Chapter 239: Is There No Successor?

Taoli Mountain.

Third Heaven, under the ancient peach tree.

Brother Zuoqiu Ling stood tall with a burly body, his expression grave, looking down at the North City: "The Blood Handprint Demon Armor is a ninth-grade Hundred-Character artifact. Although rare in the Lingxiao Life Realm, it has appeared on some evil and demonic experts, so it's not a big problem."

"However, what is going on with that lightning magic seal just now? That thing's origin is not simple."

At this moment.

The morning sun melted the morning mist into golden clouds, sprinkling over the entire city.

But the Hidden Lord still felt cold all over, not having recovered from the thrill just now: "Wasn't it all for your Brother Zuoqiu Sect? If it weren't to save the group of talents trapped in the Prefecture Governor's Mansion, he had already escaped; how could he have gone to provoke Ge Xiantong again and exposed this heavy artifact?"

Brother Zuoqiu Ling sighed: "Old Li, calm your anger; I know you have been worried just now. Rest assured, after the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, the Brother Zuoqiu Sect will definitely protect him with all its might. He is a good child, and I remember the sentiment. But aren't we discussing the origin of that seal now? I feel like even you don't know the inside story."

The Hidden Lord naturally understood the consequences of a youth holding a heavy artifact.

But as the disciple of the leader, it was not surprising to have such a trump card.

He said: "Did you see any clues?"

Brother Zuoqiu Ling said: "I have some guesses in my heart, but I can't be sure; I need to find the ancestor to verify. I feel it looks very much like one of the four seals in the Lei Xiao Sect's legends, the Purple Heaven Thunder Seal."

"It is said that each of the four seals is a Ten-Thousand-Character artifact, lost in the battle between the Lei Xiao Sect founder and the Fog Son back then. Later, for thousands of years, the Lei Xiao Sect only found the Red and Green seals."

The Hidden Lord also had such a guess in his heart, feeling that the Purple Heaven Thunder Seal was mostly mastered by the leader all along and later passed to Li Youyi.

But he said: "It just looks like it! Besides, what is a Ten-Thousand-Character artifact to our dignified ancient clan of ten thousand? Every tribe of the Li clan has such town-clan heavy artifacts. Is it reasonable for my Li clan Hidden Gate to temporarily give a Ten-Thousand-Character artifact to a God-Hidden Person?"

"Are you prepared to expose his identity as a Li clan God-Hidden Person?" Brother Zuoqiu Ling said.

Compared to the leader's disciple, what is the identity of a God-Hidden Person?

"Anyway, if the Lei Xiao Sect's Longevity Realm giants come to the door, your Brother Zuoqiu Sect will bear it."

The Hidden Lord stood up, preparing to go down the mountain.

"Bearing it is no problem... Old Li, I am also very worried about the current situation, and I am very afraid that Hongting and Lancheng will follow in Qingyin's footsteps, but rules are rules; don't get involved." Brother Zuoqiu Ling warned seriously.

"I know! Remember to tell the Lei Xiao Sect that the seal is my battle treasure, and let them come directly to find me—Longevity against Longevity, younger generation against younger generation. If they don't follow the rules, don't blame my Li clan Hidden Gate for exhausting the power of one gate to kill the Lei Xiao Sect's younger generation for a cycle."

"Tell all powers: those who do not follow the rules, is there no successor?"

The "successor" here refers to descendants.

In the Hidden Lord's view, Li Youyi must have been heavily injured in the battle with Ge Xiantong, losing the power to continue competing in the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, and could only leave the city quickly.

But leaving the city was equally dangerous.

In this Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, the younger generation of the Li clan showed the foundation and style that an ancient clan of ten thousand should have, washing away the shame of the past ten-plus years. The news spread back to Lizhou, which would definitely shock many people.

However...

The strength shown was a bit too tyrannical, with several inheritor-level figures emerging, overshadowing the edge of the ten-thousand-sect gate.

