Chapter 98

That night.

Liu Yan, Jiang Lingzhu, Ye Gumo, and others successively returned to the temporary residence of Lingyun Sect.

Not long after, Nie Tian, who had been wandering for a long time, also returned from outside.

As soon as Nie Tian returned, he saw Jiang Lingzhu and Ye Gumo happily playing with the spirit artifacts in their hands, looking quite satisfied.

"Nie Tian, how are you? Did you have any gains later?" Ye Gumo waved a long sword, which emitted a silver-white spiritual light, looking quite extraordinary. "We've all heard about you buying the Spirit Nourishing Pill. Although it is rare in the Li Tian Domain, you will eventually get it with your status."

Jiang Lingzhu also advised, "Don't worry too much. With you around, your grandfather's injuries will surely heal."

"Thank you for your concern," Nie Tian said.

Liu Yan was very frank with him and said, "The Spirit Nourishing Pill... I'm afraid we won't be able to get it this time. I asked a few friends to buy it from Fei Li, but Fei Li seems to have guessed something and refused to sell it."

"Uncle Liu, thank you for your efforts," Nie Tian expressed his gratitude.

While they were talking, Luo Xin and Shi Yi also returned from outside. Shi Yi was carrying a heavy cloth bag in his left hand.

As soon as he entered, he placed the bag in the room, opened the bag's mouth, and the Flame Dragon Armor inside was revealed. "Nie Tian, I brought this treasure armor back for you."

Shi Yi frowned and said, "My cultivation is at the late-stage Middle Heaven Realm. Even for me, wearing this treasure armor would make movement very inconvenient."

"Thank you, Uncle Shi," Nie Tian hurriedly said.

Luo Xin glared at Nie Tian and said, "You, you just don't listen to advice. This treasure armor clearly isn't suitable for you, and it's not worth 9,000 spirit stones. Why did you insist on choosing this item?"

Nie Tian smiled awkwardly but did not explain.

"What? He spent 9,000 spirit stones to buy a piece of treasure armor?" Jiang Lingzhu exclaimed.

"Yes..." Luo Xin briefly described the events.

After hearing the story, everyone looked at him with the expression of a wasteful child, thinking he was young and ignorant, and too reckless.

Just as they were all scolding him, Wu Xing, the master of Liu Yan, Shi Yi, and Luo Xin, also returned. As soon as Wu Xing entered the room, the noisy crowd immediately lowered their voices.

"Master," Liu Yan, Shi Yi, and Luo Xin greeted.

Jiang Lingzhu and Ye Gumo also bowed in respect.

Nie Tian, who had never met Wu Xing, hesitated for a moment after Wu Xing entered and did not go to greet him, but stood there in a daze.

Through Nie Donghai and Nie Qian, he had long known that Wu Xing was originally his mother's master and had once placed high hopes on his mother.

It was said that Wu Xing's most beloved disciple in the past was his mother.

But due to his mother's mysterious death, Wu Xing, in his anger, blamed Nie Donghai and was never pleased with the Nie family.

Later, when Nie Qian suffered humiliation at the hands of the Yun family and his maternal grandfather was severely injured by Yun Meng and Yuan Fengchun, Wu Xing remained silent.

His silence made the Yun family even more brazen and made many people in Lingyun Sect believe that his anger towards the Nie family had never subsided.

It was also because of this that Nie Beichuan dared to take advantage of the situation, using Nie Donghai's injuries as a pretext to gradually erode Nie Donghai's power and eventually replace him.

Nie Tian's feelings towards Wu Xing were very complex...

He was grateful for Wu Xing's favor towards his mother and everything he did for her before her death, but he also secretly resented Wu Xing's coldness towards the entire Nie family after her death.

Wu Xing, dressed in a green robe and not prone to smiling, saw Nie Tian as soon as he entered the room.

Wu Xing came among the crowd and scrutinized Nie Tian with a critical eye.

Under his gaze, Nie Tian raised his head and finally met his eyes.

Liu Yan and the others saw the unhidden resentment in Nie Tian's eyes...

"Today, Gan Kang came to see me," Wu Xing said after a long silence. "Gan Kang told me that if you don't meddle in that An family girl's affairs, he will have Fei Li give you the Spirit Nourishing Pill for free."

Nie Tian's eyes flared with anger. "An Shiyi is my sworn sister!"

As soon as the two spoke, the atmosphere in the room became even more tense. Jiang Lingzhu and Ye Gumo exchanged glances and quietly went upstairs, not daring to stay.

