Shi Xingyang had already fainted.
Qi Zhiheng bound the person with a magical implement.
Shi Xingyang definitely cannot be killed, because that's the rule of the Yuansheng Academy. Qi Zhiheng has no intention of killing him, and a living Shi Xingyang is more valuable.
First, the secrets that Shi Xingyang knew were already known to the lineage of Shi Xingyang's grandfather in the Qinglan Sect, but what they knew was only speculation. For example, Shi Xingyang knew that he could suddenly disappear and guessed that it might be some kind of magical artifact that could allow people to enter, but he did not know the specifics.
His interest in this stemmed primarily from the sudden rise of the Qi family.
Logically speaking, the sudden rise of the Qi family is nothing special, but as soon as he connected it to Qi Zhiheng's sudden disappearance, he naturally felt that it was all related to the treasure in Qi Zhiheng's possession.
However, it's understandable that he thinks this way, since Qi Zhiheng did indeed get to where he is today thanks to the spatial ring.
According to Shi Xingyang's memory, the Qinglan Sect already knew his secret, so he had to make this secret seem plausible.
The space cannot be exposed, but it needs to be explained by the concept of particles to get by. Of course, the one he wants to fool is not the Qinglan Sect, but the Yuansheng Academy.
This time, the Qi family killed so many people from the Qinglan Sect. The Qinglan Sect might want to seek justice from them. Since they will come to seek justice sooner or later, he might as well strike first.
Relying on the Qi family is certainly not enough; he still needs to rely on the Yuansheng Institute. There is no doubt that the Yuansheng Institute will help him, but he cannot guarantee the extent to which the Yuansheng Institute will support him. Therefore, he must increase his own bargaining chips.
The Qinglan Sect is his enemy because the Qinglan Sect and the Qi family have conflicting interests. What if the Qinglan Sect's conflicting interests were to change from the Qi family to the Yuansheng Academy? Then the Yuansheng Academy would definitely try to nip those who covet their treasures in the bud.
Qi Zhiheng took out three jade slips from his space. He copied two slips himself and Yang Yitian copied one slip, transing the contents of the jade slips.
Qi Zhiheng specifically instructed that his usual handwriting should not be used.
Qi Zhiheng took the three books he had copied and put them together. These two books were not used by Qi Zhiheng and his family; they were only at the Golden Core stage level.
One of the books contained alchemy manuals, which were obviously incomparable to the alchemy manuals he had learned. However, there was no such thing as alchemy manuals on the Xuanling Continent. This manual alone was enough to shock the people of the Xuanling Continent.
The second book contained some pill formulas, all of which were low-level formulas. If there was a formula for a pill that did not contain any spiritual herbs that could not be found in this world, Qi Zhiheng would ignore it. He also changed the names of the spiritual herbs with different names to the names from the Xuanling Continent when copying them.
The third book was a collection of talismans. Since Qi Zhiheng couldn't understand these talismans, and the collection of talismans really needed to be drawn, he had no choice but to let Yang Yitian draw it.
Yang Yitian asked, "What do you plan to do with these books?"
Qi Zhiheng said, "It's for exchanging for protection."
After obtaining the three books, Qi Zhiheng put all the blue-robed corpses into a spatial ring. Shi Xingyang couldn't take them with him yet; he planned to go to the Source Academy first.
Qi Zhiheng did not bring Yang Yitian with him; he went alone.
Upon returning to Yuansheng Academy, he first went to the Pill Hall and sought out Elder Mu.
If we were to ask who Qi Zhiheng was familiar with among the upper echelons of the Yuansheng Academy, it would undoubtedly be Elder Mu.
Qi Zhiheng found Elder Mu.
Elder Mu was also somewhat puzzled by Qi Zhiheng's purpose in coming: "What do you want with me?"
Qi Zhiheng bowed first and then said, "Elder Mu, I have a request."
Elder Mu never expected that Qi Zhiheng would need to ask him for anything. If there was anything else he might need to ask, it would only be something related to the Pill Hall.
Could it be that Qi Zhiheng is trying to get into the Pill Hall through his connections? Thinking about it that way, it's quite possible.
Elder Mu said tactfully, "Tell me first. If I can agree to it, I will definitely not refuse."
Qi Zhiheng stated his purpose: "Elder Mu, this disciple wishes to see the Dean and would like to ask the Elder to introduce us."
"What do you want to see the dean for?" This was unexpected by Elder Mu. If Qi Zhiheng just wanted to see the dean, he could have gone to ask for an audience himself. There was no need to go through him to relay the message to the dean.
Qi Zhiheng had his reasons for starting with Elder Mu. First, two-thirds of the benefits would ultimately go to the Pill Hall, and Elder Mu had a very good impression of him, so he would definitely speak well of him to the Dean.
Qi Zhiheng replied, "This matter concerns me personally and is also of vital interest to the Pill Hall. I would appreciate it if the elder could introduce me to the dean first. Once I have met the dean, I will explain everything to him."
Qi Zhiheng added, "If we could invite the elders of the Talisman Hall, that would be the best."
"What are you up to?" Elder Mu asked, somewhat puzzled.
