Chapter 1

Qingxuan Eastern Region ——

Yunqi Kingdom, Luoyang Town, Qin Family Training Ground.

"Awake, awake, that's great..."

Amidst a voice of joy, a youth with grayish-brown hair, surrounded by a crowd, slowly opened his eyes.

"Hurts, it really hurts..."

The youth slowly lifted his head, revealing a youthful and delicate face. Although his face was contorted with intense pain, his pitch-black eyes sparkled with unusual stubbornness and determination. Supporting himself with one hand on the ground and the other on his chest, he endured the immense pain without a sound. Before he could finish his sentence, he fainted again from the pain.

From the fresh blood he had just spat out and the slightly sunken chest, it was clear that he was seriously injured this time. However, the youth's breathing was still steady and long.

"At least he's breathing smoothly now. If it had been any later, there might have been some lingering problems."

A long-bearded elder squatted opposite the youth, stroking his beard with relief. The elder's face was as dark as a date, with a thick, straight brow that exuded a sense of solemnity and authority. The deep concern in his eyes revealed that saving this Qin family disciple was very important to him.

"Thank you, Grandpa!"

Beside the fainted youth stood a little girl with two pigtails, dressed in a green dress. Despite her cold exterior, she exuded a transcendent beauty, and at such a young age, she already possessed a refined aura. It was hard to imagine how stunning she would be when she grew up...

At that moment, the little girl was supporting the youth's body, her tear-streaked eyes making her look very pitiful.

After thanking the elder, the girl's expression suddenly turned fierce. She glared at a tall, muscular youth in front of her and shouted, "Qin Ba, you knew very well that Brother Qin Feng's body is weak, yet you still used such a heavy hand. Do you want to kill him?"

Her words were sharp, filled with a hint of explosive hostility, directly targeting the muscular youth named Qin Ba. Everyone's attention focused on Qin Ba, and the air instantly became tense.

Provocation!

This seemingly reserved and adorable little girl actually got angry for her brother Qin Feng!!

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Qin Ba's chiseled face turned slightly, and he sneered.

"Hmph, we Qin family disciples may not be geniuses, but we are definitely not cowards or trash!"

"But look at your brother Qin Feng now. A waste! A born waste! Keeping him in the Qin family is already a kindness. Does he even have the right to step onto this training ground? What a joke, a huge joke!"

Qin Ba, the acknowledged first among the young generation of the Qin family, was over six feet tall, with a broad back and a muscular build. His voice was as loud as a bell. After a few words, the hundreds of people in the training ground were all left with ringing ears, looking at each other in shock. But what was even more shocking was the naked mockery in his words —

"Your brother Qin Feng is a waste. He doesn't deserve to be here, and he doesn't deserve to practice, he doesn't!"

Surprisingly, most of the people present agreed with his words, nodding their heads.

Might makes right!

Not just in the Qin family, but in the entire Qingxuan world, martial prowess was the highest honor, and the strong preyed on the weak. The one with the biggest fist was the boss! In their eyes, a born invalid like Qin Feng indeed did not deserve to stay in the Qin family. With such thoughts, the majority of the people looked at the fainted Qin Feng with disdain and contempt, even the old patriarch Qin Tianzheng's eyes flashed with a hint of sadness and helplessness.

The poor child lying on the ground was his own grandson, a pity, a great pity!!

Qin Feng, the youth with a grayish-brown head, was a sign of his weak constitution, and his lifespan would not be long.

More fatally, Qin Feng had a strange illness from birth. Although the specifics of the illness were deliberately kept secret by the Qin family's upper echelons, it had not been cured to this day, indicating that it was an incurable disease.

"You!!"

The girl was furious, her beautiful eyes filled with tears of anger, her small, frail body trembling with rage. Clearly, Qin Ba's words had pushed her to the brink of an outburst.

"Yan'er, it's fine. This place... is not where I should be. Help me get back!"

Just as the girl was about to step forward to seek justice for Qin Feng, the originally fainted Qin Feng suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of determination in them, and spoke to stop her.

"Brother, they are too cruel..."

"Let's go!"

Qin Feng struggled to support his weak body, first bowing slightly to his grandfather Qin Tianzheng, then, under the disdainful gazes of everyone around, he returned a cold stare. Finally, his gaze settled on Qin Ba.

Qin Feng did not say anything, just calmly looked at Qin Ba. The faint red in his eyes, and the eerie bloodlust and coldness that flashed through them, pierced straight to the heart, making the muscular Qin Ba suddenly startled and uneasy.

"This gaze..."

Qin Ba was very surprised! Everyone was also incredibly astonished!

It was hard to imagine what kind of world-class beast was hidden in Qin Feng's weak body, to possess such a terrifying gaze! Such a person was absolutely a top-notch troublemaker, fierce like a tiger, ruthless like a wolf. It was not hard to guess that if it weren't for Qin Feng's weak body, Qin Ba's fate today would not have been good.

This aura and killing intent seemed to be innate in Qin Feng, making everyone watching tremble in their hearts.

Qin Feng clenched his fists, suppressing the inexplicable killing intent in his heart, and suddenly turned to stagger towards his residence.

As the aura dissipated, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Qin Feng leave, no one reacted for a long time, and no one stepped forward to stop him.

Qin Feng left, but Qin Yuyan was very unwilling. She glared at Qin Ba, stomped her foot, and turned to catch up with Qin Feng.

"Brother, your body... let me carry you back..."

Qin Yuyan's face was full of concern, which instantly melted Qin Feng's cold heart, and the inexplicable irritability disappeared.

A smile spread across Qin Feng's face.

Reaching out, Qin Feng affectionately patted Qin Yuyan's little head, his eyes filled with even more determination, and he said through the pain, "Yan'er, thank you. I can walk myself!"

