Chapter 697

Qin Mingfeng nodded. "I do know. However, that was merely a minor mistake, not worth mentioning. Our Carefree Sect has a long history; who knows how many major mistakes we have made? One more makes no difference."

Xiao Lingyu said, "Sect Master Qin makes a great deal of sense. I agree as well."

Ye Xi said, "Martial Uncle Qin, Ming Yu is your personal disciple. Are you really going to stand by and watch him get captured?"

Qin Mingfeng said, "Ming Yu is my personal disciple, so of course I will not stand by and watch him suffer. But the Carefree Sect's ancestral precepts are right there. We cannot violate them. Only when I break through to the Divine Emperor Realm can the Carefree Sect return to its peak. Yet breaking through to the Divine Emperor Realm requires an enormous amount of resources and Merit. I can demand such things from your Carefree Sect. As long as you offer compensation of corresponding value, I do not mind working for the Carefree Sect. But as things stand, I do not even know how to break through, much less help Ming Yu escape his predicament. All I can do now is help you trace the culprit's whereabouts."

Ye Xi gritted her teeth. "Martial Uncle Qin, can you truly bear to watch Ming Yu get captured?"

After a moment of silence, Qin Mingfeng said, "My cultivation has been stagnant for many years. If I want to break through to the late Divine Emperor Realm, there is no chance without paying an enormous price. So I do not wish to delay my chance at advancement just to save Ming Yu. Leave."

"What if this junior refuses to leave?" Ye Xi asked.

Qin Mingfeng narrowed his eyes. "If you insist on remaining stubborn, I would