The Fourth Calamity: My Sect Has Countless Prodigies

Chapter 73 Negotiations Break Down

"Suiyin, hurry up! Without your Emperor's Banner, we won't have any area-of-effect damage when fighting monsters."

On the gaming forums, the urging from the stars resounded once again.

A few taels of loose silver: "Alright, alright, since it's the weekend anyway, I won't get off the plane. I'll arrive first thing tomorrow morning!"

Li Fan left the game forum and put his helmet back on.

In a flash, he found himself outside Lianyun Market.

"Why are you rushing me like this? I almost didn't even get to finish listening to one song."

Li Fan muttered a dissatisfied remark, then quickened his pace.

That's right, the reason he was in such a hurry to leave wasn't because of that nonsense he just talked about.

Instead, it was Stars and others who, after learning that he had completed the mission, were frantically urging him in the player messages.

As he walked, Li Fan couldn't help but recall the poem "Old Tales of Clouds and Mountains".

"Sigh, isn't the old site of our sect the Yunshan Sect?"

Li Fan muttered to himself.

But now, exhausted both physically and mentally, and with a long journey ahead, he had no time to investigate the matter further and decided to simply go back and tell Zhou Yi directly.

"Anyway, more than a hundred years have passed, so there probably won't be any problems, right?"

A day passed quietly.

Li Fan finally arrived at the Qingxuan Sect.

The stone tablet in front of the mountain remains the same, only now it has some more moss.

As he gazed at the long-unseen mountain gate, a unique emotion suddenly welled up within him.

"Sigh, it seems that the strategic gameplay of this game is not for me. It's more fun to just use the Myriad Soul Banner to beat the monsters without thinking."

Li Fan regained his composure and first settled his mission rewards with Zhou Yi, receiving 50 sect contribution points and a cultivation level of the fourth level of Qi Refining.

He then headed towards the contribution shop, which was the place he had previously agreed upon with the others.

"Hey, Suiyin, you've finally arrived."

Qianlong raised an eyebrow and looked at Suiyin, a realization dawning on him.

They hadn't seen each other for about two weeks now.

The stars moved at the sound and jumped in front of Li Fan:

"Hey, Broken Silver, how so...did you sneak off to visit a brothel?"

Hearing this, Li Fan felt a little embarrassed and subconsciously retorted:

"Stars, you're one to talk... Have you paid back the loan you owed the sect leader yet?"

Qunxing was stunned upon hearing this, and a bad premonition welled up in his heart.

With a change of heart, Qunxing immediately opened the player panel to check his contribution status, where a large 60 contribution points were still outstanding.

"Luckily, I only have to pay back 6 days, and I don't have to worry about the follow-up. Otherwise, I would have gone bankrupt."

The group breathed a sigh of relief and quickly submitted the payment.

Li Fan was somewhat surprised.

He didn't expect this kid to be so carefree, actually dragging it out for so long without paying back.

After exchanging pleasantries, the group went to the donation shop and purchased the talismans they would need for their trip.

Li Fan originally wanted to use more contribution points to exchange for a few more pieces of equipment, but after being persuaded by Wo Hu, he stopped buying them.

In short.

The secondary profession system has been launched, and there may be many more money-intensive gameplay features later on, so it's best to save up your contribution points.

Soon, the group arrived at the entrance of the Spirit Beast Garden.

Li Fan took out his Myriad Soul Banner, his aura incredibly domineering:

"It's been so long since I've killed any monsters, this time I'm going to slaughter them all!"

On the other side.

Feilong Zaitian and the others stared in horror at the Wanhun Banner, which was emitting black smoke.

They had heard several big shots talk about Li Fan's Ten Thousand Soul Banner before, so they were somewhat prepared, but they were still shocked when they saw it in person.

"Three days. Within these three days, I will ensure that not a single demonic beast can be found in the Spirit Beast Garden."

Li Fan held the Ten Thousand Souls Banner high.

The voice was calm, yet it carried an overwhelming killing intent!

Lianyunfang City.

The turmoil at Baicaotang had just subsided when an even more shocking event spread throughout the entire market.

Just yesterday, when the Yun family caravan visited, they revealed an important piece of news—

Yun Yao, the eldest daughter of the Yun family and the most beloved daughter of the current head of the Yun family, died in the territory of Lianyun Market.

