After Being Reborn, I Refuse To Be The Holy Son Of The Sect Anymore

Chapter 145:

Xiao Yang looked at Qin Fei as if he were a fool.

If I haven’t gone after you yet, you should count your blessings. And you still dare to come looking for trouble? Trying to humiliate me in public? Qin Fei, Qin Fei… this time, you’ve brought it upon yourself. If I don’t humiliate you thoroughly, I wouldn’t be doing justice to the opportunity you’ve handed me.

“Everyone here, be our witness. If Xiao Yang loses, he will be at my mercy. If I lose, I will be at his. No complaints, no regrets,” Qin Fei declared loudly to the surrounding crowd.

Lei Renjie and Zheng Fan watched Xiao Yang with schadenfreude, eager to see him embarrassed. Hua Mengli, standing nearby, observed quietly.

Aren’t they supposed to be fellow disciples? What is going on here?

From Qin Fei, she sensed deep hostility towards Xiao Yang, and it was clear that Xiao Yang wasn’t fond of him either. The two of them acted more like enemies than brothers. Even the two men accompanying Qin Fei seemed to have an odd attitude toward Xiao Yang.

The crowd began to jeer and stir the situation up even more, enjoying the drama.

“Good, very good,” Xiao Yang chuckled.

“Senior Brother, this time, you’re definitely going to lose,” Qin Fei said with absolute confidence.

He was born with an innate Dao body, naturally attuned to the great Dao of the heavens and earth. He could easily comprehend laws and sense spiritual energy. If something had any spiritual essence, he could detect it instantly. That incense burner Xiao Yang bought for ten supreme-grade spirit stones had no spiritual aura at all—how could it possibly be a treasure?

“Is that so?” Xiao Yang responded with a smirk.

“Senior Brother, why don’t you just apologize to Junior Brother and call off this bet?” Zheng Fan stepped in, pretending to be a peacemaker.

Xiao Yang sneered inwardly.

This Second Junior Brother had colluded with Qin Fei in the past life, causing him endless trouble. Now, as the Holy Son of the Azure Sun Sword Sect and their Senior Brother, was he supposed to apologize to Qin Fei in public?

It might seem like Zheng Fan was offering a way out, but in reality, it was a deliberate attempt to humiliate him.

Did they think he, Xiao Yang, cared about his dignity?

Dream on.

Having been reborn with a thousand years of experience, if he still couldn’t see through Zheng Fan’s petty schemes, he would have lived his second life in vain.

“Second Junior Brother, are you suggesting that I should apologize to Qin Fei? Do you have water in your brain?” Xiao Yang retorted without giving Zheng Fan any face.

“You…” Zheng Fan’s expression changed, clearly not expecting Xiao Yang to humiliate him publicly.

“Senior Brother, if you insist on this, we won’t plead on your behalf anymore,” Lei Renjie said seriously.

“You think I need you to plead for me?” Xiao Yang looked at Lei Renjie like he was an idiot.

What exactly were they thinking? Did they really believe he was bound to lose?

“Senior Brother, no one can help you today!” Qin Fei said coldly, determined not to miss the opportunity to humiliate Xiao Yang.

“Junior Brother, should I call you foolish or just plain dumb?” Xiao Yang’s lips curled into a grin.

“Let’s see if you can still talk big in a while,” Qin Fei gritted his teeth, glaring at Xiao Yang.

Hua Mengli, who had been watching from the sidelines, thought to herself—Xiao Yang seemed far too composed. Could it be that this incense burner really was a treasure?

She took another look at the inconspicuous object in the old man’s hands. No matter how she examined it, it still appeared to be an ordinary incense burner. Of course, the material was unique—it was so tough that her blade, which could slice through iron like mud, couldn’t even leave a scratch on it. But aside from that, there was nothing special about it.

“Elder, what do you think of this item?” Xiao Yang asked the old man.

The elder continued to inspect the furnace closely.

“Senior Brother, just admit defeat. This is nothing more than an ordinary incense burner,” Qin Fei said smugly.

“Shut up!” The old man suddenly snapped at Qin Fei in frustration.

“Old man, who do you think you are to speak like that in front of disciples of the Azure Sun Sword Sect?” Zheng Fan retorted angrily.

The elder completely ignored him.

“You…” Zheng Fan was furious at being disregarded.

“What’s going on here?”

A voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone turned towards the source of the voice and saw none other than Li Fanyin approaching.

