Not allowing the Zhang Family to have a Great Sage was the answer of the major forces to the Zhang Family. If the Zhang Family crossed the line, then they would probably face the crazy counterattack of the major forces.
At this time, the Zhang Family discovered that their previous thinking was too simple and too naive. They thought that cultivating to the Great Sage Realm was only their family's matter. In fact, things were far more complicated than they thought.
Excluding those clans and sects that had deep conflicts with the Zhang Family, the ones who truly feared the Zhang Family were the great clans that were also ranked at the top. The Zhang Family was already glorious enough. If they took another step forward, wouldn't they be standing above them? That was something that they absolutely could not accept.
As for the Zhang Clan, that was enough.
This was also the biggest obstacle that the Zhang Family faced. If it was an ordinary family or an ordinary sect, a Great Sage would not be opposed collectively because they had never ascended to the top.
Originally, if the Zhang Family could announce it after Zhang Li stepped into the Great Sage, then everything would be settled. Even if they didn't want the Zhang Family to go further, they wouldn't really offend a Great Sage.
In their eyes, it was difficult to defeat a Great Sage, let alone kill one. Not everyone had Ye Xiwen's abnormal strength.
Who would have thought that the matter would be leaked out before this? This was the root cause of the real problem. As the matter fermented, it would also become more and more serious. Now, the Zhang family's disciples were already being monitored by many people.
Although the Zhang Family was well aware of it, they had no way to refute it. They could only watch them being targeted. Even if they were angry, there was no way to solve the problem.
However, they all realized that there was a traitor. Otherwise, how could the news of Zhang Li's promotion to Great Sage be leaked out? Even in the Zhang Family, only some of the higher-ups received the news.
Under the anger of the Zhang Family, they immediately launched an interrogation and soon found this person. It turned out to be a granddaughter-in-law of Zhang Li. After accidentally getting the news, she spread the news.
Under the anger of the Zhang Family, it was conceivable what kind of punishment they would do. It didn't take long for the granddaughter-in-law to disappear without a trace. From now on, no one had seen her.
"Uncle, what should we do?" At this moment, Zhang Li's mind was also in chaos. Although he could be said to be a veteran of hundreds of battles and had already experienced countless hardships, there was nothing that could easily shake his mind.
It was just that he was too concerned about this matter. Not only was it related to his future development, but it was also related to the future development of the Zhang family. Whether they could go to a higher level depended on this step.
Although he knew some Great Sages and was on good terms with some Great Sages, not many people were willing to offend all these Great Sages for him.
A friend in need is a friend indeed. At this time, there were not many Great Sages who were willing to pay attention to the Zhang Family. This made the Zhang Family feel a huge pressure. There was even a feeling of the collapse of the sky. If the Zhang Family collapsed, they would not be spared when their nest was overturned.
Several other juniors of the Zhang family also looked at Ye Xiwen. At this time, the only person they could count on was Ye Xiwen.
"You don't have to worry. I want to see how many people are really willing to use their lives to stop you from advancing to a Great Sage!" Ye Xiwen narrowed his eyes, and his eyes were full of murderous intention.
The matter of Ye Xiwen's return was limited to Zhang Guojie's generation. Others only knew that an ancestor had returned, but they did not know that Zhang Li's breakthrough was related to Ye Xiwen.
In the case of Zhang Li's imminent promotion, everyone's attention was attracted by Zhang Li, so no one noticed Ye Xiwen hiding behind the scenes. Otherwise, they would also consider the result carefully.
"The Zhang family has developed rapidly over the years. Although it has become the top family in China, it has also offended a lot of people. Usually, these people will not jump out, and we have no reason to do anything to them. But isn't it just right now? Let's see who will jump out at this time. Whoever jumps out, we will crush him to death!" Ye Xiwen said with a sneer. He also served as the Master of the Desolate Era Human Clan for a long time. He was not ignorant of these means, but he rarely used them.
Whoever jumps out, we will crush him to death. Zhang Li, Zhang Guojie, and others looked at Ye Xiwen differently. What is domineering? This is domineering!
Even the Zhang family, which was known as a top family, rarely could really achieve this level of crushing whoever jumps out. After all, the Zhang family was not the only huge force. Basically, they had to compromise with each other on normal days.
Ye Xiwen was different. He was used to solving problems with force, so his thinking path was completely different.
The Zhang family naturally wanted to be so domineering. Whoever jumps out, we will crush them to death, but there was no such force at all. If it weren't for Zhang Li's influence and part of the power of controlling the national machine, there would still be a huge gap between the Zhang family's strength and other top forces.
