Qin Xin swam to Qin Yunfeng's side, but did not get too close.

The Spirit Cleansing Pool was watched by experts from the clan, mainly to prevent clan members from fighting in the pool and disrupting the formation. Therefore, Qin Yunfeng chose to leave when Qin Xin broke through.

Qin Xin glanced at Qin Yunfeng beside him, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Xin fully activated the Black Cudgel Martial Spirit. At this time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth no longer required the tedious steps of breathing exercises to transform the spiritual energy into true energy and temper the body, as was the case in the Acquired Realm. Instead, it directly surged into the dantian. During the operation of the Martial Spirit, part of it was transformed into true energy and flowed into the dantian, while the other part circulated in the main meridians and collaterals, making the meridians more resilient.

Qin Xin's cultivation was rather casual at this time, because his goal was to sabotage Qin Yunfeng's breakthrough.

Qin Yunfeng, who was at a critical moment of breakthrough, suddenly felt the spiritual energy in the pool around him rapidly disappear and gather in another direction.

When he looked over, the person who was seizing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the pool was none other than Qin Xin.

"You little piece of trash! I'm going to kill you!" Qin Yunfeng glared fiercely at Qin Xin and said.

"You're always shouting for war and killing! Come at me if you dare!"

Qin Xin looked like he deserved a beating and deliberately provoked Qin Yunfeng.

The duration of their stay in the Spirit Cleansing Pool is related to the energy shield formed by the beast crystal. Once the power of the beast crystal is exhausted, they need to leave the Spirit Cleansing Pool immediately, otherwise they will suffer a backlash from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Now that Qin Xin has completed his breakthrough, there will be no significant effect from cultivating in the Spirit Cleansing Pool for a while longer or a while shorter, which is why they are spending time with Qin Yunfeng.

"snort!"

Qin Yunfeng knew that Qin Xin was deliberately provoking him, so he moved his position while cultivating. However, this slowed down his cultivation speed and slowed down his progress in breaking through the fourth main meridian.

Qin Xin wouldn't let Qin Yunfeng go so easily. The fact that his martial bone was taken away was related to Qin Yunfeng. He was naturally happy to weaken the strength of the person in front of him. Like a leech, he would always keep his distance from Qin Yunfeng, but constantly plunder the spiritual energy of the surrounding world.

After a bit of entanglement, both of their cultivation time was almost up. Qin Yunfeng was furious that he couldn't break through, but Qin Xin was all smiles, with a smug look on his face.

"I should have killed you when your martial bones were dug out!"

Faced with Qin Xin's persistent harassment, Qin Yunfeng was clearly blinded by anger.

"Oh! You mean you were there too!" Qin Xin's face instantly turned cold, and he was furious inside.

"So what if you are! You're just a piece of trash, you don't deserve to have martial bones at all!" Qin Yunfeng replied without hesitation.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Qin Xin suddenly sprang to his feet, his true energy surging forth from his dantian along his main meridian, his furious fist aimed directly at Qin Yunfeng.

"In that case, killing you wouldn't be unjust!"

Qin Xin had always valued kinship, so over the years, despite facing cold shoulders and ridicule within the family, he had consistently chosen to ignore it. But reality had taught him that some people didn't deserve to be called human, even his own clansmen. Now, when he looked at Qin Yunfeng again, he clearly harbored murderous intent!

Seeing Qin Xin's icy gaze, Qin Yunfeng shivered and even stopped cultivating, quickly taking a few steps back.

However, just as Qin Xin was about ten feet away from Qin Yunfeng, a ripple occurred in the Spirit Cleansing Pool, and Qin Xin's figure vanished instantly.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Xin appeared outside the Cleansing Spirit Pool.

"You actually fought with Qin Yunfeng?"

Qin Qianfan looked at Qin Xin, who was clenching his fists, and said with some surprise, "Not bad, you've entered the Innate Realm. No wonder you're so confident."

"Now that you've reached the Innate Realm, go to the clan's council hall."

Looking at the boy in front of him, Qin Qianfan suddenly felt a little unfamiliar with him. When Qin Xin was forced out of the Spirit Cleansing Pool, his cold eyes made Qin Qianfan feel that this was not something someone his age should have.

"Thanks, Uncle Qianfan, I'll be right there."

