Chapter 25

Next morning Qin Chen woke up due to sunlight shining on him through window. Qin Chen slowly sat up and yawned lazily. There was an old man sitting on chair looking at him.

Qin Chen stood up and bowed quickly, "grandfather."

Murong Yun waved his hand, "no need for formalities."

Then he said while retrieving a jade box, "There is a bright reed pill in this jade box, it is very gentle in nature and can increase a person's cultivation by one level. Yesterday was your birthday so consider this as your gift."

Then he waved his hand and jade box flew toward Qin Chen. Qin Chen didn't open the jade box and quietly stored in his bracelet.

Qin Chen's father was surprised, seeing him using spatial artifact. Then he smiled and said, "it looks like you have already reached spirit refinement realm."

Then he retrieved a simple wooden box and gave it to Qin Chen. "This was given to me by your father, even your mother didn't know about its existence. He asked me to give it to you when you enter spirit refinement stage. I can't open it as it looks like only you can open it."

Qin Chen was stunned and held the box with trembling hand. He quickly infused his spirit energy in box but it didn't even reacted and sucked his energy like a blackhole.

"Don't waste your time, you can't open it at the moment." At this moment Xiao Bai's voice sounded in Qin Chen's mind and Qin Chen stopped injecting his spirit energy into the box.

After a bit of advice Qin Chen's grandfather left his house. Qin Chen packed his mother's clothes and jewelry and stored them in his special bracelet. After that he left his house, he gave a last look to his house and left for Zhou Ping's house.

There he asked Zhou Ping for a quiet room to go into seclusion.

Zhou Ping asked, "you want to enter timeless soul space."

Qin Chen nodded as he didn't need to hide it from Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping hesitated and opened his mouth to say something but closed it without saying anything.

When Qin Chen asked him suddenly, "Zhou Ping, do you take me as your brother?"

Zhou Ping quickly nodded without even thinking.

Qin Chen grabbed his shoulder and said with a smile, "then treat me like a brother, if you have something to say just say it."

Zhou Ping replied, "I want to enter timeless soul space to cultivate that sword formula."

Qin Chen was stunned then he chuckled, "you wanted to say that, if I wanted to stop you, would I've told you about its existence. Even my master don't know about it."

Zhou Ping was embarrassed and to change the topic he asked, "Qin Chen who's your master."

Qin Chen replied nonchalantly, "oh! It is professor Liang."

Qin Chen thought it was no big deal but his words caused Zhou Ping's jaws to drop on ground. And Zhou Ping was best at his wooden expression all the time.

Zhou Ping took sometime to compose himself. Ater that they informed Zhou Ping's mother about their seclusion, they got an earful. But after a bit of persuasion, they succeeded in convincing her and entered seclusion.

As right after vacation were mid-term assessment so they didn't waste time and entered soul space. For next five days they practiced first style of sword formula. According to xiao Bai these sword moves would be more powerful if used by different people, for example if Zhou Ping used slashing heaven while Qin Chen used stabbing hell, then its power will be more than if Zhou Ping or Qin Chen executed same move by themselves.

So, they decided to practice it as a duo. After they got some understanding they will learn other part.

Five months passed in soul space while only five days had passed in real world.

On sixth day of their seclusion, seventh and last day of their vacation they got out from soul space. They bade farewell to their uncles, big brother Zhu and their grand father and went out of ice crystal town on feet.

Zhou Ping asked while confused, "Qin Chen why are we going out of city. You are not thinking of walking to snow eagle city on feet."

Qin Chen smiled mysteriously but said nothing.

When they arrived at a mountain valley Qin Chen turned and said unhurriedly, "when are you five people coming out of hiding,"

No one answered. Qin Chen pointed at five random directions and said, "now you believe that I know where you are. Now quickly come out."

Four people appeared, two adult and two six- to seven-year-old children. They were Kong Chen, Qin Chen's second uncle and his cousin Murong He. Qin Chen didn't knew fourth person but he guessed that he should be from Kong academy.

The man from Kong family asked Qin Chen, "how did you know we were trailing you? And if you knew we were trailing you why did you leave town alone."

Qin Chen said, "take a guess."

Actually, after incident with Kong Tai Xiao Bai always spread his soul sense when outside. He had already detected mysterious man following them from snow eagle city and four hostile intensions coming from these four peoples.

Man from Kong family snorted, "humph, it seems like you have many secrets, but after I capture I will know them after a simple soul search"

Soul searching was an evil technique by which caster can check victim's memories on expanse of victim's sanity.

Qin Chen said nothing but turned to place where he pointed for fifth time and said, "are you not coming out even now, I know you have been tailing us from snow eagle city."

A middle age man in azure clothes and golden lining appeared from void.

When man from Kong family saw this middle age man he exclaimed and said, "Zhen Fang what are you doing here."

Zhen Fang chuckled and said "even an old dog like you is here, so why can't I. Tell me Kong Hui."

Kong hui said with a frown, "Zhen Fang are you protecting that child, but why would a martial king protecting a little kid who haven't even entered spirit refinement stage."

Zhen Feng smiled in response and said, "like that little guy said, take a guess."

Hearing this a light chuckle escaped Qin Chen's mouth.

Kong Hui snorted and said, "even if I can't kill Qin Chen today I don't think you will kill me today. Our patriarch have good relations with your master."

There was still a light smile on Zhen Fang's face, "you don't have to worry about that, let me tell you a secret, after today's incident your Kong family is finished. Protecting him was my grandmaster's order."

Kong Hui's face paled, but Qin Chen's second uncle failed to notice this and said to Zhen Fang, "Mr. Zhen I am Qin Chen's uncle and it is our family matter so please don't interfere."

Zhen Fang didn't bother to talk with this rebirth realm martial artist and a sword appeared in his hand white as snow with blue crystals adorned on its hilt. He gently waved it and a sword light appeared and then.

Puchi!

Qin Chen's uncle's head fell to ground and a fountain of blood erupted from his cut neck.

Murong He and Kong Chen's face became pale.