Chapter 13: Galen's Speculation (Two Updates Seeking Votes)

  The Qin family's northern mansion, row upon row of family guards clad in thick silver armor patrolled back and forth, the metal clanking loudly as they moved, their sharp eyes scanning all around, on high alert.

  Beifu Dongyuan

  Boom!

  A loud explosion, the wooden table in front of me suddenly burst into pieces, wood shavings flying everywhere, scattering all over the floor, a thick and powerful blow directly left a deep palm print on the stone floor.

  "Is what you're saying true?" Behind the palm print, a young man in Chinese attire stood upright, with a faint smile on his face, his eyes slightly narrowed, looking like an old good fellow.

  If one observes carefully, they will discover that his light blue eyes are gleaming with a cold light, "Did the Old Ancestor really hand over the heavy treasure to Qin Xuan?"

  On either side of the young man stood a man of similar age, and upon seeing the youth's powerful strike, their faces revealed shock, especially as they sensed the unbridled chill emanating from him, and secretly felt intimidated.

  Huafu young master Qin Yi, only twenty-four years old, ranked first among the four manors of the Qin family, son of the Northern Manor Master. Moreover, his strength is also the publicly recognized number one among the younger generation of the four manors of the Qin family!

  However, this is not the reason why he is feared. Although this person always appears harmless, his mind is extremely cunning, like a poisonous snake hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to strike and kill with one blow!

  "Big brother, this news has already spread throughout the four Qin family estates. How could we two brothers deceive you?" said the slightly older man on the left, whose name was Qin Kai, while the other one was Qin He.

  Both of them have reached the realm of Ninefold Refining Body!

  He nodded, and Qin He also echoed beside him, "That's right, big brother. What virtue or ability does Qin Xuan have to possess the heavy treasure? In terms of strength, he is only a six-layer cultivator, not even comparable to my two brothers, let alone compared to you, big brother."

  "Talking about innate talent, he's not even a tenth of yours. It's unbelievable that the ancestors would entrust such an important treasure to him. I don't know if the ancestors were deceived by that little brat!"

  Having said that, Qin He had an indignant look on his face, as if he felt it was not worth it for Qin Yi.

  "Hehe..."

  A faint smile, Qin Yi didn't speak immediately, leaving others unaware of what he was thinking in his heart, the flames of jealousy quietly burning within.

  At the initial tribal conference, he was also excited and hot-blooded because of a sentence 'heavy treasure', in his view, with his strength, this 'heavy treasure' simply belonged to him!

  So at the clan meeting, he just watched with cold eyes, not in a hurry to take action, whether it was Qin Jiangwei who was arrogant and domineering at the clan meeting or Qin Xuan who suddenly made a shocking move, they were all just a group of jumping clowns.

  But it was just such a person, who existed like an ant in his eyes, that took away what he originally deserved. How could this not make him angry? How could it not ignite jealousy in his heart?

  Even an ordinary person can't stand it, let alone him being the first among the younger generation of the four Qin families, the favored son of heaven!

  Qin Kai and Qin He saw the person in front of them suddenly stop speaking, and they immediately became anxious. They were dissatisfied that Qin Xuan, who was weaker than them, could obtain the 'Precious Treasure'. With their strength, dealing with a sixth-level Body Refining martial artist would be a simple kill, just like how Western Manor's Qin Jiangwei, that useless trash, was killed by him.

  When Qin Xuan obtained the 'treasure' of the old ancestor, apart from the East Mansion, the people of the other two mansions had already started to make their moves. The North Mansion naturally couldn't fall behind, but with the strength of these two people, although they were not weak, there were still many in the four mansions who were stronger than them, and under such circumstances, they would not be able to gain any benefits.

  It's precisely because of this that they sought out Qin Yi, relying on the number one young person among the four families to intimidate most people.

  In the end, even if 'Zhong Bao' is easily obtained by Qin Yi, at least they can also get a share of the soup.

  If one does not take care of oneself, heaven and earth will be destroyed!

  "Big brother, the people from the other two departments are already prepared to take action. If we don't make a move soon, I'm afraid it will be too late!" Qin Kai urged beside him.

  He glanced at Qin Kai and his brother, sneering in his heart. With Qin Yi's intelligence, how could he not know the little thoughts in these two guys' minds? Although they called Qin Yi "Big Brother", Qin Yi didn't consider them as brothers at all. If it weren't for their decent strength and some utility value, Qin Yi wouldn't have bothered with them.

  Nodding slightly, Qin Yi still had a smile on his face, but under this smile, there was an added hint of chilliness. "Speak up, tell me everything you know."

  The two of them exchanged a glance, and their hearts were filled with joy. They knew that Qin Yi, who had been quiet for so long, was finally going to take action!

  "Yesterday, someone saw Qin Xuan coming out of the Dragon Pavilion and heading towards the Flame Mountain Range. Some people from both prefectures have already gone to follow him, and our Northern Prefecture has also sent strong men to tail him." Qin Kai said respectfully, his voice barely containing his excitement, "This is our best opportunity, Big Brother, let's make a move!"

