Zhu Tian: Starting from the Laughing Proud Yue Buqun

"Hahaha, Lang, you think it's that easy for you to surpass me?"

Nie Feng laughed. Although he was gentle, it did not mean he lacked the heart of a strongman.

Similarly, he also had pride, but his pride was not outwardly displayed, but rather hidden inside.

"That day will come!" Duan Lang was full of fighting spirit, his eyes burning with passion.

"Alright, let's continue our exploration of the Lingyun Cave."

Xu Qing smiled and said, "There's still something extremely important that we haven't found inside Lingyun Cave."

"Yes, Master!"

Duan Lang and the other man naturally had no objections, after all, they had not yet found their fathers' remains.

Naturally, one cannot easily leave this place.

The three of them continued to venture deeper into Lingyun Cave. With Xu Qing's powerful divine sense guiding them, they didn't need to take many detours.

At that moment, the two middle-aged men deep inside exchanged a glance.

"coming soon!"

"Hmm, it seems their target is very likely the dragon vein of this place!"

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the two middle-aged men. They guarded this place, determined not to let anyone get close to the dragon vein.

"That person was able to fight a fire qilin; his strength is terrifying!"

"We must combine our swords and weapons to attack and kill the invaders with our strongest power!"

The two quickly reached an agreement, silently mobilizing all their strength to accumulate the power of their blade and sword intent, their eyes fixed on the entrance ahead.

As soon as the person shows up, they will launch a swift and decisive attack to kill them!

Soon, Xu Qing's divine sense located the secret chamber where the dragon vein was located, and he also saw two middle-aged men guarding the secret chamber.

"Are they treating me like an enemy?"

Xu Qing noticed the state of the two people, and a thought struck her, causing a smile to appear on her lips.

He walked forward without making a sound, and Nie Feng and Duan Lang were completely unaware of his presence.

The area strongly suppresses perception; even though Duan Lang and Nie Feng's strength has greatly increased, they still cannot detect the danger not far away.

Moreover, the two people who were hiding were quite adept at concealing their presence.

With these thoughts flashing through his mind, Xu Qing stepped into the entrance of the secret chamber.

Clang! Clang!
With a slash and a sword, two extremely powerful forces suddenly erupted from the entrance of the secret chamber. The familiar intent of the slash and the sword caused Nie Feng and Duan Lang's expressions to change drastically.

Before the two could react, terrifying blade and sword energy slashed towards Xu Qing's face, their speed and explosiveness astonishing.

The two attacked with extreme speed; such a sneak attack would severely injure even a top martial arts master in an instant.

However, this formidable sword force was blocked by a large, fair hand.

Xu Qing raised his hand, and the Three-Part Returning Qi formed a solid and unbreakable Qi shield, instantly blocking the power of the swords and blades.

"This is the sword intent of the Six Secrets of Aohan!"

"This is the sword intent of the Eclipse Sword Technique!"

Nie Feng and Duan Lang exclaimed in unison, both sensing an extremely familiar aura emanating from the combined power of the sword and saber attack.

This aura felt incredibly familiar; it was the aura of their father from back then!
"It didn't work!"

"This person is incredibly strong!"

The two men who had used their swords and sabers together showed surprise on their faces, but they were also martial arts masters. If their first attack failed, they would attack Xu Qing again.

"Please hold your fire, you two!" Xu Qing said, unleashing a powerful surge of Three-Part Returning Qi that shattered the combined power of their swords and blades.

Both middle-aged men were forced back by Xu Qing's power.

"father!?"

"Dad! You're not dead!"

Just as the two middle-aged men were about to make a move, Nie Feng and Duan Lang recognized the two men who had attacked and exclaimed in surprise.

The two men, who were wielding the power of swords and blades, paused in their movements. Upon closer inspection, they recognized Nie Feng and Duan Lang's appearances.

Although ten years have passed and Nie Feng and Duan Lang have grown up, they still retain traces of their childhood selves.

"Are you the wind?!" "Are you the wanderer?!"

