560: Chapter 560 The Story of the Holy Land!

She was the target of this escort mission—Nangong Waner.

Nangong Waner seemed to see her father's doubts and spoke softly:

"Father, it's alright. I'm just going to study in another place; there won't be much risk on the road."

Hearing this, Nangong Tian gently shook his head, the worry in his eyes deepening.

"Waner, you must not be careless."

His voice was low and solemn.

"Now that you have been admitted to the Qingyun Sect, those forces hostile to our Family will not easily let you join the Sect smoothly."

The Qingyun Sect, in the Taixuan Realm, was far inferior to the Taixuan Holy Land, but it was still a super Sect ranked in the top hundred of the Taixuan Realm!

Once Waner rose within the Qingyun Sect, the families hostile to their Nangong Family would naturally become restless.

Therefore, they would certainly not sit idly by and allow Waner to join the Qingyun Sect smoothly.

"Family Head Nangong, I wonder when that last person will arrive?"

Below, a burly figure spoke up.

It was a tall man with a thick build and a rugged face, wearing beast-hide armor and emitting a powerful aura.

His name was Fan Hu, a Loose Cultivator at the Middle Sixth-Grade, and one of the escorts recruited for this mission.

He looked at Nangong Tian without a hint of fear.

After all, the Nangong Family Head's strength was the same as his, both at the Middle Sixth-Grade, so there was no need for him to be subservient.

Nangong Tian replied, "Soon. The mission was just accepted, and the last escort is about to arrive."

Hearing this, Fan Hu said no more.

Since the mission had been accepted, the person would naturally come.

He picked up his teacup and sipped silently.

After a while—

Outside the courtyard, a figure slowly approached.

It was a young man dressed in a black long robe, with a gentle face and an ancient, calm aura that made it impossible to discern his depth.

His steps were composed and unhurried, as if he were merely arriving for an ordinary appointment.

The newcomer was Qin Yan.

"I wonder if you are Young Master Qin Yan?" Nangong Tian quickly approached the Black-Robed Person and asked with cupped hands.

Qin Yan smiled lightly. "Indeed."

Nangong Tian nodded and led Qin Yan into the hall.

"Young Master Qin Yan, I presume you already have some understanding of the mission?"

Qin Yan nodded.

"I understand it."

Nangong Tian said no more upon hearing this and led him to his daughter.

"Young Master Qin Yan, this is my daughter Waner. She is the target of this escort."

Qin Yan's gaze fell upon the young girl, and he nodded slightly.

Nangong Waner also looked up at Qin Yan.

She had thought the last guard would be a burly brute or an experienced old veteran of the Jianghu.

She hadn't expected it to be such a young-looking youth.

However, the steady and restrained temperament he exuded gave her a strange sense of peace.

"I will trouble you, Young Master Qin."

Nangong Waner curtsied slightly, her voice soft.

Qin Yan nodded, saying nothing more.

Subsequently, the Nangong Family Head introduced the other three escorts to Qin Yan.

Through the introductions, Qin Yan gained a simple understanding of the escort mission.

Including himself, there were four escorts in total.

The other three—Fan Hu, Zhao Tieshan, and Zhou Yuanqing—were all at the Middle Sixth-Grade, while he was at the Sixth-Rank Early Stage.

When Qin Yan introduced himself and spoke the words "Disciple of the Taixuan Holy Land," the eyes of the other three flashed with surprise.

The Taixuan Holy Land was the number one force in the Taixuan Realm and one of the strongest in the myriad Realms; those who could enter were all exceptionally gifted.

They hadn't expected the young man before them to be a Disciple of the Taixuan Holy Land!

However, after the other three escorts immediately felt the Sixth-Rank Early Stage aura on Qin Yan, they curled their lips.

So what if he was a Disciple of the Holy Land? He was still only at the Sixth-Rank Early Stage.

With his Realm fixed there, no matter how much of a Genius he was, how strong could he be?

There was a small sub-Realm difference between the Sixth-Rank Early Stage and the Middle Sixth-Grade; there were gaps in the total amount of True Qi and blood intensity.

In their view, Qin Yan was just there to make up the numbers.

Qin Yan could clearly feel the slight contempt in the gazes the three escorts directed at him.

That contempt was faint, yet very real.

Qin Yan didn't care at all.

As long as the others didn't open their mouths to annoy him, he couldn't be bothered with them.

"Family Head Nangong, everyone is here. We should set out."

Fan Hu set down his teacup and stood up, his tone tinged with a hint of impatience.

Hearing this, Nangong Tian looked at Fan Hu with a trace of helplessness.

He had known about Fan Hu for a long time.

His strength was extremely formidable even among those at the Middle Sixth-Grade.

Moreover, this man had a good reputation in the escort circles; the missions he handled rarely went wrong.

It was just that his mouth was a bit venomous.

"Very well, let's set out."

Nangong Tian patted his daughter's shoulder, his gaze full of concern.

"Waner, be careful on the road."

Nangong Waner nodded and said softly, "Don't worry, Father."

The group left the Nangong Residence and walked toward a dock within Taixuan City.

For their escort, they naturally couldn't just fly Nangong Waner to the Qingyun Sect.

A journey of several hundred miles wasn't too far, but it wasn't close either.

If they flew, they could reach it, but it would consume a massive amount of True Qi and physical stamina.

If they encountered an ambush mid-way while not in top condition, it would be a major taboo.

Therefore, they chose to take a Flying Ship.

First, it saved stamina and True Qi, allowing them to maintain their Peak state.

Second, taking a Flying Ship provided a certain guarantee of safety.

Within the Flying Ships, there were experts from the respective forces stationed; ordinary people wouldn't dare to commit robbery.

What Qin Yan and the others needed to do was protect her during the final leg of the journey to the Qingyun Sect after the Flying Ship landed.

That was their mission.

By the dock, a medium-sized Flying Ship was quietly moored.

The Flying Ship wasn't large, about twenty zhang long, entirely silver-gray with smooth lines.

Dense Formation patterns were inscribed on the hull, emitting faint ripples of energy.

There weren't many passengers inside the Flying Ship, only a few hundred.

The four of them shielded Nangong Waner in the middle and boarded the ship.

After boarding, the four surrounded Nangong Waner to ensure they could react immediately regardless of which direction an attack came from.

A quarter-hour later, the Flying Ship vibrated slightly.

A pale blue protective shield rose from the hull, enveloping the entire Flying Ship.

The Formation patterns on the hull suddenly lit up!

The Flying Ship rose from the ground and soared into the sky!

Outside the window, the sea of clouds churned and sunlight spilled down, a sight of incomparable beauty.

Nangong Waner withdrew her gaze from the window and let it fall on Qin Yan.

"Young Master Qin Yan—"

She spoke softly, her eyes full of curiosity and yearning.

"Can you tell me some stories from within the Taixuan Holy Land?"

The Taixuan Holy Land could be said to be the power that every member of the younger generation in the Taixuan Realm wanted to join.

But unfortunately, the threshold of the Holy Land was too high, barring countless Prodigies from its gates.

She was precisely one of them.