The Nanxuan family clan's manor was located south of the Scarlet Yang Capital. It occupied the best spirit mountain in the southern part of the Scarlet Yang Capital. It spanned a vast area that was equivalent to a city.
There were tall walls and all sorts of exotic flowers and plants grew out of the walls. They emitted a refreshing fragrance. In fact, with the Nanxuan family clan's influence, it would have been very simple to build a manor in the most prosperous region of the Scarlet Yang continent. However, Nanxuan Jue preferred the quiet, so he chose this place.
As the land had spirit veins beneath it, the spiritual energies were plentiful. The Nanxuan family clan even specially opened up a herbal garden and augmented it with an array formation. In the herbal garden, all sorts of spirit plants vied for beauty. And on the other side, there was an Earth Fire Dragon Vein that Nanxuan Jue had lured over for artifact refinement.
When Yi Yun arrived above the Nanxuan family clan and scanned the area with his perception, he sighed wistfully. It was indeed a treasured land. It was perfect for building a manor.
"Who is it? Flying is prohibited within fifty kilometers of my Nanxuan family clan. Quickly land! "
Yi Yun did not hide his aura. His mid-stage Supremacy cultivation level was very eye-catching. From afar, an expert from the Nanxuan family clan sensed Yi Yun's approach and came forward. He was a slightly plump middle-aged man. Although his cultivation level had already reached the Supremacy realm, his foundation looked rather ordinary.
"I'm here to purchase the ten-thousand-year-old Lunar Wood Spirit. I have already obtained Miss Nanxuan Luoyue's permission."
"So it's you. My sister has already informed me."
The middle-aged man was none other than Nanxuan Luoyue's cousin, Nanxuan Changyue. He was very protective of his cousin. However, although Nanxuan Luoyue had agreed to the sale of the ten-thousand-year-old Lunar Wood Spirit, he felt conflicted. Furthermore, he could tell that Uncle Lian did not wish to sell it either.
"I'll take you to the guest hall to wait." Nanxuan Changyue's voice sounded somewhat cold.
Yi Yun thought nothing of it. He followed Nanxuan Changyue to the guest hall and saw a few spirit boats parked by the guest hall's entrance. The spirit boats looked luxurious and had intricate interiors. There were different emblems on the spirit boats. It was obvious that they belonged to different factions, and they were not ordinary ones.
Yi Yun walked into the waiting room and saw four people sitting inside. There was a beautiful woman with a young girl, and a middle-aged man who looked like a Daoist priest with a young Daoist priest. Although the young Daoist priest was dressed in the plain clothes of a monk, it could not hide his handsome looks. He was truly an elegant and beautiful youth.
"Junior Sister Caiyun, it's best you let me have the divine armament refined by the Nanxuan family patriarch. I plan on entering the Ancient Ruins world's ancient battlefield in a year's time. With a divine armament that suits me, I'll be able to get twice the results with half the effort. If Junior Sister Caiyun is willing to let me have it, the Divine Void Officer will definitely reward you generously in the future."
The middle-aged Daoist said with a smile. However, the beautiful woman's lips curled up, revealing a disdainful smile. "What generous reward? You want to take away the divine weapon forged by Senior Nan Xuan with an empty promise? My disciple will naturally be heading to the Ancient Ruins world's ancient battlefield in a year's time. If I have the divine weapon forged by Senior Nan Xuan, my disciple's combat strength will increase tremendously. How can I give my disciple's opportunity to your disciple? Senior Nan Xuan has rarely done anything in recent years. I know that he obtained a supreme-grade material this time, which piqued his interest in entering seclusion to forge it. I'm bent on obtaining this weapon. If you want to compete for it, prepare a sufficient price! "
The beautiful woman was overbearing and did not give in.
The Daoist priest stroked his whisk and said, "In that case, let's have a fair competition!"
Although they were monks, they were extremely wealthy. Furthermore, they had made plenty of preparations to vie for the divine armament.
At that moment, the beautiful youth saw Nanxuan Changyue walk in with Yi Yun. He immediately welcomed them with a smile. "Perfected Changyue, might I know when Senior Nan Xuan will come out of seclusion?"
Nanxuan Changyue said, "Patriarch has been in seclusion for more than a month. According to his previous estimations, he will probably come out in about twenty days."
After Nanxuan Changyue said that, he did not greet Yi Yun. The four people in the room had their own seats and there were refreshments beside their seats. As for Yi Yun, Nanxuan Changyue could not be bothered with him. He did not even prepare a seat for him, much less refreshments.
Instantly, Yi Yun appeared somewhat out of place. The middle-aged Daoist priest glanced at Yi Yun and said with a slight frown, "Perfected Changyue, is this person also here for Senior Nan Xuan's new work? We have been waiting in line for years for Senior Nan Xuan's work."
