Although Su Qi had entered the inner court and became an inner court disciple as soon as he entered the Moon Illumination Sect.
However, he also knew some things about the Outer Sect.
In the outer court, those who were ranked in the top 100 could stay in the best independent courtyard. The weakest among these people was close to the peak of the Paramount Mortal Shedding Stage.
It was said that the outer court disciples who were ranked in the top 50 were almost all at the peak of the Paramount Mortal Shedding Stage.
Especially those who were ranked at the top, they were powerful people who were listed in the Earth Ranking!
The Earth Ranking was a list that included the Nine Sect Alliances. It included the top 100 most outstanding powerhouses at the peak of the Paramount Mortal Shedding Stage in the Nine Sect Alliances.
The Nine Sect Alliances were formed by nine seventh-rate sects. They were meant to unite and defend against the invasion of sixth-rate forces.
The Moon Illumination Sect was one of the seventh-rate sects.
The powerhouses at the peak of the Paramount Mortal Shedding Stage who were listed in the Earth Ranking were all at the peak of the Mortal Shedding Stage. Those who were ranked at the bottom had abilities that were on par with ordinary Early Saint Rudiment Stage Martial and Dao Cultivators.
Those who were ranked at the top had the ability to defeat ordinary Early Saint Rudiment Stage Martial and Dao Cultivators!
"It seems like Su Qi doesn't know Duan Lingtian's ability either."
Zhou Qi knew what was going on when he saw the shock on Su Qi's face.
"Duan Lingtian defeated Ceng Zhi one-sidedly from the beginning until the end … Ceng Zhi didn't even have the ability to fight back at all. I'm afraid he's even more powerful than you, Junior Brother Su. "
Zhou Qi continued to provoke Su Qi, intentionally or unintentionally.
One-sidedly?
Su Qi had to admit that Zhou Qi's words had shocked him again.
'It seems like Duan Lingtian's ability has improved a lot in this six months … Perhaps he was stronger than me six months ago, but it's definitely not this exaggerated!'
Su Qi secretly inhaled a cold breath of air.
Six months ago, the battle between him and Duan Lingtian did not end because of Zhou Qi's appearance.
However, he knew himself very well. He knew Duan Lingtian's ability was slightly stronger than his.
Of course, he didn't win by much.
He had originally thought that his strength, which had increased by leaps and bounds in this half a year, had already left Duan Lingtian behind … But he had never expected that Duan Lingtian's strength was also increasing at an extremely terrifying speed.
Of course, even so, he did not think that Duan Lingtian could defeat him.
Even if he were to face the person ranked eighty-fifth in the outer sect, he was confident that he could one-sidedly crush him.
Therefore, he felt that Duan Lingtian's strength should be on par with his.
When Zhou Qi saw that Su Qi did not reply to him, he frowned with a displeased expression on his face.
However, his brows quickly relaxed again, and a hypocritical smile appeared on his face again. "Junior Brother Su, you and that Duan Lingtian were once fellow disciples after all … Are you interested in meeting him?"
"Senior Brother Zhou, I'm not familiar with him."
Su Qi replied nonchalantly. How could he not see that Zhou Qi was trying to sow discord between them? "If there's nothing else, I won't send you off, Senior Brother Zhou … I'm planning to return to my room to cultivate."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and returned to his room without waiting for Zhou Qi's reply.
Zhou Qi's expression turned gloomy when he saw Su Qi closing the door. "This Su Qi dares to look down on me just because he has Master's protection … Damn it!"
Half a year ago, Su Qi was as docile as a cat in front of him.
However, at this moment, the cat seemed to have transformed into a tiger and was about to suppress him.
He found it difficult to accept this.
However, he knew that Su Qi was already powerful. With his Master's protection, even if he was his Senior Brother, he did not dare to openly bully Su Qi.
He did not doubt that his Master would disregard their many years of master-disciple relationship for the sake of this disciple whom he had only accepted half a year ago.
His Master valued the Martial Dao innate talent of his disciples the most.
He couldn't be any more clear about this.
If he and Su Qi were in trouble at the same time, and his Master could only save one of them, his Master would definitely save Su Qi.
He did not doubt this at all.
'Perhaps … There's no need to tell Master about Duan Lingtian for the time being. Ever since Su Qi came, Master has been living in seclusion. He might not know about what's going on outside no matter how much the rumors spread. '
Suddenly, a crazy idea appeared in Zhou Qi's mind.
'Cripple him!'
Zhou Qi planned to cripple Duan Lingtian.
'In terms of innate talent, Duan Lingtian is even higher than Su Qi … Now that Master has Su Qi as his disciple, my status has plummeted. If there's another Duan Lingtian, where's my status? '
Zhou Qi's heart skipped a beat.
If his Master knew that Duan Lingtian's innate talent was higher than Su Qi's and that Duan Lingtian was from the City Governor's Estate of Mound Hill City, his Master would definitely accept Duan Lingtian as his direct disciple.
That was not what he wanted to see.
His current idea was simple. He wanted to cripple Duan Lingtian!
In that case, even if his Master found out about Duan Lingtian's innate talent, he would only reprimand him.
However, Duan Lingtian would no longer be his Master's direct disciple.
'Half a year ago, it was Master who asked me to bring Duan Lingtian back to the Moon Illumination Sect. I didn't have a choice and ended up nurturing a tiger … This time, I must cripple Duan Lingtian before Master discovers his innate talent!'
