Chapter 384: Gathering for the Appointment

After Li Yi gutted the young flood dragon, he gifted the peeled skin armor, the extracted tendons, and the removed dragon bones to his master Zhao Ge. Then, he threw the flood dragon meat into the large pot to stew, letting Shou Hou watch the heat, preparing to have a beautiful meal when the time came.

"Great Senior Brother, I don't have the experience of stewing dragon meat. If you let me handle it, what if I ruin it?" Shou Hou scratched his head, a bit afraid to take on this task.

This was a rare treasure, and he had no bottom in his heart at all.

Li Yi said: "Just boil it until it's cooked. The meat is in the pot; how can it be ruined? Rest assured and go handle it. After it's cooked, I will invite all of you to eat dragon meat. Although it's just a young flood dragon, the flesh and blood are very nourishing and of great benefit to martial arts cultivation."

"Since the Great Senior Brother said so, then I will go all out." Shou Hou gritted his teeth, took on this task, and then called two fellow disciples to help together.

At this time, Zhao Ge suddenly thought of something and asked: "By the way, Meng De, you said before that there is a major event happening today. Master thinks this shouldn't be the matter of stewing dragon meat, right?"

"Master, I came to Sanyang City in such a hurry this time because of the matter of dealing with Ghost Gods. Before, I made a promise with the people of the Four Great Noble Families to help them exterminate the Ghost Gods. Correspondingly, the Four Great Noble Families also have to spare no effort to support me," Li Yi said: "Now that the time is ripe, I plan to take action tonight."

"Before I came, I had already beheaded a Ghost God named Tian Xiong on Ghost Street. Now it's the turn of the other Ghost Gods in the Four Seas and Eight Bazhou. I have already let the Yin Gods of the Four Great Noble Families go to challenge them. If there are no accidents, a great battle will break out outside Sanyang City tonight."

He briefly explained this matter in a few words.

Although the words were very short, the amount of information was extremely explosive.

Everyone was shocked.

"Challenge Ghost Gods? This, this..." Even Zhao Ge, who was calm, was shocked to the point of being unable to speak: "This is too sudden. Meng De, have you really reached this step? The Four Seas and Eight Bazhou have no one who is your opponent, and only the legendary thousand-year-old Ghost Gods can confront you?"

He couldn't believe that Li Yi, who had strayed into Ghost Street, was just an ordinary person with no strength. But in the blink of an eye, the current Li Yi had already stood at the peak of martial arts.

This kind of progress in strength was truly unprecedented.

"It seems that my words back then are about to be fulfilled. Now you are probably already qualified to sit on the golden throne and have Ghost Gods worship you."

In addition to shock, Zhao Ge also let out a sigh.

Everything happened too fast, so much so that he was still a bit dazed until now.

Calculating the time carefully, this should be about a year or so, right?

If it were the disciples of the martial arts school, they wouldn't have even cultivated their Qi and blood well in a year, and wouldn't even be qualified to step into martial arts cultivation. But Li Yi dared to publicly challenge Ghost Gods.

Li Yi said: "Master, the outside world is very large. My cultivation speed is nothing. And with my strength, I can only be considered the bottom in other worlds. Thousand-year-old Ghost Gods are not to be feared. It's just that the Four Seas and Eight Bazhou is too small, and no true powerhouses have appeared, so this result has been caused."

Zhao Ge was silent. He looked at the sky, and inexplicably, a kind of curiosity and impulse surged in his heart.

He also wanted to see the world outside where powerhouses were like clouds.

He was already a Meridian Qi martial artist, stepping into the upper three realms. The path of martial arts was almost at its end, and he was still young. Was he going to be trapped here for the rest of his life?

"Great Senior Brother, is challenging Ghost Gods very dangerous?" At this time, Rong Niang asked with concern.

Li Yi said: "Since I dare to challenge, I naturally have full confidence. Rest assured. You all just stay in the mansion today and don't go anywhere. After tonight, everything will be over. In the future, you don't have to worry about being retaliated against by Ghost Gods, and you don't have to worry about the matter of collecting life span anymore. You can live and cultivate with peace of mind."

Rong Niang didn't know what to say at this moment, just nodded gently, but the look in her eyes when she looked at Li Yi became exceptionally complicated.

However, just when a few people were chatting.

The sound of iron hooves trampling suddenly came from the streets of Sanyang City. This sound was exceptionally clear in the dark night. All the martial artists in the mansion noticed it. Afterwards, they saw more than twenty people riding fast horses, galloping toward here through the night.

"Great Senior Brother, it's the people from the Four Great Noble Families." Zhao Qian said hurriedly.

During the time Li Yi was away, she and Zhao Ge had often dealt with the people of the Four Great Noble Families, so they knew what was going on as soon as they saw those fast horses.

"They are all top experts of the Four Great Noble Families. There are at least ten or more Meridian Qi martial artists, and the leader seems to be a Meridian Spirit Realm existence. Is this the full foundation of the Four Great Noble Families?" Zhao Ge's heart trembled when he saw this.

