Chapter 3

Early the next morning, Qin Nan slowly regained consciousness.

However, as he tried to sit up, he couldn't help but gasp. Presently,

his brain was still aching, it felt as if any wanton movement would

cause his head to break.

"That ancient voice was terrifying."

Qin Nan's complexion paled. The ancient voice he had heard

yesterday felt as though it had entered his soul. As he recalled it, he

felt a recurring fear.

"My current priority is to inspect the Divine Battle Spirit…"

Qin Nan swiftly walked to the large courtyard before he sat down

cross-legged. His face revealed slight nervousness; although the

origin of the Divine Battle Spirit was mysterious, Qin Nan wasn't sure

of what grade Martial Soul it was.

Qin Nan inhaled a deep breath and then slowly closed his eyes. His

mental state entered his body as he begun to channel his Martial

Soul.

In front of Qin Nan, golden rays radiated one after another. When it

reached six golden rays, it finally stopped.

An indistinct and transparent human-like avatar rose from within

the golden rays. As the silhouette floated in mid air, it was as if a

Supreme King had descended, it emitted a powerful force which

could cause people's hearts to flutter.

Qin Nan's complexion turned blank as he gazed at the scene,

"This is… the Divine Battle Spirit?"

Soon after, Qin Nan's face revealed a happy expression.

The Divine Battle Spirit definitely did not let him down, it had

reached sixth-grade Huang ranked stage! Although it was much less

compared to Qin Nan's initial expectations, the boundless, ancient

and profound aura emitted from the Divine Battle Spirit gave people

a premonition that it was far more superior than it seemed.

"Hu….I don't know what kind of capabilities the Divine

Battle Spirit has, but let's start with cultivation." Qin Nan

suppressed the joy and swiftly calmed his heart before channeling

the Divine Battle Spirit.

In an instant, a shocking scene appeared. The Divine Battle Spirit's

Avatar, emanated a frightening yet mysterious aura as it abruptly sat

down cross-legged.

The surrounding Spiritual Qi of the Heaven and Earth begun to

flood toward Qin Nan and unexpectedly condensed an indistinct

white fog around his body.

"This..."

Qin Nan was caught by surprise, the speed of his cultivation was

much faster compared to the first-grade Huang ranked Scarlet Flame

Saber. The speed had increased by more than tenfold!

A sixth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit was indeed of no small

matter.

Qin Nan quickly immersed himself within his cultivation. He

channeled the Divine Battle Spirit and entered an ethereal state,

incessantly absorbing the Spiritual Qi of the Heaven and Earth. Spiritual Qi of the Heaven and Earth entered Qin Nan's body,

continuously circulated within his body while giving off a crashing

sound similar to the sound of flowing water.

The time slowly elapsed. After six hours had passed, Qin Nan

opened his eyes as his body emitted a crackling sound similar to the

sound created when frying beans.

(TL note: Sizzling sounds)

Within these six hours, his cultivation had unexpectedly broken

through to first-layer of the Body Tempering realm!

"With the Divine Battle Spirit, my dream of becoming an Expert will

no longer be

The Canglan Continent was boundless, not only was there Linshui

City, but there was also the Luo River Kingdom. They were all just

drops within the vast ocean.

Qin Nan became the number one genius within Linshui City when

he was a youth, so naturally, he had high aspirations. He wanted to

reach a stage where he was able to carry a saber on his back and

hold a bottle of wine in his hands as he freely roamed the continents.

Swiftly settling gratitudes and grievances, while being natural and

unrestricted.

At this moment, a voice could be heard from the other end of the

door, "Young Lord, this month's supplies have arrived."

Following these words, a maid came in with a tray in her hands.

Atop of the tray was a jade bottle which emitted thick Spiritual Qi.

Qin Nan was slightly startled before he promptly recalled that

today was the day when the Qin Clan distributed resources for

cultivation.

As one of the two major families within Linshui City, it was only natural for the Qin Clan to place great importance on Martial Art.

Hence, every month on this day, the Qin Clan would distribute

resources for cultivation to the disciples of the Clan.

After Qin Nan received the bottle and had the maid leave, he

opened it and was once again, slightly startled.

Within the jade bottle laid ten sparkling and translucent dark green

pills. Thick Spiritual Qi permeated around the pills.

Qin Nan naturally recognized these medicine pills; they were Body

Tempering Pills. These pills were specifically used to temper the body

during cultivation.

However, Body Tempering Pills are exceptionally precious. An

ordinary disciple of the Qin Clan could only receive a single pill to

temper their body during cultivation. However, Qin Nan possessed as

many as ten pills.

"Father…." Qin Nan felt slightly emotional. The fact that he had

awakened a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit had most likely

been spread throughout Linshui City. From a genius to an infamous

waste.

