Qin Xin originally wanted to find Jin Yuanbao to go to the trading center in the outer courtyard with him. This guy used to come looking for Qin Xin every day, but he had been unusually quiet these past few days. However, when he arrived at the courtyard, he found that Jin Yuanbao was not there, so Qin Xin went alone.

When Qin Xin arrived, he found that the outer courtyard's trading center had already gathered a lot of people, and there were stalls along the roadside selling all kinds of cultivation items, such as escape devices, small portable arrays, spatial rings, as well as some spiritual herbs, pills, martial arts, and spiritual weapons.

Qin Xin found a corner and sat down, then took out a jade bottle containing a heart-nourishing pill.

"What kind of elixir is this?"

Some passing students stopped to ask questions out of curiosity.

"Nourishing Heart Pill, a second-grade pill, can help martial artists nourish their mind and relieve mental fatigue."

Qin Xin replied calmly.

How much does it cost?

"Twenty points."

Upon hearing Qin Xin's price, some students could only shake their heads helplessly. Although the Nourishing Heart Pill was said to be more potent than the Clear Heart Pill, the Clear Heart Pill's effects had been personally verified by many students in the Spirit Forging Tower within the outer academy. However, the Nourishing Heart Pill was merely Qin Xin's claim, so other students naturally did not believe it and even thought Qin Xin was a fraud.

Qin Xin wasn't in a hurry. He figured he'd eventually meet someone who knew his stuff. After checking the quality of the pills, some students really wanted to buy them and try them out, but they all wanted Qin Xin to lower the price. He simply refused any offers from the students who tried to bargain.

Qin Xin closed his eyes to rest, not forgetting his cultivation, but his mind was not completely calm, and his spiritual sense was also on alert all around.

"Twenty points?"

A girl's clear, cool voice came from behind.

Upon hearing this, Qin Xin looked up and a face with extremely delicate features came into view. The faint fragrance emanating from the face made Qin Xin immediately recognize the person in front of him.

The woman was Zhan Qingqi, whom Qin Xin had inadvertently taken advantage of in the Spirit Forging Tower, and who had almost been beaten up by Qin Xin.

"It's you?"

Before Qin Xin could speak, Zhan Qingqi showed surprise.

Qin Xin glanced at Zhan Qingqi from head to toe. She wore a light blue dress that perfectly showed off her slender waist, but her face was cold and without a trace of a smile, giving her a cold and aloof beauty that aroused a desire to conquer her.

Thirty points.

Qin Xin shook his head, remembering Zhan Qingqi's threat to him in the Spirit Forging Tower, and then immediately added ten points.

"How many do you have? Pack them all up for me!"

With a wave of her hand, Zhan Qingqi took out her identity token and handed it directly to Qin Xin, saying coldly.

"Five of them, that's 150 points."

As Qin Xin spoke, he swiped Zhan Qingqi's identity token across his waist, increasing his points by 150.

Some students saw Zhan Qingqi buying pills from Qin Xin and their eyes were practically blazing with desire, as if being able to exchange a few words with this aloof goddess would be such a wonderful thing. But Qin Xin didn't feel anything at all; he was just happy that the pills had been sold.

With the points he earned, Qin Xin browsed around the trading center and spent 300 points to buy a level 5 water-attribute monster crystal, which was a necessary material for refining the Fire-Repelling Pill.

I bought some more medicinal herbs that Danqing had specified. My points in my identity token were almost gone. I used the remaining points to buy some herbs for Qi-restoring pills and some herbs for heart-nourishing pills.

After returning to his courtyard, Qin Xin planned to rest for a while and calm his mind before starting to refine pills.

"Squad leader! Jin Yuanbao and the others have been beaten up!" A woman's voice came from the doorway.

Upon hearing that Jin Yuanbao had been beaten, Qin Xin hurriedly pushed open the door and went out. He saw a tall girl with a dagger at her waist and immediately recognized her as Shangguan Lingdie, who was in the same class as him.

"What happened? Tell me slowly."

Qin Xin frowned slightly and asked.

"Our Class 17 is relatively weak and is often bullied by other classes. The vice class monitor wants to buy some Tranquilizing Pills from Black Dragon City, bring them into the outer academy, sell them for points, and then allow us to spend more time cultivating in the Spirit Forging Tower."

“The other classes did the same thing, but the Black Dragon City patrol only targeted us, and they even injured Jin Yuanbao and the others!”

Shangguan Lingdie said with some anger.

"The vice squad leader told us not to tell you, afraid it would interfere with your cultivation, but I can't swallow this."

"Isn't the patrol team leader Ruan Yang?"

Qin Xin had already guessed some of it. Everyone in the Weaponry Academy knew that he was on good terms with Jin Yuanbao, so his targeting of them was naturally related to those he had fallen out with.

"And Huan Hua! If it weren't for him stopping them, the vice class monitor and the others would have already entered the outer courtyard."

Shangguan Lingdie shook her head and recounted how Jin Yuanbao and the others were beaten.

Within the outer academy, the rules and regulations are extremely strict. Students must exercise restraint in fights, and injuring the other party will result in accountability from the academy, unless it occurs within the academy's arena.

The Black Dragon City, outside the outer academy, is more relaxed. It will not interfere unless the students are killed or their dantian is destroyed, which is another way of training the students of the outer academy.

"oh?"

Upon hearing this name, Qin Xin recalled the person carrying a fiery red longsword on their back. Qin Xin had a deep impression of this person's martial spirit pattern.

Qin Xin followed Shangguan Lingdie to Jin Yuanbao's residence. At this time, Jin Yuanbao was lying limply on the bed, his face pale, obviously suffering from severe internal injuries.

The attacker was very familiar with the academy's rules. Although each attack avoided vital points, the methods were extremely vicious, all striking the meridians. This kind of hidden meridian ailment is incurable and difficult to recover from. Without high-level healing pills, it may even leave one disabled.

"Cough cough! Big brother, I'm fine..."

Upon seeing Qin Xin arrive, Jin Yuanbao struggled to sit up and said weakly, "Ling Die, you too, I told you not to tell the class monitor."

"Since I am the class monitor, I will handle this matter and will not let you get hurt for nothing."

Qin Xin quickly helped Jin Yuanbao lie down. No matter how he was nominally the class monitor, Jin Yuanbao was doing all the work in the class, which made him feel a little guilty.

Qin Xin examined Jin Yuanbao's body. Although his injuries were severe, he seemed to have taken some high-level healing pills, and his meridians were currently recovering.

"You should get some rest first."

As evening approached, Qin Xin comforted Jin Yuanbao and left the courtyard, while Shangguan Lingdie stayed behind to take care of him.

As Qin Xin walked along the path leading out of the outer courtyard, a chilling glint flashed in his eyes.

"Ruan Yang, is it? Time and time again! You cannot be allowed to live!"

Qin Xin was now filled with murderous intent.