Chapter 4: Misjudging Xiao Yan
Xiao Yan's words shocked everyone present.
Ge Ye had thought he misjudged him before, but now he felt he had misjudged him again.
Ge Ye shook his head inwardly, "Sigh, pride is a terrible thing. Yanran cultivates the sect's high-level Xuan class technique, and her Azure Wood Swordplay has already reached minor completion. A family in a small, remote city like this probably doesn't even have high-level Xuan class techniques."
Ge Ye was right. The highest-level Dou Qi technique in the entire Wutan City was only mid-level Xuan class. The more advanced the technique, the stronger and more profound the Dou Qi cultivated, and the more powerful the Dou skills unleashed would naturally be.
As the saying goes, a higher official can crush those below, and the same principle applies to cultivation techniques.
However, Ge Ye didn't notice that when Xiao Yan proposed such an 'unreasonable' duel, none of the Xiao Clan disciples present, not even Xiao Zhan and the elders, felt it was inappropriate! They didn't realize what was giving them such confidence beneath the calm.
Nalan Yanran's face showed a faint smile upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, and she found Xiao Yan much more pleasing to the eye.
"Is this true?"
Before Xiao Yan could answer, Xiao Mei interjected loudly, "Xiao Yan keeps his word, unlike some people who go back on theirs."
Nalan Yanran's eyelids twitched involuntarily. In the Dou Qi Continent, marriage, like in the old days, was about parental orders and matchmaker's words. Nalan Yanran didn't even dare to tell her grandfather Nalan Jie about her coming to break off the engagement, as she knew she was in the wrong.
Xiao Yan nodded confidently with a smile, "Naturally, it's true."
"However, if you can't withstand it, then I will go to your Nalan Mansion and publicly divorce you."
!!!!!!
"You!" Nalan Yanran was stunned, wanting to retort but unable to find the words, her face turning pale with anger as she clenched her fists.
Because what Xiao Yan was talking about was exactly what she was doing now.
Nalan Yanran's words sounded nice, but they also contained her young miss's temper and willfulness.
Although Xiao Yan didn't object to Nalan Yanran pursuing freedom, he couldn't forgive her for hurting his father in the pursuit of her own freedom.
Although Xiao Yan spoke with a smile and a gentle tone, Nalan Yanran could see it in his eyes. If she really couldn't withstand a single move, Xiao Yan would definitely do as he said.
Xiao Yan was very vindictive.
Nalan Yanran took a deep breath, and a faint cyan Dou Qi surged around her. The technique Nalan Yanran cultivated was of the wind attribute.
Nalan Yanran joined her index and middle fingers of her right hand to form a sword, and a light cyan spiral wind emerged, intertwining to form a wind sword.
Azure Wood Swordplay, being able to cultivate a low-level Xuan class Dou skill to the point of Dou Qi manifestation, proved that Nalan Yanran indeed possessed the talent to be valued by the Yunlan Sect.
Originally, Nalan Yanran didn't want to bully others with advanced techniques, but the stakes Xiao Yan mentioned made it impossible for her to lose.
Xiao Yan looked at Nalan Yanran and said with a playful smile, "Wait a moment, I missed something."
"You want to take pills?" Nalan Yanran frowned slightly. Some pills could temporarily grant someone the power of a Dou Zhe.
Xiao Yan ignored her and reached into his pocket, rummaging around. To the astonishment of Ge Ye and the others, he took out a golden star and slowly pinned it to his chest.
Of course, they knew what the golden star represented—the proof of a Dou Zhe! This meant that Xiao Yan was already a one-star Dou Zhe! When Xiao Yan took out another golden star from his pocket, Ge Ye's expression changed, becoming somewhat unnatural. He was actually a two-star Dou Zhe! At this moment, Ge Ye noticed that the Xiao Clan disciples around him were wearing mocking expressions, as if they were watching a joke.
Ge Ye's heart skipped a beat, and a terrible guess arose in his mind: "No, it can't be."
When Xiao Yan reached into his pocket again, Ge Ye's guess was confirmed.
