Chapter 2

Qin Feng, with Qin Yuyan's support, returned to his residence, a small courtyard that, within the entire Qin family compound, was only slightly better than the servants' living quarters. Despite the harsh living conditions, the two of them had relied on each other and lived there for eight years.

"Ouch! It really hurts, but to be able to continue cultivating, this punch was worth it!"

On the way back, it was inevitable that his injuries would be aggravated. Qin Feng gritted his teeth and endured the pain, but his eyes sparkled with an uncontainable excitement.

Looking at the small figure bustling around for him, a warm feeling instantly spread through Qin Feng's heart. This little girl, whom he saw before him, was picked up by his father and himself during a trip ten years ago in the mountains. At that time, the little girl was only six years old. Despite his father's inquiries to many people, he still couldn't find her family, so he decided to take her in and let her live in the Qin family, adopting her as a foster daughter and naming her Yuyan. From then on, Qin Feng had a cute little sister.

To put it bluntly, the fate of this small family was full of hardships.

His mother died from complications during childbirth, and the son she gave birth to not only had a weak constitution but also a strange, incurable disease.

His father's love for his mother was very sincere, and after her death, he never remarried.

Moreover, over the years, his father's only heartache was Qin Feng.

To treat the disease, his father carried him over mountains and rivers, seeking help from countless people, bowing countless times, but still couldn't figure out what strange disease he had, nor could anyone cure it.

All these efforts, though in vain, were not entirely meaningless. At least, through these repeated efforts, setbacks, hopes, and disappointments, the bond between father and son deepened. It also made Qin Feng, who carried memories from his previous life and had a mind from another world, fully recognize this great father who lived in the same world but was different from him.

Indeed, Qin Feng's previous life was named Lin Dahu, a newly employed forensic doctor!

However, he never expected that his first autopsy would cost him his job.

The reason? It was very bizarre—

The three colleagues who participated in the autopsy all died one after another, leaving only Qin Feng alive. The cause of all this was a mysterious female corpse with an unknown origin, named "Yan."

A beautiful woman, a perfect body, a dreamlike name.

Of course, the name was given by Qin Feng...

Qin Feng investigated for a long time but found nothing!

The mysterious female corpse, "Yan," seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

Later, by chance, Qin Feng discovered a short purple-gray vertical line on his forehead, which was very light and almost invisible unless looked at closely.

After that, Qin Feng developed a "strange disease." Although his body gradually became stronger, his lifespan was greatly shortened. Eventually, he fell into a deep sleep and woke up to find his soul had crossed over to another world, becoming a baby born into the Qin family. More bizarrely, the purple-gray vertical line on his forehead remained, and this "strange disease" followed his soul across.

All of this became an unsolved mystery!

Qin Feng, who had been plagued by this strange disease and had died once, knew it was incurable. He had tried to stop his father many times, urging him to give up on his treatment, but his stubborn father, no matter how much he was persuaded, refused to give up hope. He stubbornly carried Qin Feng to seek help from countless people, bowing countless times, and shedding countless tears.

With such a father, what more could Qin Feng ask for?

From then on, Qin Feng no longer said anything. He silently lay on his father's broad and sturdy back, following his father on the journey, experiencing the warmth and cold of human nature, and then returning, bringing back Qin Yuyan, whose body never grew, to the Qin family compound in Luoyang Town.

Everything seemed to return to the starting point. Although the disease was not cured, at least his life was saved. Moreover, with his father's years of exploration and help, Qin Feng could finally cultivate, although the progress was as slow as a turtle, and he had to endure endless suffering...

Some people said it was fate, that his father was too outstanding, taking the fortune of his wife and children, causing him to be a curse to his wife and children. But his father didn't believe in these things. He always believed that he could find a way to treat Qin Feng's strange disease. Therefore, when Qin Feng was ten years old, his father left him and Yuyan, setting out alone to seek a cure, and never returned...

"Yuyan, what are you busy with?"

Qin Feng, who had been lying in bed for a while, had already recollected his thoughts and focused his gaze on the little girl.

"It's almost done, brother."

A crisp voice rang out. Qin Yuyan, with her head covered in sweat, used her small hands to lift a large medicine pot, which was much bigger than her head, and poured out a bowl of steaming hot soup.

Before she arrived, a pair of black braids swung in the air, and Qin Yuyan's mouth curved as she urged Qin Feng, "Brother, drink it quickly. This is a piece of Baxi Dragon Bone that the steward, Old He, secretly gave me a few days ago. I boiled it to help you recover. This time, you took a punch from Qin Ba to break through the blocked meridians, and you were injured. You should drink more of this."

