Douluo: Starting with the Signing in of Goddess Xiaowu

"Lingtian, I have some understanding of this Seven Hells Demon Tower as well; it's only been a mere ten days, and we've already entered the sixth level of the demon tower. I believe this is all your doing, right?" Chu Qin put on an act and chuckled maturely.

"Indeed, it is as Senior Chu Qin says," Zhuge Lingtian nodded in confirmation.

"Oh? Since Divine Sense cannot be used within the Seven Hells Demon Tower, my sect leader and I have been wandering around like headless flies, unable to find our bearings. How did you manage to quickly locate the Demon Beast that guards the tower?" Chu Qin asked, voicing his inner doubts.

"Without concealing anything from the senior, I have the map and structure of the Seven Hells Demon Tower," Zhuge Lingtian said as he pulled out a yellowed sheepskin scroll from his Soul-Guiding Divine Artifact, "With the map, I've been able to pinpoint the location of the guardian Demon Beast accurately."

As expected, it was as Jiu Yin and he had guessed. Chu Qin continued to probe, "Where did you get this map from?"

"It was obtained by my Sky-holding Palace at a great cost," answered Zhuge Lingtian, "With it, one would not get lost in the Seven Hells Demon Tower."

"In that case, you should know the location of the Reincarnation Divine Spring, right?" Chu Qin asked with a smile.

"I know!" Zhuge Lingtian replied without hesitation, "It seems that Senior Chu Qin, you have also come for the Reincarnation Divine Spring."

"Correct! Eh, wait, no. Zhuge Lingtian, you're being so candid with me, aren't you afraid I'll snatch this fortune from you?" Chu Qin said with a crafty gleam in his eye.

"Firstly, the Reincarnation Divine Spring can be shared, and secondly, I trust that Senior Chu Qin would not do such a thing. Most importantly, the guardian Demon Beast on this sixth level is very powerful. Without Senior Chu Qin, I alone would have great difficulty defeating it," Zhuge Lingtian replied with a smile.

In reality, Chu Qin had already guessed that Zhuge Lingtian would invite him to jointly tackle the guardian Demon Beast of the sixth level. After all, even if a Saintly Venerable First Layer of Heaven cultivator like Zhuge Lingtian were bolstered by the Ancient Buddha Staff, he would have a tough time against the Second Layer Saint Honor guardian Demon Beast of the sixth level.

Originally, Chu Qin did not want to cooperate with Zhuge Lingtian, but having the map did save Chu Qin a lot of trouble.

Chu Qin could take the map by force, but he felt that Zhuge Lingtian, being such a cunning and shrewd character, must have known his capabilities and would have made preparations accordingly.

It was highly possible that the sheepskin scroll was fake. If Chu Qin made his move, he could surely kill Zhuge Lingtian, but then finding the precise location of the guardian Demon Beast would become difficult.

"Well then, I agree to cooperate with you," Chu Qin replied indifferently, "You will lead the way."

"That would be excellent!" Zhuge Lingtian responded, "Please, follow me, senior."

No sooner had Zhuge Lingtian spoken than he led Zhuge Zhengshan and the others eastward.

"Chu Qin, are we really going to cooperate with him?" Dugu Zixi asked.

"Don't worry, if he dares play any tricks, that will be the end of him," Chu Qin said with a relaxed smile.

"Okay!" Dugu Zixi nodded.

"Let's go, keep up!" As his words fell, Chu Qin took the group of women and followed Zhuge Lingtian up into the sky.

Following Zhuge Lingtian, they flew over numerous forests and mountain ranges and finally arrived at a valley.

This place was also lush with green trees.

"This is the place, senior," Zhuge Lingtian said, stopping in his tracks.

"Here? I can't sense the aura of the guardian Demon Beast," Chu Qin stated calmly.

"Please don't be hasty, senior," Zhuge Lingtian replied with a smile, "I've just slain the Trihorn Demon Dragon Emperor. It will take a day or two for the sixth level's guardian Demon Beast to appear."

"Is that so?" Chu Qin replied with a slight smile.

"Yes, it is true," Zhuge Lingtian answered, "Senior, this sixth level's guardian Demon Beast has the strength of the Second Layer Saint Honor. Even if we work together, defeating it will be difficult. How about we discuss some strategies and set up some formations, and make some preparations first?"

"There's no need," Chu Qin smiled, "I'm someone who doesn't usually make preparations. Go on then."

"Alright, it's the junior's responsibility to handle such matters."

