Great Master Du Wang: Five days to generate Qi Blood, entering the First Transformation of Qi Blood.
Seventeen days to Breakthrough to the Second Transformation of Qi Blood.
Forty-nine days to achieve the Third Transformation of Qi Blood.
Second Senior Sister Helinta: Eight days to generate Qi Blood, entering the First Transformation of Qi Blood.
Twenty-four days to Breakthrough to the Second Transformation of Qi Blood.
Seventy-six days to Breakthrough to the Third Transformation of Qi Blood.
Third Brother Han Yuan: Nine days to generate Qi Blood…
Perhaps to motivate everyone who joined the Snake Heart Gate.
It clearly recorded the time it took for the Sect Leader's Personal Disciples to go from the First Transformation of Qi Blood to the Third Transformation of Qi Blood.
Among them, Great Master Du Wang was the fastest, taking only five days.
Second Senior Sister Helinta was next.
As for the situation of the others, Hu Qi only glanced at them hastily, finally focusing on the time taken by Du Wang and Helinta.
“In that case, it would be best to control the timing of my Breakthrough to the Second Transformation of Qi Blood between seventeen and twenty-four days.”
This timing was just right.
There was the even greater Genius Du Wang above him.
And it would attract enough attention without appearing too much like a Prodigy.
Just as Hu Qi made this decision, a phone rang suddenly in the room.
Hu Qi put down the manual, walked to his charging phone, and was surprised when he saw the caller ID.
The call was not from his aunt's family, but from Song Jian.
Since he came to Anshan City, the two had not met, and usually only exchanged a few simple words on paper cranes.
Hu Qi had a pretty good impression of this person.
After all, if it weren't for the other party's 'sponsorship' helping him through that difficult time, he might still be worrying about money.
Thinking of this, he reached out and answered the call.
“Hello! Hu Qi, didn't you say you were looking for exotic beasts before? I just got one yesterday, if you have time, come and pick it up.”
As soon as the call connected, Song Jian's voice came from the other end.
Hu Qi's eyes lit up; Song Jian was indeed his benefactor, bringing good news as soon as he called.
“Okay, send me the address, I'll be there in a bit.”
Then the two exchanged a few brief pleasantries and hung up.
However, when Hu Qi saw the address the other party sent, a strange expression immediately appeared on his face.
…
Twenty-odd minutes later.
Anshan City, Tianshu District.
As the core area of Anshan City near the government, there were many tall buildings here, but one place was different.
There were no towering buildings there, replaced instead by various green plants, lakes, and rows of low-rise villas.
At the entrance of 【Tangxi Garden】.
A green taxi slowly pulled over. After Hu Qi paid the fare, he got out of the car with a black canvas saber bag on his back, under the driver's strange gaze.
Standing at the community entrance, Hu Qi looked up.
A grand, twenty-meter-high arched marble gate stood majestically.
On both sides of the main gate were two thick Roman columns, exquisitely carved with sculptures at their capitals.
Fine lines on them outlined auspicious Divine Beasts and exotic flowers and plants from myths.
And inside a guard post on one side of the main gate stood a tall, buzz-cut middle-aged security guard.
From his sturdy physique and the calluses on his hand joints, this person was clearly also a practitioner.
Just as Hu Qi looked over, the middle-aged security guard seemed to sense Hu Qi's presence.
He frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping up and down Hu Qi. After confirming he was not a resident of the community, he was about to speak.
A figure walked out from the iron gate next to the entrance.
“Hu Qi, over here.”
Seeing this, the middle-aged security guard wisely closed his mouth, which he had just been about to open.
“If your home is here, why did you go to Qirong City?”
Hu Qi looked at Song Jian in front of him, his tone strange.
He had thought the other party was in Qirong City before, but he didn't expect the address to be in Anshan City.
“This community was developed by my family, and we kept a few units for ourselves,” Song Jian explained.
“I was studying in Qirong City before, and the Red Scale Club there isn't as competitive as in Anshan City. I thought the chances would be greater.”
As he spoke, a hint of disappointment flashed across his face, clearly still bothered by his failure.
Hu Qi was speechless as he looked at this villa area.
If he remembered correctly, when he was navigating earlier, the software popped up that the housing price here was about 200,000 per square meter.
Poverty really limited his imagination.
“Hu Qi, you should have successfully cultivated Qi Blood by now, right?” Song Jian suddenly asked.
His gaze fell on the canvas bag behind Hu Qi. Although it was a guess, his words carried a sense of certainty.
“Hmm, are you investigating me?” Hu Qi's smile receded, his eyes narrowed slightly, and an Aura suddenly rose from him.
Aura indeed exists, just as ordinary people feel uncomfortable and nervous when they meet someone of high status and power, it's just a matter of strength.
A person's Aura is not a concrete substance, but a comprehensive manifestation of inner qualities and Mental Energy reflected through external performance, which is directly related to one's mindset.
After Hu Qi reached the Second Transformation of Qi Blood, his life level had already changed compared to ordinary people. Coupled with the killings during this period, he unconsciously developed a Killing Intent.
When released at this moment, it gave Song Jian a chilling sensation, as if he was being stared at by some fierce beast.
As if the next moment, he would die.
He couldn't help but take a few steps back.
He looked at Hu Qi with a surprised and uncertain expression, fearing to cause misunderstanding, and quickly lowered his voice to explain.
“No, Hu Qi, you misunderstood. My mother was once a Disciple of the Core Class, and she told me some general information about it, which is why I made that guess.”
Then, as if afraid Hu Qi wouldn't believe him, Song Jian explained his mother's situation in detail.
It turned out his mother was a student of the Snake Heart Gate.
But when he was ten years old, she suddenly disappeared, with no body found, dead or alive.
And his desire to join the Snake Heart Gate was to investigate and find his mother's whereabouts.
Hu Qi's eyes moved slightly; that made sense.
After all, compared to the Black Blood Species, the general information about the sects was not strictly confidential, so it was normal for Song Jian to know.
“So that's how it is.”
Hu Qi retracted his Aura, his gaze fixed on Song Jian.
“You're helping me find exotic beasts because you want me to help you, right?”
“That's right. As long as you help me, not only will this exotic beast be given to you for free, but if you have any other requests, you can make them.”
Song Jian nodded, not denying it at all.
“With your strength, it shouldn't be difficult to join the Core Class next year, why are you in such a hurry?”
Hu Qi raised an eyebrow.
“I can't wait that long. Besides, the fact that you can cultivate Qi Blood in such a short time proves your potential.”
Speaking of this, he paused, a hint of loneliness flashing across his face.
“Even if I join, at most I'll just be an ordinary member. It'll be too difficult to investigate anything useful.”
“But you're different. You'll definitely go further in the future and be able to access more things.”
At this point, Hu Qi understood the other party's thoughts.
After thinking for a moment, he said, “Okay, but I can't guarantee there will be a definite result.”
This matter was beneficial to him and harmless. The other party's connections and financial resources were what he needed.
As long as there was a sufficient supply of exotic beast meat, his strength could rapidly improve.