He reached out and beckoned, "Yi Fei, bring that bottle over here. How many pills are left in there?"
"Elder, there are four more here." Yi Fei was still unable to control the energy of heaven and earth very well. The energy surrounding him would occasionally burst out, causing the sand and gravel on the ground to fly everywhere. However, this power could not pose a threat to everyone here, so he had no worries and went directly to return the small jade bottle.
"Four? I have three left, so that makes a total of seven..."
As soon as Yi Potian finished speaking, all eight Elder Heaven-level beings focused their gazes on his hand, their intense stares burning like tangible heat.
Seven! If used well, that means seven new Heavenly-level beings can be added, which is simply unimaginable.
This unknown golden pill is practically a ticket to the Heavenly Realm; one pill is equivalent to a Heavenly Realm expert, completely overturning everyone's understanding.
"I told you I didn't know beforehand. If I had, we wouldn't have wasted fourteen pills to produce four Heavenly-level cultivators. It's such a waste!" Yi Potian's voice was full of regret, but he was also helpless. When the conditions weren't met, Yi Zuojun wouldn't even reveal that Lin Yao had given instructions, but he still had to finish his sentence. "If we had used four pills beforehand, we would have had four more Heavenly-level cultivators. We might not have been unable to defeat that Pope! We wasted ten pills this time. It was so wrong..."
The people present reacted differently to Yi Potian's words. Outsiders thought it was true, but they couldn't blame the Yi family. Everyone was fighting desperately and almost lost all of the Yi family's elites here. If they had known beforehand, who would have used the life-saving secret technique so easily? This thing kills everyone who uses it, and no one knew if the golden pill could save them.
The Yi family members, however, had other thoughts. The four who had advanced thought it was only right and that they had to obey their teacher's words. Those who had not advanced, such as Yi Yang, were quite dismissive of the idea, because they believed that this kind of pill would have a profound impact on them. Even if such pills were no longer available in the future, they would eventually be able to advance to the Heavenly level through their own efforts, so it could not be considered a waste.
“Zong Shen…” Sun Woxing called out Yi Potian’s courtesy name again, reminding him that he had gone off-topic and that this was not what everyone was concerned about.
"Oh, is that so? Sir, you have only been in Bermuda for three days. If we do not hear from you after 27 days, we can then use the remaining seven pills. Otherwise, we will wait for you to return and make a decision."
No one paid any attention to Yi Potian's words; they all nodded, but their eyes were still full of anticipation.
“If, I mean if,” Yi Potian carefully chose his words, “if the matter that Master is busy with cannot be completed within a month, then these seven pills will not be arranged until he returns.”
"First of all, the master had previously promised the Pei family and the Sun family to each promote one person to the Heaven level, but now the master cannot take action personally. Therefore, it would be best if your two families selected disciples at the peak of the Earth level to quickly use the spirit stones the master gave you to help them comprehend the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. After they have reached a certain level of proficiency, they can come to me to get pills to advance to the Heaven level. This time, the advancement was successful for several people who had been by the master's side for a long time, because they had already achieved some success in comprehending the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."
Pei Tianzong and Sun Woxing immediately nodded, thinking to themselves that this was something their master had promised, and it was only right that Yi Potian fulfill it now.
"As for the remaining five..." Yi Potian paused, and the crowd's gazes grew even more eager, but he seemed not to notice, and continued, "I need to consider it comprehensively, and I will discuss it with you later. Now is not a good time to make a decision. However, if any of you have particularly outstanding children who have also gained sufficient understanding of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, you can come to me for recommendations first. I guarantee that I will not show too much favoritism towards the Yi family's children!"
The last sentence left room for maneuver. To make such a promise for such a precious elixir was already quite commendable. Representatives from the Pei and Sun families expressed their acceptance of this arrangement. Even the three "enforcers" from the military agreed, because the military already had a reserve personnel who had stayed at the peak of the Earth level for fifteen years. They should quickly test their comprehension of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and perhaps they could obtain a spot.
Hong Qiuyi naturally had no objections. He was already satisfied that Yi Potian did not exclude the Hong family. The Hong family had quite a few peak-level disciples, so they should be able to secure a spot. The Yi family members present basically included all the elites of the Yi family. Those who failed to advance after taking a pill should have a limited number of spots available in the competition, which ensured the Hong family's chance.
"Alright, since no one has any objections, let's settle this matter. If Mr. [Name] hasn't gone to sea in 27 days, we'll proceed according to this principle. Everyone, please prepare your family members to participate in the election. The location will be Chengdu. We also need to ensure the safety of Mr. [Name]'s family members on weekdays."
Yi Potian straightened his tattered clothes, the gentleness on his face vanished, replaced by a ruthless expression.
"I hope everyone can think this through carefully. We cannot tolerate this invasion of China by foreign forces. We must pay for this blood debt! They must pay the price!"
"Fine! They've come looking for revenge on your family, so why can't we go after theirs?! At this point, let's forget about all the rules of the game. We have to use rifles to deal with wolves, not reason!"
Liu Daoqi was the first to support him. The gray-haired soldier was filled with anger. Although he was over seventy years old and had no family, he believed that bullying his compatriots was the same as bullying himself, and he could not tolerate the enemy getting away with it.
