Nangong Yunfan's attitude toward Jiang Chen suddenly changed, and he even gave Jiang Chen the treatment of a distinguished guest. No one felt anything strange about this, as Nangong Wentian and Nangong Wenyang's words couldn't be wrong. A genius who could kill two Combat Soul warriors at the Divine Core realm, just this talent alone made him worthy of being recruited by the Nangong family.
More importantly, for Nangong Yunfan, Jiang Chen had saved his son's life, and this alone was more than enough to establish Jiang Chen's status in the family.
"Thank you, Chief Nangong."
Jiang Chen cupped his fist toward Nangong Yunfan. Without any hesitation, he sat down on a chair with Nangong Wentian and Nangong Wenyang. He had a calm expression on his face, and a faint smile could be seen on his face. There was no sign of nervousness on his face.
Just this calmness alone was enough to make everyone secretly praise him. This was an important place for the Nangong family, and even the geniuses of the family would have to be submissive in front of so many Combat Soul warriors. However, Jiang Chen was perfectly calm, and he didn't show any signs of discomfort. It was a calmness that came from the bottom of his heart, and it couldn't be faked.
"Nephew Jiang Chen has saved my son, and that's why I, Nangong Wentian, owe you a debt of gratitude. However, Wentian, I believe Wenyang has told you about the family's current situation. There are only fourteen days left until the duel, and with your current cultivation, there is no way you can be a match for Nangong Wenyen."
Nangong Yunfan changed the topic and got back to the main topic. Right now, the most important thing for the Nangong family was the duel that was going to take place in fourteen days. This duel would determine the survival of the Nangong family. Not only Nangong Yunfan, everyone in the crowd were worried, especially after they saw Nangong Wentian's cultivation level.
"According to a reliable source, that bastard Nangong Yunzheng has already contacted the Profound River Palace, and it's highly possible that he has already told them the secret of our family's treasure. That's why the Profound River Palace is paying attention to this matter."
The Thousand Hand Butcher Tu Yi said with a frown on his face.
"Nangong Yunzheng, in order to get the position of the Clan Chief, he didn't even hesitate to break the rules set by big brother Nangong, what an abomination!"
Liang Zhui's temper was a little irritable. As someone who had followed Old Master Nangong to conquer the world, his feelings for the NanGong Family were the same as his own family. He and Tu Yi treated the NanGong Family's descendants as their own. Nangong Wentian was someone they had watched grow up. They had invested all their feelings into this family. Now that their big brother had passed away, they had the responsibility to protect the NanGong Family. They absolutely did not want to see the empire they had fought for destroyed.
"The Nangong Family has a hundred years of history. The glory that my father has left for us must not be lost. Therefore, we must win this battle."
Nangong Yunfan clenched his fists so tightly that cracking sounds could be heard. If the Nangong family was destroyed in his hands, even if he died, he wouldn't be able to face his ancestors.
"Nangong Yunzheng has decided to fight three battles. Wentian will fight against Wentian, and Yunfan will fight against Yunzheng. These two battles are unavoidable. As for the third battle, I'm sure Nangong Yunzheng will invite some powerful warriors from the Profound River Palace to fight him. We can't find any new helpers for now."
Someone said.
"Dad, let Little Chenzi fight the third battle on behalf of the Nangong family."
Nangong Wentian said.
"Nonsense!"
Nangong Yunfan scolded.
"Wentian, this is a crucial battle that will determine the survival of the Nangong family. Although Jiang Chen is quite strong, he doesn't have the qualifications to participate in the third battle. With Nangong Yunzheng's character, I'm sure he will invite a Late Combat Soul warrior. Isn't asking Jiang Chen to participate in the third battle ridiculous?"
Liang Zhui said. The rest of the men shook their heads as well. They all felt Nangong Wentian's words were too childish. Letting a Divine Core young man represent the Nangong family in the war was just a joke to their opponents.
Just as Nangong Wentian was about to say something, he heard Jiang Chen's voice through his Divine Sense, "Brother Nan, don't say anymore."
After listening to Jiang Chen's words, although Nangong Wentian still had a dissatisfied expression on his face, he didn't say anything. The current situation was very clear; with Jiang Chen's cultivation level, it was impossible to convince him to participate in the third battle.
Besides, Jiang Chen's current plan was to wait and see what would happen. He would only make a decision when the day of the battle arrived.
"That Nangong Yunzheng only invited an outsider. In my opinion, we can ask Elder Tu to fight the third battle. Although Elder Tu is highly respected in the family, he doesn't have the Nangong surname after all. Asking him to fight the third battle shouldn't be considered as breaking the rules."
"That's right, Elder Tu is a Late Combat Soul warrior, and he's very strong. If Elder Tu is willing to fight the third battle, we still have a chance."
Someone said as he threw his glance at Tu Yi.
"I've dedicated my life to the Nangong family. However, since we can think of this, Nangong Yunzheng can think of it as well. The Profound River Palace has a lot of mighty warriors, and I'm afraid even I won't be able to deal with the man Nangong Yunzheng invited."
Tu Yi shook his head. As someone with the title of the Thousand Hand Butcher, one could tell that he was a ferocious man. However, this battle concerned the life and death of the Nangong Family. Even he, Tu Yi, did not dare to be careless.
