Shuttling through the endless clouds, Qin Shi pushed his speed to the limit. He didn't rest at all along the way. Although the spiritual energy in his body was still exhausted, he couldn't wait to see Yu Luocha and Jin Yan. Nothing else mattered anymore.
Soon, he returned to the northern region of the Red Flame Empire, Barren Town.
When his feet touched the ground, his suspended heart finally calmed down. He sorted out his emotions and walked in the direction of the Qin Clan.
Within a month, Desolate Town had been repaired with the support of a large amount of manpower and material resources. To some extent, it was even more sturdy and luxurious than before. Luxurious was not the most important thing. The most important thing was its sturdiness. Before he left, he purposely told Qin Zong to use the best stones, the best architects, the best wards masters, and the best formation masters to repair Desolate Town. After the sneak attack of the Holy Wind, he deeply realized that the defense of Desolate Town was much weaker than that of the empire's army. It was like hitting a stone with an egg.
Moreover, his enemies were far from the Hundred Tides. In the future, the danger that Desolate Town would face would be even more terrifying. The Land of Chaos and the Group of Puppets. One was one of the Eight Regions, one of the Eight Giants of the Human World. The other was a mysterious force that had existed for thirty thousand years. Qin Shi felt powerless and his hair stood on end just thinking about it. Either one of them was enough to make the Hundred Tides bow their heads.
Qin Shi didn't know much about the Puppet Group. For the time being, the Chaotic Lands only needed to send one disciple from the Chaotic Lands to stomp on the Hundred Tides, and the Hundred Tides would collapse, turning into hell on earth. Barren Town was his root, and he wouldn't allow anything to happen here. That was why he had to protect this place.
The current Desolate Town was firmly sealed off from the inside and outside, like an indestructible iron wall. The outer city wall was a hundred meters tall and was made of profound iron from the deep sea. Its defense was strong enough to withstand five days, and it was strong enough to block a full-force attack from a Six Heavens Stage expert. Even the Crimson Flame Empire's national wall would have to admit its inferiority in comparison.
For this Xuan Iron, Qin Shi had invested a lot of effort to get it from the Gateless Auction House. This kind of Xuan Iron was a rare treasure even in the eight regions.
It was even more ridiculous inside the city walls. There were dozens of barriers set up by powerful barrier masters, as well as all sorts of sword formations, magical formations, illusion formations, and fog formations. If one had no understanding of these formations, even a Heaven realm cultivator wouldn't be able to enter easily, let alone a Heaven realm cultivator.
It seemed like he was going to throw the outer boundary into chaos.
However, when Qin Shi walked into Desolate Town and stood in the middle of all the formations, he still frowned. The Blood Shaman couldn't help but laugh, "Haha, little guy, what's wrong?
Are you still not satisfied?
Even the eight regions can't compare to this level of defense, right? "
"These formations are indeed powerful, but that's only for people who don't understand formations. If there's someone like me who's proficient in formations, these formations would be useless."
Spirit Formations are the most profound and unfathomable things in the world. If one wants to become an experienced Spirit Formation Master or Spirit Formation Master, one must have exceptional talent in spirit formations. Those who are good at attacking should only be good at attacking, and those who are good at defending should only be good at defending. There are very few people who are able to do both. As for a perverse person like you, it would be difficult to find even one in a million people. You're thinking too much. "The Blood Shaman curled his lips.
Qin Shi smiled bitterly. "I'll take that as a compliment."
He was silent for a long time. He understood what the Blood Shaman meant. If it wasn't for Jade In The Book, he knew nothing about formations. This kind of thing did require a lot of talent. When he returned to Red Flame, he thought that with his strength, nothing could happen to Red Flame. However, the reality gave him a hard slap in the face. Jin Yan was lost under his eyes, which made him feel very insecure. He would rather believe it than not. "If it's just an ordinary force, I believe that there's still hope to break through Red Flame. But with the current defense of Desolate Town, it's absolutely impossible. However, there are hundreds of people in the Domain Realm in the Puppet Group. This kind of formation can't resist the destruction of the Domain Realm. The same goes for the Chaotic Region. Although there aren't that many powerful people in the Domain Realm in the Chaotic Region, it's not difficult to find a few disciples who are proficient in formations."
The Blood Shaman frowned. Qin Shi's words were not unreasonable. The Puppet Group and the Chaotic Region were both supreme existences in the world. They shouldn't be judged by ordinary standards.
"If you really want to make Desolate Town indestructible, it's not impossible," the Blood Shaman suddenly said.
Qin Shi became spirited. "Do you have a way?"
The Blood Shaman's blood-red eyes seemed to flash with a serious luster. "There is a way, but it requires an extremely precious treasure that can only be chanced upon and not sought after in this world."
"What is it?"
"The Devouring Crystal."
"The Devouring Crystal?"