But even if they couldn't do it, it didn't mean that this grandpa who had just returned could not do it.
In particular, Zhang Guojie and others had also heard about the amazing story of Ye Xiwen defeating several Great Sages in succession on Mount Pilgrimage. The Zhang family had also heard about this. When they first heard about it, they were almost scared to death. The invincible Great Sages had died, and several of them had died. Usually, the death of one would cause a shock.
Not to mention so many deaths and injuries.
Who would have thought that the old guy who showed his power on Mount Pilgrimage was actually his own ancestor? At this time, thinking about it, there was nothing to be afraid of with the ancestor around.
"Uncle, it doesn't matter if I am promoted or not. If something happens to you, how can I explain to my deceased father!?" Zhang Li shook his head quickly and said.
Although he really wanted to be promoted to Great Sage, the degree of danger of this matter could be imagined. It was probably even more dangerous than that time on Mount Saint because there were more people who opposed it. Most of the forces were afraid that it would implicate them. No one wanted to add one more opponent.
Ye Xiwen was the Zhang family's trump card. There must be no accident. It was fine even if he did not promote. After a few hundred years, the Zhang family's absolute foundation would improve. At that time, when he promoted, others would not have the ability to oppose it even if they wanted to. It was nothing more than the Zhang family tucking their tail between their legs for a period of time.
He had confidence in Ye Xiwen, but there were probably too many Great Sages involved this time. He could not rest assured even if he was confident.
"Don't worry, they are just chickens and dogs. I don't care about them at all!" Ye Xiwen said with a smile. His expression was incomparably confident. What a joke. As a dignified god, even if it was just a clone, if he couldn't even deal with these ordinary Great Sages, wouldn't it be a big shame?
"You can rest assured and promote. I will personally protect you when you cross the retribution. I want to see what kind of demons and monsters are going to jump out. They are really tired of living!" Ye Xiwen said coldly. If there were really people who were ignorant, he did not mind killing them.
With Ye Xiwen's words as the foundation, everyone in the Zhang family finally had the confidence. They replied to the outside world one by one that Zhang Li would never give up the opportunity to be promoted to Great Sage. If anyone intended to cause trouble, then let them come.
The outside world was in an uproar. No one had expected that the Zhang Family would still be so unyielding even at this point. Initially, they had thought that even if the Zhang Family still had the intention of rising up, they would definitely not go against everyone openly under the pressure of the other major powers. That would be akin to slapping their faces.
In particular, many veteran Great Sages felt that they had been slapped in the face. It was simply clamoring in their face. How could they let it go?
In many people's opinion, they were somewhat afraid of the Zhang family because they were afraid of the state machine. However, Zhang Li himself was not in their eyes. He was at the peak of the Sage Realm and was not a Great Sage. What qualifications did he have to be compared with them?
They suddenly felt that they were being looked down upon and slapped in the face. They were furious and immediately issued a statement. If the Zhang family really wanted to go against the trend and act like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, then they would not let it go so easily.
What's more, this time, there were also several top clans among those who opposed Zhang Li's promotion. At least the state machine would not oppose them, which made them even more unscrupulous.
They must teach the Zhang family a hard lesson and let them know what it meant to not cross the line.
Some people also noticed that something was amiss. Given the Zhang Family's strength, it was definitely impossible for them to challenge so many major powers at the same time. Unless they were tired of living and wanted to court death, it was impossible for them to oppose all of them at the same time.
Could it be that the Zhang family still had a trump card that they had not shown?
Logically, even if there was a Great Sage who was on good terms with the Zhang family, they would not confront so many major forces at the same time. The gains would not make up for the losses, unless they were crazy.
Many people were still very puzzled. In some people's opinion, this was simply the Zhang family had gone crazy. Otherwise, they would not be so insolent.
Yes, in their opinion, the Zhang family was already insolent.
Amidst such suspicions, time passed day by day. The various major powers never stopped paying attention to the Zhang Family. However, the Zhang Family didn't seem to care about it at all. It was as if they could monitor them however they wanted. This made many people feel even more baffled.
Suddenly, in the sky above the Imperial Capital in the evening, countless tribulation clouds suddenly condensed and directly shrouded the area where the Zhang family's ancestral residence was located.
In an instant, countless divine thoughts swept over and directly shrouded the Zhang family, not letting go of any suspicious traces.
A figure flew directly out of the ancestral residence and looked up at the Heaven's Retribution in mid-air. Who else could it be but Zhang Li?
"The Zhang family is really bold. They actually ignored our warning!"
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