Chapter 1075:

Gao Yang’s expression sank slightly upon seeing what Qin Qi was pointing at, and he immediately said, "This is a rather special place, known as the Divine Firmament Platform!"

"Divine Firmament Platform?" Qin Qi looked puzzled.

Gao Yang nodded heavily, "The Divine Firmament Platform is actually the ultimate place for resolving disputes between cultivators!"

"Resolving disputes?" Qin Qi asked.

"Exactly!" Gao Yang said, "Although on the general battlefield, everyone shares common hatred against the enemy and opposes the Evil Demons together, there will always be some irreconcilable conflicts between cultivators!"

"And when that happens, the Divine Firmament Platform is the place to solve these issues. Usually, stepping onto this platform means only one of the two can survive!"

Hearing this, Qin Qi raised his eyebrows and smiled, "This Yun Tian City truly has everything!"

"Indeed, besides these places, there’s also a location for cultivators to conduct free transactions. If young friend Qin Qi is interested, after we head to the Vermilion Bird Hall, I can take you for a tour!" Gao Yang said politely.

Qin Qi naturally did not agree, "Captain Gao, let’s go to the Vermilion Bird Hall first!"

"Oh right, let’s head to the Vermilion Bird Hall," Gao Yang smiled, "We’ll first collect the rewards for the Earth rank mission before discussing further!"

Just like that, under Gao Yang’s leadership, the group entered the Vermilion Bird Hall together.

The Vermilion Bird Hall is undeniably vast, spanning tens of thousands of meters. Looking around, it’s densely filled with cultivators.

Inside the hall, there are places to issue tasks and places to complete tasks.

Led by Gao Yang, the group quickly arrived at the junction for Earth rank missions.

They were greeted by an elderly Core Formation stage man with a neatly-trimmed mustache, who wore a kind smile. Seeing Gao Yang arrive, he immediately stepped forward, "Captain Gao, it seems the mission at Xuanling Pass was completed smoothly!"

Gao Yang also wore a respectful smile, "Elder Yu, how is it? The instructions from above should have been issued by now!"

"Naturally, as figures of merit in the Xuanling Pass battle, the higher-ups have made things very clear. Rest assured, there will be no shortage of battle merits here. I kindly ask everyone to submit their tokens sequentially!" Elder Yu grinned widely.

Upon hearing this, everyone promptly submitted their tokens.

Qin Qi also swiftly handed over his token.

However, when Qin Qi submitted his token, Elder Yu noticeably glanced at Qin Qi more than once and immediately asked, "Is this young friend Qin Qi?"

Qin Qi was puzzled, "Elder Yu recognizes me?"

"Naturally I don’t recognize you, but young friend Qin Qi’s name must have spread across the six major cities by now. Haha, didn’t expect I’d have this luck to meet you!"

Elder Yu grinned widely, "A true hero at such a young age. Indeed, your fame is well-deserved!"

Qin Qi touched his nose, not expecting the news to spread so quickly across the general battlefield.

Gao Yang felt mixed emotions inside, as the fact that Qin Qi’s fame spread so quickly meant he would no longer have any chance to sit at the table to win him over.

After today, those seeking to attract Qin Qi will undoubtedly become countless.

Soon, Elder Yu began to do something unknown with each person’s token.

He returned the tokens in turn and said, "Everyone, the merits have been distributed!"

"Five thousand merits!"

"That’s quite a significant amount of merits!"

Many team members were overjoyed upon seeing this, their faces filled with delight.

Qin Qi also counted his share and immediately raised his eyebrows, "Fifty-three thousand two hundred battle merits... Whoa, that’s a lot?"

Even he didn’t expect the amount of battle merits in his token to reach such a level.

However, he didn’t make a big deal out of it.

With merits distributed, everyone then exited the Vermilion Bird Hall.

Gao Yang couldn’t help but look at Qin Qi, "Young friend Qin Qi, do you have any plans next?"

Qin Qi chuckled, "Next, I’d like to wander around Yun Tian City alone, so there’s no need to trouble you, Captain Gao!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yang couldn’t help but sigh, yet he knew he no longer had the qualification to win over Qin Qi.

Despite feeling bitter, he could only nod gently and bow before leaving.

Once Gao Yang and the others left, Qin Qi then proceeded to the Qinglong Hall.

With over fifty thousand battle merits, he was curious to see what kind of rewards he could exchange in the Qinglong Hall.

Shortly, Qin Qi arrived inside the Qinglong Hall.

Upon entering the hall, he quickly noticed a female attendant at the Seventh Layer of the Foundation Establishment Stage, who swiftly approached him.

This female attendant was approximately in her early twenties, with above-average looks but quite a good figure.

Upon seeing Qin Qi, she maintained a humble yet firm attitude, "Fellow cultivator, are you here to exchange rewards in the Qinglong Hall? May I offer Little Ying’s guidance? It only requires one hundred battle merits!"

After saying this, she didn’t hold much hope.

After all, attendants like her primarily served Core Formation stage experts. As for cultivators at the Fake Core Stage and Foundation Establishment Stage, they typically don’t squander a hundred battle merits on attendants like her.

However, to her surprise, Qin Qi calmly said, "One hundred battle merits, no problem. But I have a few questions!"

Little Ying widened her eyes upon hearing Qin Qi agree, "Please go ahead, fellow cultivator!"

"The Qinglong Hall seems not to consist of just one floor?" Qin Qi inquired.

Little Ying immediately responded with a bright smile, "Naturally, the Qinglong Hall is divided into five floors, each with different treasures. Naturally, the higher the floor, the more rare the treasures!"

"However, access to different floors is restricted. My suggestion is for you to explore the first floor!"

"At your cultivation level, the first floor’s treasures will be fully sufficient for you!"

After all, the first floor is entirely catered to Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators.

The 2nd Floor and 3rd Floor are rarely accessible to Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, mostly prepared for Core Formation Stage cultivators.

With Qin Qi’s cultivation, the battle merits he earned can’t possibly reach the 2nd Floor or the 3rd Floor.

However, Qin Qi did not relent and asked, "Miss Xiaoying, you only need to tell me the conditions for accessing the other floors."

Just now, he had expanded his Sea of Consciousness and had seen quite a few treasures on the first floor.

With his current insight, none of them could catch his interest.

Caught off guard by Qin Qi’s disbelief, Little Ying could only answer helplessly, "Access to the 2nd Floor requires five thousand battle merits, the 3rd Floor requires twenty thousand. The 4th Floor requires fifty thousand. As for the 5th Floor, it requires two hundred thousand battle merits!"

"Oh, I see," Qin Qi replied.

Little Ying assumed Qin Qi would give up and immediately attempted to change the subject, "Fellow cultivator, shall I now guide us on the first floor?"

"No need, take me to the 2nd Floor!" Qin Qi said straightforwardly.