Supreme Martial Artist - Chapter 20

Chapter 0020 The Profound Beast Moved!
“Half a month from now, there will be the Clan Head Election. Grandpa is going to call the position of Clan Head to his father’s generation. I have to work hard to cultivate and honor my father in the Clan Competition!”

Qin Fei was prepared to make it a top priority to raise his cultivation. The position of Clan Master was of great importance, and the determination of the position of Clan Master depended not only on the competition between candidates, but also on the third generation disciples. This was related to the sustainable development of the Qin Clan.

Although Qin Fei was already the number one genius among the third generation of the clan, he was still limited to under twenty years of age. Among the third generation of the clan, there were many people who were stronger than him.

At that time, the selection of the Clan Head would be an unprecedented grand occasion. All the branches would send their strongest disciples to participate. Whoever obtained the position of Clan Head that was changed every 20 years would be the strongest. If Qin Haotian lost, he would become a branch and be sent to another place. He would wait for another 10 years before coming back.

Although Clan Head’s cultivation resources were the best, it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn’t be a branch that would be stronger.

There was no such thing as absolute. Take Qin Fei for example. Grandpa used to be a branch, but he was lucky enough to obtain the position of Patriarch and drive the original Patriarch out of the clan.

Returning to his room, Qin Fei took out the Profound Spirit Cauldron and began to refine the remaining spirit medicines.

One day later, Dan Cheng walked out of the Qin Clan, covered in a black scarf, and appeared in front of Lei Zhen of Yongsheng Auction House.

Seeing the pill refiner, Lei Zhen’s face was filled with joy as he hurriedly gave up his seat.

Qin Fei knew that time was of the essence, so he didn’t waste any words. He took out the pill and handed it to Lei Zhen for auction.

Lei Zhen was overjoyed and immediately went to arrange the auction tonight.

Sure enough, this first-grade pill did not fetch a high price like the first one. It only fetched 50,000 gold coins. This time, the auction house took out the commission as promised. Qin Fei took more than 40,000 gold coins and prepared to exchange them all for spirit medicines.

“Young Master Qin, I’m really sorry. Recently, the profound beasts in the mountains have become incomparably irritable. Those herb gatherers no longer dare to enter the mountains. Therefore, there is a scarcity of spirit medicines in the small shop. We have sent people to purchase them in other cities. You will have to wait for a while!” The owner of the Spirit Potion Shop said apologetically. He looked at the large amount of gold coins with eagerness, but he could not earn them.

“What? A strange movement of a profound beast?”

Qin Fei was shocked. He was truly not as talented as the heavens. There was actually a shortage of spirit medicines.

Beixuan City was located at the northwest edge of the Xuanling Empire. It was surrounded by mountains on all sides. There were countless Xuanbeasts in the mountains. People could rely on Xuanqi to cultivate their martial arts. Some ferocious beasts had gradually learned to cultivate their bodies with Xuanqi over the years. They possessed the same powerful strength as humans and were called Xuanbeasts.

“That’s right. The profound beasts in the mountains seem to have been stimulated by something. They have eaten up everyone who dares to enter the mountains to pick herbs. From what they say, it’s quite frightening. I heard that some mountain people have already come to the city to inform the City Lord’s Mansion. They are requesting the City Lord to send people to the mountains to exterminate the beasts!” The shopkeeper said.

“Boss, when will we be able to bring the goods back?” Qin Fei asked.

“It’s hard to say. If the journey goes smoothly, it might take a week. If the heavens don’t make it beautiful and it rains heavily, I’m afraid we’ll have to wait at least half a month!” The shopkeeper thought for a moment and said.

Qin Fei’s heart was filled with disappointment. He couldn’t wait for such a long time.

‘”What should we do now? I’ve already asked around. Several disciples of the sixth level of the Initial Martial Stage will also participate in this competition. If our clan leader’s clan is outnumbered by them, I’m afraid that clan leader’s position will be taken away by that clan!” Qin Fei walked on the road and said to Xuan Ling’er in the bracelet.

‘”Stinky fellow, there’s another way. You can go hunt profound beasts in the mountains and take out their profound cores. You can also use them to refine pills. Furthermore, because they have consumed countless spiritual medicines, the effects will be even better. However, this method doesn’t work. If you enter the mountains alone, you will probably be eaten by the profound beasts immediately. There won’t be any scrap left!” Xuan Ling’er came up with an idea and immediately denied it.

