As night fell, the sounds of fighting within Chiling City faded away.

A faint, lingering smell of blood still hung in the air, refusing to dissipate for a long time.

In just half a day, the Murong clan, which had once dominated Chiling City, perished.

Qin Xin followed behind Elder Sanbao and appeared in the courtyard of the Murong clan.

Looking at the luxurious and magnificent courtyard decorated like a palace, Qin Xin had a very real understanding of the Murong clan's wealth and power.

At the moment when the Murong clan was completely wiped out by the combined forces of the Zhou and Li clans, the two clans rushed into the Murong clan's forbidden area and found a palace building and some cages imprisoning women. They were immediately enraged.

When the old man Sanbao arrived, he never expected that the old patriarch of the Murong clan in Chiling City was actually an evil cultivator who relied on consuming women's yin essence to improve his cultivation.

This cultivation method is opposed by all humans, and anyone who encounters it will surely be killed.

Unfortunately, the evil cultivator's technique was not found; otherwise, destroying it would have prevented widespread suffering in the Central Plains.

Moreover, after the Zhou and Li clans attacked the Murong clan's ancestral courtyard, the current patriarch of the Murong clan also disappeared with several core members of the clan.

As for the heretical cultivation techniques, they were also taken away by him.

Without delay, Elder Sanbao was also anxious to return to Tianxuan Sect and issue a proclamation to inform the entire Central Continent about the evil cultivators of the Murong clan in Chiling City.

Now that the matter of Chiling City is settled, Qin Xin sees no need to linger there and leaves with Elder Sanbao.

"Qin Xin!"

Just as Qin Xin turned around, preparing to follow Elder Sanbao into the air, a woman's voice suddenly rang out.

Upon hearing the shout, Qin Xin paused for a moment, his steps unsteady in mid-air, before turning back to look at the woman.

After hearing this appeal, the elderly Sanbao also stopped in his tracks.

"Just... be careful on your journey..."

A trace of blood remained on Li Yuan's small face, and her clothes were also stained with blood. When she saw Qin Xin preparing to leave, she hurriedly called out.

She knew that this parting with Qin Xin might be the last time she would ever see him.

However, now that she is experiencing the first stirrings of love, her feelings for Qin Xin have grown stronger in the past few days. Perhaps it is because in the tomb of the Old Man of the Fire, when Qin Xin was possessed by the Bone King, he floated in mid-air, exuding the aura of a king, which deeply attracted her.

However, Qin Xin didn't seem to notice anything. He was somewhat surprised that Li Yuan suddenly spoke up, but he still nodded politely to her.

Qin Xin then followed behind Elder Sanbao, flying towards Tianxuan Mountain.

Li Yuan looked in the direction Qin Xin left, her eyes filled with a sense of melancholy. However, Zhou Lu, who was standing next to Li Yuan, was different. After seeing the direction Qin Xin left, a look of determination appeared on his face.

"I must join the Heavenly Profound Sect!"

As Zhou Lu's voice faded, Li Yuan seemed to suddenly realize something. Her previously dejected eyes seemed to rekindle their flames, and she murmured, "By the way, the Tianxuan Sect, if I could join..."

Qin Xin was unaware of the plans of the two people behind him. He had only met Zhou Lu and Li Yuan by chance and had not had much interaction with them, so he didn't care much about them.

He followed behind the old man Sanbao, flying along the way. Occasionally, they would encounter some flying monsters, which would slow down their progress.

However, what surprised Elder Sanbao was that Qin Xin was only a martial artist at the eighth level of the Yuanfu Realm, yet his flying speed was no weaker than some martial artists at the third level of the Ningdan Realm. If he had not entered the Dharma Aspect Realm, his speed would probably be comparable to Qin Xin's.

After flying for about half a day, the two stopped in a mountain range to recover some of the energy they had consumed.

Qin Xin originally planned to rest in some towns along the way, but the old man Sanbao did not want to waste time, so the two of them had no choice but to endure the elements and sleep outdoors.

With the two traveling day and night, they shortened their journey by several days compared to usual.

At dawn, as the sky began to lighten, a towering mountain peak came into view.

"We've finally arrived!"

