At those words, Mu Yan scoffed. "What does the Gold and Jade Sect amount to? Before my Kunlun Holy Land, it's nothing but an ant!"
He dared to say such things because he believed in his master's heaven-shaking might!
His master could turn his innate fire Spirit Root into a Flame Spirit Saint Physique, and could conjure a vast, sprawling palace complex with a mere raise of his hand.
That feat alone told him that his master was truly unfathomable!
Moreover, the cultivation method his master casually tossed out was emperor-grade, which showed that even emperor-grade cultivation methods meant little to him.
Never mind the Gold and Jade Sect-could even those holy lands that had existed for millions or tens of millions of years be so generous?
Comparing a mere Gold and Jade Sect to the Kunlun Holy Land?
It was simply an insult to the Kunlun Holy Land!
"Hahaha, I hope what you say is true. According to the news I've received, your fiancée, Gu Yingluo, is already a core disciple of the Gold and Jade Sect, holding a position of great importance!"
"What's more, a descendant of one of the Gold and Jade Sect's higher-ups has taken a fancy to your fiancée, Gu Yingluo!"
"The Gu Household also intends to match Gu Yingluo with that higher-up's son. Your reputation as trash has already made the Gu Household give up on you completely!"
"According to the news I received from the Gu Household, Gu Yingluo will bring that higher-up's son to the Mu Household to break off the engagement in the next few days!"
The grand elder's smile held undisguised mockery and ridicule. He knew that Mu Yan bore resentment toward the Mu Household and could no longer be treated as one of their own.
He might as well watch the show and see how Mu Yan would contend with the Gold and Jade Sect.
Although Mu Yan praised the Kunlun Holy Land so lavishly that flowers might rain from the heavens, if it truly came up against the Gold and Jade Sect, he did not believe the Kunlun Holy Land deserved to be mentioned in the same breath!
Sure enough, Mu Yan's expression changed upon hearing the news.
He and his fiancée, Gu Yingluo, had always shared a close bond, but after he became trash, although Gu Yingluo had said nothing, the Gu Household had long since grown dissatisfied.
Last year, Gu Yingluo had successfully entered the Gold and Jade Sect and become a core disciple.
The Gu Household looked down on Mu Yan, who was trash, even more!
But he had never expected that Gu Yingluo would actually come to break off the engagement!
"Impossible! Yingluo and I will never part!" Mu Yan said angrily.
The grand elder laughed heartily. "Then just wait and see. The engagement will be broken off in the next few days!"
Looking at his gloating old face, Mu Yan clenched his fists in anger.
If anyone could still affect his state of mind, his father was one, and Yingluo was the other.
"Fine! Then I'll wait! I don't believe Yingluo really wants to break off our engagement!"
Mu Yan declared loudly.
Over a thousand li from the Mu Household, an exceedingly luxurious flying pleasure barge was heading toward it.
Pulling the flying pleasure barge were four Azure-Scaled Eagles with broad wings, whose strength had already reached the peak Foundation Establishment Realm!
Wherever the flying pleasure barge passed, it attracted considerable attention.
Quite a few people with ill intentions also had designs on the flying pleasure barge, but once they saw the four peak Foundation Establishment Realm Azure-Scaled Eagles, they hesitated!
Then, upon seeing the Gold and Jade Sect's distinctive emblem on the side of the flying pleasure barge, everyone who had intended to rob it backed away.
In the Azure Heaven Region, the Gold and Jade Sect wielded immense influence. Its sect master had reached the Void Refinement Realm, and the sect had existed for tens of thousands of years, possessing deep reserves.
It was said that several ancestors of even more terrifying strength slumbered in the forbidden grounds on the mountain behind the Gold and Jade Sect!
Judging by the flying pleasure barge's luxurious appearance, whoever was inside had to hold a high position within the sect.
Anyone who dared provoke such a person was not far from death!
Inside the flying pleasure barge were a man and a woman.
The man was handsome, dashing, and tall, while the woman was born with immortal skin and jade bones, her whole body giving off a faint glow like a fairy descended to the mortal world.
