Chapter 1772 - 692: Don’t Think Too Deeply (3)

Chapter 1772: Chapter 692: Don’t Think Too Deeply (3)

A smile gradually appeared on his face as he said, "There are some truly ingenious methods in here that are well worth borrowing from!"

"Huge gains!" Qin Ming was very satisfied.

Leaving everything else aside, this "Inner Saint and Outer Demon" itself was a top-tier True Scripture; if it were really released, a whole pack of old monsters would be green with envy.

Even for Heavenly Immortals, this was a Miracle Technique worth a fortune in gold.

Besides that, there was also the Blood Medicine left behind by an Eighth Realm Powerhouse, currently sealed inside the broken cloth.

However, he didn’t dare open it now, afraid that the Evil Ghost’s Spiritual Origin would escape; time was on his side, so he’d just lock it up for now, using the broken cloth as a cage to grind down its power. Sooner or later that rare Blood Medicine would fall into his hands.

With this, the Heavenly Immortal calamity that began in the Land of Fate Change came to a complete end.

"I’m moving out of that place!" Qin Ming said.

Only heaven knew how huge his psychological shadow had grown over these past few days.

If not for using it as bait to hook that decaying Heavenly Immortal, he would have moved long ago.

Thinking back now, he still felt that secret chamber was bone-chillingly cold; lying on the bed staring at the ceiling, it was as if he could see that Evil Ghost’s face.

"Old Six, are you sick in the head? You insisted on living in that haunted house the past few days, and now that everything’s finally calm, you want to move out?"

Zhou Tian, Niu Wuwei, Mu Shiniang and the others rushed over as soon as they heard, all wearing odd expressions.

"You’re a Great Saint, is this really necessary?"

Qin Ming replied, "Why don’t you all move in and try it? I feel like even just lying in bed, there are icy claws scratching my back."

Zhou Tian was shocked and uncertain. "No way, the resentful energy of that Outer Heaven creature hasn’t dispersed?"

"If that’s the case, let me help you move; come live next door to me." Si Yeli arrived, lotus steps light and graceful, her slender figure swaying. She’d shed her usual sultry air; now she was in snow-white clothes, her smile a touch sweet.

Before Qin Ming could respond, Zhou Tian was already making a big show of things, immediately organizing the move out for him.

Looking at this group, Qin Ming felt a complicated mix of emotions for a moment.

The decaying Heavenly Immortal believed there was a door inside him and had completely set his sights on him; even the old crone from the Traveler Civilization had come knocking in the middle of the night because of this, wanting to harm him.

This world was simply too dangerous.

He was mulling over the fact that Zhou Tian, Mu Shiniang, Niu Wuwei, Si Yeli and the others all possessed the bearing of Great Saints, and might also have mysterious doors inside them—had they also been coveted by others?

Because of this, Qin Ming couldn’t help overthinking.

Among the Great Saints he knew, had anyone already been silently replaced a long time ago, without even realizing it?

If these young faces concealed Secret Treasures within, was there an ancient soul living behind the door?

Qin Ming looked at Jiang Ran as she approached gracefully; her personality was the same as back in Ye State, so she shouldn’t have gone through something that terrifying.

As for the others, were they like this back when they were young? That he had no way of knowing.

He felt he was probably worrying too much. The Supreme Martial Hall should have all kinds of measures in place to guard against this sort of thing.

However, if the core high-ups of the Supreme Martial Hall personally took the field, then what?

Qin Ming shook his head hard; this wasn’t something he could dwell on.

Otherwise, even at dawn, when Fire Spring blazed brilliantly, he would still feel a chill in his body.

He felt it was very necessary to find an opportunity to ask Old Demon Liuyu about it. Normally, for a Dojo to develop, it would never allow this kind of thing to happen; there had to be means of restraint.

Qin Ming temporarily stopped thinking deeper; otherwise, the shadow in his heart would be hard to disperse.

"Ye State seems to have had a bloody lesson." Qin Ming muttered to himself.

"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Ran walked over, having seemingly heard him mention Ye State.

Qin Ming said, "I’ve been out for a long time; I suddenly want to go back and take a look."

Jiang Ran’s expression grew solemn. "Didn’t you say the waters there run deep? Even the rebirth-era Brother Lu Zizai old senior was forced to travel far away."

Qin Ming nodded. "Yeah, Brother Lu was a Supreme Grandmaster, absolutely standing within the Great Saint Domain; after becoming an Ancestor Master, he still had to leave in a hurry."