Normally, the Elders of Qin Clan definitely would not give a waste

such as Qin Nan this many pills. Thus, the only explanation for these

pills would be that Qin Nan's father had sent them over.

Qin Nan's father, Qin Tian was the Patriarch of the Qin Clan.

Naturally, nobody would dare to stop him if he wanted to give Qin

Nan ten Body Tempering Pills.

Furthermore, Qin Tian had known that Qin Nan had become a

waste, he still sent ten Body Tempering Pills. From this, one could tell

that within Qin Tian's heart, Qin Nan was still his most beloved son.

"Father, your son, Qin Nan, definitely won't let you down….. Now, I'll use the pills you have given me to break

through the second-layer of Body Tempering realm in a single

go."

Qin Nan picked up a Body Tempering Pill and swallowed it. He then

immediately sat down cross-legged to begin refining the pill.

However, at this moment, a strange scene occurred. After the body

tempering pill flowed into his body, it was not digested. Instead, a

mysterious attraction came from within Qin Nan's body, resulting in

the Qi from the Body Tempering Pill to be completely absorbed.

Qin Nan's expression turned blank, "What….What's this?"

He immediately picked up two more Body Tempering Pills and

promptly swallowed it. However, the same event occurred, the

Spiritual Qi was once again completely absorbed by an incorporeal

attraction.

"This… Is this the Divine Battle Spirit?"

Qin Nan pondered for a long period of time before finally arriving at

an answer. Following this, he immediately released the Divine Battle

Spirit.

After releasing the Divine Battle Spirit, Qin Nan picked up yet

another three Body Tempering Pills and swallowed it. Just as he had

expected, the Divine Battle Spirit emanated a mysterious attraction,

completely absorbing the Qi from the Body Tempering Pills.

"The Divine Battle Spirit can actually absorb the Spiritual

Qi of the pills?" Qin Nan was shocked. He had never imagined that

Martial Spirits could actually absorb Elixir.

"Forget it, I'll just let him absorb the Elixirs and observe

what will happen after!"

Qin Nan clenched his teeth, either way, the cultivation speed of

Divine Battle Spirit wasn't lacking, thus, he wasn't in need of Elixirs.

He then retrieved the remaining Body Tempering Pills before

swallowing them.

After he had swallowed the remainder of the pills, he began to

tremble.

From the Divine Battle Spirit's Avatar came a sudden blossoming

of a seventh yellow ray. The pressure which the Divine Battle Spirit

emitted became increasingly fearsome.

"This is…."

Qin Nan's complexion revealed a stunned expression. Seven yellow

rays, this represented seventh-grade Huang rank. The grade of this

Divine Battle Spirit had actually increased by one whole level!

"This meant…. that the Divine Battle Spirit could devour

Elixirs to ascend a grade!"

Qin Nan's current feelings could no longer be described as being

just astonished. The formidability of the Divine Battle Spirit had

already exceeded his imaginations!

Martial Spirits were granted by the heavens, once you've

awakened your Martial Spirit, it would accompany you for the rest of

your life. Qin Nan had never heard of a case such as this before.

In this case, if there are enough Elixirs, then wouldn't the Divine

Battle Spirit be able to reach up to Xuan-rank? Di-rank? Or even the

Tian-rank from the legends?

Tian-ranked Martial Spirit, how fearsome was that? Qin Nan was

unable to imagine it.

"Hu… Calm down, I have to remain calm." Qin Nan inhaled a series of deep breaths and suppressed the raging emotions within his

heart, forcing himself to calm down.

His expression concealed his excitement similar to before.

In the beginning when he had awakened the Divine Battle Spirit,

although it was a sixth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, Qin Nan

still thought it was far from what it actually was. He believed it was

much stronger than just sixth-grade Huang rank.

Presently, the Divine Battle Spirit had actually increased a grade.

Just based on this fact, perhaps it was even stronger than a Xuan-

rank or even a legendary Di-rank Martial Spirit. Its potential is

limitless and definitely was of no small matter.

However, just as Qin Nan was beginning to feel excited, a "Peng"

sound echoed from the gate of Qin Nan's courtyard, causing it to

shatter into numerous fragments.

An incomparably aggressive voice resounded, "Qin Nan! Quickly

get out of here or else don't blame me for disregarding our

former relationship!"

A crowd of people dressed in a gorgeous robe stormed in; their

faces were filled with pride. Hovering behind the crowd was a five Chi

long cyan sword, it radiated three yellow rays which gave off a cold

and sharp feeling.

As he gazed at the crowd, Qin Nan's complexion instantly turned

cold, "Qin Xiao, what do you want?"