Although Tu Yi was very strong, he was still far from being the strongest warrior below the Combat King realm. Compared to Nangong Yunfan, his overall combat strength was slightly weaker. On the other hand, the Profound River Palace had a lot of mighty warriors, and many of them were strong enough to suppress him. If the Profound River Palace was determined to help Nangong Yunzheng, even if Tu Yi was willing to fight the third battle, he wouldn't be able to do anything.
"Uncle Tu, if it comes down to it, no matter what, I still hope Uncle Tu can help us."
Nangong Yunfan cupped his fist toward Tu Yi. Judging from the current situation, Tu Yi was the best candidate for the third battle. At least, he would do his best.
"Don't worry, Yunfan. Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I'll still protect the Nangong family. However, the best case scenario is still to win the first two battles. With that, we can avoid the third battle."
Tu Yi said.
"My cultivation level and elder brother's are about the same, and it won't be easy to determine the winner. But, for the sake of our family, I'll do my best. It won't be easy for elder brother to defeat me either, and the key now lies with Wentian."
Nangong Yunfan said. At this moment, everyone threw their gazes onto Nangong Wentian. All three battles were crucial, and Nangong Wentian's battle was the most crucial one.
"It's going to be difficult. Although Wentian is a talented genius, he is still only a Peak Divine Core warrior. He grew up with Nangong Wenyen, and the resources he received from the family are the same, and their talent is the same. Now, Nangong Wenyen has broken through to the Combat Soul realm. Unless Wentian can break through to the Combat Soul realm before the date of the battle, he will lose this battle."
Liang Zhui said with a sigh. It wasn't that he looked down on Nangong Wentian, but the gap between them was huge.
Breaking through to the Combat Soul realm from the Divine Core realm in just fourteen days was an incredibly difficult task. Even if Nangong Wentian consumed some precious pills, he still wouldn't be able to break through to the Combat Soul realm. Furthermore, if he relied on external forces to break through to the Combat Soul realm, it would have a serious impact on Nangong Wentian's foundation. Furthermore, if he relied on external forces to break through to the Combat Soul realm, it would cause his cultivation base to be unstable, and he would still be no match for Nangong Wenyen.
"Wentian, how's the progress of your Ten Thousand Everlasting Elephants skill?"
Nangong Yunfan asked. Nangong Wentian had obtained this skill by himself, it wasn't a skill that belonged to the Nangong family.
"I've reached a bottleneck, and I'm going to enter secluded cultivation right away. As long as I can break through this bottleneck, I'll be able to easily break through to the Combat Soul realm."
Nangong Wentian said.
"En, Wentian, don't push yourself too hard. The most important thing in the path of cultivation is to take things step by step. Sometimes, the more you want to achieve something, the harder it will be for you to achieve it. Just relax your mind, you can leave now."
Nangong Yunfan said with a gentle voice. He was carrying a huge pressure on his shoulders, but he didn't want his son to feel any pressure. He really hoped that Nangong Wentian could break through to the Combat Soul realm before the date of the battle, but he also knew that when it came to cultivation, one couldn't just rely on pressure.
"Dad, don't worry, I won't let you down."
Nangong Wentian stood up, bowed toward everyone in the palace, then turned around and left.
Jiang Chen cupped his fist toward Nangong Yunfan, then he followed behind Nangong Wentian.
Sigh!
Sighs could be heard coming from the palace. All of them knew that Nangong Wentian could be considered as one of the most outstanding warriors in the younger generation, but too bad, it was still far from enough.
Nangong Yunfan also knew that the reason why Nangong Wentian couldn't break through to the Combat Soul realm was because of the Ten Thousand Everlasting Elephants skill. This skill was extremely powerful, but it was also extremely difficult to cultivate. The further one cultivated, the more difficult it would be, and if a cultivator couldn't break through a bottleneck, they would be stuck for a very long time.
If Nangong Wentian was only cultivating an ordinary skill from the Nangong family, with his talent, he would have long since broken through to the Combat Soul realm, surpassing Nangong Wenyen.
However, both Nangong Wentian and Nangong Yunfan knew that by cultivating the Ten Thousand Everlasting Elephants skill, Nangong Wentian and Jiang Chen's achievements would be unimaginable. With the current situation, Nangong Yunfan could only hope that Nangong Wentian would be able to break through to the Combat Soul realm within the last couple of days.
A quiet courtyard filled with flowers and trees. This was Nangong Wentian's residence. Although he hadn't been here for a long time, the decorations here were still the same. Every day, a servant would come and clean the place.
Sigh!
Nangong Wentian stood in the courtyard and let out a heavy sigh. He knew what his problem was; it was extremely difficult to break through a bottleneck.
"Brother Nan, circulate your Ten Thousand Everlasting Elephants skill, let me see where your bottleneck is."
Jiang Chen suddenly said.
Nangong Wentian's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this. Only now did he remember that there was an omnipotent guy following him. This guy looked like he was only sixteen or seventeen years old, but there was nothing he didn't know. Skills, combat skills, formations, alchemy, combat weapons, there was nothing he didn't know.
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