Chapter 791: Chapter 791: Unaware of Hierarchies [First Update] Chapter 791: Chapter 791: Unaware of Hierarchies [First Update] The two individuals introduced by Liu Chengxiang were not old, in their thirties to forties, seemingly calm, but their gaze toward Li Xiaoyao carried a hint of contempt.
They had previously witnessed Li Xiaoyao’s thods and knew that despite his young age, his strength was formidable. However, even so, they thoroughly disregarded him.
The reason was simple: because Li Xiaoyao was too arrogant, and because he possessed a level of power that didn’t seem fitting for his age.
Though they wouldn’t admit it, deep down, they were indeed envious of Li Xiaoyao’s cultivation talent.
“This is Xue Chan from the Tianyin Sect, and this is Liu Man from the Tianyin Sect,” Liu Chengxiang introduced.
Li Xiaoyao nodded slightly, “Li Xiaoyao.”
“Li Daoist friend is quite young and talented,” Xue Chan said with a smirk that didn’t reach his eyes, the sarcasm in his voice was palpable.
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Li Xiaoyao could clearly hear the mockery, but he didn’t care, and he didn’t take such overtly sneering remarks seriously.
There’s no common ground for those of differing paths, and out of respect for Liu Chengxiang’s face, he couldn’t be bothered to argue with them.
Liu Chengxiang could also see that these two didn’t seem to have a good attitude toward Li Xiaoyao, and he frowned slightly, “The Tianyin Sect is an ancient sect. Daoist friends Xue and Liu were discovered to have extraordinary soul perception abilities at the age of ten, and both have the fire and wood attributes. They entered the alchemy path at the age of eleven, and at thirty-seven this year, have already reached the status of a Fourth Grade Alchemist, truly a remarkable talent.”
Upon such high praise, the smidgen of pride in the two n ca flooding out like the tide, a faint smile on their faces as they humbly replied, “We don’t dare claim such talent. There are many within the alchemy path with higher talents than the two of us, we are at best of average aptitude.”
Fourth Grade Alchemist?
Li Xiaoyao was slightly taken aback; indeed, becoming a Fourth Grade Alchemist at this age was quite extraordinary.
However, in Li Xiaoyao’s view, an alchemist of such a rank really had nothing to be proud of.
If they were Sixth or Seventh Grade Alchemists, he might have held them in higher regard.
“Old Liu, I have sothing to take care of, I’ll head over there first.” Without so much as glancing at the two n, Li Xiaoyao casually tossed out these words and turned to walk toward Li Zhan.
His action left Xue Chan and the other man stunned, then imdiately enraged.
“Master Liu, this elder from your Xuan Sect is truly arrogant!” they said with a tone that was extrely discourteous.
Liu Chengxiang’s eyebrows furrowed, clearly dissatisfied with Xue and Liu’s behavior, his original intention had been to introduce the parties to establish a basic connection, so they might assist each other in the future.
However, he hadn’t expected Xue Chan and the other man to be so full of themselves.
Li Xiaoyao did not take such matters to heart. Seeing him approached, Li Zhan smiled and said, “This is Li Xiaoyao, the heir of the Li Family, whom I believe everyone present has just t.”
These individuals were not much different from Xue Chan and the other man. They didn’t have a great impression of Li Xiaoyao, but being mostly either sect leaders or family heads, with seasoned and cunning minds, they knew how to behave socially. Thus, at least on the surface, they maintained enough decorum not to cause Li Xiaoyao any disgust or aversion.
But there were still those who found Li Xiaoyao irritating and would mock him.
“Haha, the young people these days, I tell you, are so hot-tempered, ready to fight at the slightest disagreent.”
“Isn’t that the truth? Back in our day, we treated our elders with respect and courtesy.”
Li Zhan’s smile faltered, but he wasn’t in a position to say much. He knew that most of these fellows had grievances against Li Xiaoyao. His kinsman could afford to confront the Rakshasa Sect without hesitation, even oppose the Martial Sects regardless of consequences, but it wouldn’t be wise to stand against all the ancient sects at once—it would be foolish.
Li Xiaoyao looked up slightly, his voice indifferent, “I hope you all can still show respect to soone who holds a sword to your throat.”
A bunch of idiots standing there talking without feeling the pain, if it weren’t for not wanting to create an overly stiff and ugly scene, would he be talking to them so politely?
“Hmph, do you think you have the right to speak here?”
“You have no sense of hierarchy!”
“Patriarch Li, is this how you educate your clanspeople?”
Li Xiaoyao sneered disdainfully, glanced at these self-important fools and said to Li Zhan, “Patriarch, I’ll be going back now. See you at the Inspector Ceremony.”
“The Inspector Ceremony? Haha, with your cultivation level, unless soone takes you along, you think you’re fit to attend such a grand event?”
“Ignorant child, don’t be so arrogant about your achievents at such a young age—the majority of geniuses die young. Being modest is always better.”
“Hmm, I completely agree with that statent,” Li Xiaoyao nodded earnestly, his voice dripping with sarcasm as he looked at the man who had just spoken, “One should indeed be modest, because you never know when the person you offend might be soone you can’t afford to provoke.”
At those words, the crowd was mildly stunned, then burst into unstoppable laughter.
“Soone you can’t afford to offend? You?”
“How laughable, a junior of the Li Family dares to be so wildly arrogant!”
Li Xiaoyao’s eyes swept across the faces of these several people, morizing each one, his smile turning dark.
I hope you can still laugh like this after the Inspector Ceremony.
Li Zhan felt quite helpless. His original intention of taking advantage of today’s event was to introduce Li Xiaoyao to everyone and also hope that Elder Yuan would take note of Li Xiaoyao’s cultivation talent, thus recomnding him to the three great guilds.
With such a formidable cultivation talent, Li Xiaoyao might even have a chance to beco an alchemist, artifact refiner, or array master.
However, as soon as Li Xiaoyao appeared, he was uniformly ridiculed by everyone—an outco Li Zhan had not anticipated.
If it were soone else, they would probably just swallow their anger and bear it, but obviously Li Xiaoyao was not the type to just take abuse without fighting back.
Before leaving, Li Xiaoyao went to find Liu Chengxiang to ask for the keys to the large courtyard.
“No need for keys. Just go, soone will open the door for you,” Liu Chengxiang saw him to the car and sighed as they parted, “I originally wanted to introduce you around, get you into this circle. I didn’t expect so many unforeseen incidents.”
“That’s enough; don’t bla yourself. I’m just not ant to fit into these kinds of circles. Forcing it would only lead to an earlier outburst. I’m heading back now.” Li Xiaoyao got into the car and as the driver hit the gas, the car shot away.
On the way back, the thing Li Xiaoyao thought about the most was how to increase his strength as soon as possible.
When he got back to the large courtyard, Fu Xiaosheng had already received the call and ca back early to open the door. He had planned to cozy up to Li Xiaoyao in various ways, but was dismissed with a simple, “If there’s nothing else, you can go back first.”
Now, Jindu could only be described in one word: “chaos.”
“Buzz~”
The phone rang; it was Xiao Ya calling.
Li Xiaoyao patted his head, almost forgetting that Xiao Ya was in Jindu—such a mory.
Xiao Ya asked if he was in Jindu and then told him to wait for her call at any ti, saying she would co to find him once she was done with her business.
Li Xiaoyao naturally promised to do so, hung up the phone, and closed his eyes to enter the System.
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