Chapter 78: The True Xuanwu

  In Qin Hao's mind, hundreds of formation diagrams were constantly jumping and becoming clearer, as if they were being projected in front of him. His ten fingers all covered a thin layer of mysterious energy, stretching out in rhythm.

  Lin Zhanbei's long spear was full of momentum, shining with golden light as it approached. Qin Hao took a deep breath, his internal energy circulating to its limits, his ten fingers lightly placed on the surface of his body, ready to inscribe the array diagram.

  "Sizzling."

  Suddenly, a small spark jumped in front of Qin Hao and hit the tip of his long spear. The golden long spear that was emitting a cold glow suddenly flashed and completely dimmed. The spark gradually ignited and spread along the long spear, leaving behind a trail of cracks on its surface.

  Lin Zhanbei's pupils dilated unconsciously, and his right hand holding the long gun quickly loosened. At this moment, a somewhat elderly figure swiftly passed in front of Qin Hao, and a palm directly slapped Lin Zhanbei's chest.

  "Hmph."

  Lin Zhan spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward.

  "The three elders have finally decided to take action."

  Qin Hao saw the figure in front of him clearly and couldn't help but feel a little stunned.

  "Qin Hao, the old man can't help it, his hands are itching and he can't bear it, you won't mind, will you?" The three elders' eyes were deep and solemn as they gently stroked their white beards.

  Qin Hao couldn't help but smile bitterly. A few days ago, he had already told the Third Elder about his plan to challenge the heads of the various families today. Considering that this matter was too ostentatious, at the time he also asked the elder, if several family heads were to join forces and attack him, then the elder would take action to intimidate everyone.

  He didn't expect him to appear at this juncture. However, Qin Hao couldn't complain about this elder who had a certain reputation in the clan. Moreover, if it wasn't for his intervention, Qin Hao would have had to resort to using the power of the Xuanjing demon crystal and infuse it into his body before he could execute that martial skill.

  In this way, he doesn't have to lie down for several more months, which is a good thing for him.

  But what was that spark just now? That spark was extremely small, yet it could easily erode the Xuan Qi of a Lingxuan Ninth-Order Warrior.

  "Three Elders, you have broken through the True Mystical Boundary?"

  Qin Hao narrowed his eyes, seriously sensing the profound and vast aura on the old man's body. Upon closer inspection, he felt that the three elders indeed gave off a different impression than before.

  "Hmm, about a month ago, I barely broke through." The Third Elder said calmly, with a hint of pride still on his face. Only by carefully savoring the words could one detect the elder's tone of self-admiration.

  Qin Hao suddenly felt a heartfelt joy and relaxation. No wonder a few days ago, the three elders could see through him breaking through the Lingxuan Second Layer, originally entering the True Xuan Realm.

  In this way, the Qin family already had enough strength to thoroughly suppress other families.

  The gap between the True Mystical Realm and the Spiritual Mystical Realm is like the contrast between a newborn baby and a robust, full-grown man. The two are not on the same level.

  A warrior who has advanced to the True Mystic Realm can transform the void into reality with their mystic energy, thoroughly condensing the properties of their mystic energy and transforming them into real objects.

  For example, the three elders practiced fire-based techniques. After reaching the True Mystical Realm, they could transform their true energy into a fierce and unparalleled true flame, with power at least ten times greater than ordinary flames.

  Practicing the Wind-type technique, after entering the True Mystic realm, one can transform the Mysterious Energy into a violent gust of wind. Practicing techniques of other attributes also has similar effects.

  Just now, the three elders only lightly flicked out a small cluster of sparks, and they could easily corrode away the weapon that Lin War North had condensed with a large amount of Xuan Qi. This disparity in strength was really hard to imagine.

  A true master of the first rank can thoroughly gain the upper hand even when surrounded by dozens of masters of the tenth rank.

  It can be said that from now on, the strength of the Qin family has truly left other families behind. The two sides are no longer in the same league.

  "What a true Xuan boundary?" Lin Zhanbei crawled up from the ground, covering his chest with his hand, speaking while coughing up blood. His gaze at the old man was extremely venomous.

  "Lin Zhanbei, since you can take action against your juniors, I'd like to exchange a few blows with you too."

  The three elders' eyes gleamed with a fierce intent. He blocked Qin Hao's path, calmly and unhurriedly facing Lin Zhanbei: "Of course, if others from the family want to come together too, today old master will play with you."

