The powerful pressure momentarily rendered Qin Xin unable to move.

In the face of crisis, Qin Xin directly mobilized the spiritual consciousness within his Niwan Palace, and the illusory figure of a small person sitting cross-legged on the Spirit Devouring Stone also began to move.

This small, illusory figure only appeared after Qin Xin entered the Spirit Form Realm. If he entered the Spirit Body Realm, even if his physical body was destroyed, he could survive temporarily like Danqing. However, if he could not recover his physical body, the dissipation of the power within his spirit body would eventually cause him to vanish into nothingness.

After the illusory figure mobilized its spiritual sense, the Yuan Power Chains formed by the fourth level of the Void Core Realm expert were directly severed by Qin Xin's spiritual sense. Wan Chang was somewhat surprised for a moment. He did not expect Qin Xin to have such a method, but he did not stop his attack.

The moment he broke free of his restraints, Qin Xin rapidly circulated his inner energy, and a pair of azure fire wings behind him carried him swiftly backward.

Qin Xin wanted to stall for time as much as possible, waiting for Rong Ling and the others to make their move.

But Wan Chang seemed to have already made plans, and his attack came swiftly. Although Rong Ling and Hua Jin rushed towards Qin Xin's direction immediately, it was too late.

At this critical moment of life and death, a gray-robed old man suddenly appeared in front of Qin Xin.

With a wave of his hand, a jade flute appeared behind him. Accompanied by a terrifying aura, Wan Chang, who was rushing towards Qin Xin, froze and fell to the ground.

The fiery wings behind Qin Xin quickly dissipated, and he landed directly on the ground, panting heavily. In order to condense the Heavenly Phoenix Fiery Wings again, the true liquid in Qin Xin's originally vast sea of ​​true qi had been completely consumed.

"Elder, this Qin Xin...!"

Wan Chang was filled with resentment at the Grand Elder's intervention and wanted to make excuses.

However, the Grand Elder directly rebuked him, saying, "To attack an inner court disciple so casually truly shows a disregard for the Hall of Punishments."

"Imprisoned for three months, you will be released after you have reflected on your actions, and I will remove the restrictions on you then."

The elder's words were very calm, and as soon as he finished speaking, several people stepped forward and took Wan Chang away.

"Elder, it seems that Master Wan is eager to save his disciple. Isn't this punishment too harsh?" Gongsun Li also descended from the high platform, as if pleading for Wan Chang.

Just after this voice appeared, the Second Elder, Yu Feishuang, also arrived through the air, muttering to himself, "It seems to be a misunderstanding. Wu Fa is not seriously injured. Perhaps we should let go of the matter of punishing Wan Chang, since all four sects of Zhongzhou are here now."

"Oh? Yu Feishuang, everyone knows you're in cahoots with Gongsun Li. The Spirit-Devouring Pill Wu Fa took was likely provided by Gongsun Li. And Wan Chang is planning to commit murder directly. It seems you've already planned this all along to seize the Kunmen main peak!"

A somewhat muffled voice echoed around, and then an old man appeared in the sky above Kunmen Square. Behind the old man, Longmu and Yaru stood behind him, looking somewhat unwilling.

"Elder Huo!"

Upon seeing the old man arrive, all the disciples of the inner courtyard bowed and greeted him.

Within this inner courtyard, apart from the Grand Elder, Huo Sheng's status is arguably the highest. As the only seventh-grade alchemist in the entire Eastern Wilderness, Huo Sheng has connections with forces of all sizes.

Most of these forces came to Huo Sheng for help in refining elixirs.

If Huo Sheng were to raise his arm and call to action, the entire Great Xia Dynasty might collapse.

"Elder Huo, you flatter me. I am a member of the Eastern Wilderness Academy, and naturally I will not speak for outsiders." Second Elder Yu Feishuang also did not expect Huo Sheng to appear.

In the past, Huo Sheng would never interfere in matters of the inner courtyard, as he was focused on studying alchemy.

"Alright, that's enough for now. The competition must continue."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit off, and not wanting any problems to arise within the Eastern Wilderness Academy, the Grand Elder directly announced that the competition would continue.

As for Wan Chang, his strength was directly sealed by the Grand Elder, and he was taken away by the people of the Punishment Hall.

Rong Ling and Hua Jin went forward to check on Qin Xin and found that he was not injured. They were secretly relieved. They did not expect that Wan Chang would risk being expelled from the Eastern Wilderness Academy because of the Kunmen main peak.

However, at this moment, Yun Lei and the others looked rather grim.

After this brief interlude, the Eight Gates Martial Arts Tournament continued. Qin Xin entered the top ten after defeating Wu Fa. As for Wu Fa, thanks to Qin Xin's final assistance, the Spirit Devouring Pill in his body did not completely erupt and cause a backlash, thus preserving his cultivation. However, because the Spirit Devouring Pill damaged his foundation, it will probably be difficult for him to break through in the future.

As Wu Fa left, he nodded slightly to Qin Xin, expressing his gratitude for Qin Xin's help.

He then left alone. Even when members of the Kunmen sect came forward to inquire about the situation, Wu Fa remained silent, simply walking forward step by step, his eyes filled with determination.

It seems that after the competition with Qin Xin, he truly saw something clearly.

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Long Mu and Ya Ru, who had come with Huo Sheng, had arrived at Qin Xin's side. Long Mu generously took out several jade bottles from his pocket and placed them in front of Qin Xin, saying, "Qin Xin, take a look at these pills. Take whatever you need."

Sensing the rich medicinal power emanating from those jade bottles, the pills that Long Mu took out were all of grade five or above, and there were even quite a few high-grade grade six pills. Qin Xin did not stand on ceremony and also took a bottle from them.

This is a bottle of grade five elixir, mainly used to nourish the body and restore vitality.

Without hesitation, Qin Xin swallowed the pill. He could then feel his previously depleted Qi Sea rapidly recovering. With the rotation of the medicinal power driven by the Eye of Qi Sea, the true liquid flowed into the Qi Sea like water.

Ya Ru, standing to the side, said irritably, "Long Mu, if we're caught stealing pills from that old geezer, we'll all be punished!"

Upon hearing the punishment, Long Mu quickly put away the pills he had taken out, scratching his head somewhat awkwardly, seemingly feeling embarrassed because he often caused trouble for Ya Ru.

At the same time, Huo Sheng, who was sitting on the high platform, also saw the pill that Long Mu took out from his pocket, and his old face turned slightly dark.

He complained to the Grand Elder, "Grand Elder, you should get rid of these two kids as soon as possible. If this continues, my alchemy room will probably be emptied out."

The Grand Elder simply smiled in response to Huo Sheng's complaints.

Then, another bell rang, and the Eight Gates Martial Arts Tournament ushered in its final round.