When Qiu Changtian arrived at the entrance of the Queen Mother of the West Secret Realm again, he saw Xu Yinglian talking to himself at the door. From the tone of his voice, it seemed that he was arguing about something:

"Is detonation better than burning for a long time? I don't think so. Many high-level monks have defensive means to deal with attacks, but if you can keep a big fire burning for a long time and gradually accelerate it, it can also put enough pressure on the enemy's energy consumption."

"What do you mean by 'as long as the power is strong enough, it can ignore defense'? You might as well say that as long as the cultivation level is crushed, it will be easy to win... Who doesn't know this? We are discussing how to deal with high-level cultivators!"

"Yes, yes, yes. I know that even Jiu Ran would have a hard time winning against a high-level cultivator, so why not just try your best?"

Qiu Changtian watched quietly from the side, wondering how come his junior sister also had such a talkative side?

Oh, she was talking to the phoenix in her sea of ​​consciousness.

Speaking of Senior Phoenix who "borrowed the sea of ​​consciousness to recuperate his soul", since Sect Leader Ziwei believed that the other party was harmless, Qiu Changtian couldn't say anything for the time being.

According to the opponent's situation, it is similar to the original dragon-fox. For some reason, they both have to seal their bodies for a long time in order to survive and wait for a turnaround... However, this phoenix has lost its body and is even more miserable than the fox. It is probably similar to A Jing.

"Junior sister." Qiu Changtian greeted her, "How is Senior Fenghuang? Is he easy to talk to?"

"His personality is pretty good." Xu Yinglian sighed, "It's just that he has this weird attitude of 'high-level bloodline, crushing everything', which makes me a little tired."

"If the opponent's cultivation level is lower than mine, why should I study how to defeat him?"

"Well, Senior Brother, let me ask you something first." Qiu Changtian pondered, "You said you were going to deal with a high-level cultivator. Could it be that you were using me as an example?"

Xu Yinglian's expression stiffened slightly, and he quickly denied:

"That's not the case! Of course, I did use my senior brother as an example, but it was only to make it easier for Senior Phoenix to understand. It doesn't mean that I was asking her how to defeat my senior brother!"

"What's the harm?" Qiu Changtian smiled. "I remember that my former junior sister always aimed to defeat me, and she never hesitated to declare war on me openly."

Xu Yinglian was silent for a moment, then turned around and said:

"If I were to ask others for detailed advice on my brother's many secret methods in order to find a way to defeat him, wouldn't that be equivalent to putting him in a disadvantageous position where he could be seen through by others? Of course I will defeat my brother sooner or later, but I will definitely not do it in such a despicable way. And please don't think so bad of me and test me like this... Humph!"

Looking at Junior Sister Xu, who was almost a textbook example of tsundere, Qiu Changtian couldn't help but scratch his head.

Go ahead and tell me! I don't mind. I have more cards up my sleeve than you can imagine!

Of course, it is impossible to say this directly to Junior Sister Xu, otherwise she will definitely be embarrassed, and even get furious, so angry that the sky will collapse, the earth will crack, her hands will be broken, and her skull will be split... Anyway, it will not be a good reaction.

Then Qiu Changtian smiled gently, revealing a slightly touched expression:

"Junior sister is the one who thinks about me."

"What else?" Xu Yinglian simply turned around to prevent Qiu Changtian from seeing her slightly flushed cheeks. "Stop talking sweet words and quickly go into the Zhao Palace Secret Realm to continue training your spiritual consciousness. That's the real business!"

"Okay." Qiu Changtian knew that if he continued teasing, his thin-skinned sister would probably explode, so he nodded in agreement.

The two entered the secret realm of Queen Mother of the West again, and this time they saw that there was an additional Nascent Soul elder guarding the edge of the Yuntai cliff in the secret realm.

"Chang Geng greets Elder Dong Zhang." Qiu Changtian saluted elegantly, "Why is the elder guarding this secret place?"

"Recently, the news that the trial level in the Queen Mother of the West Secret Realm can train the divine consciousness has spread like wildfire." Elder Dongzhang stroked his beard and said, "Almost all the real people in the sect who are at the Golden Core Realm and the God-level have come to participate in the trial, so the headmaster called me to guard here and take care of anything."

