Chapter 395 – The Plan for Family Revival

Naturally, Su Ming was unaware of the thoughts in Qin Qing’s heart.

But the fact that Qin Qing could guess his identity the moment he mentioned An Zijin told Su Ming one thing.

“Are you very close with Little Zijin?”

Su Ming said this to Qin Qing.

However, Qin Qing gave an answer that surprised Su Ming.

“Our relationship is complicated and can’t be simply summarized as close or not.” Qin Qing pursed her lips before continuing, “But after she was brought to Tianfeng City, I did often chat with her.”

Su Ming somewhat understood Qin Qing’s meaning.

“Did she mention me to you?”

Su Ming suddenly realized.

“More than just mentioning you?” Qin Qing looked at Su Ming with a rather peculiar expression and sighed. “Every time we chat, she inevitably brings you up. Either she pesters me to tell her everything you’ve experienced in Tianfeng City, or she unilaterally shares stories about you two with me. And every time, she becomes so animated and visibly overjoyed.”

So that’s why Qin Qing immediately realized that Wang Yue was Su Ming when he mentioned An Zijin while using Wang Yue’s identity?

After all, logically speaking, no one in Tianfeng City should know An Zijin. Even among outsiders, it’s almost impossible for someone to suddenly pay attention to a girl named An Zijin from Longyao City.

Only Su Ming has such a close relationship with An Zijin.

The Qin Family must definitely know about this.

Didn’t Qin Qing say so herself? That An Zijin would pester her to share every detail of his experiences in Tianfeng City?

What does this indicate?

It indicates that, at the very least, Qin Qing has been keeping an eye on him, on Su Ming.

However, Qin Qing didn’t know that Su Ming was Wang Yue.

It wasn’t until today that the truth was finally revealed.

“Actually, ever since your affairs started spreading throughout Tianfeng City, and even throughout the entire human world, I guessed that you would eventually learn about Zijin’s situation and come looking for me.” Qin Qing sighed. “I just didn’t expect you to come so quickly.”

Previously, Qin Qing didn’t need to worry about this at all.

Because Su Ming was just a newcomer who had recently debuted.

Even though he formed an emerging dark horse team called ‘Azure Mercury’ and recruited a group of beautiful and powerful women, it would still be too early for him to access the Qin Family’s circle.

In Qin Qing’s view, if Su Ming wanted to reach her level and learn that An Zijin was with the Qin Family, it would be absolutely impossible in the short term.

At the very least, he would need to become a Six-Star Professional and elevate ‘Azure Mercury’ to an A-rank team before he could possibly access their circle.

And how long would it take for Su Ming to reach that level?

A newly debuted One-Star Sorcerer would need about ten years just to become an Upper-Rank Professional, right?

If it takes that long just to become an Upper-Rank Professional, then for Su Ming to become a Six-Star Professional and upgrade ‘Azure Mercury’ to an A-rank team, twenty years probably wouldn’t be enough.

By then, whatever he wanted to do would already be too late.

But unexpectedly, in less than three days, Su Ming completely overturned everyone’s perception of him.

Twenty years?

Completely unnecessary!

He used facts to show everyone that his current achievements were already sufficient to access any upper-class circle!From that moment on, Qin Qing had vaguely guessed that Su Ming would inevitably learn about An Zijin through some channel and come seeking answers.

Qin Qing had mentally prepared herself for this eventuality.

Yet who could have imagined this day would arrive so swiftly, and in such a manner?

“Let’s skip the pleasantries then,” Su Ming stated bluntly. “Tell me, how is Little Jin doing now?”

“She’s well,” Qin Qing replied after a contemplative pause. “At the very least, the Qin Family means her no harm. Her treatment within the Qin Family might even surpass my own. You needn’t worry about her safety in the slightest.”

“Then please enlighten me, Young Miss Qin,” Su Ming pressed, showing no relaxation at her words but rather growing more assertive, “why would the administrators of Tianfeng City, the former Royal Family, specifically bring an ordinary girl from a remote area to Tianfeng City and conceal her for a full month? Don’t tell me you have no ulterior motives.”

Su Ming’s gaze was sharp as he watched Qin Qing, his eyes like piercing blades that made her entire body uncomfortable.

This prompted another sigh from Qin Qing.

From Su Ming’s attitude, it was clear this matter wouldn’t be resolved peacefully today.

So be it…

“The Qin Family naturally has its reasons,” Qin Qing said, taking a deep breath before addressing Su Ming. “But first, I must correct a misconception of yours.”

