Seeing who Zhao Li had casually thrown onto the ground, the Yun Family members' eyes filled with a hatred that seemed to want to devour the person.
They naturally recognized Yin Ming; it was he who had effortlessly killed the Yun Family's Dou Sect Ancestor, and then watched as the Bai Clan played with the Yun Family like a cat with a mouse, slowly pushing them to the brink of destruction.
Yun Kong was the first to kneel. The young people behind him followed suit, and in an instant, several people were kneeling on the ground:
"Thank you, Senior, for avenging our Yun Family's great hatred."
Although Yun Kong wasn't strong, he was old and had lived a relatively clear-headed life.
He knew that if Zhao Li hadn't suddenly appeared and intervened, with their capabilities, they wouldn't have had any hope of revenge at all. Even the fact that the Yun Family could continue its legacy was a blessing from the heavens.
Zhao Li didn't avoid them and accepted their bows. Then he gently waved his hand, and a surge of energy lifted them up. After a moment of thought, Zhao Li said:
"First, go find the other members of the Yun Family, gather them, and move back here."
Saying this, he turned his gaze towards the Bai Clan father and son. After a slight pause, he said:
"As for you, I am not an unreasonable person. I will give your Bai Clan a chance. If, when I return here again, the Bai Clan's good reputation in White Cloud City can reach the same level as its notorious reputation, then you can continue to live. Otherwise... Clan Annihilation."
Zhao Li's expression was indifferent as he pointed at Bai Baitian. He had to give them a chance, right? If the Bai Clan could truly achieve that level by then, sparing their lives wasn't out of the question.
The Bai Clan father and son nodded repeatedly, without any other thoughts:
"Thank you, Senior, thank you so much, Senior."
"Get lost."
"Heh heh, what great prestige you have, sir. Do you think my Bai Clan has no one?"
Before Zhao Li's voice faded, he heard a cold laugh come from the direction of the Bai Clan's ancestral home. As the voice fell, a withered, thin figure of an old man appeared above the former Yun Family courtyard.
In the courtyard, apart from the Bai Clan father and son, whose faces changed drastically and who collapsed to the ground, the others didn't even spare a glance at the newcomer. Even the existence that the Bai Clan treated with extreme respect had been easily taken down by Zhao Li. They didn't believe anyone in the Bai Clan could stir up any trouble in front of Zhao Li.
The newcomer was a Seven-Star Dou Sect, his body seemingly just skin and bones, like a dried corpse crawled out of a coffin. It was precisely the Bai Clan Ancestor.
With the disappearance of the Bai Clan Patriarch and Young Master, there was no one to preside over the clan's affairs, so they naturally had to find the Ancestor. Only his Dou Sect strength could command respect.
Zhao Li's eyebrows twitched slightly, feeling a bit speechless. He hadn't expected someone to be so lacking in judgment. He said coldly:
"You should stay where you belong and stop coming out to scare people."
Soul Power condensed into an invisible arrow, which shot into the old man's mind. Immediately, the old man's eyes gradually lost their luster, and he fell straight to the ground.
Zhao Li was just worrying that the Bai Clan might not be easy to control, and someone delivered themselves to his doorstep. It was perfect for killing a chicken to warn the monkeys.
Watching the Ancestor die right before their eyes, the Bai Clan father and son didn't dare to make any move. They even quietly breathed a sigh of relief,庆幸 they hadn't been implicated.
Seeing this, Zhao Li added another sentence:
"Oh, right, you still need to look after the Yun Family. This place will be returned to its original owners. Did you hear clearly?"
The Bai Clan father and son nodded repeatedly. When they looked up, Zhao Li and Yin Ming were no longer there.
Only the Yun Family members were left. Seeing Bai Baipo's gaze, they even felt a little fear; they didn't have Zhao Li's terrifying strength.
Bai Baipo breathed a sigh of relief and was extremely polite to the Yun Family members.
Bai Baitian, who was behind him, seemed not to have reacted yet, his eyes vacant. After a long time, a faint white light flashed in his eyes, and then he made no further movements, just nodding and bowing along with Bai Baipo...
