Chapter Nineteen: Breakthrough

  In the vast conference hall, only Qin Hongyuan and Qin Li were left. At this time, Qin Hongyuan's face had returned to calmness, but in his mind, he was extremely unhappy with his grandson who dared to confront him head-on and didn't give him any face.

  He has lived for so many years, and it's no exaggeration to say that he has eaten more salt than Qin Li has eaten rice, and walked more bridges than Qin Li has walked roads!

  But today, facing this clever and calm grandson with a proud demeanor, Qin Hongyuan felt for the first time that he had grown old!

  "Qin Li, you are very clever, extremely clever! I didn't expect that at such a young age, you would already understand how to borrow power."

  Qin Hongyuan's mouth curled up with a cold smile: "But do you know the consequences of rejecting me today? Or, can you afford to bear them? What will happen if you fail?"

  Qin Li's handsome face showed no signs of tension, he sat down in the position that had just been vacated by the head of the Qin family, one hand supporting his chin, gazing at Qin Hongyuan who was still sitting high up, looking at the hint of gloom in his old eyes, and smiling as he said: "Does the master think that if I didn't do this, there would be a good outcome? With the master's intelligence, you wouldn't have failed to anticipate how Qin Feng and Qin Hu would treat me afterwards, would you?"

  "Them?"

  Qin Hongyuan naturally understood that, let alone Qin Feng and Qin Hu, even other young masters of the Qin family were now filled with hatred towards Qin Li.

  A large family, a genius who appears only once every hundred years, will bring how many benefits to this family, everyone understands that the stronger the family is, they naturally also gain more and greater benefits. So even if there is jealousy in their hearts, they all wish Qin Feng and Qin Hu could be even more talented. But now, this genius may be ruined by Qin Li's hands, how can they not hate?

  "As long as I am alive, no one can do anything to you! When the day comes that I'm gone, with your abilities, what are you afraid of their threats?"

  Qin Li shook his head and said, "I don't have a high-level yuan force technique, nor do I have a high-level combat skill. Today, I was able to defeat Qin Feng only because he underestimated me and had too little experience with enemies. I just won by luck. If someone hadn't intervened today, I would have lost my life at the hands of Qin Hu. Can I still stay in this family?"

  After listening to Qin Li's words, Qin Hongyuan fell silent, and suddenly he was shocked, waking up abruptly. From the beginning to the end of today, the initiative had been firmly grasped by this thirteen-year-old child! The entire Qin family, with so many people, did not have a single person who discovered it, or rather, even if someone had discovered it, they were powerless to change this situation!

  Qin Hongyuan looked at Qin Li with a complex gaze, and for a moment he even thought of the future, hoping that this son would not become an enemy of the Qin family in the future.

  He let out a sigh, waved his hand and said: "You can go too. If the marriage with the Guan family cannot be accomplished, you can take your mother and leave far away, don't come back again. As for Qin Feng and Qin Hu, I will warn them not to provoke you. Whether you are willing to admit it or not, I hope you remember that half of your blood is from the Qin family!"

  Qin Li fell silent for a moment, he knew that Qin Hongyuan's words were to lay the groundwork for the future. He nodded and said, "Alright, I remember. As long as they don't come to provoke me, I will never make things difficult for the Qin family!"

  "You go."

  Qin Hongyuan felt that he had really grown old, and was actually being manipulated by a teenager using the method of borrowing power, playing with him in the palm of his hand!

  Changzi Yongzhi is also over 40 years old this year, it seems that it's time to consider letting him take over as the head of the household. Looking at the somewhat thin figure slowly walking out of the conference hall, Qin Hongyuan let out a long sigh with a lot on his mind.

  Returning to Zichen Garden, Qin Li saw Qin Xue and his mother standing at the door, both with tense faces. Seeing Qin Li return safely, their faces finally showed a relieved expression.

  "Son, are you alright?" Qin Han Yue grasped Qin Li's hand, sizing him up from head to toe. No one knew Qin Hong Yuan better than her. As the master of the Qin family, his wrist was extremely strong-willed. It couldn't be said that he completely lacked familial affection, but in the face of the enormous family interests, for Qin Hong Yuan, familial affection was something that could be discarded!

