You're Truly a Good Person; Sitting as Equals

"The Reincarnation Tree and Reincarnation Fruit? This is quite a generous gift!"

Qin Hao had not expected Mei Ji to suddenly send him such a Red Packet.

Although Qin Hao had no use for them himself, that did not mean others wouldn't.

For instance, Wan'er would certainly be able to make use of them.

Furthermore, besides increasing the success rate of breaking through from the Spirit Transformation to the Yin Transformation realm, the Reincarnation Fruit was also a precious medicine required by the Ancient God Clan. It could assist newborn Ancient Gods in Body Cleansing, producing an effect as powerful as a cultivator's Foundation Establishment.

[Qin Hao: "Many thanks for the precious gift, Fellow Daoist. You truly are a good person!"]

Qin Hao acted just like a scumbag.

He simply handed Mei Ji a "good person" card and closed the Chat Group private message.

He did not give her any promises whatsoever!

Immortal Relic Land.

"That hateful fellow!"

Mei Ji gritted her teeth in hatred, nearly crushing them.

She had waited and waited, only to receive a "thank you" and "you are a good person."

Her chest felt stifled with rage; she was practically about to explode!

"Don't let me get a chance to catch you, or I will definitely make you pay!"

Mei Ji swore silently in her heart.

Teng Family City.

Inside a restaurant in the city center belonging to the Teng family, Liu Mei was sitting cross-legged in Heaven Grade Room Two, cultivating.

After such a long period of cultivation, she had already used the Foundation Establishment Pill to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

"Hum!"

The void distorted, and Qin Hao stepped into the room.

"Who is it?"

Liu Mei woke up instantly.

"Master!"

When she saw Qin Hao, she couldn't help but beam with a smile.

That smile was enough to make all flowers lose their luster; it was truly a case of "a single glance causing a hundred charms to bloom, leaving the beauties of the six palaces colorless!"

Liu Mei looked like a fairy who had stepped out of a painting, with eyebrows traced in light ink and robes dyed in azure mist, possessing a classic, elegant beauty.

"You've successfully reached the Foundation Establishment Realm?"

Qin Hao smiled and praised, "Not bad!"

For the current Liu Mei clone, reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm before the age of twenty was already a sign of excellent talent.

In this world, the path of cultivation was extremely long; it could not be compared to other worlds where one could become invincible in a few decades or centuries.

Except for a cheater like him, it was very difficult for cultivators to advance quickly.

Take Ye Zizai, for example; he spent over four hundred years cultivating before successfully reaching the Core Formation realm.

Even a protagonist like Wang Mazi took over five hundred years to reach the Spirit Transformation realm.

Someone like Hong Die, who spent a hundred years reaching the Spirit Transformation realm, was already considered the most talented person on the Vermilion Bird Star.

And the Spirit Transformation realm was merely the fifth stage of the First Step of cultivation; it was not considered an expert at all.

In reality, Hong Die was no ordinary person.

Before her reincarnation, her father was an Immortal Lord of the Thunder Immortal Realm, with a cultivation level approaching the Third Step, far stronger than even Tian Yunzi.

"This is all thanks to Master. Without Master's Foundation Establishment Pill, this disciple wouldn't know when she would have been able to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm."

Liu Mei looked humble, even though what she said was the truth.

Qin Hao said, "Let's go. I'll take you to see the outside of Jue Ming Valley to see which sect will be able to enter the Outer Realm Battlefield this time!"

For the Zhao Kingdom, the battle for the Outer Realm Battlefield, which occurred every hundred years, was a grand event.

Therefore, whenever this time arrived, experts from every sect in the entire Zhao Kingdom would gather outside Jue Ming Valley.

On this day, the sky was cloudless, and cultivators from various sects were already waiting outside Jue Ming Valley.

They were waiting for high noon, the moment when Jue Ming Valley would open.

Unless the formation here was activated, they could not know the situation inside.

This was because the grand formation of Jue Ming Valley had been set up by a Spirit Transformation expert from a Level 4 Cultivation Nation.

Only cultivators below the Core Formation stage were permitted to enter.

Of course, if one's cultivation reached the Spirit Transformation stage, one could forcibly break through the formation to enter.

