Chapter 306: Cao Youqian: Never Heard of the Twin Kings Alliance

On Miaomiao Mountain.

Chu Feng had been feeling rather carefree lately. The system, which had been quiet for some time, now frequently gave him prompts.

Knowing that all his disciples were safe brought him great joy. Naturally, the rewards were just as satisfying—the growth of his disciples granted him several centuries’ worth of cultivation, along with over thirty truths of the Great Dao.

At present, his total truths of the Great Dao had surpassed the two-hundred mark, reaching a total of two hundred and seventeen.

“This little brat Beixuan really brought me an enormous surprise!”

“I’m honestly looking forward to what kind of shock they’ll bring to Wendao Academy when they return.”

…

Qinqin led a group of junior brothers and sisters, along with their families, to pay respects to Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian.

“We greet First Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother.”

Xiao Chen smiled faintly. “No need for formality.”

Everyone quickly gathered around the two. Aside from those from Miaomiao Mountain, many of the other women had also gained considerable rewards.

As they chatted about their experiences training in the royal court, they waited for Uncle-Master Yishan to break through to the Half-Saint Realm.

Three days later, an anomaly appeared above the royal court, and all beings within began cultivating by drawing on the anomaly’s power.

After it dissipated, Yishan the Great Sage emerged before the group, radiant and dressed in black robes.

Xiao Chen was the first to speak. “Congratulations, Uncle-Master, on becoming a Great Sage.”

Yishan the Great Sage smiled and said, “Chen’er, there’s no need to be so polite between us. Without you, I wouldn’t have had this opportunity.”

Xiao Chen asked, “May I ask, Uncle-Master, if you could recount your experience within the royal court?”

“Of course. Why don’t we sweep the court one last time, and I’ll share as we walk?”

Yishan the Great Sage showed no airs despite reaching the Half-Saint level. He knew well that he had chosen the right protectors along the way.

“Very well,” Xiao Chen agreed.

The group followed Yishan the Great Sage to visit the untouched corners of the royal court one final time.

In the blink of an eye, six months passed.

After everyone had gained some treasures, they departed from the royal court. The familiar sight of bleached white bones greeted them once more.

This time, however, the crowd rushed toward the skeletal army with excitement and began attacking.

One day later, they reached the outskirts of the Desolate Ancient City.

Everyone turned to look at Ye Beixuan. Xiao Chen asked, “Junior Brother Ye, how do we leave this place?”

Ye Beixuan took out the key, tossed it into the sky, and it emitted a beam of light that enveloped the group. They vanished from the Desolate Ancient City—along with the key.

When the darkness faded, the group found themselves in a lush oasis.

Xiao Chen glanced around and noticed the spiritual energy here was several times richer than before.

Cao Youqian remarked, “Didn’t expect the opening of the Desolate Ancient City would end up blessing this place. What a pity.”

No one could tell whether the pity in his tone was for the destruction of the Desolate Ancient City, or for something else entirely.

Just then, a questioning voice suddenly rang out around them.

“Who are you lot, daring to trespass into the territory of the Twin Kings Alliance?”

The words had barely landed when dozens of armed cultivators emerged from the surroundings.

Cao Youqian gave these lackeys a glance and said calmly, “This lord’s in a good mood today and doesn’t want to kill anyone. If you know what’s good for you, scram before you meet your end.”

“Impudent brat, how dare you speak so arrogantly? Brothers, kill him!”

With a loud shout from the leader, dozens of cultivators attacked at once.

The group exchanged glances. Han Ping and Mandala stepped forward and struck out with a single palm each toward the incoming cultivators.

Boom, boom, boom…

With a series of muffled thuds, the charging cultivators instantly exploded into clouds of blood mist.

Such commotion naturally alerted the other cultivators within the oasis. In no time, several hundred cultivators had completely surrounded Xiao Chen and his group.

Yet the disciples from the Miscellaneous Dao Institute showed no trace of panic on their faces.

“Who’s in charge here? Step forward for this lord,” Cao Youqian said as he stepped forward, exuding the pressure of the Path Union Realm.

The surrounding desert cultivators instinctively took half a step back under the weight of his pressure—none dared approach recklessly.

A cultivator so young and already at the Path Union Realm was unheard of in the desert. Clearly, this man had an extraordinary background.

Cao Youqian could easily see the fear on their faces. While casually stroking Big Cat, he said lazily, “If you’re afraid, then get lost. Otherwise, you’ll end up like those unlucky fools from earlier.”

At these words, the desert cultivators burned with fury. If looks could kill, Cao Youqian would have been torn to pieces a thousand times over.

Just as they were about to lose control, a booming voice suddenly rang out from the distance.

“You speak so boldly—do you truly believe the Twin Kings Alliance has no one to answer you?”

Before the voice had even finished, the man had arrived.

A bronzed, rugged-faced middle-aged man landed in front of Xiao Chen’s group. As he touched down, he released his own Path Union Realm pressure.

His cultivation had reached the late stage of the Path Union Realm. The moment his aura spread out, it gave off the impression of being evenly matched with Cao Youqian.

But Cao Youqian didn’t even spare him a serious glance. He asked, “You’re the leader of this so-called alliance?”

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, his expression turning grim. “Young man, don’t think that just because you have some talent, you can act lawlessly in the Twin Kings Alliance’s territory. The Twin Kings Alliance was founded by Cold Blade King of the Desert and White Feather King. I’m merely the Eighteenth Commander under their banner.”

“That’s it?”

Cao Youqian looked completely unimpressed. “I thought the Twin Kings Alliance was something impressive. Turns out it’s just a group formed by two Nirvana Realm cultivators. That’s nothing.”

The middle-aged man roared, “State your name! I, Gale Fist, don’t kill the nameless!”

“You’re not worthy to know my name just yet. But if you can take one punch from me, I don’t mind telling you,” Cao Youqian replied calmly, as if he were stating a matter of fact.

But that tone and attitude were pure humiliation to the Twin Kings Alliance cultivators.

“Arrogant brat! Do you dare face me in battle?” Gale Fist shouted, pointing a finger at Cao Youqian’s nose.

Cao Youqian retained his playful, dismissive manner and was about to respond, when a cool voice spoke beside him.

“Senior Brother, this kind of nobody isn’t worth your effort. Why not let me handle this fight?”

Hearing the voice, Cao Youqian turned to see Qinqin already stepping forward. Without hesitation, he nodded. “Alright, this big oaf is yours. Saves me the trouble of being accused of bullying the weak.”

“Young whelp, you court death!”

As Gale Fist shouted, he suddenly launched a powerful punch toward Cao Youqian—

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