The Hidden Lord looked calm, but was actually under huge pressure, preparing to immediately use the Hidden Ancestor Order to ask several ancient hidden people to come out of seclusion to protect the Dao. He couldn't entrust his life and family to the Brother Zuoqiu Sect entirely; to forge iron, one must be strong oneself.

"Fortunately, his magic power grade is low, and his battle intent is a zhang higher than Wu Xiu of the same realm, covering up his true cultivation. His current performance can be called stunning, but not enough to make people associate too much," the Hidden Lord thought to himself.

On the Fifth Heaven, a Longevity Realm giant of the Dragon Gate, a deformed species, was six or seven meters tall, with four dragon characteristics on his body, and clouds and seas surged between his breathing. He said: "To have such combat power at the fifth realm of the Five Seas Realm and be able to escape from Ge Xiantong's hands—this child is afraid he will be designated as a True Dragon by the Due Temple."

"He just borrowed two heavy artifacts for attack and defense; his true combat power is still a line away from an inheritor. Strong! But there is no absolute gap with the three young Sons of Heaven; there is still a distance from being designated a True Dragon."

A Longevity Realm giant of the demon race smiled: "You all ignored the most important problem: his surname is Li, not Li, nor Brother Zuoqiu. Whether he can grow up is a big unknown."

"He left too hurriedly!"

A white-faced, beardless Longevity Realm giant of the imperial court flipped through Li Youyi's information: "Relying on his superior talent, he consumes his foundation at will, and his realm improvement is fast and urgent; it cannot last long. Such a genius appears every few hundred years, but most don't have a good end—either they go into qi deviation and die young, or they gradually become mediocre in the Dao Seed Realm."

The older generation of powerhouses naturally valued the heaven-favored children of the young Son of Heaven level, but they also saw several fatal shortcomings in Li Youyi.

Not being a disciple of a sect, not being a descendant of a transcendent—this is a huge variable on his path of growth.

Who would risk everything to protect him?

Luan Sheng Lin You wore a flowing silver mask, with his hands behind his back, standing at the peak of the city tower where Li Youyi stood earlier, looking at the Prefecture Governor's Mansion, and then looking at the imperial court Wu Xiu who were in defeat in the distance.

Brother Zuoqiu Hong, Cang Li, Zhu Yibai, and Li Jiu Fu were like four sharp knives, leading people to break through the opponents from four different directions.

The Brother Zuoqiu Sect was deploying troops and setting up formations, like four surging floods, organized and orderly.

Looking at the imperial court, they were like a plate of loose sand, collapsing at the first touch.

The number one expert of the Lin Terrace, Chen Ziliang, failed to organize effective resistance and was chased away by Brother Zuoqiu Hong.

Luan Sheng Lin You secretly thought about how his side should respond if it were the Far West Ash Region facing these four people?

Qi Jin returned and reported in detail.

Luan Sheng Lin You's bright and evil eyes revealed a smile, and he immediately understood: "So that's what the three long whistles meant! I was wondering why it wasn't two, or four?"

"Making trouble together after three quarters... this move, I can learn."

Qi Jin said: "That kid is too tricky; even Ge Xiantong couldn't handle him. Compared to Brother Zuoqiu Hong, Cang Li, and Zhu Yibai, I think it is even more imperative to get rid of him during the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival."

"Being able to think about problems this way shows that your vision and ability are a notch higher than Hua Yuzi's."

Luan Sheng Lin You said: "Leave this matter to you to handle; be sure to behead him before his injuries heal. You have the Divine Moon Mirror in hand, which is enough to break his Blood Handprint Demon Armor."

"No need to chase too urgently; let the Brother Zuoqiu Sect kill more of the imperial court's Wu Xiu."

Tang Wanqiu sat in a silver-white Hundred-Character Scripture war chariot, issuing such orders to the Snow Sword Tang Ting Wu Xiu.

The demon king's successor, Yin Suwen, shuttled on the eaves, retracted his wings, flew down, and darted into the chariot.

After Tang Wanqiu heard his report, his eyes widened, and it was hard to calm down for a long time: "No wonder... no wonder the layout in the imperial court's direction was broken so quickly; it turns out Ge Xiantong was lured away! How could Chen Ziliang be Brother Zuoqiu Hong's opponent?"

