Chapter 4 of Volume 1: Qin Feng's Astonishment

  "Qin Hao, have you broken through the Eightfold Seal of the Profound Mysteries?"

  Qin Shan asked. When he saw the powerful martial skills displayed by Qin Hao, to be honest, he was a little jealous in his heart, but more of it was joy. Qin Hao really broke through the constraints, and the benefits to the Qin family were self-evident, which could also inspire the younger generation of the Qin family.

  The strength of the Qin family in Tianlang City is already considered to be not weak, but this generation of people can't compare with other big families.

  Others didn't mention that the Lin family, Qin's arch-nemesis, had produced a 17-year-old prodigy who broke through to the Condensed Mystic Peak and entered the Spiritual Mystic Realm, becoming a disciple of the Wind Spirit Sect. In this regard, the Qin family was already being firmly suppressed.

  If Qin Hao's flaws in his cultivation method can be resolved, considering his speed of cultivation when he was young, perhaps he might be able to catch up with that freak from the Lin family.

  The thoughts of the people present and Qin Shan's thoughts were also largely similar. Therefore, as soon as Qin Shan's question came out, countless scorching gazes immediately stared tightly at Qin Hao, waiting for his response.

  "No." Qin Hao shook his head. This answer made many people in the room somewhat disappointed.

  "How can those few sets of martial arts be so terrifyingly powerful?" Qin Shan asked, still unwilling to give up.

  "It seems to be a problem with the technique, and even several seniors can't truly understand it, so I'm not sure why it's like this either." Qin Hao said seriously: "Elder brother is concerned, but I think now is the time for practice, everyone should not delay anymore."

  Upon hearing Qin Hao's response, Qin Shan felt somewhat disheartened. However, they also couldn't stay standing for too long, so including Qin Shan, many people returned to their original positions.

  Now they are slightly hot-headed, seeing Qin Hao display such power with multiple basic martial skills and a not-so-strong flat-level martial skill. Many people in their hearts are eager to try it out. Soon the crowd dispersed completely, and only one person stood in front of Qin Hao - Qin Yuxian.

  "Since you're here watching, it can enhance your martial skills, so be it." After a moment of surprise, Qin Yuxian returned to her usual calm and elegance.

  "Yu Xian." Qin Hao called out to stop Qin Yu Xian who was turning around and about to leave.

  Qin Yuxian turned around, looking at Qin Hao with a puzzled expression, waiting for him to speak.

  "I think you're still more lovely when you smile often like you did when you were a kid." Qin Hao smiled, his smile effortlessly charming: "This calm and collected look doesn't suit you."

  Qin Yuxian heard Qin Hao's words, her small face slightly paused, obviously having a moment of distraction. However, she quickly regained her composure and turned to leave as usual.

  "After all these years, both you and I have changed a lot. Not to say whether it's good or bad, but definitely not the same as before. Sometimes being too indulged in past events isn't a good thing."

  "Qin Hao, I see you've finally shaken off the shadows of your past. I'm glad for you on that account. Now if you'll excuse me, I still have to go keep an eye on my cousins."

  Qin Yuxian's voice gradually faded away, Qin Hao gazed at her back, feeling delighted. Although Qin Yuxian was still cold towards him, he didn't mind.

  He was determined that something had happened to Qin Yuxian, no matter how obscure it might be, he would eventually dig it out bit by bit. Right, Qin Hao's mind moved and suddenly thought of a more important question.

  He glanced over and saw a man standing outside the martial arts arena. The man was standing in the corner, wearing the same white robe as most of the Qin family disciples, with an ordinary face but a hint of sharpness on his face. He seemed to be standing there doing nothing, with his arms crossed, gazing at the sky, but Qin Hao always felt that the guy would "accidentally" glance at him a few times.

  "The people from the Family Guard don't mince words." Qin Hao smiled lightly. Qin Hao was almost certain that guy was a member of the Family Elite Guard, and it seemed his father would soon know about his every move.

  "This way, it's also saved a lot of trouble." Qin Hao thought to himself. Through that guy, let his father gradually discover the difference between him and before, and not make his father too shocked one day.

  With this idea in mind, Qin Hao was happy to pretend he didn't know anything.

  In the next ten days, Qin Hao stayed in the martial arts arena during the day, watching a group of people train. Occasionally going up to show off a few moves.

  The martial arts he is now displaying in his hands, the power is only slightly inferior to Qin Yuxian, but the familiarity and fluency are beyond Qin Yuxian's reach. When someone finds his performance strange, he uniformly responds with "It's a problem with my skills, I don't know either." as a shield. As for at night, he stays alone in his room, cultivating his Xuan Qi, bringing his control over the Xuan Qi to perfection, silently making preparations.

  After all, solving the problem of Gong Fa is not a simple matter.

  His changes naturally fell into the eyes of those who were monitoring him, and his father also knew about this situation.

