Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 208: Chapter 208 The event that changed the fate of the Nan Family

The members of the Nan Family were flabbergasted. If Nan Wudi hadn’t mentioned it, they truly would have had no idea.

”Grandfather, does that mean... does that mean our Nan Family’s Nantian Martial Arts Technique is actually flawed?” Nan Shangshu asked in shock.

”Indeed, it is so!” Nan Wudi slowly nodded. ”The Nantian Martial Arts Technique of our Nan Family can only take a person to the Qi Refining Realm. To go further is basically impossible. This is also why, for such a long time, our Nan Family has scarcely produced any experts at the Integration Realm!”

”But Grandfather, you are at the Integration Realm!” Nan Shangshu said.

”Heh...” Nan Wudi let out a bitter laugh. ”Do you know the price I paid to reach the Integration Realm?”

Everyone shook their head as Nan Wudi looked at Nan Shangshu and said, ”Just like the pain you just experienced, I have to endure it three hundred and sixty times every day!”

”Ah?” Nan Shangshu was stunned and asked wide-eyed, ”Grandfather, how... how can that be?”

”I have researched the Nantian Martial Arts Technique and found a method to enter the Integration Realm. However, this method comes at the cost of separating the meridians.” Nan Wudi said gravely, ”My strength, when it reaches this point, gets separated again, thereby preventing my meridians from being too heavily damaged.”

”Nevertheless, the power of the Nantian Martial Arts Technique constantly accumulates within the body. The damage isn’t gone, it’s constantly building up. Each circulation of this power causes that damage to burst forth, resulting in such severe pain.”

Having said this, Nan Wudi sighed and continued, ”In fact, the pain isn’t the most crucial aspect. The key is that cultivating in this way depletes a person’s lifespan.”

”What?” Everyone’s faces changed, and Nan Shangshu asked anxiously. ”Grandfather, you...”

”That’s right!” Nan Wudi nodded, ”Despite appearing fine over these years, I am well aware that my lifespan has almost run out.”

”All these years, I have been cultivating your elder brother because a successor must be raised. I know Huang Beilun has done many atrocious deeds outside, but I still protected him, also to safeguard our Nan Family. At least, I couldn’t let the Nan Family collapse because of my downfall!”

Everyone’s expressions turned to panic. Nan Wudi was the pillar of the Nan Family. If Nan Wudi were to die, what hope would the Nan Family have left?

”Grandfather, is there really no way to solve this?” Nan Shangshu asked with a trembling voice.

”Heh heh...” Nan Wudi replied, ”I have spent my entire life unable to find a solution.”

Everyone instantly felt dejected. It seemed the Nan Family’s future was bleak indeed.

”But now, it’s different.” Nan Wudi suddenly smiled.

”Ah?” Everyone’s eyes widened immediately, and Nan Shangshu asked urgently, ”Grandfather, have you found a solution?”

”It wasn’t me who found it, but someone told me!” Nan Wudi said with a smile.

”Someone? Who?”

Nan Wudi set down his teacup and said with all due respect, ”Su Yang!”

”What!?” Everyone’s expressions shifted, who would have thought that this matter would be changed by Su Yang?

Nan Wudi said with a faint smile, ”Shangshu, do you still remember the gift you received from Su Yang when you gave him the Supreme Card?”

”Ah?” Nan Shangshu was taken aback again and said, ”He... he just said a word...”

”That’s right!” Nan Wudi nodded, ”But because of that sentence, a problem that has plagued our family for over a hundred years was solved!”

”What?” Everyone was astonished. Could a single sentence from Su Yang really be that powerful?

”At that time, Su Yang told me to channel my energy through this meridian,” Nan Wudi said with emotion. ”I didn’t understand what was happening at first, but after practicing a few times, I was shocked to discover that the Nantian Martial Arts Technique no longer damaged my meridians. In fact, it even started to heal the previous injuries and was actually nourishing my meridians!”

”Could it really do that?” The crowd exclaimed in surprise, with Nan Shangshu urgently asking, ”How could that be possible? It was just a word, right?”

”Indeed, but it was this single word that completely transformed the plight of our Nantian Martial Arts Technique!” Nan Wudi stood up and said, ”Now, not only can I restore my longevity and live many more years, but the most important thing is that our Nan Family’s Nantian Martial Arts Technique will no longer have any flaws. Each of you has the hope of entering the Integration Realm. And I even have the chance to become The Sovereign!”

”The Sovereign?”

”Is that true or false?”

”My goodness, if our Nan Family produced a Sovereign, then our family’s status among the Ten Great Families would definitely climb once again!”

The crowd exclaimed, realizing how important a Sovereign was to a family.

Without yet becoming a Sovereign, Nan Wudi had already elevated the Nan Family to such heights. If Nan Wudi took one more step forward, to what heights would the family rise?

Nan Wudi looked at the crowd with a faint smile and said, ”Now, do you still question why I would help Su Yang?”

The crowd immediately shook their heads, with Nan Shangshu being the first to excitedly say, ”Grandfather, Su Yang has done us such a huge favor, even if it means fighting with the Qin Family, it’s nothing!”

Nan Wudi just chuckled and said, ”For this issue, there’s no need to go to war with the Qin Family. In fact, stopping the Qin Family from seeking revenge is also for their own good. Su Yang’s strength is beyond our imagination. If the Qin Family really angered him, he might indeed dare to annihilate the Qin Family alone!”

The crowd looked at each other. After Su Yang’s battle with Nan Wudi and Li Tianlong, they had to admit that Su Yang truly had the capability.

Just then, someone suddenly ran in from outside and said, ”Family Head, the Qin Family’s Head, Qin Haishan, asks for an audience!”

”He has some sense, knowing he should come to see me,” Nan Wudi slowly nodded. ”Let him in!”

The man left, and before long, a group of about a dozen people walked in from outside. Leading them was a white-haired old man whose face looked quite spirited, but was full of anger—none other than Qin Haishan, the Family Head of the Qin Family!

”Old Nan, what the hell is going on?” Qin Haishan hadn’t even reached Nan Wudi and had already started ranting, ”My Jiu Long Garden has been demolished, and you’re still siding with that Su Yang? What are you trying to do? After so many years of our relationship, am I worth less than a junior to you?”

”Old Qin, why the agitation? Sit down and have a cup of tea first,” Nan Wudi said with a smile. ”The rest of you, please leave us, I need to have a word with Old Qin.”

The crowd withdrew, and with a wave of his hand, Qin Haishan also made his entourage step outside.

”Old Nan, what’s really going on?” Qin Haishan furrowed his brows and asked.

Nan Wudi sighed and recounted the events from beginning to end. Of course, he omitted the part about the Nantian Martial Arts Technique, only mentioning how he and Li Tianlong had been defeated at the hands of Su Yang.

”Such a thing happened?” Qin Haishan’s eyes widened in disbelief, ”So you’re saying that he truly demolished my Jiu Long Garden with his bare hands?”