Fellow Disciples in Peril

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Ci Ming said, "This humble monk must return to the temple to report to the Chief Seat this matter should be discussed in another day. I will discuss it with you all again in a few days."

Zheng Yunyi put his arm around his shoulder in a friendly manner and accompanied him to the door, saying, "Master, please don't be angry. We were indeed wrong in this matter. It was mainly because Ju Yunxiu and the chess fanatic obscured the secrets of heaven, so we couldn't calculate it. Qin Yi's cultivation time is very short; no one could have predicted it, right?"

Ci Ming said, "I can't really blame you, I didn't... pfft..."

The words were cut off in his throat. Ci Ming turned to look at Zheng Yunyi in disbelief, only to see Zheng Yunyi smilingly draw a long sword from his back. "The lewd monk from Great Joy Temple secretly infiltrated my Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, intending to harm my disciples. He was discovered and executed, and his head is offered to the Palace Master. What do you think of this explanation, Master?"

Ci Ming had no answer, and fell backward, dying with his eyes wide open.

Heavenly Mystery Child ignored it and said indifferently, "There are too many flaws. This scheme is too low-level."

Zheng Yunyi sighed helplessly, "I only found out about the involvement of the Great Joy Temple at the last minute... Once the Great Joy Temple is involved, unless we drive them away, there will always be loopholes if we want to use them. The key is that we underestimated Qin Yi's true combat strength... If he dies at the hands of Ci Ming, Ju Yunxiu will only seek revenge on the Great Joy Temple, and our loopholes will not matter."

Heavenly Mystery Child said, "I have long taught you not to be too obsessed with scheming. When your strength reaches a certain level, such schemes are just child's play."

That being said, Heavenly Mystery Child did not scold his disciple, nor did he blame him for not telling him sooner.

They are obsessed with scheming and their sects are determined by their fundamental principles. If they consult him on everything, their disciples will not be able to train.

Xi Xiangzi, standing nearby, said, "It doesn't matter if there are many flaws. The Palace Master doesn't care. As long as we can give an explanation to the public, that's fine. Ju Yunxiu can't really fight us."

Heavenly Mystery Child was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Palace Master... may not necessarily be indifferent. We still need to plan this from two angles. Go to Great Joy Temple and take Ci Ming's Copper Bowl. Tell them that Ci Ming was killed by Qin Yi."

Xi Xiangzi accepted the order and left.

Heavenly Mystery Child then said to Zheng Yunyi, "I have a bet with the Chess Maniac Daoist and cannot personally intervene. You will preside over the competition between the two sects. But remember, we are vying for their sect's destiny, not for Qin Yi. Whether you can drive Qin Yi away or kill Qin Yi, what does it matter to the overall situation? It's putting the cart before the horse!"

Zheng Yunyi was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I just want my painting back."

Heavenly Mystery Child squinted at him. "So, you don't admit that what I calculated before—that there was a problem with the painting..."

Zheng Yunyi said awkwardly, "I'm secretly in love with Ju..."

Heavenly Mystery Child interrupted, "You have a crush on someone? You're too green to hide your little schemes from me."

Zheng Yunyi said helplessly, "There might be a problem with the painting, or there might not be. My father once told me very seriously that I needed to collect everything, that's all. Perhaps we'll only know after we collect everything..."

Heavenly Mystery Child pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "So you've been so focused on dealing with the Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting Sect because of the paintings in their tombs. And Qin Yi is participating in this competition also for that painting among the prizes?"

Zheng Yunyi said, "I don't necessarily need their paintings, since I can't be sure if there really is a secret, so I'm not very interested. But my own painting was replaced with a bunch of sex toys, which makes me unhappy."

Heavenly Mystery Child smiled slightly, "If that's the case, then let them collect it."

Zheng Yunyi was taken aback. "What does this mean?"

Do you know how many paintings there are?

"I don't know for sure."

"They'll know once they've collected all the information."

"..."

