Chapter 5: Dare You Fight Me?

  The Qin family has four mansions, named after the east, west, south and north. The master of the East Mansion, Qin Yuntian, is the eldest of the Qin family, and his strength is slightly stronger than that of the other three masters. The master of the West Mansion, Qin Long, is slightly inferior, followed by the master of the South Mansion, Qin Ming, and the master of the North Mansion, Qin Lin.

  Although the four masters of the manor are all brothers, they don't usually get along with each other. Especially when it comes to Qin Yun Tian being above them, it's extremely annoying.

  As he rushed along, Qin Xuan also gradually learned about the situation from that servant's mouth. When he found out that his father had been guarding his door for a whole night, he couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion in his heart.

  It wasn't until he found out that the master of Xifeng had arrived that he left, but unexpectedly, the master of Xifeng heard that his son was being bullied here and made a fuss about finding Qin Yun Tian to settle accounts, which led to the current situation.

  "When did this Qin Long become so reckless?"

  Furrowing his brow, Qin Xuan's mind was racing quickly. As for this nominal second uncle of his, he was very familiar with him. Not only was he cunning, but also meticulous in his actions, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a sly old fox. But today's incident didn't seem like his style at all.

  Moreover, tomorrow is the clan meeting, if outsiders know that the master of the West Mansion and the East Mansion are fighting, isn't this a joke?

  It turns out that there is not only one Qin family in the entire Luhe City, but also a Feng family with similar power and strength lurking beside.

  Under the flash of thought, Qin Xuan had already arrived at the outside of the East Mansion's main hall.

  Although his strength is still at the third level of Body Refining, the Xuan Qi in his body is more refined than before, and his speed is faster than before. Before he even entered the main hall, a cold laugh was heard from afar.

  "Big brother, although you are the master of the East Mansion and the leader of the four mansions, if you don't hand over Qin Xuan today, I'm afraid there's no need for our West Mansion to participate in this year's clan gathering."

  Qin Yuntian sat in the first seat, his face looking unpleasant. At this moment, after hearing the words, the expression on his face became even more gloomy, his fists clenched tightly. After a long time, he spoke in a cold voice, filled with anger, "Are you threatening me? The clan's general assembly concerns the entire Qin family. Don't forget, you are also a member of the Qin family and the master of the Western Manor!"

  "A threat?" The voice laughed coldly again, and then said with a tone of indifference, "I wouldn't dare threaten you, Big Brother. But precisely because I am the master of the Western Manor, I naturally have the right to decide whether or not the Western Manor participates in the Clan Manor's conference, don't I?"

  "You..."

  "Hmph, Qin Xuan hurt my son. I just wanted him to come out and punish him a bit. Is that too much?"

  The owner of the voice seemed to have made up his mind about Qin Yun Tian, but anyone with a bit of brains would know that this was definitely intentional provocation. Not to mention Qin Xuan's strength was only at Refining Body Third Layer, while Qin Jiangwei's strength had reached Refining Body Ninth Layer, the gap between them was like a chasm in the sky.

  Saying Qin Xuan injured Qin Jiangwei? Even a three-year-old wouldn't believe it!

  Furthermore, although Qin Yun Tian did not see it with his own eyes that day, he heard from his subordinates that it was clearly Qin Jiang Wei who deliberately blocked Qin Xuan, and Qin Xuan fought back in self-defense. Also, if he hadn't intervened in time, Qin Xuan would have been severely injured by a single punch from that kid Qin Jiang Wei!

  A full six-tier difference in strength is no trivial matter.

  "Huh? Who did I hurt?"

  Before Qin Yun Tian's furious outburst, a soft "ah" sound came from outside, and upon hearing this voice, a hint of regret flashed across Qin Long's face, but he quickly recovered. Qin Yun Tian's face showed surprise, but was soon replaced by a look of concern.

  As soon as he stepped into the hall, Qin Xuan felt a sense of oppression. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder, and there were several faint but discernible killing intents locked onto him. Of course, this was what Galen had told him in the "Divine Canon", otherwise, with his current strength at the third level of Body Refining, he wouldn't have been able to sense it.

