Fang Yuanyuan and her two companions were searching for the location of the Nine Clouds Dragon-Suppressing Seal.

When they ran into Li Yuan, she naturally had to get a couple of jabs in.

The goal was to shatter his composure.

It was fun, too.

If he lost control of his emotions, it would be a great advantage for them.

At the very least, it would make the coming struggle much easier.

She figured that as long as Li Yuan wasn’t an idiot, he would go after the Visualization Skill.

And she wanted it too.

But first, she had to find the Nine Clouds Dragon-Suppressing Seal for her brother.

Putting Li Yuan down now would increase their chances of victory later.

Faced with Fang Yuanyuan’s taunts, Li Yuan should have been furious, especially after everything that had happened.

If it weren’t for this brother-sister duo, he never would have been so humiliated.

But...

The tables had completely turned.

Before, he had been at a disadvantage. Now, they were.

’Why should I get angry with them?’

’As for being defeated and humiliated by them last time? It didn’t matter. The end result was the same. But this time was different. This time, *they* would be the ones to be utterly humiliated.’

’Just thinking about it made him feel great.’

"My, you’re much better behaved now." Seeing Li Yuan’s lack of reaction, Fang Yuanyuan turned to Jiang Man. "What are you planning to go after this time? Need my help?"

In her eyes, being poor meant a lack of resources and a narrow mind.

Sowing some discord between them would be ideal.

"We’re going after the Nine Clouds Dragon Suppressing Technique," Jiang Man answered honestly. He then looked at her and asked, "Does Miss Fang happen to know where it is?"

Hearing this, Fang Yuanyuan froze, looking at Li Yuan in bewilderment. "Young Master Li, you’ve got guts, I’ll give you that. But you’re also a fool for betting everything on a single throw."

Li Yuan shook his head. "I’ve realized something. Your Fang Family may be rich, but that doesn’t mean all of you have any foresight. You, for example, are incredibly shortsighted."

’She still hasn’t figured out the dynamics of our team.’

’I’m already standing beside Jiang Man.’

’The implication should be obvious.’

Fang Yuanyuan didn’t get angry. Instead, she looked at Jiang Man. "How much Spiritual Source did Li Yuan give you?"

Jiang Man shook his head. "He didn’t give me a single coin."

"And you still want to go after the Nine Clouds Dragon-Suppressing Seal?" Fang Yuanyuan asked.

Jiang Man nodded.

"Quite ambitious, but it won’t be easy to get your hands on it." As she spoke, she made her move. "Go! I’ll hold off Li Yuan. You two, show them just how cruel this competition can be."

In an instant, Fang Yuanyuan’s attack was upon Li Yuan.

Li Yuan simply retreated to dodge, unconcerned.

’This woman...’

’She’s just like a poor person, so shortsighted.’

’She really looks down on the poor too much.’

’To think I was once like her... I’m blushing with shame.’

Seeing Li Yuan do nothing but dodge, Fang Yuanyuan was taken aback.

She had unleashed her Magic Skill specifically to tie him down.

She was worried he would rush to save the other two.

But...

’Isn’t he a little *too* relaxed?’

"Li Yuan, what’s gotten into you?" Fang Yuanyuan demanded.

Li Yuan just motioned for Fang Yuanyuan to look behind her.

Confused, she turned to look.

She saw Jiang Man and Yan Huimin standing there unharmed. Beside them, two people were already on the ground.

It was the very same companions who had come with her.

Both were unconscious and seriously injured.

Now, the three of them had Fang Yuanyuan surrounded.

For a moment, Fang Yuanyuan felt like a lamb in a tiger’s den.

"This doesn’t make sense," she said, looking at the three of them. "How could my people have been taken down without a single sound?"

’There was a good distance between me and Li Yuan, and even I wasn’t taken down. How did they fall?’

’Keep in mind, one of them is ranked fourteenth in the Cyan Cloud Pavilion and the other is twelfth.’

’And my people were ranked sixth and ninth.’

’They should have had no problem beating them.’

’At the very least, it should have been an even fight.’

’But...’

’How were they taken down in just a few moves?’

