250: Restore strength

Tang Tian saw this scene, his eyes narrowed; he was not surprised by Fourth Senior Sister's reaction.

What surprised him was that Senior Brother Chi Qingzi had become so strong, strong enough that the future Clan Chief of the Rat Clan had to join forces with so many factions.

Offering Fourth Senior Sister one million Spirit Stones to keep her from participating.

One must know that these clans had Foundation Establishment Cultivators within their ranks!

Tang Tian secretly thought:

"Has Senior Brother Chi Qingzi become this strong now?"

He originally had quite a few trump cards now and was preparing to clash with Senior Brother Chi Qingzi after the Martial Examination.

Now it seemed it was best not to clash.

However, since he had not yet learned Chi Daizi's paper doll technique, Senior Brother Chi Qingzi would not dare to kill him.

However, the current situation was that with so many clans besieging Senior Brother Chi Qingzi, he was truly afraid that Senior Brother Chi Qingzi's Soul Severing Bone would be exposed.

At that time, Fourth Senior Sister would be the first person to kill him.

Fourth Senior Sister's strength and intelligence made even Tang Tian feel some fear.

Therefore, he prepared to improve his strength; rather than having a falling out with Fourth Senior Sister after Senior Brother Chi Qingzi was killed and the Soul Severing Bone was exposed.

It would be better to have a falling out now, make a Breakthrough to Qi Refinement stage eight, and have some power to protect his life when the time came.

But this idea could only be realized after leaving the Azure Wave Immortal Pool.

Otherwise, if he made a Breakthrough now, the moment he left the Azure Wave Immortal Pool would be Tang Tian's death anniversary.

On Fourth Senior Sister's side, she smilingly accepted the one million Spirit Stones and said:

"The Fox Clan and the Rat Clan have been family friends for generations. It is naturally unwise to sour relations with the Rat Clan for the sake of one Third Senior Brother."

"I accept these one million Spirit Stones. My Fox Clan will not participate in this conflict. Later, I will use these Spirit Stones to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill for Third Senior Brother as an apology."

When Lin Yue heard Fourth Senior Sister's words, she was initially happy, but what she heard next made her pause.

Fourth Senior Sister meant that if they failed to eliminate Senior Brother Chi Qingzi this time, the Fox Clan would definitely help him next time.

Senior Brother Chi Qingzi would definitely retaliate, and next time they would have to face Senior Brother Chi Qingzi, the Fox Clan, and the Disciples under Chi Daizi.

Lin Yue smiled with difficulty:

"Good..."

She handed over a storage ring containing one million Spirit Stones. Fourth Senior Sister accepted it and said:

"I truly thank Lin Yue. If there is anything you need help with next time, my Fox Clan will certainly not refuse."

Lin Yue did not dare to look at Fourth Senior Sister; if Senior Brother Chi Qingzi did not die this time, there would be no next time.

Lin Yue was arrogant and domineering towards her peers and juniors of other clans, but she did not dare to be arrogant towards Fourth Senior Sister.

Lin Yue had a single Spiritual Root, and even the little female Devil Head Su Xi was submissive before her.

Tang Tian believed that Su Xi's ruthlessness was not much less than Fourth Senior Sister's; it was just that Su Xi could not leave the Qing Huai Fox Clan.

Otherwise, if Su Xi went outside, it would be like a tiger entering the forest, slaughtering everything in her path.

Yet even Lin Yue feared Fourth Senior Sister so much.

Tang Tian did not dare to harbor any thoughts about Fourth Senior Sister. He was improving his strength not to kill Fourth Senior Sister, but to have the ability to escape.

Tang Tian was startled after hearing this.

If one were to say who in this world wanted Senior Brother Chi Qingzi dead the most, he was first, and Fourth Senior Sister was second.

After all, seizing a Foundation Establishment Weapon and Foundation Establishment Realm talisman arts, cutting off someone's Opportunity, was a mortal feud for any Cultivator.

Even in such a situation, she could still extort the Rat Clan, making the future Clan Chief of the Rat Clan terrified.

Fourth Senior Sister destroyed her confidence with a single sentence, making her doubt herself; Fourth Senior Sister's intelligence and strategy were terrifying.

Tang Tian looked at Su Xi, who was pretending to be an innocent sweet girl in front of Fourth Senior Sister, and became even more determined never to come to the Qing Huai Fox Clan again.