"Yingluo, this third-grade Crimson Blood Pill can strengthen Qi and Blood and is extremely effective at tempering the body. I paid quite a price to get it from the storehouse!"
The man took out a pill and offered it to Gu Yingluo, eager to please her.
Yet Gu Yingluo's response was exceedingly cold. Without even bothering to give him another look, she said, "Jin Hao, there's no need to give me something so precious."
The man's name was Jin Hao, and he was the son of the Gold and Jade Sect's sect master.
Gu Yingluo loathed Jin Hao, but she could not make it too obvious.
After becoming a core disciple of the Gold and Jade Sect, she had thought she would soar straight into the heavens.
Yet she had never expected that this would mark the beginning of her nightmare!
Jin Hao had taken a fancy to her and frequently used the privileges of his status to harass her.
Although she had already rejected him clearly, not only had Jin Hao refused to give up, he had grown even worse, publicly declaring that she was already his woman!
Gu Yingluo was utterly disgusted by this and had warned him repeatedly not to spout nonsense, but it had done no good at all.
Within the Gold and Jade Sect, her fellow disciples already took it for granted that she was Jin Hao's woman!
What made Gu Yingluo feel even more powerless was that after her lineage learned of this, rather than understanding her, they told her to please Jin Hao!
They had even pressured her to come to the Mu Household to break off the engagement!
Despite her utter unwillingness, under the combined pressure of the Gold and Jade Sect and her lineage, Gu Yingluo could only take things one step at a time!
I wonder how Brother Mu Yan is doing now. Has he been living well?
Thinking of how the former genius had become trash known far and wide, she knew that proud young man must have suffered a terrible blow.
Gu Yingluo's heart ached for him, but there was nothing she could do.
Seeing Gu Yingluo's cold attitude, Jin Hao knew this woman must be thinking about that piece of trash again!
"Yingluo, you're a core disciple with limitless prospects. In the future, you could even become one of the sect's higher-ups. Some people are destined to be unworthy of walking by your side."
"But I'm different. I can stay with you forever, and even give you a higher position!"
"Your lineage's elders have their reasons for asking you to break off the engagement. Don't overthink it. I'll sweep away every obstacle for you!"
Jin Hao spoke gently and confidently.
He had also heard about that worthless fiancé of Gu Yingluo's.
Never mind that Mu Yan had already become trash-even if Mu Yan could still cultivate, Jin Hao would not have thought anything of him.
How could a mere youth from a small lineage deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as a noble young master of exalted birth like him?
Gu Yingluo did not answer.
She had to find a chance to make things clear to Mu Yan: even if she had to leave the Gold and Jade Sect, she would never break off their engagement!
Having met with a rebuff, Jin Hao did not particularly mind. He was already used to her coldness.
However, his desire to kill Mu Yan grew even stronger!
Once I kill that brat, what else can that bitch Gu Yingluo do? Won't she obediently become a bitch beneath my crotch then?
Perhaps killing off the entire Mu Household would save more trouble?
He thought to himself.
The presence of the Golden Core Realm second layer continuously seeped out of Jin Hao's body, making even Gu Yingluo beside him exceedingly wary.
At just twenty years old, Jin Hao had already reached the Golden Core Realm second layer. Although the Gold and Jade Sect's various heavenly materials and earthly treasures had contributed to this,
his own talent was also quite good!
Gu Yingluo grew even more worried.
Brother Mu Yan is no match for Jin Hao at all. What can I possibly do to keep him safe?
Gu Yingluo's thoughts were a tangled mess. She had never felt as helpless as she did now.
After a long journey, they finally arrived at the Mu Household!
Four Azure-Scaled Eagles with powerful presences pulled the enormous, luxurious flying pleasure barge into the sky above the Mu Household, putting everyone there on alert.
The moment they arrived, Mu Yan, who had been cultivating in seclusion at the Mu Household, sensed a familiar presence. It was his fiancée's!
Have you finally come? Yingluo, what will your own choice be?
Mu Yan rose, left his room, and walked outside.