Qin Yuran hasn't shown up for half a month, what has she been busy with?
Didn't they just go and find their own secret realm?
After discovering this Fourth Tier willow tree Great Demon, she not only failed to inform her sect immediately, but she didn't even tell her Old Man, clearly intending to keep this secret realm to herself.
Furthermore, when she was injured, she didn't immediately seek treatment from her Old Man or someone in the sect.
Instead, he went to the alchemy room and summoned Ling Yi.
Why?
They just didn't want the others in the sect to find out that she was injured.
Once discovered, an investigation will inevitably take place.
At that point, the Old Liu and the secret realm will likely be impossible to keep secret.
Qin Yuran initially didn't quite believe in the existence of secret realms.
On the contrary, the existence of that willow Great Demon adds to the authenticity of the secret realm.
At first, Qin Yuran did not know that the willow tree demon was Fourth Tier Demonic Beast.
After all, the Pill Peak Beast Gorge is mostly inhabited by Beast, the highest of which are only First Tier Demonic Beast or Spirit Beast.
That's why Qin Yuran suffered a great loss.
Why would a Fourth Tier Demonic Beast appear here?
They're either plotting something, or they're Guard something.
If it were any other Great Demon, Qin Yuran wouldn't have suspected the secret realm.
But it turned out to be a willow tree spirit.
Wood-based creatures are the most difficult to cultivate.
A series of coincidences are needed for intelligence to emerge.
Without the right opportunity, even millions of years are not enough for a sentient being to develop.
Without the development of intelligence, one cannot cultivate.
Even if intelligence is born by chance, it would still take at least several hundred or even a thousand years before it could possibly take human form.
This willow tree spirit is just one step away from transforming into human form.
In other words, this willow tree spirit has been cultivating for at least several hundred years.
Before transforming into human form, this tree spirit had no idea how long it had lived.
Although tree spirits cannot move before they take human form, they can control their growth and thus adjust their shape.
Judging from its appearance, it's impossible to determine exactly how long this tree spirit has lived.
It could be a thousand years, ten thousand years, or even hundreds of thousands of years.
In the past two weeks, Qin Yuran had someone specifically investigate.
It seems that this willow tree has been here ever since the founding of the Heavenly Mysterious Sect.
No one can say for sure how long this Old Liu has lived.
It seems that, in people's memories, this Old Liu has always looked the same as it does now.
In addition, Qin Yuran also conducted a special investigation into Ling Yi.
Ten years ago, I entered the Heavenly Mysterious Sect by chance.
With Weak Spiritual Root, one is almost entirely incompatible with cultivating immortality.
Ten years have passed, and the journey has been low-key, ordinary, and unremarkable.
Before entering the Heavenly Mysterious Sect, I had never been in contact with any cultivators.
Everything about Ling Yi was extraordinary began when Ling Yi Qin Yuran first met him and kicked Ling Yi.
In addition to this, Qin Yuran urgently needs to become stronger in a short period of time.
"This deal isn't fair; you're growing too fast." Qin Yuran glanced at Ling Yi with some apprehension.
Two weeks ago, Ling Yi was just an ordinary person.
But half a month later, he was able to shatter Flying Sword with his bare hands.
Although his Flying Sword is a magic weapon, it is still a top-tier magic weapon and is quite valuable.
Even Golden Core Realm expert couldn't crush Flying Sword as easily as Ling Yi.
Clearly, the Immortal Treasure on Ling Yi's body not only grants the ability to bring the dead back to life, but also makes one stronger.
With Ling Yi's physical defenses, even Spirit Treasure would have difficulty breaking through them.
That kind of power—one punch from him and she'd be dead.
It's only been half a month!
If Ling Yi Ling Yi given more time, wouldn't he be able to ascend to the heavens with the help of Immortal Treasure?
"So what do you want to do?" Ling Yi shrugged.
Qin Yuran frowned; she didn't know what to do either!
Contracts and Contract are completely useless.
If the strength is equal, then a verbal Contract can last indefinitely.
