Chapter 0005: Inner Qi

Chapter 0005: Inner Qi

"You dare? He is the son of the Empress! And he is my future husband!" Yuan Yanying shouted hastily from the side, no longer calling him "Brother Yun."

Qin Yun sneered, "In ten days, I'll be joining the army anyway. Since I'm going to die either way, I might as well take someone down with me!"

No one doubted his words!

With his weak strength and forced conscription to the front lines, he was bound to face near-certain death, and he could certainly do anything.

"Qin..."

Yanying barely uttered a word before Qin Yun's cold, merciless gaze fell upon her, causing her face to pale and forcing her to step back.

She was terrified by the intense killing intent in Qin Yun's eyes and dared not speak again!

Qin Yun tightened his grip on Qin Tianyi's throat and shouted, "Give me the Spirit Qi Pills; this is your last chance!"

Qin Tianyi, his throat squeezed tightly and his injured face throbbing with pain, struggled desperately.

Several guard leaders hurried over but did not dare to act rashly.

Qin Tianyi, enduring the pain, nodded and glanced at the round-faced middle-aged man responsible for distributing the Spirit Qi Pills, struggling to shout, "Quick... quick, give them to him."

The round-faced man trembled as he fetched fifteen Spirit Qi Pills and handed them to Qin Yun.

Having just reached the Fourth Level of Martial Body, Qin Tianyi had earned fifteen Spirit Qi Pills as a reward, but now they were all taken by Qin Yun.

After receiving the Spirit Qi Pills, Qin Yun released Qin Tianyi and looked at Yanying, sneering, "Do you really want such a waste? For someone like you, who betrays kindness for wealth and glory, marrying someone like him isn't surprising!"

With that, he turned and walked away without looking back.

Everyone watched Qin Yun's proud back, their hearts filled with astonishment!

No one had expected that Qin Yun, at the Third Level of Martial Body, could beat Qin Tianyi, at the Fourth Level of Martial Body, so miserably!

Yanying bit her lip, staring blankly as the guard leaders carried Tianyi away!

...

Qin Yun returned to the small building and gazed at the fifteen Spirit Qi Pills, his brows furrowed as he muttered to himself, "There are only ten days left until Hualing Martial Arts Academy comes to recruit students. They only accept those at the Fourth Level of Martial Body, and I am still at the Third Level. I must break through quickly. Entering Hualing Martial Arts Academy will provide a stable environment for cultivation."

"The Spirit Qi Pills contain a large amount of spirit qi, which can help me break through quickly."

Condensing an inner qi core means stepping into the Fourth Level of Martial Body!

An inner qi core can store a large amount of inner qi and refine it, making it purer.

To condense an inner qi core, one must continuously absorb spirit qi into the body, transform it into inner qi, and store it in the dantian, finally condensing it into an inner qi core.

It is neither difficult nor easy. Those with more spirit meridians can easily cross this threshold.

After consuming a Spirit Qi Pill, Qin Yun quickly sensed nine streams of spirit qi flowing within him, much to his delight.

The mysterious bracelet with nine beads not only absorbed the spirit qi of nine suns but also detected the nine types of spirit qi contained in the pills, indicating complete absorption.

Someone with six sun spirit meridians could only absorb six types of spirit qi from the pills.

But Qin Yun could absorb all nine types!

This was the advantage of having more spirit meridians, meaning higher martial talent.

Over the next few days, Qin Yun spent his time refining the Spirit Qi Pills, transforming the continuous influx of spirit qi into inner qi.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

Qin Yun's dantian was filled with potent and pure inner qi, converging into a golden vortex that stretched his dantian to its limits.

He focused his mind on controlling the vortex, causing it to contract continuously.

Soon, Qin Yun suddenly felt a burning sensation in his abdomen, uncomfortable yet bearable, and continued contracting the vortex despite the heat.

Time ticked by...

Dawn approached, and today was the day the prince would join the army.

