Nie Qingfeng was no fool either.
Step in to save him?
Old Master was so formidable.
Even if he could defeat him!
There was no guarantee he would escape injury!
He curried favor with Qin Chuan partly to use him against Xiao Chen, and partly because he valued his status as a noble scion of the Qiankun Dynasty.
But in his eyes, everyone's worth had its limits.
If he was to give something, it depended on whether the other party was worth it.
Although Qin Chuan was a noble scion of the Qiankun Dynasty, he was not favored within his clan and belonged to its fringes.
Giving him a few women and spiritual treasures.
He could afford that.
Risking his life for him.
Only a fool would do that.
"Hall Master Nie, that was a Sun Emperor! Just gone like that! Do you know how much I've lost? A Sun Emperor!" Qin Chuan nearly lost his composure.
Avoid fighting whenever possible?
The other party had killed his guardian right before his eyes!
What room was there left for compromise?
"Young Master Qin Chuan, I have my own difficulties. I've been stuck in the Pinnacle Emperor Realm for so many years, unable to break through to Half-Emperor. If I act now and damage my foundation, I'll have no hope of reaching Half-Emperor in this lifetime, unless... ah, forget it!" Nie Qingfeng said with a troubled look.
He had been stuck in the Pinnacle Emperor Realm for a thousand years.
The barrier to the Emperor Realm was difficult to break.
Even though he was the master of the Martial Hall.
And virtually possessed a third of all the spiritual treasures in Great Xia.
He was still barred from crossing that threshold.
The reason he had gone to such lengths to please Qin