Yuqingzi's strength, in his opinion, was merely mediocre, so Qin Xuan naturally had no intention of using his strongest Thunder Fire Pearl.
"Those more powerful Thunder Fire Pearls should still be handled with care; they shouldn't be easily discovered by others. These things should be kept as a last resort."
Qin Xuan had already decided that such trump cards should only be used at the most crucial moments.
Otherwise, if others were prepared, the effect wouldn't be as significant.
"Fortunately, most people didn't clearly see what the Thunder Fire Pearl looked like this time. Although that snake Yao saw it, it's already dead, so there's no worry about it leaking secrets."
Qin Xuan stroked his chin, lost in thought.
Just as Qin Xuan was pondering, a furious roar echoed from a mountain range, tens of thousands of miles away from the Great Qian Capital.
"What did you say? Junior Brother Yu was killed by a Human Race member in the Great Qian Capital!"
A ferocious-looking tiger Yao roared furiously at the wolf Yao kneeling before him.
The wolf Yao nodded tremblingly.
Yao are different from Spirit Beasts.
Spirit Beasts can only develop Advanced intelligence when their Rank reaches a very high level.
But Yao are different; many Yao, even if their Cultivation Rank is not high, possess very high intelligence, almost comparable to the Human Race.
Not only that, the Yao Race even has its own Cultivation Technique and things similar to the Human Race's Martial Skills.
It can even be said that the Yao Race, aside from their racial differences, are very similar in other aspects.
This was Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, the place where Yuqingzi came from.
"Yes, Lord Yuqingzi wanted to devour a Human Race member, but was killed by a Human Race Cultivator. This news was sent by the Da Qian Dynasty; it won't be false."
"Bang!"
The tiger Yao shattered a nearby stone with a single palm strike.
"Impossible! Junior Brother Yu is the offspring of the Qinghe Flood Dragon King! His Bloodline is incredibly noble! How could he die so easily at the hands of a lowly Human Race member? The Da Qian Dynasty must have tampered with things behind the scenes."
"Are they, the Da Qian Dynasty, tired of living?"
The tiger Yao stood up in a rage, kicking the wolf Yao flying.
The wolf Yao coughed up blood from the kick but dared not resist, trembling as he crawled up from the ground and knelt down again.
"How is Grandmaster now?" the tiger Yao asked the wolf Yao.
"Ancestral Master, he went into secluded cultivation ten days ago, saying he was going to break through to the next Realm."
Hearing that the Grandmaster was in secluded cultivation, the tiger Yao stopped speaking, only sitting back down in resentment.
Although he really wanted to lead people to invade the Great Qian Capital, all of this was based on the premise that the Grandmaster was present.
Now that the Grandmaster was not here, he really didn't dare to go to the Great Qian Capital.
Moreover, with this incident happening, he dared even less.
In this situation, he could only act low-key for now.
"Then let's wait for now, until Grandmaster comes out of secluded cultivation. In any case, there needs to be an explanation for the Qinghe Flood Dragon King, otherwise he might get angry."
Although Yuqingzi was Master Zhu's grand-Disciple, he was not a native snake Yao of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, but an illegitimate child left here by the Qinghe Flood Dragon King.
The Qinghe Flood Dragon King found it inconvenient to bring Yuqingzi back to Qinghe, so he could only entrust his good friend, Mr. Zhu of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, to look after him.
Now that the Qinghe Flood Dragon King's child was dead, this matter would likely not be easily resolved.
Thinking of this, the tiger Yao felt a surge of frustration. He stood up, looking at the wolf Yao kneeling on the ground, finding him an eyesore.
"Boom!"
A tiger's paw struck down, killing the wolf Yao, and he swallowed it whole.
"What a useless good-for-nothing who can't handle things; keeping him would only be a disaster, better to get rid of him."
Licking his lips, the tiger Yao stretched his limbs and left the place.
Although he couldn't go to Great Qian to demand an explanation due to the Grandmaster's secluded cultivation, what needed to be done still had to be done.
At the same time, Qin Xuan in the Great Qian Capital was somewhat excited, feeling the abundant Spiritual Qi within his body.
To his surprise, after refining the snake Yao's demon core and gallbladder, Qin Xuan's Cultivation Advanced further, reaching Tianxuan Realm Sixth Rank.
"Tianxuan Realm Sixth Rank, plus the doubled combat power from the secret technique, and various secret arts, even a Cultivator at Yuqing Realm Peak, I can defeat him."
Of course, this was only for ordinary Yuqing Realm Cultivators.
In the past two days, Qin Xuan had successively sparred with these Genius Disciples in the Capital.
Although these Disciples were all at the Tianxuan Realm, they also possessed the strength to challenge those of higher Ranks.
There were quite a few Disciples like Qin Feng, whose Realm was only Tianxuan Realm, but whose combat power was already equivalent to Yuqing Realm Eighth or Ninth Rank.
"I'm afraid the competition at the Kun Peng Nest will only be more intense."
Qin Xuan stroked his chin, pondering.
The Kun Peng Nest gathered Geniuses from all over the world.
These Genius Disciples were all experts without exception.
"The pressure is immense!"
Even with the Spirit Refining Cauldron, a rare treasure, Qin Xuan felt a bit hesitant.
"Don't worry, you are now a Chaotic Body, and you have quite a few treasures on you. What is there to worry about?"
"Besides, this is also an opportunity."
"Even if you don't get the good things from the Kun Peng Nest, you can still gain a lot."
Han Ye said to Qin Xuan dismissively.
"Senior, what do you mean?"
Did he miss something?
"Isn't it simple? There's only one Kun Peng Nest, but too many Genius Disciples are coming to it. Others are aiming for the Kun Peng Nest, but you can aim for these Genius Disciples!"
Han Ye incited Qin Xuan.
"Imagine, these Cultivators each have special Physiques. If you can catch one or two, and extract their Physiques using the Spirit Refining Cauldron..."
Before Han Ye finished speaking, Qin Xuan already understood.
That's right!
There was only one Kun Peng Nest, but there were quite a few Genius Disciples rushing here.
Others' goal was the Kun Peng Nest, but since there was only one Kun Peng Nest and only one Legacy within it, the competition would undoubtedly be incredibly fierce.
However, if Qin Xuan focused on other Disciples, he would naturally have a great opportunity.
"The Human Race has five great Physiques: besides your Chaotic Body, there's the Innate Dao Body that is naturally compatible with the Laws of the world, the Innate Saint Body with naturally invincible Physique, the Innate Spirit Body that is naturally close to Spiritual Qi, and the Innate Destiny Body with naturally invincible Mental Energy!"
"This time, entering the Kun Peng Nest, there might be an Innate Dao Body or Saint Body. If you can obtain their corpses and refine these Physiques into your own body, your improvement will certainly be significant."
"Of course, the Kun Peng Nest still needs to be contended for. These are just incidental matters outside of competing for the Kun Peng Nest. Perhaps you can take down these Cultivators."
Listening to Han Ye's words, Qin Xuan nodded slightly.
"Still, the Kun Peng Nest must be contended for. Saint Body, Dao Body, Spirit Body, or Destiny Body—if these can be obtained, that's naturally best, but ultimately they are secondary."
The Kun Peng Nest is the lair of the Taihuang Nine Fiends, and even if the other four Physiques are possible, they are not pure, so they naturally cannot compare to the Kun Peng Nest.
