Chapter 84

"Before the selection, it was said that exceptional appointments could be made, without specifying that one must first be a regular elder. Otherwise, what would be the point of an exceptional appointment?" Ye Jun Tian did not back down. This was to plant a thorn in Ye Hua'er's heart. If Ye Tian Hao wanted to win the hearts of the people, he would make things difficult for him, not letting him have it so easy.

"This is the rule for joining the Council of Elders, which cannot be broken. Moreover, it is the result of the Council's discussion just now. The previous rules were just not clearly defined. Now, the Council has made it clear, and it is not against the rules," Ye Jin Xiong said coldly.

"Since the Grand Elder and the head of the family are determined to do this, I have nothing more to say. Haha, this is the so-called rule of the Ye Family." Ye Jun Tian laughed coldly three times and stopped arguing.

Regarding the decision not to hold the ranking competition, Ye Qing Xiao naturally had no objections. Currently, among the three, his son's strength should be the weakest. If the ranking competition were held tomorrow, the Fire Sparrow Stone would definitely have nothing to do with Ye Jun Tian.

"Jun Tian, Ye Tian Hao is not being kind-hearted. He is only thinking about the City Lord's throne. Otherwise, the ranking competition would definitely be held tomorrow," Ye Qing Xiao said on the way back to the residence.

"I understand, and Ye Tian Hao is even more devious. He doesn't want you to enter the Council of Elders. He is forcing me to fight hard in the City Lord's competition. Otherwise, if there is even a slight mistake, your position as a councilor will likely be gone," Ye Jun Tian said with a cold laugh.

"In fact, even if I fight hard, he may not let me enter the Council of Elders. I am his eternal pain, and he will find other excuses to evade. When he gets the City Lord's position, he will immediately change his attitude."

"I have seen through this person long ago; his desire to eliminate opponents is too strong. However, Jun Tian, we are not fighting for him. We are fighting for your brother. And I will not participate in the Elder Group," Ye Qing Xiao said with a serious expression.

"Father, apart from the two First-Class Earth Martial Realm experts, Ye Tian Hao and Ye Jin Xiong, you and Ye Sui Yue are the strongest among the other elders of the Ye Family. Even Ye Jing He and Ye Bin, the two councilors, are not as strong as you. Ye Tian Hao has no choice but to select you for the Elder Group. Although Ye Sui Yue's strength is on par with yours, he is much older than you and not as energetic," Ye Jun Tian said.

"We will see what he says then." Ye Qing Xiao laughed coldly, glanced at his son, and said, "There is still a month left. What are your plans? If you cannot break through to the true Human Martial Realm, you will definitely not surpass Ye Feng and Ye Hong. Especially Ye Hong, who is at the Middle Human Martial Realm. With only a month left, your chances of breaking through are zero. Even with a second-stage Blood Break Pill, it won't help. After all, time does not allow. If you had three more months, you might have a chance to break through again."

"Don't worry, I have a second chance. First, I have decided to go to the Peach Blossom Array of the King of Guns to see if I can find an opportunity. If that doesn't work, I will return to the old Qingzhou King. When I left, he had a blood qi vibration conversation with me, saying that I should find him when I could break through to the Human Martial Realm. As a former Heaven Martial 'Stinky Lung' Realm expert, even if he is dead now, he might have arranged some secret techniques in his lifetime," Ye Jun Tian said.

"Hmm, that's the only way. However, the old rule is that you take Bai with you when you go," Ye Qing Xiao nodded.

"Okay, but Father, try to help Ye Xie break through to the fifth level of the Pulse Movement Realm," Ye Jun Tian said.

"This is difficult, but I should be able to get a first-stage Blood Break Pill," Ye Qing Xiao nodded.

"The Ye Qing Xiao lineage is becoming more and more arrogant. Even his Pulse Movement Realm son dares to question me, the head of the family. Hmph, they really think a few tricks can make them fly to the sky. After the City Lord's competition, I'll see how I deal with this father and son," Ye Tian Hao was furious, almost tearing apart all the wooden chairs in the hall when he returned to the residence.

