36: Tiantong branch

Facing Xu Ji's attitude, Xu Bingyu was extremely enraged and drew her longsword, attacking Xu Ji!

Seeing this, Xu Ji's expression remained calm, without a trace of fear in his eyes!

Although Xu Bingyu was a few years older than him, strength was not determined by age. He had Cultivated several Spirit-grade Martial Skills, and in the past year, due to the Xu Family's changes, he had been carefully nurtured by Xu Liang, thus he was fully confident in defeating her!

On the high platform, Xu Bin and the others looked at Xu Bingyu with hopeful anticipation. In their opinion, she could defeat Xu Ji with just one move!

After all, her age was a clear advantage!

However, what happened next was beyond their expectations; Xu Ji actually exchanged several moves with Xu Bingyu!

During this time, Xu Bingyu continuously unleashed sword moves, but she couldn't even break through Xu Ji's outer Protective Aura. In contrast, every time Xu Ji attacked, he could easily shatter Xu Bingyu's ultimate moves!

"I didn't expect Brother Xu Ji to have Cultivated the Grand Bright Primordial Skill to the Major Achievement Realm!"

Xu Pan and the others exclaimed in surprise!

When the Grand Bright Primordial Skill is Cultivated to Major Achievement, it can form an Innate Protective Aura around the body. Xu Ji's defensive shield was precisely formed by this Innate Protective Aura!

"You have some skill! Watch this move!" Xu Bingyu's expression turned somewhat unsightly!

"Falling Petal Sword Rain!"

She held her sword with one hand, executing a set of exquisite sword techniques. In an instant, it transformed into hundreds of sword blossoms, carrying a sharp wind, and assailed Xu Ji!

"Falling Petal Sword Rain? Isn't that Sister Bingyu's ultimate move?"

"It seems Sister Bingyu wants to end the battle quickly!"

"This kid is in for it!"

"..."

The Second Elder of the Yun City Xu Family, who was in charge of supervision, was already preparing to rescue Xu Ji. After all, he was from the Main Branch, and if he died here, it wouldn't be good for the Yun City Branch!

"Since that's the case, let's decide the victor in one move!"

Xu Ji felt it was uninteresting and didn't want to continue fighting. Seeing Xu Bingyu unleash her ultimate move, he suddenly became interested!

"Wind Sweeping Clouds!"

He immediately mobilized all the Origin Qi in his body, raised his hand to form a palm print, and then unleashed it with a strike!

"Boom!"

As the palm force surged forth, it was unstoppable. The Innate Origin Power formed by the Grand Bright Primordial Skill pushed the second form of the Cloud Pushing Palm to its extreme, instantly obliterating the hundreds of sharply-imposing sword blossoms!

"Pfft!"

The momentum of this palm strike did not diminish, and under Xu Bingyu's shocked gaze, it sent her flying!

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Looking at Xu Bingyu, who wore an unwilling expression, and then at the exceptionally charismatic young man, Xu Ji!

The onlookers from the Yun City Branch stood rigid, their expressions frozen, lips slightly parted, as if they had seen a ghost!

"Defeated!"

A Yun City clansman muttered in utter shock!

"Boom!"

The minds of the Yun City clansmen went blank!

They couldn't believe that the Genius their clan was so proud of couldn't even withstand one punch from him!

And at this moment, the one who felt the most distressed was undoubtedly Xu Bingyu!

Since childhood, her Cultivation talent was unmatched in the clan, which made her showered with endless affection from a young age.

Three years ago, she Awakened a Spirit Body, an achievement that further made her the focus of the clan.

After receiving full Cultivation support from the clan's resources, her strength soared, and she Breakthrough to the Late Stage of the Zhenyuan Realm in a short period.

Consequently, Xu Bingyu held disdain for the other young generations in the clan, believing that their talent and effort were far inferior to her own, and they simply couldn't compare to her.

Watching them Cultivate and then lose to her, she often secretly ridiculed them, thinking they were just wasting their time.

This mindset made her increasingly arrogant and conceited, even to the point of neglecting her own shortcomings!

She didn't feel anything before, but today's defeat, losing to a clan brother who was younger than her and whose Cultivation she couldn't discern, shattered her pride into pieces!

And on the stage, Xu Bin and the others were also in disbelief, somewhat unable to accept this result!

But Xu Liang didn't give them time to accept it!

"Brother Xu Bin, the outcome of this competition is obvious, so..."

"Let's not talk about it yet!" Xu Zhenyang interjected!

So, the high-ranking officials went to the Deliberation Hall!

"Sigh! Is this perhaps fate?"

Grand Uncle Zhenyang suddenly sighed deeply!

