Waiting To Strike?

Most of the vicious wolves had been sucked dry by the Blood Fiend Evil Ghost. They were basically useless and valuable. The greatest loot was still on the demon cultivator, Zhao Shi.

After Jiang Shicheng and the others cleaned up the battlefield, they handed the spoils of war to Qi Ming.

First, Zhao Shi had three high-grade Qi Refinement realm talismans, a protective armor, a defensive talisman that Qi Ming had shattered, and a finger blade talisman treasure that he wore.

In addition, there were also 350 low-grade spirit stones and some miscellaneous medicinal pills.

There were also Qi Refinement realm spiritual herbs: 59 low-grade spiritual herbs, 25 medium-grade spiritual herbs, 10 high-grade spiritual herbs, and 4 top-grade spiritual herbs. In total, the points of these spiritual herbs were 181 points.

This way, Qi Ming's score was 319 points.

"Eh?!"

Qi Ming found two more maps in Zhao Shi's inferior-grade storage bag. The first was a map of the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm, but the second map indicated the situation of the Heavenly Chief Inheritance.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother. Congratulations…"

When Jiang Shicheng saw this, he immediately congratulated him, "Senior Brother, you're blessed with good fortune. Your luck is strong. There's no need for you to do anything. The map of the Heavenly Chief Inheritance has already been 'given' to you."

"With your strength, Senior Brother, no one in the entire twelve peaks is your match. Even if demon cultivators come, they will only be courting death."

"The Heavenly Chief Inheritance is definitely yours. You can obtain it easily."

"This is completely an opportunity prepared for you, Senior Brother!"

"If you don't take this gift from the heavens, it'll be a huge waste."

Liu Erdan and the others agreed.

Qi Ming spread out the second map. There were signs on the Heavenly Chief Plains, the Sword Edge Mountain Range, the Sunset Valley, and the Poison Swamp.

The Heavenly Chief Inheritance was not in these four regions. Instead, it was located at the border of the Sunset Valley and Poison Swamp. There was a medium-sized forest.

However…

This forest was protected by a special array formation. Unless one grasped the corresponding seal, they could trigger the array formation and discover this forest.

The lurking demon cultivators named this forest: the inheritance forest.

It just so happened that on this map, there was a corresponding seal.

"Heavenly Chief Seal."

Qi Ming carefully browsed through his memories and had already learned this seal. It was called the Heavenly Chief Seal. It had no other use other than to activate the array formation.

"It's indeed interesting."

Qi Ming pondered, "In the eyes of outsiders, the inheritance forest, which is protected by an array formation, does not exist. If one does not possess the Heavenly Chief Seal, they will not even be able to discover forest."

"Coupled with this mysterious Heavenly Chief Seal, these maps, and all kinds of rumors, it really seems to be true."

"Senior Brother, what about us?"

Jiang Shicheng and the others looked at Qi Ming with anticipation in their eyes.

"Let's go."

Qi Ming got up and put away his things.

Jiang Shicheng and the others quickly followed.

Clearly, Qi Ming planned to go to the inheritance forest to take a look. It was not for the Heavenly Chief Inheritance. To be honest, Qi Ming did not believe in it at all.

Since a demon cultivator had infiltrated, it meant that the other demon cultivators lurking were tempted, so they took the risk. In this way, Qi Ming had another plan.

The scope of the Heavenly Chief Mystic Realm was not small. There were also many demon beasts, but the spiritual herbs were distributed extremely loosely. Clearly, most of the valuable things had been plundered.

Finding spiritual herbs was more difficult.

However, Qi Ming had only taken care of a fifth level Qi Refinement realm demon cultivator and had already obtained so many spiritual herbs and other spoils of war.

Qi Ming prepared to squat around the inheritance forest.

Be it demon cultivators or fellow disciples, as long as they came, he would rob them all.

There was nothing wrong with that.

