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Chapter 340 – The Contest Between the Sacred Leaders
There existed a huge gap between the Xiantian Realm and the Martial Emperor Realm, similar to the difference between an ordinary human and a cultivator.
Only those who had achieved the Martial Emperor Realm could be considered to be embarking on the journey into the Martial World.
Meanwhile, as the nine hundred and ninety-nine zhang stormy clouds took shape, Qin Nan had no doubt become the single focus of attention on the entire Duanmu Peak!
“Come at me Tribulation!”
Qin Nan’s blood rumbled vigorously, as if immeasurable battle intent was emitted while acting in harmony with the Dragon-Lined Golden Core!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Waves of lightning sparks descended continuously from the nine hundred and ninety-nine zhang stormy cloud like a thunderstorm, which encapsulated the entire dojo within a purple glow.
In the midst of the ferocious thunder, the Dragon-Lined Golden Core emitted a brighter glow instead, while remaining unharmed, as if it was currently in the midst of a baptism!
“Martial Emperor Core solidify!”
Qin Nan thunderously uttered.
To everyone’s surprise, the Dragon-Lined Golden Core ascended straight at the stormy cloud, shattering the rays of lightning and collided with the nine hundred and ninety-nine zhang stormy cloud, causing it to break into pieces.
Shoosh!
A Martial Emperor Realm force burst out from the Dragon-Lined Golden Core like a hurricane, which continued to grow stronger.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
At that instant, a tremendous change occurred in Qin Nan’s cultivation.
First-layer Martial Emperor Realm!
Second-layer Martial Emperor Realm!
Third-layer Martial Emperor Realm!
His cultivation finally stabilized after reaching the tenth-layer Martial Emperor Realm.
“The Art of Heart Calming and Demon-Expelling!”
Qin Nan currently possessed an imperious aura, as the Divine Sense in his mind rapidly expanded all of a sudden, which gradually came to an end after reaching nine hundred and ninety-nine zhang. In the meantime, the Art of Heart Calming and Demon Expelling emitted a soft thud, which appeared to be a breakthrough as it had now reached the Perfection Stage!
Buzz!
Behind Qin Nan, countless blurry figures of beasts appeared and blended with one another into a giant bell emitting a buzzing sound. Each buzz was capable of shattering all external disturbances immediately, resulting in a tremendous power!
“My Saber Intent!”
Qin Nan uttered a loud roar.
Since he had placed all of his will into the Dragon-Lined Golden Core, which had successfully experienced a breakthrough, apart from his cultivation, his Martial Skills and Techniques were also leveled up through the baptism!
Shoosh!
A hint of Saber Intent was accumulated on Qin Nan’s body, resulting in a shocking strength, which appeared to have surpassed the Arcane Realm and reached the Force Accumulating Realm!
What was the Force Accumulating Realm?
A single slash was able to accumulate the force of the Heavens and Earth!
“Left eye of the Divine God of Battle!”
An endless glow burst out from Qin Nan’s left eye, which grew stronger into a golden flame and swayed according to the flow of the wind.
The left eye of the Divine God of Battle was the Divine God of Battle’s body part after all. It was impossible for it to level up with the mere breakthrough of Qin Nan’s Inner Core. That being said, its observational ability was improved tremendously due to the breakthrough.
“My will!”
Qin Nan wore a stern look on his face.
In his body, his blood emitted a series of loud explosions, which seemed to be forming a large formation, as if it was trying to evolve into a unique type of blood.
Previously, after obtaining the left eye of the Divine God of Battle, this unique blood was formed inside Qin Nan’s body, but it had been too faint to be noticed. However, it had now begun to grow. Although Qin Nan had no idea what power it possessed, he could feel his blood boiling with stronger battle intent!
“And the last step, Blazing Sun Golden Armor Body Technique!”
With a shoosh, Qin Nan’s hair was engulfed in golden flames all of a sudden. Following this, his neck, his shoulders, his chest, his arms, etc. were engulfed in flames too, as if his whole figure had turned into a man of fire.
BANG!
An explosion took place on Qin Nan’s body, which formed a golden blazing armor-plate covering his entire figure.
Shoosh!
On his back, a five-zhang-long burning golden cloak could be seen dancing in mid-air due to the wind, resulting in a majestic appearance.
DANG!
A loud clash was heard coming from the sky, as if the Heavens and Earth were celebrating.
At that instant, with the armor-plate, the rumbling Saber Intent, and the dancing cloak, Qin Nan’s aura turned exceedingly imperious, as if a god of battle was standing between the Heavens and Earth!
The eyes of the Peak Leaders, the envoys, and the geniuses were filled with deep astonishment upon witnessing this.
What kind of monster was this!
His cultivation, Martial Skills, etc. had all skyrocketed to the peak of Martial Emperor Realm!
Besides that, the rumbling force and the imperious aura from his body were nothing expected to be coming from a Martial Emperor—he was more like a Martial Dominator!
However, they had entirely no clue as to the troubles he had gone through.
Qin Nan had encountered tremendous difficulties when he had attempted to level up to the Martial Emperor Realm, in which his Inner Core had almost shattered to pieces. Following this, he consumed a great amount of resources for his Inner Core to recover and further refined it; he had even merged it with the will of his left eye of the Divine God of Battle and the Chaos Qi.
As a result, he was able to soar into the skies instantly after having a breakthrough!
“Golden Core, withdraw!”
With a loud roar, the Dragon-Lined Golden Core in mid-air instantly descended and entered Qin Nan’s body, causing his entire aura to be completed.
Not a single sign of joy could be seen on Qin Nan’s face. Under the crowd’s gaze, he sat down with his legs crossed, as the golden blazing cloak floated in the air.
Although he had succeeded in having a breakthrough, the improvement was far too great. Therefore, his first priority now was to stabilize his Golden Core, his flesh etc.
Hu!
After Qin Nan calmed his thoughts, the steady pace of his breathing turned incredibly thunderous in the ears of the crowd.
The Heavens and Earth were immersed in dead silence; not a single sound could be heard apart from Qin Nan’s breathing.
At this stage, even the Peak Leaders were lost for words.
A mere Xiantian Realm presence causing such a shocking scene when leveling up to the Martial Emperor Realm. Who in the lower district could match his talent?
Even Tang Qingshan himself did not trigger such a terrifying scene before!
“Snatch him!”
A blasting roar broke the silence of Duanmu Peak all of a sudden.
The one uttering the roar was none other than Peak Leader Luo!
