After Luo Qianyu left the sect, Luo Changfeng sent people to investigate, but found nothing unusual.
"Father, should we send people to search? What if..." Luo Qianyun hesitated.
Luo Changfeng waved his hand and sighed, "I understand your concerns. Don't worry. She won't be in danger. Even if something happens, it has nothing to do with us."
Luo Qianyun nodded in agreement.
Luo Changfeng added, "However, you don't need to worry too much. She's only at the sixth level of Body Tempering. Even if she encounters a master, she won't be a match for them. At most, she'll just have to flee."
"Then I'm relieved," Luo Qianyun said with a smile. He wished something would happen to Luo Qianyu, so he would have one less competitor.
...
In the secret chamber of the backyard in the Luo Mansion, Luoshui City.
Qin Yang sat cross-legged, his legs folded, his chest and abdomen straight like a spear shaft, his entire posture as rigid as a javelin. He clenched his fists, and a faint cyan luster appeared on his skin. This luster coiled around Qin Yang's limbs like a swimming dragon. With every breath, it guided the phantom dragon to merge into the depths of his physique.
After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes, and bronze runes flickered and leaped within his pupils. Chu Chen had told Qin Yang that at the seventh level of Body Tempering, one could condense the Qi Sea and store true essence. It had taken Qin Yang two months of hard cultivation to advance from the first to the third level of Body Tempering, and he had finally achieved his goal.
"The Body Tempering realm has nine levels in total. Condensing the Qi Sea and storing true essence is the first layer, also known as the Qi Nurturing realm!"
"At the eighth level of Body Tempering, one refines the physical body, strengthens the tendons, bones, skin, and membranes, and enhances the essence of blood and flesh to achieve a perfect physique."
"In the nine levels of Body Tempering, one condenses the true qi seed, stores true essence, and reaches the Martial Disciple realm."
Qin Yang slowly circulated his cultivation technique, and the Qi Sea within his body gradually boiled. The swirling qi formed a vortex, and wisps of pale golden liquid true essence flowed throughout his body with the vortex. When the liquid true essence in the Qi Sea reached its peak, Qin Yang's eyes snapped open. The sharp, cold light that shot out instantly shattered the surrounding true qi, tore through the air, and produced a piercing shriek.
Qin Yang waved his hand, condensing a ball of qi on his palm. He gently pressed forward, and with a dull thud! The wall instantly exploded, revealing a dark, gaping hole. The power of the ninth level of Body Tempering was comparable to a strike from the ninth level of Body Refining.
Qin Yang retracted his aura and silently sensed the changes within himself. "At the ninth level of Body Tempering, the Qi Sea is formed, the physique has transformed, and the strength has increased by ten thousand jin!" Chu Chen had said that ordinary martial disciples, relying solely on brute physical strength, had a power of only about a thousand jin. Only at the ninth level of Body Tempering could one possess ten thousand jin of strength! Coupled with his already special physique, ordinary martial disciples at the Body Tempering realm might not be his match. He had to admit this was true.
"Although the ninth level of Body Tempering can enhance strength, it cannot refine the physical body. Only by reaching the True Essence realm can the physique be improved and the bloodline be refined..." Qin Yang murmured to himself, his thoughts racing. He had not yet refined his true qi. Only when he reached the True Essence realm would he be qualified to refine his bloodline. Luo Qianyu was a martial disciple at the True Essence realm, so she naturally had a way to help him improve his bloodline. However, Luo Qianyu was not yet an adult, so she could not awaken his bloodline for him, and she also needed to slowly accumulate true essence and strive for higher realms.
"No hurry. After I stabilize my cultivation at the eighth level of Body Tempering, I'll seek help," Qin Yang said to himself, stretching his limbs. Just as he was about to leave the secret chamber, he suddenly heard footsteps. Qin Yang narrowed his eyes, his heart sinking. The person approaching was Luo Qianyu.
"Why are you here?"
"Brother!" Luo Qianyu hopped in joyfully. Luo Qianyun, seeing Luo Qianyu, breathed a sigh of relief and quickly pulled Luo Qianyu over. Luo Qianyu sweetly called out, "Mom and Dad." Chu Chen stood to the side, his head lowered, not daring to look at Luo Qianyun. Luo Qianyun frowned and reprimanded him, telling him to get lost quickly so as not to be a nuisance.
Luo Qianyu ran to Qin Yang and said with a smile, "Brother, how did you sleep last night?" Qin Yang was stunned for a moment, unable to understand why Luo Qianyu asked this question. But since Luo Qianyu asked, Qin Yang went along with the topic, "I slept well last night."
"Brother, I'll treat you to a meal tonight! I haven't taken you out to play for a long time. I heard that a beautiful swordswoman named Lin Yuchan has come to Luoshui Town recently. She teaches sword techniques, and her swordsmanship is very profound. I heard many people have come to visit her." Luo Qianyu said excitedly.
Qin Yang's heart leaped. Lin Yuchan! How could he have forgotten her! "Okay, you go. I won't accompany you," Qin Yang perfunctorily nodded.
"Oh... alright then." Luo Qianyu pouted, feeling inexplicably disappointed. She secretly glanced at Qin Yang. Seeing that Qin Yang seemed to be engrossed in reading a book, Luo Qianyu quietly walked out. Before leaving, she winked at Qin Yang, making Qin Yang both amused and exasperated.
...
While Qin Yang was cultivating in the secret chamber, the atmosphere in the Luo Mansion was clearly not pleasant. Chu Chen knelt on the ground, his face pale, sweat dripping down his forehead. He was dressed in white and knelt before a desk, on which lay several scrolls of beast hide. One of the scrolls had fallen under the table, and a drop of blood-red, enchanting blood bead was suspended in mid-air. Luo Qianyu sat on a chair, her brows furrowed, her face ashen.
"Father!" Luo Qianyun's face was deathly pale, and he collapsed on the ground, trembling all over.
"You scoundrel!" Luo Changhe roared, "Did I teach you all the things I taught you to the dogs? You can't even defeat a martial disciple at the eighth level of Body Tempering!" He raised his foot and kicked his kneeling son fiercely. Luo Qianyun cried out in pain, gritted his teeth to endure the pain, and dared not say a word.
"Second brother, don't blame Qianyu. It was my oversight. I didn't expect his martial soul's rank to reach the fifth grade. Fortunately, he just broke through to the seventh level of Body Tempering, and I'm confident I can defeat him!" Luo Changhe glared and shouted, "You'd better pray he has no powerful backing, or I will kill him without mercy!"
Luo Qianyun's face turned ashen with fear, and he said tremblingly, "Father, your son knows his mistake."
"Hmph!" Luo Changhe snorted coldly and turned to Luo Qianyu, "Qianyu, leave this matter to you to handle." Luo Qianyun's expression immediately stiffened. Chu Chen was also dumbfounded. He hadn't expected his father to be so cruel! One must know that once one's martial foundation is abolished, even if they survive, they will become a cripple, and may even suffer various assassinations and die tragically.
Luo Qianyu's face was frosty, her eyebrows raised. She pointed at Luo Qianyun and sternly rebuked, "Are you even human! How dare you try to kill Brother! If I hadn't noticed something was wrong in time and stopped Brother, wouldn't you have silenced him?"
"Sister, I didn't! I absolutely didn't try to kill Brother!" Luo Qianyun argued loudly. He also panicked and quickly said, "Father, I really didn't. I don't know why Brother became so powerful. He was only at the sixth level of Body Tempering the day before yesterday and only broke through this morning!"