Chapter 5

Originally, Qin Nan didn't hold a grudge towards Qin Yu, however,

he hadn't imagined that Qin Yu would mock and ridicule him. Thus,

he naturally didn't care about the feelings of the other party.

"You attacked my younger brother?" Qin Yu questioned with

an ominous gaze.

"That's right," Qin Nan replied indifferently, "Not only did your

younger brother completely disregard our former

relationship, he also destroyed my court gate and humiliated

me. He assaulted me and attempted to take my Elixir. Hence,

I gave him a light beating."

"Gave him a light beating?" Qin Yu was enraged, "Qin Nan, so

what if my little brother stole your Elixir? If a good-for-nothing like

you uses these Elixirs, it would just be a waste of our resources!

Qin Nan's expression turned cold, he had never thought that Qin

Yu would speak so shamelessly.

Due to the fact that the other party had not shown any signs of

respect, Qin Nan also became increasingly impolite, "Admittedly,

you and your brother both have the same morality and

conduct, both of you are shameless and immoral. You sicken

me."

"What did you say!?"

Qin Yu erupted, he had never thought that this waste would dare

be so arrogant. Qin Yu immediately bellowed, "You're courting death!"

As the words left his mouth, Qin Yu took large strides and the Qi of

a first-layer Body Tempering Realm erupted. He channeled his Martial

Spirit and yellow rays began to flicker from his back as he struck

towards Qin Nan with explosive force.

At this moment, Elder Ying's austere voice resounded throughout

the second floor, "The Martial Skill Pavilion prohibits battles.

Qin Yu, if you are to break the rules today, then you will be

forever barred from treading upon the Martial Skill Pavilion

by even half a step!"

Elder Ying's words caused Qin Yu to feel as though cold water had

been poured down his head.

"Elder Ying, I apologize. This disciple definitely will not

violate the rules of the Martial Skill Pavilion," Qin Yu said

loudly as he suppressed his anger.

He knew Elder Ying wasn't joking. Even if he was the number one

genius of the Qin Clan but had violated the rules, he would still suffer

a form of punishment. It would a waste if he were to be forever

barred from entry into the Martial Skill Pavilion.

Following his apology, Qin Yu turned around and glared fiercely at

Qin Nan before saying, "You're lucky today. Don't let me see

you again or else I'll break all four of your limbs, destroy your

Dantian, and turn you into a waste amongst the waste!"

"Oh really?" Qin Nan's face didn't show the slightest hint of fear,

instead, he coldly retorted, "Then I'll repeat the same words,

you better not run into me. Moreover, at that time, you

better not kneel before me. I definitely won't forgive

someone as shameless and immoral as you!"

"You….you….."

Qin Yu's entire body trembled as his fingers pointed towards Qin

Nan. His face grew red and his words were unable to leave his

mouth.

Ever since he had awakened his fourth-grade Martial Spirit, the

elders and disciples within the family had been treating him with

respect and had been trying to curry favors with him. Despite this, he

was being repeatedly humiliated by a waste who had only awakened

a mere first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit.

"Just you wait!"

After restraining himself for a moment, Qin Yu wore an ashen face

as he turned to leave, refusing to stay any minute longer as to in fear

of being agitated even further. Qin Nan's expression was indifferent,

he didn't take Qin Yu's threat to heart.

"Let's inspect the Martial Skills first."

Qin Nan promptly calmed his mind and turned around, picking up

an ancient book and flipping through it.

"Soaring Cloud Step. Upon usage, the body will resemble a

cloud, turning into an indistinct trace which caused it to be

very difficult for people to catch."

"Jade Palm. Upon reaching Large Success, the palm will

become like Jade, invulnerable to both water and fire. These

palms can carry nine cows and two tigers."

"Isolated Peak Flying Sword."

"Dividing Mountain Spear Art."

Qin Nan flipped through them in a meticulous manner, and the

result did not disappoint him. The strength of these middle-class

Martial Skills was indeed incomparable to low-class Martial Skills. However, although Qin Nan had already flipped through roughly

ten ancient books, he still hadn't found a Martial Skill he desired.

"Hm? Thundercrash Saber Art?" Qin Nan's gaze was attracted

to a floating, yellow ancient book. The characters in the ancient book

were extremely extravagant, it was as though it had been engraved

with a saber.

Qin Nan immediately became excited and picked up the ancient

book, "Thundercrash Saber Art. A single slash caused the saber to

strike as though it were a thunderbolt, its speed like lightning.

After perusing it for an hour, Qin Nan promptly nodded his head in

satisfaction, "This is the one!"

Qin Nan always had an interest in sabers. When he was sixteen

years old, he had even created a Saber Art Martial Skill, however, its

power had only reached low-class.

The current Thundercrash Saber Art was well in line with Qin Nan's

preference.

At this moment, a few silhouettes were already within the Martial

Skill Pavilion. These people were the geniuses of the Qin Clan; their

cultivation had reached the first-layer of Body Tempering Realm and

had previously entered in order to select a Martial Skill.

Under the flabbergasted and astonished gaze of these disciples,

Qin Nan calmly picked up the ancient book before turning around to

leave.