  In the Qin family's council chamber.

  A middle-aged man in purple clothes and an old man were sitting around a table. The man's face was slightly dark, his eyebrows and eyes were ordinary, at first glance he seemed unremarkable, but upon closer inspection, a steady and calm temperament could be seen on him. He was Qin Feng, Qin Hao's father. And the old man was the patriarch of the Qin family.

  In addition, there was another person in the conference hall, standing quietly behind Qin Feng, with both hands hanging down on both sides and slightly bowing his head, with a respectful expression. That person was Qin Fenglin, who was tragically implicated by Qin Hao and often had to go to the dark room for a run.

  Qin Fenglin stood opposite Qin Feng, seemingly reporting something to him. At first, Qin Feng was calm and collected, but as more and more information leaked out of Qin Fenglin's mouth, his face became increasingly eerie. When Qin Fenglin finished speaking, Qin Feng finally couldn't help but open his mouth.

  "Hao'er has been going to the martial arts arena for the past ten days, but he hasn't caused any trouble or clashed with Yu Xian. He just sits there for several hours at a time?" Qin Feng asked with an odd expression.

  Qin Fenglin smiled wryly and nodded slightly.

  "Hao'er, he has also demonstrated a solid foundation, although still stuck in the Eightfold Subtlety, but his mastery of martial skills is unparalleled, even you can't be more proficient in those few aspects of martial skills?"

  Qin Feng nodded in agreement.

  "You also said that he often took the initiative to teach his cousins how to use martial skills? The rest of the time, he just stayed in his room and didn't throw any tantrums?"

  Qin Feng twirled the few strands of whiskers on his lips, and although his line of sight had not left Qin Fenglin, his eyes had already become somewhat distracted, clearly showing that he was a bit absent-minded. These words were more like an expression of his inner doubts than a question to Qin Fenglin.

  Qin Fenglin did not utter a word and maintained absolute silence. When he first learned about these things, he was also stunned for a long time.

  He knew that even the calmest person would need time to digest it. A man who had lost his will, abandoned himself, suddenly became stable and mature, confident and strong out of thin air? Is this a fairy tale for kids or a joke?

  The silence in the hall lasted for a while. After a long time.

  "Are you sure the guy you're talking about is that rascal Qin Hao?"

  Qin Fenglin smiled bitterly. When the person he sent to report back to him, he also had this ghost-like expression. Later, he went to see for himself. He stared at Qin Hao for two whole days and found that the situation was exactly as the person he sent said, only then did he confirm it, seemingly, Qin Hao really was different from before.

  He knew Qin Feng wasn't suspicious of him, but just wanted him to give a definite answer, to give him the confidence to believe in this fact. After all, this surprise was really too huge for Qin Feng.

  "It's true, Master. I've personally confirmed it myself." Qin Fenglin said seriously, his face stern.

  "So, Haoer has really changed." Qin Feng thought about the words Qin Fenglin had just said, his hands trembling uncontrollably, a wave of excitement that made his blood rush to his head burst out from the bottom of his heart. A faint red glow also appeared on his slightly dark face.

  His son's temperament changed greatly after he was ten years old, and it has been more than five years now.

  Most people in the clan were disappointed with him, and some others even gloated over his misfortune. Even he himself thought that Qin Hao would be like this for the rest of his life. Who would have thought that he seemed to have suddenly woken up overnight? How could he not be wildly delighted?

  There were still some doubts in his mind.

  The martial skills are mastered, and the strange changes in the kung fu can be explained. That set of kung fu is also not transparent to him, Qin Hao's fire-based kung fu is overbearing and fierce, difficult to control, and very strange. At that time, in order to find out the reason, several elders in the clan tried to practice it with him, but none of them could get past the eighth level of Condensing Mystery. It's not surprising that such a strange kung fu would undergo some kind of variation.

  His martial arts skills were almost as powerful as Qin Yuxian's, who had cultivated the Xuanming Ten Heavens. This could be explained. However, his sudden drastic change in personality was another matter altogether, and this wasn't something that could be easily glossed over.

  "Was it because he had been locked in the isolation room for three days?" Qin Feng's mind suddenly came up with a strange idea. The temporary excitement made his thinking seem dull.

  At that moment, he even had the urge to catch a guy who was not making progress and lock him in a dark room for three days to observe him carefully. But soon he suppressed this idea which made him laugh at himself.

  It's even more important now to solve Qin Hao's Gongfa problem as soon as possible. Otherwise, Qin Hao's realm will not make progress again, and who knows when he will become his original self again.

  Thinking of this, Qin Feng seriously said to the elder: "Great Elder, it seems that we must find a way to resolve Hao Er's kung fu as soon as possible."

  The old man said with a hint of helplessness, "Qin Hao's cultivation method is called 'Yin Flame Technique', which was created by your father. I've studied it for some time, but to be honest, I still don't fully understand it, let alone perfect it. I'll go consult with a few other old guys again."

