Perfection: I have a Tree of Ten Thousand Paths

In the sky, Qi Shi'an could gaze into the distance and look down at the earth beneath his feet.

Suddenly, he saw several teenagers confronting each other in the dense forest below.

"stop!"

He immediately stopped the Crimson-Scaled Roc and landed in a dense forest a hundred miles away.

"You, stay away from me, at least a hundred meters away!" Qi Shi'an shouted.

The little Crimson-Scaled Roc was held in his hand, barely alive, while the giant Crimson-Scaled Roc stared at him with resentful eyes.

"Um?"

Qi Shi'an exerted a little force, and the little Crimson Scaled Roc let out a weak scream. Seeing this, the giant Crimson Scaled Roc did not dare to hesitate and immediately retreated more than a hundred meters away.

"for you!"

He threw the little Crimson-Scaled Roc away with all his might, then turned and ran, runes flashing beneath his feet and lightning spreading across the ground, escaping at lightning speed like a bolt of lightning.

After catching its cub, the Crimson-Scaled Roc did not dare to pursue it. It quickly took it back to its nest to heal its wounds, not daring to delay for even a moment.

Qi Shi'an followed the direction in which he had just seen people and continued his journey through the mountains and forests.

He has traversed millions of miles of wilderness and is extremely experienced in the conditions of the mountains, far surpassing most of his peers. In terms of caution and prudence, he is even more formidable.

He quickly located the group's position.

"Five people?"

Qi Shi'an concealed himself and used his divine sense to scan them, discovering that their auras were weak, as if they had been injured during the confrontation.

His current thought is to quickly obtain two Sky-Mending Stones and then find a safe place to absorb the Star Grass.

He quietly took a detour, using the surrounding rocks and vegetation to conceal himself, and quickly approached the five people.

"Cough cough, I never expected that trying to seize these few Heaven-Mending Stones would result in me being so severely injured. That person's treasure is truly formidable."

"Yes, it's a pity he got away, otherwise we would have gotten our hands on the treasure and the Heaven-Mending Stone."

The five people Qi Shi'an encountered were a small alliance, and their cultivation levels were not weak. However, they were all dressed in tattered clothes and covered in blood. Judging from their words, they seemed to have won by a narrow margin.

"It seems they have the Sky-Mending Stone on them; we'll have to use the old method."

Qi Shi'an took out a mask and put it on, then donned a black robe and leaped out from behind a boulder, rushing towards the five people at lightning speed.

The five men were all startled by Qi Shi'an's sudden appearance and immediately retaliated.

Soon after, the mountain burst into a dazzling light, giant trees shattered, and rocks flew through the air.

In an instant, the mountain area fell silent. The five people coughed up blood, their bodies covered in blood, and their injuries were even more severe.

"Fellow Daoist, why don't you show your true face?" a young man in white asked, his voice trembling.

"Special fetishes are none of your business. Hand over all the Sky-Mending Stones you have, or else..."

Qi Shi'an's eyes were as cold as ice, his fists were clenched, and he exuded murderous intent.

"No...don't kill us, we'll give it to you, we'll give it to you!"

The five men trembled as they took out all the Sky-Mending Stones. Qi Shi'an took them all, while one of them continued his solitary journey through the dense forest.

"Phew... This person's strength is terrifying." One person sighed.

The five of them were severely injured, and all the Heaven-Mending Stones had been plundered, making it extremely difficult for them to pass the second trial.

However, Qi Shi'an didn't go far before he thought for a moment and turned back.

"what!"

He silently and swiftly rushed towards the five men, knocking them all unconscious. Then, he took a piece of the Sky-Mending Stone from each of their bags and threw the bags back to the five men.

"I only took one piece from each of them; how kind of me!"

Qi Shi'an looked at these five people and they seemed to be geniuses from a tribe. Since they were not from a major power, he would not kill them all.

After all, in their previous life, they were the "only college students in the village."

