"What!? You're the one who beat my son into this state?" The middle-aged man's face immediately darkened.
I smiled and said, "You don't know how to teach your son, so I merely helped you discipline him. Otherwise, once he went out and got himself hacked to death, you might not even have had time to cry."
"Shut up! Who do you think you are to discipline my son? Get out of the Nan Household!" The middle-aged man immediately released the cultivation of the mid-stage Divine Dao. It was said that this second uncle was quite formidable. Relying on his cultivation, he had even claimed some territory within the household.
The Nan Household was divided into four academies—the Eastern, Southern, Western, and Northern Academies. They were considered top-tier academies in the surrounding region for those pursuing immortality and the Dao. The four academies were also located some distance from the Nan Household. Aside from the Grand Academicians managing the academies, each of the Nan siblings managed one academy.
The eldest brother remained at the center of the Nan Household, coordinating the relationships among the siblings who managed the various academies. Ordinarily, everyone lived in peace, but ever since Nan Xue had grown increasingly powerful and gained the ability to cultivate a complete set of Earth-grade techniques, everyone's thoughts had naturally begun to stir.
What did it mean to master an entire set of Earth-grade techniques? That absolutely counted as the cream of the crop within the clan. It was said that in a hundred years, not a single person had appeared who could master a complete set; mastering one or two techniques was already considered astonishing. The reason was that the complete set demanded extremely high compatibility with one's spiritual meridians. This also meant that Nan Xue would inherit the entire