125: Abandoning one's own cultivation

He's finished!

The Vice-Dean felt despair.

If he were to kill Shen Xi, he would Face the possibility of a declaration of war between Twenty-eighth City and Zhu Feng City.

And that was just a possibility.

After all, once two cities initiate a war, the consequences are extremely severe, and unless absolutely necessary, the two cities will not completely tear each other's Face.

Not only that, Twenty-eighth City's strength is greater than Zhu Feng City's, so even if war were declared, Twenty-eighth City would have a greater chance of winning.

Because of this, the Vice-Dean would not kill Shen Xi; he simply didn't want to bear the responsibility of instigating conflict between the two cities.

If the situation truly became serious, other high-ranking officials would certainly seize the opportunity to attack him, thereby weakening his position and influence.

After all, the entire Twenty-eighth City had not yet reached the point where he could control everything single-handedly.

This was the outcome that would only occur if he actually killed Shen Xi.

But Liu Yiyi was completely different.

The Vice-Dean didn't even need to lay a hand on Liu Yiyi; merely offending her and incurring the displeasure of this young miss could lead to his death without a burial place.

Not only him, but even Twenty-eighth City would Face considerable trouble.

This is the terrifying aspect of Secluded Factions.

Unless one has Broken through the Martial Artist Realm and entered the Martial Dao Five Realms, one has no say whatsoever in Secluded Factions.

Even at the Dian Ling Realm, one only has a certain status before Secluded Factions, and it's still not considered much.

Because of this, the Vice-Dean was so scared his scalp tingled.

He was filled with regret.

Why was he so full of himself, insisting on getting involved in this matter? Wasn't this just seeking his own death?

"Don't be scared; weren't you very arrogant before?"

Liu Yiyi mocked.

She had never been so lightly regarded by anyone.

Xu Zhongtian and his son were the first, and the Vice-Dean was the second.

A mere Twenty-eighth City had continuously produced several ignorant individuals who dared to challenge her authority.

"I, I was wrong, I am willing to apologize."

The Vice-Dean smiled ingratiatingly.

At this point, let alone kneeling and kowtowing to admit his mistake, he was even willing to lose everything, as long as he could save his life.

As for targeting Liu Yiyi with a killing blow, killing her to silence her?

The Vice-Dean didn't have the guts.

If he really did that, not only him, but his relatives and friends, and the entire Twenty-eighth City, would see a lot of people die, and it wouldn't be impossible for them to be annihilated.

"I can spare your life, as long as you cripple your Cultivation and hand over all your assets; this matter ends here."

Liu Yiyi said with a cold smile.

"This..."

The Vice-Dean hesitated.

He wasn't afraid of losing everything; these external possessions could always be earned back later.

But crippling his Cultivation... In the world of Martial Artists, strength is everything.

The Vice-Dean's current identity and status all stemmed from his strength.

Once lost, he would be completely finished.

Moreover, he must have made many enemies during his years of Cultivation.

Once he lost his Cultivation, those enemies would definitely not let him go.

"Unwilling?"

Liu Yiyi raised an eyebrow.

"Willing, willing!"

The Vice-Dean quickly said.

To disagree meant death!

Forget it, at least he saved his life.

Furthermore, there were still several Acquired Realm Juniors in his Family; even if he lost all his Cultivation, the Family wouldn't be in a desperate situation and would still have a place in the Inner City.

But if he refused, the Family would be finished.

Thinking of this, the Vice-Dean gritted his teeth and crippled his Cultivation.

Then, he respectfully offered the Storage Ring from his person with both hands.

Only then did Liu Yiyi nod in satisfaction.

"Since that's the case, you can scram."

Hearing this, the Vice-Dean felt as if he had been granted a great pardon and immediately fled without daring to look back.

Beside him, Liu Piaoling was completely stunned.

When Liu Yiyi easily killed Xu Zhongtian, he was already so shocked by the young girl's combat power that his mouth hung open.

But compared to the current scene, that was nothing at all.

What exactly was this girl's identity?

With just a few words, she forced the dignified Vice-Dean to cripple his Cultivation?

This was simply too outrageous!

Thinking of this, Liu Piaoling looked at Liu Yiyi with eyes full of fear.

"Senior, there's no need for this."

Liu Yiyi regained her brilliant smile and spoke.

She naturally understood Liu Piaoling's attitude.

But she had always been a person who clearly distinguished between gratitude and grudges; Liu Piaoling had no enmity with her, and his character was worthy of respect, so she naturally wouldn't put on airs.

Hearing this, Liu Piaoling finally let out a sigh of relief.

He took a deep look at Liu Yiyi, then at Shen Xi: "The waves behind push the waves ahead; I am truly old, and the future belongs to you young people."

After chatting for a while.

Liu Piaoling did not linger, only repeatedly inviting Shen Xi and Liu Yiyi to attend the banquet tonight before leaving directly.

As for Liu Yiyi, she was not in a hurry to leave, asking Shen Xi, the host, to take her to rent an Enlightenment Room... Meanwhile.

News of the Vice-Dean crippling his Cultivation had already spread among the high-ranking officials of Twenty-eighth City.

After all, a dignified Vice-Dean, this identity, if not at the pinnacle of Twenty-eighth City, was certainly one of the top few existences.

Yet even so, he was actually pressured by a young person to the point where he could only save his life by crippling his Cultivation.

This caused countless high-ranking officials to be in an uproar, activating all their subordinates' informants to investigate Liu Yiyi's true identity.

City Lord's Mansion.

The City Lord of Twenty-eighth City had an extremely solemn expression.

"A mysterious young person forced a dignified Vice-Dean to cripple his Cultivation; this young person... could it be a Heavenly Chosen of a Secluded Faction?"

As the City Lord, he naturally knew about Secluded Factions.

This shocked him immensely.

The Heavenly Chosen of Secluded Factions had appeared, which meant that the world would not be peaceful.

According to records in ancient texts, the Heavenly Chosen of Secluded Factions never appeared alone.

Whenever one Heavenly Chosen appeared, it meant that other Heavenly Chosen would also emerge.

This was an unwritten rule.

These Secluded Factions also had a competitive relationship with each other; whether for resources or Face, conflicts, both overt and covert, would arise.

However, to prevent conflicts from escalating, disputes between Secluded Factions were generally resolved among the Juniors.

The struggles between Juniors would determine the ranking among Secluded Factions for the next few decades or even a century.

After all, Juniors were also the future of Secluded Factions, and the strength of the Juniors could also reflect the future strength of the Secluded Factions.

"Activate all informants to find the whereabouts of that young person, and not only that, closely monitor whether any other young talents come to Twenty-eighth City!"