Chapter 89: Two Months Later, Both Break Through

A few things happened during the two months Qin Xiao kept Seven Stars Peak sealed off.

The Great Elder was still searching everywhere for evidence. He had sent people to question almost every force that had visited the Abyss Secret Realm, but no one had seen what had happened.

He had not been idle. He pursued both outside help and evidence.

Lin Tiancheng wanted to visit his daughter the next day, but was refused entry in the end and could only return.

The disciples sent by various peaks to monitor outside the courtyard were all withdrawn as well, because Qin Xiao had truly entered Secluded Cultivation, and no one had come and gone for a long time.

Just like that, two months passed, and Qin Xiao also emerged from Secluded Cultivation and came out into the courtyard.

“It’s about time. I’ve eaten plenty of Saint Origin Spirit Fruits and drunk plenty of Spirit Liquid. At last, I have this thing called Divine Sense.”

Qin Xiao was very satisfied with the results of his Secluded Cultivation.

Qin Xiao’s Divine Sense now extended a full five hundred meters when released, but only five hundred meters. Perhaps this was the limit of the fourth layer of Body Refinement; no matter how many more Saint Origin Spirit Fruits he ate, the distance no longer increased.

These two months he hadn’t used Spirit Stones much, and had already saved over fifteen million, but this amount of Spirit Stones was something Qin Xiao no longer cared about.

He did save over a thousand Saint Origin Spirit Fruits, and that was after Qin Xiao ate over three hundred. Seeing that his Divine Sense didn’t grow further, Qin Xiao also stopped.

He also had Spirit Liquid left: over a hundred thousand drops after his own and his disciples’ consumption. Even letting Yun Man and Lin Shimeng use it freely without fully refining each dose had only multiplied their consumption a few times. He had still used most of it himself.

“Master, are you emerging from Secluded Cultivation today?”

Yun Man had also finished cultivation and came out, and soon after, Lin Shimeng appeared in the courtyard as well.

“Disciples, you’ve both emerged from Secluded Cultivation too.”

Qin Xiao greeted his two disciples as they emerged.

“Tell me how you’ve done. I’ve made some progress these past two months. Have you two Heavenly Spirit Root holders reached the goal I set?”

Qin Xiao said very happily, seeing as he now also possessed Divine Sense.

“I haven’t let you down, Master. I’ve reached mid Nascent Soul. Give me two more months, and I’m confident I can reach late Nascent Soul.” The source of this chapter is novelping . com.

Yun Man was already close to the mid Nascent Soul stage and had broken through in less than a month. Along the way, she had asked Qin Xiao for supplies several times; it seemed she had laid a solid foundation in order to charge toward the late Nascent Soul stage.

“How are you so fast? I cultivated no less than you, yet I only just broke through to the mid Nascent Soul stage yesterday. Did Master favor you and give you other resources?”

Lin Shimeng was crestfallen. She had worked so hard, hoping to catch Yun Man or at least close the gap. Instead, the gap had grown. She strongly suspected Qin Xiao had given Yun Man special treatment.

“Yes, I asked Master for Spirit Liquid a few more times. Try using all of yours, and you can ask him for more too. If you’re no good, train harder. Stop making excuses.”

Yun Man did not deny it, instead directly issuing a challenge to Lin Shimeng.

“Master, I’m not convinced! We both have Heavenly Spirit Roots-did you give her other resources? If you gave her some sort of resource that allows for rapid advancement, give me some too.”

Lin Shimeng was furious and demanded an answer directly from Qin Xiao.

“I didn’t give her anything else. Just Spirit Liquid. You bought everything else at the auction yourselves. I’m rich, not a treasure chest. How could I have everything?”

Qin Xiao hardly knew what to say.

The competition for places in Spirit Medicine Valley was seven days away; the valley would open in twenty-seven days. The contest was held twenty days before it opened.

Qin Xiao could have stayed in seclusion for six more days, but he had said two months, and he would keep to it. Any longer, and he suspected the Sect Leader might force his way through the formation.

Sure enough, Sect Leader Lin Tiancheng arrived at Seven Stars Peak less than half a quarter-hour after Qin Xiao took down the courtyard formation.

