The Sunset Mountains are located on the edge of the Dead Leaf Forest, about a hundred miles from Tianyuan City.
Because the forests and wilderness are dense, monsters often appear, which slows down the group's progress.
If it was understandable that Qin Yangxu and his two sons didn't cause trouble for Qin Xin before entering the Dead Leaf Forest because they were worried about the many people around, then what surprised Qin Xin was that after entering the Dead Leaf Forest, the three of them remained very calm, as if there had never been any conflict between them and Qin Xin. This puzzled him. If they were afraid of Uncle Tie Niu, it was unlikely that Qin Yangxu was afraid of him.
The only explanation is that they were plotting something.
The group headed towards Sunset Mountain Range with their own thoughts, and split into two factions: one consisting of Qin Xin, Qin Xue, and Tie Niu, and the other consisting of the Grand Elder's lineage and Qin Qianbei.
Before they knew it, the group had approached the Sunset Mountains.
A gentle breeze blew by, and Qin Xin noticed something unusual in the surrounding grass.
"Something's not right?" Qin Xin frowned. The surrounding environment was too quiet, unusually so.
Qin Xin used his spiritual sense to explore the surroundings and immediately discovered the source of the problem.
The wind blows and the trees sway, but no birdsong is heard; the trees sway and the grass moves, but no wild animals are seen.
"There's an ambush," Qin Xin whispered to Tie Niu.
Upon hearing this, Tie Niu immediately stopped and became alert.
A sense of crisis immediately enveloped Qin Xin.
swish, swish, swish...
Dozens of burly men quickly ran out from the bushes on both sides; judging from their clothes, they were all members of the Iron Blood Mercenary Group.
"Captain Qin, we are here waiting on the orders of our commander."
The ten burly men were extremely respectful to Qin Yangxu.
"Young Master Qianbei, the people sent by the Iron-Blooded Mercenary Group have arrived."
Qin Yangxu made no comment, but instead turned to ask Qin Qianbei, whose face seemed pale.
"More people are always better," Qin Qianbei said expressionlessly.
"On this trip, you must strictly follow Young Master Qianbei's orders, understand?" Qin Yangxu instructed the ten burly men.
"yes!"
The ten burly men answered in unison and then joined the group.
"Perhaps this shattered Yuan Mansion is not as simple as Qin Qianbei said; it seems to be hiding something."
Qin Xin seemed to have realized something, and became more wary. The danger of this trip was somewhat greater than he had anticipated.
The group quickly traversed the forest. Any desperate criminals who had designs on the area quickly gave way upon sensing the presence of two martial artists at the Qi Opening Realm, and no one dared to approach.
Upon entering the Sunset Mountains, Qin Xin felt a bit of heat, as if the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here had changed.
"It seems the passage to the shattered Yuan Palace has been opened. Everyone, let's speed up."
Qin Qianbei spoke slowly and deliberately, showing no sign of urgency.
Led by Qin Qianbei, the group arrived at a small valley in the Sunset Mountains.
This small valley is surrounded by dense, towering trees. If it weren't for the intense spiritual energy emanating from it, finding this place would not be an easy task.
In the very center of the valley, there were dozens of martial artists, divided into several factions, all staring at the moss-covered stone tablet in front of them.
The intense spiritual energy emanated from the moss-covered stone tablet.
Qin Xue seemed to spot an acquaintance among the group of martial artists and went up to greet them. Soon after, she returned with several martial artists dressed in academy robes. Qin Xue was also holding the arm of one of the women, who was more voluptuous than Qin Xue. The academy insignia on her chest was very conspicuous as she walked.
"You must be Qin Xin," the woman said first, her voice soft and pleasant to the ear.
"right."
Upon closer inspection, Qin Xin examined the woman's face. She had small, cherry-like lips, willow-leaf eyebrows, and a flower petal pattern between her brows, making it impossible to tell her age at first glance.
"I am Qin Xue's teacher, Hua Jin." A soft voice reached Qin Xin's ears.
"There are many spatial rifts in this broken Yuan Mansion. Once you get caught in one, you will be completely destroyed."
Hua Jin paused for a moment, then said, "I heard from Xue'er that you advanced from the sixth level of the Acquired Realm to the Innate Realm in just one month. With such talent, would you like to join the Eastern Wilderness Academy and become my disciple?"
This sudden invitation surprised Qin Xin, who was not yet prepared to reply.
"Senior, Qin Xin is a piece of trash, and so is Wu Ling. He only managed to break through to the Innate Realm by accumulating pills during his three-year coma! Joining the Eastern Wilderness Academy is a disgrace to the academy." Qin Yunfei spoke up before Qin Xin could, laughing as he spoke.
The Eastern Wilderness Academy holds a transcendent position in the Eastern Wilderness, and no force dares to provoke it. Of course, the conditions for the Eastern Wilderness Academy to recruit disciples are also extremely strict. Qin Xue only barely met the admission standards because she possessed the four-star martial spirit, the fire spirit Yunlan Sparrow.
“Senior, what this person said is true. Perhaps I am not qualified for admission,” Qin Xin said calmly.
"It's alright. The Eastern Wilderness Academy will hold a test to recruit disciples in three months. You can come and participate."
Hua Jin spoke softly, seemingly lost in thought about Qin Yunfei's words.
"Master, my little brother is really amazing." Qin Xin clung to Hua Jin, still acting coquettishly.
"Thump!"
A faint sound came from the moss-covered stone tablet.
Qin Xin sensed through his spiritual awareness that some passage on the stone tablet seemed to have been opened.
"The passage to the Yuan Mansion is open! Everyone, hurry in and grab the treasures!"
Someone shouted, and the crowd surged into the passage of the stone tablet, all thinking that the sooner they got in, the more treasures they could grab.
Several martial artists at the Enlightenment Realm attempted to enter, but were injured by several beams of energy emitted from the stone tablet, and then gave up trying.
"Please be careful, everyone," Hua Jin said softly to the disciples of the Eastern Wilderness Academy behind her.
"Let's go too!" Qin Qianbei waved his hand and led dozens of people into the passage.
"Young Master Qin, please be careful. I'll be waiting for you at the end of this passage," Tie Niu said in a simple and honest manner.
Seeing that everyone had gone in, Qin Xin followed closely behind and stepped into the passageway of the stone tablet.
Behind the passage is a space where the spiritual energy is extremely thin.
After arriving in this space, Qin Xin deliberately separated from the group. He always felt that Qin Qianbei was not simple and that he had come to this broken Yuan Mansion for something. As for Qin Xue, she stayed with the group from the Eastern Wilderness Academy and was very safe.
"No wonder only martial artists below the Qi Opening Realm can enter this place."
Qin Xin muttered to himself. After entering this broken Yuanfu space, he could feel that there were some restrictions in the space, which seemed to be protecting the stability of this place. Moreover, it was very difficult to mobilize spiritual energy here.
Looking at the several dried-out corpses on the ground, a sense of crisis rose from the bottom of my heart.
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