Chapter 10: Dragon Pavilion, Is My Younger Sister Also My Senior Sister?

  Time flies, and two days have passed since the battle at Shengshi Cliff. In these two days, Qin Xuan's victory over Qin Jiangwei, who had reached the ninth rank of the Body Refining stage, has been widely talked about, causing a great stir. Many young strongmen from the other three families have come to try their luck and make a name for themselves.

  However, Qin Xuan has been using his injury as an excuse and refused to see anyone.

  As for the tribal headquarters' tribal comparison competition, due to various reasons, it has been cancelled. And that heavy treasure, naturally and accordingly, is also cancelled. This has caused many people who still remembered it to clench their fists in regret.

  Dongfu Courtyard.

  A man in black clothes, Qin Xuan, sat upright beside a stone table. Across from him was a man in brocade robes, Qin Yun Tian. Compared to two days ago, Qin Yun Tian's expression had clearly improved significantly, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that his eyebrows were flying and his color was dancing. The worry on his face had long since dissipated like smoke and clouds.

  "So you're saying that you can instantly break through to the sixth level of Refining Body because of your strange illness?" Qin Yun Tian asked, still puzzled.

  He nodded, and Qin Xuan secretly smiled wryly in his heart. These two days, he had been making excuses for his father while recovering from his illness, thinking that he had finally fooled him, but who knew he came to "interrogate" him again today.

  It's not surprising, though - anyone who breaks through three layers in one day would think it absurd, let alone a freak with seven layers of meridians wasted.

  He furrowed his brow, though puzzled, but Qin Yun Tian didn't ask any more questions, which also made Qin Xuan breathe a sigh of relief.

  "By the way, Father, has the matter I entrusted you with made any progress?" Qin Xuan hastily changed the subject.

  "Hmm." Qin Yun Tian nodded, his face suddenly set in a serious expression. "Two days ago, I had someone keep an eye on the Western Manor at all times. The past two days have been unusually quiet, so quiet that it's almost abnormal. Until today at noon, it seems like the Western Manor has welcomed a big shot."

  "Big shot?"

  "That's right, when that big shot appeared, the Western Palace almost mobilized all its strongmen, and as for who could make the Western Palace attach such importance to it, I still can't think of anyone until now."

  Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan furrowed his brow in thought. For some reason, after returning from Sheng Si Ya, he had arranged for someone to keep an eye on the West Manor, and unexpectedly, it was indeed true that he caught a glimpse of something fishy.

  Qin Yun let out a sigh, he didn't expect to have this unexpected discovery either. "It seems that Qin Long is indeed sinister!"

  "I hope he doesn't do anything stupid again." Qin Xuan sighed, his two handsome sword-shaped eyebrows tightly furrowed together, a bad premonition rising from the bottom of his heart, feeling like something was going to happen.

  ……

  Long Gai, since the establishment of the Qin family, has always existed as one of the forbidden areas of the Qin family. Not only are there many strong members of the Qin family guarding this place, but also countless deadly traps. If not permitted, even a powerful cultivator with a fully condensed Divine Mirror would undoubtedly die upon entry.

  The Dragon Pavilion is extremely mysterious, even the current four major masters can only enter once. It's said that only those who have stepped into the Condensed Spirit Mirror and achieved great perfection will be absorbed by the Dragon Pavilion. Without a doubt, the Dragon Pavilion is where the entire Qin family's martial power lies!

  At this time, on the winding path leading to Longge, a figure was walking slowly, occasionally curiously looking around, dressed in black clothes and with black hair, it was Qin Xuan!

  Today is already the third day of the appointment with Old Ancestor, Qin Xuan dare not slack off. After all, this Old Ancestor of the Qin family's strength is truly terrifying, that overbearing aura, even thinking about it now, still leaves a lingering fear.