He kindly threw the five men onto a huge ancient tree to prevent them from being carried off by wild beasts, and then left with his spoils.

They didn't know how much time had passed before the five of them woke up, feeling excruciating pain from head to toe.

"Hey, big brother, why did that person return the Sky-Mending Stone again?" A dark-skinned boy asked in a weak voice.

"I don't know, and it seems like a piece is missing from my bag."

The boy, referred to as the eldest brother, immediately checked the Sky-Mending Stone in the bag and found that one was missing.

"Big brother, me too."

"Mine too."

The five men discovered that each of them was missing one item from their bag, and they couldn't understand why the other person had done so.

"Never mind, as long as we can barely get through, that's fine. Healing is the priority."

The boy, who was called the eldest brother, stopped worrying and focused on healing his injuries.

At this moment, Qi Shi'an was in a cave refining the Star Grass.

The Star Grass he obtained was a five-leaf Star Grass. He swallowed it whole and immediately activated the runes, drawing upon the endless spiritual essence within his body and refining it into every inch of his flesh and blood.

In an instant, a great light shone forth, the runes glittered, and his entire body shimmered with starlight. At this moment, he was like a celestial god, dazzling and radiant.

The Star Grass has extremely strong medicinal properties, and is incomparably domineering. It transforms into a hazy starlight within his body, and then spreads to every part of his body, tempering his flesh and bones.

For the entire night, Qi Shi'an remained motionless, comprehending the profound meaning of the runes and experiencing the power of growth.

I didn't open my eyes until dawn.

"My physical body has indeed become much stronger; it truly lives up to its reputation as a spiritual medicine."

Qi Shi'an stood up, preparing to head to the exit of the second battlefield to deliver the Sky-Mending Stones. As he left, he dropped two more Sky-Mending Stones, leaving only three, which would be enough.

He wandered through the mountains and forests, hoping to encounter someone, because he had forgotten how to get out and how to get back.

After walking for most of the day, they finally came to a flat area and saw several of the boys who had been traveling with them. They had clearly formed an alliance.

However, they did not fight each other. It seemed that they had enough of the Heaven-Mending Stones in their hands and were only coming together to fight the enemy together. Qi Shi'an hurriedly stepped forward to ask for directions.

"Hey, I heard something interesting happened outside. You two don't know about it yet, do you?" a boy said with a grin.

"What interesting thing happened? How did you know?" someone asked.

"A guy just came in from outside, and I don't know what he wanted. He stupidly asked me for advice."

"I told him some things and casually asked how things were outside. He then told me a funny story that almost made me laugh to death."

"Tell me quickly."

"A total of 19,700 people from Zones 3 and 8 successfully made it through the final challenge."

The elders of the Butian Pavilion looked like they had seen a ghost, and almost fainted from anger.

"Impossible, right?"

"It's true. It's said that the talisman bones in these two areas were looted, which caused the array to fail, allowing those people to pass through."

When the boys heard this, their mouths gaped open wide enough to fit an egg; they simply couldn't believe it.

"Speaking of which, this style seems so familiar, it feels like I've seen it before."

"What you've said does remind me. This style does indeed resemble the work of those two brats from the Void God Realm."

These words immediately sparked a heated discussion among them.

In the distance, Qi Shi'an, who was walking towards them, listened to the heated discussion and showed no surprise; these things were all within his expectations.

At this moment, Elder Xiong Fei, Elder Zhuo Yun, and other elders discussed the matter with the clan elders of various tribes. In the end, they gritted their teeth and almost shed tears, agreeing to allow four thousand people to pass through.

Cutting off so many people from 19,700 is already the biggest concession the Butian Pavilion has made.

After all, resources are limited. If the number of people increases, internal strife will inevitably occur within the Butian Pavilion sooner or later.

They even fought each other for resources, but how could the tribal members be a match for the children of powerful forces? In the end, the tribal members suffered heavy casualties.

