34: Tribute

"Hehe, there's no rush about the Spirit Stones for now." Li Xiangyun didn't know what the Clan Leader Zhao was thinking, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.

He just said with an indifferent expression, "Apologize first!"

"What?" The Clan Leader Zhao was a bit slow to react.

"Apologize!"

Li Xiangyun's tone grew heavier, leaving no room for doubt.

The Clan Leader Zhao's face turned ugly. "Apologize?" What a joke! He had never apologized since he was a child, let alone to a 'lowly person'.

Seeing that the Clan Leader Zhao had no intention of apologizing, Li Xiangyun didn't waste words. He stepped forward and placed his hand on the Clan Leader Zhao's shoulder.

"Hmm?"

The Clan Leader Zhao turned his head in confusion, only to see Li Xiangyun's cold face.

Ignoring the Clan Leader Zhao's confusion, Li Xiangyun exerted a slight force. The next moment, a loud bang was heard.

Immediately after, the Clan Leader Zhao suddenly knelt to the ground. The force was so great that the floor cracked into pieces.

The loud noise immediately alerted the surrounding guards, who only stopped when they saw Li Xiangyun's face.

The Clan Leader Zhao knelt on the ground, his old face flushed like a pig's liver. He desperately tried to struggle, but in the face of absolute power, it was useless.

Just like before in the Li Family's main hall. No! It should be said that it was even more thorough than last time.

Last time, he could still squirm like a maggot, but now he couldn't even make the slightest movement.

Under the immense humiliation, the Clan Leader Zhao couldn't help but shed old tears, feeling utterly desolate. "Didn't they say Li Xiangyun was severely injured? What exactly is going on?"

At this moment, the Clan Leader Zhao couldn't help but worry about the feasibility of their plan.

Then, Li Xiangyun gently stroked the Clan Leader Zhao's head and lectured him, "When you make a mistake, you must apologize. Didn't your father teach you that?" Just like a father lecturing his son.

The Clan Leader Zhao felt extremely stifled, but he still stiffly uttered four words, "Junior, I admit my mistake!"

"Good boy!"

Li Xiangyun smiled again and patted the Clan Leader Zhao's head before walking onto the Dao Platform with his hands behind his back.

The Clan Leader Zhao also quickly got up and scurried away.

Li Xiangning looked at Li Xiangyun's back with eyes full of admiration, her little face flushed. "Old Ancestor is so good!"

Hu Han San's eyes flickered, and a thought emerged in his mind, "One should live like this!"

Although the matter had ended, its impact continued to ferment.

It made many people who were arrogant due to their strength or background restrain themselves a lot.

And this was Li Xiangyun's goal.

After all, during this period, with the news of his severe injuries spreading...

All sorts of rumors were flying around.

Such as, "Ice Peak Zhenren is just a charlatan, holding lectures only to swindle everyone's treasures."

Such as, "Ice Peak Zhenren won't live for another month and simply cannot fulfill everyone's requests."

...Anyway, there were all kinds of rumors.

And Li Xiangyun wanted to tell everyone that he, Ice Peak Zhenren, could still fight!

At the same time, it was also to deter others and prevent anyone from causing trouble.

After all, although the Li Family had already been promoted to a Golden Core Family, its foundation was still very weak. Besides him, the strongest member was only the Clan Chief in the Foundation Establishment Stage Middle Stage.

If he didn't deter them, who knew what other troubles would arise?

And the Clan Leader Zhao's strength was just right, neither strong nor weak, not requiring him to expend much effort.

In fact, even if the Clan Leader Zhao didn't cause trouble, he might have actively sought it out.

After all, the Zhao Family still hadn't delivered those fifty thousand Spirit Stones. How could Li Xiangyun not know his thoughts?

Even the recent turmoil definitely had the Zhao Family's involvement.

If it weren't for the cultivation world needing to follow certain rules, Li Xiangyun would have already annihilated the Zhao Family.

How could they still be jumping around now?

"After the grand ceremony ends, we will begin the annihilation of the Zhao Family!"

A hint of killing intent flashed in Li Xiangyun's heart.

While Li Xiangyun was recuperating on the Dao Platform, others were also entering in succession.

