134: I still like your indifferent look

"So..."

"The Centipede King has become your tamed beast?"

In front of the swamp land.

He Zhiyi, who had just been released by the Imperial Guards, stared blankly at everything before her, murmuring to herself.

The swamp...

Where was the swamp anymore?

What lay before her eyes was only a massive, deep crater and scorching, scorched earth.

Before this, He Zhiyi had been held in the shadow space by the Imperial Guards and had no idea what had happened outside.

After being released, she saw this scene of devastation.

He Zhiyi couldn't even imagine what kind of terrifying event had just occurred.

Using skills to alter terrain was something only Monarch Tier Professionals could do.

In other words...

Qin Yang, at Rank 45, was, to some extent, already comparable to a Monarch.

And what surprised He Zhiyi even more was the fact that the Centipede King had been contracted by Qin Yang...

The power of the Centipede King was to govern the medicinal spirits of all the mountains in Lizhou.

All the ailments in Lizhou were treated by the Centipede King.

Contracting it meant controlling the entire Lizhou, didn't it?

Was this even allowed by the system settings?

Had he exploited some kind of bug?

If all the Gu Spirits were contracted by Qin Yang, then what was the point of having me as a Spiritual Medium?

"I'm going to be unemployed, huh."

Thinking of this, He Zhiyi sighed.

Yet, instead of feeling lost, she felt a sense of relief.

As a Tian Gu Spiritual Medium, she was destined to spend her whole life in the deep mountains.

For a girl not even twenty years old, it was no different from being in prison.

He Zhiyi had long been fed up with this job.

Especially after meeting Qin Yang, she felt that the longer she stayed, the more she lost out!

Liang Zai was clearly right in front of her, yet she had to maintain her image and act cold and aloof; wasn't that completely anti-human?

"Huo huo huo~"

"I can finally resign!"

"I'll lead Qin Yang to find the other Gu Spirits right now!"

He Zhiyi thought to herself and reached out to remove her veil.

This veil represented her disguise and concealment as a Spiritual Medium; now, she was determined to let go of all constraints and start being herself.

Just then, Qin Yang drifted down from the sky.

He happened to catch the moment He Zhiyi took off her veil.

On her oval face, the bridge of her nose was straight, and her brows were delicate.

Her pair of almond-shaped eyes were not particularly large, but they held a natural, innocent charm as they moved.

Her features were soft and natural; she had the quintessential "first love" face.

"Hiss, that's a 9!"

The moment he saw He Zhiyi's appearance, Qin Yang let out a sigh of admiration.

Combining the three criteria of appearance, figure, and temperament, there weren't many people who could make him give a score of 9.

He Zhiyi's figure was still hidden under her loose robes, but Qin Yang was still willing to give a score that meant "must capture".

It could only be said that a "first love" face was also very lethal to him.

"Old cousin Huang Liang has been stuck at Rank 45 for a year; he must be eager to make progress, right?"

Qin Yang thought secretly and asked He Zhiyi with a smile: "Why did you take off your veil?"

He Zhiyi, having shed her burden, seemed like a different person, blooming with a smile so uninhibited that it brought three words to Qin Yang's mind: White Moonlight.

At this moment, He Zhiyi spoke:

"I'm going to be unemployed anyway, so why should I keep up the act~"

"Once you contract all these Gu Spirits, the Tian Gu Spiritual Medium can retire, and I can go out and have some fun!"

"Huo huo huo!"

The comical accent made the "White Moonlight" in Qin Yang's mind instantly vanish.

Qin Yang sighed and said: "I still prefer you when you're cold and aloof; please go back to that."

"Tch~"

He Zhiyi rolled her eyes.

She instantly switched back to the expression of a Spiritual Medium and said coldly: "Young Master Qin, what is our next step?"

Qin Yang looked up at the darkening sky and pondered.

The energy of the guangwu star robe was only enough to release two skills; it was better to slow down and accumulate some energy before acting.

Moreover, the Gu King was still hiding in the shadows.

Qin Yang guessed that he would encounter him again at the Wildfire Rift.

