37: force

"Heh, this Old Man of Bliss is truly shameless."

"Not only does he kick someone when they're down, but if he can't hit them, he resorts to such despicable methods."

"He's truly heartless. Ice Peak Zhenren, at the very least, imparted the Dao, taught, and clarified doubts for him, yet in the blink of an eye, he repays kindness with enmity. No wonder he could never Breakthrough to Golden Core his entire life."

"You can't say that. Although Ice Peak Zhenren did impart the Dao to us, we also gave gifts. So, it should be even now."

"Deng Shui, I remember you only gave one Rank one mid-grade Spirit Pill, right?"

"With a gift like yours, could you listen to a Golden Core True Person's lecture anywhere else? You probably couldn't even get through the door!"

The man named Deng Shui's Face flushed, but he still stubbornly retorted, "It's the Li Family's own marked Rank, what does that have to do with me?"

"Bah! Truly shameless. The marked Rank one mid-grade was because Ice Peak Zhenren wanted to bestow favor upon us Loose Cultivators."

"What's more, everyone else gave a bottle of Medicinal Pills, and you only gave one. How can you still have the Face to talk?"

"Hmph, I've long found this brat an eyesore. With his shifty-eyed appearance, brothers, let's beat him up!"

"Exactly! We received Ice Peak Zhenren's favor. Although we can't help Ice Peak Zhenren now, beating you is no problem."

"Go on! Beat him to death!"

Li Xiangyun watched everything below, feeling quite relieved.

Although a big forest has all kinds of birds, and among so many people, there are bound to be some heartless ones.

But the vast majority still remembered his recent favor and did not disappoint him.

However, for now, he still needed to resolve the immediate trouble. A hint of killing intent flashed in Li Xiangyun's eyes as he looked at the Old Man of Bliss.

To be humiliated in front of so many people, if Li Xiangyun wasn't angry, it would definitely be fake.

After all, he just had a good Heart-Nature, but he wasn't a clay Buddha. Not to mention, even a clay Buddha has a three-point temper.

It's just that he was indeed severely injured now, and he had heard of this Old Man of Bliss before.

Even before he had Breakthrough to Golden Core, the other party was already a well-known existence in the Cultivation world, hailed as the number one among Golden Core True Persons.

The Blissful Roaming Art he Cultivated was strange and overbearing, making it impossible to guard against.

Although he could resolve him now, it would definitely further exacerbate the deterioration of his injuries, and even reduce his remaining Lifespan of about a year to less than a month.

And this was clearly not worth it, after all, dignity only has value when one is alive.

Once his injuries healed, he could beat this Old Man of Bliss in front of everyone for several months without stopping.

At that time, his lost dignity would naturally be regained.

Of course, he could also use the power of the System.

It's just that the Old Man of Bliss in front of him was clearly just a pawn; the real mastermind had not yet appeared.

Using his trump card for a mere pawn would be even more unwise.

Seeing that verbal attacks had no effect, the Old Man of Bliss was clearly getting anxious.

Suddenly, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he abruptly rushed towards Li Zhongwen, who was nearby.

As the Li Family's Clan Chief, Li Zhongwen had been guarding the Dao platform on this important day.

When the Old Man of Bliss attacked Li Xiangyun, Li Zhongwen constantly hesitated, wanting to go up and help, yet worried about doing more harm than good.

As for the Old Man of Bliss's sudden attack, Li Zhongwen was stunned at first.

However, as the Li Family Patriarch, he still instinctively dodged.

But just as Li Xiangyun had an absolute Rank suppression over the Clan Leader Zhao, the Old Man of Bliss's suppression over Li Zhongwen was also absolute.

This sudden scene immediately stunned the Li Family members.

"Clan Chief!"

"Grandpa!"

To show his righteousness, the Old Man of Bliss shamelessly explained, "To fight Ice Peak Zhenren, this old man can only resort to this inferior strategy. I hope Ice Peak Zhenren will not blame me."

"Ultimately, this old man is also thinking about Ice Peak Zhenren's Face. After all, a dignified Golden Core True Person facing a challenge from a Foundation Establishment Peak without daring to confront it—what would outsiders think if that got out?"

"This person is so utterly shameless?" Everyone was stunned, their hearts filled with constant whispers.

To force Li Xiangyun to act, the Old Man of Bliss did not immediately strike with heavy hands, but instead continuously toyed with Li Zhongwen, though he also made him vomit blood continuously.

This caused the anger in the eyes of the surrounding Li Family members to surge.

Utter humiliation... truly utter humiliation!

And in such an occasion, in front of almost the entire Clan, the dignified Li Family Patriarch being beaten like this was something that had never happened in the Li Family's hundreds of years of existence.

"Grandpa!"

Li Xingyan below was anxious at this moment, but he also knew that with the power he possessed, he couldn't help his grandfather at all, so he could only plead, "Teacher!"

"Alas~" Fire Old sighed, helplessly saying, "It's not that this old man doesn't want to help you, it's just that this old man only recently awakened and doesn't have much power left."

Upon hearing this, Li Xingyan, who knew the inside story, could understand, but he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

So, he could only turn his gaze to the other person who had hope of saving his grandfather.

"Old Ancestor!"

Listening to the pleading voice, Li Xiangyun's Face was filled with complexity.

At this moment, his complexion was also very grim. Although he wished he could tear the Old Man of Bliss into ten thousand pieces, the stinging pain from deep within his body made him endure until now.

However, after enduring until now, he still couldn't hold back. After all, he wasn't a Ninja Turtle.

Although taking action at this time would make his injuries even more severe, the collection of so many resources this time had already greatly increased his prosperity value.

After the lecture, with the help of these resources, the Cultivation of the Li Family members would undergo a qualitative leap.

At that time, there would be another large wave of prosperity value.

And as long as he had prosperity value, would he still fear not having a way to extend his Lifespan?

Of course, Li Xingyan's plea also accounted for a large reason. After all, his Medicinal Pills still needed to be refined by Fire Old.

Moreover, even if he didn't consider Li Xingyan, if he stood by and watched Li Zhongwen be beaten to death by an outsider, the Li Family members would also become alienated from him.

And this was something Li Xiangyun could not accept.

Therefore, no matter what, he had to act!

After understanding this, Li Xiangyun's gaze immediately became sharp.

At this time, the Old Man of Bliss did not notice this change. Seeing that Li Xiangyun had not acted for a long time, his patience had also run out, and he immediately said sinisterly, "Since your Family's Old Ancestor doesn't care about your life, then die!"

Saying that, the Old Man of Bliss condensed a ball of pitch-black energy in his hand and struck it towards Li Zhongwen.

"Clan Chief!"

"No!"

Li Xingyan watched this scene in horror, his heart in his throat.

Li Zhongwen had no way to avoid it, but a relieved smile appeared on his Face, "Old Ancestor... don't fall for it!"

"I~ cough~, I believe Old Ancestor will avenge me later."

"No~"

Li Xingyan shouted anxiously, a tear flowing from his eye.