"Guess what?!" Hong Qiuyi suddenly felt irritated and his tone was sharp. "No matter how much you guess, it's all about those little brats from the Yi family. It has nothing to do with your Sun family!"
Even between close-knit families, such incidents can create rifts.
Heavenly level! How many Heavenly level beings are there in this world? Yet the Yi family has gained four Heavenly level beings, all at the same time. This situation must be unprecedented. If word got out, it would scare all the big and small aristocratic families to death.
Even Sun Woxing understood Hong Qiuyi's conflicted feelings, so he didn't hold it against him for his attitude. However, everyone's expressions were very complicated, and a figure that appeared in their minds suddenly became very tall, almost reaching the point of towering over the ground and shining brightly.
"You have to speak up for me later! You're not allowed to back down!"
Pei Tianzong suddenly grabbed Sun Woxing's fat hand, glaring fiercely at his round face.
Sun Woxing struggled a few times, secretly using some methods, but still couldn't break free. He had no choice but to give up, straightening his chest and raising his head. He said:
"What does this have to do with me? I'm not Mr. Sun's father-in-law. He wouldn't even look at our Sun family's daughters."
She paused, then added, "Oh dear! I forgot! I completely forgot to send the Sun family's beauty to him! I've never even seen her before, how could I expect him to take a liking to her? What a blunder! Sigh... sigh..."
"Get lost!" Pei Tianzong wasn't fooled by Sun Woxing's feigned madness. "You have to speak up for me! Otherwise, don't expect the Pei family to do anything for you in the future!"
"Alright, alright, I'm scared of you. Let's go find Elder Yi together later. I'll be the go-between. Let go of my hand!"
The two of them were pulling and tugging at each other like kindergarten children, which frustrated Hong Qiuyi standing next to them.
The Pei and Sun families are entitled to demand benefits from Lin Yao and the Yi family, but what about the Hong family?
The Hong family couldn't even bring themselves to ask for anything. Even the promise he made an hour ago was vague and ambiguous, as he was too ashamed to ask for any benefits.
But nobody would be willing to give it up...
Meanwhile, Elder Yi Potian, standing beneath the clouds, was also conflicted. He looked up with longing as the clouds gradually dispersed, his heart bleeding.
That's a full twelve golden pills! Those bastards actually wasted them!
This is a treasure that could allow someone like Yi Zuojun, with limited talent, to advance to the Heavenly Rank with just one pill! But they…
Especially that little bastard Yi Yang! He didn't even advance!
Yi Dao was able to gain enough insights with just one spirit stone and advance to the Heavenly Rank this time, but that little bastard didn't even utter a fart. It's outrageous!
Elder Yi Potian was both happy and worried. Now that he had returned to being a mortal, he had demonstrated the true meaning of "a greedy person is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant." He made a decision in his heart: he would teach that little bastard Yi Yang a lesson when he got back. All he did was slack off all day. This time, he would make him swallow the spirit stones rather than waste the opportunity again!
Yi Yang, who was being cursed by his father, was unaware of what was happening outside. At this moment, he was happily immersed in his own world.
The golden elixir was truly miraculous. It not only repaired all the injuries in his body in one fell swoop, but also made his meridians wider, smoother, and more resilient, while the true energy flowing within them became more condensed.
Yi Yang sensed the mysterious energy within the elixir, and also more clearly perceived the spiritual energy and cosmic energy outside his body. He also understood the transformation process of this cosmic energy generated from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and was more confident in advancing to the Heavenly level in the future.
Although some information coming from outside the body was unusual and seemed to cause a great disturbance, cultivators must guard their original intentions, so Yi Yang did not pay much attention to it. He was only fascinated by the relationship between spiritual energy and energy. He thought that he should spend more time comprehending and studying it after obtaining the spirit stone. If he did that, he even had a feeling that he could break through to the Heavenly level with the help of the internal energy.
However, Yi Yang immediately dismissed this assumption. He didn't dwell on things that were already in the past; this was a habit he had formed over the years. Otherwise, as the head of the family, he would have been driven insane by these regrettable events long ago. Even if he had regrets, there was nothing he could do. The family's affairs were simply too numerous and complicated. His father had always been by his master's side, and he needed to coordinate and arrange all the family's affairs, both inside and outside. Naturally, his cultivation was delayed. Even if it affected his advancement, he didn't regret it, because it was enough for the entire Yi family to become strong. Someone always had to sacrifice for it.
