“I want to go to the Beast Realm.”

“I’ll go too.”

“I’ll go with you, sister!”

“And me as well.”

Upon hearing Qin Ruqing’s decision, Lu Wei, Qi Rong, and Tang Zifeng’s first reaction was to accompany her.

Qin Ruqing’s expression was strange, a bit happy but more rationally analytical. “Why do you all want to come with me? Director Feng has said that those who go to scout the Beast Realm usually face almost certain death. It’s very dangerous!”

“If you’re going despite the danger, why can’t we go?” Tang Zifeng’s dark, calm eyes fixed on Qin Ruqing, his tone flat.

Qin Ruqing felt a bit guilty.

Tang’s stern expression was quite pressuring.

“Yeah, sister, are we so weak that we can’t help?” Qi Rong spoke up with dissatisfaction.

They were sitting by the coast.

To prove himself, Qi Rong punched the air, creating waves several stories high on the sea.

Seeing the huge splash he made, Qi Rong turned to Qin Ruqing with satisfaction, raising his eyebrows as if to say, “See? Not bad!”

“Is it because Qingqing is too high up that you look down on our small contribution?” Lu Wei spoke gently, her beautiful eyes seemingly moist.

Qin Ruqing immediately felt heartache.

She half-embraced Lu Wei and hurriedly explained, “No, Third Sister, it’s just that I have the Dao Physique, and you know I never do things I’m not confident in. Going to the Beast Realm wasn’t a sudden whim.”

She paused and revealed a bit of truth, “I’ve always felt there’s a power I haven’t mastered, and it’s been troubling me for a long time. I have a feeling that going to the Beast Realm might help me grasp this power.”

“Then we should accompany you even more,” Tang Zifeng said firmly.

He suddenly raised his hand, revealing a blue-green jade slip.

Qin Ruqing’s gaze followed his movement to the jade slip, her eyes showing confusion.

Wasn’t this Tang Zifeng’s communication jade slip?

Tang Zifeng used his magic to light up the jade slip and displayed the characters for Qin Ruqing to see.

Seeing it, Qin Ruqing was stunned—“Former South Ridge (crossed out) current team”

This was their “chat group.”

Tang Zifeng looked at Qin Ruqing. “You said we’re a team, and now you want to leave us behind?”

His calm voice carried an inexplicable weight.

Qin Ruqing’s heart shook.

She hadn’t planned to go alone, but she did have the suspicion of “leaving them behind.”

Qin Ruqing quickly apologized, “I was wrong!”

Then she said, “You all come with me. We should be together!”

“I’ll be the damage dealer, Qi Rong will be the secondary damage dealer, Third Sister will support, and Xiao Tang will be the versatile main tank! Our team of four will create a synergy greater than the sum of its parts!”

Lu Wei laughed, “Isn’t it greater than four?”

Qin Ruqing insisted, “Four isn’t enough, it has to be at least five!”

Lu Wei said, “My support role sounds good.”

“What’s a secondary damage dealer?” Qi Rong asked, confused.

“Just another damage dealer,” Qin Ruqing explained.

“Oh… okay!” Qi Rong was satisfied with being able to deal damage and felt it suited his role.

Tang Zifeng, however, seemed unreasonably serious: “Isn’t the support supposed to protect the damage dealer? If so, I should be the support.”

He had to follow Qin Ruqing.

“Ahem, roles are just settings, we can always change them!” Qin Ruqing said, feeling a bit awkward about Tang Zifeng’s words.

She soon cheered up:

“Alright, let’s reassemble the Former South Ridge, Current Team, and set out again from here—!”

However, when confirming the list of those going to the Beast Realm, it wasn’t just the four of them.

Perhaps influenced by Qin Ruqing’s words in the virtual realm, the two major celestial families and various other clans also decided to send some of their people into the Beast Realm.

Qi Rong, upon hearing this, said admiringly, “That’s the power of rhetoric!”

Qin Ruqing’s reaction was quite calm: “It’s understandable. It’s just that now is the most suitable time. Previously, the human race never faced a comprehensive beast tide like now, and we don’t know the Dao Ancestor’s prophecy. To them, the threat posed by the beast race was completely controllable, so there was no need to invest too many resources in exploring such a dangerous place.”

“But now, the situation in the human realm is extremely dangerous; even the slowest among us should be alarmed.”

Qin Ruqing wasn’t surprised by the reactions of the noble families and even found it a bit troublesome.