The Peak Leaders and the envoys of the Feiyang Sacred Area finally collected their thoughts as their expressions turned ferocious like a pack of starving wolves, while executing specific abilities aiming to grab Qin Nan’s figure, together with five li of the land surrounding him!
“Assholes!”
Peak Leader Duanmu went enraged.
The same went for the Peak Leaders and the envoys of the Qinglong Sacred Area.
In just the blink of an eye, without any signal, an epic battle took place straight away.
The battle was different than the previous one; although no one planned to murder anyone, most of the Peak Leaders began to execute their strongest abilities, causing massive destruction to the place.
All for the sake of acquiring Qin Nan!
Are you kidding me; someone who managed to attract nine hundred and ninety-nine Dao-Seeking Fish and formed a Dragon-Lined Golden Core that triggered a nine hundred and ninety-nine zhang Tribulation—how could they let a peerless genius like him go!
We must acquire Qin Nan today!
If Qin Nan ended up joining our Sacred Area, it’s most likely that our Sacred Area would have a brilliant future if nothing went wrong!
At that instant, the entire Duanmu Peak turned dark all of a sudden, as an imperious aura encapsulated several thousands li from above.
A voice that felt like it was coming from above the Nine Heavens exploded.
“Qin Nan belongs to us Feiyang Sacred Area!”
The Sacred Leader of the Feiyang Sacred Area had arrived!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
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Chapter 341 – Who Won?
In the two Sacred Areas, a person’s rank was classified into the disciples, the custodians, the envoys, the Peak Leaders, and above all was the Sacred Leader.
The two Sacred Leaders of the two Sacred Areas were considered the strongest presences in the lower district, whose cultivations had surpassed the Martial Highness Realm and reached the Martial Sacred Realm!
Those who had reached the Martial Highness Realm were capable of ruling an area even in the upper district, and a Martial Sacred Realm expert would be a powerful authority in the upper district!
Most of the time, the two Sacred Leaders were always in seclusion, and it was extremely rare to meet them. They would only show themselves if their Sacred Area was threatened by a grave danger, or if a new Peak Leader was appointed.
However, the Sacred Leader of the Feiyang Sacred Area had personally arrived here after traveling tens of thousands of li, just to recruit a disciple!
“Shit!”
The faces of Peak leader Duanmu, the other Peak Leaders, and the envoys instantly turned pale.
They had never expected a Sacred Leader to be here!
“Greetings Sacred Leader! HAHAHA!”
Peak Leader Luo and the others from the Feiyang Sacred Area burst out laughing and felt delighted.
Now that our Sacred Leader was here, does your Qinglong Sacred Area stand a chance against our Feiyang Sacred Area?
“Hmm.”
In the sky above Duanmu Peak, a huge figure stood in mid-air, whose face was unable to be seen. Although he did not unleash any aura, his presence alone was enough to suppress the thirty-six Peak Leaders.
The Sacred Leader of the Feiyang Sacred Area wasted no time, as he reached out his left hand and grasped in the direction of the dojo.
Following this, a giant ancient hand descended from above, which seemed like it was trying to grab the entire dojo!
“F**k…”
Peak Leaders Duanmu and the others swore as their faces reddened.
Shameless!
The Feiyang Sacred was so shameless!
Even the Sacred Leader was here to contest for the genius!
How the f**k can we even contest now!
Do we really have no choice but to witness Qin Nan being snatched away with our own eyes?
“This young lad is quite destined for our Qinglong Sacred Area; Sacred Leader Feiyang, don’t you think your behavior has crossed the line?”
At that instant, a hoarse voice could be heard.
Following this, the sixteen mountains of the Qinglong Mountain Range began to vibrate.
The giant hand that Sacred Leader Feiyang had lashed out with was instantly shattered by an invisible force.
“Sacred Leader Qinglong, did you really come out of seclusion for a mere disciple!”
The eyes of Sacred Leader Feiyang glistened.
The short sentence served as a bomb being detonated in the hearts of the crowd.
Sacred Leader Qinglong!
Even Sacred Leader Qinglong had arrived!
In other words, the birth of the peerless genius, Qin Nan, had gathered the attention of the two Sacred Leaders, who were now contesting with one another to recruit him!
“That’s not your concern. This young man will definitely have a bright future with his outstanding talents; he might even become the next Sacred Leader!” Although Sacred Leader Qinglong’s figure was nowhere to be seen, his voice echoed among the sixteen mountains, “Sacred Leader Feiyang, just like I said, this lad is destined to be with our Qinglong Sacred Area, hence he will be staying here at the Qinglong Sacred Area!”
“Destined? Destined my ass? Qinglong, I will not compromise whatsoever!”
Sacred Leader Feiyang emitted a glow as if his sight was able to penetrate the entire Qinglong Sacred Area, and locked onto Sacred Leader Qinglong’s figure. Following this, he lashed out with a slap.
“Then let’s fight!”
Sacred Leader Qinglong let out a calm laugh.
At that moment, the battle between the two Sacred Leaders took place!
However, the battle between the two Sacred Leaders was on another level entirely. Even the Peak Leaders failed to detect the attacks. They could only sense the entire Qinglong Mountain Range to be trembling slightly, with sudden twists and explosions taking place in mid-air. The occasional force that leaked out contained a destructive force, causing a chill to run down everyone’s spine!
The Peak Leaders and the envoys of the two Sacred Leaders stood still in place.
A battle between the Sacred Leaders!
How many years had it been since the two Sacred Leaders fought each other?
Most importantly, the reason they fought each other was because of a disciple who had just reached the Martial Emperor Realm moments ago!
Meanwhile, Qin Nan was unaware of what was taking place around him, as he was fully focused on observing the condition of his body.
The Dragon-Lined Golden Core had experienced a tremendous change, as the will, etc. inside it was equivalent to the strength of the Martial Emperor Realm.
Qin Nan controlled the force inside the Dragon-Lined Golden Core to thoroughly merge with his Martial Skills and his will, resulting in a complete entity combining all his power.
“Phew, it’s finally stabilized. When the trial ends, I shall spend more time settling down my cultivation and familiarizing myself with my power!”
Qin Nan mumbled to himself as he opened his eyes and glanced upward.
With a glimpse, he was given a shock. With his now-improved left eye of the Divine God of Battle, he could detect two powerful presences battling against each other high up in the sky. The force from any of their attacks could easily shatter this Duanmu Peak!
“Qin Nan is awake!”
“Look!”
“He’s done stabilizing his cultivation!”
“HAHA, Qin Nan, come and join our Feiyang Sacred Area!”
“……”
The Peak Leaders and the envoys noticed the change in Qin Nan’s strength after recovering from the shock. They instantly set their eyes on him like beasts discovering delicious food.
