Chapter 27: The Crisis of the Eastern Palace

  Flame Mountain Range, a black shadow was rapidly galloping, its body as swift as lightning. Behind it, countless demonic cats were howling and screeching, densely packed, numbering in the tens of thousands. From time to time, several sharp blades would slash through the air, causing many sturdy trees to snap in half at the waist, creating a massive commotion.

  Two days later.

  Qin Xuan burst through the darkness and stood under the sunlight, his eyes slightly narrowed in discomfort. He glanced back at the mountain range behind him, which was as dark as a black hole, especially when he heard the angry roar of the King of the Underworld Cats. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, "Roar all you want, next time you won't have the chance."

  His toes lightly touched, and his body suddenly darted forward. At this moment, Qin Xuan even had a slight illusion of seeing the light of day again.

  On that day, after coming out of the mysterious cave, he found that the army of Yōu Míng cats had not retreated. After thinking about it, he wanted to use the factor of thick fog to sneak in, but what he didn't expect was that the Yōu Míng cat discovered his trail instantly. Helpless, he could only force a breakthrough.

  Fortunately, he is no longer what he used to be. Relying on the powerful physical body that had just entered the mortal world, he forcibly broke through the siege of the Yōmei cat's great army.

  Hand over the sixth-order magic core to 'Heroic Divine Canon' for slow refinement and absorption, Qin Xuan estimated in his heart that he is now a ninth-level cultivator of the body-refining technique, and should be able to handle early-stage strong practitioners of the Air Sea Mirror. If relying on the heroic skills and techniques of 'Heroic Divine Canon', it shouldn't be too difficult to contend with mid-stage practitioners of the Air Sea Mirror.

  Of course, this is just a guess, and everything will be clear after the fight.

  It had been almost half a month since he left home, Qin Xuan's heart was like an arrow, and his speed was brought to the extreme. He transformed into a gust of wind, quickly approaching the direction of Luohe City.

  In just half a day, Qin Xuan arrived at the entrance of the East Courtyard of the Qin family. He looked at the familiar gate and felt a wave of emotion in his heart. Then, to avoid being seen by others in his current disheveled state, he flashed into the courtyard from over the high wall.

  As soon as he entered the government office, Qin Xuan suddenly felt that something was off. Normally at this time, the East Government Office shouldn't be so quiet, but now it was eerily still, with not a single person in sight.

  Boom!

  At this time, a loud rumbling sound came from afar, and the terrifying air wave even blew Qin Xuan's hair up, causing the entire Dongfu to shake slightly.

  His face changed slightly, Qin Xuan didn't say another word and darted off in the direction of the rumbling sound like a flash of lightning.

  The grand hall of Dongfu was packed with people at this moment, clearly divided into two camps, the atmosphere was tense, swords were drawn.

  "Haha…… Is this the true power of the East Mansion's elder?" A gray-robed old man with a thick beard and hair laughed loudly in the crowd, while beneath his feet was another elderly man who was kneeling down, looking dispirited but with eyes full of humiliation.

  "How dare you! Are you worthy enough to insult the three elders?"

  With a loud roar, a massive fist enlarged before the old man in grey robe, and the terrifying fist strength caused space to slightly distort.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  Three consecutive punches, the old man in gray robe retreated continuously, his blood and energy surged, and a streak of fresh blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the person who suddenly punched out rescued the three elders on the ground.

  "Tsk tsk tsk."

  A strange cry, and a middle-aged man walked out, wearing brocade robes, with white temples, surprisingly it was Qin Long, the master of Xifeng Prefecture. He looked at the person in front of him who had made the move and cried out strangely, "Qin Yun Tian, I didn't expect your strength to have increased by so much."

  "Hmmph!"

  He snorted, and a hint of anger flashed in Qin Yun Tian's eyes. His voice was icy as he said, "Qin Long, what do you want? I've already told you, Xuan Er is not at the Eastern Manor!"

  "Haha……" Qin Long hadn't spoken yet, but a laughter came from behind him. His gaze shifted, and out walked Qin Yi in white robes, holding a golden token. "Uncle, the Family Council has issued an order: Qin Xuan intentionally killed Nanfu Qin Fei Yuan, he must be apprehended. Please don't make things difficult for me, young uncle."

  Seeing the golden token, Qin Yun Tian's expression changed again, and his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

  He originally thought Qin Long was looking for him because of his son's death, but unexpectedly it also involved the death of Nanfu Qin Feiyuan, and even the family elder team came out.

  However, he soon discovered that there seemed to be no one from Nanfu in the crowd. As a party involved, this was obviously not quite normal.

  What's going on?

  Qin Yuntian's mind quickly turned, looking at the several elders beside him. At this moment, except for the First Elder and Second Elder, the rest had lost their combat capabilities. On the other hand, except for the elder who was injured by himself earlier, almost all of them still had fighting strength.

  "You say Qin Xuan killed Qin Feiyang, do you have any evidence?" Qin Yuntian tried his best to calm himself down and asked.