"Baxi Dragon Bone?" Qin Feng was somewhat surprised.

Baxi Dragon Bone is the seventh spinal bone of an adult Baxi Dragon, a dragon-type beast. It is a bone rich in dragon blood, considered the essence of the body. Although the Baxi Dragon, which has mixed with other bloodlines and has been bred for many generations, has very little true dragon blood, such a precious medicinal material is still hard to come by for the entire Qin family. Even the most powerful elder in the family doesn't have the ability to kill an adult Baxi Dragon, let alone obtain a Baxi Dragon Bone. Such precious medicinal materials are mainly obtained through trade, at a great cost, from experts at the Earth Gang stage or higher.

The future achievements of the Qin family's descendants depend on their bloodline power. The more concentrated the ancestral dragon blood in the bloodline power, the higher the quality of the bloodline soul that can be awakened. Therefore, it is evident how important such a bone rich in true dragon blood is to the Qin family's descendants.

This favor was significant, which is why Qin Feng was so surprised.

The bowl was very hot. After placing the stone bowl down, the little girl quickly pulled her hand back and blew on it. Her hand, which was red from the heat of the stone bowl, made Qin Feng's heart ache.

As a young lady of the Qin family, because Yuyan followed him, a "waste," she didn't even have a servant to attend to her. Other young ladies of the Qin family enjoyed the service of others in a warm environment, while Qin Yuyan used her young shoulders to take on the responsibility of caring for her brother with a strange disease.

"Yuyan, you've been wronged. You've suffered so much these years following me."

Qin Feng's eyes were already moist, but he held back his tears. He reached out to embrace Qin Yuyan's small, frail body, touching her small hands, rough from doing chores, and remained speechless for a long time.

"Brother, Yuyan isn't suffering. Being with brother and father is Yuyan's greatest happiness."

Qin Yuyan's young face was full of determination, which was clearly out of place with her appearance, but Qin Feng knew that his sister was just as stubborn as he was. The more others looked down on her, the more she wanted to prove herself.

"Drink it quickly, brother. The medicine will lose its effectiveness if it cools down!"

"Okay."

At Yuyan's urging, Qin Feng responded, picked up the bowl, but first handed it to Qin Yuyan.

"Yuyan, you should drink some too. Although your body doesn't grow, you are still in the stage of physical development. You shouldn't neglect your health because of this."

"Brother, Yuyan won't drink. You know I don't have the Qin family's bloodline. The Baxi Dragon Bone soup won't have much effect on me. Instead, you need it more. The Soul Awakening Day is coming soon, and you will be eighteen soon. If you can break through to a higher realm before then, you will have a chance to awaken a higher-quality bloodline soul in the Ancestral Dragon Blood Pool. Don't be stubborn at this critical moment."

Yuyan's eyes were red, and she spoke urgently. She knew Qin Feng's temper well; once he made a decision, no one could change it.

"Yuyan, listen to me and drink it!"

Qin Feng's voice carried a hint of anger, and tears immediately welled up in the little girl's eyes.

Although Qin Feng's face showed a hint of reluctance, his eyes remained firm.

Qin Yuyan knew Qin Feng's temper. If she didn't drink the soup, Qin Feng wouldn't touch it either.

She lifted the stone bowl with her small hands, slowly brought it to her lips, and tears continuously fell, mixing with the Baxi Dragon Bone soup and entering her throat.

After a while, half a bowl of bone soup had entered her stomach, and Qin Feng then took the stone bowl and drank the remaining half in one go.

The bone soup entered his stomach, and a warm current instantly rose from his abdomen, filling his slightly damaged meridians. The circulating energy, like needles, stimulated his meridians, causing Qin Feng to tremble violently all over.

But surprisingly, a look of joy appeared on Qin Feng's face.

"Ha ha, it really works!"

Qin Feng's "it really works" referred not only to the Baxi Dragon Bone soup but also to the punch he took from Qin Ba.

Qin Feng was born with a strange disease, and his meridians were blocked, making it impossible for him to cultivate. However, after years of research and experiments by his father, they discovered that as long as the blocked blood in his meridians was cleared out at regular intervals, he could still cultivate slowly. The method to clear the blocked blood, besides being forcibly infused by a powerful cultivator, was to sustain some fatal injuries.

When his father was around, he could help Qin Feng, but after his father left, Qin Feng had to find his own way.