  Qin Feng heard this and the joy in his heart also decreased a lot. Gongfa, gongfa! His father was one of the few geniuses of the Qin family, and at that time, the height of his martial arts realm was difficult to estimate. Unfortunately, he went out to travel thirty years ago and there was no news from then on. And the only gongfa he left behind harmed his grandson Qin Hao.

  Thinking of this, Qin Feng's mood became much lower. In the conference hall, Qin Feng just sighed and the elder remained silent. The atmosphere was somewhat depressing for a while.

  "Jiayou, Seasonal came to visit from the City Lord's Manor."

  Suddenly a voice rang out. A guard walked in, breaking the silence in the room.

  "Qin Feng, Ji Fan has arrived, you should go and receive him first. As for Qin Hao's problem, let me and a few old guys think of a solution."

  Qin Feng nodded in agreement. Then he stood up and walked out, instructing Qin Fenglin along the way: "Fenglin, go and summon Qin Hao and Yu Xian to the main hall."

  "Yes." Qin Fenglin took the order and quickly walked out.

  As for everything in the council hall, Qin Hao naturally didn't know. For now, what was still bothering him was the situation on the martial arts arena side.

  For ten days, Qin Hao stayed in the martial arts arena, carefully observing the situation of these people from the Qin family. Generally speaking, their cultivation level was still acceptable. Some were concentrated at the fifth or sixth layer of the Congxuan stage, and nearly ten had broken through to the eighth layer of the Congxuan stage. The most formidable ones were his eldest cousin Qin Shan, who was at the ninth layer of the Congxuan stage, and his younger sister Qin Yuxian, who was at the tenth layer of the Congxuan stage.

  Considering their age, it's already not bad. However, the realm and strength of Xuan Qi cultivation are not necessarily equivalent. Qin Hao discovered that among the Qin family descendants, whether they were direct or collateral, most had already shown deviations in their cultivation.

  They are too obsessed with the power of martial arts, and what they often pursue in their hearts are those powerful and majestic martial arts that ignore other equally important things, which is the way to use Xuan Qi, the timing of using martial arts, and the importance of body methods and martial arts.

  Most of them, as soon as they engage in battle, go all out with their Xuan Qi, relying on their passion to charge forward directly. Their three-board axe techniques are extremely skilled, and nothing else is considered. This is also why the Qin family's children have decent strength, but are thoroughly suppressed by the Lin family in every year's competition with other major families.

  Thinking of this, Qin Hao couldn't help but sigh. He saw the problem, but he didn't have the ability to change it yet. This concept had been deeply ingrained in the minds of the Qin family members, and even some of the elderly in the clan sometimes had this bias. Perhaps when he perfected that "Yu Yan Jue", he would have the ability to try to correct this deviation.

  Qin Hao sorted out these thoughts in the field, and didn't care about the surrounding situation. When he came back to his senses from his own thoughts, he looked up and found that Qin Yuxian had stood in front of him at some point.

  Qin Hao saw Qin Yuxian taking the initiative to find him, and his heart suddenly felt a little happy. Just as he was thinking about what to do next, Qin Yuxian suddenly spoke up.

  "Have you thought it through? Alright, Father wants us to go to the main hall." Her tone was calm and polite, but somewhat distant. As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around gracefully and walked forward slowly.

  Qin Hao's smile on his face was somewhat helpless, and then quickly returned to normal. He nodded, and followed behind Qin Yuxian.

  All the way Qin Yuxian didn't say a word, and Qin Hao didn't say anything either. He just quietly followed behind her, quietly watching her.

  He soon arrived at the entrance of the main hall and just as he reached the door, a man in white robes walked out from inside.

  The man had a clear and handsome face, with bright eyebrows and eyes that revealed a dignified temperament from the inside out. At first glance, he exuded an air of authority, but surprisingly, he didn't give off any sharp or intimidating vibes. Instead, he seemed warm and courteous. Paired with his refined smile, he was like a fine piece of jade, giving people a sense of warmth and serenity.

  Qin Hao quickly recognized his identity. Ji Fan, the person beside the city master, can also be said to be the closest person to the city master. Five years ago, a mysterious new city master appeared in Tianlang City, and Ji Fan also appeared in front of everyone as the city master's guard at that time.

  In this life, Qin Hao had only seen him once when the city master first arrived. However, in his past life, Qin Hao had met him several times and was quite familiar with him. The aura he exuded was also very unique. Qin Hao was confident that he wouldn't mistake him.

  "Seasonal brother." Qin Yuxian also found him and immediately greeted him. Her words directly confirmed Qin Hao's guess.

  Ji Fan smiled and nodded at Qin Yuxian, but his eyes turned to Qin Hao, asking: "Is this Qin Hao?"