  And Qin Feng, the most promising genius to lead the Qin family to a higher level, is even more precious in Qin Hongyuan's eyes. Now that his injury situation is unknown, can Qin Hongyuan swallow this breath?

  Qin Li smiled and said: "Mother, I'm fine, just a bit tired. I think I'll rest first!"

  Qin Han Yue only then remembered the words Qin Xue had told her, saying that Qin Li was also injured a bit and fearing Qin Han Yue would worry, Qin Xue hadn't dared to say that Qin Li's injuries were actually quite severe.

  "Alright, alright, let Qin Xue take you to rest, I'll go prepare dinner for you!"

  "Madam, why don't you take young master to rest, I'll prepare dinner." Qin Xue said with a smile.

  Qin Han Yue hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Alright then, I'll trouble Qin Xue."

  "Madam, you're too polite, this is what Qin Xue should be doing."

  Qin Li saw his mother staring at Qin Xue's back in a daze and smiled, saying: "Mother, what are you thinking about?"

  "What a good girl! Unfortunately, our family's condition is that mother is not well..." Qin Han Yue's eyes were slightly red as she sighed and said.

  "What are you talking about!" Qin Li pulled Qin Han Yue's hand, gazing into her mother's eyes and said seriously: "Mother, as the saying goes 'a child does not despise his mother's ugliness', in my heart, Mother is the greatest person in this world!"

  Looking at Qin Han Yue's tearful appearance, Qin Li immediately changed the subject: "Mother, tomorrow, I plan to move out of the Qin family and rent a room. I'll support you, will you be afraid of hardship?"

  Qin Han Yue took a deep breath and said with relief, "Silly child, how could Mother be afraid of hardship? Don't worry, Mother is not afraid! Mother still has several tens of taels of silver here. If we are frugal, it's enough for us to buy a small courtyard and live for a year. Mother knows many things and can earn money to support you! Your task is to grow up healthily. As long as I see you growing up healthily and without worries, Mother will be happy!"

  Thick maternal love is like sunshine, nourishing all things in the world! Qin Li nodded silently, making a vow in his heart: From now on, he would never let his mother suffer any grievances again!

  Qin Li returned to his room and began to meditate, running the Xiantian Purple Qi Technique. In the process, he was delighted to discover that the originally narrow meridians had actually expanded slightly after today's battle, which also increased his cultivation speed by a lot.

  Looking inward at his dantian, Qin Li was even more surprised and delighted. Unknowingly, a bean-sized milky white primordial energy sphere had appeared there!

  According to the tradition of Tianyuan Continent, the energy provided by this gas mass is called Yuanli!

  Qin Li's heart moved slightly, and the ball of energy that was only the size of a bean suddenly became agitated. A surge of power instantly filled Qin Li's entire body, making his body feel incredibly light. As he opened his eyes, two bright lights flashed in his pupils.

  Qin Li spread out his palm and then clenched his fist, a smile appearing on his face. Although he hadn't undergone testing yet, Qin Li was very clear that he had finally broken through one layer of yuan force and entered the second layer!

  To others, this is nothing, especially to a genius like Qin Feng, it's even more terrifying with the fivefold yuan force! But to Qin Li, this is simply a huge breakthrough!

  It's worth knowing that Qin Feng cultivated the highest-level yuan force heart method of the Qin family! To put it simply, it was as if Qin Feng had received the best education from a young age and studied at the most prestigious academy, while Qin Li had never set foot in any college and hadn't even read a single book. Then, in one exam, he handed in an answer sheet that was more perfect than Qin Feng's! This kind of thing is simply unimaginable to people!

  The Innate Purple Qi Formula! It must be it! Even with Qin Feng's calm and composed nature, he couldn't help but have his heart racing at this moment. He didn't know how long it took for someone as talented as Qin Feng to break through the Second Layer of the Origin Force, but one thing was certain - it definitely wasn't just a day!

  At this thought, a cold smile appeared at the corner of Qin Feng's mouth: Geniuses, I hope you don't provoke me.

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  Sorry about that, just repeated myself...

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