Within the grand and solemn main hall of the Li Family, jade pillars held up the heavens, and spiritual light draped down like gauze. The hall was so quiet that a falling needle could be heard.
Li Tianba, head of the Li Family, sat high upon the dark jade master seat at the very top. His bearing was as steady as a mountain, his cultivation deeply restrained within his body, not revealing the slightest edge.
Yet the supreme pressure forged through countless ages of accumulated foundation was everywhere, permeating the entire Great Hall in fine strands. The faintly revealed divine might of the Great Dao pressed down heavily.
Gui Ying, standing in the hall, had his entire body drawn tight and his spine stiffened. He did not even have the courage to raise his head and look directly at the other man.
Gui Ying trembled inwardly, his heart filled with wariness and awe.
As expected of the Li Family, one of the five peak powers of the Sin Domain!
This ancient foundation that had endured through countless eras, this unfathomable realm of cultivation—it was simply beyond anything Heavenly Domain City could compare to. Terrifying indeed; its reputation was well deserved.
After a moment of silence, Gui Ying suppressed the reverence in his heart. Bowing with his head lowered, he spoke in an exceptionally solemn tone, every word ringing like metal.
"Reporting to Family Head Li, every word this junior has spoken is true. The matter of the extraterritorial invasion is absolutely real; there is not the slightest falsehood in it."
He slightly raised his eyes and continued respectfully, "Has Family Head Li taken notice of the Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion, whose fame has been unrivaled in the Sin Domain lately?
"Its rise has been inconceivable. In but a short time,