Chapter 1093

“Rumble!”

A deafening sound crashed down.

The Green Bamboo pierced through layer upon layer of Spirit Evil Woman’s defensive techniques, charging straight toward her body.

In that instant, Spirit Evil Woman spewed a mouthful of fresh blood, and her ghost cultivator body started flickering between light and shadow, almost becoming transparent.

Seeing this, Qin Qi, who was still refining the thunder power within his body, became instantly anxious and frantic.

“Spirit Evil Woman!”

He had already lost the mysterious woman.

He didn’t want to lose any more companions by his side.

At this moment, Spirit Evil Woman reminded him of the Celestial Joyful Witch from before!

For a ghost cultivator, once Spirit Evil Woman’s body turned transparent, it meant she was very close to death!

Spirit Evil Woman forced a smile, “Master… your servant, your servant is fine!”

But despite her words, after she finished speaking, she still weakened and fainted.

Seeing Spirit Evil Woman collapse, Qin Qi’s pupils shrank.

He was full of rage, but could do nothing, for the thunder power in his body hadn’t been fully refined. He could only split off a strand of his divine soul to pull Spirit Evil Woman back into the Spirit Pet Bag.

“This mere ghost cultivator, courting death!!” Wang Baihe was seething with fury.

Qin Qi was originally doomed for certain death, but who could have expected Cheng Yaojin to jump in halfway, completely disrupting his plans.

He was unwilling to accept this.

Having reached this point, he flipped his wrist and deployed the Green Bamboo again.

But in the next moment—

Several figures swiftly intercepted him.

Monk Wu Xi, Master Ao Hu, and Yan Shuiming all appeared!

“Wang Baihe, you’ve gone too far!”

Yan Shuiming stood with hands behind his back, “On the main battlefield, you actually attack your own kind. Once wasn’t enough, even plan a second attempt!”

“Hmph, do you really take us for air?”

Master Ao Hu said coldly, “Wang Baihe, I advise you to stay put. Today, during Qin Qi’s breakthrough to Core Formation, no one may disturb him!”

“After today, we’ll report you for this. Better prepare yourself!”

Wang Baihe was a hundred times unwilling, but he knew he’d lost the best chance to kill Qin Qi.

Even if he was extremely dissatisfied, he could only grit his teeth.

Then, he forced a smile, “Hehe, I was just joking with our young friend Qin Qi earlier, who’d have thought he’d react so strongly!”

Qin Qi naturally heard Wang Baihe’s words.

Damn it!

Joking?

And said he’s overreacting?

If Spirit Evil Woman hadn’t intervened, Green Bamboo would’ve struck him and he’d be dead for sure today!

“Xuan Yi Sect, and Wang Baihe!!” Qin Qi’s eyes were bloodshot.

He etched these names deeply into his heart.

One day, he would get payback for all of this.

Soon, several Nascent Soul Stage experts sent messages to Qin Qi.

“Fellow Qin Qi, don’t let Wang Baihe shake your heart. Your pressing task now is to refine the thunder power within you!”

“Breaking into Core Formation Stage is the most important priority—if you don’t, everything else is meaningless!”

“Relax, with us standing here, Wang Baihe won’t get a second chance to strike at you. Just devote yourself fully to refining the thunder power!”

Hearing these Nascent Soul experts, Qin Qi felt a surge of gratitude deep in his heart.

Next, he sat cross-legged and poured all his focus into refining.

“I’ve been caught in a misconception all along!”

Qin Qi murmured, “I used to think that I only needed to refine the thunder power into my body, but how could my body possibly bear such immense thunder power?”

“This thunder power should actually be refined into the Golden Core. My Pill Separation Technique split out three Fake Pills; now, as they transform into Golden Cores, there should naturally be three!”

“These three Golden Cores already hold my mana, serving as unlimited vessels for it. Refining thunder power into the Golden Core, wouldn’t that be perfect?”

Because he finally understood this—

Qin Qi immediately made his decision.

A vast amount of thunder power flooded into his body, then he refined it directly into his most central Golden Core.

As huge amounts of thunder power crackled and fused together,

Qin Qi opened his eyes in delight, “It’s done!!”

Everything went just as he imagined!

In a flash,

His aura shot straight to the skies.

The aura that once belonged to the Fake Core Stage now, at this moment, formally entered the Core Formation Stage.

Right now, as Qin Qi felt the surging mana flowing inside his Golden Core, he felt he could do anything.

“So this is the feeling of Core Formation Stage?” Qin Qi whispered, “I really feel like I could do so many things now!”

At the same time, many powerful cultivators sensed the change in Qin Qi’s aura.

“He did it?”

“Qin Qi has broken through to Core Formation Stage?”

“Wait, didn’t he skip the Heart Demon Tribulation?”

“Heh, he survived the Heavenly Tribulation, so who cares about the Heart Demon Tribulation? The Heavenly Tribulation is ten or a hundred times more terrifying than the Heart Demon Tribulation. If Qin Qi could survive that, there’s no need to embarrass himself with a Heart Demon Tribulation!”

Ji Hongzhuang and Ji Qingzhu also noticed Qin Qi’s transformation.

“Qin Qi, you did it?” Both rushed forward.

Qin Qi smiled, “Yeah, I managed to break through to Core Formation, barely!”

Wang Baihe saw this, his face had turned impossibly dark.

“Hmph!”

He waved his hand, “Qin Qi, green mountains never change, rivers run long. We’ll have plenty of chances to deal with each other in the future. I hope you won’t be cold toward me then!”

After speaking, he realized staying here would only bring him embarrassment.

So, with Luo Mengyi wearing the same grim expression, he left.

But Qin Qi wasn’t about to take the loss. He replied coldly, “Elder Bai He, your grand gift today, I’ll remember it well. If I ever advance far enough in cultivation, I’ll personally pay you a visit to thank you.”

“And not just you, Xuan Yi Sect too will be included in my special thanks!”

Everyone who heard this was stunned, secretly marveling at Qin Qi’s guts!

Wang Baihe provoked him, but Qin Qi actually dared to provoke Wang Baihe back!

He really wasn’t afraid that Wang Baihe would come after him ruthlessly!

But soon, everyone realized.

Qin Qi could say this because he was confident.

After the Heavenly Tribulation,

Looking back at the scene, there should have only been four or five Nascent Soul Stage experts—Yan Shuiming, Monk Wu Xi, Master Ao Hu, and others.

But now, they looked up and saw several more had arrived.

Obviously, they’d all been drawn here because of Qin Qi.

And it wasn’t hard to guess—their reasons for coming today weren’t just to watch the spectacle.

After all, if it was just for fun, they should’ve left by now. Those who stayed had much more obvious intentions.

Every Nascent Soul Stage expert was deeply interested in Qin Qi!