Chapter Forty-Four: The Ancestor's Request

  "I didn't think the news would spread so quickly."

  In the room, Qin Xuan furrowed his brow in deep thought. Now three days had passed, and during these three days, strong cultivators continuously came to visit the Qin family, all from some relatively powerful sects.

  "Besides Moyun Sect, there's Mingmen. There are also about a dozen small sects." Qin Xuan poured himself a cup of water, his mind racing quickly, "Although the small sects aren't easy to expose, they're not within our consideration range."

  A small sect has its own advantages, but three months later, the Qin family will face countless strong people from a large sect. If at that time the Qin family is no match for them and he chooses a small sect instead, it will definitely not have any effect in the end.

  Although the sect leader risks exposing himself as not being a puppet master, if he is careful, he should still be able to hold on for some time. Moreover, after these few days of contemplation, he has also come up with corresponding countermeasures.

  Ouch.

  Just as Qin Xuan was thinking, the wooden door of the room was pushed open, and a girl's figure appeared in front of him. Her eyebrows were like paintings, her skin was like jade, her nose was small and delicate, and she wore a purple long dress with lotus steps. She looked like a beautiful butterfly dancing, and before she even arrived, a unique fragrance wafted over, like the scent of roses, intoxicating people's hearts.

  "Xuan Ge, how's it going? Have you made a decision?" Zhu lips lightly opened, Qin Wei didn't stand on ceremony either, and sat down in front of the young man, her beautiful eyes scanning him.

  At this, Qin Xuan smiled wryly in his heart. This girl was getting more and more impolite, running over here every day, not even afraid of others gossiping. However, he could still genuinely feel the concern from the young lady.

  Nodding his head, Qin Xuan smiled and said, "You've just made up your mind, and you're already here."

  "Oh? Tell me."

  "Mo Yun Sect!"

  "Mo Yun Sect?" Qin Wei's expression was indeed so, her big and bright eyes almost curved into a crescent moon shape, nodding and saying, "It seems I guessed correctly, although the power of Ming Men is stronger than Mo Yun Sect by a thread, but Ming Men is too complicated, inside it says that although the main force is the puppet master, there are also many warriors, not suitable for you."

  "It's actually the Demon Cloud Sect, I've heard that for a thousand years, they have been relying on a group of puppet masters to grow to what it is today."

  He nodded, Qin Xuan had also considered this point, and there was one thing that Qin Wei didn't know, which was that the Demon Cloud Sect could offer him even more help!

  She stood up, Qin Wei's face had some excited blush, her eyes sparkling with attractive light, she ran to the door, then seemed to have thought of something, turned back, a cute smile, "Right, the old man asked you to go over for a while."

  Staring blankly at the girl who quickly walked away, Qin Xuan was somewhat perplexed. What's wrong with this girl today? Did she take the wrong medicine or something?

  But as soon as he thought of the girl's parting words, his brow furrowed. The old man in the girl's mouth naturally referred to Qin's ancestor, but what did the ancestor want with him at this time?

  Shaking his head, Qin Xuan stopped thinking about it and got up to leave. He arrived at Long Ge with a familiar route. Compared to the first time, Qin Xuan was obviously much calmer now. He didn't care about the energy fluctuations sweeping across him. Now he was no longer the rookie he used to be.

  Arriving at the familiar grass hut, I saw that Lao Zu was still sitting on the shore, his eyes closed and fishing rod in hand, just like when we first met. He seemed completely carefree, with not a hint of mysterious energy emanating from him, looking for all intents and purposes like an ordinary old man.

  "You're here."

  Although his eyes were closed, Lao Zu could still clearly feel the movements around him. This was also the strong point of the Huashen Mirror's power, its sensing ability could extend to a hundred meters, and everything within that range, whether it was the wind blowing or even an ant on the ground, couldn't escape his senses.

  "Master." With a light leap, Qin Xuan arrived in front of Old Ancestor.

  Suddenly opening his eyes, a flash of silver light quickly flashed from Lao Zu's eyes. His originally somewhat turbid eyes became sharp and piercing in an instant, as if a sharp dagger had pierced the air in front of him!