He looked at Qiu Changtian, then at Xu Yinglian, and said with a smile:

"This ancient Divine Fire Dao, which gathered the power of many wishes to build three thousand fire houses, actually has the effect of training divine consciousness. Who could have thought of it?"

"The most difficult thing about the Golden Core Realm is to strengthen the divine consciousness in order to completely penetrate the Golden Core. Your discovery of this secret realm has truly made a great contribution to our sect."

"I'm ashamed." Qiu Changtian quickly stepped back to show that he didn't dare to accept the compliment. Xu Yinglian also half-stepped back along with his senior brother.

"No need to be so modest." Elder Dongzhang waved his hand and said with a smile, "Go in quickly."

Qiu Changtian and his junior sister walked into the Three Thousand Fire Houses.

This secret realm of the Divine Fire Trial, the Three Thousand Fire Houses, is divided into thirteen levels, and the difficulty increases as you advance.

The two of them are currently only at the Jindan realm and the Shencun stage, and their cultivation level is not high. Even though their strength far exceeds that of their peers, they can only reach around the sixth level.

As for the level rewards, they are naturally unremarkable and not worth mentioning in the eyes of Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian now - what matters is the red lotus fire that is everywhere in this environment, and its ability to sharpen and train the cultivators' spiritual consciousness.

After breaking through the fifth level again, the two were about to enter the sixth level when they suddenly saw several Kunlun masters coming from behind.

The person leading them is Senior Brother Zhao Jinghong who is at the Youwei Stage of the Jindan Realm. Currently, his strength is second only to Senior Sister Luo Baiyuan, and he is also the strongest competitor for the next Chief of the Jindan Realm.

"Chang Geng, Qiong Ying." Zhao Jinghong nodded kindly at the two of them, "Practice here?"

"That's right." Qiu Changtian also responded with a smile.

Zhao Jinghong said a few words to the two of them, then said goodbye to the other two real people and hurried towards the entrance of the sixth level.

"This Master Yun Hong." Xu Yinglian suddenly said, "He once came to the Xu family in Tiannan to ask for marriage, but the clan leader did not agree."

"Propose marriage?" Qiu Changtian asked in surprise, "Propose marriage to whom?"

Junior Sister Xu gave him a look that said "You know who that is".

"But at that time, hadn't you yet become Kunlun's disciple?" Qiu Changtian laughed in silence.

"He just took a fancy to my Seven-Aperture Heart and Phoenix Bloodline." Xu Yinglian said calmly, "Even if he wanted to find a Taoist partner, he only considered his potential in cultivation and the benefits it would bring to himself. I can't stand such people."

After hearing what Xu Yinglian said, Qiu Changtian stopped calling him by his Taoist name and instead addressed him by his given name:

"I see. However, Zhao Jinghong has a very good image among the Jindan realm masters. Especially compared to the dullness of the senior sister, he seems to be very skilled in dealing with people. Therefore, the senior brothers and sisters all agree that he will be the next Jindan realm leader. It turns out that he is such a person behind the scenes."

"What's the use of being good at dealing with people? In this sect, strength is ultimately what matters." Xu Yinglian said indifferently.

"That's what you say." Qiu Changtian said thoughtfully.

Zhao Jinghong is a person who values ​​both cultivation and socializing. So is Sima Changyan of Shushan. But the latter's problem is that his own strength is not that strong. He needs to at least reach the level of Lin Duanshan and others.

As for this Zhao Jinghong, he is almost a luxurious and enhanced version of Sima Changyan.

There is no doubt about his strength. He is more than qualified to be the chief of the Jindan realm. His prestige among his peers is also very high... no, it should be said that he is a bit like an enhanced version of the first generation Qiu Changtian.

Of course, Qiu Changtian’s reputation today, because of his first-grade golden elixir, has already transcended the Kunlun area and is no longer comparable to Zhao Jinghong.

"Brother." Xu Yinglian hesitated for a moment and suddenly said, "Don't forget about Song He."

The matter of Song He? Qiu Changtian was slightly startled.

Neither he now nor Master Ziwei have any intention of letting him quickly advance to the next chief of the Jindan realm.

But will Zhao Jinghong believe it?