It wasn't until Qin Xuan, Wei Qingxuan, Xuan Fatian, and Chen Hongying separated and returned to dormitory 175 that the teacher from Class 10, Ji Haoran, came to tell him about his return to the gifted class.
Ji Haoran said: "Qin Xuan, your performance today has shocked everyone in the academy. Even though your destiny is not high, you are powerful. The academy attaches great importance to you. If you want to return to the gifted class, you can ask the academy
Apply and you will definitely get what you want.”
Do you still have to apply to go back to the gifted class before the college will approve it?
Haha...you really pay enough attention to it!
After this month, Qin Xuan discovered that there was not much difference between whether he was in the ordinary class or the genius class. The difference between one high-grade Yunxing Pill per month and only twelve per year.
And when he won the first place in the freshman assessment, the reward he received was not only twelve high-grade Yunxing Pills, but also three high-grade medicinal herbs.
If the college invites him to return to the gifted class, Qin Xuan will naturally go back. If he applies for it himself...
Qin Xuan expressed his thoughts to Ji Haoran: "I think the ordinary class is very good, so I won't apply."
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Deep in the college, in Wang Haiqing's mansion, there is a big bed in a certain room.
The blood from the corner of Xiong Qisheng's mouth had been wiped away, and ointment had been applied to the injured area, but he still did not wake up.
Beside the bed, Wang Haiqing clenched his fists with his hands, looked at Xiong Qisheng on the bed, with terrifying flames in his eyes, and murmured:
"Sheng'er! Get well soon. My father will definitely avenge you. I will never spare that little beast, I will never spare him!"
Everyone in Wusheng Academy is very surprised that Xiong Qisheng is not the student with the best qualifications, the highest cultivation, and the greatest potential in the genius class, but why he has won the favor of Vice President Wang Haiqing and been accepted by Wang Haiqing as his direct disciple.
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I'm afraid no one would have thought that Xiong Qisheng was Wang Haiqing's illegitimate son. Even Xiong Qisheng didn't know.
"Brother Qin, why don't you go back to the genius class?"
After urging Haoran to leave, Wu Yuan and Ma Bo asked in confusion.
The treatment of the gifted class is double that of the ordinary class. Which student doesn't want to be in the gifted class.
The reason why Nie Dong, Wu Yuan, and Ma Bo listened to Xiong Qisheng's words was because Xiong Qisheng promised the three of them to get them back to the genius class as soon as possible.
It can be seen that the temptation of the gifted class is indeed not low. Now the college allows Qin Xuan to apply to return to the gifted class, so that he can go back, but Qin Xuan does not come back, which really surprises Wu Yuan and Ma Bo.
Qin Xuan didn't go back because the college didn't directly invite him to go back, but required him to apply by himself. His pride troubled him, so he didn't want to go back.
Of course, there is no need to explain this idea clearly to Wu and Ma.
Qin Xuan smiled faintly and said: "I think practicing in the ordinary class is not bad. It will not be slower than the genius class. The most important thing in practicing is to rely on yourself. If you have ambitions in your heart and keep going, you will be able to practice in the ordinary class."
As martial arts goes a long way, a firm heart is more important than superior resources."
The first words are spoken casually, while the latter words are spoken casually, reflecting Qin Xuan's understanding of martial arts.
After a pause, Qin Xuan continued: "Next, you should practice more diligently. I have decided to enter the Qingyun Mountains soon to practice and take you with me. I will return these two Star Accumulating Pills to you."
While talking, Qin Xuan took out two high-grade Yunxing Pills and gave one to each of them.
This time Qin Xuan won the first place in the freshman assessment and received twelve Yunxing Pills as a reward, as well as three high-grade medicinal materials, which was enough for him to practice for a period of time. It didn't matter whether he had two more or two higher-grade Yunxing Pills.
It's a big relationship.
Qin Xuan's decision not to return to the gifted class was not purely due to his self-esteem. The main reason was that his progress over the past month had made him understand that there was not much difference between the gifted class and the ordinary class.
If he stayed in Wusheng Academy for several years, the salary gap between the genius class and the ordinary class would still be huge, but Qin Xuan felt that it was unlikely that he would stay in Wusheng Academy for several years.
His goal is to become a Martial Saint within a year, and after becoming a Martial Saint, he is already above the vice-president of the college, so why should he care about the little treatment from the college.
Moreover, there are not even students at the ninth level of the Qi Sea Realm in the Martial Saint Academy. If Qin Xuan becomes a Martial Saint in one year, who can teach him? In all likelihood, he will not stay in the Martial Saint Academy by then.
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In this way, he no longer cares about the difference in treatment between the gifted class and the ordinary class.
For Qin Xuan, Ziwei Tianyan is his best teacher. He should give full play to his strengths and go to the Qingyun Mountains to gain experience, so that he can grow as quickly as possible.
So Qin Xuan has already made a decision. When he has exhausted the resources in his hand, he will go to the Qingyun Mountains to practice. Now, he can enter the depths of the Qingyun Mountains to hunt high-level ferocious beasts and find top-grade medicinal materials.
The sixth to seventh level of the Qi Sea Realm is a big hurdle for martial arts. Qin Xuan cannot wait in the academy for any resources from the academy. There are many students in the academy, and the resources are very scarce. If he wants to break through the Qi Sea Realm quickly,
At the seventh level, it is inevitable to go to the Qingyun Mountains to experience.
During the day, Qin Xuan went to class 10. During class, Qin Xuan was distracted. While practicing Qing Yuan Gong, he also paid attention to the changes in the class.
In the past, Qin Xuan could practice while carrying water, but now it is easier to practice while taking classes.
In the classroom, Qin Xuan is a complete academic master. Whether it is a theoretical class or a practical class, Qin Xuan can answer all questions perfectly.
At night, Qin Xuan practiced the high-grade body-refining technique-Silver Body Technique. His Bronze Body Technique had already been perfected. However, practicing the body-refining technique required medicinal resources, and Qin Xuan never had time to do it.
Collecting medicinal materials, so the physical exercise-method stopped for a while.
Now that Qin Xuan has obtained three high-grade medicinal materials, he naturally wants to take this opportunity to practice the body-refining technique. If his Silver Body Technique reaches the level of Dacheng, he will be able to defeat Xiong Qisheng easily.
many.