"Father, it's fine. Let them be a pair of fools for a few more days. They are just autumn crickets," Ye Feng said with a cold laugh.

"Ye Feng, you must stand out in this City Lord's competition. Perhaps, they will send someone to observe," Ye Tian Hao said, with a somewhat strange expression.

"Who are they?" Ye Feng was taken aback.

"Qingzhou's Western Tower Marquis. In fact, our Ye Family in Greenwood City is just a branch of the Western Tower Marquis family. You must strive to enter the Western Tower Marquis family. When we have their support, what do we have to fear? Moreover, if you can stand out in the Western Tower Marquis residence, it will be the time for our clan to rise to prominence," Ye Tian Hao said with a sneer.

At this moment, in the main hall of the current City Lord's residence of the Li Family in Greenwood City, several people were also sitting.

"This time, the three strongest in the new group of the Ye Family are quite powerful, especially Ye Hong, whom none of our young disciples can match," the Great Elder of the Li Family, Li Jiu, was somewhat worried.

"Ye Feng has been hiding his strength. I underestimated him before. I didn't expect him to defeat the previous strong contender, Ye Hua'er. I estimate he has reached the peak of the Lower Human Martial Realm. Moreover, the Ye Family has given each of the three strong contenders a second-stage Blood Break Pill. Ye Tian Hao is being very generous this time. To get the City Lord's throne, he even auctioned off the family's ancestral property. I am worried that they will break through again, making it difficult to handle," Li Qing Yue said.

"They have Ye Hong, but we have someone too," the Li Family Patriarch, Li Cheng, smiled mysteriously.

"Someone? Among the young people in our residence who are 26 years old and below, there seems to be no one who has broken through to the Middle Human Martial Realm," Elder Li Jiu was puzzled, looking at the Patriarch with some doubt.

"Hehe, Great Elder, have you forgotten about 'Greenwood's Water'?" Li Cheng smiled.

'Greenwood's Water' is Li Huan Lang. He was once a standout among the young generation in Greenwood City, especially skilled in water-based martial techniques, as his blood thought was a 'Water Python.' He once had the title of the strongest among the young generation in Greenwood.

"Isn't he 28 or 29? He doesn't meet the age requirement," Li Jiu was taken aback.

"Hehe, age is just a number, but the rules are flexible," Li Cheng smiled mockingly.

"We don't have the authority to change the age," Li Jiu still didn't understand.

"Of course, we don't have that authority, but the 'Human Registration Hall' under the Qingzhou Royal Family does," Li Cheng smiled contemptuously.

When Li Jiu heard this, he drew a sharp breath and said, "Does the Patriarch mean to have the 'Human Registration Hall' involved? How is that possible? Even the Qingzhou King wouldn't dare to approve it."

"The Qingzhou King may not dare to approve it, but someone in the 'Human Registration Hall' is willing to act. In this era, wealth and power move people. Will the Qingzhou King care about changing someone's age? Just to reduce the age by three years, the residence has paid a heavy price," Li Cheng said, wincing slightly in pain.

"Ye Tian Hao and Cai Yang cannot be unaware of Li Huan Lang's actual age. What if it causes trouble? If this matter is reported to the 'Human Registration Hall,' it will be traced back to our Li Family. The Qingzhou Royal Family's special envoy will not ignore it, and we might end up in trouble," Li Jiu said.

"Who can prove that Li Huan Lang was 25 or 26 before? Words are not enough; evidence is needed. Rest assured, everything will be done flawlessly. Cai Yang and Ye Tian Hao can only suffer in silence. Once the City Lord's position is secured, what can Cai Yang and Ye Tian Hao do?" Li Cheng sneered.

"That's true. Once the City Lord is determined, the Qingzhou King won't spend much effort to change it. Unless the Cai and Ye families are much stronger than us, which is impossible. We have been the City Lord for the past few years. In terms of connections in Qingzhou, they are not as strong as us," Li Jiu smiled, feeling relieved. He thought for a moment and added, "However, Ye Jun Tian's performance is somewhat strange. A body cultivator can defeat a strong contender like Ye Hua'er, which is quite unusual."