Qi Zhiheng simply said, "In short, it brings more benefits than the Cleansing Pill."
Elder Mu was somewhat surprised: "You've developed a new elixir again? What kind of elixir? If it's too ineffective, I'd be embarrassed to introduce it to you."
Qi Zhiheng shook his head: "No, not this time. Anyway, Elder, please tell me if you would like me to be introduced to someone?"
“Alright then, I’ll go see the Dean now. You come with me.” Elder Mu walked ahead.
Qi Zhiheng followed behind Zi'a, reminding him to find an elder of the Talisman Hall.
Without saying a word, Elder Mu went to the Talisman Hall and found an acquaintance, Elder Fu. The three of them went together to the Dean to request an audience.
The dean quickly let the three of them in.
The dean found the group of three rather odd: "What is the purpose of this meeting?"
Elder Mu and Elder Fu looked at Qi Zhiheng.
Qi Zhiheng stepped forward and bowed: "Disciple greets Dean."
The dean raised his hand: "No need for formalities. Is it you who has something to say?"
Dean Qi Zhiheng still had some impression of him; the Cleansing Elixir did indeed bring many benefits to the Yuansheng Academy.
Qi Zhiheng said, "I have come to see the dean today because I have a favor to ask."
Elder Mu looked at Qi Zhiheng and thought to himself, "Could this kid be using the pretense of getting a benefit to get me to introduce him to the Dean, but actually want the Dean to do something for him? I don't know if the benefit thing is true or not. Could it be that Qi Zhiheng is playing me for a fool?"
"Speak frankly," the dean said.
Qi Zhiheng first took out a bottle of Concealment Pills and an Invisibility Talisman: "Please take a look at these two items in my hand, Dean."
"What is this? Pills and talismans? Could it be newly developed pills and talismans?" The dean didn't know Qi Zhiheng's purpose.
"Please have the dean check the effect first." After saying that, Qi Zhiheng took the Concealment Pill, affixed the Invisibility Talisman, and then disappeared into thin air.
Everyone present was stunned, never expecting that Qi Zhiheng would have such abilities.
Soon, Qi Zhiheng's figure was revealed, but his aura was still absent.
Qi Zhiheng then recounted the events in detail: "Dean, I came here today because I caused a trouble, and the source of the trouble is the pills and talismans in my possession."
The dean nodded, signaling him to continue.
"During the Yuansheng Academy trial, in the Ten Thousand Souls Forest, I disappeared after consuming a pill and affixing a talisman. I was eventually seen by another trial participant. This person harbored ill intentions, believing that I possessed some priceless treasure! He then tried to sell it to the Qi family, to which I belonged, attempting to force me to hand over this precious treasure!"
The dean astutely gleaned some information from his words: the trials of the Source Academy? Qi Zhiheng had essentially revealed the key point: the one eyeing them was also from the Source Academy!
Qi Zhiheng's claim that the enemy used his own family to lure them out of the city was merely a pretext, and he dispatched a large number of assassins to hunt them down. Fortunately, the Qi family did have a trump card up their sleeve, using a poison pill to kill their opponents. They also managed to find the mastermind behind it all.
"Dean, these people, knowing that I am one of the heroes of Yuansheng Academy, still sent people to hunt me down without any scruples. It is obvious that they do not take Yuansheng Academy seriously! Such arrogant behavior, I beg the Dean to step in and teach these ignorant sects a lesson!" Qi Zhiheng said this in a high-sounding manner, calling for someone to come and fight.
The dean said, "So, you killed the mastermind behind it all? I remember that sects are not allowed to kill each other. If the other party is dead, there's no way to verify it. How can I believe what you're saying is true?"
The sect leader's meaning was clear: no one could guarantee that Qi Zhiheng hadn't killed the other party and then falsely accused him.
But what the sect leader really wanted to know was whether Qi Zhiheng possessed a valuable treasure.
"Everything I have said is true," Qi Zhiheng said. "To be honest, Sect Master, that person is not dead yet, and the other party's forces have already determined that I have a treasure. I think the other party's forces will not let this go. I came here mainly for two reasons, especially after losing so many combat forces."
Qi Zhiheng paused for a moment before continuing, "Firstly, this coveter, as a former disciple of Shenyang, did not act in the interests of the Yuansheng Academy. Instead, he helped his original forces. Presumably, even if he achieves something in the future, he will not bring any help to the Yuansheng Academy. The disciple is different. The disciple has no power behind him, only a simple family of a few people. His only support in the future may be the Yuansheng Academy."
This point is mainly to clarify my own stance and Shi Xingyang's stance. I am, after all, one of the Yuansheng Academy's own people, but Shi Xingyang is definitely siding with outsiders. Actually, it's not quite accurate to say that; Shi Xingyang is more like someone else's child being fostered.
"Secondly, the other party will not let this go. Since they have already determined that I have treasures, it is useless for me to deny it. They will definitely come looking for me again later. You can guard against them for a while, but you can't guard against them forever. Rather than letting them kill my whole family and take what I have obtained, it is better to hand it over to Yuansheng Academy now. I know very well that Yuansheng Academy is my true backer!"
That can be considered a form of honesty.
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