The following day, after Qin Xin had stabilized his cultivation.

The group from Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy had already packed their bags and were preparing to return to the academy.

Qin Xin followed the others onto the cloud boat, and in an instant, they rushed into the clouds on the horizon.

Looking down at the vast Tianque City, Qin Xin had many thoughts running through his mind, one of which was, "Tianque City, I, Qin Xin, will come again, but when I come back, I may not leave so quietly."

For Qin Xin, the biggest gain from this trip to Tianque City was gaining some understanding of the Qin clan's situation. Although finding Qin Haotian to take revenge would be very troublesome, it was an obsession in his heart that he would not give up.

All Qin Xin can do now is to continuously become stronger, and one day he will trample the Qin clan under his feet.

"Hello, my name is Mu Qing. I will also be working at the Pill Academy on Tuocang Mountain. Please take care of me!"

Just as Qin Xin was pondering, a fragrant breeze wafted over him.

This unique, fresh fragrance of a young girl gave people a very comfortable feeling. Qin Xin immediately came back to his senses, but did not continue to hide his identity and said, "Hello, my name is Qin Xin."

"Qin Xin?" Mu Qing was slightly puzzled when she heard Qin Xin say her name, because it was different from the name she knew before.

However, Mu Qing didn't take it too seriously. After all, many alchemists were quite strange; they didn't like being the center of attention, so they preferred to use pseudonyms.

After Mu Qing finished greeting him, she quickly left Qin Xin's side without disturbing him further.

The cloud boat traveled extremely fast through the clouds, but it was still a long way from the territory of the Tianxuan Sect, and it might take several days to reach it.

This trip to the Tianque City Alchemy Academy was a significant blow to many alchemists from the Tuocang Mountain Alchemy Academy, as the opponent's strength was considerably greater than that of the current members of the Tuocang Mountain Alchemy Academy.

Of course, there were also many gains in this pill-making competition. For example, after entering the cloud boat, Ling Hanyan seemed to have entered seclusion, obviously digesting some of the insights she gained from the previous pill-making competition.

As for the other alchemists, they all seemed to have been hit hard and began cultivating as well.

Qin Xin was somewhat bored along the way, but he didn't refine any pills. Instead, he closed his eyes to rest, as he needed to consolidate his breakthrough to the fifth level of the Void Core Realm.

"boom!"

Just as Qin Xin was immersed in his inner world, the entire cloud boat suddenly trembled and then immediately stopped.

Qin Xin frowned deeply, wondering what had happened, since the cloud boat had not yet left the territory of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect.

"Hong Ye! Do you know how dangerous it was to directly stop Yun Zhou? If it weren't for your Grand Elder's sake, I would have beaten you up long ago!"

The moment the cloud boat came to a stop, a furious roar also rang out from inside the cloud boat.

Qin Xin, upon hearing the voice, naturally knew that the furious shout came from Yang Xiu.

However, upon hearing the name Hong Ye, Qin Xin's eyes suddenly lit up. He had met Hong Ye once before at the Eastern Wilderness Academy, and Hong Ye had even introduced him to the Heavenly Profound Sect. After that, the two had not met again.

"Hehe! Dean Yang, don't be angry. I just wanted to hitch a ride. Those teleportation arrays are too expensive."

After stepping onto the cloud boat, Hong Ye spoke with a forced smile.

Qin Xin took a closer look and realized that the man in front of him was indeed Hong Ye. Compared to before, Hong Ye's aura had become more powerful, and he seemed to have become stronger.

However, judging from Hong Ye's tattered robes and the remaining bloodstains, it seems that he had recently encountered a fierce battle.

"Oh? Senior Sister Ling, you're here too. We're going the same way anyway."

Hong Ye seemed to sense Ling Hanyan's presence and tried to get closer to her.

"Hey Hong Ye, you're getting bolder and bolder these days." Just as Hong Ye was walking towards Ling Hanyan.

Yun Li, who had been cultivating, also came out, her eyes scanning Hong Ye up and down as if trying to see through him completely.

It has to be said that Hong Ye's skin is even thicker than Qin Xin's. When Yun Li was scanning him, he didn't forget to deliberately make some gestures. Of course, he also accidentally exposed his naked body, which made Yun Li curse him angrily.

Through their conversation, Qin Xin learned that Hong Ye was quite familiar with Yun Li and Ling Hanyan; otherwise, they wouldn't have spoken so casually.

"Haha, Brother Qin Xin, you're here too." Just as Qin Xin was pondering, Hong Ye suddenly strode over to him with a big smile on his face.

Seeing Hong Ye's enthusiastic manner, Qin Xin felt a little embarrassed for a moment, but since it was Hong Ye who had brought him to the Tianxuan Sect, he could only reply, "Senior Brother Hong Ye."

"Don't call me Senior Brother, just call me Hong Ye. I didn't expect my judgment to be so good. I introduced an alchemist to the Tianxuan Sect. When we return to the sect, I will naturally ask the Grand Elder for a reward." Hong Ye stepped forward and patted Qin Xin on the shoulder, speaking very casually.

Ling Hanyan remained as indifferent as ever, glancing at Hong Ye and saying, "When we return to Tianxuan Mountain, I imagine there will be no reward, but there will be plenty of punishment!"

Upon hearing Ling Hanyan's words, Hong Ye immediately wilted like a frostbitten eggplant. He knew that he had been assigned to recruit students for the Daodong Wilderness Academy, but he had secretly gone traveling instead. He knew that punishment was inevitable, so he did not return to the sect immediately after returning to Zhongzhou.

Originally, I wanted to cause some trouble in the territory of the Xuantian Sword Sect so that I wouldn't be punished when I returned to the sect.

However, their whereabouts were discovered, and they suffered some minor injuries during the encirclement and attack.

They happened to encounter a cloud boat returning to the Tianxuan Sect, so they stopped it and hitched a ride.

"Ling Hanyan, can't you put in a good word for me? After all, only you can handle that Grand Elder." Hong Ye looked at Ling Hanyan with a hint of resentment.

"So what if I could? I'm not going anyway," Ling Hanyan replied coldly.

After scanning around, Hong Ye finally focused on Qin Xin and whispered, "Qin Xin, why don't you lie with me?"

"I'll take you back to the Eastern Wilderness then, and we'll collect all the good things I've discovered."

"Huh?" Qin Xin asked in surprise.

Before Qin Xin could speak, Ling Hanyan glanced at Hong Ye with an unfriendly expression and said, "Hong Ye, don't lead Qin Xin astray. He is now an honorary elder of the Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy."

"Ah, an honorary elder!" Hong Ye was clearly surprised by Qin Xin's current status and could only shrug and say, "Alas, what a pity. It seems that these good things can only be reported to the sect."