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Chapter 286 - 283 You Thought Wrong [5th Update]

Chapter 286: Chapter 283 You Thought Wrong [5th Update]

Li Chenglin was stunned, thinking, "What does he mean by this? Could it be that he has a Level 8 Demon Beast comparable to the Ascension Stage...?"

Li Chenglin didn’t hesitate and immediately replied, "Young Master Yan, the Li Family has fifty thousand clan members at the Transcendence Tribulation Stage and above."

Yan Rufeng leisurely said, "The Level 8 Demon Beast and Soul Reviving Pill are ready, but I can’t think of a reason to help your Li Family!"

Li Chenglin was instantly stunned, asking in confusion, "Didn’t you open the restaurant to earn Spirit Stones, Young Master Yan?"

Yan Rufeng stood with one hand behind his back, smiling slightly.

"Patriarch Li, if you think I, Yan Rufeng, am short of Spirit Stones, then your Li Family is truly beyond saving!"

Li Chenglin lowered his head in silence, lost in thought.

Yan Rufeng turned his back and said softly, "Patriarch Li, I’ll be frank with you. If you agree to one condition, not to mention Level 8, I can even give you a Level 9 Demon Beast."

"Level 9 Demon Beast?"

Li Chenglin’s eyes sparkled with light as he whispered, "Young Master Yan, what do you need me, Li Chenglin, to do?"

Yan Rufeng turned back to face Li Chenglin and said slowly, "Submit to me, Yan Rufeng, and work for me!"

Li Chenglin hesitated slightly.

Yan Rufeng smiled.

"Patriarch Li, it seems you are quite reluctant. Since that’s the case, you may leave."

Azure Dragon City’s Li Family was just a small family among the many cultivators gathered in the city. In the past, they had sought to gain the protection of some major sects on Dragon Origin Star. However, due to the Li Family’s low strength and great distance, those sects looked down upon them.

However, even so, one should not underestimate the Li Family. In the Mortal Domain, they received Spirit Stone tributes from five Cultivation Planets annually.

Nevertheless, the Li Family, once an untouchable presence on those tribute-giving Cultivation Planets, now had to lower themselves under someone else’s command. As the patriarch of the Li Family, Li Chenglin found it difficult to make a choice.

"Young Master Yan, can you allow me some time to consider?"

Yan Rufeng smiled and said, "Patriarch Li, it’s not that I won’t let you consider, but Duanmu Qinghe won’t give you the time. If I’m not mistaken, Duanmu Qinghe has already made a move against your Li Family."

"What?"

Li Chenglin’s eyes shot out a cold light as he took a deep breath.

"Young Master Yan, I’ve made my decision."

Yan Rufeng said lightly, "Since you’ve decided, you should know what to do."

Li Chenglin kneeled on one knee, bowing his head and cupping his hands, saying, "I, Li Chenglin, represent the entire Li Family in sincerely submitting to Young Master Yan of Yingxian Tower. If there is any disloyalty, may both humans and gods punish us together!"

Two lights flashed, and Yan Rufeng said slowly, "Li Chenglin, the Level 8 Demon Beast and the Soul Reviving Pills are in the two storage rings in front of you. Now, return to the Li Family and distribute them immediately!"

Li Chenglin lowered himself further, respectfully saying, "I obey your command!"

Li Chenglin took fifty thousand Level 8 Demon Beasts and five hundred thousand Soul Reviving Pills from Yan Rufeng back to the Li Family.

The next morning, as the first ray of sunlight shone on the Duanmu Family’s residence, Li Chenglin gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, revealing a long-awaited smile.

When Li Chenglin reappeared in the second-floor hall of Yingxian Tower, Yan Rufeng, hands behind his back, walked up slowly, saying lightly, "It took you this long, your Li Family is still too weak."

Li Chenglin bowed and said, "I believe, Master, that in the near future, we will not disappoint you."

Yan Rufeng smiled.

"You may go now. Without my command, do not come back to Yingxian Tower."

A light flashed, and Li Chenglin offered a storage ring.

"Master, inside this storage ring are all the assets of the Duanmu Family. Please check."

Yan Rufeng replied indifferently, "Remember, just call me Young Master Yan in the future. You may leave!"

"I obey..."

As soon as Li Chenglin left Yingxian Tower, a white-robed man in the crowd waiting to dine showed a wicked smile, nodding slowly.

"Hehe!"

"The destruction of the Duanmu Family indeed involves Yan Rufeng of Yingxian Tower. But instead of helping the powerful Duanmu Family, he chose to support the weaker Li Family. Interesting..."

Then, the white-robed man muttered, "What Yan Rufeng does is always unexpected. I can’t wait to meet him!"

"Sigh!"

Then, a long sigh escaped from the white-robed man.

"Master instructed me not to act rashly. I’ll wait a few more days..."

In the second-floor hall of Yingxian Tower, Yan Rufeng spread out his divine sense to inspect the storage ring left by Li Chenglin, frowning and taking a deep breath.

"In the unremarkable family of Azure Dragon City on Dragon Origin Star, they have an asset of one trillion. With so many top-grade spiritual stones, how many people’s right to ascend to the Immortal World have they snuffed out..."

...

The business at Yingxian Tower was as booming as ever. Everyone who came to dine had an extraordinary glow on their faces.

They were excited, thrilled, enjoying the joy of enhanced strength.

In the Cultivation World, strength meant everything; having profound cultivation was every Cultivator’s lifelong aspiration.

And the more the cultivators of Azure Dragon City frequented Yingxian Tower, the stronger they became. But now, they were gradually running out of Spirit Stones.

The cultivators of Azure Dragon City thought, without Spirit Stones, how could they continue to visit Yingxian Tower to rapidly enhance their strength?

They didn’t want to give up the easily obtainable daily strength increases. But without Spirit Stones, would Yan Rufeng’s Yingxian Tower provide them for free? Obviously not.

Would they dare to threaten Yan Rufeng? They didn’t—Yan Rufeng wasn’t even afraid of the City Lord.

Each day, they stood in front of Yingxian Tower, watching others walk out with doubled strength, only able to gaze in envy.

That feeling of instant divine soul enhancement!

That feeling of instant physical strengthening!

That feeling of instant cultivation growth!

Those who walked out of Yingxian Tower would never forget it, for that feeling was incredible.

Moreover, this instant strength gain had no impact on the Dao Foundation, it was like cheating.

What could they do without Spirit Stones?

In a Cultivation World where strength was paramount, acts of murder and treasure plundering often occurred.

But would the people here dare to act? Indeed, they would, but not within Azure Dragon City, as they were too weak. They dared not act in other cities either, for they were too weak.

However, outside Dragon Origin Star, among nearly a million Cultivation Stars, to them, it was a land full of Spirit Stones. Some of these people already had one or two Cultivation Stars that paid them Spirit Stone tributes.

Increasing the quantity and frequency of Spirit Stone tributes became their first choice.

But what about those cultivators without Cultivation Stars providing them Spirit Stones?

Without Spirit Stones, they couldn’t visit Yingxian Tower, which was unacceptable. Those with high cultivation and strength, who had visited Yingxian Tower several times and could challenge above their level, now saw their advantages.

Soon, a competition for uninhabited Cultivation Planets outside the Dragon Origin Star Domain began...