News of Yan Bie Tian's death and the near collapse of the Yan family spread like wildfire.
All the major families, gangs, and sects in the Southwest Road, like hyenas smelling blood, all set their sights on the Yan and Gu families, the two former rulers of the Southwest Road.
Yan Liu Li was reluctantly invited back by the Yan family to take charge of the situation.
Unfortunately, she was alone and could only do so much.
The Gu family's situation was slightly better. After all, all eight of the North Li Eight Princes were in Chai Sang City. Although they were young, the power behind them was not to be underestimated. They temporarily deterred many of the hyenas who were eager to pounce.
The Yan family, however, was in the most dire straits.
However, none of this mattered to Wen Nan Tian.
Having just stepped into the Great逍遥 Realm, he immediately chose to retreat again, absorbing the power of the Blood Bodhi.
East Return Tavern.
Bai Li Dong Jun watched as another visitor from a Southwest Road sect was sent away. He leaned on the table, bored: "It's crazy! Just yesterday and today, more than seventeen families and sects with names in the Southwest Road have visited our little tavern."
Wen Hu Jiu chuckled: "It's because the news of your cousin's seclusion has spread. Otherwise, there would be even more people coming."
The weight of a sword immortal, with the demise of the Yan family, had been raised to an immeasurable degree. In the eyes of the Southwest Road, Wen Nan Tian was now a precious treasure, someone who absolutely couldn't be offended.
Even if they couldn't curry favor, they wouldn't dare offend him.
Or perhaps they wanted to build some sort of connection.
If Wen Nan Tian hadn't been in seclusion, the visitors would have trampled the threshold of the East Return Tavern.
"Uncle, my cousin is so powerful, why does he immediately retreat again after breaking through to the Great逍遥 Realm?" Bai Li Dong Jun asked curiously.
"Cultivation is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you regress."
"Unless you can become like those mythical Supreme Deities, with a single enlightenment reaching enlightenment, you have to keep striving!"
A voice, leisurely, came from behind Bai Li Dong Jun.
Bai Li Dong Jun turned around in surprise: "Cousin, you're out?"
"That oppressive aura, Nan Tian..." Wen Hu Jiu, holding the wine jug, looked at the figure walking towards them, his pupils constricted, his face serious and solemn: "Your gains this time are incredible!"
He, Wen Hu Jiu, had stepped into the Great逍遥 Realm for many years, yet he actually felt a sense of oppression from Wen Nan Tian!
If this news were to spread, it would definitely shock the world.
Wen Nan Tian smiled faintly, walking gracefully in front of Wen Hu Jiu: "Indeed, my gains are significant. Now, I should have surpassed you, Second Uncle."
He had broken through after the battle, stepping into the Great逍遥 Realm due to the enhancement of the Deng Tai A template.
His progress had continued to unlock, already reaching the ranks of veteran Great逍遥 Realm experts. After consuming a Blood Bodhi, his True Qi cultivation had increased severalfold.
If it came down to pure cultivation and inner strength, Wen Hu Jiu was already no match for him.
Of course, this was only for now.
Wen Hu Jiu stood up, patted Wen Nan Tian's shoulder, and laughed heartily: "Haha, a student surpasses the master, that's a good thing. Second Uncle is happy for you!"
"You, don't be too quick to be happy for me."
The smile on Wen Nan Tian's face widened. He flipped his hand and took out the 【Minor Breakthrough Pill】, stuffing it into Wen Hu Jiu's hand: "Second Uncle, this is a pill I obtained unexpectedly. It can help you break through to a new level. You've been stuck in the Great逍遥 Realm for many years. It's time for you to break through!"
"Sniff sniff!"
Wen Hu Jiu brought the Minor Breakthrough Pill to his nose and sniffed it, but he couldn't smell anything. He asked curiously: "Nan Tian, what kind of pill is this? Why are there so many medicinal properties that I can't even recognize?"
Wen Nan Tian rolled his eyes. This was a pill from the world of mortals cultivating immortality. What could you possibly smell?
"What, are you afraid that I'm going to harm you?"
"No, it's just curiosity."
Wen Hu Jiu said, throwing the Minor Breakthrough Pill into his mouth like a candy, swallowing it directly, demonstrating his trust in his nephew with his actions.
"Hmm?"
"This pill..."
The Minor Breakthrough Pill melted in his mouth, and the gentle medicinal power transformed into surging, vast energy, instantly turning Wen Hu Jiu's face crimson. He could only manage to say, "Nan Tian, protect me,"
before rushing back to his room in a hurry.
"Sigh, this Second Uncle, he never makes things easy."
Wen Nan Tian shook his head. He didn't pay him any attention, but instead, picked up the pastries on the table and ate them with his tea. A person is iron, and food is steel, a meal missed makes one hungry.
He hadn't eaten or drunk for two days while in seclusion.
Even the greatest of matters would have to wait for him to have a bite.
Seeing that Wen Nan Tian was taking it easy, Bai Li Dong Jun also withdrew his worried gaze and playfully sidled up: "Cousin, you've been the talk of the town these past two days. The whole Chai Sang City is discussing your story. And so many people have been coming to visit, with all sorts of gifts and invitations... They're practically piled up."
"As expected."
Wen Nan Tian was not surprised. While in seclusion, he had been refining the power of the Blood Bodhi, and he had also devoted a portion of his consciousness to monitoring his own reputation changes. In just two days, his reputation had increased by more than a million points.
He was overjoyed.
"Really?"
A mischievous grin spread across Bai Li Dong Jun's face: "Even that Yan Liu Li from the Gu Sword Sect, who didn't get married, came to visit. Was that also within your cousin's expectations?"
"Spurt~!"
The tea Wen Nan Tian had just put in his mouth sprayed directly onto Bai Li Dong Jun's face.
"Cough cough, who are you talking about? Yan Liu Li?"
"Yeah."
Bai Li Dong Jun casually wiped the tea off his face, chuckling: "Yan Liu Li came again this morning. She said that once you come out of seclusion, you must notify her immediately."
"Cousin, did you and her... well, um? Tell me the truth, I promise... It's just between us, I won't tell anyone else."
"Stop!"
Looking at Bai Li Dong Jun's winking and nodding, Wen Nan Tian interrupted him with a headache: "What kind of nonsense is this? I've never met Yan Liu Li, and I even have the blood feud of a brother's murder. You're a real idiot, what are you thinking about?"
"No way?"
Bai Li Dong Jun looked unconvinced, then said in a suspicious tone: "But that doesn't make sense. Her attitude towards me and Lei Meng Sha, compared to before, is a complete transformation. She's not arrogant and cold-faced anymore, but gentle and courteous, dignified and elegant. If there's nothing going on, she wouldn't be so polite, would she?"
"Moron!"
Wen Nan Tian shook his head. He felt that his cousin was hopeless: "Your mother, my aunt, is at least cultured and well-educated. How could you be so stupid? Have you never heard the saying, 'A gift given without sincerity has an ulterior motive'?"
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