The next day.
Qin Hao's True Self sat cross-legged in the Guest Room.
Waves of Origin Laws drifted from him.
Yet no matter what he did, Qin Hao could not settle his mind and contemplate them.
"Qin Hao, a warrior must keep his mind calm and focused when cultivating. Your current state is no good for it." Lingxiaozi's voice sounded in his mind.
"Elder Ling."
Qin Hao let out a breath and gave a bitter smile. "With the Myriad Phenomena Hall and my family facing such a calamity, it's already an achievement that I can control myself. In the past, I'm afraid I would have killed Shi Youbing on the spot."
"That's true." Lingxiaozi agreed. The Qin Hao of old had feared neither heaven nor earth. Even at the Meridian Opening Realm, he had dared to confront a Saint Martial Grandmaster.
Three years of trials had taught Qin Hao much. He had grown, and experience had tempered him into a more restrained man.
It was not that his nature had changed. He simply had more to consider.
And the Qin family and the Myriad Phenomena Hall were his weak points.
Qin Hao did not dare gamble with them.
"Qin Hao," Elder Ling said after a pause.
"Hmm?" Qin Hao said nothing more.
"The best way to resolve this is to join the Azure Flame Sect," Elder Ling said.
Qin Hao nodded. He understood that, of course. He had said as much to Zhuge Hong and Jian Changfeng.
"The Azure Flame Sect controls an entire Great World," Elder Ling began.
"With ten thousand Small Worlds under its command, it ranks among the Human Race's ten greatest powers. Even among the myriad races of the Star Sea, it stands near the top."
"When I say join the Azure Flame Sect, I don't