Zhou Qi's eyes gleamed coldly.
Naturally, he wanted to cripple Duan Lingtian so that Duan Lingtian would never be able to make a comeback.
Naturally, there was a rule in the Moon Illumination Sect that no one was allowed to kill or injure.
Those who killed would usually be sentenced to death.
However, those who injured would be able to escape death. Although the punishment was severe, there was no need for revenge.
Zhou Qi wanted to cripple Duan Lingtian.
At that time, no matter how high Duan Lingtian's innate talent was, his Master would not take a fancy to him. As long as his Master did not take a fancy to him, he would not be able to compete with him and ride on his head like Su Qi did.
'I think Su Qi won't bring up Duan Lingtian in front of Master … In that case, my plan can be carried out smoothly.'
Zhou Qi had a mature idea in his mind.
The moment he thought of this, he left the mansion and the inner court and went to the outer court.
Soon after, a person appeared next to Zhou Qi in a remote place in the outer court. It was a middle-aged man. Based on his appearance, he could be Zhou Qi's father.
However, this middle-aged man was very respectful in front of Zhou Qi.
"Lin Fu, you should know that I won't look for you if there's nothing important … Since I'm looking for you, it's only natural that I have something for you to do."
Zhou Qi said nonchalantly.
"Yes. Senior Brother Zhou, I wonder if there's anything you need from me? "
Lin Fu asked respectfully.
"I heard that there's a new disciple called Duan Lingtian in the outer court. As soon as he arrived, he defeated Ceng Zhi who was ranked 85th in the outer court?"
Zhou Qi asked.
"That's true. I've heard about it as well."
Lin Fu nodded. "I even went to look for Ceng Zhi … However, Ceng Zhi said that his strength might not be inferior to Duan Lingtian! The reason he was defeated was because Duan Lingtian used a demonic technique. "
"Demonic technique?"
Zhou Qi frowned. "What do you mean?"
"He said … There were two times when his attack was clearly about to land on Duan Lingtian, but it shifted to Duan Lingtian's side in the end. Therefore, he could not attack Duan Lingtian."
Lin Fu told Zhou Qi everything he learned from Ceng Zhi. "Duan Lingtian took advantage of this opportunity to severely injure him twice, causing him to be unable to retaliate at all."
"Hmph! He's not as good as him, yet he still finds so many excuses … What demonic technique? Who would believe that?! "
Zhou Qi snorted coldly.
"I don't think it's believable either."
Lin Fu nodded. "I guess Ceng Zhi is unwilling to admit defeat. That's why he came up with such a lousy excuse … However, he didn't think about it. Even if this excuse of his spreads, who would believe him?"
"Let's not talk about this for now."
Zhou Qi went straight to the point. "Lin Fu, the thing I asked you to do is closely related to my master … Therefore, you must do it well!"
"It's related to Elder Liu Huan?"
Upon hearing that, Lin Fu was instantly energized as though he had been reborn. "Please tell me, Senior Brother Zhou."
His master was the outer court deacon of the Moon Illumination Sect. When he was young, he was by Elder Liu Huan's side and had a good relationship with him.
However, in reality, he was just a follower.
It was just that Lin Fu was unwilling to admit it.
Due to this reason, Lin Fu could be considered as Liu Huan's follower.
"Do you know that Duan Lingtian is from Mound Hill City?"
Zhou Qi said bluntly.
"Mound Hill City?"
Upon hearing Zhou Qi's words, Lin Fu's eyes narrowed immediately. He had a shocked expression on his face.
Naturally, he was not unfamiliar with Mound Hill City.
Moreover, it was impossible for anyone who was by Elder Liu Huan's side to not know about Mound Hill City … It was not because Mound Hill City was one of the eighteen cities under the Moon Illumination Sect, but because of the enmity between Fang Hui, the City Governor of Mound Hill City, and Elder Liu Huan.
"Senior Brother Zhou, didn't you bring Fang Hui's most outstanding disciple, Su Qi, back to the sect half a year ago? Why didn't you bring Duan Lingtian back with you? His innate talent seems to be on par with Su Qi. "
Lin Fu asked in confusion.
"Half a year ago, I didn't see that his innate talent was higher than Su Qi's … However, I had the intention to bring him back and ask him to be my master's disciple, but he rejected me! Not only that, but he rejected me firmly! "
Zhou Qi spouted nonsense. "If I had known that his innate talent was higher than Su Qi's, I would've killed him on the spot! It was my mistake for not killing him back then. "
"However, I didn't expect that my mistake back then would cause me trouble!"
Zhou Qi was furious.
"He really doesn't know how to appreciate my kindness!"
A hint of jealousy flashed through Lin Fu's eyes. His face turned cold as he asked, "Senior Brother Zhou, is the thing you want me to do related to Duan Lingtian?"
"That's right."
Zhou Qi nodded. "Your ability is at the peak of the Paramount Mortal Shedding Stage. You're ranked 47th in the outer court … I want you to issue a challenge to Duan Lingtian and force him to come out and fight you."
"Senior Brother Zhou, since he could single-handedly suppress Ceng Zhi, his ability is on par with mine at the very least. He might even be stronger than me … I'm afraid I can't teach him a lesson."
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