Chapter 95

Fei Li's face instantly darkened.

Without looking at Nie Tian, he coldly stared at An Shiyi, "Is he your cousin in the An family?"

Before An Shiyi could respond, Fei Li sneered and nodded at Nie Tian, "You like to curse, don't you? Fine, very well! I'll let you know what consequences a subordinate family's offspring will face for daring to insult us!"

A spark of fire suddenly shone from Fei Li's fingertips, and a wave of scorching spiritual energy surged out from the flames.

This place was the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, and An Shiyi and An Ying, the two sisters, were nearby. Believing Nie Tian to be a member of the An family, he dared to act without any hesitation.

"Do you dare to lay a hand on him?" An Ying shouted loudly, "Aren't you afraid that Old Witch will tear you apart?"

An Shiyi had also planned to stop him, but hearing An Ying's outburst, she suddenly paused.

As a series of red flames flickered from Fei Li's fingertips, his expression changed drastically upon hearing An Ying's cry.

"Chichi!"

He forcibly drew the flames back into his body, took a deep breath, and said, "Are you Nie Tian?"

"It's me," Nie Tian replied calmly.

"What is your relationship with An Shiyi?" Fei Li asked again.

"She's my sworn sister," Nie Tian answered.

Fei Li's eyes showed suspicion. He glanced at An Ying and saw that she had a look of anticipation.

In an instant, he understood. He knew that Nie Tian had been called here by An Ying and also knew Nie Tian's intentions.

"It's getting dark, I can't stay any longer. I'll take my leave."

He frowned, said this, and then left without questioning Nie Tian or forcing An Shiyi to give an answer that day.

After he left, only Nie Tian and the An sisters remained in the courtyard.

"Thank you," An Shiyi said softly.

"From today on, you are my sworn sister, and I mean it," Nie Tian said solemnly.

An Shiyi's eyes lit up.

An Ying hurriedly said, "Sister, Nie Tian is a disciple of Witch Ji. As long as you are associated with him, that old ghost Gan Kang will not dare to be so presumptuous!"

Nie Tian said sincerely, "Sister An, regardless of your intentions at the time, you gave me a spot to participate in the Qinghuan Realm trial. The trial in the Qinghuan Realm has greatly benefited me, and I have always been grateful. I once told An Ying that if you ever encountered trouble and I had the strength, I would do my utmost to help."

"Of course, my current strength is far from enough; otherwise, I wouldn't have let Fei Li leave this courtyard today!"

"What I can do for you now is to use my identity to make that old ghost Gan Kang not dare to be too presumptuous with you."

Before coming, An Ying had already told him that Fei Li's master, Gan Kang, was a master alchemist in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

The Spirit Treasure Pavilion, a sect of Qi cultivators, was different from the Lingyun Sect, Ash Valley, and Xuanwu Palace. This sect was divided into the Spirit Sect and the Treasure Pavilion.

The Spirit Sect mainly focused on the cultivation of Qi cultivators, similar to the Lingyun Sect, Ash Valley, and Xuanwu Palace.

The Treasure Pavilion, on the other hand, was entirely composed of alchemists who specialized in refining artifacts. They regarded refining as their path of cultivation, and the Treasure Pavilion was filled with alchemists of various levels.

Gan Kang was a senior alchemist in the Treasure Pavilion and the fifth person to refine a high-level spiritual artifact.

The strongest alchemist in the Treasure Pavilion was an old friend of his master, Witch Ji, who was deeply engrossed in refining and rarely involved in sect affairs.

Thus, all matters in the Treasure Pavilion were handled by Gan Kang and three other senior alchemists.

The head of the Spirit Sect, who was also the head of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, held great power but rarely interfered with the internal affairs of the Treasure Pavilion.

Even he had to give face to the four senior alchemists. As long as their actions were not excessive, the head would not intervene, turning a blind eye to their actions.

The reason the Spirit Treasure Pavilion ranked ahead of the Lingyun Sect, Ash Valley, and Xuanwu Palace was because, in addition to the Spirit Sect, it had the Treasure Pavilion.

Most of the spiritual artifacts used by the four sects of Qi cultivators were refined by the Treasure Pavilion, making it a unique and special entity within the four sects.

Generally, members of the Spirit Sect of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion and the other three sects were reluctant to offend the alchemists of the Treasure Pavilion.

Nie Tian knew Gan Kang's identity and dared to take on this matter, using his own identity to pressure Gan Kang, because he knew that his master, Witch Ji, and the most powerful alchemist in the Treasure Pavilion, Fang Hui, were close friends.

Gan Kang was the fifth senior alchemist in the Treasure Pavilion. If it were someone else from the Lingyun Sect, they might not want to offend Gan Kang.

But he was not afraid.

"Sister, you need Nie Tian as your sworn brother!" An Ying whispered.

"Nie Tian treats me like this, but I'm afraid of causing him trouble," An Shiyi said hesitantly.

