"What? You suspect that Qin Xin, who attended the Pill Gathering, is Qin Xiao's son?"

Qin Tuohuo, who was calmly refining pills, suddenly felt a slight tremor in his mind. The flames in the pill furnace in front of him suddenly surged, and the spiritual herbs in the furnace instantly turned into black powder.

The smell of burning filled the entire spacious room.

Qin Ba stood to the side, looking at his father with some fear, and said, "It's not impossible. According to the informants we have with the Eastern Wilderness, Qin Xin has indeed entered the Central Plains."

Qin Tuohu waved his hand, extinguishing all the flames in the alchemy furnace, and said thoughtfully, "Our lineage should not participate in or inquire about this matter, understand?"

"Father, if..." Qin Ba was about to say something when Qin Tuohuo immediately interrupted him, "Hmph! The second son caused trouble, and he wants the whole clan to bear the consequences? No way!"

"Qin Xiao and his father's fate is still unknown, yet this group of people are already eager to make a move!"

“I think Father has become senile, letting these people run wild. Although it was supposed to be a test, if Qin Xiao hadn’t died, it would have caused a huge problem for our Qin clan’s thousand-year-old foundation.”

Although Qin Tuohuo was dissatisfied with some of the clan's practices, he was also a member of the Qin clan and could only pretend not to see what had happened.

After all, the one who truly managed things in this family was not them, but their father, who was in seclusion for many years.

"Alright, you may leave. Do not inquire further at this time. However, you may pass this information on to your second uncle's lineage." Qin Tuohuo said suddenly as he dismissed Qin Ba.

After all, they were all members of the same clan, so it was impossible for Qin Tuohuo to completely pretend not to know. The only thing he could do was not get involved. If any problems arose in the future, or if Qin Xiao and the others returned, at least his lineage would not be implicated.

"yes!"

After understanding his father's meaning, Qin Ba immediately left his courtyard.

...

Qin Xin, on the other hand, was unaware of what was happening within the Qin clan.

After the Danhui competition ended, Qin Xin returned directly to the room that had been arranged beforehand.

During the process of refining the Five Treasures Returning to Origin Pill, Qin Xin entered that wonderful "spiritual realm" state. He could clearly feel that his soul perception ability had been improved, and his sensitivity to controlling his own flames was much higher than before.

After slowly exhaling a breath of turbid air, Qin Xin could feel that the Yuan Qi vortex in his small world was now close to five zhang in size, which meant that he could step into the fifth level of the Void Core Realm at any time.

However, Qin Xin was not in a hurry. What he needed to do now was not to break through as soon as possible, but to consolidate his own strength.

"Kid, in my opinion, your identity has probably been exposed. You should prepare early, as the Qin clan is quite powerful."

Because the Dan Academy has many hidden talents, Dan Qing has remained hidden within the mysterious fragment of the map and has not appeared. His communication with Qin Xin has been through telepathic communication.

Qin Xin was already aware of Danqing's reminder.

Dan's recent show of himself will surely attract investigations from various forces, and his use of a different name will soon be exposed.

Moreover, although Qin Xin did not know much about the methods of the Qin clan, he was well aware of the strength of these powerful families. He figured that since they knew he was Qin Xin from Tianyuan City in the Eastern Wilderness, they would probably do something to harm him.

Of course, it's also possible that the other party sees him as an ant, and that revenge is completely impossible, so they won't take his existence seriously at all.

Qin Xin dared not gamble recklessly; he did not want to be defeated by the Qin clan once again.

Therefore, before Qin Xin arrived at Tianque City in Zhongzhou, he had already made plans. If Danqing had not yet awakened, he might have completely concealed his identity.

However, with Danqing around, Qin Xin felt quite confident. Even if the Qin Clan discovered him, he would lose the people of Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy, and Dean Yang Xiu and others would naturally not let him go unpunished. Even if they didn't care, with Danqing's powerful spiritual body, at least his escape wouldn't be a problem.

"Don't worry, teacher, I know."

Qin Xin replied in a deep voice.

Qin Xin had his own ideas for this trip to Tianque City. He wanted those who had helped and assisted in dismantling his martial bones to feel uneasy from the bottom of their hearts, so that they would know that he was still alive.

Compared to direct revenge, this kind of fear from the bottom of one's heart is more tormenting. Of course, this is also part of Qin Xin's revenge plan. He wants all those who have hurt him to receive their due punishment.

"But you don't need to worry too much, kid. With me here, although I can't do anything to the Qin clan, I can still protect you." Danqing's calm voice resonated in Qin Xin's heart.

Qin Xin felt a warmth in his heart. He naturally believed Dan Qing's words. Now that he had recovered, with the green energy provided by the big tree in the mysterious fragment, his spiritual body, although not as strong as it was in its prime, had recovered to about 70-80%.

After chatting for a while, Qin Xin also entered a state of cultivation.

With the immense pressure from the Qin clan, Qin Xin's progress in cultivation was somewhat unexpected.

As the Seven Star Black Staff Martial Spirit circulated, two streams of energy, one blue and one red, surrounded it, continuously absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The spiritual energy of this world is rather thin, which is somewhat insufficient for Qin Xin's cultivation needs.

Without any hesitation, Qin Xin swallowed a Hunyuan Pill directly into his mouth.

As the potent medicinal power burst forth in the air, Qin Xin instantly felt as if his throat had been stretched open, with the concentrated medicinal power surging directly into his dantian.

Qin Xin quickly turned his martial spirit to refine all the pure medicinal power.

In a short time, the small world within his body began to grow slowly, and even the Yuan energy vortex above the Martial Spirit began to expand.

"break!"

With a soft shout, Qin Xin's aura began to surge.

The original Yuan Qi vortex, which was more than four zhang long, suddenly exceeded five zhang, which meant that Qin Xin had directly entered the fifth level of the Void Core Realm.