"It seems that Sect Leader Rong misses me very much."
As soon as Qin Xin stepped into the main hall, he heard Rong Ling's mutterings and immediately shouted loudly.
"Cough cough! You little rascal, you scared me!" Startled by Qin Xin's sudden shout, Rong Ling spat out the wine in his mouth, causing Hua Jin, who was standing next to him, to laugh heartily.
Lin Langtian, standing next to Qin Xin, also wanted to laugh, but seemed afraid to, and kept holding it in until his face turned red.
After Rong Ling quickly stood up, he flashed to Qin Xin's side, looked him up and down, and muttered, "You're too terrifying, kid. I don't even know if I'm a match for you anymore."
After sensing the powerful aura emanating from Qin Xin, Rong Ling spoke with some indignation, while also praising Qin Xin's rapid progress over the past two years.
"Sect Leader Rong is too kind. With your Yuan Dan realm strength, I'm afraid this kid would be defeated in just a few rounds," Qin Xin said with a smile.
"You're quite modest, kid." Rong Ling tucked the wine gourd into his waistband, then glanced at Lin Langtian beside Qin Xin, his expression changing slightly. "What are you looking at? Go cultivate! Look at Qin Xin!"
"I'll train with you later."
Upon hearing Rong Ling's words, Lin Langtian looked miserable and pleaded with Qin Xin for help.
After Qin Xin shrugged, indicating that the matter was none of his business, Lin Langtian could only leave the hall with his head down.
Although the training with Rong Ling was meant to help him cultivate, he was essentially being used as a punching bag. While it did help improve his cultivation, the pain and weakness he felt after each training session made Lin Langtian want to give up every time.
After Lin Langtian left, Rong Ling felt a sudden urge to spar with Qin Xin, but was stopped by Hua Jin who was standing nearby.
Earlier, when Qin Xin and the others entered the main hall, Hua Jin immediately pulled Qin Xue aside, seemingly inquiring about the situation of the Tianyuan Qin Clan. Upon learning that Qin Qianfan was unharmed and that all his old injuries had healed, a great weight seemed to lift from her heart.
Now, as the deputy sect leader of the Kun Sect of the inner courtyard of the Eastern Wilderness Academy, Hua Jin wanted to rush out to help as soon as she learned about what happened in Tianyuan City, but she was stopped by the First Elder and the Eighth Elder.
The situation in the Eastern Wilderness is somewhat delicate. It seems that many forces are deliberately being interfered with by someone behind them. If any family forces encounter any problems, they will be directly devoured.
Therefore, for the sake of the Eastern Wilderness Academy, Hua Jin endured it. Of course, she also knew that these people would not harm Qin Qianfan's life, otherwise they would not have threatened him with his clansmen and taken him away directly.
After passing the order, Hua Jin said leisurely, "Qin Xin's return to the Eastern Wilderness Academy this time must be for the matter of the Kunmen Main Peak."
"He was the one who opened up the main peak of Kunmen before, which is why the Grand Elder and the others wanted Qin Xin to come back and see if he could resolve such a hidden danger."
As Hua Jin spoke, there was a hint of worry in her voice, as if the Kunmen main peak had already affected the inner courtyard of the entire Eastern Wilderness Academy.
Seeing Qin Xin's bright eyes, as if he had guessed something, Rong Ling said with some worry, "The situation in the inner courtyard is not very good right now. The Grand Elder has begun to look for other places to move the entire inner courtyard away."
"But there are always many things we are reluctant to part with, given the millennia-old foundation here. Despite trying many methods, the black patterns of the Kunmen sect continue to spread outwards."
Qin Xin was also somewhat surprised to hear this, "The black patterns are starting to spread?"
If this thing spreads, it means that someone is controlling it, and the reason why is that is unknown.
Whether it was related to him receiving the Fire God Crystal, or whether Yun Lei and the others did something, no one knew for the time being.