Feeling the elixir energy within his body gradually disappear, Yi Yang stopped controlling his true energy and absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. He slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was a stern face. His father was angry.
"Elder Yi, congratulations!"
A hearty laugh interrupted Yi Potian's reprimand, and Sun Woxing, who looked like Maitreya Buddha, appeared before him. "Nephew, I think you will soon advance to the Heavenly Rank. Congratulations in advance!"
Nephew?
Yi Yang was somewhat unable to process the title of Sun Woxing. Apart from his father being at the same Heavenly level as him, and apart from his own status as the head of the Yi family, if we were to count purely by seniority, he was several generations lower than Sun Woxing. When did he become Sun Woxing's nephew?
"Elder Yi, congratulations to the Yi family on gaining four new Heavenly Realm experts!" Pei Tianzong's congratulations were proper and respectful. In terms of personal relationships and the relationship with the family head, he couldn't be as casual as Sun Woxing. Advancing to the Heavenly Realm was a serious and joyous event, and the Pei family naturally had to offer their grand congratulations.
Hong Qiuyi and the military “enforcers” also offered their congratulations, using very official language and attitudes, but in their hearts they envied Yi Potian’s good fortune. The three “enforcers” were not too affectionate towards the Yi family, as they were most grateful to Lin Yao, so there was no need to be too friendly.
Congratulations to you!
The First Elder, Yi Potian, beamed with joy. He suddenly realized that the family had gained four more Heavenly Realm experts, which would solidify their position as the number one family in the country. He had no reason to be unhappy. Besides, Yi Yang had always been a diligent and sensible child. There must be another reason why he didn't have a deep understanding of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Perhaps he had misunderstood him before.
Cough cough cough!
Pei Tianzong pretended to cough, but his eyes were fixed on Sun Woxing.
Cough cough!
Sun Woxing seemed to have caught Pei Tianzong's cough, coughing before he could speak. After a long while, he stammered and looked at Yi Potian, "This... Zong Shen... earlier, when you unleashed your secret technique, was it the pills left by the master that helped you?"
"It's good that you have the pills, but you should have told me beforehand. It made this old man shed several tears."
The First Elder, Yi Potian, looked somewhat embarrassed and hurriedly explained, "I'm so sorry everyone, I've made you all worry. Actually, I wasn't aware of this beforehand. The Master left behind some pills and an imperial edict, which were kept with Zuo Jun. He instructed that the items should only be opened in the event of a life-or-death crisis or if he had been missing for more than a month. Nobody knew there would be golden pills left behind, otherwise we wouldn't have wasted ten pills. Those were the most precious things..."
Only then did everyone realize the reason: the Yi family's previous grief was not feigned. Besides, given the Yi family's character, they would never do such a lie, especially since such a lie would be exposed immediately.
Thinking of this, Sun Woxing felt that his previous tears of grief were worthwhile. He had truly cried his heart out back then, not only because of the close relationship between the Sun and Yi families, but also because of the noble cause of these Yi family elites who sacrificed themselves for the country.
"Then..." Pei Tianzong couldn't help but inquire about the golden pill, but he couldn't continue to ask.
The First Elder, Yi Potian, was fully aware of Pei Tianzong's thoughts. He smiled slightly and said:
"I apologize for this. The master's instructions were that these things were only used when the Yi family was facing a life-or-death crisis. Now that the crisis has been resolved, we can only wait for another condition to take effect before we can dispose of the remaining pills."
"..."
Everyone fell silent. Seeing that the two from the Pei family, one from the Hong family, and three Heavenly Realm experts from the military were all staring at him, Sun Woxing had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, "What are the conditions?"
“That’s how it is,” Yi Potian cleared his throat, “The other condition of the gentleman is that if he hasn’t come out after a month of being deep in the Bermuda Triangle, we will open the jade bottle, and the pills inside will be handed over to my Yi family to handle.”
Seeing that everyone's expression had changed, Yi Potian quickly added, "Of course, these pills are not only for the Yi family. Please wait a moment."