The Misty Cloud Sect, one of the three great sects of the Jia Ma Empire!
The chance to cultivate in the Misty Cloud Sect was one that countless people could only dream of!
But—
Xiao Yan now was a Dou Wang!
A fifteen-year-old Dou Wang was joining the Misty Cloud Sect. Did she still need to make that decision for him?
If the Misty Cloud Sect's old ancestor heard about this, he would probably come running over in person, begging and coaxing him to join!
And yet—
Faced with such an offer,
the anger in Xiao Zhan's heart had eased somewhat, but he still found it a little laughable. It felt as though the other party were deigning to grant them a favor.
With Medicine Elder, an Eighth-Tier alchemist, helping Xiao Yan, did he still need this so-called Qi Gathering Powder? Did he still need to join the Misty Cloud Sect?
"Heh..."
"You think you can test my Xiao Family with this? What do you take us for?"
"Besides—"
"Just call me Clan Chief Xiao. I can't presume to let you call me Uncle Xiao..."
As soon as he said this,
Nalan Yanran's pretty face changed slightly.
She had never expected Xiao Zhan to answer like that.
Then she looked at the eyes of the other Xiao Family members—
What was that?
Mockery?
Amusement?
Were they looking at her like she was a fool?
A hard-to-describe feeling welled up in Nalan Yanran's heart.
What on earth was the Xiao Family doing?
That was Pill King Gu He's Qi Gathering Powder!
Four whole pellets!
Four!
An opportunity that countless small families couldn't beg their way into!
She had thought that if she offered terms like these, the Xiao Family would be deeply grateful and happily agree to end the engagement.
But now...
These people were actually looking at her like that?
"Clan Chief Xiao..."
Nalan Yanran took a deep breath, wanting to say something.
But—
Before she could speak, Ge Ye, lying on the ground, suddenly struggled to his feet. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and glared at Xiao Zhan, his face dark.
"Xiao Zhan, do you know what you're saying?"
His voice was hoarse and cold, brimming with suppressed fury.
"You dare offend Master Gu He. Aren't you afraid your Xiao Family will be—"
Before he could finish saying "wiped from the map,"
Pfft!
Ge Ye was struck as if by another crushing blow. His whole body flew backward and slammed hard into the ground, blood gushing from his mouth!
This time, the blow was even heavier than before!
Medicine Elder slowly withdrew his gaze, his tone as calm as still water.
"Pill King Gu He?"
A cold smile curled his lips.
"What is he, anyway?"
"Before this venerable one, he's nothing but an ant."
His voice wasn't loud, but it boomed in everyone's hearts like a clap of thunder.
The hall fell utterly silent.
Everyone stared blankly at Medicine Elder, their eyes filled with shock.
Pill King Gu He...
One of the Ten Great Experts of the Jia Ma Empire...
In this old man's mouth, he was nothing but an "ant"?
Ge Ye lay sprawled on the ground, his eyes full of terror and bewilderment.
He wanted to argue, to roar, but found that he couldn't even speak.
But—
What shocked him even more was yet to come.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Medicine Elder casually waved his hand, and several pellets immediately floated into the air.
They were Qi Gathering Powder.
Pale green all over, they gave off a faint glow. They looked exactly like the four pellets Nalan Yanran had brought out.
But—
Judging by their quality, they were even better than the Qi Gathering Powder refined by Pill King Gu He!
A faint green radiance shimmered over their surfaces, and their medicinal fragrance was so rich it seemed almost solid!
"This... this can't be..."
Ge Ye's eyes widened, his face full of horror.
As an elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, he knew a thing or two about pills.
The quality of this Qi Gathering Powder had clearly surpassed Master Gu He's work!
"You... who exactly are you?"
Ge Ye's voice trembled, and his whole body shook.
To casually bring out pills of this quality, and to seriously wound him with a single sentence...
This old man's identity was definitely no ordinary one!
Nalan Yanran's pretty face had also changed dramatically.
At last, she realized something was wrong.
This mysterious old man's identity seemed far beyond anything she had imagined.
And then there were the looks the Xiao Family members had given her earlier...
Those looks had clearly held a trace of oddness, a trace of amusement, as if they were anticipating something.
A sense of foreboding suddenly rose in Nalan Yanran's heart.
She bit her lip, took a deep breath, and forced down her unease. Then she cupped her hands toward Medicine Elder.
"I haven't yet asked your name, Senior?"
Medicine Elder gave a cold laugh and glanced at her indifferently.
"Little girl, let alone you—"
He paused, his tone carrying a hint of disdain.
"Even your Misty Cloud Sect's founder has no right to know my name."
Nalan Yanran was slightly taken aback.
Then she shook her head.
She didn't believe it.
What kind of status did the Misty Cloud Sect's founder have?
This old man was powerful, but to say that even the sect's founder had no right to know his name...
That was far too exaggerated.
She looked deeply at Medicine Elder, then at Xiao Yan, and a thought suddenly came to her.
If this old man really was so powerful, why had Xiao Yan become a good-for-nothing?
Was there some hidden reason behind it?
"Then may I ask, Senior..."
Nalan Yanran's gaze flickered as she spoke again.
"What is your relationship with Xiao Yan?"
At her words, the atmosphere in the hall shifted slightly.
Everyone's eyes fell on Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan's lips lifted faintly, and at last he slowly rose to his feet.
He looked calmly at Nalan Yanran, his gaze as if she were a clown putting on a show.
"He's my teacher."
Xiao Yan's voice wasn't loud, but it rang clearly in everyone's ears.
Nalan Yanran's pupils contracted slightly.
Teacher?
This mysterious old man was Xiao Yan's teacher?
A hard-to-describe feeling suddenly welled up in Nalan Yanran's heart.
There was shock, and confusion.
With a teacher like that, why had Xiao Yan still been a good-for-nothing after three years of cultivation?
But—
Before she could think it through,
in the next instant!
Xiao Yan stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze calm as still water.
"Nalan Yanran."
"Our engagement was arranged by our grandparents. I, Xiao Yan, never took it to heart."
"If you'd come to discuss it properly, I wouldn't have objected to ending the engagement."
"But—"
His tone suddenly turned cold.
"You came to my door today with people from the Misty Cloud Sect, throwing your weight around and trying to tempt us with benefits, without the slightest regard for my Xiao Family's dignity."
"Such arrogance and discourtesy, such a lofty air—honestly, it's nauseating."
Nalan Yanran's face turned pale. She opened her mouth, wanting to defend herself.
But Xiao Yan didn't give her the chance.
"Today—"
He spoke each word like thunder.
"It's not you, Nalan Yanran, who's breaking off the engagement. It's me, Xiao Yan—"
"Who is divorcing you!"
As the words rang out, the entire hall seemed to freeze.
Nalan Yanran stared at Xiao Yan, eyes wide with disbelief.
Divorcing her?
He said... divorcing her?
She, Nalan Yanran, the Misty Cloud Sect's heaven-blessed genius, the Jia Ma Empire's number-one beauty...
Had just been divorced by a good-for-nothing with Three-Stage Dou Qi?
"You... what did you say?"
Nalan Yanran's voice trembled, her eyes full of disbelief.
But—
The only answer was the terrifying aura that suddenly erupted from Xiao Yan!
Boom!
Crimson Dou Qi surged out of Xiao Yan's body!
It was so powerful that it instantly formed a pair of enormous flaming wings!
They spanned more than three meters, were crimson all over, and radiated a pressure that made the heart tremble!
Dou Qi transforming into wings!
The mark of a Dou Wang!
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