“Profound core? What is it?” Qin Fei’s eyes were filled with doubt, Profound Core? He had never heard of such a treasure in a profound beast before.

‘”Uh … the Profound Core is the foundation of the cultivation of profound beasts. Just like our human dantian, it grows in the head of profound beasts. Only alchemists know the function of the Profound Core, and even if ordinary martial artists see it, they only treat it as a round bone!” Xuan Ling’er explained.

Qin Fei was overjoyed. But then it dimmed down, Although this Profound Core sounded very useful for pill refining, However, Xuan Ling’er was right. If she was still at the fifth level, she could go to the periphery of the mountain to test her luck and see if there were any Xuan beasts left alone. However, her current strength did not dare to enter the mountain. Xuan beasts were much more powerful than cultivators of the same realm. Ordinary Xuan beasts could easily tear apart human cultivators of the same realm.

Therefore, this thought was just a thought, but he didn’t dare to really do it.

After returning home, Qin Fei could only rely on himself to cultivate. He sat cross-legged on his bed and began to absorb the profound energy in the air in a way that was common to all martial artists. He condensed the profound energy into his dantian’s Qi Sea, and when he reached a certain amount, he broke through his meridians.

However, this method was very long. Even if he cultivated in the past, it would take him at least a year to break through to the first level. It was impossible for him to reach the sixth level of the Initial Martial Stage in half a month. His only hope was to refine pills and rely on the energy of the pills to break through.

Early the next morning, Guo Xue knocked on his door and called for him to go out for breakfast.

Although Guo Xue could not cultivate martial arts, she could cook good dishes.

Qin Fei gulped down his meal, burped contentedly, and chatted with Guo Xue. Just as he was about to return to his room to cultivate, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly rang out in the sky.

Qin Fei and Guo Xue’s expressions changed. This gong and drum sound came from the huge battle gong placed in the center of the Northern Profound City’s main residence.

This meant that something big had happened in the city.

He was gathering all the cultivators to listen to his orders!

This kind of situation happened ten years ago when the profound beasts attacked the city.

In that battle, blood flowed into a river, and the entire city, regardless of age, participated, causing countless casualties.

Qin Fei hurriedly told Guo Xue to stay at home and not wander around. Then, he quickly ran to the courtyard next door and happened to meet his father, Qin Han, who also rushed out.

“Fei’er, hurry up and gather with me in the plaza!” Qin Han said loudly, and the father and son rushed towards the plaza.

Very quickly, all the martial practitioners in the clan gathered and rushed towards the City Lord’s Mansion.

On the streets, shouts rang out. Cultivators rushed towards the City Lord’s Mansion one after another, while ordinary people stayed at home. They were completely bewildered, not knowing what had happened.

In front of the City Lord’s Mansion was a huge square. At this moment, the city was filled with cultivators. All the great clans had come, and their expressions were solemn.

Bang!

The door of the mansion opened wide. A two-meter tall middle-aged man wearing golden armor walked out of the door. Behind him were the heavily armed soldiers of the City Lord’s Mansion. All of them revealed their vigor, and an iron-blooded killing intent soared into the sky.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the profound beasts in the mountains outside the city are starting to get irritable again, It’s exactly the same as what happened ten years ago. Ten years ago, we didn’t pay any attention to it. We didn’t react until the siege of the Profound Beast. However, the blood flowed into the river during that battle. The people of our Northern Profound City suffered heavy casualties. This time, we will strangle this kind of crisis in the cradle. We can’t let the people in the city suffer the same fate as ten years ago! “Now, as the City Lord of Northern Profound City in Qingxuan Prefecture of the Xuanling Empire, I order all cultivators in the city who have reached the 2nd level of the Initial Martial Stage and above to immediately take action. Follow the City Lord into the mountains, and make sure to find the main messenger of this strange movement of the Xuanling Beast and kill him!”

City Lord Huang Long’s dignified gaze swept across the crowd, his tone extremely solemn and excited.

Ten years ago, the tragic situation was like yesterday, and it was still vivid in people’s hearts.

Everyone loudly echoed Huang Long’s call.

Soon, nearly three thousand martial practitioners were organized, and those below the second level of the Initial Martial Stage stayed behind to defend Beixuan City.

The army set out and left the city, heading straight for the forest outside the city.

Qin Fei followed in the footsteps of the army with an extremely solemn expression. Although he was only nine years old ten years ago, he still remembered the scene of that battle. The profound beasts rushed into the city and ate whenever they saw people. It was extremely bloody and cruel.