"Brother, we have a problem."

Fang Yuanyuan took a deep breath as soon as she arrived. "Something’s wrong with Li Yuan’s group."

Fang Tianyi frowned.

Fang Yuanyuan was too breathless to even pant, but she spoke again. "My people were seriously injured by Li Yuan’s group. I suspect they have a second person at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. I think it’s Yan Huimin, but I’m not sure."

"It could also be that Jiang Man, but I have no proof."

"Besides, they’re coming. They let me go on purpose so they could find you."

"I was afraid they’d launch a sneak attack on you, so I had no choice but to lead them here."

"At least this way, it’s four against three."

Fang Yuanyuan spoke extremely quickly, afraid that the people following her would suddenly attack and catch them off guard.

Only after she finished did she let out a sigh of relief.

But she was puzzled. ’Why haven’t they attacked yet?’

’That was the perfect opportunity.’

"Brother, what do we do now? Who do you think the new Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivator is?" Fang Yuanyuan asked.

Fang Tianyi frowned, gazing in the direction Jiang Man and the others were coming from.

He sighed softly. "There’s no need to guess. It’s Jiang Man."

Hearing this, Fang Yuanyuan was confused.

Fang Tianyi said calmly, "Have you seen their formation? Li Yuan is already deferring to Jiang Man as the leader. It means Li Yuan lost."

Fang Yuanyuan froze, immediately recalling that Li Yuan had indeed been standing at Jiang Man’s side.

So...

’I should have realized it from the start. No wonder Li Yuan said I was unperceptive.’

’I was careless.’

Soon, Jiang Man and his group arrived.

"Did you marry into a matriarchal family?" the tall Fang Tianyi asked, looking at Jiang Man. "Your clothes tell me you don’t have many resources. That is, unless you married in."

"The Luo Family?"

"The Luo Family is certainly good at picking people. They chose a decent one."

"Who are they planning to have you marry?"

Hearing this, both Li Yuan and Yan Huimin were quite curious.

They only knew Jiang Man’s Cultivation was high, not his background.

They had assumed he was just a poor man, and poor men don’t have notable backgrounds.

There was no need for a special investigation.

But marrying into a family certainly counted as a background.

But...

’Could someone who married in really dress so shabbily?’

Jiang Man glanced down at his clothes. He hadn’t expected them to be the source of this misunderstanding.

’Being poor became the reason for everything.’

These people always assumed that a poor person could never reach such heights.

But Talent doesn’t discriminate.

Jiang Man couldn’t be bothered to explain. He’d find the Magic Skill first.

’Then, when I have the chance to knock them down, I’ll explain.’

’They’ll listen then.’

’Otherwise, they won’t believe me even if I explain.’

"Does Young Master Fang know where the Nine Clouds Dragon-Suppressing Seal is?" Jiang Man asked.

"Not yet," Fang Tianyi replied. "You want to compete for the Nine Clouds Dragon-Suppressing Seal?"

Jiang Man nodded. "Yes, I’d like to try."

"It seems you plan to make a name for yourself in the Six Pavilions." Fang Tianyi stepped forward, his aura beginning to spread. "Let’s see what you’re made of."

As soon as his voice fell, he vanished into a wisp of cyan smoke, reappearing in front of Jiang Man an instant later as his Palm Skill came crashing down.

Six Harmonies Palm.

Six Palms Combined.

WHOOSH!

As the palm struck, Jiang Man retreated, narrowly dodging the blow.

’My Spiritual Level was just high enough to perceive it, I could mobilize my Spiritual Qi just in time, and my body’s reaction was just fast enough to keep up.’

In that instant, Jiang Man understood. His opponent was at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, not the Eighth Layer.

’Otherwise, my body would have struggled to keep up just now.’

’I can win.’

Seeing Jiang Man dodge so easily, Fang Tianyi was surprised. A dragon’s roar then manifested from his hand as he pressed the attack.

Jiang Man took another step to the side, dodging again.

As if he had anticipated it, Fang Tianyi threw a kick.

Jiang Man glanced at it, and the moment the attack arrived, he transformed into a wisp of cyan smoke to evade the kick, reappearing to the side.

