"Unorthodox methods?"

Sitting on the bed, Qin Xin was somewhat bewildered.

"It seems this mysterious expert has mistaken you for an evil cultivator." Danqing's somewhat ethereal spirit slowly floated out.

Seeing Danqing's weak state, Qin Xin felt somewhat guilty. After unleashing his strongest attack, Danqing had forcibly overdrawn the power of his spiritual body to protect Qin Xin's physical body from the explosion, which was why he was so weak.

"Teacher, what about your spirit body?" Qin Xin asked with some concern.

Danqing waved his hand dismissively, "It's alright, I might be asleep for a while afterward."

Before he could finish speaking, Danqing continued, "This mysterious expert must have some connection with you. Back in the Ding Dynasty, I sensed the aura of this expert."

"Contact? The Ding Dynasty?" Qin Xin fell into deep thought, muttering to himself, "Could it be Luo Lingyan? It shouldn't be, she's from the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, and this mysterious expert doesn't have any trace of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion."

Qin Xin pondered the identity of this mysterious expert for a long time but couldn't figure it out. However, since the other party wasn't an enemy, he felt no burden in his heart.

Without wasting any time, Qin Xin took out the Heavenly Phoenix Futon, sat cross-legged on it, swallowed the Five Elements Condensing True Pill, and slowly appeared in the futon space to begin his cultivation.

~~~~~~

After leaving Tianyuan City, the mysterious expert flew swiftly towards the Ding Dynasty.

They appeared in a valley just before dawn.

Stepping on flowers, the mysterious powerful figure swiftly arrived in front of a beautiful figure.

“Miss, Qin Xin’s crisis has been resolved,” the old man said respectfully after removing the brim of his black hat.

The woman, her face veiled in a thin gauze, lightly touched a petal with her delicate hand, causing the essence within it to overflow and be swallowed directly by the five-colored lotus behind her.

The woman slowly opened her eyes, letting out a slight sigh of relief, and said softly, "Elder Ying, thank you for your hard work."

"It's all my duty, Miss. But why are you so special to Qin Xin? From my observation, it seems there's a spirit on him," Elder Ying said with some doubt.

"A spirit? I didn't expect you to have so many secrets?" The girl chuckled softly and murmured.

“But Miss…”. The old man wanted to say something more, but the girl suddenly stopped him, “I will be leaving this Eastern Wilderness soon, so you don’t need to say anything more. Just step back and be careful to conceal your identity.”

Helpless, Elder Ying withdrew, his figure vanishing into the valley in a blur.

The girl straightened her skirt, slowly stood up, gazed at the direction of the Eastern Wilderness, and after a long while, finally let out a sigh.

"This guy."

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The sky gradually brightened.

Inside the meditation cushion, Qin Xin, who had taken the Five Elements Condensing True Pill for cultivation, was now seeing the ninth True Aperture rapidly condensing above his Martial Pill.

With the ingestion of the Condensing Aperture Pill, the speed at which the True Aperture condenses continuously accelerates.

A powerful aura instantly filled the entire space of the futon.

To avoid his body bursting, Qin Xin, after completing his breakthrough, placed his palm directly on the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Pill, and the remaining medicinal power in his body flowed directly onto the egg through the Heavenly Phoenix Martial Spirit Pattern in his hand.

After a slight tremor, the ancient phoenix egg absorbed all the released medicinal power, and the colorful hazy light on the eggshell became even stronger.

Upon seeing this, Qin Xin smiled slightly and then vanished from the futon space.

With a gentle wave of his hand, Qin Xin felt the powerful true energy emanating from the martial pill, and then he let out a long breath.

After pushing open the door, Qin Xin smiled and murmured softly, "It's time to return to the Eastern Wilderness Academy."

Qin Xin had made his plans. Now, besides the people from Lei Ge, Xia Qi was also plotting against him in the inner courtyard. He did not intend to run away, but was prepared to return and confront these people.

After all, the enemy he was facing was the future heir of the Qin clan of Zhongzhou, far superior to these worthless scoundrels.

Upon arriving at Qin Lin's courtyard, Qin Xin immediately left behind some of the pill formulas he had acquired over the years.

Although Qin Lin wanted to keep Qin Xin to manage the family, so that he wouldn't have to go out fighting and would be much safer, Qin Xin directly refused. He was not good at management, and keeping him in the family would be of no use.

Qin Lin naturally knew that Qin Xin's ambitions lay elsewhere in the weak Tianyuan City, so he did not stop him. However, before Qin Xin left, he forced him to accept several low-level spirit stones, which were the Qin Clan Manor's savings over the years.

Qin Xin was still declining, but seeing that Qin Lin was a little angry, he had no choice but to accept it all.

After a brief farewell, Qin Xin left Tianyuan City and stepped into the vast forest of withered leaves.

Qin Xin wasn't in a hurry to go to the Eastern Wilderness Academy. He planned to cultivate diligently along the way to consolidate his strength. His battle with Qin Yi had been quite a blow to Qin Xin, but it only strengthened his resolve to become stronger.

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In a faraway place, Qin Yi was kneeling before a middle-aged man with a somewhat aged face.

My whole body was trembling.

"Father, if it weren't for the people from Zhennan Prefecture, the Tianyuan Qin Clan would have been wiped out by me by now." Qin Yi lowered his head, not daring to look directly at the middle-aged man with a somewhat aged face, and said with some resentment.

"Hmph! Useless trash! What excuse are you making!" The middle-aged man with a somewhat aged face snorted lightly, and then with a flick of his wrist, Qin Yi's figure flew backward.

Those Qin clansmen around who witnessed this scene dared not utter a word, for the somewhat aged-looking middle-aged man was none other than Qin Lang.

As Qin Haotian's uncle, Qin Lang now holds a transcendent position within the Qin Clan of Zhongzhou. Even the clan leader must avoid his sharp edge. However, his youngest son died in the Eastern Wilderness, and his eldest son went to find what he needed, only to return empty-handed. Naturally, he felt somewhat angry.

"Father! I'm sorry!" Qin Yi struggled to his feet, his body trembling, and hurriedly apologized.

Just as Qin Lang was enraged, a clear voice drifted in from outside the house.

"Uncle Lang, there's no need to be so angry. After all, they are from Zhennan Prefecture. If they find something wrong with us, the Great Xia Dynasty will likely cause a lot of trouble for our clan." A young man quietly entered the room. Qin Yi, seeing this man's arrival, seemed to have grasped a lifeline and hid behind him.

"Nephew Haotian, you flatter me. It's really my son who's disappointing; he couldn't find what you needed in the Tianyuan Qin Clan." Qin Lang's attitude immediately changed, and he spoke very politely to Qin Haotian who had come to visit.

"I suppose that thing is no longer with the Tianyuan Qin Clan. Now that it has made its move, a few old guys in the clan are already starting to complain. Uncle Lang should tone it down a bit recently and formally make me the young clan leader. It won't be too late to destroy the Tianyuan Qin Clan after I become the clan leader." Qin Haotian said with a hint of cunning on his youthful face.

"Hmm." Qin Lang did not object. After obeying Qin Haotian's instructions, he arranged for his servants to stop their revenge against the Tianyuan Qin Clan.