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Since he knew he had only broken through the Exquisite Pagoda out of sheer luck, he naturally wanted one. Who knew, he might even be able to defeat the Six Sages.
"Even if I help you refine it, you won't be able to control it with your current cultivation …" Yao Ruoxian pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "This has nothing to do with the lack of materials. This isn't something that can be refined by one person. Unless my cultivation reaches the Golden Lotus realm, I might be able to give it a try … No, if I want to refine it by myself, even a Golden Lotus realm cultivation would be useless. More importantly, my comprehension of space is still far from that level. I can't refine a space as large as the Exquisite Pagoda. Just this alone is enough for me to lose. I've completely lost!"
As he spoke, the bitter smile on his face deepened, and he even seemed a little desolate.
Miao Yi turned to look at Qian'Er and Xue'Er, then probed, "Lost? What does that have to do with you? What did you lose? "
"Sigh …" Yao Ruoxian let out a long sigh and shook his head. He didn't want to say anything at first, but when he looked at Qian'Er and Xue'Er, he was slightly taken aback. In the end, his gaze fell on Miao Yi. He hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "My real name is Zi Yang. I am an abandoned disciple of the Exquisite Refinement Sect.
Qian'Er and Xue'Er looked at each other. Miao Yi, on the other hand, was shocked. He cried out, "Mister Zi Yang?" He quickly took out his Qilin Spear and pointed it at the name of the craftsman at the end. "Are you for real? I just so happened to hear about Mister Zi Yang when I went to the Exquisite Refinement Sect this time. When I thought about the name you put on the transcendent artifact you refined for me, I thought you were trying to borrow someone else's reputation … Are you sure you're not a fake? "
"Fake?" Yao Ruoxian said in frustration, "I could have used anyone else's name. Why would I use the name of an abandoned disciple of the Exquisite Refinement Sect? My name is the abandoned disciple of the Exquisite Refinement Sect, Zi Yang! "
'Name is the abandoned disciple of the Exquisite Refinement Sect? Bullsh * t! I'll explain the name 'Yao Ruoxian' first! ' Miao Yi couldn't be bothered to put him down. He continued with a shocked expression, "Are you really that Zi Yang from the Exquisite Refinement Sect? Old Monster, I heard that Zi Yang lost to his Senior Martial Brother in an Artifact Refinement Competition held by the Exquisite Refinement Sect. Later on, he refused to admit defeat and wreaked havoc in the Exquisite Refinement Sect. That's why he was expelled from the sect. "
Qian 'Er and Xue' Er were speechless. He realized that the Lord was quite good at acting. He obviously knew, but he could still act as if he didn't know anything.
"Bullshit! Who said I lost!? "Yao Ruoxian abruptly slammed the table and stood up with a sinister look on his face. Gritting his teeth in hatred, he said, "If it wasn't for someone playing tricks behind the scenes, I would be the successor to the Exquisite Refinement Sect's Sect Leader!"
Miao Yi immediately asked, "Who's behind this? What the hell? "
Yao Ruoxian almost blurted out, but in the end, he held himself back. He clenched his fists tightly, and his face was filled with grief and indignation.
Miao Yi said indifferently, "If the old demon loses, then so be it. Admitting defeat in front of your two daughters isn't something to be ashamed about. They won't look down on you either, and we won't go out and help you spread rumors. We've known each other for so many years. When have we ever harmed you? "
When Miao Yi said this, Yao Ruoxian simply couldn't bear it any longer. Seeing his two daughters staring at him, his old face flushed red. He spat out in grief and indignation, "I didn't lose! It's the finals. The Exquisite Refinement Sect gave me and my Senior Martial Brother Xiang Baiting the same materials to determine the final victor. I refined an Immortal Binding Rope, while my Senior Martial Brother Xiang Baiting refined a Four Seasons Spring Pot … That's right. When it comes to the refinement skills of these two artifacts, my Immortal Binding Rope is indeed inferior to Xiang Baiting's Four Seasons Spring Pot. But the key is that I've unintentionally seen the Four Seasons Spring Pot once in my Master's wife's study. It's exactly the same. Even the fine structure of the engravings is exactly the same. How could it be hidden from our eyes? It wasn't refined by Xiang Baiting on the spot during the finals. It was refined by my Master as a gift for my Master's wife! I didn't lose to Xiang Baiting, but to the transcendent artifact refined by my Master. Yet they took advantage of my ignorance! "
Miao Yi was greatly shocked. After exchanging glances with the two girls, he stood up as well and said in surprise, "I heard that the competition was conducted in front of everyone. Since you knew, why didn't you expose it in front of everyone?"
Yao Ruoxian recalled the past. Yao Ruoxian was so angry that his entire body was trembling. He clenched his fists so tightly that his fingertips dug into his palms. His unkempt beard trembled as though he was weeping blood. With a hoarse voice, he said, "It's precisely because it was done in front of everyone that I have no place to redress my grievances. Teacher has treated me with great kindness. If I really caused a commotion and ruined the Exquisite Refinement Sect's reputation, even if I won, how could I establish myself in the Exquisite Refinement Sect? "
Miao Yi scoffed. His eyes were filled with killing intent as he said, "You won't be able to establish yourself in the Exquisite Refinement Sect no matter what. Why do you need to care about these things? I heard that you almost lost your life at that time. Why did you let those scoundrels take advantage of you? They're just a bunch of lowly scoundrels. They deserve to be killed!"
