The morning sunlight fell on Qin Xin's face.
He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and his complexion became much rosier.
For the past three years, thanks to Zi Ling's use of her true energy to invigorate blood circulation and clear the meridians, her muscles have not atrophied.
After circulating his energy throughout his body, his meridians and bones recovered quickly under the nourishment of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and Qin Xin was able to get out of bed and move around freely.
"Gurgle~"
A growl of hunger came from his stomach, and Qin Xin rubbed his belly.
Although martial artists can nourish their bodies with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and achieve internal circulation without needing to eat once they reach a certain level, consuming some food rich in spiritual energy is still of great benefit to their cultivation. Qin Xin's current level is far from reaching the internal circulation stage, so the problem of having enough to eat still needs to be solved.
Looking at the food that Zi Ling had prepared on the table, Qin Xin swallowed it in big gulps. Whether it was because Qin Xin hadn't eaten for a long time or because the food Zi Ling made was particularly delicious, Qin Xin devoured the entire table of food.
After eating and drinking his fill, Qin Xin pushed open the door and stepped into the dilapidated courtyard. His eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a deep chill in the bright moonlight.
I fetched some water and did a quick wash. My face was a little pale, but a few traces of color had returned.
"Qin Haotian! We'll settle this score later!"
Qin Xin clenched his fists tightly.
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"If you don't hand over the Qi-Gathering Pill, believe me, we'll break your legs!"
"No, this belongs to Brother Qin Xin, I can't give it to you!"
A commotion arose at the courtyard gate, and Qin Xin, recognizing it as Zi Ling's voice, rushed out.
"Oh, this good-for-nothing actually woke up."
Qin Xin looked at the handprint on Zi Ling's face, his expression dark and gloomy, and quickly pulled her behind him.
"What happened? What did they do to you?"
"Today I went to the inner treasury to collect my brother's monthly allowance pills, and Qin Yu, Qin Shi, and the others tried to snatch them from me. When I refused to give them to them, they hit me."
Qin Xin turned his head, glaring angrily at Qin Yu, Qin Shi, and the others, his eyes revealing murderous intent. "Is that so!"
"So what if she is! A good-for-nothing, a useless maid, it's a waste for her to take this Qi-gathering pill. She used to give us gifts every month, what's wrong? Now that she's awake, she's planning not to give it to us anymore, is that it? If you want to cause trouble, then don't blame us..." Qin Yu, Qin Shi and the others laughed loudly.
Qin Yu and Qin Shi always liked to bully the weak and rob them of their cultivation resources, but the clan never punished them.
The reason they both had powerful backers was because of Qin Yunfei, the grandson of the First Elder Qin Maoyan. This man was used to being arrogant and domineering, and had caused a lot of trouble by acting recklessly outside. However, his grandfather Qin Maoyan was in charge of the clan's Pill Hall, and even the clan leader had to show him respect. So even if someone was dissatisfied, no one dared to do anything to him.
"A few lackeys, now you want to ride on your master's head?" Qin Xin looked at them coldly.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu, Qin Shi, and the others' previously disdainful expressions instantly turned cold. Although they knew that people in the clan called them Qin Yunfei's lackeys, being directly pointed out like this felt like having their tails stepped on, and they immediately jumped up.
Enraged, Qin Yu gritted her teeth and said, "Useless trash, you're courting death."
"Hey guys, let's see some blood today!"
"yes."
Qin Yu and Qin Shi rushed forward. They all relied on Qin Yunfei's support, and even the clan leader wouldn't easily touch them. Even if they killed Qin Xin, he was just a piece of trash in the clan, and at most he would be punished by the clan.
Qin Xin pushed Zi Ling away, his gaze towards the group growing increasingly cold.
With a single step, true energy gathered in his palm, and a black staff, about three feet long, slowly materialized.
A martial artist possessing a weapon spirit can condense it using their true energy, using it as a weapon. This makes it much easier to wield, and greatly enhances the martial artist's strength.
