The Earth won't allow someone as awesome as me to exist!

Led by the steward, Chang Heping and the black-robed earth immortal entered the Duke's mansion.

The Duke's Mansion wasn't particularly luxurious, but it was enormous, and its overall design was the same as that of a traditional courtyard house in Kyoto.

In front of the Duke's Mansion, there are two stone lions. These are not ordinary stone lions. It is said that they were set up by a feng shui master to form a formation and serve as two guardian deities.

For ordinary martial artists, entering the Duke's mansion is no easy feat.

Along the way, the Duke's mansion had many martial arts experts, all of whom were retainers of the Duke's mansion.

The Duke had wielded immense power in the martial arts world for decades, and his retainers were countless.

The Black-Robed Earth Immortal was one of his retainers.

Upon seeing the Mountain and River Lamp, it was impossible not to get excited.

"Oh, so this is the Mountain and River Cup?"

"Qin Xian is really generous; he just casually pulls out a celestial artifact."

"Over the years, we've all been retainers in the Duke's mansion, staying indoors all the time, which has given this Qin Xian the opportunity to roam freely in the martial arts world."

"Hehe, if the Duke were still young, there would be no need for Qin Xian."

"..."

These retainers all boasted of being invincible, but that was just talk. If they were really faced with Qin Chuan face to face, they would probably back down.

Soon, they entered the hall.

There were already quite a few people seated in the hall; these were all core members of the Duke's mansion.

That is, the descendant of the Duke.

"This... is the Mountain and River Cup?"

The first to stand up was Long Kunpeng, the eldest grandson of the Duke's mansion.

He stared at the Mountain and River Cup, his burning desire evident in his eyes, unable to calm down at all.

This is a celestial artifact!

How many people in this world can resist the allure of magical artifacts?

The Duke of Long lived an exceptionally long life, reaching the age of 175, while his descendants had long since passed away.

Now, the Duke's mansion only has his grandson and great-grandson...

Not all martial artists can live to be over a hundred years old. Only those who have reached the ninth realm of terrestrial immortals can extend their lifespan.

The question is, how many people can actually get in?

Even among the descendants of dukes, very few can reach the ninth realm.

Even if one cannot reach the Ninth Realm, living to the age of one hundred is already quite remarkable.

"The Little Duke"

Upon seeing Long Kunpeng, Chang Heping immediately greeted him respectfully.

As the current head of the Duke's Mansion, Long Kunpeng is naturally also known as the Little Duke.

As the Mountain and River Lamp entered the hall, its vitality instantly spread out.

"Such strong vitality! I was feeling a bit tired just now, but now I'm full of energy." The one who said this was a female general, Long Yuan, the daughter of Long Kunpeng.

He may not be very strong, but with the Duke's Mansion as his backer, becoming a general in the martial arts world is naturally not difficult.

In other words, Long Yuan's status and position are the same as Chang Heping's, but in terms of background, even Chang Heping would have to treat him with utmost respect.

Long Yuan walked up to Zhang Heping and reached out to touch the Mountain and River Lamp.

"No!" Long Kunpeng immediately stopped him. "This Mountain and River Cup belongs to your great-grandfather. You mustn't touch it."

Long Yuan then withdrew her hand and examined the Mountain and River Lamp: "Dad, can this thing really cure Grandpa?"

"This is a celestial artifact after all, I think there shouldn't be any major problems." Long Kunpeng naturally wasn't very confident either.

Zhang Heping smiled and said, "There shouldn't be any problems. This Mountain and River Cup only needs to be placed in the mountain range to revive all things, restore the dragon vein, and heal the Duke. It's more than enough."

"Ha ha……"

Long Yuan laughed loudly: "If he can cure my great-grandfather, then Qin Xian will have done a great service, and we will reward him accordingly."

"That's right." Long Kunpeng agreed. "If my grandfather can really recover, our Duke's Mansion will remember his merit."

The members of the Long family all nodded in agreement.

"Young Duke, I'm afraid Qin Xian won't appreciate it." Zhang Heping naturally didn't want to see such an outcome.

"Oh, why?" Long Kunpeng asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Qin Xian has always been arrogant and domineering. If anyone displeases him, he will go on a killing spree. He will wipe out an entire family without a word. This is no secret in the entire martial arts world. My son was killed on the spot just for saying a few words that offended him."

With resentment in his eyes, Zhang Heping gritted his teeth and said, "Now that we've taken this Mountain and River Cup, I think Qin Xian will not only not be grateful to the Duke's Mansion, but might even come to kill us."

"He dares?!" Long Yuan shouted.

The Long family members all found it unbelievable, because they believed that everything Zhang Heping said was impossible.

After pondering for a moment, Long Kunpeng said, "Peace, I have heard of Qin Xian. He has indeed destroyed quite a few martial arts forces. However, you are overthinking it. I'm afraid the Duke's Mansion was personally appointed by the leader. Does Qin Xian really dare to come knocking on our door?"

"Looking across the martial arts world, who dares to offend our Duke's Mansion?"

"Today I use this Mountain and River Cup, Qin Xian should feel extremely honored, especially since this Mountain and River Cup..."

"It already belongs to our government."

As he spoke, a domineering aura radiated from Long Kunpeng's face.

It was as if Qin Xian was nothing more than an ant in his eyes.

In fact, the Duke's Mansion did have the confidence to back it up.

Even powerful Earth Immortals are willing to serve as retainers in the Duke's mansion, so they inevitably become somewhat arrogant.

Zhang Heping didn't say anything more. He naturally hoped that Qin Chuan would cause trouble for the Duke's Mansion, so that the Duke's Mansion could deal with him.

"Now that the Mountain and River Cup has entered our Duke's Mansion, it naturally belongs to our Duke's Mansion. I don't think Qin Xian would be ungrateful. After all, we have given him a chance to get closer to us, so I don't think he would not cherish it." Long Yuan said as if it were a matter of course.

How could the people of the Duke's mansion not know about Qin Xian's deeds?

Of course they knew, but even so, they remained aloof and superior, simply because they all came from the Duke's Mansion.

In the martial arts world, the Duke is the most respected!

This is an unchanging fact: even though Qin Xian's killings terrified martial artists both at home and abroad, he still had to bow and bend his head when he saw the Duke.

This is not just their imagination; it has been the case all these years.

Whether they are terrestrial immortals, divine beings, or even earth immortals, they all treat the Duke's mansion with utmost respect and courtesy.

Who would dare disobey?

Who dares to disrespect this?

And at that very moment.

A wheelchair was pushed out, and sitting in it was a gaunt old man with dry, bloodless skin, who looked completely devoid of life.

The old man had an oxygen tube in his nose and was on an IV drip; he looked like he was on the verge of death.

"Duke!"

When the old man came out, everyone greeted him respectfully.

Indeed, this seemingly lifeless old man is none other than Duke Long Ge…