A Hundred Million Taels of Gold
How could Li Tianxiang possibly care about the Second Prince now? Besides, he knew the Second Prince couldn't escape because the passage had been blocked by that 50-meter-long boulder.
"Boom!"
A deafening roar!
"The power of 128 experts self-destructing is truly terrifying!" Zhang Xingfeng coughed up blood; his injuries were extremely severe. Just then, Zhang Xingfeng's expression suddenly changed drastically!
Why?
Because Li Tianxiang was still watching from the sidelines, even though the 128 people had already self-destructed and no one could restrain them anymore, and they could Teleportation, it was too late. The moment Zhang Xingfeng was injured, Li Tianxiang had already attacked his side.
"Pfft!"
The Xuanyuan Sword pierced Zhang Xingfeng's body once again, the sound extremely clear, like the sound of a knife cutting through clothes.
"Your physical body is really strong. Even Top-grade Immortal Artifact has a hard time killing you, but today you will only die by my hand!" Li Tianxiang's voice sounded very smug.
A fierce glint flashed in Zhang Xingfeng's eyes, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his body vanishing instantly! Before disappearing, his left hand made a mysterious move, and the countless gold nuggets disappeared! Zhang Xingfeng was only able to escape the Xuanyuan Sword's restraints by being frantically channeled with Chaos Power. In the end, Zhang Xingfeng simply took all the gold nuggets with him.
"Yes, it's Tianyu, the divine artifact Tianyu Bracelet. It instantly absorbed all the gold nuggets." Zhang Xingfeng's voice echoed in Li Tianxiang's ears.
"Li Tianxiang, I will make your Li Family pay the price!"
"Not good!" Still reeling from Zhang Xingfeng's sudden disappearance, Li Tianxiang seemed to remember something and dashed out like lightning. But the passage was deserted, not even the Second Prince. Li Tianxiang knew what Zhang Xingfeng was up to.
"Tianxiang, Tianxiang, the gold nuggets are gone! The gold nuggets are gone!" The anxious voice of the Li Family Head rang out. Li Tianxiang froze, then immediately rushed back to his original spot. Sure enough, the countless gold nuggets that had just been there had mysteriously vanished; he hadn't even noticed when they disappeared. His attention had been entirely focused on Zhang Xingfeng, and he had completely forgotten about the gold nuggets.
Looking at the empty ground, Li Tianxiang felt utterly defeated. He had been so confident this time, but in the end, he had ended up like this. Where did all the gold go? Li Tianxiang was very puzzled. The Second Prince? Impossible, and it wasn't his Li Family. It could only be Zhang Xingfeng, but Zhang Xingfeng had been badly hurt by him back then. How could he have run away with so many gold nuggets?
"Hmph, Zhang Xingfeng, you really are something else! You managed to steal so much gold under those circumstances. Although I don't know how you did it, I knew it was you! Hmph, do you think your little schemes will work on me? Even if the Emperor is against me, what can he do to me?" Li Tianxiang said to his father, "Father, let's go!"
Li Tianxiang grabbed his father's hand and rushed upwards. The Xuanyuan Sword cleared a path, easily splitting a passage through the air to the surface.
Li Tianxiang brought his father to the surface, where dozens of Demon Puppet rushed up as well.
A burly middle-aged man appeared before Li Tianxiang. The man's face was sharply defined, and his eyes were extremely large and piercing; a single glare from him could probably scare a person to death. His hair stood on end, giving him an extremely fierce appearance. His face, in particular, was incredibly black, as if it had been doused with ink.
"Ancestor! That bastard Zhang Xingfeng escaped, and he also took away a hundred million taels of gold!" The Li Family Head immediately ran to the big man and cried.
"Ancestor, the Li Family Head is calling the Han family 'Ancestor'? Aren't the ancestors of the Li Family Li Shimin, Li Jin, and Lady Hongfu? How come there's another ancestor?"
Li Tianxiang walked up to the big man, his face showing obvious respect.
"Are you Tianxiang?"
Li Tianxiang nodded in agreement, "Okay!" His expression was like that of a student being called upon by the teacher.
"Tianxiang has grown so much, and his cultivation level is really high. It seems he has already surpassed me?" The big man laughed, a very kind laugh, without asking any questions about what the Li Family Head had just said about the 'gold nugget being taken away'.
"Tianxiang wouldn't dare. The Ancestor will always be the most respected figure in Tianxiang's heart." Li Tianxiang's words were filled with utmost respect. His respect for the Li Tianxiang before him was absolutely genuine; in his heart, even Li Shimin did not hold a higher position than the burly man before him.
