CHAPTER 1125: CHAPTER 848: THE MIGHT OF THE IMMORTAL

The Seven Killing Star Lord looked at the domineering Li Shaoyan and stepped aside, fearing any actions might lead to a misunderstanding with this Immortal Golden Immortal.

An Immortal Golden Immortal is already a high-level existence within the Human Clan.

No force would underestimate an Immortal Golden Immortal.

Especially Li Shaoyan, who is himself a powerful Immortal with a cultivation of six hundred epochs, not to mention that the Li Family has been entrenched in the Hidden Dragon Star Domain for years, being the top force in the entire domain, second only to the Domain Master and Military Leaders.

If the New Fire Star Sea is regarded as a nation, and the hundred and eight Star Domains as provinces, then the Li Family is definitely a high-level entity second to the provincial governor.

As the head of such a great force, even though Purple Luo Heaven has broad connections, it absolutely does not have the courage to challenge him.

If he wished, he could completely prevent Purple Luo Heaven from operating in the Hidden Dragon Star Domain.

Even his patron, Zhou Huang, wouldn’t want to offend such a top-notch Immortal force in the Hidden Dragon Star Domain.

With this thought, the Seven Killing Star Lord hurriedly sent a message to the Star Lord Tian Xiang, asking him to come out quickly and visit the Honorable Daoist Gu together with His Majesty Zhou Huang.

At this time, a burst of commotion came from within Purple Luo Heaven.

But the commotion lasted only a moment before being subdued.

Not long after, guests who seemed to have their enthusiasm dampened began to leave Purple Luo Heaven one after another.

It is foreseeable that after this uproar, Purple Luo Heaven’s business will certainly take a hit.

Yet this was a leisure spot with strength and background, which the Seven Killing Star Lord had visited more than once, sometimes having to make appointments to invite a certain renowned performer for entertainment, now was being suppressed by Li Shaoyan to such an extent without daring to utter a word, obediently following orders.

The hubbub continued for quite a while, yet it seemed all the guests had not been ushered out.

Waiting outside, Li Shaoyan became somewhat displeased.

He waved his hand.

A Golden Immortal from the Li Family quickly stepped forward, entering Purple Luo Heaven to hasten matters.

Soon, the Li Family Golden Immortal returned and quietly said, "Most of the others have left; the only one remaining is the famous Yun Xiu, who is currently entertaining guests from the Yang Family and the Nian Family."

"Yang Family, Nian Family!"

These two are also recognized as first-class families.

The Yang Family is slightly better; although they boast three Immortals, their headquarters is not in the Hidden Dragon Star Domain. Moreover, their strongest ancestor is somewhat on par with him. If he were to personally intervene, the Yang Family Ancestor would have to show him some face.

But the Nian Family...

They are indeed a top-tier family, akin to the Taibai Qin Family.

With five Immortals within their ranks, two of whom were True Disciples of the Fire Cloud Palace.

The difference lies in not having someone like Qin Yuyan, who is both a direct disciple of an Immortal Venerable and possesses cultivation of a thousand epochs.

However...

"Back then, Yun Xiu performed before the Ancient Immortal Venerable, who praised her. While others can be deferred, Yun Xiu must be invited over."

Li Shaoyan quickly made his decision and immediately said, "What of the Yang Family and the Nian Family? A bunch of juniors cannot represent the families behind them. Go, bring Yun Xiu over."

"Yes."

The Golden Immortal replied, soon entering the space isolated by formation.

This time, there was considerable turmoil from within the space, accompanied by intense Divine Thought eruptions.

Obviously, the Golden Immortals inside were already at odds.

Even though it was merely a clash of Divine Sense, the gunpowder smell was already seeping through the sealed formation.

For a moment, Li Shaoyan couldn’t sit still.

"Hmph!"

He strode his way into Purple Luo Heaven.

Of course, the sealing formation in Purple Luo Heaven wouldn’t be too high-level.

Due to the clash of Divine Sense, the formation had a slight gap that allowed the sounds and fluctuations of Divine Thought to leak out.