These three top-grade medicinal materials are all Polygonatum japonica. The Polygonatum odorata fruit is much larger than the Xuedizi. Therefore, they are also top-grade medicinal materials, but one Polygonatum odorata fruit is at least equivalent to the total medicinal power of ten Xuedizi.
The medicinal power of three Polygonatum berries is no weaker than that of thirty Xuedizi. Moreover, Qin Xuan has eaten too many Xuedizi. Continuing to eat it will not have much effect. However, the Polygonatum berries have not been eaten yet. For his Silver Body Technique
Practice, and the results are very good.
Time passed day by day, and ten days passed quickly.
Qin Xuan originally estimated that even if his skills were advanced and he could refine high-grade Yunxing Pills faster than other warriors, it would still take at least a month to refine and absorb ten high-grade Yunxing Pills.
However, what surprised him was that in just ten days, he had absorbed and refined all the medicinal power of ten high-grade Yunxing Pills, and his cultivation level had reached the peak of the sixth level.
"It will take at least two or three months for other warriors to refine ten top-grade Yunxing Pills! Could it be that after Qingyuan Gong was improved into a top-grade technique, the effect was so unbelievable?"
Qin Xuan felt strange and couldn't figure it out. He could only attribute the reason to his top-grade Qingyuan Gong.
Not only did Qin Xuan refine and absorb the high-grade Yunxing Dan quickly, but he also refined and absorbed the Polygonatum japonica fruit quickly. In ten days, Qin Xuan had absorbed more than 90% of the medicinal power of the three Polygonatum japonica fruits, and the Silver Body Art was achieved as he wished.
Dacheng state.
Qin Xuan only used three Polygonatum berries to practice the Silver Body Technique to great perfection, but don't think that practicing the high-grade body training method is easy. In fact, other warriors even have ten Polygonatum jelly fruits.
It is also impossible to practice the Silver Body Art to the state of great success.
The reason why Qin Xuan is able to do so is, firstly, that Qin Xuan's Bronze Jue cultivation has been perfected and extremely solid; secondly, Qin Xuan's skeleton cultivation is complete, and the later the stage, the more important it is to complete the skeleton cultivation.
,Third, Qin Xuanli-Using the Ziwei Sky Eye to deduce and improve the Silver Body Technique
, Having the best cultivation method, the resources for physical training are naturally important, but the body's absorption of resources is also important. With the same resources, different warriors practice, and the final attainments of physical training are achieved.
Absolutely different, that is the difference in the resources absorbed by the body.
It is precisely because of these three reasons that it is very difficult for other warriors to practice the high-grade body-refining technique - law cultivation - to the state of great success. Even if they put in ten times the effort and ten times the resources of Qin Xuan, they may not be able to achieve it.
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Firstly, it is very difficult to practice high-level exercises. Secondly, when warriors reach the seventh level of cultivation, internal energy becomes very important. Warriors begin to emphasize internal energy and neglect the flesh and body. Therefore, there are basically no strong people at the seventh level.
People who have cultivated high-grade body-refining skills to great perfection, even if they are eighth-level experts, only a few of them have achieved great success.
Three Huang Jing fruits and ten high-grade Yunxing Pills have all been used up. There are no resources for cultivation. I rely on the resources of one high-grade Yunxing Pill per month at Wusheng Academy to practice. I don’t know how long it will take.
In order to reach the seventh level of the Qi Sea Realm, it is time to go to the Qingyun Mountains for training.
Qin Xuan asked for leave from Ji Haoran.
Qin Xuan could answer any question raised by Ji Haoran with full marks, whether it was a theoretical class or a practical class. Sometimes he even spoke more comprehensively and more accurately than his teacher, Ji Haoran. Ji Haoran even felt that he had nothing to offer.
After being able to teach Qin Xuan, Qin Xuan's request for leave will naturally be granted.
Even when Qin Xuan asked Wu Yuan and Ma Bo for leave, Ji Haoran also approved it. If other freshmen wanted to take leave and leave the college for a long time, it would be basically impossible.
The three of them took three demon horses from the academy, left the Martial Saint Academy, and headed for the Qingyun Mountains.
"Vice President, Qin Xuan left the academy. I heard that he asked for leave to go out for training and went to the Qingyun Mountains." As soon as Qin Xuan left the academy, Wang Haiqing's spies reported the news to him.
Wang Haiqing's eyes lit up. Because of the conflict between him and Qin Xuan, all the teachers and students at Wusheng Academy knew about it. Therefore, it would be difficult for Wang Haiqing to deal with Qin Xuan in the academy because he would be gossiped about.
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It would be easier if Qin Xuan left the academy. Going out for training is inherently dangerous, and it is normal for him to die outside.
Wang Haiqing immediately went to the zoo. As the deputy dean, he owned a flying mount - the high-level ferocious beast Qingfeng Eagle.
The demon horse that Qin Xuan and the others are riding is an intermediate ferocious beast. It is very fast. Without flying mounts, it would be difficult to catch up.
Wang Haiqing had just arrived at the zoo and before he released the Green Wind Eagle, he heard a sound breaking through the air.
Duh——
The sound of breaking through the air disappeared instantly, and was replaced by the sound of a sharp object stabbing the wood.
Wang Haiqingshun looked up and saw a black arrow stuck in the big tree next to him. The tail of the arrow trembled slightly, which showed the terrifying power of this arrow.
If the target of this arrow was him, Wang Haiqing would never be able to get out of the way in such a short period of time, and he would be killed by an arrow.
This made Wang Haiqing's back instantly break into a layer of cold sweat!
However, what really frightened him was the owner who shot the arrow. In Zishan County, there was only one person who could shoot an arrow to him but he didn't even know where the person who shot the arrow was.
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A voice rang in Wang Haiqing's ears: "As a vice president, I have been unfair and derelict in my duties. I want you to protect my students very much and I won't argue with you. But if it harms the students' lives, I will never spare you!"
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There was no one around Wang Haiqing. The person who spoke was obviously using his deep inner strength to transmit the message thousands of miles away.
Wang Haiqing looked shocked, and a look of panic flashed in his eyes. He never expected that Qin Xuan would attract the attention of such a person, and even protect him.
"I obey the order of the Marquis!" Wang Haiqing broke into cold sweat, clasped his hands into fists, and bowed forward respectfully.
The person who conveyed the message was actually the Marquis of Zishan! No wonder Wang Haiqing was so frightened.
Zishan Hou basically would not interfere with the affairs of the academy, but today he warned him for Qin Xuan, which shocked Wang Haiqing even more.
