Chapter 167: Forum Shock: Father Enters the Underground Cavern

Profound Yang Peak.

The antiquated courtyard, within it, exhaled a rich spiritual qi, as substantial as, turning into mist.

Inside the room, hundreds of spiritual herbs were piled up; in an instant, one herb directly withered, turning into pure energy that coursed through the entire body.

Qin Yu was still continuing his breakthrough attempt.

Time trickled by.

His cultivation kept increasing.

Spirit Transformation Second Stage Mid…… Late Stage…… Perfection.

In the Heavenly God Forbidden Zone, he witnessed many heaven-defying methods, gained insights into various martial arts, and accumulated cultivation experience.

Moreover, having undergone life-and-death trials several times, this moment could be considered the fruition of deep accumulation.

Furthermore, Qin Yu's comprehension of the Dao far surpassed that of his peers; all he now needed was sufficient spiritual qi to break through.

For now, there was no bottleneck.

"Boom!"

Another deep, thunderous roar sounded, like thunder.

Qin Yu's aura surged again, reaching Spirit Transformation Third Stage and breaking through once more.

After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes, a faint red divine light seeming to flow within.

He calculated the time.

At this point, there were still nine days until his return to Blue Star.

"As expected, it's still beyond expectations; the amount of spiritual qi required for each minor realm is surprisingly large."

By now, he had already consumed over a hundred Yellow Tier Spirit Herbs.

One Earth Tier Spirit Medicine.

Its efficacy had dissipated by nearly seventy or eighty percent, quite wasteful.

But now, this is the most effective means of improvement.

After several days, he had only raised two minor realms, which Qin Yu deemed too slow.

"Or let's check the forum to see if there's a solution."

A gleam flashed in Qin Yu's eyes.

Countless information surged in his mind, forming illusory images that revealed the forum's content.

When he saw the homepage.

He was slightly stunned.

A banner was pinned at the top.

"Renowned scientist Qin Shangwu has issued a bounty of hundreds of millions: whoever can save his son's life will be granted a Grandmaster-level cultivation method and countless Qi Blood Pills, any request granted!"

Seeing this, Qin Yu's heart and mind shook.

Qin Shangwu was his own father!

Could it be a namesake?

Or what?

He used his divine sense to click into the page, scanning all the information.

Finally…… it was a picture.

Himself…… lying on a hospital bed, using a ventilator, eyes tightly shut.

Qin Yu's heart trembled.

His mortal body had already decayed, death energy entwined, on the verge of extinction.

Due to identity issues, he could not return home or expose himself, yet now he stepped forward, calling upon divine doctors and top martial artists for aid.

But now, he was directly exposed to the public eye.

His father was a core researcher of Great Xia.

If discovered, he would surely be assassinated by cults or foreign spies.

Immediately, he quickly searched through the comments.

Hoping to obtain more information.

"I heard Qin Shangwu's son contracted a fatal illness, paralyzed and dying at home; if not discovered in time, that breath would be gone."

"The Great Xia leadership personally intervened, seeking to uncover the hidden divine doctor; a group of over ten went together, but returned empty-handed."

"A cult released news that in the Jiangnan Underground Cavern there is a longevity item, able to bring the dead back to life, flesh from white bones, only deep inside……"

"Latest news: the Great Xia leadership dispatched one Grandmaster and five Masters to form a team, personally led by…… Qin Shangwu himself; he is not only a research professor but also a Grandmaster!"

Countless Great Xia citizens were shocked; these days, information about Qin Shangwu kept being revealed.

Only then did people realize that Great Xia's current scientific progress owed much to him.

For example, conventional weapons were useless against the cavern's ferocious beasts, but Qin Shangwu proposed the Starship Plan, opening another path whereby even ordinary people could operate it to slay the beasts.

To salvage the declining situation.

Moreover, today's martial arts education was also his proposal; nationwide martial training and various reward systems were his ideas.

