Boarding Life

Speaking of her own husband, Luo Yanran suddenly lost her temper.

After all, it was indeed as Qin Qi said.

Baiqing Residence had a particularly arrogant personality and would definitely look for trouble with Qin Qi again in the future.

After Qin Qi cooperated with her, he had to carefully avoid her husband, which was a huge risk in itself.

Qin Qi lazily said, "If I weren’t someone born to pursue art, I wouldn’t agree to your harsh conditions!"

She could only bite her lips, "Then you say, what should we do?"

"Like I said, pursuing art requires pursuit of the ultimate. My art has already reached a bottleneck today, let’s call it a day!" Qin Qi explained.

Luo Yanran was unwilling but wanted to end it as soon as possible.

However, the choice was obviously in Qin Qi’s hands, and she couldn’t say much, only reluctantly agreed.

Just like that, they quickly returned to Tianqing City.

Once back in Tianqing City, Luo Yanran quickly separated from Qin Qi to avoid being discovered by Baiqing Residence, which could cause another uproar from the other side.

...

After returning, Qin Qi took some time to gradually digest the dual cultivation results with Bai Qingrou.

In this way, a day passed in the blink of an eye.

Once Qin Qi finished digesting.

A voice echoed in Qin Qi’s mind, "Qin Qi, my young friend, come!"

When Qin Qi heard it, it was Yuan Tianqing’s voice.

He didn’t waste any time and directly went to Yuan Tianqing’s residence.

Upon arrival, he found Yuan Tianqing and Bai Qingrou sitting together.

Qin Qi smiled and said, "City Lord, is there something you need to instruct?"

"Not much, the Holy Maiden wants to see you and explain the matters concerning the upcoming battle!"

"Consider it a pre-briefing!" Yuan Tianqing explained.

Qin Qi glanced at Bai Qingrou, silently calculating in his heart.

Bai Qingrou averted her eyes immediately, seemingly afraid to make eye contact with Qin Qi.

This made Qin Qi secretly delighted.

He knew that Bai Qingrou was shy!

However, he still needed to test Bai Qingrou’s attitude towards dual cultivation further.

Bai Qingrou stood up and said, "Let’s go, let’s take a look at the city walls!"

With that.

The three of them headed straight for the defense of Tianqing City!

Upon reaching the defenses, Qin Qi was taken aback by what he saw.

Because the entire area outside the city was pitch black, completely enveloped by darkness, and spiritual sense penetrating into it could only perceive a limited area.

This greatly shocked Qin Qi, "What’s going on? I remember it wasn’t like this when I came before!"

Bai Qingrou stood with her hands behind her back, "This is a technique of Demon Emperor level; we call it the Dark Vision."

"Demon Emperor?" Qin Qi gasped.

That was a level even beyond human cultivators of the Core Formation Stage.

Bai Qingrou’s lips parted slightly, "This Dark Vision can significantly limit our cultivators’ sight and spiritual detection. Besides, it creates advantageous combat conditions for the Evil Demons!"

"Before each attack, the Demon Emperor level Evil Demons will cast this Dark Vision."

"Now, with the appearance of the Dark Vision, it signifies that the Evil Demons’ attack is likely within the next two days!"

Yuan Tianqing smiled, "Qin Qi, what do you think of this? After all, you have stayed in the Demon Slaying Area for a long time!"

Qin Qi slowly said, "This Dark Vision has made the combat environment identical to that within the Demon Slaying Area."

"Fighting outside the city is extremely disadvantageous for us cultivators. Moreover, the Evil Demons inherently understand us cultivators."

"Do we cultivators in the Secret Realm have any countermeasures or plans?"

Yuan Tianqing replied with a grin, "Of course we do. You’ve also noticed the city defense array!"

Qin Qi nodded.

Around the city, there were hundreds of flags planted.

These flags intertwined with spiritual power, evidently a manifestation of an array convergence.

Bai Qingrou timely said, "Once these arrays are activated, they can naturally block the Dark Vision. Also, during a battle within the array, our cultivators’ mana will recover slightly!"

"Though not much, it is enough to suppress those Evil Demons. However, there is also a problem!"

Qin Qi asked, "What problem?"

Bai Qingrou’s lips parted slightly, "The spread of this array’s flags is limited, and it can only cover the entire city now. Once the battle begins..."

"Our Tianqing City cannot merely defend and await death; we must find a way to extend the reach of the flags!"

Qin Qi gradually understood, "Saintess Bai means to lure these Evil Demons near the city and then expand the array to tightly encircle the Evil Demons within it, thus catching them in a trap?"

Yuan Tianqing and Bai Qingrou exchanged glances.

Both revealed satisfied smiles.

Qin Qi’s reaction and comprehension surprised them.

Then, Yuan Tianqing spoke, "Yes, but this task is difficult. Given that the battle is imminent and the outside is full of Evil Demons."

"Trying to implant the flags outside the city is undoubtedly a daunting task!"

"It must be handled by several elite teams!"

Qin Qi nonchalantly said, "Are you proposing that I should go?"

Bai Qingrou and Yuan Tianqing nodded to each other.

Yuan Tianqing said, "Qin Qi, I know this is dangerous. However, if there were a better candidate, we wouldn’t select you."

"Moreover, if you accomplish this task, the matter of merit points goes without saying."

Qin Qi was curious, "Merit points?"

Yuan Tianqing explained with a hearty laugh, "It’s natural for you not to know, Qin Qi. Last time, after all, we didn’t explain it in detail."

"Previously, we told you that if Qin Qi could help Tianqing City’s merit points reach the top ten, you could successfully enter the Treasure Pavilion!"

"This merit points system is actually based on hunting Evil Demons in exchange!"

Qin Qi stroked his chin, "But how can I prove I hunted an Evil Demon?"

Yuan Tianqing explained, "It’s very simple, my young friend, Qin Qi. It seems you haven’t noticed before; each Evil Demon has a largest tooth!"

"You can exchange one tooth for one merit point."

"As for the Demon King level, it can be exchanged for five hundred merit points!"

"And a Demon Emperor, that would be fifty thousand points!"

"These merit points can not only be used as solid trading commodities in the rear but also exchanged for many rich rewards at the frontline. The trip to the Treasure Pavilion is essentially determined by who kills the most Evil Demons after the battle ends!"

Qin Qi gradually understood.

He did not refuse, "Alright, count me in for this flag-planting task!"

He knew that even though it was dangerous, this battle had to be fought.

Not only must it be fought, but he must make a name for himself in this battle, so those petty individuals understand that Qin Qi is definitely not someone to be trifled with.

However, given the current understanding of battlefield matters, it was also time to test Bai Qingrou’s attitude!