"This, this..." Qi Ling was speechless. "You really didn't coerce Xi Xi? Was she really willing?"
"Oh my god, Master, how could you think I'm that kind of person!" the Dragon Maiden said, looking very hurt. " Xi Xi is my best friend! How could I do such a thing!"
"I assure you, Xi Xi made this decision entirely on her own, and it was all to help you cultivate! Don't let her good intentions go to waste!"
"How... how can I not let you down?" Qi Ling asked in confusion. " Dragon Maiden, I suspect you did this on purpose! This method is even more detailed than seeing it in person, it's too..."
"Hehe, since that's the case, then please decide for yourself, Master!" the Dragon Maiden laughed. "But in my opinion, Xi Xi should be quite willing! Master, you mustn't miss this great opportunity!"
As a result, Qi Ling's ability improved day by day in the following period. Although Bo Saixi often looked shy and even looked around involuntarily, she still tried her best to show off her body, as if she had come to love taking a bath every day.
A month later, the Dragon Maiden said to Qi Ling, "Well, Master, the time is about right. You can begin this trial now."
"The goal of this test is actually quite simple: you need to find a special cicada on this Dragon God Continent!" the Dragon Maiden said with a smile.
Qi Ling was stunned upon hearing this request and exclaimed, "What the hell? Did I hear that right, Dragon Maiden? You mean I need to find a cicada on this continent?"
"That's right, Master," the Dragon Maiden said. "You need to find a special cicada on the Dragon God Continent, and you can only do so by listening to its voice."
"When you find this cicada, it gives you a special clue, so you don't need to worry about missing it; all you need to think about is how to find it."
Qi Ling couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. The vastness of the Dragon God Continent couldn't be summarized by ordinary standards. There were hundreds of millions of creatures living on it, and trying to find a tiny cicada among them was like finding a needle in a haystack.
In other words, under such circumstances, it would be extremely difficult for Qi Ling to search for them one by one. Therefore, he could only use his perception to search over a large area and even filter his targets.
" Dragon Maiden, does that mean this special cicada you mentioned might move its location on its own?" Qi Ling couldn't help but ask.
The Dragon Maiden smiled slightly and said, "Oh, Master, you truly are a genius! You saw through the logic here at a glance!"
"That's right. There's a crucial point in this assessment: you must complete your search of the entire Dragon God Continent within one day! If you don't find this special cicada within a day, it will move to another location randomly."
Sure enough, this test was not so simple. In addition to requiring Qi Ling to pinpoint the accuracy of the search to the exact location of a cicada, it also required Qi Ling to be fast, and he had to complete it within a day!
Searching the entire Dragon God Continent in a single day would be an impossible task in practice. Even so, the Spiritual Power required to search using such sensory abilities would be an astonishing amount!
So Qi Ling began his Fourth Trial on this day. As it turned out, the test was more difficult than he had imagined. On the first day, he was exhausted after searching only a quarter of the Dragon God Continent and had to stop.
Seeing Qi Ling's dejected state and her urgent need to cheer up, the Dragon Maiden couldn't help but smile and say, "Master, don't be so discouraged. Do you need my help to help you recover your Spiritual Power as soon as possible?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Ling was astonished that such a good thing could happen. She quickly replied, "Great! Dragon Maiden, do you have any good ideas? I need to recover my Spiritual Power as soon as possible so I can continue my assessment!"
The Dragon Maiden then laughed and said, "Hehe, Master, the method is actually quite simple. The best way to restore your Spiritual Power is, of course, to give you a certain degree of mental stimulation!"
"So this is when our great and selfless Xi Xi needs to step in! I can have her perform a naked dance for you, and that should cheer you up, right?"
"I..." Qi Ling had to admit that he was somewhat tempted for a moment, but then he snapped out of it and said, "Hey, Dragon Maiden, don't keep bullying Xi Xi like this! Honestly, you almost led me astray!"
The best way to improve one's Spiritual Power is naturally through meditation, so Qi Ling used this method and meditated until the morning of the next day, restoring her Spiritual Power to its full state and starting a new round of attempts.
In the days that followed, Qi Ling's progress accelerated day by day. In less than half a month, he was able to search half of the Dragon God Continent in a single day.
Strangely, even by statistical standards, after searching for half a month, he should have already found that special cicada, but in fact, he found nothing.
Therefore, Qi Ling couldn't help but suspect that what made this cicada special was that it would only appear after Qi Ling had completely searched the entire Dragon God Continent!
After asking the Dragon Maiden about this, Qi Ling became even more certain of her conjecture: there were no shortcuts to the Dragon God's test; only by following his rules and achieving the ultimate goal could one pass the test.
So, Qi Ling could only continue to work even harder, exhausting her Spiritual Power every day until she was completely worn out and couldn't even open her eyes.
The next morning, after a night of recovery, Qi Ling resumed her search for the rest of the day until it was finished.
After another month of such intense training, Qi Ling finally met the requirement and could search the entire Dragon God Continent in a single day.
On this very day, after Qi Ling had searched the entire Dragon God Continent, a golden dot of light suddenly expanded rapidly in the image that appeared in his mind, spreading across his entire field of vision.
Following her senses, Qi Ling tracked the source and suddenly discovered it was a cicada! Finding it meant that Qi Ling had passed this test.