Perfection: I have a Tree of Ten Thousand Paths

"Labor?!"

"Why should I? I came here to cultivate. Those two old men only show up once every few days, and they only teach me what I already know."

When Shi Hao heard that he would have to do labor, he was very dissatisfied. Wasn't this a waste of his cultivation time?

"Stop complaining. New disciples all start from the bottom. Otherwise, why would they teach you bone script and magic techniques? Unless your talent is frightening enough, you won't get any attention."

A fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy explained.

"Tch, so be it, let's do the work!" Qi Shi'an said indifferently.

"It's just labor, right? If I don't manage to steal a few rare herbs and stones when it's my turn to work, I'll change my name backwards!"

Qi Shi'an had already planned how to steal while working.

Anyway, he wasn't afraid of being found. He could disguise himself and no one would be able to see through his disguise. Besides, there were so many newly recruited disciples that no one could remember anyone's face.

However, it wasn't his turn for several days in a row. He and Shi Hao could only look longingly at the medicinal field, praying that it would be their turn next time.

Two days later, a grayish little creature appeared, looking sneaky, its little nose twitching, and went straight to the house where Shi Hao and Qi Shi'an lived.

"Why did it take you so long to get back?"

Shi Hao violently pushed open the door, rushed out, grabbed the fur ball by the tail, and lifted it upside down.

"Squeak..."

The furry ball barked angrily, seemingly in protest.

"Did this little thing go to steal some medicinal herbs? As soon as it came in, my sensitive nose smelled the fragrance of herbs."

Qi Shi'an rubbed his nose and slowly walked out of the house.

"Tell the truth!"

Reminded by Qi Shi'an, Shi Hao grabbed the little paw of the fur ball and smelled it, and indeed there was a lingering scent of spiritual medicine.

The fluffy ball hesitated and finally only stretched out one small paw, then cried out indignantly.

"Hmph, you've almost forgotten about me while gathering spiritual herbs. Are you deliberately hiding from me to secretly refine them?" Shi Hao rubbed and pinched the fur ball's face.

The little furball stretched out a small paw and squeaked, explaining the events of the past few days to Shi Hao.

"Put aside your theft of the elixir for now. Go find Qingfeng and see how he's been these past few days, whether he's doing well or not."

After entering the Heaven-Mending Pavilion, they had no chance to see Qingfeng. They even thought of sneaking into the Genius Camp, but they were afraid of being discovered. After all, this was an ancient pure land with countless experts.

"While you're at it, check on my pet beasts to see if they've protected Qingfeng well," Qi Shi'an said with a serious expression.

With Ah Jin's protection, Qingfeng shouldn't be bullied too badly, but he was still a little worried.

When the topic turned to business, the fluffy ball's big eyes darted around, and without hesitation, it quickly disappeared from their sight.

The Genius Camp is located in a spiritual land, with verdant peaks and valleys, shrouded in mist and abundant in spiritual energy, making it extremely suitable for cultivation, far superior to the residences of ordinary disciples, because this is where a group of core geniuses reside.

However, under the moonlight, inside a wooden hut, a man was wiping his wounds, and a bear was licking its severed left paw. Both the man and the bear were badly injured.

The man and the bear were Qingfeng and Ajin.

"I'm sorry, Ah Jin, it's because I'm too weak that I've hurt you," Qingfeng murmured to himself, his eyes dim.

He was one of the youngest and weakest in the genius camp, and was targeted by several people as soon as he arrived.

When sparring with him, he was ruthless. If Ah Jin hadn't stepped in, he probably wouldn't have just been beaten halfway up his body and left with bruises.

To protect him, A Jin scared off several people, but the next day, they brought another group. Although A Jin was strong, he couldn't withstand the overwhelming numbers and had one of his bear paws chopped off.

"roar!"

With its only remaining right hand, Ajin touched the breeze. It didn't complain about the breeze; instead, it comforted it.

The man and the bear were beaten so badly that it was unbearable to look at; their wounds were difficult to heal and could only be slowly nurtured over time.

But those people would come to cause trouble for them from time to time, arrogantly demanding to spar, and even threatening to stew Ah Jin.

Qingfeng only recently understood why they were like this: if someone stayed in the genius camp for too long without making any progress, they would be eliminated and replaced by someone from outside.

They wanted to get their clan's disciples into the genius camp, so they picked on the easiest ones to bully.

"I must hold on and stay here, because the spirits deep in the ancient Pure Land will preach several times a year."

"It is said to be extremely profound, capable of bringing sudden enlightenment. I will write down the scripture and then give it to the two young men."

After treating his own wounds, Qingfeng turned to treat Ajin's wounds, which were the most serious, to the point that Ajin could hardly get out of bed.

Just then, a small creature peeked out the window and darted in.

"Fluffy ball!"

Qingfeng was overjoyed. These past few days had been very difficult for them, as they had been bullied.

The thought of the warmth of Shicun filled him with longing, and he almost burst into tears after not seeing Maoqiu for only half a month.

"Squeak squeak".