"When Father was on his deathbed, he hoped for our branch to return to the Main Branch, but at that time, we had already toiled in Yun City for a hundred years and were unwilling to abandon these industries. I didn't expect that decades later, we would still have to return to the Main Branch!"

Speaking of this, Grand Uncle Zhenyang looked at Xu Liang with piercing eyes!

"I ask you, if my branch returns, how will the Main Branch accommodate us?"

Xu Liang had already received instructions from Xu Qing when he arrived, so he said: "The Yun City Branch will be renamed the Tiantong Branch, and Brother Xu Bin will continue to serve as the Branch Leader, holding the same rank as a Seventh Hall Elder, responsible for managing the affairs of this branch. Sub-branch Elders will be established, elected by each sub-branch independently, and then reported to the Internal Affairs Hall!"

"As for Grand Uncle Zhenyang, he will be promoted to Family Old Ancestor, with a status second only to the Young Lord. All his expenses will be provided by the Family!"

Hearing that their branch could manage itself, their hearts settled!

Xu Liang smiled slightly. Although Grand Uncle Zhenyang's status seemed second only to the Young Lord, it was only in terms of status. From the moment he became a Family Old Ancestor, he was removed from the Xu Family's center of power!

The Young Lord would not allow an Elder of such high seniority to interfere in the Xu Family's affairs!

"From today onwards, everyone in the Tiantong Branch may Cultivate the top-tier Spirit-grade Cultivation Technique, Grand Bright Primordial Skill!"

"What?"

"How is this possible?"

Many high-ranking officials were shocked and questioned it!

"I said, what you see is merely what we want you to see! It's just a mere Spirit-grade Cultivation Technique. If you have the ability, even Marquis-grade Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills are available!" Xu Liang said calmly.

Currently, the clan had already opened up the exchange for the Mystic Embryo Primordial Skill to high-ranking officials above the Branch Leader, but no one had exchanged it. Firstly, they lacked sufficient contribution points!

Secondly, this Mystic Embryo Primordial Skill is an advanced version of the Grand Bright Primordial Skill. According to the Young Lord, Cultivating each stage of the Cultivation Technique to Perfection will have unexpected effects!

Therefore, even if they had enough contribution points, no one was willing to exchange for it!

"Could it be Central State?" Grand Uncle Zhenyang asked upon hearing this!

Xu Bin was fine, but the other Elders looked confused!

"The Central State Xu Family?" Xu Liang shook his head, "From the Young Lord onwards, the disciples of the Xu City Branch will have no connection whatsoever with the Central State Xu Family!"

Grand Uncle Zhenyang's heart trembled slightly.

Xu Liang ignored him and continued: "Body Tempering Realm clansmen can each receive one bottle of Body Tempering Pill per month. Tongmai Realm clansmen receive half a bottle of Tongmai Pills per month. Zhenyuan Realm clansmen receive three Zhenyuan Pills per month, and Yuanhai Realm members receive one Spirit Sea Pill per month!"

"Furthermore, there is also a contribution point system within the clan. As long as you have contribution points, you can exchange them for various Heaven And Earth Treasures, Cultivation Techniques, and Martial Skills! So, a friendly reminder, do not squander your contribution points!"

"Hiss!"

A grand gesture!

The high-ranking officials of the Yun City Branch all gasped in unison. They hadn't expected the Main Branch to have developed to such an extent!

Although they had doubts, the other party didn't look like a fool. Such an easily exposed lie would not be brought up!

"Everyone, do you have any other opinions?" Xu Liang asked!

"Brother, we have toiled here for over a hundred years. What should we do with these industries?" Xu Bin said with some reluctance!

Xu Liang said: "That's simple. You can hand them over to the Outer Affairs Hall for handling. Of course, the Outer Affairs Hall will convert their value into Origin Stones or Heaven And Earth Treasures, which will then be given to the Tiantong Branch!"

"Esteemed clan brothers, in the Martial Dao Realm, Cultivation should still be the priority. These industries can be left to the deacons of the Outer Affairs Hall to manage!"

"Alright!" Xu Bin nodded, then looked at Grand Uncle Zhenyang!

Ultimately, the final decision still rested with him!

Grand Uncle Zhenyang immediately said: "Since that's the case, then our Yun City Branch, from today onwards, will return to the Main Branch and be renamed the Tiantong Branch! Bin'er, go and notify the entire clan immediately!"

He was already over 180 years old, and if nothing unexpected happened, he didn't have many years left to live!

But now, he seemed to see the possibility of going further, and with the Main Branch's immense power, returning to the Main Branch had already become an irresistible trend!

"Yes, Old Ancestor!" Xu Bin quickly cupped his fists!

Xu Liang smiled at his words!