“It’s the Young Mistress…”

“Young Mistress is here…”

The crowd quickly made way for her.

“Greetings, Senior Sister Li,” Zheng Fan and Lei Renjie greeted her with a nod.

Li Fanyin’s cultivation level was higher than theirs, and she was also older. Although they belonged to different sects, Zheng Fan and the others still respectfully addressed her as “Senior Sister.”

“Hmm,” Li Fanyin nodded and turned to Xiao Yang. “Brother Xiao, what’s going on here?”

Xiao Yang, as the Holy Son of the Azure Sun Sword Sect, held a status far above Zheng Fan and the others, so Li Fanyin naturally didn’t dare to be negligent.

“It’s nothing much, just a little bet with my junior brother,” Xiao Yang said indifferently.

“A bet?” Li Fanyin glanced at Qin Fei and then at Xiao Yang, her curiosity piqued.

At that moment, Hua Mengli quietly slipped away without drawing any attention as soon as Li Fanyin arrived.

Xiao Yang noticed her departure and found it rather strange.

Why did Hua Mengli leave so suddenly?

Was she trying to hide her identity by dressing as a man?

Was she avoiding Li Fanyin?

Why would she need to avoid her?

Xiao Yang was puzzled. In his previous life, he had never heard of any enmity between the Shifang Qimen and the Xiaoyao Palace.

“It’s like this…” Zheng Fan began explaining the situation to Li Fanyin.

“So that’s how it is!” Li Fanyin quickly grasped the whole situation.

Xiao Yang actually found a hidden treasure here?

Could that ordinary-looking furnace really be a treasure?

“Senior Sister Li, our Senior Brother insists that this incense burner is a treasure… Sigh!” Zheng Fan said awkwardly.

Li Fanyin looked toward the old man holding the furnace.

At that moment, the old man turned around, and as soon as she saw his face, Li Fanyin was taken aback.

Why was this esteemed elder here?

While suppressing her shock, her gaze fell on the furnace in his hands.

“Just an old fool, what can he possibly know?” Qin Fei sneered, seeing the old man examining the furnace so closely.

Li Fanyin stared at Qin Fei in shock. “Did you just call him an old fool?”

“Isn’t he?” Qin Fei replied with disdain.

No one in the crowd seemed to recognize the old man, but to them, he did indeed look like just an ordinary old man.

However, some among the crowd began to sense that something was off.

Xiao Yang remained silent, watching the scene with a faint smile.

“Haha…” Suddenly, Li Fanyin burst into laughter.

“You called him an old fool? Haha… that’s hilarious!”

Her laughter echoed through the street.

“…”

Qin Fei and the others looked increasingly uncomfortable.

“Do you have any idea who he is?” Li Fanyin asked, smiling faintly at Qin Fei.

“How would we know? He’s just some nobody,” Qin Fei scoffed, glancing at the old man dismissively.

The surrounding crowd murmured among themselves.

“Haha…”

At that moment, the old man burst into laughter.

“So that’s how it is, so that’s how it is!” he laughed excitedly.

Everyone’s attention was instantly drawn to the old man.

Then, an astonishing scene unfolded before their eyes.

“How… how is this possible?”

“This…”

All eyes widened in shock as they stared at the furnace in the old man’s hands.

The furnace’s outer layer began to peel away, revealing its true form. Once the outer layer was gone, the entire furnace gleamed with a fiery radiance, as if it were crafted from divine jade. It was crystal-clear, enveloped in ethereal light, exuding an aura so profound it seemed otherworldly—like an artifact of celestial origins.

The old man cradled the furnace carefully in his hands, as if holding a ball of flame.

“This… this is the legendary Divine Jade Profound Flame Immortal Furnace!”

The old man’s voice trembled with excitement.

“What… this…”

The vendor immediately coughed up a mouthful of blood, spraying it three meters away.

What a massive loss!

Who could have imagined that an ordinary-looking incense burner would turn out to be an unparalleled treasure?

The vendor’s regret was written all over his face.

Everyone stood dumbfounded, staring at the furnace in the old man’s hands.

Lei Renjie and Zheng Fan were completely stunned.

Their Senior Brother had indeed struck gold—an enormous goldmine.

Qin Fei was even more dumbfounded.

He never imagined that what he thought to be an ordinary incense burner would turn out to be an extraordinary treasure of unimaginable value.

This was a legendary celestial furnace!

“Junior Brother, you… lost,” Xiao Yang said calmly, looking at Qin Fei.