Pei Shan Came to Kill

The Ninth Side Peak, Qin Hao's courtyard.

"Whew!"

Qin Hao opened his eyes and stopped cultivating. He exhaled a long stream of sword qi, a sharp gleam flashing in his eyes.

"I'm getting closer to the ninth stage of the Body Tempering Realm. At this rate, it shouldn't take much longer to break through."

A smile curved Qin Hao's lips.

The Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art absorbed spiritual qi extremely quickly, but cultivating this technique also required a far greater amount of Heaven and Earth spiritual energy for each breakthrough.

Of course, it also laid a sturdier foundation.

"I'll head to the Pill Hall and pick out some pills first."

Qin Hao stood up and was just about to leave when...

Bang!

A dull crash rang out.

Someone had actually kicked open the gate to Qin Hao's courtyard!

"Qin Hao, get out here!"

"Get out here!"

Furious roars sounded outside the courtyard.

Qin Hao frowned and darted toward the gate.

Who was it? How dare they smash someone else's courtyard gate?

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The commotion drew the attention of many disciples living nearby. Courtyard gates opened one after another, and Outer Hall disciples stepped out.

At the entrance to Qin Hao's courtyard stood a young man with a powerful aura and an exceedingly dark expression.

With his hands clasped behind his back and his gaze icy, the young man bellowed each word distinctly, "Qin Hao, get out here right now!"

With every word he spoke, a powerful pressure radiated from his body.

"The first layer of the Meridian Opening Realm!"

"It's Pei Shan. He's actually broken through to the first layer of the Meridian Opening Realm."

"What's he doing here?"

The visitor was none other than Pei Yangrong's older brother, Pei Shan.

He was also the one who had blocked