The group of sword gang members in the room watched as their gang leader was punched so hard that he was forced to retreat, blood gushing from his nostrils. They didn't dare to breathe and retreated to a corner, afraid that Qin Xin would turn his gaze on them.

"Qin Xin, how dare you lay a hand on me!"

Heng Hua's finger trembled as he pointed at Qin Xin, his tone filled with disbelief and even a hint of fear.

"What is there to be afraid of!"

Qin Xin sneered, clenched his fists again, and his eyes flashed with even more killing intent.

This wasn't the first time Heng Hua had caused him trouble. Qin Xin had initially considered the academy's rules, but at this moment, all he could think about was crippling Heng Hua.

"Stop, stop! I didn't do anything to the people around you. I was just following orders."

Heng Hua was terrified when he saw this. He hadn't expected Qin Xin to disregard the rules of the inner courtyard and forcibly attack him.

"Kong Bai, is that right?"

Qin Xin's eyes turned cold. He naturally knew about the person behind Heng Hua.

Seeing that Qin Xin knew who was behind him, Heng Hua didn't speak, but instead stared at Qin Xin warily. As the five true acupoints around his body were activated, a fiery red longsword radiating crimson flames appeared in front of him. With a swipe of his hand, the fire attribute true energy on the longsword covered Heng Hua's body, and a true energy veil, as if burning with flames, quickly appeared.

"Quite a bit of progress; it seems you've gained quite a bit recently." Qian Qianren said.

Sensing the strength Heng Hua displayed, Qin Xin's anger intensified, because he knew that Heng Hua's rapid improvement was related to his use of the Nourishing Heart Pill to earn points and obtain more cultivation resources.

"Qin Xin, you actually know who's behind me, and you still want to attack me?!"

Heng Hua held a long sword, remaining on guard.

"What? Trying to stall for time? Planning to call for reinforcements?"

Seeing Heng Hua's appearance, Qin Xin knew that after he entered the room, one of the Sword Clan students had disappeared, and naturally knew that he had gone out to report the news.

With a cold laugh, Qin Xin suddenly activated his Desolate God Battle Body. Although it was only the first level, the blood energy around Qin Xin surged down, making him look like a humanoid spirit beast.

"It's time to pay the price."

Qin Xin glanced at Jin Yuanbao and the other two behind him, seemingly telling them to watch out. Since they called him "boss," he had a responsibility and obligation to protect them.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A muffled thud came from the room.

Qin Xin moved with incredible speed, leaving behind several afterimages before returning to his original spot. What changed was that his pupils glowed red as the power of blood energy flowed into them during the operation of the Desolate God Battle Body, making him look like a god of war returning from purgatory.

"How could this be!"

Heng Hua murmured.

Because in front of them, Qin Xin was like a streak of light. Before they could even react, the true qi veil around his body was directly shattered, and a powerful blow followed. He had thought that after reaching the fifth level of the Aperture Opening Realm, although he could not say that he could fight Qin Xin to a draw, he could at least survive a few rounds against him.

But the reality is somewhat cruel.

"You're just the beginning. I'll go to the inner courtyard to find Kong Bai!"

As Qin Xin clenched his fist again, strands of golden light were mixed within his violent true energy.

"Nine Nirvanas of the Heavenly Phoenix!"

With the activation of the Heavenly Phoenix Martial Spirit Pattern and its superposition with the Desolate God Battle Body, Qin Xin's physical strength is now extremely terrifying. This punch, imbued with rage, would likely cripple Heng Hua.

A golden afterimage swiftly rushed towards Heng Hua, but the Sword Clan students were all focused on self-preservation and no one stepped forward to help.

"laugh!"

With a single punch, the surging true energy suddenly vanished.

"Um?"

Feeling as if his fist had hit a piece of cotton, Qin Xin frowned and looked up.

An old man in a gray robe stood in front of Heng Hua, a hint of anger between his brows. The aura around him scorched the air, making it appear somewhat distorted.

"Jia Yan, Dean of the Weaponry Academy!"

Looking at the old man's figure, Qin Xin's expression became somewhat solemn.

