a smile after a while, "You, I really don't know what to say about you. Your luck is a bit too heaven-defying. You have to know that it's difficult to find one in ten million people with the Derivative Attribute."
Knowing the uniqueness of the derivative element, Qin Shi was not too surprised. He shrugged and said with a smile, "Luck and strength coexist. That's the way of survival for the strong, isn't it?"
Qin Shi was right. There were countless people with extraordinary talent on the Barren Spirit Continent, but only a few of them could reach the highest level in the end. Luck played a part in this.
If one wanted to become a true overlord, talent was important, but luck was also one of the indispensable elements. Qin Shi believed that he had both, which was why he was able to reach where he was today. Because of this, he firmly believed that he would succeed.
Feeling the golden light and the lightning on the armor, his eyes were blazing. He looked down indifferently, unable to calm down for a long time.
Heaven Realm.
That was the realm that Qin Shi did not even dare to think about. Now, he was finally in it. Moreover, he knew that the Heaven Realm and the Spirit Realm were different. There was an essential difference.
Reaching the Heaven Realm was the beginning of cultivation. As for the Mysterious Spirit Realm, perhaps one could be regarded as a master in the Blazing Flame Empire, but in the whole continent, one was like an ant, weak and insignificant.
However, Qin Shi did not become complacent because of this, because he knew that even if he was in the Heaven Realm, in this vast Barren Continent, he could only be regarded as the backbone force. If he wanted to fight against the Ma Group, he was still too far away.
He had to work harder and become stronger. Only then would he be able to protect Xuexin and save Feng Hen.
Swoosh!
While Qin Shi was thinking alone, dozens of figures flew across the clear sky in the distance, led by Qin Yongfeng, Ling Xiao, and the other elders of the Qin Sect.
Everyone landed in front of Qin Shi, looking at Qin Shi's appearance, they could not help but click their tongues. The golden armor matched with Qin Shi looked like the God of War in the Heaven Realm.
"Shi 'er, you broke through to the Heaven Realm?"
"Yes, after such a long time, I finally reached this height." Qin Shi smiled at Qin Yongfeng, then waved his hand, dispersing the armor.
He did not forget Qin Xue Xin's words. Before reaching the Three Heavens Realm, it was better to use the power of the palace as little as possible. Otherwise, if the spiritual veins were damaged, it would not be worth it.
Ling Xiao and the others looked at each other with a bitter smile, recalling the time when they first met Qin Shi. At that time, Qin Shi's strength was slightly worse than all of them. They could not help but say, "What a monster."
"Hm?"
Under everyone's astonishment, Qin Shi suddenly frowned. His gaze was filled with killing intent as he stared at the Qin Clan's main hall through the bodies of the few people present.
Ever since he broke through to the Heaven Realm, his senses had also increased exponentially. From the main hall of the Qin Sect, he could feel a few extraordinary ripples of spiritual energy. These ripples of spiritual energy were definitely not from the disciples of the Qin Sect. Because of this, he was silent for a long time, then turned to Ling Xiao and said coldly, "Haha, Elder Ling Xiao, it seems that while I was in seclusion, there were many uninvited guests who snuck into the Qin Sect."
The sudden change in tone caused many people to be stunned. Only then did Ling Xiao come back to his senses and smiled bitterly, "The Sect Leader is really powerful. I was just about to report this to you."
"Speak, who are they?"
After hesitating for a moment, Ling Xiao said, "It's the Empire!"
"Oh?
People from the Empire? "Qin Shi frowned, then asked with interest," Why did they come to the Qin Sect? "
"It's about the ascension of the new king. They hope that the Qin Sect can represent the northern region to participate in the election in the Imperial Capital. They also intend to rope us in."
When Ling Xiao said this, he could not help but show a hint of pride. "In the past, the Empire had never been so friendly to the Qin Sect. They had always been cold and indifferent to us. But after the Pure Heavenly Sect was destroyed, the Empire's attitude changed 360 degrees."
Hearing this, Qin Shi smiled but did not say anything. He had seen this kind of thing many times. It was nothing more than the winner taking all. After a moment of silence, he said with a strange smile, "That's right, who did the Empire send this time?"
"The leader is the son of the Imperial Preceptor, Xue Bin."