Perfection: I have a Tree of Ten Thousand Paths

"stop!"

A loud shout rang out, and a golden gourd appeared in the void, shining brightly and radiating light.

Then, like a whale gulping down water, it swallowed up the raging storm, enough to destroy a mountain peak, and took it all into the gourd's mouth.

Everyone was horrified, sensing a terrifying aura. There was only one rune on the gourd, flickering erratically, and there was a faint sense of chaotic energy permeating it.

Finally, the golden gourd shrank, the runes disappeared, and it spun around until it was the size of a palm, landing in the hand of an old man, who was the same old man who had sat cross-legged in front of the mountain gate.

The old man scanned his surroundings and saw that many people had lost both arms, and blood was flowing like a river on the ground. These were all disciples of the Genius Camp, many of whom came from powerful families.

The old man looked at the gun-wielding youth with a dignified expression. He hadn't expected that this young man, despite his young age, had already opened the Eight Heavenly Caves and single-handedly defeated countless geniuses from the Genius Camp.

From the boy's domineering strength and style of doing things, the old man vaguely guessed the boy's identity.

This made it even more difficult for him to decide on the final solution to the matter, so he could only report the information he was present at and let the senior elders handle it.

"No, when the elders come over, they'll definitely take me away and bully me."

"We have to get something out of this; we can't just take this beating for nothing!"

Qi Shi'an thought to himself, "I finally managed to defeat these people, so I have to snatch some treasures."

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, he walked step by step toward the fallen genius camp youths and reached out to touch their storage bags.

The old man, seeing Qi Shi'an's actions, acted as if he hadn't noticed, closing his eyes slightly and quietly waiting for the elders to arrive.

Qi Shi'an looked disgusted and mocked, "How come you're all such poor bastards? You're supposed to be from a great clan, yet you don't even have as many treasures as a member of the Rain Clan."

Soon, several elders appeared, each wiping away cold sweat. Xiong Fei and Zhuo Yun, in particular, were furious. They looked at the boy in the middle of the arena who was touching his storage bag, and they were even angrier.

They just finished one wave of trouble after another, and before things had even calmed down for a few days, they've started causing trouble again. Are these two kids the nemesis of their Patching Heaven Pavilion?

The elders began investigating what had happened, and the result left them speechless.

The boy couldn't stand seeing his friend and pet being bullied, so he started a fight.

Zhou Yuhao and Yu Feng had 90% of their bones broken, and their limbs were severed. The other half of the genius camp youths were also missing arms and legs, severely injured, and were already half-crippled.

If treated with herbal powder, it would probably take more than six months to recover.

They were beaten too badly; it served as a lesson for their behavior.

"What a fierce little brat! In less than a month, he has caused trouble in my Heaven-Mending Pavilion three times and injured countless disciples of my Genius Camp."

"If I don't teach you a lesson today, what will you do in the future!"

A blue-robed elder from the Heaven-Mending Pavilion pointed at Qi Shi'an and angrily rebuked him, using the runes in his hand as chains to bind Qi Shi'an, but Elder Zhuo Yun dispersed the runes.

"Really? I didn't expect I to be so formidable, causing trouble three times already. Will I go easy on you next time?"

Qi Shi'an, with a long spear on his shoulder, scratched his head, chuckling and laughing, looking completely unrepentant, even quite proud.

"Finally shown up, you fierce kid!"

Elder Zhuo Yun gritted his teeth, emphasizing the word "fierce child" the most.

"Oh dear, so many people are staring at me, how embarrassing! Let's all leave, I should go now!"

Seeing that things were not going well, Qi Shi'an decided to run away.

"Trying to run? Where do you think you're going!"

Elder Xiong Fei flashed behind Qi Shi'an, grabbed him by the collar, and lifted him up.

"We've finally caught them! Come on, follow me to the main hall, and we'll settle all our old and new scores together."

Elder Xiong Fei carried Qi Shi'an and flew towards the ancient hall of Butian Pavilion.

Elder Zhuo Yun then instructed the other elders to take charge of treating the injured disciples, and then rushed to the ancient hall. He couldn't wait to teach that fierce child a lesson.

The aggressive child has been caught; will the baby be far behind?

"Achoo..." Shi Hao sneezed in the crowd and muttered, "Who's thinking about me?"

A group of young men and women arrived, all over twenty years old, and had been in the Butian Pavilion for more than eight years, possessing astonishing strength.

They came here to handle the aftermath, explaining to everyone the rule that fellow disciples of the Butian Pavilion must not fight each other, and also stopping the bleeding of the wounded.

This was the first time they had ever seen such a large number of wounded people inside the gate. Their injuries were extremely serious, and some were even still being eroded by lightning inside their bodies, suffering terribly.

Especially the strongest individuals, who were nearly half-dead, their bodies mangled, with runes flashing at their wounds, hindering the healing process.

Shi Hao stayed with Qingfeng and Ajin. After today's events, morning classes were suspended, and all the newcomers involved were punished by facing the wall for half a month.

"Little brother, is Brother Qi alright?"

Qingfeng looked worried. He felt guilty because he was the cause of this whole thing.

"It's alright. Shi'an is so powerful, the elders wouldn't have the heart to hurt him. At most, they'll just punish him by making him face the wall for a few days."

"However, his butt is most likely going to be bruised and battered."

Shi Hao wasn't worried about Qi Shi'an's safety. They were both disciples of the Butian Pavilion, and Qi Shi'an's talent was so strong that the Butian Pavilion would probably just let the matter drop.

......

The ancient hall, magnificent and imposing, exudes auspicious energy. It stands atop a high mountain, overlooking the surrounding landscape and offering a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains.

This is the council hall of the Butian Pavilion; only major events are discussed here.

