In the grand hall, Nan Yunlie looked slightly stunned. The name sounded incredibly familiar to him, but he couldn’t quite place it at the moment. He casually continued, "Which Xiao Yishan?
"Do you mean the second master of the Xiao Family from the Dafong Dynasty, Xiao Yishan?
"That guy is completely useless. He’s only barely at the Celestial Element Third Heaven Realm!" Nan Yunlie declared decisively.
"Rest assured. In just three days, I’ll make him expel you from his tutelage," Nan Yunlie said, looking at Lin Huang with care. "Only then will your future not be ruined!"
Lin Huang pondered for a moment before saying faintly, "My Master said... his name is Mortal World Butcher!"
"What?!"
Nan Yunlie’s eyes widened. "What the hell is a Mortal World Butcher? To dare use such a boastful title, isn’t he afraid of biting off more than he can chew!"
Nan Yunlie snorted and said, "It seems I need to take action and teach him the meaning of keeping a low profile. In this East Spirit Realm, even Xuanyuan Tibing wouldn’t dare be this arrogant!"
Below in the hall, Lin Huang remained silent, thoroughly enjoying the sight of Nan Yunlie making his high-spirited commentary.
"This guy really doesn’t value his life. Mortal World Butcher? Then I must be the Netherworld King!
"If that fellow Xiao Yishan finds out, he’ll blow his head off!
"You should know that for the past three hundred years in the East Spirit Realm, no one other than Xiao Yishan has ever dared to call themselves the Mortal World Butcher.
"Son of a bitch, how dare he bring his scams and bluffs all the way to my Piaoxue Palace!"
Nan Yunlie’s spit flew everywhere as he relentlessly cursed Lin Huang’s Master. He carried the momentum of a man ready to wage a verbal war against the entire world. However, as he continued his tirade, he suddenly felt that something was amiss.
He thought, "Did I just mention Xiao Yishan?
"Who is Xiao Yishan?
"Right, right, Xiao Yishan is the Mortal World Butcher!
"Wait... what did this little brat Lin Huang just say?
"He said his Master is Xiao Yishan? No wonder it sounded so familiar.
"And he also said his Master is the Mortal World Butcher?
"Holy shit!"
Nan Yunlie suddenly cursed aloud, looking utterly shocked. He plopped back down into his chair, his eyes wide as copper bells, staring fixedly at Lin Huang.
"What did you just say?
"Did you say your Master is Xiao Yishan, the Mortal World Butcher Xiao Yishan?" Nan Yunlie asked blankly.
The surrounding disciples looked at Nan Yunlie in confusion. They wondered, "What is wrong with our Master today? He is acting like he’s having a spasm. And who is this Xiao Yishan? Why have we never heard of him!"
Lin Huang silently nodded.
"Insolent!"
Seeing Lin Huang nod in acknowledgment, Nan Yunlie immediately let out a furious shout. He slammed his palm down, smashing the armrest of his throne to pieces. He then stood up indignantly and roared,
"Ignorant child, do not try to deceive me! Given the status of the Mortal World Butcher—an existence unrivaled in the past and present of East Spirit—how could he possibly stoop to staying in the Great Xia Dynasty and taking you as his disciple?
"Confess the truth right now, or I will definitely not spare you!"
Lin Huang’s eyes widened. He looked at Nan Yunlie in astonishment, not expecting the man to disbelieve him without the slightest hesitation.
"An Inner Chamber Disciple, huh? Hmph, what kind of figure is Xiao Yishan? Just catching a single glimpse of him would be a blessing cultivated over eight lifetimes! If you wanted to deceive me, you should have at least picked a better excuse!" Nan Yunlie continued to scold.
"Well... Elder Shen Diexin knows about this!" Lin Huang quickly added.
"Do not use Elder Shen Diexin as a shield. Even though she is your sister’s Master, would she really team up with you to deceive me?
"I only need to send a sound transmission, and your lie will collapse on its own. Are you still going to keep making excuses?" Nan Yunlie scoffed coldly.
Lin Huang’s eyes widened further. He genuinely hadn’t expected an Elder of Qilin Peak to speak like a lit firecracker.
Feeling helpless, Lin Huang said, "You have seen the Martial Technique I used during Battle Eight Directions a few days ago. Doesn’t that prove anything?"
Upon hearing Lin Huang’s words, Nan Yunlie’s voice abruptly stopped. His head felt as if it had been struck heavily, leaving him somewhat dizzy. "This..."
Only now, after Lin Huang’s reminder, did Nan Yunlie finally notice this detail.
He thought, "It seems there are no flaws in what Lin Huang just said!"
Nan Yunlie flicked the braids at his temples and thought to himself, "Looking at the power of that Martial Technique, it is not inferior to Dominance in the slightest. It can even rival Snow Falling on Earth!"
Dominance was a Quasi-Earth Tier Martial Skill, and Snow Falling on Earth was an Earth-Tier Martial Technique.
In that case, wouldn’t that Godslaying One Slash be...
Nan Yunlie’s expression twitched, and he gasped in shock.
An Earth-Tier Martial Technique!
Nan Yunlie abruptly raised his head, his sharp, lightning-like gaze fixed on Lin Huang. He thought to himself, "How can a mere Dynasty Mansion possess an Earth-Tier Martial Technique? Even among top-tier factions and figures like the Four Great Sects or Xuanyuan Tibing, it is incredibly difficult to find an Earth-Tier Martial Technique.
"Then... where did this kid get his Martial Technique from?"
Nan Yunlie felt that he was deducing everything logically, step by step.
