"Rest assured, neither of them will be in any danger."
Sensing Lie Xinyuan's gaze, Qin Xuan smiled faintly.
Lie Feng had been knocked unconscious by Qin Xuan's sudden, inexplicable reactive surge.
As long as he waited for a while, once this surge passed, he would wake up on his own.
As for Lie Qing, Qin Xuan had already treated him to a considerable extent before Lie Xinyuan even appeared.
From now on, with his own cultivation and Lie Xinyuan's assistance, he would recover completely in no time.
Of course, it was impossible for him to return to his previous state after being so severely injured.
At the very least, it would take a considerable amount of time for his hair and eyebrows to grow back.
After asking his two masters to take Qin Ling'er back, Qin Xuan followed their footsteps to the Lie family's library.
The majority of the collection here consisted of cultivation techniques and martial arts, but it also contained numerous historical records of the Dragon Country's cultivation world.
Qin Xuan naturally wished to learn some of these cultivation techniques.
However, these ancient texts recording history were his true objective for entering the library this time.
Just as he had previously thought, the cultivation civilization of Blue Star might not be inferior to the highest-level immortal cultivation civilizations in the universe.
If that were the case, then clues could definitely be found within the historical records documented by these cultivators.
The Lie family boasted a lineage of over a thousand years, and their collection of historical texts spanned a full five thousand years.
Therefore, Qin Xuan spent almost all his time in the Lie family's library for the next few days.
Only after reviewing all the historical texts, cultivation techniques, and martial arts did he leave and return to the Lie family's main hall.
"How was it, Master? Did you find anything?"
Upon seeing Qin Xuan emerge, Lie Xinyuan and Lie Quan immediately surrounded him.
Lie Quan now understood the reason for Lie Xinyuan's submission to Qin Xuan, so even without taking any oaths, he, like his ancestor, addressed Qin Xuan as Master.
Qin Xuan heard the address and didn't pay it much mind.
He nodded slightly and expressed the shock he felt.
"Indeed, as I predicted, Blue Star's cultivation civilization was once extremely prosperous."
"Not only were the strongest Saint-level experts superior to the Immortal Venerables of the outside world, but even the combat power of cultivators at the same realm was greater for Blue Star cultivators."
"It's a pity that countless years ago, the world underwent a drastic change, with spiritual energy becoming depleted and rules becoming incomplete."
"This limited the cultivation of subsequent cultivators, and the cultivation world gradually declined."
"Until now, it's even become incredibly difficult to break through to the Golden Core realm."
"Then, do the books record the reasons for all this?"
Lie Xinyuan and Lie Quan, who had never read their family's historical texts, were startled to hear about the past glory of the cultivation world and quickly pressed for more information.
Qin Xuan nodded, then shook his head.
He frowned slightly, saying, "Some books record that before ancient times, all the Saints together performed a mysterious ritual, causing a great change in the world."
"But others say that it was because thousands of years ago, a certain Human Emperor severed the connection to the heavens, cutting off the spiritual energy supply to Blue Star's lower realm."
"In any case, these are all records based on the legends of the time, and their credibility is not high."
"However, they all seem to mention one location: Kunlun Mountain."
"I wonder if the great change in the world has any connection to this divine mountain..."
Kunlun Mountain has been a legendary immortal mountain on Blue Star since ancient times.
Legend has it that Kunlun Mountain once served as the pillar of heaven and earth, supporting the world in place of ancient gods.
Later, Kunlun Mountain broke, and the heavens and earth collapsed, leading to the famous story of Nuwa mending the sky.
Even though Kunlun Mountain was no longer complete, it remained a favorite spot for powerful cultivators, so it was plausible that it was connected to the great change in the world.
After much thought, Qin Xuan still couldn't figure it out.
However, this was merely his own curiosity, so the specific timing and cause of the great change in the world were not particularly important to him.
What was delightful was a discovery he made in the Lie family's library: his cultivation technique, the "Tai Xuan Jing," could absorb other cultivation techniques and martial arts for his own use.
It extracted the essence and discarded the dross.
In essence, it embodied the principle of embracing all rivers.
More importantly, after integrating new cultivation techniques, the spiritual energy within him also gained the characteristics of the new techniques.
While it couldn't further elevate his realm, it allowed for more diverse attack methods.
After a brief chat, a message came from outside stating that Lie Feng had woken up.
Lie Xinyuan nodded in relief, but Lie Quan's brow remained furrowed, appearing displeased.
Qin Xuan, seeing this, curiously inquired, and Lie Quan sighed helplessly, revealing his worries.
"Feng'er wasn't born unable to cultivate; he became this way later."
"Originally, he was a cultivation prodigy. At the young age of eight, he had already reached the third level of Qi Refining."
"However, just as my father and I thought our Lie family would have a Golden Core realm cultivator, Feng'er's cultivation suddenly vanished."
"Vanished?" Qin Xuan was taken aback. "Without any reason?"
"No reason," Lie Quan nodded.
"I've had many rogue cultivators skilled in medicine examine Feng'er, but they all said he was healthy and had no problems."
"Nonsense!"
"If there were no problems, how could his cultivation suddenly disappear?"
"If there were no problems, how could he suddenly be unable to condense his vital energy?"
Lie Quan grew increasingly agitated, perhaps out of anger at the uselessness of the rogue cultivators or at the unfairness of heaven towards Lie Feng.
Lie Xinyuan then picked up where his descendant left off, saying to Qin Xuan with a sigh, "It's embarrassing to say, but I also secretly examined Feng'er's body, and the conclusion was the same as those rogue cultivators."
"Feng'er not only has no physical problems but is even healthier than an ordinary person who develops normally."
"Apart from being unable to condense vital energy and unable to step into cultivation, there are absolutely no other abnormalities."
"That's why I suggested he be matched with a descendant from another family. Perhaps the balance of Yin and Yang could help him regain his talent..."
Speaking of balancing Yin and Yang, Lie Xinyuan couldn't help but glance guiltily at Qin Xuan.
While the decision of which family to form an alliance with was Lie Quan's, he, as the ancestor, was the one who initially proposed the idea.
If Qin Xuan suddenly decided to settle old scores and target the main culprit, he, the instigator, would surely not escape.
Fortunately, Qin Xuan was not the kind of person he imagined.
Upon hearing Lie Xinyuan's words, he didn't get angry but instead frowned slightly.
First a genius, then a cripple.
Not a physical problem, but simply unable to gather energy...
Hiss!
Doesn't this script feel too familiar?
Coupled with the fact that the other party had repeatedly chanted, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river"...
No way, could the plot of a novel truly be unfolding in reality!