  Although it was a summoning, for some reason he could still communicate with Garen, which might also be one of the characteristics of the divine book.

  Nodding to his father, indicating that he should be at ease, Qin Xuan shifted his gaze to the middle-aged man beside him. The man wore a white robe with golden trimmings, with two streaks of white hair on either side of his temples that fell to his chest. He had a sturdy build and an expression that was not angry but seemed to command respect. He looked somewhat similar to Qin Xuan's father, Qin Yun Tian.

  West Prefecture Master, Qin Long!

  "Be careful, master, there's a murderous intent emanating from this person!" The thick voice of Galen echoed in his mind.

  His pupils suddenly contracted, and Qin Xuan's muscles tensed up immediately. He didn't doubt Galen's words at all, after all, there was no need to deceive himself. But what he couldn't understand was why his nominal second uncle would suddenly have the intention of killing him?

  Is it just because of what happened last night?

  However, he soon denied this idea. If it were true, the master of Xifeng's household should be replaced. Otherwise, all four households of the Qin family would have to be killed by him.

  "Qin Xuan, you dare to come out?" Qin Long glared at the young man and bellowed, his aura as a precursor to the Condensing God Mirror directly enveloping him.

  In response, the young man's face didn't change color, as if this terrifying pressure didn't exist at all. The corner of his mouth curled up into a good-looking arc, and he lightly laughed, saying, "Second Uncle is joking, this is the Eastern Manor, I am the Young Master of the Eastern Manor. May I ask Second Uncle, why doesn't my junior dare to come out?"

  The voice was neither arrogant nor humble, calm and composed, Qin Yun Tian, sitting in the first seat, couldn't help but nod secretly, feeling very satisfied. Looking at Qin Xuan below, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. After last night, his son seemed to have changed somehow.

  "Hmmph!"

  He snorted, seeing that his intimidation was ineffective, and Qin Long put it away, unable to help but feel some doubt. Looking up at Qin Yun Tian, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. It seemed that this big brother really did have a soft spot, knowing that this kid wouldn't make it in cultivation, he had given him quite a few precious items for protection.

  Naturally, Qin Long attributed the young man's ability to remain unflappable in the face of his overwhelming pressure to Qin Yun Tian. After all, it was unheard of for a cultivator at the third level of Body Tempering to withstand the pressure of a strong opponent in front of the Condensing Spirit Mirror.

  However, Qin Long didn't know that when he withdrew his oppressive aura, Qin Xuan also secretly let out a sigh of relief. Although he appeared calm on the surface, in reality, his back was already drenched with cold sweat, especially when faced with that terrifying oppressive aura, making him feel like a small boat in a stormy sea, while Qin Long was the unfathomable ocean, and he could be capsized and drowned at any moment.

  If it were any later, Qin Xuan would probably have fallen. At this point, he finally understood the gap between himself and a strong person. The early stage of the Concentrated Spirit Mirror was already so terrifying, let alone what's next?

  Qin Xuan couldn't help but yearn for power and strength even more!

  "Qin Xuan, can't you do anything but boast about your eloquence?"

  Qin Long didn't speak, and another voice came from the side. The young man looked around and only then discovered that Qin Jiangwei was standing behind Qin Long.

  He curled his lip, Qin Xuan's face full of disdain, which only added to Qin Jiangwei's growing anger. But before he could erupt, he said, "Earlier you said I hurt someone, so is this person your older brother Jiangwei or not?"

  "This is a fact, and I have witnesses from the Western Capital, are you going to deny it?"

  "Hmm." Qin Xuan stopped his father from speaking, shrugged and said, "Deny? Why deny? You know, as a Three-Stage Body Refiner, I can defeat, or even injure your Nine-Stage Body Refiner brother, that's a whole six stages difference. I have no reason to deny it."

  "You..."

  For a moment, Qin Jiangwei was so angry that he couldn't speak, his face almost turned liver-colored, his body kept trembling, and his eyes were spitting fire, looking at Qin Xuan as if he wanted to swallow him whole immediately.