He thought, "Could it be... it really is the Mortal World Butcher, Xiao Yishan?"
Once this thought appeared in his mind, it spread like a raging prairie fire, growing madly and becoming completely uncontrollable. Nan Yunlie stared unblinkingly at Lin Huang, his face alternating between shades of pale and green.
"Holy shit!"
Nan Yunlie’s expression finally underwent a drastic change, his wrinkled face trembling in unison.
He thought, "He is Xiao Yishan’s disciple!?
"He is the Mortal World Butcher’s Inner Chamber Disciple?!
"He, he, he... is actually Xiao Yishan’s disciple?
"That is the Mortal World Butcher! A figure who can stomp the East Spirit Realm into eight oceans and twelve abysses with a single kick, and pluck the Yin Yang Valley out of the void with a single hand!
"The Mortal World Butcher, ahhh... the Mortal World Butcher, the very myth who shocked the Four Great Martial Marquis to death just by dusting off his clothes a hundred years ago!"
Nan Yunlie felt like he was going crazy.
He was truly going crazy.
The name of the Mortal World Butcher, Xiao Yishan, was not known by many throughout the East Spirit Realm. However, every single person who knew of it regarded him as a myth of his generation.
No matter how formidable Xuanyuan Tibing was, he was nothing more than a contemporary Human World Myth.
But this Xiao Yishan...
He was a figure whose legendary name had been passed down from several hundred years ago to the present. Even Xuanyuan Tibing himself had once personally admitted that he was no match for the might of a single thought from the Mortal World Butcher.
Xiao Rentu had casually taken in a Registered Disciple and taught him a single move, Snow Falling on Earth, which gave rise to the legendary figure who dominated East Spirit sixty or seventy years ago—Yann Cangfeng.
It had also given rise to today’s Piaoxue Palace.
He thought, "And this little brat in front of me, what on earth is he saying... Did he say he is Xiao Yishan’s Inner Chamber Disciple?"
Nan Yunlie felt his head swelling up.
Swelling so much that it was about to explode.
What was an Inner Chamber Disciple? That was a true legacy disciple; that was the inheritor of the Great Dao.
To see an Inner Chamber Disciple was to see the master himself.
Nan Yunlie’s face flushed red. Despite being a formidable Celestial Element Martial Artist of his generation, he was actually finding it difficult to breathe at this moment. Ever since he had stepped into Martial Arts in his youth, he had heard the name of Xiao Yishan and had always revered him as a myth in his heart.
And today, his Inner Chamber Disciple was standing right here in the flesh.
He thought, "What did I just say..."
Nan Yunlie’s brain seemed to short-circuit as he wondered, "Did I say Xiao Yishan is leading his disciple astray? That I will go have a word with him? That I will make him expel Lin Huang from his tutelage? What else did I say..."
"Elder Nan, are you alright?" Lin Huang asked from the hall below. He had no idea what Nan Yunlie was thinking; he only saw the elder’s face cycling through shades of green, pale, red, and black. He looked as if he had just swallowed a fly!
COUGH COUGH!
Nan Yunlie snapped back to his senses. After coughing twice, he rapidly composed his expression. Then, looking completely serious and solemn, he said, "Since you already have a Master to pass on the teachings to you, I will not force the issue!"
Lin Huang smiled and nodded.
To the side, Lu Han’s numb face looked a bit ugly. He thought, "What is going on here? I am still waiting for Lin Huang to call me Martial Uncle!"
"However, since you are in Qilin Peak, you must have a proper status and identity," Nan Yunlie said with a cough. "I will accept you as my junior brother on behalf of my Master. You will be in the ’Cang’ generation. How does that sound to you?"
Lin Huang looked stunned.
The disciples in the hall were in an even greater uproar.
"What is going on?"
"Could it be that Elder Nan... is running a fever?"
"Accepting a junior brother on behalf of his Master, making Lin Huang’s seniority higher than his own. This..."
"Elder Nan’s Master is Ancestor Cangfeng!"
"How did Lin Huang inexplicably become Ancestor Cangfeng’s junior brother?"
Lin Huang truly hadn’t expected Nan Yunlie to elevate him to such a high seniority. In fact, it made him feel quite awkward.
"The way of Master and disciple cannot be taken lightly; it is the rule. Do you understand? Since I have said it, you just need to bear the title. Do not overthink it, just focus on your cultivation!"
Seemingly seeing through Lin Huang’s thoughts, Nan Yunlie spoke sternly, causing the atmosphere in the hall to grow heavy.
Lin Huang nodded helplessly.
"Since that is the case, go back down and focus on your cultivation. Strive to master Dominance as soon as possible, so that you do not fail your Master’s name!"
Shortly after, the crowd in the hall gradually dispersed.
Meanwhile, Nan Yunlie hurried toward the back mountain with burning urgency. The matter of the Mortal World Butcher Xiao Yishan’s Inner Chamber Disciple was simply too terrifying. He couldn’t be the only one to suffer such a fright!
"Martial Nephew Lu Han, please wait!" Lin Huang said with a beaming smile after walking out of the hall and looking at Lu Han ahead of him.
"...What did you just say? I didn’t catch that!"
Lu Han stopped and turned around. His numb, dark face was filled with confusion, looking as if he completely hadn’t heard what Lin Huang just said.
Lin Huang curled his lips. "Do me a favor, and you won’t have to call me Martial Uncle."
"Tell me!"
Lu Han’s eyes lit up; he could hear clearly this time.
A smile appeared on Lin Huang’s face. He patted Lu Han’s shoulder and cajoled him with a serious expression,
"Come with me to accept a mission down the mountain!"