Chapter 1076

Little Ying suddenly froze, couldn’t help looking at Qin Qi, and there was now quite a bit of new-found respect in her eyes.

After all, with Qin Qi’s cultivation at the Fake Core Stage, those who could enter the 2nd Floor were extremely few and far between.

However, since Qin Qi could go to the 2nd Floor, her attitude compared to just now immediately changed dramatically.

Even her voice became much more respectful. "Fellow Daoist, just follow me!"

Qin Qi didn’t waste words and followed her all the way into the 2nd Floor.

As soon as he arrived on the 2nd Floor, Qin Qi immediately spread his Sea of Consciousness and began to scan the surroundings.

Very soon, the scene of the 2nd Floor entered his sight, but once he saw all the treasures on this floor, Qin Qi couldn’t help shaking his head in disappointment.

"The treasures on this 2nd Floor are indeed much more precious than those on the 1st Floor. But there’s still nothing I need!" Qin Qi frowned, his brows unrelaxed.

Little Ying naturally didn’t know what Qin Qi was thinking and asked with a smile, "I wonder, Fellow Daoist, is there any treasure you’re interested in?"

Qin Qi shook his head. "None."

This made Little Ying knit her brows.

Could it be that Qin Qi was one of those who only browsed and never bought?

Yet just as that thought fell in her heart, Qin Qi calmly replied, "Miss, why not take me to have a look at the 3rd Floor?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Little Ying’s beautiful eyes widened.

She looked at Qin Qi with an expression of disbelief. "Fellow Daoist, if you want to go to the 3rd Floor, you must have at least twenty thousand Battle Merits. Just now, I clearly told you that."

"Mm, I know." Qin Qi said evenly.

Seeing this, Little Ying couldn’t help swallowing. She was starting to lose her grasp of Qin Qi’s background.

You had to know, Qin Qi was only at the Fake Core Stage.

Up until now, she had never seen a Fake Core Stage cultivator who could enter the 3rd Floor.

After all, twenty thousand Battle Merits was simply not a number that a Fake Core Stage could scrape together.

But since Qin Qi had brought it up, and she had already reminded him, she could only lead the way ahead.

As they arrived at the staircase to the 3rd Floor—

An old man with white hair blocked the two of them.

This person’s cultivation had already reached the Core Formation Stage. As for his exact level, Qin Qi couldn’t judge, but judging from his aura, he was clearly much stronger than that Elder Yu he had seen previously in the Vermilion Bird Hall.

When the white-haired old man saw Qin Qi and Little Ying come here, he immediately frowned and asked, "You two are...?"

"Elder Yuan!" Little Ying’s attitude was extremely respectful. "This Fellow Daoist wishes to enter the 3rd Floor!"

"Enter the 3rd Floor?" The white-haired old man sized Qin Qi up from head to toe. "Fellow Daoist, are you sure you have twenty thousand Battle Merits?"

Qin Qi didn’t add any extra nonsense and handed over his token.

As soon as he checked the contents of the token—

The white-haired old man looked up, pleasantly surprised. "So you are the Qin Qi who has been making a dazzling name for himself at Xuanling Pass these last two days? I’ve been discourteous, I’ve been discourteous!"

"Qin Qi?" Little Ying was utterly stunned; it was obvious she had no idea who Qin Qi really was.

Yet Elder Yuan’s attitude toward Qin Qi left her deeply confused.

After all, Qin Qi was merely at the Fake Core Stage, while Elder Yuan was a Core Formation Stage powerhouse. No matter how you looked at it, a Core Formation Stage expert had no reason to be so deferential toward Qin Qi.

Elder Yuan smiled. "Qin Qi, my young friend, I’ve checked it—your Battle Merits fully meet the requirement. What are you waiting for? Hurry and escort Fellow Daoist Qin to the 3rd Floor."

Little Ying swallowed again.

