Chapter 48

In the eyes of the crowd, the Xiao family’s killing of Ye Tianming was a ruse; their true intention was to seize the inheritance of the Extraordinary Civilization.

If no one took the lead, they might not dare to do so, after all, this was the Xiao family, a second-tier family, and their ancestors had a connection with the Guanxuan Sword Master. Even among the second-tier families, they were special!

However, with Li Zheng leading the way, they were no longer afraid.

After all, this was the Li family!

Although the Li family was only a second-tier family, their ancestor was the Chief Cabinet Minister during the distant era of the Human Sword Master, a true elder of two dynasties. Even the Guanxuan Sword Master would respectfully call him uncle.

Moreover, although the Li family was only a second-tier family, their reputation in the Guanxuan Universe was very good because they never formed factions and did not hold positions in the Guanxuan Academy. After the family’s young members came of age, they often went to other universes to develop.

Because of this, they had very good relations in the Guanxuan Universe.

With the Li family leading the way, they naturally no longer feared the Xiao family.

Ye Tianming glanced at the people around him who had responded, and finally, his gaze fell on the man named Li Zheng in front of him. He thought to himself, "Ancestor Tower, do you know the Li family?"

Little Tower replied, "I know a bit... What do you want to ask?"

Ye Tianming said, "I know very little about the families and sects in our Guanxuan Universe. I think I should learn more about them."

Little Tower said, "There’s no need to deliberately learn about them. Enhancing your strength is the key. When you become as powerful as your mother, you will..."

At this point, it quickly stopped.

Damn!

It said too much.

Ye Tianming asked in his heart, "Is my mother very powerful?"

Little Tower replied, "Yes."

It didn’t want to say more.

Ye Tianming asked again, "Ancestor Tower, who is more powerful, my mother or you? I know it must be you..."

Little Tower hurriedly said, "No, no, no, I... Let’s not discuss this."

Ye Tianming: "......"

In the distance, Xiao Lin and Gu Qi had stopped, neither able to gain the upper hand.

Xiao Lin stared at Gu Qi with a gaze that could kill.

Gu Qi, however, was not intimidated.

Xiao Lin turned to look around. At this moment, everyone was watching him. He had naturally heard Li Zheng’s words earlier. His gaze fell on Li Zheng, "Brother Li, you know about the grudge between my Xiao family and this person."

Li Zheng calmly said, "Xiao Lin, we have no intention of getting involved in the matter between your Xiao family and this Ye young master. However, now we have reached an agreement with him to jointly develop the small tower in his possession. So, if you harm him, it will be a challenge to us!"

Xiao Lin’s eyes narrowed, "Brother Li, my Xiao family has no grudge with your Li family. Do you really have to do this?"

Li Zheng shook his head, "Xiao Lin, don’t keep bringing up the Xiao family. I’ve already said, our goal is the inheritance of the Extraordinary Civilization."

Xiao Lin said in a deep voice, "If I kill him, I will not take the inheritance. Is that acceptable?"

Li Zheng replied, "No."

Xiao Lin suppressed his anger, "What do you mean?"

Li Zheng stared at Xiao Lin, "If we let you kill him now, wouldn’t we lose face?"

"Exactly!"

Gu Qi suddenly burst into laughter, "Xiao Lin, do you think only you need to save face, and we don’t? Don’t try to intimidate us with your family... Honestly, using your family to scare people is really shameful!"

Xiao Lin’s face turned extremely ugly, and Gu Qi continued, "If you’re not happy, we can continue our one-on-one fight. If you want to call for help, go ahead, as if we don’t have anyone to call."

Xiao Lin clenched his fists, staring at Gu Qi with a killing intent that seemed tangible.

At this moment, a man beside him pulled on his sleeve, "Brother Lin, we can’t make a move. If we do, we will offend everyone here. If that happens, we won’t be able to return and report..."

Offending everyone here!

Xiao Lin was suddenly startled. He realized that everyone present now had hostility towards his Xiao family. If he really made a move and got into a conflict with these people, he would definitely face severe consequences when he returned.

The man beside Xiao Lin added, "He will eventually have to leave."

After a moment of silence, Xiao Lin suddenly turned to look at the crowd, clasped his hands, and said, "Everyone, I, Xiao Lin, have offended many of you. I hope you can forgive me. My Xiao family has no ill intentions towards any of you. We only want to kill this person. Since this person is now useful to you, my Xiao family is willing to give you face and temporarily not cause him trouble."

With that, he led the Xiao family members to leave.

It must be said that his words improved the impression of him and the Xiao family among the crowd.

Li Zheng glanced at the departing Xiao Lin and his group, then turned to look at Ye Tianming. Ye Tianming said, "Everyone, I will soon return to the Central Earth. If you trust me, you can directly come to the Guanxuan Academy in the Central Earth to find me. If you don’t trust me, I am willing to hand over this small tower, and we can choose someone else to keep it!"

In the crowd, everyone looked at each other, wondering who to choose.

At this moment, a man said, "No need to choose anyone else, just you!"

The others nodded, not because they trusted Ye Tianming, but because he had no background and was easier to control.

Ye Tianming nodded, "Then everyone can send members of their families to the Guanxuan Academy in the Central Earth. Our Dean and I will cooperate with everyone to develop this small tower."

