Immortal God of War-Chapter 901 - 860: Scheming in the Shadows

At the same time.

Inside the grand hall!

Qin Feiyang and Mu Qing stood before an elderly man.

The old man was hunched and white-haired, half-reclining in a Taishi chair, squinting his cloudy eyes as he observed Qin Feiyang and Mu Qing.

After a moment.

The old man said, "I am the Steward Elder here, I heard you possess the Divine Envoy’s Token from Liu?"

Qin Feiyang nodded, took out the Divine Envoy’s Token, and handed it to the old man.

But the old man only glanced at the token, then looked again at the two, saying, "Even though you have the Divine Envoy’s Token, I must still adhere to rules. If you wish to enter the Elixir Tower, you must first pass an examination." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Qin Feiyang put away the token, smiled, and said, "That is expected."

"First, let’s test your spiritual power. To enter our Elixir Tower, one must have a spiritual power above Level Five."

The old man said as he produced a Spiritual Stone.

Qin Feiyang stepped forward, took the Spiritual Stone, then returned to his original position, closing his eyes in meditation.

Buzz!

Soon, the Spiritual Stone trembled for the first time, emitting a faint glow.

Mu Qing’s eyes flashed as he thought, "Brother Qin, don’t reveal your true spiritual power."

"What do you mean?"

Qin Feiyang asked quietly.

Mu Qing said, "We can’t be too conspicuous anymore."

If Qin Feiyang’s Level Twenty spiritual power were exposed, it would surely cause another storm.

"Given the matter with Guo Ming, it’s likely everyone in the Divine City knows about us now, is it still necessary?"

Qin Feiyang said.

"It’s definitely necessary."

"As long as we conceal our level of spiritual power now and keep a low profile later on, we’ll naturally fade from their view."

Mu Qing said quietly.

"Alright then!"

Qin Feiyang nodded subtly.

Mu Qing’s reasoning was sound.

They had just entered the Central Divine Nation; being too conspicuous wouldn’t help and might even backfire.

Buzz!!!

The Spiritual Stone trembled continuously, and at the tenth tremor, Qin Feiyang swayed slightly and promptly opened his eyes.

"Level Ten spiritual power, passable."

The old man said flatly, then looked at Mu Qing.

Mu Qing took the Spiritual Stone from Qin Feiyang’s hand and also tested at Level Ten spiritual power.

Clearly, he was also holding back somewhat.

Then Mu Qing returned the Spiritual Stone to the old man.

The old man put away the Spiritual Stone and nodded, saying, "Your spiritual powers are qualified."

After speaking.

The old man pointed to the two stone doors behind him, saying, "Those are two alchemy rooms. Inside, there is Third Grade pill fire. If you can merge with the pill fire within an hour, you pass the second examination."

"This is too easy."

Mu Qing laughed to himself.

Qin Feiyang’s eyes also held a trace of a smile.

Previously, merging with Third Grade pill fire within an hour would indeed have been somewhat difficult for him.

But now, it posed no challenge to him at all.

The two walked to a stone door each and pushed them open.

Suddenly.

Mu Qing seemed to think of something, and quietly said, "By the way, let me remind you, find an opportunity to store any important items in the ancient castle."

After speaking.

Mu Qing entered the training room without looking back.

"Important items?"

Qin Feiyang paused, a hint of curiosity in his eyes, and followed into the alchemy room.

The layout inside was quite simple, with only an alchemy table and a Pill Furnace.

Soon after the two entered the alchemy room, a young man swaggered into the grand hall.

It was Guo Ming!

The old man frowned, saying, "What are you doing here?"

The stone doors weren’t closed, so Qin Feiyang and Mu Qing also noticed Guo Ming.

"I have an understanding with them from our confrontation, so naturally, I’ve come to cheer them on for the examination."

"Elder Wu, I hope I’m not interrupting?"

Guo Ming said with a smile.

"As long as you don’t cause trouble, it’s fine."

Elder Wu said lightly, then adjusted the Taishi Chair, turning to monitor Qin Feiyang and Mu Qing.

"Cheer them on?"

An amused smirk appeared on the corners of Qin Feiyang and Mu Qing’s lips, but they ignored Guo Ming, focusing their spiritual power on the pill fire.

However, during the integration, they deliberately slowed their pace.

Guo Ming remained silent, quietly observing the two.

As time slowly passed by.

Suddenly.

A cold glint flashed in Guo Ming’s eyes as he sent a message, "Elder Wu, may I discuss something with you?"

Elder Wu raised an eyebrow and asked quietly, "What is it?"

Guo Ming whispered a few words.

After hearing this, Elder Wu said quietly, "Isn’t this inappropriate? If it gets exposed, and higher-ups investigate, I can’t escape responsibility."

"Rest assured, as long as you can trick them, I guarantee they won’t return."

"As long as there are no witnesses left, even Liu Xingfeng won’t dare act against you."

Guo Ming transmitted confidently.

"This..."

Elder Wu hesitated for a moment, finally saying, "Alright, let’s say it’s repaying the favor owed to your Sky Scorpio Tribe."

"Thank you, Elder Wu."

Guo Ming expressed his silent gratitude and then looked at Qin Feiyang and Mu Qing, smiling, "I’ll prepare a ’celebration feast’ for your success, so do your best and don’t let my preparations go to waste."

After speaking, Guo Ming turned and left.

"Sigh!"

"Favors are indeed burdens!"

As Guo Ming left, Elder Wu sighed in his heart, filled with a sense of helplessness.