He was naturally displeased that another competitor had appeared. Nanxuan Jue's works were just too popular. Usually, people would pre-order them years in advance. And the pre-order was only a qualification to purchase it. Whether one could actually buy it depended on the price.
"Patriarch's weapon will naturally not be sold to him," said Nanxuan Changyue indifferently.
He had no intention of explaining. This made everyone in the room heave a sigh of relief. It was good that he was not a competitor. Furthermore, from Nanxuan Changyue's attitude, it was obvious that he did not like the person. It was unknown what the fellow was here for.
At that moment, Yi Yun suddenly spoke. He asked, "I just heard all of you discussing the Ancient Ruins world's ancient battlefield. Were the spots you received for entering the ancient battlefield distributed by your sects from the White Lunar Divine Empire?"
They were discussing the refinement of artifacts when Yi Yun suddenly asked such a question. It left the quartet taken aback. The beautiful woman in her thirties said, "Of course. Don't tell me you think they were picked up?"
"In that case, even if a sufficient price is paid, these spots cannot be sold?" asked Yi Yun again.
The beautiful woman chuckled when she heard that. "These spots are so precious. How can they be sold to others? Besides, the spots are bestowed by the White Lunar Divine Empire. Who would dare sell them? Why? Don't tell me you want to go to the ancient battlefield too? "
"That's the plan." Yi Yun nodded.
The beautiful woman glanced at Yi Yun with a faint smile. "At your age, it's not easy to get a spot."
The number of people that entered the Ancient Ruins world's ancient battlefield was like a school of carps in a river. And in fact, young elites held a great advantage in the ancient battlefield. Yi Yun's cultivation level was at the mid-stages of the Supremacy realm and he looked like a mortal in his thirties. He was not young by any means. Even if he went to the ancient battlefield, what use would he be?
Yi Yun smiled without answering. He was only asking in passing to confirm his guess. It was pointless to say anything else.
He looked at Nanxuan Changyue and said, "Perfected Changyue, why? Is my ten-thousand-year-old Lunar Wood Spirit not ready? "
He was only here to take the spirit herb that belonged to him. He would leave once he was done with it. It was not like he was blind. He could naturally tell that Nanxuan Changyue's face was filled with unwillingness. He had no intention of selling the herb to him.
If he really did not want to sell the herb, he would demand an explanation. After all, he had given a drop of the Nine Transformations Celestial Silkworm's blood. It was considered a sufficient reward. As for the effects of the Nine Transformations Celestial Silkworm's blood on Nanxuan Luoyue, Yi Yun was unsure.
Nanxuan Changyue was even more displeased when he saw Yi Yun urging him. He did not want to sell it to begin with.
"What's the rush? My Nanxuan family clan has many hidden herbs. This ten-thousand-year-old Lunar Wood Spirit is a hidden herb from many years ago. It will take time to find it. "
Upon hearing Nanxuan Changyue's explanation, Yi Yun pricked up his brows. Was the punk planning on finding an excuse to dodge the question?
"I'm naturally not in a rush. However, Miss Luoyue has already informed me of this ten-thousand-year-old Lunar Wood Spirit ahead of time, right? Does it take long to find a herb?"
Upon hearing Yi Yun mention Nanxuan Luoyue, Nanxuan Changyue was even more displeased. Not only did Yi Yun ignore his sister's promise, he was even using it as an imperial sword to threaten him!
Before he could say a word, the beautiful woman said, "Fellow Daoist, it's best you be more polite when you have a favor to ask of him. We have been waiting for many years to buy a weapon from Senior Nanxuan but we might not even be able to buy it. You are here to buy his treasured collection and yet you are being so overbearing …"
The beautiful woman was naturally saying that to befriend Nanxuan Changyue. More importantly, she wanted to express her friendliness towards the Nanxuan family clan. Therefore, she stood forward to reprimand Yi Yun.
Just as the beautiful woman said that, a flame suddenly lit up in the guest hall. It was a voice transmission talisman that was meant for Nanxuan Changyue.
Nanxuan Changyue's expression changed when he received the voice transmission talisman.
"Oh? Patriarch? "
Nanxuan Changyue's words stirred the hearts of everyone. Nanxuan Jue had come out of seclusion? Nanxuan Changyue had mentioned that Nanxuan Jue would take another twenty days to come out of seclusion. Why was he out so soon? Could the supreme-grade material have been refined into a peerless divine armament?
Just as the quartet were puzzled, they heard footsteps outside. Following that, they heard Nanxuan Jue's energetic voice.
"Haha, friend, you have come from afar. You must have been waiting here for a long time. My tardiness has been lacking!"