"This is…"

Half an hour after Qi Ming left, a handsome man came. He saw the dried corpses all around him and Zhao Shi's corpse. After a moment of silence, he said, "There's a demon cultivator."

"They're all dead."

"I sense such a ferocious fiendish energy and seeing that they are able to control ghosts, it really doesn't seem like the methods of our Heaven Enlightenment Sect. Could it be that there are still spies from the Demon Sect that haven't been cleaned up?"

"Could it be that the matter of the Heavenly Chief Inheritance is true?"

"I really can't believe it."

There was another moment of silence.

This handsome man left this place. The direction he headed in was the same as Qi Ming's. It was the direction to the inheritance forest.

An hour later, while Qi Ming and the others were rushing at full speed, they had already crossed the Sunset Valley and arrived at the border of the Sunset Valley and the Poison Swamp. What greeted their eyes was an empty plain.

There was no forest.

In addition…

When he stood high above and looked into the distance, he could see the Poison Swamp. Thick swamp poison gas rose. Those with low cultivation levels were unable to withstand the poison gas.

"This is a wilderness. There's no forest at all." Jiang Shicheng and the others said.

"Heavenly Chief Seal."

Qi Ming took a few steps forward and formed seals with his hands. He formed seals according to the technique of the Heavenly Chief Seal and the spiritual qi in his body gathered.

…

A mysterious seal was formed. It rose and emitted a white luster before slowly fusing into the void.

Buzz!!!

The Heavenly Chief Seal disappeared.

In the surrounding space, it was as if a stone had been thrown in. Ripples spread out and the surrounding environment changed drastically.

Gradually…

A lush forest with dense trees seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

"In… inheritance forest!"

Jiang Shicheng and the others exclaimed, "There's really an inheritance forest!"

"This… this…"

They were surprised and delighted.

Qi Ming was very calm as he walked forward. Jiang Shicheng and the others breathed a little anxiously. After exchanging a few glances, they immediately followed.

Buzz!

After Qi Ming and the others entered the inheritance forest, the array formation activated again. The inheritance forest disappeared again, and Qi Ming and the others disappeared into thin air.

Qi Ming could see the situation outside the array formation. Without activating the array formation, the people outside could not discover Qi Ming and the others.

"Not bad, not bad."

Qi Ming was very satisfied, "Then wait here."

"Senior Brother, aren't we going in to search?"

Jiang Shicheng looked at the pitch-black forest behind him. There were faint ominous auras surging over, making Jiang Shicheng and the others shiver.

Qi Ming found a good tree and jumped up. He leaned on it and closed his eyes to rest. "I'm not interested in the Heavenly Chief Inheritance."

"If you want to, you can go in and take a look yourself."

"This…"

Jiang Shicheng and the others were obviously tempted, but because of Qi Ming, they did not dare to search for it, afraid that they would anger him.

Ten minutes later.

Jiang Shicheng and the others looked into the depths of the inheritance forest from time to time. Moreover, the frequency was getting higher and higher. Clearly, they could not hold back anymore.

"Senior… Senior Brother…"

Zhang Jianwen's expression suddenly changed. He held his abdomen with his left hand and pressed his butt with his right hand. He said intermittently, "My… my stomach suddenly feels uncomfortable… but… maybe I ate the wrong thing last night. I… I need to find a place to relieve myself."

Qi Ming glanced at Zhang Jianwen from the corner of his eye and smiled. He waved his hand and said, "Heh. Go, hide far away. Don't stink up the place."

Would someone at the fourth level of Qi Refinement have diarrhea?

Qi Ming did not know, but this was the first time he had heard of it. This was such a terrible excuse.

"Yes, yes, yes."

Zhang Jianwen nodded quickly. After exchanging glances with Jiang Shicheng and the others, he quickly left. Not long after, he disappeared.

At this moment, a figure appeared outside the array formation and approached the forest.

"There's prey."

Qi Ming's eyes lit up, "You're quite fast. I wonder if you're a demon cultivator or a fellow disciple?"