  As he walked along the road, Qin Xuan discovered that Long Ge was not a single pavilion, but a continuous mountain range. The surrounding area was lush with green trees, and from time to time, several harmless magical beasts could be seen flying by. It didn't seem as mysterious and powerful as his father had described, but rather like a resort paradise in the previous life on Earth. Except that the spiritual energy here was more concentrated than outside.

  Hiss.

  Just as Qin Xuan was admiring the scenery, a streak of light fell in front of him. On conditioned reflex, he hastily retreated backwards, his body slightly leaning forward, his muscles tense, and he assumed a defensive posture.

  A sword, an extremely good-looking sword, over three feet long, with two dragon heads carved on either side of the blade, winding upwards as if about to take off, the blood groove in the middle seeming to have real blood flowing through it, a bright red that stings the eyes, a bloody aura spreading out.

  "Who!"

  A giant sword almost as tall as himself was tightly grasped in his hand, Qin Xuan shouted, the mysterious energy inside his body slowly flowed out, but what responded to him was a fierce kick!

  Hmph.

  Qin Xuan's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly resisted, but was still kicked in the chest by this kick. His whole body instantly flew backwards, and the xuanqi inside his body fluctuated wildly, almost losing control.

  Forcing back the urge to vomit blood, Qin Xuan lifted his head and finally saw the face of the person who had arrived. It was a girl who looked around sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a cyan long dress with a slender waist, an oval face, lips like cherry blossoms, eyebrows like ink paintings, and eyes like autumn water. She had an indescribable softness and delicacy, but beneath that delicacy, there was a hint of disdain and provocation.

  "Who are you!" After a brief daze, Qin Xuan's expression turned stern. Although the other party was beautiful, but judging from the strength they had just shown, they were far stronger than himself. This was definitely a rose with thorns!

  The girl didn't directly answer Qin Xuan, but instead looked him up and down with a scrutinizing gaze, then sheathed her long sword and slightly opened her crimson lips, "Are you Qin Xuan?"

  The sound is like a spring bubbling, ding-dong, it's really nice to hear, and also like the oriole's song, leaving a lasting impression.

  Another daze, Qin Xuan couldn't help but nod his head, his eyes slightly bulging. Seeing this, the girl's eyebrows furrowed slightly, a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes. Then, her long skirt fluttered as she coldly snorted, "I don't know what our ancestor saw in you, but if you keep staring at me for more than three seconds, you can forget about keeping your eyeballs!"

  "Let's go!"

  Having said that, he ignored Qin Xuan who was still in a 'dazed' state and turned to walk forward, his chin slightly raised, just like a proud swan.

  A faint bitter smile rose to the corners of Qin Xuan's mouth, and a hint of embarrassment floated onto his face. Without explanation, he sheathed his massive sword and followed in the girl's footsteps. Now he knew that the girl must have been sent by Old Ancestor.

  But isn't Long Gong only accessible after mastering the Jing Shen Mirror? Could it be that this girl in front of me has already achieved mastery of the Jing Shen Mirror?

  Thinking of this, Qin Xuan couldn't help but be shocked. If it was really like that, then the Qin family was indeed a place where dragons and tigers were hidden!

  However, he soon denied it again. If it was a concentrated mirror, he couldn't withstand that kick just now.

  All the way, the girl didn't talk to Qin Xuan, and Qin Xuan wouldn't take the initiative to make things awkward. The deeper they went, the more surprised Qin Xuan became. If it weren't for the girl leading the way, he would have gotten lost long ago. Especially since every hundred meters or so, a powerful energy barrier would appear, as if there were pairs of eyes staring at him from above. This feeling made Qin Xuan's back break out in cold sweat.

  Until now, he finally knew how ridiculous his previous thoughts were. A resort? Have you ever seen a resort full of 'cameras'? And these 'cameras' are all powerful and at least have the cultivation of a condensed divine mirror!

  "We're here."

  Just as Qin Xuan was secretly shocked, the girl in front suddenly stopped and said in a cold voice.