Just then, a disciple from the Nian Family was speaking, "Even if the Li Family’s face is great, is it greater than the word ’reason’? Even if one is invited, there are priorities of first come, first serve! Yun Xiu has entertained us halfway, and now you want to take her away; where is the dignity in that?"

"Noble Lords and Daoist Masters, please bear with us; this is a direct order from the head of the Li Family. Our Purple Luo Heaven is a small establishment and cannot afford to offend..."

This was the voice of the Purple Luo Heaven manager.

"Laughable, you can’t afford to offend the Li Family, but you think nothing of our Yang Family and Nian Family?"

Another Golden Immortal spoke.

Upon hearing this, Li Shaoyan decided not to waste any more time, waving his hand and breaking the formation instantly.

Thereafter, he strode in, hands behind his back, leading several Golden Immortals from the Li Family responsible for affairs into the space enveloped by the formation.

Before his person arrived, the Divine Sense Ability of the Eleventh Rank spread out in shockwaves.

"Are the juniors of the Yang Family and Nian Family so insolent now?"

Under this impact of Divine Sense Ability, all the Golden Immortals present felt a sting in their divine senses; a few whose Divine Sense Ability was relatively weak felt dizzy, unable to maintain their balance.

One Golden Immortal had just stood, only to directly trip to the ground, losing face utterly.

"Li Family Ancestor... Li Shaoyan..."

Seeing the figure entering the formation, Yang Shuo and those from the Nian Family changed their expressions simultaneously.

The Li Family Ancestor actually came personally!?

The atmosphere in the venue slightly halted due to the arrival of this Immortal Golden Immortal.

After a while, Daoist Nian Yun, one of the hosts, stood up: "So it’s the Li Family Ancestor himself, but, as an Immortal Venerable, to use your Divine Sense Ability to suppress us juniors who have cultivated for less than fifty thousand years, isn’t it a bit like bullying the weak? If this spreads, those unaware might think that the Li Family looks down on our Yang and Nian families and wants to start a war with us."

Having failed in the competition for the position of Inner Mansion Dao Lord, she was not in a good mood, and her words were a bit impulsive.

Yang Shuo saw Nian Yun speak and glanced at the others who were intimidated by Li Shaoyan, not daring to act rashly.

At this moment, it seemed to be the perfect opportunity for him to show his ability in front of Nian Yun.

Thinking of the Yang Family’s superiority over the Li Family’s power, he gained some confidence and stood beside Nian Yun, loudly saying: "Here we are, resting and communicating well, and the Li Family Head comes directly to demand people, isn’t that too unreasonable?"

"Reason?"

Li Shaoyan looked at the Golden Immortals in the venue, seemingly puzzled: "Since I’ve personally come here, do you still dare to speak to me like this? Can’t you distinguish the difference in status between an Honorable Daoist and a Daoist Master?"

"Honorable Daoist?"

A woman behind Nian Yun said: "Speaking of Honorable Daoists, my sister Nian Yun is currently the first on the Five Elements Great Dao candidate list, and it won’t be long before she enters the Inner Mansion. Once she becomes an Inner Mansion Dao Lord, the Golden Immortal Realm is within reach, so now saying my sister Nian Yun counts as half an Immortal Golden Immortal is indeed reasonable, isn’t it?"

"Ha..."

Li Shaoyan couldn’t help but laughed: "Where did you get the idea that entering the Inner Mansion is equivalent to stepping into the Immortal Golden Immortal Realm? The average cycle for replacing Inner Mansion Dao Lords is less than ten thousand years, so let’s calculate with ten thousand years. According to your statement, entering the Inner Mansion is equivalent to becoming an Immortal Golden Immortal, doesn’t that imply the Honorable Daoist Mansion with a quota of three thousand Inner Mansion Dao Lords could give birth to an Immortal Golden Immortal every three years? Over tens of millions of years, wouldn’t that be three million Immortal Golden Immortals?"

These words slightly halted everyone in the venue.

Everyone knew that even entering the Inner Mansion didn’t guarantee reaching immortality.

The breakthrough rate for Immortal Golden Immortals in the Honorable Daoist Mansion was so high partly because the Honorable Daoist Mansion was very strict, and also because...

