Chapter 1481 — Ancient Families

His name was domineering enough, but he had the wherewithal to match it. With him joining them, Zhao Qitan was confident that he and Yu Shan would pass the Ice Palace trial smoothly this time!

"That's not quite it either. There are other disciples of ancient sects and ancient families taking part in the trial; I'm not the only one." Feng Nitian said this, yet there was not the slightest humility in his expression—clearly he had accepted Yu Shan's flattery with pleasure. "Still, we're all of that ancient tier, so people will more or less give us some face!"

"Yes, yes!" Yu Shan said, unwilling to be outdone. "Brother Nitian's face counts for far more than ours. To have Brother Nitian join our team—this little brother is truly blessed!"

"This time, if anyone won't submit, Brother Nitian can just use his Heaven-Defying Art to finish them off!" When Zhao Qitan spoke of the "Heaven-Defying Art," he was prostrate with admiration—the Heaven-Defying Art was practically a heaven-defying existence!

Earlier, Feng Nitian had only briefly displayed a bit of his skill, and Zhao Qitan, Zhao Qijiu, and Yu Shan had submitted. Otherwise, even if Feng Nitian came from the ancient Feng family, there would have been no need for Zhao Qitan and the others to fawn on him so; they were not people of the same tier—respect was fine, but such excessive toadying was unnecessary!

The other party was merely a junior come to take part in the trial; there was no way he could win any benefit for their respective families. So their behavior was entirely the result of being overawed! The tier of ancient sects and ancient families was truly formidable!

Compared with hidden families, they were simply not on the same level at all!

The so-called Heaven-Defying Art was indeed heaven-defying! The mental cultivation method Feng Nitian practiced was most bizarre: it could create a small domain around himself, and anyone within that domain could not move their body at all. The range was rather small, and the time it could restrain someone was very brief as well—Feng Nitian had cultivated it to the third layer of great perfection, and even so he could only hold someone in place for about three minutes, with an effective distance of only about three meters. But that was already enough!

Just imagine: even a top-tier expert, once locked in place and unable to move, was no different from sitting there waiting for death. So Feng Nitian's mental cultivation method was utterly heaven-defying! Of course, in the Feng family, apart from the Feng family's Old Ancestor, he was the only one who had mastered this wondrous method!

This mental cultivation method had many requirements, beyond the reach of ordinary people. And so Feng Nitian naturally received exceptional attention within the family. This time he had come here for training—and beyond training, he meant to make a name for himself. If he passed the trial smoothly, it would make his reputation in the Feng family ring out all the louder, preparing the way for him to become the young family head.

And once Feng Nitian became the young family head, the position of family head for this generation would naturally fall into his father's hands, and his eldest uncle, who currently held the advantage in the competition, would be eliminated outright!

Of course, even if Feng Nitian did not take part in this trial, with the Feng family Old Ancestor's deep affection for him and his own cultivation, he could still become the young family head—only, without any presentable achievements, the process would be very slow. And Feng Nitian did not want to wait any longer; the more he looked at his eldest uncle and his own simple, honest brother, the more they grated on him!

So as long as he passed this trial smoothly and placed in the top three, winning some heavenly treasures for the family, his position would be established. Though the ancient Feng family lacked no heavenly treasures, what he wanted was the honor, not the things themselves.

As for taking on a few lackeys to run errands for him, Feng Nitian was naturally glad to do so, and he did not mind sharing a bit of the credit with them!

In Feng Nitian's view, on the trial grounds he need only unleash the Heaven-Defying Art, and would the others not be his to slaughter as he pleased? He could wound whomever he wished, seize whomever's points he wished—taking first place in the trial would be as easy as turning over his hand!

"Every use of the Heaven-Defying Art consumes a great deal of true qi. It can't be used freely—maybe three or five times at most!" Feng Nitian waved his hand and said. "So don't think you can just sit back and reap the rewards!"

In truth, with his current ability he could use it three times at most; five was basically impossible. But Feng Nitian was simply boasting.

"That's already enough. When the time comes, we'll see who has the most points and rob them. If we can't beat them, we'll ask Brother Nitian to step in and use the Heaven-Defying Art on them!" Yu Shan said.

"That will do as well. For you, it's a kind of training too! Otherwise, if I just stepped in myself, the trial would lose all meaning." Feng Nitian said, putting on great airs.

"Of course, of course!" Zhao Qitan and Yu Shan nodded in agreement.

The four returned to the inn, only to see six people sitting in front of the inn door! Five of them were gathered around one person, seemingly meditating.

"What are they doing?" Feng Nitian frowned and asked, pointing in Zhang Naipao's direction.

"I don't know, Brother Nitian. Shall I go ask?" Yu Shan asked fawningly.

"Fine, go and ask!" Feng Nitian nodded. "The spiritual energy of heaven and earth here is richer than elsewhere, but that's no reason to cultivate out in the open like this. Wouldn't it be the same back in a room at the inn?"

"Hey, you lot, what are you doing?" With Feng Nitian backing him, Yu Shan's domineering nature showed itself as well; he was no longer as restrained as before.

Zhuang Niaopao and the others were focused on standing guard when someone suddenly strode up and shouted at them, giving them a great fright! Though they were furious inside, they feared disturbing Lord Pao's cultivation, so Zhuang Niaopao and the rest still said nothing.

"Damn it, I'm talking to you—are you deaf? Didn't you hear me?" Seeing that these people ignored him, Yu Shan flew into a rage. "Open your dog eyes and look: this before you is Brother Nitian of the ancient Feng family! Why don't you come over and kowtow?"

Seeing how arrogant the man before them was, the brothers Zhuang Niaopao and Zhuang Niaoqiang could not sit still any longer. They wanted to rise and teach a lesson to this creature who had disturbed Zhang Naipao's cultivation—but before they could get up, they heard his next words!

What? Someone from the ancient Feng family?

Zhuang Niaopao had been about to rise and strike, but now he hurriedly got up and explained, "My apologies. Lord Pao, the direct disciple of the ancient sect, the Tomorrow After Tomorrow Sect, is cultivating here, and we few must stand guard for him!"

Though they had Zhang Naipao backing them, they likewise could not afford to offend anyone from an ancient family!