“What?” Su Ming listened attentively.

“It’s simple,” Qin Qing met his gaze directly. “Zijin is no ordinary girl from a common family.”

“Flowing within her veins is the same Bloodline as mine.”

“She is a member of the Qin Family.”

As these words left Qin Qing’s lips, Su Ming reacted almost reflexively.

“Impossible.”

He responded instinctively.

“Why would it be impossible?” Qin Qing countered. “I know you and Zijin grew up together, childhood friends since young. Your family and the household Zijin stayed with were once neighbors, so you believe you understand her family background well.”

“But the truth is, what you’ve seen is merely superficial.”

“Zijin’s origins are far more complex than what meets the eye.”

Qin Qing’s words left Su Ming silent.

Seeing this, Qin Qing didn’t halt her explanation.

“Here, I shall disclose a secret to you,” Qin Qing seemed to have reached a decision. “A secret known only to our Qin Family.”

“What secret?” Su Ming asked in a low voice.

“It’s a plan,” Qin Qing explained slowly. “A Family revival plan that has been maintained for hundreds, even thousands of years, continuing to this very day.”

As she spoke, Qin Qing began her account.

The world knows that the Qin Family was once the Royal Family, ruling the entire territory where Tianfeng City now stands, establishing their domain as kings, a Super Family with an ancient Bloodline Legacy.

The Qin Family was once more glorious and powerful than any of the Eight Great Families, the undisputed monarchs of their time, reigning supreme over the land.

However, the manifestation of the Spirit Demon Abyss King brought disaster to the earth and catastrophic ruin to the Qin Royal Family.In order to successfully seal the terrifying species ravaging the land, the pinnacle of the Qin Wang Family, alongside renowned strong experts from their clan, joined forces with numerous human families and powerful individuals. They made tremendous sacrifices and paid an enormous price to finally sever the terrifying species’ arms, extract its heart, and seal it at the continent’s border—now known as Longyao City.

At that time, it was the Qin Wang Family that devised the plan, led all human powerhouses, and collectively sacrificed to seal the terrifying species.

Thus, the Qin Wang Family made the greatest sacrifices and bore the heaviest costs. Not only did all their clan’s strong experts perish, but their family Bloodline also gradually declined due to a lack of succession.

To this day, the Qin Family’s Bloodline has completely vanished. No supernatural power has been born within the clan anymore, forcing them to turn to politics and business, embarking on the path of governing Tianfeng City.

But…

“The Qin Family hasn’t entirely abandoned the path of the supernatural,” Qin Qing said to Su Ming.

Su Ming wasn’t surprised by this.

In fact, it would be more surprising if the Qin Family had directly given up on the supernatural path.

The reason was simple.

Given the Qin Family’s status and capabilities, even if their original Bloodline had withered and disappeared, it shouldn’t be impossible for them to regain a foothold on the supernatural path.

Take the former Mo Family of Longyao City, for example. They were a branch of the Tianfeng City Mo Family whose Bloodline had gradually declined, losing the potential of the Nightmare Species Bloodline. Yet, through a Bloodline replacement ritual, they managed to acquire a new Bloodline and reclaim their past glory.

Although the Qin Family’s Bloodline declined more thoroughly than the Mo Family of Longyao City—even losing their supernatural power, their Bloodline no longer that of the Phantom Demon but ordinary human blood—given their status and influence in Tianfeng City, it wasn’t impossible for them to capture a Nightmare Species in perfect condition.

Even if they couldn’t capture a Nightmare Species in perfect condition, the Qin Family should still be able to capture one that wasn’t entirely dead. Then, by paying a great cost, they could repair its injuries and replenish its lost Qi.

At that point, the Qin Family could fully employ a Bloodline extraction ritual to obtain a new Nightmare Species Bloodline. By consuming a new Phantom Demon Potion, they could regain supernatural power.

This way, after several decades, or at most a century, the Qin Family could propagate and reemerge as a Super Family.

Even if they couldn’t match their past stature or become the unrivaled King, they wouldn’t lag far behind other Super Families.

If the Qin Family requested it, entities like the Eight Great Families would likely, out of contractual obligations and past master-subordinate relationships, dispatch strong experts to help the Qin Family capture a Nightmare Species.

As the administrators of Tianfeng City, the Qin Family could also fully mobilize the city’s Professionals—whether by issuing tasks with certain rewards or conscripting through their high-ranking authority—to achieve this goal.

With the entire strength of Tianfeng City, even dealing with a Nightmare Species Mutant wouldn’t be impossible, let alone an ordinary Nightmare Species.

