Chapter 47

Qin Yu strolled along the road at the foot of Xuan Yang Peak. Soon, continuous ancient buildings appeared all around, and people began to appear, old and young. Inner disciples of Xuan Yang Sect can bring their families to live inside the gate, enjoying abundant spiritual energy, of course the quota is limited. Including elders, stewards, etc., they all choose to send their families to Xuan Yang Sect, which is also an honor. Therefore, inside the inner gate, there is also a bustling mortal atmosphere, where one can see ordinary people who have not cultivated and whose qi is as insubstantial as nothing. Moreover, many elders who cannot descend the mountain also come to stroll through the inner gate to feel the lively atmosphere of the mortal world. Half of the area in the inner gate is residential; altogether it is broader than the outer gate. As for each true transmission disciple, they reside on the mountain peaks. Each inner gate elder has his own exclusive mountain peak, and naturally his disciples are also there.

Qin Yu followed the crowd and arrived at the Pill Refining Pavilion. At this moment, there were many young disciples coming and going, full of vigor. He stepped straight inside, but the two people at the door stopped him: 'Sorry, only inner disciples, or family members of those at the Entering Spirit level or above, may enter.' Qin Yu's clothes had not yet been changed; he was still wearing the outer disciple's attire. Earlier, the outer sect grand elder had only given him the reward, and the inner sect token had not yet been given. Qin Yu was about to leave, heading back to the outer sect, when a group of over ten people swaggered toward the Pill Refining Pavilion. As they passed Qin Yu's side, the leading disciple, slightly older, stared in surprise: 'Junior Brother Qin Yu?' How could he meet Qin Yu here? Wasn't Qin Yu following the three core elders to the sect's core area? This group of people were precisely those who, earlier in Leize, had been dragged by Elder Qi Tai to watch the outer sect grand competition. Now they had just returned to the inner sect, preparing to purchase some medicinal pills to prepare for a breakthrough.

"This... does Senior Brother Lin An know him?" The two disciples on either side of the Pill Refining Pavilion scratched their heads and quickly asked. Could it be that this Foundation Establishment first-layer cultivator is actually an inner disciple? One must know that disciples at Foundation Establishment first layer are generally outer disciples, unless they are very young, around sixteen or seventeen, then they might become inner disciples. Otherwise, they basically start at Foundation Establishment third or fourth layer. That is why, seeing Qin Yu wearing outer disciple attire, the two reached out to stop him.

"Nonsense, this person is the current outer sect grand competition champion; let him through quickly, you two have blind dog eyes." Lin An shouted angrily, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead for no reason. One must know that Qin Yu's performance in the outer sect basically means he repays any grudge. If he really set his sights on you two idiots, he would directly break your legs. I am just protecting these two junior brothers...

The two were somewhat dazed, hastily stepping aside, still unclear why a champion of the outer sect grand competition would provoke such a strong reaction from the senior brother. He is merely a Foundation Establishment first-layer cultivator. One must know that Lin An's reputation in the inner sect is not weak; although his strength is not strong, he is kind-hearted and meticulous. Although he is older, his cultivation is Foundation Establishment ninth layer, so it is unreasonable to treat a teenage Foundation Establishment first-layer cultivator this way.

Behind Lin An, the ten-plus disciples who had been careless now had their pupils constricted and expressions tense. These were the three core elders, near to coming to blows, peerless monsters. They had tempered their bodies to the ninth layer, overturning Foundation Establishment third layer cultivators. Even the true transmission disciple Chu Yu, who had reached Entering Spirit first layer, was defeated by him. They couldn't even get close. This is no ordinary outer sect disciple. They personally witnessed the miracle; in their hearts, Qin Yu now seems like a myth.

Immediately, he bowed, extended his hand, and pointed forward: 'Junior Brother Qin Yu, please.' Qin Yu blinked slightly, thinking this senior brother... he probably didn't know him. Indeed, there are many good people in Xuan Yang Sect. At the very least, I don't need to make a wasted trip to the outer sect. 'Thank you, senior brother.' He also returned the salute, and together with Lin An walked into the Pill Refining Pavilion.

At that moment, Lin An carefully recalled something: 'That... young man, go help Junior Brother Qin Yu run an errand to the outer sect to fetch his inner sect token, so as not to cause this misunderstanding again.' After all, this junior brother is too eloquent; he must be sent away to avoid offending anyone. Earlier, a single sentence had offended the three core elders, nearly making him piss himself on the spot.

"Oh, okay." The inexperienced youth behind Lin An scratched his head, unsure why it was him, but helping Qin Yu run an errand was no trouble. 'Trouble, senior brother.' Qin Yu waved his hand; after all, his time is tight now, so having someone willing to run the errand is perfect.

Immediately, his gaze turned to Lin An as he asked aloud: 'Senior Brother, how could you recognize me? I just ascended from the inner sect; I shouldn't have been seen before, right?' Lin An gave a bitter smile: 'When you tempered your body to the seventh layer and stepped into Leize, I and these junior brothers had just finished cultivating on Lei Fa Gu Lu, standing on the other side of the square, preparing to leave. Then we saw you, with a seventh-layer body tempering realm, break through several checkpoints in succession. After that, you followed us to watch the outer sect grand competition. The beast tide in your hands was like a toy. Even that true transmission disciple's duel... we witnessed it as well. Junior Brother, your methods are truly formidable; senior brother admires you.'

The people behind Lin An also expressed their admiration in turn. Qin Yu is too fierce; with body tempering cultivation he slaughtered in all directions in the outer sect, even outright knocking down an Entering Spirit realm true transmission disciple. Now that he has ascended to the inner sect, they estimate it won't be long before he catches up. Therefore, their tone is extremely kind, daring not to slack off in the slightest, for fear of offending.

"Esteemed senior brothers, your praise is misplaced; I came to learn some basics of pill refining. May I ask where these techniques are located?" Qin Yu smiled kindly. Lin An pointed to the side: "It's on the first floor in the Pill Scripture Pavilion; inside there are some Yellow Tier pill refining methods and basic pill refining techniques. However... your talent, Junior Brother, lies more in the martial path, which suits you better. Your expansive and expansive style will soon... suppressing the inner sect will be no problem. Dual cultivation of pills and martial arts will only slow down one's cultivation progress. Our sect once had a stunningly talented genius named Lin Wu Ren, whose body tempering cultivation reached thirty thousand catties of physical strength, but he pursued dual cultivation of pills and martial arts, consuming too much cultivation talent and spiritual mind. In the end he never entered the Venerable realm, becoming a great regret."

This counts as positive advice, because over the years there have been many legendary beings who, due to dual cultivation of pills and martial arts, never reached the heights people expected. Even though Lin Wu Ren is now an invincible master, capable of exchanging several moves with a Venerable, but... the sect's former expectation of him was to enter the Venerable realm, to sit in command of the sect and sweep across the four directions of the Dao. Unfortunately, the heavenly element's ultimate limit stopped there.

Qin Yu naturally had also heard of this person's deeds. He then gave a slight nod, realizing he had misunderstood the senior sister; the other party was indeed offering kind advice. 'Junior Brother understands, I am just passing the time, let me take a look first.' As the words fell, Qin Yu headed straight for the Pill Scripture Pavilion.