Although there were not many people, each one was extraordinary. Picking any one of them and placing them anywhere in the Four Seas and Eight Bazhou would be enough to become a hegemon.

"It seems the Four Great Noble Families have already started to act. Very good." Seeing this scene, Li Yi walked out with large strides and then stopped in front of the mansion gate.

At this moment, more than twenty experts reined in their horses together and stopped. Thirty meters in front of Li Yi's mansion, they had already dismounted. This was to show respect. Afterwards, these people, led by the heads of the Four Great Noble Families, took the initiative to come and visit Li Yi.

"Head of the Fan family, Fan Wentian."

"Head of the Meng family, Meng Meng Daoxian."

"Head of the Qi family, Qi Qi Yunshan."

"Head of the Zhao family, Zhao Ding."

The four people clasped their fists and bowed to Li Yi together: "Greetings, Young Master Li."

"Greetings, Young Master Li." The twenty top experts behind them also clasped their fists and bowed, respectfully.

This bow seemed to represent that the Four Great Noble Families would bow their heads from now on and respect Li Yi together.

Whether it was Meridian Qi Realm or Meridian Spirit Realm, they all had to restrain their sharpness at this moment, not daring to show any displeasure.

Because the Four Great Noble Families already knew that Li Yi had entered Ghost Street tonight and beheaded the Ghost God Tian Xiong. This meant that from today on, the thousand-year-old situation of the Four Seas and Eight Bazhou was about to change, and the pattern of the world was about to be rewritten. And they were about to witness this historic scene.

At this moment, they were both a bit uneasy and full of excitement and joy.

"No need for formalities. This is not the first time we have dealt with each other, so there is no need to say any polite words. Head of the Meng family, the matter I asked your Meng family's Yin God Meng Meng Fanxing to go and notify the Ghost Gods that I want to challenge them, has it been handled?" Li Yi's silver eyes scanned everyone calmly, and then stopped on a burly middle-aged man wearing brocade clothes.

Head of the Meng family, Meng Meng Daoxian, said hurriedly: "Young Master Li, I have dispatched all the Yin Gods of my Meng family to notify them. The other heads of the families have also dispatched Yin Gods out. However, the territory of the Eight Bazhou is not small, and the other Four Great Noble Families know nothing about this matter, so it will take some effort. However, Young Master Li, please rest assured that before dawn tonight, the Ghost Gods will definitely come to the appointment."

"Very good. I am afraid of trouble and don't want to find the Ghost Gods one by one. I might as well invite them all to fight and decide the outcome in one battle. It's just that I don't know how many Ghost Gods there are in the Four Seas and Eight Bazhou?" Li Yi asked.

Head of the Fan family, Fan Wentian, said immediately: "The matter of investigating the Ghost Gods has been going on since we reached an agreement with Young Master Li last time. Excluding the Ghost Gods living in seclusion in the Four Seas, in the territory of the Eight Bazhou, the number of Ghost Gods is about twenty-four. And those who can truly come to the appointment will definitely not exceed twenty."

"Many Ghost Gods, although recorded, have never appeared again for more than a hundred years. I think it's because of some reasons that they have perished, or have completely fallen into a deep sleep."

"The number is indeed not small." Li Yi nodded when he heard this.

A world like the Four Seas and Eight Bazhou being able to accumulate so many Ghost Gods is indeed not simple. After all, this is a world with thin cosmic energy. Wanting to reach the Dharma Aspect Realm in this world is absolutely something that requires extraordinary talent and deep opportunity. If these Ghost Gods were placed in other worlds, they would definitely become extraordinary existences.

But the upper limit of the world locked these former geniuses and martial artists, making them reduced to existences that are neither human nor ghost. Fine.

Today he came, just in time to help them be liberated, to avoid these Ghost Gods living in vain in the world and exhausting the hero's spirit.

"In this way, does Young Master Li have confidence?" Head of the Qi family, Qi Qi Yunshan, asked with a bit of uneasiness.

They are now in a dilemma.

The news has already been passed on, and the lives of the Four Great Noble Families are all pressed on Li Yi. There is no way back. Although they feel that doing this is a bit reckless, the moment Li Yi beheaded the Ghost God Tian Xiong, the ending of the Four Great Noble Families was doomed: either rule the Eight Bazhou, or be liquidated by the Ghost Gods and vanish into thin air.

"It's just twenty or so Ghost Gods, it's nothing," Li Yi said calmly.

He had fought with Tian Xiong and knew the strength of the Ghost Gods, so he didn't take it to heart.

This world has little cosmic energy, and the strength that Ghost Gods can exert is very limited. If it were on Earth where cosmic energy is abundant, he really wouldn't dare to be so arrogant. After all, that is equivalent to the Spirit Power Realm. Even if the physical body is decayed and only the soul is left, it cannot be underestimated.

Hearing Li Yi so confident, the heads of the four families felt a bit relieved in their hearts.

That's right.

Without the certainty of victory, how could he act so rashly?