Shoosh! Shoosh!
At that instant, the battle taking place high up in the sky halted, as two figures descended from above.
Among the two figures, the old man with long white hair, who was wearing a blue robe and a friendly look on his face was the Sacred Leader of the Qinglong Sacred Area. The other old man who wore a golden-purple robe with wrinkles on his firm face and a pair of sharp eyes was the Sacred Leader of the Feiyang Sacred Area.
The two Sacred Leaders gazed at Qin Nan at the same time!
“Qin Nan, join our Feiyang Sacred Area!” Sacred Leader Feiyang was the first one to speak, “I’ll give you anything you want if you join the Feiyang Sacred Area!”
The short sentence thoroughly displayed the imperiousness of the Sacred Leader.
“Qinglong Sacred Area is where you belong.” Qinglong Sacred Area smilingly said. Although he did not make any promises, one would feel pleasant hearing his words.
The eyes of the Peak Leaders and the envoys of the two Sacred Areas turned fiery, as if they were going to devour Qin Nan!
“Seniors, please wait. I’ve got something to do first.”
Qin Nan suddenly spoke, while bringing his fists together.
The two Sacred Leaders and the others were stunned.
Wait?
What was there to wait for?
What was Qin Nan planning to do?
They could only see Qin Nan turning around and walking toward the crowd of geniuses, taking one step at a time until he arrived before Jiang Bilan and asked, “What do you think; are you the winner of the bet, or I am?”
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
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Chapter 342 – Deciding Where to Go
The Peak Leaders and the envoys were startled. They had not expected Qin Nan to suddenly mention the bet. As a result, they all directed their attention onto Jiang Bilan’s figure.
The two Sacred Leaders frowned slightly, but were relieved after the Peak Leaders explained to them the event that had occurred, following which smiles appeared on their faces.
This young lad is quite vengeful.
Jiang Bilan’s attractive face instantly reddened, as her body turned tensed.
She could easily tell that the authorities of the two Sacred Areas were all staring at her. The crowd of geniuses was staring at her too.
This caused her face to burn and her heart to be pierced.
What was Qin Nan implying?
Was there any doubt as to who had won the bet?
Now, thanks to his question, he had gathered the attention of the crowd onto her; was he trying to humiliate her?
As the Saintess of the Trading Alliance, Jiang Bilan was far more forbearing than ordinary people. However, due to the great sense of humiliation, she could not help but bite her lips, as she was on the verge of exploding.
I must endure it!
I’ll let him pay ten times the price in the future for humiliating me!
“Do you think I’m humiliating you?”
All of a sudden, Qin Nan spoke, as if his eyes were able to peek through Jiang Bilan’s thoughts.
Jiang Bilan was slightly stunned.
How did he know?
“You must be thinking that I could see through your thoughts.” Qin Nan nailed it once again as he said with a calm smile, “It’s simple; you are too selfish, someone who only cares about yourself, and are willing to do anything to achieve your goals. Therefore, you will think that I’m humiliating you. Of course, these are all some bullshit I came up with, I’m just trying to tell you that…”
Qin Nan paused for a moment before he said, “I’m indeed humiliating you!”
PA!
Jiang Bilan could feel a powerful slap landing on her face.
Qin Nan ended up saying all that as if he was able to read her mind, and was trying to explain his actions. However, in the end, he suddenly changed his tone and admitted he was only humiliating her.
The way he played with his words resulted in a much stronger impact to her!
“Qin Nan, you——”
Jiao Shiyi’s eyes were engulfed in flames with a murderous aura, as if he was going to spring forward any second now.
“What about me?”
Qin Nan’s eyes turned cold, “I have no plan to waste my time with a brainless idiot like you, f**k off!”
This Jiao Shiyi thinks he is worthy of challenging me?
If it weren’t because of his respectable brother Jiao Zhe, I would already have crushed him into pieces!
“Jiao Shiyi, don’t be reckless!” To everyone’s surprise, Jiang Bilan took the heat off from Jiao Shiyi as she glared at Qin Nan with her attractive eyes, “Thanks for teaching me a lesson today; here is your sword!”
Qin Nan had initially planned to punish her further, but his left eye started burning again after seeing the ancient sword, dragging his attention away.
“This sword…”
Qin Nan took the ancient sword, which began to buzz in his hand, as if it was celebrating.
Jiao Zhe wore a surprised look seeing this, as the unwillingness in his heart dissipated, while he exclaimed, “A famed sword befits a hero. My friend Qin Nan, I stumbled into this sword coincidentally in an ancient place. I’m glad that the sword is excited to be in your hands.”
“I’ve stolen this sword from you with a trick. I’ll definitely return this sword to you in the future, and I owe you a favor for lending me this sword for the time being!”
Qin Nan’s expression turned stern as he straightened his figure and brought his fists together toward Jiao Zhe.
This ancient sword was quite important to Jiao Zhe, but his act of acquiring it through the bet with Jiang Bilan was indeed something not to be proud of.
The geniuses were startled after seeing this.
Who was Qin Nan now?
The genius whom the two Sacred Leaders were fighting each other to acquire!
However, after obtaining the ancient sword, not only did Qin Nan express his gratitude to Jiao Zhe in such a serious fashion, he had even promised to owe him a favor.
It was not necessary for him to do so, but he chose to do it!
This only proved that Qin Nan was someone who emphasized treating everyone with sincerity and honesty based on how they treated him, and showed no intention of abusing his status and authority!
As a result, even the geniuses who were blaming Qin Nan previously were startled.
Did that mean that Qin Nan was the one causing the conflict between him and Jiang Bilan?
Absolutely not!
“You are being too serious with that!”
Jiao Zhe immediately replied.
Qin Nan let out a smile; his first impression of Jiao Zhe was quite agreeable. If possible, he would be willing to be friends with him.
“I shall take a look at the secrets of the ancient sword later. Now is the time to make my decision!”
Qin Nan mumbled to himself as he stored the ancient sword into his bag. He then glanced at the two Sacred Leaders.
At that instant, the atmosphere between the Peak Leaders and the envoys intensified, as the two Sacred Areas were having a face-off against each other.
Sacred Leader Feiyang wasted no time as he blurted out, “Qin Nan, once you join the Feiyang Sacred Area, I’ll give you everything you demand! I’ll kill anyone who you are not happy with! Besides, you can also become the Prospective Saint of the Feiyang Sacred Area! Once your cultivation has reached the requirement, you will then be allowed to take part in the Battle of the Saint!”
The crowd was astonished after hearing the words.
The two Sacred Areas had their own Saint.
