Mortal: Joining the Star Palace at the Start

After his cultivation level improved, Ji Qing secretly sent people to investigate Han Li's whereabouts.

The reason he did this was because Ji Qing had a premonition.

Han Li might have already arrived in the Chaotic Star Sea.

"I hope I'm right."

After saying that, Ji Qing collected his thoughts and went to a secret room.

The secret chamber was about two zhang in size, and the moonlight could be seen when one looked up. Inside, there was a clear spring.

The spring water was a deep blue, brimming with spiritual energy.

In the clear spring, a six-foot-long blue dragon was faintly visible, and it seemed to be sleeping.

This dragon was naturally Ji Qing's spirit beast.

When Ji Qing obtained the dragon egg, he would take out its essence blood every few days to feed it, so the dragon recognized him as its master when it was born.

The dragon's cultivation level is not high. Under the nourishment of the Rainbow Grass, it is only at the mid-stage of the first level. Among all Qi Refining cultivators, it is probably difficult to find a worthy opponent.

At this moment, as Ji Qing arrived, the blue dragon, which had been in a deep sleep, suddenly opened its eyes.

"Splash..."

The dragon leaped out of the water, circled in the air a few times, and then flew straight toward Ji Qing.

The dragon coiled around Ji Qing's shoulder, its head gently nuzzling Ji Qing's cheek, appearing extremely affectionate.

Seeing the dragon's reaction, Ji Qing smiled knowingly. He reached out and stroked the dragon's head, playing with it for a while before putting it into his spirit beast pouch and leaving.

Now that he has safely subdued the dragon, it's time for him to go see his cheap master.

To be honest, he really didn't want to see this cheap master.

The reason is simple: who told his cheap master to plot against him?

Ji Qing arrived at Xingyue Pavilion soon.

When he arrived, he first patted his face and then gave a fake smile.

After he finished doing all that, he pushed open the door and went inside.

The building was very quiet, and apart from a table, there was nothing else inside.

After Ji Qing went inside, he pushed open the door to the inner room and soon saw Elder Jin Kui.

At this moment, Jin Kui was sitting cross-legged on a futon with his eyes closed, seemingly cultivating something.

Ji Qing didn't dare to disturb him rashly, but just stood quietly without saying a word.

Seemingly sensing someone's arrival, Jin Kui slowly opened his eyes after a short while:

"They're here."

"Yes, Master," Ji Qing replied respectfully, cupping his hands in greeting.

Jin Kui nodded slightly, said a few words to Ji Qing, then slowly finished his practice and stood up.

"You've reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, not bad, not bad. It seems you haven't been slacking off these past two years."

Ji Qing secretly rolled her eyes, feeling extremely frustrated.

In the past two years, his cheap master has been giving him pills and guiding his cultivation. It would be a bit unreasonable if his cultivation level didn't improve quickly.

Ji Qing originally intended to slow down his cultivation growth, but then he thought, what if Jin Kui noticed this?

Jin Kui is a cunning old fox. If he finds out that he's secretly keeping an eye on him, who knows what kind of trouble might happen.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, Ji Qing had no choice but to honestly improve his cultivation level to dispel Jin Kui's doubts.

Ji Qing bowed deeply and made a gesture of respect:

"Why has Master summoned me here? Does Master have some task to entrust to me?"

Jin Kui shook his head:

"My disciple, do you still remember the hunting tournament I told you about two years ago?"

"Oh? A hunting competition?"

After Jin Kui's reminder, Ji Qing immediately realized something and understood many things in a short time.

Two years ago, his master did talk to him about the hunting tournament.

Looking back now, he understands why his master summoned him here.

They probably want him to attend the conference.

As expected, Jin Kui's next words immediately confirmed Ji Qing's guess:

"Disciple, the Hunting Tournament will begin in three days at Star Palace Square, so you must be prepared."

As Jin Kui spoke, he gently patted his storage bag. A golden light swept over, and four extremely high-quality magical artifacts immediately appeared in his hand:

"These are the Golden Abyss Sword, the Cold Dawn Shield, the Extinction Mirror, and the Water-Avoiding Pearl."

These four magical artifacts are what I used to have left over from my younger days. Now that the grand assembly is about to begin, I will pass them on to you.

After explaining the uses of these magical artifacts, Jin Kui passed them on to Ji Qing once Ji Qing understood and mastered them.

"Alright, I called you here today not only to give you the magic weapon, but also for other important matters."

After the conference begins, infighting among fellow disciples will become more frequent.

Although I am the Grand Elder of the Star Palace, there are many old fellows who do not obey my discipline, so you must be careful during this conference.

"Since you're both in the Star Palace, and there are two Saints watching over you, your life isn't in danger, but those people can still manage to make you suffer if they want to."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Kui walked to the table, took out a sheepskin scroll that had been prepared beforehand, and said to Ji Qing:

"This demon hunt will mainly take place near Tianyou Island, and the scroll in my hand is a map showing the distribution of demons hunted in this tournament."

This map marks many types of monsters; you can choose which monster to hunt based on your own strength.

After Jin Kui finished speaking, he gently tossed the scroll in his right hand, and it immediately floated towards Ji Qing.

Ji Qing reached out and took it, glancing down at it:

"Master, I will do my utmost in this demon hunt."

"Yes, with your words, I feel much more at ease."

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And so, three days later, the hunting competition was held as scheduled.

The Star Palace Square was bustling with activity at this time, filled with cultivators coming and going.

"The hunting competition has finally begun. I wonder if we can get a good ranking this time. If we can win the championship, then I won't have to worry about cultivation resources in the future."

"Come on, with your cultivation level, you shouldn't come here and embarrass yourself. As far as I know, the grandsons of those elders have all come to this conference, their goal being to win the championship."

Furthermore, I heard that even Ji Qing attended this conference.

"Oh? Ji Qing, that name sounds familiar." A man frowned slightly, as if trying to recall something.

"Oh, I remember now, isn't Ji Qing the Grand Elder's personal disciple? He's here too?"

If I remember correctly, Ji Qing's relationship with the young palace master seems to be quite unusual.

"Do you even need to tell me?" a man spat out, his voice tinged with jealousy.

"Ji Qing is a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root. I don't know what kind of luck he had to get in touch with the Young Palace Master. We are all so envious."

They had long heard that Ling Yuling was the daughter of two saints, and given her good looks, there were quite a few men who wanted to get close to her.

Unfortunately, apart from Ji Qing, no other man had the right to even say a word to her.

"Ugh, so frustrating. If the young palace master fell in love with me, I would be willing to let him inherit the Star Palace."

Everyone: ………

How come this guy is eating and taking things at the same time?