"Qin An, you've gone too far! What do you think this place is? How dare you openly threaten a family member!" Seeing his son being threatened in public, Qin Mingyuan could no longer sit still. He stood up directly and pointed at Qin An, scolding him.

The other family members, one by one, looked at Qin An and Qin Mingyuan in astonishment, all shocked.

"Hmph, that wasn't a threat!" Qin An showed no fear and looked at Qin Mingyuan as he spoke.

Qin An's words were clearly heard by everyone in the council chamber, leaving them all stunned.

"You... you're simply lawless!"

Qin Mingyuan could no longer suppress his anger. A fierce aura emanated from him, pressing down hard on Qin An.

Facing Qin Mingyuan's peak post-natal qi aura, Qin An did not back down in the slightest. Instead, he also unleashed a startling aura to meet it head-on.

With a dull "Bang!", an invisible wind blew through the entire council chamber, causing everyone to instinctively squint their eyes.

"Qin An, how dare you attack a senior family member!" The eldest council member stood up in anger, glaring at Qin An.

"Enough, Qin An. Show some respect for your elders!" Qin Changxing growled lowly, putting an end to this farce.

"Chief, I request once again to fight for our family. Must we really rely on an outsider to decide our family's fate for such an important matter? Am I not qualified?" Qin An's words deeply hurt the hearts of all the younger generation of the family.

"Qin An, we know you're thinking of the family, but Zhao Tian is actually very powerful. There are indeed no young people in our family who can defeat him." One of the council members spoke gently to Qin An.

"I still want to try. My strength has recovered and even increased somewhat. I have some confidence in defeating Zhao Tian. I can avenge myself!" Qin An's tone softened a lot.

"Qin An, Zhao Tian is a powerful figure who has made it onto the Fenghua Rankings. We cannot be too hasty. We need to deliberate carefully," the second eldest council member spoke up again to persuade him.

"Hmph, you don't know your place. With your current abilities, there's no way you can defeat Zhao Tian. The family cannot just hand over the Lingshi vein to someone else." The Eldest Councilor has never been friendly towards Qin An and certainly wouldn't give him a good face.

"In that case, Clan Leader, and the three Councilors, I have a proposal."

"Since you want Jiang Qiao to fight, then I'll challenge Jiang Qiao first. If I can defeat him, then I should be the one to duel with Zhao Tian."

Qin An's words once again plunged everyone in the council hall into silence.

"Hehe, interesting."

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"Clan Leader Qin, I didn't expect your Qin family to have such an ungrateful disciple. Since that's the case, I'll send someone to fetch my son Jiang Qiao and have him fight with Qin An. Let him know what a true genius looks like!"

Jiang Qun was very upset. He was about to get five hundred Lingdan, but someone came out of nowhere to steal his thunder.

"Qin An, are you sure about this?" Qin Changxing asked Qin An somewhat uncertainly.

"Clan Leader, don't worry, I'll be fine!" Qin An nodded firmly in response.

The reason Qin An was so confident was that during his last fight with Zhao Tian, he actually had a chance to defeat him. But due to a slight difference in cultivation level, he ended up losing.

But now it's different. Not only has his cultivation level improved during this time, but his martial arts have also greatly advanced. Moreover, his current internal power, due to the uniqueness of his Qi Sea, is estimated to be higher than that of a peak post-heavenly realm cultivator. If he fights Zhao Tian again, he is very confident that he can defeat him.

"In that case, it will be troublesome for Guest Councilor Jiang."

Qin Changxing nodded at Jiang Qun and then looked around at the family members in the council hall and continued, "Let's end the meeting here for today."

...

"Qin An, wait a moment."

On the way back to the residential compound, Qin Yue called out to Qin An.

"Sister Qin Yue, is there something?" Qin An stopped and smiled at Qin Yue.

"Qin An, why are you so reckless? I know you were injured by Zhao Tian more than ten days ago and must want revenge, but you shouldn't rush it like this. Wait a few more years, and you'll definitely be stronger than Zhao Tian. It's not too late to seek revenge then." Qin Yue originally intended to scold Qin An, but when she saw him, her anger somehow dissipated a lot, and her tone became gentle.

"Sister Qin Yue, do you believe me or not? I'm very confident that I can defeat Zhao Tian." Qin An explained with a bitter smile.

"Really?"

"I'm afraid you'll get hurt by Zhao Tian again, like the last time when you were seriously injured."

Qin Yue's eyes showed concern.

"He's so arrogant, absolutely lawless!"

Back at the villa, Qin Mingyuan still had a bad look on his face, grinding his teeth in anger.

"Father, that scum Qin An should have been beaten to death by Zhao Tian last time!"

"But Father, he said he'll get me later. What should I do?"

Qin Yuan was still somewhat worried, as he sensed that Qin An could really follow through on his words.

"What to do? Can't you just hide?"

Qin Mingyuan said, somewhat frustrated and furious.

"But Father, how can I stand firm in the Qin family after that?"

Qin Yuan was still somewhat afraid.

"Hmph, how dare you even mention it. You idle around all day and learn nothing. If you were diligent in your cultivation and stronger than Qin An, would you still need to fear him?"

Qin Mingyuan's anger rose even more as he said this, staring at Qin Yuan with an iron-gray face.

"Hmph, just wait and see. He's overestimating himself by challenging Zhao Tian. He'll be beaten to death sooner or later! Just wait for the joke to unfold."

Qin Mingyuan revealed a treacherous smile.

"Father, then who do you think will win in his fight against Jiang Qiao?" Qin Yuan asked somewhat uncertainly.

"There's no need to think about it. It's definitely Jiang Qiao. He's a genius on the Fenghua List. What is Qin An compared to him?"

Qin Mingyuan unequivocally believed that Qin An would lose.

...

Donghe Town is one hundred li away from Feiye City. When Jiang Qiao received the message from his father and arrived in Donghe Town, it was already two days later.

In Jiang Qun's residence, Jiang Qiao stood in the room. As a genius on the Fenghua List, he radiated an aura of confidence and regal pride.

"Father, you called me here in such haste just for this trivial matter between the Qin and Wang families? Is their dispute more important than my cultivation?" Jiang Qiao had already heard the whole story from Jiang Qun and was somewhat upset at the moment.

In Jiang Qiao's view, whether it was the Qin family or the Wang family, they were just small families that couldn't amount to much. He believed that cultivation was the true path. With high cultivation and realm, all families would bow at his feet, regardless of their status.