Retreat

"Yes!" Si Xiuqi's response was loud and clear.

"Then Jue Wuya and I will return to the Secret Realm. The news of your appointment will be conveyed immediately. I'm leaving the Huayu Sect in your hands." Qin Ming nodded with satisfaction. Grabbing Jue Wuya, he tapped his feet lightly and flew toward the Secret Realm.

Si Xiuqi stood in place, respectfully seeing Qin Ming off.

At the same time, his heart was filled with joy; he had finally made it big.

With a Heaven Grade Cultivation Technique, a Heaven-Rank Spirit Skill, and his already decent Aptitude, reaching the Martial Emperor Realm was a certainty. He could even… strive for… the Martial Venerable Realm… After returning to the Secret Realm, Qin Ming and Jue Wuya went their separate ways. First, Qin Ming took the Holy Lord's head to the Disciples' graves to offer a sacrifice before returning to his own Cultivation Chamber.

Many things had happened during this period, and he needed to sort them out.

"Although the Evil Young Master has been killed, he mentioned that more Martial Venerable Experts would come to attack. I must guard against this."

Qin Ming sat cross-legged on the cushion, reminiscing carefully.

"The Sea of Despair is not so easy to cross. Even if ten Martial Saints came together, it would be a stroke of luck if even one managed to pass through.

No matter how powerful the Scorpion Faction is, they cannot treat the combat power of a Martial Saint as a trifle. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for them to send a Martial Saint here."

Qin Ming couldn't help but shiver as he thought of the horrors of the Sea of Despair.

"So, the Scorpion Faction can at most send Martial Venerable Experts over."

Based on Qin Ming's understanding, a Martial Venerable should be a top-tier existence on this Qian Continent.

However, on the Yuan Continent where Spiritual Qi is abundant, while Martial Venerable Experts are core members in some Major Powers, there are still quite a few of them.

Given the Scorpion Faction's hatred for him, it was highly likely they would dispatch a Martial Venerable Expert.

"Fortunately, we are separated by the Sea of Despair. If the Qin Family were on the Yuan Continent, they probably would have already…" Qin Ming felt a wave of relief in his heart.

The more he learned about the Scorpion Faction, the more terrifying he found them.

Because the Sea of Despair acted as a barrier, Martial Artists from the Yuan Continent had to pay a heavy price to cross over.

Thus, Qin Ming wasn't worried that the Scorpion Faction would send a Martial Saint. The Sea of Despair could kill Martial Saints just as easily.

In fact, the chances of a Martial Saint passing through were not much higher than those of a Martial Venerable.

Qin Ming didn't believe the Scorpion Faction would sacrifice several Martial Saints just to kill him.

If the Scorpion Faction truly had that kind of resolve, Qin Ming might as well wash his neck and wait for death.

Besides, Martial Saints were incredibly rare; it was uncertain if the Scorpion Faction even had that many.

"I won't worry about that for now. The most urgent matter is to Cultivate. The sooner I become a Martial Venerable, the sooner the Qin Family will be safe.

Moreover, to avenge Master, it's safer to become a Martial Venerable first." Initially, Qin Ming had planned to assassinate Jue Xin directly, but then he thought that would be too easy on him.

Furthermore, his Master would likely prefer to take revenge personally.

What Qin Ming needed to do was to protect and safeguard his Master's safety.

He was already close to becoming a Martial Venerable, so there was no rush for revenge.

Right now, Master is still attempting a Breakthrough to Pill Emperor. I'll wait for him to come out and ask for his opinion first.

"Seclusion!" Qin Ming realized that the most urgent matter at hand was his own Breakthrough to Martial Venerable.

Thus, he decided to set everything else aside and focus on entering seclusion to achieve the Martial Venerable Realm.

No sooner said than done, Qin Ming placed the spirit soil from his ring into a secret room, planted sixth-grade hidden dragon grass, and poured on some spirit-dissolving liquid.

This spirit-dissolving liquid had been collected by Shadow during this period.

Originally, he had planned to plant a ninth-grade spirit plant in the spirit soil, but hidden dragon grass was an important strategic material for Shadow, and he had a great use for it.

Since hidden dragon grass was too rare on the market, he could only bear the pain of taking out the precious spirit soil to Cultivate it.