Years of seeking medical treatment, with countless pleas from his father and himself, only brought endless cold looks and neglect. This made Qin Feng's character somewhat obsessive. From the day he returned to the Qin family compound, he vowed never to beg again. He would rely on himself to continue living and become stronger.

Over the years, Qin Feng had relied on methods like today's to cultivate, and his cultivation level had slowly reached the third stage of the Mortal Gang realm. However, as his cultivation increased, his meridians became even more blocked, so he had to take a punch from Qin Ba.

The punch was a bit too harsh, but the physical pain was far less than the mental torment he had endured over the years. Qin Feng, who had experienced this in his previous life, bit his teeth and, despite the pain in his meridians, forced himself to cultivate the Mystic Qi.

Thanks to the punch from Qin Ba, about three to four parts of the blocked blood in Qin Feng's meridians had been cleared, making it the best time to cultivate. If he missed this opportunity, his meridians would soon become blocked again.

In the mysterious land of Qingxuan, all cultivators cultivated a substance called Mystic Qi. Once Mystic Qi entered the body, it could nourish the body and spirit, and could also be transformed into Gang energy.

However, this time, Qin Feng's cultivation was different from before. His body soon stopped trembling and entered a strange state.

Yuyan, who was very sensible and well-behaved, stood guard by Qin Feng's side, knowing that he had entered a critical moment. She even breathed carefully, afraid of disturbing him.

Little did she know that this cultivation session lasted a long time, until the next morning when the sky was just beginning to brighten. Qin Feng, who had been sitting in meditation, suddenly emitted a strong blue glow from his body, which quickly dissipated and was absorbed into his body, hidden in his flesh and skin. His skin instantly glowed with a faint blue light, and Qin Feng opened his eyes.

"Phew!~ Finally, I have cultivated the 'Azure Dragon Gang Cultivation Technique' to the fourth level."

The 'Azure Dragon Gang Cultivation Technique' is a basic Gang cultivation method passed down through generations of the Qin family.

In the vast region of the Eastern Qingxuan, there are countless diverse cultivation systems, but they can generally be divided into two major categories: Law Cultivators and Body Cultivators.

However, under these major categories, there are countless subcategories. For example, the Qin family, with their innate advantage of bloodline power, cultivates Gang energy, known as Blood Cultivators. There are also Sky Cultivators who use natural forces to cultivate their body and soul, and Mystic Qi, which is also a form of Body Cultivation. Qi Cultivators, who use objects to enter the path of cultivation, are Law Cultivators, while Beast Cultivators, who use beasts to enter the path, can be either Body Cultivators or Law Cultivators. Demon Cultivators, Ghost Cultivators, Corpse Cultivators, and Beast Cultivators, among others, have more complex classifications, with both Body Cultivators and Law Cultivators, and their cultivation methods are characterized by being bizarre, cruel, and fast. There are also smaller, specialized categories such as Talisman Cultivators, Alchemy Cultivators, Artifact Cultivators, Puppet Cultivators, and Array Cultivators, which cannot be listed one by one.

Although the cultivation systems are complex, they can generally be distinguished as Body Cultivators and Law Cultivators. Moreover, under the great path, all paths lead to the same destination. Although the methods are different, one common point is that everyone cultivates Mystic Qi, but the energy they release is Gang energy.

Therefore, there are five major realms recognized by all cultivators, represented by the word "Gang": Mortal Gang, Human Gang, Earth Gang, Heaven Gang, and Divine Gang.

Each major realm is divided into ten stages!

The 'Azure Dragon Gang Cultivation Technique' is a basic cultivation method for the Mortal Gang realm. It is very ordinary, easy to understand, and easy to cultivate, but it does not grant any special abilities. However, it is precisely this ordinariness that makes it extraordinary, and it is the first basic cultivation method that all young members of the Qin family in the Eastern region encounter.

Because it is ordinary, the progress of cultivation is slow, and the Mystic Qi accumulated in the body is more enduring and profound. Also, because it is ordinary, there are few bottlenecks during the cultivation process, making the path smooth. Even those with slightly inferior talent can spend more time to cultivate it to perfection.

All young members of the Qin family, regardless of their willingness, are forced by their elders to choose this cultivation method as their foundation. Until they reach the Human Gang realm, they can only use this method as their main cultivation method.

This is a strict rule of the Qin family, and no one questions or dares to violate it, as it can be proven correct with just one point.

This cultivation method was created by a Qin family ancestor who reached the Divine Gang realm, and it is the only cultivation method passed down by that Divine Gang realm expert.

Of course, this rule was also set by him!