However, the Zhao Kingdom was only a Third-rank Cultivation Nation; aside from the inspectors from the higher nations, the highest cultivation present was at most the Nascent Soul stage.

Outside Jue Ming Valley.

A Hovering Stone Platform floated in the air, upon which Lin Yi, an envoy of the Tongtian Tower, sat alone in an armchair, sipping tea.

Below, cultivators from various sects occupied their own patches of land, all standing.

In the presence of a Spirit Transformation expert, even Nascent Soul cultivators had no right to be seated.

"Swish!"

It was under the gaze of the masses that Qin Hao arrived outside Jue Ming Valley with Liu Mei.

"Welcome, Young Master!"

Sensing Qin Hao's arrival, Wu Yu stepped forward to greet him immediately.

This scene naturally drew the attention of the experts from various sects.

"Hm?"

Lin Yi's expression shifted as he looked at Qin Hao, his eyes revealing surprise. "To be at the peak of the Nascent Soul Late Stage at such a young age, and to be treated with such respect by a Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Corpse Yin Sect—could this person be from the Corpse Yin Sect of a Level 5 Cultivation Nation?"

Feeling Lin Yi's gaze, Qin Hao gave a slight nod, his expression extremely calm.

The other party was merely a Spirit Transformation expert who had achieved his rank by comprehending the artistic conception of others, making him the weakest of his kind; Qin Hao naturally felt no fear at all.

Yet, this gaze made Lin Yi's inner heart tremble, and he became increasingly convinced that Qin Hao possessed a formidable background.

Lin Yi stood up immediately and extended an invitation: "Fellow Daoist, would you care to come up and have a cup of tea?"

"Many thanks!"

Qin Hao was neither haughty nor humble. With a flash of his figure, he arrived on the Suspended Platform with Liu Mei.

Lin Yi took out another armchair and invited him with a smile: "Please, sit, Fellow Daoist!"

Qin Hao nodded slightly and sat down just like that.

Since he was capable of slaying an early-stage Spirit Transformation expert, he naturally had the qualifications and the confidence to sit as an equal.

"Whoosh!"

This scene caused an immediate uproar in the eyes of the others.

"It's him!"

Teng Huayuan recognized Qin Hao at the very first moment.

Although he knew Qin Hao was extraordinary, he had not expected his status to be so grand.

Teng Huayuan felt a secret sense of relief in his heart: "It is fortunate that this Old Man did not offend him back then!"

"Who is this person? To actually be treated as an equal by an envoy of the Tongtian Tower?"

"I saw Wu Yu, the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Corpse Yin Sect, acting so respectfully toward him. Could he be a superior envoy from the Corpse Yin Sect?"

"Regardless, his status is not simple. If one could curry favor with him..."

"..."

Just as the crowd was whispering among themselves, the sky suddenly became overcast with dark clouds, accompanied by thunder and lightning, turning the atmosphere extremely oppressive.

Lin Yi's expression shifted; he hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands in a bow: "Welcome, Envoy of the Outer Realm Battlefield!"

"We welcome the Envoy of the Outer Realm Battlefield!"

The others followed suit and bowed as well.

Only Qin Hao remained seated, calmly sipping his tea.

Liu Mei stood behind him, looking somewhat nervous.

"Boom! Boom!"

Suddenly, a massive Spirit Transformation expert from the Giant Demon Clan stepped out from the void.

"Hm?"

He sensed everything here the moment he arrived.

Initially, he had seen a Nascent Soul junior acting so presumptuously, but upon sensing the bone age of the other party and seeing him sitting calmly beside Lin Yi, he assumed he was some Young Master with an extraordinary background.

The Giant Demon Clan expert spoke slowly: "The passage to the Outer Realm Battlefield will open immediately!"

As he spoke, two brilliant rays of divine light suddenly shot from his eyes.

Those two rays of light landed on a spot in the void, activating the formation set up there.

The next moment, ripples appeared in the void, and scenes related to the Outer Realm Battlefield began to manifest before everyone's eyes.

After opening the passage to the Outer Realm Battlefield, the Giant Demon Clan expert shrank his figure and landed on the Suspended Platform.

He looked at Qin Hao and asked with a smile: "I wonder, where does this Fellow Daoist hail from?"