Qin Yu, Qin Shi, and the others also hurriedly activated their martial spirits. Both Qin Yu and Qin Shi's arms were covered in flowing blue light, as if wolf howls were coming from them. The two of them had the same martial spirit, the two-star martial spirit, the Azure Wolf.
A martial artist who possesses a beast spirit can activate the spirit to strengthen their physical body, resulting in a significant improvement in their reaction speed, attack power, and other abilities.
"You want to see blood? You should see blood!"
"Thump! Ah!"
Within a few breaths, Qin Yu, Qin Shi, and the others let out miserable screams. The strongest among them was only at the sixth level of the Acquired Realm. They had underestimated Qin Xin and did not expect that he could break through after lying down for three years. His reaction and agility were superior to theirs. Due to their carelessness, they also tasted the bitter fruit.
"You little piece of trash, what do you think you're doing?" Qin Yu cried out in terror as Qin Xin approached him with a black stick in his hand.
"Shut up!" Qin Xin slapped him across the face, giving him a thorough beating.
Qin Yu and Qin Shi, who were leading the attack, were beaten to the ground, their faces swollen like pig's heads, but they still threatened, "Qin Xin, you wait, we can't beat you, but the people around you..."
"Bang!"
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Xin punched Qin Shi in the dantian.
He was sent flying backwards and crashed to the ground, his fate unknown.
"Fighting among ourselves is forbidden within the clan! Qin Xin, if you kill us, the clan will not forgive you!" Qin Yu, who was standing to the side, was terrified by the scene before her and suddenly felt a sense of fear.
"Oh? Don't worry, I won't kill you, but I'll cripple you and let you experience firsthand what it means to be trash!"
After saying that, Qin Xin struck Qin Yu's dantian.
"Ah!" A pig-like scream rang out, "Qin Xin, you wait, Young Master Yun Fei will not let you get away with this!"
"Hmph, I'll be waiting!"
After saying that, Qin Xin took Zi Ling back to the courtyard. What he hated most was threatening the people around him. Although he did not kill them, Qin Yu and Qin Shi's dantian were destroyed, and they would never be able to cultivate again.
The others were terrified and quickly carried away Qin Shi, who was lying unconscious on the ground, and Qin Yu, who was screaming like a pig being slaughtered.
Back in the courtyard, Qin Xin checked Zi Ling's injuries and found that she was alright, so he told her to go back and rest. He then closed the door tightly and quickly sat cross-legged on the bed.
Just as Qin Xin struck Qin Shi's dantian with his palm, shattering his martial spirit with his true energy, the green stone suddenly moved. The spiritual energy within Qin Shi's Niwan Palace was instantly drained, forming an invisible vortex that devoured the fragments of the martial spirit. No one around noticed this subtle change.
To confirm, Qin Xin destroyed Qin Yu's dantian again. He was very surprised to feel the Azure Wolf Martial Spirit being swallowed by the stone, and then he hurriedly returned to the courtyard.
At this moment, Qin Xin could clearly feel that the fragments of the Azure Wolf Martial Spirit, under the devouring of the invisible vortex, were transformed into strands of energy, flowing through the green stone into the Martial Spirit beside Qin Xin's dantian.
Upon contact with this pure energy, the Black Stick Martial Spirit emitted an excited tremor.
"The Martial Spirit seems to be growing..." Qin Xin was overjoyed to feel the increase in the Martial Spirit's spiritual power.
Suddenly, a short, unfamiliar message appeared in my mind with a 'boom'.
From this message, Qin Xin learned that the mysterious green stone in his mind was actually a kind of thing called the Soul Devouring Stone, which had the ability to devour souls and spirits.
But a question has been raised before him: what exactly is this Spirit Devouring Stone?
Qin Xin guessed that after his fortuitous encounter, he had focused his attention on spiritual cultivation inheritance and neglected the Spirit Devouring Stone for a time. In fact, his real fortuitous encounter was this Spirit Devouring Stone, and when it brought him to this world, it had already recognized him as its master.
Furthermore, when he used the Spirit Devouring Stone, he almost exhausted the spiritual energy in his Niwan Palace. Perhaps only spiritual cultivators can use this Spirit Devouring Stone.
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