Chapter 5

"Now, pay for the lecture!" Said Li Yuan which rendered Qin Yin speechless.

"You, yourself said it was a lecture and I don't give lectures for free," said Li Yuan.

Qin Yin smiled bitterly and said " How much?".

"100 Spirit Stones," said Li Yuan.

"Bullshit! Do you think that I am a sect treasury?!" Yelled Qin Yin in anger.

"My lecture opened the door for you to achieve Tier 4 and will shorten the duration for you to achieve it. 100 Spirit Stones is a generous offer from me" said Li Yuan. His words rendered Qin Yin speechless again. What he is saying is true! And she couldn't argue with him about this fact!

Qin Yin smiled even bitterly and looked at Li Yuan with moistened eyes.

"Can you lower the price, please?" She spoke in a gentle tone.

Li Yuan looked at her and said "I will not lower the price". Qin Yin sighed and said "I only have 10 Spirit stones with me now."

Li Yuan looked at her in disdain and said " You are quite poor despite being a Qi Sea Realm Cultivator!". His words caused Qin Yin to flare from anger and said "Look who is speaking! You, a Tier 4 Alchemist who is asking for Spirit Stones! Just make a few Tier 4 Pills and you will get 100 Spirit Stones in no time!".

Li Yuan looked at her and said " Speaking of pills, didn't I give you a Heart Claiming Pill and saved you from harming yourself?".

"....." Qin Yin. She sighed in defeat and said "I can fork out 20 Spirit Stones. This is already my limit".

Li Yuan shrugged and said "Fine! But you will add 100 Gold coins with them."

Qin Yin's nodded as the association have a countless amount of Gold Coins. Even if he asked for 500 Gold Coins, she will not hesitate to give them to him.

Li Yuan took the spirit stones and the gold coins before leaving.

"Alchemist Li, take this!" Qin Yin throws a small token to Li Yuan.

"If you were to visit the Profound Heart Sect use this token to meet me" said Qin Yin with a smile.

Li Yuan looked at the token before putting it in his clothes. He then left the association and started checking the stores in the city. He bought two Iron Plates and a brush. After that, he went to his room in order to craft some weapons for him. But, before that, he wanted to make his soul reach the 10th level so crafting the weapons became easier.

Li Yuan started eating the Soul Enhancing Pills and focused all of his attention on devouring the medical essence by using the Undying Soul Technique. His soul started to absorb the medical essence at a terrifying speed. His soul became stronger as it started advancing through the levels quickly. It took him half a day to make his soul reach the 10th level. Then, he opened his eyes and looked at the iron plates.

He bit his finger and let a few drops of blood fall into the brush. After that, he chanted a spell. Li Yuan then draw the images of knives on the iron plates with the brush covered in his blood.

Each Iron Plate had five knives images inscribed on it. Seeing this, Li Yuan used his soul's energy to initiate the spell which caused his blood to turn into blazing flames that quickly melted the iron to form the knives he drew on the plates. He chanted the spell again and caused the brush to ignite. Coupled with his precise control over his soul and the spell, Li Yuan sharpened the knives.

After he finished, the brush turned into ash and 10 knives lied on the ground in front of him.

"Crude but good for now." Said Li Yuan while looking at the knives. He didn't stop here as used his soul to control the knives and make them float in the air.

Li Yuan waved his hand and made the knives fly back to him. He put them in his clothes before leaving the room. Now, he will leave the clan and head to the capital. From there, he will buy a flying beast and head to the Burning Moon Mountain which his treasury was hidden in. He will always prepare a treasury for him in each life before facing the Heavenly Tribulation. It will quickly push his cultivation to the Martial Emperor realm once he uses the resources in it.

Xiao Yin was quite sad because Li Yuan was going to leave. She hugged him tightly while crying which caused Li Yuan to sigh.

Li Rong gave him a pat on his shoulders and told him to take care of himself. Li Bain gave him a hug before he running back to his room.

Li Yuan said his goodbye and left the clan. He quickly exited the city and headed to the capital.

While walking Li Yuan sighed and said " Why are you following me?!".

"You have sharp senses!" Qin Yin appeared near him.

