210: I already have a master, and I will not become an apprentice to anyone else.

"The woman the Master is looking for is in the Fentian Holy Land within the Fentian Capital of the Eastern Profound Domain."

Shen Yi knelt on one knee in the great hall, his expression cold and stern. On the very day he returned to the clan, the Master had ordered him to investigate a person's information. With the Shen Family's hidden agents in all Five Domains, finding someone was not difficult.

Moreover, the woman the Master was looking for had already gained some fame.

"Speak." Shen Nian said softly; although he knew Xiao Qinger's location through the System, he still did not know the specific details.

"Yes!" Shen Yi replied respectfully, immediately forming hand seals, and images appeared, revealing a Holy Land filled with Prodigies, where a familiar figure to Shen Nian was present...

"According to news from Fentian Capital, this woman is named Xiao Qinger. She and her father, First Elder, suddenly appeared in Fentian Holy Land. Both father and daughter were brought back to the Holy Land a month ago by Grand Elder Xiao Xuan of Fentian Holy Land using an ancient spatial teleportation array. It is said that at that time, Xiao Xuan personally announced in the Holy Land that she was his descendant and that he wanted Xiao Qinger to enter the Ancestral Land of Fentian to undergo baptism..."

"Xiao Xuan?" Shen Nian felt a strange sense of familiarity upon hearing the name.

"Replying to the Master, this person once represented Fentian Holy Land to pay respects to the Master, back when the Master was only ten years old..." Shen Yi explained, understanding his intent.

Shen Nian then remembered the old man with the gentle smile always on his face, wearing flame-colored mysterious robes, and nodded, saying: "Continue."

"After Xiao Xuan's request was made, it was immediately opposed by several other Grand Elders of Fentian Holy Land, causing a great commotion. This aroused the dissatisfaction of the Saintess of Fentian Holy Land, who made things difficult for Xiao Qinger at every turn. It is said that because of this, the Saintess of Fentian Holy Land even attacked and injured Xiao Qinger, but she was saved by Xiao Xuan. Immediately after, he caused a scene in the Fentian Palace, and the Fentian Holy Lord, who was in seclusion, came out to punish the Saintess with three days of confinement..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Nian's eyes narrowed slightly, and a chill appeared.

Shen Yi felt this invisible chill and could not help but tremble all over, then added: "The Fentian Holy Lord is the father of the current Saintess of Fentian. Because of this relationship, plus the fact that the Saintess of Fentian is at the Void Return First Layer Realm and possesses the Heavenly Fire Body, she received support from other Grand Elders..."

Three days of confinement was actually equivalent to no punishment at all.

At most, it could be considered giving Xiao Xuan a way out.

"Xiao Xuan just let it go like that?" Shen Nian asked with raised eyebrows; he couldn't understand, did this Xiao Xuan have a hole in his head? He had thought it was some big shot who took Xiao Qinger away, but it turned out he couldn't even handle a Saintess.

However, on second thought, this kind of plot seemed to be exactly what a Daughter of Destiny should experience.

"Replying to the Master, if Xiao Xuan were in his Peak period, he naturally would not have let it go like that. It is just that Xiao Xuan is currently suffering from serious injuries, his strength has fallen to the Void Return Seventh Layer, and being able to retain his position as a Grand Elder is already not easy..."

Shen Nian's eyelids twitched.

Well, that makes sense; a heavily injured Old Ancestor, a useless father, an arrogant Saintess, and a resilient her.

However, the System prompt said Xiao Qinger had entered the Ancestral Land for baptism, which proved that there had been a change in the situation.

Thinking this, he heard Shen Yi continue.

"However, this Xiao Qinger is truly lucky. A few days ago, she happened to meet Yao Chen, the Third Pagoda Master of the Pill Pagoda, in Fentian Capital. After befriending him, Yao Chen stepped forward, and the Fentian Holy Lord still had to give him this favor, so he opened the Holy Land. After the baptism, Xiao Qinger amazed everyone; she possesses the Divine Phoenix Sacred Body and also controls an extraordinary strange fire, which immediately shocked Fentian Holy Land. Moreover, it is said that she has an extremely monstrous talent in Alchemy, and even Yao Chen had thoughts of taking her as a disciple, but..."

