Qin Xin was quite curious when he first heard of a place like the ruins of a celestial palace.
Where exactly is this celestial palace ruin?
What kind of beings once lived there?
Why is there absolutely no record of it in any ancient books?
Why did his father and grandfather choose to go to that place?
Just as Qin Xin was about to ask all the questions in his mind, Zhou Lei's face turned pale and he looked rather unwell, as if some special force was binding him, preventing him from saying anything.
"That place is not something you can know right now."
After Zhou Lei slowly exhaled, he said softly, "When you are stronger in the future, you can explore on your own."
Seeing Zhou Lei's troubled expression, Qin Xin became even more curious. How could a Dharma Aspect Realm expert's mere mention of this place cause such a punishment, as if imposed by the laws of heaven and earth?
Qin Xin was also self-aware. At present, he was only a martial artist at the fifth level of the Void Core Realm. Knowing too much was not necessarily a good thing.
"Thank you for informing me, Lord Zhou." Qin Xin bowed deeply in gratitude for receiving this information.
Seeing Qin Xin's reaction, a smile appeared on Zhou Lei's lips, and his eyes trembled slightly, as if he were seeing an old friend from the past once again.
“I’m a year older than your father. If you don’t mind, you can call me Uncle from now on,” the kind-looking man said.
Qin Xin did not delay. With a Dharma Aspect Realm martial artist as a backer, he naturally could not miss this opportunity. Moreover, the other party also knew a lot about his father and grandfather, but he could not tell them yet.
“Uncle Zhou, I still need to return to Tianyuan City in the Eastern Wilderness.”
After some conversation, Qin Xin explained that the main reason for returning to the Eastern Wilderness was to visit his family. Both Elder Mo and his third grandfather, Qin Lin, were injured. Now that he had reached the fifth level of the Void Core Realm and was also a sixth-grade high-level alchemist, he might be able to help them with their problems.
“I cannot leave this city of withered leaves right now, but if you need anything in the future, you can come here to find me,” Zhou Lei said directly, without telling Qin Xin why he could not leave the city of withered leaves.
However, Qin Xin had also heard some rumors that Zhou Lei was punished by the Xuantian Sword Sect for leaving directly, which led to some conflicts. Later, under the mediation of the Tianxuan Sect Master, Zhou Lei was allowed to guard the Kuye City for life.
Although he had repelled the level seven demon beast in the previous battle, Zhou Lei had also suffered some injuries and needed to rest and recuperate.
Qin Xin didn't linger. He needed to return to his family first, and then visit the Suijin Palace of the Yan Dynasty.
After leaving the city lord's mansion, Qin Xin held the jade pendant fragment that Elder Mo had given him in his hand.
Only after sensing that the two points of light were still there did Qin Xin feel relieved and put them back into his spatial ring.
Walking on the streets of Suiye City, disciples from the Celestial Masters Sect, the Eastern Wilderness Academy, the Spirit Beast Sect, and the Hundred Flowers Pavilion were mobilizing the surrounding martial artists to repair the city walls of Suiye City and properly dispose of the remains of some dead martial artists.
"Are you Qin Xin?"
Just as Qin Xin was about to go look for Lin Yu and the other woman, a woman's voice suddenly called out from behind him.
Qin Xin turned his head and looked over. A woman dressed in a black robe was staring at him.
The woman's eyes were eerily bright, and there was a fiery red mark on her bare arm.
"Rong Zhihe?"
Qin Xin recognized the woman's identity immediately, as the fiery red mark had always left a deep impression on him.
Rong Zhihe and Qin Xin were both disciples of the Kunmen sect of the inner academy of the Eastern Wilderness Academy. Although they had not seen each other for two years, neither of them had changed much.
However, Rong Zhihe was clearly much more mature than before, and the rise and fall of her chest was also much larger.
Some disciples from the Eastern Wilderness Academy behind Rong Zhihe were all curious when they saw her take the initiative to talk to a strange man.
In the past two years, a lot has happened in the Eastern Wilderness Academy. The Kun Sect has now been integrated and no longer distinguished between peaks. Rong Zhihe has now become the senior sister of the Kun Sect, the number one person in the Kun Sect. However, she is very arrogant and ordinary men cannot even enter her field of vision.
However, although these disciples from the Eastern Wilderness Academy were young, most of them were from the Kun Sect and had heard of Qin Xin's existence.
Back then, Qin Xin overpowered many geniuses from the other six schools of the Eastern Wilderness Academy's inner courtyard and even entered the Central State. This has always been a legendary story in the Kun Sect. However, the disciples' choice to join the Kun Sect is largely related to Qin Xin.
"You're still alive?" Rong Zhihe seemed somewhat surprised to have encountered Qin Xin in this Suyab city.
Hearing Rong Zhihe's strange question, Qin Xin was also confused. "Um, uh... but where did you hear that I died?"
Rong Zhihe paused for a moment, then said, "More than a year ago, the Second Prince returned to the Eastern Wilderness from the Xuantian Sword Sect and said that you were in the tomb of a powerful figure. Moreover, the sect even sent people to the Tianxuan Sect to investigate your whereabouts and learned that you were indeed in that tomb."
"So now many people think you are dead."
Upon hearing Rong Zhihe's words, Qin Xin suddenly realized that he had indeed been trapped in the tomb of the Old Man of Si Huo for more than three months.
Although Qin Xin later participated in the Central Plains Alchemy Conference, he used the name Danqing. Moreover, the Eastern Wilderness was inherently isolated from news, so such rumors were naturally the best thing.
"There were indeed some unexpected incidents, but fortunately, nothing serious happened," Qin Xin said patiently.
Rong Zhihe seemed to have calmed down from her previous surprise and said, "It's best that nothing happened, but some time ago, Junior Sister Qin Xue suddenly returned to the family from the academy. It seems that something happened."
"Oh? Okay, I understand. Thanks for letting me know."
When Qin Xin learned that Qin Xue was anxious to return to her family, he felt a sense of unease.
"We need to repair the city walls as soon as possible to prevent another attack by the monsters, so we'll leave first." Rong Zhihe heard the urging voices of the martial artists around her and hurriedly led the disciples of the Eastern Wilderness Academy to help.
After the disciples of Donghuang Academy left, Qin Xin inquired about the residences of Lin Yu and the others, and prepared to return to Tianyuan City immediately after saying goodbye.
After making inquiries along the way, Qin Xin finally found the inn where Lin Yu and Bai Zhi were staying.
Lin Yu and Bai Zhi were both surprised by Qin Xin's arrival. They hadn't expected that Qin Xin, now so powerful, would still remember them.
"Boss Yu, it's been a long time!"
Seeing Lin Yu's upper body covered, and Bai Zhi patiently tending to her wounds, Qin Xin immediately stepped forward to greet her.
"Haha, I didn't expect you to be so strong after just two years."
Upon seeing Qin Xin, Lin Yu, as always, was cheerful and outgoing, and immediately tried to stand up.
The wounds on his body were torn open in an instant, causing him to grimace in pain. Bai Zhi, standing to the side, even rolled her eyes at Lin Yu.
The latter, like a mouse seeing a cat, sat back down immediately.
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