If the strength is not equal, then no Contract or agreement is useful.
Seeing Qin Yuran's expression, Ling Yi scoffed and said, "The current situation is that you don't believe me, and I don't believe you."
"Since we can't trust each other, you only have two choices: either continue the deal and gamble on my character." Ling Yi held up one finger.
"Either we fight to the death, a battle to the death, and you kill me, then you might be able to steal my Immortal Treasure." Ling Yi extended a second finger.
"The choice is entirely up to you; I don't care!"
"It all depends on whether you dare to gamble."
Qin Yuran was extremely irritable and depressed at the moment. She had been pampered and arrogant since childhood.
Aside from Qin Ya, when has anyone ever been bullied to this extent?
"Asshole!"
Qin Yuran's Spiritual Qi erupted, and the Spiritual Power of Middle Foundation Establishment Stage swept across the surroundings.
Suddenly, withered branches and fallen leaves flew everywhere, and the pine forest swayed.
Ling Yi took a few steps back, somewhat speechless. Wait, is this woman really that angry?
"Damn Qin Ya, am I, Qin Yuran to be forever overshadowed by this person?"
Huh? Who is Qin Ya? How did this get involved with Qin Ya?
"Who is Qin Ya?" Ling Yi asked curiously.
"She's my father's adopted daughter, whom he picked up from a garbage dump. From childhood to adulthood, she's always been one step ahead of me."
Qin Yuran a deep breath and rubbed her hands together in frustration.
"No matter what she does, she's a little better than me. When I First Layer of Qi Refining, she Qi Refining Second Layer; when I Qi Refining Second Layer, she Qi Refining, Third Level."
Ling Yi blinked. "Is it really that amazing?"
Also, I just asked casually, Qin Yuran actually told me!
"It's not just cultivation; it applies to everything else as well. When I was able to refine Qi Gathering Pill, she was able to refine Spirit Gathering Pill. When I was able to refine Spirit Gathering Pill, she refined Spirit-Nurturing Pill."
"They're a little better than me at weapon crafting, talisman making, and Formation. Just a little bit, no matter how hard I try, I'm always just a little bit short." Qin Yuran pinched her fingers together.
Ling Yi stroked his chin, realizing something was amiss.
If Qin Ya is better than Qin Yuran in some aspect, then it's understandable.
But if he 'Qin Yuran in every aspect.
This is problematic.
What a coincidence! There's no way it could be such a coincidence!
"Her Spiritual Root is clearly inferior to mine, and her comprehension is also not as good as mine, so why? Why is she better than me in every way?"
"Ahem, excuse me!" Ling Yi made a stop gesture.
Qin Yuran looked at Ling Yi with a hint of resentment in her eyes.
She had just gotten into the mood when Ling Yi suddenly interrupted her, leaving her feeling awkward and caught in a difficult position.
"You've gone off-topic!" Ling Yi reminded him.
Qin Yuran taken aback. Yes, how did we get off-topic?
No, that's not the point. The point is, why did I tell Ling Yi about Qin Ya and that other person?
But I really want to beat Qin Ya just once!
"How about we find another way to make this deal?" Ling Yi said after thinking for a moment.
What he needs now is cultivation techniques and resources.
If we continue arguing with Qin Yuran, it seems we won't get anywhere today.
"Tell me!"
"From now on, for the next year, we must not harm each other," Ling Yi said slowly.
"What about a year from now?" Qin Yuran asked, frowning.
"Who can say for sure what will happen a year from now? If we cooperate well, we'll continue; if we don't get along, we'll part ways."
"If you still want to kill me then, or I want to kill you, then let's settle this with a fight to the death."
Qin Yuran didn't speak, but her brows furrowed even more.
"As for cooperation, let's start tomorrow. You provide me with cultivation techniques and resources, and I can help you easily defeat that Qin Ya!"
Qin Yuran's eyes lit up. "You have a way?"
"Don't forget, I have Immortal Treasure that can make people stronger!"