Wen Zhong also looked at Wen Mianyang and Wen Zhenchi with disappointment. "Only at the mid-stage of Taiji, no progress at all? What have you been doing this past month?!"
The result was the same; Wen Mianyang and Wen Zhenchi both shifted the blame to Ming Zhitian.
Guo Tianha angrily reprimanded Guo Wangqiang and Guo Xirang, "What were you two doing? What did I say? Did you forget? Huh?!"
One slap each! "Crack!"
The two, already heavily injured, felt an immense sense of frustration. Guo Tianha let out a heavy "Hmph!" and said, "The equipment was all prepared for you, and you still couldn't capture the Golden Armored Bear Beast. Useless!"
Guo Wangqiang and the other tried to explain, "This isn't our fault..."
Guo Tianha didn't give them an excuse, calling them rotten. "No need to say more! Incapable of achieving anything, only capable of ruining things. You are the shame of the Guo family! Now, immediately! Return to the Meditation Desert and reflect for a month. You are not to leave a single step. Execute now!"
"This!..." Guo Wangqiang and Guo Xirang shot Ming Zhitian a glare, then followed Guo Tianha and his disciples away.
At this moment, Ming Zhitian sneezed! He thought to himself, "Which brats are talking about me?"
Whether it was the Five Families of the Southern Ridge or the Twelve Families of the Northern Ridge, they slowly began to disperse. Some with gains, some without, each going about their business.
Of course, there were also some outsiders, but they were no longer important. However, they all remembered Ming Zhitian because he had subdued a Golden Armored Bear Beast at the mid-stage of the Divine position.
This was an unprecedented event in history. A bear beast that attacked anyone on sight had actually obeyed Ming Zhitian?
Some family disciples who wanted to approach and build a connection were all politely but firmly rejected by Ming Zhitian's killing gaze.
Ming Zhitian naturally knew what they wanted. He saw clearly who was wagging their tail!
If he were just an insignificant family disciple like those from the Hai family, would they still come to recruit him? What a joke.
After most of the people in the venue had left, Elder Yishan, accompanied by two guards, voluntarily approached.
He had helped Ming Zhitian out of a difficult situation earlier, but Ming Zhitian remained indifferent to Elder Yishan. The reason was obvious: it was all for the Golden Armored Bear Beast under his command.
Elder Yishan saw through Ming Zhitian's strength at a glance. "For you to have reached the early stage of the Great Qiankun at such a young age, your family must be prominent. May I ask which of the Twelve Families of the Northern Ridge you belong to?"
Ming Zhitian shook his head. "I do not."
Elder Yishan was taken aback. "Not from the Northern Ridge, then is it the Five Families of the Southern Ridge?"
Ming Zhitian also shook his head. "Nor are they."
Elder Yishan was stunned. "Not from the North or the South, then..."
Ming Zhitian did not answer truthfully. "I am an outsider, a traveler. I happened upon the Ancient Ruins of Yishan and thus participated."
Elder Yishan frowned. "So, you violated the rules and entered the Ancient Ruins of Yishan secretly?"
Ming Zhitian smiled faintly. "Yes. If you have something to say, just say it!"
Elder Yishan looked at the Golden Armored Bear Beast. "It stays, you may leave."
Ming Zhitian sneered. "On what grounds? I painstakingly went through life and death to subdue this Golden Armored Bear Beast."
Elder Yishan snorted. "You should be fortunate that you can still chat with me for so long. Based on your violation of the rules, outsiders are not allowed to participate in the Ancient Ruins of Yishan, on this alone, I can apprehend you on the spot."
Ming Zhitian shrugged. "What if I refuse?"
Elder Yishan removed his hand from his lower back. "Then you can stay together."
Ming Zhitian patted the Golden Armored Bear Beast. "Brother, let's go!"
The Golden Armored Bear Beast quickly exerted all its strength and leaped! In an instant, it was fifty meters away, then it sped off to escape.
Elder Yishan was the first to react. "Chase!"
The two guards quickly pursued. They were both at the mid-stage of the Divine position, like the Golden Armored Bear Beast, their speeds were comparable, and they could barely keep up.
However, Elder Yishan's strength was superior to theirs, far exceeding them by a level.