Peerless Battle Spirit
Chapter 12: Clan Meeting

...Meanwhile, at the Qin Clan’s Conference Hall...

Qin Tian sat at the lead position of the hall with a calm expression, preventing anyone from reading his thoughts.

Below him were Supreme Elder Qin Tieba and the second and third elders. At that instant, the three elders of the Qin Clan were wearing unpleasant looks, in particular Qin Tieba, whose eyes displayed a murderous intent.

Behind the three elders stood the deacons of the clan, over thirty of them.

No one was talking inside the Conference Hall, which was filled with an intense atmosphere.

The crowd knew that it was because something significant had just taken place in the Qin Clan; their Patriarch, Qin Tian, had decided not to receive any wages from the Qin Clan, and in return, he would take five hundred Body Tempering Pills from the clan’s storage for Qin Nan’s sake.

That was a total of five hundred Body Tempering Pills, which would serve as five months’ worth of cultivating resources for the disciples of their clan. It would be negotiable if Qin Nan were still the top genius of their clan, but who was he now? The top piece of trash of their clan!

How was it acceptable to give him five hundred Body Tempering Pills!

“Our clan meeting is held once every month,” Qin Tian finally spoke, “It’s important for you to report any significant matters of the clan, so that everyone can express their thoughts. As your Patriarch, I’m quite confused—why is everyone silent today? If that’s the case, I shall call an end to the meeting!”

The deacons stared with their eyes wide open. Since the Qin Clan had become one of the two Great Clans of Linshui City, the clan meeting had never finished earlier than scheduled.

“I’ve got something to say!” At that instant, an icy voice could be heard.

The crowd immediately gazed in the direction of the voice, and discovered the one speaking to be Qin Changkong.

According to the rules of the Qin Clan, no disciple was allowed to participate in the clan meeting. However, since Qin Changkong was now the top genius of the Qin Clan, he did have the right to be here.

To an extent, Qin Changkong currently possessed an important status in the clan.

He was now wearing a white robe engraved with gold, thus giving him a noble appearance. Furthermore, the aura emitted from his body had reached the third-layer Body Tempering Realm!

Any ordinary cultivator with a fifth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit would not be able to reach the third-layer Body Tempering Realm in ten days. However, since Qin Changkong was regarded as the top genius of the clan, he had been granted extra resources, which allowed him to improve his cultivation at a faster pace.

Although a cultivation of the third-layer Body Tempering Realm was not considered superb in the Qin Clan, it had only taken him ten days to reach this stage!

How far would Qin Changkong’s cultivation grow in the future?

The deacons in the Conference Hall were aware of this, thus they all glanced at Qin Changkong with respect. Some even intended to fawn over him.

Being aware of the crowd’s gazes, Qin Changkong was extremely satisfied while his face was filled with a hint of pride. He was only here at the meeting for one purpose—to be in the limelight!

Qin Tian’s eyes flickered with a hint of ferocity as he said with a calm expression, “Go ahead.”

Qin Changkong glanced at Qin Tian with a mocking look as he spoke in a cold tone, “Patriarch, despite being the top genius of the Qin Clan, I only get ten Body Tempering Pills each month, plus the allowance from my family, the most I get is still less than twenty Body Tempering Pills! Therefore, I would like to ask, why would you be willing to give five hundred Body Tempering Pills to someone worthless like Qin Nan? Is it just because he’s your son?”

The atmosphere inside the hall intensified.

Every deacon immediately came to a realization at that instant. They were finally aware of Qin Changkong’s intention.

The deacons unconsciously glanced at Qin Tieba. Although he was wearing a calm expression, they could see the cold flicker in his eyes.

Qin Tian raised his eyebrows, but his tone remained calm, “Those five hundred Body Tempering Pills are my way of taking care of my son. Besides, I’ve promised that I won’t be taking any resources from the clan from now onward. If you take that into account, the Qin Clan won’t be suffering any losses!”

As soon as he finished his sentence, a blasting laughter broke out.