In terms of status, Nie Tian, as Wu Ji's disciple, was considered Wu Xing's junior.

But, in the past, Nie Tian's mother was Wu Xing's most valued and beloved disciple.

For this disciple, Wu Xing had gone to great lengths and had not hesitated to give her his most precious pills and spirit artifacts.

At that time, everyone knew that Nie Jin was Wu Xing's sore spot and knew what Wu Xing had done for Nie Jin.

After Nie Jin's death, it was said that Wu Xing suffered a heavy blow and was in seclusion for a long time, seeing no one.

Because of his deep affection for Nie Jin, her death made Wu Xing believe it was the Nie family's fault, leading to his subsequent coldness towards the Nie family.

The consequences of his coldness were that Nie Qian was divorced by Yun Zhiguo, and Nie Donghai was severely injured.

Now, the son of his most beloved disciple had transformed and was recognized by Wu Ji, becoming his junior, which was something Wu Xing had not anticipated.

"Senior Brother..." Luo Xin, timidly, kept signaling Liu Yan to say a few words.

Liu Yan smiled bitterly and waved for Luo Xin and Shi Yi to go upstairs first.

Feeling the oppressive atmosphere, Luo Xin and Shi Yi, like being granted a reprieve, hurriedly followed Jiang Lingzhu and Ye Gumo upstairs.

After they left, Liu Yan cleared his throat and said, "Master, that... An Shiyi gave Nie Tian a trial slot in the Green Illusion World in Heiyun City. The An family girl has done a great favor to Nie Tian. If not for the transformation in the Green Illusion World, Nie Tian might not have been recognized by Senior Uncle. So..." He tried to ease the tension.

Wu Xing glanced at him and said coolly, "I'm just passing on Gan Kang's message; I'm not forcing him to make any decisions. He is now my junior, and I wouldn't dare make decisions for him."

Liu Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu Xing looked at the Flame Dragon Armor exposed from the bag, frowned slightly, and asked, "What is that?"

Liu Yan quickly explained.

"9,000 spirit stones to buy a mid-grade third-rank treasure armor? Nonsense!" Wu Xing said coldly and went upstairs with a look of disappointment.

"You're not my master, why should you care?" Nie Tian muttered.

"Ah," Liu Yan sighed and said, "Deep love leads to deep resentment. You don't know how much my master cared for the junior sister. After she passed away, he was in a state of shock for a long time. His feelings for the junior sister... were deeper than anyone else's."

"In fact, I think he treated the junior sister like a daughter."

"The events that happened to the Nie family later might have been his fault, but it was also because of the resentment in his heart. You don't need to blame him too much."

"Your grandfather's injuries can still be remedied. As for your aunt Nie Qian, if Yun Zhiguo truly loved her deeply, he wouldn't have done such a thing." He tried to reason with him.

But Nie Tian remained silent.

At this moment.

In a guesthouse of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, Lai Yi, an external cultivator, was in a stone room with soundproofing seals, secretly conversing with two other external cultivators.

"The blood core of the Flame Dragon Armor has appeared!" Lai Yi, who had been silent all day, was now full of excitement. "After chasing it for so long, we only found out that the blood core had been transferred to the Li Tian Domain. I thought this trip to the Li Tian Domain would only allow us to bring back some mid-to-high-grade spirit artifacts from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, but I didn't expect the blood core to show up!"

"I consigned the Flame Dragon Armor for sale without much hope, but on the first day, a young man bought it!"

Lai Yi was extremely excited.

The other two external cultivators in the stone room were also excited upon hearing about the blood core.

"If we can get the blood core, it will be a great achievement when we return!"

"With the blood core, the Flame Dragon Armor will be complete and can truly display its power!"

"Our master will surely reward us greatly!"

The three were eager and almost frenzied over the blood core.

"Compared to the blood core, our mission this time is nothing," Lai Yi gradually calmed down and said, "I have found out that the young man has a distinguished background. If we want to survive in the Li Tian Domain, dealing with him would be troublesome. But we are not cultivators of the Li Tian Domain. No matter what method we use, as long as we get the blood core and the Flame Dragon Armor, we won't have to worry once we return to our master."

"When do you plan to act?" one of them asked.

"If there's an opportunity, we'll act in the next few days, take back the blood core and the Flame Dragon Armor, and leave! Otherwise, we'll wait until the appraisal meeting ends and act on their way back!" Lai Yi said with a dark look.

"Good!"

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