Jin Quan was beyond frustrated.

If he had known Mo Qi possessed something like Thunder Shocking Bombs, he never would have been so reckless as to test him.

A dignified Void Realm expert, actually suffering a loss at the hands of some brat.

If word of this got out, he’d be humiliated beyond belief.

Mo Qi was actually even more frustrated than him. ’A Void Realm expert like you, testing me? What’s the point of that?’

He had just used up all his Thunder Shocking Bombs. If he encountered danger again, Mo Qi could only wait helplessly for death.

Once released, Jin Sanpang glared at Jin Quan resentfully, hands on his hips, looking like he was about to call him to account.

Jin Quan ignored him and instead called Mo Qi aside.

"Mo Qi, you know who I am. To make a long story short, I want to make a deal with you."

Mo Qi was taken aback. "A deal?"

’With Jin Quan’s power and status, what could he possibly need to trade with me for?’

"That’s right." Jin Quan nodded. "First, let’s talk about what I can give you."

"I overheard your earlier conversation. I know you’re desperate to go back somewhere. I can let you use the Wolf Fang Sect’s Forbidden Teleportation Array to send you wherever you want to go."

Mo Qi’s eyes lit up. It was like seeing a light at the end of the tunnel!

If he could get to Uncle Niu’s hometown immediately, he would have a much better chance of saving Niu Kexin from Fang Min.

"What do you need me to do?" Mo Qi asked.

"I want to entrust San Pang to you," Jin Quan said.

What?!

Mo Qi thought he must have misheard.

He had expected Jin Quan to make some outrageous demand, or ask him to do something incredibly difficult.

But he never imagined this would be the content of the deal.

"Can I know the reason?" Mo Qi didn’t agree right away.

Jin Quan nodded in satisfaction. If Mo Qi had agreed instantly, he would have been worried.

"Sigh..." Jin Quan sighed. The Void Realm expert suddenly seemed somewhat desolate, completely lacking the domineering aura he’d had when he was suppressing Ji Lin.

"Since you saved San Pang and killed Zhang Cheng, you should be aware of Jin Sanpang’s awkward position in the Wolf Fang Sect." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"The boy lost his mother when he was young, and he always acts like he’s never grown up. But perhaps the heavens are fair, for they gave him unparalleled talent."

"At first, I didn’t expect San Pang to achieve much or climb to any high position. But when you’re in a Sect, your life is not your own."

"As a father and a member of the Wolf Fang Sect, I couldn’t hold my child back, no matter what."

"So, I tried every possible method. I cast aside my pride and used any means necessary to expand the Wolf Fang Sect’s territory, achieve great deeds, secure benefits time and time again, and perform one great service after another—all to pave the way for San Pang."

"I knew that Zhang Cheng and his father saw San Pang as a thorn in their side. But I always thought they wouldn’t dare to make a move. I never expected that while I was fighting on the front lines, distracted, they would try to harm San Pang multiple times."

"Now that Zhang Cheng is dead, there’s no one left to compete with San Pang for status. But the more this is the case, the more I dare not let him stay in the Wolf Fang Sect."

"I know Zhang Shao’s character very well. He will stop at nothing to kill San Pang and have him accompany Zhang Cheng in death."

"That’s why I want to entrust San Pang to you."

Mo Qi was silent for a moment before asking, "Senior Jin Quan, wouldn’t San Pang be safer with you?"

"Not at all." Jin Quan shook his head. "Although my status and strength are not inferior to Zhang Shao’s, he is, after all, the Sect Master. If he is determined to kill San Pang, I won’t be able to stop him."

"Do you trust me that much?" Mo Qi said, pointing to himself. "When I killed Zhang Cheng, I was marked by an aura imprint. Perhaps San Pang would be in even more danger with me?"

"Heh heh. You have no True Essence in your body, yet your strength is comparable to the Purity Realm. You have a Domain, an External Incarnation, and an unfathomable Sword Technique. I even have a feeling that you were still holding back when you fought me."

Jin Quan paused, then continued, "You are the most mysterious young man I have ever met. With you, San Pang will not only be safe, but this will be a great opportunity for him—just like that young man named Liu Hui. Don’t ask me why I say this; it’s purely intuition."

"Besides, San Pang likes you. Even if I don’t trust myself, I trust San Pang’s judgment."

Mo Qi took a deep look at Jin Quan, then glanced over at Jin Sanpang, who was sitting on the ground a short distance away, grinning foolishly.

"Alright, I agree!"

...

The moment Diao Qing and Qi Tian died, far away in the Void Sect, the Soul Jade Tokens representing their lives shattered before Wang Xinglong’s eyes.

"They’re dead? Even Diao Qing was no match for that little bastard?" Wang Xinglong’s expression turned hideous.

Beside him, Xu He hesitated, but finally couldn’t help but say, "Third Senior Brother, perhaps we should tell the Young Master and Young Mistress about this. Mo Qi’s momentum is unstoppable. Here in the Void Sect, we can’t deal with him..."

"Silence!" Wang Xinglong roared.

"Forgive me, Third Senior Brother." Xu He quickly bowed his head, not daring to speak further.

If anyone else had seen this, they would have been extremely surprised.

Because Xu He’s attitude toward Wang Xinglong was not at all that of a junior brother to a senior brother, but more like a servant to his master.

"Xu He, remember this: you absolutely must not let Wang Chen and his wife know about this!"

Xu He nodded repeatedly. "As you command."

"Here’s what you’ll do. Go to Nanyang City. That bitch Fang Min wants revenge on Mo Qi. For the sake of that person surnamed Niu, Mo Qi will definitely go there. You wait for him, capture that little bastard, and bring him back. Remember, I want him alive!"

"Yes."

After Xu He received his orders and left, Wang Xinglong closed his eyes, his thoughts drifting back to the past. Two streams of bitter tears rolled down his cheeks.

Wang Chen, Wang Xinglong’s son, Wang Hao’s biological father, and once the pride of the Void Sect.

But his ambition was higher than the heavens. Obsessed with the Martial Dao, he was unwilling to remain in the small pond that was the Void Sect.

He yearned for the Great Thousand Worlds beyond the Mountain and Sea Empire.

So, Wang Chen chose to leave the Void Sect and join the Mountain and Sea Empire, intending to use it as a springboard to leap the dragon gate.

Later, Wang Chen discovered that his thinking had been too naive. The Martial Arts World was not as simple as he had imagined.

His talent and Cultivation were not enough to let him break out of the Mountain and Sea Empire.

So he settled down and started a family in the Mountain and Sea Empire, and later had Wang Hao.

When Wang Hao was born, he was found to lack sufficient talent and was not qualified to remain in the Mountain and Sea Empire, so he was sent back to Wang Xinglong.

In the ten-plus years since, Wang Chen had never once returned to see Wang Hao.

That was why Wang Xinglong resented Wang Chen.

Even now that Wang Hao was dead, he was unwilling to tell Wang Chen.

’Mo Qi, with Xu He on the case, no matter how capable you are, you won’t escape this fate! Once I’ve dug out all your secrets, I’ll make you suffer every torment in this world to accompany my grandson in death!’

...

Nanyang City was located within the Void Sect’s sphere of influence, but generally speaking, it was governed by the Mountain and Sea Empire.

As the saying goes, under all heaven, there is no land that is not the king’s.

In the eyes of the Mountain and Sea Empire, the Four Great Sects were nothing more than four sects with a bit of power.

If the Four Great Sects hadn’t formed an alliance, looked out for one another, paid annual tribute, and bowed their heads in submission, the Mountain and Sea Empire would have long since uprooted them one by one.