Chapter 178: The Clown Is Myself

That big fool was none other than him!

“Speak up!” Shi Kaitian rolled up his sleeves, laughing heartily. “Quick, tell me which peak he’s from!”“I’ll go find their Grand Elder right now!”“I’ll laugh until he’s in his coffin!”“Hahaha!”

Having just returned to the sect and encountering such an amusing situation, Shi Kaitian was in an incredibly good mood. He already envisioned the opposing Grand Elder, furious after realizing they had missed out on a Primordial Spiritual Root.

From then on, that Grand Elder would never be able to hold his head high among their group of old men.

Li Qingfeng’s face stiffened as he stammered, “He… he is…”

Shi Kaitian frowned slightly. “What’s wrong with you?”“Are you perhaps very familiar with this elder? Are you afraid he’ll be punished by the Grand Elder?”

He immediately patted his chest and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll stop it.”“I guarantee he won’t be punished.”

Li Qingfeng looked at him cautiously. “Master, are you sure you won’t punish him?”

Shi Kaitian huffed, “Don’t you know what kind of person I am?”“My word is my bond!”“If I say he won’t be punished, then he absolutely won’t!”

Hearing this, Li Qingfeng finally mustered every ounce of his courage and said, “This elder… is me.”

Shi Kaitian froze, staring at Li Qingfeng without blinking. He seemed to suspect he had misheard.

Li Qingfeng grew a little fearful and stammered, “Jiang Fan, I brought him back from Lone Boat City.”“Because no spiritual root was detected, I left him in the plaza.”“Master, I really wasn’t blind.”“Who would have thought that a tiny Lone Boat City would produce a Primordial Spiritual Root?”

Shi Kaitian felt the world spin, staggering and nearly stumbling. His face quickly paled, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.

He murmured, “Are you saying… the one who missed the Primordial Spiritual Root… was our Heavenly Sword Peak?”

Li Qingfeng nodded, shrinking his neck.

Pfft—A mouthful of old blood gushed from Shi Kaitian’s throat, spraying out in a bloody mist.

So!The clown was himself all along!

Li Qingfeng jumped in fright and quickly supported him, panicking, “Master, don’t scare me like that!”His mind was in turmoil. He had actually angered his newly returned master to the point of spitting blood!

If he hadn’t approached, it would have been fine. But as soon as he got close, rage flared in Shi Kaitian’s heart, and he slapped Li Qingfeng, roaring, “You damn fool!”

In his furious rage, he cursed loudly. With immense force, he sent Li Qingfeng flying, crashing into a rockery. The rockery, as thick as two men, instantly shattered and exploded outwards!

Cough, cough—Li Qingfeng had blood in his mouth, watching the seemingly insane Shi Kaitian still intent on attacking. Terrified, he quickly pleaded, “Master, Master! You just said you wouldn’t punish me!”

Shi Kaitian’s aged face contorted, and he rained down punches and kicks, roaring, “If I don’t punish you, you’ll literally anger me to death!”“You bastard, you blind idiot!”“I’ll beat you to death!”

Poor Li Qingfeng was beaten black and blue, his mouth full of blood.

Jiang Fan and everyone else stared in stunned silence. The dignified master of a peak was actually being savagely beaten by a scruffy old man, yet dared not fight back at all?

Jiang Fan shivered. He immediately realized the identity of the other person. Most likely, it was the Grand Elder of Heavenly Sword Peak.

How could he dare to stay there any longer? He quickly pulled Xu Youran and Chen Siling, trying to sneak away. But he had only taken a few steps. Shi Kaitian shouted to stop him, "Boy, did I say you could leave?"

Jiang Fan stiffened. What did his quarrel have to do with him?

He nervously stopped and bowed, "Jiang Fan from the Sect Master's Peak greets Senior. Does Senior have any instructions?"

Shi Kaitian let go of Li Qingfeng and walked over to Jiang Fan. He scrutinized him at close range. For a moment, he felt both love and hate. He loved that Jiang Fan possessed such an astonishing super spiritual root. He hated that he had slipped away from Heavenly Sword Peak’s grasp.

After staring for a while, he snorted, “Go back and tell that old fellow Liu Wenchen that I’ll settle this score with him!”