...

After Qin Nan returned to the courtyard from the Martial Skill

Pavilion, he had discovered that the court gate had been repaired.

This caused him to feel slightly stunned. After all, he was currently

the "waste" of the Qin Clan, nobody should even care about him.

With doubts in his heart, he pushed open the gate and a deep

voice resounded, "Oh, you're back?"

Qin Nan raised his head and a middle-aged man landed within his

line of vision. He looked at Qin Nan with a gentle gaze. Although the

clothing of this middle-aged man was simple, the pressure he

emitted caused people to shiver.

This middle-aged man was the Patriarch of Qin Clan, the only

person who had reached the "Xiantian Realm", Qin Tian.

Qin Tian glanced at the ancient book in Qin Nan's hands and was

slightly startled. He immediately inspected Qin Nan and said with an

astonishment, "Nan'er, your cultivation has broken through

the first-layer of Body Tempering realm?"

(TL note: Nan'er is Qin Nan's nickname. In Chinese, it's common to

add an 'er to their children's name.)

"Yeah." Qin Nan smiled, "This is all thanks to the Elixir that

father has given me."

"This…." Qin Tian's expression revealed ambiguity. Although the

effects of the ten Body Tempering Pills were great, Qin Nan's Martial

Spirit was ultimately a mere first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit.

How was he able to break through so quickly with only ten Body

Tempering Pills?

Qin Nan noticed his father's doubt and immediately changed the

topic, "Father, why have you visited today?"

As the clan's Patriarch, Qin Tian had to manage a great number of

things. Hence, he rarely met with Qin Nan and was only able to care

for him in secret.

"Your gate had been shattered by someone, so why would I

not visit?" Qin Tian wasn't in a good mood, "The next time something like this happens, you can come and tell me. No

one bullies the son of I, Qin Tian."

As Qin Tian spoke, dreadful killing intent emanated from him with

tyrannical might.

Qin Nan gazed at his father who was filled with killing intent, his

heart felt warm as he knew this was because his father cared about

him. "Father, I can deal with these kinds of things myself."

Qin Tian dubiously nodded. The current Qin Nan and his first-layer

Body Tempering Realm cultivation was not an easy opponent for

most of the disciples within Qin Clan.

"Nan'er, the reason why your father has come today is to

tell you to not be dispirited or give up." A deep sense of

concern could be heard in Qin Tian's tone, "If you ever need Elixir

for your cultivation, you can look for me. Father believes in

you. I believe that you will one day become a powerful expert

and assume your own responsibilities."

As he spoke, Qin Tian's face revealed a hint of pride.

So what if he had a first-grade Huang ranked innate talent? Qin

Nan was his son, hence it was within reason that he is incomparably

proud of him.

Qin Nan was slightly startled then nodded. He engraved each and

every one of these words into his heart.

As Qin Tian saw Qin Nan's appearance, he gave out a sigh of relief.

There was another reason as to why he had come today, and that

was to personally see Qin Nan's state.

After all, he went from a genius to a waste. A normal person would

not be able to accept such outcome. He felt at ease when he saw that Qin Nan hadn't lost his will.

"Father, your son has a matter he wishes to trouble you

with." Qin Nan suddenly said.

Qin Tian was caught by surprise before he nodded and replied,

"What's wrong?"

"I understand that this request will be a bit excessive but

father must trust me…." Qin Nan carefully considered how to

phrase himself; his complexion turned solemn as he said, "I need

Elixir. I need one hundred Body Tempering Pills. If you can

get two hundred, or even five hundred, then that would be

even better!"

After he spoke, Qin Nan cautiously glanced towards Qin Tian.

One had to understand that this request was not only nearly

impossible but also very excessive. This was due to the fact Qin Clan

did not even hand out hundred Body Tempering Pills a month despite

the disciples receiving one a month for their cultivation. However,

Qin Nan went as far as to request for five hundred Body Tempering

Pills.

Not only that, the current Qin Nan was also the "waste" of the

clan. Giving five hundred Body Tempering Pills to a waste; even if it

was Qin Tian, he would still suffer colossal pressure from the clan as

well as numerous disapprovals.

However, the reason as to why Qin Nan needed a large amount of

Elixirs was due to the Divine Battle Spirit and its ability to devour

Elixirs to increase its grade. If Qin Nan were to personally create

Body Tempering Pills, then that would be simply a futile effort. This

was why he decided to request these Elixirs from Qin Tian. Qin Nan

wanted to use the large amount of Elixirs to increase the grade of the

Spirit of the War Soul. This however, would be a quite difficult especially since Qin Nan

hadn't told anyone about the Divine Battle Spirit. This wasn't

because he was afraid of Qin Tian not believing him, but it was

because of this matter being outrageously shocking.

If he were to reveal the matter regarding the Divine Battle Spirit, a

thousand or even ten thousands of Spirit Medicines wouldn't be

impossible for Qin Tian.

As expected, Qin Tian's expression revealed a trace of surprise, he

had never imagined that Qin Nan would request such an exorbitant

amount of Elixir. After being silent for a few moments, he then

nodded.

"Alright!"