  With a composed demeanor, the old master looked at the young man with great satisfaction. A wave of emotion welled up in his heart as he thought that the youth's progress over the past half month had far exceeded his initial expectations.

  "Are you still angry with your husband?" asked Lao Zu softly, a smile playing on his lips.

  Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan was taken aback, and then reacted, realizing that the old ancestor's mention of "anger" naturally referred to the matter of spreading the news about the "Li Huo Zhong" earlier.

  At first, Qin Xuan was indeed very angry, after all, this almost cost him his life. However, later he also came to understand that Lao Zu did not truly intend to use him, but rather aimed to thoroughly purge the Qin family once and for all. Moreover, this was also a kind of test for him, and for him, it was even a rare opportunity to temper himself.

  Furthermore, from the very beginning, Lao Zu had been closely watching him; otherwise, Qin Wei would not have appeared in the end and brought 'evidence' with her.

  In other words, if it weren't for this incident, he wouldn't have been able to grow so quickly, and Lao Zu had indeed treated him well. Just that one book, "Cultivation Secrets", had brought him immense benefits and greatly increased his strength.

  He let out a wry laugh, and Qin Xuan shook his head. "Master is joking, but I hope that in the future when Master does this again, you'll give me some warning. Otherwise, even if I had ten lives, I'm afraid it wouldn't be enough."

  "Haha...... Alright! You're indeed the first person of the Qin family!" The old ancestor burst out laughing, stood up and patted the young man's shoulder. He knew that the misunderstanding between them was completely cleared up, which also made him feel relieved.

  The first person of the Qin family?

  Qin Xuan smiled and didn't think so, he still had a good understanding of his own weight.

  "This time I called you, there are two things. The old ancestor's smile gradually converged, then retreated two steps, took a deep breath, as if he had made some major decision, and suddenly bowed down, "Firstly, I respectfully ask you to join the Magic Cloud Sect or the Nether Gate for the sake of the Qin family!"

  Qin Xuan was taken aback at first, then shocked, especially when he saw Lao Zu bowing his head. His face changed instantly and he hastily walked forward, supporting him with one hand, "Master, you mustn't do this!"

  "You answer me first!"

  With a hint of helplessness at the corner of his mouth, Qin Xuan only then remembered that the decision he had just made, except for telling Qin Wei, hadn't been told to others yet. He didn't expect Lao Zu to be so impatient.

  Looking at the old man who seemed a bit childish at this time, Qin Xuan smiled and said, "Old ancestor, I was planning to enter that Magic Cloud Sect anyway."

  "Really?" Old Ancestor suddenly lifted his head, his eyes shining with excitement and joy.

  He nodded heavily, and Qin Xuan's face was completely devoid of any playful tone.

  Seeing this, Laozu finally put his mind at ease and also let out a sigh of relief. Although the Demon Cloud Sect was not as good as the Mingmen, it was still a top-notch sect. As long as Qin Xuan tied himself to them, the Qin family would truly rise.

  "The second thing is about Long Ge." Old Ancestor said, his expression also becoming somewhat complicated.

  "Dragon Pavilion?"

  "Isn't it true? Don't you want to know why the mysterious energy inside Longgong is denser than outside?"

  Qin Xuan's spirit shook, and regarding this question, he had wanted to know since his first entry into the Dragon Pavilion. Afterwards, as if thinking of something, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be..."

  He nodded his head after taking a glance at the young man, and his voice became solemn at this moment. "You're not wrong, because under the seven peaks of the three peaks of Longge, there is a vein of Xuanling energy!"

  "Hiss!"

  Although he had some guesses, when Qin Xuan heard the exact answer, he still couldn't help but take a deep breath, his pupils rapidly enlarging, his face filled with incredulity, his entire body trembling uncontrollably, even his blood boiling like hot water, his throat becoming extremely dry, "Xuan, Xuan Ling Qi Mai!"

  (PS: The second update will be around 8 pm, a new week, international convention continues to ask for collection and promotion, this week is very important for the six sons, whether we can get a better recommendation next week depends on this week's results, brothers, come on!)