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Damn it, aren’t the names of magical artifacts usually quite high-end and mysterious?

This...is just called Red Sword? Isn’t that a bit too basic...

Upon hearing Liu Yu’s words, Qin Tian was greatly disappointed: ”Just called Red Sword... hissing... the name is too simple and crude.”

Liu Yu said, ”Junior Brother Qin Tian, you should be secretly pleased to even get a magical artifact, and you still care about the name? Let me tell you, I currently only have a low-grade first-grade magical artifact, but this Red Sword of yours is a middle-grade first-grade. You better keep it well, because if people with cultivations higher and stronger than yours find out, they will definitely target you.”

”Oh, are magical artifacts that coveted?”

”You... you didn’t know? Magical artifacts are ranked into nine grades, with the ninth grade being the highest, and each grade divided into high, middle, and low stages. It’s already fortunate for an immortality cultivator at the Primordial Pill stage to have a middle-grade first-grade magical artifact. And you... in the late stage of Qi Refinement... I think if it gets out, you’ll probably be robbed within a month.”

Qin Tian was not worried about being robbed, but worried about not being able to harness the power of the magical artifact, so he asked, ”Brother Liu, is there anything special about magical artifacts? Compared to an ordinary iron sword, what’s different about this Red Sword, especially since it’s still incomplete...”

”The Red Sword is originally incomplete. The purpose of a magical artifact lies in that it is forged from special materials and mysterious artifact refining techniques, containing a certain force and spell, enabling different magical artifacts to serve different functions. For instance, this Red Sword, as far as I know, enhances the impact power of your sword moves’ True Qi, increasing the power of an ordinary strike by at least 20% when performed with this Red Sword.”

A 20% increase in power may sound small, but in reality, it is significant.

”Got it.”

Qin Tian nodded solemnly, then returned to the Left Pulse.

After returning, he immediately closed off to cultivate, going so far as to not return to his dwelling at night and instead camped directly at Duan Hun Cliff.

Within a month, with the help of the Mysterious Blood Pearl, Qin Tian directly advanced to the Qi Refining Peak Realm, a speed he himself hadn’t anticipated.

Of course, the precondition for his cultivation advancement was that Qin Tian consumed dozens of Qi Primordial Pills; concurrently, he also mastered the method of absorbing spirit stones for cultivation.

Spirit stones contain spiritual energy, and with proper absorption, one can convert the spiritual energy within a spirit stone for personal use, maintaining the True Qi storage in the body.

Currently, Qin Tian consumes at least two pieces of low-grade spirit stones every day. After such consumption, compared to before, Qin Tian found that his Dan Tian Qi Sea was even smoother.

”No wonder the Qilin’s Five Talents are never satisfied even with so many spirit stones; it turns out they’re also consuming spirit stones daily to maintain their strength.”

Qin Tian cultivated repeatedly, and after over a month, his cultivation was further solidified. But most notably, in the mysterious blood pearl, he managed to unleash the Sixth Burst with the assistance of that black shadow!

Not only that, but that shadow almost hand-in-hand taught Qin Tian to cultivate Gale Illusion. Over this month, Qin Tian used the Red Sword to unleash about 80% of the Gale Illusion’s power.

For him, this was already quite an achievement.

...

In the Right Pulse, inside Ma Changqing’s residence.

Ma Changqing sat on a grandmaster’s chair, with his direct disciple Liu Liang standing in front.

At this moment, Ma Changqing’s face was rather unpleasant, and his expression was even stiff.

After Zhao Hanshuang returned to the Right Pulse, she recounted in detail the process of their mission to Ma Changqing.

Of course, the part where Qin Tian pinched her chest, she would never tell even if she was beaten to death.

Cao Lin dead, Zhao Hanshuang injured, and the magical artifact Red Sword taken by Qin Tian... This time, the four-star mission was a heavy blow to the Right Pulse.

Moreover, all the benefits were taken by Qin Tian!

Originally, Ma Changqing had instructed Cao Lin to find an opportunity to kill Qin Tian.

He thought that going to Nanshan for the mission was a perfect opportunity... In the end, not only did Cao Lin fail to kill Qin Tian, but he also lost his own life.

Ma Changqing certainly knows that Cao Lin was killed by people from the Blood Refining Hall, but he doesn’t care about that. He wants to account for this on Qin Tian.

”Master, shall I target Qin Tian... but shouldn’t we find a reason or excuse? If we act rashly, won’t it affect the Right Pulse negatively when others find out?” Liu Liang frowned upon learning of Ma Changqing’s intentions.

Qin Tian’s name was known to Liu Liang; he had been quite popular recently in the Qilin Mountain Sect.

Moreover, from Zhao Hanshuang, Liu Liang also learned that Qin Tian’s cultivation was only in the late stage of Qi Refinement, whereas he, Liu Liang, was already at the Qi Refining Peak, even about to break through the Qi Refining Peak and enter the Primordial Pill stage he had always dreamed of.

”Dealing with someone like Qin Tian is no problem for me; the key is, if I can’t find a good opportunity to quietly dispose of him, if word gets out, I’m afraid Qiao Zheng...”

”You don’t need to quietly dispose of him, just do it openly.”

”But master, what excuse do I find?”

”Heh, when someone is already seen as guilty, why worry about finding an excuse? If you can’t find a breakthrough from him, can’t you find it from the people around him? Three new disciples joined the Left Pulse recently, if you capitalize on the three who originally wanted to join our Right Pulse but then defected, you’ll have a Two Birds With One Stone situation. I reckon the rise of the Left Pulse will falter again.”

Speaking, Ma Changqing handed a cup of tea to Liu Liang encouragingly. Liu Liang was flattered and quickly said, ”I understand, master, rest assured, leave this Qin Tian to me.”

...

”Qin Tian! Qin Tian! Something’s wrong, Xu Hui and Li Xinfu are detained by the Right Pulse! Xu Hui has been held by someone from the Right Pulse!”

At dusk, after finishing his cultivation at Broken Cliff, Qin Tian returned. Just as he reached the gate, Gao Dazhuang anxiously rushed over.

”Xu Hui and Li Xinfu went to the Right Pulse to meet a friend today and haven’t returned. I heard they were detained by the Right Pulse, accused of stealing Senior Brother Liu Liang’s magical artifact. What should we do? Senior Sister has already gone over, but I feel she won’t be able to resolve this... and master hasn’t returned yet...”

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian was stunned and instinctively said, ”Could this be some Right Pulse plot? Stealing? I trust Li Xinfu and Xu Hui; it shouldn’t be possible.”

”Regardless of whether it’s some Right Pulse plot, the fact is they’re genuinely locked up now, and we have to find a way to save them. I heard Senior Brother Liu Liang intends to torture and force them to hand over Liu Liang’s Iron Fan Magical Artifact... They’re definitely being targeted...”

”Dazhuang, you stay here for master; I’ll go to the Right Pulse and see what tricks they’re playing!”

Whether it’s a setup or not, the Right Pulse has openly detained two disciples from the Left Pulse under the guise of theft charges, and this matter concerns the reputation of the Left Pulse and cannot be easily resolved.