Zhao Li recalled the scene in the Ruins when the Spirit Emperor, despite being only a Dou Sect, fought against the peak powerhouses of the Continent. His heart was filled with longing.
Immediately, Zhao Li shook his head slightly. He had only just started on that path. To reach the level of the Spirit Emperor, he still had a very, very long way to go.
Zhao Li stopped thinking and extended his Soul Power forward. As it neared its limit, he captured active Space nodes in The Void and instantly crossed over.
Even so, it still took Zhao Li less than two months to reach White Cloud City.
White Cloud City, a large City in the east of the Central Plains, was much more prosperous than Sky's Edge City.
Coincidentally, the only two large families in White Cloud City before were indeed the Bai Clan and the Yun Family, but that was in the past.
At this time, White Cloud City was dominated by the Bai Clan. A few years ago, the Yun Family somehow provoked an enemy and was almost annihilated. The Bai Clan took advantage of the Momentum to unify White Cloud City, becoming the sole dominant power with absolute authority.
Zhao Li entered the City and extended his Soul Power, quickly obtaining the information he wanted from various places.
"Things aren't looking good. The Yun Family was almost annihilated, and I don't know where they're hiding. How am I going to tell Teacher when I go back?"
Zhao Li furrowed his brow, pondering to himself. After a long time, Zhao Li sighed softly:
"Forget it, let's figure out what happened first."
Zhao Li walked towards the Bai Clan. As the top power in White Cloud City, they definitely wouldn't be completely unaware of the Yun Family's disappearance. Perhaps they were even involved.
Zhao Li's figure appeared at the old Yun Family residence, but Bai Clan members were already living there.
His sudden appearance startled the guards at the gate. One of them had a gloomy expression and shouted sternly:
"Are you blind? That area, the Bai Clan's important grounds, no loitering!"
He was pointing at the Stone Tablet behind Zhao Li.
Zhao Li didn't say much. With a thought, the man was pressed to the ground, his legs trembling and cold sweat streaming down.
Zhao Li didn't kill him; after all, he wasn't a bloodthirsty demon. After suppressing him, Zhao Li ignored him. His gaze swept over the other guards who were gulping nervously, pointed at one of them, and said indifferently:
"You, quickly go and tell the Head of the Family to come see me!"
Under Zhao Li's gaze, that guard felt immense pressure and moved his feet with difficulty.
Not long after he entered the courtyard, a cheerful Suona sound came from behind Zhao Li.
Zhao Li turned around to look. It was a wedding procession. A group of people dressed in bright red clothes were moving forward, looking very festive.
However, as a drunken figure appeared around the corner from the other end of the road, everything stopped. The festive joy suddenly vanished, and even the Suona paused for a moment. When it played again, it lacked the previous joy, only a sense of fear.
It wasn't just them; the moment the drunkard appeared, the street instantly cleared, leaving a large empty space.
Everyone lowered their heads, either finding cover to minimize their presence or hiding the goods in their hands, afraid of them being ruined by that person. Many women instantly turned pale...
In the wedding procession, the Groom trembled on the horse's back. The Sedan Bearers were even worse; one of them even stumbled, almost falling to the ground, causing the originally steady sedan chair to sway.
The drunken man was clearly alone and had no aura, but his mere presence silenced the street. Even Zhao Li found it incredible; he couldn't do something like that.
Zhao Li originally thought it was just an arrogant and notorious young master whose ferocity instilled fear, and that would be the end of it.
Unexpectedly, the drunken man staggered into the wedding procession, and no one dared to stop him.
He walked directly towards the Bride's red sedan chair, lifted the curtain with one hand, and lifted the red veil with the other. Looking at the trembling Bride before him, a lewd and crazy light flashed in his eyes, and then a roguish voice spread:
"Not bad! Too bad she's not as good as her. If it were her, she would probably be the most beautiful Bride in the world, right?"
He was stunned for a moment, and then, as if no one else was there, he reached his hand into her neckline and began to knead.
Zhao Li's brow twitched. He hated seeing such things the most. With a thought, Space shattered, and the drunken man's hand was gone, the cut smooth as a mirror.
It wasn't until blood flowed onto the woman that she let out a sharp scream, and only then did Bai Baitian snap back to his senses, immediately becoming enraged:
"Who is it? Step out, I'll allow your whole family to go on the road together."
A scream and a furious roar, two different sounds, one of which was extremely familiar. The guard lying on the ground quietly raised his head for a look, and then his heart was filled with terror:
"It's over, the Bai Clan Ancestor will never let anyone here off!"
Similarly, whispering began around them. Zhao Li learned the man's identity from the murmuring discussions, raised his hand with a gentle wave, and Bai Baitian was uncontrollably pulled in front of Zhao Li, lying opposite that guard.
"Young Master Bai, look at them. From the moment you appeared, they were trembling, even though you didn't do anything. If I hadn't acted, I'm afraid you would have consummated the marriage with the Bride first, and they would have even sent her to your house afterward. Tsk~ Impressive, truly notorious, even I'm a little envious."
Listening to Zhao Li's indifferent voice, Bai Baitian tried hard to raise his head to see Zhao Li and said as if it were a matter of course:
"Heh, I've already had my fun, sending her over would just be a reward for the servants."
Anger surged in Zhao Li's heart, and the aura he released caused the air here to solidify. For a moment, the area fell silent.
Bai Baitian's face was pressed hard against the ground. Zhao Li said coldly:
"Heh, you think I'm praising you?"
Bai Baitian instantly sobered up significantly, and his reason returned. Understanding everything that had just happened, he quickly said:
"Senior, stop. I am the Young Master of the Bai Clan. Whatever you need, I can satisfy. If you like her, I'll arrange it for you right away."
In his mind, there was never anything that couldn't be negotiated, and no one would refuse the conditions he offered.
Unfortunately, Zhao Li had already learned about Bai Baitian's arrogance, disregard for human life, and perverted actions from the surrounding whispers, and had pronounced a death sentence on him.
"It's only been a few years since the Yun Family was annihilated, and the Bai Clan has become this arrogant, tsk~"
Bai Baitian's heart skipped a beat when he heard Zhao Li's sarcasm, but his expression remained unchanged. As if for Zhao Li's own good, he reminded him:
"Are you Yun Family Remnants? I advise you to leave as soon as possible. If that important person arrives, you won't be able to leave."
What he said was half-true, half-false. He didn't know much about that important person. But he wasn't stupid. With that person's ability, wiping out the entire Yun Family would definitely not leave many survivors. Leaving those few good-for-nothing descendants was probably intentional, meant to lure others in. Perhaps the person in front of him was his target.
Hearing this, Zhao Li became even more certain of his thoughts. The destruction of the Yun Family was absolutely inseparable from the Bai Clan. As for the "important person" he mentioned...
"Who dares to be so presumptuous in my Bai Clan?"
A domineering voice, like a sudden clap of Thunder, reached Zhao Li's ears. He turned his head to look.
A gaunt middle-aged man stepped through The Void. His eyes were sinister as he stared at Zhao Li.
Zhao Li intensely disliked that gaze. He said in a deep voice,
"I don't like looking up at people. Get down here!"
As Zhao Li spoke, he raised his hand, flipped it over, and gently pressed downwards. Energy surged in The Void, suppressing the middle-aged man.
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