Since no one knew when the third round of the Azure Wave Immortal Pool competition would begin, everyone seized the time to restore their strength.

After Tang Tian finished restoring his spiritual power and Evil Qi, he took out the Devouring Heaven Overturning Water Formation and began to repair it.

In these two rounds of competition, the attacks from Swirling Eagle and Wei Xue had almost caused the Devouring Heaven Overturning Water Formation to explode.

If he didn't repair it, it would be gone after a few hits in the next round.

At this moment, Lin Yue said:

"I am very interested in Yu Tian's Formation. I wonder if the Fox Clan Chief would be willing to sell it to me?"

Fourth Senior Sister laughed and said:

"Junior Brother is thin-skinned and finds it hard to refuse, so I will refuse on his behalf. It cannot be sold."

Upon hearing the words "thin-skinned," Swirling Eagle's mouth twitched. If Yu Tian were truly thin-skinned, he wouldn't have swindled him out of 500,000 Spirit Stones.

Using it in front of him, and he certainly wouldn't have used the Fox Soul Movement Technique to dodge while fighting him, rather than ending the battle with a few punches.

Tang Tian was a person who would use any means necessary for victory.

Lin Yue was stunned and said:

"What?"

She had originally thought this matter was a done deal, but she didn't expect Fourth Senior Sister to reject her directly.

She found it difficult to ask again and walked away with staggering steps.

In her confrontation with the Fox Clan Chief, she had been completely defeated.

Lin Yue's sister was also a Nascent Soul Cultivator and had always been suppressed by Fourth Senior Sister's sister.

Fourth Senior Sister and Lin Yue were of the same generation, but Fourth Senior Sister was born five years earlier than Lin Yue, so Lin Yue could only be considered of the same generation as Su Xi.

Fourth Senior Sister said to Su Xi:

"Take out the Foundation Establishment Formation."

Su Xi said:

"Fourth Shizu, that was given to me by Senior Brother."

Su Xi attempted to muddle through.

Fourth Senior Sister said:

"Xi'er, be good."

Su Xi:

"..."

Su Xi had no choice but to honestly hand over the Foundation Establishment Formation that Tang Tian had given her.

Tang Tian was stunned. It was just a Foundation Establishment Formation; why wouldn't Fourth Senior Sister let Su Xi have it?

Actually, when Liu Ru Shi arrived at the Qing Huai Fox Clan, she had already been assigned to Su Xi for her to devour, and Liu Ruyan had been assigned to Fourth Senior Sister for her to devour.

But Su Xi wanted to devour both Liu Ru Shi and Liu Ruyan. Fourth Senior Sister was so strong precisely because she had devoured a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Naturally, she wouldn't give Su Xi the Opportunity, and Liu Ruyan even possessed the rare Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment.

And Tang Tian naturally didn't know this.

Fourth Senior Sister looked at him and said:

"Junior Brother, you performed well in the second round of the competition. We could see your strength from the outside."

He was taken aback after hearing this. What was Fourth Senior Sister saying this for?

However, the fact that they could see the situation inside from the outside did startle him.

In an instant, Tang Tian understood; Fourth Senior Sister was warning him not to give Su Xi anything while in the Secret Realm.

He didn't understand; Fourth Senior Sister and Su Xi seemed to have a good relationship, so why would it be like this?

This was just because he didn't know; in fact, even if he did know, he wouldn't care. Did they ask him if they could kill Liu Ru Shi?

At worst, he would let Liu Ru Shi hide in the Green Mountain Sect. As long as her sister didn't return, Liu Ru Shi would be safe.

Even if her sister never returned, she would be safe for 350 years, because the lifespan of a Cultivator with Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment was 350 years.

Tang Tian said:

"Senior Sister, you flatter me."

With this sentence, he effectively told Fourth Senior Sister that he understood her meaning.

Fourth Senior Sister said:

"That is best."

Seeing that Fourth Senior Sister's target was not him, Tang Tian began to seize the time to repair his Formation Plate.

He only needed a little time to finish the repairs. He took out a large amount of Spirit Stones; repairing this Formation Plate would require about 30,000 Spirit Stones.

These Spirit Stones were naturally given by Swirling Eagle. When Swirling Eagle saw this scene, he was so angry he wanted to vomit blood; he could only close his eyes, out of sight, out of mind.

The third round of the competition would be even more cruel...