Just as Shenshao was wondering why Xie Tian had suddenly become so high-profile, another guest arrived at the foot of the Body Sect's mountain peak.
The identities of these guests were not ordinary. Aside from the You Family, the other three great families' Patriarchs were also present.
Behind them, other than Fang Kuhai, were the three great aristocratic families' chief young masters — Zhu Suiming from the Zhu Family and Liu Xiaoshan from the Liu Family.
Without exception, all five of them had gloomy expressions on their faces. First, it was because of what happened to Zhong Fei a few days ago. Second, it was because of what Xia Yi had said to the three aristocratic families.
"For more than a thousand years, this is the first time that our Prefecture Master has revealed his dominance. Ha." Zhu Shanhai sneered. "I didn't expect that he would target our three clans. How surprising."
Fang Min said calmly, "What's surprising is not the Prefecture Lord's actions, but that reckless move."
"Nonsense …" Liu Clan's Patriarch Dong Xiong sighed. He turned to look at Fang Min and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, Patriarch Fang still has a grudge with this person?"
Zhu Shanhai laughed sinisterly. "Looks like it's impossible. Otherwise, Fang Kuhai would have been in the Body Sect. If he wanted to take revenge for Fang Kuya, he would have done so long ago."
"I'm here to demand an explanation." Fang Min's gaze turned slightly cold as she swept a glance over the two. "Patriarchs, there's no need to provoke us with words. If our three families don't advance and retreat as one, we might as well return home!"
Seeing this, Zhu Shanhai and Liu Xiong heaved a sigh of relief in their hearts. Liu Xiong immediately smiled and said, "Since Patriarch Fang has made up his mind, my Liu Clan will not be willing to lag behind. We will definitely wave the flag and shout for you …"
Fang Min smiled faintly. "The ones who should wave the flag should be me and Brother Shanhai. After all, Patriarch Liu is the Third Supreme Elder of the Physique Faction, and my son is his disciple."
"Haha, in any case, my Zhu Family is useless," Zhu Shan Hai said with a smile, "The role of flag-waving belongs to my Zhu Family, the two of you should stop fighting."
As soon as he said that, Fang Min and Liu Xiong looked at Zhu Suiming, who was standing behind Zhu Shanhai. Just as they were about to say something, the mountain gate of the ruined mountain opened, and Xia Yi and the other elders appeared.
"Greetings, Prefecture Lord." The people of the three great clans immediately bowed respectfully.
Xia Yi nodded slightly. "Let's talk after we enter the sect."
All the elders stepped aside to make way for a fifteen-feet-wide path. Fang Min and the other two felt a chill in their hearts.
The mountain path, which was filled with indifferent gazes, made the three of them realize that almost all the Body Sect Elders were on Xia Yi's and Hu Lai's side.
The situation was far more severe than they had imagined.
The atmosphere in the meeting hall was tense.
Xia Yi was the first to speak. "Are the three Patriarchs here because of the matter I mentioned?"
Fang Min stood up and replied, "Yes."
"Is there a conclusion?"
Fang Min did not answer. Instead, she glanced at Liu Xiong. Liu Xiong hesitated for a moment before he stood up and said, "This matter is too important. Although I am the family leader, I do not dare to make decisions on my own. I have come to the Body Faction to seek an audience with the Patriarch. I wonder …"
Using the Grand Elder to suppress me? Xia Yi's eyes turned cold. "The Physique Sect's three Grand Elders never meddle in worldly affairs. Patriarch Liu, you …"
"Reporting, the chief successor, Fang Kuhai, requests an audience outside the hall."
Fang Min's eyes brightened. Xia Yi frowned slightly and nodded. "Yes."
"Disciple Kuhai greets the Sect Leader." After greeting Xia Yi, Fang Kuhai bowed to his father, Fang Min, and said with a smile, "My master is moved by worldly affairs and is about to come out of seclusion."
"Kuhai, are you serious?" Fang Min was overjoyed.
"Nephew Kuhai, when will the Patriarch come out of seclusion?" Liu Xiong was overjoyed. He stood up and asked.
Xia Yi looked at Fang Kuhai coldly. He did not expect that Fang Kuhai would still stand on the Aristocratic Families' side at such a crucial moment.
"Is it because of jealousy?"
Just as the Body Sect Elders were shocked, an old man suddenly appeared in the hall. Everyone, including Xia Yi, stood up and bowed to him.
"Greetings, Third Supreme Elder."
"Greetings, Patriarch."
The old man's name was Liu Su. His face was wrinkled, and he was all skin and bones. However, his eyes shone brightly. He bowed to Xia Yi and said, "Greetings, Sect Leader."
Xia Yi calmed his emotions and said with a smile, "May I know why Elder Liu Su wants to come out of seclusion?"
"I'm here because of Hu Lai." Liu Su went straight to the point, but his words made everyone speechless. "Hu Lai's matter concerns the prosperity of our Yue Province's Body Tempering School. This old man thinks that we should pay attention to it."
Everyone was stunned.
"Patriarch, what do you mean?" Liu Xiong asked in disbelief.
Liu Su glanced at Liu Xiong and the other two. "Because of Hu Lai, not only do your three families have to resolve the enmity with the You Family, but you also have to apologize to them and end this thousand-year grudge!"
Fang Min and the other two felt their hearts skip a beat. They did not expect that the person they thought was their strongest helper would appear and give them a heavy blow, leaving them speechless.
"Kuhai, what do you think?" Fang Min looked at Fang Kuhai and said word by word, "Don't forget that your cousin, Ku Ya, died at Hu Lai's hands."