After observing Qin Feiyang and Mu Qing for a moment longer, he closed his eyes, his expression slightly weary.

Time quickly passed by.

Half an hour soon elapsed.

Qin Feiyang and Mu Qing almost simultaneously emerged from the alchemy room.

"Right on time, half an hour."

"Congratulations on passing the second examination; next is the third."

Elder Wu also opened his eyes.

"This third trial is somewhat dangerous, you must be careful."

"You need to go outside the city to the deep mountains within three days and find a hundred kinds of precious herbs."

"The combined value of these herbs must exceed ten million Gold Coins."

Elder Wu said.

"A hundred plants, ten million Gold Coins, isn’t a difficult task."

Qin Feiyang murmured.

"But before you leave, you must give me your Qiankun Bag and Image Crystal Stone."

"After all, young people these days like to play tricks."

Elder Wu chuckled.

"This..."

Qin Feiyang hesitated, secretly asking Mu Qing: "Are there such rules in the General Tower examination?"

"Yes."

"Collecting the Qiankun Bag is to prevent examinees from using herbs inside their own Qiankun Bag to pad numbers."

"And collecting the Image Crystal Stone is also to prevent examinees from seeking help from friends and family."

"That’s why I just told you to store important items in the ancient castle."

"Of course, there is a clear regulation in the Elixir Tower that steward elders are not allowed to privately inspect anyone’s Qiankun Bag, let alone take any items."

Mu Qing transmitted the message.

Qin Feiyang said: "What if we encounter danger?"

"According to my second grandfather, the examination elders will give us a jade slip."

"If we truly face a life or death crisis, crush the jade slip, and then the steward elder will come to rescue us personally."

"However, crushing the jade slip also means examination failure."

Mu Qing secretly explained.

"I see!"

Qin Feiyang murmured.

Mu Qing secretly asked: "Did you put those important items into the ancient castle?"

"Yes."

Qin Feiyang replied.

Earlier, when Elder Wu was meditating to heal, he found an opportunity to put Blue Snow, ribs, pills, basically everything he considered valuable, into the ancient castle.

Now the Qiankun Bag only had some ordinary herbs, Gold Coins, and some daily necessities left.

"That’s good."

Mu Qing secretly thought.

The two successively handed over their Qiankun Bags and Image Crystal Stones.

After Elder Wu collected their Qiankun Bags and Image Crystal Stones, he took out an empty Qiankun Bag and handed it to them.

"In this Qiankun Bag, there is a teleportation portal, once you gather enough herbs, use this portal to return."

"Additionally, for the sake of Liu Xingfeng, the Divine Envoy, I will guide you."

"Go to the Coiling Cloud Mountain Range, where herbs are everywhere. You might complete the task in less than half a day."

"However, the Coiling Cloud Mountain Range has many fierce beasts of the Holy Beast level, so be careful."

Elder Wu reminded, and handed them each a jade slip.

The jade slip was as big as a baby’s palm, completely white, and had a flame symbol on it.

"Thank you, Elder."

The two received the jade slips and bowed in thanks.

"Good luck!"

Elder Wu smiled, waved his hand, and opened a teleportation portal.

Qin Feiyang and Mu Qing took a deep breath and stepped in boldly.

"Don’t blame me, I didn’t want this either."

Watching the dispersing portal, Elder Wu muttered, feeling guilty yet relieved between his brows.

At last, the debt of gratitude was cleared.

...

Above a mountain range.

Qin Feiyang and Mu Qing appeared out of nowhere.

Upon appearing, they stood back-to-back, scanning below, full of vigilance.

The mountain range was vast and boundless.

A series of strange peaks and steep summits towered majestically.

A rushing river, like a Horned Dragon, wound and stretched to the ends of the earth.

In the mountain’s valleys, ancient trees towered, and terrifying fierce beast auras enveloped all directions.

Among them, two auras had reached the Holy Beast level.

However, these Holy Beast auras were still quite a distance away from their current location, so they could be disregarded for now.

Nearby beasts mostly had War Ancestor cultivation, and some even only War Emperor.

Seeing the situation here, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Feiyang put the white jade slip into his embrace, saying: "Let’s split up to search. If faced with any mishaps, just shout."

"No no no."

"I’m just a Five Star War Ancestor. Splitting up is too risky; let’s stay together!"

Mu Qing hurriedly said.

"Not interested."

Qin Feiyang replied expressionlessly, then leaped toward the mountain valley below.

"I don’t care."

"I’m going to follow you anyway."

Mu Qing said and chased after Qin Feiyang.

Yan Wei was now inside Qin Feiyang’s ancient castle, so following him was the wisest choice.

Swoosh!!

They both landed above a canyon.

Qin Feiyang scanned the valley, frowning.

"What’s going on?"

"Didn’t Elder Wu say herbs were everywhere here; why can’t I see any?"

Mu Qing frowned as well.

"You won’t see them because there are no herbs here."

Before the words fell, a sharp, cold voice resounded.

Accompanied by it.

A terrifying pressure erupted like a volcano from the valley, instantly imprisoning Qin Feiyang and Mu Qing.

"Who?"

They shouted.

Swish!!

With two sounds piercing the air, an elder and a youth dashed out of the valley, standing opposite them in the air.

"It’s you!"

Seeing these two, Qin Feiyang and Mu Qing’s expressions instantly darkened.

For these two were Guo Ming and the High Priest of the Sky Scorpio Tribe!