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows and said "What do you want now?". Qin Yin opened and said " I decided to leave early because I am already one step from Tier 4, I will advance to it while travelling."

Li Yuan rolled his eyes and said " You want to follow me as you hope I guide you more, right?".

Qin Yin smiled from the embarrassment and said "You can say that". Li Yuan became silent as if a Qi Sea Realm Cultivator accompanied him it will make the journey way smoother and he can use her to get red from the young masters that he meet. He himself is the biggest magnet for young masters and he didn't mind a few more that will come at him because of Qin Yin's appearance.

"You can follow me. But, you have to follow all my orders" said Li Yuan.

"As long they are not naughty ones," said Qin Yin jokingly.

"Please, If i wanted you, you will be already warming my bed," said Li Yuan as he continued walking.

"You don't have a sense of humour!" Said Qin Yin.

"And you don't have a sense of shame!" Said Li Yuan.

The two continued their journey to the capital. Qin Yin told Li Yuan that the Profound Heart Sect is located in the Lin Empire which made him raise his eyebrows. And when she told him about the precise location. He stopped and looked speechlessly at her.

"Did you say that the Profound Heart Sect is located at the Burning Moon Mountain?!" Asked Li Yuan with quivering lips.

"Yes, the sect founder discovered a huge treasury in the Burning Moon Mountain and used the treasures in them to achieve the Peak of The Saint realm!" said Qin Yin without noticing his abnormal expression. This story was known across the land as it showed how could a person's fate change from being useless trash to a terrifying expert with luck.

"Fuck!" Li Yuan cursed loudly which startled Qin Yin. She saw his face become red and he was breathing heavily.

Li Yuan's anger reached the heavens after hearing the story about the Profound Heart Sect's Founder. He used his treasury and only reached the Saint Realm? Are you fucking kidding me?! Do you know how much treasures I put in the treasury? At least reach the Martial King you fucking useless trash!

Li Yuan took deep breaths to calm himself but he found himself unable to do so.

"What is wrong with you?" Asked Qin Yin. She was puzzled by Li Yuan sudden outburst.

"Continue the story!" Said Li Yuan while gritting his teeth.

Qin Yin gave him a weird look. Still, she opened her mouth and continued the story.

"When the sect founder reached the Saint Realm. He defeated all of his rivals and married the love of his life. After that, he established the Profound Heart Sect on the Burning Moon Sect" said Qin Yin.

Li Yuan could only sigh in grief. You could say that this accident is because he left the treasury untouched in the last few reincarnations and didn't repair the formation hiding it which in turn allowed that motherfucker to find it.

Well, with or without the treasury, he will achieve the Peak of cultivation. It just going to be a bit longer.

Li Yuan sighed once again as he resumed walking.

"Why did you just curse?" Asked Qin Yin.

"For no reason." Said Li Yuan while being irritated. Suddenly, he and Qin Yin eyes sharpened as they saw a girl escaping from a group of bandits who were chasing her.

"Save me!" Cried the girl as she ran toward Li Yuan and Qin Yin.

Qin Yin's eyes stared at the girl before pointing at her. Qi came out of her finger and turned into an arrow that headed toward the girl and pierced her head. The bandits were shocked and stopped after seeing the girl get killed in front of them.

"It seems that you are not that naive," said Li Yuan while yawning.

"As expected from you!" Said Qin Yin.

Li Yuan looked at the bandits and said " I will handle them. I feel that I should release some steam!". He walked toward the bandits and took five knives. He throws them in the air and took a step which caused the knives to stop and float. Then, he took another step and the knives lunged toward the bandits.

One of the bandits raised his sword and slashed at the coming knives. But to his horror, the knives changed this flying path and stabbed him. The knives were extremely sharp and easily pierced through his body to head toward the next poor bandits.

No one could avoid the knives as they were unpredictable and attacked from hard to block angles. When Li Yuan reached the bandits, they were already dead.

"Wow, you are such a show-off!" Said Qin Yin.

"Loot the bodies," said Li Yuan.

Qin Yin ignored him and said" Hey, how are your senses this sharp?! First, you noticed me which is frightening! And second, you were able to notice that the girl was a part of the bandits!".

