The Li Imperial Clan member looked calm, revealing neither joy nor anger.
Upon hearing the greetings from Li Tianming and the other two, he actually stopped before Li Tianming without saying a word.
Li Tianming thought, What is this guy trying to do?
On the surface, however, he remained calm as well.
This was Li Tianming's first time seeing someone from the Li Imperial Clan at such close range, and he looked directly at him.
As he looked, Sui Shen Yao observed him too. Before long, she said in surprise, "This person looks a tiny bit like Little Li, doesn't he?"
The Li Imperial Clan member before Li Tianming had black hair and black eyes. Between his brows and eyes, one could discern an emperor's bearing, as though he ruled all beneath heaven.
His status as a member of the Li Imperial Clan was already weighty enough—so weighty that even Nine Phoenix, a Sacred Governor, had to handle matters for him with the utmost respect.
Yet the imperial might nurtured by his own Imperial Dao was equally oppressive. Even someone as high in status and strength as Wei Shendao held her breath at this moment, seemingly nervous that something might happen between the two.
Thus, the atmosphere had congealed. The Li Imperial Clan member stood before Li Tianming, the two facing each other.
Nine Kites, Nine Cauldrons, Wei Shendao, Wei Wuji—everyone around them remained silent as cicadas in winter, unable to guess what this Imperial Venerable intended.
Only Li Tianming naturally met the other's gaze directly. He neither rudely scrutinized him nor acted humble and meek, presenting a completely different bearing from everyone else.
This Li Imperial Clan member suddenly spoke, his tone calm and without much emotional fluctuation.
"I have heard of you. You are Li Tianming, correct?"
Li