In the courtyard, Qin Xin continued to hold the purplish-red scroll, occasionally gesturing with his hands.

Every now and then, he would unleash a fiery blade from his palm, and the vegetation in the courtyard suffered under the scorching heat.

In Tianyuan City, the Qin family is a relatively new family. They established themselves by relying on the martial arts and resources they brought from Zhongzhou. In the process, they experienced countless bloody battles and even faced the crisis of being wiped out on several occasions.

The reason why they can now be considered one of the four major powers in Tianyuan City is mainly due to the three Xuan-rank martial arts manuals within their clan.

However, clan members and deacons can only cultivate Yellow-rank martial arts, while only core clan members, elders, and clan leaders can learn Profound-rank martial arts.

Of course, the higher the level of martial arts, the more profound it becomes, and the more difficult it is to learn.

For example, among the clansmen with the Acquired Realm cultivation, no one has yet mastered the Yellow Rank martial arts, and only the clan leader and the Grand Elder have mastered the Profound Rank martial arts.

Qin Xin is currently only at the beginner level in learning the Crimson Flame Blade, and sometimes he cannot even condense it successfully. It will take a considerable amount of time to master it.

"Try this!" Qin Xin suddenly thought of something and muttered to himself.

Immediately afterward, a crimson flame appeared in Qin Xin's hand, faintly revealing its fiery glow. Driven by the Martial Spirit, a surge of power was poured into it, causing the crimson flame in his hand to surge upward, emitting wisps of black light, and beginning to surge violently.

"go!"

Qin Xin gave a soft shout, and the Crimson Flame in his hand, glowing with black light, slammed directly into the ground!

Boom! Thud!

Two voices rang out in succession, and a large crater was left on the ground, still burning hot.

"So strong!"

Qin Xin clicked his tongue. He hadn't expected that by integrating his spiritual power into his true qi, the explosive effect of true qi could actually be used in martial arts.

"Not bad! The power of this strike is comparable to the full-force strike of a third-level Innate Realm martial artist." Danqing was very satisfied with the move that Qin Xin had unexpectedly developed and actually praised him.

"If the Crimson Flame Blade were successfully forged, it could condense a hundred flame blades, which could then be integrated with spiritual power... tsk tsk." Qin Xin imagined the scene of explosions filling the sky, and a ripple of emotion stirred within him.

"Brother Qin Xin! Are you alright?!"

Upon entering, Zi Ling saw the chaotic courtyard and assumed Qin Xin had been in a fight, so she quickly ran inside.

"It's nothing, I'm just practicing martial arts!"

Qin Xin put away his fantasies and smiled slightly.

You've practically torn our house apart!

Zi Ling pouted, looking a little unhappy. She had taken care of all the plants and flowers in the yard, and now they were ruined. She felt a little heartbroken.

"hey-hey."

Qin Xin scratched his head somewhat awkwardly; he hadn't expected it to be so powerful.

However, when Qin Xin noticed the true energy flowing within Zi Ling's body, he was somewhat surprised, "Zi Ling, you've already reached the third level of the Acquired Realm?"

"Yes, cultivation doesn't seem that difficult, it's just so boring." Zi Ling, with her two small buns on her head, spread her hands and said in a silvery voice with a hint of helplessness.

"Um... okay, I need to cultivate diligently so that I won't be bullied by others in the future."

A dark line flashed across Qin Xin's head, but thinking of Zi Ling's Nether Cold Ancient Body and four-star Martial Spirit, his future achievements would certainly not be low.

"Yes, I will protect Brother Qin Xin from now on!"

Zi Ling spoke firmly, her small face full of vitality.

"Protect me? Well, you'd better do your best then."

Qin Xin was somewhat moved by Zi Ling's determined gaze. He touched her hair and said with satisfaction.

After helping Zi Ling tidy up the courtyard, they began to make some preparations for entering the Dead Leaf Forest.

"Hemostatic Powder: Blood-clotting herb, bone-growth flower, honeysuckle, and blood-stasis-removing fruit."

"Fuqi Dan: Fuqi Lingcao, Tianyuan Guo, He Shou Wu, Dihuang Shen".

Danqing gave Qin Xin two pill formulas: a hemostatic powder to treat external injuries and a qi-restoring pill to restore depleted true qi. Although both were first-grade pills, they were essential items for going out.

Because the formulas for the hemostatic powder and the qi-restoring pill were publicly available and not particularly precious, Qin Xin went directly to the clan's treasury to purchase the medicinal materials.

Upon arriving at the inner treasury, Qin Xin discovered that the brothers Qin Yunfeng and Qin Yunfei were also there. After receiving some pills, he purchased some more.

Because the inner treasury is where the clan stores medicinal herbs, elixirs, and weapons, the prices are cheaper than on the outside market. This is a benefit for the clan members, so most of the clan members buy their elixirs from the inner treasury.

"Blood-clotting herb, bone-growth flower, honeysuckle, blood-stasis-removing fruit, fifty portions!"

"One hundred portions of Fuqi Lingcao, Tianyuan Guo, He Shou Wu, and Dihuang Shen!"

Qin Xin paid no attention to the brothers Qin Yunfeng and Qin Yunfei, and went straight to Qin Fan, telling him what medicinal herbs he needed.

"Does this little good-for-nothing want to learn alchemy?" Qin Yunfei said sarcastically upon hearing this.

"It seems your facial injury has healed, but the injury in your brain hasn't!" Qin Xin glanced at Qin Yunfeng impatiently.

"Alright, this is the inner treasury. If you make a move here, I will ask you all to leave!"

Qin Fan angrily rebuked, then said to Qin Xin, "Both Blood-Coagulating Grass and Qi-Restoring Spirit Grass are first-grade spiritual herbs, and their prices are slightly higher. One dose of Hemostatic Powder costs 100 gold coins, and one dose of Qi-Restoring Pill costs 150 gold coins, for a total of 20,000 gold coins."

"Old Fan, look at how poor he is, does he look like someone who can come up with 20,000 gold coins?" Qin Yunfei mocked from the side, while Qin Yunfeng remained silent, like a venomous snake, staring intently at Qin Xin with murderous intent on his face.

"Here you go!" Qin Xin took out the Purple Gold Card from his Qiankun Bag and handed it to Qin Fan.

Qin Fan took the gold card, and then another card appeared in his hand. With a light swipe, Qin Xin's card lost 20,000, leaving only 2,000.

After collecting the gold coins, Qin Fan went to pack the medicinal herbs, while Qin Xin carefully put them into his Qiankun bag one by one.

"Becoming an alchemist isn't easy. You might as well use this money to buy some pills instead," Qin Fan said to Qin Xin as he packed the medicinal herbs.

Alchemists hold an extremely high status, which is why Qin Hongbing became an honorary elder of the clan. Even the clan leader, Qin Lin, would show him some respect, because Qin Hongbing's existence was indispensable to the clan's pill industry. Even though Qin Hongbing and the First Elder had embezzled a lot of the clan's resources over the years, the clan leader had turned a blind eye to it.

"Qin Xin, I will treat you well once we enter the Fallen Leaf Forest."

Seeing that Qin Xin didn't take the two brothers seriously at all, Qin Yunfeng could only pull Qin Yunfei away, not forgetting to threaten Qin Xin a few times as they left.

"Oh, really? Then I'll handle the allocation."

Faced with this threat, Qin Xin was not afraid. He put the last batch of medicinal herbs into his Qiankun bag and strode towards his own courtyard.