After Qin Xin returned from the summit to the foot of the mountain, he heard playful noises coming from a nearby pavilion.

As soon as he stepped into the cave, the array flags around him rippled, and Qin Xin entered as if there were no obstacles at all.

A woman dressed in somewhat luxurious clothes and with a mature and charming figure stood at the entrance of the pavilion, seemingly having a heart-to-heart talk with three other women beside her.

"Aunt Hua!"

Looking at Hua Jin before him, with the petal patterns between her brows already somewhat faded and a powerful aura emanating from her, Qin Xin was quite surprised. He stepped forward and bowed in greeting.

For a moment, Qin Xin sighed inwardly. Why would such a charming woman be interested in his uncle, Qin Qianfan? Putting aside the difference in their current strength, Qin Qianfan only had a five-star Martial Spirit. A strong person like Hua Jin would probably not even look at him. Qin Xin secretly admired Qin Qianfan.

"Hmph! Where have you been so late at night? Were you having a tryst with some woman?"

Seeing Hua Jin nod slightly, Ya Ru immediately started to attack Qin Xin, saying, "Teacher, it's this Qin Xin. We've been staying here for a few days, and he's been bullying me every day and even trying to kick me out."

Hearing Ya Ru's aggrieved voice, Qin Xin was momentarily at a loss and quickly defended himself, "Aunt Hua, I didn't do that. Sister Xue and Senior Sister Mao can both testify to that."

"Hmph! You little rascal, it seems you've been causing Qin Xin a lot of trouble lately." Hua Jin scolded playfully, pinching Ya Ru's nose.

Seeing that she hadn't found any help and was instead pinched on the nose by Hua Jin, Ya Ru glared angrily at Qin Xue and Mao Ruijin, looking as if she were seeking help.

Seeing Ya Ru's pitiful appearance, Qin Xue's heart softened, and she immediately stepped forward and said, "Teacher, when will Senior Sister Shui be back? There is less than a week left before the competition for the Kunmen Peak Master."

“I informed her before I went into seclusion, so I should be able to return to the inner courtyard in the next few days,” Hua Jin said, then looked at Qin Xin, “Currently, the strength of my Fan Hua Pavilion can only guarantee one peak position.”

"Aunt Hua, you don't need to worry about me. I'll represent the main peak. As for the position of peak leader, let's leave it to fate."

Seeing Hua Jin's somewhat troubled expression, Qin Xin spoke casually.

"Alright, since you don't care about the position of peak master, then it's up to you." Hua Jin said gently. "However, the environment of this main peak is indeed better than that of Fan Hua Ge. I also plan to stay here for a while. Qin Xin, is there anything wrong with that?"

"Ahem... If Aunt Hua wants to stay here, I would naturally welcome her."

He was startled when Hua Jin suddenly mentioned that she was also staying in his cave. He coughed a few times in surprise and quickly agreed.

"Just kidding. The Fan Hua Pavilion can't function without me here. It's just that these three girls will have to trouble you." Seeing Qin Xin's expression, Hua Jin covered her mouth and laughed. "The Fan Hua Pavilion is full of female disciples, so they are bound to be disturbed. It will be relatively quieter on your main peak, which will also help their cultivation."

After hearing Hua Jin's explanation, Qin Xin naturally wouldn't refuse.

Seeing the four women chatting, Qin Xin tactfully suggested going to the trading center in Kunmen Square to sell some of the Qi Condensation Pills and Qi Explosion Pills he had refined in exchange for some spiritual energy.

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Kunmen Square begins to bustle with activity early in the morning.

Qin Xin stood in the crowd, looked for the direction of the Pill Sect's pill-selling point in the Kun Sect, and then strode over there.

At this moment, a huge crowd had already formed at the entrance of the pill-selling area, seemingly all there to buy pills. Within the inner courtyard, the sale of pills was almost monopolized by the Pill Sect. Although some inner courtyard disciples would sell their unwanted or self-made pills at some stalls in the trading market, few other disciples were willing to buy them. This was largely because the quality of these pills could not be guaranteed.

Qin Xin also tried setting up a stall to see if he could sell these Qi Condensation Pills, but the result was similar to what Qin Xue and the others had said; not a single disciple came forward to inquire.