"She refused."

"The reason is that she already has a Sect..." Shen Yi said, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

The Pill Pagoda is the Holy Land for Alchemists of the Human Race. Although this organization is much looser than other Holy Lands, no one in the Five Domains dares to question the combat power of the Pill Pagoda. It is mainly because the circle of these Alchemists is too broad; even the Shen Family has many clan elders who have close relationships with them.

The reason for this is the Alchemist's ability to refine Medicinal Pills, and this Third Pagoda Master is an Alchemist capable of refining Dao-Combining Medicinal Pills!

It is conceivable how terrifying his appeal is!

Moreover, Fentian Holy Land was founded on Alchemy, and all those who gather there are fire-type Cultivators who respect the Pill Pagoda as their goal. If Xiao Qinger had joined Yao Chen's Sect, the Fentian Holy Lord would have to be polite to her; would she still need to suffer any grievances?

"This silly girl..." Shen Nian smiled faintly to himself.

"Master, there is news today that the Fentian Holy Lord, after hearing about the Master's coming-of-age ceremony, specially held a Pill Refining Convention in Fentian Capital. All Alchemy Prodigies in Fentian Capital have gathered, and the winner of this competition can bring the refined Medicinal Pill to the Shen Family to pay respects to the Master..."

"Xiao Qinger also signed up, but Yao Chen has already left. I think it will be difficult for her to win this time, and there are spies reporting that the Saintess of Fentian has set her sights on Xiao Qinger's strange fire..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Nian was silent for a moment.

"When does this Pill Refining Convention start?"

"Tomorrow."

"How long does it take to get to Fentian?"

"If we drive the Divine Travel Boat, it will take the time of one stick of incense." Shen Yi replied respectfully, then thought for a moment and added: "If the Master wants to protect Xiao Qinger, it is just a matter of a word. Your subordinate will give the order now; who in Fentian Holy Land would dare to disobey the Master's order?"

He was not stupid, and naturally he could see that the Master and this Xiao Qinger must have a close relationship. Otherwise, given the Master's temperament he had learned about in the past two days, he would never waste time investigating the other party's information.

"No need, I will go there myself." Shen Nian replied lightly, with a trace of killing intent in his eyes.

Besides needing to get the preaching value, some clowns still need to be dealt with.

Shen Yi bowed and respectfully withdrew, already roughly guessing in his heart that people would die in Fentian Capital tomorrow, and quite a few of them...

Soon it was late at night.

Shen Nian returned to his sleeping quarters, where Mu Wanqing had been waiting for a long time; she had prepared bathing supplies for Shen Nian.

Under Mu Wanqing's attentive service, Shen Nian drifted into a dream after a long time.

...

Fentian Holy Land.

In the sleeping quarters of Grand Elder Xiao Xuan.

"Sigh, foolish child, why did you refuse Pagoda Master Yao? Do you know what kind of Opportunity you missed?"

"How can that Sect in the Lower Realm compare to the Pill Pagoda? Why are you so stubborn, girl!" Xiao Xuan leaned on the wooden chair, his face pale and his lips purple, but his eyes were filled with a look of disappointment at her failure to live up to expectations.

"It's not too late now; the Pill Pagoda has a branch in Fentian Capital, and the Old Ancestor will go to help you contact them tomorrow!"

Opposite him, Xiao Qinger stood quietly, her expression resolute as she said again: "Old Ancestor, I have said it many times; I have a Sect, and I will not join anyone's school."

"You!" Xiao Xuan was trembling with anger. After seeing Xiao Qinger's stubborn appearance, he finally sighed helplessly: "Sigh, Qinger, you are the one with the best talent among my descendants, and you possess a Sacred Body. Do you know why the Old Ancestor brought you to the Upper Realm?"