Above the Xuan Tian Sword Sect, a figure dressed in a green robe stood with a golden longsword beneath his feet. His robes fluttered even without wind, and he exuded an extremely terrifying aura.
This powerful figure from the Xuantian Sword Sect had a few strands of white hair, a hair crown on his head, and a small mustache between his nose and mouth, but he looked like a middle-aged man.
Qin Xin only glanced at this powerful figure, and his blood surged, his throat tasted sweet. Although he forcibly suppressed it, he had already suffered some minor internal injuries.
The mere aura emanating from this powerful figure from the Xuan Tian Sword Sect was enough to injure him, which surprised Qin Xin. Around him were some disciples of the Tian Xuan Sect with lower cultivation levels, whose mouths were already bleeding.
Seeing the injured disciples around him, Feng Lu's face darkened. After taking a step, the spiritual energy fluctuations in the entire courtyard instantly became turbulent, and the terrifying aura emanating from the Xuan Tian Sword Sect experts immediately disappeared.
Even Qin Xin breathed a slight sigh of relief after the aura dissipated. The Yuan Power Seed, which had been stagnating in his body, started to operate again, slowly transforming the spiritual energy of heaven and earth absorbed by the Martial Spirit into Yuan Power.
Feng Zi's figure blurred as he stood directly opposite the Xuan Tian Sword Sect expert, his aged yet majestic voice resounding, "Zhang Qin! How dare you touch my Tian Xuan Sect's disciples! Believe me or not, I'll storm your Xuan Tian Sword Sect and slaughter all your disciples!"
Feng Bi's words echoed throughout the iron mine. The other three sects, unaware of the situation, also gathered around, eager to see what was going on.
However, because Qin Xin possessed strong spiritual perception, he could clearly sense that the surrounding space seemed to have been locked down the instant Feng Bi finished speaking.
With just a thought, Feng Zi could severely injure all the Xuan Tian Sword Sect disciples who came to his door. This ability surpasses the domain space possessed by those in the Dharma Aspect Realm.
The domain space of the Dharma Aspect Realm is merely a restriction on the absorption of spiritual energy from heaven and earth by those who enter it. Moreover, each person's Dharma Aspect Realm is different, and the abilities they possess are naturally very different as well.
However, now, with just a light shout, Feng Bi could command the surrounding spiritual energy to flow according to his thoughts, binding all the disciples of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect to their spot, like lambs to the slaughter.
Zhang Qin was one of the elders of the Xuantian Sword Sect. He was furious when he heard that Gu Beichen and Qin Haotian, the two sword masters, had still managed to throw away that top-grade spirit stone despite their combined efforts.
However, due to the Qin clan behind Qin Haotian, and the fact that Qin Haotian was a closed-door disciple of the Xuantian Sword Sect, he did not dare to vent his anger on Qin Haotian for the time being.
Upon hearing Gu Beichen's guess that the one who stole the top-grade spirit stones was probably a newly joined disciple from one of the five sects, Zhang Qin immediately thought of the Tianxuan Sect.
Now that the Xuantian Sword Sect has joined forces with the Qiwu Sect and the Ziwei Sect, the two sects naturally have no reason to oppose the Xuantian Sword Sect. As for the Spirit Beast Sect, most of its disciples are women, so it is highly likely that the person who stole the top-grade spirit stone is within the Xuantian Sword Sect.
So he led a group of Xuan Tian Sword Sect disciples to their door, intending to coerce the Tian Xuan Sect into handing over the stolen top-grade spirit stones.
However, what Zhang Qin did not expect was that the Grand Elder Feng Zi of the Tianxuan Sect was present this time. If they really fought, he would probably perish in this iron mine manor.
Immediately concealing the aura that had been emanating from him, Zhang Qin, a man who knew how to assess the situation, even managed to smile slightly on his originally arrogant face, and said, "So it's the Grand Elder here, that makes things easier."
"In that iron mine, a disciple of the Tianxuan Sect stole a top-grade spirit stone from my sect, so I have come here to demand an explanation."
Zhang Qin's words were quite shrewd; in just a few words, he described the disciples of the Tianxuan Sect as thieves.
Upon hearing Zhang Qin's words, Ling Hanyan coldly retorted before the Grand Elder could even speak, "The people of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect are truly shameless! When did these top-grade spirit stones become yours?"
"My tongue is dry!" Zhang Qin only glanced at Ling Hanyan, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around her immediately trembled.