"Her body has the scent of the bandits on it. Also, she at 5th stage of Body Tempering Realm while the weakest bandit is at the 8th stage! How could she Espace and keep such a distance from them while her clothes are this clean? At least they should make it believable" said Li Yuan while gesturing for Qin Yin to collect the loot.

"Are you a dog? How could you smell her from that distance?" Asked Qin Yin. For her, she sensed remnants of the bandits' auras on the girl's body and with her spiritual sense, she saw that the girl has hidden weapons which made her see through the play.

Li Yuan' senses are extremely sharp because he cultivates three paths at the same and each one strengthens his senses.

After Qin Yin finished from looting the bodies, she said "I only found a few gold coins".

Li Yuan sighed as he hated dealing with such weak bandits. At least young masters have some wealth that will benefit him after looting their dead bodies.

He and Qin Yin continued their journey. While walking, Qin Yin's eyes nearly popped out after seeing how Li Yuan used spirit stones. He will take one and put it in his mouth, then he will start chewing it!

"What the fuck?!" Cried out Qin Yin. Even through Spirit Stones are quite small, the amount of Qi is extremely terrifying for Body Tempering Realm. One was enough for a Peak Body Tempering Realm Cultivator to advance to the Qi Gathering Realm. Of course, they must carefully absorb the Qi from the Spirit Stones. Otherwise, they will explode and turn into a blood mist. But, in front of her is Li Yuan who was eating a Spirit Stone!

"Li Yuan, are you even human?" Asked Qin Yin.

"Yes, a human who is getting annoyed by your continues questions," said Li Yuan while devouring the Qi that came out to open the Dantain's gates.

For a Body Tempering Realm Cultivator, when he wants to advance to the Qi Gathering Realm, he must open the Dantain's gates. There are 10 gates and each gate is connected to the main meridians. The more gates the cultivator opens, the faster his cultivation will be.

Qin Yin could only stare dumbly as Li Yuan ate another Spirit Stone. And she nearly passed out after noticing that Li Yuan's aura started to change. He is the midst of the breakthrough to the Qi Gathering Realm!

Li Yuan's age is 17 and he is already a Tier 4. This showed he has a great talent in alchemy. And after seeing how he cultivate, she labelled him as a freak.

Li Yuan continued to eat the spirit stones and open the Dantain's gates one by one.

His technique, the Nine Forms of Void Began to show its true might by forcibly opening the gates. Li Yuan used five spirit stones to open the other five to open the 10th gate.

The 10th gate is the hardest gate to open and if someone tried to open it and failed, he will die. No one can save those who failed to open the 10th gate, even Li Yuan at his peak couldn't save them. That way this gate was called the Life and Death gate.

Of course, opening the 10th gate wasn't a challenge for Li Yuan. He circulated the Nine Forms of Voids to the absolute limits and caused the Qi to morph into a sword that attacked the 10th gate.

Qin Yin became terrified when she saw cracks appear on Li Yuan's body followed by blood gushing out of them. And her hair stood up when she saw that Li Yuan didn't react at all to it! He just ate the remaining Spirit Stones and continued walking like nothing.

Suddenly, a bang came out of Li Yuan's body followed by the Qi in air surging into his body. His Aura became that of a 1st Stage Qi Gathering Realm Cultivator.

All the wounds on his body were rapidly healed followed by his disposition changing from calm and peaceful to a terrifying beast that could be provoked at any moment.

Qin Yin's lips quivered as she figured out what happened! Li Yuan opened the 10th gate! Otherwise, why would such a thing happen? She sighed and said, " Now, I am sure that you are a monster".

"And you are asking for guidance for this person who you call a monster," said Li Yuan.

Qin Yin looked at him for a few seconds before smiling mischievously. "Well, that is good because I might become a monster like him".

Li Yuan shrugged his shoulders and gestured for Qin Yin to follow him.

Qin Yin was looking at Li Yuan and thought "Li Yuan's master must be a peerless expert! Even if I can't pull Li Yuan to the sect, at least I should have a friendly relationship with". She remembered the marriage which was refused by her and the guy she is supposed to marry and sighed.

She felt that he couldn't compare at all to Li Yuan despite the big cultivation difference between them.