However, Wang Haiqing is not the only one paying attention to Qin Xuan's whereabouts.
More than twenty miles north of the county, in a dark room in the mountains, a man in black robe also received the news that Qin Xuan had left the Martial Saint Academy and headed for the Qingyun Mountains.
"My nephew Jing Leng died because of him, and my junior brother An Ye Dao Er Ke lost his life at his hands, causing me to lose a pillar of An Ye. Today I personally go out to get his dog-
life!"
After a while, a high-level ferocious beast, the Green Wind Eagle, flew out of the mountain.
Qin Xuan was less than thirty miles away from the city when he felt uncomfortable, as if he was being watched.
That time, he was chased by a masked killer on the Green Wind Eagle. That feeling was exactly what the Green Wind Eagle was looking at.
He immediately looked to the sky, and sure enough, there was a black spot in the distant sky, flying towards here.
Qin Xuan looked far away and saw clearly that the green wind eagle was much larger than the last one.
Advanced ferocious birds and ferocious beasts are equivalent to seventh-level, eighth-level, and ninth-level warriors. For the same ferocious birds and ferocious beasts, the larger they are, the more powerful they are.
This made Qin Xuan frown. This Qingfeng Eagle was most likely equivalent to an eighth-level expert, which was quite terrifying.
The Green Wind Eagle is very fast, more than five times faster than the demon horse, almost like an arrow flying in the air.
"Let's go back!" Qin Xuan shouted coldly, immediately turned around and headed back.
Wu Yuan and Ma Bo immediately followed. The Qingfeng Eagle came quickly and discovered it. Although it was not as clear as Qin Xuan's, they knew it was a vicious bird.
The three of them galloped on horseback, but after running for more than a mile, the voice of the Green Wind Eagle appeared in the sky behind them, very close to them.
At this time, Qin Xuan's body jumped up from the horse's back, stepped on the horse's back, looked up to the rear, and immediately took off the bow and arrow.
The demon horse was galloping, rising and falling continuously, but Qin Xuan stepped on the horse's back, and his feet seemed to have taken root. He rose and fell following the horse's back, which showed his high level of Qinggong.
When Qin Xuan looked through and saw the warrior on the back of the Qingfeng Diao, he was slightly shocked. He was an eighth-level expert, and the Qingfeng Diao under him was indeed equivalent to the Qi Sea Realm.
The eighth level.
Qin Xuan's archery skills have not been practiced since he came to Wusheng Academy, and his attainments are still the same. Even though his bow and arrow skills can enable him to kill more powerful enemies, he is not sure about killing this eighth-level expert.
But at this moment, I am not sure and I have to take action. Although the warrior on the Qingfeng Diao is much older than the masked man last time, already over fifty years old, he is also wearing tight black clothes and a black scarf covering his face. He is obviously
A gang of killers.
Qin Xuan immediately put an arrow on his bow.
Whoosh——
However, before Qin Xuan could open his bow and shoot an arrow, there was a sudden sound of piercing the air, and a sharp arrow shot from the distant sky.
Even Qin Xuan's Ziwei Sky Eye scan only captured a vague trajectory.
In an instant, a wail and a scream sounded in the sky at the same time. The Qingfeng Eagle, which was equivalent to an eighth-level expert, suddenly fell down. Blood spurted out from its heart and was shot all over.
The eighth-level strong man on the back of the eagle clutched his throat, eyes full of disbelief, and died instantly.
After the arrow shot through the Qingfeng Diao and the eighth-level expert, it was still very fast. It circled in the air, shot into the distance, and quickly disappeared.
Qin Xuan suddenly looked far away and looked in the direction where the arrow disappeared. However, there was a raised hill five or six miles away, which blocked his sight.
In other words, the archer was behind the hill, which was at least five or six miles away. He shot an arrow and instantly killed the Qingfeng Eagle and the masked eighth-level expert. Then, the arrow still had enough energy to turn around.
It was shot back five or six miles, and the arrow was taken back by the person who shot it.
The distance is five or six miles. If you shoot back and forth, wouldn't it be ten miles?
This is only based on the shortest distance. If the archer is still farther behind the hill, the shooting range will be further.
Qin Xuan looked shocked. This was the first time he had seen such miraculous archery skills.
With such archery skills, let alone the eighth level expert, even the ninth level expert could be killed in an instant. This made Qin Xuan's heart extremely throbbing. When would he also possess such powerful archery skills?
Ever since he perfected the art of spinning arrows, could control the arrows in the air and not shoot them directly, and could skillfully use his inner strength to turn the arrows around, he thought that his archery skills were perfect.
Now it seems that his archery skills are far from enough. Qin Xuan has no idea what the limit is.
Bang! Bang!
The bodies of the Qingfeng Eagle and the martial arts expert fell to the ground, making two loud noises.
Qin Xuan had already controlled the demon horse to stop. Wu Yuan and Ma Bo also stopped not far away. Looking at the corpse of the green wind eagle, they secretly took a breath of air.
With its wings spread out, the Qingfeng Eagle is almost twenty meters tall, almost as big as a house.
"Brother Qin, this... was this shot by you?"
Wu Yuan and Ma Bo rode their horses to Qin Xuan and asked in disbelief.
The two of them were riding their horses forward just now, and they did not see the scene of an arrow shooting from a distance and then shooting away. In fact, even if the two of them looked back, they might not be able to see it.
Seeing the trajectory of that arrow, it was really too fast.
Qin Xuan shook his head, glanced at the distance where the arrow disappeared, and said: "I don't know who fired an arrow in the distance and saved us. This person's archery skills are so terrible. A few miles away, a
The arrow shot out of the circle and instantly killed this Green Wind Eagle, as well as this eighth-level strongman, and I am afraid that even the ninth-level strongman cannot stop this person's arrow!"
Wu Yuan took a breath of cold air, and Ma Bo asked in shock: "The nine great experts can't block an arrow? Could it be that the one who takes action is the Martial Saint?"
A flash occurred in Qin Xuan's mind. Just now, he only noticed the archery skills of the archer, but did not pay attention to the cultivation level of the archer. It would be even worse if a martial saint shot such a terrifying arrow.
It makes some sense.
When he thought of Martial Saint, Qin Xuan naturally thought of Zishan Hou.
Zishanhou is the dean of Wusheng Academy. It is reasonable for him to come to the rescue when students are in trouble.