"We'll know once we get there," Hua Jin said softly. "Rong Ling, you take Qin Xin there first. The Grand Elder and the others are all over there. I'll chat with Qin Xue for a while."
After saying that, Hua Jin, who hadn't seen Qin Xue for a long time, pulled her along and headed towards the Fan Hua Pavilion outside, seemingly to have a good chat about Qin Qianfan.
Qin Xin followed behind Rong Ling, and after taking a step, he landed on the summit of Kunmen's main peak in just a few breaths.
It wasn't until Qin Xin reached the summit of Kunmen's main peak that he truly felt a sense of crisis.
All the surrounding buildings were covered by those black patterns, and after merging into the surrounding flowers, plants and trees, it seemed to have transformed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here.
If a martial artist were to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here, at best their dantian would be shattered by the violent energy, and at worst their soul would be damaged, turning them into a walking corpse.
After looking around, Qin Xin felt a little scared, but he could sense that the Devouring Spirit Stone in his sea of consciousness was constantly emitting slight fluctuations, as if it was very interested in what existed in the main peak.
"You've come!"
An aged voice interrupted Qin Xin's thoughts.
On the main peak of Kunmen, the eight elders of the inner courtyard are now seated in eight different positions, their powerful Yuan energy being poured into the array in front of them.
Furthermore, with each shift of the formation, the black patterns would quickly retreat one step.
However, this mutual balance continues, with neither side willing to back down.
Only then did Qin Xin realize that if it weren't for the combined suppression of the eight elders of the inner courtyard, the black patterns would have already assimilated everything around them.
"Elder, fellow elders." Qin Xin and Rong Ling bowed respectfully to the elders.
The Second Elder, Yu Feishuang, glanced at Qin Xin and a strange look appeared in his eyes, as if he was somewhat surprised by Qin Xin's current strength.
As for the Eighth Elder, there was a hint of relief in his eyes. He hadn't expected that the once unremarkable boy's cultivation level had become so close to his own.
"After learning that you had returned to the Eastern Wilderness, I invited you here, actually to seek your help." The Grand Elder slowly opened his eyes, his weathered eyes scanning Qin Xin up and down before speaking slowly.
"Elder, you are too kind. I am also a member of the Eastern Wilderness Academy. How can I offer any help? I am merely doing my part," Qin Xin replied calmly.
"It's good that you have such insights." The elder nodded with satisfaction, then said, "I suppose you possess a different kind of fire seed."
After the Grand Elder's words, Qin Xin was slightly surprised, but before he could speak, the Grand Elder continued.
"That lava core fire was probably in your hands before." The elder's next words surprised Qin Xin even more. "When Hong Ye entered the forbidden area, he found that the lava core fire was just an immature seedling."
"So I guessed that you had already subdued the lava fire in your heart."
The Grand Elder's words also surprised the surrounding elders, who had never imagined that the strange fire in the inner courtyard would fall into Qin Xin's hands.
"I apologize, Elder. I received it by accident, so..." Qin Xin had just started to speak when the Elder interrupted him, "There's no need to say anything. These treasures of heaven and earth are meant to be known by those who are destined to receive them."
“If we, the elders of the inner courtyard, were destined, it wouldn’t be your turn.”
The elder's words relieved Qin Xin. He was prepared to fight to the death if the other party wanted him to hand over the fire seed.
After all, Qin Xin had already integrated the Lava Heart Fire into the Heavenly Phoenix Martial Spirit Pattern. If it were forcibly removed, it would inevitably damage the Martial Spirit.
Even if it doesn't endanger his life, it still means that his path of martial arts cultivation has come to an end.
"After our research, we discovered that these black patterns are extremely afraid of fire, so we would like to seek your help to see if we can solve this problem."
The elder looked at Qin Xin with some hope and told him their thoughts.
Qin Xin was naturally grateful to have obtained the Lava Core Flame from the inner courtyard of the Eastern Wilderness Academy, so he replied without hesitation.
"In that case, I'll give it a try."
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