Empress: I Asked You to Detoxify Me, Not to Become the Supreme Immortal Emperor - Chapter 9

Chapter 9

After counting the items, Qin Chuan found two bottles of Spirit Essence Pills, several Vitality Restoration Pills, and more than ten thousand spirit crystals. Among them, he also discovered two martial techniques—one was the mid-grade Yellow-rank Tiger Fist, and the other was the low-grade Profound-rank Profound Energy Finger.

Seeing the Profound Energy Finger, Qin Chuan’s eyes lit up. This martial technique was restricted to the clan Elders. Even though he was the Qin family’s young master, he never had the right to learn it.

“Just the right amount of time left…” Qin Chuan muttered as he glanced at the sky. Then, with a thought, he entered the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace.

He planned to master the Profound Energy Finger during this time. Although his Flame Palm could also attack from a distance, the move was too big and easy to dodge. Learning the Profound Energy Finger would make up for that weakness.

Time in cultivation passed quickly. 

In a blink, more than thirty days had gone by. After intense training, Qin Chuan had reached minor mastery of the Profound Energy Finger. This was largely thanks to the Ten-Star Vermilion Bird Bloodline. It not only increased his cultivation speed but also improved his comprehension of martial techniques.

The longer time went on, the more Qin Chuan realized how terrifying his Ten-Star bloodline truly was.

He looked at the empty pill bottles scattered around and frowned. Over the past few days, aside from training the Profound Energy Finger, he had used up all the pills he had taken from Qin He. His cultivation level had also advanced to the 2nd stage of the Profound Master Realm.

Although he was still one stage below the Grand Elder Qin Kun, there wasn’t much time left. Still, Qin Chuan was confident. With his years of real-life battle experience, he believed he could make up for that one-stage difference.

“Qin Kun! I’ve come to send you on your way!”

With a flash of cold light in his eyes, Qin Chuan exited the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace. By now, Qin He’s corpse had long been eaten clean by nearby Profound Beasts, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground. Without wasting any time, Qin Chuan’s figure flickered and sped off toward Guiyun City.

Today was the day of his life-and-death duel with the Grand Elder, Qin Kun.

…

Back in the Qin family’s courtyard, the place was already packed with Qin family disciples. 

Xiao Lan stood nervously at the entrance of the martial arena, anxiously looking around. She hadn’t seen Qin Chuan for several days. Although he had told her not to worry before he left, this time his opponent was the Grand Elder—the strongest person under the Patriarch.

She had even packed their belongings, ready to flee with Qin Chuan if necessary. But he still hadn’t appeared.

Not far away, the Patriarch Qin Zhantian and several Elders stood together, a hint of worry in their eyes as well. In the middle of the courtyard, Qin Kun sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, silently waiting for the battle to begin.

“Patriarch, could it be that Young Master Qin is too scared to show up? We can’t just keep waiting like this, can we?”

One of the elderly clan members frowned and looked toward Qin Zhantian with displeasure.

Qin Zhantian’s face turned dark as he replied coldly, “The duel was set for today, not a specific hour. If you don’t want to wait, get out of here.”

The elder snorted, clearly unhappy with the answer, but he didn’t speak again.

Another hour passed.

“Sorry to keep you all waiting. I’m here now!”

Just as the old man was about to complain again, Qin Chuan’s voice echoed through the courtyard. A moment later, he walked in from outside.

“Young Master Qin!” Xiao Lan hurried to greet him. When Qin Chuan saw the luggage on her back, he immediately understood what she was thinking. He gently patted her head and comforted her, “Don’t worry. Your Young Master isn’t so weak that he can’t handle one old man.”

“Mm.” Xiao Lan nodded. Even though her trust seemed baseless, she always felt safe when she was with him.

Hearing his voice, Qin Kun slowly opened his eyes and sneered, “I thought you had already run away.”

Though he said that, a flicker of shock flashed through his heart. Qin Chuan had actually returned alive from the Guiyun Mountain Range. That meant Qin He might have already died by Qin Chuan’s hand.

Qin Chuan narrowed his eyes and smiled. “Oh? The Grand Elder sure talks like he sent someone after me.”

“Sharp tongue!” Qin Kun’s expression twisted. “Since you dare return, then you can die today. It’ll be a fine offering for my Feng’er!”

With that, he stopped talking and shot toward Qin Chuan with a sudden burst of speed.

Facing Qin Kun’s palm strike, Qin Chuan showed no fear and countered with a lightning-quick punch.

BOOM!

The punch and palm collided. Both of them staggered back evenly matched.

“How… how is this possible?! Profound Master 2nd stage?! You actually advanced to the 2nd stage of the Profound Master Realm!”

Qin Kun’s eyes widened in disbelief.

The crowd of Qin family members also gasped, their mouths hanging open in shock. How long had it been? Qin Chuan was already a Profound Master?

Everyone was stunned.

The elder who had spoken earlier went pale. Now, he was starting to worry about the outcome of the duel.

“Good! Good! Good!” The Patriarch Qin Zhantian laughed loudly three times in a row. His earlier unease vanished, and he could finally relax.

“Hmph! You think just reaching the Profound Master Realm is enough to defeat me?” Qin Kun sneered as he recovered from his shock.

He charged at Qin Chuan again, this time unleashing the low-grade Profound-rank technique, Falling Cloud Palm.

BOOM!

A low sonic boom rang out.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan retreated swiftly, and at the same time, white light flickered at his fingertips.

BOOM!

As he released his Profound Energy Finger, the surrounding air trembled. The two forces collided, releasing a deafening explosion.

The blast wave spread out, forcing everyone nearby to shield their eyes.

“Ah!”

Suddenly, Qin Kun let out a scream and was sent flying.

A large, scorched hole had appeared in his abdomen, and blood poured from the wound. The scene left everyone stunned.

Too powerful.

Everyone stared, mouths agape, shocked beyond words.

They had never imagined that Qin Chuan would be the one with the upper hand.

After a moment, the Grand Elder slowly climbed up from the ground, coughing and glaring venomously at Qin Chuan. “Profound Energy Finger… You actually learned it in secret!”

Qin Chuan smiled, “You should be thanking your own arrangements.”

Qin Kun’s pupils shrank. He gritted his teeth in hatred. Others might not know, but he clearly remembered that he had sent Qin He after Qin Chuan.

“No… It hasn’t been that long. Even if you did learn the Profound Energy Finger, there’s no way you could’ve mastered it to this extent!”

He frowned deeply, finally sensing that something was off.

“It doesn’t matter anymore…” Before Qin Chuan could respond, Qin Kun suddenly let out a sinister laugh. “You’re going to die anyway!”

As he spoke, Qin Kun took out a porcelain bottle and poured out a blood-red pill.

The moment it appeared, a strong foul stench spread in all directions.

He had thought this life-and-death duel would be a one-sided slaughter. But things had not gone according to plan.

Staring at Qin Chuan with venom in his eyes, Qin Kun growled, “Qin Chuan! Today I’ll make sure not even your bones are left behind! You’ll die with my Feng’er!”

With that, he tilted his head back and swallowed the blood-red pill.