The car door opened.
An old man, over sixty years of age, stepped out.
He was dressed in a grey linen robe, one hand behind his back, exuding an aura of power.
He carried no umbrella.
Yet, the rain did not fall upon him.
It was evident that he too was a cultivator at the Qi Refining stage!
The old man stopped five meters away from Chen Nan and spoke, "My name is Guan Qing!"
Chen Nan, holding his umbrella, calmly replied, "You don't need to introduce yourself to me. You should go introduce yourself to the King of Hell!"
Guan Qing let out a cold smile, "Are you that arrogant?"
Chen Nan shrugged unapologetically, "My strength dictates that I cannot be low-key!"
Jiang Zifan, holding an umbrella, emerged from the luxury car with a grim expression, "Chen, if you don't want to die, then quickly kneel down and apologize to Old Guan."
The intent to kill could not be hidden in his eyes.
His gaze towards Chen Nan was filled with hatred!
Fortunately, eyes couldn't kill, or he would have already dismembered Chen Nan a thousand times over!
Guan Qing raised a hand, signaling Jiang Zifan not to blabber, then said, "If my information is correct, you are not yet twenty-two years old!"
"To break through the shackles and enter the Qi Refining stage before twenty-two, your talent is indeed formidable!"
"You can look down upon the younger generation!"
"You can even rival ancient prodigies!"
"You truly have the right to be arrogant!"
"Let's get to the point!" Guan Qing continued, "You have offended the Jiang family, and my orders are to eliminate you."
"However, seeing your extraordinary talent, I am unwilling, so I wish to offer you a way out!"
"If you willingly accompany me to the Jiang family to apologize."
"I can plead on your behalf before the Jiang family!"
"I can guarantee your survival!"
"And even allow you to become a consultant for the Jiang family!"
"If this were to happen, you would not only gain numerous cultivation resources!"
"We could even discuss Daoist magical arts together!"
Jiang Zifan gasped beside him, repeatedly exclaiming, "Old Guan, this is not acceptable! This person has insulted the Jiang family's honor and provoked us time and again. Such a person must be severely punished!"
A hint of coldness flashed in Guan Qing's eyes, "Is this a place for you to speak?"
"Let alone the fact that Chen Nan only crippled one of your arms, even if he had killed you, what then?"
"You are just a useless scumbag who has achieved nothing. Do you truly believe you are more important than a Qi Refining expert?"
Jiang Zifan's face turned ashen from the scolding.
Although seething with anger, he dared not retort to Guan Qing.
Because in the Jiang family, consultants held a very high status.
Let alone him, even the old master of the Jiang family treated them with courtesy.
Chen Nan lit a cigarette and said indifferently, "I can feel that you harbor no ill intentions towards me, so you may leave. If we were to fight, you would surely be the one to fail!"
Guan Qing frowned slightly, "Why are you so stubborn? Do you truly believe you can defeat me?"
"Even if you were to miraculously win against me, the Jiang family has many other consultants."
"Are you truly seeking to clash a stone against an egg?"
Chen Nan replied, "I am not being stubborn, nor do I wish to clash a stone against an egg, but I have an irreconcilable hatred with Ku He!"
"Since you are so uncooperative, then I, Guan, shall defeat you and take you back!" Guan Qing clawed at the air, and the rainwater in the void rapidly gathered above.
Compress!
Compress further!
When it formed a ball the size of a fist.
He abruptly swung his arm!
Whoosh!
The ball of water seemed to come alive, soaring through the air and heading straight for Chen Nan.
"A mere trick!"
A sneer flickered across Chen Nan's face.
He extended his right hand and flicked his finger!
A single drop of water pierced through the air!
Pfft pfft pfft!
The raindrop shattered Guan Qing's attack and, with unstoppable force, pierced through Guan Qing's left shoulder!
Pfft!
Guan Qing stared at the wound on his shoulder in shock, then looked up at Chen Nan with grave eyes, "You have reached the late stage of Qi Refining Layer One?"
Jiang Zifan in the distance was already dumbfounded. He had expected Guan Qing to defeat Chen Nan with ease.
But he never imagined that the other party would actually injure Guan Qing!
Chen Nan said nonchalantly, "My strength is not important, what matters is that you are no match for me!"
"I don't believe you can be stronger than me!"
Guan Qing let out an angry roar. He formed hand seals and cast the Water Manipulation Art.
Instantly!
The accumulated water on the ground and the falling rain all gathered towards him!
Chen Nan watched him quietly.
In fact, defeating him would be quite simple; all he needed to do was interrupt his casting, and Guan Qing would suffer a backlash.
However.
Out of respect, he would not do so!
"Manifest!"
Guan Qing's casting speed was fast, taking only about ten seconds.
With a fierce roar, a water python, tens of meters long and as thick as a water bucket, appeared around Chen Nan and immediately coiled around him.
At the same time.
A water sword, about three meters long, appeared in the air!
Although formed from rainwater, it exuded a powerful aura!
Seeing this, Jiang Zifan collapsed onto the ground in fear.
This was the first time he had witnessed a Qi Refining expert in action.
It was truly terrifying!
Frankly speaking, these were indeed the techniques of immortals!
He recalled an ancient saying.
Below Qi Refining, all are ants!
The ancients did not deceive me!
Guan Qing's eyes were solemn as he strained to control the water python and the sword in the air, "Chen Nan, if you surrender now, I can let this matter go!"
"If you insist on going your own way, do not blame me for being ruthless!"
"Tsk tsk!"
Chen Nan showed a surprised expression, "To possess such techniques at the mid-stage of Qi Refining Layer One, your strength is quite impressive!"
"However!"
"It is still far from enough to defeat me!"
As he spoke, he formed a hand seal!
Instantly, the water python and the water sword vanished.
But in the next moment.
A water dragon, tens of meters long and as thick as a millstone, coiled around Guan Qing!
Although it was a manifestation of rainwater, scales could be seen, and even faint dragon whiskers were visible.
"This..." Guan Qing stared, dumbfounded.
The water dragon before him was looking down at him, as if it would swallow him whole if he dared to move.
The intense pressure made him extremely uncomfortable, and even his heartbeat slowed considerably.
"How can this be?"
Jiang Zifan completely lost control and urinated himself from fear!
Guan Qing's strength had already made him feel suffocated!
But he had never dreamed that Chen Nan's strength would surpass Guan Qing's.
"I underestimated you. Your strength is far from what I imagined!" Guan Qing said, looking defeated.
With things having reached this point, the outcome was decided, and there was no need for further fighting!
Chen Nan waved his hand, and the water dragon disappeared. He said, "Given your remaining conscience, you may leave. I hope you do not collude with the Jiang family."
"Otherwise, in three days, when I visit the Jiang family, I will not spare you!"
Saying this, he turned to return to the courtyard.
Guan Qing hesitated for a moment, then shouted, "I have a question. Who exactly are you? Why do you know the Water Manipulation Art?"
The Water Manipulation Art was a spell he had obtained from the Jiang family, said to be a family heirloom.
Now that Chen Nan had used it, how could he not be curious?
"Learned it from you!" Chen Nan's figure disappeared into the rain, but his voice resounded like thunder, lingering in Guan Qing's mind!