After leaving his own courtyard house, Duan Lingtian walked towards the Divine Might Marquis Estate.
He didn't forget what the servant girl said to him earlier.
"What did Father leave with Uncle Nie?"
Under his curiosity, Duan Lingtian arrived at the Divine Might Marquis Estate.
Although the guards at the entrance of the Divine Might Marquis Estate were all unfamiliar faces, after Duan Lingtian stated his identity and they found an experienced guard of the Divine Might Marquis Estate to prove his identity, they respectfully and reverently welcomed Duan Lingtian in.
"You go ahead, I'll go look for Uncle Nie myself."
When he saw that the Audience Hall of the Divine Might Marquis Estate was empty, Duan Lingtian spoke to the guard that welcomed him in before walking towards the courtyard house that the Divine Might Marquis, Nie Yuan, resided in by himself.
Duan Lingtian had just arrived outside the courtyard house when he heard a familiar voice that sounded out from within.
But this voice was slightly low and deep. "Father, at most, I'll just ask Mother not to be the Sect Leader! She's getting old, and it's just the right time for her to come back and enjoy her life and hug her grandchildren. "
Duan Lingtian was able to discern that this was precisely the voice of his Uncle Nie.
"Uncle Nie seems to be extremely angry …."
Duan Lingtian's brows raised as he pondered over Nie Yuan's words. "Uncle Nie's mother is the Sect Leader of a Sect? Could it be that the Sect she's in is a Sect of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom? "
Although Duan Lingtian hadn't met Nie Yuan's mother, he'd heard of her long ago.
That year, when he'd just arrived at the Crimson Sky Kingdom's Imperial City, he went to the Divine Might Marquis Estate for the sake of curing the poison of the Dark Nether Mink's poison for the Senior Marquis.
Before curing the poison, he'd heard the Senior Marquis mention that the reason he was poisoned by the Dark Nether Mink was because of a spirit fruit guarded by the Dark Nether Mink.
And that spirit fruit was something that his wife, the Divine Might Marquis Nie Yuan's mother, needed.
If he was unable to obtain the spirit fruit, his wife would be in great trouble.
At that time, Duan Lingtian found out that the Old Marquis' wife, the Divine Might Marquis Nie Yuan's mother, was still alive, but not in the Crimson Sky Kingdom.
Now when he heard what Nie Yuan said, he guessed that Nie Yuan's mother ought to be the Sect Leader of a sect in the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom or another Imperial Kingdom's sect.
As for the Empire or even the Darkhan Dynasty, Duan Lingtian did not dare to think about it.
"Grandson? Big Brother Nie is married and has children? "
In addition, Duan Lingtian also captured another layer of information from Nie Yuan's words, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.
At this moment, another aged voice continued to sound.
"I've told your mother before, and she's willing to let go of the heavy burden … But those old fellows said that if she really wants to leave the sect, she must cripple her cultivation! Not only that, but you also have to pass the test of 'climbing a mountain of blades and diving into a sea of flames' before you can leave the sect. "
Duan Lingtian could tell that this was the voice of the old marquis.
Slap!
Practically at the instant the old marquis finished speaking, an enormous bang sounded out from the courtyard, and through the small window on the courtyard wall, Duan Lingtian was able to see Nie Yuan shatter the stone table with a single strike of his palm.
"They're going too far! Those old fellows had always been looking for trouble with Mother when Mother had just taken over the position of Sect Leader … Only when Mother consumed the spirit fruit and her cultivation improved greatly did they restrain themselves slightly. This time, Mother was injured for the sake of the sect, yet not only were they not grateful, they instead forced Mother to give up her position. They truly deserve death! "
Nie Yuan was extremely furious.
"Grandpa Nie, Uncle Nie."
Duan Lingtian walked over to the courtyard door in large strides and lightly smiled as he greeted them.
"Little Tian? When did you return? "
The two people in the courtyard were stunned when they heard Duan Lingtian's voice. Nie Yuan was the first to recover from his shock, and he revealed a pleasantly surprised expression as he welcomed Duan Lingtian in.
At this moment, he didn't have the furious appearance from before.
Of course, Duan Lingtian was able to discern that even though Nie Yuan was happy because of his return, there was still flames of rage that was difficult to restrain in the depths of Nie Yuan's eyes.
"I just returned. I heard from the servant girl that my father left some things with Uncle Nie before leaving, so I came over. "
Duan Lingtian smiled.
"You kid … Is it because your father didn't leave things with me, you didn't think of coming over to see Uncle Nie?"
Nie Yuan scolded jokingly, yet an amiable expression appeared on his face.
"Of course not."
Duan Lingtian hurriedly shook his head.
"Take this. This is the Spatial Ring your father asked me to pass to you before he left. "
With a raise of his hand, Nie Yuan passed a Spatial Ring to Duan Lingtian.
Duan Lingtian put away the Spatial Ring and didn't look at it carefully for the time being. Instead, he looked at Nie Yuan and the old man at the side. "Uncle Nie, Grandpa Nie … You seem to have encountered trouble?"
"Little Tian, it's rare for you to return, you don't have to worry about our matters."
The old marquis was still as amiable as before.
"Grandpa Nie."
Duan Lingtian's expression turned serious as he said seriously, "In my eyes, you and Uncle Nie are both my family. Since my family is in trouble, I naturally can't stand idly by … Unless you treat me as an outsider."
"Sigh. How could we treat you as an outsider? It's really that this matter is too troublesome, and it's not something you can resolve. "
The old marquis sighed.
"Yeah, Little Tian, you don't have to worry about this matter."
Nie Yuan also said, "It's rare for you to return, you should be happy. Don't let other things affect your mood."
