Yun Yun's Shock, Xiao Ze's Importance!

Nalan Yanran suddenly spoke up. She looked at Xiao Ze before her, seemingly having something to say to him.

Xiao Ze's expression and reaction were incredibly calm as he just watched Nalan Yanran in silence.

He waited for her to continue.

"You know that I am a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect, and my teacher is the Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun, a powerful Dou Emperor."

"Our Misty Cloud Sect is a super sect within the Jia Ma Empire."

"Throughout the entire empire, everyone who mentions our Misty Cloud Sect holds it in high esteem. Furthermore, we possess the most top-tier cultivation resources in the Jia Ma Empire."

"Xiao Ze, your talent is quite good, even to the point where I feel inferior. Therefore, if you remain in this tiny Wutan City, it will only hinder your cultivation potential."

"If you are interested, I can recommend you for entry into the Misty Cloud Sect."

"On the day of the annulment, I once promised to recommend your brother, Xiao Yan, to join the Misty Cloud Sect for training, but he was ignorant of what was good for him and gave it up for the sake of so-called face."

"I dare say that if you want to become a true powerhouse, there is no place in the entire Jia Ma Empire with a more promising future than the Misty Cloud Sect!"

Nalan Yanran said earnestly.

Xiao Ze did not hesitate for a single second; he rejected her directly.

According to his current Xiao Xuan status panel, the Misty Cloud Sect? It probably wasn't even qualified to polish his shoes.

He would never join such a tiny, insignificant sect.

That would be a true waste of his talent.

"No need, thank you for your kind intentions, but I have no interest in joining the Misty Cloud Sect. Next time, if you still wish to challenge me, I am always ready, but as for joining the Misty Cloud Sect, forget it, I have no interest!"

After Xiao Ze finished speaking, he left the area.

He left behind a stunned Nalan Yanran.

She stood rooted to the spot, unable to recover from her shock for a long time.

She never imagined that her proactive invitation for Xiao Ze to join the Misty Cloud Sect would actually be rejected.

What was wrong with these two brothers? They were more stubborn than the last, and her Misty Cloud Sect was the largest sect in the Jia Ma Empire.

Since when did the qualification to train in the Misty Cloud Sect become so worthless?

If it were anyone else, they would probably be fighting tooth and nail for the chance, even if they couldn't get in!

Half a day later, Nalan Yanran left Wutan City and was on her way back to the Jia Ma Empire.

Passing through the Magic Beast Mountain Range, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. "Teacher seems to be in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, helping me search for the Purple Spirit Crystal that can enhance my strength? I wonder if I can find her location."

After entering the Magic Beast Mountain Range, Nalan Yanran searched for Yun Yun's figure.

For several full hours, she didn't find even a trace of her.

There was no helping it; the Magic Beast Mountain Range was simply too vast, and finding Yun Yun was no easy task.

However, a moment later, she suddenly heard the sounds of intense fighting coming from the horizon.

Then, she saw Yun Yun, dressed in black robes, using Douqi Wing Manifestation to fly in the sky while engaged in a fierce battle with a lion-like magic beast.

In the end, Yun Yun was outmatched and defeated.

Nalan Yanran arrived at Yun Yun's location and called out, "Teacher!"

"Yanran, why have you come to the Magic Beast Mountain Range? It's dangerous, leave quickly!"

No sooner had Yun Yun finished speaking than she was attacked by the Amethyst Winged Lion King, forcing her to dodge in a hurry.

She grabbed Nalan Yanran and flew away, hiding inside a mountain cave.

Only after the commotion outside had subsided significantly did Yun Yun's tense heart finally relax.

She then looked at Nalan Yanran with a tone of reproach.

"Yanran, how could you come to the Magic Beast Mountain Range? Do you know how dangerous this place is? High-level magic beasts often appear here. With your strength as a Dou Practitioner, you wouldn't even be enough for these beasts to gnaw on!"

"Teacher, I..." Hearing Yun Yun's reproach, Nalan Yanran felt very aggrieved.

She had only entered the Magic Beast Mountain Range in a daze out of concern for her teacher's safety.

"Enough, since you have already entered the Magic Beast Mountain Range, there is no use saying more. I am not at ease letting you leave the mountains alone. For these next few days, you will hide in this cave. Do not act on your own until I have retrieved the Purple Spirit Crystal, lest you encounter danger," Yun Yun warned.

"Yes, Teacher!"

Nalan Yanran nodded.

Looking at her teacher, Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran had too many things she wanted to say.

First and foremost was the person Xiao Ze; she really wanted to mention him to her teacher.

Although her teacher, Yun Yun, was a powerhouse at the Dou Emperor level and the Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, to be honest, even her teacher probably couldn't have achieved such rapid, continuous breakthroughs to reach the four-star Dou Shi realm in such a short time during her own cultivation, right?

Yun Yun was aware of Nalan Yanran's trip to Wutan City to annul the engagement.

Although she did not support or approve of it, since things had already reached this point, Yun Yun did not want to say anything more.

Helping Yanran win the Three-Year Agreement was the only thing she, as a teacher, needed to do now.

That was why she had risked danger to break into the Magic Beast Mountain Range, all to seize the Purple Spirit Crystal from the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

Her goal was to help Nalan Yanran improve her strength.

"Teacher, there was something that surprised me during this trip to Wutan City. Do you remember that Xiao Yan has a younger brother? Before this, he had always been stuck at the first stage of Dou Qi," Nalan Yanran said.

For a very long time, Yun Yun had been grooming Nalan Yanran to be the future sect leader.

Naturally, Yun Yun was aware of the engagement Nalan Yanran had been bound to since childhood.

She also knew of Xiao Yan from the Xiao Family.

Although he had once been a genius youth who had broken through to become a Dou Practitioner at a young age, something had gone wrong over the last three years. His strength had stagnated and even begun to regress.

Now, three years later, he was still at the third stage of Dou Qi, having been reduced to the Xiao Family's trash.

He also had a younger brother named Xiao Ze, who seemed to be even worse off than Xiao Yan.

For many years, he had possessed only the strength of the first stage of Dou Qi.

Yun Yun did not know why Nalan Yanran would suddenly bring 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 replied, briefly explaining the situation.

She also recounted the incident of being defeated by him twice in a row.

After hearing this, Yun Yun's expression was one of astonishment.

"What? Advancing from a one-star Dou Shi to a four-star in such a short time? How did this Xiao Ze manage to improve his strength so rapidly?"

Yun Yun said, deeply shocked.

Could it be that this Xiao Ze had the assistance of an Alchemist behind him?

Otherwise, she truly could not fathom how he could improve so quickly in a small place like Wutan City.

"Yanran, you just said that you invited him to join our Misty Cloud Sect, is that right?"

"You did the right thing. Based on what you just told me, this Xiao Ze seems to have immense talent."

"I never expected him to be a late bloomer," 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.

In the Jia Ma Empire, who wouldn't want to join their Misty Cloud Sect to cultivate?

Xiao Ze had actually refused?

And he had refused twice? Did he really look down on their Misty Cloud Sect that much?

Wutan City, Xiao Family.

At that moment, lines of text suddenly appeared before Xiao Ze on his system interface.