108: Chapter 108 Ninth-Rank Supreme, Yan Louchuan

The news of Li Yuan killing Yan Wudi had already fermented intensely within the public discourse of Da Shun.

After nearly a month, various arguments had finally reached a consensus.

Li Yuan had only managed to kill Yan Wudi with the help of that mysterious Ninth-Grade Supreme.

Some Ninth-Grade Supremes did indeed possess such methods.

If their Physiques were compatible, a Ninth-Grade Supreme could hide a small portion of their strength within another person's body.

In the face of a life-threatening crisis, that person could briefly utilize that power.

Of course, there were many restrictions to using such a method.

First, the Ninth-Grade Supreme had to have learned this technique; not every Supreme knew it.

Second, the Physiques had to be compatible, which required luck.

Even among members of the same clan, finding a perfect Physique match was a one-in-a-hundred occurrence.

Third, using this method would also cause damage to the user's own body.

However, compared to losing one's life, a bit of bodily harm was nothing.

The vast majority of people were convinced by this theory.

A very small number of people claimed that Li Yuan already possessed Ninth-Grade strength and was the youngest Ninth-Grade in the world.

Anyone who agreed with that statement was dismissed by outsiders as having lost their mind.

Over at Yingyang Pass, they also learned of Lei Jun's fate.

The outside world now understood Li Yuan's stance.

Faced with the Yan Family, there was absolutely no possibility of compromise.

With Yan Wudi dead and Li Yuan refusing to compromise, there was no suspense as to what the Yan Family would do.

In fact, the Yan Family had no other choice.

They had to take action against Li Yuan to reclaim the Yan Family's prestige.

The Yan Family had to show others the temper of a major power like theirs.

If they couldn't handle this, more people would try to walk all over the Yan Family in the future.

It was the principle of 'striking one blow to avoid a hundred'—roughly the same idea.

In contrast to Li Yuan's confidence, the elders of the martial arts academy had advised him more than once.

They still hoped Li Yuan would temporarily hide his identity.

To find a secret area and go into hiding.

With Yan Wudi dead, the spies and surveillance the Yan Family had set up likely had issues as well.

They might not necessarily dare to keep a particularly close eye on Li Yuan.

The mission was assigned by the Yan Family, but their lives belonged to themselves.

Taking this opportunity to go into hiding really stood a chance of success.

But every time Li Yuan heard these suggestions, he would brush them off perfunctorily, assuring the elders that he could handle it.

A month after Yan Wudi's death.

Yingyang Pass sent someone—it was another lieutenant by Wang Jiuxing's side.

The City Lords Mansion of Yingyang Pass had received Lei Jun's letter, and they had come this time to take him away.

Additionally, they brought a disciplinary document from the City Lords Mansion of Yingyang Pass, citing Li Yuan's refusal to follow orders as grounds for military punishment.

These decisions had no practical effect.

More than anything, it was a way for the City Lords Mansion of Yingyang Pass to show their stance to the Yan Family.

Even if that mysterious Supreme stood behind Li Yuan, the City Lords Mansion of Yingyang Pass still chose the Yan Family.

This was the final decision made by Wang Jiuxing and the others.

The day after the lieutenant from Yingyang Pass arrived, the Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy began to bustle with activity.

Many forces in Da Shun had received word: the Yan Family Supreme was coming.

Naturally, plenty of people wanted to come and observe the actions of a Ninth-Grade Supreme.

Furthermore, if this Yan Family Supreme acted, he might have to face Supreme-level methods.

He might even encounter that mysterious Ninth-Grade Supreme.

Among the many Martial Artists in Da Shun, who would want to miss such a golden opportunity?

Watching two Supremes exchange blows would surely be a life-long benefit.

As the news spread, the liveliness near Meifeng Mountain increased exponentially.

A few days later, many members of the Yan Family arrived ahead of time.

Their appearance further indicated that the Yan Family's Ninth-Grade Supreme was about to show up.

In the cities near Meifeng Mountain, almost every inn and tavern had been fully booked.

The high-level members of the Yan Family, as well as the younger generation like Yan Chenyao and Yan Chenzhou, had all arrived.

The weather had begun to turn hot.

These spectators had been coming every day recently.

No one knew exactly when the Yan Family's Ninth-Grade Supreme would arrive.

Even the Yan family members naturally lacked the status to influence their patriarch's itinerary.

They had no choice but to wait at the martial arts academy every day.

Furthermore, the Yan family members patrolling the vicinity of Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy were also there to prevent Li Yuan from escaping.

The ninth day of the sixth month.

At the fourth quarter of the Hour of the Dragon, the area outside Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy was already bustling.

People from various forces took the opportunity to start discussing and exchanging ideas on martial cultivation.

At the same time, a streak of drifting clouds appeared on the horizon.

This cloud was very strange; it was pushing a small boat, sailing across the sky.

The small boat clearly seemed to be moving very slowly, yet in just a few blinks of an eye, it had sailed close by.

And on this small boat was an elderly man carrying an air of Immortal Qi.

The Yan Family's Ninth-Grade Supreme, Yan Louchuan.

As the boat sailed over the martial arts academy, Yan Louchuan, holding a short fishing rod in his hand, stepped down.

He clearly stepped into thin air, yet every step seemed to land on solid ground.

Just like that, he walked into Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy as if he were taking a casual stroll.

Compared to Yan Wudi's previous visit.

When Yan Louchuan appeared this time, the captain of the guard at Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy didn't even dare to speak to him.

Facing Yan Wudi, he had more or less dared to say a few words.

But the person before him was a genuine Ninth-Grade Supreme!

It wasn't just the captain of the guard who didn't dare to speak; everyone else in the academy was the same.

Before a Ninth-Grade Supreme, most people had no right to speak.

Being able to look up at him was already a great blessing in this world.

“Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy... I haven't been here in quite a few years.

I wonder if there are still many fish in that river to the southeast.”

After Yan Louchuan stepped into the academy, his first words were actually about the fish in the river.

He asked the question, but it seemed no one dared to answer.

Feeling the pressure in his gaze, Dean Guo took a deep breath and stepped forward.

“In response to Supreme Yan, the Meifeng River is currently in its dry season, so the fish are indeed a bit scarce.

If you wish to fish, the academy has a pond...”

Before Dean Guo could finish, Yan Louchuan waved his hand.

“What fun is there in fishing for fish in a pond?

I still prefer the river.

Only fish that aren't penned in have that wild spirit.

It’s said that the fish at your Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy have quite a bit of that spirit.”

Leaving behind these words, Yan Louchuan took his fishing rod and walked toward the Meifeng River.

The surrounding spectators were afraid of even breathing too loudly in his presence.

His words were no longer just a hint.

Yan Louchuan was being explicit.

He was stating clearly that someone at Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy had overstepped.

And that person, naturally, was Li Yuan.

Yan Louchuan's visit was obviously to settle the matter regarding Li Yuan.

But a Ninth-Grade Supreme didn't even deign to interrogate or investigate.

He only needed to hold his fishing rod, confident that he could resolve the matter.

The fish would take the bait of its own accord.

Yan Louchuan didn't take any of this seriously at all.

Seeing Yan Louchuan go to fish, the crowd of spectators also began to follow him.