  "These Qin family members, are they all so fierce?" A burly man with a curly beard on the periphery of the group had his eyes wide open: "It seems like every member of this family does things in such a direct way, no nonsense, just directly taking action."

  The dark-faced, thin man beside him let out a "hey" and said in a rather approving tone: "Not to mention the Qin family's kid, last time I saw Qin Feng appear, he was also like this. Who would have thought that this old man had such a temper too."

  The two were chatting happily when they were suddenly pushed and stumbled to the side. Extremely angry, they turned their head back, just about to scold, but was met with a pair of icy cold eyes.

  The black-faced man reacted quickly and said with a flattering face: "Master Lan is here, I'll make way for you."

  His eyes quickly scanned around and found that the people around him had unknowingly moved to one side, only he and the whiskered man were staring intently, not noticing, blocking Lan Yi's way. He hastily took a few small steps back, and as he walked away, he didn't forget to pull the whiskered man to one side.

  Lan Yi's gaze was fixed intently on the direction of the arena, his hand waved forward, and nearly fifty warriors rushed in behind him. Behind the fifty warriors, the Lin family disciples, the Mo family members, the guardians of the Ruyi Pavilion, the White Family Guards, almost all the families related to the Lin family appeared.

  Hundreds of people, with powerful strides, rushed into the square in unison.

  Lan Yi also walked a few steps, as soon as he heard the news of Li Yan's loss, he had already brought out the most elite warriors in the clan, and when they were halfway there, they met Lin's family and others rushing towards the square, and a group of people gathered around him.

  At first, he was still a bit flustered in his heart and didn't know how the city master would react to this situation. It wasn't until he walked up to Old Man Chen that he felt anxious about paying his respects, only to discover that the old man was sitting in a chair with his eyes closed, seemingly indifferent to everything.

  A flustered heart suddenly calmed down, he walked to Lin Zhanbei's side and fought alongside him: "The three elders of the Qin family, right? Suddenly attacking the Lin family isn't too excessive, is it?"

  Lin Bi also appeared, hastily standing beside Lin Zhanbei, glaring at Qin Hao with anger.

  Almost three hundred people stood up in the square, with a mighty momentum, and all of them vaguely surrounded the Qin family.

  Du Ying and Mu Pan suddenly felt a tense atmosphere, a scene that had not occurred in many years. Before they could think, the two of them stood beside the three elders of the Qin family, and the young masters of the two families moved accordingly.

  In an instant, it changed from a solo showdown to a confrontation with many people.

  On the side of Qin Hao, there were only about one-fifth as many people as their opponents. However, from the three elders of the Qin family to the younger generation like Qin Shan, not a single person showed any signs of fear. As usual, they looked completely nonchalant.

  That appearance is extremely lacking, yet it also has a kind of indescribable elegance.

  "Too much? What's it to you?" The Third Elder's tone was extremely sharp.

  This old man himself has a bad temper, and sometimes he doesn't even have a good attitude towards his own clansmen. Now that the people in front of him are from the Lin and Lan families, he has no need to give them any face.

  As soon as the old man's voice fell, the mysterious energy on his body suddenly fluctuated, and two tongues of flame rose into the air. His hands didn't move at all, but the two fierce flames seemed to be manipulated by someone, hovering around his body like two fire dragons, constantly dancing, and the heat directly forced some condensed spiritual realm warriors to retreat.

  Some warriors who were forced by the aura of the three elders had an abnormal flush on their faces, and their foreheads were densely covered with sweat beads. They looked extremely wretched.

  "True Xuanwu!" Lan Yi exclaimed. He hadn't witnessed the three elders' move earlier, but now he understood why Lin Zhanbei was injured so severely.

  The three elders gave him a cold glance, let out a cold snort, and their aura suddenly surged up several degrees.

  The warriors surrounding him felt that his cold hum was like a heavy hammer striking their chest, and they all involuntarily retreated several steps. Those with lower cultivation even spat out a mouthful of blood, with bloody threads bursting from their mouths and noses. Even Blue Easy, who had reached the ninth level of spiritual refinement, could only barely resist by mobilizing his entire body's spiritual energy. Despite this, his face was still drenched in sweat. The circle formed by three hundred people was thus split open, revealing a path.

  "The two masters, today's kindness, I will remember." The three elders smiled kindly at Du Ying and Mu Yan, making a promise. He didn't look at anyone else again, and walked out of the encircled circle first, with Qin Hao and others following closely behind.

