Time truly is a butcher's knife.
That year, he had watched Ming Yuan, from the time that kid was building the Bei Ming Kingdom, then developing it into an empire, a supreme nation, a powerful nation.
Finally, that kid even fought a battle with a sect that had a ten-thousand-year legacy on the Jiu You Continent.
That kid Tian Qing Shi had also opened the Tian Shen Academy across the entire Jiu You Continent, flourishing for a time.
But the current Bei Ming Empire, it doesn't even deserve to be called an empire; at most, it can only be considered a Bei Ming Kingdom.
And the Tian Shen Academy now is merely an academy within the Bei Ming Kingdom.
Although the Tian Shen Academy within the Bei Ming Kingdom is unique and holds a noble status, compared to its status on the Jiu You Continent back then, it's truly not worth mentioning.
The fragrance of the elixir slowly permeated the room.
Qin Ning was holding a thumb-sized, perfectly round purple elixir, radiating streams of purple light.
"Purple Blood Spirit Elixir!"
Breathing a sigh of relief, Qin Ning stepped out of the alchemy room.
"Big Brother, swallow this lotus seed first!"
He carefully helped Qin Shan swallow the lotus seed, and immediately afterward, a fresh fragrance diffused through the room.
The wounds within Qin Shan's body were slowly recovering.
Half an hour later, Qin Ning gave Qin Shan the Purple Blood Spirit Elixir.
He continuously monitored every change within Qin Shan's body until Qin Shan slowly regained consciousness.
"Third Brother!"
Seeing Qin Ning, Qin Shan immediately gripped Qin Ning's shoulders tightly and said loudly, "Why are you so impulsive? Did Elder Jin make things difficult for you?"
"Big Brother, I'm fine!"
Qin Ning smiled faintly.
"As for Elder Jin... he's dead!"
Dead?
Qin Shan trembled slightly and hurriedly asked, "How did he die?"
"Big Brother, let's talk about this later. How do you feel?"
Hearing Qin Ning's words, Qin Shan immediately reacted.
Before, he had always felt unbearable pain within his body, as if a fire dragon was rampaging inside.
But now, that feeling had completely disappeared!
Qin Shan calmed down and sensed his body.
Suddenly, within his body, five spiritual seas began to operate simultaneously.
It was as if his old self, which had died, had now found a source of life, and vitality surged forth.
Moreover, his vitality was several times stronger than before.
"This..."
"The effect of the Purple Blood Spirit Elixir is very potent. Right now, you are only passively absorbing a portion of the elixir's effects."
"For the next few days, don't rush to exert yourself. Stay in one place and absorb more of the elixir's effects; the results will be even better!"
In the following days, Qin Ning meticulously cared for Qin Shan, and the Purple Blood Spirit Elixir slowly diffused throughout his body.
Qin Shan's five spiritual seas were also gradually condensing and perfecting; not only that, but he seemed to vaguely condense a sixth spiritual sea!
Seeing that Qin Shan had recovered, Qin Ning and Qin Hai left the Tian Shen Academy.
The academy had issued an order: rules are rules, and Qin Ning's group's ranking remained unchanged.
After the inner court trial ended, many new disciples also stayed and were arranged accommodation.
Qin Ning and Qin Hai went to the Ling Ge of the Tian Shen Academy to receive their inner court disciple robes and their accommodation arrangements.
The entire Heaven God Academy was magnificent and grand, and as the group walked along the paths within the academy, they couldn't help but feel a continuous surge of emotion.
Just a month ago, they had only reached the first or second layer of the Spirit Sea Realm.
But now, they had all reached the fourth or fifth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm. Although they couldn't compare to Qin Ning and Ye Yuanjuan, such rapid advancement was already incredibly fast.
Even now, Lu Xuan and the other two still felt as if they were dreaming.
Even Ye Yuanjuan felt a sense of disbelief.
There was no need to even mention Qin Hai. From the moment they were in Lingyun City, he had been completely astonished by Qin Ning.
Coupled with the events of the past month, Qin Hai increasingly felt that his second brother had truly inherited the legacy of Emperor Jiuyou.
After all, Emperor Jiuyou was a legendary figure across the entire Jiuyou Continent.
If he thought about it this way, his brother's rapid advancement and his understanding of the Northern Ming imperial family and the Heaven God Academy could all be explained.
"Spirit Pavilion!"
Seeing a hundred-meter-tall palace in front of them, the group stopped.
The Spirit Pavilion was where the academy's disciples handled minor affairs, and it was also where disciples received missions or exchanged for spirit pills, spirit techniques, and spirit artifacts.
Within the Heaven God Academy, this place was also a very important part.
"This time, everyone can freely choose spirit techniques, spirit artifacts, or spirit pills. You don't need to pick the best one; right now, the most important thing is to choose what suits you."
Qin Ning instructed carefully.
"Alright, alright!"
Qin Ning then looked at Ye Yuanjuan and said, "When choosing spirit pills, spirit artifacts, and spirit techniques, you'll come with me!"
"Yes!"
The six of them walked straight towards the entrance of the Spirit Pavilion.
"It's them!"
At this moment, a dozen people stood a few hundred meters away from Qin Ning's group, secretly observing them.
Among the dozen or so people, the leader appeared tall and very sharp.
"Is that the guy?"
"Yes, Senior Brother Chu, that guy is incredibly ruthless!"
Beside him, another young man spoke, "Zi Yue was killed by him."
"Don't worry, Chu Tong. Although I don't know what exactly happened a few days ago, no matter how powerful this kid is, he's only reached the ninth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm!"
Chu Cun Jian sneered, "I want to see how much skill he has to dare cause trouble in this Heaven God Academy."
Chu Tong secretly nodded.
He was originally ranked seventh among the ten great inner courtyard masters. This time, he was sure to enter the top ten and receive rewards, but in the end, everything was ruined by Qin Ning.
He couldn't swallow this anger.
Moreover, many disciples were expelled that day, making him originally think that Qin Ning would surely die.
Unexpectedly, nothing changed, and Qin Ning was still alive.
After that day, the academy announced that the three honorary elders, Jin Yilei, Song Fengyu, and Chang Liang, had all been sent out to carry out important missions.
This was truly too strange!
However, the elders and disciples present that day remained silent on the matter, not uttering a single word.
So everyone speculated that this kid must have engaged in some shameful exchange inside.
Otherwise, how could he still be alive now?
"Big Brother, that guy has a puppet next to him. It's at the Spirit Wheel Realm, very powerful!"
"Don't worry!"
Zhu Cun Jian said indifferently, "This is the Heavenly God Academy. Does he dare to use it? Moreover, I heard that the reason the academy leaders ultimately didn't punish him was because Qin Ning had already handed over that puppet."
"Without that puppet, that kid is just a martial artist at the Spirit Sea Realm. It's already good enough that he could get into the inner courtyard. How could Spirit Apprentices like us be afraid of him?"
"Haha, Big Brother is absolutely right!"
Zhu Tong smiled, eager to see Qin Ning's embarrassed expression.
"Stop!"
A voice suddenly rang out as Qin Ning's group was about to enter the Spirit Pavilion.