If Qin Yun could not reach the Fourth Level of Martial Body, he would be forced to join the army.

And at that moment, he was introducing nine-sun spirit qi into his body!

Suddenly, his sweat-drenched body emitted a faint golden mist, signaling the imminent formation of an inner qi core...

At dawn, sunlight streamed through the window!

Qin Yun grunted, and a golden mist burst from his body, stirring up a gust of wind that rattled everything in the room.

"I have finally condensed an inner qi core and stepped into the Fourth Level of Martial Body!"

He clenched his fists in excitement, relieved that he had broken through before the conscription ceremony, thus avoiding the army.

After his joy subsided, Qin Yun packed his belongings, slung his bag over his shoulder, and left the small building where he had grown and trained, heading for the palace square.

For the past few days, the palace had been abuzz with talk about Qin Yun taking Qin Tianyi's Spirit Qi Pills.

Many found it strange that the Empress had not sought revenge against Qin Yun during these ten days!

Thus, people speculated that the Emperor of Tian Qin had secretly intervened to ensure Qin Yun's safety for the final ten days.

In the spacious square of the palace, voices buzzed with excitement, making it quite lively.

Today, the palace was open to the public. People from outside could come in to enlist in the army or register for the Hualing Martial Arts Academy, ensuring a bustling day.

The southern part of the square was the liveliest, as the renowned Hualing Martial Arts Academy had sent several teachers to recruit students. Many were queuing up to register.

Meanwhile, the eastern part of the square was also bustling. The princes' enlistment ceremony was about to take place, and the princes who had enlisted had already arrived one after another.

Qin Yun hurried to the eastern part of the square and saw several disheartened princes standing on a large red carpet, surrounded by onlookers. They were all those who had failed to reach the Fourth Level of the Martial Body Realm at fifteen years old.

The ceremony for the princes' enlistment was grand, after all, they were princes, so some dignity was necessary.

However, no matter how dignified the ceremony, it couldn't lift the princes' spirits. They looked as if they had been castrated, their faces filled with sorrow.

"Don't be disheartened; the former Crown Prince, Qin Yun, will be going with you," someone joked nearby.

Qin Yun had once been the Crown Prince, holding such a high position, but due to his weak strength, he was forced to enlist, which was essentially a death sentence!

Everyone sighed deeply, feeling the coldness of the imperial family.

At this moment, Qin Yun stood beside the red carpet, not stepping onto the central carpet.

Why didn't he step onto it? This puzzled everyone!

Soon, a golden phoenix sedan chair, carried by many people, approached slowly. Guards and palace maids followed closely before and after the sedan chair—this was the Queen's carriage.

A chief eunuch announced loudly that the Emperor had urgent matters and could not attend the princes' enlistment ceremony, so the Queen would handle it instead.

Qin Yun hadn't seen the Emperor in years and vaguely felt that the Emperor had been secretly helping him, though he couldn't explain why he had this feeling.

The luxurious sedan chair arrived, and a dazzling woman in a splendid phoenix robe stepped out. She was the Queen of Tian Qin!

Her noble phoenix robe shimmered with a faint crystalline glow, imbued with spiritual energy, indicating it was armor with defensive capabilities, worth a fortune!

As soon as she stepped out of the sedan chair, everyone bowed in respect.

"Rise!"

The Queen's voice was cool and her gaze icy and sharp, sweeping over the crowd with a natural air of cold arrogance.

Her eyes lingered on Qin Yun, narrowing slightly with a flash of venom.

Her younger son, Qin Tianyi, had been injured by Qin Yun ten days ago and had lost fifteen spirit pills. If not for the Emperor's interference, she would have dealt with Qin Yun long ago.

Now, seeing Qin Yun about to be sent to his death through enlistment, she felt a sense of relief.

And Qin Yun, too, wished to kill this venomous woman!

His spirit veins had been extracted, and the Queen was largely responsible. Moreover, one of the spirit veins he had lost was now within the body of the Queen's elder son.