718: Chapter 718 Why Did I Take Over the Li Family?

Time passed second by second.

The banquet hall was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

Everyone was watching the girl with her eyes closed, watching her brows knit together and then relax...

Suddenly.

A burst of aura erupted from Lee Yoon-hee's body.

The aura was very faint, like a newly lit flame that would be extinguished by a gust of wind.

But Park Hyang-ho, who was beside Kim Zhilong, narrowed his old eyes sharply.

Entry-level martial artist.

An ordinary person who had never cultivated before had crossed the threshold into an entry-level martial artist in just a few minutes?

Hmm...

Perhaps that wasn't so strange.

But the next second.

The aura on Lee Yoon-hee changed again.

That faint flame, as if doused with a bucket of hot oil, suddenly flared up significantly.

Third-rate martial artist.

Second-rate martial artist.

First-rate martial artist.

Three realms, broken through consecutively in just a few seconds.

The guests in the banquet hall could finally no longer sit still.

"Good heavens... she's breaking through so fast!"

"What kind of cultivation technique is this? It's too terrifying, isn't it?"

"She wasn't even entry-level just now, and now she's already a first-rate martial artist!"

"Wait... haven't you noticed? She hasn't stopped yet!"

Before the words had even faded, the aura on Lee Yoon-hee surged again.

Yellow Realm.

Xuan Realm.

Two major realms, under the dumbfounded gaze of everyone, were like paper window screens—pierced as soon as they were poked.

Park Hyang-ho, who had originally felt it was normal, completely lost his composure.

He stood up directly from his chair, his eyes filled with shock.

Yellow Realm Peak!

Mystic Realm Peak!

Earth Realm!

Lee Yoon-hee's aura climbed all the way, stepping directly into the Earth Realm, before that violent aura slowly calmed down.

Lee Yoon-hee opened her eyes.

In those almond-shaped eyes, there was a hint of profound light, like a galaxy reflected in the night sky.

She looked down at her hands, then raised her head to look at Ye Chen in front of her, her eyes slightly reddened.

"I... what is this..."

Ye Chen retracted his fingers and smiled.

"Just by circulating the energy for one cycle, you've entered the Earth Realm. Not bad."

"I originally thought you could charge straight to the Heaven Realm, but it seems you still need to polish and refine it a bit."

"However, with your constitution, I imagine it won't be long before you can enter it."

The whole venue was dead silent.

A deathly silence.

Hundreds of guests, one by one, widened their eyes and opened their mouths, standing there in a daze.

What did they just hear?

Earth Realm?

An ordinary person who had never cultivated, in just over ten minutes, starting from scratch and breaking through all the way to the Peak Earth Realm?

What the hell is this called cultivation? This is simply riding a rocket!

The champagne glass in Kim Zhilong's hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

Piao Zhenying's face turned pale as well.

He turned his head sharply to look at Park Changfan beside him.

Park Changfan's face was even paler than his.

He had just been thinking about how to take revenge on Ye Chen and how to snatch Lee Yoon-hee back.

And now?

Lee Yoon-hee had transformed from a weak woman with no power to truss a chicken into an Earth Realm expert.

And he wasn't even an entry-level martial artist.

What was he going to use to snatch her back?

His face?

And besides...

Lee Yoon-hee's breakthrough proved one more thing.

Ye Chen really wasn't lusting after her body; only he himself was... despicable!

Chairman Lee Seung-heon stood there, tears streaming down his old face.

He looked at the completely different aura on his granddaughter, his face filled with shock.

All these years, he had been wondering if the Li family had a future.

Now he knew.

They did.

Because his granddaughter was the future of the Li family.

Lee Yoon-hee walked up to her grandfather and gently held his hand.

"Grandfather, I did it."

Chairman Lee Seung-heon's tears finally fell.

"Good! Good! You did very well..."

Ye Chen watched this pair of grandfather and granddaughter and spoke, rather insensitive to the mood.

"Do you have any other concerns now?"

"If it weren't for the fact that my Ancient Tomb Sect has too few people and needs geniuses to hold up our reputation, I generally wouldn't make an exception to pass on cultivation techniques first."

Chairman Lee Seung-heon's eyes were red. He looked at Ye Chen.

Then.

"Thump!"