So they waited patiently in line at the medicine counter of Danmen.

During the wait, many people dressed in fine clothes, who seemed to have some status and position in this inner courtyard, cut in line and entered the pill-selling area, where they were greeted by someone.

The disciples in line seemed oblivious to this, as if they were already aware of the privileges these people enjoyed.

Qin Xin was naturally unwilling to cause trouble, so after taking pictures for about an hour, he finally arrived at the counter of the pill sales area.

What kind of pills do you need to buy?

A woman with a good figure and somewhat ordinary appearance asked a question from behind the counter.

"I'm here to consign pills," Qin Xin replied calmly.

"Consigning pills?" Upon hearing this, the woman sized up Qin Xin, clearly thinking that someone his age didn't have any good pills to consign, and said somewhat nonchalantly, "Then come with me."

The woman walked quickly, and Qin Xin followed closely behind, soon arriving at a small room behind the pill-selling area.

"Please wait a moment. I have already notified the second-grade alchemist of the Pill Sect. He will come to assess the quality of your pills."

After the woman finished speaking, she turned and left the room.

Qin Xin wasn't in a hurry. He found a chair, sat down, and closed his eyes to rest.

More than two hours passed before Qin Xin heard noises outside the house, which sounded quite agitated.

"These young ones obviously can't produce any good medicines, so there's no way to profit from them! We might as well just send them away."

"But this person has been waiting for more than two hours."

"Since they can wait that long, then there's no need to think about it; they're just wasting my time again."

As soon as he finished speaking, an inner court disciple, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old and dressed in the robes of a second-grade alchemist, pushed open the door and entered. After glancing at Qin Xin, he raised his head high and said in a somewhat unfriendly voice, "What kind of pills do you want to consign? Take them out."

Seeing the arrogance of the second-grade alchemist, Qin Xin smiled lightly, flicked his finger, and a Qi Condensation Pill slowly floated out.

"Is this the Qi Condensation Pill?"

As soon as the Qi Condensation Pill appeared, a fragrant aroma of the pill wafted out. The previously somewhat arrogant second-grade alchemist carefully took the Qi Condensation Pill and exclaimed in surprise.

Immediately, the second-grade alchemist's eyes darted around, a smile flickering across his face, as if he had made up his mind.

"This pill is very ordinary, and the refining method is also very crude."

The second-grade alchemist deliberately said that if Qin Xin hadn't refined the pills himself, he probably would have been fooled by this second-grade alchemist.

"Is it really that ordinary? Do you even know how to refine this Qi Condensation Pill?"

Qin Xin narrowed his eyes, glanced at the man, and with a wave of his hand, the Qi Condensation Pill was taken back into his hand.

"What, kid? Are you questioning my Dan Sect?"

The second-grade alchemist deliberately brought up the pill-making technique, seemingly trying to frighten Qin Xin into handing over the pills. He had gained quite a few benefits from this kind of intimidation before.

"Of course there are doubts. When did a half-baked alchemist become able to identify pills?"

Qin Xin deliberately amplified his voice, and for a moment the commotion could be heard in the front hall of the pill-selling area.

"How dare you run wild in my Dan Sect! You're courting death!"

Seeing that Qin Xin seemed to know his tricks, the second-grade alchemist decided to resort to force. With a roar, several people rushed into the room. They all looked like disciples from the inner courtyard, but they seemed to be thugs specially arranged by this pill-selling shop.

"Thump!"

"Bang!"

"ah!"

After several different sounds rang out, the area behind the pill-selling area fell silent for a moment. When everyone entered, they saw the second-grade alchemist lying sprawled on the wall, nailed to the wall, while the Kunmen disciples lying on the ground around him were all wailing in pain.

"This person actually dared to cause trouble at the Pill Sect!"

"A while ago, there was a disciple on the main peak, if I remember correctly, named Qin Xin, who looks somewhat similar to this person."

"Never heard of it, but anyone who dares to provoke the Pill Sect never ends up well."

Watching Qin Xin leave with dissatisfaction, the disciples of Kunmen began to discuss among themselves.