Chapter 379

"My son is still unmarried; I, as his father, have come solely to propose a marriage alliance."

"With our two families uniting in marriage, what do you think?"

As Sima Nan's voice fell.

A powerful aura erupted, rapidly spreading outward and sweeping across the entire Beidou Mountain!

Boom!

Sensing this, all Star Wheel cultivators present, even those at the Moon Wheel realm, changed color instantly.

Even the expressions of the four clan patriarchs grew grim!

For the essential power within this aura had clearly reached the peak of the Moon Wheel realm!

And it even carried a trace of the Sun Wheel realm's aura!

Everyone naturally understood what this meant.

It seemed Sima Nan now had one foot already stepping into the Sun Wheel realm!

He was, in effect, half-step Sun Wheel!

His might was far beyond anything a Moon Wheel cultivator could match!

He would not need much time to take the second step and directly ascend to the Sun Wheel realm!

He would become the sole Sun Wheel cultivator in Tiandou Prefecture!

Realizing this, the four clan patriarchs' faces lit up with understanding.

No wonder, even knowing the strength of the Alliance Leader, he still dared to come here to propose—so this was his confidence!

Immediately, a wave of tension stirred deep within them.

If the Alliance Leader, intimidated by this power, truly agreed to betroth a family member to Sima Xuan, forging a marital bond...

Then what purpose would this alliance serve? Would it not become a joke?

At this moment, beneath the anxious gazes of countless onlookers...

Jiang Daoxuan's expression remained unchanged, as if unaffected by the aura at all.

He did not rush to answer.

He merely glanced casually at Sima Xuan.

Under the power of the Chaos Dao Eye, he instantly saw that this man's talent and bone structure were extremely poor.

Recalling what had just happened, he shook his head: "I will not interfere in my clan's marital affairs—everything is left to their own choices. Zhiwei, what do you think of this?"

Jiang Zhiwei held her sword close to her chest.

Her face was icy, like ice that had never melted in a thousand years.

Upon hearing the clan chief's question, she replied at once: "This man cannot even withstand one of my swords—how could he possibly be worthy as my husband?"

"Moreover, I have long since resolved to spend my life wielding this seven-foot sword—so as for matters of romance, I have never given them a thought, nor the slightest interest..."

As her words ended.

The contempt within them instantly wounded Sima Xuan's pride, shattering his composure!

He remembered Zhao Hu had said Jiang Zhiwei was merely at the Postnatal Stage Fourth Level.

Though his own talent was low, with his father's help, he had at least broken through to the Primordial Stage First Level!

Their cultivation bases were already vastly unequal.

How dare she, with such meager strength, speak so boldly before everyone, claiming he couldn't withstand one sword?!

Sima Xuan placed great value on face—how could he endure such humiliation?

Thinking of this, he immediately raised his head, furious:

"One sword? You little girl, how bold your words are! Do you dare fight me now?"

"I want to see how you plan to defeat me with a single sword!"

Saying this, he immediately pulled from his space ring the magic treasure left to him by his father!

Seeing this, Jiang Chen and the others wore expressions of odd amusement.

As Purple Palace cultivators who wielded spiritual sense, they naturally perceived Sima Xuan's cultivation base.

Yet this weakling dared to challenge Zhiwei, who had already reached the Purple Palace realm?

You little brat truly don't know heaven's height or earth's depth—you're seeking death!

At this moment, the party directly involved, Jiang Zhiwei, furrowed her brows.

She instinctively wanted to make a move and teach him a lesson.

But remembering Sima Nan, the Prefect, stood before her.

To avoid bringing trouble upon her family...

She froze her face into ice and coldly said: "To fight me at your current realm and cultivation base would only bring you humiliation—go back and train for another ten years."

It was meant as advice.

But to Sima Xuan's ears, it was unbearably sharp!

His eyes bulged, veins throbbing on his forehead; he roared and prepared to strike!

Yet the moment he moved, Sima Nan spoke to stop him: "Enough!"

By now, he could no longer bear to watch.

Knowing through his spiritual sense that Jiang Zhiwei had broken through to the Purple Palace realm, he could not let his own son humiliate himself!

His words rang out like thunder cracking.

Sima Xuan froze instantly, turning to his father with a look of fury: "But..."

Before he could finish, Sima Nan cut him off: "I've told you a hundred times to cultivate harder—you only care for pleasure! Now look: she has reached the Purple Palace realm, while you remain stuck at Primordial Stage—how can you possibly fight her?!"

Purple Palace realm?!

Sima Xuan looked utterly stunned.

He had never imagined that this little bitch across from him could break through to the Purple Mansion so quickly!

What the hell! When did breaking through to the Purple Mansion become so easy?

Sima Xuan first fell into a state of existential doubt.

When he came to his senses, he recalled all the immense power of Purple Mansion cultivators.

Knowing he could not resist, and to avoid public humiliation, he could only swallow his anger, lower his head, and return behind Sima Nan.

At this point, Sima Nan had temporarily lost all desire to continue his marriage proposal.

He only planned to wait until the Grand Competition ended, then reveal his power before the eyes of all, utterly subjugating the Jiang family!

If Jiang Daoxuan still remained so unreasonable, refusing to see the worth of Xuan'er, and refusing to allow Xuan'er to marry Jiang Zhi,

then I shall do it myself.

As long as it strengthens the Sima clan's bloodline foundation, taking another concubine is no problem!

Thinking this, Sima Nan let out a cold snort, ceased his stay, and immediately waved his hand, leaving outright!

Seeing this, Sima Xuan, Zhao Hu, and others immediately followed after him!

Once Sima Nan and his group departed and headed for the spectator seats,

the four ancestral elders hurried over and gathered around Jiang Daoxuan.

Though they had just witnessed this Alliance Lord's power,

it had only been his aura, not actual combat.

Added to that, Sima Nan's former reputation and his current terrifying Half-Sun Wheel cultivation base,

they could not help but feel a surge of worry.

"My Lord, by offending Sima Nan today, given his vengeful nature, he will surely retaliate against you later."

"Yes, judging by the current situation, he may soon break through to the Sun Wheel realm—then he will surely target the Cangwu Jiang family specifically."

"Why worry so much? Since the day the Alliance was formed, wasn't it inevitable that we'd be targeted by these imperial court lackeys?"

The crowd murmured among themselves.

Jiang Daoxuan smiled lightly: "When soldiers come, send generals; when water arrives, build earthworks. I'd like to see what kind of surprise our prefecture lord has in store for me..."

His words carried an overwhelming sense of confidence!

This confidence infected the others, calming their expressions and easing their inner worries.

But immediately after, the four of them could not help but feel a fresh wave of confusion.

To be unafraid of Sima Nan, who was nearly Half-Sun Wheel,

could the Alliance Lord be hiding some secret weapon?

As the crowd sank into confusion with no answers—