"Th-th-three-star Dou Zhe!!!!"
Looking at the three golden stars, Ge Ye and the other elder were completely flustered! When they came, they had indeed heard that Xiao Yan of Wutan City was a genius, but at that time, they were dismissive, believing that a genius from a remote small city, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old Xiao Yan, would at most be at the ninth stage of Dou Qi, and might barely be a Dou Zhe with the help of external objects.
They were wrong, terribly wrong!
Why would Ge Ye and the others listen to a junior's words and come to Wutan City to break off the engagement? It was because Nalan Yanran had reached the three-star Dou Zhe level at the age of fourteen and was accepted as a disciple by Sect Leader Yun Yun, who even intended to groom her as the next sect leader.
With the talent of a three-star Dou Zhe at the age of fourteen, as long as there were enough resources, she could basically reach the Dou Huang realm.
Ge Ye was only a Da Dou Shi, and above Da Dou Shi was Dou Ling, above Dou Ling was Dou Wang, and above Dou Wang was Dou Huang! The gap between them was like heaven and earth.
To put it bluntly, it was to curry favor with Nalan Yanran and be optimistic about her future.
However, Nalan Yanran not only came from a prestigious family, but her grandfather Nalan Jie was also a Dou Wang expert, and she had the help of pills refined by the sixth-grade alchemist Pill King Gu He, which allowed her to barely reach the three-star Dou Zhe level.
In this remote Wutan City, there probably wasn't even a second-grade alchemist, but Xiao Yan's cultivation was actually the same as Nalan Yanran's! Didn't this mean that Xiao Yan's talent far surpassed Nalan Yanran's?! At this moment, only three words were in Nalan Yanran's mind: I don't understand!
What is happening in this world! Even in the history of the Yunlan Sect, reaching the three-star Dou Zhe level at the age of fourteen was a rare occurrence, and now such a genius has appeared in a remote small city! She doesn't understand!
Only now did Ge Ye understand that the confidence of the young man with the confident smile in front of him came from his strength! Xiao Yan's duel wasn't to give them a way out, but because he really believed that Nalan Yanran couldn't withstand even one move from him! He was serious! Xiao Yan patted his clothes, and the three golden stars reflected the light.
"Make your move, it's getting late."
Nalan Yanran was now in an incredibly awkward position. If she retreated without a fight, she could forget about inheriting her master's mantle and becoming the Yunlan Sect's leader in the future. Her mindset would even be shattered, affecting her cultivation.
Under the gaze of everyone present, Nalan Yanran slowly adjusted her breathing, her master's instructions echoing in her ears: Be true to your heart.
The gale of Azure Wood Swordplay intensified a bit more.
Seeing Nalan Yanran's Azure Wood Swordplay, Ge Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief. So what if they were at the same cultivation level? The cultivation method and fighting skills Nalan Yanran practiced were top-notch, and she also had the Sect Leader's guidance. The combat power between those of the same cultivation level mainly depended on the cultivation method and fighting skills.
"Speaking of which, have you guys ever seen the Young Clan Leader fight?"
"With the Young Clan Leader's cultivation, who would go looking for a beating?"
"But I heard that a few years ago, Sister Xiao Yu chased the Young Clan Leader all over the mountain to beat him up. Back then, Sister Xiao Yu had been cultivating for longer and her cultivation was a bit higher than the Young Clan Leader's."
"I really haven't heard of him fighting anyone at the same level."
Nalan Yanran opened her eyes, her gaze sharp. She took a step forward, the gale-infused slender sword in her hand thrusting straight at Xiao Yan.
Watching this powerful Mysterious-level fighting skill attack, Xiao Yan didn't panic in the slightest. The Dou Qi within his body instantly circulated throughout his entire body, and he roared inwardly, "*Eight Extremities Collapse—Elbow Strike!*"
As the auras of the two erupted and their attacks collided, a powerful shockwave spread throughout the entire hall, shattering flower pots and cups.
The next moment, a graceful figure flew backward from the hall, crashing through the wooden door with a loud bang.
Ge Ye had misjudged the situation again!
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