  Qin He also had an expectant look on his face, he believed that as long as Qin Yi took action, there would be no unexpected outcome!

  "Is it the Flame Mountain Range?" After a moment of contemplation, Qin Yi smiled slightly and stood up to leave. "Let's go, it's also time for these ignorant people to know who is the number one among the younger generation of the four manors of the Qin family."

  ……

  The Flame Mountain Range is located north of Luohe City, and the Flame Mountain Range is not really a mountain range with flames all over it. It's because it's often shrouded in a layer of crimson fog all year round, so from afar, it looks like flames at the edge of the sky, which is why it's called the Flame Mountain Range.

  At this time, on the outskirts of the Flame Mountain Range, a youth wearing a black tight-fitting suit was quietly crawling, his entire body hidden in a thicket, his eyes fixed intently on a 'Black-toothed Leopard' that was eating in front of him, every muscle in his body tense.

  A faint stir of the mysterious energy within, his feet suddenly exerted a powerful force, and the black-clad youth instantly shot out like a cannonball, with a gigantic blade somehow appearing in his hand.

  Wow.

  A flash of sword light, the speed was so fast that the black-toothed leopard couldn't even react, its entire body had been cut in half, and the scarlet blood splattered all over the ground, dyeing the soil beneath red.

  "Ah."

  He let out a mouthful of turbid air, and Qin Xuan put away the giant sword in his hand. Afterwards, he skillfully dug out a sparkling black-horned magic core from the Black Toothed Leopard's skull, wiped clean the bloodstains on its surface, and only then was he satisfied as he stored it into his spatial ring.

  It's been a whole day since I arrived at the Flame Mountain Range. Although it was only a short day, Qin Xuan encountered no less than a hundred magical beasts. When he met strong ones, he ran away; when he met those with similar strength, he used them to hone his sword skills.

  Like this Black-toothed Leopard, it is one of the most common and ordinary magical beasts. Although it only has two levels, if Qin Xuan hadn't launched a sneak attack first, it's likely that he wouldn't have been able to kill it so easily.

  "This is just the periphery, I really don't know how terrifying the inner circle of Flame Mountain Range will be." Qin Xuan sighed to himself and continued walking forward.

  After staying in Longge for nearly ten days, Qin Xuan suddenly discovered that his cultivation had reached the peak of Lian Ti's sixth heavy, but he couldn't break through to the seventh heavy no matter what, and the speed of meridian repair also stopped.

  At this time, Lao Zu happened to kick him out of Long Ge, under the name of tempering!

  Qin Xuan, who had originally wanted to extract some information from Lao Zu, was suddenly at a loss for what to do. However, the one thing worth being grateful for was that although his current cultivation was still at the sixth level of Body Tempering, after this day's battle with the demonic beasts, Qin Xuan felt more and more comfortable using Galen's power.

  At least for now, Qin Xuan can confidently maintain an undefeated position under the attack of the nine strong men without using the power of Galen.

  "Was it because of the 'Heroic God' thing last time?" Qin Xuan's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he quickly summoned Galen, but received a negative response instead.

  "Master, although 'Heroic Spirit Dictionary' is still incomplete, he wouldn't deign to do so, and besides, it would bring no benefit to him either."

  He nodded, and after Galen said that, Qin Xuan also understood. Although the "Heroic Divine Canon" was powerful, it still relied on its master. If it hindered his growth, then the "Heroic Divine Canon" wouldn't be doing well either.

  Especially from Qin Xuan's observation in recent days, the soul of 'Heroic Spirit' is definitely not a person who is willing to be mediocre and idle!

  "So what's going on?"

  Qin Xuan was somewhat disappointed, unable to break through to the seventh level, which also meant that he couldn't summon a second hero. After waiting for so long, how could he accept such a result?

  After a long silence, Galen suddenly said, "Master, I think the 'Heroic God's Canon' had a reason for wanting that treasure, perhaps there is some connection between the two."

  At these words, Qin Xuan's heart couldn't help but stir. Garen's words had indeed reminded him, but if he were to hand over the precious 'Lihuo Bell' at this time, wouldn't that be equivalent to admitting defeat first?

  But if you don't try hard, it's still unknown whether you can break through to the seventh level of Lian Ti.

  Pīn, followed by 'Heroic Divine Canon' bowing his head, and losing the precious 'Departed Fire Bell', has a certain probability of breaking through the current cultivation barrier, advancing to Refine Body Seventh Layer.

  If you don't practice, you may be stuck forever at the level of sixfold enlightenment, and the lost seventh layer of meridians will also be irreparable.

  Just as Qin Xuan was at a loss for what to do, Galen's expression suddenly turned solemn, his two sword-like eyebrows tightly furrowed, and the Sword of Justice in his hand hummed with energy.

  "Master, we're surrounded!"