Qi Zhiheng had a bad feeling and asked the Moon Beast, "Moon Goddess, could the Boundary Stone also be a target of these people?"
The moon beast bluntly replied: How would I know?
This reason... is excellent, fantastic! Qi Zhiheng had absolutely no way to refute it!
He rubbed his head, feeling a bit of a headache. If the method to obtain the Boundary Stone was to kill the guarding demonic beasts or something, he wouldn't have much of a mental block. But the problem was that the people involved were disciples of the Source Academy. Was he supposed to kill them to silence them?
Besides, he couldn't possibly beat a group of people in a fight!
The Yin Huaihai Secret Realm isn't actually that dangerous; infighting is practically nonexistent within it. However, he couldn't very well run out and fight with a bunch of high-ranking disciples on the Heroes Ranking. There were only a few hundred people on the Heroes Ranking, and everyone knew each other. What was the point of him, a mere beginner on the Heroes Ranking, going out to cause trouble?
Are they waiting for others to ask them why the two spirit masters are in the inner circle?
Qi Zhiheng was also quite helpless. The problem was that the two of them couldn't ask anyone about the situation, or even show their faces. If they couldn't even show their faces, what was the point of doing anything?
Qi Zhiheng tapped his temples, pondered for a moment, and took out two disguise pills, saying, "Let's not talk about anything else for now, let's take one disguise pill first."
"Will eating this make my face uglier or better?" Yang Yitian, a die-hard looks-obsessed person, cares a lot about his own appearance, in addition to being obsessed with other people's looks.
“Although we’re hiding pretty well right now, we can’t guarantee we won’t be seen. Just to be safe, let’s take one.” Qi Zhiheng said, taking a pill himself.
His face changed rapidly after he took the pill, becoming an ordinary-looking face. Qi Zhiheng took out a mirror; the person in the mirror looked very different from himself, appearing to be older.
Seeing such a calm face, he subconsciously looked at Yang Yitian.
Yang Yitian asked in confusion, "Why are you looking at me?"
Qi Zhiheng tentatively asked, "What do you think of my face?"
Yang Yitian took a closer look and said, "Oh, it is quite ugly, and a bit old."
Qi Zhiheng: "..."
Yang Yitian took a disguise pill and popped it into his mouth: "I'll have one too."
After finishing his meal, Yang Yitian had a more delicate face, but his age hadn't changed much. He admired himself in the mirror and said, "I look pretty good with this new face. It seems I'm a better match for the Disguise Pill. Compared to this, we don't look good together."
Qi Zhiheng rolled his eyes at him.
Yang Yitian said in a very irritating way, "You've changed. The way you used to roll your eyes was so alluring!"
Qi Zhiheng gritted his teeth, wishing he could grab the man and give him a good spanking: "Change your clothes first, so you won't be recognized later."
The two began to choose clothes.
Yang Yitian pulled out a magnificent robe made of the finest material and with exquisite craftsmanship: "I'll wear this!" He pointed to an ordinary robe that Qi Zhiheng had bought in Butterfly Stone Town and said, "You wear that one. I'll play the role of a rich young master, and you'll play my bodyguard!"
Yang Yitian chuckled to himself as he thought about it: a beautiful woman and her loyal bodyguard—it sounded really exciting!
Qi Zhiheng poked his forehead with his finger to bring him back to reality: "Dream on! You wear that one." He pointed to a bright red dress that had been mixed in when he bought a bunch of clothes before.
Qi Zhiheng also picked out a piece of clothing of excellent quality, making him look quite like a dignified gentleman.
"This outfit is so flashy! It doesn't suit my refined and otherworldly temperament at all," Yang Yitian said with some dissatisfaction.
"You're overthinking it. You're just a flirt." Qi Zhiheng glanced at him indifferently. "I'm playing the role of a rich patriarch, so what you're saying..."
"Me, play your son?" Yang Yitian considered the apparent age difference between the two.
Qi Zhiheng said with a hint of mockery, "You can play the role of my newlywed concubine, coveting my money and such."
Yang Yitian: "...I thought you were so serious, but I didn't expect you to be so playful."
"Stop talking nonsense and change!" Qi Zhiheng changed his clothes, and Yang Yitian also put on a flashy red outfit.
Looking at his outfit and thinking about his role, Yang Yitian leaned against Qi Zhiheng like a boneless beast, and said with a grin, "Master~ do I look good in this outfit today?"
"Aside from looking a bit silly, he looks pretty good overall." Qi Zhiheng casually put his arm around his waist.
As for the two of them acting in secrecy, others might not even be able to see them.
Qi Zhiheng said: As long as you have fun!
First, we need to figure out why these people have gathered here.
Qi Zhiheng himself possesses powerful soul power and has a cultivation technique for spiritual soul. Although he is unlikely to surpass Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators for the time being, his soul power is outstanding compared to a group of spiritual cultivators whose strength is equivalent to Foundation Establishment stage.
Qi Zhiheng's soul power spread outwards, listening to the discussions around him.
"The last time was five days ago, and the next time might be in the next two days."
"I must grab as much as possible, otherwise all my time these past few days will have been wasted."
"Who wouldn't? If it weren't for the rarity of the Heavenly Water Beast, and the even greater difficulty of encountering its century-long transformation period, why would I sacrifice the time I would spend searching for the target item to squat here?"
