Seeing everyone's puzzled gazes, Qin Ning coughed once and said, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly myself. If it has nothing to do with Ling Tian and Chu Ningxi, then so be it..."
"But if Ling Tian truly resorted to such tricks, I wouldn't mind directly slaughtering him!"
Qin Ning stood up and left the council hall.
Watching Qin Ning's retreating figure, Qin Changsheng could understand the anger burning in his son's heart.
Qin Shan was a few years older than Qin Ning. From childhood to adulthood, he was always busy with family matters. As the eldest brother, Qin Shan had always taken meticulous care of Qin Ning.
Now that Qin Shan was in trouble, Qin Ning was probably even more furious than he was.
"Everyone, the most urgent task is to first stabilize the situation in Lingyun City. After tonight, the four great clans will surely not give up their intentions to cause trouble; we cannot overlook this!"
"Yes!"
Only then did Qin Ning return to his room, his mood gradually calming down.
Even though he was an old monster who had lived for tens of thousands of years, in Qin Ning's heart, his identity in this life was still truly his own.
Qin Shan was his true elder brother.
"Beiming Empire, Imperial Capital... interesting things will slowly unfold. Ling Tian, Chu Ningxi, are you ready?"
Slowly, he sat cross-legged on the bed, examining his own body internally.
The quiet enlightenment during the stormy night had allowed him to break through all restraints in a single go, reaching the Ninth Gate of the Heavenly Gate realm, opening the Heavenly Gate, with abundant spiritual energy converging between his glabella.
Such an advancement made Qin Ning feel the power within his body, with potentials continuously and ceaselessly unlocking.
"The Nine Gates realm opens up nine vital positions in the body, including the two arms, two legs, the six fu organs, the five zang organs, neck, waist, mouth, nose, ears, and glabella!"
"Condensing spiritual energy, cleansing the body, and successfully breaking through the Nine Gates realm means reaching the Spirit Sea realm."
"The Spirit Sea realm means condensing a Qi Sea within the nine gates. At the nine gate positions, nine streams of Qi Sea are formed!"
Qin Ning muttered to himself, slowly lowering his hands.
Above his two hands, abundant spiritual energy continuously gathered, then further condensed into a swirling vortex of Qi that appeared in his palms.
To condense a Qi Sea, the first step is to begin condensing a Qi vortex. As the Qi vortex takes shape, it can gradually transform into a Spirit Sea.
A Spirit Sea, a sea of spiritual energy, can be imagined as a martial artist condensing a sea of spiritual energy, making the spiritual energy within their body abundant.
It could be said that ten martial artists who have reached the Ninth Gate of the Heavenly Gate realm cannot compare to a single martial artist who has reached the Spirit Sea realm.
Gradually, a Qi vortex began to form in Qin Ning's palm.
*Pop...*
But suddenly, that Qi vortex exploded.
"It failed..."
Qin Ning frowned.
It could be said that he was extremely familiar with the cultivation method for advancing from the Nine Gates realm to the Spirit Sea realm, even knowing the method by heart.
Yet, it still failed?
Qin Ning began to try again.
*Pop...*
Inside the room, a faint sound echoed once more.
After many attempts, all of them failed.
Qin Ning now felt a little troubled.
"Could it be because I cultivate the Tiger Roar Dragon Chant Fist, and thus my body's demands for spiritual energy have become higher?"
Qin Ning calmed his mind once more.
He extended his palm, and this time a Qi vortex appeared. But even after that Qi vortex appeared, Qin Ning didn't stop; another Qi vortex also began to form in his palm.
Over time, seven spirit vortexes appeared one after another in Qin Ning's palm.
But in the end, nine spirit vortexes had appeared in his palm!
Looking at the nine spirit vortexes in his hand, Qin Ning just wanted to curse.
"Damn it, if one realm requires condensing nine spirit vortexes before they can coalesce into a Spirit Sea, then nine realms would require condensing eighty-one spirit vortexes. This... reaching the ninth level of the Spirit Sea realm would require nine times the effort of an ordinary person!"