"Alright, don't call me 'Ancestor' anymore, just call me Duke Yuchi!" The burly man laughed, a very bright laugh. "Wife, why aren't you two out here to see Tianxiang?"
Amidst bursts of laughter and playful banter, two women approached. One was extremely fair-skinned, the other extremely dark-skinned, but both were exceptionally beautiful, appearing to be only in their thirties.
"Don't call them 'ancestors' anymore, just call them 'grandmothers'," Yuchi Gong said with a smile.
Li Tianxiang nodded respectfully. Who was this burly man before him? This man was none other than Yuchi Gong, Li Shimin's most powerful general, born with superhuman strength, invincible under heaven. He hadn't cultivated any martial arts back then, relying solely on his innate power to be invincible, and now he had reached a terrifying level. It was said that his skill far surpassed that of Li Shimin and his contemporaries. For a thousand years, Li Shimin and his men had aimed to surpass him, but none had ever succeeded!
Moreover, the martial art created by Yuchi Gong is inherently incredibly powerful in attack. His current cultivation level has reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage, yet his attack power surpasses that of many Nascent Soul Realm experts!
"Grandmas, it seems we'll have to trouble Duke Yuchi to help us this time!" Li Tianxiang said with a wry smile.
Although Yuchi Gong has cultivated for a thousand years and his fighting spirit has diminished considerably, Yuchi Gong was still the kind of person who enjoyed fighting back then. Moreover, the Black and White Twin Beauties were captured by Yuchi Gong on the battlefield.
"Fine, speak! I've been training my troops in the Taihang Mountain for a thousand years, and those who come to attack are just too weak. They can't even break through my outer defenses!" Yuchi Gong seemed very angry.
Li Tianxiang thought to himself with a bit of frustration, "Duke Yuchi, who are those Mountain Bandits of yours? A thousand years ago, the 100,000 Mountain Bandits of Taihang Mountain were already famous throughout the continent. Due to the proliferation over the past thousand years, although they say they are strictly managed, they have grown to 300,000 Mountain Bandits. Under your oppression, their attack power is so strong, and they have more members who have reached the Heavenly Realm than my Li Family. Who can fight against you!"
When Yuchi Gong learned that Li Shimin wanted to establish a powerful Aristocratic Clan, he found it very boring and left Li Shimin to become the king of Taihang Mountain. Given his temperament, the Mountain Bandits of Taihang Mountain were all trained to be extremely powerful, and this training lasted for a thousand years. This is why the government army could not even defeat the weakest 100,000 Mountain Bandits in Taihang Mountain.
Even the weakest 100,000 Mountain Bandits were stronger than the government troops, and the stronger 150,000 Mountain Bandits were all incredibly powerful. Many had even reached the Innate Realm! The most powerful 50,000 Mountain Bandits were Yuchi Gong's true core force, all of them at least Fifth Rank! Their power was absolutely terrifying! Nearly a hundred of them were at the Heavenly Realm or higher!
Fifty thousand Innate Master, and nearly a hundred masters at the Heavenly Realm! What terrifying power! Only someone like Yuchi Gong, who dislikes power, wouldn't know how to expand his influence through such means.
Yuchi Gong disliked power throughout his life, so his considerable influence became a backup force for the Li Family! It was also the Li Family's strongest clandestine force.
"This Zhang Xingfeng's skill is astonishing. Even if both Tianxiang and I were to face him, we wouldn't be a match for him!" Li Tianxiang said helplessly.
Yuchi Gong suddenly exclaimed, "Really?" His gaze was so intense.
"Duke Yuchi, you currently possess the strength of the Nascent Soul Late Stage, but he's estimated to be at the Avatar. The difference is too great!" Li Tianxiang shook his head. It seemed he didn't think highly of his Duke Yuchi. Ever since Li Tianxiang learned about cultivation techniques, including both immortal and Demon Cultivation, he had held Martial Way masters in low regard.
Yuchi Gong laughed and said, "You brat, you actually look down on me so much, then take my punch!" A Heavenly Movement aura suddenly appeared.
Li Tianxiang smiled wryly, extended his right hand, and contained all the Demonic Sha Energy within his palm, without releasing it outwards. To show his respect for Yuchi Gong, Li Tianxiang gathered all the Demonic Sha Energy within his body into his palm.
"Bang!"
Li Tianxiang's expression changed, and a powerful potential suddenly emerged. Li Tianxiang involuntarily took several steps back, and the entire ground cracked. Yuchi Gong, however, only swayed slightly. Seeing Li Tianxiang's surprised expression, Yuchi Gong grinned and said, "I only used seven-tenths of my strength!"
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