Yao Ruoxian's tears streamed down his sleeves as he shook his head and said, "Actually, I know that it wasn't my Master's intention! It was my Master's wife who looked down on me. She thought that I was ugly and not as good-looking as Xiang Baiting. I'm also not as likable as Xiang Baiting, so she didn't want me to get too close to my Junior Sister. Everyone knew that the winner of the Sect Master's successor competition would become Master's son-in-law. That Four Seasons in Spring Pot was in my Master's wife's hands. Why did it end up in Xiang Baiting's hands during the finals? Even if I were an idiot, I could still guess the reason! "
"Father!" Qian'Er and Xue'Er were also heartbroken. They started crying as well, each holding onto Yao Ruoxian's arms. The father and daughter trio wept together.
Miao Yi's face was filled with killing intent as he said, "Could it be that you were willing to let them off so easily?"
"I hate them so much!" Yao Ruoxian pounded his chest and cried out in sorrow, "If they didn't want me to win, they could have just told me. I would have backed off in the face of difficulties. But they shouldn't have arranged such a 'fair' competition just to help Xiang Baiting ascend to the position. They made a fool out of me in front of everyone! Why did they have to step on me in front of everyone to clear Xiang Baiting's name? Why did they have to step on me to bring glory to Xiang Baiting and prove that he, Xiang Baiting, was the most outstanding disciple of the Exquisite Refinement Sect? Even my Junior Sister thought that I was a petty person who couldn't afford to lose! I hate them so much! Of course I didn't want to let them off easily. Of course I wanted to take revenge. I once swore in front of everyone that one day, I would refine a peerless transcendent artifact and suppress the Exquisite Refinement Sect to avenge today's humiliation! "
"That's how it should be!" Miao Yi nodded, but he couldn't help but ask doubtfully, "Then why did you fall to such a state of hiding?" He actually wanted to directly ask the Lady Boss about Yao Ruoxian's embezzlement of a customer's transcendent artifact refinement materials. He could see how upset Yao Ruoxian was …
"Because at the time, I knew that if I dared to expose that matter, with my Master's wife's background, I wouldn't be able to live to this day. I could only pretend that I didn't know anything! I understood that if I didn't have the strength to do so, there was no way I could take revenge. Only when the transcendent artifact I refined had the power to suppress the Exquisite Refinement Sect would someone be willing to offend the Exquisite Refinement Sect for my sake. Perhaps even offend the power behind the Exquisite Refinement Sect. Only then would I have the right to seek revenge. Otherwise, I'm afraid that even if I went to them, I wouldn't even have the chance to leave alive, let alone seek revenge. After I left the Exquisite Refinement Sect, I initially wanted to seek refuge with the other five nations. However, at that time, I wasn't very well known. The only thing I was known for was that … I didn't want to be at the mercy of others, and so I went to Flowing Clouds Dune Sea to refine transcendent artifacts for a living. As my reputation gradually grew and I gained a foothold in Flowing Clouds Dune Sea, trouble began to arise. One time, I accepted a deal. It was clearly a fair deal, but when it was time to deliver the goods, the other party falsely accused me of embezzling his transcendent artifact refinement materials. "
Miao Yi asked suspiciously, "Didn't you sign a contract before you made the deal?"
"That's where the blame lies. The contract I signed was clearly kept in my own storage ring, and it never left my body. Yet, it turned into a pile of ash in my storage ring, and I couldn't even produce any evidence. If it was just one deal, then so be it. Perhaps no one would believe me. But who knew that such incidents would keep popping up one after another, instantly tarnishing my reputation. Not only that, but in the end, someone even tried to kill me. So I hid in Tempest Tavern. However, Tempest Tavern isn't a place I can stay for long. Yet, as soon as I left, the assassin followed me like a shadow, forcing me to hide in the tavern repeatedly to avoid trouble. In the end, I gave almost all of my savings from my years in Flowing Clouds Dune Sea to Tempest Tavern. "
Miao Yi was sweating profusely. He knew exactly how shady the Tempest Tavern was. Although they claimed to be willing parties, in reality, they were simply taking advantage of the situation. Who knew how many people like Yao Ruoxian had given away their entire fortune to Tempest Tavern? Pi Junzi and Tao Yongchun were among them.
"At the time, I thought I was dead for sure. Just as I was about to die, two Purple Lotus experts suddenly appeared and forcefully brought me out of Flowing Clouds Dune Sea. Once I was out of danger, I asked the two of them who they were and why they were helping me. The two of them told me that they had been entrusted by someone else, and even gave me a sum of money, telling me to hide my identity from now on. Then, they left. But I couldn't accept it. While I was in the Buddhist Nation, I joined an artifact refining sect, hoping to make a comeback. But who knew that assassins would come after me again? In the end, it was those two Purple Lotus experts who arrived just in time to save me. After that, I ran off to the Devil Nation to seek refuge with the officials, and one of their Palace Lords. Who knew that not long after that, another palace would launch an attack on me. The side I was on was defeated, and as I was fleeing, seven or eight Red Lotus experts came after me. They said that if they could take my head, it would be a great merit. Only then did I realize that they were actually after me. In the nick of time, those two Purple Lotus experts appeared again, and they managed to repel my pursuers. After the two of them brought me out of danger, they warned me again that this would be the last time they would save me, and that I should do as I see fit. Actually, even if they didn't warn me again, I wouldn't have dared to show my face in public anymore. I've been hiding all this time! "
Miao Yi hesitated, then said, "At first, I thought that the people who wanted to kill you were from the Exquisite Refinement Sect. But with the Exquisite Refinement Sect's backing, how could the people of the Boundless Nation mobilize the entire Devil Nation's palace to deal with you? Just who did you offend?"
Yao Ruoxian gritted his teeth and said, "If the Exquisite Refinement Sect had promised me a powerful artifact, then what's impossible?"
Miao Yi nodded slightly. The Exquisite Refinement Sect did indeed have the resources to do so. He then asked, "Then who were the people who saved you time and time again?"
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