The Earth won't allow someone as awesome as me to exist!

These two men were sent by the Xiao family. The middle-aged man was named Xiao Ang, a seventh-level Nascent Soul martial artist, and the young man was named Xiao Qi, his younger brother, whose strength was at the fourth level.

A Nascent Soul cultivator and a Grandmaster martial artist arrived together at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, with only one purpose: to target Huyan Jue.

As a seventh-realm martial artist, Xiao Ang also had his own pride. He was somewhat displeased that his family had sent him to invite Hu Yanjue. After all, he was a seventh-realm martial artist, and his strength was undeniable. Even Hu Yanjue might not be his match.

But he had to fulfill the family's mission.

"Huyan Jue, my Xiao family requests an audience!"

Xiao Ang exhaled, his voice echoing throughout the Yinshan Mountains. His tone was still arrogant, as he did not take Hu Yanjue seriously.

"Brother, is this Huyan Jue really as strong as the rumors say? Does the Ancestor even want to invite him to come out of seclusion?" Xiao Qi asked curiously.

When Hu Yanjue became famous, that was already a thing of the previous generation. Xiao Qi had only heard of it briefly and didn't know much about it. Moreover, there are very few rumors about Hu Yanjue now, and basically no one talks about it anymore.

"The rumors are just hearsay; I estimate he's only at the level of someone who has just entered the seventh realm," Xiao Ang guessed.

But at that moment...

The entire Yin Mountain suddenly trembled, and a purple yin energy gathered a hundred meters in the air, like a vortex, gradually forming a giant face.

"This..." Xiao Qi's expression changed.

Even Xiao Ang's expression turned serious.

The giant face formed from the convergence of beauty slowly opened its mouth, and a black shadow descended from the sky like a meteorite, crashing to the ground with a sharp whistling sound that ripped through the air.

bang

With a deafening roar, smoke and dust billowed into the sky, debris flew everywhere, and a half-meter-deep crater was smashed into the ground, with the aftershocks creating turbulent air currents.

Even Xiao Ang, a seventh-realm martial artist, was shaken back several steps, but he quickly regained his balance. He immediately protected Xiao Qi, otherwise Xiao Qi would definitely have been blasted away with his strength.

Xiao Ang was shocked. That height was at least a hundred meters. Someone jumped from a hundred meters high... Could it be...?

"The Xiao family?"

A hoarse voice slowly rose, and when the dust settled, a dark figure appeared in the half-meter-wide pit, enveloped in yin energy, and slowly floated up from the pit to stand on the ground.

It was a withered, hunched old man, his back bent like an old bow, his skin and bones like dry firewood, his hand gripping a bone cane with jagged knuckles like ghost claws. Yet, this old man, who seemed to have one foot in the grave, exuded a chill with his appearance, the surrounding air freezing as if even the light was being swallowed up.

The terrifying pressure emanating from him was suffocating.

call out!

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Immediately afterwards, another figure emerged from the mountain; it was none other than the Old Man of Yinshan.

"Teacher!" the old man from Yinshan said respectfully.

The person who jumped from a height of 100 meters was none other than Huyan Jue.

"Are you from the Xiao family?" Hu Yanjue frowned slightly, his voice hoarse and his speech slow.

"Senior Huyan Jue...we heard that your lineage's most precious treasure has been stolen?" Xiao Ang completely abandoned his previous contempt and even changed how he addressed Huyan Jue.

What a joke.

To be able to jump from a height of 100 meters unharmed, one's physical body must be at least as tough as copper and iron, something even a seventh-level martial artist like myself could not do.

Hu Yanjue is at least a peak seventh-realm martial artist, and may even be at the eighth-realm level.

Moreover, Xiao Ang could sense a terrifying aura emanating from Hu Yanjue that made him feel suffocated, so he knew without a doubt that Hu Yanjue's strength must be above his own.

Hu Yanjue was aware of this matter, but his gaze towards Xiao Ang sharpened: "What, is your Xiao family here to mock my witchcraft?"

As soon as he finished speaking, an extremely terrifying chill pressed down like a mountain, causing Xiao Ang and Xiao Qi to shiver involuntarily, as if they were falling into an abyss.

"Senior Huyan Jue, our Xiao family has already investigated this person," Xiao Ang said urgently.

"explain!"

"That man is named Qin Chuan, from the Qin family in Kyoto. Here is his information." Xiao Ang handed over Qin Chuan's information.

The old man from Yinshan took Qin Chuan's information, looked at it carefully, and then exclaimed excitedly, "Teacher, it's him!"

Hu Yanjue didn't look at the document, but instead looked at Xiao Ang and Xiao Qi: "Your Xiao family has countless martial artists, so why do you need to ask me to come out of seclusion to deal with just one person?"

Xiao Ang explained, "The other party is from the Qin family of Kyoto. My Xiao family has a good relationship with the Qin family, so it's not appropriate for me to take action. However, I've submitted the information. As for whether Senior Huyan Jue will intervene, that's naturally beyond my control. But I've heard that the most precious treasures of the Witchcraft Path have been stolen. Doesn't Senior Huyan Jue want to take them back?"

"Is the Qin family of Kyoto very powerful?" Hu Yanjue asked casually.

"It's not that impressive." Xiao Ang shook his head and said with a smile, "Senior Huyan Jue, we have already prepared a helicopter for you. Whenever you go, you can simply board the helicopter."

"I'll take my leave now."

After saying these words, Xiao Ang left with Xiao Qi.

With the Xiao family patriarch behind them, Hu Yanjue naturally wouldn't do anything to them.

"Teacher, the Xiao family clearly wants to use us as pawns," the old man from Yinshan said, somewhat displeased.

"Ha ha!"

Hu Yanjue laughed wildly: "It doesn't matter. I, Hu Yanjue, have roamed the world for a lifetime. There is no place I cannot go. Besides, my lineage's treasure has been stolen. I must get it back no matter what."

"I will show Qin Chuan that the way of witchcraft cannot be dishonored!"

The old man from Yinshan was overjoyed. He had long wanted to take revenge, but his teacher had been in seclusion and had only emerged a few days ago.

Finally... I have a chance to get revenge!

"But what is the purpose of the Xiao family? With their strength, it should be easy for them to deal with Qin Chuan, right?" Although the old man of Yinshan was eager for revenge, he had not lost his mind. The Xiao family was the number one family in martial arts. Even the people they sent had seventh-level martial artists. How could they not be able to deal with Qin Chuan?

"Hehe, people in Kyoto are just very concerned about their reputation. If they were to take action directly, they would be acting without a legitimate reason. Moreover, this is under the emperor's nose, so even if there were a terrestrial immortal, they couldn't act recklessly. As for the purpose, it's not important to me."

Hu Yanjue didn't care at all. Even if the Xiao family had other motives, he wouldn't take it to heart. Once you reach a certain level of strength, there are many things you no longer need to care about.

"Let's go to Kyoto!"

"I will destroy the Qin family!"

……

Qin Chuan slowly opened his eyes. In just a few days, he had attempted to break through to the Divine Sea Realm, but unfortunately failed. However, it didn't matter, as he didn't have high expectations anyway. It was just a pity for the Qin family, whose resources had been almost completely drained by him.

However, Qin Chuan felt no guilt. He slowly got up and went outside. It was already 11 a.m., and the sunlight shone on him, bringing a sense of warmth.

Today is January 1st, New Year's Day.

This also marks the start of the Qin family's annual meeting.

Qin Chuan slowly exhaled and walked towards the Qin family's main hall.

The Qin family annual meeting has officially begun...