Chapter 400 - 213: Nie Xiangjun, Dragon and Tiger List

Chapter 400: Chapter 213: Nie Xiangjun, Dragon and Tiger List

Chen Sheng had long since foreseen the arrival of the expert from the Vast Sea Sect, having glimpsed the future through the Celestial Book’s power of Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil.

Originally, he had no desire to confront a bona fide Pill Realm Grandmaster head-on.

However, a prompt from the Celestial Book had made him change his mind.

The Celestial Book’s message was clear.

The Nie Family had dispatched someone: Patriarch Nie’s own sister, a genuine Pill Realm expert.

Furthermore, besides providing him with backing, her visit was also a covert assessment.

If he cowered and refused to show himself, it would greatly diminish her impression of him.

That was precisely why Chen Sheng had appeared with such composure.

And it was because of this foreknowledge, this confidence, that he could remain composed even when facing the might of a Pill Realm Grandmaster.

The moment Nie Xiangjun suddenly struck, a power akin to heavenly might descended, and the surrounding air seemed to be squeezed tight by an invisible hand, freezing everything in place.

A vast and mighty pressure swept over the area, leaving everyone except Nie Xuanfeng and Chen Sheng dumbfounded and pale with fright.

No one had expected that such a terrifying expert was hidden in the shadows.

Naturally, Chen Sheng showed nothing amiss.

As everyone else reeled in astonishment, he let a perfectly timed and appropriate look of shock and confusion surface in his eyes.

Above the void, the moment the voice faded, a figure radiating a crimson-gold light slowly materialized.

All eyes were drawn upward, looking up in unison.

The light slowly faded, revealing a woman with an exquisitely graceful figure.

She wore a long, pale-cyan gown embroidered with flowing clouds, and her silken black hair, like a waterfall, billowed gently in the wind.

Her figure was curvaceous, her features stunningly beautiful, with pearly teeth and vermilion lips. Yet, her eyes held a chilling, frosty severity.

Her beautiful eyes swept over the crowd below with an air of innate superiority, like a goddess from the heavens gazing down upon the mortal realm.

"Nie Xiangjun!"

The moment she saw the newcomer’s face, Granny Wuhua’s pupils contracted. Disbelief and shock flashed in her eyes, quickly consumed by a tide of shame and fury. She snapped her head up, glaring at the figure in the sky.

"Fellow Daoist Nie, are you truly insisting on settling who is stronger between us?"

"Just you?"

Nie Xiangjun’s red lips parted in an undisguised sneer, her voice dripping with contempt.

"Are you even worthy?"

"You...!"

Granny Wuhua’s chest heaved. She took a deep breath, on the verge of shouting back a harsh retort.

But the image of her opponent casually shattering her Divine Technique with a single palm was still fresh in her mind. That woman’s vast Cultivation far surpassed her own, forcing her to swallow the angry, vicious words that had risen to her throat.

’To truly fight her would only be to humiliate myself.’

"Luoyun Manor was a vassal of my Vast Sea Sect. Now that it has been destroyed for no reason, shouldn’t Daoist Nie give me—and the Vast Sea Sect—an explanation?"

Knowing she was no match in terms of strength, Granny Wuhua had no choice but to invoke her sect’s name, attempting to use its influence to pressure Nie Xiangjun.

The Nie Family and the Vast Sea Sect were both top powers in Yunzhou. While the Nie Family’s lineage was older, the Vast Sea Sect’s foundation was nothing to scoff at.

"An explanation?"

Nie Xiangjun’s tone was flat, betraying no emotion.

"What kind of explanation does the Vast Sea Sect want?"

"This boy,"

Granny Wuhua’s withered finger jabbed toward Chen Sheng, her voice sharp and shrill.

"is the main culprit. I must take him back to the sect."

Nie Xiangjun’s gaze followed the direction of the finger, resting on Chen Sheng for a moment. Suddenly, the corner of her mouth lifted into a smirk.

"You old hag. I give you an inch and you want to take a mile? You dare demand an explanation from me? If you don’t want these old bones of yours buried here today, then get lost, now!"

Nie Xiangjun paused, her gaze as sharp as a knife, piercing straight through Granny Wuhua.

"Years ago, all our families agreed not to interfere in the affairs between our vassals and the Government Office without due cause. What’s the matter? Is the Vast Sea Sect a sore loser, or are you just unwilling to play by the rules?"

Granny Wuhua’s face turned livid. She snapped:

"So, are you saying the Nie Family was behind the destruction of Luoyun Manor?"

"And what if we were?"

Nie Xiangjun lifted her chin slightly, her tone utterly domineering.

"Chen Sheng is my Nie Family’s chosen son-in-law. That makes him one of us. Do you have a problem with that?"

"The Nie Family... The great Nie Family!"

Granny Wuhua ground her teeth, her expression terrifyingly dark.

Her gaze swept over the silent Wei Jing behind her. Her thoughts raced as she suppressed her fury and said grimly:

"Very well. If it is inconvenient for the Major Sects to interfere directly, then let the younger generation compete to settle this! There must be a resolution for the destruction of Luoyun Manor. If this boy loses, Daoist Nie must not interfere again!"

Hearing this, Wei Jing remained silent.

An elder had given a direct order. Even as a True Inheritor, he had no grounds to disobey.

His gaze shot toward the distant young figure in the black official robes.

Just as he was about to accept the challenge, he saw that Nie Xiangjun, high above, seemed to have run out of patience. A flash of irritation and annoyance crossed her face.

"So noisy."

As those two cold words left her lips, Nie Xiangjun struck.

With no complex gestures, she simply raised a delicate hand and pressed it casually toward the empty air.

"VMMMM!"

The surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi began to boil violently.

Countless rays of brilliant Golden Light burst forth from the void, weaving together and instantly condensing into a giant palm one hundred zhang wide.

Its lines were clear, and flowing Golden Light radiated a terrifying pressure that could make one’s very Divine Soul tremble. With a great rumble, it descended, pressing down directly on Granny Wuhua!

"You...!"

Seeing her opponent attack again without the slightest hesitation, a furious glint flashed in Granny Wuhua’s eyes. She was both shocked and enraged.

But she dared not hesitate. The jet-black cane flew from her grasp and grew explosively in the air.

"HISSSS—!"

With a piercing shriek, the cane transformed into a hundred-zhang-long black snake with terrifying scales. Baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, shrouded in a thick black mist and a foul, rank wind, it shot fearlessly toward the sky to devour the giant golden palm.