  "Son of a bitch." Lin Bi's mouth was bleeding, and when he saw Qin Hao walk in front of him, the anger on his body suddenly became uncontrollable. He clenched his fist and rushed out. Lin Zhanbei's face changed, just wanting to reach out and grab him, but the wound on his chest pulled again, and he spat out another mouthful of blood, letting him rush out.

  The three elders furrowed their brows, just as they were about to take action, Qin Hao walked up to him and smiled, shaking his head: "Don't mind him."

  The three elders looked puzzled, but their puzzlement didn't last long.

  Ding!

  A cold light shot in from outside the field, landing in front of Lin Bi, piercing through the hem of his robe and deep into the ground. Then a clear metallic sound rang out.

  Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!...

  One streak of light after another, like shooting stars chasing the moon, flew in continuously, pinning Lin Bi's robe to the ground.

  A crisp sound rang out thirty times, and when the sound stopped, there were thirty long swords surrounding Lin Bi's body on the ground. All thirty long swords had pierced through his robes and deep into the earth, forming a sword circle that trapped Lin Bi in the middle.

  If he dares to take another step forward, it will be a fatal blow and Wan Jie will not survive. On Lin Bi's back, a chill seemed to creep up his spine, and the anger in his heart suddenly disappeared, leaving only a cold sweat all over his body, his hands and feet were icy, and his legs were still trembling constantly.

  Thirty long swords, each one nailed around him without a single deviation.

  "Three elders, Qin Hao, don't bother with them. Leave the rest to us." Outside, Qin Fenglin smiled brightly, behind him stood twenty-nine elite guards from the clan, their faces stern and unyielding, their calm eyes sending chills down people's spines.

  "Are you still looking for them?" The three elders looked at Qin Hao with interest.

  Qin Hao's face, pale from excessive blood loss, looked somewhat unnatural: "Mm, having them keep the scene under control is a good thing after all. So I took the liberty of asking Qin Fenglin to come along before I arrived."

  Of course, he let Qin Fenglin bring out the private guards of the clan, and he also had his own ideas.

  "Let's go." The three elders glanced at Qin Hao's bleeding right arm: "Go back home and have someone take a look, always so reckless."

  After finishing speaking, he walked forward again. Qin Hao followed behind him, lowering his head, but his eyes were scanning the position of the city master, as if waiting for something in his heart.

  "The lord of the castle." Lin Zhanbei was extremely indignant in his heart, if he let Qin Hao and the others leave like this today, the Lin family would really lose all face: "The Qin family is really too arrogant."

  Lan Yi also shouted loudly: "Qin Hao disrespects you, provokes other family heads, the Qin family guards gather in the square and take up arms first. This is ignoring your existence."

  The two instigators shouted loudly, and all the people on Lin's side also shouted loudly.

  "Severely punish the Qin family."

  "Severely punish the Qin family."

  "Teach them a good lesson."

  In fact, Lin Zhan and Bei Lan Yi's reasons are completely justified. No matter what, Qin Hao was the first to provoke them, and the Qin family guards were the first to take action. Although they entered the square with a larger number of people than the Qin family, firstly, they did not bring any weapons, and secondly, they had not yet taken action. This is where they have the upper hand.

  They still had some expectations in their hearts, and this city master, although seemingly close to the Qin family in secret, did not lean towards either side in many things. At least on the surface, he was impartial. Since Lin Zhanbei Lan Yi had found these two points, he needed to come out and make a decision no matter what.

  The three elders, Qin Hao and others all stopped in their tracks. The eyes of the entire audience also focused on Old Man Chen. Everyone was waiting for his words, they wanted to know how this master of Tianlang City would choose.

  Under the gaze of thousands, Old Man Chen's eyelids lifted, and his old eyes swept across the scene before saying extremely calmly: "This trial will end like this. The Qin family is still too rash, next time you must try first, remember to inform me first."

  "Ji Fan, let's go."

  Ji Fan nodded and pushed the wheelbarrow slowly out of the arena.

  Let's try! The old man lightly mentioned a word, and the nature of this matter was settled. This is just a tryout, just a practice within the family. As soon as these words came out, even the stupidest person would understand which side the old man supported.

  "Chen Lao, this is unfair. You can't be too lenient with them."

  "Old Chen, does this look like a competition?"

  Lin Zhan and Bei Lan Yi shouted loudly at the same time, everyone from both families screamed their lungs out, responding in unison.