Knowing her brother's pride, Qin Yuyan surprisingly did not insist, but instead supported Qin Feng step by step towards the back courtyard, leaving a trail of blood behind, disappearing from everyone's sight.

"This child's heart is as hard as stone, but his body... alas! What a pity, otherwise, this child's future achievements would surely surpass his father!"

Some of the older generation present, seeing this scene, all shook their heads in regret.

"Yes, Xiaosheng is also a genius of his generation, but these two children, one with a strange illness from birth, and the other whose body never grows, how could such misfortune all fall on one person, alas...!"

"Yes, what a pity!"

But in contrast, most of the younger generation looked at Qin Feng with disdain. They thought it was foolish for Qin Feng to challenge Qin Ba with such a weak body, and some even whispered, mocking Qin Feng as if he had been kicked by a donkey, their words and expressions full of ridicule.

"Alright, everyone disperse. The younger generation, continue practicing. Anyone who dares to slack off, get out of the Qin family immediately!" Qin Tianzheng, seeing the chaotic scene, his eyes flashed with anger, and he roared.

With one command, the large training ground instantly became deathly silent!

Because —

The speaker was Qin Tianzheng, the patriarch of the Qin family in Luoyang Town!

Qin Tianzheng, the head of the Qin family in Luoyang Town, was also the first expert of the Qin family. The glory of the Qin family in Luoyang Town was mainly maintained by him.

His absolute strength and iron-fisted rule had established his supreme authority in the Qin family!

"Yes!"

The originally chaotic training ground immediately became orderly again, the deep and resonant sounds of practice resumed, and Qin Ba and others resumed their sweat-drenched training.

Qin Tianzheng nodded in satisfaction. Turning around, he looked at the gradually disappearing, staggering figure, and a hint of approval and reluctance flashed in his slightly cloudy eyes.

"This kid, his temper is just like his father's!"

"I wonder how Xiaosheng is doing. Feng is about to turn eighteen. If Xiaosheng doesn't return, I won't be able to let Feng stay in the Qin family anymore."

Thinking of this, a hint of sadness flashed in the old man's eyes.

There was no way around it. Although Qin Tianzheng was Qin Feng's grandfather, he was also the head of the Qin family. According to the Qin family's ancestral laws, boys who turn eighteen and whose cultivation is below the sixth stage of the Fan Gang realm cannot stay in the Qin family compound to continue their practice.

Of course, there were exceptions, but the conditions were extremely strict. One had to successfully activate a bloodline soul above the Chi Soul level in the Ancestor Dragon Blood Pool in Tianfeng City, Yunqi Kingdom, during the Qin family's annual Soul Awakening Day.

The Qin family was a cultivation family, a true physical cultivation clan.

Although the Qin family in Luoyang Town was powerful, it was just a small branch of the Qin family in the Qingxuan Eastern Region. The true Qin family was an ancient behemoth, a cultivation clan with the orthodox Azure Dragon bloodline. Its ancient history was so distant that it was hard to recall, and its size was so vast that it was suffocating!

Because of the vast cultivation resources it controlled and the continuous emergence of talents, the Qin family rose to become the pinnacle of the Qingxuan Eastern Region's cultivation world, ranking first among the four divine beast families of the Blood Cultivation lineage! The clan had a wide variety of cultivation techniques, and there were numerous Earth Gang stage experts, even over a hundred Heaven Gang stage experts! It was said that in the long history of the Qin family, there had even been a Divine Gang stage expert!

This was a glory, a pride!

The Qin family stood on the principle of martial prowess!

The trials of time had made the Qin family experience countless periods of decline and prosperity. To be able to survive and develop to its current scale and status, it naturally had its iron-clad clan rules and harsh survival laws!

Therefore, if the younger generation within the clan did not meet the standards set by the clan rules, they would be expelled. Those who wanted to continue practicing would have to abandon physical cultivation and join a cultivation sect to practice qi. Those without a mystic root would have to manage the family business, becoming a successful merchant, which was also a good path to enjoy wealth and honor.

In the Qin family, the only way to have dignity and be respected was to work hard to become strong!

Only formidable strength was the foundation for every Qin family disciple to stand on, and it was the key for the vast ancient Qin clan to continue to look down on other ancient clans, cultivation sects, and organizations.

Although the Qin family in Luoyang Town was small, it was still a complete entity!

Even as a small branch of the Qin family, it was still called the Qin family. The character "Qin" represented glory and brilliance! The blood of every Qin family disciple carried the Qin family's bone and pride, and the iron-clad clan rules and the principle of might makes right were passed down through generations!

Qin Feng was about to turn eighteen, but his cultivation was still at the third stage of the Fan Gang realm.

The old patriarch Qin Tianzheng had five sons and dozens of grandsons. Although the third son, Qin Xiaosheng, had only one child, as the head of the family, Qin Tianzheng would not bend the rules. Even if Qin Feng was his own grandson, if his cultivation did not reach the minimum standard of the sixth stage of the Fan Gang realm, he would be expelled according to the clan rules.

"Eight years! Xiaosheng, to find a cure for this child, you haven't been home for eight years..."

Thinking of this, the usually steady and upright Qin Tianzheng's eyes moistened, a hint of longing and worry flashing in them.

Qin Xiaosheng, Qin Feng's father, was the most outstanding of the old patriarch's five sons. At the age of eighteen, he had the talent to activate a mystic dragon soul, shocking everyone with his rapid cultivation. When he left home eight years ago, his cultivation was already at the tenth stage of the Human Gang realm, equal to his own. If he could return before Qin Feng turned eighteen, there might still be a chance...

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