Qin Xin let out a long sigh.

Traveling day and night, Qin Xin exerted every ounce of his strength to catch up with Elder Sanbao, and was so exhausted that he almost collapsed.

Fortunately, the Three Treasures Elder would stop to rest whenever his internal energy was nearly depleted; otherwise, Qin Xin would have been left far behind by the Three Treasures Elder long ago.

Seeing Qin Xin's exhausted appearance, the old man Sanbao smiled and finally understood why Hong Ye, the pride of the Tianxuan Sect, had invited Qin Xin to join the sect. It was probably because he valued Qin Xin's talent.

"Qin Xin, I didn't realize you were so fast, and your perseverance is quite impressive too." Elder Sanbao couldn't find the words to praise Qin Xin for a moment. "I need to inform the Grand Elder. You should return to the sect first."

After the old man finished speaking, his figure slowly disappeared in front of Qin Xin, and the direction he went was the iron mine that Qin Xin had visited before.

"Could it be that the spirit stones there haven't been completely mined yet?"

Qin Xin was also somewhat puzzled, but he quickly put the question out of his mind.

When Qin Xin stepped into the sect, some of the disciples were delighted to see him return.

Having not returned to the sect for more than three months, the Tianxuan Sect has now recruited some new disciples, but some disciples have also unexpectedly perished, which is very common in the sect.

It can be said that those who can join the Tianxuan Sect are all exceptionally talented individuals. Only those who survive to the end can fulfill their promises. This is the law of this dog-eat-dog world.

Just as Qin Xin was about to return to his pavilion to cultivate, a burly, rough-looking man walked towards him.

The surrounding disciples all showed him great respect upon seeing him.

"Xiahou Chu?"

Qin Xin said with some doubt.

Although the man in front of him looked somewhat like Xiahou Chu, his appearance had changed. His hair was now short, and his arms were much thicker than before.

Moreover, the aura of the person in front of him had become stronger, as if he had already entered the Solid Core Realm.

"Haha, Brother Qin Xin, you're still alive! That's wonderful! I was saddened for a long time after hearing the news that you were at Red Ridge Peak!"

Only after Xiahou Chu spoke did Qin Xin confirm the other party's identity.

However, what Qin Xin couldn't understand was that in just over three months, Xiahou Chu seemed to have become a completely different person.

"Alright, I can't listen to this anymore, Junior Brother Qin Xin. Don't believe his nonsense. I haven't seen him sad or shed a tear."

A clear female voice rang out behind Xiahou Chu. Yang Ruoyi strolled over leisurely, her internal energy was very smooth, and she seemed to have entered the Solid Core Realm.

"Hey Yang Ruoyi, can you stop undermining us? There are so many junior brothers here, give us some face, okay?"

Seeing that Yang Ruoyi had exposed him, Xiahou Chu was not angry, but said helplessly.

Seeing the two of them like this, Qin Xin knew that they just liked to bicker.

After parting ways with the two at the iron ore mine, Qin Xin was surprised that Xiahou Chu and Yang Ruoyi had both entered the Solid Core Realm, and he felt a little curious.

He used his spiritual sense to investigate the iron ore mine and found that there were not many spirit stones left. Unless there was something there, the Great Elder Feng Bi of the Tianxuan Sect would not have been guarding it for so long.

In order to find out what was in the iron ore mine, Qin Xin generously invited Yang Ruoyi and Xiahou Chu to have a small gathering.

"Senior brother, senior sister, I also gained some things on Red Ridge Peak. Why don't you come to my pavilion and have a taste?"

Qin Xin invited him to speak.

"Red Ridge Peak? Good stuff?" Xiahou Chu murmured with a frown.

"It seems to be Crimson Ridge Cloud Leaf." Yang Ruoyi was very clever and guessed it directly.

"What? Crimson Ridge Cloud Leaves?" Xiahou Chu was surprised when he heard this, and quickly stepped forward to pull Qin Xin towards the top of Tianxuan Mountain. "Hurry up! What are you waiting for?"

Seeing Xiahou Chu's eagerness, Qin Xin laughed.

He noticed that Xiahou Chu seemed more cheerful than before, as if a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.