The Saint was appointed in order to take charge of the Sacred Area in the future!
In order to become a Saint, there were two criteria to be fulfilled; a sufficiently ranked Martial Spirit and great talents in other fields!
That being said, Qin Nan was indeed qualified to be appointed as a Saint.
Sacred Leader Feiyang was not done as he continued with a thunderous tone, “Furthermore, I will also recruit you as my core disciple, and teach you everything I know!”
The Peak Leaders and the envoys were further astounded.
Sacred Leader was recruiting a disciple!
Everyone knew that the two Sacred Leaders were both Martial Sacred Realm experts, who would not easily recruit one to be their disciple.
Most importantly, Sacred Leader Feiyang had never recruited any disciple, unlike Sacred Leader Qinglong who was the master of Tang Qingshan, Peak Leader Duanmu, and Peak Leader Zhang.
At that instant, even the eyes of the envoys were filled with a hint of jealousy while glancing at Qin Nan’s figure.
This opportunity was something they hoped for even in their dreams!
Peak Leader Duanmu and the rest panicked.
Judging from Sacred Leader Feiyang’s offer, he was incredibly serious about acquiring Qin Nan.
Why did Sacred Leader Qinglong still remain silent?
“Master!”
Peak Leader Duanmu ran out of patience and blurted out.
“Hmm, don’t worry.” Sacred Leader Qinglong let out a smile and said in a friendly tone, “The offer from Sacred Leader Feiyang is indeed impressive, and I believe it’s something that our Qinglong Sacred Area could not offer. After joining the Qinglong Sacred Area, we’ll definitely appoint you as a Prospective Saint too, but as for the benefits, you will have to compete with the other disciples; your identity would not change the rules.”
Sacred Leader Feiyang’s lips curled upwards.
It seems like Qin Nan would surely choose to join the Feiyang Sacred Area now.
Since the offer I gave was way better.
Qin Nan frowned slightly. Judging based on the attitudes of the two Sacred Leaders, it appeared that the Feiyang Sacred Area was a better choice on the surface. However, the Longhu Ancestor Beast and Princess Miao Miao both decided to join Duanmu Peak without having a discussion with him, causing him to have a headache.
At that instant, the eyes of Sacred Leader Qinglong glistened as he looked at Qin Nan and said, “However, we Qinglong Sacred Area are able to answer your doubts. For example the sword in your hand, or should I say, the doubts regarding your… Martial Spirit!”
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
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Chapter 343 – Well Done
Qin Nan was shocked.
The sword in his hand?
His Martial Spirit?
Qin Nan was only attracted to the ancient sword as it was stained with the aura of the Divine God of Battle, thus he was keen to acquire it. As for his Divine battle Spirit, he had indeed encountered a problem recently; the Divine Battle Spirit could no longer level up after consuming pills, it needed something else!
But how on Earth did Sacred Leader Qinglong know all this?
Without hesitating, Qin Nan immediately unleashed his left eye of the Divine God of Battle and glanced at Sacred Leader Qinglong.
Even with a glimpse using his left eye of the Divine God of Battle, he could not detect Sacred Leader Qinglong’s aura, which felt like an ancient black hole, unable to be seen through.
“Previously, the copper mirror knew that the Divine Battle Spirit was not the Martial Spirit I was born with! But even the copper mirror could not tell the background of the Divine Battle Spirit; how did this Sacred Leader Qinglong know about it? Not to mention that I’ve never unleashed my Martial Spirit in front of him…”
Qin Nan’s body turned tense as different thoughts flashed through his mind.
Although he felt like asking more questions, Sacred Leader Qinglong would most likely not reveal the answers to him due to the current situation.
“I’ll join the Qinglong Sacred Area!”
Qin Nan could not come up with another idea after a slight ponder, thus he decided to follow Sacred Leader Qinglong’s will and join the Qinglong Sacred Area for now. It was important for him to know what Sacred Leader Qinglong knew, and why he knew all his secrets!
“What?”
Sacred Leader Feiyang was dumbfounded.
The Peak Leaders and the envoys of the Feiyang Sacred Area were stunned on the spot.
Why would Qin Nan choose to join the Qinglong Sacred Area despite the outstanding offer from their Sacred Leader?
However, they soon realized that Qin Nan most likely made his decision due to the words spoken by Sacred Leader Qinglong, thus leaving him no choice but to join the Qinglong Sacred Area.
“Qin Nan, whatever Sacred Leader Qinglong promised to give you, I can give you too; whatever he can’t give you, I can give you instead!” Sacred Leader Feiyang groaned, “Think twice before you make your choice, as it is highly possible to affect your future, even with your talents!”
“Qin Nan, do consider it again!” Peak Leader Luo blurted out.
It was extremely difficult to find a genius like Qin Nan in hundreds of years, thus he would not want to miss the chance.
“Seniors, I’ve made up my mind.” Qin Nan said while bringing his fists together, “Thanks for appreciating my talents. The Feiyang Sacred Area is a nice place, but I’ll still choose to join the Qinglong Sacred Area, as it is more suitable for me!”
Sacred Leader Qinglong’s expression remained friendly like before, as if he had already predicted this to happen.
Peak Leader Duanmu and the others from the Qinglong Sacred Area wore joyful expressions. They could now imagine the storm that Qin Nan would stir after joining the Qinglong Sacred Area.
The people of the Feiyang Sacred Area wore unpleasant faces at that instant.
They would love to have Qin Nan join their Sacred Area, but since he had already made his decision, they would not force him to change his mind.
A sharp gaze could be seen in the eyes of Sacred Leader Feiyang as he said, “Qin Nan, since you have made your choice, I will not interfere any further! That being said, from today onward, you will be the enemy of the Feiyang Sacred Area’s disciples! Whenever possible, the Feiyang Sacred Area will hunt you down with all the firepower we have! Now is your last chance to change your decision!”
Although the two Sacred Areas had been competing against each other for a long time, it was rare for a serious battle to break out between the two. After all, a battle would result in great losses for both sides.
However, no one would have expected Sacred Leader Feiyang to be fond of a mere peak Martial Emperor Realm Qin Nan.
On the other hand, it was quite reasonable too. After Qin Nan displayed his talents, if the Feiyang Sacred Area could not recruit him as a disciple, they would definitely try their best to eliminate him. Otherwise, he would serve as a great trouble to the Feiyang Sacred Area in the future.
The Peak Leaders of the Qinglong Sacred Area went enraged.
How nice!
They even start to threaten Qin Nan!
Were they not treating the Qinglong Sacred Area seriously?