Li Yi looked outside the city again: "Let's choose the foot of Mount Daqing as the location for the duel. The feng shui there is good, and many people are buried there; burying a few more ghosts and gods probably won't be a problem. If we fight inside Sanyang City, I'm afraid this city will be destroyed. After the duel, your four great aristocratic families' experts will have only one task: to protect the Zhao Zhao Wuguan and my residence, so that no Yin spirits or ghosts take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack."

"Young Master Li, please rest assured. The experts of our Four Great Noble Families will definitely protect you with their lives and will never let Young Master Li's mansion suffer even the slightest casualty," the heads of the families immediately guaranteed with certainty.

Now is the time to perform and claim credit. After today, there won't be this opportunity.

Li Yi nodded and signaled: "Then please enter the mansion for the banquet. I have stewed a pot of good meat and want to share it with you all."

The heads of the four families were polite for a few words and entered the mansion one after another.

As soon as they entered the mansion, they smelled a strange meaty fragrance wafting out, and saw a large pot set up in the middle of the courtyard, stewing meat of some kind of rare beast. Just smelling it made the Qi and blood in their bodies restless.

"Great Senior Brother, this dragon meat is too nourishing. I only drank a mouthful of soup and felt the Qi and blood in my body about to explode. No, ordinary martial artists can't eat this thing." At this moment, Shou Hou ran over. He was flushed red, his Qi and blood boiling. This was a manifestation of over-supplementation.

Dragon meat?

As soon as these words were spoken.

The heads of the Four Great Noble Families and the other experts were all surprised. Afterwards, some sharp-eyed experts really saw a dragon skin that had been peeled off in a corner of the courtyard.

"It really is dragon meat?"

Everyone was astonished.

Dragons have been extinct in the Four Seas and Eight Bazhou, leaving only legends. Li Yi actually hunted a dragon and is stewing it here?

Li Yi said at this moment: "If you can't eat it, eat a little less. This thing can't be kept either. Eating it quickly is more trouble-free. Moreover, after eating and drinking enough, it will be easier to fight."

Saying this, he walked over with large strides, took the bowl handed over by a disciple on the side, filled a bowl of soup, and drank it in one gulp.

"Shou Hou, your craftsmanship is not bad, the taste is very good," Li Yi praised, and then filled another bowl of meat and handed it to Master Zhao Ge: "Master, come, taste it. The meat is already cooked, and the heat is just right."

"Good." Zhao Ge was also very happy. After taking it, he carefully tore off a bite.

Sure enough, it was delicious.

But afterwards, his expression changed.

After eating such a bite of flood dragon meat, the Qi and blood in his whole body were boiling, and his face quickly turned red. The essence of Qi and blood contained in it was unimaginably huge.

Moreover, his tendons and bones were nourished, and he couldn't help but slowly unfold. His whole body felt unspeakably comfortable.

"Hoo!"

Zhao Ge let out a long breath, his whole body already drenched in sweat: "Truly an extraordinary treasure. Eating this bite of meat feels like it's worth twenty pieces of precious medicine. No, at least twenty pieces. This is not meat at all, it's clearly a divine medicine."

Li Yi was not stingy either, inviting others to eat together.

Although the pot of flood dragon meat didn't look like much, the amount each person could eat was very limited. Even experts at the Meridian Qi Realm could only reach their limit after two bites, and experts at the Meridian Spirit Realm could only eat a small piece.

Li Yi was very generous, but anyone in the mansion could come to eat. Even Jin Jin Dafu, who was the butler, was divided into a small bowl.

In less than half an hour, dozens of people in the courtyard were all hot and their Qi and blood were boiling, unable to hold on anymore. Even if they tried hard to digest it, it was of no avail, because the Qi and blood essence of the flood dragon meat was not on the same level as the treasures of the Four Seas and Eight Bazhou at all. Wanting to digest it completely would take at least several days.

And Li Yi himself didn't stand on ceremony, eating and drinking in large mouthfuls, replenishing his physical strength and restoring his state.

Although he ate the most, there was still more than half a pot left that he couldn't finish.

Finally, Head of the Fan family, Fan Wentian,

Li Yi followed the suggestion, and the four great aristocratic families quickly brought over various precious medicines and sent pharmacists to boil a pot of dragon meat along with the broth into three thousand pills, naming them Dragon Essence Pills.

He had no use for these pills, so he gifted three hundred pills to each of the four great aristocratic families and gave all the rest to his master, Zhao Ge.

After they were full and had been busy for most of the night, a cold, fierce wind suddenly began to blow through the originally calm night. The wind swept across the entire city, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and sand and stones flew all around.

Outside the originally tranquil Sanyang City, the sounds of clashing weapons and war cries unexpectedly emerged.

Such an anomaly made everyone realize what was happening.

The ghosts and gods of the Four Seas and Eight Continents had come to keep their appointment.

"The turnout is quite grand. Several family heads, act according to what we discussed before; after tonight, there will be no more talk of ghosts and gods." Seeing this scene, Li Yi leaped up. His entire body was glowing with a brilliant silver radiance, and he transformed into a streak of light, tearing through the sky and heading straight outside Sanyang City.