Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 173 A Sudden Outburst (25th of 10,000 words)

"Do you know that Qin Ying, the inner sect's prodigy, comes from the Qin clan?"

"This... I've heard of it."

"Hahaha, Nephew Song, don't be nervous. My disciple is from the Qin family. In fact, she is Qin Ying's cousin."

Qin Ying's...younger sister?
Song Yan's eyes narrowed, and he looked directly at the other person.

Sure enough, my intuition was right; Qin Sheng did indeed resemble Senior Sister Qin Ying in appearance.

However, the two have completely different temperaments. Qin Sheng is gentle and refined, unlike her senior sister Qin Ying who is aloof and unapproachable.

Qin Sheng felt the other person's gaze, smiled sweetly, and looked innocent and cute: "Senior Brother's demeanor in the Small Cave Heaven Realm that day made me, your junior sister, greatly admire him."

"If there is an opportunity in the future, I would like to ask you for some guidance!"

Song Yan remained calm: "I wouldn't dare offer guidance, but sparring is certainly no problem."

Yang Wenxuan observed Song Yan's reaction, paused, and said meaningfully, "The Qin family has a strong foundation in the sect and has always favored young talents."

“Junior Nephew Song is exceptionally talented, but it seems he has no backing. If he could gain the support of the Qin family, his path of cultivation would surely be smoother.”

Song Yan was startled, and now he understood the other party's intentions.

Winning over?

As a large sect like Dongyuan Sect, it naturally has many factions and camps.

Not to mention the entire sect, even when Song Yan was still an outer disciple, he had heard that there were countless small groups within the outer sect alone.

It is indeed difficult to compete for resources by going it alone.

However, compared to what Elder Yang Wenxuan mentioned, those were naturally minor skirmishes.

For a moment, Song Yan was overwhelmed with a thousand thoughts.

Elder Yang Wenxuan could not possibly be a member of the Qin clan, yet he is currently recruiting talent for the Qin clan.

This clearly means that he has already sided with the Qin family.

Yang Wenxuan held a very high position in the Dongyuan Sect, overseeing all sect rules and regulations.

Even he has sided with the Qin family, so it's hard to estimate how many other elders have been won over by them...

"Thank you for your kindness, Elder..."

Song Yan carefully considered the wording.

He would naturally not join the Qin family's side, even if there were resources to support him, they wouldn't be given away for free.

There must be something that needs to be done for the Qin family.

Such constraints and restrictions made him feel uncomfortable.

"I am just an ordinary disciple. I am already very fortunate to have a good teacher to guide me. I dare not ask for more."

A hint of displeasure flashed in Yang Wenxuan's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

He said slowly, "Nephew, you are too modest. With your performance at the Sword-Touching Tournament, how could you be mediocre?"

Song Yan was about to add a few words when he was interrupted: "However..."

"I will not force you. Since Junior Nephew Song has no idea, then let it be."

Song Yan felt relieved and was about to clasp his hands in a polite gesture.

But they found that Yang Wenxuan's expression was no longer gentle.

He said meaningfully, "But I am still a little curious, how did my nephew, with his three spiritual roots and without the support of a family or elders, manage to make such progress in just a few years?"

Song Yan's heart tightened; she knew there was more to the other person's words than met the eye.

He quickly replied, "This disciple is fortunate to have been favored by Senior Qin Xijun, and also fortunate to have had some opportunities..."

"As far as I know, Elder Qin Xijun's cultivation method is not the same as yours."

Yang Wenxuan suddenly laughed: "What kind of fortuitous encounter could allow an unknown cultivator to turn the tables and kill Wang Xi under the scheme of the Xuan Yuan Sect?"

"And within a few years, he can break through to the late stage of Qi Refining and even defeat Kong You, who is at the eighth level of Qi Refining, head-on?"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them.

Suddenly raising his hand, a beam of light shot straight towards Song Yan!

This turn of events came too suddenly; Song Yan had no time to react.

Even if he could react, how could a Qi Refining disciple possibly resist an attack from a Foundation Establishment cultivator?
The protective spiritual energy he had barely managed to muster was instantly shattered. "Elder Yang, you!"

Several streams of spiritual energy bound Song Yan's hands and feet, binding him to the spot.

Xiao He immediately swam out and stopped in front of Song Yan, where several strands of green leaf demonic power quickly condensed.

"Oh? Your spirit pet is quite loyal."

Yang Wenxuan twitched his fingertips slightly, and a surge of spiritual power instantly suppressed the attack.

The demonic power of the green leaves dissipated completely, and the spiritual power trapped Xiao He within it.

"hiss--"

Yang Wenxuan captured the wisp of spiritual energy that Song Yan had previously gathered and held it in his hand.

At the same time, the Qiankun bag at Song Yan's waist was pulled by a tremendous force and fell into Yang Wenxuan's hands.

"Elder Yang, what are you doing?!"

Song Yan was shocked and furious. He couldn't believe that a sect elder would attack him so recklessly outside an inner disciple's cave.

The sword energy surged subconsciously, and the Unmoored Boat was already drawn with a clang, protecting himself and Xiao He in front of him.

My heart sank to the bottom.

The opponent is a Foundation Establishment Elder. If they really fight, I have no chance of winning!
However, although Yang Wenxuan's actions were rude, they did not actually hurt him.

"Oh?"

"He certainly has some courage; even when facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he still has the will to fight back..."

"Ho ho..."

Yang Wenxuan smiled calmly.

"Nephew, there's no need to be nervous."

“Recently, demonic cultivators have been rampant, and it is my duty to deal with this matter with caution.”

After saying that, his divine sense directly probed into the Qiankun bag.

Song Yan's expression was rather unpleasant.

Yang Wenxuan's explanation was flawless.

He was in charge of matters related to the sect's regulations, so if he noticed anything amiss, there was nothing wrong with using the pretext of supervision.

No one would question an elder's actions because of an ordinary inner disciple.

He had many personal items in his Qiankun bag, and most importantly, the Yin-Yang Pearl was among them!

If the secret of the Yin-Yang Pearl is discovered by the other party...

Soaked in cold sweat, Song Yan's mind was already racing with the worst possible scenarios.

Yang Wenxuan's expression remained calm, but he was filled with doubt.

"Aside from a few rare herbs and medicines, there's nothing special about it."

"There is a Breakthrough Pill for breaking through the bottleneck in the late stage of Qi Refining..."

This was earned through meritorious service during the Changping incident, and Yang Wenxuan naturally knew that.

"The amount of spirit stones is slightly more than that of a typical late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, but that's not surprising."

He scanned the area repeatedly but found nothing unusual or magical.

He didn't even glance at many of the items stored there, because they belonged to Qi Refining stage cultivators and held no appeal for someone like him who was only at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even with the Yin-Yang Pearl, he merely glanced at it casually, assuming it was a broken array pearl, and didn't discover anything special about it.

The only thing Song Yan was grateful for was that he never kept too many spirit stones, but instead exchanged them all for spiritual resources for cultivation.

Therefore, the number of spirit stones piled up in the Qiankun Bag is not very large.

The lotus seeds of the ancient lotus of Tuoyue, which might arouse suspicion, were also lent to Liang Feng.

Just as his mind was racing, Yang Wenxuan took out two items from his Qiankun bag.

Xuan'e worships the spirit with his face covered, and reads "The Record of Heretical Cultivation".

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