"That's not right, does Li Youyi have three heads and six arms? How did he dare?"

Tang Wanqiu considered himself invincible in the seven states of the Northern Region, but with his absolute combat power, he still didn't dare to face Ge Xiantong alone.

Yin Suwen said: "No three heads and six arms, but countless shady tricks, and two heavy artifacts in hand. In addition, it can already be confirmed that Li Youyi's seven strange insects are Lord-level. When exchanging moves with Ge Xiantong, one of them released the aura of a Longevity Realm Wu Xiu; it should be the illusion caused by the bloodline of a Lord-level strange insect."

Tang Wanqiu slapped his knee heavily and said: "Young Son of Heaven talent, plus seven Lord-level strange insects... If the Brother Zuoqiu Sect marries Brother Zuoqiu Hong to him and ties him tightly to their chariot, one sect with two Sons of Heaven, they can definitely get the support of the Due Temple. Is this really heaven's will?"

Yin Suwen saw Tang Wanqiu cursing, which was rare, and couldn't help but laugh: "Young Master doesn't need to be so discouraged. It's hard to say whether the two of them can live until the Lantern Festival. Now, all parties have regarded the Brother Zuoqiu Sect as the number one enemy!"

Tang Wanqiu was uneasy: "I have a premonition that Li kid will mostly likely not die! Every once in a while, his cultivation and combat power soar by a large margin. To tell you the truth, I am extremely wary in my heart right now, and I actually want to make friends with him instead of being his enemy. Neither Ge Xiantong nor Luan Sheng Lin You can give me such a feeling."

Yin Suwen said: "Perhaps it is because the Snow Sword Tang Ting is destined to be an enemy of the imperial court and the Far West Ash Region, but has no conflict of interest with the Li clan, which is far away in the extreme south."

Tang Wanqiu nodded lightly: "Make friends with distant states and attack those nearby! The Li clan, as the only ancient clan of ten thousand in Lingxiao, is mysterious and unpredictable, with extraordinary inheritance. Just looking at the strength and mental outlook shown by the younger generation, one knows that the superficial weakness is just a way of survival in troubled times, and the unknown dark places must be deep abysses. It seems we should indeed take advantage of the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival to make good friends with the Li clan."

Nancheng, Attendant Palace Yamen.

Jiang Ning and Feng Yin stood on the top floor of the vermilion tower, looking at the magic power cloud group rolling south.

The shocking news of the battle between Li Youyi and Ge Xiantong had already spread, causing an uproar in the entire yamen.

Zhuang Yue climbed the tower quickly, her eyes mixed with joy and worry, and reported the news from the north to the two in detail.

Feng Yin gasped; only imperial court experts truly knew Ge Xiantong's terror, and then he was extremely confused: "He had already escaped, how did he bump into Master Ge again?"

Jiang Ning wore the Prefecture Governor's official robes, her large sleeves behind her back, her eyes as cold as frost: "He deliberately sought out Ge Xiantong to create an opportunity for Brother Zuoqiu Hongting and the others to escape; he is simply courting death."

Feng Yin was worried: "Master Jiang, forgive me for speaking bluntly, you must never view Li Youyi as a fool who courts death; that is too underestimating the enemy! This person is extremely smart, with heaven's timing and geographical advantages as his tools. Just looking at the younger generation, he is definitely one of the imperial court's top opponents."

Jiang Ning didn't want to say more on this matter: "Activate all formations! Beat the war drums, recall all Wu Xiu in the Nancheng, and prepare for battle."

"Battle whom?"

Feng Yin asked bewilderedly, not seeing any enemies.

Jiang Ning said: "Since Brother Zuoqiu Hongting is breaking out from the direction of the imperial court, she must want to crush the imperial court to break the situation. This is her only path to survival. Wanting to use strength to fight strength and seek survival in a desperate situation—unfortunately, she met me; she is destined to be defeated outside the Attendant Palace."

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