I Started As the Qin Family Patriarch and Was Bound to the Selection System

The Medicine Saint XiaoFurthermore, Qin Yi learned that the Great Yan Kingdom was merely a small nation within the territory of Qingzhou, and its strongest expert was the Old Ancestor of the royal Family.

There were many nations like the Great Yan Kingdom in Qingzhou, and Qingzhou also possessed many forces at the Martial Venerable and Martial Saint levels.

The Beginningless Realm was divided into: Qingzhou, Southern Region, Demon Prefecture, Northern Wasteland, and Central Plains.

The Central Plains had the strongest overall power; all the Martial God families were located in the Central Plains, and they possessed the greatest resources and territory.

Qin Yi sighed with emotion, ”Developing the Family’s strength is a long and arduous journey!”

”Then, let’s first set a small goal: dominate the Great Yan Kingdom.”

However, for now, he should go check on his cheap son. As a Yan’er of Luck, it was highly likely that an old man was living inside Qin Yan’s ring.

Inside Qin Yan’s room,

Qin Yan looked dejected, his eyes filled with resentment. ”Heavens, what exactly did I do wrong to be turned into a piece of trash unable to Cultivate?”

”Damn it! If my cultivation talent were still here, how would Su Yanran dare to come and annul our engagement?”

Whenever he thought of Su Yanran’s act of annulling the engagement, Qin Yan could not help but feel a surge of anger.

If not for his father’s powerful cultivation, he and the Qin Family would have become the laughingstock of Mo City.

Just then, a wisp of white smoke slowly rose from Qin Yan’s ring, condensing into a White-haired Old Man.

”Little brat, do you long to become powerful?”

Seeing the suddenly appearing old man, Qin Yan was startled and asked with a vigilant gaze, ”Who are you, and why are you appearing here?”

The White-haired Old Man smiled slightly and said, ”People call me the Medicine Saint; you may call me Elder Xiao.”

”In my lifetime, I was a Martial Saint expert. Martial King Experts were nothing; I could wipe them out with a wave of my hand. Do you wish to take me as your Master?”

Qin Yan had heard some rumors that some powerful Cultivators could survive using special means when they were on the verge of death.

His heart was somewhat moved, but he curled his lips and said, ”If you were so powerful, why have you become like this now?”

A hint of hatred flashed in Elder Xiao’s eyes. His wife and his good brother had actually joined forces to ambush him.

This resulted in him becoming the neither-human-nor-ghost figure he was now.

”The past is like smoke, best not to mention it. Little brat, have you considered it? You should know that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

Qin Yan gritted his teeth and bowed respectfully. ”Fine, I will take you as my Master. Please teach me to Cultivate.”

A satisfied smile appeared on Elder Xiao’s face, and he nodded. ”From now on, you are my second Disciple.”

”Qin Yan, someone is coming to your room. I must hide first.”

”Remember, do not leak my existence, lest it invite a fatal disaster upon you.” Elder Xiao warned in a grave tone.

Thinking of how Qin Yi had not hesitated to offend the Qingyun Sect for his sake, Qin Yan felt moved and asked, ”Master, can I not even tell my father?”

Elder Xiao’s expression was solemn as he said, ”No. The more people who know, the greater the chance of exposure.”

”My enemies are Martial Saint experts. If you want your Qin Family to be destroyed, then go ahead and tell him.”

Hearing the mention of Martial Saint experts, Qin Yan’s body trembled slightly. ”Alright, I understand.”

At the same time, Qin Yan secretly justified it in his heart: This is all to protect the Qin Family. I believe Father won’t blame me if he knew.

”Yan’er, are you inside?” Qin Yi’s knocking came from outside the door.

”Coming,” Qin Yan responded.

Qin Yi opened the door and looked at Qin Yan, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

The current Qin Yan had a resolute gaze, completely devoid of his previous dejection.

It seemed the old man in the ring had appeared, giving Qin Yan hope to become stronger.

Qin Yi said, ”Yan’er, do you want to know why you cannot Cultivate?”

Qin Yan was excited and asked, ”Father, do you know the reason?”

Qin Yi smiled slightly and used the Detection Technique to view Qin Yan’s information.

Young Master of the Qin Family: Qin Yan.

Talent: Earth-Grade.

Cultivation: Martial Apprentice Third Layer.