Someone said, "Alright, we will immediately return and notify our clans to go to the Guanxuan Academy in the Central Earth."

In the sky, everyone turned to leave.

Li Zheng did not leave.

Gu Qi was about to leave when Ye Tianming suddenly said, "Brother Gu, wait."

Gu Qi turned to look at Ye Tianming, who smiled and said, "Brother Gu, if you’re not in a hurry, wait a moment. I will take you two to a place."

Gu Qi hesitated for a moment and then said, "Alright."

Ye Tianming said, "Follow me."

With that, he led the two to the side.

On the other side, Xiao Lin and his group came outside. Xiao Lin stared at the ruins of the Extraordinary Holy Land. A man beside him said in a deep voice, "Brother Lin, I just investigated. Although Ye Tianming is only at the Great Tribulation stage, his true combat power may already rival that of the Immortal Realm. This person has become a force to be reckoned with!"

Xiao Lin immediately said in a fierce voice, "Immediately notify the family and inform them of this person’s true situation. This time, we must remove this bastard no matter what."

...

Soon, Ye Tianming led the two to the previous grand hall. His intuition told him that the old man of the Extraordinary Civilization must have more to say.

Sure enough, when he arrived at the grand hall, the old man was waiting for him.

Ye Tianming bowed slightly, "Senior."

Li Zheng and Gu Qi looked curiously at the old man.

The old man stared at Ye Tianming and smiled, "You surprised me."

Ye Tianming said, "Senior, my brother left and never returned... Can you give me some more benefits?"

The old man smiled, "You sacrificed yourself to divert the crowd, allowing him to take the inheritance of our Extraordinary Civilization and leave, but he never returned... Do you regret it?"

Hearing the old man’s words, Li Zheng and Gu Qi were stunned. They turned to look at Ye Tianming, understanding the old man’s words. Clearly, Ye Tianming and Mu Yong had been putting on a show earlier. The true inheritance of the Extraordinary Civilization was with Mu Yong, and now Mu Yong would not come.

Li Zheng said in a deep voice, "Young Master Ye, you don’t have the inheritance of the Extraordinary Civilization?"

Ye Tianming nodded, "No, my earlier actions were just for self-preservation. Please forgive me."

Gu Qi asked, "Then what about that small tower?"

Ye Tianming said, "I obtained it by chance."

Gu Qi said in a deep voice, "The Star Civilization really acted shamelessly. You were misunderstood and attacked by everyone, and they didn’t care at all. They are truly despicable."

Ye Tianming shook his head, "I underestimated the value of the Extraordinary Civilization."

With that, he looked at the old man, "Senior, can you give me some more benefits?"

The old man looked at him and smiled, "Sure."

Ye Tianming bowed deeply, "Thank you."

The old man opened his palm, and a storage ring slowly flew to Ye Tianming.

Ye Tianming took the storage ring and bowed deeply again. Then he turned to look at Li Zheng. Without even looking at the storage ring, he placed it in front of Li Zheng, "Brother Li, I promised to give you something special earlier, but I was lying. I had nothing. Now, I give you this storage ring as a token of gratitude for your cooperation and help. As for Brother Gu, I owe you a favor, which I will repay if I survive."

With that, he turned to leave.

"Brother Ye!"

Li Zheng suddenly said.

Ye Tianming stopped and turned to look at Li Zheng, who smiled, "Do you know what’s inside this storage ring?"

Ye Tianming shook his head.

Li Zheng looked at him, "Aren’t you going to check it before giving it to me?"

Ye Tianming said seriously, "Because I know that if I check it, I might not be willing to give it to you."

"Ha ha!"

Li Zheng laughed, "You’re really interesting, no wonder Nanling Zhao values you so much."

Ye Tianming was somewhat surprised, "Miss Nanling Zhao?"

Li Zheng nodded, "Miss Nanling Zhao established a union, and I am a member. We talked about you earlier, and she values you highly."

Ye Tianming’s face showed a smile, "Please convey my greetings to her."

Li Zheng opened his palm, and the storage ring slowly flew back to Ye Tianming’s hand, "This is the true inheritance of the Extraordinary Civilization."

Ye Tianming was stunned and turned to look at the old man, who smiled but said nothing.

Gu Qi suddenly laughed, "Brother Li, since this is the true inheritance of the Extraordinary Civilization, why don’t you take it?"

Li Zheng glanced at the old man and smiled, "If the senior really values me, I would naturally take it. Unfortunately, the senior truly values Brother Ye, and a gentleman does not take what belongs to others."

The old man looked at Li Zheng and smiled, "You’re also very good, but you have the Li family behind you. If the inheritance of the Extraordinary Civilization falls into your hands, it will ultimately serve the Li family, so..."

Li Zheng nodded, "I understand."

The old man looked at Ye Tianming and smiled, "Little one, shall we talk somewhere else?"

Li Zheng immediately said, "Senior, we will take our leave first."

The old man said, "No rush. Since this little one is now the inheritor of the Extraordinary Civilization, and you helped him, you have also helped the Extraordinary Civilization. We value returning favors..."

With that, he waved his sleeve, and two storage rings slowly flew to the two men.

Gu Qi’s eyes widened, "Holy shit..."

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