CHAPTER 207: CHAPTER 207: RETURN, LU FAMILY

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

Qin Chuan successfully obtained the Celestial Eternal Race Emperor’s blood promised by the Master of Shattered Star Palace, and then extorted a large amount of resources.

He signed a buyout contract.

Qin Chuan promised never to bring Qin Zi to block the gate of Shattered Star Academy again, so Shattered Star Academy paid a significant fee.

Shattered Star Academy indeed had a vast fortune.

This buyout fee directly increased Qin Chuan’s wealth by more than a hundred times, surpassing many emperors and almost rivaling a quasi-emperor!

The reason Shattered Star Academy was so generous was mainly because... this was an official business expense that could be reimbursed.

With that, Qin Chuan left Shattered Star Academy, taking Qin Xiaozhu with him, under the watchful eyes of many Demon Race experts seeing them off as if a plague god had departed.

In the sky.

On the flying ship.

Qin Chuan took out one-tenth of the extorted wealth and handed it to Qin Zi, immediately stunning him.

"This... this is too much!"

Qin Zi gasped in shock, having never seen so many resources in his life, even emperors would be frightened soft.

"Take it."

Qin Chuan said calmly.

"Dad... aren’t you keeping some for yourself?"

Qin Zi was very filial and first thought of his father.

Qin Chuan smiled with relief.

He reached out and patted his adoptive son’s head, then said carefree, "It’s what you earned, so naturally, it’s yours... No matter how down and out I am, I wouldn’t stoop to competing with my own son for resources, right?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Zi’s eyes filled with tears.

He felt choked with emotion—Dad was so good to him, so selfless.

Qin Chuan, sensing the deep emotion in his adoptive son’s eyes, smiled even more kindly and naturally.

He was genuinely a loving father.

Wasn’t he?

...

Another month later, the father and son returned on the flying blockade ship, finally arriving back at Purple Cloud Academy.

During the journey.

Qin Chuan took advantage of a bathroom break to secretly unseal the Emperor’s Artifact Ice Dragon Spear using the blood of the Celestial Eternal Race expert!

Don’t wonder why he still needed to use the bathroom.

In fact, everyone needs to use the bathroom, it has nothing to do with power or status, it’s a natural physiological activity.

Isn’t a goddess also breaking off the stool strips with her anus?

Of course!

It’s just that no one talks about it.

People tend to unconsciously ignore matters no one else pays attention to, and then no one mentions them.

"Is that... the blockade flying ship?!"

"Senior Brother Qin Zi is back!"

"Hahaha, Senior Brother Qin Zi succeeded in the blockade!"

"Well done, Brother Zi!"

The disciples of Purple Cloud Academy were in an uproar, each showing fanatical admiration because Qin Zi had won a resounding victory for them.

To lift their heads high, that was it.

After a warm reception from the female academy disciples, Qin Zi’s steps became unsteady—narrow path overgrown with grass, and dew moistens my clothes!

Qin Chuan, having a premonition that something was about to happen, separated from Qin Zi as they approached Purple Cloud Academy.

Sure enough.

As Qin Zi walked down a secluded path, a figure approached head-on, none other than a Lu Family Elder.

"Where’s the item?"

The Lu Family Elder stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Qin Zi with a slight air of superiority.

Because in his view, this young man had already submitted to him, after all, he had heeded his order to block the gate of Shattered Star Academy.

One who submits, what’s the difference from a dog?

"What item?"

Qin Zi showed a puzzled expression.

"Hmm?!"

The Lu Family Elder suddenly looked at Qin Zi, his face changing from casual to surprised, finally turning cold.

He looked sharply at Qin Zi and asked in a deep voice, "Are you saying... you didn’t bring back that corpse?"

"What corpse, why should I bring it back?"

Qin Zi asked with a bright smile.

"You!!"

The Lu Family Elder’s face turned ashen, his aura disordered, and he coldly said, "You dare defy me!"

"This elder, you are really strange. I don’t owe you anything, why should I do things for you?"

Qin Zi’s smile grew even more radiant.

"Do! You! Want! To! Die!"

The Lu Family Elder fixed a fierce gaze on Qin Zi, saying each word clearly.

"I am a direct disciple of Purple Cloud Academy. I defeated the Shattered Star Academy so thoroughly that they didn’t even dare to kill me, do you dare?"

Qin Zi sneered.

Who were you trying to scare?

