"I really don't know!"
Qing Jie's face was calm as still water, staring directly into Qin Feng's sharp, hawk-like gaze without any ripples. His eyes were clear and firm, making it impossible to detect even the slightest hint of guilt.
Qin Feng and Qing Jie stared at each other silently for a while, and the atmosphere became somewhat heavy.
However, at that moment, Qin Feng suddenly grinned, revealing a row of clean, even teeth.
"Since you don't know, why don't you give me the fragment of the Primordial World map you have? I want to try piecing it together with the four fragments I currently have. Maybe then we can find out how many fragments we are still missing from collecting all the fragments."
As Qin Feng spoke, he looked at Qing Jie with a half-smile.
After hearing Qin Feng's words, Qing Jie showed no hesitation on his face. Without hesitation, he raised his right hand and waved it lightly, and a beam of light shot out from the storage ring on his finger.
Immediately afterwards, a fragment of a map, exuding an ancient aura and decorated with mysterious patterns, appeared in his hand.
Qing Jie didn't even glance at it before casually tossing it towards Qin Feng as if it were an insignificant object.
Qin Feng, with lightning speed, reached out and caught the flying fragment of the Primordial Origin World map accurately.
Without wasting any time, he quickly took out four more fragments of the Primordial Chaos Realm map from his storage ring.
Then, in full view of everyone, Qin Feng openly began to piece together the five fragments of the map.
Although Qin Feng did not deliberately avoid the others present, the burly men and others still turned around consciously, showing great tact, for fear of accidentally seeing something they shouldn't and causing trouble.
Before long, Qin Feng successfully pieced together the five fragments of the Primordial Chaos Realm map perfectly.
However, the result was as unsatisfactory as Qin Feng had predicted—the five fragments, when pieced together, failed to form a complete and flawless map of the Primordial Chaos Realm.
According to Qin Feng's estimate, at least three other key parts are still missing.
Looking at the less-than-perfect result before him, Qin Feng couldn't help but feel a deep sense of disappointment. He sighed helplessly and then put the five fragments of the Primordial Origin World map into his storage ring.
After doing all this, Qin Feng slowly raised his head, turned his gaze to Ling Zhi who was standing not far away, and asked, "Ling Zhi, do you know the whereabouts of the other fragments of the Primordial Origin Map?"
Faced with Qin Feng's question, Ling Zhi shook her head decisively without any hesitation and replied, "This humble woman truly does not know!"
She paused slightly, as if remembering something important, and continued, "Of the two fragments of the Primordial World map we obtained earlier, one was found in the Divine Source Pavilion, and the other was found in the Divine Fire Garden."
"You really don't know?"
Qin Feng frowned slightly, a hint of doubt and suspicion in his eyes, and stared directly at the other party to question him.
"Then how did you find the Divine Origin Pavilion and the Divine Fire Garden?"
Qin Feng's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an invisible pressure that was hard to ignore.
Hearing Qin Feng's question, Ling Zhi's expression remained calm and composed. She gently raised her head, met Qin Feng's gaze calmly, and slowly replied, "We just happened to meet."
However, Qin Feng didn't easily believe her explanation. He stared intently at Ling Zhi. "Just a chance encounter? That's too much of a coincidence."
Despite Qin Feng's forceful questioning, Ling Zhi showed no sign of panic.
She smiled slightly and said calmly, "We really just stumbled upon some clues about the Divine Origin Pavilion and the Divine Fire Garden by accident. Following these clues, we found our way there and unexpectedly discovered the existence of the fragments of the Primordial Chaos Realm map."
"Heh, do you think I'd believe that?" Qin Feng sneered, clearly dissatisfied with Ling Zhi's explanation.
Lingzhi sighed helplessly. "There's nothing I can do if you don't believe me!"
"However, Fellow Daoist Qin, we just gave you the two fragments of the Primordial Chaos Realm map we obtained. There seems to be no need to hide it from you, is there?"
Upon hearing Lingzhi's words, Qin Feng's face immediately showed an undisguised embarrassment.
Indeed, Lingzhi had already handed over the two fragments of the Primordial Origin World map to him without reservation, so why would she have any need to deceive or hide anything from him?
Thinking of this, Qin Feng slowly turned his body to the side and turned his gaze to the burly man and others not far away.
At this moment, Qin Feng's gaze swept back and forth between the burly man and the others like lightning.
However, despite his constantly shifting and changing gaze, he kept his lips tightly closed, showing no sign of speaking.
The group of burly men who were being stared at by Qin Feng felt as if they had needles sticking out of their backs and were trembling with fear.
In particular, a small number of people with slightly weaker mental fortitude began to involuntarily break out in large beads of sweat on their foreheads.
Although Qin Feng never exerted the slightest pressure on them from beginning to end, the powerful aura emanating from him was so terrifying that it instilled a sense of fear in everyone present.
After a while, the burly man finally couldn't suppress his fear and unease any longer and spoke first, his face full of trepidation: "Fellow Daoist Qin... please, please don't keep staring at us like that!"
"If you have any questions or anything you'd like to ask, feel free to ask!"
Qin Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, a kind yet mysterious smile on his face.
He chuckled softly, "Hehe, I'm just curious where you learned about the Primordial Chaos Realm?"
Upon hearing Qin Feng's words, the burly man, who had been somewhat tense, instantly relaxed, as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.
He took a deep breath and then answered truthfully, "We accidentally discovered information related to the Primordial Chaos Realm in a secret realm!"
He paused briefly at this point, seemingly recalling the scene.
Then, the burly man continued, "However, the information preserved in that secret realm is not entirely complete."
"It only records a fragment of the Hongmeng Primordial World and the approximate location of the entrance."
After saying this, he carefully observed Qin Feng's reaction, afraid that he might say something wrong and offend this seemingly gentle but unpredictable person.
Qin Feng stared at the burly man quietly for a long time. His deep gaze was like two sharp swords, seemingly able to pierce through one's soul.
However, after a moment, when he confirmed that what the other person said was true and did not seem to be deliberately lying to deceive him, he slowly shifted his gaze elsewhere.
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