Nalan Yanran suddenly spoke up. She looked at Xiao Ze before her as if she had something to say to him.
Xiao Ze's expression and reaction remained utterly calm as he quietly watched Nalan Yanran.
Waiting for her to continue.
"You know that I'm a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect, and my teacher is Yun Yun, the sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect—a Dou Emperor powerhouse."
"Our Misty Cloud Sect is also a super sect within the Jia Ma Empire."
"Throughout the entire empire, everyone speaks of our Misty Cloud Sect with reverence. Moreover, our sect possesses the finest cultivation resources in the Jia Ma Empire."
"Xiao Ze, your talent is exceptional. Even I feel somewhat inferior to you. So if you remain in this tiny Wutan City, you'll only waste your cultivation talent."
"If you're interested, I can recommend you for admission into the Misty Cloud Sect."
"On the day I broke off the engagement, I promised to recommend your brother, Xiao Yan, to study at the Misty Cloud Sect. But he failed to appreciate the favor and gave it up for the sake of so-called pride."
"I dare say that if you wish to become a true powerhouse, nowhere in the entire Jia Ma Empire offers better prospects than the Misty Cloud Sect!"
Nalan Yanran spoke earnestly.
Xiao Ze did not hesitate for even a second. He rejected her outright.
With Xiao Xuan's current panel, the Misty Cloud Sect? It probably was not even qualified to carry his shoes.
He had no intention of joining such a tiny, third-rate sect.
That would be the real waste of his talent.
"No need. Thank you for the offer, but I have no interest whatsoever in joining the Misty Cloud Sect. If you still want to challenge me next time, I'll accompany you anytime. But as for joining the Misty Cloud Sect, forget it. I'm not interested!"
After saying that, Xiao Ze left.
Leaving behind a stunned Nalan Yanran.
She stood there, unable to recover from her shock for a long time.
She had never expected that her personal invitation for Xiao Ze to join the Misty Cloud Sect would be rejected.
What was wrong with these two brothers? Each one was more stubborn than the last. Their Misty Cloud Sect was the greatest sect in the Jia Ma Empire.
Since when had the chance to cultivate at the Misty Cloud Sect become so worthless?
If it were anyone else, they would probably fight tooth and nail for the opportunity, yet still fail to get in!
Half a day later, Nalan Yanran left Wutan City. On her way back to the Jia Ma Empire—
As she passed through the Magic Beast Mountain Range, she suddenly stopped. "Teacher seems to be in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, searching for Purple Spirit Crystal that can increase my strength? I wonder if I can find where she is."
After entering the Magic Beast Mountain Range, Nalan Yanran searched for Yun Yun.
For several full hours, she did not find even a trace of her.
There was no helping it. The Magic Beast Mountain Range was simply too vast; finding Yun Yun was no easy task.
But a moment later, intense sounds of battle suddenly rang out from the horizon.
Then she saw Yun Yun, dressed in black robes, flying through the sky with Douqi Wing Manifestation as she engaged in a fierce battle with a lion-like magical beast.
In the end, Yun Yun was outmatched and defeated.
Nalan Yanran arrived where Yun Yun was and called out, "Teacher!"
"Yanran, why have you come to the Magic Beast Mountain Range? It's dangerous—leave quickly!"
Just as Yun Yun finished speaking, she was attacked by the Amethyst Winged Lion King and hurriedly dodged.
She grabbed Nalan Yanran and flew into a cave to hide.
Only after the commotion outside gradually subsided did Yun Yun finally relax her tense heart.
Then she looked at Nalan Yanran reproachfully.
"Yanran, why did you come to the Magic Beast Mountain Range? Do you know how dangerous this place is? High-level magical beasts often appear here. With your strength as a Dou Zhe, you probably wouldn't even leave enough bones for these magical beasts to gnaw on!"
"Teacher, I..." Hearing Yun Yun's reproachful tone, Nalan Yanran felt wronged as well.
She had entered the Magic Beast Mountain Range in a daze only because she was worried about her teacher's safety.
"Forget it. Since you're already in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, there's no use saying any more. I won't feel at ease letting you leave the mountains alone. For the next few days, stay hidden in this cave. Until I obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal, you must not act on your own, lest you encounter danger," Yun Yun warned.
"Yes, Teacher!"
Nalan Yanran nodded.
Looking at her teacher, Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran had far too many things she wanted to say.
First and foremost was Xiao Ze. She very much wanted to mention him to Yun Yun.
Although her teacher Yun Yun was a Dou Emperor-level powerhouse and the sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect—
To be honest, even her teacher probably could not have achieved consecutive breakthroughs and reached the realm of a four-star Dou Shi in such a short time when she was cultivating back then, right?
Yun Yun knew about Nalan Yanran's trip to Wutan City to break off the engagement.
Though she did not support or approve of it, since things had already come to this, Yun Yun did not wish to say anything more.
Helping Yanran win the Three-Year Agreement was what she, as her teacher, needed to do now.
That was why she had risked danger and entered the Magic Beast Mountain Range to seize the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Purple Spirit Crystal.
All to help Yanran increase her strength.
"Teacher, something happened during this trip to Wutan City that surprised me. Do you remember that Xiao Yan has a younger brother? Before, he had always possessed only one stage of Dou Qi," Nalan Yanran said.
For a long time, Yun Yun had raised Nalan Yanran as the future sect leader.
Naturally, she knew about the engagement Nalan Yanran had made since childhood.
She also knew of Xiao Yan from the Xiao Family.
Though he had once been a genius youth who broke through to the Dou Zhe realm at a young age—
Over the past three years, for reasons unknown, his strength had stagnated and even begun to continuously decline.
Now, three years later, he was still at the third stage of Dou Qi and had become the Xiao Family's disgrace.
And he had a younger brother named Xiao Ze, who seemed to be even weaker than Xiao Yan.
For many years, he had possessed only one stage of Dou Qi.
Yun Yun did not know why Yanran had suddenly brought up Xiao Ze's name.
Could it be that his Dou Qi strength had improved? Had he reached the second stage of Dou Qi?
Nalan Yanran answered, briefly explaining the situation.
As well as how she had lost to him twice in a row.
Yun Yun's expression was filled with surprise after hearing this.
"What? In such a short time, he advanced from a one-star Dou Shi to four stars? How did this Xiao Ze manage to increase his strength so quickly?"
Yun Yun spoke in shock.
Could it be that Xiao Ze had an Alchemist assisting him behind the scenes?
Otherwise, she truly could not understand how he could improve so quickly in a tiny place like Wutan City.
"Yanran, you just said that you invited him to join our Misty Cloud Sect, correct?"
"You did the right thing. From what you just told me, this Xiao Ze seems to possess formidable talent."
"I never expected him to be the type whose efforts would finally bear fruit," Yun Yun said.
Nalan Yanran replied, "But Teacher, he refused."
"What? He refused to join our Misty Cloud Sect?" Yun Yun thought she had misheard.
Within the Jia Ma Empire, who did not wish to join the Misty Cloud Sect to cultivate?
Xiao Ze had actually refused?
And he had even refused twice? Did he truly look down on their Misty Cloud Sect so much?
At the Xiao Family in Wutan City.
At that moment, Xiao Ze suddenly saw several lines of text appear on the system before him.
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