"You Mortal Realm don't even know about the divine objects you possess?" Qi Wu raised an eyebrow and looked at Xiao Hei and the others.
Although Ye Qiubai and the others had already guessed it, they still didn't know exactly what the Painting Rod was for.
Qi Wu seemed to have figured it out as well, so he explained, " The Classic of Mountains and Seas Scroll Rod. The Classic of Mountains and Seas contains a total of 75 mythical beasts, which means there are 75 fragments scattered around. The Painting Rod is what connects these fragments together. Without the Painting Rod, it is impossible to use the Classic of Mountains and Seas to activate the mythical beasts within."
" The Painting Rod is also divided into the Heaven Rod and the Earth Rod. This is the Heaven Rod. As for the Earth Rod... although it is in the Devil Beast Continent, our Four Great Beast Clans have been searching tirelessly without finding any clues."
Xiao Hei looked at Qi Wu, "Tell us everything. You're not going to fight for the Painting Rod anymore? After all, the previous condition was just that if you lost, you would tell us about this item."
Upon hearing this, Qi Wu closed his eyes slightly and shook his head in a somewhat pretentious manner, "No, even if we wanted to take it, we probably couldn't win."
Xiao Hei was puzzled.
Have they revealed their hand yet?
How can you say you can't compete?
Qi Wu glanced at the Gu Sheng and said calmly, " The Gu Sheng has already broken through to the Divine Realm, the same realm as me. Although I don't consider him my match, I also cannot defeat him in a short time."
Then, he looked in the direction of Xiao Shitou, "Besides, you little brat should have recovered by now, right? When the Gu Sheng Saint held me back, you used the Cultivation Method you used against Zhan Qing again, and I couldn't dodge it either. This battle is doomed to defeat."
What?
Xiao Hei looked at Xiao Shitou with a face full of question marks.
What did I miss?
My junior brother is this awesome?
Xiao Shitou, seeing the look Xiao Hei was giving him, rubbed his nose with his thumb.
"Besides, rather than fighting against you for a battle with a very low chance of winning, I might as well do you a favor and make friends with you. To be honest, you're really to my liking."
At this point, Qi Wu couldn't help but pat Xiao Hei's vest hard.
Ye Qiubai and the others exchanged glances.
So carefree, able to let go of such a precious artifact so easily, and speaking without any pretense.
This person is worth befriending.
"However, let me make this clear: once you obtain this item, the remaining members of the Divine Miracle Academy within these God Ascension Ruins will undoubtedly try every means to attack you, kill you, and seize the Painting Rod and the remaining pages from your possession."
"Furthermore, even if you manage to get out, the Divine Realm will likely send people to intercept and kill you. After all, this item is very important to them."
Xiao Hei nodded. "Thank you."
"Don't thank me yet." Qi Wu poured cold water on the matter, saying coldly, "This item is also very important to our Devil Beast Continent. Moreover, if you want to use the Classic of Mountains and Seas, you must come to the Devil Beast Continent and compete with the four major clans for the Earth Rod, including our Qilin Clan."
"Of course, I won't lay a hand on you."
"Why?" Xiao Hei was taken aback.
"It's simple. I'm currently vying for power with my elder brother. We both want to take the position of the Qilin Clan, but my elder brother's influence is greater than mine, and he's stronger now, after all, he's known as the Qilin Holy Son."
Hearing this, Ye Qiubai couldn't help but laugh.
"It seems Brother Qi Wu intends to bind us together."
"Yes, that's right, you're quite clever and quick to understand." Qi Wu didn't hold back at all and said cheerfully, "I have high hopes for your talents. The Mortal Realm, which has just been rebuilt from ruins, must be extraordinary for people like you to emerge. Therefore, I want you to be my help in ascending to the position of clan leader."
"Anyway, you all need to go to the Devil Beast Continent to get the Earth Rod to use the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which will definitely cause conflict with the people led by Big Brother. Although I can't help you openly, I can at least provide you with some convenience in the Devil Beast Continent."
That's right.
They are naturally bound by shared interests and are naturally common enemies.
Is there a better or more reassuring way to form an alliance?
However, if Qi Wu hadn't recognized the talent of Ye Qiubai and the others, he probably wouldn't have brought this up.
After all, talent and ability are the prerequisites for all cooperation.
"Oh, by the way, I'll keep this fragment representing the Firebird Bifang for now. If you get the Earth Rod, I'll give you this fragment. If you don't, consider it my way of completing this task. I can't let the dignified Second Young Master of the Qilin Clan go back empty-handed, can I? That would be too embarrassing."
It's clear that Qi Wu is ambitious.
Compared to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, he wanted to become the patriarch of the Qilin Clan.
Xiao Hei first turned to look at Ye Qiubai, and only after seeing Ye Qiubai nod did Xiao Hei nod as well, extending his hand and saying, "Then, may we have a pleasant cooperation?"
This scene was naturally witnessed by Qi Wu.
It seems those who haven't made a move are not simple either...
Immediately, Qi Wu didn't reach out to shake hands with Xiao Hei. Instead, he raised his fist, grinned, and said, "Handshakes aren't suitable for us body cultivators."
Xiao Hei was slightly taken aback, then shook his head, chuckled, and bumped fists with Qi Wu.
The partnership was thus established.
Ye Qiubai also collected the fragments of Qiongqi, one of Zhan Qing's Four Perils, along with the Painting Rod.
After the Painting Rod was removed.
This enormous ice crystal box began to tremble!
The ground around them also began to shake violently!
The four stone pillars detached from the ground and floated in mid-air.
The ice crystal box sank into the ground, and in turn, a stone platform engraved with a teleportation array slowly rose up.
As the four stone pillars rotated around the stone platform in mid-air, the teleportation array runes engraved on the platform began to glow.
The space above the stone platform began to distort, and the teleportation array activated.
This must be the passage to the realm of the Divine Realm.
Qi Wu looked at Xiao Hei and the others, grinned, and said, "Let's try teaming up first? Consider it a drill to practice our coordination. We can put it into practice when we come to the Devil Beast Continent."
Xiao Hei looked at Qi Wu in surprise, "You should also know that we will be besieged by the people of the Divine Realm."
Qi Wu crossed his arms and snorted coldly, "Leaving aside the fact that we've already formed an alliance, I can't stand a single one of those arrogant, ignorant idiots in the Divine Realm."
Why are you starting to generalize and make sweeping generalizations?
However, since it didn't concern him, Xiao Hei nodded in agreement.
The group then stepped into the teleportation array.
Afterwards, people from other academies also stepped into the teleportation array one after another.
But after everyone left...
There was a man dressed in a blue robe; he appeared to be a student of the Cangxuan Academy.
He looked around to make sure everyone was gone, then took out a jade pendant and said, " The Painting Rod has fallen into the hands of the Mortal Realm, and Zhan Qing has been killed by them. Qi Wu from the Devil Beast Continent has joined forces with them."
After a long while, four calm yet menacing words finally emerged from the jade pendant.
"I see."
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PS: Yesterday's original two chapters plus five additional chapters, totaling seven chapters.
Five chapters still owed, plus two more for today, making seven chapters to go. Let's keep writing!