Many policies bear his imprint.

Now many Great Xia citizens are extremely worried, fearing that Qin Shangwu might meet with mishap in the underground cavern.

But…… there are also some alternative opinions.

"Great Xia's achievements are due to many predecessors' efforts in resisting the cavern; now piling all of this onto Qin Shangwu, a mere research professor, is excessive—even if deified, he is not a true Grandmaster!"

"Exactly, mobilizing public resources and the whole nation just to save one person—what is this if not waste?"

"For a dying person, using countless resources merely to keep him alive—is that necessary? If those resources were given to frontline martial artists, they could save dozens or even hundreds!"

Of course, most of them were speaking to Professor Qin.

"The few idiots upstairs, shut up—Qin Shangwu is a research professor; in his youth he single-handedly slew several grandmaster-level ferocious beasts, not only leading from the front but also researching day and night in the rear, all to clear the dungeons within Great Xia's territory!"

"In your mouths, it becomes a waste of resources, a petty person in a high position?"

"Their achievements could match a hundred thousand of your keyboard warriors… no, a million!"

"Damn it, give your address, give your address—those few who look down on Professor Qin, if you've got the guts meet me offline, I, the Great Demon Teacher Jin Ming, will slap your mouth raw!"

Qin Yu saw his father deeply entrenched in the controversy…… his heart felt somewhat uneasy, guilty.

"Deep in the dungeons…… it is said there exists a martial-saint-level ferocious beast."

"If an accident were to occur……"

Qin Yu clenched his fists tightly, somewhat unable to imagine it.

He didn't know what level a grandmaster is in Cangyuan Jie, but the heavenly medicine on him merely allowed his master to squander it, unleashing full force.

Qin Yu felt it was not enough.

Immediately, he walked out of the courtyard, lightly exhaling a breath of foul air.

"Elder Mu, are you there?"

As his words fell, a pale cyan divine light slowly descended into the courtyard, and a handsome, sharp-featured middle-aged man landed.

"Young master."

Biqing Mu performed a respectful salute; these past days…… he felt he had been reborn.

When returning to the Profound Yang Sect, he was cultivating normally, at a normal pace.

But after joining the Profound Yang Sect and becoming the chief of the Pill Pavilion, in just a few days he faintly showed signs of a bottleneck loosening.

Furthermore, he even felt an uncontrollable sensation that his bloodline was about to evolve.

Fortune's blessing……

Capable of reaching this level.

Just how terrifying must that fortune be?

Moreover, including the spiritual medicines in the Medicine Mountain, they have been continuously breaking through during this period.

Although there is credit from his own use of rules to nurture, but more…… likely it is the young master's fortune.

Biqing Mu dared not think; his heart grew ever more reverent, more convinced that he had clung to a mighty patron.

Behind Qin Yu, it's probably not as simple as just one realm; perhaps it is the hegemonic doctrine among the myriad realms!

Because normal cultivation support accounts for about fifty percent, but…… the spiritual plants have an extra bonus, making it even more terrifying.

In just a few days, it has already shown remarkable effects.

Of course, Qin Yu doesn't know these; with the heaven-earth contract in place, he can keep Biqing Mu in check.

Moreover…… he can bring items back.

This is the most crucial.

Biqing Mu is a wood-system heavenly medicine, containing boundless life essence.

"Elder Mu, I need you to split off half of your true form and come with me to a place to save people, but…… it might damage some of your cultivation; in the future I will compensate you." Qin Yu's pupils were deep, his voice low, the atmosphere somewhat heavy.

After all, splitting off part of a spiritual plant's true form will entail great pain and cultivation loss, requiring future repair.

Elder Mu, seeing this, his body trembled.

Opportunity—hasn't it just arrived!

Such a heavy responsibility, actually entrusted to my hands!

Panicked, extremely panicked.

He hurriedly exclaimed excitedly: "Thank you, young master, for your trust; I am willing! I am willing!"