“Young Master!”
Suddenly, a guard poked his head out and said joyfully, “The number of rare treasures and exotic artifacts in here is truly ten times what was upstairs!”
Qin Ning smiled faintly.
Qin Hai, Qin XinXin, and everyone else were utterly speechless.
In this world, was there anything Qin Ning didn’t know?
Qin XinXin really wanted to ask Qin Ning if he was truly a formation master, but in the end, he swallowed that foolish question.
“Carry them out!”
“Yes!”
Everyone immediately became busy.
“Young Master, look what this is?”
A guard approached, holding a perfectly round spirit stone.
The spirit stone was the size of a thumb, yet it exuded an incredibly pure sense of power.
“This is… a spirit stone!”
Qin Ning said indifferently.
A spirit stone!
Hearing this, everyone present held their breath.
Spirit stones—they had only heard of them, never seen one.
It could be said that in the entire Lingyun City, or even the entire Beiming Empire, very few people cultivated using spirit stones.
Yet, no martial artist was unaware of the benefits of spirit stones.
Within the stone chamber, spiritual energy permeated, and it was the purest kind, allowing martial artists to absorb it directly.
This was infinitely better for martial artists who struggled to absorb spiritual energy from the heavens and earth.
It was said that disciples of some great clans and powerful forces all relied on spirit stones for cultivation.
That was why they could activate the nine gates as easily as turning their hand.
“This is just a low-grade spirit stone…”
Qin Ning didn’t think much of it.
Spirit stones had three grades: low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade. Each grade contained a different abundance of spiritual energy, thus offering varying benefits to a martial artist’s cultivation.
“This is just…”
Qin Hai, Qin XinXin, and the others truly wanted to beat Qin Ning to death.
A single spirit stone, even a low-grade one, contained enough spiritual energy for a ninth-gate martial artist to use for an entire lifetime.
The spiritual energy within it was truly incredibly abundant.
What do you mean, “just”…
“How many more are there below?”
“About a hundred more!”
“Take them all, bring them back for Father!”
“Yes!”
Everyone became busy once more.
This confiscation was truly a massive haul; thanks to it, the Qin clan’s losses could be recouped within a few years, and they might even become… stronger!
“That’s about enough, let’s go to the next house!”
“Yes!”
Everyone left, carrying a large quantity of valuable items.
Just as they exited the room, a sudden patter of sounds erupted, and heavy rain, like water being poured, instantly began to fall.
Looking at the sky shrouded in rain, Qin Ning sighed, stopped, and stood in the downpour.
A month ago, Ling Shicheng had seized his Star Gate. That too was a rainy night, and in this very Ling Manor, he had tried to resist, but it was utterly futile.
But now, with his nine lives and nine reincarnations awakened, he was still himself, only a complete version of himself.
And the Ling Manor had been completely razed!
At this moment, Qin Ning silently sighed with emotion, standing motionless in the rain.
“Brother Ning…”
“Don’t disturb him!”
Qin Hai said indifferently, “Such an earth-shattering change would stir up waves in anyone’s heart.”
“Yes!”
Qin XinXin looked at Qin Ning in the rain and fell silent.
Just then, a commotion also came from outside the main gate of Ling Manor.
“What’s going on?”
Qin Hai frowned and strode out.
“Stay here and watch over Third Brother; it seems he’s comprehending something right now!”
“Yes!”
Qin XinXin was incredibly excited.
If Qin Ning took another step forward, that would be the Ninth Heavenly Gate!
Who would have thought that just a month ago, Qin Ning was only at the Fourth Gate, but now, in the blink of an eye, he had reached the Ninth Gate!
Meanwhile, outside the main gate of the Ling Estate, tensions were high. Several figures, longswords in hand, were sneering at the Qin family guards outside the courtyard gate.
“Xu Shenming, I can't believe that in this Lingyun City, there are people who don't even know the Xu family... What a bunch of ignorant bumpkins!”
“Wang Ke, it seems they don't know your Wang family either, do they?”
Standing at the forefront of the group were two young men, wearing raincoats and carrying longswords, who were exchanging sarcastic remarks.
The Qin Estate guards who rushed forward were effortlessly dealt with by the two.
“Stop!”
Just then, Qin Hai appeared.
“What are you doing?”
“Second Young Master, these people claim they encountered heavy rain on their journey and wish to borrow lodging within the estate!”
“Lodging?”
Qin Hai looked at the five or six individuals, frowning.
“This place is managed by my Qin Estate. If you want to rent lodging, you can go to an inn in Lingyun City!”
“You don't know what's good for you!”
Xu Shenming's raincoat was drenched by the rain, but his protective spiritual body kept the clothes underneath completely dry. Clearly, he was at least at the Eighth Gate realm.
Xu Shenming then said, “We are disciples of the Heavenly God Academy. If you know what's good for you, let us in quickly!” Wang Ke, with a sneering expression, also spoke up: “Kid, I know that today, your Qin family defeated the other great families. Now that we're passing through, it'd be convenient to just grab some good stuff. If you open the gates and welcome us now, perhaps we'll consider elevating your Qin family by a rank!”
“Otherwise, your Qin family… will cease to exist.”
“Huh? How can you guarantee that you'll elevate our Qin family by a rank?”
Just then, a cold laugh rang out.
Qin Ning stepped out, the rainwater on his clothes already dried by spiritual energy. He looked energetic and refreshed.
“Kid, I don't know who you are?”
Wang Ke sneered, saying, “Remember my young master's name: Wang Ke, from the Wang family of the Imperial Capital!”
“Wang Ke?”
Qin Ning shook his head and said, “I truly don't know any Wang family from the Imperial Capital, let alone some random Wang Ke!”
“You…”
“Oh, but I do know someone, I think his name is… Wang Yuanyu, do you know him?”
“Wang Yuanyu!”
Hearing this, Wang Ke was momentarily stunned, then quickly said, “Do you know where he is?”
“Kid, Wang Yuanyu is the son of our Wang family's patriarch, highly favored but has been missing for half a month now. Our Wang family hasn't been able to contact him. If you know where he is, just tell me, and I'll forgive your offense today!”
Offense? Forgive?
Qin Ning chuckled inwardly.
Sometimes, these brainless idiots are truly adorably stupid!
“He's in hell!”
Qin Ning said casually.
What?
Hearing this, Wang Ke clenched his fists.
“Are you messing with me?”
“Messing with you? Not at all!” Qin Ning replied, “He really is in hell; I personally sent him there!”
“You killed him!”
Wang Ke stared at Qin Ning, his eyes wide with astonishment.
Qin Ning dared to kill Wang Yuanyu.
“You've caused a huge problem!”
Wang Ke suddenly roared, “Wang Yuanyu's status is incredibly noble. By killing him, you've offended the entire Wang family!”
“The Wang family? Are they that powerful?”
At this point, Qin Ning was too bored to even speak.
“Why waste so many words on him?”
Xu Shenming, standing to the side, couldn't help but shout, “This guy is just a country bumpkin!”
“He simply has no idea about the Xu family, the Wang family in the Imperial Capital!” Qin Hai said with a frown.