22: Fire of Beasts

As countless runes were re-engraved on the Pill Furnace, the myriad beast spirit gathering cauldron also began to re-emerge with 'vitality'.

A brilliant divine light flashed out, and the magnificent scene of myriad beasts galloping and roaring appeared within it.

This phenomenon was far superior to that of the Wind Thunder Furnace and Moon Essence Furnace.

Li Xingyan watched, his heart surging with excitement.

Just then, Fire Old suddenly showed a look of surprise and uncertainty, "Eh?"

Immediately, the Mystic Frost Ice Crystal Flame in his hand flared up violently, and a strong chill instantly spread, covering everything in the room with a layer of ice crystals, making Li Xingyan shiver.

If Fire Old had not set up a barrier in advance, probably half of the Li Family would have been frozen.

Li Xingyan was somewhat puzzled by this sudden scene, but before he could ask, he was astonished to discover a strange flame rising from the myriad beast spirit gathering cauldron.

Unlike the ice-blue Mystic Frost Ice Crystal Flame, that flame was black-green, emitting terrifying high temperatures and a fierce aura like primeval beasts.

Li Xingyan was somewhat surprised; one must know that his teacher’s Mystic Frost Ice Crystal Flame ranked thirteenth on the heaven and earth spirit fire chart.

What kind of flame could remain unmoved amidst his teacher's Mystic Frost Ice Crystal Flame?

Could it also be a Spirit Fire?

Li Xingyan was greatly alarmed, then a surge of wild joy welled up in his heart.

Fortunately, Fire Old had already provided an explanation for him.

"It's actually the Myriad Beast Fire, but unfortunately it's only a sub-fire, and it has no Origin, so it will disappear after use."

"It's a bit of a waste to use it as a consumable, but it can be used to nourish other flames," Fire Old said with a smile.

Li Xingyan's eyes flickered.

The Myriad Beast Fire, ranked thirty-fourth on the heaven and earth spirit fire chart, is rumored to have been born from a Heavenly Fire melting the corpses of myriad beasts.

It is not only fierce and overbearing but also contains an extremely terrifying toxin.

Fire Old glanced at Li Xingyan and smiled, "You're a lucky kid; first the myriad beast spirit gathering cauldron, and now the Myriad Beast Fire."

"Although both are defective products, for you at this stage, they are rare Opportunities."

"Hehe~" Li Xingyan said with a thick-skinned smile, "My greatest Opportunity isn't you, old man?"

"You're a good kid. Find out where that relic is; there might be news of the Myriad Beast Fire there." With that, he returned to the ring.

Li Xingyan was a bit bewildered, "Aren't you supposed to teach me Alchemy today?"

Fire Old grumbled, "Do you think I'm an ox? Repairing the myriad beast spirit gathering cauldron takes a huge toll on me, and I need to sleep for two days to recuperate."

"Cultivate well these two days; don't slack off."

"Don't worry, Teacher, it's not easy to be able to Cultivate in peace; I will definitely cherish it," Li Xingyan said firmly.

Fire Old was a bit embarrassed and fell silent... Time flew by, and in a blink, five days had passed.

Only three days remained until Li Xiangyun's lecture ceremony.

As time passed, the news of Li Xiangyun's lecture gradually spread, and a large number of people poured into Purple Cloud City.

For a time, Purple Cloud City was overcrowded.

The Great Zhou Dynasty is divided into five great provinces: Northern Domain Province, Southern Barbarian Province, Western Extremity Province, Eastern Sea Province, and finally, Central Province.

Below the provinces are prefectures, commanderies, and counties.

Purple Cloud City, seemingly powerful with its four Foundation Establishment Families, was actually not even a Commandery City.

Yet, such a city gathered hundreds of thousands of Cultivators in just a few days.

Where there are people, there is Jianghu, not to mention so many Cultivators with cultivation.

As the number of Cultivators increased, the crime rate in Purple Cloud City soared.

Unlike the mortal world, apart from Commandery Cities, Prefecture Cities, and other places, other cities do not have the position of City Lord.

Under normal circumstances, these cities' order is jointly maintained by the various Families within them.

However, due to the split between the Li Family and the Zhao Family, the pressure suddenly fell on the Li, Qian, and Wang Families.

But even so, they were somewhat short-handed.

"Immortal Master, why aren't you paying?"

On a bustling street, crowds of onlookers surrounded an area.

In the open space in the middle, an old man held onto a burly man's hand, pleading bitterly, but the burly man flung him away.

"Hmph, you damned commoner, for this Immortal Master to buy your goods, it means your ancestors must have done something right! How dare you ask for money?"

"You truly don't know your place."

The old man was thrown back, already spitting blood. Hearing such insults, his face flushed red as he said, "This is too much! The Li Family will uphold justice for us!"

"Uphold justice?"

"Hmph, with so many people, can the Li Family handle it?"

The burly man appeared very disdainful.

"Second Brother, should we intervene?" In the crowd, a young girl asked the young man beside her.

The young man, with a distinguished bearing, pondered and said, "No rush, let's observe first."

"People from the Li Family are here."

Someone shouted, and then the crowd stirred, parting to form a small path, from which several figures emerged.

It was the Li Family's enforcement team.

"There's a good show to watch!"

In a pavilion by the street, someone leaned against the window, a playful smile on his lips... "This is too much, truly too much!"

Zhao Family, in the deliberation hall.

The Clan Leader Zhao slammed the table, letting out an angry roar.

Since the annulment of the engagement that day, the Zhao Family had not compensated the Li Family with 50,000 Spirit Stones as agreed.

The Li Family then allied with the Wang and Qian Families to hunt down the Zhao Family.

However, because the Wang and Qian Families were only superficially complying, the Zhao Family was barely able to hold on.

But as the Li Family's shops suddenly offered several Medicinal Pills with excellent effects, the Zhao Family's business began to be severely squeezed.

In just a few days, they had already lost over ten thousand Spirit Stones.

If this continued, their Zhao Family's business would be completely bankrupt.

"Brother Zhao, please calm down; my Tian Family will absolutely not stand idly by!"

The speaker was none other than the Tian Family's Clan Chief, Tian Shanhai.

Since he had already offended Li Xiangyun, he might as well offend him to the end.

Moreover, he had also received an astonishing piece of news from Immortal Master Kunmu.

Tian Shanhai sipped his tea, a sinister smile playing on the corners of his mouth.

Hearing Tian Shanhai's words, the Clan Leader Zhao calmed down a bit and asked, "Brother Tian, is the news true?"

Tian Shanhai put down his teacup and laughed heartily, "Brother Zhao, rest assured, this news is absolutely true."

"If he hadn't been severely injured, why would Li Xiangyun have returned to the Li Family?"

"After all, that incident back then caused quite a stir."

"Brother Wang knows about this matter best," Tian Shanhai said, glancing sideways at the Wang Family Patriarch.

The Wang Family Patriarch was a bit embarrassed and said nothing.

Today's secret plot was aimed at the increasingly powerful Li Family.

In addition to the Tian, Zhao, and Wang Families, the Qian Family also came.

The Tian and Zhao Families were because of the events of the past two days, having completely formed a grudge with the Li Family.

The Wang Family, fearing that Li Xiangyun held a grudge over the incident from more than two hundred years ago, had no choice but to come.

As for the Qian Family, they were afraid that the Li Family wanted to annex the entire Purple Cloud City, and at the same time, they wanted to bet on both sides.

The Clan Leader Zhao was delighted, but before he could speak, Tian Shanhai continued leisurely, "Moreover, that Li Xiangyun is only over two hundred years old yet so old; haven't you noticed anything wrong?"