Nie Tian chuckled, "I don't care if you recognize me or not. From now on, I'll just tell everyone that you're my sworn sister!"

An Shiyi's eyes twinkled, and she suddenly laughed, "Since you want a sister so much, from now on, I'll be your sister."

"Sister," Nie Tian called out with a smile.

An Shiyi looked pleased and nodded with a light laugh, "It seems that the best decision I made this year was to go to your Nie family and bring you into the Qinghuan Realm with ulterior motives."

"Regardless of your intentions, I appreciate it," Nie Tian said with a smile.

"Thank you," An Shiyi said sincerely, then smiled and waved, indicating for An Ying to take Nie Tian away, "It's getting late. You have to go with the sect members tomorrow to select spiritual artifacts. You can't stay here late at night, or others might talk."

"Haha, I'm not afraid," Nie Tian said.

"I'm afraid, though," An Shiyi rolled her eyes, "You're not a child anymore. My reputation in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion isn't good, and if I let you stay overnight, who knows what rumors might spread?"

"I believe you are a person of high moral integrity," Nie Tian said sincerely.

"Let's go, let's go!" An Ying, a bit impatient, pulled Nie Tian out.

"Nie Tian, my sister only needs you as a sworn brother. Don't get any ideas!" An Ying glared at him, warning, "In the future, once my sister resolves these troubles and regains the head's trust, I will still ask you to dissolve the sister-brother relationship!"

"Oh, you and your sister can discuss that," Nie Tian said with a low laugh, "What? Are you worried that my sister might fall for me?"

"You're talking nonsense!" An Ying was annoyed, "You, a brat, how could my sister look at you? I'm worried that you might use the sister-brother relationship to have ulterior motives, just like those old men!"

"Heh, I'm still a child. Isn't it inappropriate for you to talk to me about these things?" Nie Tian teased.

"Don't try to fool me. In the Qinghuan Realm, I saw that you weren't a good person!" An Ying retorted, then suddenly remembered something and lowered her voice, asking slyly, "By the way, how did you offend that demoness Yu Tong in the Qinghuan Realm? I heard that after she returned to the Blood Sect, it took her three months to recover."

"After she recovered, she asked people from the Blood Sect to find out about you."

"She has already declared that she has a blood feud with you and will not rest until she kills you."

"Yu Tong, that demoness, has never hated anyone so much before. What did you do to her to make her so angry and determined to kill you?"

Nie Tian was taken aback, scratching his head, "I didn't do anything. Who knows what that woman is thinking."

"You must have done something bad!" An Ying said firmly.

"No!"

"Definitely yes!"

"Really no!"

"Absolutely yes!"

The two bickered, and soon they returned to the stone building of the Lingyun Sect. Before leaving, An Ying stopped arguing and said, "You may be a bit annoying, but you are loyal and keep your word. I thank you on behalf of my sister for this matter."

With that, she walked away a bit embarrassed without waiting for Nie Tian's response.

...

The next day, at the Spirit Treasure Pavilion's Alchemy Building.

Early in the morning, Nie Tian, led by Liu Yan, stood in front of the Alchemy Building.

The Alchemy Building of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion was not large, only three stories high, and the number of stored elixirs was limited.

This was because most of the members of the Treasure Pavilion were alchemists, and only one person knew how to refine elixirs.

It was said that many of the elixirs in the Alchemy Building were not refined by that alchemist but were exchanged for other realms through spiritual artifacts by the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

Elixirs only made up a small part of the appraisal fair, and the Alchemy Building did not sell many elixirs.

Since elixirs were not a major focus of the appraisal fair, as long as one had enough spirit stones, they could directly purchase the elixirs without participating in an auction.

Nie Tian came early to be the first to secure the Spirit Nurturing Pill, to avoid being preempted by others.

While waiting for the Alchemy Building to open, he noticed that Zheng Bin from the Xuanwu Palace, along with Han Xin and the old woman, had also come.

"Mr. Liu, are you interested in elixirs this time? As far as I know, you always choose spiritual artifacts when you come," the old woman from the Xuanwu Palace asked curiously.

She knew that the subordinate families of the Lingyun Sect held a lottery every few years, and although not all of them were presided over by Liu Yan, the spiritual artifacts provided at the lottery were almost all chosen by Liu Yan from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

One of Liu Yan's important tasks in the Lingyun Sect was to select low-level spiritual artifacts to reward the subordinate families.

"There is a Spirit Nurturing Pill that my young uncle has his eye on. If you are here to choose elixirs, I hope you are not after the Spirit Nurturing Pill," Liu Yan stated.

"Young uncle..."

The old woman, Zheng Bin, and Han Xin all looked at Nie Tian with strange expressions.

"Zheng Bin, it's been a while," Nie Tian greeted.

"Congratulations," Zheng Bin said.

The old woman glanced at Nie Tian and then said to Liu Yan, "If the disciple of Old Witch has his eye on the Spirit Nurturing Pill, I won't compete for it, rest assured."

"Thank you," Liu Yan said with a smile.

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