"Is he the Marquis of Zishan?" Qin Xuan asked in his mind.
In the distance, in a valley, stood a black hawk with purple flame-shaped feathers on its forehead. On the back of the black hawk, sat a middle-aged man less than forty years old, none other than Zishan Hou.
"I have been hiding my edge for ten years, and now it's time to take it out. The cancer of 'Dark Night' dares to reach out to Wusheng Academy. I will completely remove you today!"
The Marquis of Zishan whispered to himself, and then patted the Purple Flame Black Eagle sitting under him.
"Zi'er, let's go, let's fight together!"
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Qin Xuan and the other three rode demon horses at very high speeds, traveling thousands of miles a day, and arrived at the Barbarian Beast Ridge in the Qingyun Mountains the next day.
Barbarian Beast Ridge is not a mountain ridge, but a very large area in the Qingyun Mountains, stretching for thousands of miles, where a large number of intermediate and high-level ferocious beasts are active.
Moreover, the climate there is pleasant, it is a high-producing place for top-grade medicinal materials, and it is a frequent place for seventh-level experts to gain experience.
Whoosh——
The arrow shot through the air, and in the blink of an eye a huge beast fell to the ground.
Under Qin Xuan's arrows, whether it is the most powerful intermediate beast or a low-level high-level beast, it can be killed almost instantly with one arrow. Only a small number of beasts with extremely tenacious vitality require Qin Xuan to shoot a second arrow.
arrow.
Wu Yuan and Ma Bo didn't even need to do anything. The beast fell to the ground hundreds of steps away. This surprised the two of them. They didn't expect Qin Xuan's archery to be so powerful. It was no better than his strength.
weak.
Moreover, it is much easier to kill ferocious beasts with archery than to rush in for a fight. Killing them with one arrow can be done cleanly.
After Qin Xuan entered the Barbarian Beast Ridge, he saw no intermediate or high-level ferocious beasts. He gradually understood the many martial arts in Ziweitian's eyes. His martial arts level became higher and higher, and his martial arts attainments reached an extremely top level.
However, my archery skills are still a bit lacking. This time I came to Barbarian Beast Ridge to practice. Firstly, I wanted to find more high-quality medicinal materials. Secondly, I practiced archery skills to improve my archery skills to a higher level.
There is no fastest or strongest, only faster and stronger!
Qin Xuan always believed that he could cultivate his archery to a more superb state, which would not only be more versatile, but also more powerful.
The green wind eagle and the masked eighth-level expert were killed with one arrow, which made him very irritated.
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As time went by, Wu Yuan and Ma Bo were even more surprised. Not only did Qin Xuan have unparalleled archery skills, but his skills in finding medicinal materials were also first-rate. Some medicinal materials that were difficult for most warriors to find could not escape Qin Xuan's eyes.
One plant after another was found.
There are Chinese medicines and high-quality medicines.
Qin Xuan divided the top-grade medicinal materials into different categories. He kept the ones that healed wounds, detoxified or had special effects. He ate the ones that were used to improve his cultivation and strengthen his energy and blood. He would practice the Silver Body Art for a period of time every day, plus he would eat it every day.
After trekking and hunting in the lofty mountains, the high-grade medicinal materials he consumed every day were quickly refined and absorbed by him.
This point has always puzzled Qin Xuan, and Wu Yuan and Ma Bo were also surprised. Qin Xuan is like a medicine jar. No matter how he eats it, it seems to have no side effects, and it can be refined and absorbed.
But other warriors have to take medicinal materials gradually. After taking one plant, how long will it take before the next one comes out? Otherwise, there may be side effects such as excess energy and blood, inability to absorb the medicine, and immunity to the medicine. However, Qin Xuan is not the same.
No problems at all.
Qin Xuan's cultivation is consolidating every day, his flesh and body are strengthening, and his archery skills are improving. Wu Yuan and Ma Bo are also making progress. Qin Xuan gave all the middle-grade medicinal materials to the two of them.
Take for two people.
However, they did not dare to take several medicinal herbs a day like Qin Xuan. They could only take one kind a day, and one plant at a time, slowly refining and absorbing them. Sometimes they encountered the most powerful and intermediate-level ferocious beasts, and Qin Xuan also
He will deliberately leave it unkilled and let the two of them fight with it. Firstly, they can practice their skills against the enemy. Secondly, they can sharpen their body in the battle, stimulate the potential in the body and speed up the absorption.
Days passed day after day, and soon the three of them stayed in the Savage Ridge for a month.
In one month, Qin Xuan killed countless ferocious beasts and consumed countless high-grade medicinal materials. He had made significant improvements in all aspects.
With the mastery of archery skills in Ziweitian's eyes and constant practice, Qin Xuan has successfully hunted down many high-level ferocious beasts that are equivalent to an eighth-level expert.
The Silver Body Art has also been piled up with a large number of medicinal materials to reach the perfection state, and the cultivation level has been consolidated to the sixth level limit.
"Brother Qin, many masters have come to Manhuang Ridge recently for training."
"I have met several waves of other warriors in the past two days. Judging from their young age, their cultivation levels are all at the seventh level of the Qi Sea Realm. They must be students from other colleges."
Wu Yuan and Ma Bo exclaimed that they had also gained a lot this month. The middle-grade body training technique - Dharma Perfection - was fully completed, and their cultivation levels had also been raised to the sixth level peak.
Far ahead, they saw another group of warriors. The warriors were around eighteen or nineteen years old, about the same age as the old students of Wusheng Academy. Their cultivation levels were all at the seventh level of the Qi Sea Realm. They should all be advanced students from other colleges -
born.
Qin State has more than just Zishan County. There are also academies in other counties and cities, which gather the talents of the younger generations from each county.
Qin Xuan also noticed those students. Since the day before yesterday, they have encountered two or three teams every day. Some teams have three people, and some teams have four people. This is already the sixth team.
Moreover, the six teams encountered were all heading in the same direction.
In the past two days, Qin Xuan and three others have also been walking in this direction. They want to know what these warriors are doing here. However, they are hunting ferocious beasts and looking for medicinal materials at the same time, so they are slower than other teams.
One journey.
"Look ahead." Qin Xuan pointed at the mountains in front of him.
It didn't take long for the three of them to climb up the mountain. Qin Xuan's farsighted eyes saw the five teams he had seen two days ago in a valley nearly ten miles away.
That's where the sixth team went.