The Honorable Daoist Mansion counted those who cultivated within the mansion and later became Immortal Golden Immortals as part of the mansion, thereby raising the breakthrough rate.

Actually, the true breakthrough rate of Inner Mansion Dao Lords was much lower than the data published by the Honorable Daoist Mansion.

"Besides, don’t think that our Li Family is necessarily inferior to your Yang and Nian families. Even if we were far inferior to the Yang and Nian families, do you think they would offend an Immortal Venerable for just a few Golden Immortals!?"

Li Shaoyan laughed loudly: "For us Immortal Golden Immortals, let’s say we have ten million years, tens of millions of years of lifespan. No matter how genius a Golden Immortal is, as long as they haven’t become immortal, they can’t break the life and death limit of one hundred thousand years. In this context, would an Immortal Venerable really invest too much emotion and resources in a life form whose lifespan is less than one percent of their own?"

The aura belonging to his Immortal Golden Immortal Level slowly rose, pressing on the entire venue: "Believe it or not, even if I kill all of you here today, and compensate afterward, the Yang and Nian families won’t pursue it further."

These brazen words made everyone in the venue turn pale.

Because they knew Li Shaoyan was speaking the truth.

This bloody fact made them, who thought themselves the embodiment of endless glory, realize for the first time their own insignificance.

Even Nian Yun, who considered herself the top candidate and was close to entering the Inner Mansion, felt disheartened at this moment.

"Let alone you are not Inner Mansion Dao Lords yet, even if you were true Inner Mansion Dao Lords, you’d still have to bow before a true Immortal Golden Immortal! Because, in the eyes of an Immortal Golden Immortal, your so-called lineage and background..."

Li Shaoyan scoffed: "Means nothing."

Under Li Shaoyan’s gaze, everyone was as silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to move an inch.

"Looks like there’s no objection anymore."

Li Shaoyan said lightly.

Seeing no one dared to speak in the venue, he waved his hand directly: "Take Yun Xiu away."

"Buzz buzz."

At this moment, a slight vibration sound came from the crowd.

Yang Shuo and Nian Yun, who were already unwilling to stir up trouble, changed their expressions simultaneously, fearing that these subtle vibrations would cause misunderstanding for Li Shaoyan, this Immortal Golden Immortal.

The events of today deeply made them aware of how vast the gap was between them, the unascended Immortal Seeds, and the truly Immortal Golden Immortals.

"Tian Xiang!"

Yang Shuo shouted angrily.

"Someone sent me an urgent message, I’ll terminate the communication immediately..."

Star Lord Tian Xiang quickly explained and took out the Communication Jade Token.

And Daoist Nian Yun hurriedly turned to Li Shaoyan: "Honorable Li, we young ones have offended you lately, Yun Xiu, you can take her away, we..."

"Wait! Star Lord Tian Xiang!?"

At this moment, Li Shaoyan suddenly said: "Star Lord Tian Xiang from the Xuanhuang Star Domain?"

"Uh... it’s me."

Star Lord Tian Xiang responded quietly.

Li Shaoyan...

Such a big figure that even Zhou Huang, the big patron of their Xuanhuang Realm, dared not easily offend.

But just as he admitted his identity, Li Shaoyan’s originally indifferent face froze first, then quickly was filled with hearty smiles: "Hahaha, so little friend Tian Xiang is here, it’s all a misunderstanding."

This sudden burst of laughter startled everyone in the venue.

Then, everyone saw this formerly aloof and domineering Immortal Golden Immortal quickly step forward, warmly grasping Star Lord Tian Xiang’s hand: "I’ve heard about little friend Tian Xiang studying in the Honorable Daoist Mansion. We had no chance to meet before, but finally, I get to see you."

"Honorable Li..."

Star Lord Tian Xiang was somewhat at a loss due to his enthusiastic attitude.

Li Shaoyan’s face was full of smiles, and as everyone was completely confused about the situation, he even made a somewhat obsequious gesture, as if inviting: "Little friend, did you receive a communication? Go ahead, take it; don’t mind me, you take it first."