  Qin Long's face was also gloomy, and the feeling of failing to steal a chicken but losing rice instead made him furious to the extreme. However, since things had come to this point, he couldn't refute it either. He couldn't say something like, "Just because you're a useless person, you can still injure Qin Jiangwei who has cultivated his body to the ninth level?" That would be equivalent to slapping himself in the face.

  Qin Yuntian's face was twisted in a strange way, trying to hold back laughter, his facial muscles twitching constantly, as if he was about to burst with internal injury. His precious son was really getting more and more out of hand.

  "You just got lucky! Yesterday I was already injured and couldn't even use a tenth of my strength, humph!"

  He snorted, Qin Jiangwei's face turned red, and he finally came up with a not-so-good excuse. Qin Long, on the other hand, nodded slightly, his expression improving somewhat.

  Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan secretly sneered. He couldn't help but look up to Qin Jiangwei for being able to react so quickly, but he only looked up at him briefly. Taking a step forward, his gaze locked onto Qin Jiangwei, and a strong fighting spirit emanated from his body. "In that case, can you recover your strength by tomorrow?"

  Qin Jiangwei couldn't help but be stunned, and could only nod blankly. The people around him also felt this momentum of war and were taken aback, some not understanding what was going on.

  "Very well." With a faint smile, Qin Xuan said solemnly amidst the crowd's astonished expressions, "Tomorrow at the clan meeting, dare you to follow me to the Dead Cliff for a duel?"

  As soon as the words were spoken, Qin Xuan's gaze shot straight at Qin Jiangwei like a sword, and the mysterious energy in his body began to rotate wildly. His battle intent was overwhelming, his aura was like a rainbow, and for a moment, it gave people an illusion that he was the strongest one on the scene. Even Qin Yun Tian, who was ranked first, couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

  Arrogant! Tyrannical!

  Qin Jiangwei's father and son repeatedly made things difficult for Qin Xuan, whose patience had already reached its lowest limit. Since he could no longer bear it, there was no need to endure any further!

  If we must fight, let's have a good fight!

  "Xuaner, this matter..."

  After a brief surprise, Qin Yun Tian hastily opened his mouth to stop him, the relaxed expression on his face had already disappeared, filled with tension. Although Qin Xuan gave himself a lot of face today, but using his cultivation base of three realms to challenge someone in the ninth realm was simply seeking death. Moreover, this three-realm cultivator had lost 70% of his meridians!

  He once again stopped his father with a wave of his hand, Qin Xuan's eyes were fixed tightly on Qin Jiangwei, his eyes full of provocation.

  "Are you sure?"

  After a brief stunned silence, Qin Jiangwei finally laughed, looking at the young man with an expression as if he was looking at a fool, just like Qin Yuntian had thought, Qin Jiangwei also believed that Qin Xuan was asking for death.

  "Aren't you afraid?"

  "Haha......" Qin Jiangwei's anger turned to laughter, with a sinister smile at the corner of his mouth. He had been waiting for this day for a long time. His voice was ominous as he said, "Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

  Qin Long, who was standing by, didn't say a word and just quietly watched everything unfold, without any intention of stopping it. It's not surprising, after all, the difference in strength between the two was clear at a glance. Since this kid was looking for trouble, why should he intervene?

  At this time, whether it was Qin Long and his son or some talented disciples from the Western Palace, they looked at Qin Xuan with a gaze as if looking at a dead man. It wasn't until things were settled that a group of people left in a mighty manner.

  "Xuan Er, you..." Qin Yun Tian really didn't know what to say, his face full of worry, and for a moment he seemed to have aged a lot.

  At this, Qin Xuan's heart couldn't help but skip a beat, especially when he saw the few strands of white in his father's black hair. He almost blurted out the matter of the "Heroic Divine Canon", and could only comfort him with a wry smile, saying, "Father, don't worry, I won't do anything that's not certain."

  After finishing speaking, Qin Xuan also stopped talking and got up to return to his own room. He was really afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would tell his father everything, which would not be good for his father.

  Now, he must quickly increase his strength!

  Victory or death cliff, only one person can survive!