Fang Kuhai smiled and bowed to Fang Min. "Father, I am a disciple of the Body Sect. Master's wishes are my wishes."
"Hmph!" Fang Min's face was ashen. She flicked her sleeves and sat down, not saying another word.
Seeing this, Xia Yi laughed. "Elder Liu Su is wise, worthy of being the Body Sect's Supreme Elder. Since that is the case, our sect …"
"Wait!"
Suddenly, two more figures appeared. Xia Yi's eyes narrowed. He hurriedly got up and bowed to the two elders. "Xia Yi greets the First Supreme Elder and Second Supreme Elder!"
Everyone was shocked. They all got up and bowed. Fang Kuhai and Liu Su looked at each other, a strange light flashing in their eyes.
The two elders first looked at Liu Su. Great Elder Qi Feng said, "Since Hu Lai can make our Body Tempering School flourish, he should cultivate diligently and not care about worldly affairs."
"Indeed." The Second Supreme Elder Lan Tian nodded. "If he cares about worldly affairs, how can he focus on Body Tempering? According to this old man's opinion, we should expel You Xiao Chan from the Body Sect and let Hu Lai cultivate selflessly."
Xia Yi's heart jumped. He shouted, "Absolutely not! Elders, if we expel You Xiao Chan, Hu Lai will definitely hold a grudge against our sect. This plan will not work! "
"The Patriarch cut off his path because of his emotions." Qi Feng shook his head. "If he does not sever his emotions, no matter how heaven-defying he is, his future will be the same as the Patriarch's."
Fang Min and the other two were overjoyed. Xia Yi's expression gradually calmed down. He shook his head and said, "I dare not agree with the two Elders."
"Grand Elders, please think carefully!" All the elders in the hall bowed in unison. Clearly, they did not agree.
Lan Tian looked at Xia Yi and said, "Sect Master, are you going to act willfully?"
"Ever since I took over the position of Sect Master, I have never acted willfully." Xia Yi's gaze swept across the crowd. "Moreover, this is not the idea of the sect alone. In the entire sect, only the two Elders are determined to act willfully."
Qi Feng raised his foot-long eyebrows. "According to the sect's rules, the two Grand Elders' nomination can abolish the position of Sect Master …"
The hall was as quiet as a ghost town!
Everyone's expressions changed!
No one had expected that the two Grand Elders would dare to abolish the position of Sect Master just to oppose Xia Yi's opinion. This had never happened in the history of the Body Sect!
"Ahem …" Liu Su coughed and broke the terrifying silence. "Although our opinions are different, both sides have the same starting point. We are both thinking of Hu Lai. Since that is the case, we can discuss it."
Fang Kuhai's heart moved. He looked at Fang Min and asked, "May I know why Lord Father is here?"
"Hmph!"
Fang Min snorted coldly and did not answer. Zhu Shanhai replied with a smile, "We have received the Prefecture Master's order to resolve the thousand-year grudge between our three families and the You family. We originally wanted to follow it, but if our three families give in like this, we will lose all our face, so …"
"So, our three families want to send our chief young masters to fight Hu Lai three times." Liu Xiong glanced at the Patriarch Liu Su and lowered his head. "As long as Hu Lai wins all three battles, our three families will definitely follow the Prefecture Master's order."
Yin Ding finally laughed coldly. "Kuhai, Zhu Suiming, and Liu Xiaoshan are all at the Full Embryonic Stage. Hu Lai is only at the peak of the Mid Nirvana Stage. You guys really dare to dream."
"Hehe." Zhu Shanhai laughed. "If we don't do this, how can we show that the Prefecture Master has better foresight?"
Xia Yi looked at Zhu Shanhai indifferently. "Zhu Suiming practices the Seven Kill Glass Technique. Once he uses the Seven Kill Glass Technique, either he or the enemy will die. Can Patriarch Zhu bear to let your son go?"
Zhu Shanhai's expression changed slightly. He laughed and said, "I am afraid that the Prefecture Master will not bear to act recklessly."
"Impudent!" All the elders were furious.
At that moment, Liu Su inadvertently glanced at Fang Kuhai.
Fang Kuhai immediately stepped forward and bowed. "Sect Master, disciple also wishes to spar with Junior Hu Lai. However, Junior Hu Lai's cultivation is still low, so disciple believes that the three of us can suppress our cultivation to the peak of the Nirvana Stage …"
Before he finished speaking, the broken mountain peak trembled.
Everyone's brows twitched as they flew out of the Conference Hall. Their gazes were immediately attracted by the Spiritual Pool of Heaven and Earth.
"Blood … Blood Dragon Phantom?"
"What kind of phenomenon is this?"
"The Power Talisman Seed is round and flawless. This … this is the phenomenon of the Nirvana Stage!"
…
The eyelids of the Physique Sect's higher-ups twitched non-stop. How could they not know that there was only one person in the entire Physique Sect who possessed the Blood Dragon Power Talisman?
However, they did not dare to believe that Xie Tian's cultivation speed had reached such a level!
"In just half a month, his cultivation increased by three small stages …"
Xia Yi's heart almost stopped beating. Only he knew that the reason why Xie Tian's cultivation speed was so terrifying was not only because of his unique physique, but also because of his cultivation technique.
The cultivation technique that Xie Tian cultivated was his own creation!
Just as everyone was in shock, a figure suddenly rushed out of the Spiritual Pool of Heaven and Earth. His black hair fluttered in the wind, and he was full of arrogance!
"I accept the challenge of three battles!"
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