She used a family token to send a message: “Elders, don’t send too many people. Our main goal is to gather information. The more people we have, the higher the risk of exposure!”

Feng Qinxue then mentioned another matter: “The surprise attack last night was successful; it caught them off guard.”

Oh, there was a surprise attack.

Qin Ruqing reminded, “Still, be cautious with the scale of the attack!”

“Don’t completely ruin their selection process. Otherwise, they might retaliate by abandoning the blessing and launching a full-scale attack, which would be troublesome.”

“And if we enter the beast realm, we might have to blend in with the beasts selected for the blessing. For now, we should just delay.”

Feng Qinxue agreed: “That’s what I think too.”

The surprise attack had bought them three days.

This meant they needed to find a way into the beast realm and gather their forces within these three days.

“We can’t just go in directly!” During another meeting, the head of the Lu family pondered, “We don’t know what awaits us in the beast realm. One thing is certain: if humans enter without disguise, the least they’ll face is being killed on the spot.”

They were determined to enter, but how and in what manner was still a major issue.

This decision would determine whether their mission to the beast realm succeeded or failed.

After extensive discussions and consultations with high-level experts and ancient texts, the elders selected a mysterious technique called “Soul Transfer Illusion.”

As the name suggests, this method involves transferring one’s soul to another living being capable of holding a soul.

“This technique is forbidden,” Fifth Sheng sighed.

“It was originally created for surveillance purposes, allowing the soul to attach to inconspicuous small creatures.”

“But later, it was modified into a dark art of body snatching, which involves taking over others’ bodies and defying fate.”

“This led to many issues and severely damaged the practitioner’s karma, so it was classified as forbidden by the previous generation of immortals.”

“However, given the special circumstances, this technique is particularly suitable for our current situation and can be used now.”

Feng Qinxue teased, “How come it’s not the time for you to be so rigid about rules?”

“Fifth family has clear rules but is not inflexible!” Fifth Sheng retorted.

After a pause, Fifth Sheng turned to Qin Ruqing, “The specific method is to find several beast corpses with residual life force and perform the Soul Transfer Technique. Our Fifth family’s elder will personally handle it. As long as you don’t encounter high-level beasts similar to beast emperors, it shouldn’t be detected.”

“Six Elder Qin, what do you think of this method?” Fifth Sheng, the head of the Fifth family, even sought Qin Ruqing’s opinion.

Qin Ruqing considered it and nodded decisively, “This method is even better than what I initially thought. With my Golden Mist Soul Fire, combined with the Soul Transfer Illusion, we might even fool the beasts’ own parents!”

Everyone was delighted.

They hadn’t realized Qin Ruqing had a divine fire called Golden Mist Soul Fire.

With this divine fire assisting, their chances of success were indeed higher.

Feng Qinxue sighed in relief and said, “Alright, the plan for the beast realm is set. The main objective is reconnaissance, with secrecy as the priority.”

“Too weak a soul will not survive even with the Soul Transfer Illusion, given the beast realm’s suppression laws. So, the candidates for this mission must not be too weak—but not too strong either.”

“A too strong soul would make the transfer process more difficult and reduce compatibility between the soul and the body.” Fifth Sheng added.

“Therefore, the candidates should mostly be younger people!”

Those who had previously participated in the Guixu inheritance selection.

Young souls are vigorous, adaptable to new things, and can recover from minor damage more easily.

After the discussion, seven people were selected.

This included Qin Ruqing and three others from the Qin family, as well as Feng Mingyue, Fifth Youlin, and Xiao Fenhua (Rui Fenhua, the family head).

Qin Ruqing, having received the first list, was surprised to see some familiar names.

Feng Qinxue explained, “She has a special constitution called the ‘Heavenly Fortune Body.’”

“Even with the most meticulous planning, you can’t avoid risks in this expedition. With her here, you might turn misfortune into good fortune and return safely.”

Qin Ruqing completely agreed!

In the cultivation world, luck can be as substantial as strength!

A prime example: the head of the Fenhua family!

It was said that under the leadership of the little Fenhua, the Rui family had advanced to the silver grade.

It’s evident that this family’s fortune had been flourishing under the influence of the little Fenhua.

With the list finalized, they wasted no time.

They planned to enter through a gap in the South Ridge barrier.

According to reports from various defensive lines, the South Ridge seemed to be the least aggressive area.

This doesn’t mean that the defending families on the South Ridge were weaker, but rather that the beast tribes in this area seemed less eager to attack.

Thus, starting from the South Ridge naturally posed less risk.