In the valley, what caught Qin Xuan's attention was a fruit tree with some shining silver fruits on it, which looked like twinkling stars.
It’s the Silver Star Fruit!
Qin Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up. Silver Star Fruit is a high-grade medicinal material that improves cultivation. It can be said to be the top-grade medicinal material, and its value is much more precious than other high-grade medicinal materials.
For warriors to break through the seventh level, the eighth level has a huge effect. As for breaking through the ninth level, it also has a certain effect, but the effect is very low.
No wonder so many experts rushed to this valley. It turned out that there was a silver star fruit tree with silver star fruits on it, and the silver star fruit was about to mature.
Qin Xuan counted and found that there were a total of eighteen Silver Star fruits growing on the Silver Star fruit tree.
"I'm worried about how to quickly break through to the seventh level of the Qi Sea Realm. This Silver Star Fruit is the best treasure for me. Now that I have encountered it, I have to get two of them."
Qin Xuan thought to himself that he was afraid that one Silver Star Fruit would not be safe, but two Silver Star Fruits would be able to help him break through to the seventh level of the Qi Sea Realm.
In the valley, the warriors were a little far away from the Silver Star Fruit Tree, dozens of meters away. They did not dare to get close.
Because, underneath the Silver Star Fruit Tree, coiled up was a giant ringed snake as thick as a man's waist. It was a high-level ferocious beast.
This ringed giant snake is called the Hundred-ringed Snake. The adult Hundred-ringed Snake is equivalent to an eighth-level peak powerhouse and is very terrifying. Obviously, this Hundred-ringed Snake regards this Silver Star Tree as its treasure and wants to rely on the tree.
Eighteen Silver Star Trees raised its level one step further, making it a top-notch high-level beast.
Although the Silver Star Fruit is not very effective in breaking through the eighth level and the ninth level, eating eighteen of them at one time will still have a great effect. If this hundred-ringed snake really eats it, there should be a 50-60% chance of taking another step.
However, the warriors surrounding the valley obviously did not want to see this result.
However, the warriors in the valley are also very afraid of the Hundred-ringed Snake. After all, this is a ferocious beast that is comparable to the eighth-level peak powerhouse. The warriors present are all seventh-level powerhouses, and their cultivation levels range from the early seventh-level to the seventh-level peak.
If fighting alone, it would be difficult for any of the warriors here to withstand ten breaths of the Hundred-ringed Snake's attack. However, they are so numerous that they have the courage to compete with the Hundred-ringed Snake for the Silver Star Fruit.
This Silver Star Fruit Tree was known to students from several colleges. They calculated the time when it was about to mature, and they all rushed over. Unexpectedly, the beast, the Hundred-ringed Snake, took the lead and occupied it.
Silver Star Fruit Tree is worrying.
Not long after, Qin Xuan, Wu Yuan, and Ma Bo also arrived in the valley. The sixth team had arrived a moment before them. There were students from seven colleges in the valley.
Except for Qin Xuan and the others, the other six teams are all experts.
Qin Xuan's arrival immediately made some people unhappy. A master snorted coldly: "A sixth-level warrior dares to come here, are you looking for death?"
Qin Xuan did not get angry, but smiled slightly and said: "We are students of Wusheng Academy. We are willing to play our part in dealing with the Hundred Ring Snake and seek a chance to break through to the seventh level of the Qi Sea Realm."
"Martial Saint Academy?"
"That's the most rubbish college? There isn't even a ninth level student in the whole college?"
"There is only one Martial Saint Academy in Qin, so that's right. Even the eighth-level students are very rare!"
"I heard that Zishan Hou is a cripple. Wusheng Academy is also the number one garbage academy in the Qin State. The students who come out are really weak. They are all in the sixth level of cultivation."
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Students from other colleges immediately started talking about it.
There are many counties in the Qin State. It stands to reason that students from other colleges should not know about Zishan Hou, but these students are from several counties surrounding Zishan County, so they have heard some things about Zishan Hou.
As for the fact that Zishan Marquis was disabled, it was impossible to spread it in Zishan County. Qin Xuan and others did not know whether Zishan Marquis was disabled. However, the dean of their college was ridiculed, and the three of them were inevitably angry.
Qin Xuan ignored the ridicule of the students and said calmly: "I want three of the silver star fruits on the tree."
Originally, Qin Xuan only planned to ask for two Silver Star Fruits, but now he changed his mind and wanted three. Who allowed these people to make him angry? If he gets angry, there will definitely be consequences.
There are only eighteen Silver Star Fruits in total. The teams here, including Qin Xuan and the others, have a total of seven. Even if they are equally divided, it is impossible for each team to get three. Not to mention, these masters have not even divided Qin Xuan.
Three people are included in the teams allocated Silver Star Trees. There are six teams, three for each team, which is just right.
"You've been kicked in the head by a donkey. You want three Silver Star Fruits. I tell you, there aren't any. Get out of here. Just rely on your cultivation. Later, you'll fight the Hundred-ringed Snake. Eat them one by one.
you."
The master who spoke before said disdainfully.
Although what he said was unpleasant and he looked down upon Qin Xuan and the others, he didn't have any bad intentions. He did not drag Qin Xuan and the others in and use them as cannon fodder to deal with the Hundred Ringed Snake.
Qin Xuan didn't care about the other party's contempt, but Wu Yuan and Ma Bo were indignant. Wu Yuan shouted:
"Looking at your age, you should all be old students in the academy. Let me tell you, Senior Brother Qin Xuan is the first in the freshman assessment of our Wusheng Academy. He can easily deal with any of you."
Ma Bo also echoed: "Yes, you dare to look down on Senior Brother Qin Xuan, and you don't even urinate to take care of yourself. If Senior Brother Qin takes action, you will not be able to tell the difference between east, west, and north."
All the masters were furious. They despised the three Qin Xuan who were at the sixth level of the Qi Sea Realm. They thought it was natural and right. Now that they were despised by the sixth level of the Qi Sea Realm, all of them felt angry.
"First place in the freshman assessment? That's amazing...!"
A master at the early stage of the seventh level came out and said angrily: "Come on, come on, I want to see how you, the number one freshman in the Martial Saint Academy, whip me. If you can hit me, I will give you a silver coin later."
There’s no problem with the star fruit.”
Whoosh——
As soon as the man finished speaking, Qin Xuan's figure flashed and appeared in front of him.
What a fast speed!
