Inside the tranquil secret room, a middle-aged man was sitting upright on a woven bullrush mat and had his eyes closed to rest.
A faint spiritual energy hovered around him and was absorbed by him while his pores opened and closed! However, his complexion changed as soon as that spiritual energy entered his body, as though there were thousands of ants burrowing into his body.
"Still not working."
Bean-sized sweat dripped from his face, and he slowly opened his eyes. His fist fiercely slammed onto the ground as he harshly said, "d.a.m.n it! Could it be that I can"t absorb spiritual energy ever again for the rest of my life? Can I only remain as a low-rank sky-level spirit cultivator?"
Thud thud thud!
Three knocks were heard from outside the secret room. The sound made the middle-aged man recover his wits, and his expression slowly turned back to normal. He coldly called, "Enter!"
No matter what, his inability to cultivate could not be made known! Otherwise, not only would it evoke the panic of the gang members, but they also would not be able to keep their eleventh rank! However, it had been nearly six years since he broke through to sky-level, so if he did not make another breakthrough soon, it would certainly arouse suspicion! At that time, everyone would know about his inability to cultivate!
Creak!
The door to the secret room was opened, and Pang Fei and his brother entered, but the middle-aged man caught sight of the two young girls closely following them at first glance.
The leader of the two girls must be that girl in white with a beauty that could ruin cities. A languid expression lingered on her face, and a confident aura was ostentatiously displayed.
"Pang Fei! Pang Qingran!" the man"s expression abruptly transformed, and he coldly rebuked, "Who allowed you to bring outsiders inside the gang? Moreover, you even brought them to me?"
Seeing their boss rage, Pang Fei was so scared that he did not dare to speak, and his body was ceaselessly shuddering.
Pang Qingran, on the other hand, swept his eyes over his older brother before walking to stand in front of the middle-aged man and respectfully saying, "Boss, these two ladies said they came to see you, so this subordinate boldly brought them to you. Please pardon me, Boss!"
"Humph!" the middle-aged man snorted, and his chilly eyes turned to Yun Luofeng, "I don"t know who you are nor do I know why you came to find me, but this isn"t somewhere you can come. Hurry and leave!"
Yun Luofeng crossed her arms across her chest, and her body lazily leaned against the frame of the door. She wickedly glanced at the livid man.
"I naturally came here for a reason," she paused for a moment before saying, "I heard that only the top ten forces of Huangquan City had the right to enter Bi"an Mountain!"
Because this city was named Huangquan, the mountain range inside Huangquan City was named Bi"an Mountain[1].
Since there was a limited quant.i.ty of the most abundant medicinal herbs inside the mountain, there was an unnamed rule in Huangquan City: Only those in the top ten had the right to enter Bi"an Mountain. Being able to enter Bi"an Mountain also became a symbol of power inside Huangquan City! This was why Yun Luofeng came to find the Big Dipper Gang.
"What do you mean?" the middle-aged man severely asked as his eyes darkened.
"My intent is simple," Yun Luofeng slightly narrowed her eyes, and the wicked smile on her face grew, "and that is to... take over your position!"
Abruptly, a powerful aura erupted from the man, and he sprung up from the floor. He said with fury in his eyes, "Little girl, do you know what you are saying? Replacing me? I would like to see whether you have the strength!"
After saying this, he did not hesitate and speedily acted. Like a sharp sword, he quickly charged to the front of Yun Luofeng.
[1] Bi"an Mountain (彼岸山): Bi"an means "the other side" but also "paramita" in Buddhism, which is "perfection" or "completeness."