Chapter 11
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Chapter 11: Killing Two Birds with One Stone
The opportunity lay in Kunlun Valley.
Unlike Qin Haishan, what Qi Qingsi needed was an opportunity hidden in the Kunlun Sect ruins, contained within that saint\’s divine ability.
The divine ability cultivated by this saint bore some resemblance to Qi Qingsi\’s Dao.
According to the system\’s judgment, given Qi Qingsi\’s talent, as long as she comprehended the divine ability, breaking through to the divine realm would be a natural outcome.
This was the difference between a heaven\’s favorite and an ordinary mortal.
Qin Haishan\’s innate talent was dull; he had reached his limit at the peak of the Divine Catastrophe stage, and only with the aid of divine pills and medicines could he barely achieve godhood.
Qi Qingsi only needed a catalyst.
The saint\’s divine ability was precisely that catalyst.
In his heart, Ye Xu rejoiced wildly.
He had spent 1200 heavenly secrets points, resulting in a kill-two-birds-with-one-stone scenario, where he unexpectedly gained 8000 heavenly secrets points for no reason.
\"May I ask, Master, if there is a suitable opportunity for me?\" Qi Qingsi inquired.
On the surface, Ye Xu remained impassive, but internally he was brimming with excitement.
He said lightly, \"Naturally, there is a suitable opportunity for you.\"
\"And moreover, it\’s right in Kunlun Valley.\"
\"Kunlun Valley?\"
Qi Qingsi frowned; she had never heard of this place, surmising it was a Secret Realm not yet revealed to the world.
\"How can it be this place?\" Ye Xian\’er looked at Ye Xu in astonishment and said, \"Senior, isn\’t Kunlun Valley the very spot where you instructed Qin Haishan to claim his opportunity?\"
As soon as this was said, Qi Qingsi\’s eyes instantly turned peculiar and filled with suspicion.
Ye Xu chuckled and said, \"Who claimed Kunlun Valley holds only one path to godhood?\"
\"Qin Haishan needs the Seven Star Heavenly Treasure Lotus, while you, Daoist friend, require not a divine medicine but a catalyst for sudden enlightenment to achieve divinity.\"
Ye Xian\’er was completely bewildered.
Qi Hongchou seemed half-comprehending.
Of course, both upheld Ye Xu\’s words as absolute truth without a shred of doubt.
Only Qi Qingsi partly understood Ye Xu\’s meaning.
Kunlun Valley held divine medicines, but those were mere provisions for the dull Qin Haishan.
Yet the opportunity she sought was also present there, but even if placed before Qin Haishan, he could never grasp it.
This insight filled Qi Qingsi with a sliver of reverence toward Ye Xu.
However, she still couldn\’t confirm if Ye Xu was deceiving her.
\"Formerly, the Kunlun Sect was a dominant powerhouse; tragically, it was obliterated into nothingness by a single saint\’s divine ability—it was truly lamentable.\"
Ye Xu rose to his feet, clasping his hands behind his back, his gaze profound as a starry expanse.
Qi Qingsi\’s slender frame trembled slightly.
The cause of Kunlun Sect\’s destruction had always been an enigma.
But Ye Xu stated it outright.
“Daoist friend, the reason I chose Kunlun Valley was with your interests in mind.” Ye Xu said softly, “…those with enmity exact revenge, those with grudges settle scores…”
“May I ask, Master, what exactly is this opportunity?” Qi Qingsi interrupted Ye Xu. Her breath quickened, her tone now carrying a hint of respect. Since entering Heaven\’s Secret Pavilion, she had always considered herself Ye Xu’s psychological equal.
But Ye Xu’s words had altered Qi Qingsi’s mindset.
He knew about her grudge with Qin Haishan.
Thinking further…
Ye Xu might even be aware of her painful past experiences.
Qi Qingsi clenched her fingers tightly, nails digging into her flesh, utterly oblivious to the pain.
“The reason everyone covets the art of divination is the profundity of heaven’s mystery, allowing one to glimpse the myriad transformations therein.”
“If it were plainly spoken, it would lose its charm.”
With his back turned to the three, Ye Xu radiated an aura of a profound expert.
“You are intelligent. Once you enter Kunlun Valley, you will understand.”
A jade slip flew toward Qi Qingsi.
“Thank you for your guidance, Master.”
