Elder Wu nodded, "Yes, Ye Ce approached me earlier, told me his demands, and asked if you dared to accept the challenge!"
Pfft!
Gao Jun spat out another mouthful of blood.
His eyes were cold, and murderous intent surged.
"Too much!"
"This Ye Ce is too much!"
"He's just a nobody at the third level of Qi Refining, what right does he have to challenge me?"
"Even if he challenges me, it's fine, but he asks if I dare to accept?"
"This is clearly humiliating me!"
"Pfft!"
Seeing this, Elder Wu quickly said, "Gao Jun, I know you're in a bad mood, but you don't need to express your emotions by spitting blood! Be good, listen to Elder's words, you can't do this again in the future!"
Gao Jun forcefully suppressed his surging blood and qi to calm down, and asked through gritted teeth, "Why does he want to challenge me after ten days? Does he want to use these ten days to improve his cultivation?"
Gao Jun genuinely hadn't expected Chen Nan to challenge him proactively.
Because he had planned to teach Chen Nan a lesson after his injuries healed.
Elder Wu cleared his throat, looking as if he had something to say but hesitated, "Uh... I think that's his intention."
Gao Jun: "Elder Wu, I feel like you're hiding something from me!"
Elder Wu sighed, "Alright, Ye Ce's exact words were to give you ten days to heal, and he said he didn't want to take advantage of..."
Pfft!
Gao Jun spat out blood again, letting out a heart-wrenching roar, "Ye Ce, I accept your challenge, young master! In ten days, I will make you die without a burial place!"
His voice echoed throughout the Fire Cloud Cave. It also reached Nangong Wan's ears.
Just as Chen Nan returned, Nangong Wan quickly went to meet him and asked, "You challenged Gao Jun?"
Chen Nan: "Yes, I want to defeat him in front of everyone."
Nangong Wan was full of emotion, "I know you want to win everyone's respect, and then become my Dao companion in a grand manner, but there's no need to be so impatient!"
"If you are really that eager, we can consummate our marriage first." She said, showing a shy expression.
Chen Nan was stunned.
This woman's personality had changed too much!
He said earnestly, "Wan'er, I need to improve my cultivation and defeat Gao Jun now. If I only pursue personal affection and pleasure, I might die in ten days."
"So, for our future to be together, can you let me focus on cultivation during this period?"
"Yes, yes, yes, you're right."
Nangong Wan said, "I won't be refining pills in the back mountain these few days. You cultivate well and strive to defeat Gao Jun."
"Then we can be together forever and grow old together!"
"Mm, I'll have someone deliver your meals three times a day."
"Go for it!"
With that, she pecked Chen Nan on the cheek like a dragonfly touching water, then ran away with a blush.
Chen Nan was left alone in the vast bamboo forest.
"In the end, I've let her down!" Chen Nan sighed in his heart.
Although Nangong Wan was spoiled and overbearing, she was a blank slate when it came to emotions. But now, her heart was his.
"Never mind, I'll find a chance to repay her kindness in the future!"
Chen Nan turned and returned to the bamboo house, then began to cultivate, swallowing all the pills and refining them with his true qi. He had to pretend to have absorbed the pills. In reality, the pills refined by Nangong Wan couldn't improve his cultivation at all. It wasn't that he looked down on her, but the quality of the pills Nangong Wan refined was very poor. They were even worse than the ones he refined with a clay pot. However, he could feel her deep affection.
In the blink of an eye, it was evening. He pretended to have broken through to the middle stage of the third level of Qi Refining. He got up and went outside. The kitchen staff had already delivered dinner. Not only that, but there were also many spells and sword techniques. These were all the treasured cultivation methods of the Fire Cloud Cave. Ordinary disciples needed to exchange them with merit points, and the merit points were very high. However, after getting close to the Sect Master's daughter, they were all delivered to him. Is this the joy of being a kept man? It's truly happier than ordinary people imagine! Chen Nan quickly began to study them. Although he had the inheritance of the Witch Sect, most of the Witch Sect's inheritance was knowledge related to healing and refining pills. There were very few inheritances related to spells. Here, it just so happened to compensate for his shortcomings. To Chen Nan's surprise, he even saw familiar spells. Water Manipulation Art, Gravity Technique, Earth Spike Art. Without a doubt, the spells of the Jiang family were taught by Jiang Ye to his clansmen. After all, he had seen these three spells when he fought against the Jiang family members. "Jiang Ye is truly audacious, daring to disregard the rules of the Fire Cloud Cave." "The Fire Cloud Cave clearly has a decree prohibiting the leakage of cultivation methods, yet he directly passed them to his clansmen." "It's fortunate that all the Jiang family members are dead, otherwise this alone would be enough to sentence Jiang Ye to a serious crime!" "Even though the spells he taught his clansmen were low-level, it still violated the sect rules!"
Besides these low-level spells, there were also many higher-level spells, such as Rain Summoning Art. Unfortunately, this spell was not offensive. It could only condense rainwater in special weather. Chen Nan also saw the Flame Art that Jiang Ye had previously used. Unlike ordinary spells, this spell required incantations. He memorized the incantations, then formed hand seals. Whoosh! A scorching flame erupted, far more terrifying than what Jiang Ye had previously displayed! In the spirit of "the more the better," Chen Nan memorized all sixteen spells of the Fire Cloud Cave, and then turned his attention to the few sword techniques. However, sword techniques were different from spells. Sword techniques had to be chosen carefully, because cultivating a sword technique to perfection was very difficult. After all, sword techniques required persistent hard work. It was unlike spells, where one could cast them as long as they remembered the incantation and formed the hand seals. Ultimately, he chose the Golden Serpent Sword Technique. This sword technique was divided into nine levels, with vicious moves, like a golden serpent, making it impossible to guard against. It was said that if one cultivated to the ninth level, the sword could transform into a golden serpent, killing people invisibly. He liked it very much. He cut off a section of a bamboo pole and began to practice in the forest. Time flew by. Unknowingly, the day of the decisive battle arrived. On this day, all the disciples of the sect gathered at the arena. Not only ordinary disciples, but even the older generation and several elders personally appeared to watch. Although Chen Nan was a newly initiated disciple, he had gained the favor of the young lady. To allow him to cultivate in seclusion, the young lady had even vacated the residence in the back mountain. This showed his status in the young lady's heart. Of course, this young man was not ordinary. A cultivation at the third level of Qi Refining could beat Gao Jun into a pig's head. Although his methods were somewhat underhanded, it was an undeniable fact. But everyone wanted to know what his cultivation had reached in these ten days! Had he grown to a level that could contend with Gao Jun! Especially since this match was initiated by Chen Nan himself. Everyone knew that this battle concerned Chen Nan's future! It concerned whether he could gain the recognition of the disciples of the Fire Cloud Cave! On the arena, Gao Jun's voice thundered, "Ye Ce, aren't you coming out to die?"