  The old man furrowed his brow, raised his right hand, and gestured for Ji Fan to stop the wheelbarrow, turning him to face Lin Zhanbei and Lan Yi: "This Tianlang City, I can still be in charge. This is a test."

  The voice was very calm, without even a hint of anger. But those explosive sounds suddenly quieted down. Lin Zhanbei was swept by the old man's tranquil and waveless eyes, and he felt a thud in his heart, not daring to say anything.

  "Let's go."

  The old man spoke up, and Ji Fan continued to push the old man out of the field. As they passed by Qin Hao's position, the old man said indifferently: "Qin Hao, you're good at this kind of probing, even Qin Feng wouldn't dare to have such guts."

  A sentence without head or tail, and the voice was very small, only Qin Hao heard it.

  Qin Hao gazed at the old man's receding back, a wave of dizziness rising in his heart. He hadn't expected that this old fellow had seen through him after all.

  Although the old man was close to the Qin family in many things, he still appeared impartial on the surface, so some families always had a lucky heart.

  However, from today onwards, it will be different. With Old Man Chen's prestige in the city, his reputation has been clearly demonstrated today. In the future, how many people would dare to provoke the Qin family? Not to mention that the Qin family now also has a True Profound Realm warrior. With the current strength of the Qin family, they can already look down on other families.

  Thinking of this, Qin Hao felt a wave of relief in his heart. He had Qin Fenglin bring the clan guards, and this move was still a gamble that paid off. However, thinking about it, he really might have provoked that old man, and his heart still felt some unconscious fear.

  As he walked, Qin Hao felt the pain in his right hand becoming more and more pronounced. Earlier, preoccupied with other things, he hadn't noticed it. Now that he was calm, the pain intensified a lot.

  The wound on my right arm isn't too serious, but the pain is extremely strong. In the energy explosion just now, several half-inch long wounds were torn on my arm, although they have stopped bleeding, the pain hasn't decreased at all. I'm exhausted and lost some blood, my legs are also a bit weak and can't exert any strength.

  With a sigh of helplessness and a bitter smile, Qin Hao lifted his feet and took one difficult step after another forward.

  Just as Qin Hao was in the midst of his arduous struggle, a faint scent of elegant fragrance wafted to his nostrils. Before he could react, he felt one side of his arm being gently supported.

  "Yu Xian?" Qin Hao gazed at the breathtakingly beautiful face in front of him, slightly dazed for a moment before self-mockingly saying: "Indeed, I'm somewhat overwhelmed with favor."

  Qin Yuxian didn't go to see him, but instead supported his arm and helped him walk forward. After a few steps, Qin Yuxian suddenly sighed and said in a low voice: "I really don't know when you can change your stubborn personality."

  Qin Hao smiled wryly and said: "Alright, alright, I remember you weren't much better than me either."

  Qin Yuxian seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly smiled, then quickly hid her smile: "You're leaving, aren't you?"

  Qin Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to deny it, but then he thought of how clever this young girl had been since childhood, and how rarely he could hide anything from her. So, he honestly said: "Qin Shan and the others have become much stronger now, the three elders have entered the True Mystic realm, and Elder Chen's actions today have made their stance clear. From now on, the Qin family can be considered safe. There are some things that must be faced eventually. For example, Lin Yu, or Lin Yu's master."

  "Yu Xian, aren't you going to tell me what happened back then?" Qin Hao still held a glimmer of hope in his heart.

  "Why bother about so much? Just mind your own business." Qin Yuxian said with her head down, her soft voice unusually low.

  Qin Hao shook his head and revealed a relieved smile. No matter what, she didn't say it, but he would know someday. As long as the Qin family lived well, peacefully and happily, that was enough for him.

  The two walked silently towards the direction of the Qin family. When they entered the Qin mansion, Qin Yuxian's hand slowly loosened.

  "Qin Hao, come with me. Old Qin Hang is quite skilled at treating these wounds, I'll take you to him." The Third Elder turned around and instructed Qin Hao.

  Qin Hao nodded and glanced at Qin Yuxian, following the footsteps of the three elders. The two figures walked towards the back garden of the Qin family, gradually disappearing into the distance.

  Qin Yuxian's gaze followed Qin Hao until his figure disappeared. She lowered her head, and a hint of melancholy seeped into her piercing eyes. In a low voice, she murmured: "Does it matter whether I know or not? Qin Hao... brother."