Is It Really Brain-Dead

"Your Highness, are you referring to Senior Brother Zhao Bin, Elder Yuechi's personal disciple from Kongyuan Mountain?"

Chen Yan said slowly.

"Precisely!"

The Cloud King replied.

"I know him. Senior Brother Zhao has taken good care of me usually."

Chen Yan said.

"I see."

The Cloud King nodded:

"Immortal Master Zhao visited the royal mansion once six years ago. At that time, I was gravely ill and on the brink of death. It was a pill gifted by Immortal Master Zhao that saved my life.

"After I recovered, Immortal Master Zhao had already left Taiyun City. I had always wanted to find an opportunity to repay him, but I never found one. Now that I've met Immortal Master Chen, it's truly wonderful."

So that was the reason.

Afterward, the Cloud King continued to ask:

"May I ask, Immortal Master Chen, what is your relationship with Immortal Master Zhao?"

"Elder Yuechi is my martial uncle, so I interact with Senior Brother Zhao quite a lot."

Chen Yan replied.

Upon hearing this, the Cloud King's pupils contracted slightly. He naturally knew that Elder Yuechi was a personal disciple of Yun Yichen, the current Sect Master of the Empty Mountain Sect. If Yuechi was the young man's martial uncle, then that meant...

"May I ask who your master is, Immortal Master Chen?"

"Lin Qifeng."

"Elder Lin?"

The Cloud King chuckled:

"Seeing that you, Immortal Master Chen, are wearing a Kongyuan Mountain Daoist Robe, Elder Lin must have been promoted back to Kongyuan Mountain. This is truly excellent, excellent!"

Although the Cloud King, Qin Ming, was just a mortal, he was, after all, the King of Taiyun City.

And Taiyun City was the closest secular city to the Empty Mountain Sect, so the Cloud King had a good understanding of the Empty Mountain Sect, especially its Outer Court.

After all, the sect's interactions with the mortal dynasty relied entirely on the Outer Court of the Empty Mountain Sect. The Outer Court even stationed an Outer Court liaison in Taiyun City.

And Zhao Bin saving the Cloud King was merely a simple coincidence that happened when he was passing through Taiyun City.

"Promoted? Dismissed!"

Before Chen Yan could answer, Qian Xun, standing behind him, interjected.

His cheeks were still slightly flushed and swollen.

"Qian Xun."

Lu Li said slowly:

"Show some respect to your seniors in the sect."

Qian Xun had directly addressed Lin Qifeng by his full name. Lin Qifeng was a personal disciple of Sect Master Yun Yichen and a cultivator in the Qi Sea Realm. His status and strength were far superior to Qian Xun's by several levels.

"Senior Lu, why should we respect a collaborator who faked his way through the Outer Court Grand Competition and even killed a sect prodigy? What a scumbag!"

Qian Xun said, a hint of ruthlessness and sarcasm flashing in his eyes:

"Let that kind of scum die on the back cliff of Kongyuan Mountain!"

"Qian Xun, do not be insolent in the royal mansion!"

Zheng Fei finally couldn't stand it any longer and spoke to stop Qian Xun.

"A mere ant from the Outer Court, what right do you have to speak to me so loudly!"

Saying that, Qian Xun took a step forward and even reached out to adjust his collar, making the wave pattern on his chest more prominent.

Lu Li's expression began to turn cold.

Even in his past reincarnations, Lu Li's expression hadn't been as cold as this when he used the Kongshan Finger to kill Chen Yan.

"Is this Immortal Master a disciple of Yuanhua Mountain?"

The Cloud King, with an unreadable expression, merely smiled and asked in Qian Xun's direction.

"That's right."

Qian Xun raised his head, his eyes filled with pride.

"May I ask which Elder is this Immortal Master's master?"

The Cloud King continued to ask.

Qian Xun was first slightly stunned, then continued:

"I don't have a master yet."

"Strange, why doesn't Immortal Master have a master yet?"

"..."

Qian Xun didn't answer immediately, just opened his mouth.

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"It's not that I don't want to take a master, it's because no one wants me."

Zheng Fei said quietly from the side.

"Pfft!"

Li Xiuxiu also chuckled.

Qian Xun's face quickly turned red, even redder than when Chen Yan had slapped him before.

Cloud King just smiled and watched everything, pretending he didn't know anything.

In fact, he was the one who incited it all.

"You all go out first. The following matters will be negotiated between myself, the Prince, and the County Princess."

Lu Li said indifferently.

"Yes."

Chen Yan replied, taking the lead.

"Steward Yang, take the Immortal Masters to rest. Prepare the best tea and pastries from the mansion."

Cloud King commanded.

"Yes."

Steward Yang replied.

Chen Yan, Zheng Fei, Li Xiuxiu, and Qian Xun followed Steward Yang out of the great hall.

Along the way, Qian Xun's expression was so gloomy it looked like water could drip from it. He didn't know what he was thinking.

Only after Steward Yang led everyone to a courtyard and left did he suddenly stand in front of Zheng Fei, who had been sitting near the stone platform.

"Get up."

Qian Xun glared fiercely at Zheng Fei and said.

"What do you want?"

Zheng Fei frowned, looking at Qian Xun with considerable displeasure.

"Spar."

Qian Xun said.

"Why should I spar with you? Go somewhere cool and stay there!"

Zheng Fei sneered.

Once again mocked, Qian Xun finally couldn't stand it. He raised his palm and struck towards Zheng Fei's face.

Zheng Fei quickly dodged to the side, rolled a couple of times on the ground, and then stood up.

"Bang!"

The stone platform where Zheng Fei had been moments ago was instantly crushed into dust.

"Are you crazy?"

Cold sweat trickled down Zheng Fei's neck. He knew very well that if he hadn't dodged, he would have been in grave danger from that blow.

Qian Xun was truly intending to kill.

Surging Wave Palm.

Chen Yan recognized the move. In his first life, he had also carried out a Sect mission with a Yuanhua Mountain disciple. That mission was to clear out Mo creatures lingering near a town.

That Yuanhua Mountain disciple had used this move. It was said to be a mandatory technique for Yuanhua Mountain cultivators, and could only be used after cultivating the Empty Mountain Art as modified by Yuanhua Mountain.

Because the True Qi circulation method of Surging Wave Palm was extremely special, although its power was astonishing, it was also easy to injure the meridians.

"Outer Court ants, what are you being so arrogant for? A good-for-nothing who will never break through to the Martial Spring Realm in their lifetime!"

Qian Xun kicked out again towards Zheng Fei.

Zheng Fei quickly dodged again, rolled a couple of times on the ground, and then got up.

It wasn't that he didn't want to fight back, it was that he genuinely couldn't.

Although both of their cultivation levels were in the early Qi Condensation Realm, Qian Xun, as an Inner Sect Disciple, practiced techniques and trained in ways that were vastly different from Zheng Fei.

The disadvantage for an Outer Court Disciple facing an Inner Sect Disciple was far greater than imagined.

Chen Yan was greatly shocked. This was the first time he had discovered in his many reincarnations since transmigrating to this world--

That there could truly be someone so brain-dead in the world?

"Senior Brother Chen!"

Li Xiuxiu, standing by, watched the current scene with some anxiety.

She couldn't beat Zheng Fei to begin with, and was even less of a match for Qian Xun:

"I'll go find Instructor Lu!"

"No."

Chen Yan said:

"I'll handle it."

The next moment, Chen Yan's divine sense moved, and a black thread merged into the shadow beneath his feet.

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