The master at the early stage of the seventh level looked shocked, and the sword in his hand was immediately unsheathed.
However, the sword was only halfway out when it was slapped back by Qin Xuan. Immediately after his wrist hurt, the scabbard in his hand loosened and he let go instantly.
Immediately, there was a piercing cold light, and the sword was unsheathed three inches with a swish, and was forced into the man's throat.
At this moment, the expert only felt a sharp breath coming from his throat, as if Qin Xuan could cut his throat open with just a slight movement, and there was a look of horror in his eyes.
He exclaimed: "What do you want?"
The other two seventh-level experts on the same team as him also changed their expressions and shouted: "Stop!"
Qin Xuan smiled slightly, put away the sword, threw it to the other party, and said, "Am I qualified to have three Silver Star Fruits?"
The strong man in the early stage of the seventh level nodded with fear in his eyes.
However, he agreed, but others disagreed.
A strong man at the seventh level of peak came out and said: "You are indeed very strong. You can distribute one Silver Star Fruit, but three are not enough, unless you can receive my palm from Chu Jingnan without retreating."
This is another student from another academy. Among the six teams, only two teams have seventh-level peak masters. If Qin Xuan really has the strength of the seventh-level peak, then sharing three Silver Star Fruits is not too much.
Distribution is based on basic strength. The strength of the six teams is not equal, and the distribution cannot be even. Two teams with seventh-level peak masters will definitely have an advantage in distribution. If Qin Xuan also has this strength, he will naturally have a distribution advantage.
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Qin Xuan nodded: "Okay, I'll give you a slap."
The eyes of all the experts were focused on Qin Xuan. They did not expect that Qin Xuan would really dare to agree to Chu Jingnan.
Even among the two seventh-level peak masters, Chu Jingnan's strength is still stronger, so he is the first among all the masters present.
And Qin Xuan is only a sixth-level warrior. His cultivation is only at the limit of the sixth-level. There is a huge gap between him and the seventh-level master. It is already very difficult to cross this gap and defeat the master of the early seventh-level.
To be able to receive a palm from Chu Jingnan would be even more incredible.
At the scene, only Wu Yuan and Ma Bo showed excited smiles. Qin Xuan's cultivation in the late sixth level had defeated Xiong Qisheng, who was at the peak of the seventh level.
This Chu Jingnan's cultivation level is only comparable to that of Xiong Qisheng, but Qin Xuan's cultivation level has been consolidated to the sixth level limit, and the top-grade body training technique - Fayin Shen Jue has also been perfected, and his strength has been improved.
Great progress.
Yuan-man's Silver Body Technique, even if it is pressed with the flesh and body, it can sweep away any seventh-level powerhouse!
"Floating Wave Palm!" Chu Jingnan shouted loudly and slapped Qin Xuan with a palm.
Chu Jingnan is very accomplished in the Wave Palm, not weaker than Xiong Qisheng!
When struck with a palm, the inner energy contained in it contains at least seven levels of power, one after another, like waves upon waves. When all the power explodes, the power is extremely terrifying.
Regarding Chu Jingnan's palm, all the masters present showed fear. Any one of them would shy away from Chu Jingnan's palm, not daring to touch it head-on.
Even Wu Yuan and Ma Bo were surprised. The momentum of Chu Jingnan's attack was three points higher than that of Xiong Qisheng.
Qin Xuan was the only one present, with a normal expression, a faint smile on his lips, and pushed forward with a palm.
Yes, it was a push, not a slap. There seemed to be a stone tablet in front of him, and Qin Xuan reached out and pushed it down.
Low-grade martial arts—Big Monument Hand!
In the eyes of others, this palm seemed ordinary and without any special features. However, in the eyes of Chu Jingnan, it was a miraculous skill. He saw Qin Xuan's palm suddenly enlarged, like a piece of heaven and earth covering it.
He came over and shattered his momentum in an instant.
Bang--
In the next moment, the two palms faced each other, and a terrifying force impacted, making an explosion.
Dong dong dong dong...
Chu Jingnan's expression suddenly changed. He felt a terrifying force pushing towards him, and his body retreated uncontrollably, taking a total of nine steps.
Nine footprints were left on the ground, ranging from deep to shallow. The deepest footprint sunk into the ground for more than an inch, which shows the heavy force.
Chu Jingnan was actually knocked back nine steps by Qin Xuan, which shocked all the masters.
What shocked them even more was that Qin Xuan didn't take a step back as if his legs were rooted, and his body was like a mountain, not moving at all.
The showdown between palms is a decisive battle!
The sixth-level warrior was the first to knock back the seventh-level peak warrior with one palm. The masters present were the first to see this. They were shocked and dumbfounded. They couldn't help but soften their eyes in disbelief.
Since Wu Yuan and Ma Bo witnessed Qin Xuan's defeat of Xiong Qisheng with their own eyes, they were also shocked at this moment. Qin Xuan spent a lot of energy when defeating Xiong Qisheng, but now, Chu Jingnan was knocked back with just one palm.
Nine steps, clean and neat, and the strength has obviously improved a lot.
Chu Jingnan took nine steps back and steadied his body. He looked shocked and said, "Are you really at the sixth level of Qi Sea Realm?"
I heard that in auxiliary martial arts, there are techniques to hide cultivation. This kind of technique is rare. Chu Jingnan suspected that Qin Xuan had hidden his cultivation. Otherwise, how could he be attacked by a sixth-level warrior with his seventh-level peak cultivation?
retreat?
Qin Xuan nodded: "We are still one step away from the seventh level. This is when we need the Silver Star Fruit!"
Chu Jingnan's expression changed from shock to admiration, and he said: "What I admire most in my life are martial arts geniuses who can leapfrog challenges. The person I admired most in the past was my cousin Chu Jingyue. Her cultivation in the early seventh level was
Because, you can defeat the seventh level peak. Now, you are the one I admire the most. I am Chu Jingnan, from East Lake College. I don’t know your surname!"
"Martial Saint Academy, Qin Xuan!"
Qin Xuan reported his name and smiled slightly: "Am I qualified to get three silver star fruits now?"
Chu Jingnan said: "Yes, absolutely yes. I believe friends from other colleges will have no objections."
After saying that, Chu Jingnan swept his hands towards the experts. All the experts shook their heads, indicating that they had no opinion.
Chu Jingnan was the most powerful among them. Even Chu Jingnan was knocked back by Qin Xuan's palm, who dared to say anything.
