Gu Qiu appeared sorrowful and said to the young man, "Zhao Yan, True Disciple, go back and tell Lu Chi, True Disciple, that as long as he can bring back the Nine Fire Lotus from the Haotian Tower, I am willing to exchange it with my lifetime savings."

"Letting my daughter marry him as a concubine is absolutely impossible."

Upon hearing Gu Qiu's refusal, Zhao Yan's face turned extremely unpleasant.

Although he was only at the seventh level of the Spirit Pill Realm, he was a True Disciple of the Sect, his status not inferior to some elders.

Furthermore, Gu Qiu had a request to make, and he represented Lu Chi, ranked third among the true disciples, so naturally, he was not afraid of Gu Qiu and instead threatened, "Elder Gu, your junior sister Nianxue's condition can be delayed, but she cannot wait."

"Apart from Senior Brother Lu Chi in the entire Sect, who else has the ability to go to the sixteenth floor to help you get the Nine Fire Lotus."

"Moreover, Senior Brother Lu Chi is a True Disciple and will soon reach the Yang Wheel Realm; marrying him as a concubine would be a good thing for Junior Sister Nianxue. I hope the Elder will not be misguided."

Gu Qiu's expression was tormented; Gu Nianxue's sudden critical illness put her life at stake, but he really did not want to agree to these terms.

Lu Chi behaved unpredictably, was lustful by nature, and the cultivation technique he practiced made his desires insatiable,

Moreover, he specifically targeted talented female disciples, using all sorts of despicable methods to force dual cultivation. Women entangled with Lu Chi either had their foundations damaged, or, more severely, lost all their cultivation.

Some female true disciples had suffered from his persecution.

Although Gu Nianxue's life was in danger, agreeing was tantamount to falling into another abyss.

"Let's discuss this again when my daughter wakes up. How about having Lu Chi first bring the Nine Fire Lotus?" Gu Qiu tried one last struggle.

Zhao Yan snorted coldly, under normal circumstances he naturally wouldn't dare, but today he had a handle to hold and did not fear at all: "Elder Gu Qiu, there's no negotiation possible in this matter, marrying Senior Brother Lu Chi as a concubine is the only path."

"To tell you the truth, as long as Senior Brother Lu Chi speaks a word, no one in the entire Sect will dare to get the Nine Fire Lotus for you. You better think it over!"

Gu Qiu secretly clenched his fist, filled with anger; he never thought he'd be threatened by a disciple.

But considering Gu Nianxue's life, he could not take action to punish him.

After struggling internally for a long time, Gu Qiu finally sighed helplessly, "Losing cultivation is better than dying, this matter I..."

Zhao Yan's eyes sparked with delight, as accomplishing this matter for Lu Chi would earn him many rewards.

Just as he was waiting for Gu Qiu to finish his sentence, a stern shout came from outside the door, "Who dares to disrespect Elder Gu Qiu!"

Chu Nan pushed open the door and strode in angrily.

Gu Qiu looked up and said in surprise, "Chu Nan?"

Zhao Yan glanced at Chu Nan with disdain, "Chu Nan? Weren't you killed by Chu Hai?"

Clearly, he had some awareness of Chu Nan's duel.

Chu Nan snorted coldly, "Chu Hai? He's already dead."

Zhao Yan was slightly shocked; Chu Hai's strength wasn't much inferior to his, to think he was killed by Chu Nan?

He couldn't help feeling a bit apprehensive, but thinking of his backer being Lu Chi, third among true disciples with cultivation in the ninth level Spirit Pill peak, compared to Lu Chi, Chu Nan was nothing.

At this thought, Zhao Yan looked at Chu Nan with even more disdain.

Gu Qiu, at this time, said, "It's good you won, but I'm dealing with some things here today, come back later."

Chu Nan discerned at a glance that something was wrong; his eyes swept the room and quickly discovered Gu Nianxue on the bed.

His expression changed dramatically, and he concernedly asked, "Gu Nianxue, what's wrong with her!"

"Sigh~" Gu Qiu let out a long sigh, "She... is dying."

Then Gu Qiu recounted the events to Chu Nan.

After Chu Nan left for the Ancient Wilderness Forest half a month ago, Gu Nianxue had sequential breakthroughs and finally decided to step into the Spirit Pill Realm.

