Chapter 454 I Am Here for Two Things

"This guy, why is he here?"

Since Qin Xuan hadn't shown any dissatisfaction during his previous visit to the Lu family, Lu Ao was unaware of Qin Xuan's true purpose for coming.

However, after a moment of thought, he suddenly understood.

Qin Xuan had connections with the Dragon Country's officialdom, so naturally, he would want to witness his sister's wedding firsthand.

Lu Ao smiled and shared his deduction with the patriarch of the Lie family, Lie Quan, who was clearly unconvinced and questioned, "If he's just here to witness his sister's wedding, why would he cause such a commotion?!"

"Look, all the heaven and earth vital energy in my Lu family's domain has gone to the entrance of the barrier!"

Feeling the vital energy vortex even stronger than before, Lu Ao chuckled dryly and recounted the details of Qin Xuan's first visit to the Lu family.

Lie Quan's expression turned to surprise upon hearing this, as such a method of absorbing heaven and earth vital energy was something that, let alone himself, even everyone present combined, might not be able to manifest even if they activated their cultivation techniques.

Not to mention that Qin Xuan, with his own power, intended to absorb so much heaven and earth vital energy at once.

"Let's wait a bit longer."

"This kid has extraordinary talent, and his future is limitless."

"If we can marry our daughters to him and bind him to us, then not only the southwest of the Dragon Country, but the entire Dragon Country will see us as supreme among the hidden families."

"Of course, if he still refuses, we definitely can't let him live for too long. But no matter what, he cannot die here."

Stopping the restless Lie Quan, Lu Ao secretly gave him a meaningful glance.

Seeing this, Lie Quan nodded slightly, took two steps forward, and announced to everyone that a distinguished guest had arrived.

As Lu Ao had said, since Qin Xuan had a master-disciple relationship with Ke Wudi and others, he must belong to the Dragon Country's officialdom.

If he were to die here, it would surely incur the wrath of the Dragon Country's officialdom.

In that case, even if the hidden families were powerful, they would still be no match for the Dragon Country's officialdom's firearms and artillery. Not only would the small barrier be destroyed, but the Lie family would also be annihilated.

Given this, it would be better to treat him as an honored guest for now.

Once their attempts to win him over failed, they could then mobilize their clansmen for an assassination.

Pausing the proceedings, Lu Ao and Lie Quan remained seated motionlessly in their main seats, awaiting Qin Xuan's arrival.

While Qin Xuan was indeed exceptionally talented, as patriarchs of hidden families, they had to demonstrate their stance.

Furthermore, with the backing of the Dragon Country's officialdom behind Qin Xuan, the two of them could not appear too eager.

Pausing the wedding solely for Qin Xuan was already the greatest respect they could show him.

As time went by, Qin Xuan's figure gradually appeared outside the wedding hall where Qin Ling'er was holding her ceremony.

However, it was only upon seeing him that everyone was stunned by the massive vortex of heaven and earth vital energy above Qin Xuan's head.

Especially Lu Guang and the other two, who had witnessed Qin Xuan absorbing vital energy before, were so shocked their jaws nearly dropped.

This time, Qin Xuan's commotion was even greater than before, and the materialized vital energy vortex above his head was even higher.

With every step Qin Xuan took, "vital energy rain" formed by heaven and earth vital energy dripped around him.

This was something they had never heard of.

Even after searching through all the historical records of the Lu family, they had never encountered anything like it!

As Qin Xuan's body drew closer to the wedding hall, the oppressive feeling from the vital energy vortex made it increasingly difficult for everyone to breathe.

Fortunately, not long after, as Qin Xuan stepped into the hall, the vital energy vortex suddenly vanished.

The oppressive feeling, akin to the sky collapsing and the earth shattering, also dissipated instantly with the disappearance of the vortex.

"What a shame, even here, I still couldn't break through the bottleneck."

Shaking his head inwardly, Qin Xuan felt a sense of disappointment.

He had expected that after absorbing such dense spiritual energy, his cultivation would advance to the next level.

However, to his surprise, all this spiritual energy had merely filled the persistent, unfilled spiritual power gaps in his meridians.

After these gaps were filled with abundant spiritual power, no matter how much more Qin Xuan absorbed, it was of no use to him.

The already impregnable bottleneck of the Qi Refining stage remained as stable as ever, showing no signs of breaking.

"Hahaha, it really is you, little brother Qin Xuan!"

"When I felt that unusual fluctuation of vital energy just now, I found the sensation very familiar."

"Now that the truth is out, it's only a prodigy like you who can possess such heaven-shattering, earth-moving abilities!"

Laughing heartily, Lu Ao led the way in greeting Qin Xuan.

Upon seeing this, Lie Quan also rose to acknowledge him, expressing his, as the patriarch of the Lie family, great welcome to Qin Xuan and the arrival of Ke Wudi and others.

As for Qin Xuan, he did not neglect his manners despite his significant increase in power. He also nodded gently and apologized to the two patriarchs and the assembled guests.

"I had planned to come earlier, but I was delayed by cultivation this morning. I apologize for disrupting everyone's ceremony now. I offer my apologies first."

Bowing with clasped fists, Qin Xuan bowed his clasped fists in various directions within the hall.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, someone who could generate such a powerful vital energy vortex was definitely not someone to be trifled with.

As expected.

After Qin Xuan offered his apologies, he continued to state his main reasons for being there today.

There were two matters in total.

First, to speak on behalf of his sister and see if she truly wished to marry the young master of the Lie family.

Second, he wished to discuss with everyone present that with a great enemy at hand, the people of the Dragon Country should unite against them.

Whoosh!

As soon as these words were spoken, the not-so-small hall immediately filled with discussions.

If the first matter only involved the grievances between the Lu and Lie families and Qin Xuan himself, then the second matter was a very dangerous signal.

It meant that the Dragon Country's officialdom was beginning to extend its reach to the reclusive individuals.

Whether they were hidden families or solitary cultivators.

The Dragon Country's previous declaration of non-interference had ultimately become a piece of scrap paper.

At this point, no matter how astonishing the vital energy vortex Qin Xuan had displayed earlier was, the crowd could no longer face him with flattering expressions.

After all, although they lived frugally now, they were at least free and at ease.

If they were to be incorporated into the Dragon Country, their future lives would inevitably change.

Moreover, the Dragon Country's objective was for everyone to join forces and deal with some extraterrestrial beings.

The Dragon Country's officialdom had guns and artillery, while they only had flesh and blood.

"Kid, go back and tell the Dragon Head that reclusive individuals do not concern themselves with worldly affairs. Let alone the fact that the extraterrestrials haven't attacked yet."

"Even if they have already invaded the Dragon Country, it has nothing to do with us."

"What we pursue is the path of cultivation that leads to the Great Dao. Everything in the mortal world is irrelevant to us."

"Elder Liu is right, worldly affairs have nothing to do with us."

"And speaking of which, if there were to be a full-scale war with the extraterrestrials, wouldn't your guns and missiles be more effective than our bodies?"

"What unity against a common enemy? I think that so-called Dragon Head merely wants to use us as cannon fodder to perish with the enemy cultivators!"