“What’s wrong?”
As soon as he pushed the door open, Qin Ning saw Qin Xinxin’s hurried appearance and asked.
“Yesterday, Xu Yuan and Chen Feng were expelled and went to seek refuge with the Ling family. The Grand Elders heard about this and are now making trouble for the clan leader!”
“My father went to work at the alchemy street early this morning. Now, the Grand Elders making trouble probably have ill intentions.”
Qin Xinxin said, panting.
“It’s only early morning, and they’ve already gathered outside the clan leader’s courtyard.”
Hearing him, Qin Ning frowned, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
“When danger strikes, these old men push everything onto the clan leader. If this continues, I fear the Qin family will be in complete chaos internally even before the three great families, like the Ling family, attack.”
“Exactly.”
Qin Xinxin also said angrily, “Especially the Grand Elder, Second Elder, and Fifth Elder. The Grand Elder and Second Elder are both at the eighth-gate realm of the Jingmen, though their strength is far inferior to the clan leader’s. But those two have always refused to admit defeat, and the Fifth Elder just follows along, fanning the flames.”
“My father has always helped the clan leader. Since those two are both at the eighth-gate realm of the Jingmen, the Grand Elder and Second Elder wouldn’t dare to go too far. But with the Ling family initiating war, those three might secretly cause trouble.”
“Let’s go, let’s see what’s happening!”
“Okay.”
Qin Ning said indifferently, “If it really comes down to it, we can just get rid of those three!”
“Uh… Huh?”
Hearing him say that, Qin Xinxin nodded, then suddenly froze in shock.
If it really comes down to it, just get rid of those three…
The Grand Elder and Second Elder are both at the eighth-gate realm of the Jingmen. Get rid of those three? How could they be gotten rid of? Even if it were possible, it would lead to internal strife within the Qin family.
Meanwhile, in the vast courtyard of Qin Changsheng’s residence within the Qin family, Qin Changsheng looked at the newly arrived crowd, his face pale.
“Qin Leishan, what do you want?”
Qin Changsheng roared, “I am the clan leader of the Qin family, do you understand?”
“Clan leader, of course I know that.”
Qin Leishan was the name of the Grand Elder.
“Then what do you mean by leading a thousand clan elders to surround my courtyard?”
“Clan leader!”
The Grand Elder cupped his hands and said, “Today, I heard that Qin Ning expelled the two alchemists, Xu Yuan and Chen Feng, from the Qin family’s alchemy street. Now they have to seek refuge with the Ling family – this is truly outrageous!”
The Grand Elder shouted louder, “Originally, we already had a conflict with the Chu family. Now, expelling the two high-level alchemists, Xu Yuan and Chen Feng, from the Qin family and forcing them to seek refuge with the Ling family? This is cutting off our own foundation, giving others a chance to grow stronger! We cannot allow Qin Ning to continue causing such chaos!”
“Yes, we, on behalf of the elder council, demand that the clan leader hand over Qin Ning.”
“Hand over Ning’er?”
Qin Changsheng said coldly.
“Yes, hand him over to the Ling family for them to deal with as they see fit. We can use this to reconcile our conflict with the Ling family and the Chu family!”
The Grand Elder said with bravado.
“Impudent!”
Qin Changsheng roared, “Qin Leishan, the Qin family’s decisions are all mine to make! You’re making decisions on my behalf, do you even consider me the clan leader?”
“Qin Changsheng!”
The Grand Elder frowned and angrily shouted, “You are so biased towards your son, you don’t deserve to be the clan leader!”
“Ridiculous!”
“The Qin family is a great clan, and Ning’er is a member of this clan. He was stripped of his Star Gate by the Ling family and almost died. This was due to the Ling family’s arrogance, insolence, and excessive bullying. Do you not want to unite to overcome difficulties with the clan, but instead wish to betray your own clan members for peace and quiet?”
“Qin Leishan, Qin Leifeng, Qin Rong, I see you are trying to rebel!”
“Qin Changsheng, favoring your son and neglecting the clan is the true betrayal of the Qin family. Today, we elders must remove you from your position as Qin clan head.”
At this moment, the First Elder completely erupted, exuding the dense aura of the Eighth Gate, Jingmen realm.
“It seems you intend to use force to resolve this. Very well, let's see if your Eighth Gate is truly stronger, or if I, Qin Changsheng, am.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Changsheng took a step forward.
The Eighth Gate realm within his body was fully unleashed, his entire being enveloped in spiritual energy, not just twice as powerful as the First Elder.
Boom...
Immediately, the two figures clashed with their fists.
A thunderous roar echoed in the air, and both figures recoiled.
The First Elder stumbled back ten steps before stopping.
Qin Changsheng, however, only retreated one step.
“Second Brother, attack together! Today, we must subdue Qin Changsheng. We must hand over Qin Ning and establish a new clan head to resolve the conflict with the Ling and Chu families.”
“Understood!”
At this moment, the Second Elder also stepped forward.
Simultaneously, the Fifth Elder, Qin Rong, also made his move.
The three of them charged towards Qin Changsheng, intending to attack him together.
“Excellent, it seems today you truly intend to rebel!”
Qin Changsheng was seething with rage.
He was the head of a clan, but he never expected the clan elders to be so cowardly, caring only for their own safety and disregarding the Qin family.
“Kill!”
Qin Changsheng unleashed two fists, facing three opponents without a trace of fear.
In the courtyard, four figures clashed fiercely.
Several other important clan stewards stood by, watching.
