2 Explore The World

Qin Guanpao felt helpless too.

He had been the patriarch for almost a hundred years. Whenever such a time comes, the family members would come to him looking for a backdoor in order to obtain his support and guarantee. It troubled him greatly.

How could one guarantee such things?

Although he could not promise absolute equality as a patriarch, he could not afford to blatantly side with any of his juniors. Otherwise, he would lose credibility.

If the morale was devastated, then it would be difficult to lead the family. In the long run, it would be bad for family culture.

The Qin family sent their future generations to the Beastmaster Sect to rely on the sect's strength to nurture better disciples instead of wasting resources.

If they sent a talentless candidate over, that would be wasting a candidate spot, not to mention wasting a sizable amount of resources from the family as well.

It was impossible for a talentless candidate to bring much benefits to the family. If that was the case, what was the point of sending one in?

If the descendants of the various branch families were truly talented, they would pass the admission test even without his help and stand out among the other disciples. At that point, they as elders would have nothing to worry about.

Moreover, only Patriarch Qin was allowed to take the backdoor. Since when did he let others take the backdoor?

Furthermore, just what kind of gifts did those family members send to him in order to take the backdoor?

It was merely some ordinary spiritual liquor, magical treasures, or some ordinary spiritual materials that contained spiritual energy. He did not lack those things.

If they wanted to offer him spiritual liquor, they could invite him to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion in Jun City.

If they were at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, he might have really agreed to it on a whim.

However, the approach the family members used on him was ineffective.

Qin Guanpao looked at Qin Long to indicate he had something to say.

'This guy is a stubborn person and would never flirt around. It's impossible for him to invite a senior of his over there.'

"The reason I come is to exchange my merits for some spiritual pills to speed up my son's cultivation speed. I'm hoping to have him improve more before the end of the year."

Qin Long laughed and continued, "With that, even after he joins the sect, he would not be at the lowest level. That would be beneficial to his future growth!"

"That's good."

The patriarch made a faint smile. It was not a big deal to him. He then asked, "What elixirs do you want? I remember I have a few bottles of Qi Gathering Elixirs. Why don't you take all of them? Maybe your son could break through to the second level of Qi Refining Stage."

"That's not enough."

Qin Long added, "I still need two bottles of Yellow Sprout Pill, then one of each for Barrier Breaking Pill, Vitality Essence Pill, and Spirit Nurturing Pill. Apart from that, I would also like the patriarch to let me redeem a portion of Essence Cleansing Liquid, a bottle of Bone Tempering Pill, Hypnotic Incense, a mid-grade Spirit Sealing Talisman, a Soul Suppressing Talisman, and finally a Spiritual Beast Bag."

"Hm?"

The patriarch was caught off guard. Surprised, he straightened his body. "Why are you redeeming so many things at one go? The Qi Gathering Pills are nothing, but Yellow Sprout Pills are only used when one reaches the mid-stage of Qi Refining Stage. Your son shouldn't be needing them, right?

"You're planning to use the Barrier Breaking Pill for when this kid reaches the mid-stage of the Qi Refining Stage, isn't it? That's fine. As for the Vitality Essence Pill, Spirit Nurturing Pill, Hypnotic Incense, and Spirit Sealing Talisman, you're really planning far ahead. He's not even accepted in the sect and you're already planning on helping him tame a nascent spiritual beast?

"That aside, the Essence Cleansing Liquid and Bone Tempering Pill are quite costly. Are you sure you want me to redeem that for you?"

He persuaded, "It's not easy for you to accumulate those merits over these years, yet you're using so much of it in one go. Don't you want to recover your wounds?"

"It's not like I can recover from it anyway."

Qin Long chuckled. "Instead of wasting it on me, I might as well use it to pave the way for my son so that he can go further, unlike me who could only leave the sect."

Hearing that, the patriarch lamented internally and stopped persuading. "Alright. If that's the case, I'll purchase them for when I head to Jun City in Tieling."

Kun City was just a small rural city. Apart from the Qin family, there were only two other families of cultivators, the Wang family to the West and the Huang family to the North of the city.

This small little city housed three of their families. Moreover, it did not have any specialty products, making it worthless for cultivators to stay in. With that, they would have to visit the cultivator market in Jun City in order to purchase the goods.

For a vassal family to the Beastmaster Sect like the Qin family, they may not get much discounts if they purchased from the stores run by the sect, but they at least had the guarantee of not being ripped off as they would provide a reasonable price. That was already a very good benefit.

Fraud was something very common in the world of cultivation. One could only blame their own luck for getting scammed with fake goods.

Qin Long nodded. "I'll be troubling you then. I'm going to pick a cultivation method from the scripture library for Feng'er first before going to the storage to get the elixirs."

"Alright, you may go."

Qin Guanpao waved, indicating the father and son duo to do as they like. After that, he placed his palm back on the black panther.

However, he lost his composure when they left.

