Chapter 0: 43. A Prodigy Unrivaled
Qin Gou’s grumbling, of course, received no response. If it were that easy to communicate with the Spirit of the Secret Realm, it would have appeared the moment Qin Gou made the Dao Transmission Stone vanish.
“Old Wei,” Qin Gou turned to face Wei Shenkong, whose expression had turned grim, “if you’re willing to reveal the identity of the person who leaked the questions, and make amends, I might be able to make that Dao Transmission Stone reappear.”
Wei Shenkong let out a cold snort, his eyes narrowed. “There was never anyone who leaked questions. Besides, since you, Qin Yue, have already mastered this ability that I cannot comprehend for the time being, even if you keep your word, couldn’t you easily make the Dao Transmission Stone disappear again when you need to?”
“Interesting.”
At this, Qin Gou couldn’t help but size up Wei Shenkong with great interest. “To think that even now, in such a desperate situation, you still refuse to admit it. What is the reason for this? Do you think the reason I gave earlier wasn’t convincing enough? Old Wei, don’t you truly realize that you’ve been full of flaws from the very beginning?”
“If I hadn’t known beforehand that the test required ‘Sect Elders to comprehend the Dao Transmission Stone,’ with your cultivation at the early stage of Li Jiu Realm, you could have perfectly blended in with the disciples. Not only would you have provided assistance, but you would have also made your spot available, allowing your Mo Hai Sect to have another elder with formidable strength participate! Wouldn’t that increase your chances of winning? Of course, if you insist that your Mo Hai Sect disdains such underhanded tactics, then consider me as having said nothing.”
While Qin Gou was speaking, Wei Shenkong seemed to deliberately maintain his silence, his expression unmoving.
Following this, Qin Gou walked closer to Wei Shenkong, a gentle smile on his lips. “Or, perhaps you still have a reason to vehemently deny it and refuse to admit anything, which is that you don’t believe you will be eliminated by me, and you haven’t truly been pushed to a dead end! For instance, after all, you knew the content of the test so much earlier than others. Even if your plan here failed and I saw through it, perhaps other Mo Hai Sect elders still hold some hidden trump cards?!”
“You…”
For a moment, Wei Shenkong’s old eyes trembled. He suddenly, and belatedly, realized that perhaps, from the very start, he shouldn’t have said another word to this freak in front of him.
“It seems I guessed correctly again?”
Qin Gou smiled knowingly. “Of course, Old Wei, don’t be too afraid. I absolutely did not use any soul-searching techniques on you. It’s just my habit of observing people; I don’t pay much attention to what a person *does*, because the influencing factors are too numerous and easily faked. Instead, I carefully observe what they absolutely *do not* do!”
“After all, I myself am a prime example. If one only looked at this Seat’s mode of action, they would certainly not think too highly of me. Yet, I am indeed a benevolent person… at least, I’m the first to acknowledge it! And, everyone I love will surely admit it too!”
“This old man finally understands that Palace Lord Qin can reach his current position not solely by relying on the influence of that Ancestor Ye.”
Wei Shenkong sat cross-legged and suddenly let out a dry chuckle. “But even if you know all this, what’s the use? You can stop me, but can you control my fellow disciples? It won’t be long before news that the esteemed Mystic Maiden Raksha Palace has suffered heavy losses under my Mo Hai Sect’s hand will likely make my Mo Hai Sect truly renowned throughout the world!”
“I can choose to take a nap first. After all, it was you, Old Wei, who deliberately told me earlier that we cannot attack each other within this quiet room.”
Sensing Yi Chengying’s request to actively contact him through the ‘Dream Servant’s Mark,’ Qin Gou inwardly thought that this little chair was indeed cunning. He immediately sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and a blue-lit paper lantern floated before him.
The moment he opened his eyes again, a massive shadow suddenly appeared beside him. The little chair forcefully pushed out a giant stone inscribed with spirit patterns!
“What is this!?” Wei Shenkong exclaimed, his face turning pale.
“A Dao Transmission Stone! I wonder which of your fellow disciples it belongs to, Old Wei,” Qin Gou said with a beaming smile.
The little chair’s Shadow Cat spirit creature, while allowing herself to perform spatial translocation, could also move inanimate objects in contact with her. It was just like the first time she used this ability and was still foolishly hugging half a large bun.
And if the Shadow Cat spirit creature could truly only move Yi Chengying’s true body, then every time the little chair emerged from the shadows, she should be completely naked!
Before long, using her own spirit creature and the wooden carving spirit pets that had been distributed to everyone earlier, Yi Chengying brought one Dao Transmission Stone after another to Qin Gou.
“A thousand, and another thousand.”
Qin Gou, like a whack-a-mole player, struck each spirit pattern giant stone with his palm, making them all disappear.
Wei Shenkong roared in an attempt to stop him, even launching a sneak attack with his sword towards Qin Gou’s head. He was instantly struck by an invisible thunderclap and knocked unconscious.
“Little chair, the number of these Dao Transmission Stones seems a bit off?” Qin Gou asked, calculating the number of Sect Elder spots they had secured.
“Lord Qin, it’s because A’yuan and Mu Tangchun don’t seem to need the little chair’s help.”
Yi Chengying spread her small hands. “They’ve already tightly bound their respective Dao Transmission Stones with soul-fixing threads, making it impossible for the Mo Hai Sect elders to get close and infuse spiritual power.”
“That works too?” Qin Gou asked in surprise.
“If one were to simply surround the Dao Transmission Stone with spirit arts like true fire, it wouldn’t work. But the soul-fixing thread is too special. Just sensing it with divine sense feels like a gentle and harmless wisp of spiritual power. I believe the Spirit of the Secret Realm couldn’t distinguish it for a moment.”
“This is indeed a possibility,” Qin Gou nodded slightly, and couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. Could this be what they call heredity? When father and daughter encountered such situations, the first thing they both thought of was to directly tear up the ‘exam paper.’
“No, even so, there still seems to be one Dao Transmission Stone missing!”
Yi Chengying nodded obediently. “That would be Yuan Zhen’s. She’s also handled it and doesn’t need help.”
“Oh?” Qin Gou’s interest was piqued, and he asked with a smile, “Did Li Xiaogou do something mischievous again?”
“Yuan Zhen… at first, she seemed to make a bet and directly gave her opponent the duration of one incense stick to comprehend first!”
“What?” Qin Gou asked with a confused expression.
“Then, Yuan Zhen took the lead. Even though she vaguely felt her opponent had some unsavory tricks, she still widened the gap between them by far!”
“I understand!” Qin Gou chuckled, his heart filled with relief. “In this matter, why would our Li Xiaogou need to cheat?”
“Yes, let alone Lord Qin, even the little chair almost forgot… Li Yuanzhen, the chief disciple of the Sword Questioning Sect, is already the unparalleled Spirit Consort Fairy of this world, a peerless genius among ten thousand!”
