"Lu Zihao, he's being unreasonable, why are you being unreasonable too?"

Lu Qingming's face was extremely ugly as he glared at Lu Zihao.

Lu Zihao remained calm and smiled. "Elder, if you don't agree to Ziqiu's request, do you think he will enter the secret realm?"

Lu Qingming frowned. Qin Feng had just stated that if he didn't agree, he wouldn't participate in the competition.

After hesitating for a long time, Lu Qingming sighed helplessly. "Fine, since Lu Zihao is willing to give up his spot, then let Qianqian go in with you!"

"Elder, you've made a very wise choice!" Qin Feng smiled. "I guarantee we'll win first place in both the team and individual categories in this competition!"

Qin Feng had no interest in getting first place personally; he planned to let Lin Qianqian win first place.

Surely the Ice Spirit Fairy wouldn't go so far as to cultivate with a woman, would she?

Lu Qingming's expression softened. "I know your strength, but you must not be careless!"

"The geniuses from those other sects are no pushovers either!"

Qin Feng curled his lip dismissively. "Don't worry, with my strength, I have no rivals below the Hongmeng Saint Emperor!"

"Even at the same level, one can easily defeat a hundred!"

Lu Qingming and the others' mouths twitched violently. They had seen arrogant people before, but they had never seen anyone as arrogant as Qin Feng.

"Don't be so arrogant, kid!" Lu Qingming sneered. "You better remember this: no matter who your opponent is, never underestimate them!"

Qin Feng smiled without saying a word. He didn't take this group of Ancestral Emperors seriously at all.

If he were to use all his trump cards, he could even fight against a peak Hongmeng Saint Emperor like Lu Qingming.

Lu Qingming felt helpless when he saw that Qin Feng didn't take his words seriously.

Normally, he would have given Qin Feng a good beating.

But now, he not only can't discipline him, he has to coax him instead.

After all, this competition is related to the interests of the sect.

At this moment, Qin Feng suddenly sensed the presence of Feng Li and Yu Hongying.

It seemed that the two women had deliberately revealed it to him so that he could sense it.

Qin Feng looked around and soon spotted Feng Li and Yu Hongying on a mountain peak not far away.

When the two women saw Qin Feng looking over, they immediately concealed themselves.

"Elder, I'd like to take Qianqian for a walk around!"

Qin Feng smiled slightly. "Don't worry, I won't go far!"

Lu Qingming hesitated for a moment, then said, "Go!"

Qin Feng immediately grabbed Lin Qianqian and flew away, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Lu Qingming watched the direction Qin Feng and his companion had left, and sighed helplessly. "That kid is just too arrogant!"

Lin Yun glanced at Lu Qingming and snorted, "You should be content!"

"That kid may be arrogant, but he has the right to be!"

"Based on my estimation, he should truly be invincible among those of the same level!"

"He said that taking on a hundred men was a bit of an exaggeration, but taking on fifty men was still possible."

Lu Qingming blinked, surprised. "You actually think so highly of him?"

Lin Yun said with a hint of helplessness, "I didn't want to be optimistic about him either, but that's just how it is!"

"Alas, we're doomed to lose this competition!"

Lu Qingming grinned. "Then you'd better get your bets ready, so don't skimp on them!"

Lin Yun looked displeased. "Hmph, don't worry, since I dared to gamble, I can afford to lose!"

Lu Qingming was in a great mood, and the anger he had just felt from Qin Feng completely dissipated.

...

An uninhabited island to the east of Youming Island.

Feng Li and Yu Hongying had already arrived and were waiting.

As soon as Qin Feng and Lin Qianqian landed in front of Feng Li and Yu Hongying, the two women couldn't help but complain.

"What were you thinking? Why did you even come to participate in this three-state competition?"

"Aren't you worried about your identity being exposed?"

"Hehe, you wouldn't have become fearless just because you've reached the late stage of the Ancestral Emperor Realm, would you?"

Qin Feng glanced at Feng Li and Yu Hongying, speechless. "What do you two know?"

"Complaining without knowing anything, do you need a good talking to?"

Feng Li rolled her eyes, speechless. "Heh. You've gotten bold, actually trying to teach me a lesson!"

Qin Feng said somewhat helplessly, "Actually, I didn't really want to participate, but the rewards for the competition are just too generous!"

"Even if I don't need it, the people around me will definitely need it in the future."

Qin Feng had not forgotten that the Spirit Race was eyeing the Human Realm, the Celestial Realm, and several other realms with covetous intent.

Although spiritual energy has revived in the human realm, cultivation levels cannot be improved as quickly as they once were.

Without a thousand or a hundred years, it would be difficult to contend with the Spirit Race.

Feng Li glanced at Qin Feng, then changed the subject. "The Three-State Competition lasts for a month. Have Hongying and I been waiting for you here the whole time?"

"Otherwise what?" Qin Feng said. "A month will pass quickly. You can take advantage of this time to try to comprehend supernatural powers using the Enlightenment Tea."

Feng Li and Yu Hongying nodded; they thought so too.

However, since the Enlightenment Tea belongs to Qin Feng, they cannot use it without his permission.

Qin Feng chatted with Feng Li and Yu Hongying for a while before taking Lin Qianqian back to Youming Island.

...

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The ancient secret realm opens on schedule.

A total of 30 sects from the three states participated, with a total of 300 people entering the ancient secret realm.

People from Xuanming Immortal Sect, Tianji Immortal Sect, and Bingling Immortal Palace entered the ancient secret realm first.

The other sects lined up to enter!

The rules of the Three States Grand Competition are very simple: collect spiritual herbs from ancient secret realms.

One point is awarded for a spiritual herb that is over 10,000 years old, and two points are awarded for a spiritual herb that is over 20,000 years old.

And so on, the higher the year, the higher the points!

All the obtained elixirs were stored in the uniformly distributed storage rings.

As for whether anyone would pay out of their own pocket to cheat, that's simply impossible!

Because the rare medicinal herbs found in ancient secret realms are extremely rare in the outside world.

It can be said that the medicinal herbs found in the ancient secret realm have almost all disappeared in the outside world.

Moreover, new elixirs and old elixirs can be distinguished.

Upon entering the ancient secret realm, Qin Feng stopped and looked at Lu Zicheng and the others, saying, "I suggest we split up!"

"If we stay together all the time, the amount of medicinal herbs we can collect will be very limited!"

Lu Zicheng and the others nodded. After all, the Three States Competition not only determined the team champion, but also the individual champion.

If they all stay together, who gets the elixir they find?

Seeing that Lu Zicheng and the others had agreed, Qin Feng instructed them, "If you encounter any danger, use the sect's communication magic item to contact them!"

Lu Zicheng and the others nodded, and then they all immediately dispersed and left.

Qin Feng watched as Lu Zicheng and the others disappeared from sight, then looked at Lin Qianqian and said, "I'll help you win first place in this competition!"

Lin Qianqian looked surprised. "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"If I win first place, even a fool would know it's cheating!"

Qin Feng curled his lip. "So what if they cheat? Let them cheat too if they dare!"