A large question mark appeared above Jiang Fan’s head. Did his master have a grudge with this Grand Elder? Considering this, he couldn’t help but worry about Xu Youran and Chen Siling’s situation.

He cupped his hands and said, “Yes, Senior.”

He paused, then bravely said:“Senior, if you have any grievances with me, please direct them at me. I ask that you not trouble my two wives.”

Shi Kaitian was surprised. He secretly nodded. Knowing that he was someone he couldn’t afford to offend, yet still daring to plead for his two wives. That showed loyalty and righteousness.

Then, he had a change of thought. Although Heavenly Sword Peak had missed out on the Primordial Spiritual Root, the two wives he valued so highly were indeed at Heavenly Sword Peak! Taking good care of his two wives would establish a connection. When he achieved great cultivation in the future, how could he disregard this favor?

Thinking of this, his mood improved significantly. He immediately waved his hand, throwing two expensive heavenly materials and earthly treasures to Xu Youran and Chen Siling.

“Just a small greeting gift, take it.”

Xu Youran and Chen Siling caught them, surprised. As intelligent as they were, they also guessed that the person before them was definitely Shi Kaitian, the Grand Elder of Heavenly Sword Peak! His immediate presentation of two greeting gifts made them feel incredibly honored.

“Thank you, Grand Elder!” the two girls quickly bowed.

However, what surprised them even more was this: Shi Kaitian stroked his beard and said, “From today onwards, this old man will personally guide your cultivation.”

What?The two girls were so shocked their mouths hung open. After recovering, they quickly knelt down, overjoyed.

In the distance, Nie Yunxi was dumbfounded. As soon as the Grand Elder returned, he gave greeting gifts to Xu Youran and Chen Siling. That was one thing. But he was even going to personally guide them! Yet, as the senior sister of Heavenly Sword Peak, the Grand Elder hadn’t even given her a second glance! Why was this? Was she lacking something compared to them?

Jiang Fan also looked surprised. He didn’t understand why the Grand Elder was taking such good care of Xu Youran and Chen Siling. But after a moment’s thought, he realized this was a good thing. With the Grand Elder’s protection, not to mention the Nie Yunzhuo siblings, no one in the entire Heavenly Sword Peak would dare to provoke them anymore.

“Thank you, Senior! This disciple will certainly remember your great kindness.”Jiang Fan didn’t know how else to thank him. The other party was a Grand Elder, after all. What could he possibly lack?

Unbeknownst to him, this was exactly what Shi Kaitian wanted. He smiled and patted Jiang Fan’s shoulder. “Cultivate well, that’s the biggest thanks you can give me!”“Alright, I’ll go meet the other old fellows first.”“Qingfeng, you handle things here. If anything goes wrong again, I’ll kill you!”

He still shot a furious glare at Li Qingfeng, not yet appeased. Li Qingfeng shivered.

Nie Yunxi, supporting Nie Yunzhuo, walked over with a wronged expression. “Master, my brother’s arm is broken.”“This Jiang Fan was too heavy-handed.”

If she hadn’t spoken, it would have been fine. But as soon as she opened her mouth, Li Qingfeng’s temper flared! If it weren’t for their siblings bullying others, would Jiang Fan have needed to expose his strength and then have the Grand Elder discover the anomaly? And they still had the nerve to look wronged?

He immediately roared, “You disgrace!”“Nie Yunzhuo, three years of confinement! Reflect properly!”“Nie Yunxi, you also get to confinement for a month!”

Nie Yunxi’s expression stiffened. She had just realized that Li Qingfeng had seen everything she and her brother did on the arena. She immediately lowered her head in shame and embarrassment, not daring to complain, and pulled Nie Yunzhuo away.

Then, he reined in his anger and looked towards Xu Youran and Chen Siling. He found them more and more pleasing to the eye and said, “You two can go cultivate in your master’s secret chamber. The spiritual energy there is much denser.”

Xu Youran and Chen Siling were delighted. Realizing that Li Qingfeng wanted to speak with Jiang Fan privately, they wisely excused themselves.

Finally, only Jiang Fan and Li Qingfeng remained.

Li Qingfeng looked at Jiang Fan with an incredibly complex expression and sighed, “Let’s not dwell on what happened between us.”“I want to tell you something.”“It’s about Xu Yining.”