Chapter 284 - 143: 63 Daoist Schools, 63 Grandmasters, Qi Rushing to the Heavens, Witness This Young Man’s Splendor

Chapter 284: Chapter 143: 63 Daoist Schools, 63 Grandmasters, Qi Rushing to the Heavens, Witness This Young Man’s Splendor

Step by step, he walked from the direction they had come, heading toward the far end of the street.

The sound of boots tapping against the black bricks was like a drumbeat on the heart, making Lu Hongyu, Wei Zhi, and the others’ hearts POUND and tremble.

"He’s here."

The Daoist School Master of the Wind and Cloud Daoist School, the green-robed elder Feng Hao, suddenly lifted his eyelids slightly.

And following this Grandmaster’s gaze...

The group forced themselves back to their senses and turned in unison, wanting to see just who this person was—this ’holy’ figure who could provoke dozens of Grandmasters into setting up a treacherous banquet in their own schools just to put him in his place.

"Th-That’s!"

But with just one glance.

Lu Hongyu was the first to look up, her beautiful eyes narrowing in disbelief!

The expressions on Lu Yu, Wei Zhi, and the others beside her... were no better.

Because what they saw was a young man in black, cloaked in the light of the setting sun, with a sword at his side!

A longsword hung at his waist, circulating with Qi Force and emitting faint specks of light.

On one shoulder, he carried a heavy Seventh-Grade Treasure Bow. On the other, he bore an imposing Sword Plaque that one could hardly look at directly.

A Glazed Jade Pendant that looked as if it were stained with blood hung at his waist, CLANGING with his movements.

At that moment.

Dozens of streams of circulating True Qi locked onto him!

The entire Daoist School Street fell completely silent!

Only the young man’s footsteps, exceptionally steady, continued until...

He reached the end!

He stood there alone, unchallenged.

And this person...

...was someone they all happened to know.

"Ji... Ji Xiu!?"

...

「Jiangyin, Beicang Marquis’s Mansion.」

The Young Lady Heir, Xiao Mingli, sat in her wheelchair, gazing at the Profound-Scaled Dragon Carp—a type of Spirit Fish—in the Treasure Box before her, while listening to Li Xuanyi pout beside her.

"I’ll give the kid credit; he’s thoughtful. The moment he entered the Prefecture City, he knew to make an ’offering’ to you. He knows exactly who to thank for the Divine Techniques like Mountain and Sea Search that he now possesses."

"However..."

"...he went and stirred up all this trouble right away, wanting to borrow the influence of the Young Lady Heir and the Marquis’s Mansion to clean up his mess. He’s clearly just using you."

"It’s rather annoying."

Xiao Mingli simply smiled, unconcerned, and tapped lightly on the jade table.

"He comes from humble beginnings. It wasn’t easy for him to get to where he is today, and he’s undoubtedly a rare talent."

"Carrying so many burdens, if he had a way to borrow the influence of the Marquis’s Mansion... If it were you or I in his position, we would do the same."

"Besides..."

"...he dared to take on all of Duan Chenzhou’s debts. This shows his character isn’t bad. He also knows how to assess a situation. Given time, he’s sure to achieve great things."

"If he were to join the Marquis’s Mansion, he might even become Father’s right-hand man one day."

"I’ve already sent Granny Shi with Qin Zhuo of the Celestial Blade School to Golden Turtle Island to help him sort things out. Afterward, I’ll have her bring him to the mansion so I can see him for myself..."

Before Xiao Mingli could finish speaking,

Granny Shi had already returned to the Marquis’s Mansion.

Seeing that the Dragon Tiger Expert had returned alone, Xiao Mingli was puzzled.

"Granny, where is Young Master Ji?"

Hearing the Young Lady Heir’s question, Granny Shi recalled the stories she had heard at the Celestial Blade School on Golden Turtle Island. She paused, her tone strange as she spoke.

"Young Lady Heir, that boy..."

"...it seems he really was just bringing you a gift. He never intended to borrow your influence."

"He already had someone else resolve the trouble he stirred up. And it turns out the boy isn’t without connections in the Prefecture City."

Hm?

’Didn’t he just attend a funeral and provoke a Grand Lineage? He’s never even been to the Prefecture City before. How could he possibly have settled things without borrowing the Marquis’s Mansion’s influence?’

A look of surprise flickered in Xiao Mingli’s eyes.

But as Granny Shi finished recounting everything that had happened on Golden Turtle Island with the Celestial Blade School...

...the serene, indifferent expression that was usually as still as a tranquil well finally showed a ripple of change.

"Is that so."

"Then..."

"...it seems my assessment of him was still too low."

"But for him to go to Daoist School Street alone, shouldering that legacy?"

"How could those Grandmasters possibly accept him? They won’t attack him themselves—they wouldn’t stoop to bullying a junior—but they’ll definitely try to put him in his place."

"And if he wants to become the Martial Arts Leader, he’ll face the top disciples from the Daoist Schools. Even if those who have cultivated the Immortal Robe are a far cry from the prodigies who enter the Mansion Courtyard as Prefecture Students or those who receive their school’s True Inheritance..."

"...they are still the hand-picked cream of the crop from their respective schools."

"All by himself, in a gauntlet against the martial arts of a hundred different schools, can he truly subdue them all?"

Xiao Mingli smiled. It seemed something interesting had finally appeared to liven up her otherwise uneventful days.

She extended a delicate hand from her fine gauze sleeve and pushed the wheels of her chair.

"Granny."

Granny Shi immediately bowed her head respectfully.

"Take me to Daoist School Street."

"I want to see for myself..."

"...the bearing of this young man."