But Fang Tianyu moved with extreme speed. A storm surged around him, instantly enveloping Jiang Man.

Not even the Cyan Smoke Prelude could escape it.

With Jiang Man trapped, Fang Tianyi closed in and threw a palm strike.

Jiang Man watched the palm approach and raised his hand.

Six Harmonies Palm.

Six Palms Combined.

BANG!

The two palms collided.

CRACK!

Fang Tianyi’s arm bent at an unnatural angle, visible to the naked eye.

Then, a massive Palm Seal materialized from Jiang Man’s hand and, with a BOOM, pierced through Fang Tianyi’s arm to strike his body.

BOOM!

Fang Tianyi spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward, slamming into the storm.

But as the palm’s power arrived, it tore right through the storm.

THUD!

Fang Tianyi fell heavily to the ground, rolling twice.

Fang Yuanyuan and the others, who had been in the back, immediately ran over.

Fang Yuanyuan helped him up while the other two stood guard in front.

"You fought well," Jiang Man said politely as he approached.

’One should naturally be polite after winning.’

’I must have the proper bearing of an Unparalleled Celestial Pride.’

Fang Tianyi stared at Jiang Man in disbelief. "Qi Refining Eighth Layer? Just how many resources did the Luo Family pour into you?"

Jiang Man: "..."

Seeing the other man’s shocked expression, he could only explain, "I have no connection to the Luo Family."

"Then which family is it?" Fang Tianyi asked.

Jiang Man sighed. "The Jiang Family."

Fang Tianyi searched his memory but found that there was no Jiang Family in Luoyun City.

’Am I being toyed with?’

"Now, does Young Master Fang know the location of the Nine Clouds Dragon-Suppressing Seal?" Jiang Man asked.

"Are you an expert at feigning weakness?" Fang Yuanyuan suddenly blurted out. "You were pretending to be weak last time."

Jiang Man was confused. ’I didn’t do anything last time.’

"And you even took a thousand Spiritual Source from us," Fang Yuanyuan added.

Jiang Man: "..."

’It’s not like I have it to give back, though.’

At this moment, Li Yuan spoke up. "I already told you. Last time, it just so happened that Jiang Man wanted a Qi Refining Skill."

He didn’t know the full story, but all that mattered was embarrassing them.

Fang Tianyi, however, stared at Jiang Man. "You mastered it?"

This sentence sounded inexplicable to the others.

Jiang Man smiled but said nothing.

"How did you comprehend it?" Fang Tianyi asked again.

Jiang Man looked at him and said, "Young Master Fang should probably worry more about what you can compete for this time."

After that, Jiang Man asked again about the location of the Nine Clouds Dragon-Suppressing Seal.

But they truly didn’t know and could only rule out a few locations.

That was enough.

Jiang Man left with his group.

Fang Tianyi fell silent.

’Now there was a troublesome issue. The speed of his advancement was simply outrageous.’

’Back when they learned the Top-grade Observation Method together, everyone was at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.’

’Now, he was already at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.’

’At this rate, he was probably going to be number one in the Six Pavilions.’

’Not only that, but the Six Pavilions rankings were about to be decided this time.’

’This performance... ’

’He was someone they couldn’t afford to provoke.’

’They offended him before, and now they’ve offended him again.’

"Brother, what’s wrong?" Fang Yuanyuan asked.

"We have to apologize and offer compensation. We provoked the wrong person," Fang Tianyi said, a hint of helplessness in his voice.

"Is our Fang Family afraid of his Jiang Family?" Fang Yuanyuan asked.

Fang Tianyi shook his head. "The Fang Family isn’t afraid, no. We belong to the Fang Family, but the Fang Family doesn’t belong to us."

Now he was considering how much compensation would be appropriate.

’He’s definitely short on money.’

’This will be useful.’

—

「The Gao Family Estate」

Xiaopang wasn’t home today, so Gao Cunfeng had his chance.

’Now all he needed was a brand-new Cultivation plan.’

’Something to replace that torturous Cultivation plan.’

’It was downright harmful.’

Just because someone could cultivate didn’t mean they could teach.

Most of them only understood themselves and instinctively assumed everyone else was the same.

’Still too young, too inexperienced.’