Anyone else in his position might have hesitated.
But Ning Xuan, without a mont’s pause, shook his head and refused. "Not interested!"
Crisp and decisive.
"Young Master Ning, please don’t be so hasty. As for ..." the elder imdiately began to sell himself.
The remaining Martial Artists of the Kong Family quickly followed suit.
The mbers of the Chu Family were completely stunned. Do they have to be this shaless?! They’re the last remnants of the Kong Family’s dignity!
Ning Xuan was exasperated. Given the way the Kong Family was behaving, it was no exaggeration to say that if he proposed so... sordid arrangent, they would agree without a second thought!
"Pah! Disgusting!"
Ning Xuan was startled by his own thought. He was a true man, why was he even having such a thought?
"Right, right! What the young master says is true, we are disgusting!"
"We’re more disgusting than the muck in a latrine!"
"I’m just a pile of dog poop!"
The Kong Family mbers forced smiles as they cursed themselves, each insult more vicious than the last.
"Alright, since you’re all useless, I have no need for you... wait, do you have any Heavenly Crystals?"
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Without hesitation, they held up their Storage Rings with both hands, offering them to Ning Xuan.
"I can’t save him, but I can allow him to live for another year. The price will be your Storage Rings."
"Agreed!" Ning Xuan had barely finished speaking when the elder eagerly accepted. The grand competition of the Ten Clans was about to begin. Dignitaries from the Heavens Beyond would be descending to the Lower Realm then. As long as they could reach the Heavens Beyond, there was still hope!
"Wait here!"
As his voice faded, the elder was horrified to discover that both Ning Xuan and Kong Zhong had vanished.
"Such incredible speed!" an elder on the Chu Family’s Flying Ship exclaid in admiration.
On the ground below, Kong Zhong sat cross-legged with Ning Xuan’s palm pressed against his back.
He activated the Azure Dragon Divine Vein.
The Azure Dragon Divine Vein generated Earth Elent Force, a power that embraced all things, was inexhaustible, and bestowed grace upon all of creation. The last ti he had used it, his Cultivation Realm was quite low. Now that he had entered the Eighth Layer Heavens of the Heavenly Realm, the effects were astonishingly potent.
Kong Zhong, who had looked like an old man at death’s door with his hair turned white, now had hair that was visibly turning from gray back to black. His slack muscles swelled, regaining their color and sheen.
In just half an hour, the Demonic Rune that had nearly destroyed and devoured Kong Zhong was suppressed by Ning Xuan to a spot five finger-widths below his navel.
"It’s done. From now on, aside from one minor issue, you can exert your full strength without any problems. You can even use *that* power," Ning Xuan’s voice sounded in Kong Zhong’s ear.
"Can I really use my power?" Kong Zhong whirled around, his face alight with excitent as he looked at Ning Xuan.
Ning Xuan nodded.
"As long as I can use my power, any problem is a minor one!"
Ning Xuan’s expression was strange. I hope you’re still this optimistic in a couple of days.
"Thank..." Kong Zhong clasped his fists and bowed, only to suddenly realize he didn’t know how to address Ning Xuan. When he looked up anxiously, Ning Xuan was gone.
He swiftly shot into the air, reappearing atop his clan’s Flying Ship. Looking back at the spot where the moving villa had been, not even a shadow remained.
Behind him, an excited voice asked, "Is he cured?"
Kong Zhong nodded. "He’s cured! I can even use my cultivation!"
At this declaration, the warriors on both Flying Ships were left dumbstruck.
"What kind of technique is this?"
"Is this the legendary Miraculous Healing?"
"What Miraculous Healing! This is a divine power that brings the dead back to life and regenerates flesh on bones!"
"Exactly! Exactly!"
The younger generation was filled with admiration. The older Martial Artists, however, began to harbor doubts about Ning Xuan’s identity. Could he really be from the Lower Realm? Or could so superpower from the Heavens Beyond have unraveled the secrets of this realm, allowing Ning Xuan to appear here? How else could one explain his heaven-defying abilities!
Now, the Chu Family mbers who had been mocking the Kong Family were silent. At the sa ti, those who had planned to sell their mory Stones for resources all changed their minds. If Ning Xuan’s background is truly that formidable, we’ll be the ones who end up as a joke!
Aboard the Chu Family’s Flying Ship, the elders watched the reactions of the younger generation and nodded in satisfaction. It seed that bringing them along had been the right decision.
"Let’s go. We’re heading to the Heavenly Palace!"
The two Flying Ships set off for the Heavenly Palace, one after the other.
Looking down from above, the number of people on the ground below gradually increased. Ning Xuan thought for a mont and significantly lowered the altitude of the Moving Villa. Soon, his presence was discovered.
So gasped in amazent. Others had greedy looks in their eyes. What annoyed Ning Xuan, however, was that none of them seed to have any intention of robbing him. His plan had been to use the Moving Villa as bait to accumulate more resources. If they didn’t take the bait, what was the point?
The next mont, the Moving Villa descended once more. Ning Xuan hoped to find a sucker even easier to fool than Chu Mingfeng. Unfortunately, no one dared to make a move, right up until he appeared outside a massive city.
Ning Xuan was about to pilot the Moving Villa into the city.
"Halt!" a low shout echoed.
At the sa ti, a terrifying spear materialized in the air, its tip pointed directly at Ning Xuan. An armored general strode through the void and reached Ning Xuan in just a few steps, asking expressionlessly, "Do you have a competition token?"
"Competition token? What’s that? No, I don’t," Ning Xuan replied, shaking his head without a second thought. He had never heard of such a thing, and he hadn’t bothered to search for one in the Storage Rings he’d reaped from the major families.
"Without a token, you must pay a fee! Also, this vehicle of yours must be confiscated. No flying is allowed within the city!" the general declared.
SWOOSH!
The general had just finished speaking when a Flying Boat sped past nearby, flying deep into the city before disappearing from view.
"Didn’t he just fly into the city in a Flying Boat? And who gave you people the authority to confiscate the Magical Treasures of others at will?!" Ning Xuan demanded. Just then, two more armored n appeared, flanking the first general.
"Who gave the authority? Tianxia City lies ahead! This is an order from the City Lord himself! Now, are you going to hand it over or not?!" the general in the center demanded, ignoring Ning Xuan’s first question with a grim stare.
"Like hell you will!"
Before Ning Xuan could even speak, a long staff shot out from the villa.
Just as the trio was about to make a move, their bodies suddenly froze. A spear was now pressed against the lead general’s throat. He reacted quickly, stopping himself while raising his hands to halt the two n at his sides.
Wu Pianpian, clad in red, appeared beside Ning Xuan. Behind her, the other won filed out of the villa. This ti, they were all dressed up, their faces hidden behind veils.
Even so, the mont they appeared, the three n opposite them stared, their eyes wide. Putting everything else aside, their figures alone were enough to send one’s imagination running wild.
The won frowned. They hadn’t been interested in the roadside encounter with Kong Zhong’s family, so they had remained inside the villa. But Tianxia City was different. It was the premiere city of the Cloud Summit Heavenly Palace! With the Ten Clans’ grand competition approaching, it was guaranteed to be more bustling than ever, and they were already eager to go shopping.
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