Qin Xin's return brought a sudden burst of liveliness to the once lifeless Qin clan manor.
After learning that Qin Xin had directly killed Wan Chang, who was at the fourth level of the Void Core Realm, both Qin Xin's friends at the Eastern Wilderness Academy and his family members were quite surprised.
In just over two years, Qin Xin has already become a Void Core Realm martial artist.
If they didn't know that Qin Xin had wasted three years due to having his martial bone stolen, and that he had already reached the Void Core Realm at this age, then Qin Xin could be considered a genius.
However, only by understanding Qin Xin's past can one realize the terrifying level he has reached. His cultivation speed has already surpassed the realm of genius.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Qin Xin exchanged pleasantries with everyone.
From Qin Xue's words, Qin Xin also learned that the mastermind behind the crisis facing the Tianyuan Qin Clan was Xia Qi of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Now that the Xia king has abdicated, Xia Qi returned from Zhongzhou and immediately ascended the throne.
Despite the obstruction from numerous forces and families, Xia Qi had the assistance of a mysterious force behind him, leading to a reshuffling of many families and forces in the Great Xia Dynasty.
Moreover, after Xia Qi ascended the throne, he directly invited the Celestial Masters Sect to move to the imperial city, which led to the continuous growth of their power.
The Eastern Wilderness Academy, which was originally known as the number one academy in the Eastern Wilderness, is now showing signs of being overshadowed by the Heavenly Master Sect.
Even the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, which had always been at odds with the Celestial Masters Sect, suddenly disappeared after some conflicts with them. The valley where the sect was located was also sealed off, prohibiting outsiders from entering. No one knew what had happened inside.
Qin Xin didn't care about these changes in power; what he cared about most was the safety of those who had once been around him.
Because the Great Xia Dynasty launched its attack on the Tianyuan Qin Clan without any warning, and initially the Zhennan Prefecture intervened, it bought the Tianyuan Qin Clan a lot of time, allowing them to relocate most of their members.
The clan elders escorted some of the younger clansmen to the Zhennan Prefecture's garrison, while Qin Lin and Qin Qianfan chose to stay behind. After all, the Qin clan manor was their ancestral property, and they did not want to see it being ruined by these troops.
However, since Zhennan Prefecture was subordinate to the Great Xia Dynasty, it could not disobey the imperial edict. After some maneuvering, it could only compromise and allow the Great Xia Dynasty's army to directly enter Tianyuan City.
The troops of the Great Xia Dynasty immediately sealed off the entire Qin clan manor upon their arrival.
In order to protect the safety of the family members who had not yet been evacuated from the manor, Qin Lin and Qin Qianfan had no choice but to compromise when faced with the siege and leave with them.
Fortunately, the Great Xia Dynasty's army did not indiscriminately kill innocent people, and Qin Xue and others rushed to support them from the Eastern Wilderness Academy as soon as they learned of the situation, which prevented a large number of casualties.
However, the Great Xia Dynasty's army operated in a style remarkably similar to the former Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group, immediately conducting a thorough search upon entering the Qin Clan Manor.
As Qin Xue explained, several wrinkles appeared on Qin Xin's forehead.
"Could it be about that jade pendant fragment again?"
Qin Xin pondered this and began to secretly speculate that Xia Qi, who had ordered these troops to come, might have some connection with the Qin clan in Zhongzhou.
The Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group was once instigated by members of the Qin clan in Zhongzhou.
Now that something like this has happened again, Qin Xin knows that the jade pendant fragment in his hand is extremely important to the Qin clan of Zhongzhou, and it seems to be connected to something very important.
"Qin Xin, your father and grandfather have been taken away, and their fate is currently unknown."
Just as Qin Xin was pondering, Qin Xue spoke with a sob in her voice.
"Don't worry, they didn't get what they wanted, so they won't make things difficult for Third Grandfather and the others."
Qin Xin patted Qin Xue on the shoulder and said comfortingly.
Looking around at Jin Yuanbao and the others, it seemed that they had fought with the army of the Great Xia Dynasty before retreating into this hunting park secret realm, and all of them had suffered some minor injuries.
Qin Xin also took out some pills and distributed them to them.
After everyone learned that Qin Xin was now a sixth-grade high-level alchemist, the atmosphere around them changed once again.
Even the bald-headed Sanjie couldn't help but slap his forehead and say with some emotion, "It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy!"
Of course, Sanjie's words also led to everyone getting back together.
"By the way, has Elder Mo emerged from seclusion?"
Seeing the Qin clansmen continuously emerging from the hunting grounds' secret realm, Qin Xin suddenly asked a question.
His return to the family this time included an attempt to help Elder Mo completely remove the influence of the Senluo Death Seal.
Upon hearing Qin Xin's question, Qin Xue shook her head somewhat forlornly and sighed, "Alas, Elder Mo should still be in the secret realm, but the place where Elder Mo went into seclusion half a year ago has been devoid of any trace of life."
"She has stopped breathing."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xin felt a pang of regret. Old Mo had dedicated his entire life to the Tianyuan Qin Clan.
Qin Xin had originally planned to find out some information about the immortal palace ruins that his father and grandfather had entered from this old man Mo, but it seems that he can only give up on that now.
"Make arrangements for your clansmen and prepare for their evacuation. Tianyuan City is not safe now, and it won't be long before the Great Xia Dynasty sends troops here again."
After composing himself, Qin Xin spoke directly to Qin Xue.
As for Jin Yuanbao and the others, they have no plans to return to the Eastern Wilderness Academy. Qin Xin also told them to leave first, as he did not want them to take risks with him.
However, after mentioning it once, he was met with dissatisfaction from everyone, so Qin Xin had no choice but to give up and never bring it up again.
While Qin Xue was arranging for her clansmen to evacuate to their residence in Zhennan Prefecture, she also entered this hunting park secret realm alone.
As soon as Qin Xin stepped into the passage to this secret realm, he was reminded of many past events. Although many years had passed, those events seemed as vivid as if they were still fresh in his mind.
The space within this secret realm wasn't particularly large, and Qin Xin quickly located the place where Elder Mo was in seclusion using his spiritual sense.
"Huh?"
Upon seeing Elder Mo sitting cross-legged within an array, Qin Xin was somewhat surprised.
At this moment, Old Mo was dressed in a long black robe, which completely covered his body. Although he had no aura, there was still a lot of black energy remaining between his palms.
"Oh, after being so thoroughly corroded by this monstrous thing, it's strange that even a trace of it remains."
After Danqing flew out of the fragmented map space, he looked at Old Mo, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with some surprise.
"What the teacher means is that there is a chance that Old Mo can be saved."
A look of joy immediately appeared on Qin Xin's face.
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