Direct Disciple

"Qin Guan, do not be rude!"

Hearing Qin Guan's words, Nan Yunqi trembled all over and hastily scolded him.

"You wretched thing!"

The White Robed Old Man gave no chance; with a flick of his sleeve, a sharp Sword Qi instantly slashed toward Qin Guan.

Bang!

Qin Guan casually waved his hand, and the incoming Sword Qi shattered on the spot.

The White Robed Old Man was slightly surprised. "This Old Man underestimated you. So you're a martial cultivator."

With that, the old man gave a light snort and added, "Do you know that This Old Man only used two-tenths of his strength just now? Considering you're a junior and a Hardship Cultivation Martial Cultivator, I'll spare you this once."

"Thank you, Senior, for your mercy!" Hearing this, Nan Yunqi quickly stepped forward with a bow and pulled Qin Guan to the side.

"Lad, they're from the Spirit Sword Academy. Even Luyun City is nothing in their eyes. Don't be rash!"

When he couldn't budge Qin Guan, Nan Yunqi hurriedly leaned in and whispered in his ear.

Just as Qin Guan was about to say something, a laugh suddenly rang out from not far away.

"The Spirit Sword Academy's noses really are like dogs'—they came this fast!"

Everyone turned to look, and saw a Grey Robe Elder leading over a dozen disciples in blue robes hurrying toward them.

"Chen Guanxiang, from the Cloud Mist Sect." At that moment, a disciple beside the White Robed Old Man said in a low voice.

In Qingzhou, the Spirit Sword Academy and the Cloud Mist Sect had always been at odds, with frequent conflicts between their disciples.

"What a lively scene!"

Before the Cloud Mist Sect people had even arrived, another group of over a dozen walked over from the distance, led by a woman in fiery red brocade and a White-Haired Old Man.

The woman was strikingly beautiful, with a high ponytail that made her look crisp and capable, like an imposing female general. Behind the two followed over a dozen Black Armored Soldiers, faintly exuding a Killing Intent.

The newcomers were the Ninth Princess of Wei, Wei Hongyan.

"Late, late!"

Soon, another group rushed over—the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, led by Jiang Lianyue and Elder Xu.

Seeing one major power after another arrive, Nan Yunqi spoke to Qin Guan in a conciliatory tone:

"Son-in-law, your father-in-law knows you're a great fighter, but no matter how strong you are, you can't take on all four of these major powers alone. Our Nan family is already teetering on the edge, a mess of scattered feathers—we can't afford to offend any of them!"

Qin Guan looked at the nearly pleading Nan Yunqi and said casually, "Father-in-law, rest assured. I've already sized them up—not a single one can fight. Today, the land around this big tree belongs to our Nan family."

Huh?

Hearing Qin Guan's words, Nan Yunqi's Scalp Numbed. With the four top powers of Qingzhou present, Qin Guan still wanted to monopolize the tree. He yanked Nan Rou over and said urgently, "Rou'er, talk some sense into your man!"

The Nan family members had clearly heard the exchange between Qin Guan and Nan Yunqi. Now, seeing so many Big Shots, the confidence and ambition they'd built up earlier shattered instantly. They realized they had no backbone to face these powerful forces—they were like ants on the ground before them.

Nan Rou tugged at Qin Guan's hand and said softly, "Husband, stop scaring Father."

At Nan Rou's words, Nan Yunqi's face couldn't hold its composure. A son-in-law scaring his father-in-law—what a joke. This Old Man is thinking of the Nan family!

Hearing this, Qin Guan nodded slightly. Monopolizing the tree was a bit domineering; he couldn't offend everyone and block the Nan family's future path.

After a moment's thought, Qin Guan looked at the Nan family crowd. "Are you sure you want to give up this advantageous spot?"

Nan Qiao suddenly said with some reluctance, "What else can we do if we don't give up? It's still their call. Later, they might not even let us stay on the outskirts."

Having tasted the benefits of the pure Spiritual Energy earlier, she was a hundred times unwilling to hand over the spot.

Just then, Jia Quan said respectfully to Qin Guan:

"Young Master, This Humble One knows you mean well for us. But we've already trained for two extra hours compared to others—we're content!"

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

Qin Guan was a martial cultivator who couldn't condense Spiritual Energy to cultivate, yet he still wanted to fight for them. They were grateful, but now that the four major powers of Qingzhou had arrived, refusing meant death.

"Fine. You decide for yourselves." Qin Guan nodded.

Soon, the area around the big tree was taken over by the four major powers, and their members greedily began absorbing Spiritual Energy to cultivate.

Nan Yunqi led the ten-plus people to sit on the outskirts and cultivate. Though the Spiritual Energy there wasn't as rich or pure as near the tree, it was still far better than anywhere else.

Time passed. Many family forces got word and came rushing over. When they saw the four major powers, they all obediently sat on the outskirts to cultivate.

One Hour Later, more and more families arrived. The area centered on the big tree was packed with people, several hundred in total. But behind the four major powers, a ten-zhang-wide ring was left empty—no one dared approach them.

Gradually, space grew tight. Seeing some weak families sitting in front, many families began to grow dissatisfied.

"Senior Brother Cang Yuan!"

At that moment, Xiao Yun, the Old Ancestor of the Xiao family, arrived at the Spirit Sword Academy's position.

"Junior Brother Yun, Long time no see!" The White Robed Old Man who had clashed with Qin Guan earlier smiled at Xiao Yun.