Physique: Blazing Dragon Sacred Body. (Not Awakened.)

Family Loyalty: 100.

Golden Finger: The old man in the ring, Elder Xiao, a Medicine Saint who once dominated the Central Plains. He was a Martial Saint Fifth Layer expert who was ambushed by his wife and brother, leaving only a wisp of his Soul to escape and reside in the ring.

Ding, the cold voice of the System rang out.

”Martial Saint Soul detected.”

Option 1: Recruit the Martial Saint Soul. As a Medicine Saint capable of Alchemy, his value is immeasurable. Recruiting him into the Family is beneficial for the Family’s development.

Reward: Imperial-Grade Alchemist Manual, five hundred marrow cleansing pills.

Option 2: As a Martial Saint Soul, his own value is certainly high. Enslave the Martial Saint Soul to serve the Family.

Reward: Soul Restriction Technique (can be issued in advance), one million Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Looking at the two options, Qin Yi began to analyze. The final result of both options was the same: making Elder Xiao serve the Family.

Clearly, the reward for Option 1 was more generous. The Imperial-Grade Alchemist Manual was equivalent to the Legacy of an Imperial-Grade Alchemist.

It could Cultivate several Imperial-Grade Alchemists for the Family, and the marrow cleansing pills were Medicinal Pills that improved talent; their value was self-evident.

However, the use of the Soul Restriction Technique was relatively limited; it was only useful against Souls, though its value was also quite high.

But the problem was, where was he supposed to find more Souls now? Therefore, the Soul Restriction Technique was of little use to the Family’s development at the moment.

Although one million Low-Grade Spirit Stones were not a small amount, compared to the Imperial-Grade Alchemist Manual and the marrow cleansing pills, they seemed insufficient.

”I choose Option 1.” Qin Yi made his choice.

Qin Yi looked at the ring and said, ”The reason lies with the old man in your ring. Come out; I already know of your existence, so there is no need to hide.”

A moment later, there was still no movement from Elder Xiao in the ring.

”Could this Qin Yi be bluffing me? How can a Martial Spirit Cultivator perceive my existence?”

He knew that if he did not want to be exposed, even a Martial Venerable expert could not discover him.

Elder Xiao’s consciousness swept over Qin Yi, and his brows furrowed. Earlier today in the main hall, he was clearly at the Martial Spirit cultivation level, so why couldn’t he see through him now?

Elder Xiao did not believe it and continued to scan with his consciousness, but the result was still the same; he could not see through him.

Ever since Qin Yi Fused with the Chaos Divine Demon Body, his body was shrouded in Chaos, and no one could see his true cultivation level.

Qin Yi’s brows tightened, and he said in a dissatisfied tone, ”What? Do you think I am lying to you?”

Seeing that he had truly been discovered, Elder Xiao no longer hid. With a movement of his will, his figure appeared in the air.

Elder Xiao laughed loudly and said without changing his expression, ”Haha, Patriarch Qin is truly extraordinary to be able to discover even this old man.”

There was not a shred of guilt for having hidden just moments ago.

Sure enough, having lived for so long, his skin was extraordinarily thick.

Qin Yi did not point it out and said directly, ”You absorbed three years of my son’s cultivation, and now that you have awakened, shouldn’t we have a proper talk?”

Elder Xiao was inwardly shocked. His consciousness had awakened three years ago, and at that time, his Soul was on the verge of dissipating, which was why he had absorbed three years of Qin Yan’s cultivation.

Could it be that Qin Yi wanted to settle the score with him now? That didn’t seem right.

If he wanted to settle the score, Qin Yi would have stopped him back then; it would have been impossible to absorb three years of Qin Yan’s cultivation.

Qin Yan glared at Elder Xiao. ”What? The reason for my cultivation regression was all because of you?”

Elder Xiao knew he was in the wrong and smiled sheepishly. ”At the time, your Master’s Soul was on the verge of dissipating, so I was forced to absorb your cultivation.”

The cultivation had already been absorbed and could not be changed. Moreover, Elder Xiao was now his Master.

Qin Yan snorted coldly and turned his head away, thinking that if he couldn’t see Elder Xiao, he wouldn’t be angry.

Elder Xiao looked at Qin Yi and said, ”I wonder how Patriarch Qin wishes to resolve this matter.”