Chapter 1073

"This bastard!"

Luo Mengyi clenched her delicate fists.

The other side had actually guessed what she was thinking, and was even threatening her?

She wanted to make a move, but with a single glance, she discovered Qin Qi’s eyes were extraordinarily calm, without the slightest sign of panic.

That kind of composure and confidence forced the terrifying killing intent she had already been brewing to slowly retract.

Because, in her heart, there was a feeling that even if she made a move today, she absolutely would not be able to do anything to Qin Qi!

"How could I have this kind of feeling? He’s only at the Fake Core Stage, while I’m a true Core Formation Stage. Don’t tell me I still can’t kill him?" Luo Mengyi began to doubt herself.

But Qin Qi no longer paid her any mind; he only cupped his hands toward the various Cultivators and said, "The other branch routes still need help. Everyone, I’ll take my leave first!"

A crowd of Cultivators all stared, dumbfounded.

In their recent clash with the Evil Demons, the Mana within their bodies had nearly run dry, yet Qin Qi still had enough Mana to keep helping at other branch routes?

Was this guy even human?

Before they could react, Qin Qi had already vanished from where he stood, heading straight toward the other branch routes.

Half an hour later.

"Young friend, you must be Qin Qi, the one who just now tore open the spatial rift and rendered such unparalleled merit. This old man is named Yun Hao. Many thanks to young friend Qin Qi for your timely help!"

"Young friend Qin Qi, impressive, impressive. Without your help, if it were left to us to deal with those Evil Demons, who knows how long it would have taken!"

In no time, he arrived at a new branch route and eliminated countless Evil Demons.

Many Cultivators cast Qin Qi friendly gazes and intentions.

But Qin Qi still did not stay.

One branch route after another.

Wherever he passed, under the Celestial Spirit Pure Yang Skill, those Evil Demons that were extremely difficult for ordinary Cultivators to handle were simply no match for Qin Qi.

Roughly half a day later.

The Evil Demons at several branch routes were completely wiped out by Qin Qi!

Sensing this situation, the Celestial Vaulting Demon Emperor’s anger burned to the extreme; it wished it could butcher Qin Qi right now to ease the hatred in its heart.

But seeing Monk Wu Xi tangling endlessly with it not far away, it also understood that today their plan was already completely ruined!

"Good, good, good, Monk Wu Xi, today I’ll count it as you people having the upper hand!"

With a furious roar, the Celestial Vaulting Demon Emperor broke away and retreated.

Monk Wu Xi still wanted to continue entangling with it, but he also knew that killing an Evil Demon of the Nascent Soul Stage with his strength alone was almost impossible.

So he merely tossed out a few talismans; seeing he could not stop it, he said nothing more and simply watched as the Celestial Vaulting Demon Emperor gradually disappeared from his sight.

The Celestial Vaulting Demon Emperor’s escape meant that the outcome of this battle was completely decided!

The remaining Evil Demons were no longer worth fearing; in just a short while they were all slain by the various Cultivators, leaving not a single one!

"We won!"

"We’ve won, hahaha!"

Many Cultivators burst into hearty laughter, their expressions filled with delight.

Monk Wu Xi spoke slowly, "You all have just gone through a great battle; you may rest here for a while. The war is not yet over—do not let down your guard!"

With that, he waved his large sleeve and flew off into the distance.

Obviously, he was heading to the main battlefield to help.

After all, Xuanling Pass was only the rear; the true decider of victory or defeat was still the main battlefield.

The Cultivators at the various branch routes also let out a long sigh of relief at this moment.

Qin Qi returned to his original branch route, and like the other Cultivators, sat cross-legged, quietly regulating his breathing.

However, just as he sat down, he sensed, not far away, several chilly gazes dripping with killing intent.

Qin Qi opened his eyes and looked, only to find that the person was none other than Luo Mengyi!

There was no need to guess; Luo Mengyi was most likely plotting how to kill him.

Everything was just as he had thought.

Behind Luo Mengyi, several elite disciples of Xuan Yi Sect couldn’t help but say, "Senior Sister Luo, this Qin Qi’s performance just now was truly terrifying. If we don’t kill him today, then after today, it’ll probably be very hard to kill him!"

Luo Mengyi’s gaze flickered as she spoke in a low voice, "You think I don’t know that?"

Of course she wanted to kill Qin Qi.

But right now, Gao Yang was right by Qin Qi’s side.

And besides...

"Young friend Qin Qi!"

At this moment, several figures appeared.

"Haha, many thanks for your help, young friend Qin Qi. The battle was tight just now, and we didn’t have time to thank you!"

"This old man is He Xiu; just like you, I’m also from the Northwest Region."

"My name is Wang Tong, from the southeast, under Xuantian City’s Seventh Squad on this battlefield!"

"I am..."

For a time, many Cultivators came over to strike up a conversation, clearly all intending to befriend Qin Qi.

This scene left Gao Yang standing off to the side with mixed feelings.

"Captain, something’s off here!" a few Cultivators behind Gao Yang said. "Judging by those people, they’re all clearly here to recruit Qin Qi!"

"Our Yellow Heaven City is already not exactly rich in resources among the six great cities of the main battlefield, and now so many from Xuantian City and Cangtian City have come!"

Listening to his subordinates, Gao Yang showed a bitter smile.

He did want to recruit Qin Qi.

But just now...

On Qin Qi’s side, he also chatted with several Cultivators for a bit.

"Young friend Qin Qi, if you have time, you can come visit our squad. We would definitely welcome you greatly!"

"I can see that young friend Qin Qi is not far from breaking through to the Core Formation Stage. There are plenty of Core Formation Stage Cultivators in our squad. If there’s a chance, we can exchange pointers together!"

Qin Qi immediately cupped his hands and said, "Many thanks for your regard. If I have the time, I certainly will!"

Just like that, several waves of Cultivators came one after another; they were all squad leaders from various branch routes who had been convinced by the Divine Skills Qin Qi displayed.

This scene entered Luo Mengyi’s eyes, making her grit her teeth in anger as she could only snap, "See? Now it’s already impossible to make a move against that brat surnamed Qin."

"Those bastards, every one of them wants to recruit that Qin. He’s just somewhat restraining against Evil Demons—does that really make him worth chasing after like this?"

Though she said that, how could she not understand Qin Qi’s value?

If any squad managed to recruit Qin Qi, then the difficulty of their future missions would be cut at least in half.

The most crucial point was that Qin Qi had yet to break through to the Core Formation Stage; once he did, his combat strength would only grow even stronger...

The elite disciples of Xuan Yi Sect glanced at each other; they all knew that killing Qin Qi was already impossible.

If they made a move now, the powerhouses from the various branch routes and squads would definitely seize the chance to curry favor!

Within the Northwest Region, Xuan Yi Sect was indeed a superpower.

But looking at the entire Secret Realm, there were plenty of forces that did not fear Xuan Yi Sect!