A cold glint flashed in Qin Xin's eyes as he looked at Qin Qianfan with some respect. Although he had been taken care of by his third grandfather, Qin Lin, over the years, most of the medicinal herbs used to heal him when his martial bone was taken away, his martial spirit was shattered, and he fell into a coma were sent by Qin Qianfan. He still cared a lot about Qin Xin, but sometimes he was unwilling to express it.

Sending Qin Xin to the clan's council hall was actually a way to protect him. If Qin Xin and Qin Yunfeng had waited until Qin Yunfeng came out after their conflict in the Cleansing Pool, the two would inevitably have clashed. Since Qin Xin's strength was clearly lower, he would likely have suffered a loss.

Qin Xin strolled leisurely toward the clan's council hall.

After breaking through to the Innate Realm, Qin Xin felt his pace quicken considerably, and he soon arrived at the entrance of the council hall.

At this moment, the elders and deacons gathered in the council hall to discuss some matters.

Upon seeing Qin Xin's arrival, the honorary elder Qin Hongbing was the first to rebuke him, "What are you doing here? Get out of here! Family members who have not reached the Innate Realm should not participate in this meeting."

Upon hearing Qin Hongbing's rebuke, Qin Xin's lips curled into a cold smile.

"Oh! An honorary elder! Then why is he allowed to participate!"

Qin Xin deliberately emphasized the words "honorary elder" to remind Qin Hongbing that he was just an outsider in the Tianyuan Qin Clan.

Qin Hongbing looked in the direction Qin Xin was pointing, which was Qin Yunfei standing behind the First Elder Qin Maoyan.

"Hmph! Young Master Qianbei has already agreed, so I can go with them too!"

When Qin Yunfei saw Qin Xin pointing at him, he raised his head instead, as if being able to be with Qin Qianbei was some supreme honor.

"Alright, Xin'er, you can go now. The clan needs to arrange for disciples at the Innate Realm to go to the Withered Leaf Forest to compete for a treasure within a shattered Yuan Mansion."

Qin Lin patiently explained, wanting Qin Xin to go back first and avoid being harassed by the clan members.

"Then it seems I can participate too."

Qin Xin said softly, immediately mobilizing his internal energy, revealing his strength as a first-level Innate Realm cultivator.

"Innate Realm! How could it be so fast!"

The first to exclaim in surprise was Qin Yunfei, but Qin Maoyan and Qin Hongbing in front of him also showed surprise, though only for a moment.

"Haha, in that case, Qin Xin can certainly participate."

The Second Elder said with a smile.

"Since that's the case, then as the Second Elder said, Xin'er, come behind me."

After Qin Lin finished speaking, he began to introduce the trip to the Dead Leaf Forest. When Qin Xue saw Qin Xin coming over, she carefully looked him over. She was even more surprised by Qin Xin's breakthrough. When she returned a month ago, Qin Xin was only at the seventh level of the Acquired Realm.

"Qin Qianbei traveled thousands of miles from his clan in the Central Plains to the Eastern Wilderness. His purpose in coming here was to participate in the competition for the treasures within a broken Yuan Mansion in the Withered Leaf Forest."

After Qin Lin spoke, Qin Xin listened attentively, which also resolved the mystery of why a member of a clan would come to the remote Tianyuan City.

"This shattered Yuan Mansion was discovered by our clan members during their travels in the Eastern Wilderness. However, at that time, the shattered Yuan Mansion was surrounded by a restrictive array. If one forcibly broke through, the shattered Yuan Mansion would collapse, and everything inside would dissipate. Now, many years have passed, and the energy of the restrictive array is almost gone. However, only martial artists at the Innate Realm can enter." Qianqian Xiaoshan

Qin Xin was somewhat puzzled upon hearing about the shattered Yuan Mansion.

"This shattered Yuan Mansion is left behind by a Yuan Mansion Realm expert after his death. When a Yuan Mansion Realm expert's martial core breaks, a seed of Yuan power is condensed, and a space is formed within his dantian, where he usually places many treasures."

Seeing Qin Xin's confusion, Qin Xue explained from the side.

"A treasure?"

Qin Xin was somewhat conflicted. Although it sounded good, it was bound to come with certain risks.

But Qin Xin thought again that the path of a martial artist is full of thorns, and he, who had essentially died twice, had long since come to terms with it.

"It wouldn't be bad to go and take a look at the shattered Yuan Mansion."

Qin Xin made up his mind.