One couldn’t really blame Lin Tiancheng for being anxious. He had already investigated everything that happened in Tianyi City and guessed that the destruction of the Tian Family must be related to Qin Xiao. He also guessed that the person pulling the strings behind the scenes was Chen Lou, and that the matter even implicated Chen Shunyi.

He had even found the location where Qin Xiao and the Tian Family had fought. But why hadn’t his daughter told him about these things? This made him start to worry, yet Qin Xiao had been in Secluded Cultivation, leaving him with far too many questions that needed answers.

“The Sect Leader is here.”

Qin Xiao’s Divine Sense had already spread outward; the moment Lin Tiancheng entered the five-hundred-meter range, Qin Xiao was already aware of it.

“My father is here? I’ll go receive him. I haven’t seen him in two months.”

Lin Shimeng hurried out to greet her father. She had been in seclusion before, but never for more than a month. After two months this time, she missed him.

“Qin Xiao, this Secluded Cultivation of yours really caught me off guard.”

Moments later, Lin Tiancheng’s figure appeared at the entrance of the courtyard.

“Greetings, Sect Leader. I wanted to get stronger. The competition for places in Spirit Medicine Valley is about to begin.” Follow the newest chapters on novelрing.com.

Qin Xiao offered a legitimate reason. Besides, they had not used any sect supplies during seclusion. What could the Sect Leader blame him for?

“I’m not here to question your Secluded Cultivation. I’m here to ask about what happened in Tianyi City. Was the destruction of the Tian Family your doing? And was the person behind it Chen Lou?”

Lin Tiancheng was both worried and furious. That Tian Family truly had incredible audacity; they actually dared to act against disciples of the Tianyuan Sect-and Core Disciples at that, nearly placing his daughter in grave danger.

Chen Lou was another matter. Without hard evidence, even Lin Tiancheng could do little. Only the Heavenly Dynasty could try and convict its officials. The Tianyuan Sect could not simply take revenge; it had to report the matter through official channels.

“Ah? Didn’t Shimeng tell you?”

Qin Xiao was somewhat surprised. Did Lin Shimeng not mention any of this? Then what on earth had the father and daughter talked about earlier?

“Don’t get me started on Shimeng! What did you give her, boy? She’s siding with you already. I asked her, and she told me nothing. Did you use those resources to threaten her?”

If Lin Shimeng hadn’t been involved, Lin Tiancheng wouldn’t have been this angry, but after only a few days, his own daughter was already siding with outsiders.

“Father, it’s not that I wouldn’t tell you. At the time, I was simply too exhausted and wanted to rest properly before telling you, but because I suddenly entered Secluded Cultivation right after, I didn’t have the time to say anything.”

To avoid awkwardness, Lin Shimeng hurriedly offered an explanation.

In truth, she wasn’t even entirely clear on why she hadn’t mentioned it, but now that her father had tracked her down to her doorstep, this was the only explanation she could give.

“I didn’t expect this. She really said nothing? Did I misjudge her?”

Lin Shimeng’s explanation left Qin Xiao puzzled.

After all, in his estimation, Lin Shimeng would surely have recounted every single detail to Lin Tiancheng, after which Lin Tiancheng would have figured out a way to extract some resources from him to supplement the Sect. But right now, things didn’t seem to be playing out that way at all.

“Forget it. You think I couldn’t find out just because you said nothing? Unfortunately, I was a step too late: the Ye Family has already taken over the Tian Family. Chen Lou will be harder to deal with. He’s an official of the Heavenly Dynasty. And I’ve heard Tianyi City’s representative this time is Chen Shunyi’s youngest disciple, who nominally holds the position of Deputy City Lord.”

Lin Tiancheng gave Lin Shimeng an exasperated look, then turned back to his worries.

“Sect Leader, what is there to worry about? The Spirit Medicine Valley spot competition has an age limit of thirty-five, doesn’t it? Even if Chen Shunyi’s disciple is under thirty-five, he’s at most at the Nascent Soul Stage. What is there to fret over? Both Yun Man and Shimeng have already reached the mid Nascent Soul stage.”

Qin Xiao was unconcerned. Spirit Medicine Valley had a stricter age limit than the Abyss Secret Realm. The Abyss Secret Realm admitted those under fifty, but Spirit Medicine Valley’s limit was thirty-five.