Chapter 9

Qin Nan didn’t take the two brothers seriously at all. When dealing with life-and-death enemies, he would never show any mercy.

Qin Nan carefully searched the surroundings again. After confirming there were no traces of any demonic beasts or martial artists, he finally relaxed and entered the spirit energy pool.

Inside the spirit energy pool, Qin Nan sat cross-legged. The War God Soul behind him floated up, standing on its feet. The vague figure emitted a powerful suction force, drawing the spirit energy from the pool in a steady stream.

Qin Nan guided this spirit energy to nourish his entire body, healing the hidden injuries from his battle with the demonic ape.

After consuming about one-third of the spirit energy in the pool, Qin Nan’s body trembled slightly. A rosy hue appeared on his face, and the paleness between his eyebrows completely disappeared. His entire spirit was rejuvenated.

“Phew, finally healed the injuries.” Qin Nan opened his eyes with satisfaction and then thought to himself, “There’s still so much spirit energy left in this pool. It’s enough for me to cultivate and break through!”

Qin Nan quickly closed his eyes again and focused entirely on activating the War God Soul, continuously drawing the spirit energy into his body.

Qin Nan’s cultivation had already reached the third level of the Body Tempering stage. His skin, flesh, and bones had all undergone initial tempering, but his internal organs and blood qi had been tempered very little.

Now, Qin Nan’s cultivation goal was to temper his internal organs.

Tempering internal organs was different from tempering skin, flesh, and bones. Since the internal organs were extremely fragile, even a slight mistake during the process could harm him.

Qin Nan had once heard of a wandering cultivator in Linshui City who accidentally died from internal injuries while tempering his organs.

Qin Nan carefully guided a thread of pure spirit energy into his internal organs, allowing the spirit energy to fully integrate with them, thus achieving the effect of tempering and strengthening.

This cultivation lasted for a full three hours.

When the spirit energy in the pool was completely drained, Qin Nan’s eyes suddenly opened. From within his body, a series of dull, drum-like explosions sounded.

“I’ve broken through to the fourth level of Body Tempering!” A look of joy flashed across Qin Nan’s eyes, and he nodded in satisfaction.

Qin Nan could now clearly feel the changes in his body. For example, when he used the low-level martial technique, the Crushing Fist, he could previously only generate an external force. But now, he could produce internal and hidden forces, enhancing the power of the Crushing Fist to the level of a mid-grade martial technique.

The fourth level of Body Tempering not only involved changes in the physical body but also a more refined mastery of strength.

“Having been in the Longhu Mountains for just two days, although I’ve gained a lot, it’s still a bit too early to return. I might as well continue to hone myself here in the Longhu Mountains!”

Qin Nan pondered for a moment and then made up his mind.

Qin Tian would need some time to obtain the five hundred Body Tempering Pills. If Qin Nan returned to the Qin family now, he could only cultivate on his own. It would be better to hone himself in the Longhu Mountains, where he could gain combat experience and, with good luck, encounter something extraordinary.

For example, this time he had discovered the spirit energy pool.

In the following days, Qin Nan was completely immersed in honing himself. He was like a lone wolf in the forest, elusive and constantly battling demonic beasts. This time, he was facing fourth-level demonic beasts and even killing fifth-level ones.

“My Thunderclap Blade Technique is getting stronger. I feel that it won’t be long before I can break through again!”

As Qin Nan sprinted through the forest, he thought to himself. Over the past two days of battles, he had noticed that his blade speed was getting faster. Sometimes, even before he could react, the demonic beast was already dead.

This situation made Qin Nan a bit puzzled. He knew his own comprehension ability well, and logically, he shouldn’t have reached this level. What had caused his comprehension to improve?

After much thought, Qin Nan finally focused on the War God Soul, though he still couldn’t be certain.

“If the War God Soul can truly enhance one’s comprehension and even improve their rank… then it’s not just terrifying, it’s something extraordinary…”

Qin Nan thought to himself. Just as he was pondering, a faint sound suddenly came from ahead.

Since he had reached the fourth level of Body Tempering and strengthened his internal organs, Qin Nan found that his vision and hearing had significantly improved. He could敏锐地察觉到周围二十米内任何风吹草动。

“过去看看。”秦南下定决心，收敛全身气息，身形如鬼魅般悄然而行。

没过多久，秦南眼前出现了一队人马，这队人马中有三个中年大汉，从那中年大汉身上散发出的气息，竟然都达到了淬体三重的地步，并且对方的眼神充满戾气，显然是长期厮杀之人。

在这三个中年大汉中间，还有一位年轻少女。

这位少女身披白色绒毛披肩，下身一条冰蓝色的长裙，将那凹凸有致的身躯衬托得淋漓尽致，再配上那尖尖白皙的脸庞，给人一种眼前一亮，活力十足的感觉。

只不过这名少女的脸上，全是不耐烦和冷傲之色。

秦南看到这名少女，却是大吃一惊，“是她？”

这名少女秦南认识，而且还不是一般的熟悉，因为这名少女名为方雪，乃是方家家主的小女儿。

在临水城中，秦家和方家并称为两大家族之一，家族中都拥有‘先天境’的高手，麾下有着无数潜力无穷的弟子。而且，秦家是在秦天接手之后，这才崛起了十几年，而方家在临水城中，却是百年家族，底蕴恐怖。