Maoqiu roared angrily, seeing the injuries on Qingfeng and Ajin's bodies. Those were hidden injuries with runes, extremely difficult to heal.

This immediately made it restless. Having spent so much time together, it had already developed feelings for Qingfeng and Ajin.

They couldn't bear to see them being bullied, especially so badly injured. Ah Jin even had one of his bear paws cut off. If that little devil saw this, he would surely rush to the Genius Camp with his gun.

"It's okay, I'm not in pain. It's Ah Jin who's really in pain," Qingfeng comforted it.

"Squeak squeak".

The furry ball wouldn't have it and kept barking angrily, as if it wanted to take revenge.

"Don't go. If they find you, you probably won't be able to escape. Those people are very powerful." Qingfeng reassured Maoqiu, trying to calm it down.

The fur ball calmed down, scratched its head, and gestured to Qingfeng to tell it what had happened. Then it went back to tell Qi Shi'an and Shi Hao so that those two little devils could deal with them.

But Qingfeng hesitated and stammered, while Maoqiu directly slapped the table with its little paws.

That means, don't worry, those two are lawless and perfect for this kind of thing; they might even be able to extort some money.

Maoqiu gestured and said, "If you don't say anything, the two of them will be even more worried. You can't bear to see Ah Jin cooked the next day, can you?"

Only then did Qingfeng, with red eyes, recount what she had experienced these past few days.

In the middle of the night, Maoqiu returned, and Qi Shi'an and Shi Hao learned the whole story. Their faces immediately darkened.

"Ah Jin is my pet animal, and they actually dared to threaten to eat it?"

The frost in Qi Shi'an's eyes seemed to freeze the entire house, and the air pressure was so low that Maoqiu was too scared to make a sound.

Ever since Ah Jin left the Cuifeng Mountains, he had stayed by his side. Their feelings for each other were beyond words. Now that Ah Jin had lost a hand to him, how could he sit idly by?

"Those fierce young men, backed by a genius from the Rain Clan, could they be from the Rain Clan of the Stone Kingdom?"

Shi Hao's eyes turned even colder. He already had a deep-seated hatred for the man who had his bones dug out, and now he had another brother who had bullied him.

"Dealing with those people might provoke the Rain Clan, and could it eventually drag Shi Yi into it as well?"

Although it was a small matter, Shi Hao thought long-term.

"This time, it's inevitable that my identity will be exposed, and it's most appropriate for me to be the one to expose it, since they already know my background."

"Tomorrow, I will personally go to the Genius Camp. I want to see if those good-for-nothings can withstand a single shot from me."

Qi Shi'an even considered launching a surprise attack under the cover of night, but attacking them one by one would be too tiring. It would be better to wait until they gathered in the morning and wipe them out all at once.

The fur ball was waving its little paws beside it, making a fierce face.

"Isn't this a bit too barbaric? Besides, in two days, the Genius Camp will come here to show their strength and extraordinary abilities. It won't be too late to deal with them then."

Shi Hao was somewhat worried that Qi Shi'an would be ambushed by experts from the Butian Pavilion if he ventured deep into the enemy camp.

He and Qi Shi'an had already received the news that in a couple of days, their sect would no longer transmit the bone script, and they would no longer have to do hard labor.

Just wait here, and those geniuses will come.

The main issue is that recently, many young people have expressed dissatisfaction, finding it difficult to understand why they have to do manual labor from time to time when they begin their spiritual practice.

The elders' words were simple: if someone is strong enough and has extraordinary talent, they can go directly to the genius camp and don't need to stay here any longer.

The purpose of bringing those geniuses here was naturally to show everyone the gap and prevent them from continuing to complain.

Qi Shi'an said jokingly, "Then tomorrow, I'll gather all the new disciples and take them to the Genius Camp to watch the battle. I'll take on everyone in the Genius Camp by myself."

"You don't mean to...?"

Shi Hao immediately understood what Qi Shi'an wanted to do.

"Hmph, challenging their genius camp in public doesn't violate any of the rules of the Heaven-Mending Pavilion, does it?"

"When the time comes, I will show all the new disciples what makes the Genius Camp qualified for that position."

Qi Shi'an had no respect for the so-called geniuses in the genius camp; they were nothing more than hothouse flowers with the backing of their families.

If Qingfeng and Ajin hadn't been bullied, he wouldn't have been so bold as to risk exposing his identity.

He believed that after tomorrow, he would definitely be caught by the elders of the Heaven-Mending Pavilion, and at that time, his backside would most likely be the first to be bruised and battered.

But he still wanted to do it, not for any other reason than to uphold his principles.

"Then count me in. How could I be left out of such an important task? I love causing trouble the most."

Shi Hao's lips curled up, and a playful glint flashed in his eyes.

"Then prepare a pot. If they dare to cut off a swipe from my pet beast, I will cut off both their arms, stew them in public, and feed them to wild dogs."

A glint of light flashed in Qi Shi'an's eyes, and he revealed a cold smile.

The night was long, but the two were discussing their actions for the next morning.

Tomorrow, the Butian Pavilion will surely become famous once again!