Liu Yunqing knew, of course, that his own cultivation and strength were the most important things.
Moreover, her desire for a ranking in the cultivation competition was also for the sake of cultivation level and strength.
On the surface, the Cultivation Grand Competition appears to be just a contest between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators from the Sun Realm, but in reality, it is a competition to obtain a spot in an ancient secret realm.
More importantly, those who can enter the ancient secret realm are not only cultivators from the Sun Realm, but also cultivators of equal cultivation from other realms.
Not to mention the various rare and precious materials in the secret realm, this alone is enough to make people fight tooth and nail for them.
Of course, for Liu Yunqing, there is another important point: the ancient secret realm may contain the essence blood of the Golden Crow.
After Liu Yunqing obtained the third drop of Golden Crow essence blood from Venerable Xian'en, there has been no further news about the whereabouts of the Golden Crow essence blood.
Therefore, she must obtain a spot in the Ancient Secret Realm, whether for the Sun Realm or for herself.
After all, her own fate had long been intertwined with that of the Sun Realm.
These thoughts were something she could only entertain in her own mind and couldn't be discussed with Si Qing.
Regardless of Si Qing's attributes, just the fact that Liu Yunqing suspected he wasn't a cultivator from the Sun Realm made it impossible for him to know certain things.
Yes, Liu Yunqing's suspicion about Si Qing was that this person was not a cultivator from the Sun Realm at all.
They are either cultivators from other, larger, or higher realms, or they are cultivators from the Immortal Realm who have already ascended, or perhaps they should be called immortals.
Liu Yunqing couldn't produce any concrete evidence, but she followed her heart.
Faced with Si Qing's rare words of advice to a junior, Liu Yunqing simply looked up and smiled obediently, saying:
"Thank you for your guidance, senior. I know what to do and will not put the cart before the horse."
"But I've always been competitive, and since I'm going to participate in the competition, I naturally want to get a good ranking with my friends."
When Liu Yunqing said this, he had a smile on his lips, a respectful attitude, and spoke softly, as if he showed great respect to his senior.
This made Si Qing feel that she had made a mountain out of a molehill and that her words were overly harsh.
Besides, why should I give her any pointers?
Si Qing reminded herself that she was only following Liu Yunqing because she was bored and discovered that Liu Yunqing had a secret, not because she wanted to take care of the child.
With that thought in mind, Si Qing didn't bother to think any further and waved his hand, saying:
"Whatever you want, I was just saying it offhand."
Liu Yunqing still thanked her with a smile.
Thanks to Liu Yunqing's good attitude, after this incident, the two entered a relatively peaceful period of getting along—not disturbing each other.
Liu Yunqing cultivated according to his own progress, communicating with his companions from time to time to discuss tactics.
When I get tired of practicing, I just pick out some books and texts to read, regardless of their type.
It could be related to the four arts of immortal cultivation, alchemy, artifacts, talismans, and arrays; it could also be some unorthodox or heretical cultivation practices; or it could be some travelogues of ancient predecessors. In short, it's all wildly imaginative and completely unpredictable.
Perhaps it was because Liu Yunqing's quiet days were too boring that Si Qing, who had originally wanted to find some fun, couldn't stay still.
Then, on a dark and windy night, while Liu Yunqing was meditating and cultivating as usual, he left quietly.
Liu Yunqing, who was meditating on the futon, paused for a moment when Si Qing left, then resumed normal breathing.
After a while, Si Qing reappeared far above Liu Yunqing's head. Seeing that Liu Yunqing was motionless and had not noticed his departure, he finally disappeared.
After confirming Si Qingzhen's departure, Liu Yunqing's lips slowly curled up, and in the next instant, she disappeared from the spot and entered the Golden Crow Space.
Liu Yunqing's sudden appearance startled Xiao Jiao, who was arguing with Xiao Jin.
Xiao Jiao immediately forgot to be stunned. After seeing that it was indeed Liu Yunqing, she pounced over and shrunk her entire dragon body to just barely wrap around Liu Yunqing.
"Zhenru, Zhenru, Zhenru! You haven't been to this space in so long, you haven't played with me in so long! I'm all alone... Dragon, I'm going to suffocate in this space!"
Liu Yunqing felt apologetic. She was also worried that if Xiao Jiao stayed in the space for too long, she might absorb too much spiritual energy from the Golden Crow Space, which could ultimately have adverse effects on her cultivation.
Liu Yunqing had no choice, because her cultivation level was not high enough, but those who were by her side, or rather, those who paid excessive attention to her, were all powerful beings she could not defeat at all.
But this time, Xiao Jiao was determined and kept making a fuss, indicating that she did not want to stay in the Golden Crow Space anymore.
Since leaving Gu Dai, Xiao Jiao has actually been very obedient to Liu Yunqing, and she has never been so noisy in all this time.
Liu Yunqing tried to coax Xiao Jiao for a long time, but all he got was more and more agitated emotions. He was exhausted, so the two of them stood facing each other with their hands on their hips, and the scene was quiet.
Liu Yunqing took a deep breath, her mind racing with words of persuasion for Xiao Jiao. The next moment, she looked up and met Xiao Jiao's ruby-like eyes. Seeing the beautiful eyes filled with tearful grievance, she couldn't utter a single word she had prepared.
Liu Yunqing was defeated and sighed deeply:
"Alright, I'll let you out."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiao's beautiful ruby eyes instantly sparkled, and she rushed over to hug Liu Yunqing's neck, saying coquettishly:
"Really, really, really, I knew you'd say yes, you're the best~"
Liu Yunqing struggled to break free from the dragon's embrace, pulled Xiao Jiao a little further away, and looked directly into its eyes, saying:
"Don't be too happy yet. I can let you out, but we need to agree on three rules first."
Without a second thought, Xiaojiao immediately nodded and said:
"Okay! I'll do whatever you say!"
...
Liu Yunqing only knew that Si Qing had left, so she confidently entered the space.
However, they did not know that what Si Qing did was not called leaving, but returning to his original form.
Returning to his original form was incredibly quick for Si Qing.
In the blink of an eye, the person reappeared in the Dream Reincarnation Pool.
Si Qing's main body, sensing the return of his clone, slowly opened his eyes and looked over, saying:
"Come here, let me see what you've gained on this trip?"
The clone smiled and crashed directly into the main body without any resistance, then disappeared.
After a cup of tea, Si Qingbenqing frowned and opened his eyes, as if talking to himself, or perhaps to someone else:
"Just who is this little girl? I can't search her soul, I can't kill her, and I can't even enter her dreams?"
This is really strange.
Old man Si Qing's face was scrunched up in a frown. After thinking for a long time, as if he had thought of something, a glint of light flashed in his old eyes, and he said:
"No, it's only me who can't be erased or have my soul searched. That brat from the Tai Xuan Sect could easily crush her, couldn't he?"
So why are other powerful beings able to harm Liu Yunqing, but he alone cannot?
Gradually, the old man Si Qing's eyes grew brighter and brighter. He summoned the young Si Qing again and looked at him with some excitement, saying:
"I think we're about to be saved!"
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