He was just looking for an excuse to leave the family earlier and the opportunity presented itself to him.

The family did not have a lot of those elixirs and resources that Qin Long asked for. He would need to purchase them from Jun City.

"Sigh!"

The patriarch let out a long sigh.

It was fated.

He was already planning to stay at home obediently, yet Qin Long had to come looking for him.

He touched the storage bag on his waist. It seemed that the spirit stones he had accumulated would have to leave his side once more.

'Hundred Flowers Pavilion. I've not been there for almost a year. I wonder if Lady Fuxiang still remembers me.'

Lady Fuxiang was a foreigner born with an alluring scent, making it difficult for others to forget.

There were also Lady Xianglan and Lady Xiangjun. Oh, Mei Ruoxue1 from the Plum Garden was pretty good too. True to her name, she was as if a touch of red in a field of snow. 'After such a long time apart, I really miss her.'

Patriarch Qin was unable to keep still. He got up and paced around, finally making up his mind. He would attend to the family's matters for the next two days and then take a trip to Jun City, taking the chance to visit those beauties.

'I wonder if the papayas2 in the western region are big? I've traveled around for my whole life and consider myself knowledgeable. However, I've not been to the distant lands of the western region. This time around, I must explore the world and have a good look.'

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The scripture library was just a small building that was used to store books of all sorts.

The Qin family was just a small family. There was nothing special to the place they stored their cultivation method. Although there were some restrictive spells placed on the second floor, the supervision was rather lax. The first floor was always filled with disciples in the family bustling about, reading all sorts of books.

However, it was still a place where the family's inheritance was stored after all. Because of that, there was an elder stationed there to watch over the scrolls in the scripture library.

That elder was the Third Granduncle that Qin Feng referred to, a cultivator at the second level of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

However, this Third Granduncle was different from the patriarch, Qin Guanpao. He did not receive the chance to join the Beastmaster Sect, therefore did not cultivate the cultivation methods of the sect. Naturally, he had no spiritual beast by his side. Not only was he weaker than the patriarch, he was not even Qin Long's match.

That was the thing Third Granduncle regretted the most.

After that, his son did not win against Qin Long and could only cultivate at home. At that moment, his grandson finally had the chance, but Qin Long's son turned out to have achieved spiritual awakening as well. He was afraid that both families would have to fight against each other once again.

Third Granduncle looked rather annoyed.

Although Third Granduncle's grandson was older than Qin Feng by a year, he did not achieve spiritual awakening much earlier than Qin Feng as he barely achieved it in the previous month. In such a short time, his grandson might not be able to defeat Qin Feng.

However, since Qin Long had come personally, he felt all the more troubled. There was nothing much for him to say. He unlocked the restrictive spells on the second floor and let the father and son duo in to search for their cultivation method.

To be frank, there was nothing much for the family to hide from the younger generation of cultivators. Instead, they wished for them to cultivate stronger cultivation methods.

As for which path they chose, that would depend on themselves.

If they felt confident about joining the sect, then they could pick a cultivation method of a neutral element to practice. That way it would be much easier for them to switch to the cultivation methods of the Beastmaster Sect after they join.

If they were not confident in winning or unwilling to endure the hardships of being in the outer circles of the Beastmaster Sect, then they could pick cultivation methods that suited them as they spend their time at home being treated as young masters and miss' of the household.

Within the cultivation methods kept by the family, there were a few decent cultivation methods apart from the Five Elements Mantra.

Although it was not considered rare in the world of cultivator, it was a lot stronger than other neutral element mantras.

Qin Long brought his son to the second floor to pick a cultivation method. Meanwhile, Third Granduncle did not follow along.

They were all from the same family. Moreover, with Qin Long's status, he had no need to steal the cultivation methods. That was because the cultivation method that Qin Long practiced was the same cultivation method the Beastmaster Sect taught to their external disciples. That was a lot stronger than those methods kept in their family.

Reaching the second floor, Qin Feng was looking around curiously.

That was the first time he visited the place.

Frankly, most of the family members had no chance to be there. That was because not everyone could achieve spiritual awakening. Meanwhile, those that achieved spiritual awakening after coming of age would be considered as talentless and would not go far even if they cultivated.

The family did not give up on those people. However, even after teaching them the cultivation methods, they would only be able to help out at the family's spiritual fields to manage spiritual materials.

Qin Feng carefully scanned the second floor and was immediately disappointed.

It was very empty. Apart from the two book racks and a chair, there was nothing else.

"Hehe…"

Qin Long chuckled. "Qin family has a shallow foundation and did not manage to accumulate much over the years. Although there are over a dozen cultivation methods, they are all relatively ordinary mantras, nothing precious.

"The reason I want to send you into the sect was to prevent you from wasting your life away at home like the other family members, managing that few acres of spiritual fields for the family for their entire life."

Qin Feng nodded.

He knew his father's love for him. That was why he worked extra hard all these years and even paid special attention to learning other knowledge.

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