The Blood Shaman nodded. "That's right. It's said that the Devouring Crystal was formed in the beginning of the continent, before the world was divided. It gathered the energy of all living things in the chaos. It has a very strong independent space and can absorb attacks from the outside world. If we can find the Devouring Crystal and set it up in Desolate Town as a foundation, even powerful people in the Domain Realm can't do anything about it."
"Is it that magical?" Qin Shi's eyes widened.
"Yes!"
The Blood Shaman was very sure, but his next words were very negative. "However, the Devouring Crystal is just a rumor. Until now, no one knows if it really exists in the continent. If you don't have enough luck, you won't be able to see it even if you spend hundreds or thousands of years of your life, let alone find it."
Hearing this, Qin Shi instantly fell silent. He understood what the Blood Shaman meant. There were too many rare treasures in the world that could only be seen from afar and not touched. There were too many people who wanted to find them, but in the end, they were all obliterated in the long river of history. There were only a few who could truly obtain a treasure.
"You don't have to think too much. If you can find the Devouring Crystal, it will be a happy ending. But if you can't, it's not necessarily a bad thing."
"Be it the Qin Clan, the Qin Sect, or even Chi Yan, they are all your subsidiary forces. What you need to do is not to blindly protect them. Doing so will only erase their bravery and talent. What you should really do is to nurture them. Think of a way to turn them into your right and left arms. That is the right way. After the battle with the Holy Wind this time, you should have already discovered that the power of a single person is limited."
The Blood Shaman was right. If Qin Shi wanted to be enemies with giants like the Chaotic Realm and the Tian Group, he must have his own power.
"Phew …!"
Letting out a long sigh, he helplessly nodded. "Indeed. These few years, I've been thinking of protecting them. I forgot that when I was just a kid, I relied on their protection to get to where I am today. I shouldn't put the cart before the horse."
"However, I will not give up on this Saint Martial Devouring Crystal either. Having it is better than not having it at all. At the very least, it will give me enough time to grow my wings. Only then will I not lose too badly when fighting against Group Pi."
Qin Shi calculated the days and continued, "There are still ten months until the Deity Realm Ceremony with Feng Sha. During this time, try to find out more about the Devouring Crystal."
Sensing Qin Shi's state, the Blood Shaman was first startled. Soon after, he smiled and said, "Haha, little fellow, not bad. With your original character, you would have disregarded the results to search for the Sacred Martial Devouring Crystal after hearing about it. Now that you are not arrogant or willful, it looks like your character has become more stable.
Qin Shi shrugged. "After experiencing it, I have to learn something from it. After all, people need to grow."
"Go back, your lovely wife and daughter are still waiting for you."
Qin Shi tightened his black robe and raised his head. "That's right. Nothing is more important than this."
"Luo Sha, I'm back."
He shouted in his heart and strode into the barrier with his head held high.
Although the Desolate Town's Spirit Formation was powerful, to Qin Shi, it was not enough to be feared. With the experience that Jade in Book passed down to him over the years, his footsteps were very sharp as he walked through the blind spots of every Spirit Formation, and he easily entered them.
When he arrived at the Qin family's residence, he stopped.
"Brat, you're back?"
Qin Tianqing and Qiong Shuyao were already waiting at the door. When they saw their son, smiles appeared on the faces of the two old men.
Qin Shi rubbed his head. When he saw his parents, he couldn't help but feel excited. He said softly, "Mm."
"Alright. I've heard about what happened in the Holy Wind. You didn't embarrass me." Qin Tianqing patted Qin Shi hard. His love for his son was contained in his words.
It was a unique communication between father and son.
However, Qiong Shuyao was displeased. She glared at Qin Tianqing and said, "Don't use so much force. You're going to break Shi 'er."
Qin Tianqing immediately withered. He said awkwardly, "No one in the Hundred Tides can hurt your son. How could he be broken by my slap?"
"That won't do."
"That's right," Qin Shi chimed in.
Qin Tianqing glared at Qin Shi, but he didn't dare to act out because of Qiong Shuyao. He could only pout, "You only have your precious son in your heart."
Qiong Shuyao ignored Qin Tianqing. All her attention was on Qin Shi. She waved at Qin Shi and said, "Shi 'er, you must be tired. Come and let mother take a look."
Qin Shi obediently nestled in Qiong Shuyao's embrace. If outsiders saw this, they wouldn't believe that this young man was the Qin Sect's Sect Leader.
"You've really grown up."
Qiong Shuyao rubbed Qin Shi's head. Qin Shi was already half a head taller than Qiong Shuyao. Qiong Shuyao couldn't help but sigh. After that, the three of them chatted for a while. A baby's cry rang out in the room. Only then did Qiong Shuyao wake up. She let go of Qin Shi and said, "Go and see Luosha and Jin Yan. They're waiting for you."