"Dong ~"

"The Tian Family of Green Bamboo Peak presents a second-grade low-tier Spiritual Artifact."

..."The Sun Family of Green Cloud City presents a Martial Skill manual."

..."The Ye Family of Sunset Valley presents a second-grade mid-tier Spirit Medicine."

"The Dragon Family of Wind and Thunder presents a third-grade mid-tier Spirit Medicine, a ziyang mysterious ginseng!"

The Fourth Elder's voice suddenly rose, causing a stir among the surrounding crowd.

"As expected of a Golden Core Family, their generosity is remarkable."

"I just wonder what the Dragon Family wants from Ice Peak Zhenren?"

The Dragon Family of Wind and Thunder was one of the original four Golden Core Families in Southern Barbarian Province. The other three were the Miao Family of Vast Ocean, the Chen Family of Chasing Wind Valley, and the Ling Family of White Tiger.

However, it seemed only one of the four Golden Core Families had arrived.

Li Xiangyun's eyes lit up on the Dao Platform. Regardless of their requests, at least his method was correct.

Currently, the Spirit Medicines Fire Old required, besides the second-grade ones, the remaining third-grade Spirit Medicines were: "Ten-Thousand Year Stone Milk, Withered Glory Wood, Transformation Void Grass, ziyang mysterious ginseng, azure water pearl, Dragon Flame Grass, a third-grade Fire Qilin Beast Inner Core, Ice Phoenix Flower, and extremely yin wood."

Among them, Li Xiangyun already possessed Ten-Thousand Year Stone Milk, Withered Glory Wood, ziyang mysterious ginseng, Dragon Flame Grass, and Ice Phoenix Flower.

The remaining ones were Transformation Void Grass, azure water pearl, a third-grade Fire Qilin Beast Inner Core, and extremely yin wood.

And the remaining ones were increasingly difficult to acquire.

Li Xiangyun had a bit of a headache, but fortunately, a good start had been made, making him look forward to it.

With the Dragon Family of Wind and Thunder making their grand entrance, next were the Loose Cultivators.

The Fourth Elder continued to announce loudly, "Mad Wind Three Blades Ma Sandao presents a first-grade high-tier Spirit Fruit."

..."Blazing Fist Meng Wei presents a bottle of first-grade high-tier Medicinal Pill."

..."Flowing Water Sword Wang Hetai presents a first-grade mid-tier Spirit Medicine."

At first, those who appeared were small fry, but they had impressive names, which made people laugh and cry.

However, adhering to the principle that one can never have too many things, Li Xiangyun happily accepted them.

Of course, he didn't want just any trash; the minimum requirement for offerings had to be first-grade mid-tier or above.

Subsequently, gradually, the Loose Cultivators who entered became more and more significant.

"Chasing Wind Leg Li Daoshan presents a second-grade mid-tier Magical Artifact."

"That villain is here too! I'll break his legs!" Someone recognized the newcomer's identity and said fiercely.

Chasing Wind Leg Li Daoshan, with a cultivation of Foundation Establishment Stage Early Stage, possessed superb lightness skill and was a famous divine thief in Tan Prefecture Commandery.

"As expected of a divine thief, his generosity is remarkable."

Afterward, the appearance of one heavyweight after another stunned everyone.

"Profound Ice Sword Wang Zhuo, Cloud Dragon Palm Mo Qing, Ziyang Divine Hand Feng Yonghuai..."

"Good heavens, they are all Foundation Establishment Stage powerhouses renowned in their respective regions! It seems Ice Peak Zhenren's lecture is far more appealing than we imagined!"

And the appearance of so many people naturally contributed a large pile of treasures to Li Xiangyun, almost making him grin from ear to ear.

After all, although these Spirit Medicines were not the ones he needed, they could be used to enhance the Family's strength.

And as the Family's strength increased, he could naturally benefit through the System.

At the same time, Li Xingyan, who was silently observing this scene from a corner, was even more shocked.

It was hard to imagine that an Old Ancestor with only Golden Core cultivation could have such charisma, capable of acquiring so many resources in a short period.

Then, how magnificent was his teacher, who was called Lord of Myriad Fires, when he was alive?