"These 19,700 people must be reselected. Except for the geniuses who have entered the second battlefield, this attempt does not count."

How to select four thousand people? Perhaps we'll have to try again.

In the second battlefield, Qi Shi'an stepped forward.

"Brothers, we have enough Sky-Mending Stones. How are we going to get out?"

Qi Shi'an spoke in a low voice, trying his best to show his naive side.

"Oh? You've had enough? Now that you've gathered all the Sky-Mending Stones, just wait patiently until the elders personally open the passage to the second battlefield," a young man explained to him.

"Oh, is that so?"

Qi Shi'an was somewhat apprehensive, pretending to be a weak person who was afraid of unexpected events.

"How about this, you come with us. It'll be safer if we travel together as a group."

"Okay, okay."

And so, Qi Shi'an followed them, walking at the very back, his eyes darting around as he sized up the boys.

"Hey, do you think the elders of the Heaven-Mending Pavilion will seal off the second battlefield? After all, those two fierce kids must have entered this place."

"That's for sure. They did something that is so outrageous that even the elders would love to arrest them and give them a good beating."

Qi Shi'an walked behind them, listening to their intermittent chatter.

He wasn't worried at all that his disguise would be seen through, because the Zhu Yan Treasure Technique was a top-tier supernatural power, and the runes from the Myriad Paths Tree could further enhance the disguise.

This is the source of his confidence in possessing a top-tier treasure, and it's also why he didn't choose to return to the third region for a re-assessment.

Qi Shian said with relief, "By now, Little One should have already gone out. With his clever and mischievous personality, I'm sure he'll be able to sneak into the Heaven-Mending Pavilion safely."

Outside, the elders of various tribes were overjoyed, while those from other powerful forces who came to "observe the ceremony" were all smiling with an ambiguous meaning.

This time, the Butian Pavilion planned to organize more than 10,000 people into one area and recruit 4,000 disciples from it, so the difficulty of the challenges set up was greatly reduced.

Ultimately, the first four thousand people to successfully complete the challenge were selected.

The elders of Butian Pavilion were all sighing and looking pale as they saw hundreds of people coming out in a group. Was this still a test?

With so many people recruited this year, plus those two fierce kids, the future of the Butian Pavilion is truly going to be chaotic.

"I'm going to settle the score with those two brats later!" Elder Xiong Fei said fiercely.

"That's right. Once you participate in the trial, you'll be considered a disciple of our Heaven-Mending Pavilion. Even if you don't pass, we'll make sure you do. You can't escape it even if you want to." Elder Zhuo Yun also said with a dark face.

Even if the two brats deliberately avoided the second battlefield, they would still forcibly keep them there. They had caused such a big mess, and it would be difficult to appease their anger without teaching them a lesson.

Finally, the selection of the four thousand people was completed, and the mission was "perfectly accomplished." Except for the Patching Heaven Pavilion, everyone was all smiles.

"Let's go! We're heading to the second battlefield; it's about time!"

Elder Xiong Fei waved his hand, displaying an imposing and overwhelming aura.

However, no matter how you look at him, he seems to be gritting his teeth, hence his fierce and passionate expression.

"Come, fellow Daoists, please come inside to witness the ceremony and see the future pillars and prodigies of our Heaven-Mending Pavilion!"

Elder Zhuo Yun shouted loudly, emphasizing the words "pillar of the nation" and "prodigy" as if he wanted to devour them.

"Could we let these four thousand children see the so-called second battlefield? Let them broaden their horizons," several tribal elders said in unison.

"Can!"

Elder Xiong Fei waved his hand, agreeing immediately.

The second battlefield opened, and everyone prepared to step forward.

However, a small figure squeezed into the crowd, with a happy smile on his face, his big eyes curving into crescent shapes, and his two little tiger teeth shining brightly.

He was Shi Hao, and he was feeling quite pleased with himself as he "returned" to the second battlefield with the others.