After handing the spoils to the bees to carry away and collecting the black market points, Qi Ping began his return to the Qingyuan Sect.
The three peak Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Immortal Alliance had brought Qi Ping over twenty thousand black market points—enough for him to purchase some precious Yin-attribute and Yang-attribute spirit wood. This put Qi Ping in quite a good mood.
On the way back, Qi Ping carefully maintained his stealth and kept his tracks hidden to avoid any unnecessary trouble.
Five days later, having recovered from his injuries, Qi Ping smoothly appeared outside the mountain gate of the Qingyuan Sect.
But the moment Qi Ping’s figure reappeared, countless gazes almost instantly converged on him.
These gazes held shock, fear, admiration, and joy. The emotions were too many to list, but the one thing they all had in common was their awe at Qi Ping’s formidable combat power!
Qi Ping was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, yet he had fought such a ferocious battle. His powerful comprehension of spells and combat ability had been displayed in full glory!
With such terrifying combat power, combined with his four supreme-grade attribute talents and the “Pillar of the Sect” evaluation of his character, Qi Ping’s talent and potential had been elevated by several levels!
It was even enough to reach the standard of a direct disciple or a core disciple!
Without a doubt, once Qi Ping advanced to the Golden Core stage, his combat power would absolutely reach a terrifying level!
As Qi Ping felt those gazes directed at him, he wasn’t too surprised in his heart, because he had long been mentally prepared for this scene and didn’t take these things too seriously.
When passing by the mountain gate, however, Qi Ping nodded to Han Li in greeting.
Regarding Qi Ping’s combat power and return, Han Li was genuinely happy from the bottom of his heart.
What he had worried about most was Qi Ping walking the old path of that senior brother, following in his footsteps!
However, although Qi Ping had still taken that old path, he had proven with his terrifying combat power that he would not follow in that senior brother’s footsteps.
Still, a faint worry lingered in Han Li’s heart—would things end here?
Now that Qi Ping had proven his tremendous potential in this spectacular battle, would he gain attention because of it? Or would he encounter even greater hostility and danger?
Han Li didn’t know the answer either.
Not long after Qi Ping entered the sect, several familiar friends hurried over to greet him. One of them was Zhang Danu, who had previously warned Qi Ping!
“Brother Ya, you really fooled me good!”
“A few days ago I heard you say you only take missions you’re confident you can handle—but I never expected this kind of confidence!”
Even now, when Zhang Danu recalled the battle in the recording stone, he couldn’t help but be shaken.
After exchanging pleasantries with the group, Qi Ping took his leave and headed to the Mission Hall.
His most urgent matter right now was to submit his missions and collect his contribution points.
After entering the Mission Hall, Qi Ping paid no attention to others’ gazes and thoughts, heading straight to the mission submission counter.
“Senior Brother Lin Ya, for completing the mission to kill the Human Demon Butcher, you earn 5,500 contribution points. For destroying the Huang family, you earn 8,700 contribution points. So the total contribution points from your missions this time is 14,200. Please confirm if there are any issues?”
“No issues!”
“Alright, Senior Brother Ya. Here is your token—please keep it safe. From now on, you can use contribution points by presenting this token!”
“Good, thank you!”
After receiving the token, Qi Ping returned to his No. 7 Immortal Residence in the inner sect area.
“Fourteen thousand two hundred contribution points—that’s not bad at all!”
You had to know that many inner sect disciples could toil away in the sect for twenty years and still might not have this many contribution points! And he had obtained them in less than half a month!
“According to sect regulations, for someone at my level to enter the Technique Pavilion and study knowledge of the corresponding tier, the fee is ten contribution points per hour. Twelve hours a day would be one hundred and twenty points. So I can currently stay in there for over a hundred days…”
“But if I want to use contribution points to exchange for cultivation techniques and spells, the time this amount of contribution points can last will be somewhat reduced.”
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The next day, after a night of rest, Qi Ping headed to the Qingyuan Sect’s Technique Pavilion early in the morning.
What surprised Qi Ping somewhat was that he didn’t encounter any obstruction even after entering the Technique Pavilion!
“No obstruction at all?”
Qi Ping hadn’t expected that after killing six peak Foundation Establishment cultivators and causing such a big commotion, the Qingyuan Sect’s higher-ups still showed no reaction—not even the slightest obstruction in any procedure.
“Is this the calm before the storm? Or is it that even Golden Core cultivators must follow the rules within the Qingyuan Sect?”
Qi Ping couldn’t determine which situation it was.
He didn’t pay it too much mind, though. What he needed to do now was gain as much knowledge as possible in the shortest amount of time!
Qi Ping then looked at the fellow sect members quietly studying cultivation knowledge in the Technique Pavilion.
Some of them didn’t even show the slightest change because of Qi Ping’s arrival—they simply seized the time to seriously study the cultivation knowledge in books and jade slips.
“This is what a cultivator should look like!” Qi Ping nodded in silent praise.
He then began searching for the books and jade slips he needed.
An inner sect disciple’s current authority only allowed access to the second floor of the Technique Pavilion.
But although it was only the second floor, the vast ocean of books within still shocked Qi Ping.
The knowledge foundations of those Foundation Establishment families he had once seen were nothing compared to the Qingyuan Sect’s Technique Pavilion—not even a drop in the bucket!
Moreover, there were many jade slips and books here that contained special will and intent, far more precious than ordinary books!
When Qi Ping saw so much knowledge, a genuine smile appeared on his face. Even an inner sect disciple’s authority seemed enough for him to study for a long time!
“While I have the chance, I’ll learn as much as I can!”
So Qi Ping quickly began researching knowledge about the Five Elements and Yin-Yang, no longer paying attention to outside matters.
To Qi Ping now, this foundational knowledge about cultivation was the most important thing.
Beyond this, he didn’t want to bother with the endless disturbances of the outside world.
Whether it was those who sold information about Qi Ping or those malicious higher-ups, Qi Ping temporarily pushed them all to the back of his mind.
Pursuing the immortal path and eternal life was what came first in Qi Ping’s heart. As for those scum, when the time was right, he would find an opportunity to kill them!
To improve efficiency, Qi Ping’s true body in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range also set aside everything at hand and began frantically comprehending alongside the treeman clone!
And this state of Qi Ping’s lasted for more than three months!
His behavior caused quite a bit of discussion in the Qingyuan Sect, but Qi Ping had no interest in paying attention to such things at this time!
During this period, he was earnestly comprehending knowledge related to Yin-Yang and Five Elements cultivation!
It wasn’t until three months had passed that Qi Ping’s serious expression gradually faded, replaced by a smile.
“Three months of time, and I’ve finally found the Yin-Yang Foundation path that suits me!”
“It’s time to purchase Sun Spirit Wood and Moon Spirit Wood to help me comprehend the true essence of Yin and Yang!”