Zhao Li carried Yin Ming, but his mind was on the feeling of deciding life and death with a single word just now. It was truly captivating, and Zhao Li felt a surge of emotion:
"All this way, my enemies have been either Dou Venerates or Dou Shengs. I've rarely had opponents I could easily crush like this. This feeling of not having to fight for my life is truly good."
One of the purposes of cultivation was to protect himself and those he wanted to protect.
Zhao Li felt a little emotional. Unknowingly, he had reached this point. He even felt that with a little more time and settling, transcending the mundane and becoming a saint wouldn't be difficult.
While sighing, Zhao Li also reminded himself in his heart not to disregard human life. Although this feeling was good, if he indulged in it, he feared he would become a demon.
After experiencing the pseudo-immortality in the consciousness space, Zhao Li's heart already didn't value life, especially short-lived beings. If this state couldn't be properly resolved, he might lose himself. But if he could hold onto his original intention and safely emerge from this state, then Zhao Li's understanding of immortality would no longer be so singular, and his path to immortality would no longer be so lonely.
Silently reminding himself in his heart, Zhao Li stopped thinking and focused on the journey.
White Cloud City was in the east of the Central Plains. Leaving White Cloud City meant leaving the Central Plains and officially entering the Eastern Region of the Dou Qi Continent.
Zhao Li could clearly feel that in the Eastern Region, there was a considerable gap in both the density of Dou Qi and the activity of heaven and earth energy compared to the Central Plains.
This gap wasn't actually very large, but in daily cultivation, being slow one step meant being slow every step. Moreover, with accumulation in this environment over time, the final gap would be like the difference between heaven and earth.
These small differences led to the extremely unbalanced situation where the Central Plains was filled with experts, while the other corners of the continent rarely even saw a Dou Sect.
Facing the change in environment, Zhao Li pondered:
"Why is this happening? Is the source of energy located in the Central Plains?"
After a long time, Zhao Li shook his head. Without any information, imagining things out of thin air naturally wouldn't yield an answer.
"There will be plenty of time to explore slowly in the future. I'm very curious about this world."
Zhao Li muttered to himself, then tidied his mood and focused on the journey. The next day, Yin Ming woke up. Seeing the rapidly changing environment around him, he felt fear. But perhaps he felt that his identity from the Soul Hall could give him some sense of security, and he said with a fierce but inwardly weak tone:
"Kid, where are you taking me? If the Soul Hall Venerable Elders find me missing, they will gather their forces, and you won't get off lightly."
He had risen from Protector to Branch Hall Master. Among the people he worked with, none were below the Dou Sect level, and there were even quite a few Dou Venerates. He didn't think anyone could gain an advantage against the Soul Hall.
Seeing that he was awake, Zhao Li said flatly:
"Taking you to see my teacher. How to deal with you, let him decide."
Then, he ignored Yin Ming.
Time passed. Traveling was actually quite boring. Moreover, Yin Ming kept chattering incessantly the whole way, making Zhao Li feel a bit unbearable, so he knocked him out.
Phew, it's finally quiet. I didn't expect this dog to be such a good talker.
With his ears finally quiet, Zhao Li let out a long breath. The truth was, Yin Ming didn't say anything substantial, just endless threats and curses.
Zhao Li pulled Yin Ming closer and muttered to himself:
"I don't have any ties with the Yun Family, but Teacher does have some old connections with them after all. Since you were the one causing trouble behind the scenes, taking you back can be considered an explanation to Teacher. Consider yourself lucky."
Zhao Li conveniently ignored the fact that he had tried every possible way to get Yin Ming to talk about the past grudges during the journey. He definitely wasn't keeping Yin Ming just to satisfy his curiosity.
Yin Ming was just a small detour on the road and wouldn't affect Zhao Li's desire to return home.
Zhao Li traveled quickly, enduring wind and dew. Three months later, Zhao Li finally entered the territory of the Great Qian Empire.
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