Volume Five: A World of Boundless Possibilities - The Saint Realm's Ninth Rank (Part One)

Nangong Jue had been overseeing the mining of the Saint Stone Mine on Wei Shandong's planet. Since Luo Qian had gone treasure hunting on Feng Feitian's planet, he sent Tie E to Wei Shandong's planet to take Nangong Jue's place and bring him back.

On the steps, a man in white robes smiled at Luo Qian and said amiably, "My friend, this Cloud Pavilion Hall is a little surprise I prepared for Feitian. Could you keep it secret when you return?" Luo Qian frowned. Nangong Jue had called it: the man was already calling her "Feitian." No, he needed a pet name even more sickeningly sweet than that.

Luo Qian's eyes darted. "Well, my Tian'er doesn't like white. I doubt she'll be pleasantly surprised, but don't worry, she won't be frightened either. Once you're gone, I'll help you tear it down so it doesn't scare my darling!" The man's expression changed sharply. Before he could speak, Nangong Jue, standing behind Luo Qian, could no longer hold back. "Boss, could you be any more nauseating? A gentleman keeps his feelings tucked away, ready but unreleased. I'm about to throw up..." Luo Qian glared at him, and Nangong Jue ducked his head and retreated.

The white-robed young master snorted. "My friend, you must know your limits. As the first Peerless Saint in six hundred years, Feitian has boundless prospects. Why must you hold her back?" Luo Qian's interest was immediately piqued. "Oh? From the sound of it, your family has the power to help her?" The young master smiled faintly and affected modesty. "I wouldn't go that far. My father is one of the Twelve Stewards of the Saint Court."

The Saint Court's structure resembled a tribe's. It had no princes or ministers; power rested with the Four Grand Elders and the