Xia Guanyu's terrifying appearance startled and baffled Jiang Tian at the sametime. Normally, the cautious Jiang Tian would've already ran away in defense. However, seeing that Xia Guanyu didn't hold any killing intent towards him. His guard relaxed as he asked.

"What do you mean seducing Miss Bingyue? I haven't done such a thing, Senior. You're falsely accusing me here..." Jiang Tian replied with knitted eyebrows and signalled for Xia Bingyue's help. But before Xia Bingyue could receive his signal. Xia Guanyu erupted.

"What do you mean falsely accusing? The proof is already in your body! The fact that you're cultivatiing the Frozen Sovereign Manual, one of the Core Cultivation Methods of our Xia Clan is enough for me to conclude that you're guilty!"

It was the first time in several decades that Xia Guanyu erupted like this. Jiang Tian couldn't really blame the old man for his actions that ignored his pride and dignity. After all, Core Cultivation Methods were manuals that represented the pillars of a clan. Once stolen or copied by others, they could potentially reverse engineer it for weaknesses.

"Father, calm down! It was a decision of my own accord! Didn't you say that once I return with you here in the clan, you would grant me a single wish?" Xia Bingyue said with reddened cheeks and Xia Guanyu retorted.

"I did say that but that single wish was meant for your sake, not for this brat that clearly doesn't deserve it! Apart from possessing mysterious Enhancement Techniques and a unique outlook in life, this brat doesn't have an inkling of cultivation talent!"

His fierce retorted made a small smile leak on his daughter's face.

"What are you smirking there for? Do you really think that I have forgiven you? You unfilial child!" Xia Guanyu harshly scolded, and his body slightly trembled in his anger.

"Calm down and observe him for a moment, take note that I gave him the Frozen Sovereign Manual today..." Xia Bingyue lightly laughed and Xia Guanyu begrudgingly calmed himself down. Glaring at Jiang Tian, his jet-black eyes seeemd to pierce through everything as it probed Jiang Tian's body.

"I-I-Impossible! This is impossible!" Xia Guanyu's expression changed. He was so shocked that he had to say "Impossible" two times as he stood up from his seat and glared at his daughter,

"Tell me. When did you really give him the Frozen Sovereign Manual. It's impossible that someone can comprehend such complex and huge amount of information in such a short amount of time!"

Xia Bingyue rolled her eyes: "First, you said that I was lying to you and thought that Jiang Tian seduced me for the sake of those cultivation manuals. Now that I proved you wrong, you're thinking that I'm lying. Can you still remember the words that Jiang Tian said to you when we first met with him?"

"Just because you haven't witnessed a miracle doesn't mean that it doesn't happen..."

Xia Bingyue declared with a smile and Xia Guanyu kneaded his aching temples. He felt grateful and annoyed by his daughter at the sametime.

Grateful because if not for the fact that Xia Bingyue bestowed Jiang Tian the Frozen Sovereign Manual. No one would discover his high comprehension and he would forever be branded as trash, limiting his potential.

Annoyed because of the fact that Xia Bingyue made such an arbitrary decision and almost gave him a heart attack out of anxiety. After all, Jiang Tian was still an outsider that didn't have the Xia surname.

"Okay, fine. I believe you know." Xia Guanyu glared at his daughter before sweeping his gaze over at Jiang Tian and asking, "Jiang Tian, since it seems like you managed to cultivate on the Frozen Sovereign Manual, can you let me see if you truly comprehended the First Stage of the manual?"

Jiang Tian stared at him, "First Stage of the manual? Turning water into ice? I sure can, but I need water as a medium." He replied with a smile and Xia Guanyu swiftly handed over a glass of water.

The First Stage of the Frozen Sovereign Manual involved transforming water into ice. Without a body of water as a medium, the Frozen Sovereign Manual couldn't be used.

This was a great weakness but at the sametime it was also a huge advantage if Jiang Tian ever found himself on the sea. Placing his index finger on the glass of water. Jiang Tian rotated his newly-formed cultivation base and cold air surged from his dantian towards the glass of water as the water slowly turned into ice.

Freely manipulating the properties of water from solid to liquid and vice-versa. It was the indisputable sign of having cultivated the First Stage of the Frozen Sovereign Manual. Witnessing what happened, Xia Guanyu and Xia Bingyue's expression looked complicated.

Ever since that day where Jiang Tian blocked the attacks of a Silent Monastery disciple on his own while not having any cultivation base. Xia Guanyu and Xia Bingyue knew that he wasn't so simple.

However, they didn't expect that he was this monstrous to the extent that it was almost unbelievable.

"Since everything has already happened and there's no use crying over spilled milk, I'll let the matter pass seeing that you didn't embarrass the dignity of the Frozen Sovereign. However, since you're cultivating a Core Cultivation Method of the Xia Clan while not possessing our bloodline or surname, this will inevitably lead to some problems."

Xia Guanyu suffused a small smile on his face and Jiang Tian had a foreboding feeling in his mind.

"To prevent these problems I will give you two choices. Either you follow a single request of mine, or you will marry into the clan, inheriting the Xia surname. Of course, a third choice exists. But it's something that either you and me dislike."

"The decision is yours, young man. I hope that you'll choose wisely."

Jiang Tian and Xia Bingyue reeled in shock amidst Xia Guanyu's declaration. The latter made a sidelong glance at Jiang Tian who revealed a bitter smile on his face.

"As expected, he trapped me in..."

He lifted his head and even though he expected this happening from the time that he accepted the cultivation manuals from Xia Bingyue, a wry smile still appeared on his lips as he stared at the cunning father and daughter pair.