Senior and Junior Brothers Gather

Zhao Nan sensed his battle qi and, finding that he had reached the level of an eighth-rank warrior, nodded in satisfaction.

Zhao Nan's cultivation of battle qi this time was not like the arduous process others had to endure.

Zhao Nan was simply recovering his battle qi.

It must be known that Zhao Nan had originally possessed the cultivation of an eighth-rank warrior, but his battle qi had gone dormant after he shared the bloodline of an Undying Warrior.

Now, after practicing the Undying Secret Manual, he had reactivated his battle qi's vitality, allowing him to regain the eighth-rank battle qi realm in just one hour.

Having recovered his battle qi, Zhao Nan did not continue to practice. Instead, he stood up, walked straight outside, and called the five Barker brothers over.

Once the five brothers were by his side, Zhao Nan began to teach them how to practice the Undying Secret Manual.

Having already gone through the process of reaching an eighth-rank warrior himself, Zhao Nan was extremely proficient in the cultivation experience of the Undying Secret Manual.

Therefore, teaching the five Barker brothers was a task he could handle with ease.

Zhao Nan did not teach the five Barker brothers the entire manual; he only taught them the cultivation method for a first-rank warrior.

After finishing the lesson, Zhao Nan said to the five of them, "Alright, now that you have the manual, we will set off for the Kingdom of Fenlai tomorrow to meet your senior fellow apprentice."

"Understood, teacher!"

The five brothers responded in unison.

Zhao Nan nodded, then walked out of the room to find Ace, telling him to pack his things so they could head to the Kingdom of Fenlai the next day.

The night passed without incident. The next morning, the five Barker brothers notified the person who had already been eyeing their house and was ready to buy it. After selling their home, the group of seven purchased a carriage and five horses and headed toward the Kingdom of Fenlai.

The distance from the Eighteen Duchies of the Northern Territory to the Kingdom of Fenlai was like the difference between heaven and earth, effectively spanning the entire continent.

Therefore, this journey would take at least half a year, if not longer.

Throughout the journey, Zhao Nan taught the five Barker brothers and Ace the methods of cultivation.

However, he focused more on warrior cultivation, occasionally mixing in some magic training.

It was not that Zhao Nan was biased.

Rather, at Ace's current age of five, practicing magic would not significantly increase his combat effectiveness, as every magic incantation was profound and difficult to pronounce.

Consequently, Zhao Nan did not teach him magic for the time being, only instructing Ace in the mental Visualization Technique to help him refine magic power.

Of course, he still taught him the most basic incantations.

Along the way, Zhao Nan's group did not encounter any trouble, as they were a party consisting of a Saint-level expert and several mid-level warriors.

At the same time, Zhao Nan had Ace and the five Barker brothers seek out bandits or magical beasts to fight, in order to cultivate their combat experience.

However, he mostly had Ace do the fighting.

After all, the five Barker brothers lived in the war-torn Eighteen Duchies of the Northern Territory, so they naturally had no shortage of combat experience.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, half a year had gone by, and they had arrived at the Kingdom of Fenlai.

Upon entering the Kingdom of Fenlai, it was already the end of the year 9989 of the Yulan Calendar.

Zhao Nan first took the six of them to an inn to rest properly and have a good meal.

After resting for three days, Zhao Nan and his group set off again, heading toward Wushan Town.

After eight days of travel, Zhao Nan and his group finally arrived at Wushan Town.

Just as Zhao Nan reached Wushan Town, he saw Hillman leading a group of children from the town in training.

Hillman naturally saw Zhao Nan and his group as well.

Because Zhao Nan was inside the carriage, Hillman looked at Barker and the others with a wary expression.

There was no helping it; the strength of Barker and his brothers was significantly higher than Hillman's, putting a great deal of pressure on him.

Just as Hillman was about to open his mouth to question Barker and the others, Zhao Nan opened the carriage door and revealed his face.

Hillman recognized Zhao Nan at a glance, and his wary expression faded. A smile appeared on his face as he said to Zhao Nan, "Lord Zhao Nan, you have arrived!"

Zhao Nan nodded with a smile, stepped directly off the carriage, and asked, "Hmm, where is Linley? Why is he not training with these kids?"

"Oh, Linley's current strength is such that he no longer needs to train with this group of brats, so I let him train on his own," Hillman explained.

Hearing this, Zhao Nan responded with a smile. He then introduced Ace and the five Barker brothers to Hillman, and after saying a few words to him, he led his six disciples toward the courtyard where Hogg resided.

Seeing the seven of them move, Hillman gave a few instructions to the group of boys before hurrying toward Hogg's residence to inform him that Zhao Nan had arrived.

Zhao Nan naturally saw Hillman's actions, but he ignored them and continued walking at a leisurely pace.

When Zhao Nan reached the entrance of Hogg's home, he saw Hogg waiting there with Hillman and the two Linley brothers.

Upon seeing Zhao Nan, Hogg was the first to greet him, and Zhao Nan responded very courteously.

After Hogg and Zhao Nan finished their greetings, Linley hurried to Zhao Nan's side, bowed, and called out, "Teacher!"

Zhao Nan reached out and patted Linley's little head, then turned to Ace and the five Barker brothers and said, "Come over and meet your senior fellow apprentice!"

"Senior fellow apprentice!" *6

Ace and the five Barker brothers all bowed to Linley one after another, addressing him respectfully.

Upon hearing the way the six of them addressed him, Linley was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly waved his hands at them and said, "Alright, alright, greetings to you all as well."

After flusteredly exchanging greetings with the six of them, Linley turned his head to look at Zhao Nan.

Zhao Nan chuckled as he began introducing Ace and the others to Hogg and his family.

When Zhao Nan introduced the ranks of the Barker brothers, Hogg and Linley were both left in a state of bewilderment.

It couldn't be helped; after half a year of cultivation, the lowest among the five Barker brothers was already a level six warrior.

One had to know that in the current Holy Union, a level seven warrior could already be granted a title of nobility, so how could Hogg and the others not be shocked that Zhao Nan claimed the five Barker brothers were his disciples?

Zhao Nan did not offer much of an explanation for the astonishment of Hogg and the others, instead choosing to carefully size up Linley.

What Zhao Nan was looking at was naturally not Linley's strength, as he possessed a system panel and could determine Linley's strength with a single glance at it; at this moment, Zhao Nan was checking to see if Linley had already found the Coiling Dragon Ring, the most important item on his path to rising to power.