The only differences lay in how great a cost and how much time would be required.

Yet, the Qin Family didn’t do this. Instead, they decisively turned to politics.

This truly puzzled Su Ming.

It wasn’t until today that Qin Qing unraveled this mystery.

“The Qin Family refrained from doing so for two purposes,” Qin Qing calmly explained.

“First, to voluntarily step down and avoid provoking trouble, lest they attract hostility from other clans.””Second is greed, dissatisfaction with what they once had.”

The two points Qin Qing pointed out made Su Ming narrow his eyes slightly.

The first point, Su Ming could still somewhat understand.

At that time, the Qin Family had suffered tremendous sacrifices, losing almost all their high-level powerers, causing their strength to greatly decline to the point where they were inferior to even ordinary Super Families.

If the Qin Family had continued to call themselves the Royal Family, still regarding Tianfeng City as their kingdom and territory, and trying to command those major families, it would have likely provoked backlash.

Human hearts and nature cannot withstand testing. Even though the Qin Family had paid such a great price and sacrifice for all humanity, other families also suffered sacrifices and losses, and wouldn’t necessarily feel grateful to the Qin Family as their leader.

Furthermore, some ambitious ingrates might very well have taken advantage of the Qin Family’s weakened state.

The Qin Family’s leadership at that time likely deeply understood this point, thus making the major decision to abdicate and yield to worthy successors, proactively stepping back to avoid giving others opportunities to attack.

Moreover, the Qin Family could leverage their tremendous sacrifices and public support to secure some benefits.

And they succeeded.

Because of this decisive decision, they successfully diverted the attention of those ambitious and treacherous individuals, even turning the tables and making an issue of it, prompting all remaining major families in Tianfeng City to sign the highest-level contracts out of respect for the Qin Family’s contributions.

Thus, although the Qin Family declined in power, their authority climbed to its peak, gradually becoming the dominant force in Tianfeng City’s political arena, ruling the entire city through political power.

It must be said that this decision required both boldness and courageous determination. For the Qin Family to achieve this with such clear self-awareness was truly remarkable.

Yet precisely because of this excessive self-awareness, the Qin Family developed even greater dissatisfaction.

The second point – greed – emerged from this.

Su Ming hadn’t grasped the reason for this second point’s emergence.

But Qin Qing’s explanation made everything clear to him.

“Because they witnessed the strongest power of the Spirit Demon Abyss, witnessed the great terror that even Seven-Star Professionals – the pinnacle of humanity – couldn’t hope to match, the Qin Family, after making tremendous sacrifices, deeply understood that merely having Phantom Demon Bloodline and being just a Hunter Family wasn’t enough.”

Qin Qing’s voice seemed to drift ethereally.

“Whether for all humanity, or for the family to restore its former glory and reach even greater heights, the Qin Family needed stronger foundations, greater power.”

Since they had already decided to change, they might as well change more thoroughly.

Qin Qing’s words allowed Su Ming to understand the feelings and thoughts of the Qin Family members at that time.

Simultaneously, Su Ming thought of Old Ling.

The Guardian Deity had said the same thing.

He also believed that humanity having only Seven-Star Professionals was far from sufficient.

Su Ming suddenly felt that Old Ling and the Qin Family might be targeting the same goal.

Sure enough…

“Nightmare Species Bloodline can only allow one to reach Seven-Star at most.”

“Human spirituality also has its limits, with Seven-Star being the maximum.”

“What else is there to go beyond that?”

Terror Species Bloodline?

That had already been discussed – it was impossible to obtain.To extract the Bloodline, the target must have a complete and undamaged Bloodline.

But how could one possibly conduct a ritual to extract the Bloodline while keeping a Nightmare Species in a fully intact and undamaged state?

A fully intact Terror Species could even tear apart the Seals set by Forbidden Arts—how could a mere ritual restrain it and force it to obediently allow its Bloodline to be extracted?

Whether the ritual itself could even take effect is a major question.

Therefore, obtaining the Bloodline of a Terror Species is impossible, and it is unlikely to be achieved until the very end of human history.

Given this, what the Qin Family is targeting becomes clear at a glance.

“Either an extremely powerful mutation ability.”

“Or a Dual Professional who masters all professions.”

Qin Qing’s voice reached Su Ming’s ears.

“The Qin Family is targeting the latter.”

“All the plans they have launched revolve entirely around this goal.”

“That is, to become the first Dual Professional family in history capable of passing down their Legacy.”

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