"break off an engagement?"
Yun Yun was startled by Nalan Yanran's words and quickly said, "How could you have such a thought? Your engagement with the Xiao family was arranged by your grandfather. If anyone wants to break off the engagement, it can only be him."
"It's me who's getting married, not him. Why should he have to make the decision?" Nalan Yanran retorted.
"I've already made up my mind. I don't agree to this engagement, and I'll go to the Xiao family to break it off. Teacher, will you support me?"
"This isn't a question of whether to support it or not," Yun Yun said, somewhat embarrassed.
"Teacher~" Nalan Yanran clung to Yun Yun's arm, gently swaying it playfully.
"Can you bear to watch me marry a complete stranger with whom I have no feelings?"
"Can you bear to see me live the rest of my life in unhappiness?"
It must be said that Nalan Yanran skillfully exploited Yun Yun's weakness of being soft-hearted towards her.
Yun Yun was also at a loss with her disciple, but she still held firm to her bottom line and said:
"This engagement was made between you and the Xiao family, and I cannot make the decision for you. Therefore, if you want to annul the engagement, you can only go back and consult your father."
She truly couldn't bear to see her beloved disciple marry a notorious good-for-nothing.
But the marriage was ultimately a matter between the Nalan and Xiao families, and she couldn't make that decision herself.
"As long as you support me, my father will definitely agree." Nalan Yanran pressed on relentlessly, determined to get Yun Yun's consent before letting her go.
"Yanran, let me think about this carefully. This matter cannot be decided so easily."
Unable to resist Nalan Yanran's coquettishness, Yun Yun finally chose to escape, quickly leaving the room to avoid the topic.
Nalan Yanran was not discouraged.
On the contrary, today's topic only strengthened her resolve to call off the engagement.
"My marriage is in my own hands; no one can decide for me!"
...
Fighting Arena.
Today is the monthly open day of the Arena.
On this day, all disciples can enter the Fighting Skills Pavilion to learn fighting skills for free.
The only requirement is that no one can take the fighting techniques with them; they can only learn them on-site, and learn as much as they can.
This day was a relative rest day for Xu Qi—because he didn't have to manage the disciples' borrowing and returning of fighting techniques.
However, in order to maintain order, he still had to stay and could not leave the Arena at will.
Working year-round without a break—that's exactly what he's like now.
Fortunately, Xu Qi didn't care about that. He was now focused on only one thing—cultivating a higher level of technique.
He had already reached the Nine-Star Dou Zhe level, and the Yellow-Rank cultivation technique he originally used was no longer keeping up with his cultivation speed.
Although Yellow-rank cultivation techniques can be used indefinitely, it is not a problem until you reach the Dou Ling or Dou Wang levels.
But that would take too long, and Xu Qi didn't have the patience to wait.
So on the second floor of the Fighting Skills Pavilion, he found a low-level Xuan-rank cultivation technique called "Meteor Wind Technique".
Wind-attribute techniques can enhance the power of wind-based combat skills to a certain extent.
Combined with Xu Qi's own [Wind God's Blessing], the Meteor Wind Technique can achieve its maximum effect.
Inside the pavilion.
Xu Qi sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, silently circulating the inner power of the Meteor Wind Technique within his body, allowing his battle qi to flow in a specific way.
With the blessing of the Wind God, he mastered the Meteor Wind Technique in just one hour and increased its effects tenfold.
Thanks to this, Xu Qi's cultivation finally broke through the shackles of the nine-star Dou Zhe and directly reached the Dou Shi level. Moreover, it continued to rise, and in one breath, it directly reached the five-star Dou Shi level!
"call..."
Xu Qi opened his eyes, slowly exhaling a breath of stale air, feeling an unprecedented surge of power within his body.
"As expected of a low-level Xuan-rank technique, the effect is completely different; it's amazing."
Moreover, he has only just begun and has not yet fully unleashed the potential of the Meteor Wind Technique; there is still room for improvement.
There's still room for improvement.
"A five-star Dou Shi, barely."
The effects of low-level Xuan-rank cultivation techniques are limited. If you want to continue to break through quickly in a short period of time, you can only cultivate high-level Xuan-rank or even Di-rank cultivation techniques.
However, the best wind-type cultivation technique that can be cultivated in the entire Yunlan Sect is this low-level Xuan-rank Meteor Wind Technique.
If you want a more advanced technique, you have to find another way.
Just as Xu Qi was pondering the next steps in the chain repair plan, a commotion suddenly broke out outside.
Soon, someone knocked on his door.
"Senior Brother Xu, something bad has happened! People are arguing over a fighting technique."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qi frowned.
He'd only been in seclusion for a little over an hour, and these guys were already starting to rebel?
The days when the Arena was open for free were mostly fine.
The only thing to watch out for is that disciples might argue over the same fighting technique, with no one willing to give it up.
This is what gives him the biggest headache.
"Why are all these people so stubborn, fixated on the same fighting technique?"
Xu Qi felt a headache coming on, so he got up and went out to resolve the dispute, which was also part of his job.
...
The first floor of the Fighting Arena.
"This fighting technique is mine!"
"I saw it first, it's mine!"
The two male disciples each held a fiery red scroll in their hands, each holding half, and neither was willing to let go, so they remained locked in a stalemate and argued.
This makes it impossible for others to come here to seek out combat skills.
"Senior Brother Xu is here! Senior Brother Xu is here!"
Suddenly someone spoke.
The crowd quickly made way for Xu Qi, who strode over.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Xu!"
All the disciples in the Fighting Skills Pavilion bowed and greeted each other.
Xu Qi nodded, walked up to the two disciples, put his hands behind his back, and asked in a leisurely but cold voice, "What's going on? Are you planning to fight in the Arena? Do you want to be banned from the Arena for two months?"
He has the right to prohibit anyone who has caused trouble in the Arena from entering or leaving the Arena.
"I wouldn't dare..."
Faced with Xu Qi's words, the two disciples did not complain at all and lowered their heads slightly.
Xu Qi wields immense influence within the Martial Arts Pavilion, and his increased prestige and persuasiveness have instilled great respect and awe in these disciples.
The Yunlan Sect disciples' reverence for Xu Qi was no less than that for an elder.
"Put the fighting skills back. Neither of you are allowed to look at them today. Starting tomorrow, whoever borrows them first gets to keep them. There can be no fighting or snatching. Anyone who violates this rule will be banned from the Fighting Skills Pavilion for one month. Understand?"
Instead of asking who got the fighting technique first, Xu Qi sentenced both of them to death.
No one is allowed to take it today; tomorrow, everyone can borrow it based on their own ability.
"yes!"
Although somewhat reluctant, the two disciples did not complain at all and obediently put the fighting skills back.
"Everyone, go about your business and don't crowd around here." He glanced at the onlookers.
The crowd immediately dispersed obediently, and no one dared to refute Xu Qi's words.
This is Xu Qi's prestige!
His talent as the "Sect Master" makes him almost as prestigious as the actual Sect Master of Yunlan Sect, even though he is not the true Sect Master of Yunlan Sect!