613: Chapter 613 Arming Qin Yu

Your footsteps paused slightly.

That female Cultivator wore a green dress, her hair tied up in a high bun, her profile sharp, with a hint of heroic spirit between her brows.

She was sitting alone on the second-floor balcony of a place called "Gathering Immortal Pavilion".

You recognized her at a glance.

With a thought, you had already appeared opposite her.

She stood up abruptly, her gaze as wary as a startled cat.

Then she saw your face clearly.

She froze for a moment.

"Brother?" Her eyes widened, "Why are you here?"

That's right, she was Qin Yu.

Qin Yu was from the Tianhuang Continent; no one in the Immortal Realm had seen her, nor did they know her background.

All these years she had been Cultivating low-key, and no one paid her any attention.

For a Cultivator like her to enter the Immortal Realm, as long as she didn't cause any trouble, it was like a drop of water falling into the ocean—no one would care.

But you were not at ease.

You had long ago warned her—to Cultivate low-key, and not to leave the academy or reveal her strength until reaching Mahayana.

You looked at her with a serious face, then raised your hand and flicked it, a formless spatial barrier enveloping the surroundings, cutting off the noise and prying eyes from the outside.

"What are you doing here?" Your voice carried a hint of reproach.

"I came to participate in the Heavenly Palace Grand Competition." Qin Yu withdrew her hand and sat back down.

You stared at her, your brows knitting together.

Nascent Soul Perfection—it wasn't high, but it wasn't low either.

She could be considered someone among Loose Cultivators, but thrown into this chaotic battle of a million people, it was no different from a grain of sand falling into a desert.

You knew too well the dangers of those Secret Realms—Yao Beasts, remnant souls, Law storms, and those opponents who were friendly on the surface but stabbed you in the back.

With her level of Cultivation, if she was lucky, she might last a few days; if she was unlucky...

You didn't dare to think further.

"What have you set your sights on?" You looked straight at her, "I can just get it for you, why risk it?"

Qin Yu looked at you, her mouth opening and then closing.

She lowered her head, hesitated for a moment, and when she looked up again, her eyes were determined.

"I want the first-place reward... the Yin and Yang Qi Stone."

Your heart skipped a beat.

The Yin and Yang Qi Stone.

This thing, the entire Heavenly Palace probably only had one.

It wasn't because there was truly only one, but because it was too rare and too precious. No one would hoard it without using it; once obtained, it would be used on the spot.

So it couldn't be seen on the market, nor could it be kept in storage; even if you searched through the Heavenly Palace's treasure vaults, you might not be able to find another piece.

It wasn't used for Cultivating; it was an essential Material for upgrading a Magic Treasure to a Spirit Treasure.

For example, if a grotto-heaven magical treasure like the qingming mirror wanted to upgrade to a grotto-heaven Spirit Treasure, it would be impossible without it.

Once the qingming mirror upgraded to a grotto-heaven Spirit Treasure, the cultivation limit of the Tianhuang Continent would no longer be just Nascent Soul.

You thought of the human emperors seal that was still gathering dust—it also lacked the Yin and Yang Qi Stone.

The current human emperors seal was a top-grade Magic Treasure; with this thing, it could be upgraded to the Acquired Spirit Treasure human emperors seal.

You looked at Qin Yu and frowned: "Even so, you cannot participate; it's too dangerous."

"With my strength, should I be afraid of those guys?" Qin Yu smiled at you, "Are you underestimating me? You couldn't even beat me when we were little."

"If it were just Nascent Soul of the same rank, I think you would have no problem. But it's not as simple as you think."

"What's wrong? Isn't the rule written very clearly? The Nascent Soul stage forbids the use of means exceeding the Soul Transformation rank, and those Old Ancestor Clones cannot be used either." Qin Yu looked at it as a matter of course.

"Rules are just rules. Did it say how violations of the rules would be handled?" Your tone was indifferent.

"No way? It's that dirty?" Qin Yu widened her eyes.

You rolled your eyes at her: "You really should gain more experience and see the sinister nature of people's hearts."

"Ah—!" She paused, "It wouldn't really be that dirty, right? Then what should I do? The Yin and Yang Qi Stone—I might not encounter one in my whole life."

You looked at her, hesitated for a moment, then raised your hand and pointed—three streams of light drilled into her body.

"What is this?" She looked at you curiously.

"The xuantian treasure mirror, the chaos cloak, and a drop of my essence blood." You looked at her, your tone calm, "The chaos cloak can make you immune to ten thousand Laws; ordinary Soul Transformation Cultivators won't be able to do anything to you."

"The xuantian treasure mirror is quite cautious; listen to its advice when you have nothing to do."

"That drop of essence blood will turn into a wisp of my Divine Thought Clone when you encounter danger; it can save your life in a crisis."

After saying this, you nodded with relief.

Armed to the teeth, there shouldn't be any problems.

You knew there were loopholes in the rules of the Grand Competition as soon as you saw them—for example, it didn't say how to punish someone for breaking the rules.

This was clearly intentional.

You also didn't believe that those top factions wouldn't give their own Prodigies trump cards.

"Is it really necessary? Isn't this cheating?" Qin Yu lowered her voice.

"It doesn't matter. I am, after all, the Star Lord of Nanyang and one of the supervisors for this Grand Competition. If I say it's not a violation, then it's not a violation."

She leaned in closer, her eyes wide: "You are that Qin Tian who has been the hot topic in our academy recently? The Star Lord of Nanyang? How did you end up doing so well?"

Her head was buzzing, as if she were in a dream.

She considered herself a top Prodigy in the Cultivation world, and it still took her decades to reach Nascent Soul Perfection.

And you? Star Lord of Nanyang? Weren't you supposed to be a Integration Stage Cultivator? Decades? Body Integration cultivation? Is this reasonable?

Her mind was a mess, and she looked you up and down, her voice filled with doubt: "You didn't Possess my brother, did you?"

"What are you talking about? You don't know anything. You know the capabilities of the xuantian treasure mirror." You said casually.

"But if you use the xuantian treasure mirror, wouldn't your Foundation be unstable? How did you make the Breakthrough?" She looked at you curiously.

"Can't I have other Opportunities?" You rolled your eyes at her.

She pointed at you with a grin: "Yo, could it be that you're just a showpiece—all Realm, no strength?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, she immediately corrected herself, "That's not right, people in the academy all say you are the number one person under the Mahayana stage, and even Elder Qi of the Heavenly Palace has suffered losses at your hands."

You didn't respond, only warning her: "Be careful during the Grand Competition. If you can't beat them, hide and wait for a year before doing anything."

"Got it." She stared at you for two seconds, suddenly chuckled, and said nothing more. Then she turned to look at Qin Han on your shoulder and reached out to poke its face.

"Clumsy, haven't seen you for decades, and you won't even call me Auntie?"

Qin Han shrank its neck and shouted vaguely: "Dudu..."

"Hey, what a good boy, hee hee hee!" Qin Yu giggled while petting its head.

"I'm grown up now, can you not pet my head?" Qin Han pulled its ears, looking reluctant.

Qin Yu smiled and withdrew her hand, looking at you: "Do you want to go home and take a look?"