C5 Challenge

A series of sounds came from the endless space. That piece of Lightning Martial Seal carried countless arcs of electricity and was pushed forward by an invisible force. It slowly floated towards Qin Yuan's dantian and gradually entered Qin Yuan's body.

The numbing feeling brought by the electric arcs made Qin Yuan tremble slightly. What followed closely after was the enormous pressure on his soul. Qin Yuan felt like he was a grasshopper being crushed by a wheel, almost going berserk from the pain.

What was even more terrifying was that a crimson barren land appeared in front of Qin Yuan. Thunder that tore through the sky came crashing down like it was the end of the world.

At this time, Qin Yuan understood why he had to go through the trial of the Heavenly Stairway to receive the inheritance. If he was unable to climb the Heaven Stairway, during the absorption of the Martial Seal, he would definitely go crazy from the terrifying illusion and the pain that went deep into his soul.

Having experienced the coldness of human nature and the trials of the Heavenly Stairway, coupled with the fact that his soul was far stronger than an ordinary person's, the pain of absorbing the Martial Seal might be strong, but it did not surpass Qin Yuan's limit. After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, a comfortable feeling spread out from his dantian. Qin Yuan felt as if his entire body was immersed in a hot spring.

Gradually, the fragments of the Martial Seal dissipated and a light blue, transparent Martial Seal appeared in Qin Yuan's dantian. Through the technique 'Internal Inspection', one could clearly see the two sunken star marks on the Martial Seal.

The way to distinguish the Martial Seal's rank was by looking at the Star Scar on it. One Star Scar represented a star, while the Star Scar's concave, flat, and protruding three different forms represented the Common, Sacred, and Absolute three small steps.

"Rank 2 Common Lightning Martial Seal …" Qin Yuan smiled bitterly. He had successfully condensed a Martial Seal in his Dantian, but this grade was too low. Even the one with the worst talent in the family, Qin Yi, was a two star saint rank Martial Seal!

"The Martial Seal has been planted. Next, you can try cultivating the 'Reverse Universe Technique'."

Qin Yuan slightly nodded his head and began cultivating "Reverse Heaven and Earth Art" in one go. Using the two star Common grade Thunder Seal as a guide, he drew in the power of the Soul Lock Spring and formed the astral energy used by martial artists in his dantian.

After an unknown period of time, Qin Yuan finally officially became a martial artist. Moreover, he relied on the remaining energy from the Soul Halting Spring to directly skip over a One Star Warrior and reached the two Star rank.

Circulating the Supreme Force, Qin Yuan could feel the Supreme Force flowing from his dantian to his limbs and bones. Even with his two lifetimes of experience, he couldn't help but cry.

He had waited far too long for this moment.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master!" disciple truly does not know how to repay you! "

"I only have one wish, and that is to let this version of the Reverse Universe Art find a suitable cultivator. I've waited for over a million years and have finally completed it now, so I have no other requests."

Qin Yuan raised his head and saw the bright starry sky gradually darken. He vaguely felt that something was amiss and asked, "Master, this is …"

"Master only has a single remnant soul left. If not for this cultivation level, I would have long ago ceased to exist in this world. Now that my wish has been fulfilled, I should dissipate. "

"Master …" Qin Yuan looked at the receding starry sky and knew that his master would completely disappear before long. He asked hurriedly, "How did master fall? If there is an enemy, how is disciple supposed to avenge his master?"

After hesitating for a moment, his Master said with an ancient tone, "I was indeed harmed by a scoundrel, but the strength of the other party is not something you can imagine. If one day you possess the qualifications to know what happened back then, you will naturally know. "

The starry sky twinkled, and Qin Yuan vaguely felt that something had left.

"Master? Master! "

The starry sky had completely vanished. No one answered him, no matter how Qin Yuan called out to them.

Suddenly opening his eyes, Qin Yuan sat up from the bed, startling He Shaotian, Xiao Cui, and Da Hu who were standing guard at the side.

"Young Master, you're finally awake!"

Qin Yuan looked around in a daze and discovered that he was in one of the rooms of the Alchemy Hall. He touched his chest. The spot where Qin Yi had kicked him did not feel any pain, as though he had never been injured.

"Buzz!"

A light blue astral energy suddenly covered Qin Yuan's entire body, causing He Shaotang and the others to be once again shocked.

"Young Master... You, how did you suddenly obtain the True Divine Spirit Qi! "

"Those were not dreams …" Qin Yuan mumbled to himself, completely ignoring the three of them who were still looking at him worriedly from the side. He carefully felt the brimming Supreme Force in his body, as well as the Lightning Serpent's Martial Seal in his Dantian.

"Young Master?" When He Shaotang saw Qin Yuan staring blankly at him, he shouted again.

Qin Yuan came back to his senses and asked, "Elder He, what's wrong with me?"

