At this moment within the Xiu Family, Xiu Yingmei was watching the ranking battle video of the top three competitors sent back by Xiu Haofeng.

The video mainly showed the battle between Wing Zhilan and Jiang Qiemo, as well as the battle between Chen Guan and Jiang Qiemo.

When Xiu Yingmei saw Jiang Qiemo defeat Wing Zhilan, she only marveled at Jiang Qiemo's strength and also felt that Wing Zhilan had great potential. With the right training, he could be of significant use in the future.

However, their levels were still too low. Xiu Yingmei merely thought they were worth nurturing for now.

Then she watched the battle between Chen Guan and Jiang Qiemo. This battle was very brief, with only one sword strike, but after watching that strike, Xiu Yingmei's eyes widened as big as copper bells.

Others might not notice anything unusual, but Xiu Yingmei immediately saw the issue. When Chen Guan struck with his sword, it was exactly like her unparalleled Absolute Heavens state.

"He can actually enter the Absolute Heavens state... That's impossible... He has just undergone the First Awakening... And he hasn't practiced the Nine Extremes Divine Skill... Without any variant true energy... How can he comprehend the transcendent state of Absolute Heavens..." Xiu Yingmei's shock at this moment was beyond words.

Ever since she last entered the transcendent Absolute Heavens state, Xiu Yingmei had been trying every means to practice, hoping to control entering that transcendent state at will.

But she had exhausted all methods, yet not only couldn't she enter at will, she hadn't entered it again ever since.

Even when Xiu Yingmei put herself into life-and-death crises, she couldn't stimulate her potential to enter the Absolute Heavens state again.

So when she saw Chen Guan exhibit the Absolute Heavens state, she was utterly stunned.

"Did he coincidentally enter the Absolute Heavens state, or has he mastered this state?" After the storm in her heart slowly calmed, Xiu Yingmei's beautiful eyes fixed on Chen Guan in the video, with a peculiar and indescribable gleam of light deep within her eyes.

Now Xiu Yingmei couldn't wait to rush to the Reserve Team, pin Chen Guan down, and force out how he accessed the Absolute Heavens state.

But Xiu Yingmei couldn't do that; she still needed Chen Guan to spy under Ji Nanhong's side without revealing their connection.

"This little man is getting more and more unexpected." Unwilling to give up just yet, Xiu Yingmei squinted her eyes, pondering how to meet Chen Guan without being discovered by people on Ji Nanhong's side.

Xiu Yingmei casually flipped through a file sent along with the video by Xiu Haofeng. It contained intelligence on Chen Guan that Xiu Haofeng collected, along with some of his assessments and proposals.

Here, Xiu Haofeng mentioned Shi Zhimen and Bu Changning, also detailing their abilities. He believed their abilities could be useful to the Xiu Family. If unable to bring them into the Xiu Family, it's best to make other plans early, at the very least ensuring they don't join Ji Nanhong's side.

As for An Yiqi, Xiu Haofeng only mentioned in passing that his Dual Blade Technique is decent, and his combat abilities are not bad, a promising candidate for a fierce general. If it doesn't require significant cost, it would be worthwhile to recruit him as a Vanguard Officer type.

"The little man's luck isn't bad. These people aren't arranged by Ji Nanhong's side, and he actually managed to pick them up in Team 17; it's indeed unexpected." Xiu Yingmei's eyes shifted slightly, forming a plan: "I can't let the little man have too many supports; his backer can only be me, and only me; he must belong to me."

Xiu Yingmei drafted an email and sent it to Xiu Haofeng at the Reserve Team. The content was simple: "Don't move Chen Guan for now, but don't let him take his people with him into the regular army. Recruit those who can be recruited, and for those who can't, find a way to directly transfer them away."

Chen Guan was unaware of Xiu Yingmei's intentions. Even if he knew, he wouldn't pay them any mind.

At this moment, he was riding a cable car up the mountain with Yun Bihua. The cable car would take about half an hour to reach the entrance to the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm.

The two looked down at the clouds swirling around and the vast Primordial Forest, looking up to see the endless sky, with morning light like a cinnabar red, and flocks of wild geese flying over; the scenery was truly indescribably beautiful.

As more and more people settled in various Secret Realms, the number of humans outside was actually decreasing year by year.

Although the decrease in humans wasn't obvious yet, the natural environment was gradually improving due to the reduction of human residents, and this was visibly apparent.

"There's a flying cat over there!" Yun Bihua suddenly pointed to the side of Chen Guan, exclaiming in surprise.

"A flying cat?" Primordial Energy quietly condensed on Chen Guan as he turned to look, but he saw nothing.

Feeling cautious, Chen Guan immediately turned back, and before he even fully turned, he saw Yun Bihua's beautiful face coming close, with her sensual red lips almost touching his face.

If it were under normal circumstances, as Chen Guan turned like this, his lips would definitely touch Yun Bihua's sensual red lips.

But Chen Guan was well-guarded, subconsciously pulling his head back a bit and at the same time stretched out a finger, placing it between them.

Their lips were separated by Chen Guan's finger, with Yun Bihua's red lips pressed against it, feeling somewhat insistent.

"What are you doing?" Chen Guan leaned slightly back, asking with his finger blocking her lips.

"Why is this guy so quick to respond, just missing by a tiny bit." Yun Bihua felt somewhat vexed inside, but her face wore a smile as she slowly withdrew, looking at the lip print on Chen Guan's finger, and feeling somewhat pleased: "This time it was the fingers, the next time it could be his lips. Man, you can't escape from my grasp, you will be mine eventually."

"That flying cat just flew past from here and gave me a scare." Yun Bihua said as she naturally hooked her arms around Chen Guan's arm.

Chen Guan immediately felt a gentle touch from his arm, wanting to withdraw, but the cable car was just so small, barely accommodating two people, leaving no space to go.

Chen Guan now figured it out, this Yun Bihua was here with ulterior motives; he just didn't know whether this was Jiang Tianqing's intention or Yun Bihua's own idea.

Chen Guan guessed Jiang Tianqing likely wouldn't resort to such tactics, nor did he need to.

Chen Guan didn't say much, it wasn't yet the moment to lay bare his intentions; the other party hadn't done anything over-the-line, merely expressing some favorable interest. He couldn't blame her for liking him.

"Have you heard about my situation?" Chen Guan asked, seeing Yun Bihua getting closer, almost leaning into his embrace, he had to remind her.

"You're not with Ji Nanhong yet, right? Even if you are, as long as you aren't married, I can still compete with her fairly." Yun Bihua said, blinking: "Or are you saying you think I'm less attractive than Ji Nanhong?"

Yun Bihua's boldness and directness was unexpected to Chen Guan. To dare compete with Ji Nanhong meant either she had a background herself, or it was a deliberate arrangement by someone wanting to use a honey trap to prevent Chen Guan from getting together with Ji Nanhong.

"You're very attractive, but I've already met Ji Nanhong's family and we're engaged." Chen Guan directly used this as a test. If Yun Bihua were sent by someone, she would certainly react unusually to such shocking news.

"Is that so." Yun Bihua looked Chen Guan up and down, gently tucking her stray hair behind her ear, and said with a charming smile: "Actually, I am quite persistent. When I find a dish I like, even if it grows on the edge of the earth, I can't help but want to dig it up and try it. How about giving me a chance to try?"

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