<h4>Chapter 44 Inexplicable</h4>


    He arranged his cultivation time very reasonably. One day was divided into two halves. Half of it was used to cultivate the sh Shadow Steps, and the other half was used to cultivate his own realm.


    The sh Shadow Steps used up all of the early weather before absorbing spirit stones. The upgrade of their cultivation realms was in conjunction with the medicinal pills he had collected.


    However, during this period of time, he discovered a very serious problem! That was his previous realm, which seemed to have risen too quickly! So much so that he actually encountered a bottleneck in thete Xiantian sixth stage!


    The bottleneck was very difficult to ovee, especially because he had consumed too many pills and had a strong resistance to them. If he continued to eat them, their significance would be very small.


    Ten dayster, there were still ten days left before the Martial Arts City Selection.


    In the beautiful manor, a figure suddenly appeared!


    The shadow appeared beside the rockery, but in the next moment, it blurred and disappeared! It was already at the entrance of the manor.


    "En!" Xiang Nan took a deep breath. He clenched his fists and said, "The Shadow Steps have been practiced to perfection. The talent of this divine grade is indeed iparably powerful."


    "It''s a pity that my cultivation level is still stagnant. It''s useless to consume more pills. I have to cultivate through nature to increase my cultivation level."


    "If we can find a good ce with rich spiritual energy, it will be perfect."


    There are three ways for martial artists to increase their cultivation. One is to naturally absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the other is to consume medicinal pills with better effects, and thest is to increase their cultivation during battles.


    The best ce to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was where the spiritual energy was abundant.


    Thinking of this, Xiang Nan couldn''t help but sigh. The ces with dense Spiritual Qi were usually spirit caves and spirit mountains, but those ces were all controlled by various sects.


    In Wolong Province, it seemed that they had never heard of such a ce.


    "I hope that there will be some new harvests in thest ten days." Xiang Nan stepped onto the Wind Chasing Stallion and rushed back to the Xiang n.


    As soon as Xiang Nan returned to his mansion, he was stopped by Xiang Zhonghua and ran away, "Cousin, you''re back! Come with me, something big has happened at home!"


    "What''s the big deal?" Xiang Nanqi said.


    "Don''t ask me. Follow me to the reception hall and tell me that the Xiang n has been in a mess for the past ten days since you left!" Xiang Zhonghua was both anxious and dry. He looked like an ant in a hot pot.


    Xiang Nan couldn''t help but frown. This was truly a troublesome autumn. Troubles came one after another. Could it be that my small Xiang n would encounter so many troubles if it wanted to rise?


    After arriving at the reception hall, the two of them discovered that all the elders of the n had arrived, including even the younger generation''s peers.


    " Little Nan ! You''re back!" When Xiang Shaohua saw Xiang Nan, he immediately stood up.


    "What''s going on?" Xiang Nan looked at everyone strangely. He found that everyone was looking at him as if he had caused a great disaster.


    Xiang Shaohua said, "Didn''t our Xiang n n to restart their own business? Not long ago, we ordered arge amount of ores, armor, and spirit prairie materials from a fewrge suppliers in Bluestone City."


    "Yes." Xiang Nan felt even more puzzled. If his family wanted to run the weapons and armor business, they naturally needed to purchaserge quantities of raw materials.


    Xiang Shaohua stomped his foot anxiously and said, "But they … they collectively went back on their word! They did not hesitate to pay a high penalty for breach of contract and no longer provided us with raw materials."


    "Then why?" Xiang Nan was shocked. Without ores and raw materials, they were still in the weapons business. Without fur and spirit prairie materials, they could simply close the shop.


    "Because of Qian Ling''er." Xiang Shaohua looked at Xiang Nan reproachfully.


    "Qian Ling''er? Who is that?" Xiang Nan was a little dumbfounded.


    When Xiang Shaohua heard this, he anxiously said, " little Nan , you are too foolish. Why did you forget what you did? Then the Qian n sent people to propose marriage!"


    "You should at least say hello to us about this so that we can have some time to prepare."


    "Qian Ling''er, propose marriage?" Xiang Nan was puzzled, "Where are we going? Where did Qian Ling''ere from? What kind of kiss did she bring up?"


    "That''s true." Xiang Zhanxiong interrupted Xiang Shaohua and said to Xiang Nan, "A few days ago, you were engaged to Qian Ling''er privately for life. The Qian family sent people to send out wedding stickers, hoping that our Xiang family woulde to propose marriage."


    "But what you don''t know is that this matter has angered Cai Jianyun. Since Cai Jianyun and Qian Ling''er were childhood sweethearts, he has been furious."


    "And Cai Jianyun is Cai Baohua''s grandson. Cai Baohua is also one of the elders of our Blue Stone City Chamber of Commerce."


    At this point, Xiang Zhanxiong sighed and said, "Cai Baohua threatened that unless our Xiang n lowered their heads to admit their mistake and cancel the engagement with the Qian n."


    "Otherwise, they have already contacted arge number of suppliers. They wille to the Xiang n tonight to break the contract and deliver the contract payment. From now on, they will not provide any raw materials to the Xiang n."


    The entire Xiang n sighed. The Xiang n''s path to rise was truly difficult.


    However, Xiang Nan frowned deeply, "Wait, this matter is not right. I don''t know any Qian Ling''er at all, and it''s even more impossible for me to settle a lifetime rtionship with her privately."


    "What?" Everyone from the Xiang n was dumbfounded.


    "So it''s a misunderstanding?" The Great Elder heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Since you and Qian Ling''er don''t have that kind of rtionship, then let''s show our attitude. We won''t marry the Qian n. Isn''t this settled?"


    "No, it''s not that simple." Xiang Nan shook his head and rejected the Great Elder''s suggestion.


    The Great Elder said anxiously, "Why not?"


    Xiang Zhanxiong said, "Indeed, it won''t work. If news of this were to spread, it would be very unpleasant to hear. Others will definitely think that our Xiang n was frightened."


    Everyone suddenly realized, that''s right! Others would definitely say that the Xiang n was so scared that they didn''t even dare to propose marriage. They would lose face from this n and beughed at by everyone.


    This was because even though the Xiang n had been suppressed by the three great ns of Bluestone Town, they had never lowered their heads in their most deste days. Xiang Zhanxiong had always stuck to the Xiang n.


    " Little Nan ." Xiang Zhanxiong said seriously, "This matter must be treated well. What do you think?"


    Xiang Nan took a deep breath and said, "Since we haven''t got engaged yet, it''s not like we''re going to renege on our engagement. I will definitely reject the Qian family, but not now."


    As he spoke, Xiang Nan bowed deeply to the crowd, "Grandfather, uncles, little Nan has caused trouble for the Xiang n. I will go to the Qian n to find out the cause and effect."


    After that, Xiang Nan rushed to the Qian n in Bluestone City with a stomach full of questions.


    The Qian n was one of the major ns in Bluestone City. It was a puremercial n. It had nothing to do with martial arts. Just talking about the wealth of the n would definitely far exceed the so-called three great ns in Bluestone Town.


    As soon as Xiang Nan arrived at the Qian n, he was warmly weed. It seemed that they had already designated Xiang Nan as their uncle.