"The Tiger Roar Dragon Chant Fist has forged an overly powerful body, and the intensity of spirit energy required to draw in has increased accordingly."
Qin Ning felt a headache coming on again.
If that were the case, he would need nine times more effort than an ordinary person at the Spirit Sea realm.
The benefits were also clear: even more terrifying explosive power.
"Never mind, if that's how it is, I'll just wait and see how terrifying the explosive power can be then!"
Qin Ning let out a breath and peacefully drifted off to sleep.
Over the next period, Qin Ning continued to condense spirit vortexes in his room to ensure their stability.
Meanwhile, the entire inner city of Lingyun was bustling with activity.
The Qin family had achieved complete victory in the struggle for supremacy, and almost the entire inner city of Lingyun was now under their control.
Although there were always those who sought trouble, their fates were invariably tragic.
Today, Qin Ning cultivated with his eyes closed in his room, the nine spirit vortexes condensed in his palm continuously gathering spirit energy.
What Qin Ning needed to do now was to fully stabilize the nine spirit vortexes, merging them together in his hand.
This was something he had never done before.
But Qin Ning was still very much looking forward to it; if he needed nine times the spirit energy of an ordinary person, then just how powerful could the force he unleashed ultimately be?
*Buzz...*
But at this moment, within the Qin Manor, a surge of violent aura shot skyward, causing everyone in the manor to feel its tyrannical presence.
Sensing this abundant aura, Qin Ning stopped cultivating, his expression relaxing.
"Father, have you finally reached the Spirit Sea realm?"
He chuckled softly and pushed the door open, stepping out.
"Haha..."
Inside the Qin Manor, Qin Changsheng's face was flushed, and his hands pushed out a tyrannical aura that was incomparable to anything a martial artist at the ninth level could produce!
"Congratulations, Clan Head!"
Dozens of people standing around were all excited.
"The Spirit Sea realm!"
For the situation in Lingyun's inner city, a martial artist who reached the Spirit Sea realm was like an emperor.
Now that there was a Spirit Sea realm master in the Qin Manor, it was unlikely anyone in the entire inner city of Lingyun would dare to cause trouble!
"Father, have you reached the first level of the Spirit Sea realm?"
Qin Ning had just stepped out at this moment.
Seeing Qin Ning, everyone's eyes filled with even greater respect.
At the eighth gate realm, Qin Ning had already been able to slay a martial artist at the first level of the Spirit Sea realm.
Now that he had reached the ninth gate, Spirit Sea realm martial artists were nothing in his eyes.
"Yes, thanks to your Nine Revolutions Jade Gold Pill, I can still feel the medicinal properties of the pill continuously circulating within my meridians..."
"The Nine Revolutions Jade Gold Pill, it truly lives up to its name."
Qin Ning nodded.
"In that case, I should also depart!"
Qin Ning finally spoke.
"Depart?"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions turned somewhat somber.
Eldest Young Master Qin Shan in the Imperial Capital was gravely wounded. Although Ancestor Lie Huo was guarding him, his life would not be guaranteed if things continued this way!
“Father!”
Qin Ning spoke bluntly.
The dozen-plus people present were all core members of the Qin family, and it was fitting to discuss certain matters now.
“These are all spirit pills. I’ve already labeled their types and effects!”
As Qin Ning spoke, he waved his palm, and immediately, a dozen-plus bottles appeared.
These bottles looked very simple, but the subtle aroma wafting from them left everyone present in a daze.
“These are all… spirit pills?”
Qin Changsheng was utterly astonished.
Spirit pills, and he stored them in such haphazard-looking bottles.
But it wasn’t this that astonished Qin Changsheng; it was the sheer quantity of these spirit pills. There were more than a dozen bottles, and each bottle contained at least several hundred spirit pills. A dozen-plus bottles… that amounted to a thousand pills!
This was an entire fortune!