Qin Dynasty: Starting with a free Fire Kirin Sword

Despite the lower rewards today, each skill only leveled up by 1.

"Getting promoted to a higher level isn't bad; every little bit counts."

Lin Qi was not dissatisfied with this, and simply said it quietly.

Then, a thought struck him.

Part of the properties interface is then displayed before your eyes.

[Cultivation Realm: First-Class Grandmaster Level 1]

[Main Martial Arts Skill 1: Holy Spirit Sword Technique, Fifth Form; Bright Jade Skill, Eighth Stage]

[Main Martial Arts 2: Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill LV2, Wind Riding Skill LV2, Soul Transfer Technique LV2]

[Possessing items: Time-Space Flame Scale Sword, Beginner Enlightenment Stone]

This properties interface only displays the actual items that have been acquired.

Items such as the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum gifted by Ying Zheng and the Black Ice Pavilion Master's token will not be included.

"I will focus on practicing the Holy Spirit Sword Technique in the next few days."

"The power of the Fifth Form is currently insufficient to meet the current needs."

Although the fifth technique can still be used to some extent against Grandmaster-level opponents of equal strength.

However, Lin Qi has now reached this level.

Every move he makes carries the strength of a Grandmaster.

In comparison, the effectiveness of the fifth method seems somewhat outdated.

He then added:

...

Lin Qi went to take a bath and then ate something.

After that, he took up the Fire Kirin Sword and devoted himself to the practice of the Holy Spirit Sword Technique.

……

Time flies by like a white horse galloping past a crack in the wall!

Five days have passed without us even realizing it!

Just today,

As dawn broke,

A thin mist gently swirled around, and the air was filled with a refreshing scent.

On the training ground,

A figure wielding a crimson longsword was moving swiftly.

Each sword strike was accompanied by flashes of light, releasing streaks of cold light, and resounding booms.

"Sword Ten!"

A steady and powerful voice rang out.

Lin Qi's right hand moved rapidly, and a huge red cross-shaped sword aura bloomed.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar resounded, and even the training platform cracked under the impact.

"After five days, I improved from 'Sword Level 5' to 'Sword Level 10'. Although it was a bit slow, it was still enough."

Lin Qi sheathed his sword, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

The Holy Spirit Sword Technique is undoubtedly an extraordinary martial art.

It's normal for the improvement speed to be a little slow.

After all, this sword technique is a mental cultivation method that only top masters like the legendary "Sword Saint" Dugu Jian, or even higher-level Shattering Realm experts, can master.

therefore,

Even though Lin Qi has only cultivated to the tenth level of swordsmanship so far.

However, with the power of this sword, he could easily suppress a Grandmaster Level 4 expert.

Five days later,

During these five days, Lin Qi spent most of his time at home cultivating.

During the day, he studies the Holy Spirit Sword Technique; at night, he delves into the "Mingyu Skill" and strives for advancement in his cultivation.

Of course, he also made sure to complete his daily sign-in task.

At this moment, Lin Qi's attribute table looks like this:

[Host: Lin Qi]

[Age: 18 years old]

[Charm: 70]

[Physical Constitution: 8 (Super Genius)]

[Realm Level: Grandmaster Level 1 (Peak State)]

[Martial Arts Skill 1: Holy Spirit Sword Technique - Sword Ten, Bright Jade Skill - Level Eight (Peak State)]

[Skill 2: Golden Bell Shield Lv7, Wind Riding Lv7, Soul Transfer Lv7]

[Equipment: Fire Kirin Sword (Time and Space Edition), Beginner Enlightenment Stele]

Recently, the rewards for daily check-ins have decreased.

Usually, each time it only increases the skill level by one.

Therefore, after five days, all three skills have been upgraded to level seven.

in addition,

Through five days of hard work, Lin Qi successfully advanced the eighth level of the Mingyu Gong to the top level.

The ninth level of perfection is just a stone's throw away.

Even at such a close distance, there are actually many difficulties.

According to the information Lin Qi knew, in the novel "The Peerless Twins", the Grand Palace Master Yao Yue had already reached the peak of the eighth level of "Mingyu Gong" more than ten years ago, but she had not been able to break through to the ninth level for a long time.

Finally, after completely giving up the will to live, and with her life about to end, she went all in and finally broke through the last barrier to the highest level—achieving the Great Perfection of the Ninth Level of Bright Jade!

Therefore,

For Lin Qiruo to take things further, it would be far from easy.

Even a beginner-level Enlightenment Stele might not be able to directly help him overcome this hurdle.

Let's look at the attribute table again.

By making full use of the energy from the remaining peaches, Lin Qi's Grandmaster Level 1 cultivation level had already reached its peak.

Next, he will be one step closer to entering the second stage.

Just at this moment,

"Dong Dong Dong~"

There was a rapid knocking at the door.

Lin Qi resumed his usual expression and disappeared in a flash.

He walked to the door, opened it, and was surprised to see his men.

Lin Qi was slightly surprised to see who it was.

He originally thought someone would come to inquire after hearing the huge impact, but unexpectedly it was his own subordinates.

"Why are you here?"

In the past few days, Lin Qi had mostly delegated his work to his subordinates, so he was somewhat puzzled by this sudden arrival.

The subordinate's face turned grave, and he quickly said, "Sir, something has happened!"

"The Commander-in-Chief instructed me to come and inform you to come to headquarters, as there are some matters that need to be explained to you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qi's brows furrowed involuntarily.

But he didn't ask any more questions, he just nodded lightly: "Okay, you can go back now."