However, before they could speak, Qin Nan burst out laughing all of a sudden, “Nice! That would be great! Sacred Leader Feiyang, I’ll be anticipating the arrival of the geniuses from the Feiyang Sacred Area; I hope they won’t let me down!”
After saying this, battle intent was fired into the sky from his body.
With his Dragon-Lined Golden Core being formed successfully, causing his cultivation to reach the peak of the Martial Emperor Realm, his body and meridians were extremely thirsty for battles!
Geniuses!
The more the better!
Only that was able to make him feel excited!
Sacred Leader Feiyang was stunned.
The Peak Leaders and the envoys from the Feiyang Sacred Area were astonished.
Why would a mere peak Martial Emperor Realm Qin Nan burst out laughing after being threatened by the Feiyang Sacred Area?
This guy was a f**king maniac!
“If that’s the case, let’s skip the useless bits. If you are able to emerge as an expert in the future despite being blacklisted by us of the Feiyang Sacred Area, I’ll be fairly convinced of your outstanding power!” Sacred Leader Feiyang was extraordinarily straightforward as he spoke, “You guys should stay and pick the remaining geniuses, I’ll be leaving first!”
After saying this, he took a step forward and tore the space apart, before his figure vanished into it.
He was here mainly to recruit Qin Nan. As for the other geniuses, they did not have the right for him to personally invite them to join the Feiyang Sacred Area.
“I’ll join the Feiyang Sacred Area!”
To everyone’s surprise, Jiang Bilan was the first one to speak.
“Very well!”
Even though the Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area were depressed as they did not acquire Qin Nan in the end, this Jiang Bilang’s result was only a bit weaker than the Imperial Exterminator’s, hence they would definitely welcome her.
“I’ll be joining the Feiyang Sacred Area too!”
Jiao Shiyi blurted out.
“You!”
Jiao Zhe’s expression changed slightly; his desire was to join the Qinglong Sacred Area, but it appeared that Jiao Shiyi still could not restrain himself from going crazy for Jiang Bilan’s sake.
“Then I… I’ll join the Feiyang Sacred Area!”
Jiao Zhe let out a sigh in his heart and spoke with a stern look.
“HAHA, I’ll be joining the Qinglong Sacred Area!” Sima Kong let out a hideous laugh, “With big bro Qin Nan looking after me, who would I be afraid of?”
In the selection, besides Qin Nan, the top four geniuses had made up their minds.
The people from the two Sacred Areas showed no sign of fighting one another anymore. They only argued with one another at most to contest certain candidates, causing their faces to redden. That being said, the Qinglong Sacred Area ended up giving most of the geniuses to the Feiyang Sacred Area since they had acquired Qin Nan.
After all, it was important to achieve a balance between the two Sacred Areas.
“Sacred Leader!”
Upon seeing this, Qin Nan raised his head and glanced at Sacred Leader Qinglong.
“Come with me!”
Sacred Leader Qinglong let out a calm smile and waved his arm. Following this, both their figures instantly disappeared.
However, nobody knew that high up in the sky above, since the selection of the two Sacred Areas had taken place, a huge object had been witnessing the events taking place at the Qinglong Sacred Area.
No one could detect its presence, even the two Sacred Leaders had failed to do so too!
It was the Martial Serendipity Pavilion!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
**Chapter sponsored with thanks to Alucard**
Chapter 345 – The Worries After Becoming Famous
The object was smaller than half of a palm. Although its shape was not perfectly round, its surface was smooth and shiny, as if it was made of a droplet of water.
With a glance using his left eye of the Divine God of Battle, Qin Nan could sense a powerful force of the Heavens and Earth inside the object; it was nothing he had seen before.
“This is a Primary Stone.” Sacred Leader Qinglong said, “This object right here is the reason why most of the cultivators desire to proceed to the upper district after acquiring a certain level of strength. I will not reveal its specific uses, since the upper district has sealed the lower district off to prevent these objects from being transported to the lower district, thus it’s incredibly rare here in the lower district.
“Primary Stone?”
Qin Nan instinctively reached out his hand to take it, but Sacred Leader Qinglong stored the Primary Stone away and smilingly said, “Oh Qin Nan, this Primary Stone is incredibly precious and valuable. You have to work hard yourself to acquire them.”
“……”
Qin Nan’s face turned dark.
Previously this Sacred Leader Qinglong emphasized that he was the friendliest person in the entire world.
But now, he was not willing to give me a piece of a Primary Stone.
On the other hand, Qin Nan let out a sigh of relief in his heart. His instinct was on point—he had managed to learn what the Divine Battle Spirit needed for the next level up after arriving at the two Sacred Areas.
As long as he knew what it was now, he would find a way to acquire them regardless of their rarity.
“Sacred Leader Qinglong, I’ll be excusing myself now!”
Qin Nan spoke no further as he turned around to leave the place. In Qin Nan’s eyes, this Sacred Leader was too secretive. Although Qin Nan was convinced that he would not harm him, he did not like this feeling of being unable to know the truth while his secrets were all exposed.
“Hang on a sec.” A stern look appeared on Sacred Leader Qinglong’s face as he spoke in a dull tone, “Qin Nan, once again, I’ll tell you everything after you reach the peak of the Martial Ancestor Realm! When that happens, you will know how shocking this secret is!”
After saying these words, Sacred Leader took out a badge as a smile appeared on his wrinkled face, “This badge is an identity badge that I specifically prepared with the name ‘Duan Qing’. You will be needing a different identity during your time here at the Qinglong Sacred Area.”
“Huh?”
Qin Nan did not expect the Sacred Leader to act in such a serious manner while giving him an identity badge.
Why would I need a different identity?
Despite being confused, Qin Nan did not reject it. After putting the badge away and hesitating for a moment, he replied, “I believe that it won’t take me long to reach the peak of the Martial Ancestor Realm. Do remember your promise when the time comes.”
“Of course!”
Sacred Leader Qinglong let out a smile and waved his sleeves, resulting in a force which teleported Qin Nan away from the place.
After Qin Nan left, the entire residence turned silent.
The smile on Peak Leader Qinglong’s face gradually dissipated and was replaced by a hint of fatigue. He no longer looked like a Martial Sacred Realm expert, but rather an aging old man.
“Sigh.”
Following Sacred Leader Qinglong’s sigh, the entire residence experienced a tremendous change. The blossoming flowers swiftly wilted, as the aura of death filled the place.
“My time is running short. I hope you will achieve the Martial Ancestor Realm as soon as possible; that would be best…”
Sacred Leader Qinglong mumbled to himself before he turned utterly silent, as if he had transformed into a statue.
