EBE #2014 - Journey to the Fourth Ring (I)
#2014 - Journey to the Fourth Ring (I)
Qin Buqi's cultivation realm was as different from the Qi family's as heaven and earth.
Turning the rotten into the miraculous was not difficult for Qin Buqi; in fact, it was very simple.
He skillfully used the pit that Qi Lingyun had left behind, turning it into a positive influence on Qi Xuan's cultivation.
The next day, Qi Xuan woke up, feeling the small drop of spiritual energy gathered within his body, his eyes wide with surprise.
"There really was a strong expert guiding me in my dreams!"
After learning this news, Qi Xuan was excited all day.
He was young, but not stupid.
He didn't tell anyone about this obvious great opportunity.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
The more Qi Lingyun taught, the more confused he became.
Logically speaking, Qi Xuan's aura should have been weak and unsteady, but his foundation was gradually becoming solid and stable.
Moreover, his cultivation progress was even surpassing Qi Hao's!
"How is this possible! I clearly..."
He constantly verified it, and finally confirmed that Qi Xuan was indeed following the cultivation method he had provided.
But how could such an impossible thing happen!
Qi Lingyun, unable to understand, had many possibilities emerge in his mind, but they were all eventually ruled out.
He had suspected that someone was secretly teaching Qi Xuan.
For so many days, he had been secretly observing Qi Xuan's courtyard almost every night.
Apart from seeing Qi Xuan sleeping soundly, there were no traces of anyone else.
Eventually, Qi Lingyun shifted this suspicion onto himself.
"Could I have been mistaken?"
It has to be said, once a person starts to doubt themselves, they basically abandon all logic.
Qi Lingyun thought it was possible that there was a 'fight fire with fire' effect.
Similar to a negative times a negative equals a positive...
Seeing Qi Xuan surpass his own son, he modified the cultivation method overnight.
Qin Buqi, on the other hand, countered each move.
Such low-level methods, even if Qi Lingyun changed them a thousand times, would still be at the same level.
For Qin Buqi, it was extremely simple.
A month passed quickly.
When the day of the competition arrived, Qi Xuan and Qi Hao were both just a step away from breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm...
Qi Xuan hadn't broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm because Qin Buqi had deliberately slowed down his cultivation speed.
His current ability was enough to defeat Qi Hao.
There was no need to be too conspicuous.
Qi Hao, on the other hand, could only reach this level due to his own ability.
Qi family's martial arts arena, surrounded by a group of clansmen watching.
"Who do you think will win this time's sparring between Qi Xuan and Qi Hao? I guess it's Young Master Qi Hao, after all, he has the Great Elder's wholehearted guidance."
"The Head of the Family will definitely not neglect to teach Qi Xuan either, after all, our Head of the Family has a broad mind like the sea."
"I believe this, every thing the Head of the Family has done over the years has not been for himself, such a mind is truly rare!"
"A month ago, the Head of the Family even gave Qi Xuan, who came from a collateral branch, a chance to become a disciple of the Great Elder, but it was just that he himself was not up to it."
......
On the viewing platform, the Great Elder looked at Qi Lingyun and said, "Head of the Family, your complexion is not very good."
Qi Lingyun said, "Hao'er is probably going to encounter some difficulties this time."
The Great Elder said, "Does the Head of the Family doubt my teaching ability?"
Qi Lingyun said, "It's not..."
He told the Great Elder about Qi Xuan's strange cultivation situation over the past month, and the Great Elder said in surprise:
"How is this possible? If it's really as you say, then Qi Xuan must be some kind of monster?"
The two of them were originally on the same side, and there were no secrets between them.
If it were someone else, they would definitely not have said it so recklessly.
But since it was the Great Elder who heard it, there was nothing to hide.
Qi Lingyun said, "I'm also thinking about this question."
Soon, the sparring began.
On the stage, Qi Hao said, "Qi Xuan, today I will make you defeated by my hands!"
Qi Xuan did not speak, he was a little nervous in his heart...
After taking a few deep breaths, recalling his cultivation in the dream over the past month, he suddenly felt confident.
Don't think that Qi Xuan was cultivating in a dream this past month.
Qin Buqi didn't turn off his sense of pain.
It can be said that Qi Xuan's pain in the dream was equally real.
A sparring that wasn't too intense unfolded.
Apart from being a little nervous at the beginning, Qi Xuan gradually relaxed and eventually won the sparring.
At this moment, the surrounding clansmen watching were stunned.
"Damn, what's going on? Shouldn't Young Master Qi Hao have won? How did it become Qi Xuan?"
"Is the Head of the Family so loving and selfless? Teaching Qi Xuan actually defeated Young Master Qi Hao, am I seeing things?"
"Definitely not mistaken, look at Qi Xuan, whether it's his aura or his mental quality, he's much stronger than Qi Hao."
"The Head of the Family's mind is indeed not something we can understand, I wouldn't be able to achieve such selflessness."