This was a Monarch Tier Professional, so to be safe, he had to be at full capacity.

After thinking this through, Qin Yang lifted his hand slightly and summoned the Imperial Dragon Carriage.

As soon as the dragon carriage landed, it automatically unfolded into a small palace.

Inside the palace, pavilions and towers were arranged in an orderly manner, surrounded by lush gardens, dotted with rockeries and ponds, with exotic flowers and rare herbs competing in beauty, emitting a fragrant scent.

Looking at the palace that resembled a fairyland on earth, He Zhiyi was stunned.

She had lived in a simple mountain village since she was a child, and Grandma Zu's three-story stilt house was already considered luxurious to her; where had she ever seen such a magnificent building?

"You... what kind of Divine Ability is this?"

He Zhiyi pointed at the palace before her, stammering slightly.

Qin Yang had anticipated He Zhiyi's reaction.

Building a high-rise on flat ground and conjuring a palace out of thin air would shock anyone.

"Just a camp skill. Come in and have a few drinks with me."

Qin Yang said to He Zhiyi, then stepped into the palace courtyard.

...

"What exactly is the situation with the Wildfire Rift?"

By the stone table in the courtyard, Qin Yang asked He Zhiyi while smelling the fragrance of the wine.

After encountering the Centipede King, whose true identity was the Honghuang Undying Insect, Qin Yang had a strong premonition.

This Wildfire Secret Realm also had the background of an Eastern Xuanhuan, so he had to ask clearly.

At this moment, He Zhiyi was still immersed in shock.

A camp skill that summoned pavilions and towers was already exaggerated enough; where did these exquisite wines and delicacies come from?

Did you always live so luxuriously when you went into Secret Realms?

As a Professional, having this kind of skill was just... too awesome!

"I'm asking you a question."

Seeing He Zhiyi with her eyes glazed over, Qin Yang urged.

He Zhiyi suddenly reacted and asked: "Are you asking about the background of the Wildfire Secret Realm?"

"Yes." Qin Yang nodded.

He Zhiyi pondered for a moment, feeling conflicted.

The background of the Wildfire Secret Realm was top-secret information of the Federation.

If Qin Yang didn't even know this, then his official identity seemed a bit questionable.

Thinking of this, He Zhiyi probed: "This is top-secret information. I don't know if I can tell you."

Qin Yang chuckled: "Speak, I absolve you of your sins."

"Huh?"

He Zhiyi felt something was off.

But thinking that Qin Yang could even contract the Gu Spirits of Lizhou...

Even if he wasn't an official member of the Federation, he would be the King of Lizhou in the future.

She decided to take this opportunity to pick a side.

He Zhiyi organized her thoughts and said: "The Wildfire Rift is a plot-based Secret Realm with no Rank requirements."

"A plot-based Secret Realm?"

Qin Yang perked up, recalling the previous Goblin Kingdom.

This kind of Secret Realm could be considered a real world where time moved forward continuously, without any resets or loops.

Take the Goblin Kingdom as an example.

If Qin Yang had entered later, the Compassionate Holy Maiden could have used the Divine Son to turn the Goblin Kingdom into a Goblin Divine Kingdom.

The invasion of the Wildfire Rift happened a hundred years ago.

With so much time having passed, it had likely undergone tremendous changes.

Just then, He Zhiyi continued: "In the Wildfire Rift, there is a people called the wildfire, who worship fire and a god named Chi You..."

"What did you say?"

"Chi You!?"

Qin Yang was suddenly shocked, thinking he had misheard.

He was very familiar with the name Chi You.

The God of War of China, mentioned alongside the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor as the "Three Ancestors of China."

Furthermore, he was a top-tier combat power among the gods and demons in various Xuanhuan works.

If the Boss of the Wildfire Secret Realm was Chi You, then it was definitely not something he could challenge now; he would have to call his grandfather, Lin Xuan, to come.

"No, even if Lin Xuan comes, it might not work!"

Qin Yang pondered for a moment and shook his head secretly.