……
……
Shoosh!
Qin Nan’s figure reappeared at the dojo on Duanmu Peak.
At that instant, countless gazes landed straight onto his figure.
While Qin Nan was brought away by Sacred Leader Qinglong, the selection of the two Sacred Areas had come to an end. The people of the Feiyang Sacred Area had left the scene, while the Peak Leaders and the envoys of the other mountains brought the freshly recruited disciples back to their mountains.
On the other hand, the envoys, custodians, and disciples of Duanmu Peak were utterly joyful after knowing that Qin Nan had joined their Duanmu Peak, and had decided to wait for his return.
As soon as Qin Nan appeared, the envoys, custodians, and disciples of Duanmu Peak surrounded him in a rapid fashion.
“Wow, Junior Brother Qin Nan, you have definitely made the right choice to join Duanmu Peak!”
“HAHAHA, Junior Brother Qin Nan, if you encounter any troubles, feel free to look for me!”
“I won’t say anything else, but if those bastards of the Feiyang Sacred Area dare to touch you, I’ll slap them to death!”
“Junior Brother Qin Nan, we’ll be having a feast for you, let’s have a fun time drinking together!”
“……”
The Qinglong Sacred Area had sixteen mountains in total. Each mountain had their own Peak Leaders, envoys, custodians, and disciples. They would usually mind their own business, and compete with one another sometimes.
Although Qin Nan’s cultivation was only at the peak of the Martial Emperor Realm now, he was considered the ace and the pride of Duanmu Peak. The envoys, custodians, and disciples of Duanmu Peak, despite the fact that some of them were jealous of Qin Nan’s status, clearly knew that they must protect Qin Nan at all costs.
If even the disciples from the same mountain fight against each other, how was it possible for them to have a bright future?
“Thanks, Senior Brothers!”
Qin Nan felt his heart being warmed as he gave the crowd a bow.
Previously at the Mystic Spirit Sect, there was only endless infighting. Apart from his friends, most of the disciples were his enemies, thus he never had the chance to experience the solicitude from his Senior Brothers.
The envoys, custodians, and disciples were even more pleased after seeing their Junior Brother to be sensible and humble.
“Alright, let’s calm down.” Peak Leader Duanmu was now floating in mid-air as he wore a smile on his face, “Qin Nan, Longhu, Miao Miao, Pang Qiu, you four are new to the Duanmu Peak, thus you might be clueless as to the situation here in the Qinglong Sacred Area. I’ll now appoint someone to bring you around to familiarize yourself with the Qinglong Sacred Area. Who among the crowd is willing to handle the task?”
“I’ll do it!”
“F**k f**k f**k, this is my job!”
“Shit, piss off, it’s mine!”
“Are you looking for a fight?”
“……”
The crowd of envoys, custodians, and disciples broke out into a chatter, and it felt like they were going to start a fistfight.
Qin Nan was dumbfounded.
At that moment, he finally realized the reason why Sacred Leader Qinglong gave him an identity badge.
Being too famous was not necessarily a good thing.
If he were to be surrounded by this many people every day, how could he even cultivate?
“Guys, I’ll be taking charge this time.”
At that instant, a gentle voice could be heard.
A young man with white-jade skin wearing a blue robe approached the crowd from the sky while standing on top of a white crane.
There was no aura being unleashed from his body, but there existed an indescribable soothing sensation, causing the crowd to feel their troubles going away after seeing him, as if they were being swept by a gust of spring wind.
“First Senior Brother!”
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Chapter 346 – Homosexuality
The envoys, custodians, and disciples moved aside to make way in an orderly fashion.
Qin Nan was startled after glancing at the incoming stranger. The young man had not reached his thirties yet, but his cultivation was now half-Martial Dominator Realm. Although he could not detect the rank of his Martial Spirit, judging from his strength alone, the rank would be at least eighth-grade Xuan ranked or even higher.
“Peak Leader, and the rest. Just like I said, I’ll be guiding Junior Brother Qin Nan. What do you guys think?”
The young man let out a soft laugh. His gentle voice was extremely soothing.
“That’s not a problem!”
“First Senior Brother, go for it!”
“Aha, since First Senior Brother is here, I’ll be leaving first!”
“……”
The previously tense atmosphere between the envoys and the custodians vanished as they shook their heads and gave up on the idea of contesting for the chance.
Peak Leader Duanmu raised his head slightly and spoke, “Zhao Fang, you will be in charge. Remember to tell them the stuff about the two Sacred Areas in detail.”
“Roger that!”
Zhao Fang nodded his head and smiled, before he made an inviting gesture to Qin Nan and his crew. After Qin Nan and the others acknowledged the gesture, they immediately followed Zhao Fang’s lead and left the place.
Meanwhile, the envoys and the custodians stared at Qin Nan and his crew as they walked away. Their eyes were filled with a troubled look.
……
……
“The Qinglong Sacred Area, sixteen mountains; each mountain has their own strength. For example, Duanmu Peak mainly focuses on improving one’s state of mind. The Fabled Immortal Lotus Dojo and few other places are useful in improving your state of mind. Similarly, you will find various dojos, Martial Skill inheritances, Pill Alchemy, friendly duels, casinos, shops, etc. on other mountains—pretty much everything.
“Our Qinglong Sacred Area is different compared to the Feiyang Sacred Area; the Feiyang Sacred Area focuses on strength alone. The stronger ones will be respected while the weaklings will be treated like servants. Only the powerful geniuses are allowed to kill anyone ruthlessly. On the other hand, our Qinglong Sacred Area emphasizes on teaching everyone how to survive.”
Zhao Fang explained everything at a steady pace, allowing Qin Nan and his crew to learn more information regarding the two Sacred Areas.
“Survive?”
Qin Nan was confused when he heard the term.
It was his first time hearing a faction focusing on survival.
“Correct, surviving it is.” Zhao Fang wore a pure smile as he continued, “In the Qinglong Sacred Area, you have the chance to learn Pill Alchemy or Weapon Forging, etc. Why are these important? That’s because the previous Sacred Leaders of the Qinglong Sacred Area agreed that the path of a cultivator does not only include fights and blood, nor fame and reputation, but that it is more about surviving. In simpler words, if you are quite good at Pill Alchemy, even if your cultivation is relatively weak, you won’t find yourself struggling after heading to the upper district, since you will be able to make a living by making pills.”
Zhao Fang hesitated for a while before he continued, “Besides that, you are allowed to challenge anyone to a duel in the Qinglong Sacred Area, but you are not allowed to kill, or cripple one’s cultivation or body. Otherwise, it doesn’t matter who you are, you will be severely punished. That being said, scamming, cheating, and robbing are not breaking the rules here in the Qinglong Sacred Area!”
