Chapter 1116

This scene left everyone unable to believe their own eyes.

“Luo Mengyi, Core Formation Stage Fourth Layer, lost to Qin Qi, who’s only at the First Layer of Core Formation?”

Winning against someone with higher cultivation isn’t rare, but usually, it’s at most skipping one or two levels.

But to cross over a whole three levels and still win—that’s an exceptionally rare occurrence.

Housekeeper Wu and the Four Demons of Yuanxin saw this and had joy written all over their faces, overjoyed.

“Really unexpected, Young Master actually has such ability. Even the Xuan Yi Sect’s top genius, Luo Mengyi, fell to him!”

“Young Master really is incredible!”

The group looked at each other, and the tension in their hearts finally eased at this moment.

“Heh, as expected, someone chosen by the Palace Master—it’s perfectly normal for him to be better than Xuan Yi Sect’s geniuses!”

On the other hand, Wang Baihe is naturally the opposite.

His face was especially ugly at this moment, expression cold as frost, glaring fiercely at Qin Qi.

Seeing Wang Baihe’s expression, Qin Qi was clearly irritated. “What the fuck are you staring at?”

As soon as Qin Qi said that, everyone was dumbfounded.

This Qin Qi actually dared to speak to a Nascent Soul Stage expert like that?

Even Wang Baihe was stunned, speaking in a sinister tone: “Kid, what do you mean by that?”

Qin Qi replied with obvious displeasure: “I should ask you what you mean! So I beat your disciple, and now you sit there with a stinking face, staring at me—who are you trying to scare?”

“What, you can’t stand me, want to kill me?”

Wang Baihe’s aura instantly flared up, viciously snarling: “Kid, do you know what price you have to pay for talking to me like that?”

Housekeeper Wu and the Four Demons of Yuanxin were about to say something.

But Qin Qi smirked sarcastically, “Wang Baihe, what? You dare to kill me here? I bet you don’t have the guts, let alone the skills!”

“But right now, I’m on the Divine Firmament Platform, and your disciple’s life hangs entirely in my hands.”

“Keep giving me that nasty face, and I’ll wipe out Luo Mengyi whenever I feel like it—believe me or not!”

Wang Baihe was instantly dumbstruck.

That’s right.

The rules of the Divine Firmament Platform: Either one side leaves voluntarily, or one side dies completely!

But now, the match isn’t over yet.

And his precious disciple Luo Mengyi is already collapsed on the ground, which means, her life is held in the opponent’s hands.

Luo Mengyi heard Qin Qi’s threatening words and felt wounded in her heart.

This Qin Qi already enslaved her—why go further and humiliate her master, and herself in the process.

But soon, a message was transmitted into her mind.

“If I don’t do this, do you think if I spare your life today, your master won’t suspect anything?”

“At that point, even if I let you go, do you really think everything will be fine?”

What he said wasn’t nonsense.

With Qin Qi saying that, Luo Mengyi’s delicate body trembled.

Qin Qi’s transmitted message left her unable to refute it.

Besides, everything he said was perfectly logical.

She hadn’t realized—he said all this for her sake.

In contrast, after Qin Qi’s explanation, she suddenly felt a wave of disappointment with her master!

If Qin Qi hadn’t helped smooth things over, would her survival today have caused her master to lose trust in her?

The foundation of trust was suddenly cracking at this moment!

Without a doubt, Qin Qi noticed Luo Mengyi’s expression entirely.

Though he couldn’t fully fathom her emotions, he could basically guess her thoughts based on her expression.

Because of that, he let his lips curl up and felt much more comfortable inside.

Now, Wang Baihe!

No matter how annoyed he was inside, hearing Qin Qi’s threat left all his fury bottled up.

Then, he spoke sinisterly: “Kid. Don’t you fucking dare!”

Qin Qi sneered, “Wang Baihe, you think I won’t dare? On the Divine Firmament Platform, even if I kill Luo Mengyi, what can you do to me?”

Wang Baihe clenched his fists, unable to even say a word in retort.

After a while, he could only grumble, “What do you want?”

“If you want me to let your disciple go, it’s simple. You have to satisfy me!” Qin Qi said slowly.

The reason Qin Qi said all this was because, letting Luo Mengyi go easily would definitely arouse suspicion.

Instead, why not dispel his doubts from another angle, making him feel like saving his disciple came at a price!

Indeed.

Wang Baihe had no clue that Qin Qi had already enslaved his disciple.

He quickly fell for the ploy, replying sinisterly, “Kid, what exactly do you want?”

“What do I want?” Qin Qi’s tone was icy. “Depends on what you give me. If what you give doesn’t satisfy me, then your disciple’s life is nothing for me to take, right?”

Wang Baihe’s face grew even darker.

Luo Mengyi’s life was precious, but now that she’d failed, he instinctively considered her life dispensable.

The only reason for negotiating now, was to preserve his dignity as a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator!

Qin Qi caught onto this with sharp insight.

He grinned, “Elder Wang, if you truly want your disciple to survive, shouldn’t you know better than I do what you need to sacrifice?”

This sentence hit the weakness in Luo Mengyi’s already uncertain heart!

Just as Qin Qi said, if her master really wanted her to live, what use was all this pointless talk?

The other party would do whatever it takes.

But now, he was weighing the pros and cons!

Exactly as Luo Mengyi thought.

Wang Baihe clenched his teeth, considering for a long time before finally saying grimly, “Qin, inside this storage pouch are some of my treasured cultivation materials. These materials are highly valuable for the Core Formation Stage, with your current cultivation, they could help you advance another layer easily!”

“Take a look—this should be enough to trade for my disciple’s life!”

Once he finished,

Wang Baihe directly handed the storage pouch to Qin Qi.

Qin Qi opened the pouch and glanced inside, making no attempt to hide its contents—even letting Luo Mengyi inspect it fully.

He wanted her to know,

Look at this.

The master you respected—this is the price he’s willing to pay for saving you!

Just as he expected.

When Luo Mengyi saw these rare treasures, the despair on her already disheartened face grew even thicker!

On the surface, Qin Qi didn’t care much.

After all, with these treasures to boost his cultivation, they were more than enough.

“Ah, not bad. Barely meets my requirements. All right, I’ll let your disciple go now!”