Boarding Life

Chapter 842:

Qin Qi followed behind Yuan Tianqing as everyone else also set off.

Bai Qingju, due to the influence of his master and Yuan Tianqing, didn’t say much more. However, he had already made up his mind.

If Qin Qi couldn’t find the trace of the Evil Demon later,

then neither Yuan Tianqing nor Bai Qingrou would be able to protect him, and Bai Qingju would surely humiliate him!

Soon, under the guidance of Yuan Tianqing, everyone arrived at the square of Tianqing City.

As Yuan Tianqing had said, by this moment, the square was already filled with a crowd numbering in the hundreds. These hundreds were all the powerful individuals in the city who had reached the True Master and Foundation Establishment Stage levels.

This kind of gathering also made Qin Qi gasp in amazement.

He sighed inwardly, "This is just the power within a single city; combined, the whole martial arts district might only barely have this much combat strength!"

This Secret Realm truly was a gathering place for powerful individuals.

Ultimately, it was all related to its abundant spiritual energy.

Yuan Tianqing quickly took a seat, using his divine sense to transmit, "Young friend Qin Qi, everyone is here now. Even if I spread my consciousness over the entire Sea of Consciousness, I can’t detect anything particularly unusual!"

"Are you really confident you can pick out the Evil Demon from among them?"

With his hands behind his back, Qin Qi smiled and said, "As long as the Evil Demon is among these people, I can pick them out."

This is why he had asked Yuan Tianqing to gather all the high-level combatants of the city.

Because the true purpose of these Evil Demons infiltrating the city was to gather intelligence.

In such an openly planned next move, it would be impossible for these Evil Demons not to appear.

Yuan Tianqing nodded, "What do you intend to do next?"

"City Lord Yuan, Saintess Bai, the two of you should first delay by explaining matters regarding the confrontation with the Evil Demon. I will search them one by one among the crowd!" Qin Qi said.

Bai Qingrou and Yuan Tianqing exchanged glances.

In their hearts, they had no idea what method Qin Qi intended to use.

But at this point, they had no other good solutions and could only act according to Qin Qi’s instructions.

Thus, Yuan Tianqing spoke loudly, his Mana infusing his voice so it rolled like thunder, "Everyone knows the Evil Demons are about to launch a massive attack. The reason we’ve gathered you here is to explain the upcoming plans..."

Qin Qi, meanwhile, found a quiet corner and secretly activated the Profound Pure Spirit Eye, observing each person present.

All attention was focused on Yuan Tianqing’s explanation, so naturally, no one noticed Qin Qi’s actions.

Of course, Bai Qingju was an exception.

He watched Qin Qi closely, his heart harboring thoughts of revenge, never ceasing.

Seeing Qin Qi behaving that way, he snorted coldly to himself, thinking, "This kid has been staring for half a day, pretending to be mysterious. If he doesn’t find anything, hmph, I’ll make him regret it!"

Luo Yanran lightly chastised from the side, "Husband, you have no grudge against Qin Qi, why be so nitpicky?"

Upon hearing this from Luo Yanran,

Bai Qingju flew into a rage, "You say I’m nitpicky? Luo Yanran, what, do you have a thing with that kid?"

"I’m your husband, yet you defend someone else instead of supporting me?"

Luo Yanran bit her silver teeth, clenching her fists tightly.

Inwardly, her aversion towards Bai Qingju grew even stronger.

She and Bai Qingju were married through her master’s arrangement.

After all, in the Secret Realm, marriages were decided by parental orders and matchmakers.

Moreover, Bai Qingju was indeed exceptionally talented, so she hadn’t thought much about it at the time.

But as time passed, she realized that although Bai Qingju was talented, he was also incredibly arrogant, bordering on contempt for others.

After marriage, he never regarded her highly, and venting his anger was a common occurrence. Yet, due to the belief of marrying a chicken to follow the chicken, marrying a dog to follow the dog, she dared not complain!

Qin Qi knew nothing about the issues between Bai Qingju and Luo Yanran.

He quickly used the Profound Pure Spirit Eye to scan over more than half of the crowd.

Gradually, he swept past the cultivators standing in the last row.

"Could it be that my plan has gone awry?" Qin Qi pondered silently, "Have these Evil Demons not shown up?"

The Profound Pure Spirit Eye allows direct insight into the Mana flow within cultivators. Because of this, under the Profound Pure Spirit Eye, the Evil Demons cannot hide or escape.

But having searched for so long without finding the Evil Demons made him feel a bit uncertain.

Yet, at that moment,

his eyes suddenly caught something unusual, "Got it, as I thought..."

"These Evil Demons could not possibly miss such a crucial opportunity to gather intelligence!"

At that moment,

Bai Qingju walked over, "Kid, are you capable or not,"

"City Lord Yuan and the Holy Maiden have put forth such a great effort, using immense resources. This is not for you to be pretending to be mysterious here!"

Qin Qi did not even glance at Bai Qingju, suddenly coming up with an idea, he folded his arms with a guilty expression.

"These Evil Demons really are good at disguising, not a single clue was found..."

Bai Qingju laughed disdainfully, "Kid, who do you think you are? Even City Lord and Holy Maiden can’t find these Evil Demons."

"You think you can find them with your mediocre tricks?"

"Hmph, what a disgraceful thing."

Qin Qi immediately feigned anger, "It’s not over yet, how do you know I won’t find the Evil Demons?"

Bai Qingju snickered coldly, "Trash is trash, still without a shred of self-awareness!"

Qin Qi flared up, "Who are you calling trash? If I can’t find them, I’ll kowtow to you three times!"

Bai Qingju laughed heartily, "Alright, it’s a deal."

He had been worried about how to humiliate Qin Qi, but unexpectedly his opponent delivered himself on a platter.

But soon, Qin Qi smiled like his plan had succeeded, "Then if I find them, what will you say?"

Bai Qingju suddenly sensed something was off.

This Qin Qi seemed to be deliberately leading him into a trap.

As Bai Qingju hesitated, Qin Qi stoked the fire, "What, Brother Bai, don’t you dare gamble with me?"

"Who says I don’t dare, hmph, I’m certain you can’t find these Evil Demons. If you do, just like you, I’ll kneel and kowtow to you three times!"

Bai Qingju gnashed his teeth, "Moreover, let’s add another wager, swearing by Heart Demon, whoever backs down will suffer Heart Demon backlash!"

"Heart Demon backlash?" Qin Qi looked puzzled.

A mysterious woman couldn’t help but laugh, "Kid, your tactic to provoke him is really mean. I didn’t expect him to even swear by Heart Demon. Once you swear by Heart Demon, there’s no backing out."

"What exactly is a Heart Demon?" Qin Qi asked.

The mysterious woman began slowly, "Starting from your current cultivation, every advancement through a stage presents the encounter with a Heart Demon."

"And if during cultivation, you encounter something that’s pressing on your mind, something unresolved, over time it will turn into a Heart Demon, becoming the most important obstacle in your breakthrough. If this obstacle backfires, it could even kill a cultivator!"

"And swearing by Heart Demon is betting your future breakthroughs, if you go back on it, you’ll never progress in your cultivation again!"