The two middle-aged men were shocked. They were none other than Nie Feng and Duan Lang's father, Nie Renwang and Duan Shuai!
Duan Lang almost cursed out loud, "Holy crap!"

So many years have passed, and he thought his father was dead.

I never expected that they would still be alive and well!
Nie Feng was also stunned. His dead father was standing right in front of him. It was too surreal.

Xu Qing remained silent, simply smiling as he watched the two pairs of fathers and sons reunite.

Soon, the two understood why their fathers had not died.

It turns out that the Fire Qilin did not kill Nie Renwang and Duan Shuai back then. However, the two discovered the dragon vein in this place, which is why they did not come out of Lingyun Cave.

"The Fire Qilin is truly a wonderful beast!"

After listening to Duan Shuai and Duan Lang's accounts, Duan Lang sighed once again.

Such a wonderful divine beast, it's a pity it was possessed by evil energy and thus became a demon.

It's really pitiful; he no longer harbors any hatred towards the Fire Qilin.

Instead, I felt sorry for the Fire Qilin.

"Yes, the Fire Qilin has suppressed evil energy for so many years to protect all living beings in the land. It is truly pitiful, lamentable, and admirable!" Nie Feng shared the same sentiment.

Nie Renwang and Duan Shuai also shifted their gazes from Nie Feng and Duan Lang to Xu Qing.

"I'm truly sorry for my sneak attack just now. Please forgive me, brother!"

Both of them apologized to Xu Qing with sincere expressions.

Xu Qing waved his hand slightly, not minding, and said with a smile, "The two of you have given up your freedom to protect the dragon vein here for ten years. This is a righteous act. There is no need to feel sorry for what happened just now."

"Father, this is my master, Xiong Ba, the leader of the World Alliance, and the current supreme martial arts master. I have been raised by my master all these years."

Nie Feng explained.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking care of and nurturing Feng'er all these years!"

Nie Renwang quickly expressed his gratitude, and judging from Nie Feng's aura, he knew that the other party had trained Nie Feng very well.

"Father, this is also my master. He taught me a lot of martial arts and treated me very well," Duan Lang introduced to Duan Shuai.

Although he joined the sect late, over the past year or so, he has personally felt that Xu Qing treats him, his disciple, no differently than he treats Feng and Yun; they are all treated equally.

"Thank you so much, Your Majesty, for accepting me as your son. I am deeply grateful!" Commander Duan bowed deeply.

"You two don't need to thank me. Feng'er and Lang'er are both rare martial arts talents in the martial arts world. I am very satisfied to have such disciples."

Xu Qing smiled and said that the development of the World Society was also inseparable from the help of Nie Feng and others.

With the blessing of good fortune, no one in the world can rival him.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Xu Qing shifted the topic to the dragon vein.

"Gentlemen, now that I have eliminated the Fire Qilin, Lingyun Cave only has two guardians of the dragon vein, which may not be safe enough."

In my opinion, it would be better to transfer the dragon vein to my World Alliance and hide it away. What do you two think?

Xu Qing's suggestion made Nie Renwang and Duan Shuai hesitate.

They had all heard of Xiong Ba's reputation; he was extremely domineering, possessed superb martial arts skills, and had now become the supreme martial arts master, the number one in the world.

Their recent exchange made them acutely aware of the vast gap between them and their opponent.

However, the dragon vein must not fall into the hands of those with ill intentions.

Therefore, the two of them still had some distrust of Xu Qing.

"Father, what are you hesitating about? Master's martial arts are unparalleled. No one in the martial arts world can match him. With Master in charge of the Dragon Vein, it is absolutely the safest option."

Duan Lang saw through Duan Shuai's thoughts at a glance and spoke frankly.

Nie Feng also spoke up: "Father, I dare to swear on my life that Master will never damage this dragon vein."

Entrusting it to the master for safekeeping is indeed the safest option.

Seeing that both children had said this, and that they could not discern any ill intentions from Xu Qing, Nie Renwang and Duan Shuai realized that the two children had said this.

After exchanging a glance, the two nodded in agreement to Xu Qing's suggestion.

...(End of this chapter)