Today, Qin Yuanshan had gone to the pill market early, which was why they seized this opportunity to attack Qin Changsheng. As long as Qin Changsheng was killed, they could control the Qin family. By the time Qin Yuanshan returned, he would be powerless.
Wouldn't the First Elder then be in charge of everything?
“Lion Roar King Fist!”
Qin Changsheng immediately unleashed his unique technique, the peak-grade mortal art, Lion Roar King Fist. Each strike was like a lion's roar, a thunderous sound reverberating, as spiritual energy condensed into a lion's head.
The First Elder, Second Elder, and Fifth Elder immediately combined forces to counter.
“Fifth Elder, swallow the Qi Burst Pill!”
The First Elder said at this moment.
They had two individuals at the Eighth Gate realm, plus the Fifth Elder at the Seventh Gate realm, yet they could only fight Qin Changsheng to a stalemate.
The Qi Burst Pill was a top-grade, highly valuable elixir. Consuming it could temporarily boost a martial artist's spiritual energy.
“A Qi Burst Pill!”
Hearing this, Qin Changsheng's expression tightened.
The Fifth Elder, Qin Rong, was a master of the Seventh Gate, Death Gate realm. Consuming this Qi Burst Pill could temporarily elevate his power to the Eighth Gate, Shock Gate realm.
“Understood!”
At this moment, the Fifth Elder also knew that only by eliminating Qin Changsheng could they swiftly gain control of the Qin family, thus completing their plan.
He swallowed the Qi Burst Pill. Immediately, surges of energy rose from the Fifth Elder's body, and his spiritual energy instantly became several times more abundant.
“Attack!”
“Understood!”
At this moment, the Second Elder also stepped forward.
Simultaneously, the Fifth Elder, Qin Rong, also made his move.
The three of them charged towards Qin Changsheng, intending to attack him together.
“Excellent, it seems today you truly intend to rebel!”
Qin Changsheng was seething with rage.
He was the head of a clan, but he never expected the clan elders to be so cowardly, only caring about their own safety and completely disregarding the Qin family.
"Kill!"
Qin Changsheng threw two punches, facing three opponents without an ounce of fear.
In the courtyard at this moment, four figures clashed in battle.
Several other important deacons of the clan stood by, watching.
Today, Qin Yuanshan had gone to the pill street early, which was why they seized the opportunity to attack Qin Changsheng. As long as Qin Changsheng was killed, they could control the Qin family, and by the time Qin Yuanshan returned, there would be nothing he could do.
At that point, wouldn't it be up to the Grand Elder to decide how things would proceed?
"Lion Roar King Fist!"
Qin Changsheng immediately unleashed his unique technique, the supreme-grade mortal art, Lion Roar King Fist. Each strike was like a lion's roar, a thunderous sound echoing as spiritual energy condensed into a lion's head.
The Grand Elder, Second Elder, and Fifth Elder immediately combined their efforts to counter.
"Old Fifth, swallow the Qi Burst Pill!"
The Grand Elder said then.
They had two individuals at the eighth-gate realm, plus the Fifth Elder at the seventh-gate realm, yet they could only fight Qin Changsheng to a draw.
The Qi Burst Pill was a top-grade elixir, extremely valuable. Consuming it could temporarily boost a martial artist's spiritual energy.
"A Qi Burst Pill!"
Hearing this, Qin Changsheng's expression tightened.
Fifth Elder Qin Rong was a master of the seventh-gate Death Gate realm; consuming this Qi Burst Pill could temporarily elevate his power to the eighth-gate Shock Gate realm.
"Alright!"
At this moment, the Fifth Elder also knew that only by eliminating Qin Changsheng could they swiftly gain control of the Qin family and thus complete their plan.
He swallowed the Qi Burst Pill. Immediately, surges of energy rose within the Fifth Elder, and his spiritual energy instantly became several times more abundant.
"Attack!"
The three immediately charged forward again.
At this moment, all three, working together, possessed the strength of the eighth-gate Shock Gate realm, and Qin Changsheng was instantly surrounded by danger.
"Lion King Slash!"
Qin Changsheng suddenly swung his arm, slashing directly at the Fifth Elder. The Fifth Elder's left arm broke, and he stumbled back towards the door.
At the same time, the Grand Elder and Second Elder seized the opportunity to attack him from both left and right.
"Shadow Poison Hand!"
"Wind Repelling Palm!"
At this moment, Qin Changsheng had already broken the Fifth Elder's arm, and his spiritual energy was depleting. He could no longer unleash powerful spiritual energy and could only rely on his physical body to resist.
Pfft...
The Grand Elder and Second Elder struck Qin Changsheng with terrifying force. Qin Changsheng spat out fresh blood, retreating continuously.
"Qin Changsheng, today I will take your life, the Qin family, and your position as clan head!"
A look of delight appeared on the Grand Elder's face. He stepped forward, his palm transforming into a claw, aimed at Qin Changsheng.
Bang...
But at this very moment, a figure suddenly appeared, slamming into the Grand Elder.
Seeing that figure, the Grand Elder couldn't help but stumble back.
That figure fell to the ground, its chest heaving, flesh and bone mixed with blood.
"Fifth Elder!"
Seeing the Fifth Elder turn into a corpse, everyone was stunned.
Just now, the Fifth Elder had his arm broken by Qin Changsheng and retreated to the door; how could he suddenly be dead now?
Everyone immediately looked outside the courtyard.
At this moment, a slightly thin figure leaned against the outer courtyard door, smiling.
“It’s really bustling, isn’t it?”
Qin Ning is here!