Sword King

Two days later, construction of the Nan Family's training facility was nearing completion. Over the past two days, the five formation masters had barely slept. Before they came, Jiang Lianyue had told them that if they performed well, they would earn the chance to go to the imperial capital to study this year.

The five men immediately became as excited as if they had been injected with stimulants, too thrilled to sleep. If they could study in the imperial capital, their attainments in formations would improve tremendously. This was a once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity.

Nan Yunqi had brought the Nan Family's people to wait outside the training facility early that morning. With the five most outstanding formation masters from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion taking action, the completed training facility was bound to have exceptionally perfect and powerful functions. At that moment, everyone was filled with anticipation, craning their necks and waiting eagerly.

"Qiao'er, why does your face look so pale?" Nan Yunqi asked with concern after noticing that there was not a trace of color in Nan Qiao's face.

Nan Qiao rubbed her brow. "I probably haven't rested well because I've been cultivating constantly lately."

"You have to balance work and rest. You can't rush your cultivation. You need to advance steadily, understand?" Nan Yunqi lectured.

"Mm." Nan Qiao nodded, then smiled. "Dad, I've already reached Qi Refining Great Perfection. As soon as the training facility is finished, I'll break through to the Spirit Refining Realm!"

Hearing Nan Qiao's words, everyone was immediately shocked. Wasn't this cultivation speed too astonishing? They remembered that Nan Qiao had been at the Qi Refining Seventh Heaven when she emerged from the Secret Realm. In just eight short days, she had actually broken through two minor realms in succession?

"Qiao'er, are you telling the truth?" Nan Yunqi asked excitedly.

"Mm." Nan Qiao nodded. "It's all thanks to that high-grade Profound Rank Ice Spirit Art my brother-in-law gave me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have advanced so quickly!"

As Nan Qiao spoke, she walked over to Nan Rou. "Sis, why don't I see brother-in-law?"

"He's cultivating in the Back Mountain," Nan Rou replied with a smile.

"That cultivation maniac spends all day holed up in a cave and doesn't even care about his Wife!"

Nan Yunqi grumbled angrily. Ever since Qin Guan had retorted against him two days ago, Nan Yunqi had still been simmering with anger.

"Only a man with great strength can properly protect his woman. If you worked even half as hard as your son-in-law, you wouldn't be stuck at the fourth level of the Spirit Refining Realm. Now Qiao'er is about to catch up with you!" Yang Hongmei suddenly shot back from the side.

Now, she had finally seen things clearly: Qin Guan was the Nan Family's strongest backer. Thinking about it, regret filled her heart. Back then, she had truly been blind, allowing such an excellent son-in-law to go to Nan Rou.

"You..."

Nan Yunqi was speechless. Why did no one seem to like him, the Family Head, anymore...

"Family Head, the masters have come out!" Jia Quan suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Nan Yunqi hurried over to the five formation masters from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion. "Masters, you've worked so hard. Quickly, bring them tea!"

"Master, please have some tea!"

"Master, please have some tea!"

Nan Rou and Nan Qiao hurriedly carried the freshly brewed tea to the five formation masters.

"You two Young Ladies are too polite!"

The five formation masters accepted the tea.

"Everyone, come with this old man. I'll introduce the functions and operating methods of the training facility." The leading elderly formation master smiled as he held his teacup.

"Good, then I'll trouble you, Master!" Nan Yunqi hurriedly nodded.

Before long, everyone followed the old man into the training facility.

"These ten rooms are training rooms. Each training room has four levels, and the Wood Dummy on each level ranges in strength from the Body Tempering Realm to the Profound Connection Realm. They imitate the moves remembered by the trial taker. Fighting them allows one to clearly identify one's shortcomings!"

"Ah, as expected of a master's work—truly extraordinary!" Nan Yunqi hurriedly flattered him after hearing the old man's explanation.

"This area here is the cultivation room. It can accommodate thirty people cultivating at the same time. The surroundings are all built from cloud-mudstone, so the airtightness is excellent. Once the Spiritual Energy is released, it lingers for a long time without dispersing, making it highly effective for cultivators attempting breakthroughs."

"Good! Good!"

"And this place here is..."

The old man walked along as he explained.

After witnessing the training facility's powerful functions, everyone from the Nan Family was incredibly excited. Compared to the old, dilapidated training facility, the difference was like heaven and earth.

When Qin Guan had accidentally destroyed the old training facility, they had wanted nothing more than to skin him alive and grind his bones to dust.

But now, they wished they could thank Qin Guan's Ancestor for eight generations. Everyone understood that if Qin Guan had not stepped in, the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion would never have built a training facility for the Nan Family.

Before long, the group walked out of the training facility.

As soon as they emerged, they suddenly discovered Qin Guan standing in front of the training facility. Behind him stood Old Mo and two others, along with Chen Guanxiang, all staring gravely at the distant sky.

Following their gazes, Nan Yunqi and the others soon noticed a middle-aged man and a White Clad Youth standing on a flying sword, suspended in the air not far away.

The middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back, sweeping his gaze over everyone below as though they were ants. Beside him, the White Clad Youth toyed with a flying sword in his hand, his face carrying a faintly playful expression.

After discovering that the two were wearing the uniforms of the Spirit Sword Academy, Nan Yunqi and the others immediately became incomparably solemn.

The middle-aged man in particular could hover in midair without relying on any external object. His cultivation was at least the Peak Attainment Realm, because only powerful cultivators above the Fifth Realm could accomplish this.