  He withdrew his attention, and Qin Xuan only then discovered that he had unknowingly stopped in front of a grass hut. Behind the hut was a bamboo forest, and beside it was a small stream. The water flowed gently, clear to the bottom. By the stream, an old man leaned against a bamboo chair, holding a fishing rod, with his eyes closed, cultivating his spirit, seemingly completely unaware of their arrival.

  "Old man, this kid has brought it to you."

  Without paying any attention to Qin Xuan's stunned face, the girl came to the old man's side and shouted loudly into his ear. Her voice was thunderous, like a clap of thunder, startling the birds in the forest to fly away.

  "Huh? Arrived?" The old man dug his ears, opened his eyes, and when he saw the girl, a doting smile involuntarily appeared on his face, making Qin Xuan in the distance look puzzled.

  This old man was naturally Qin's ancestor, but what he couldn't understand was that this ancestor seemed to be afraid of the little girl.

  And if he didn't mishear, this girl actually called the old ancestor "old head"? If the higher-ups of the Qin family outside heard about it, wouldn't they go crazy?

  The old ancestor glanced at the young man in the distance and then looked at the girl, asking, "How is it? What's that kid's strength like?"

  "Fool! I can kill him with just one finger!"

  The girl didn't show any embarrassment at all, her voice still cold and clear.

  He twitched the corner of his mouth, and Laozu knew the girl's temper, so he didn't say anything else. He took the girl with him, and with a light step, they suddenly appeared in front of Qin Xuan from tens of meters away.

  "Qin Xuan has seen the Old Ancestor!" The young man stepped forward and bowed.

  He nodded slightly, and for some reason, Lao Zu felt more and more satisfied as he looked at the little guy. "It seems that your injuries have all recovered, and it seems that your Xuan Qi has also made progress."

  "Yes."

  Qin Xuan replied that his strength had indeed improved a lot after the battle with Qin Jiangwei, although he had not yet broken through to the seventh level of Body Refining, but it was more perfect.

  "This girl you've seen before is the daughter of Qin Ming, that old scoundrel from Nanfu. She was brought to me since she was a child, and now that I think about it, she should be considered your senior sister."

  Older sister?

  Qin Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses. The old master of the Qin family meant to take him as an apprentice. He hastily paid respects to his master and couldn't help but cast his gaze at the girl once again.

  Nanfu's master, Qin Ming, had a daughter named Qin Wei. However, it was rumored that she had gone missing since childhood. Unexpectedly, she was taken in and raised by her ancestors. If this were the case, it seemed that he should call her "cousin" as well?

  Call her sister? Damn it, this is a scam.

  He muttered under his breath, Qin Xuan's face was somewhat complicated, and he opened his mouth several times in a row, but couldn't bring himself to say it. The old ancestor seemed to have guessed something too, and chuckled, not forcing the issue, letting the younger generation handle their own affairs.

  As for Qin Wei, she let out a cold snort and didn't take this nominal elder brother seriously at all. She then turned around and disappeared into the forest.

  "Master, how strong is this cousin of mine?" Qin Xuan finally couldn't help but ask out of curiosity as he saw the girl leave.

  Upon hearing this, Old Ancestor's mouth slightly curled up as he walked towards the grass and trees, "The Qi Sea Mirror period."

  Breath, Breath Ocean Mirror! Still mid-term!

  He twitched his mouth and Qin Xuan suddenly felt a little powerless. He remembered that the first among the younger generation of the Qin family, in name only, was probably just Qi Haijing's predecessor?

  Look at yourself again, six layers of body refinement...

  What was originally thought to be some progress by Qin Xuan suddenly felt extremely disappointing.

  "Let's go, I want to see what's going on with your seven-layer meridian."

  As soon as the words fell, Lao Zu's figure had already entered the thatched cottage. Seeing this, Qin Xuan's spirit shook and he didn't think much more, stepping alone into the thatched cottage...

  The meridians, having been crippled seven layers, can still break through three heavy ones in one day. If my own meridians were intact, would I be inferior to them?