"This Heavenly Water Beast is a demon beast at the Spirit Venerable stage. Fortunately, it is docile and will not attack unless provoked. As long as we do not attack it, we will be safe."
Qi Zhiheng heard two key words: Heavenly Water Beast and the Century Transformation Period!
Yang Yitian asked, "What are they doing?"
Qi Zhiheng's expression was somewhat indescribable: "They're probably waiting for the criticism."
Yang Yitian looked puzzled: "Waiting for saliva?"
He explained the characteristics of the Skywater Beast.
The Heavenly Water Beast is a type of demon beast. After reaching adulthood, it undergoes a transformation period every hundred years, which lasts for about half a year.
During this metamorphosis period, certain changes occur in the nasal cavity and throat, which can cause itching. Within five to ten days, the bird will fly out of the nest and sneeze.
The saliva of the Skywater Beast is quite special. After leaving the Skywater Beast's mouth, it turns into crystals, commonly known as Illusionary Azure Glass. The name sounds elegant and refined, but who would have thought that it would be the saliva of the Skywater Beast...
And now, this group of people's goal is to wait for the Skywater Beast to come out of its cave and start spitting...
Yang Yitian was also somewhat speechless after hearing this: "So what should we do next? Are we just going to join in and fight over saliva too?"
Qi Zhiheng said, "The Boundary Stone is more important. Let's wait and see its exact location. If these people's attention is drawn to the Heavenly Water Beast, we can take the opportunity to find the Boundary Stone."
Yang Yitian nodded, clearly impressed.
Qi Zhiheng asked, "Are there any talismans that can make one invisible?"
"Yes! I have invisibility talismans here." Yang Yitian took out two invisibility talismans, then said with some annoyance, "These can only make you invisible, but they can't hide your aura."
"It's alright." Qi Zhiheng rummaged through his pills: "I have a Concealing Breath Pill, dealing with a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators shouldn't be a problem."
Qi Zhiheng asked the Moon Beast for directions to the Boundary Stone.
The Moon Beast was pointing to the location of the Heavenly Water Beast Cave.
Qi Zhiheng frowned slightly: "Could the Boundary Stone be inside the Heavenly Water Beast's nest?"
The two consumed the Concealment Pill and applied invisibility talismans, then began heading in the direction indicated by the moon beast.
The disciples around them didn't notice the two of them as they walked.
Qi Zhiheng had a bad feeling; the location the Moon Beast pointed to was right inside the Sky Water Beast's nest.
The Concealment Pill lasts for three days, while the Invisibility Talisman lasts for one day. The Invisibility Talisman can be reapplied after it's used up, but the Concealment Pill can only be taken once every two weeks.
Qi Zhiheng could only secretly pray that the Heavenly Water Beast would emerge from its nest within the next three days.
"Should we just wait here for the monsters inside to come out?" Since we were too close to the Heavenly Water Beast's lair, Yang Yitian used telepathy to communicate with Qi Zhiheng.
Qi Zhiheng replied telepathically: "Let's find a suitable place first; it's too easy to be exposed here."
He led the group to a spot with lots of rocks and bushes, where they hid.
In this way, even after the effects of the Concealing Breath Pill wear off, he can temporarily protect the two of them with wood-attribute spiritual energy and soul power.
Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian kept watch for two days. At this point, he couldn't help but become nervous.
The Tianshui Beast sneezes within five to ten days, according to what people have said before. Today is already the seventh day, and Qi Zhiheng can only pray that the Tianshui Beast will be able to leave its nest tomorrow.
Perhaps Qi Zhiheng's prayers worked, for on the morning of the last day, the earth trembled.
The entrance to the Tianshui Beast's lair was an enormous pit. Qi Zhiheng didn't know what was inside, but judging from the width of the opening, the Tianshui Beast must have been quite large.
The ground began to tremble, and the disciples of the Yuansheng Academy guarding outside were on high alert.
"It's coming out soon!"
An even more violent tremor emanated, and a dark shadow appeared at the cave entrance.
"Thump"
"Thump"
"Thump"
The footsteps of the Heavenly Water Beast could be heard.
At this moment, everyone saw the appearance of the Heavenly Water Beast.
The entire Tianshui Beast is over ten meters wide and tall, and looks like a small mountain from a distance.
It has four legs embedded in a pillar, a body shaped like an elephant, two long horns on its trunk, and two tusks on either side of its mouth. It looks quite ferocious.
Yang Yitian exclaimed inwardly, "Wow! What a huge rhinoceros!"
Isn't this celestial water beast just an enlarged version of a mutated rhinoceros?
The Heavenly Water Beast emerged from the cave, opened its mouth wide, and let out a long roar to the sky.
Then two fleshy wings unfolded from its back. The Skywater Beast flapped its wings, and its huge body gradually rose and flew into the air.
The surrounding trees were felled by the gale-force winds from his flapping wings, and his enormous figure seemed to blot out half the sky. A huge shadow was cast on the ground.
Yang Yitian and Qi Zhiheng were standing quite close together, and the strong wind made their hair look messy, as if they were fools.
The problem is that the two are still in hiding and dare not use their spiritual energy, so they can only let the strong wind keep blowing on their faces.
Everyone's attention was drawn to the Skywater Beast, which had risen into the air.
By this time, the strong winds that had swept across the mountains had stopped.
"Let's go!" Qi Zhiheng pulled Yang Yitian toward the huge pit.
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