...
Qi Lingyun listened to the surrounding clansmen's praise with a dark face.
What kind of loving and selfless bullshit, this matter has nothing to do with him.
During this month, he modified Qi Xuan's cultivation plan a lot in the later stages, each one more vicious than the last.
It was such a vicious cultivation plan, almost leaving no way out.
If ordinary cultivators were to cultivate according to this, they would definitely fail.
But Qi Xuan became more and more powerful as he cultivated... where can he reason with this.
The Great Elder quietly said to Qi Lingyun, "We are all our own people, don't hide anything from me."
"If you really like this Qi Xuan, his cultivation talent is indeed good, no need to hide it from me."
Qi Lingyun whispered, "Great Elder, you really misunderstood, Qi Xuan's cultivation is really according to what you and I said."
Seeing that Qi Lingyun didn't seem to be lying, the Great Elder was also confused.
On the stage, Qi Hao's little bit of confidence that he had just built up vanished in an instant!
"Qi Xuan, you must have cheated!"
Hearing this, the Great Elder quickly announced the results of the sparring.
"Qi Xuan wins this sparring."
Now it was in front of everyone, they could only announce it according to what everyone saw.
They did want to operate in the dark, but they also needed time.
Qi Hao's mentality was obviously collapsing a bit now.
If he was allowed to continue speaking, who knows what shocking words he would say.
This was the main reason why the Great Elder hurriedly stopped him.
"Master, I'm not convinced, how could this guy..."
Just as Qi Hao was shouting loudly, the Great Elder directly took him away and disappeared from the martial arts arena.
Leaving Qi Lingyun to say a bunch of nice words and then dismiss the crowd.
His own son lost, and the confidence he had just built up was shattered, he also felt bad.
The look in his eyes towards Qi Xuan couldn't help but reveal a trace of killing intent.
If he couldn't get rid of the other party now, he really wanted to take action and make Qi Xuan completely disappear from this world.
This sparring quickly spread.
All the Qi family members were sighing at their own Head of the Family's mind.
"Personally teaching a collateral child to defeat his own son, what does this show? The Head of the Family has no reservations in the teaching process!"
"I have more confidence in the Head of the Family, he has been my idol since he was a child, and he will be in the future!"
"Our Qi family can only become more brilliant under the leadership of such an iron-fisted and selfless Head of the Family!"
"I envy that Qi Xuan, being able to be personally taught by the Head of the Family for a month."
...
This matter came to an end, and Qi Xuan was also sent back to his collateral branch.
Qin Buqi secretly followed him back to his collateral branch.
If one had to describe it, 'a few cats and dogs' would already be a compliment.
It was completely a stagnant pool, and there wasn't a single one who could stand on the stage.
"The collateral branch has declined to this extent, no wonder they are not valued."
In the blink of an eye, a year passed.
The Qi family's annual family competition was about to arrive.
This time's family competition was to be attended by all the children of the collateral and direct lines.
Qi Xuan's cultivation had reached the Perfection of the Foundation Establishment realm this year under Qin Buqi's guidance.
To be precise, he had reached the Perfection half a year ago, and he had been suppressing his cultivation from improving for the past half year.
Mainly to wait for Qi Hao, slapping faces, slapping faces with the same cultivation realm is more enjoyable.
If Qi Xuan broke through to the Golden Core realm, it would be a bit like bullying someone.
In the dream.
"Lord Qin Emperor, when will I be able to see you in reality?"
Qin Buqi said, "The time is not yet ripe, after the time is ripe, you will naturally be able to see me."
Qi Xuan curled his lips: "This is the one hundred and eighty-third time you've said this."
According to his frequency of asking once a day, it has been the same answer for half a year.
Qi family's direct line.
Qi Lingyun summoned many core personnel and said: "According to the latest news, that little bastard Qi Xuan's cultivation has also broken through to the Perfection of the Foundation Establishment realm."
"We must not let him be in the limelight again in this annual family competition, otherwise all our dark operations will be questioned."
"The reason for inviting everyone here today is to think of a way, a way to ensure that Hao'er steadily wins first place."
As soon as the voice fell, these core personnel below said one after another:
"Head of the Family, this is not simple, just send someone to secretly give this Qi Xuan some medicine, wouldn't that make his combat power inevitably decline severely?"
"If we can control the dosage well, maybe we can make his cultivation regress from the Perfection of the Foundation Establishment realm back to the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment realm."
"Leave this matter to me, I guarantee to complete the mission perfectly and let Young Master Qi Hao win first place!"
"Hmph, dare to compete with our direct line for the limelight, this Qi Xuan is really tired of living, after this family competition, find a chance to get rid of him!"
...
Don't think that they are all of the same clan, in the distribution of benefits.
The direct line has never been merciful to the collateral line.
After some discussion, Qi Lingyun finally sent someone to secretly trip Qi Xuan up.