"Grandpa Nie, Uncle Nie, just tell me … Perhaps I can be of help?"
Duan Lingtian persisted.
Seeing Duan Lingtian so insistent, the Divine Might Marquis and his son looked at each other, nodded, and started to tell Duan Lingtian the ins and outs of this matter.
In next to no time, Duan Lingtian had a certain level of understanding of this matter.
It turned out that Nie Yuan's mother was a disciple of a second-rate sect in the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom in the past. She got acquainted with the Senior Marquis when she was young, and she married the Senior Marquis who was still the Divine Might Marquis at that time. Moreover, they had a son, Nie Yuan.
Whereas Nie Yuan's mother, because of her extremely good natural talent in the Martial Dao, she'd always been highly regarded by the Sect Leader of that sect, and the Sect Leader even took her to be the next successor of the Sect Leader. It was even to the extent that the Sect Leader didn't fuss about the matter of her privately marrying and having a child.
That sect had an unwritten rule.
All Sect Leaders and successors had to sever their emotions and desires, and were prohibited from marrying and having children. Because only in this way would they be able to guarantee that they would be able to selflessly devote their entire lives to the sect.
"What bullshit rule!"
After he heard this rule, Duan Lingtian couldn't help but curse in his heart. He felt that that bullshit sect was truly too selfish, and an unwritten rule would destroy a person's life.
A life without a partner and children was undoubtedly incomplete.
In next to no time, along with the Senior Sect Leader's death, Nie Yuan's mother naturally became the Sect Leader, whereas some of the higher-ups of the older generation that disliked this instead made things difficult for her at all times.
At that time, the Senior Marquis was poisoned by the Dark Nether Mink for the sake of a spirit fruit, and it was precisely because he obtained that spirit fruit that assisted his wife to advance her cultivation.
After his wife consumed the spirit fruit, her strength increased greatly, and she suppressed the group of higher-ups of the older generation of the sect, and it became much calmer from then on.
It was even to the extent that those old fellows didn't dare say anything when the Senior Marquis went to live in that sect.
When Duan Lingtian returned the last time, the reason he didn't see the Senior Marquis was because the Senior Marquis was living together with his wife in that sect.
Half a year ago, that sect had a dispute with another sect, and Nie Yuan's mother was injured in the conflict, causing her strength to decrease greatly.
At this time, those seniors of the same sect jumped out to bully her again.
When Nie Yuan's mother thought about how she'd given up half her life for the sect, yet received such a return, the more she thought about it, the more upset she felt. Then she thought about how her grandson was already married and had a child, so she decided to step down and distance herself from the internal strife of the sect.
But those higher-ups of the sect didn't allow it, and they insisted that she stay in the forbidden area as the sect's guardian.
Unless the sect encountered a crisis, she was not allowed to leave the forbidden area.
Of course, she could choose to leave the sect.
But there were two conditions:
First, her cultivation would be crippled.
Second, after crippling her cultivation, she would be able to officially leave the sect after passing the test of climbing a mountain of blades and diving into a sea of flames.
"What's climbing a mountain of blades and diving into a sea of flames?"
Duan Lingtian asked curiously.
Nie Yuan said with a gloomy face, "That's an extremely harsh test … Generally, only people who have committed great crimes and had their cultivation crippled would pass that test.
"Since the existence of that sect, there hasn't been a single person whose cultivation was crippled who passed that test. Those old fellows wanted my mother to die! "
As he finished speaking, Nie Yuan's eyes were crimson red.
Although he was the Divine Might Marquis of the Crimson Sky Kingdom, and was only below one person, he couldn't influence the sect his mother was in.
"Grandpa Nie, Uncle Nie … I'll go with you."
After finding out about the sequence of events, Duan Lingtian spoke to the two of them.
"Hmm?"
Duan Lingtian's words caused the two of them to be stunned, and then they shook their heads at the same time. "No! This matter isn't something you can deal with. "
"Yeah, Little Tian. Although your natural talent isn't bad, it has only been a few years, and you've at most just broken through to the Void Prying Stage not long ago … Whereas that sect is a second-rate sect no matter how bad it is, and there's no lack of existences at the seventh level of the Void Prying Stage or above within it. "
Nie Yuan spoke as well.
Even though he knew that Duan Lingtian's natural talent in the Martial Dao was heaven defying.
But as far as he was concerned, it was utterly impossible for Duan Lingtian to possess a cultivation at the seventh level of the Void Prying Stage or above in a short few years of time.
"Second-rate sect huh?"
Duan Lingtian's brows raised as he muttered to himself.
According to his understanding of the sects in the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom, that second-rate sect ought to be a sect of the same level as the Boundless Sect that Xiong Quan was in all those years ago.
There were no martial artists at the Void Initiation Stage or above in second-rate sects.
A sect like this was really nothing to the current Duan Lingtian.
After all, the height he stood at was different.
"Grandpa Nie, Uncle Nie, do the two of you believe me?"
Duan Lingtian's face sank when he saw the two of them were unwilling to let him make a move no matter what, and he asked with a serious expression.
In the end, Nie Yuan and Nie Yuan were helpless and could only go along with Duan Lingtian.
"This time, I'll save Grandma as a gift to my little nephew whom I haven't met yet."
Duan Lingtian thought in his heart.
When he came to the Divine Might Marquis Estate this time, he didn't even have the time to see Nie Fen and Nie Fen's child before hastily leaving with the Senior Marquis, Nie Rong, and the current Divine Might Marquis, Nie Yuan.
After leaving the Divine Might Marquis Estate, Duan Lingtian returned to his courtyard house.
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