Sanyang City, inside the City Lord Mansion.
As a noble family with a thousand years of history, the Xingzhou Fan Family took the matters concerning Li Yi very seriously. Three months ago, several Gang Refining Experts from the Fan Family had already taken charge of the City Lord Mansion, including the current Family Head, Fan Wentian. In addition to him, the talented youths of the Fan Family had also arrived in Sanyang City.
Moreover, not just the Fan Family, the Qingzhou ng Family, the Yanzhou Zhao Family, the Jinzhou Qi Family also had sent people.
The Eight Great Families, four of which had co.
The remaining four families didn’t co not because they didn’t want to, but because these four families had deliberately blocked the news. The other families simply didn’t know about this matter and were still kept in the dark.
"Li Yi has already arrived, he truly keeps his word,"
Fan Wentian sat in the chief seat and said with a half-smile, "ng Que, I don’t understand. It’s just a bit of lifespan of Sanyang City after all, given, just given, why involve ng Changfeng, a thousand-year-old Yin God? Your ng Family’s ng Kuohai also died unjustly, having not even breached a hundred steps into the enemy’s territory before being killed, and now he has completely beco a joke."
Every ti he ntioned this matter, he couldn’t help but find it funny, and not just him – the other two family elders couldn’t help but laugh as well.
ng Que’s face looked sowhat unpleasant as he said, "My ng Family was leading the way for you all in these troubled waters. Without our ng Family testing this Li Yi, how could you have treated this minor character of Sanyang City seriously?"
"Now this Li Yi is no longer a minor character,"
The elder of the Yanzhou Zhao Family, Zhao Mingyue, slowly said, "Just now, when that Li Yi entered the city, one of the young disciples of our Zhao Family delivered a punch to him, without holding back, with all nine acupoints resonating. The result was being defeated by a single punch, even failing to hurt his mount, the Yin Horse, in the slightest."
"He has refined Gang?" ng Que asked in shock.
Three months ago, he could be certain, the opponent had relied on so powerful hidden weapon to kill ng Kuohai, not his own strength. Thus, ng Family had miscalculated and had sent ng Changfeng, a thousand-year-old Yin God to dispatch him. Who would have thought that Li Yi still had a trick up his sleeve? Not only did ng Changfeng die, even the Vengeful Ghosts on Ghost Street were entirely cleared out.
So unknown and terrifying power left the ng Family feeling uneasy and anxious.
"Li Yi didn’t obtain the Gang Refining thod, he should still be at the Qi Cultivation stage. However, his strength cannot be assessed rely by realm. When he first entered Sanyang City, he could cross three realms to kill Qi Cultivation Martial Artists. Doesn’t your ng Family have a young female Martial Artist called ng Cai? Quite promising, yet in the end, she was also killed by him draining her Qi-Blood under Daqing Mountain. Moreover, this ti Li Yi ca to the Four Seas and Eight Continents, he didn’t bring that weapon from last ti... What does this imply, everyone might consider," Fan Wentian said, his smile fading as he spoke earnestly.
An elder of the Qi Family in the Gang Refining Realm tapped on his chair and said, "Now this Li Yi might not have the na of a Gang Refining Expert, but I’m afraid he actually might have the abilities of one."
"No, it’s more than that."
Fan Wentian continued, "Originally, the Qi Cultivation Martial Artists who died under Daqing Mountain were not only ng Cai, there were five of them. Although three died to that weapon, both ng Cai and ng Yanwei actually faced Li Yi in person."
"I’ve investigated those two’s corpses. ng Yanwei was killed by several punches. ng Cai... even used her heart’s blood, but when Li Yi was leaving, Fan Zhizhou failed to find even a slight injury on him. This ans that two Qi Cultivation Martial Artists together couldn’t defeat the then Li Yi. Facing two opponents wasn’t his limit; he still had spare strength,"
ng Que couldn’t help but close his eyes at this mont, drawing a deep breath he said, "Understood, this Li Yi not only can face higher realms but is also invincible in crossing realms. If he has the strength of Qi Cultivation, he could be described as invincible within the Qi Cultivation Realm. Today, if he possesses the strength of Gang Cultivation... he might also undoubtedly claim invincibility within the Gang Refining Realm."
"To move against him, we would need experts from at least the Refining God Realm to act, and moreover, more than one,"
Fan Wentian smiled and said, "Thus, Li Yi cannot be moved against, don’t forget, how did your ng Changfeng vanish? To this day, the cause of death is still unclear, only knowing that after that day, Ghost Street was cleared out, and even if we took down this Li Yi, what then? If a high-level expert from his world cos here, all our noble families would be annihilated."
"I was just ntioning it, my ng Family has no plans to take action. I ca here this ti to offer apologies," ng Que said, "and the gifts this ti are significant enough, I believe they will satisfy the other party."
"That’s better, it’s better to resolve enmity than to deepen it, but your ng Family is still a bit shortsighted," Fan Wentian said.
ng Que frowned and said, "What do you an? Does Family Head Fan have a better insight?"
Fan Wentian looked around at the others, then spoke in a low voice, "Li Yi is a fierce dragon that crossed the river. He ca across borders by chance and will not stay long in this place. He poses no threat to our noble families; he also has no intention of vying for power with us. Such a person is destined to travel to a much broader world to seek his fortune; this place is, at most, an inn where he stops to rest."
"That makes sense, continue," the elder of the Qi Family nodded.