曾经还有传言称，方家之中走出了一位武魂等级达到黄级八品的绝世天才，只不过这个消息到底是否属实，还无人证明。

最近这十几年，自从秦家崛起成为两大家族之一，和方家之间便有一些小小的摩擦，所以秦南对于这位方雪，曾经也见过几次面，只不过没有太深的交情而已。

“她来这里干什么？”秦南有些疑惑。

半个月前，秦家举行了武魂觉醒仪式，方家自然也举行了武魂觉醒仪式，只不过因为秦南从一个绝世天才觉醒出了废物武魂，吸引了大家的注意力，所以没有将目光放在方家身上。

而方家也非常低调，没有传出太多的消息。

只不过方雪既然觉醒了自身武魂，按理来说，现在应该在家族中好好修行，提升修为才对，怎么会突然带着自己的贴身侍卫来这龙虎山脉？

就在秦南疑惑之际，那方雪突然尖叫一声：“怎么还没到？你们三个蠢猪，到底有没有给我好好看地图？要是带错了地方，本小姐饶不了你们！”

“小姐，地图没有找错，除了刚才我们遇到的那个破烂石洞外，真没有其他的洞府了……很有可能……很有可能这地图，是假的……”其中一名中年大汉咬咬牙说道，满脸无奈。

“什么？”方雪脸色一寒，“我拿来的地图怎么可能是假的？给我好好找，要是找不到，看本小姐到时候怎么收拾你们！”

三名中年大汉都擦了擦额头的汗水，连忙点头，分散开来，朝四处搜寻起来。

其中有一名中年男子，正是朝着秦南的方向走了过来。

秦南依然隐匿着身形，没有动弹，因为以中年男子的修为想要发现他，几乎不可能，淬体三重和淬体四重之间，可是有着本质区别。

而且从方雪和仆人之间的简短对话中，秦南已经确定，对方和秦玉、秦枭一样，是来这龙虎山脉寻找宝物的。

秦南有些好奇，想看看对方到底能找到什么宝物。

就在此时，那名走向秦南方向的中年人突然脚步一顿，目光朝着秦南所在的地方看了过来，带着层层杀气：“什么人？速速给我出来！”

秦南脸色微变，他居然被发现了？

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He could敏锐地察觉到周围二十 meters any slight movement.

“Go and check it out.” Qin Nan made up his mind,收敛全身气息, and his figure moved like a ghost, silently approaching.

Before long, a group of people appeared before Qin Nan’s eyes. Among them were three middle-aged men, each emitting a cultivation aura that had reached the third level of Body Tempering. Their eyes were filled with a fierce and ruthless look, clearly indicating they were experienced in constant battles.

In the middle of these three middle-aged men was a young girl.

This girl was draped in a white fur shawl, and her lower body was clad in an ice-blue long skirt, which accentuated her well-proportioned figure. Her sharp, fair face gave a refreshing and vibrant impression.

However, her face was full of impatience and arrogance.

Seeing this girl, Qin Nan was greatly surprised, “It’s her?”

Qin Nan knew this girl, and he was not just a little familiar with her. Her name was Fang Xue, the youngest daughter of the Fang family’s patriarch.

In Linshui City, the Qin family and the Fang family were known as the two major families. Both families had ‘Xiantian Realm’ experts and countless disciples with boundless potential. The Qin family had only risen to prominence in the past dozen years under Qin Tian’s leadership, while the Fang family had been a century-old family in Linshui City, with a terrifying foundation.

There was even a rumor that the Fang family had produced a world-class genius with a Yellow Rank Eighth Grade martial soul, though this information had never been confirmed.

In the past dozen years, since the Qin family rose to become one of the two major families, there had been some minor conflicts with the Fang family. Therefore, Qin Nan had met Fang Xue a few times, but they had no deep relationship.

“What is she doing here?” Qin Nan was puzzled.

Half a month ago, the Qin family held a martial soul awakening ceremony, and the Fang family naturally held one as well. However, because Qin Nan, once a world-class genius, awakened a worthless martial soul, everyone’s attention was drawn to him, and the Fang family was largely overlooked.

The Fang family had also been very low-key and had not released much information.

However, since Fang Xue had awakened her martial soul, she should logically be cultivating in her family to improve her cultivation. Why would she suddenly bring her personal guards to the Longhu Mountains?

Just as Qin Nan was puzzled, Fang Xue suddenly screamed, “Why haven’t we arrived yet? You three idiots, did you even look at the map properly? If you lead me to the wrong place, I won’t forgive you!”

“Miss, the map is correct. Apart from the dilapidated cave we encountered earlier, there are no other caves… It’s very likely… very likely that the map is fake…” one of the middle-aged men said, gritting his teeth and looking helpless.

“What?” Fang Xue’s face turned cold, “How can the map I brought be fake? Look for it properly. If you can’t find it, just wait and see what I’ll do to you!”

The three middle-aged men wiped the sweat from their foreheads, nodded hurriedly, and dispersed to search the area.

One of the middle-aged men was heading in Qin Nan’s direction.

Qin Nan remained hidden, not moving, because it was almost impossible for the middle-aged man to detect him. There was a fundamental difference between the third and fourth levels of Body Tempering.

From the brief conversation between Fang Xue and her servants, Qin Nan had already determined that they, like Qin Yu and Qin Xiao, had come to the Longhu Mountains to search for treasures.

Qin Nan was a bit curious and wanted to see what treasures they might find.

Just then, the middle-aged man heading in Qin Nan’s direction suddenly stopped, his gaze fixed on where Qin Nan was hiding, filled with killing intent: “Who’s there? Come out now!”

Qin Nan’s face changed slightly. He had actually been discovered?