"Father, don't worry. Who am I? The apprentice of Di Lin, the foremost doctor in Huaxia!"

"I can confidently say that in this Ancient Martial Arts competition, apart from Feng Hao giving me a decent fight, there's no one who can match me!"

"Besides, didn't you agree with the Feng Family to have Feng Hao serve as my external aid and participate with me in the competition?"

"In this competition, no one will be my opponent. I will ruthlessly trample everyone I encounter beneath my feet!"

Xiao Mingxuan said confidently!

"Good, as expected of my son!"

Di Asura laughed heartily, patting Xiao Mingxuan on the shoulder, saying, "Mingxuan, go now, go to the competition venue and demonstrate your medical skills, show off a bit, and win the championship!"

"Alright, then I'll be off!"

Xiao Mingxuan hoisted his bag and left the thatched house, heading towards Wudang Mountain!

"Whew——" Watching Xiao Mingxuan's receding figure, Di Asura exhaled a breath of turbid air, his eyes filled with intense pride and excitement!

Pride, because of his son's excellence!

When Xiao Mingxuan was young, he provided a special channel, allowing Xiao Mingxuan to secretly watch Di Lin, the elder's, medical practice.

Xiao Mingxuan gained significant insights from it, and after he became an adult, his talent and strength in Ancient Martial Medical Technique shocked the entire Ancient Martial Realm, hailed as a prodigy seen once a century, more formidable than Xiao Hailong!

With such an outstanding son, how could Di Asura, as the father, not be proud?

His excitement stemmed from the prospect of obtaining the Xiao Family's Divine Artifact and presenting it to the head of the Sequence to gain their favor!

Indeed, Di Asura planned to force the Xiao Family to hand over the Divine Artifact and immediately offer it to the Sequence!

The Dragon Gate Di Family?

Heh, a family like Ye Huan's, on the verge of collapse, giving them the Divine Artifact is nothing but a waste!

Better to present it to the Sequence in return for a bright future!

"Ye Huan, you probably don't know yet that after you severely injured me, your grandfather Di Asura didn't die. Instead, I'm about to become even stronger and reach the pinnacle of life!"

"If you knew, you'd probably be fuming on the spot, hahahahaha!"

Di Asura laughed heartily, his face filled with satisfaction!

Once Xiao Mingxuan wins the championship in the Ancient Martial Medical Arts competition, he plans to seize the Xiao Family's remarkable Divine Artifact, and then begin executing the important mission given to him by the head of the Sequence!

Once the mission is successfully completed, he will deliver the news of his success and the Xiao Family's Divine Artifact to the head of the Sequence to earn their favor, thereby securing a position at the pinnacle of life alongside the Sequence to heal from his injuries!

Thinking about this, the gloom in Di Asura's heart vanished, leaving him feeling that his future was bright!

"Ye Huan, you may have temporarily defeated me, but so what? The one truly laughing last will still be me, Di Asura!" Di Asura smirked with a hint of complacency, immensely pleased!

...

"Qingming, what are you doing bringing Young Master Ye as your external aid?!"

Huaxia, Wudang Mountain.

The towering mountains were surrounded by layers of mist resembling celestial clouds.

It is hard to imagine that atop Wudang Mountain lies an arena larger than thirty football fields!

At this moment, the arena was teeming with people.

In one corner of the arena, the Xiao Family's patriarch Xiao Zhan pulled Xiao Qingming aside, glaring angrily as he asked!

Xiao Qingming was somewhat stunned. After traveling day and night with Ye Huan to get there, her first action was to tell Xiao Zhan the good news that she had brought a powerful external aid and introduced Ye Huan to the Xiao Family.

She had thought the Xiao Family would be thrilled, but to her surprise, they were all angry!

"Dad, isn't this a good thing? Why are you so angry?" Xiao Qingming asked, puzzled.

"Foolish girl! Didn't I tell you over the phone that I planned to announce our withdrawal from the competition?! You've completely messed up my plans, and now you've left our Xiao Family owing the Huaxia Saint a favor! With the Xiao Family so weak, how can we repay such a favor? You unfilial daughter!" Xiao Zhan scolded angrily, his temper flaring!

"Dad, listen to me. We don't need to withdraw. There's no external aid here whose weight can surpass the Huaxia Saint I brought." Xiao Qingming clenched her fists, her eyes determined: "This time, we will surely wash away the shame and achieve remarkable results, forcing other families to look at us with new respect."

"What if I told you that the Xiao Family's genius, Xiao Mingxuan, has invited Feng Family's Feng Hao as his external aid to participate in this competition?!"

As Xiao Zhan uttered these words in anger, he seemed to age ten years in an instant, his sideburns visibly turning white.

His words left Xiao Qingming in disbelief, her eyes widened: "Feng Hao?! Didn't he compete before? How can he compete again?!"

"The rules of the competition do not specify that those who have participated before cannot compete as external aids for other families," Xiao Zhan sighed deeply, despairing: "This time, our Xiao Family is doomed, even a Saint or deity couldn't save us!"

Xiao Qingming's face turned pale, stumbling back a couple of steps, struggling to stand.

Beside her, Ye Huan asked, "Who are they?"

Of course, Ye Huan was referring to Xiao Mingxuan and Feng Hao.

"Young Master Ye, don't ask. The Ancient Martial Medical Arts competition is out of our depth. Not even our Xiao Family can handle it!" Xiao Zhan had no desire to owe Ye Huan a favor, believing it would be hard to repay.

Xiao Qingming, on the other hand, gritted her teeth, clenched her fists: "Dad, I believe that no matter how difficult it is, our Xiao Family must try! If we enter the competition, there remains a sliver of hope for the Xiao Family to rise again. If we don't, the Xiao Family and Xiao Hailong will only intensify their oppression against us after the competition. By then, the Xiao Family will never recover!"

Taking a deep breath, she replied to Ye Huan: "Young Master Ye, Feng Hao is the champion of the previous Ancient Martial Medical Arts competition, scoring a comprehensive 98 and leaving the second place behind by 18 points. He achieved the best result in the competition in five hundred years and is a prodigy in Ancient Martial Medical Technique, considered the most outstanding disciple of the Feng Family's younger generation."

"As for Xiao Mingxuan..."

"Do you remember what I mentioned earlier about the Xiao Family's super prodigy? That person is Xiao Mingxuan! His talent and strength in Ancient Martial Medical Technique are formidable. It's said that he is a disciple of Di Lin, the foremost among the five great doctors in Huaxia, known as Shennong!"

"Some say his talent surpasses even Feng Hao's by a few margins."

"A disciple of Di Lin?" Ye Huan furrowed his brows slightly, puzzled. How did he not know that his master had taken on other disciples besides him?

What Ye Huan did not notice was that his puzzled expression was interpreted differently by others...

"What do you think, Young Master Ye, can you beat them?" Xiao Qingming assumed Ye Huan found Xiao Mingxuan and Feng Hao daunting, as she noticed his furrowed brow, her pupils dimming: "If it's too difficult, we can drop it for now. I'll arrange for someone to send you back to Capital City."

"No worries, let's go sign up."

Ye Huan withdrew from his musings, appearing indifferent. He wasn't the sort to get intimidated by grand titles.

On the contrary, the stronger the opponent, the more interested he was in participating.

Otherwise, if it were a one-sided steamroll, this competition would be rather dull.

As for returning to Capital City…

The extremely cold herbs haven't been obtained yet, so what's the point of going back?

Moreover, he's indeed curious to see what kind of character this Xiao Mingxuan, claiming to be a disciple of the elder Di Lin, truly is!