Shangguan Qingfeng slumped to the ground.
His face was a mask of numbness.
Petrified...
The Shangguan family had experienced a particularly rapid ascent in recent years, boasting numerous internal experts which had cemented their current status.
Now, they had regressed to the past, all their hard-earned powerhouses rendered useless, a complete waste of effort.
How could he not be angry, not be furious!
Chen Fan?
Who exactly was he!
Why did he possess such terrifying power?
A scion of a major family?
Unlikely, as the prominent families in the capital did not have any surnamed Chen.
Therefore, it was unlikely...
So, the question arose, who was he?
Shangguan Qingfeng couldn't figure it out, nor could he swallow his humiliation. Three of the family's top experts had been crippled, directly causing a chasm in the Shangguan family's martial prowess.
Their status had plummeted.
Shangguan Qingfeng had already blacklisted Chen Fan, marking him for immediate execution.
"The Shangguan family cannot be insulted like this!"
"Absolutely not!"
Shangguan Qingfeng clenched his fists, gnashing his teeth.
He sat there for about an hour before he finally recovered.
Then, he opened the Shangguan family's secret vault to aid Shangguan Yidao and the others in their recovery.
The Shangguan family's secret vault contained many century-old herbs, and even some of two-hundred years old...
Yet, even with these, Shangguan Yidao and the other two did not recover, for their dantian had been shattered.
To recover, they needed a method to mend their dantian.
Shangguan Yidao's aged face contorted, "Old... Old Patriarch, it's no use, unless there's a way to restore the dantian!"
Shangguan He also nodded, "Yes... yes!"
Shangguan Qingfeng's gaze turned profound, "Medicine King Valley, Medicine King Valley must have a method to restore the dantian!"
"I shall go to Medicine King Valley immediately!"
Shangguan Yidao mumbled, "Old... Old Patriarch, Medicine King Valley is an reclusive sect. Will... will they see us?"
Shangguan Qingfeng narrowed his eyes, "They have no reason not to see the Shangguan family!"
"This..."
Shangguan Yidao and the others were speechless, sensing that things were not as simple as the old patriarch described.
To facilitate their recovery, Shangguan Qingfeng personally set out for Medicine King Valley.
They had reached this point out of sheer desperation.
A few days later, Shangguan Qingfeng arrived at the mountain where Medicine King Valley was located. Familiar with the terrain, he reached the mountain gate of Medicine King Valley in no time.
Medicine King Valley had previously declared a three-year seclusion, hence the mountain gate was tightly shut.
The path leading up the mountain was also completely sealed.
Shangguan Qingfeng arrived before a stone tablet and, reading the inscription, furrowed his brow. He muttered to himself, "They've actually refused guests?"
"What's going on?"
However, Shangguan Qingfeng did not leave. Instead, he gathered his internal energy, focusing it in his dantian, and declared, "Shangguan Qingfeng of the Shangguan family comes to pay his respects to Medicine King Valley!"
His resonant voice echoed, startling the birds in the forest.
Yet, there was no movement from within the mountain, no reaction at all!
Then, Shangguan Qingfeng shouted again, but the result was still no response!
Just as he was preparing to force his way up the mountain, a flying sword whizzed out, piercing the ground beside him!
The Tenth Elder appeared, standing on a rock halfway up the mountain, exuding an air of immortal grace.
"Guest refusal!"
Upon seeing someone from Medicine King Valley, Shangguan Qingfeng became extremely polite, "May I ask who you are..."
The Tenth Elder faced him with a cold expression, "It is unimportant who I am. Go back to where you came from!"
"If you disturb us further, do not blame my sword for being impolite!"
"Senior..."