Lu Zizai’s past life had been miserable; thinking back now, he must have had that door inside him pried open, causing him to wither before his time—his first life was basically a death.

"Just what kind of existence is that black hand?" Jiang Ran’s expression was grave.

From the clues they had, that calamity had continued from ancient times till now; that monster still hadn’t died, its depths impossible to gauge.

Especially since it had wreaked havoc within the Earth Realm ruled by Yujing—that was something that had to make people think.

Qin Ming had once tried to trace it back, resonating on the site where it happened; he had seen a terrifying little courtyard, and a pair of horrifying silver eyeballs.

"Sigh, old rules in Ye State—if you’re gone for a few dozen or a hundred years, you’re no longer considered one of their own. Even a biological father and son won’t do; you’ll be treated as an outsider."

Qin Ming thought that when he eventually went back someday, he might also be considered one of the outsiders.

He pulled back his thoughts and looked at a few familiar faces, smiling as he asked, "You all haven’t felt anything strange the last few days, right? No one came knocking on your doors?"

At the same time, he was resonating, carefully sensing something.

"Sixth Brother, what are you doing?" Niu Wuwei’s Divine Sense was extremely keen; he felt something.

Behind Mu Shiniang’s head, the Wheel of Time rose up.

Qin Ming said in a joking tone, "Seeing if there’s an old-man smell on you; I want to make sure you’re still the you that you used to be."

"What’s going on in that head of yours?" Si Yeli rolled her eyes, stepping lightly over and leaning closer for him to "smell her fragrance."

Zhou Tian added, "You think you’re the only one being used as bait, with old monsters watching over you? Every one of us is under surveillance, tightly protected. Funny thing is, Kong Yuanxing really did almost run into trouble; scared him half to death."

Qin Ming immediately asked, "What happened?"

Zhou Tian lowered his voice. "The old crone who was secretly stationed by his side to protect him suddenly went waxy-pale that night, then just dropped dead for no reason."

You could well imagine how large Kong Yuanxing’s psychological shadow became after seeing that scene.

Qin Ming’s expression shifted slightly. The old crone from the Traveler Civilization had brought her main Soul Light over in the middle of the night, wanting to harm him; naturally, he had reported it at once afterward.

At the time, some old monsters had said they’d make her pay the proper price.

Clearly, the remnants of the old crone’s Soul Light had been "dealt with" by those Strong Persons; she had fallen in this operation. Though she died terribly, at least her shameful past wasn’t exposed; they’d left her the last shred of dignity.

Mu Shiniang spoke up. "Another old senior also dropped dead out of nowhere."

Overall, in this hunt, the old monsters hadn’t suffered heavy casualties; only two had died.

Niu Wuwei said, "Those old codgers are stuffed; rumor is they all got Auspicious Beast Blood Essence. Even though it was laced with a thick, decaying Qi Mechanism, it should still buy them a few extra years of life."

Qin Ming asked, "Nothing for us?"

"There is!" Jiang Ran said.

She told him that Xuanhuang Martial Hall was preparing to grant these young people an opportunity; it just depended on whether they could grasp it.

Not long after, even Mu Shiniang cried out in surprise. "The legendary Xuanhuang Tree might show up?"

Zhou Tian sighed. "Big Sis isn’t here, what a pity; otherwise she might be able to break through here and step into the Ancestor Master Realm."

Mu Shiniang said, "She probably didn’t come this time precisely because she’s in closed-door cultivation, breaking through."

Zhou Tian nodded, then frowned. "No wonder those two from Jinyin Martial Hall and Yuanxu Martial Hall rushed over at the first opportunity—they must have gotten wind of this ahead of time."

"That person from Jinyin Martial Hall is rumored to be the youngest Great Saint at present?" Si Yeli asked.

Zhou Tian’s mood suddenly brightened; he laughed heartily. "He’s already old news. Whether he accepts it or not, among the Great Saints of this era, Old Six is currently the youngest."

At this moment, hundreds of thousands of miles away, above the pitch-black Night Fog Sea, a golden figure like a Fierce Sun sat cross-legged, seemingly pondering something.

Before long, he slowly rose; the brilliant Golden Radiance around his body abruptly vanished. Then he strode through the Night Fog Sea, stepped across endless clouds, and headed toward Xuanhuang Martial Hall.