After pondering for a moment, Zhou Shiqi said solemnly: "Brother, I hope you can keep this secret for me. Now, I don't want too many people to know that I have entered the third rank."
"After all, my strength has improved too fast, far beyond other people's imagination."
"I'm afraid...some people will be unable to sit still if they know about it, and they will have crooked thoughts about me."
Fang Shaojie looked serious and said in a deep voice: "Why do you have such thoughts?"
"You are a member of our Special Operations Department. Who dares to touch you casually?"
Taking a breath, Fang Shaojie frowned and said, "If someone really has bad intentions, I, the eldest brother, will stand in front of you even if I am not strong enough."
"If you dare to touch my brother Fang Shaojie, you have to step over my body."
Zhou Shiqi was slightly startled, and then a warmth filled his heart.
With a chuckle, Zhou Shiqi grinned and said, "Brother, I'm just taking precautions before they happen."
"This is what our old turtle taught me."
"It says to keep a few more trump cards and live longer."
"Old turtle?" Fang Shaojie's mouth twitched twice, "Are you talking about Master Xuangui at the Shanghai Base?"
Zhou Shiqi nodded, and then said with disdain: "Who else could it be if he wasn't this old guy?"
"This old turtle is very bad, he knows how to trick my spirit stone."
Fang Shaojie smiled. He had naturally heard of the first-class master's virtues in Shanghai. He originally thought it was just a rumor, but now seeing the angry look on Wang Dazhuang's face, it seemed that the rumor was indeed true.
Zhou Shiqi didn't want to talk about the old turtle any more, as it would only make him think of those spirit stones that had been cheated away, and thinking too much would make his chest tight.
With a roll of his eyes, Zhou Shiqi directly changed the subject and said: "Brother, stop dawdling, quickly find a place to practice with me."
"I'm done, I have to go back quickly."
"It's been out for too long. I'm afraid my family will be anxious."
Fang Shaojie nodded and motioned for Zhou Shiqi to follow him.
One person and one dog left Zhou Shiqi's temporary residence and walked all the way to a training venue.
The training grounds here all require merit points.
Fang Shaojie chose a venue that no one was using, and after paying two hundred merit points, he had one hour of use time.
During this period, no one will disturb the training ground.
Zhou Shiqi was slightly stunned. Two hundred merit points can be used for one hour. This training venue is so expensive!
Fang Shaojie asked Zhou Shiqi to follow him into the training ground and explained: "Don't think the usage fee here is very expensive, but it is definitely worth the money."
"Have you sensed it carefully? Did you find that the spiritual energy in this area is much richer than in other places?"
Zhou Shiqi's heart moved and he asked curiously: "Is there a spirit gathering array set up in this venue?"
"That's not true." Fang Shaojie smiled bitterly, "You should know the value of the Spirit Gathering Array. This Spirit Gathering Array is still under research, and it will take some time before it can be put into actual use."
"It's all thanks to you that you found the Spirit Gathering Formation's eye in Liuyunju Cave before, otherwise, this process would have been much slower."
Pointing to this fully enclosed training venue, Fang Shaojie smiled slightly and said: "The richness of the spiritual energy here is also man-made, but it is more expensive than the Spirit Gathering Array."
"You also know that if the spiritual stone is not placed properly, the spiritual energy in it will easily escape."
"And the environment here is made of spiritual stones."
"It's just that magic circles are arranged on the walls of this place to ensure that the spiritual energy will not escape and will only exist in this place."
With that said, Fang Shaojie pointed to the ground and said: "The ground of this venue is covered with strong alloys, and the surrounding walls are also able to withstand a full blow from a second-level master."
Zhou Shiqi jumped on the alloy floor and nodded lightly: "It seems like this venue is really worth the money."
Fang Shaojie said nothing, took off his sunglasses and carefully put them into his arms.
Trying to keep his little eyes wide open, Fang Shaojie said excitedly: "Then let's get started, everything is done."
Zhou Shiqi nodded, then took a few steps back to put some distance between himself and Fang Shaojie.
The dog's mouth opened, and a little purple-red glow rushed out, and then it floated quietly in front of Zhou Shiqi.
Opposite him, Fang Shaojie looked solemn, and he sensed a strong sense of crisis on the small purple-red spark.
Zhou Shiqi grinned and walked towards Fang Shaojie with a relaxed expression.
As the distance between the person and the dog gradually approached, Fang Shaojie's expression gradually became serious.
When Zhou Shiqi's figure appeared three meters in front of Fang Shaojie, Fang Shaojie's small eyes opened and closed, and Zhou Shiqi's body instantly stiffened, unable to move any more.
This time, Zhou Shiqi was well prepared.
With a thought in his mind, the Purple Source Fire crossed a line of fire, passed by Fang Shaojie's ear silently, and then sank into the alloy ground.
Cold sweat fell from Fang Shaojie's forehead. The little purple-red spark just now was really rubbing across his ears. He could feel the intense heat coming from his ears, as if his ears were being roasted.
At that moment, the hair on his ears and the hair near his ears dried up and curled up, and there was also a faint burning smell.
Fang Shaojie put away his powers, turned to look behind him, and saw a fist-sized hole being dissolved into the ground.
"Gudong" swallowed, Fang Shaojie suddenly turned around and looked at Zhou Shiqi, exclaiming: "What the hell is this thing?"
"How could even this strong alloy be melted so easily?"
Calling the Purple Source Fire back in front of him, Zhou Shiqi said with a smile: "Don't you have any impression of this thing?"
"Um?!"
Fang Shaojie frowned and thought hard, and suddenly a bright light flashed in his mind. After a long while, he said dryly: "This thing...did you bring it out of Liuyunju Cave?"
"The little purple flame in the alchemy room?"
"Yes..." Zhou Shiqi nodded, then opened his mouth and swallowed the Purple Source Fire into his belly.
Fang Shaojie said with a face of disbelief: "Hey, you didn't swallow that little purple flame into your stomach and brought it out, did you?"
After burping, Zhou Shiqi said disapprovingly: "Yeah, it's impossible for me to put it in my bag, right?"
"Favorability from Fang Shaojie, -66..."
Fang Shaojie looked suffocated and rubbed his temples. As expected, this dog has a strange mind and actually swallowed fire into its belly. Isn't it afraid of burning itself to death?!
Looking Zhou Shiqi up and down with strange eyes, Fang Shaojie looked at him as if he was crazy. This dog's brain was definitely not normal!