“Okay!” Pei Tianzong was the second to speak. “In that case, everyone should carefully arrange things at home and not let the enemy take advantage of the situation again. I suggest that those who go abroad to seek revenge should be at least at the Heavenly level, so that they can escape unscathed if they encounter an ambush. They can kidnap the enemy’s family members and then lure them out to fight. If these people do not show up, they can bring their family members back to the country directly, which will at least weaken the enemy’s strength.”
“I agree. The Hong family lives nearby, so I can make arrangements immediately. The second elder of the Hong family will also be involved in this matter and await your approval.” Hong Qiuyi immediately expressed his opinion. He had learned his lesson. Staying outside Lin Yao’s circle would cause him to miss many great opportunities. The Hong family certainly could not lag behind in something that would benefit both the people and the family.
Sun Woxing didn't need to make a statement at all. He no longer had any Sun family members in the Sun family's main base in Nanjing, only a large number of nannies and people from domestic service companies. The Sun family members scattered all over the country didn't need to worry about the enemy's attacks. Besides, the enemy's top figures wouldn't bother with a few Sun family members. As long as they didn't gather together, their own people were safe.
"Where to begin?" Liu Daoqi, who was most enthusiastic about fighting and killing, immediately asked the most practical question.
"I suggest we attack from three sides. Although the three Japanese ninja are dead, their families should not be spared. Let's make an example of them to deter others from coveting our great China in the future!"
The First Elder, Yi Potian, suddenly unleashed a fierce aura, his tone extremely firm, "The operation against Japan will be carried out by the lower-level peak disciples of the Yi family. Even if we encounter other Heavenly Ninjas who have come to Japan, the Yi family's sons will have the strength to fight back. At worst, we can unleash our secret techniques again. This grudge cannot go unavenged!"
"good!"
"good!"
Pei Sunhong's family and the military's top officials immediately agreed, their approval resounding loudly.
"Then we'll split the remaining Heavenly-level troops into two groups, one to India and the other to Russia. Each group will take two newly promoted Heavenly-level members from the Yi family for training, and five more Heavenly-level members will remain to guard the country. Each group will carry a golden pill for emergencies. What are your opinions?"
Yi Potian looked around and received a unanimous nod of approval.
"What about the West?" Sun Danran suddenly interjected. This experience had made him angry and indignant. The greatest enemy was far away on the other side of the ocean, but he should not be let go.
"Once we've avenged these three groups, we can concentrate our forces and go to Europe to settle scores with them. We can then wage guerrilla warfare overseas, eliminate their remaining forces, and then we won't be afraid of their tiny Europe."
Yi Potian smiled and said, "The biggest enemy, the head of the Vatican, will be left to my Yi family. We are not afraid of his divine arts. He has God's protection, and I have my own life-saving techniques!"
Sun Woxing slammed his two thick palms together violently, making a loud slapping sound.
"Alright! Count me in! Your Yi family can't do without the Sun family's assistance. Only by joining forces can we be invincible!"
...
Five days later, the four major families in the country mobilized their troops, and their internal structures also underwent tremendous changes.
The core members and key trainees of each family disappeared from their family headquarters and disappeared into the vast sea of 1.5 billion people. From the outer perimeter to the core area of the family headquarters, heavy machine guns, automatic weapons controlled by optical and acoustic scanning systems, individual rocket launchers hidden in every building, and numerous snipers dispatched from major military regions were set up, arming the entire family area into a war fortress.
Meanwhile, eight of the Yi family's peak-level disciples who survived the ordeal smuggled themselves to Japan; Yi Potian, Sun Woxing, Liu Daoqi from the military, along with the newly promoted Yi Fei and Yi Gong, went to Russia; Pei Tianzong, Sun Danran, Hong Qiuyi, Yi Dao, Yi An, and others went to India, thus beginning a grand revenge campaign.
Three Japanese ninjas, whose bodies were left in a foreign land, brought disaster to their relatives. The ninja families were all large, but none of them survived the attack by eight vengeful members of the Yi family. Even infants were wiped out. The phrase "cut off the roots" was not an empty one. People raised in this despicable country are not worthy of leniency. Only ruthless methods can frighten them.
In the battle against Japan, 756 lives were lost, and eight members of the Yi family escaped unscathed. Although they encountered resistance from many local and human ninjas, none of their enemies survived thanks to their meticulous planning.
The survivors of the Russian Snow Bear Warriors were hunted down, seven families were killed, and three families and five Snow Bear Warriors escaped.
The Vairocana people in India lived in concentrated communities. These devotees, who had been ordained since childhood, did not have close relationships with their families. Therefore, the avengers did not exterminate their relatives too much. They only killed the parents and biological brothers and sisters of the Vairocana. Of all the surviving Vairocana, only two escaped. The rest, along with all the followers in their temples, were killed. The bloodshed that ensued shocked the entire international community.
From preparation to the end of the revenge operation, it took a total of 32 days. By the time all the revenge teams returned home without any casualties, 34 days had passed.
Meanwhile, news came from the nuclear submarine lurking on the seabed outside the Bermuda Triangle: there was still no news of Lin Yao.
The entire Bermuda Triangle area remains in a state of intense and mysterious energy eruption...