The most powerful team now is Qin Xuan's team. Qin Xuan's request for three Silver Star Fruits is not excessive at all.
Although with Qin Xuan's strength, he could shoot cold arrows from a distance, kill these people, and then get all the Silver Star Fruits, but Qin Xuan obviously couldn't do such a thing, and he had never even thought about it.
A gentleman loves money and gets it in the right way. Qin Xuan wants the Silver Star Fruit and he also has his way to get it.
Before obtaining the Silver Star Fruit, one must first get rid of the Hundred Ringed Snake. With Qin Xuan's strength, his efforts were enough to obtain three Silver Star Fruits in return.
Qin Xuan was sitting under the Silver Star Fruit Tree, looking at the Baihuan Snake that everyone was staring at coldly, and said: "The Silver Star Fruit should be ripe soon, let's get rid of it first."
Chu Jingnan frowned and said: "This beast is difficult to deal with. It is currently entangled under the Silver Star Fruit Tree and cannot come out. It is defending with all its strength. If we take the initiative to attack, it will be very difficult to kill it, and it will also be injured during the fight.
It is easy to destroy the silver star fruit on the tree, which is really difficult to deal with."
The experts have thought of various ways to lure the Hundred-ringed Snake out, attacking with sword energy, knife energy, and arrows, but without exception, all attacks were slapped by the Hundred-ringed Snake's giant tail.
All blocked.
Sword energy and sword energy cannot damage its strong scales, and arrows cannot hit its body, so it is almost impossible to use it.
Qin Xuan said confidently: "Let me try it, I won't believe it won't come out."
While talking, Qin Xuan took out the dragon tendon bow, took a black-edged arrow, and said: "If it coils under the tree without moving, I will shoot it to death. If it comes out to attack me, everyone will rush up and kill it."
Siege until death, don't let it get another chance to go back and destroy the Silver Star Fruit."
Although they had used this method before and the arrows were blocked by the giant tail of the Hundred Ringed Snake, Qin Xuan was very powerful and everyone was still very confident.
If the arrow shot is fast enough and powerful enough, it can pose a great threat to the Hundred-ringed Snake. If the Hundred-ringed Snake doesn't come out, it will be used as a target and shot to death.
"Let's move further back and try to keep it away from the Silver Star Fruit Tree!" Qin Xuandao, turned around and walked away.
Qin Xuan reached the edge of the valley, nearly four hundred steps away from the Silver Star Fruit Tree, before he stopped. As for the others, they stopped three hundred steps away from the Silver Star Fruit Tree. If a hundred-ringed snake came to kill Qin Xuan
, they surrounded and killed him here, not only not letting the Hundred Ringed Snake get close to Qin Xuan, but also not letting the Hundred Ringed Snake go back.
hiss--
The Baihuan Snake stared at Qin Xuan coldly. It knew that these people were going to attack him again, and Qin Xuan, who was holding a bow and arrow, was its number one threat.
"Get ready, I'm firing my bow!" Qin Xuan shouted.
Whoosh——
The next moment, the black-edged arrow flew out of the string and made a loud sound.
The speed of the arrow was like a stream of light, and its trajectory was like a spiral. A trace of fear instantly appeared in the cold pupils of the Hundred-ringed Snake. This arrow was different from the arrow attacks it had faced before, making it feel threatened.
Snap——
The hundred-ringed snake hissed, and its giant tail whipped out, like the sound of a whip whipping in the air, and it instantly swept towards the incoming Chifeng arrow.
The black-edged arrow that merged with the force of the wind had a mysterious trajectory. The giant tail of the Hundred-ringed Snake was evacuated. The arrow bypassed the blow of the giant tail and instantly hit the body of the Hundred-ringed Snake.
The hard scale skin of the Hundred-ringed Snake could not block the penetration of the arrow. The black-edged arrow penetrated nearly half of it in an instant. The severe pain caused the huge body of the Hundred-ringed Snake to tremble.
Whoosh——
At this time, the second black-edged arrow had been shot out.
The hundred-ringed snake was furious, hissed loudly, spread out its body, and charged towards Qin Xuan. If it didn't fight back, it would be used as a target and Qin Xuan would shoot it until it died.
This arrow was also not blocked by the Hundred-ringed Snake. The trajectory of the arrow was too difficult to judge. Another arrow sank nearly halfway in and hit the Hundred-ringed Snake's body.
The hundred-ringed snake hissed, swooped in the wind, and its huge body twisted on the ground. Its speed was extremely fast, as if it was riding on the wind, reaching dozens of meters in the blink of an eye.
However, no matter how fast it was, it could not be faster than Qin Xuan's bow and arrow. When the Baihuan Snake left the Silver Star Tree a hundred steps away, Ye De immediately fired three arrows in unison, performing a killing move.
When an arrow is shot out, the snake's head is flexible and easy to avoid. If it is shot on the body, it will not pose a fatal threat to the snake.
If the three arrows were fired at the same time, it would be difficult for the Hundred-Ringed Snake to avoid its vital points. Once the vital point is hit, the Hundred-Ringed Snake may be shot to death by Qin Xuan from a distance.
One arrow was knocked away by the air arrow sprayed by the Hundred-ringed Snake, another arrow was dodged by the Hundred-ringed Snake's body with a twist, but there was another arrow that was suddenly adjusted after shooting.
It was so big that it instantly penetrated seven inches of the Hundred-ringed Snake from behind, and most of it was submerged.
The vital part was attacked, and the Baihuan Snake immediately trembled and suffered heavy injuries.
The Hundred-ringed Snake hissed angrily. It had a huge body, strong skin and thick flesh. Even if its vital parts were attacked, it would be difficult to kill him immediately. It continued to charge towards Qin Xuan.
At this time, the masters next to him swarmed up, their swords, swords, and spears all coming out, all heading towards the Hundred Ringed Snake.
If the Hundred-ringed Snake had not been injured, even if about twenty masters joined forces, it would be difficult to capture it for a while. However, now that it was seriously injured, it could not withstand the siege of so many masters.
In addition, Qin Xuan was still shooting cold arrows from a distance, which made the snake unable to guard against it. It was unable to hide and soon turned into a corpse, lying straight on the ground.
"Your archery skills are so powerful, you can even hurt a hundred-ringed snake."
