"Bro, big bro, are you kidding me?"

Shi Haoting said in disbelief.

"What good would it do for the Young Master to joke with you?" Meng Ziqiu sneered, curling his lip.

Zhang Yuanshan gave a ’heh’ and chuckled, saying lightly, "If you don’t believe it, let the Young Master and Mr. Liou refine one for you right here and now."

"Martial Artists from Daqian like us may not have seen much of the world, but we still have this kind of stuff."

Seeing their reactions didn’t look like they were lying, Shi Haoting swallowed hard.

Gulp!

"Bro, wait for me a sec."

"I’ve got to inform the family."

After saying that, Shi Haoting dashed into a nearby room.

"Young Master, are we really going to the War King’s Family?" Bai Song asked cautiously.

Xu Yang pondered, "Earlier, this guy, and Stone Jade, neither showed any malice!"

"If we don’t go to Cangyue Mountain, we’ll part ways with Daqian; with Xiao Ming being in the Five Elements Celestial Realm, and other factions out there, none of them will let us go easily!"

"Plus, that guy just mentioned he found some mysterious place."

"If it really takes top talents contending for slots, then the War King’s Family needs me!"

Zhang Lingqiao nodded in agreement, "That’s true, the siblings Stone Jade and Shi Hu from the War King’s Family are ranked seventh, the last of the seven top forces!"

"Also, the War King’s Family used to side with the Daqian Emperor; although they defected in the end, I’m sure the other factions haven’t given them an easy time over all these years!"

"And one more thing—the War King’s Family has no Celestial Realm cultivators!"

Bai Song interjected, "Young Master, even though you’ve parted with Daqian, some things are just facts!"

"Now that Can Sutian is back—even if he’s the weakest Celestial, a Celestial is still a Celestial! And he’s bold enough to flip the table!"

"By recruiting the Young Master, in a way, the War King’s Family is back to where it was thousands of years ago, maybe even riding on Can Sutian’s momentum!"

As his words ended, everyone nodded in agreement.

"Mr. Bai’s right!"

"That’s a big reason too!"

"Looking at it that way, the War King’s Family really is the most suitable choice!"

"We’re new here, and now that we’ve stirred up the hunting ground, trying to develop smoothly without any backing won’t be so easy!"

...

Everyone chimed in, their analysis thorough and piercing!

There were even points Xu Yang hadn’t considered.

"Let’s see what kind of sincerity the War King’s Family has to offer first."

Xu Yang grinned, "Even if the Spirit Realm’s Alchemists are outstanding, among us three Alchemists, the weakest is still Tier Seven, that’s nothing to scoff at."

"Man, if this was Daqian, whichever faction heard news like this would probably dump their entire family treasury for you to pick from," Zhang Yuanshan couldn’t help but laugh.

The group burst into laughter.

In the room, Shi Haoting seemed oblivious to the noise outside.

A light screen hovered before him.

As he waited impatiently, something finally happened.

On the other end was a middle-aged man, bearing an imposing manner.

"You little brat, where the hell are you fooling around? Get your ass back here!" the man glared at Shi Haoting and roared angrily.

"Dad, skip that for now. If it weren’t for me, you guys... Never mind. Hurry up and call the Patriarch here. I’ve got important business."

"You?"

The man frowned, his eyes turning cold, "Tell me, are you in trouble again out there?"

Shi Haoting gritted his teeth in anger, "Dad, Xu Yang broke free, in less than two months; lucky I stayed to watch over him, or do you think the War King’s Family would’ve had any shot at this?"

"What did you say?"

"Dad, no time, hurry and tell the Patriarch, I’m not kidding about this."

The man finally changed his expression. Though he couldn’t believe it, he knew that while his son was hopeless, he wouldn’t joke about something like this.

"Wait there!"

He vanished from the light screen in a flash.

Not even ten breaths later—

A whole group appeared on the screen.

The leader was none other than the War King’s Family Patriarch, Shi Feng.

As soon as Shi Feng appeared, he spoke directly, "Shi Haoting, Xu Yang really broke free?"

"Patriarch, they’re right outside; not only did he break free, he even broke through to True Lord. His spirit mark is one and a half feet, but honestly, he feels stronger than the usual three-foot mark!"

Shi Haoting spoke rapidly, not giving anyone else a chance to cut in, "There’s a dozen or so of them, eight just broke through, now there are eleven True Lords in total, all led by Xu Yang!"

"And there are two Tier Seven Alchemists among them, Xu Yang himself can refine top-grade Tier Seven too; and Xu Yang said his teacher now only has a Soul Body left, around True Lord level, but has refined Tier Eight pills before!"

Honestly, this was jaw-dropping.

The Spirit Realm’s Alchemists were indeed as exceptional as Xu Yang and the others had thought!

Tier Sevens and Eights weren’t rare.

Right now, the four great Celestials could even refine Tier Nine!

But in any major force, a Tier Seven Alchemist was an extremely precious asset!

"How’s that possible?"

"How could a Tier Eight Pill Master show up in a place like Daqian?"

"And that kid can refine top-grade Tier Seven? Are you kidding me?"

The elders all cried out in shock.

Shi Haoting forced a wry smile, "Elders, I don’t think Mr. Xu would joke about this, and if he is, it’s easy to prove! The real question now is—what are you prepared to offer Mr. Xu and his people?"

"If I hadn’t stayed..."

He stopped halfway, seeing everyone on the screen freeze up, and immediately shut his mouth obediently.

"If all of this is true..." The Grand Elder took a deep breath, his eyes blazing, "Patriarch, give him whatever he wants, anything at all!"

All the elders were stunned and wanted to protest!

But then, thinking of what Xu Yang had shown, they all fell silent!

"Ahem, I just happened to mention, maybe marry Yu off to him," Shi Haoting coughed.

A graceful figure streaked to the center, glaring ferociously through the light screen at Shi Haoting, murderous intent surging, "Shi Haoting, if you’ve got the guts, just never come home again!"

"Yu, I was wrong."

"Mr. Xu already refused!"

Shi Haoting hurriedly added.

Stone Jade’s pretty face froze, the evil qi in her eyes only deepened.

"Yu’Er, enough,"

"Haoting really did a great job this time. When you get back, there’ll be a heavy reward!"

Shi Feng shot a glare at Stone Jade, and looked solemnly at Shi Haoting.

"Serving the family is my duty," Shi Haoting straightened his back, shooting a proud side-eye at his dad.

"Where are you now?"

"Cyan Profound City. I bought a place here for a stopover earlier. Oh right, Yu knows where it is."

"Wait there, I’m coming over right now!"

Shi Feng finished and waved to shut the screen!

Shi Haoting breathed a long sigh of relief, "With the Patriarch coming in person, we ought to be set!"

"Time for me, Shi Haoting, to finally make it big."

"Heh, once Mr. Xu gets to the War King’s Family, Shi Hu, let’s see how arrogant you can be."

Shi Haoting grinned broadly and strode out of the room.

He looked at Xu Yang and said in a low voice, "Mr. Xu, I’ve already notified the family, the Patriarch will be here right away."

Xu Yang was shocked, "Your Patriarch himself is coming?"