575: Chapter 575 The Tang Family

Seeing Qin Ming's expression of questioning his life, Fang Bai was amused.

He patted the other's shoulder and said earnestly, "Don't be discouraged. As a young man, you must never lose your drive; you must have hope and passion in your heart."

Qin Ming: ...

I really thank you!

Fang Bai was very satisfied with his improvement. He had now almost completely mastered the Tenth Rank, reaching the Great Completion stage.

One more step forward, and he would be a Quasi-Saint!

At this moment, a flash of sword light streaked across, and the Sword Saint appeared in the field.

He glanced at Fang Bai, his expression shifting slightly before he slowly nodded. "Not bad."

Fang Bai said with a chuckle, "Senior, you've come at the right time. I wanted to ask about these source veins..."

The Sword Saint seemed to see through his thoughts and asked with a smile, "What? Are you tempted?"

Fang Bai gave a sheepish smile, appearing quite bashful.

The Sword Saint said, "Little fellow, I cannot make the decision to give these source veins to you."

Hearing this, Fang Bai was a bit disappointed.

What a waste of an expression.

The Sword Saint explained, "This is the foundation of the Alliance and the core of our Alliance Protection Array. It is a barrier against foreign invasions. Not only these source veins but also those source mines are the same. Otherwise, we would have opened them to all disciples long ago."

Fang Bai frowned. "A single great array requires so much energy?"

The Sword Saint smiled. "That depends on how strong the array is."

"Our Alliance Protection Array has power comparable to a Quasi-Saint 9th Revolution."

"Hiss!"

As soon as these words were spoken, both Fang Bai and Qin Ming gasped.

Quasi-Saint 9th Revolution!

That is indeed quite formidable.

Fang Bai knew that although the Sword Saint before him was impressive, his cultivation had not actually reached the level of a Quasi-Saint 9th Revolution.

In other words, only an existence like the Alliance Leader could contend with it.

It was already quite obvious who this Alliance Protection Array was meant to defend against.

The Sword Saint chuckled, "In your current state, this place is no longer of use to you. If you want to take a step further and enter the Quasi-Saint Realm, go to the Void Abyss Battlefield."

Fang Bai nodded. "Alright."

The Sword Saint took the two of them out of the underground and back to the Alliance.

Not long after, Tang Chao came looking for them.

"Brother Fang, you've gained quite a lot!"

Tang Chao looked at his good friend and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Fang Bai grinned. "Just standard procedure."

Tang Chao said with a sigh, "I still remember when we first met, your realm wasn't even as high as mine..."

How long has it been? Brother Fang is already starting to push for the Quasi-Saint Realm!

Isn't this gap too demoralizing?

Fang Bai didn't reveal his secret and changed the subject. "What did you come to find me for?"

Tang Chao said, "It's like this: my Ancestor wants to meet you."

Ancestor?

Fang Bai was a bit surprised. "Your Ancestor? A Quasi-Saint?"

Tang Chao said proudly, "Of course! My Ancestor is indeed a Quasi-Saint expert! And a Second-Turn Quasi-Saint at that!"

The same realm as Fei Qianqiu.

However, Fang Bai felt that Fei Qianqiu's strength was higher than others in the same realm. After all, his ability was to control the stars; as long as he fought in the starry sky, his advantage would be enormous!

Fang Bai didn't refuse. After all, befriending a Quasi-Saint Realm expert was equivalent to having one more friend.

"Lead the way."

Tang Chao nodded quickly. "You got it!"

The Tang Family was not at the Alliance headquarters but in another star sector.

However, with Fang Bai and the others' strength, traversing space didn't take much time.

Soon, they arrived at a star sea.

In the star sea stood a mansion.

Tang Manor!

Tang Chao pointed at the mansion ahead and said, "This is my Tang Family home. There are guards around the perimeter, and it's protected by an array with power comparable to the Tenth Order Peak."

As he finished speaking, a man appeared.

His aura was at the Mid-Tenth Order.

Upon seeing Tang Chao, the man gave a slight bow. "Young Master Tang Chao."

Tang Chao nodded and then said, "I've brought a friend over as a guest."

The man looked at Fang Bai and then said, "Understood. Please enter, both of you."

Tang Chao led Fang Bai toward the Tang Family mansion.

On the way, Tang Chao explained, "Actually, under normal circumstances, my Tang Family's security is very strict. Because the Tang Family is the strongest family power in our star sector, we... can be a bit xenophobic."

Fang Bai nodded. "I understand."

After all, being the strongest power, it's normal to be arrogant.

As long as they didn't provoke him, he could view it rationally.

Tang Chao smiled slightly. "Let me tell Brother Fang an interesting story. Years ago, a woman from my Tang Family fell in love with a man outside. However, when the marriage proposal was made, the Tang Family's higher-ups didn't agree because they looked down on the man's family background. The Tang Family is a first-rate family, while the other party was just an ordinary family."

"So, everyone in the clan strongly opposed it. Later, the woman voluntarily left the Tang Family to elope with the man. But then, the man's enemies came knocking and wiped out his family. The woman wanted to return to the family for help, but she was turned away at the door."

"'You voluntarily gave up your status as a Tang, yet you come back for help? Isn't that a slap in the family's face?' Later, the woman was defiant and declared she wouldn't let the Tang Family off..."

Hearing this, Fang Bai asked with some surprise, "And the result? She became a great enemy of the Tang Family?"

He knew some of these Noble Family tropes.

A clan genius is kicked out of the family, then shouts, 'Thirty years East of the River, thirty years West of the River,' and finally becomes the family's nemesis...

Tang Chao shook his head and laughed. "Not quite."

"Just as she was making those wild boasts, the Clan Leader appeared, slapped her, crippled her cultivation, and made her kneel before the Tang Family to repent... Look over there, the person is still kneeling."

Fang Bai: ???

He followed Tang Chao's gaze and indeed saw a person kneeling in that part of the starry sky.

That person had long since lost all signs of life, leaving only a skeleton, yet it remained kneeling, facing the direction of the Tang Family.

Kneeling until death.

Fang Bai was somewhat speechless.

He certainly didn't expect that.

Tang Chao said slowly, "Because of this incident, there have been no more rebels in the clan since then."

Fang Bai fell silent for a moment, then gave a thumbs up. "Impressive!"

Tang Chao suddenly said, "Brother Fang, we've arrived."

They arrived at the main gate of the Tang Family; the guards were two burly men of the Tenth Rank.

Even the gatekeepers are Tenth Rank existences!

I have to say, this is a bit extravagant.

The guards did not stop Tang Chao and let them in.

The Tang Family was indeed large; one could tell just by the fact that they could build a mansion in the star sea.

"My Tang Family has stood for a thousand years, and our population has reached 190,000."

190,000!

Damn, a single family has 190,000 people?

Fang Bai clicked his tongue. He had to admit, these alien races were different from humans.

Fang Bai suddenly asked, "Your Tang Family has over a hundred thousand people, yet only one Quasi-Saint emerged?"

Tang Chao's smile faded, and he said solemnly, "Brother Fang, becoming a Quasi-Saint is very difficult."

An existence that is one in ten thousand!

Fang Zhou hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not that hard."

Tang Chao: "..."