"I'll change my clothes and head to headquarters right away."

"Yes, sir!" The subordinate bowed slightly and then left.

Lin Q closed the door and went back to the inner room to change his clothes.

After a while,

After putting on his new clothes, Lin Qi left his residence.

After a leap, he vanished without a trace, leaving only the faint sound of the wind drifting past behind him.

Not long after,

Lin Qi arrived at the headquarters of Black Ice Platform and quickly entered the building.

He walked directly in the direction where Yao Jia was.

Along the way, one could see that the Black Ice Platform was filled with a serious and tense atmosphere.

The staff members came and went in a hurry, hardly speaking to each other.

This scene clearly indicates that something big is happening.

In just a few breaths, Lin Qi arrived at the area where Yao Jia's office was located.

At this moment, Yao Jia was pacing back and forth, his expression solemn, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

"Commander," Lin Qi called softly.

Upon seeing Lin Qi, Yao Jia responded softly, "Lin Qi, you've arrived."

But then his eyes lit up:

"Lin Qi, have you reached the Grandmaster realm?"

Lin Qi nodded and smiled: "That's right, after absorbing that immortal peach, I broke through to the Grandmaster level."

Lin Qi did not try to hide this.

The story of Qin Shi Huang bestowing immortal peaches and century-old lingzhi mushrooms had already spread widely throughout Xianyang.

Even if they wanted to keep it a secret, they probably couldn't.

In addition,

As a Grandmaster-level power, he has far from having any trump cards.

Even if the enemy understands, there is nothing to fear.

"Good!" Yao Jia smiled with satisfaction upon hearing this.

"Now that you are a Grandmaster, the time is right for you to take on the responsibilities of headquarters."

"Does this mean I'm to take over headquarters?"

Lin Qi looked puzzled after hearing this.

Normally, the Black Ice Platform headquarters requires at least one Grandmaster of the third rank to personally oversee operations.

However, the fact that he was assigned a newly promoted Grandmaster who was only a first-class master to take over this task puzzled Lin Qi.

Yao Jia's expression grew even more serious upon hearing this:

"The situation was sudden; no one expected it."

Then, Yao Jia slowly said:

"We just received intelligence that Yan Dan has escaped!"

"Yan Dan escaped?" Lin Qi was surprised to hear this, and his brows furrowed.

According to the original timeline, this shouldn't be happening at this point.

But then he realized that his involvement had already caused many changes.

Furthermore, some famous events in "Qin's Moon" did not occur, such as the unknown whereabouts of Yan Lingji...

It seems the timeline has indeed shifted.

Meanwhile, Yao Jia continued his narration:

"Last night, Yan Dan killed a fifth-level Grandmaster who was monitoring him and successfully escaped from Xianyang City."

"It is speculated that someone must have assisted him, which is why his whereabouts have not been tracked so far."

Lin Qi was even more confused when he heard this.

This move seems to be inconsistent with Yan Dan's previous strategies.

Seemingly sensing Lin Qi's inner doubts, Yao Jia added further explanation:

"This whole thing was actually started because of you."

Seven days ago, you meticulously planned the incident at the Eastern Suburbs Villa, during which nine Grandmaster-level adversaries appeared.

Later, after investigating the Grandmaster Level 5 expert who was monitoring Yan Dan, they discovered something unusual—it turned out that Yan Dan was not in the room that night; instead, an old servant replaced him. This old servant impersonated Yan Dan, deceiving everyone.

After sensing something was amiss, the martial artist, a level 5 Grandmaster, conducted an in-depth investigation over several days and finally determined that Yan Dan was actually a Grandmaster-level expert.

Based on this clue, the events of that night at the East Suburb Villa were reviewed again, leading to the conclusion that one of the nine Grandmasters at that time might have been Yan Dan himself.

Unfortunately, all of this was leaked to Yan Dan last night, and he chose to flee after killing the person who knew the truth.

After listening to Yao Jia's account, Lin Qi instantly understood everything.

This was indeed a chain reaction that was triggered by himself.

The reason why Yan Dan chose to flee after his identity was exposed is also obvious.

Once the Qin Dynasty learns that Yan Dan has reached the peak of the second level of Grandmaster, it will definitely consider abolishing all of his martial arts skills to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

Once he loses all his martial arts skills, Yan Dan will become a useless person.

Yan Dan, who harbored lofty ambitions, could not accept such a fate, which is why he decisively chose to flee.

However, soon new doubts began to trouble Lin Qi again.

He asked Yao Jia, "Even if Yan Dan has fled, the core of the Black Ice Platform doesn't need me to guard it here, does it? You, along with the Central Commander Wang Ping and the Right Commander Chen Yan, are all stationed here."

Even if it were to pursue Yan Dan, only one or two members would suffice; why send three commanders?

Yao Jia shook his head slightly, his eyes narrowed, a ruthless glint in them, and replied:

"The matter of Yan Dan is only one of many important matters."

"

"Another, even more serious matter is that our Left Commander, Ma Wenlong, has been murdered!"

Lin Qi was taken aback upon hearing this.

Ma Wenlong, the fourth commander of the Black Ice Guard, possesses the combat strength of a Grandmaster Level 2 peak. He recently left Xianyang to complete his mission.

The news that he has died is truly shocking.

"How did he die?" Lin Qi asked urgently.

Yao Jia's face contorted with rage, veins bulging on his cheekbones: "He was ambushed and assassinated!"

"Not only Ma Wenlong, but also three grandmasters and more than a thousand soldiers, along with the royal family's supplies for the next three months, all perished in this incident."