Zhuge Lingtian's gaze flickered as he felt that Chu Qin seemed to have an ace up his sleeve. But how could that be strange? Although Chu Qin was a bit stronger, he presumably was also a cultivator of Saintly Venerable First Layer of Heaven. Even if he had consumed the Ice Demon Beast Emperor Orb, he shouldn't have achieved a breakthrough to the Second Layer Saint Honor. So why was Chu Qin so confident?

Could it be that Chu Qin was hiding his true strength? Or perhaps, did Chu Qin have a trump card?

Little did Zhuge Lingtian know that apart from the Ice Demon Beast Emperor Orb, Chu Qin had also absorbed the power of the Eye of Hell. His strength and realm had both increased!

Unable to figure it out, Zhuge Lingtian stopped pondering and began to lay out formations and various special soul technologies in the valley, along with Zhuge Zhengshan and the others.

Chu Qin, on the other hand, pitched tents with the ladies on the sidelines.

He didn't need to prepare, just wait here for a day or two.

Chu Qin was like this, and the ladies were even more casual, having set up a barbecue at the campsite without having had dinner!

"Indeed, it's a formation from the Great Thousand Buddha Nation," Jiu Yin said, slightly surprised as he looked at the formation laid down by Zhuge Lingtian.

"Jiu Yin, what did you say?" Chu Qin asked, holding a chicken leg and looking at Jiu Yin.

"Just now, Zhuge Lingtian laid down the Thousand-Hand Arhat Formation of the Great Thousand Buddha Nation," Jiu Yin explained. "Such a formation should only be accessible to the Saint Lord monks of the Great Thousand Buddha Nation."

"Are you saying that Zhuge Lingtian is a monk from the Great Thousand Buddha Nation?" Chu Qin asked leisurely.

Jiu Yin shook his head, "Impossible. I know all the monks from the Great Thousand Buddha Nation, and there's no Zhuge Lingtian. Even if I was imprisoned for these years and the Great Thousand Buddha Nation had a few more monks, they should still be practicing in the Mount Sumeru Temple, how could they appear in Xi Yu?"

"Then what could be the reason?" Chu Qin asked while eating the roasted chicken.

"I don't know now," Jiu Yin replied. "Chu Qin, you have to be cautious when working with him."

"Yeah, don't worry," Chu Qin nodded and said, "Don't think too much about it, want a chicken leg?"

Jiu Yin gave Chu Qin a blank look, "If I could eat, that would be great!"

"No worries, this time after finding the Reincarnation Divine Spring, you should be able to restore your soul," Chu Qin said with a smile. "Then, go to Wanmo Palace to retrieve your body, and you can be like a normal person."

"It's not that easy!" Jiu Yin sighed lightly.

"Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets their mind to it," Chu Qin said with a smile. "You have to have confidence in yourself!"

After a satisfying meal, the sky gradually darkened.

Clearly, the Seven Hells Demon Tower also had days and nights.

Chu Qin returned to his own tent. In the past few days, he had been absorbing the power from the Ice Demon Beast Emperor Orb and the Eye of Hell, and it had been a long time since he had absorbed any energy from the Cosmic Energy Core.

An hour later, Chu Qin finished absorbing the energy.

In the past, energy absorbed in an hour would at least have brought him a sense of improvement, but after increasing his cultivation, that sense seemed to have disappeared.

This meant Chu Qin's need for energy had grown even greater.

However, Chu Qin felt no sense of loss.

Having made such continuous improvements these days, advancing further almost felt unnatural to him.

"Eh, why has no one from Xiaowu's group come over today?" Chu Qin said, looking at the tent with mild surprise.

Logically, someone should have come to sleep with him by now.

After pondering for a moment, Chu Qin decided to continue cultivating the Ancient Buddha Overlord Body!

Just as Chu Qin sat down cross-legged, preparing to cultivate, a figure came to the outside of his tent.

Chu Qin immediately revealed a slight smile. This person was somewhat unexpected to him.

Outside Chu Qin's tent, a breathtakingly beautiful figure stood there, her hair fiery red, dressed in a fiery red outfit. Both her face and figure were so perfect.

This person was none other than Huo Ninger!

"Chu Qin, I like you, would you be my boyfriend?" Huo Ninger muttered to herself.

"No, no, that might be too direct."

"Chu Qin, I've liked you for a long time, do you like me?"

"That's not right either, not right, what if he rejects me? If he rejects me, then I'll have no face to stay by his side!"

Huo Ninger was enveloped in complete confusion, her beautiful eyes watching Chu Qin's tent, wanting to go in but not daring to step inside!

"It's so late, could Chu Qin have fallen asleep?"