As he spoke, a white-robed elder of indiscernible age stepped into the guest hall with a radiant glow. Behind him was an elder wearing a silver mask. There was also an extremely beautiful girl whose fair skin suffused a faint pink glow. She was no doubt Nanxuan Luoyue!
"Patriarch, Uncle Lian, Luoyue, why are all of you here …" Nanxuan Changyue was taken aback, especially Nanxuan Jue. The divine armament's refinement was only about sixty to seventy percent complete. Now that he had come out of seclusion, the weapon's quality would definitely drop by a level.
Nanxuan Jue nodded when he saw Nanxuan Changyue. Although Nanxuan Changyue's cultivation talent was average, he was dedicated to managing the trivial matters of the family clan. He was still very diligent.
And at that moment, the beautiful woman and the Daoist priest in the guest hall, as well as their disciples, hurriedly stood up. They never expected that Nanxuan Jue would personally come. One had to know that even if the weapon's refinement was complete, Nanxuan Jue would not necessarily appear to trade with them personally.
The beautiful woman said with a smile, "Patriarch Nanxuan, you are being too polite. We haven't been waiting for long. Besides, Patriarch Nanxuan is refining an artifact in seclusion. It's only normal that he can't come personally. How can we be lacking in our hospitality?"
However, the beautiful woman never expected that Nanxuan Jue's gaze would sweep across them. After a moment of thought, he recalled their identities. Then, he said with a smile, "The few of you are here as well?"
Uh …
The beautiful woman's voice came to a halt. Her blooming smile froze on her face. Her face even burned slightly. So Nanxuan was definitely not referring to her.
But immediately, she maintained her slightly awkward smile and said, "That's right. We have been waiting for Senior Nanxuan's divine weapon to be refined."
As she spoke, the beautiful woman's mind raced. She recalled Nanxuan Jue's gaze and realized that he was clearly not looking at them. Instead, he was looking at the middle-aged scholar who was not favored.
Nanxuan Jue's cordial smile should have made the beautiful woman feel that something was amiss. How could he be so cordial to them? He was clearly here for the middle-aged scholar but from Nanxuan Changyue's attitude, he was clearly not a distinguished guest!
The atmosphere in the guest hall turned awkward. When Nanxuan Jue saw Yi Yun standing in a corner, he immediately frowned.
"Changyue, why aren't you inviting the guest to take a seat?"
Nanxuan Changyue was momentarily taken aback. He looked at Yi Yun in a daze and suddenly realized that Nanxuan Jue's words were likely meant for Yi Yun.
It was not that he was slow to react but that he was preoccupied with the question of how Nanxuan Jue could come out of seclusion at that moment. He had neglected the content of Nanxuan Jue's words.
Now that he thought about it, when had the patriarch ever been so polite to others? Every person that sought the patriarch's help in refining an artifact would be respectful and prepare lavish gifts. But for these people, Nanxuan Jue would only get them to wait. There was no need for him to personally greet them.
This scholar, who looked like he was only at the mid-stage Supremacy realm, actually made Nanxuan Jue personally greet him. He even said such polite words. It was even possible that … Nanxuan Jue had interrupted his seclusion because of this!
He was willing to lower the quality of the weapon he refined just to welcome this person. What was going on …
Nanxuan Changyue was dumbfounded. He even forgot that Nanxuan Jue was still reprimanding him.
Nanxuan Jue's frown deepened when he saw Nanxuan Changyue remain motionless. "What are you waiting for?"
"Ah …" Nanxuan Changyue snapped out of his reverie. "Alright, alright."
Nanxuan Changyue hurriedly prepared a seat and tea for Yi Yun when he saw the patriarch's displeasure. He was still baffled. Why was this happening?
"Bring the Black Jade Upper Well Tea over. Why are you so muddle-headed today?" Nanxuan Jue said even more unhappily when he saw Nanxuan Changyue bring some ordinary tea leaves for guests. Nanxuan Changyue was usually very good at reading people's expressions. Why was he so clumsy today?
"Yes, I'll change them now." Nanxuan Changyue changed the tea leaves with a bitter expression. Nanxuan Jue was a tea lover. The pots of Black Jade Upper Well Tea that he had treasured for thousands of years were his favorite. He seldom took them out to drink, so how did he know that he had to bring out such precious tea leaves? Of course, Nanxuan Changyue absolutely did not dare say it out loud.
"Senior Nanxuan, you are being too polite. The original tea leaves were already very good."
Yi Yun could tell that the ordinary tea leaves were prepared for the people who waited in the Nanxuan family's guest room all year round. Although they were not ordinary, Nanxuan Jue's standards were just too high.
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