“What? Robbing, cheating, and scamming are not violating the rules?”
Sma Kong stared with his eyes open wide.
If that was the case, this Qinglong Sacred Area was like a paradise to him!
“Interesting! Interesting!”
A grin appeared on Princess Miao Miao’s face. Even the Longhu Ancestor Beast beside her chuckled as evil thoughts were formed in his mind.
“Yeah.” Zhao Fang’s expression remained the same as he said, “The sect wants the disciples to know how dangerous the Martial World can be. With just a careless mistake, even an expert would suffer losses.”
“I see…”
Qin Nan’s eyes flickered.
The focus of the sect was to allow the disciples to learn various skills and witness the cruelty of the world in order to improve their survival skills and alertness.
Although Qin Nan was thirsty for battles, it was his first time hearing such an extraordinary way of teaching in a sect, thus he was quite interested in having a go.
“Alright, here we are. Longhu Ancestor Beast, Princess Miao Miao, Pang Qiu, these will be your residences from today onward!”
Zhao Fang’s footsteps came to a stop.
They could only see three pitch-black caves halfway up the mountain. The entrance of the caves were surrounded by wild grass, with no sign of Qi around, as if the place was utterly filled with poverty.
“What?”
Princess Miao Miao and the others were stunned.
Are you seriously calling these caves residences?
It was nothing but a cave!
Was the Qinglong Sacred Area seriously forcing them to live in a place like this?
Zhao Fang said with a stern look, “For your information, every freshly recruited disciple will be living in caves like this from the start. This is the arrangement from the Sacred Area, in order to train your skills, and learn how to personally renovate your own residence.”
Train our skills?
Personally renovate?
“How about Qin Nan?”
The Longhu Ancestor Beast checked his surroundings and blurted out.
Qin Nan was slightly confused too. The next thing he knew, Zhao Fang reached out with his finger and pointed at a small palace located two li away from the three caves, which was surrounded with Qi and active forbidding auras to prevent people from stalking inside it. White mist could be seen close to the palace, giving it a magical appearance as if it were a small mystical palace.
“What?”
The faces of Princess Miao Miao and the others instantly turned dull.
Didn’t he just mention training their skills and personally renovating their residences; why was there such a huge difference between Qin Nan’s residence and theirs?
Although they were not crazily talented like Qin Nan, they too were considered rare talents!
“Please forgive us; due to the threatening of the Feiyang Sacred Area, it’s our responsibility to provide a nice residence for Junior Brother Qin Nan, to prevent his secrets from being peeked at.” Zhao Fang spoke in a serious tone, “Ok, enough with the explanation. Here is a scroll for each of you, and take your time reading it in order to familiarize yourself with the Qinglong Sacred Area.”
Zhao Fang threw three scrolls into their hands and grabbed Qin Nan’s hand and dragged him away.
At that instant, Princess Miao Miao and the rest were furious!
F**king hell!
This was definitely biased!
After clenching their teeth for a moment, Princess Miao Miao and the others withheld the urge to beat the crap out of Zhao Fang and started renovating their residences with a cold expression on their face.
Qin Nan was surprised as Zhao Fang brought him to the small palace.
The palace was laid with over hundreds of forbidding auras, each tightly linked to the rest, resulting in an incredibly large terrifying formation. Even a Martial Dominator Realm expert would be killed on the spot if they tried to trespass into the area with brute force.
“Junior Brother Qin Nan, as a Prospective Saint, this is what you should be getting.” Zhao Fang reached out his hand and placed it on Qin Nan’s shoulder as he smilingly said, “However, the competition in the Qinglong Sacred Area is quite intense, don’t let your guard down.”
“Thanks Senior Brother for reminding me!”
Qin Nan said in a serious tone. Zhao Fang had been taking good care of him throughout the journey, while explaining all the stuff in details.
“Aiya, why are you being so courteous? We are going to be a family soon.” Zhao Fang pinched Qin Nan’s shoulder as his stern face reddened slightly with a hint of shyness.
“Huh?”
Qin Nan was slightly stunned. Why was this First Senior Brother behaving like this all of a sudden? Meanwhile, Qin Nan was aware of Zhao Fang’s hand, which gave him goosebumps, causing him to instinctively take a step backward and bring his fists together, “Thanks, Senior Brother. I’ll call it a day here. I’ll be entering the palace.”
“Don’t go yet, here is a Qinglong Scroll, inside it…” Zhao Fang reached out his hand to hand a scroll over, while trying to grab Qin Nan’s palm.
Qin Nan discretely dodged it and took the scroll away, before he asked, “First Senior Brother, do you know where I can get Primary Stones in the Qinglong Sacred Area?”
“Primary Stones?” Zhao Fang blinked his eyes as his voice turned even softer, “That’s some expensive stuff, and you would need to trade them at the Danxia Peak. I only have a few despite saving for a long time. Why not come to my palace, I’ll give you the ones I have…”
“Oh! Senior Brother, see you!”
Qin Nan had no intention to stay any longer as he immediately sealed the palace by triggering the forbidding auras.
“You…”
Zhao Fang stared with his eyes open wide, as his face turned red and gloomy at the same time. After a while, he stomped his foot on the ground and harrumphed, “Qin Nan, I swear I’ll get my hands on you!”
Judging from his current appearance, he no longer had the imperiousness of the First Senior Brother. Instead, he was more like a Junior Sister who had just fallen in love and uttered a confession.
Qin Nan let out a sigh of relief after entering the palace, while wearing a pale expression due to the discontented feeling.
F**k!
What the f**k was wrong with this First Senior Brother!
He was a homosexual pervert!
Why would this pervert be aiming for me?
“Shit, his cultivation is too strong; there is no way I can face him. I’ll teach him a lesson after improving my strength!” Qin Nan waved his palm and forcefully calmed his thoughts before he picked up the scroll and took a look inside it.
At that instant, in Qin Nan’s mind, countless rays of light blended together and formed a giant map, showing sixteen mountains and lines of words that felt like a blue dragon glancing down at all creations.
“So…Is this the Qinglong Sacred Area?”
Qin Nan’s eyes were filled with astonishment.
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Chapter 347 – The City of Black Hands
“Qinglong Ranking!”
“The cultivating dojos of the sixteen mountains!”
“The robberies, scams, and fights happening in the city!”
“Nine Great Mortification Sacred Areas!”
“——”
On the Qinglong Map, countless information was marked behind each mountain. With a quick thought, Qin Nan could easily retrieve the information he needed.