Qi Qingsi caught the jade slip and cupped her hands in a salute. She turned to Qi Hongchou and Ye Xian’er, saying, “The two of you, remain here at Heaven’s Secret Pavilion and await my return.”
“Master (Master), be careful,” the two women said simultaneously.
Qi Qingsi had already transformed into a streak of cyan sword light and shot out of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.
“Senior, will Master face any danger on this trip?” Qi Hongchou asked.
Ye Xu shook his head.
He had discerned everything regarding Qi Qingsi in the near future. Qi Qingsi would not be in danger; it was Qin Haishan he worried about now.
The two harbored a blood feud. If they met in Kunlun Valley both having ascended to godhood, it would likely be a life-or-death confrontation.
Regardless of who won or lost, for Ye Xu, it meant losing one loyal client.
…
Kunlun Valley.
Qi Qingsi rode her flying sword, reaching the cliff within a single day. A sea of clouds churned below, seemingly endless.
The void gate was open. Qi Qingsi keenly detected the anomaly in the surrounding spiritual energy.
She transformed into sword light and dove into the tear in the void.
Armed with the array-breaking secrets, Qi Qingsi, much like Qin Haishan, entered the formation through the door of life and ultimately emerged with ease from the Great Five Elements Sword Formation.
“The master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion did not deceive me,” Qi Qingsi thought.
This Great Five Elements Sword Formation was a divine-grade formation, once the protective grand array of the Kunlun Sect.
It was implausible for an ordinary place to be concealed by such a divine formation.
After passing through the Great Five Elements Sword Formation, Qi Qingsi saw a paradise-like scene, yet deeper within, dead silence prevailed without a blade of grass growing.
She arrived before the Kunlun Sect ruins.
The Kunlun Sect ruins were terribly dilapidated, with grand halls rotting and poised to collapse at any moment.
But even more terrifying was the aura that emerged from within.
Dead silence and despair pervaded, as if struck by divine retribution, without a trace of vitality.
\"This aura is very similar to my Supreme Heartless Seal,\" Qi Qingsi muttered.
Boom!
Suddenly.
From the back mountain of the Kunlun Sect, a mighty aura surged forth, divine mist coalescing as divine light flooded the entire sky.
Qi Qingsi saw a silhouette, sitting in lotus position on a lotus platform, a magnificent Dao Palace suspended in the heavens, with seven stars orbiting it.
Inside the Dao Palace, a massive primordial spirit sat in lotus position—astonishingly a divine figure stepping on two fire dragons, its body bathed in divine fire. Divine patterns coiled around the primordial spirit, beginning to sink into its fleshly body.
These were law patterns, shifting toward the physical form.
Once the body was imprinted with law patterns, every movement would carry the divine might of the laws, elevating beyond humanity into godhood and transcending mortal flesh.
Clearly, Qin Haishan had devoured seven lotus seeds and was refining their power.
He had been too hasty to set up any defensive measures, completely unaware when Qi Qingsi entered the Kunlun Valley.
In Qin Haishan\’s mind, the Kunlun Valley was an unrevealed Secret Realm, remote and inaccessible to outsiders.
He only needed a few days to refine the Seven Star Heavenly Treasure Lotus and ascend to godhood in one move.
No one could possibly disturb him.
He never imagined that Ye Xu could kill two birds with one stone.
\"Should I act now and strike Qin Haishan down?\"
Qi Qingsi suppressed her aura, but killing intent brewed in her heart.
Qin Haishan was at the critical moment of a breakthrough. If she launched a sneak attack, there was a fifty percent chance to slay him and take vengeance.
\"The odds are too low.\"
Qi Qingsi shook her head, discarding the idea.
\"Once I become a god, killing Qin Haishan will be effortless.\"
Since her ascension through her own power would be free of outside aid, achieving godhood would grant Qi Qingsi strength vastly superior to Qin Haishan\’s.
By then, her chances of victory would be ninety percent.
There was no need to risk herself now.
\"My opportunity, I believe, lies within this divine ability that obliterated the Kunlun Sect.\"
Qi Qingsi, being highly intelligent, guessed the connection immediately after seeing how the saint\’s divine ability resembled her Supreme Heartless Seal.
The Supreme Heartless Seal was her inherent divine skill.
If she could grasp a shred of insight from the saint\’s divine ability, her Supreme Forgetting Emotions chapter would advance to greater heights and let her break through as a divine being.
Qi Qingsi strode toward the Kunlun Sect ruins.
Without hesitation.
