Xiaoming looked at the VIP seats in surprise. An old man stood up, waved his hand, and said, "There's no need to use such vulgar tricks."
All the soybeans flew over people's heads and sped into the distance.
Xiaoming thought to himself, his little scheme had been seen through, and it seemed he couldn't help Brother Long.
Meiling nudged Elder Xiao and said, "Master, why don't you make a move?"
Elder Xiao smiled and said, "Why must it be soybeans?"
As soon as Elder Xiao finished speaking, a plate of sunflower seeds in front of him flew out and scattered across the stands.
Seeing the plate of sunflower seeds flying towards him, Long Xiao immediately unleashed his Five Elements Qi.
He could no longer afford to hide his Qi. Even with all his strength, it might not be enough to succeed in taking Luan Jiping away from here.
As Long Xiao's Five Elements Qi was released, all the sunflower seeds on the ground suspended in mid-air. Everyone present was stunned.
Those with weaker cultivation didn't understand what was happening; such a feat seemed incredibly strange to them.
Those who had reached the Great Perfection of the Earth Realm knew what external Qi control of objects represented. They looked at Long Xiao in astonishment, believing his cultivation had already reached the Heavenly Realm.
The impact of a Heavenly Realm cultivator in his early twenties was overwhelming.
Elder Xiao, sensing Long Xiao's Five Elements Qi, collapsed onto the ground from his chair.
"How can this be? This guy can absorb extremely pure Five Elements Qi. This is unbelievable," Elder Xiao muttered incessantly as he sat on the ground, as if possessed.
"Master, what's wrong?" Meiling hurried to help her master up and asked.
Elder Xiao replied sheepishly, "It's nothing, I'm fine, hehe. I've found a treasure. Anyone who dares to touch Long Xiao will face me."
"Master, didn't you say you wouldn't interfere with Long Xiao's affairs?" Meiling asked.
"Who says I won't? Long Xiao is my best friend, his affairs are my affairs. Go tell Xiaoming, I'm taking care of this matter." Elder Xiao declared loudly.
Meiling had already seen Xiaoming. She hadn't dared to approach him until Elder Xiao spoke.
Now that Elder Xiao had spoken, she happily ran towards Xiaoming.
Elder Xiao scanned the VIP seats and saw at least ten Heavenly Realm experts.
These individuals had been feigning ignorance. When Long Xiao's Five Elements Qi was unleashed, these Heavenly Realm experts were all surprised and instinctively used their own Qi to sense Long Xiao's Five Elements Qi.
Elder Xiao was puzzled as to why so many Heavenly Realm experts had appeared.
When he arrived, he thought he could control the situation. Patriarch Nangong was no match for him, and the Patriarch, Nangong Qinyu, though also in the Heavenly Realm, was far weaker than Patriarch Nangong and even weaker compared to himself.
What frustrated Elder Xiao was that these Heavenly Realm experts in the VIP seats were not the patriarchs of the various great families. He didn't recognize any of them.
"Long Xiao is in danger. This is a huge problem. I might have to fight them to get Long Xiao out," Elder Xiao muttered to himself.
Xiaoming approached Elder Xiao and overheard his muttering. "Elder Xiao, what's happened?"
Elder Xiao turned and whispered to Xiaoming, "Xiaoming, Long Xiao is in serious trouble. There are ten Heavenly Realm experts in the VIP seats alone, and there are likely others elsewhere."
Xiaoming looked at Elder Xiao expressionlessly and said, "So what if there are many Heavenly Realm experts? Are all these Heavenly Realm experts from the Nangong family?"
Elder Xiao shook his head and said, "Impossible. As far as I know, the Nangong family only has two Heavenly Realm experts, and they are not here."
"That's good. The Nangong family only has two Heavenly Realm experts. The other Heavenly Realm experts might not all be helping the Nangong family. Perhaps some will help my Brother Long."
Elder Xiao looked at Xiaoming and chuckled, "What you say makes sense. Can you tell who will help Long Xiao?"
Xiaoming shook his head and said, "I can't tell. Perhaps no one here will help."
"That's likely the case. These are all distinguished guests invited by the Nangong family, so they should be helping them." After saying this, Elder Xiao looked at Xiaoming and asked, "Xiaoming, what should we do?"
Xiaoming smiled and said, "Let them fight first. If Brother Long can't win, I'll bring in my men. If he still can't win..."
"If he still can't win, my master and I will go," Meiling added.
Xiaoming looked at Elder Xiao. "Elder Xiao, didn't you say you wouldn't get involved?"
"Who said I wouldn't? Long Xiao is my friend. If I don't interfere, who will? Anyone who bullies Long Xiao is bullying me."
Looking at Elder Xiao, Xiaoming didn't know what to say. The reason Elder Xiao suddenly decided to help Long Xiao was not important. What mattered now was how to get Luan Jiping out of here.
On the stage, as Long Xiao was locked in a fierce battle with two elders, a plate of sunflower seeds was suddenly thrown. Long Xiao instantly had reinforcements.
Under the control of the Five Elements Qi, all the sunflower seeds became weapons, attacking the two elders.
Hundreds of sunflower seeds flew from all directions. The two elders were busy dodging, unable to contend with Long Xiao any longer.
Long Xiao's long saber forced the two elders to retreat step by step. They wanted to escape, but Long Xiao gave them no opportunity.
As one elder's head flew off, the other was pierced through by dozens of sunflower seeds.
The ten Heavenly Realm experts in the stands did not intervene in Long Xiao killing them. They all watched, using their Qi to sense Long Xiao's Five Elements Qi.
Although these ten Heavenly Realm experts possessed powerful Qi, their Qi was not pure.
Cultivation involved absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth for one's use. The purer the acquired Qi, the more promising one's future development.
Impure Qi was easy to cultivate in the beginning, but became increasingly difficult later on. Upon reaching the Heavenly Realm, one might be unable to advance further for decades. Therefore, most Heavenly Realm experts were in the early stages, with very few in the middle stages.
It took seventy to eighty years to reach the Heavenly Realm, and the lifespan of Heavenly Realm experts was only around one hundred and twenty to thirty years. At this age, further advancement was impossible without excellent cultivation techniques.
Cultivation techniques for purifying Qi were paramount to Heavenly Realm experts.
"I thought the Nangong family was lying to me. It seems this Long Xiao is indeed a descendant of the Long family."
"It must be true. We absolutely cannot let him leave this time. He must know about the Long family's secret treasure, otherwise, he couldn't have cultivated such pure spiritual energy."
"The Long family's secret treasure is related to the survival of our race. If we can obtain it, we might have a chance to destroy humanity."
"I agree. This time, no one can stop me. If I can't capture Long Xiao, I will not leave."
The speakers were two fair-skinned Europeans. Among the many foreigners in the VIP section, they did not stand out.
Elder Xiao noticed the two Europeans. He wanted to overhear their conversation, but when he released his Qi, it was repelled by a mysterious force.
This mysterious force was similar to Qi, but it was definitely not the Qi Elder Xiao was familiar with. He couldn't discern what kind of Qi they were using.
On the stands, Long Xiao killed the two elders and brandished his saber again, shouting loudly, "Who else wants to die?"
Suddenly, a burst of Qi spread from the crowd, but before it reached Long Xiao, another wave of Qi appeared. The two Qi waves collided, and a hurricane instantly ravaged the crowd. Hundreds of people with weaker cultivation were blown to the ground.
As the two Qi waves vanished, peace was restored. Those on the ground got up, looking around at the people beside them, unsure of what had happened.