The interior is magnificent, inlaid with various rare stones, and glows with a rosy light, so that there is no need to turn on the lights even at night.

Inside the hall are primordial precious bones and flowing runes, which bless this place and emit rays of divine light.

At this moment, Qi Shi'an was brought to this hall. Looking at the colorful and auspicious hall, he stared blankly, wishing he could stay here and cultivate forever.

"Please have a seat," an old man said first.

The sect leader had not yet left seclusion, and the group of elders in the hall were of similar status, so there was no need to distinguish seating arrangements.

As Qi Shi calmed down, the dazzling light in the hall gradually faded, becoming ancient and simple, evoking a sense of fallen flowers returning to dust.

The Heaven-Mending Pavilion exudes a Daoist aura, serving as a reminder to its disciples and inspiring awe.

Elder Zhuo Yun smiled slightly and said smugly, "You wicked brat! Do you know your crime?"

"Crime? What crime?"

Qi Shi pretended to know nothing, acting like a dead pig that doesn't fear boiling water.

Elder Xiong Fei slammed his fist on the table, roaring angrily, "Disrupting the Heaven-Mending Pavilion's assessment, stealing spiritual herbs, and causing a major disturbance at the Genius Camp—and you still claim innocence!"

"The precious bones of the Heaven-Mending Pavilion are all placed on the ground. I obtained them through my own abilities, and the precious medicines were also found by me while wandering around. These are all my lucky opportunities."

"As for those good-for-nothings in the Genius Camp, they have no ability but dared to touch my friend. I only acted because I was angry. How can you blame me for this?"

Qi Shi'an spoke righteously and calmly, explaining as if he had done nothing wrong.

He simply felt that he had done something that others had always wanted to do but dared not do.

"Still trying to argue!"

An elder was so excited that he stood up.

Tao Ye's voice boomed, "Alright!"

"The opening of Hundred Broken Mountains is just around the corner, let's take a break for a few days."

"And you brat, you're punished to go into seclusion in the Scripture Pavilion until the day Hundred Broken Mountains open!"

As Tao Ye sipped his wine, he slowly began to speak, essentially setting the tone for the matter.

Qi Shi'an exclaimed in surprise, "What?! You're going to put me in solitary confinement!"

When the elders heard that the fierce child was to be punished by being sent to the Scripture Pavilion, they did not show the slightest sign of displeasure, while Xiong Fei and Zhuo Yun's eyes gleamed with greed.

This fierce child is incredibly strong and exceptionally talented despite his young age.

Perfect, let him study the bone script in the library quietly and temper his excessive bloodlust.

Qi Shi'an sensed something was wrong and glared, shouting, "You... what are you going to do?!"

"Nothing much, I just wanted to beat you up before you went into seclusion, hehehe!"

Several elders rose from their seats and pressed forward together.

Qi Shi'an shouted loudly, "You... Old Deng... You're disrespectful to your elders!"

"hey-hey......"

The old men kept laughing, their eyes still gleaming as they stared at him.

"boom!"

He threw a punch directly at the old men, colliding with them. The impact was like a muffled thunderclap, making the hall reverberate.

"Little Demon King, you truly live up to your reputation; your physical body is absolutely extraordinary!"

"Never mind, don't break him." Tao Ye said with a smile.

The group stopped there, and few of them really intended to deal with him.

Xiong Fei and Zhuo Yun used talismans to create chains, binding Qi Shi'an's hands and feet, rendering him unable to move.

Tao Ye instructed, "You two take him to the Scripture Pavilion. Have someone keep a close watch on him and don't let this fierce child run away recklessly."

They were also afraid of this fierce child's temperament. If he were allowed to wander out recklessly, the Heaven-Mending Pavilion would be thrown into chaos again.

After Xiong Fei and Zhuo Yun led Qi Shi'an out of the hall, the elders burst into laughter.

"Haha, we've finally caught this fierce kid. I guess the baby shouldn't be far behind."

"Yes, but this brat caused such a ruckus at the genius camp. We need to give an explanation to the forces behind him."

Tao Ye took a big gulp of wine from the gourd and calmly said, "What's so difficult about that? Just say you were too weak and were killed by the fierce boy with one shot. If you want revenge, just wait until Hundred Broken Mountains open."

"I imagine those forces will send people in."

"this......"

Several elders felt it was not feasible, but Tao Ye was determined to do so.

"Let's just reply like this. Anyway, it was their disciples who provoked the fierce kid first. At most, our Butian Pavilion is just guilty of failing to supervise properly."

On this day, the bloodshed at the Genius Camp swept through the entire Butian Pavilion.

Upon learning this, many people rushed to find several individuals involved in the genius camp. After questioning them, they were shocked for quite some time.

The fierce child appeared and single-handedly wiped out the entire genius camp with just a gun, leaving more than half of the disciples seriously injured.

The others were also terrified and remained distracted for several days, fearing that the fierce child would come back to their door again.

Fortunately, in order to quell the matter, the elders of Butian Pavilion issued a notice announcing that the fierce child had been placed in solitary confinement.

The library has been closed for the past few days, and no one is allowed to approach it.

Outside the Scripture Pavilion, several experts from the Heaven-Mending Pavilion were even arranged to guard it strictly, and various formations were used to reinforce it.

Even their food was delivered by trusted disciples arranged by the elders, precisely to prevent the cunning and ruthless child from escaping.

"Xiao An has actually been put in solitary confinement, but I didn't expect the Heaven-Mending Pavilion to be so generous as to place him in the Scripture Pavilion."

Shi Hao felt an itch to learn the many bone script techniques that Qi Shi'an could learn in the Scripture Pavilion.

He was also wondering if he should make a big fuss and get locked up in the Scripture Pavilion, otherwise wouldn't his trip to the Heaven-Mending Pavilion have been in vain?