"Good, good, good!"

The Lu Family Elder was so enraged he laughed, pointing at Qin Zi with a cold smile, "Do you really think our Lu Family can’t do anything to you?"

"Perhaps the Lu Family can do something, but someone of your caliber shouldn’t represent the Lu Family, otherwise... the Lu Family would have perished long ago."

Qin Zi said indifferently.

"You’re insolent!!"

The Lu Family Elder shouted, his elderly face wrinkling, turning red and white in embarrassment.

He indeed could not represent the Lu Family. Forcing Qin Zi to retrieve the old salted meat was his own smart move, so after Qin Zi refused him, the Lu Family couldn’t do anything to Qin Zi over it.

Bullying without reason?

Bullying regular people, perhaps.

But a direct disciple of Purple Cloud Academy, belonging to the Human Race Holy Hall, is not so easily handled!

"Old man, just yelling is useless, I know you can crush me with a finger, but would you dare touch me?"

Qin Zi sneered with disdain:

"You wouldn’t dare because according to the rules of the Human Race Holy Hall, if you lay a finger on me, you will die for sure, and you don’t have the courage to face death."

"You, you... I’m infuriated!"

The Lu Family Elder was going crazy, raising his hook-like hands as if to strangle Qin Zi, but in the end, he just pulled at his headful of white hair in frustration, then turned and left angrily.

"Ding! A Ninth Tribulation Emperor at the seventh heavenly layer harbored killing intent towards your son. According to the principle of fatherly love being as mighty as a mountain, where the father must prevail, your cultivation will increase to the seventh tribulation, and be invincible at this level!"

In the shadows, Qin Chuan received another system prompt.

His power surged once more, and his inner world experienced its seventh transformation, becoming more and more like a real world.

He estimated.

His combat power now should be invincible below a quasi-emperor. If the Ice Dragon Spear is used, he might even be able to shake a quasi-emperor!

"This old man indeed harbors lethal intent towards Qin Zi, and given the opportunity outside the academy, he might pull some tricks."

Qin Chuan narrowed his eyes:

"Qin Zi’s cultivation is too weak for now. To be on the safe side... I may have to send this old man to meet King Yama..."

In his mind, he had already sentenced this person to death.

Of course, killing someone requires opportunity and needs careful planning.

Qin Zi can openly kill, but he cannot, as the consequences of exposure would be dire.

...

The next day, many familiar faces visited Qin Zi.

For instance, Shui Qingrou, Shui Qinghan, Zhao Yunsheng, as well as Lin Yi, Chu Zhongtian, Xuan Tianji, and the little monk Ruo Yu...

Even if some weren’t very familiar with Qin Zi, they all hailed from the Fragment Continent, meeting old acquaintances in a foreign land felt particularly cordial.

Qin Zi deliberately probed Shui Qinghan.

But the other party showed no flaw, whether it was truly with a clear conscience or thoughts were too meticulous and watertight.

These three months and more.

Qin Zi went to Shattered Star Academy to block the gate, while these people were practicing and traveling in the Purple Cloud Domain, seeming to have gained substantial opportunities.

The talented individuals emerging from the Fragment Continent, all possessed strong fortunes, and adapting to the Main Continent seemed like a fish taking to water.

After some polite exchanges, everyone left, and Qin Zi prepared to study Divine Techniques in the Library Pavilion again.

Purple Cloud Academy had a vast collection of books issued by the Human Race Holy Hall. These books were mass-printed and promoted in academies in various domains of the Human Race; of course, many precious ones were only available for direct disciples to read.

"Senior Brother Qin Zi."

As Qin Zi walked on the stone-paved road of the Library Pavilion, a playful voice suddenly came from behind.

The word "Senior Brother" was said with an exceedingly teasing tone.

Qin Zi turned to see a handsome young man with phoenix eyes, looking at him with a faint smile.

"What do you want?"

Instinctively sensing the other’s ill intentions, Qin Zi had an unfriendly expression and said blandly.

"Hehe, I’ve heard Senior Brother Qin Zi returned triumphantly from Shattered Star Academy and even disregards the academy elders, so... I came specifically to witness it."

The young man with phoenix eyes said with a smile.

"Are you from the Lu Family?"

Qin Zi asked.

The young man with phoenix eyes’ smile faded, and he said coldly, "Lu Cheng, third heavenly layer cultivation, please guide me, Senior Brother!"