Thinking of how she’d looked down on Qin Qi earlier, she suddenly felt her face burning. At the same time, her heart was now filled with all sorts of curiosity about Qin Qi.

Just who exactly was this Qin Qi?

Not long after, the two of them arrived at the 3rd Floor.

By now Little Ying’s attitude was clearly much more polite.

She tried her best to show what she felt was her most beautiful smile. "Fellow Daoist Qin, I wonder, what kind of treasures are you seeking? I can help you find them!"

Qin Qi said calmly, "Any materials that can help me break through the Fake Core Stage will do. Besides that, there are a few other things, but those I want to look over myself."

Little Ying suddenly thought of something. "Fellow Daoist Qin, are you aware of the ’Breaking Nether Pill’?"

"Breaking Nether Pill? What’s that?" Qin Qi looked puzzled.

Little Ying smiled sweetly. "This Breaking Nether Pill is an extremely rare elixir pill used when a Fake Core Stage cultivator breaks through to the Core Formation Stage. It’s said that it can stabilize the Golden Core, preventing it from collapsing when a cultivator attempts Core Formation."

"If one has this pill, then even if the breakthrough to the Core Formation Stage fails, at least the Golden Core won’t be shattered by things such as the Heart Demon Tribulation, thereby causing a drastic drop in cultivation!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Qi’s brows shot up.

You had to know, when breaking through to the Core Formation Stage, what one feared most was precisely the Heart Demon Tribulation!

Once you failed to pass the Heart Demon Tribulation, the resulting price was miserably steep. Not only would it be extremely difficult ever to succeed in entering the Core Formation Stage in this lifetime,

your cultivation would also suffer an incredibly severe loss.

This was exactly why, even though he had the Spiritual Beauty Creation Pill he had obtained earlier from Holy Wood City, as well as a number of Spirit Grass aged several hundred years, he had yet to attempt breaking through to the Core Formation Stage. After all, if he failed, all his prior cultivation would be wasted!

But now the pill she mentioned actually had such an effect?

Qin Qi immediately became interested. "Miss, does the Hall of Battle Merits have any of these pills?"

"That, we don’t. However, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the Hall of Battle Merits are extremely complete. If Fellow Daoist Qin has enough Battle Merits, you can fully gather the ingredients, then go to the Black Tortoise Hall and ask an Alchemy master to refine them for you!" Little Ying explained in detail.

Upon hearing this, Qin Qi said, "Then I’ll trouble you, Miss, to help me sort out a list of these materials and their prices."

At this point, there was no way Little Ying would dare slack off in the slightest.

She quickly said, "Fellow Daoist Qin, please wait a moment. I’ll be right back!"

Very soon, Little Ying’s figure flickered and vanished from where she stood.

Meanwhile, Qin Qi began wandering around the 3rd Floor, wanting to see whether there were any treasures here that caught his eye.

After he had walked around for roughly dozens of breaths—

Qin Qi fixed his gaze amid the dazzling array of treasures.

"This is..."

Qin Qi’s eyes grew sharp. "Nine Nether Cold Crystal? Though, compared to the piece of Nine Nether Cold Crystal I encountered back in Feiliu City, this one is quite a bit smaller, only about the size of a fist!"

The Spirit Evil Woman couldn’t help asking, "Master, why are you taking an interest in this Nine Nether Cold Crystal? Its uses aren’t very broad! Although it’s extremely rare, because its practical value is low, its price usually isn’t that high."

"Most importantly, the Nine Nether Cold Crystal is incredibly difficult to refine. There are very few things that can break it down and refine it!"

Yet Qin Qi’s lips curled upward. "This Nine Nether Cold Crystal may not be much use to other people, but to me, it’s quite valuable!"

"As for breaking it down and refining it, I do have some confidence."

A treasure brimming with icy power was of great help to his cultivation of the Profound Pure Spirit Eye.

And the Profound Pure Spirit Eye was undoubtedly the key to unraveling the secret of that golden page he had obtained from the Ming Family last time!