At this moment, the Panling puppet stood up straight. Its enormous body, however, was as docile as a kitten in front of Qin Ning, its back slightly hunched.
“Swallow them. You’ll definitely recover some of your strength. I’ll find a way to restore you to your peak state!”
Qin Ning said, gently waving his hand.
The Panling puppet strode out, its footprints deeply imprinted on the hard ground of the mountain peak.
Creaking sounds echoed as the Panling puppet chewed continuously. Gradually, the armor on its body surface became bright and lustrous.
And the fluctuating aura within its body gradually grew stronger.
Its initial Lingtai Realm aura had now elevated to the Linglun Realm.
The Four Spirit Realms: Linghai Realm, Lingtai Realm, Linglun Realm, Lingpo Realm.
Each time a realm was advanced, an immense amount of spiritual energy was required, and heavenly treasures, earthly treasures, and spirit stones were indispensable.
But this Panling puppet had directly ascended from its initial weakened Lingtai Realm aura to the powerful Linglun Realm.
“Let’s go!”
At this moment, Qin Ning spoke again, saying dejectedly, “You big oaf, you wouldn’t know even if I asked what exactly happened after I left.”
“I wonder how those stinky brats Ming Yuan and Tian Qing Shi are doing, and what about that brat Qing Yun. The one I’m most worried about isn’t those grand-disciples, but him…”
Qin Ning strode away.
He walked to the Qingyu lotus plant and collected each lotus seed.
There were seventeen seeds in total, not one missing.
At this moment, with the appearance of the five puppets, the vibrations on the mountain peak had completely disappeared.
This scene was too bizarre; no one knew what exactly had happened.
“He’s coming down!”
A low voice suddenly rang out.
On the mountain peak, Qin Ning’s figure leisurely descended.
Behind him, the Panling puppet, clad in black iron armor, its dark skin thudding with each step, gave people the sensation of an erupting volcano.
“Stop him!”
Su Zhep growled, shouting. Dozens of figures behind him rushed forward in succession.
These dozens of people were all at or above the fifth layer of the Linghai Realm, their auras powerful, with waves of murderous intent surging.
And on the other side, at Liumen, a young man at the lead also stepped out.
This person was named Liu Fua. Originally, within Liumen’s inner courtyard, Liu Qingcheng was the leader, but now that Liu Qingcheng was dead, he stepped forward to lead the Liumen disciples.
In the inner courtyard, this person had long been famous, but had always been overshadowed by Liu Qingcheng’s brilliance, never having the opportunity to showcase his talent.
But this time, he had no choice but to step forward.
And at the same time, Zi Yue of the Fangyuan Association, ranked third among the top ten masters of the inner courtyard, also led the Fangyuan Association disciples forward.
Not only that, others also surrounded the foot of the mountain, waiting for Qin Ning to descend.
“That’s Tai Fei, ranked fourth in the inner courtyard!”
“And look, An Shishi, ranked fifth in our inner courtyard. I heard An Shishi is a member of Anran Courtyard, which was founded by Lingzi An Yuqing, and all the members are beautiful girls!”
“Haven’t you seen Chu Tong and Dai Sheng, who rarely show their faces, are also here? When do those two ever go together?”
“This time, among the top ten masters of the inner courtyard, excluding Liu Qingcheng, Liu Can, and Zu Xiong who are dead, all the rest are here!”
The disciples were completely in an uproar at this moment.
They hadn’t expected such a huge commotion on the last day of the trial.
The commotion was already great, but what was even more unexpected was that the top disciples of the inner court and the student organizations had all appeared.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Qin Ning, who was slowly descending from the mountaintop.
This brat probably doesn't even know he's about to die.
"Third Brother!"
"Young Master!"
"Boss!"
At this moment, Qin Hai, Ye Yuan Yuan, Lu Xuan, Zhang Xiao Shuai, and Xun Yu also emerged one after another.
Seeing the five of them, Qin Ning smiled faintly.
"Alright, the task is done, let's go!"
Qin Ning looked at them and said with a casual smile.
"Boss..."
Zhang Xiao Shuai tugged at Qin Ning's sleeve and whispered, "Even if we want to go, I'm afraid these guys... won't let us."
"Huh?"
Qin Ning paused slightly, then said indifferently, "It's fine. Whoever blocks me, dies."
Qin Ning didn't care at all.
"Stop!"
Suddenly, a shout rang out from the surrounding crowd.
Su Zhe strode forward and said, "You're Qin Ning, right? Hand over the lotus seeds you obtained!"
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Qin Ning smiled faintly, but didn't speak.
"What 'oh'?" Liu Fu Ya spoke up, "You killed my Liu Clan disciples, and now you've stolen the precious item we discovered. Are you asking to die by not handing it over?"
"Asking to die?"
Qin Ning shook his head and said, "Living is fun, I don't want to die!"
"If you don't want to die, then hand it over!"
Dai Sheng, a tall and burly figure standing to the side, also spoke up at this moment.
He was one of the eight top disciples of the inner court. A mere Qin Ning was not worth his attention.
"But what you're saying isn't quite right!"
Qin Ning replied, "The lotus seeds of the Azure Jade Lotus are still thriving on that mountaintop. Just now, when I arrived, I saw all of you fleeing down the mountain in a panic to escape."
"I risked my life to pick this item, so why do you say I stole it?"
"Such a glib tongue!"
At this moment, Chu Tong also snorted and said, "A strange phenomenon suddenly occurred on the mountaintop. We were originally waiting for it to disappear before picking, but you rushed ahead and are now spouting nonsense!"
"So, you're saying this Azure Jade Lotus was originally ownerless. You discovered it, but lacked the ability to pick it, so you just waited there!"
"I risked my life to pick it. If I obtained the lotus seeds, shouldn't they belong to me?"
"You..."
"Why waste words!"
Gu He growled, "Hand it over or die, Qin Ning, do you want your life or the lotus seeds?"
At this moment, the crowd suddenly drew their weapons, their killing intent surging.
Hundreds of disciples from the Heavenly Son Faction, Liu Clan, Fang Yuan Association, and others surrounded them, pressing closer.
Zhang Xiao Shuai broke out in a cold sweat.
These guys were clearly going too far. They didn't dare to take the lotus seeds earlier, but now that Qin Ning had taken them, they were relying on their numbers to bully the weak, using their power to oppress him.
Truly shameless!
"Boss, what do you say we do?"
Zhang Xiao Shuai said, "These guys are all shameless. Today, even if I, Zhang Xiao Shuai, die here, I will fight them to the end!"
Boom...
No sooner had Zhang Xiao Shuai finished speaking than Qin Ning decisively slammed down a wooden pestle.
"You want to die, but I don't!"
Qin Ning scolded with a laugh, "A bunch of children chirping here, what's all this about dying or not dying?"
Children...
Lu Xuan and Zhang Xiao Shuai couldn't help but swallow at this moment.
They knew that Qin Ning had reached the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, but he was now facing hundreds of disciples in the Spirit Sea Realm.
If these guys were to pounce, even Qin Ning, with his ninth-level Spirit Sea cultivation, wouldn't be able to stop them.