’How much Spiritual Source did he give them?’

’When did a cheapskate like Li Yuan become so generous?’

"Miss Fang, I’m afraid we’ll have to ask you to leave the stage first," Li Yuan said, launching his attack.

BOOM!

A powerful force blasted toward her.

Fang Yuanyuan dissolved into a puff of green smoke and fled.

Then she sped off in another direction.

Li Yuan was about to give chase. How could he let someone escape right under his nose?

’Was his reputation as third... no, fourth in the Cyan Cloud Pavilion so worthless?’

But before he could pursue, Jiang Man stopped him.

"We’ll follow her," Jiang Man said.

Li Yuan was confused.

"She’s definitely going to find her brother," Jiang Man explained. "Their network is better than ours, so they’ll have an easier time finding the Nine Clouds Dragon-Suppressing Seal."

’Relying on ourselves isn’t getting us anywhere. We’ll have to rely on someone else.’

’When it came to finding things, their team was admittedly not the best.’

"Let’s go. Don’t lose her." Jiang Man activated his Divine Step and immediately gave chase.

The other two quickly caught up.

Jiang Man noticed they weren’t using Divine Step.

’It must be some other kind of Magic Skill.’

’The aura of poverty clinging to me is practically screaming.’

’Damn these rich kids.’

"Don’t follow too closely, but make sure she knows we’re following," Jiang Man said.

"What if she just runs out of the back mountain?" Yan Huimin asked.

"She won’t," Li Yuan said seriously. "Our team is... off. We’re completely different from what she expected. Even if she is shortsighted, she won’t flee the back mountain.

"Because she needs to go back and warn him.

"Otherwise, a hidden threat like us could easily get her brother seriously hurt."

Meanwhile, Fang Yuanyuan, who was fleeing up ahead, also noticed her pursuers.

’Something’s wrong. Very wrong. Logically, it shouldn’t be hard for Li Yuan to catch up, but they’re deliberately hanging back... Are they trying to make me lead them to my brother? Where are they getting this confidence?’

’Thinking back, those two went down way too fast.’

’Does this mean Yan Huimin has also reached the Qi Refining Seventh Layer?’

’It’s highly likely.’

’No wonder they dared to go after the Nine Clouds Dragon-Suppressing Seal.’

Having figured this out, Fang Yuanyuan was torn. Should she leave the back mountain entirely, or go warn her brother?

After a long moment of hesitation, she decided to go straight to him.

’With her joining them, it would be four against three. They might still have a chance.’

’Otherwise, if they ran into her brother first, he’d be caught completely off guard.’

’Li Yuan and his group were so treacherous, hiding their Cultivation levels to launch a sneak attack.’

She then slowed her pace, planning to recover her strength as she went.

However, before she could recover, the people behind her suddenly sped up.

It was as if they were about to catch her and take her down.

Startled, she quickly circulated her power again and picked up her pace.

And just like that, the pursuers behind her slowed down as well.

Fang Yuanyuan: "..."

’These people...’

She wasn’t sure if they would seriously injure her the moment she slowed down.

But she didn’t dare to risk it.

The back mountain was vast, but she hadn’t been separated from her brother for long, so it wouldn’t take much time to find him.

「A short while later.」

She finally saw Fang Tianyi’s team probing a small grove of trees.

Fang Tianyi was still searching for the Nine Clouds Dragon-Suppressing Seal, but unfortunately, it was proving difficult to find.

Quite a few people had their eyes on such a powerful Magic Skill.

’At least six teams.’

’The top two from every pavilion would be targeting this.’

’The third-ranked ones were a wild card.’

’Some might risk it all and come for it.’

’But others who still needed a Visualization Skill would probably go searching for one of those instead.’

’Like Li Yuan’s group, for instance.’

’Based on what he knew of Li Yuan, there was a ninety-percent chance they were after a Visualization Skill.’

But then, he suddenly heard someone calling his name.

"Big Brother!" At that moment, a disheveled Fang Yuanyuan was approaching him.

"Stay alert." With just one glance from afar, Fang Tianyi warned his companions.

’It looked like someone had already made a move.’