Chapter 22: Frenzied Breakthrough (Seeking Followers)

Qin Feng sat cross-legged on the ground, circulating the Return to Origin Technique to begin cultivation.

The spirit fruit inside his body dissolved, turning into streams of creative qi that flowed through his limbs and bones, merging into his whole body, with a large part entering his dantian.

Burning away impurities, striking the barrier.

"Still a little short!"

Qin Feng didn't even open his eyes, casually plucked a fruit and swallowed it.

After a moment, his spirit shuddered.

His aura began to surge.

Threads of misty qi burst from above his head, his whole body swelled, true qi overflowed, the strong true qi solidified, forming a qi wall outside his body.

He broke through.

At the same time, with the breakthrough in cultivation, his self-potential's creative transformation raised the quality of his true qi, widened his meridians, strengthened their flexibility, tempered his whole body, and increased his harmony with heaven and earth by a notch.

Incidentally, his whole body underwent a cleansing, bringing enhancement.

"Martial Way Eighth Rank!"

"If I were to face Bai Yunrui now, I could kill him outright!"

This is not the illusory arrogance brought by the recent breakthrough.

But rather, it is a strong confidence.

After cultivating a while longer, letting his true qi calm and retract inward without disturbance, he then stopped.

He opened his eyes, stood up, and stretched lazily.

Qin Feng was in high spirits.

However, he just noticed that when he consumed the second Scarlet Flame Fruit, the effect had halved, as the Compendium of Spirit Medicines states: for any spirit fruit, successive consumption diminishes its efficacy.

He shook his head and didn't mind.

He walked back and forth in the cave a few times, discovering that another area was blocked by a stone door; Qin Feng's curiosity piqued, he forcibly pushed open a corner, and sunlight slanted in.

There was also the sound of flowing water.

Opening outward to look, this cave mouth opened onto a cliff; below was a mountain stream with a rapid current.

"No wonder no one could find the inheritance!" Qin Feng murmured, "The other side upon entry, the rock wall was too thin, so it was accidentally broken through. A fluke, truly a fluke!"

After sealing the stone door, he felt somewhat doubtful.

He actually found no remains of the person who left the inheritance.

After searching twice, still none.

He didn't mind either.

Qin Feng returned to the Scarlet Flame Fruit tree, hesitated slightly, this time directly plucked three fruits and swallowed them in one gulp, then began circulating the Nine Turn Dragon Elephant Technique.

The Scarlet Flame Fruit transformed into surging creative power, this time mostly flowing into his flesh, also stirring his own powerful life force.

His cultivation began to surge, reaching the Seventh Turn Peak without pause; a slight hesitation, then he broke the shackles, his aura surged, and his might greatly increased.

"Eighth Turn!"

Qin Feng showed a look of joy.

Continuing cultivation, controlling the surging power, his ear twitched at a sound outside; he hurried to the cave entrance, carefully sensed it, and it was a familiar feeling.

He walked out.

"Qin Kai, over here!" Qin Feng saw Qin Kai climbing the mountain, with several people following behind.

They were all in a sorry state.

"Master of the house!" Qin Kai exclaimed happily, leaping forward to his front.

The several people behind also showed joy on their faces.

"Is the city in order?" Qin Feng asked.

He noticed Qin Kai's hair disheveled, clothes stained with blood, eyes completely bloodshot, obviously having had no rest all night.

The other few were no better off.

"It's already settled." Qin Kai hurriedly said, "The Lu Mansion has been exterminated to the last, leaving none; even the Lu family members lodging elsewhere in the city have been eradicated root and branch. Gold, silver treasures, weapons, great medicines, etc., have all been moved back to the mansion, and even the people outside Old Qin Manor have been completely wiped out."

Qin Feng's mouth corner twitched.

He had long anticipated the Lu family would be eradicated root and branch, but a complex feeling welled up deep inside; he immediately crushed it.

Although he felt somewhat uneasy, he understood the principle that if you don't eradicate the roots when cutting weeds, the spring wind will bring them back.

"Excellent!" Qin Feng nodded, "Any movement from the other few families?"

