Earth Element Cultivation Method

This day in Tianning City, cultivators were constantly entering and exiting the residences of the major aristocratic families, everyone curious about how things would ultimately unfold.

Were they waiting to see a joke?

No, the major families were more interested in seeing the Qin Family suffer. Although the thought wasn't very realistic, at least one elder had already died.

As one group of cultivators fearlessly rode their swords into the city, and then another group flew out of the city, the unfortunate Prefect had completely numb. He figured it was best for him not to go out today. As long as the city wasn't in chaos, they could fly however they pleased today!

After muttering to himself, the unlucky and helpless Prefect returned to his room and fell asleep.

What! Another Half-step Divine Peeking elder is dead!

Excellent!

Many Patriarchs stood up, slapping their thighs and laughing heartily.

"A few more should die."

It seemed the Qin Family, this mountain pressing down on them, was making them too uncomfortable...

Inside the Qin Family Fortress, Qin Hao finally stopped crying. Seeing his tearful state, Qin Tiannan couldn't help but slap him.

Unexpectedly, after being slapped, Qin Hao's sorrow intensified, and he couldn't cry anymore.

What in the world was going on?

First, Qin Hao suffered a loss, and the third elder led a group of cultivators to retaliate, only for the cultivators to return in disarray, leaving behind only the third elder.

Now, even with all twelve elders dispatched, nearly two hours had passed, and there was still no sign of anyone.

Qin Tiannan's first reaction was that something had changed in Tianning City. He couldn't help but overthink; those declining families smiled to his face, but who among them didn't want to stab the Qin Family in the back?

If this was a trap set by Tianning City, he suspected those families had already joined forces. He had to be wary.

Not long after, a cultivator he had sent out rushed in, looking panicked. Seeing Qin Tiannan, he disregarded formalities and said urgently, "Patriarch, the Third Elder is dead!"

Qin Tiannan's face changed drastically, and he coldly demanded, "Say that again!"

The cultivator's mouth trembled as he described the Third Elder's death, which he had discovered among the rubble.

"And what about the other group of elders?"

Qin Tiannan's expression had already turned as cold as frost. The cultivator lowered his head and recounted the events that were now spreading like wildfire throughout the city.

Not only was the Third Elder dead, but the elders who pursued the thief had reportedly lost another one.

"Now, countless cultivators are entering and exiting the city gates. The entire Tianning City is watching our spectacle."

Slam!

Qin Tiannan, his face filled with murderous intent, crushed the armrest of the chair beneath him into powder. He then abruptly stood up and angrily declared, "These damned declining families! I'll go myself!"

As his voice fell, he had already vanished like a ghost, moving with incredible speed...

Hanyu had no way to express his suffering. His entire back burned with pain. Looking from behind, there was barely a good patch of skin left; this was merely from being grazed by the residual energy.

If he hadn't turned and fled when he saw those old guys preparing to attack again, he probably would have turned to dust by now.

He had to endure the nagging taunts of the little Artifact Spirit in his mind, "Let's see you be arrogant again. Didn't you say you saw eight isolated cultivators? Now you know how to run, what were you doing before?"

Hanyu gritted his teeth. This guy wasn't human. He didn't speak like one anyway, so he wouldn't argue with him.

Besides, it was the Artifact Spirit who had warned him just now, saving his life.

When he was still dazed, the little Artifact Spirit immediately warned him, "Run quickly! This energy fluctuation... if you get hit, you'll die!"

The huge, deep pit behind him filled him with dread. What kind of terrifying power could create such a commotion?

When he first used the fire zone as cover to escape, a tremendous sound had struck the ground, shaking the entire earth. A shockwave then pushed him forcefully from behind.

His own robust physique was utterly defenseless against this power.

"What level of power is this!"

"The essence of the power is still Divine Peeking, but the power has been amplified tenfold," the little Artifact Spirit said concisely.

On the other side, the seven Half-step Divine Peeking elders were already deathly pale, their figures in the air swaying precariously.

Second Elder Qin and the others were also not faring well. If not for this detestable thief repeatedly ambushing them with cunning use of fire, they wouldn't have been willing to expend such a great price to use their combined attack.

Looking at the massive deep pit below, they had just thought the thief was likely reduced to ashes.

But suddenly, their faces turned incredibly grim, because a figure was rapidly fleeing a few hundred meters away from the pit.

"This thief wasn't in the fire zone at all; he ran!"

Second Elder Qin's lungs nearly exploded. After paying such a price for a grand combined attack, this brat had actually escaped long ago. That means the strike just now had completely missed.

No, he had even lost the bodies of two of his clansmen.

"Chase him!"

Second Elder Qin gritted his teeth and rode his sword. They were too depleted now to recklessly squander their limited True Essence.

The other two Divine Peeking cultivators were in the same situation.

However... it was different for the Half-step Divine Peeking elders; they simply didn't have the energy to pursue further.

"You... can all go back!"

Second Elder Qin frowned as he finished speaking and immediately broke through the air.

On the banks of the Bailu River, Hanyu suddenly stopped.

Because a person was standing in front of him. Although he didn't fly like the group of high-level cultivators, he was even more bizarre. His figure was elusive; Hanyu had clearly seen him appear from a hundred meters away in the blink of an eye.

The newcomer wore a black robe with gold patterns, his hair was streaked with white, and his face seemed to be past fifty. His eyes were like soul-stealing orbs, capable of making one's heart turn to ice.

"You are the little thief who killed my Qin Family elder?"

Qin Tiannan had traveled all the way from the Qin Family Fortress. He saw Hanyu's disheveled figure by the river, and behind him, he could already see several elders riding their swords.

"Qin Family again?"

Hanyu retreated a few steps warily, a strange sense of unease rising within him.

"I am the Qin Family Patriarch, Qin Tiannan!"

After Qin Tiannan finished speaking with a cold face, he continuously sized up Hanyu, as if trying to discern his capabilities.

"This person is a bit strange. He's not a Supernatural Power user, yet he carries a trace of the origin aura of an earth-element Supernatural Power."

The little Artifact Spirit suddenly spoke up, sounding quite puzzled. "It's possible that the cultivation technique he's practicing is close to a Supernatural Power."

Qin Tiannan was not one for idle chatter. When he withdrew his gaze, he lost interest and walked forward with his hands behind his back. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Hanyu and pressed down with a palm that seemed casual. However, Hanyu was sent flying heavily.

How is this possible!

Hanyu's eyes widened as he was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"What realm is this guy in!"

Hanyu asked the little Artifact Spirit incredulously.

"It has nothing to do with his realm; he is still in the Peeping God Realm. However, his cultivation technique allows him to borrow the power of the earth. As long as his feet are on the ground, he can provide a continuous stream of power to his physical body. His fists are probably not inferior to yours."

Not only were they not inferior, but that one strike had made him spit blood.

Qin Tiannan also seemed quite surprised by Hanyu's physical strength, to only spit blood after taking a palm strike?

This physical strength was simply terrifying. No wonder he could kill my clan elders one after another.

As Hanyu got up, three sword lights instantly arrived. Second Elder Qin's expression was somewhat grim. After landing, he attacked Hanyu.

"Divine Light Burning Thunder!" Without the obstruction of the fire zone, a massive thunderball flickered with dazzling light and immediately struck towards Hanyu.

"Heavenly Wind Dance!"

"Boundless Fire!"

Two other streams of True Essence transformed into wind and fire techniques in the sky and swept over. Just as Hanyu had the thought of dodging, he felt a sharp pain in his feet. He looked down in horror to see the soil churning and transforming into two giant hands that firmly pinned him in place