"Last night, you were kicked by Qin Yi and your life was in danger. I had no choice but to give it my all and use the Soul Performing Spring. After you drank the Soul Calming Spring, your body's temperature continued to soar until the sun was about to rise. Strangely enough, your injuries are completely healed, just as if you had never been injured. there shouldn't be such an exaggerated effect of the Soul Calming Spring … " He Shaotian explained.

"Oh right, Young Master, how did you suddenly obtain the Supreme Force? "You're not …" Da Hu asked.

Qin Yuan was silent for a moment, before he said to the four of them, "Old He, Xiao Cui, Da Hu, Xiao Hu, and Xiao Hu, I apologize for hiding anything from you. "In reality, I am simply not born with a blocked body. I already had a Martial Seal from the very start, but it was only an innate weakness that prevented others from discovering it, nor was it possible for them to help me awaken a Martial Seal.

This was the first time the four of them had heard something like this from Qin Yuan. For a moment, they were unable to say anything, so they could only nod their heads and continue to listen to Qin Yuan.

"Although others cannot detect it, I know of the existence of Martial Seals. And because of this, I have been taking elixirs nonstop all these years in order to awaken the weak Martial Seal. Let me guess, last night, Elder He let me consume a Soul Pacifying Spring and finally allowed the quantity to change to a qualitative change. "

Xiao Hu was puzzled, "Why didn't young master explain it to the family?"

Qin Yuan shook his head and said, "Others might not be able to find the Martial Seal hidden inside me, so how could they believe me? Furthermore, even I do not have the confidence to make the Martial Seal Awaken. "

The three of them gradually began to believe Qin Yuan's words as he had spent two years not to raise the income of the Alchemy Pavilion and instead reserved all kinds of pills that could only be used by martial practitioners.

Seeing that the four of them did not doubt his words, Qin Yuan could not help but secretly sigh in relief. He inwardly chuckled: "I never thought that I had the talent to lie!"

Becoming a two star warrior from the blocked meridian overnight, if word were to spread out, it would likely bring about endless trouble. After considering it over and over again, Qin Yuan finally thought of using this reason to fool around. After all, it was still better to be able to wake up from the fact that the Martial Seal was weak than to be unable to detect it.

Although he was suspicious, He Shaotian still laughed and said, "No matter what, Young Master got lucky from this disaster. It's a joyous occasion!"

"That's right. In that case, I want to see who else from the Qin Clan dares to look down on Young Master!" Da Hu clenched his huge fists.

Xiaohu nodded, "My brother is right!"

"Great! In the future, you don't need to be looked down upon by the family anymore!" Xiao Cui wiped away the tears in the corner of her eyes.

After hearing the four of them say this, Qin Yuan remembered all the injustices he had suffered in the Qin family. He said solemnly, "I will get back what I deserve!"

Just then, an extremely arrogant voice sounded from the entrance of the World Alchemy Pavilion. "Where are the people from the World Alchemy Pavilion? Come out, I have come to accept management rights on behalf of Cousin Qin Jue! "

A few breaths later, the room where Qin Yuan and the others were in was violently kicked open. Qin Yi swaggered in with a few servants.

Seeing that there was still a bandage on the bed beside Qin Yuan and at the same time, he could smell the faint smell of medicinal herbs, Qin Yi slightly raised his head and said, "Aiya, Little Brother Qin Yuan, you hit a little too hard yesterday. I'm truly sorry. However, you should pack up your things and leave. Brother Qin Jue wants me to help him take over the administration of the Alchemy Hall. It's not good for you to stay here. "

Thinking of how Qin Yuan almost died at the hands of Qin Yi yesterday, Da Hu and Xiao Hu furiously circulated their astral energy, but were stopped by Qin Yuan.

"Brother Qin Yi, what if I don't hand over the authority to manage the Alchemy Hall?"

Qin Yi looked at Qin Yuan's gaze which was filled with sharpness. For some reason, a feeling of oppression arose in his heart, causing him to have difficulty breathing. The only thing he was certain of was that Qin Yuan was completely different from before.

Different from Qin Yi, the servant behind him was still looking at Qin Yuan with disdain. One of them even said without hesitation, "Young Master Qin Yuan, if you want to know your limits, why bother causing unnecessary trouble? You know, punches and kicks have no eyes …"

"Pah!"

The servant covered his swollen face and howled like a pig being butchered, while Qin Yuan stood to the side, his right hand maintaining the posture of slapping someone.

"How can he be so fast!" Qin Yi turned pale with fright. Just now, Qin Yuan's speed was clearly not something that an ordinary person could reach. But no matter what, he could not guess that Qin Yuan was already a martial artist.

Walking up to Qin Yuan, Qin Yi said with a dark expression, "Brother Qin Yuan, the servants didn't stop them from talking, but when they hit the dogs, you have to look at the owners!"

"Oh? "Since that's the case, I will beat up my master as well!" Qin Yuan said with a calm expression.