"No major movements, but they are all gathering intel and have begun occupying the Lu family's shops and such." Qin Kai said.

Qin Feng silently nodded. He had anticipated this situation.

When the wall falls, everyone pushes; when the property is divided, everyone takes a share.

"Anyone still down there?" Qin Feng asked again, "How did you find this place?"

"More than twenty people!" Qin Kai replied, "After last night's raid on the Lu Mansion, when we came out we discovered you were missing, plus a trail of blood, so we knew something was wrong! After moving everything back to the mansion, I led people following the specks of blood to come here."

"Thoughtful, but can it be covered up?"

"The blood traces have been completely covered up!"

"Good, well done; after returning to the mansion, everyone will be rewarded, richly!"

"Then first, thank you, master of the house!"

Qin Kai smiled.

Qin Feng led him into the cave, having the others wait outside as a precaution.

He first came to the Scarlet Flame Fruit tree, pointing and saying, "This is a kind of spirit fruit; if one reaches a bottleneck, taking one basically allows a breakthrough. There are still three left; you pick them first, then when you return, leave one for yourself."

"Thank you, master of the house!" Qin Kai exclaimed happily.

After picking it down, he came to the bookshelf, Qin Feng again said: "These are mostly cultivation methods; you and I will simply look through them once and pick out the superior cultivation methods."

"Good!" Qin Kai hesitated and said, "Clan Head, what's the situation here?"

"It should be a legacy left by the ancients, accidentally broken through." Qin Feng simply explained: "Last night was very dangerous; I used various methods and managed to behead Bai Yunrui of the Bai family."

He pointed at the corpse in the distance.

"Bai Yunrui of the Bai family?" Qin Kai exclaimed, "That's a ninth-rank martial artist!"

His gaze toward Qin Feng grew more reverent.

After all, he killed him alone this time.

Finally, the two took more than ten books and left, then covered the cave entrance; as for this place? After the situation settles, we'll come back to continue digging.

After all, the stakes are too high; once exposed, it'll be trouble.

There's also a cart at the foot of the mountain.

Qin Feng sat down directly; he wasn't sleepy and began to check his own condition.

Name: Qin Feng

Genes: 10x (advancement conditions: rooster comb for over nine years, sunflower, moon heart grass, flame yang stone)

Talents: Heaven-Man Unity, Super Divine Sensation, Super Recovery; cultivation level: Eighth Rank.

Body refinement: Eight Transformations.

"With my current strength, unless a Grand Master appears, I basically have self-defense capability, but it's not enough, far from enough!" Qin Feng thought to himself: "While I settle down, I will also practice the martial arts secrets obtained this time to enhance my combat power. Also, I will make the sunflower bloom."

Next year, he really can't wait.

"Want to try building a greenhouse?"

Qin Feng's heart stirred.

If one can raise the gene level, not only can combat power increase, but one can also gain new talents; the benefits are not ordinary.

At noon, he returned to the city.

Qin Feng sensed many watchers, but no one dared to act rashly: "I just don't know how long the slaughter of the Lu family last night will deter them."

The cart moved forward, directly drove into the mansion, entered the central courtyard, and then Qin Feng got off.

"Clan Head!"

"Sir!"

Seeing him covered in blood, Xiao Hong and Xiao Qing rushed over, their eyes red.

Fu Ye Ye also looked worried.

"Don't worry, I'm fine!" Qin Feng laughed: "Xiao Hong, prepare hot water; I want to take a bath."

"I've been heating the hot water; it'll be ready soon!" Xiao Hong gave him a quick look, seeing Qin Feng was fine, she then ran off like the wind to get busy.

Xiao Qing went to instruct the preparation of food.

"It's fine, it's fine!" Zhang Fu finally put his mind at ease.

Organizing the harvest, washing up done, stomach full.

Qin Feng then told Fu Ye Ye the whole story, basically without concealment.

"Something's wrong!" Zhang Fu immediately sensed something amiss, furrowing his brows.

Seeking monthly votes, seeking investment, seeking collections, seeking readership, seeking patronage.

(End of chapter)