Master Qian
Inside the Qian Family's exquisite, luxurious study.
Qian Hong sat in his chair, brow tightly furrowed. Across from him sat a half-gray-haired cultivator with an arrogant expression, yet his demeanor was leisurely.
"Master Qian, have you heard about everything that has happened recently?" Qian Hong asked.
The middle-aged cultivator known as Master Qian looked as composed as ever and replied calmly, "I have heard a little. Family Head, there is no need to be anxious."
Master Qian possessed only Ninth-Layer Qi Refining cultivation, yet he could draw a First-Grade Nine-Pattern Array Technique. Though he had yet to pass the Dao Court's grading and officially become a First-Grade Array Master, it was only a matter of time.
Therefore, despite not having been graded, cultivators of the Qian Family, as well as Array Masters in Immortal City who had dealings with them, all respectfully called him Master Qian.
Having crossed the threshold of a First-Grade Array Master and possessing the potential to become one, Master Qian held a lofty position within the Lineage. Even without Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, he had become a Lineage elder, his status second only to the Qian Family Head.
Qian Hong said, "Yu Changlin had an Array Master assisting him, which was why he could contend with us in Great Black Mountain. Now, because an Array Master is helping him again, he has the confidence to build such a large Artifact Refining Guild."
They had taken up such a vast tract of land, hired so many craftsmen, and were building the largest Artifact Refining Guild in Immortal City. It was practically an open declaration that they intended to stand toe-to-toe with the Qian Family.
In Great Black Mountain, they had snatched such a huge chunk of meat from the Qian Family's jaws.
Now that they