“Let’s take a look first!”
Qin Nan immersed his Divine Sense into the map. After a while, he roughly learned the essential information provided by the map.
There existed a Qinglong Ranking in the Qinglong Sacred Area, which was split into the Sacred Leader, envoys, custodians, and disciples. Even though he was still a disciple since his cultivation was only at the peak Martial Emperor Realm, he was ranked first among the disciples. Besides that, there was also a ranking for the Prospective Saints, but he failed to read it with his current cultivation.
Furthermore, each mountain of the Qinglong Sacred Area had their own benefits regarding cultivation, Martial Skills, Weapon Forging, etc., with countless places that allowed the disciples to practice their skills.
Qin Nan also learned something important through the map—here at the Qinglong Sacred Area, there existed important things known as Contribution Points!
With sufficient Contribution Points, one would be able to trade it for pills, Martial Skills, Mystical Weapons, etc. in the Qinglong Sacred Area.
“Perhaps I could trade these Contribution Points for Primary Stones?”
Qin Nan quickly scanned the list in the scroll, which contained over ten thousand tradable goods. After browsing the list for a while, he finally found the amount of Contribution Points needed for Primary Stones.
“What? One can only get a Primary Stone with Contribution Points? And a Primary Stone costs ten thousand Contribution Points?”
Qin Nan’s face instantly turned dark.
After reading the information, he learned that killing a peak Martial Emperor Realm beast would only grant him half a Contribution Point. Killing a peak Martial Ancestor Realm beast would grant him five Contribution Points. Furthermore, with the information provided in the Qinglong Scroll, completing the most difficult mission on the list would only grant him a thousand Contribution Points.
The objective of that difficult mission was to slay a Martial Dominator Realm thief!
“I’m not sure how long it would take to accumulate ten thousand Contribution Points!”
Qin Nan’s face turned incredibly unpleasant.
He even doubted if Sacred Leader Qinglong was pulling a prank on him by asking him to collect the Primary Stones.
“That being said, there are other ways to earn Contribution Points too. Apart from doing quests, one could rob, scam, gamble, or sell their stuff.” Qin Nan took a deep breath to settle his thoughts.
Under such circumstances, even if the Primary Stone was worth ten thousand gold, he would still try his best to get it as well.
However, after Qin Nan read a little further, his heart turned darker than ever. The Contribution Points one would receive from selling their possessions were incredibly low. Selling an Emperor Weapon would only grant him three Contribution Points, and no one was allowed to sell more than three Mystical Weapons.
At this rate, doing quests and trading stuff was not worth the efforts. Only gambling and robbing were left.
Qin Nan took a deep breath.
He was utterly relieved since gambling and robbing were allowed in the Qinglong Sacred Area, and they had even constructed a specific city. After suppressing their cultivation to a certain level, the cultivators would enter the city and rob one another in a fair manner.
“I shall go to the City of Black Hands!”
Qin Nan rose from his seat and stared at Princess Miao Miao and her crew who were currently busy renovating their caves, before he left the place.
The City of Black Hands was not located on Duanmu Peak. In fact, it was located at the third-ranked peak, Zhangyu Peak. Qin Nan was faimiliar with the Peak Leader of this Zhangyu Peak, as he was one of the Peak Leaders who went to the Mystic Spirit Sect; his full name was Zhang Yu.
However, Qin Nan did not expect himself being surrounded by countless cultivators of the Qinglong Sacred Area.
“Move move move! Qin Nan has come out!”
“What, let’s go take a look!”
“Hehe, I’ve been fond of him for a long time but I’ve no idea what he looks like.”
“……”
These cultivators were only custodians and disciples. They did not have the right to be the spectators of the selection taking place at Duanmu Peak. Following this, after hearing the incidents occurring there, they could feel their blood boiling instinctively, and were keen to meet Qin Nan.
In just less than sixty breaths’ time, many disciples and custodians arrived in a rapid manner.
Most of the time, Qin Nan could not care less about other people’s gazes, but when he saw over seven hundred disciples following behind him, immersed in a chatter while pointing their fingers at him and gossiping, he frowned slightly.
“Why would I care about other people’s comments?”
Qin Nan calmed his thoughts.
To his surprise, the crowd grew bigger in less than ten breaths’ time. There were more than a thousand people here, resulting in an uproar.
“Hey, Junior Brother Qin Nan, wait for me!”
“Hehe, Junior Brother Qin Nan, I’ve something to talk to you about!”
“Aiya, Junior Brother Qin Nan, can you sign an autograph for me?”
“……”
In less than three breaths’ time, Qin Nan was densely surrounded by people. His ears began to buzz due to the chatter of the crowd.
“F**k!”
Qin Nan’s face immediately reddened.
He finally realized how bad it would affect him after becoming famous.
How the hell do I go to the City of Black Hands with these many people following behind?
“Sorry, guys. I’ve got something to be busy with today, I’ll be heading to the palace now!”
Qin Nan brought his fists at the crowd and let out a smile. With a kick, his figure vanished swiftly, resulting in another roar as over a thousand people were following behind him like a huge wave.
Qin Nan was left with no choice; he could only return to the palace and wait a total of three hours before the crowd in front of his palace began to dissipate.
“I shall change my identity.”
Qin Nan executed the Mortal Appearance-Transforming Technique and switched his appearance to a dispirited yellow-skinned young man, a completely different look.
“Sacred Leader Qinglong had predicted this would happen…”
Qin Nan let out a sigh as he took the badge given by Sacred Leader Qinglong and hung it on his waist. After waiting for a while, Qin Nan finally left the palace without anyone following him.
…A period of time after, at Zhangyu Peak…
Zhangyu Peak was different comparing to Duanmu Peak. Although they both were incredibly huge thus giving them an intimidating look, the former was surrounded by a misty aura, like a mystical mountain.
On Zhangyu Peak’s dojo was a huge furnace, which was engulfed in various black-colored flames. Many disciples and envoys dived into the furnace in order to temper their flesh, resulting in endless cries of agony.
“I shall try that too next time, and see if I’m able to level up my Blazing Sun Golden Armor Body Technique.”
Qin Nan mumbled to himself while increasing his pace based on the directions given on the map provided in the Qinglong Scroll.
After a moment, he arrived before a pitch-black city situated halfway up the mountain. A series of deafening cheers and screams could be heard coming from the city. It did not look like a city filled with robberies.
Qin Nan’s eyes glistened as he slowly entered it.
No one would have expected the City of Black Hands to experience its first calamity on this day, despite having been in existence for over hundreds of years!
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