Qin Shi looked back in shock, and several soul-piercing spikes pierced through the air toward him. He reacted quickly, and his expression focused as he opened and closed his fingers. "Pagoda Become One!"
A golden pagoda floated in the air and spun once in the sky before colliding with the spikes.
Rumble!
The collision of the two forces produced a huge ripple of light. The three Talisman Fiend Masters frowned, and the leader snorted disdainfully. "Humph, I knew there was something wrong with you, kid!"
Qin Shi frowned. "Have I been discovered?"
"Of course. From the moment you spoke, we knew there was something wrong with you. There's no such thing as an elder in our Talisman Fiend Association. Here, we all refer to Senior Deng Kai as our chief disciple," the leader of the Talisman Fiend Masters said in disdain.
"So that's how it is?" Qin Shi understood and smiled. "Then, can't I be wrong?
Since we're in the outer realms, it's inevitable to have a name, right? "
"Indeed, some of our members were promoted from the outer realms, so we did make a mistake in addressing you. That's why we tried to test you, but it's obvious!"
At this point, the leader laughed coldly and arrogantly. "We can recognize the spiritual martial arts of the Talisman Fiend Association at a glance. Your attack isn't a martial art of our Talisman Fiend Association at all!"
At this point, the three Talisman Fiend Masters were surrounded by a cold aura. "Speak, who exactly are you?
What's your purpose in joining our Talisman Fiend Association? "
Qin Shi shook his head after being exposed by the three. But since things had come to this, he was calm. He shrugged and said, "So that's how it is. Looks like I was careless. But who told you that I don't know the spiritual martial arts of your Talisman Fiend Association?"
"Hmm?" The three Talisman Fiend Masters frowned.
Seizing this opportunity, Qin Shi's black robe swayed, and he quickly retreated a hundred meters. After putting some distance between himself and the three Talisman Fiend Masters, he opened his palm, and three ghostly flames appeared. "You want to see the martial arts of the Talisman Fiend Association?
Then I'll give it to you! "
"Three Souls Stabilizing the Universe!"
The three flames were extremely mysterious. Qin Shi's hand seal opened up, and like a Buddha's palm, it imprinted between the three flames. The flames turned into three colors, and immediately separated into three directions. The space in the center shattered, and the pillar that supported the heavens and the earth shot out, piercing a hundred meters away.
The three Talisman Fiend Masters widened their eyes in horror. The leader's heart sank. "This is the pinnacle martial art of the Talisman Fiend Association?"
"Impossible!"
By the time the three of them came back to their senses, it was already too late. Optimus Prime was only an inch away from them. Qin Shi smiled and waved at the three of them.
Boom!
The Sky Supporting Pillar pierced through the three of them. They didn't even have the chance to struggle before they fainted.
Qin Shi looked down indifferently and shook his head. "Sometimes, it's better to mind your own business."
Shortly after, he turned around and looked at the interior of the Talisman Fiend Association. There were thousands of pavilions in the Talisman Fiend Association. There weren't any spiritual energy fluctuations here, as if all the spiritual energy had been sealed. However, it was filled with dense spiritual energy, which was even denser than the first district.
"What a great place."
Qin Shi licked his dry lips. He knew that the environment for cultivating spiritual energy could be made up for, but it was the first time he saw the same for mental energy.
He discovered that there were four massive Energy-Gathering Arrays at the four corners of the Talisman Fiend Association. However, the center of the Energy-Gathering Arrays wasn't made up of Origin Stones, but powerful spiritual energy.
"I've learned a lot."
Qin Shi smiled, but he didn't waste any time. With his current identity, staying in the Talisman Fiend Association would be like sending a sheep into a tiger's mouth. Every minute he stayed here would be another minute of danger.
"Looks like I have to find Deng Kai's residence as soon as possible."
As Qin Shi planned in his heart, he looked down and suddenly focused on a quiet garden three thousand meters away.
"Mhm?"
Staring at a hundred-meter-tall ancient tree in the garden, Qin Shi couldn't help frowning his brows. Shortly after, he leaped onto the trunk of the divine tree.
He paused on the trunk and took out an ancient book from his pocket. After taking a closer look at the book, it was the Talisman Fiend General Guide that had followed him for five years.
Opening the book, Qin Shi quickly browsed through it. His eyes suddenly stopped as he read through the records of Talisman Fiend Masters.
"That's it!"
Qin Shi's voice was a little excited. There was an ancient tree marked there, and wasn't that tree exactly the same as the one he was standing on?
"The Sky-Piercing Eye Wood is a Soul Tree with roots that are tens of thousands of meters long. With a little spiritual energy, it can scan the surrounding ten thousand meters." Qin Shi read it out with a trace of excitement that couldn't be concealed.
He had been worrying about how to find Deng Kai's residence. After all, he was in the Talisman Fiend Association, so he couldn't use his spiritual energy to investigate. Otherwise, he would be discovered immediately.
But it was different now. The Sky-Piercing Eye Wood was an existence that grew up in the Talisman Fiend Association, so there was no difference between them. Now that he had the Sky-Piercing Eye Wood, wasn't it the same as the heavens helping him?