Qin Xin, standing beside him, also felt that terrifying pressure and hurriedly circulated his Yuan Power to resist it.
Fortunately, Feng Bi was there. How could he stand by and watch his disciples get injured, especially Ling Hanyan? If she were injured, he wouldn't be able to explain it to the sect leader when he returned from his travels.
"Enough!"
With a furious roar, Feng Bi unleashed a sweeping attack of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, causing the disciples of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect to stagger back several steps.
Seemingly to avoid conflict with the Xuan Tian Sword Sect, Feng Zi exercised some restraint in his attacks, intimidating the enemy while also trying to avoid harming them.
The constant conflicts between the Xuantian Sword Sect and the Tianxuan Sect over the years have resulted in the Tianxuan Sect losing many of its most talented disciples due to the Xuantian Sword Sect's numerical advantage.
The Xuantian Sword Sect, Ziwei Sect, and Qiwu Sect are now colluding and have long coveted the territory of the Xuantian Sect. If war breaks out, it will be extremely disadvantageous for the Tianxuan Sect.
"To avoid conflict among the five sects, my Heavenly Profound Sect tacitly allows disciples from all five sects to enter and search for spirit stones. What's wrong? Does Elder Zhang Qin now think that everything in this iron ore mine belongs to your Profound Heaven Sword Sect?"
"Don't forget! This iron ore mine is the territory of my Tianxuan Sect. If you people from the Xuantian Sword Sect don't want to continue searching for spirit stones, then get the hell out of my sight!"
"If you piss me off, I'll kill every single disciple of your Xuantian Sword Sect I see!"
Feng Bi's words made Zhang Qin's expression turn somewhat unpleasant.
The Xuantian Sword Sect was able to come here to search for spirit stones thanks to the invitation from the Ziwei Sect. If the Grand Elder Feng Zi had forcefully driven them away, they would have had no choice but to leave in disgrace, since this was someone else's territory, and even the sect leader of the Xuantian Sword Sect would have been powerless to stop them.
Although Zhang Qin knew that the Grand Elder of the Tianxuan Sect would not dare to kill the disciples of the Xuantian Sword Sect, continuing to cause trouble would not be good for the reputation of his Xiantian Sword Sect. Moreover, if he were really driven out of this iron mine, he would not be able to explain it back to the sect.
"Hmph! We, the people of the Xuantian Sword Sect, will remember this! Let's go!"
Without lingering, Zhang Qin turned around and left with several disciples of the Tianxuan Sect.
After the group of Xuan Tian Sword Sect members left, Qin Xin, the person who secretly took the top-grade spirit stone, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course, he also saw Qin Haotian among the crowd of Xuantian Sword Sect members.
As Qin Haotian left with Zhang Qin and the others, a murderous intent flashed in Qin Xin's eyes.
"The Core Formation Realm, is it? It seems my martial bone has brought you quite a few benefits."
Qin Xin thought to himself that when he seized Qin Haotian's martial bone back then, Qin Haotian was only at the Qi Opening Realm. Now, in just a few years, he has achieved such a fast cultivation speed, which must be closely related to his martial bone.
Xiahou Chu, who was standing to the side, sensed the change in Qin Xin's aura and patted Qin Xin's shoulder with some curiosity, asking, "What's wrong, Junior Brother Qin Xin? Were you frightened by that Earth Profound Realm elder of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect?"
Hearing Xiahou Chu's words interrupted Qin Xin's thoughts.
Yang Ruoyi, standing to the side, retorted to Xiahou Chu in an annoyed tone, "Xiahou Chu, have you forgotten who was so scared that they grabbed my arm just now?"
"Yang Ruoyi, don't talk nonsense in front of your junior brother!" Xiahou Chu suddenly blushed, as if he had been exposed, and almost jumped up.
"Alright! Take a break and recover. If you want to return to Tianxuan Sect, come with me later. If you want to stay and continue searching for spirit stones, then stay here." Ling Hanyan seemed to dislike the noise and directly interrupted the argument between the two.
Xiahou Chu glanced at Qin Xin somewhat awkwardly, his eyes seemingly pleading, as if asking him to keep the secret. After all, Qin Xin was a senior brother of the Tianxuan Sect, and if some junior brothers found out, how could he maintain his dignity in the future?
Qin Xin smiled and then sat cross-legged on the ground. After taking the healing pills, he began to recover.
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