The entire Yun family was furious and vowed to search the area around Lianyun Market thoroughly.

And now,

The first group of investigators from the Yun family, led by Yun Yi, has arrived.

The very center of Lianyungang Market.

A magnificent and ornate mansion sits there.

Lianyunfu.

This is the core hub for the management of the entire Lianyungang market, and also an important place for the three major families to discuss matters on a regular basis.

The council hall inside the palace.

The atmosphere was heavy and oppressive, filled with silence.

Five people sat around a round table in the middle, which was laden with various spiritual delicacies, but none of them seemed inclined to touch it.

Each of these five individuals possesses a cultivation level sufficient to be a formidable force within the Lianyun Mountains region.

Their strength has all reached the peak of the Qi Refining stage.

Finally, after a long time.

A person dressed in magnificent robes, with the character "Zhou" embroidered on the hem, broke the silence first:

"We can understand Chief Yun's grief over the loss of his daughter, but for your Yun family to conduct such a large-scale search in my Lianyun Mountain Range is a bit too much."

Zhou Qingyun frowned.

There have been so many troubles lately, not only has Zhou Qinghe disappeared without a trace.

Meanwhile, because he concealed his whereabouts, Zhou Qingyun has made no progress in his investigation.

But before one wave subsides, another rises.

Now, the Yun family has gotten into some trouble again, trying to make a big fuss about the death of their eldest daughter in the Lianyungang region.

This forced him to quickly put aside his arrangements for the new bamboo cutters and rush to Lianyungang Market to take charge of the overall situation.

As a result, one's mood is naturally unpleasant.

Seeing that Yun Yi did not rush to speak, the head manager of the Lin family's Hundred Herbs Hall also spoke up to exert pressure:

"Fellow Daoist Yun Yi, if noble families are willing to search the Lianyun Mountains region over a mere matter of losing a daughter, where will we, the three great families, put our faces?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Yi's brow furrowed, and his expression immediately darkened.

He spoke in a deep, cold voice: "What do you mean by 'the mere pain of losing a daughter'?"

"This is the eldest daughter of my Yun family, a future prodigy. Her death is a huge loss to my Yun family."

As soon as Yun Yi finished speaking, he was immediately met with a series of sneers from Zhou Qingyun.

He had seen Yun Yao, though others hadn't.

During the last market day in Lianyunfang, Yun Yao visited the Zhou family, wanting to buy an Iron-Eating Beast as a taming beast.

He happened to be in the market at the time, helping out with the trading.

He still can't forget Yun Yao's arrogant and conceited expression back then.

After the burst of laughter, an eerie silence fell over the entire council chamber.

Yun Yi also felt a bit of a headache. If it were another legitimate son or daughter who had died, it would be easier to deal with.

But why was it Yun Yao who died?

As the clan leader's own daughter, she was pampered since childhood. It was one thing for her to be arrogant and domineering within the clan, and it was another for her to cause trouble outside. But why did she have to bring about her own death?

Because of this special status, the entire Yun family is now in a dilemma.

First, the clan leader Yun Ting insisted on a thorough investigation. Although the elders all objected, they ultimately could not dissuade him.

The reason given is quite simple.

If the Yun family's own daughter dies on someone else's territory, and they don't take a clear stance and thoroughly investigate the matter, wouldn't future members of the Yun family also face danger when they travel?

But here's the problem: if a thorough investigation is to be conducted, where will the three major families of Lianyungang City put their faces?

If they allow others to search their territory at will, how can they maintain their existing prestige?

It should be noted that the three major families in Lianyungang City are fierce rivals.

However, due to their differing core interests and their fear of the behemoth that is the Yun family, they still decisively chose to join forces at this critical moment.

Therefore, the current awkward situation has arisen due to the interplay between the two sides.

Although Yun Yi did not want to show such a tough stance, he still had to do so in order to complete the clan leader's task.

Half an hour later.

As expected, the negotiations broke down after another round of discussion among the group.

Zhou Qingyun stormed off on the spot, leaving behind a single sentence:

"Hmph, if the Yun family dares to conduct a large-scale search in the Lianyun Mountains, my Zhou family will fight them to the bitter end."

He had his reasons for saying that.

Even though the Zhou family only has one Foundation Establishment cultivator, they still have two Foundation Establishment level spirit beasts.

Go ahead and touch me, who's afraid of who?