The breakthrough was smooth, within half a day Gu Nianxue entered the Spirit Pill, her cultivation stabilized.

However, shortly after her breakthrough, Gu Nianxue suddenly emitted bone-chilling coldness, freezing her body stiff within an hour, rendering her comatose, her breath weakened further.

Gu Qiu exhausted every method, sought everyone who could help, but ended up only able to delay without being able to cure.

Finally, someone mentioned that Gu Nianxue was infected with ice poison, which could be countered with poison by using the Supreme Yang Object, the Nine Fire Lotus.

But the Nine Fire Lotus only existed on the sixteenth floor of the Haotian Tower, making it incredibly difficult to obtain.

The Haotian Tower, being the Sect Holy Land, had eighteen floors and opened once a year, only True Disciples could enter it, filled with numerous trials and fortunes, it was a rare place of experience.

The sixteenth floor was among the tower's highest levels, with only a few True Disciples capable of reaching it.

Considering the Nine Fire Lotus's formidable fire poison, only Lu Chi, practicing the Fire Attribute Technique, had a chance to pick it, necessitating the plea to the other party, but ultimately facing coercion.

Gu Qiu didn't want to lose Gu Nianxue, had already prepared to compromise.

After hearing all this, Chu Nan's anger intensified, this was clearly taking advantage of others' misfortune!

Zhao Yan then laughed and said, "Chu Nan, I don't care what your relationship with Gu Nianxue is, but if you can't save her, then get lost quickly!"

"Delaying Senior Brother Lu Chi's concubine-taking, can you afford it?"

Seeing Zhao Yan's smug smile, Chu Nan gritted his teeth and said angrily, "I can't save her? The True Disciple can enter the Haotian Tower; I'll go pick the Nine Fire Lotus!"

Gu Qiu's expression changed dramatically, thinking Chu Nan was mad.

Not to mention whether Chu Nan had the qualification to enter, even if he does, each level of the Haotian Tower is highly dangerous; reaching the third level with Chu Nan's cultivation would already be impressive, let alone the sixteenth floor, it's sheer fantasy!

Not to mention, the Nine Fire Lotus carries inherent fire poison, how could Chu Nan withstand it?

Zhao Yan showed disdain and sneered, "You want to enter the Haotian Tower? You're dreaming."

"Entering the Haotian Tower requires strength and qualification, at least you should be a True Disciple, are you, Chu Nan?"

Chu Nan's expression turned serious, he tapped on his True Disciple Token, and a Cloud Pattern Purple Robe fell into his hand, he donned it directly and stared at Zhao Yan, saying, "True Disciple, is it really that remarkable?"

"The Sect Leader personally announced me as a True Disciple and took me as his disciple, is this...enough?"

Having said that, Chu Nan stepped forward, intimidating Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan, frightened by Chu Nan's gaze for unknown reasons, stammered, "You...you said the Sect Leader took you as his disciple, that's impossible!"

Chu Nan confidently retorted with a cold laugh, "I was publicly accepted as a disciple, who in the Sect doesn't know it!"

"Yet you still can't get the Nine Fire Lotus!" Zhao Yan insisted.

Chu Nan sneered, "I am the Sect Leader's disciple; such a mere Nine Fire Lotus is as easy as a hand reach!"

Zhao Yan's expression changed drastically, looking at Gu Qiu, "Elder Gu, do you agree or not?"

Gu Qiu struggled with his expression; it involved Gu Nianxue's life, he had to be cautious.

Chu Nan then persuaded, "The Sect Leader is my master, he will definitely have a way!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qiu made up his mind, "Lu Chi is hypocritical to the extreme, how could I hand over my daughter to him; go and tell Lu Chi to give up!"

Zhao Yan heard this and felt deeply resentful, he gritted his teeth, "Fine, fine, fine! Elder Gu, I really want to see how Chu Nan helps you get that Nine Fire Lotus!"

With that, Zhao Yan left in anger without looking back.

Chu Nan gazed at Gu Qiu, noticing he still harbored doubts, "Elder Gu, don't worry, Senior Sister Gu is my friend, I will definitely get the Nine Fire Lotus to cure her."

"The Sect Leader will not let such an excellent disciple die prematurely either."

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