"Haha, looks like some things are already predestined. What's yours is yours, and what's not yours, even the heavens won't help you. This Thousand-faced Scepter doesn't belong to Deng Kai." He was secretly delighted as he spread his fingers and gently caressed the Sky-Piercing Eye Wood's trunk.
He sent his Psyche Force out of his body and connected it to the Sky-Piercing Eye Wood. Very quickly, his field of vision expanded to ten thousand meters. As long as it was the Sky-Piercing Eye Wood, he could see it with his naked eye.
In next to no time, a three story tall pavilion that floated in midair appeared within Qin Shi's field of vision. Below the pavilion was a flowing waterfall, and the flowers and plants in the surroundings were colorful and extremely gorgeous.
And it was precisely on this pavilion that a few words were clearly engraved: Chief Pavilion!
"This is it!"
Qin Shi combined his Psyche Power and projected it into the pavilion. The furnishings in the pavilion were luxurious, just like the main hall of an imperial palace. Gold and silver objects could be seen everywhere. In a long corridor, there were crystal clear exhibition stands on the left and right sides. These exhibition stands were spaced ten meters apart, and there were nearly a hundred of them. And in each of them, there were Heaven and Earth treasures.
"What an exaggeration."
Qin Shi snorted disdainfully. Soon after, his indifferent gaze focused on the fourth display stand on the left. There was a scepter held by the Thousand-faced Scepter. The appearance of the scepter was exactly the same as what Wang Zheng had described. "It's the Thousand-faced Scepter?
So it's here? "
Qin Shi focused and could not help but become more serious. Soon after, he did not linger in the corridor. Instead, he used the Sky-Piercing Eye Wood to scan the entire pavilion.
However, when he looked around the pavilion, he could not help but frown. Soon after, he quickly withdrew his Psyche Force and scanned the huge Talisman Demon Association. However, he did not see that figure in the end. This caused him to suddenly open his eyes. "Deng Kai is not here?"
That's right, the figure he was looking for was the Chief Talisman Demon Master of the Talisman Demon Association, Deng Kai. However, it turned out that Deng Kai was not here. This made Qin Shi unable to conceal the joy on his face.
If Deng Kai was not here, then his success rate would increase exponentially.
Thinking of this, Qin Shi no longer hesitated. A cool breeze blew against his face as he arrived in front of the pavilion's waterfall. The air here was fresh and clean. Three thousand silver rivers slapped against the stone walls. Occasionally, water droplets would splash out and wet his black robe.
"I have to hurry," muttered Qin Shi as he quickly leapt up the pavilion.
He knew that Deng Kai's absence was the best opportunity for him. He had to obtain the Thousand-Faced Scepter before Deng Kai returned and successfully leave the Talisman Demon Association. Otherwise, it would be too late when Deng Kai returned. After all, Deng Kai's cultivation was too powerful. The Nine Curses Talisman Demon Master was not an existence he could touch.
He entered the pavilion. Since he had already found the Thousand-Faced Scepter through the Sky-Piercing Eye Wood, it saved him a lot of trouble. He quickly arrived at the display stand that held the Thousand-Faced Scepter.
He hesitated before the stand. He was not in a hurry to take the Thousand-Faced Scepter because he knew that such a treasure would definitely have a barrier around it.
He focused slightly and sent out his invisible Psyche Force. As soon as his Psyche Force touched the display stand, a ferocious Psyche Force pierced through the surroundings and pounced at Qin Shi like a ferocious tiger.
Qin Shi turned pale with fright and retreated several steps.
"As expected, what a terrifying barrier." After a hundred meters, he finally escaped the attack range of the display stand. He couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.
Then, his eyes turned and he gathered a vast amount of Psyche Force around him, forming a large net that covered the display stand.
The barrier around the display stand was a formation formed by many Formation Eyes. As soon as Qin Shi's net fell, all the Formation Eyes were activated. Qin Shi's eyes were extremely sharp, and he memorized all the mechanisms with a single glance.
Bang!
The mechanism was activated, and dozens of ferocious tiger-like shockwaves pierced through the large net. At the same time, Qin Shi stomped his foot and pointed at the air. "Break!"
Boom!
Twenty-seven consecutive bursts of golden light shot out. As soon as the ferocious tiger-like shockwaves dissipated, they all pierced the Formation Eyes of the display stand. With a cracking sound, the stand shattered into dust.
Looking at the shattered display stand, Qin Shi let out a deep sigh of relief. He couldn't help but rejoice that he had learned a bit about formations from Jade In The Book all these years. Otherwise, that formation just now would have been enough to keep him busy.
He walked up and took down the Thousand Faced Scepter. Looking at the patterns on the scepter, he felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. "Finally got it?"
Dong!
At that moment, he suddenly heard a crisp sound. He couldn't help but furrow his brows. Looking to the side, he saw that the broken pieces of the display stand had all smashed into the stone wall of the long corridor. There was a painting on the stone wall. Looking at the painting, Qin Shi frowned slightly.
Qin Shi could feel some Spatial Force from the painting. It was actually similar to the Spatial Painting that led to Eagle City's black market.
"I didn't notice this when I was using the All-Seeing Wood."
With a curious snort, Qin Shi stored the Thousand-faced Scepter into his Space Ring. Soon after, he walked in front of the painting and used his large hand to gently touch it a few times. Instantly, a spatial vortex formed on the painting.
Buzz!