This helmsman of one of South Korea's three major chaebols knelt down straight, right in front of hundreds of high-society guests.

"Mr. Ye's great kindness is something the Li family cannot repay!"

"From now on, the entire Li family will follow Mr. Ye's lead!"

Seeing this, Lee Yoon-hee hurriedly knelt down as well, her eyes red, her voice soft but full of determination.

"Yunxi pays respects to Master!"

"Master's great kindness, Yunxi will never forget in this lifetime!"

Ye Chen looked at the grandfather and granddaughter kneeling in front of him and waved his hand. "Get up, get up. Don't kneel at the drop of a hat. I don't like this sort of thing."

He bent over and reached out to help Lee Yoon-hee up.

The girl's wrist was so slender it felt like it would break with a pinch, her skin as delicate as porcelain, with a cool and smooth touch.

Lee Yoon-hee's face turned red to the roots of her ears, and she lowered her eyes.

Ye Chen let go and spoke indifferently.

"Alright, continue with your coming-of-age ceremony. I won't spoil the fun."

Having said that.

He walked toward the corner of the banquet hall without looking back.

There was an empty sofa there, just right for resting his feet.

Kim Zhilong snapped out of it, hurriedly followed him, and trotted over to the corner.

"Mr. Ye, you... aren't you taking over the Li family?"

Aish!

He was now very! Very! Very! Desperate to drag another family down with him.

That way... regardless of whether those two families from the USA succeeded, his Kim family would have company, rather than being alone and suffering heavy losses.

Ye Chen flopped onto the sofa and glanced at him.

"Why would I want to take over the Li family?"

"The Li family hasn't offended me."

Kim Zhilong: "..."

Wait...

You aren't taking over the Li family?

Then what did you come here for?

You took the Li family's granddaughter but didn't take the Li family?

So did you come to take people, or to win hearts?

Kim Zhilong felt his brain wasn't working well enough.

Ye Chen only took Lee Yoon-hee and didn't touch the Li family's assets.

What did this mean?

It meant that the Li family not only suffered no losses but actually gained a terrifying backer!

And what about his Kim family?

51% of the shares were gone, and they had gained a master riding on their heads.

This damn thing... what a huge loss!

Kim Zhilong stood there, feeling as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

Just then.

The celebrities around finally came back to their senses.

An old man in a white suit was the first to step forward, his face full of ingratiating smiles.

"Mr. Ye, hello. I am Zheng Juji from the March Group. Could you please take a look at that kid of mine?"

"He's twenty-five this year and idles around all day. If he has any talent for cultivation, I beg you to take him in too!"

Ye Chen glanced at him, expressionless. "Not looking."

The smile on the old man's face stiffened, but he still wouldn't give up. "Mr. Ye, don't worry. Name any terms you want, any amount of money is fine..."

"I said, not looking."

Ye Chen cut him off, his tone full of impatience. "I'm not a fortune teller, and I'm not running a training class. Whether your kid has talent or not, what the hell does that have to do with me?"

The old man's face turned the color of pig liver, but he didn't dare to refute a single word, and could only retreat to the side awkwardly.

With the first, came the second.

But all were rejected by Ye Chen.

Next.

One celebrity after another stepped forward.

Some begged Ye Chen to look at their children, some begged Ye Chen to take them as apprentices, and there were even shameless ones who directly asked Ye Chen if he lacked women, offering to send their own daughters, nieces, or nephews over.

Ye Chen was getting annoyed and shouted angrily.

"Shut up, all of you."

As soon as the words fell.

Those celebrities were silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to make a sound, and could only look at Ye Chen with resentful eyes, like a group of abandoned bitter wives.

Ye Chen leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes. Finally, some peace and quiet.

However.

Just then.

A woman's voice came from the entrance of the banquet hall.

"Ye Chen, long time no see."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and found this voice a bit familiar. It seemed to be... Black Widow?

Oh?

That woman actually came too.

It seems... someone leaked the information!

Ye Chen glanced calmly at Kim Zhilong.

Kim Zhilong shuddered, his back instantly soaked in sweat.

No...

Could Ye Chen have discovered something?

However.

Before he could speak, Ye Chen had already turned his head to look toward the entrance.

He saw a woman wearing a tight black one-piece leather outfit, swaying her water-serpent waist, walking in from outside.

Who else could it be but Black Widow?