Chapter 1039

Qin Qi’s lips curled into a slight smile, "So, watching from the sidelines, what are your thoughts?"

The Spirit Evil Woman blushed, then bit her red lips, "Master is truly amazing. I’m so envious of that Core Formation Stage female cultivator. If only I had a tangible body, then I could serve the master properly."

Qin Qi drawled lazily, "I think you just want to drain my Yang Qi!"

"No way..." The Spirit Evil Woman’s voice was full of bashful charm.

Qin Qi did not linger on this topic.

His gaze gradually turned serious.

"The people from Xuan Yi Sect actually suspect Bai Qingrou!"

Even now, his Invisibility Technique had not yet been lifted.

He knew he couldn’t stay in Tianqing City for much longer.

Since they found Bai Qingrou, it means they already suspect I’ve entered the city.

"The people from Xuan Yi Sect are not just simple fools, I must leave Tianqing City tonight!" Qin Qi took a deep breath, "But before that..."

Qin Qi’s form flickered.

He naturally still needed to see his woman.

Soon enough, Qin Qi arrived at the Baiqing Residence.

Luo Yanran was cultivating at the residence.

After taking a distant glance, Qin Qi sighed softly, then turned to leave.

Afterwards, he went to the ’Xiuyuan Hall’ responsible for logistics in Tianqing City.

Upon arriving at Xiuyuan Hall, he quickly found Wenren Xiaoxian.

However, upon seeing Wenren Xiaoxian again, her cultivation had also advanced, having reached the Fourth Layer of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"It seems conquering Bai Qingrou was the right move!"

Qin Qi thought silently, "Looks like Bai Qingrou promoted this little girl to a steward position; her work has become much easier."

After seeing that Wenren Xiaoxian was also doing fine,

Qin Qi felt much more at ease.

He secretly went up the city wall and spotted Zuo Qingyue, who was patrolling.

Seeing that everyone was as usual, Qin Qi made up his mind and turned to leave the city gates.

"Oh? Leaving so soon?" the Celestial Joyful Witch inquired, "Don’t you want to catch up with your women?"

Qin Qi furrowed his brow, "For some reason, I feel an extreme sense of unease. I have this feeling that if I don’t leave now, something terrible might happen!"

"Besides, the Invisibility Technique won’t hold much longer. If I don’t leave now, it’s hard to guarantee these people won’t keep their sights on Tianqing City!"

"Since they found Bai Qingrou, it means they’ve already suspected I’m in the city."

"In my current situation, it’s hard to say it’s safe!"

The Celestial Joyful Witch paused and said, "An uneasy feeling? As a cultivator, it’s better to believe it than ignore it!"

Qin Qi stopped wasting words, adjusted his aura, and then dashed towards the city gate exit.

As he reached the city gate!

The scene was no different from when he entered today.

At a glance, people came and went; it was even looser than when he first entered.

"What’s happening? Why is this uneasy feeling growing stronger as I approach the city gate?" Qin Qi gasped.

His gaze was serious, and he couldn’t decipher it.

"No matter what, at this point, there’s no turning back!"

With his mind racing, he stepped closer to the exit.

Unbeknownst to him, Elder Wang and Elder Xing were hidden in the shadows.

"Brother Wang, the Myriad Manifestation Projection Device has been on for over two hours, and still nothing, right?" Elder Xing inquired.

Elder Wang, with his hands behind his back, replied, "Nothing at all!"

"Could it be that we’re overthinking this?" Elder Xing frowned, "This Myriad Manifestation Projection Device consumes a massive amount of Spirit Stones each hour it’s activated!"

"Let’s hope we don’t exhaust ourselves without finding Qin Qi first!"

Elder Wang was also starting to feel uncertain.

In truth, both were quite distressed over the consumption of Spirit Stones.

But at this critical moment,

"The Myriad Manifestation Projection Device is a one-time consumable, can’t waste it now!" Elder Wang sighed, "If only a Nascent Soul Stage expert could activate it, it would cover the whole Tianqing City. Then no hidden enemy could escape its detection!"

Elder Xing shook his head, "Fine, I can only gamble with you this time."

Just as they finished speaking.

Suddenly, the blue globe-like Myriad Manifestation Projection Device trembled.

"Wait, the Projection Device is reacting." Elder Wang’s eyes flickered.

On the Projection Device, the aura outlines of everyone within a few hundred meters were on display.

But at this moment, an additional figure appeared on the projection. Upon this revelation,

Both Elder Wang and Elder Xing’s eyes narrowed immediately, then they were overjoyed, "Hahaha, we found him, Qin Qi is indeed inside Tianqing City!"

"I never thought this kid could truly hide his presence so well, fooling even our eyes!"

"If it weren’t for the Myriad Manifestation Projection Device, even we might not have detected any trickery without constantly watching the exit!"

Amid their overwhelming joy, they both flashed their forms.

Simultaneously, Qin Qi cautiously approached the exit.

At the next moment!

The Spirit Evil Woman suddenly shouted, "Master, watch out!"

A terrifying pressure suddenly descended, followed by an enormous earthen hand emerging from the void.

This massive hand, dozens of meters large, appeared as if it was blocking out the sky, directly pressing down on Qin Qi!

"Qin Qi, let’s see where you can run now!"

"Surrender willingly, and Xuan Yi Sect will leave you a whole corpse!"

Qin Qi never expected the Xuan Yi Sect would indeed flush him out.

Seeing the earthen hand, his heart tightened, rapidly manipulating the Celestial Spirit True Qi to try and resist.

However, when this Celestial Spirit True Qi touched the earthen hand, it was crushed like thin paper!

Witnessing this, Qin Qi’s heart pounded in shock!!!

The Fake Core Stage, is the difference from the Core Formation Stage really this vast?

At this critical juncture.

The Spirit Evil Woman’s form emerged from the Spirit Pet Bag. As she acted, a mass of black evil aura surged like thick smoke, enveloping Qin Qi.

Under the cover of this black aura, the earthen hand actually slowed down.

"Master, I’ll hold them off for a while, you must escape quickly!" the Spirit Evil Woman cried.

"You again, evil cultivator, hmph, I’ve long suspected you and this Qin brat are in cahoots." Elder Xing cursed, "But do you really think you can protect this Qin brat today?"