  Upon hearing this, Qin Yi smiled and calmly pointed to his own eyes, saying "I don't know if seeing it with one's own eyes counts as evidence."

  Wow.

  The whole scene was suddenly in an uproar, if this sentence were spoken by someone else, it would probably be ridiculed, but since it came from the mouth of Qin's young generation, it couldn't help but make people believe.

  Glancing around at the expressions of the people, Qin Yi nodded in satisfaction to himself. He had spared no effort in winning over the Western Manor and even paid a huge price to gain the trust of the Council of Elders, all for this golden opportunity today.

  "What a pity, it seems like Nan Fu is still hesitating."

  Thinking of Nanfu, Qin Yi felt a little helpless, and involuntarily, an extraordinary face appeared in his mind, and a chill rose inexplicably in his heart.

  "Qin Yun Tian." Qin Long also spoke up at this time, with a thick smile on the corner of his mouth. He had been waiting for this day for a long time. "Hand over that little bastard Qin Xuan, otherwise, if the Council of Elders finds out, it might implicate your East Manor."

  "The master of this mansion said that Qin Xuan is not in the East Mansion!"

  "It's no wonder then, search!"

  As soon as Qin Long gave the order, several elders behind him, as well as many young men from the Western and Northern Mansions, sprang into action.

  Seeing this, including Qin Yun Tian and the faces of everyone in the East Mansion, all turned extremely ugly. Not to mention whether Qin Xuan was in the East Mansion or not, even if he was, it's impossible to allow such a search. If this gets out, the East Mansion will truly lose face!

  "Who dares to try moving!"

  At that moment, the First Elder, Second Elder and many young masters of the East Mansion all stood up, with their vital energy circulating to form a terrifying wave of air that spread out in all directions, causing some people who were caught off guard to retreat hastily.

  "Hmmph!"

  With a wave of his hand, a large yellow net condensed in front of him, resisting the terrifying air waves. Qin Long's expression was icy cold as he shouted loudly, "The East Mansion resists the orders of the Yuan Lao Tuan, with the consent of the Yuan Lao Tuan, anyone who blocks us will be killed on the spot!"

  "Yes!"

  One after another, the people from the northwest two prefectures also released their Xuan Qi without any reserve, forming a confrontational atmosphere in mid-air that kept pressing towards the east prefecture. Some of the young masters from the east prefecture started to retreat, especially after hearing Qin Long's words "Anyone who blocks our way will be killed on the spot".

  To make it clear, this is with the consent of the elders. If I really die, there will be no place to say injustice later on.

  Before long, only a few elders from the East Mansion and more than a dozen young men from the East Mansion were left standing face to face, and the atmosphere that had been built up with great difficulty suddenly dissipated.

  At this, Qin Yun Tian couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh, while Qin Long and Qin Yi had smiles all over their faces, their smiles filled with a mocking tone.

  Whoosh.

  At this time, one of the elders on the West side suddenly moved, shooting out like a rabbit, holding a large knife in his hand. The big knife was flashing with cold light, and the undisguised killing intent made the people in front of him feel a chill in their hearts.

  Then, one knife hacked towards a young son of Dong Fu!

  Qihai Mirror, early stage!

  Qin Yuntian made a judgment in an instant, because he was relatively far away, and the other party had launched a sneak attack first. He wanted to save him, but it was already too late. The rest of the elders were also unable to do anything, and could only watch as the big knife got closer and closer to that young man.

  The corners of his mouth rose into a cruel smile, and the elder of the Western Palace seemed to see the scene of blood splashing everywhere, with a hint of bloodthirst in his eyes.

  Hiss.

  Just as the young man was about to fall under his opponent's blade, a dazzling sword aura suddenly appeared out of nowhere, its unmatched energy slicing through space and creating a tiny fissure.

  Crash.

  Shatter! Turn into fragments!

  Hmph.

  That Western Capital elder didn't even have time to be happy, his entire body was cut in half at the waist by this suddenly appearing sword light, blood splashing everywhere, his corpse falling from mid-air, split into two halves, already dead beyond dead.

  One sword, settles a strong warrior in front of the Qihai Mirror!

  Everyone was stunned, including the young master of the East Mansion, who fell to the ground in a daze.

  Then, a wild-looking man with tattered clothes and disheveled hair slowly emerged, barefoot and holding a slender sword. His aura was like a rainbow, and his killing intent spread out endlessly. The crowd felt as if they had entered the Buddhist hell of suffering, and fear and death welled up in their hearts.

  His expression changed, when Qin Long discovered that the other party's strength was only at the ninth level of Body Tempering, his tension also subsided, and he immediately glared coldly, "Where did this wild man come from? Don't you know what kind of place this is? Get out!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, the Xuan Qi in Qin Long's body quickly circulated and then suddenly slapped out a palm. The palm wind was loud and clear, like thunder and lightning, and also like a lion's roar and a tiger's howl, crushing towards the "Wild Man".

  Just then, the 'wild man' suddenly raised his head, revealing a glint of cold steel in his eyes, as if there were countless icy needles inside, making one's blood run cold and sending shivers down to the bone marrow.