Qin Xin realized that his punch, which he had almost used all his strength, was so easily neutralized by Jia Yan. In that instant, Qin Xin gained a new understanding of the power of Yuanfu Realm experts. There was a gap of two major realms between the Opening Aperture Realm and the Yuanfu Realm. Faced with such a huge difference in strength, any resistance was futile. The Yuan power possessed by Yuanfu Realm experts alone was enough to make it difficult for even some very powerful Qi Sea Realm experts to complete a challenge beyond their level.

"Qin Xin, is it? How dare you make a move in my Weaponry Academy?"

As Jia Yan spoke, a smile appeared on his face, and his eyes, though seemingly casual, revealed a hint of killing intent. Although it only flashed for a moment, Qin Xin still managed to capture it with his spiritual sense.

"Dean Jia has actually taken to the front lines himself. It seems that the Sword Gang is very important to you."

After his attack failed, Qin Xin retreated to the rear. He scanned the surroundings with his spiritual sense and discovered several hidden powerful fluctuations. He knew that they were from the other deans and elders of the outer courtyard. Their words seemed gentle, but their meanings were targeted.

The fact that the Sword Clan provided Jia Yan with countless cultivation resources was known to everyone else in the outer courtyard. This practice of exploiting the outer courtyard's resources to cultivate their own cronies was very displeasing, but due to the difference in status and strength, some people dared not speak out.

Surprisingly, Qin Xin spoke so directly.

"Hmph, what nonsense! Even if you are from the inner court, I have the right to take you down and hand you over to the elders of the inner court for punishment!"

Jia Yan was naturally aware of the true energy fluctuations of those who were hiding and watching the commotion, and he didn't dare to kill Qin Xin directly. However, he was already showing some anger in his voice, as if Qin Xin's words had directly bound him to the Sword Gang.

If the Inner Court were to investigate this matter, he would be stripped of his position as Dean of the Weaponry Academy for supporting his own faction.

"Just telling the truth, Dean Jia allows the Sword Clan to bully other students, so why can't I do the same?"

Qin Xin raised his head high, looking at Jia Yan, whose hair was turning gray. There was no sign of backing down in his eyes. It was not only because he wanted to seek justice for Jin Yuanbao and the others and vent his anger, but also because of his stubbornness that refused to bow down.

"Method? You should know that in this Weaponry Academy, I call the shots!"

Too lazy to argue with Qin Xin, Jia Yan shouted angrily, causing ripples in the space around Qin Xin, seemingly sealing him inside.

Qin Xin didn't panic when he felt the blockade, because he had anticipated this situation when he was preparing to go and cause trouble for the Sword Gang. So he simply crushed the talisman given to him by Rong Ling.

This talisman was given to Qin Xin by Rong Ling as payment for drinking wine, because he felt a little embarrassed after drinking quite a bit of Qin Xin's monkey wine. He told Qin Xin that as long as he crushed it, he could arrive within an hour, even if Qin Xin was thousands of miles away, and he could help Qin Xin once.

Qin Xin initially thought Rong Ling was joking, but after crushing the talisman, a subtle array lit up where Qin Xin was, seemingly possessing a mysterious pulling force.

The "Thousand-Mile Tracking Talisman" contains a tracking array. A martial artist only needs to leave a trace of true energy inside. Once crushed, the powerful array will activate, granting the person who left the talisman the ability to briefly traverse space.

However, these talismans are rare, requiring powerful array masters to create them, and they are extremely mentally taxing. Moreover, once used, the talisman will disappear and vanish. Their value is even higher than some pills or martial arts techniques, since they are life-saving items.

"You old fool! How dare you lay a hand on an inner courtyard disciple? Don't you have any shame?!"

A furious curse followed by a loud bang came from outside the house, and the huge gourd fell to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

Once the dust settled, a somewhat disheveled Rong Ling, carrying a gourd of wine, approached, looking slightly drunk.

When Qin Xin turned to look at Rong Ling, he found that Rong Ling's aura was exceptionally powerful, even surpassing that of Jia Yan.

"Yuanfu Realm!"

Qin Xin was shocked. He never expected that in just over ten days, Rong Ling, who had always seemed listless, would actually enter the Yuanfu realm.