"Besides," Heavenly Mystery Child said leisurely, "If they wanted to take Master Ju Yunxiu's tomb, it would be very easy. If you wanted to, you should save your breath." "Wouldn't it be much more convenient once they took it?"

Zheng Yunyi looked at his master earnestly. "Are you more cunning than I am...?"

"What nonsense!" Heavenly Mystery Child said with displeasure. "You've put us in such a passive position this time. What happens next depends on how the Palace Master responds!"

The conversation between the master and apprentice actually highlights one thing: in their hearts, Qin Yi is indeed the number one this time.

In reality, there were two other contestants in the Earth Spirit Secret Realm at this moment, who had been completely ignored. No one believed they had the strength to challenge Qin Yi.

Qin Yi didn't think the other two could beat him either, but he didn't let his guard down.

The competition is about who picks the most Heavenly Fragrance Fruit, not who can fight the most.

If you think you've already won at this point, only to find out that the other two have picked even more fruit, then you're truly doomed.

So he continued to search for the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit by following the map, and along the way he also made some other gains, such as cutting some tender branches to plant back home, as Liusu had suggested.

"Hey, see that rock over there?" Liusu said from inside the staff, "That's Kunwu Stone. It's useful for refining and forging weapons, and it's also great for building cave abode. Let's move it..."

Qin Yi walked forward with his head down.

How could you possibly move such a huge rock?

It seems like Liusu has become much more carefree since waking up this time; she's even become a bit of a goofball. Maybe it's because she can finally come out and is no longer trapped in the dark inside the stick, which has brightened her mood and made her a bit more cheerful... It's understandable. Qin Yi thinks that if he were in Liusu's situation of being trapped for tens of thousands of years, he would definitely be much happier the moment he was released.

"Boom!" An explosion suddenly came from afar.

Qin Yi suddenly stopped and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a figure flying across the sky in the distance, with a boar pouncing on him from behind.

The man's figure shifted like clouds, dodging the pig's pounce. Then, a huge phantom of Wine Gourd slammed into the pig, and both sides retreated.

Yin Yizhong of the Wine Sect...

At the same time, countless vines below, like demonic hands, reached upwards in layers, seemingly trying to bind him. Yin Yizhong suddenly turned around and spat out a ball of flame downwards, causing the vines to scatter rapidly, spreading out like a net.

Suddenly, a Wooden Figure flew over from the other side and crashed into the vines. The vines "whoosh" wrapped the Wooden Figure inside and pulled it back with satisfaction.

The Wooden Figure suddenly exploded, blasting the vines into seventeen or eighteen pieces.

Qin Yi realized he hadn't even asked the name of that guy from the "Strange Skills and Ingenious Crafts Sect.

The vines seemed to have become enraged, and then grew wildly again, appearing strange and terrifying from a distance.

At this moment, the pig seemed to go berserk, unleashing a powerful sonic roar that struck the very front.

"How did they end up together and even fight that pig?" Qin Yi thought for a moment, then ran off.

Although they were competitors, these two were fellow disciples competing fairly, unlike Zhou Yuncheng who harbored ulterior motives.

The pig is a ferocious beast that can soar through the clouds, and they probably can't handle it. They should still lend a hand if they can.

But what are those vines?

"That's the Ghost Cry Vine," Liusu said leisurely. "Xi Xiangzi once tricked you into believing that there was a Crimson Ghost Vine in the seed that could protect your cave abode... If that so-called Crimson Ghost Vine was your level, then this Ghost Cry Vine is my level. We're not even in the same league."

Qin Yi almost stumbled. What a terrible analogy!

"Are you sure you want to help them?" Liusu suddenly said, "They can't beat them, so it's better for them to crush the jade and run away. They won't die anyway."

Qin Yi hesitated for a moment, but ultimately charged straight ahead.

They're from the same sect, after all. If we just sit idly by and watch this happen, then our own dreams of becoming immortals and heroes are nothing but empty words.