In the void.

A shadow swiftly pierced through the air.

This shadow was unmistakably a Flying Boat, capable of accommodating over ten thousand people.

This Flying Boat was dredged up by Teng Xiang from Cheng Gao's possession, and now all the villagers of the Teng Family Village were aboard it.

Traveling through the air.

Heading straight towards Qinglong City.

Inside the cabin of the Flying Boat.

Xiao Yi was resting with his eyes closed; his injuries were too severe, and the resources required for his recovery were endless, far beyond what the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range alone could supply.

This journey with the Teng Family to Qinglong City served two purposes.

Firstly, to repay kindness and help the Teng Family secure a place in Qinglong City.

Secondly, it was to find a way to join the Heavenly Tao Pavilion through Qinglong City.

Through these days of understanding...

Xiao Yi had gained a deeper insight into the Unharmed Heaven Realm.

In the Unharmed Heaven Realm, top forces such as the Heavenly Tao Pavilion and the Supreme Sect all had beings beyond the Sage Venerate level.

Such beings were terrifyingly powerful.

Just like Shang Duxing, who had deeply impressed Xiao Yi with his terror.

If not for Xiao Yi leveraging the realm channel, he would have been utterly incapable of repelling Shang Duxing.

Another reason...

He wanted to return to the Qingtian Realm.

Even if he restored his peak cultivation, clearing a path to the Qingtian Realm's realm channel would still require a great deal of time.

But if he could ascend beyond the Sage Venerate level,

then, with his familiarity with the Qingtian Realm, he would undoubtedly find its coordinates, thereby penetrating the realm barrier between realms and returning to the Qingtian Realm.

But how to break through beyond the Sage Venerate level,

This was only recorded by the four top forces.

At the other end of the cabin.

Teng Hu and Teng Xiang sat in front of Teng Feixue, watching the little girl's stubborn and aggrieved face. Teng Hu sighed softly, "Silly girl, do you think Grandpa doesn't want to see you and Xiao Yi together? It's just, we really don't deserve him..."

"Why wouldn't we deserve him? I'm his lifesaver..." Teng Feixue pouted.

Teng Xiang smiled wryly, "Dear Grandniece, it's true you are his lifesaver. But he also saved the entire Teng Family Village, and now he is even taking us to Qinglong City. We will become a family of Qinglong City from now on..."

"If you don't seek status, we won't stop you at all!"

Teng Hu said directly, "But you're not someone like that! That Xiao Yi is so exceptionally talented and must have an extraordinary background. Do you think the number of women around him would be few? Could you really compete with them? Silly girl, we are all thinking for your good..."

Teng Feixue looked towards Xiao Yi with a complex expression.

Just as Teng Hu said...

Could such an exceptional man have few women around him?

And she?

Her family was saved by Xiao Yi. Even becoming a Qinglong City family was because of Xiao Yi's reason that they could take this step.

Suddenly.

Her heart was filled with inferiority.

Sigh!

Teng Feixue heaved a long breath and slowly lowered her head, "Grandpa, I understand..."

Teng Hu and Teng Xiang exchanged a glance.

Seeing Teng Feixue seemed to genuinely abandon the idea, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief.

How could they not wish for Teng Feixue and Xiao Yi to be together?

It's just that...

They clearly knew that if they genuinely brought them together, it might not necessarily be a good thing for Teng Feixue. Hence, they resorted to this plan to dispel Teng Feixue's thoughts.

At least, for now, the effect seemed decent.

......

Qinglong City, the Cheng Family.

The top expert Cheng Sheng, at this moment, was standing with a gloomy face in the dedication hall.

On the altar dedicated there,

among the three jade tablets in the highest position, one jade tablet had already explosively shattered, scattering all over the ground.

This jade tablet belonged to Cheng Gao's soul plaque!

"Can anyone tell me what on earth happened? How did Cheng Gao die out of nowhere? What exactly was he going to do..." Cheng Sheng's face was gloomy, his icy gaze sweeping over the crowd.

All the experts of the Cheng Family shivered, silent as cicadas in winter.

Cheng Gao was, after all, the Cheng Family's second expert.

Only second to Cheng Sheng.

There was even a possibility of him breaking through to the Earth Venerate Realm.

The Cheng Family currently in Qinglong City could only be considered a third-rate family. Once an Earth Venerate level expert emerged, they could ascend to a second-rate family.

As for a first-rate family, that would be a place where a Peak of the Earth Revered Realm existed to hold the fort.

Above first-rate,

was the City Lord's Mansion.

That was a force where a Heaven Venerate level expert held the fort, unmoved by anyone.

The Cheng Family had been a third-rate family for thousands of years.

Cheng Sheng was determined to elevate the Cheng Family to the level of a second-rate family. Now, he was just a step away from the Earth Venerate Realm, and with Cheng Gao, the Cheng Family's promotion to a second-rate family was almost a sure thing.

But now...

Cheng Gao had actually died.

"Patriarch, I know where the Great Elder went!" Guard leader Cheng Sha spoke up.

Cheng Sheng swiftly turned his head to him.

Cheng Sha hurriedly said, "I heard the Great Elder mention briefly before that it seemed the Qingshan Clan encountered a formidable enemy, and the Qingshan Clan sought aid from the Great Elder..."

"Qingshan Clan?"

"I remember this clan, their leader Qingshan Ba had quite a close relationship with the Great Elder..."

"Darn, could it be that the Qingshan Clan plotted against the Great Elder?"

The crowd whispered among themselves.

Cheng Sheng squinted his eyes and said, "Cheng Sha, immediately gather the trusted aides, this patriarch will personally lead the team to the Qingshan Clan! If the Great Elder's death has nothing to do with them, that's that, but if there's even a hint of relation, I'll tear them to pieces..."

"Yes!"

Cheng Sha immediately withdrew.

Cheng Sheng stared intently at the shattered jade tablet, gritting his teeth, an icy killing intent filling the entire hall.

Moments later.

Cheng Sheng, leading over a thousand trusted aides, headed outside Qinglong City.

The city had a no-fly restriction.

Even clan patriarchs couldn't fly through the air; they had to leave the Qinglong City borders before they could ride a Flying Boat to the Qingshan Clan's location.

However...

Just as their Flying Boat was about to take off,

Cheng Sha suddenly looked at the distant void, letting out an exclamation, "Patriarch, look, isn't that the Great Elder's Flying Boat?"

"Hmm?"

Cheng Sheng was stunned.

Standing on the Flying Boat.

His eyes followed the direction Cheng Sha pointed to, where he saw a completely black Flying Boat swiftly heading towards Qinglong City.

It even bore their Cheng Family emblem!

"It is indeed Cheng Gao's Flying Boat..."

"Who exactly dares to kill the Great Elder and still ride his Flying Boat to Qinglong City?"

"This is a challenge to our Cheng Family..."

"Do they think our Cheng Family is without anyone?"

The Cheng Family experts showed extremely grim expressions.

This was tantamount to carrying Cheng Gao's corpse directly to provoke them!

Cheng Sheng clenched his fists, his eyes cold to the extreme, issuing a sinister laugh, "Very well, my Cheng Family has been established for so many years, and this is the first time someone dares to bully us. Cheng Sha, heed my command, have everyone wait at the city gate. I want to see who truly dares to kill someone from my Cheng Family..."