The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 389 - 273 The Banquet Affairs

Chapter 389: Chapter 273 The Banquet Affairs

The invitation had barely been delivered to Li Mansion when the grand doors opened, and Li Yi, clad in his Flying Fish Robe, stepped out, appearing before Fan Zhizhou.

"Mr. Li, it’s been several months since we last met, and your charisma has only increased," Fan Zhizhou greeted warmly, also knowing about last night’s event where Li Yi, alone, fended off three Gang Refining Experts from the major families. Beyond his shock, he felt an unexplained thrill.

Perhaps after his own cross-dimensional journey, he too could achieve this.

Li Yi spoke, "Lord Fan doesn’t seem to have kept last time’s incident a secret. Now, not only your Fan Family knows about it, but other major families are also involved. If this continues, I reckon everyone in the Four Seas and Eight Continents will know that I am a cross-dimensional traveler."

"Please do not be angry, Mr. Li," Fan Zhizhou replied with a bitter smile, "I have tried my best to keep it under wraps. Nevertheless, due to the gravity of the matter and the inter-family alliances, details were inevitably leaked. After the Fan Family Master learned about it, he did all he could to block the news, but still, the Zhao, Qi, and Meng Families got involved."

"But I am not here to make excuses; indeed, I am at fault. Here, I apologize to you, Mr. Li."

After saying this, he respectfully bowed.

As the saying goes, one does not strike a smiling face, and seeing Fan Zhizhou’s sincere apology, Li Yi found it difficult to dwell on the matter. He merely said, "Secrets proliferate mishaps, and when too many are aware, no one can predict the outcome. Do you know why in the entirety of the Four Seas and Eight Continents, I am the only one who crossed dimensions?"

"It is not that others do not wish to come, but because I chose to keep it secret. Yet even so, my mere presence has already disturbed your peace. Imagine what would happen if dozens, hundreds came. Do you think your major families could remain so composed?"

Hearing this, a shiver ran down Fan Zhizhou’s spine.

"Cross-dimensional travel is no child’s play. Collisions between worlds are far more brutal than those between nations. Tell me, if a powerful nation discovered a group of primitive indigenous people guarding a mountain of gold, what do you think would happen?" Li Yi stated calmly.

At this moment, Fan Zhizhou felt a profound awakening—as cold sweat broke on his forehead and a hint of terror appeared in his eyes.

He hadn’t considered many of these points, but Li Yi’s reminder made him realize just how perilous the Four Seas and Eight Continents were at this moment.

"Lord Fan, you are an intelligent man, but your perspective and experience limit your wisdom. Because the Four Seas and Eight Continents are too peaceful, how can someone who lives in such a world comprehend the brutality of mine?" Li Yi remarked.

This was not merely an exaggeration.

In his own world right now, Cultivators were desperately crossing dimensions, searching for a suitable world to reside in. Should the existence of the Four Seas and Eight Continents be discovered, their world would be turned upside down in an instant.

"Mr. Li, I think you’re being alarmist," interjected a lady named Fan Zhi Meng, unable to hold back her rebuttal.

Being a daughter of a prominent family, she carried her own pride, feeling that Li Yi comparing people of her world to indigenous folk was a deep insult.

"This is my cousin, Fan Zhi Meng. She is young and lacks understanding, please, Mr. Li, pay her no mind," Fan Zhizhou hurriedly explained, giving Fan Zhi Meng a glare, dissatisfied since she usually behaved sensibly and was not usually so imprudent.

Li Yi replied, "No worries, I too am but a frog in a well, let alone you. Let’s drop this matter, and attend the banquet. I believe people from your major families must be eagerly waiting."

After a brief exchange, he didn’t waste more words and went straight to the banquet alone.

Although Fan Zhizhou had arrived with over a dozen horse carriages, when leaving, only three to five remained, leaving many more parked in front of Li Mansion. These carriages were laden with all kinds of gifts: mountain and sea delicacies aged a thousand years, plenty of gold and silver coins, large quantities of medicinal herbs for Cultivation, and even various Martial Arts skills.

The immense value of these items was immeasurable—any one carriage could establish a powerful and wealthy family.

With a history spanning a thousand years, this depth of resources was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

In that thousand-year span, they monopolized nearly all the Cultivation resources in the Four Seas and Eight Continents. That is why, unsurprisingly, nearly all top Martial Artists originated from these prominent families; even if a Martial Arts genius emerged from an ordinary school, without resources and heritage, their success would be limited.

As the carriages slowly entered the City Lord Mansion of Sanyang City, Li Yi, sitting inside, noted the mansion’s unusual quiet—not at all like the setting of a banquet, more akin to being under martial law.

No, it was beyond martial law.

Utilizing his Spiritual Realm senses, he discerned that there were indeed few people around; all the servants appeared to have been withdrawn, and vast areas of the City Lord Mansion were eerily deserted.

This lack of attendance signified the high secrecy of this banquet.

"Mr. Li, we have arrived," Fan Zhizhou’s voice rang out as the carriage stopped.

Li Yi made his way to the carriage, looking around before his gaze finally rested at the grand hall of the City Lord Mansion, where stood several imposing middle-aged men. Li Yi recognized a few of the Gang Refining Realm Experts who had sparred with him the previous night, as well as some he didn’t know, likely the Fan Family Master and the Meng Family’s experts mentioned by Fan Zhizhou.