After the Hundred Ringed Snake died, Chu Jingnan looked at Qin Xuan with a shocked voice. Qin Xuan was only a sixth-level warrior, but the arrow he shot could hurt the Hundred-ringed Snake, which was equivalent to an eighth-level warrior. This was really surprising.
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Qin Xuan smiled lightly: "Actually, archery is my strength!"
Everyone was speechless. Listening to Qin Xuan's words, it seemed that his own strength was a shortcoming. Even his shortcomings were enough to challenge others. Shouldn't he let others live?
"Okay, now we just have to wait for the Silver Star Fruit to mature and then divide the fruits." Qin Xuan said with a smile, diverting everyone's embarrassment.
Sure enough, everyone was happy after hearing this. They obtained the Silver Star Fruit without any obstacles.
No……
It was a bit too naive to think that there was no obstacle. About half an hour later, seeing the Silver Star Fruit ripening, another team arrived.
There are four people in this team, two at the seventh level and two at the eighth level. One of them is at the eighth level.
Compared to other teams, there is no doubt that this team is terrifyingly powerful.
"Get all out of here, we want all of these eighteen Silver Star Fruits."
As soon as the team arrived at the valley, the eighth-level peak powerhouse glanced at everyone coldly and said disdainfully.
Arrogant, the demeanor and tone of this eighth-level expert are extremely arrogant!
Angry expressions instantly appeared on the faces of all the experts, and Qin Xuan's eyes narrowed.
They worked together to get rid of the hundred-ringed snake entrenched under the Silver Star Fruit tree. When it was time to harvest, this person told them to get out and wanted to monopolize the Silver Star Fruit. Who could bear this tone?
So what if he is an eighth-level expert? This is not a question of cultivation at all, but a matter of morality and justice. Just like Qin Xuan, he also has the strength to drive away other masters, but he did not do so, and this eighth-level
The strong man did this.
Chu Jingnan said angrily: "Why? We came here first, and we killed the Hundred-ringed Snake. As soon as you come, do you want to take it all for yourself just because of your high cultivation level?"
The eighth-level peak powerhouse chuckled and said, "Why? Just because we are students of Ziyang Academy, get lost—!"
Qin Xuan didn't know where Ziyang College was, let alone heard about Ziyang College. He didn't think it was so great that the other party was a student of Ziyang College.
However, when Chu Jingnan and others heard this, their expressions changed. It was obvious that Ziyang Academy was very unusual.
Although Chu Jingnan and others were still angry, their momentum suddenly became much weaker.
Qin Xuandao: "What about the students of Zi-Yang College? Can students of Zi-Yang College take away other people's treasures without losing face?"
Qin Xuan's words shocked Chu Jingnan and others. Chu Jingnan quickly whispered: "Brother Qin, don't you know Zi-Yang Academy? But it is one of the three most powerful academies in Qin State, and the elder in the academy
All the teachers are martial arts saints, and there are many talented students among them, so we can’t afford to offend them.”
Chu Jingnan's reminder was already too late. Qin Xuan's words made the four Ziyang College students look angry and glance at Qin Xuan with cold eyes.
The eighth-level peak expert said: "An ant at the sixth level of the Qi Sea Realm dares to slander our Ziyang Academy? Where did you come from? Do you think you have a long life?"
Qin Xuan wanted to say that it's none of your business, but Chu Jingnan had already jumped in and said, "This is brother Qin Xuan from Wusheng Academy. He must have never heard of Ziyang Academy. What do you call this friend?"
Don’t be angry, don’t be angry!”
After saying that, Chu Jingnan rubbed his hands and continued: "You see, so many of us got here first and worked so hard to kill this hundred-ringed snake. We should have some reward for having paid so much, right?
There are eighteen silver star fruits on the tree, half of which will be given to you, Ziyang College, and the other nine will be distributed among our seven colleges, what do you think?"
"roll--!"
The eighth-level peak powerhouse glared and shouted: "Either get out, or stay and die!"
As he spoke, he chuckled, pointed his index finger at Qin Xuan and others, and said, "Are you very dissatisfied? I am Bao Yongchang of Ziyang College. If you are dissatisfied, feel free to come and beat me."
Bao Yongchang's demeanor was arrogant, and he just didn't write the words "天王老子" on his face. Look at the ferocity revealed in his smile. If anyone really dares to go against him, he will definitely kill him and kill him.
life.
"Okay, Brother Yongchang, don't scare these poor ghosts."
Another eighth-level expert from Ziyang Academy spoke and waved to Qin Xuan and others: "You go, let's show our talents in the future."
Chu Jingnan was very reluctant to part with the Silver Star Fruit and was still a little hesitant. Most of the masters shook their heads and sighed, then turned and left.
"Hey... let's go, let's go... just pretend that we didn't meet each other and that this trip was in vain."
Seeing that most of the people had retreated, Chu Jingnan also knew that he could not stand alone, so he said to Qin Xuan: "Hey... forget it, let's not fight with them. Qin Xuan, let's retreat!"
"etc……!"
Bao Yongchang stretched out his hand to stop him, stared at Qin Xuan fiercely, and said: "You can all leave safely, but he can't. He just slandered me at Ziyang Academy, and he had to give himself a slap in the face before he could leave."
Another eighth-level expert said: "Brother Yongchang is right, just give yourself a slap in the face, who told you to talk nonsense."
Qin Xuan sneered in his heart, this Bao Yongchang really wants to die!
However, Qin Xuan did not dare to look down upon the eighth-level peak expert right in front of him. The sneer was only in his heart and did not show on his face.
After all, without the use of bows and arrows, Qin Xuan would be hard-pressed to compete with an eighth-level warrior, and at such a close distance, bows and arrows were useless.
Qin Xuan had a hidden dangerous smile on his face and said: "I just took the risk and I'm really sorry. Brother Bao, I would like to give you a gift to ask Brother Bao to calm down."
When someone offered something to him, Bao Yongchang naturally accepted all comers and said, "If you can satisfy me with something, I will avoid this slap in the face."
Qin Xuandao: "This thing is very fast. If you are close, you can't take it out. You have to go farther away."
What is this thing that is very fast and cannot be taken out when the distance is too close?
Bao Yongchang became interested as soon as he heard this and said: "You can go further and take it out for a look, but don't even think about escaping. With your cultivation, I can catch up with you in three steps.
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"Haha, I will never run away."
Qin Xuan said, then turned around and walked towards the open area at the entrance of the valley. He used the Feihong technique, one step was more than ten feet away, and three steps were already a hundred meters away.