The Tao is far away

Wang Chi came to the door of Qingluan Bamboo House and knocked gently.

"What are you doing?" Qingluan was upset at the moment and yelled towards the door in annoyance.

"Master, Chen Feng's Zixia Bell is still in my hands." Wang Chi spoke carefully, fearing to anger Qingluan again.

This Zixia Bell is a time bomb. If the people from Tianji Peak can find out what happened, then all Qingluan’s efforts today will be in vain.

"Put it at the door and get out of here!"

Wang Chi put down the small bell as if he had been pardoned, and turned to leave.

"Wait!" Qingluan in the room seemed to remember something and called Wang Chi. She really couldn't understand how Wang Chi, with his Qi training level, could kill Chen Feng, who was in the Foundation Establishment stage?

Wang Chi picked up the small bell and pushed open the door, and Qingluan was standing in front of him.

Wang Chi glanced around the room. It was in a mess, with all kinds of flowers and plants broken. His sense of self-blame increased a bit.

It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Only then did Wang Chi realize that Qingluan was staring at him.

"Master?" Wang Chi was puzzled.

Qingluan seemed to have just come back to her senses at this moment, and a blush appeared on her face when she thought of that inexplicable feeling.

No, absolutely not!

"Let me ask you, how did you defeat Chen Feng?" Qingluan suppressed the strange emotions in her heart.

"It stands to reason that with your level of cultivation, it would be difficult for you to even protect yourself."

Wang Chi thought for a while, and after erasing some of the details, he slowly spoke: "That's it, Chen Feng used the Purple Cloud Bell to deal with me at the beginning, and I used the Yellow Pattern Cauldron to counterattack. Maybe the Yellow Pattern Cauldron is of a higher grade, so the Purple Cloud Bell was defeated?"

Qingluan smiled secretly in her heart. Although the Zixia Bell was imitated from a treasure in the Tianxuan Holy Land, it was ultimately a defective product that Tianxuan didn't want. However, the Huangwen Ding was a genuine fragment of the Huangji Ding of the Muyu Empire.

Your Highness Xiao, you really spent a lot of money!

"With your Qi training level, you can't be as powerful as Chen Feng in activating the Yellow Pattern Cauldron."

Wang Chi certainly would not tell anyone about his use of the divine thread. After a slight hesitation, he said, "I don't know about this either. Maybe Chen Feng is just a weakling!"

But Wang Chi felt that this was a little inappropriate, so he immediately changed his words: "Maybe it's because I've dispersed my power too many times, so my magic power is relatively strong?"

Qingluan didn't know about Wang Chi's past, and thought that Wang Chi's dispersion of his power was supported by His Highness Xiao, otherwise how could a person with three spiritual roots have so many resources to disperse his power and cultivate again.

"What then?"

"Later, Chen Feng used a magic talisman against me. It just so happened that a friend of mine had given me a magic talisman. After a fight, I actually won. I never thought of this."

Qingluan nodded slightly. The talisman given by His Highness Xiao was probably of very high grade.

Qingluan thought of another point. Could the talisman activated by Qi Refining be comparable to the one activated by Foundation Building? But thinking that Wang Chi had dispersed his skills and was now practicing his own skills, he just let him do it.

Every monk has his own secrets.

If it was an ordinary person, why would His Highness Xiao care so much? Qingluan thought of the second letter His Highness Xiao sent to her, and estimated that His Highness Xiao would come to Tianji Gate in some time.

Qingluan was about to ask Wang Chi to leave, but she found that Wang Chi was looking at her stupidly.

There was a hint of...

The same emotions as mine...

Done!

"Silly boy, what are you daydreaming about?" Although Qingluan was extremely panicked, she still spoke in a normal tone.

Wang Chi woke up with a start and said in a panic, "Nothing... nothing, I was thinking about tomorrow's competition."

"Master, I'm leaving first." Wang Chi handed the Zixia Bell to Qingluan. When Qingluan took it, the skin of their hands touched slightly.

Wang Chi was horrified and ran out of the house in panic.

As the door closed with a bang, Qingluan's body trembled and her heart was beating like a deer. What's wrong with me?

Wang Chi ran to his own hut in panic, closed the door, and leaned against it, breathing deeply.

Why do I think that?

Wang Chi asked himself, when did this feeling come about?

Wang Chi didn’t know.

Wang Chi widened his eyes and suddenly realized something, a little belatedly.

"Oh, No~"

……

At this moment, in a hall on Tianqin Peak, melodious piano sounds echoed.

Tianqin gently plucked the strings, producing a pleasant sound: "You mean you killed Chen Feng, but you didn't defeat him?"

Xu Qianyu nodded and added: "When I arrived, Chen Feng was already lying on the ground. You know what happened next."

Tianqin pressed her hands on the strings and the sound of the zither stopped abruptly.

Although Tianqin didn't show any expression on her face, her heart was already in turmoil. Defeating a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator with Qi Refining cultivation was definitely not something that could be achieved with just a top-level magic weapon. This kid really had some abilities, otherwise he wouldn't be His Highness Xiao's man.

Tianqin cursed inwardly, damn it, Qingluan, that bitch. If she hadn't interfered, this kid would have already been a member of my Tianqin Peak. Damn it!

Tianqin wants to do something. She wants to tie Wang Chi to her chariot. At the very least, she wants to get close to His Highness Xiao. Then I will have a chance to break through to the later stage.

Tianqin raised her head and looked at Xu Qianyu, but she was hesitant.

This girl has a Yuanling physique, and practicing dual cultivation with her may help her break through the realm, but it will only be effective if she is willing. However, this is absolutely impossible given her personality.

Tianqin smiled: "Xiaoyu, what do you think of him?"

Xu Qianyu's body trembled slightly when she heard this. She looked surprised and said with a rosy face, "Not bad."

"I haven't told you who it is yet!"

Xu Qianyu's already rosy cheeks now looked like ripe apples.

Seeing this, Tianqin sighed inwardly, feeling a little regretful. Alas, it seemed that she had to give up this spiritual body.

"Xiaoyu, try to contact him."

"Ah, Master, didn't you say you wanted to peel his skin?" Xu Qianyu asked softly with a hesitant look on her face.

"Hey, you silly girl, I said I'd peel his skin if he touched you, but you can touch him!"

"Don't worry, the master won't harm you."

"Go back and practice. Disciples with the same qualifications as you have already established their foundations. You should also work harder. If you have any needs, just tell the master.

Xu Qianyu turned and left, but she felt annoyed in her heart. Although she had feelings for Wang Chi, she didn't want to approach him with any purpose.

Looking at Xu Qianyu's receding figure, Tianqin frowned slightly, feeling somewhat puzzled. Why hasn't this girl established her foundation yet? I gave her four foundation-building pills. It was really puzzling.

……

The next day, the competition was held as scheduled. Wang Chi's opponent was an ordinary disciple from Tianji Peak. After a fierce battle, Wang Chi won by chance and successfully advanced to the next round.

In the next few days, Wang Chi became more and more courageous, and he won all the levels and became the only three Qi-refining cultivators among the top ten. The other two were Xu Qianyu and the menial disciple Han Yan.

The disappearance of Chen Feng made the third elder of Tianji Peak furious. He mobilized all his disciples to look for him, but all returned in vain.

Some disciples of Tianji Peak seemed to be gloating. Chen Feng relied on being the first to establish his foundation and was always domineering. They really hoped that he was not missing but was killed!

Right now all eyes are on the Nine Peaks Competition, and no one is paying attention to Chen Feng's affairs anymore.

On Tianji Peak, an old man was in tears, his eyes full of bloodshot.

……