Qin Tieba’s figure rose from his seat and he said with utter disdain, “The Qin Clan won’t suffer any loss? Qin Tian, do you understand that our clan only gets a certain amount of Body Tempering Pills each year? If you were to take five hundred of them for your son, what would happen to the others? As a Patriarch, instead of spending these resources on the geniuses, you chose to spend them on trash… In my opinion, you are no longer worthy to be the Patriarch of our clan!”

The words served as a shocking explosion in the Conference Hall.

The deacons in the hall were utterly astonished. They had not expected Qin Changkong and Qin Tieba, the father and son, to target Qin Tian and try to usurp him!

……

It took Qin Nan some time to return to his clan, and he did not greet anyone along the journey.

However, Qin Nan sharply sensed that the disciples who walked past him were glancing at him with a thick look of jealousy, and some even uttered mocking comments to him.

Qin Nan could not care less about their thoughts, but he did feel something to be fishy.

“It seems like father has managed to get me the Body Tempering Pills!”

Qin Nan immediately figured out the possibility, causing him to turn joyful.

As the top ‘trash’ of the clan, how could the disciples not be jealous of him after he was given five hundred Body Tempering Pills? Therefore, it was reasonable for them to mock him.

Qin Nan instantly quickened his pace after having this thought, and proceeded straight to his residence.

As soon as Qin Nan arrived at his place, an emotionless voice could be heard, “Young Master, here are the five hundred Body Tempering Pills for you.”

Qin Nan instinctively glanced toward the voice and saw a middle-aged man in a black outfit standing in his residence.

The man had a fairly tanned skin tone, with an icy expression on his face. An intimidating aura could be felt from his body, causing one to unconsciously keep a distance away from him.

It went without saying that Qin Nan knew who the man was—his father’s personal bodyguard, Tie San. His cultivation was ranked second to Qin Tian among the people of the Qin Clan, and he was Qin Tian’s most trusted subordinate.

“Thanks, Uncle San!” Qin Nan replied with respect. His eyes landed onto the rows of jade jars lying before him and his heart was filled with excitement after sensing the thick presence of Qi emitting from them.

That was a total of five hundred Body Tempering Pills. If he were to consume them all, how much would the Divine Battle Spirit grow?

Tie San was aware of Qin Nan’s reaction. His emotionless eyes flickered with a hint of coldness.

Qin Nan swiftly withheld his excitement and asked, “Uncle San, where is my father?”

“At the clan meeting.” Tie San replied in a flat tone, before he turned around and made his way toward the exit. However, he stopped in his tracks after taking a few steps.

Qin Nan was taken by surprise, “Uncle San, is there any problem?”

Tie San stared at Qin Nan. At that instant, the iciness in his eyes was thoroughly displayed, “Qin Nan, I’ve no idea what you are thinking, but how could you ask your father to get you five hundred Body Tempering Pills! Do you have any idea what kind of situation you’ve put your father into?”

Qin Nan was startled, and could tell that something had gone wrong, “Uncle San, did something happen?”

The coldness in Tie San’s eyes grew thicker as he snapped, “Don’t you understand? The Supreme Elder and the others are using it as an excuse to usurp your father! If your father is no longer the Patriarch of the Qin Clan, do remember that it’ll all be your fault!”

After saying this, Tie San could not help but emit a murderous intent from his body.

Although Tie San had not spent much time with Qin Nan, he had always had a good impression of him. Occasionally, without Qin Nan’s awareness, he would even protect Qin Nan’s safety secretly.

However, after knowing that Qin Nan had asked for five hundred Body Tempering Pills from Qin Tian, his view toward him had changed tremendously.

We’re speaking of five hundred Body Tempering Pills!

A waste asking for five hundred Body Tempering Pills? Were you trying to lead your father into a trap?

Tie San took a deep breath and withdrew the murderous aura. He then turned around and prepared to take his leave, as he had no intention to stay any longer.

However, before Tie San stepped out of the entrance, an infuriated voice exploded.

“They are trying to usurp my father?”

A powerful aura was emitted following the furious roar.

Tie San was startled. He turned around unconsciously and saw the enraged Qin Nan. He was further astonished after feeling the powerful aura emitted from Qin Nans’ figure, causing his eyes to be filled with utter astonishment.

What...what was going on?

Qin Nan’s cultivation—why was it at the fourth-layer Body Tempering Realm?

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