"Why don’t we four family heads fully support this man, bow down to him, provide whatever he needs, and nourish this young dragon until he soars to the heavens? That will be the day our four great families rise," Fan Wentian said.
The Qi Family elder imdiately hesitated, "Even though Li Yi is powerful and dominates the Gang Refining Realm, letting our four great families bow down before him in one breath... Family Head Fan, aren’t we being a bit too spineless?"
But Fan Wentian rely smiled and said, "Rember, one does not serve two masters. It’s better to recognize one master than a group of masters, don’t you think?"
At this statent, the others imdiately responded.
ng Que even stood up abruptly, a mix of shock and doubt in his tone, "Are you thinking of using Li Yi’s hand to break the ghostly predicant?"
"We, the Eight Great Families, cannot oppose the ghosts and gods. No family has produced a person in the Dharma Manifestation Realm, and Cultivation reaches its limit at the Refining God stage. Anyone who dares to Breakthrough will die. This was true for the ancestor of our Fan Family, and it was the sa for ng Changfeng from your ng Family. We are trapped, powerless, and can only rely on outsiders to change the situation," Fan Wentian said.
"Moreover, after Li Yi changes the situation, do you think soone of his temperant would care about our noble families having a few more experts in the Dharma Manifestation Realm?"
At this mont, everyone was silent.
No one had expected that the Family Head of the Fan Family would have such boldness.
But upon careful consideration, this deal seed not too shabby.
If Li Yi were to fail, they would at most lose so resources. But if he should succeed...
"This matter is of the utmost importance; we need to discuss it within our clans." ng Que, along with two elders from the Zhao and Qi Families, said they couldn’t make the decision at this ti.
Fan Wentian said, "Then make it quick, because I can’t be sure how long Li Yi will stay in the Four Seas and Eight Continents. Once he leaves, and by the ti he returns, soone else might have already refined their god, and then our support might be as good as nothing, as you all have seen how terrifying the speed of others’ cultivation can be."
"I’ll use the Dream Implantation Technique now to contact our Family Head," ng Que said, and without turning back, he walked out of the hall.
"I will also use the Dream Implantation Technique," said the two elders from the Zhao and Qi Families, too impatient to care about anything else, they imdiately rushed out of the hall, and quickly disappeared.
Seeing this scene, Fan Wentian just smiled and did not stop them.
After waiting for the people from the three great families to leave, several elders and disciples of the Fan Family ca out from the back hall.
"Family Head, do you think they will agree?" an elder in the Gang Refining Realm couldn’t help but ask.
"A once-in-a-millennium great change is upon us. If their family heads aren’t stupid, there’s a good eight or nine chances out of ten that this will go through."
Leisurely sipping his tea, Fan Wentian said, "And, which of the Eight Great Families hasn’t been oppressed by ghosts and gods? A thousand years of resentnt, a thousand years of grievances, all needing just the right opportunity. Moreover, they are very aware that if this succeeds, even if Li Yi becos the sovereign of the Four Seas and Eight Continents and sits on the golden throne, he wouldn’t care about this bit of territory, just as Fan Zhizhou said. The outside world is too vast; such a strong person won’t just stay in one place. Then it will still be us who’s in charge."
"If the other noble families don’t wager enough this ti, once Li Yi changes the situation, the Eight Great Families might well beco history."
"To bet is still not to lose; not to bet, they’re all dood. Moreover, our Fan Family has a backup this ti. If in the future Li Yi isn’t willing to take over the Four Seas and Eight Continents, we still have Zhizhou as our hope. He will certainly cross borders with Li Yi this ti. With cultivation success, he too will be key in changing the situation."
"But ti is not on our side; Li Yi’s montum will beco stronger, and he is much more reliable than Zhizhou."
After these words, all the Fan Family elders present were utterly convinced.
"This ti it really benefits them," lanted an elder of the Fan Family.
"The more people, the safer it is. Supporting Li Yi alone from our Fan Family might be sowhat difficult, but leveraging the strength of all four continents, that would be secure," Fan Wentian said. "Alright, prepare a banquet. Tomorrow at noon, I am hosting Li Yi at the City Lord Mansion."
"Elder Fan Gao, please take the trouble tonight to take the elders of the Zhao and Qi Families with you, and visit Li Yi, to feel for yourselves what this man, who is claid to be the bravest of Yis and unparalleled through the ages, is really like. It will also dispel those two families’ doubts."
"I understand, Family Head, please be assured," Fan Gao said.
Fan Wentian reminded, "Be careful, don’t die. His fists aren’t easy to take."
"Understood," Fan Gao solemnly nodded.
Li Yi was unaware of everything happening at the City Lord Mansion. At that mont, a lively banquet was taking place inside Zhao’s Martial Arts Hall, filled with laughter and cheer.
The banquet continued into the evening, and only when Zhao Ge saw that Li Yi was slightly intoxicated did he ask Rong Niang and Zhao Qian to arrange for carriages to take Li Yi back to the mansion for a good rest.
And in the carriage,
Zhao Qian and Rong Niang’s cheeks were flushed, and their eyes filled with a shy look.
Long before Li Yi ca to the Four Seas and Eight Continents, Zhao Ge had already instructed the two won that if they ever t Li Yi, they should follow him and serve him well without seeking any formal status, for Li Yi, who values loyalty and righteousness, would not mistreat them.
At that ti, the two won inexplicably agreed.
But now that Li Yi had truly returned, they were unsure what to do.
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