Mortal: Joining the Star Palace at the Start

Inside a secret room, the dragon egg occasionally emitted a pale red glow, looking incredibly eerie.

Ji Qing stared at the table for a long time before finally biting her fingertip and injecting a mouthful of blood into it.

If a demon beast wants to become your right-hand man, you need to feed it with its essence and blood in the early stages.

Once the demon dragon is born, it will naturally become its own spirit beast, following the connection of its bloodline.

I just don't know how long this process will take.

After all, as a top-tier demonic beast, the dragon's birth was destined to be extraordinary, so Ji Qing estimated that it would probably take several years.

Ji Qing silently put away the demon dragon egg and began to ponder.

Now that Jin Kui's treacherous intentions are a fact, he needs to prepare in advance.

"Ugh, this is giving me a headache."

Ji Qing's face was full of worry, and the joy of joining the Star Palace and becoming a disciple of Jin Kui suddenly disappeared.

Now, he truly regrets joining the Star Palace.

At first, he thought that the Star Palace was different from the demonic forces.

But now it seems he was overthinking things.

The Star Palace is nothing but a wolf in sheep's clothing, much like the demonic forces.

That's right, he should have thought of that earlier.

In this dog-eat-dog world of cultivation, where can you find any good people?

Even if there were good people, they are all dead.

Ji Qing reached out and touched her forehead:

"I wonder where Han Li is now? If Han Li comes to the Chaotic Star Sea, it seems I still have a chance."

..........

Time flew by and the next day arrived.

As noon approached, Ji Qing, hearing the commotion outside, slowly opened her eyes:

Who is standing outside?

"Fellow Daoist, my name is Zhang Qian. I have been ordered by the Grand Elder to inform you that I am going to Huiyuan Pavilion to discuss matters."

Huiyuan Pavilion?

Is he leaving?

After silently thinking it over in his mind, Ji Qing replied:

"Alright, I understand. You may leave now. I am currently finishing my practice and will find him later. Thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist."

"Haha, fellow Daoist, you're too kind. This is my duty, and I shouldn't trouble myself with it."

Since you are concluding your practice, I will not disturb you any longer and will take my leave.

After saying that, Zhang Qian immediately turned around and left.

As the footsteps faded into the distance, a sharp glint flashed in Ji Qing's eyes, but he quickly took it in.

After calming himself down, he slowly got up, pushed open the door, and walked out.

Huiyuan Pavilion and Ji Qing's cave dwelling were relatively close; Ji Qing arrived here in just half an incense stick's time.

Here, he met his master and Zhenhai Zhenren, who seemed to be talking about something.

Ji Qing did not disturb him rashly, but stood still and waited quietly.

After about five or six breaths, as they finished their conversation, Zhenhai Zhenren smiled and said:

"Alright, it's settled then. I await your good news."

Upon hearing this, Jin Kui nodded, without saying anything more. He simply walked over to Ji Qing and said gently:

"Let's go, your master will take you back to the Star Palace."

Ji Qing clasped his hands in a respectful bow, a fake smile on his face:

"Yes, Master. Your disciple will obey all your orders."

"Um."

Jin Kui nodded slightly, then grabbed Ji Qing and left, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Upon seeing this, Zhenhai Zhenren stroked his beard and then walked towards the door with a smile, as if something joyful awaited him.

…………

On the way back to the Star Palace, Jin Kui seemed to remember something and said without turning his head:

"Oh right, there's something I forgot to tell you. Two years from now, the Star Palace will hold a hunting tournament, which can be attended by Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators."

The winner of the hunting competition will receive a generous reward from the Star Palace.

Jin Kui turned to look at Ji Qing:

"This is a great opportunity to test your abilities, and as my apprentice, I hope you can participate."

Jin Kui then explained the rules and origins of this hunting tournament.

As the name suggests, the hunting tournament is for hunting monsters.

These monsters are survivors from the beast tide.

Logically speaking, Ji Qing should not have the right to know such confidential matters, since the current beast tide is in the outbreak stage and has not yet subsided.

Meanwhile, the decision to hold this hunting tournament was made jointly by the Star Palace's higher-ups. They wanted to use the remaining demonic beasts as a whetstone for the Star Palace disciples to test their own strength.

To prevent anyone from exploiting loopholes in the rules for this hunting competition, the Star Palace divided them into two groups.

These two groups are the Qi Refining Group and the Foundation Building Group.

There were two champions.

The reward for whoever wins the championship is naturally very generous.

If a Qi Refining cultivator wins the championship, in addition to receiving Foundation Establishment Pills, they will also receive other rewards.

As for Foundation Establishment cultivators who win the championship, in addition to obtaining Core Formation spiritual items, they also have many precious materials to choose from.

So overall, the rewards are quite generous.

Ji Qing's eyes flickered for a moment before he replied:

"Yes, Master. Since Master wants me to participate, then I will participate."

At this point, Ji Qing gave a wry smile:

"However, Master, I am still a novice, and to be honest, I am not confident about winning the championship."

"Haha, it's alright, it's just a formality. Don't worry, I have no concerns about the championship."

Ok?

Ji Qing fell silent, realizing what Jin Kui meant.

Sometimes you have to admit that power is indeed a good thing.

Some people work hard for many years, even at the cost of their lives, only to have it all amount to a single word from someone else.

If he becomes the champion, in addition to gaining the attention of the Star Palace's higher-ups, he will also receive more resources.

If he, with his Heavenly Spiritual Root, were to shine brightly in the Hunting Tournament, Jin Kui might seize the opportunity to tip the scales of resources in his favor.

..........

And so, under the guidance of Elder Jin Kui, Ji Qing quickly returned to the Star Palace.

Upon returning to the Star Palace, Ji Qing did not linger for a moment and immediately bid farewell to his master.

After bidding farewell to his master, he first went to Chu Lingzhu and told her everything about delivering the letter before Ji Qing quickly left.

The reason he was moving so fast was that he accidentally stumbled into the bathhouse and then inadvertently witnessed Chu Lingzhu's stunning figure.

Ji Qing blushed crimson, and blood streamed from his nose onto the ground.

Ji Qing recalled Chu Lingzhu's alluring figure and her watermelon-sized front, and felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

It must be said that before seeing it, he always thought it was fake.

But reality clearly told him that he was wrong, and that it was all true.

My apologies, my apologies.

Senior sister, I really didn't mean to.

Ji Qing silently apologized in his heart and then quickly fled the place.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye since I left this time.

In the past two years, Ji Qing's cultivation level has quickly reached the fifth level of Qi Refining.