Fierce Clashes, Taking Sides

Li Xuanzong's voice wasn't loud, yet it carried clearly to everyone's ears.

Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief at the sight.

Cui Mingfeng, the Cui Family's Second Elder, had earned his high rank among the Divine Mansion Immortal Clans for good reason. He was no weakling.

He was Late-stage Innate, a renowned figure throughout Chu Province.

And yet Li Xuanzong, who was at the same level, had beaten him with a single punch and kick, leaving him utterly unable to fight back and trampling him beneath his feet like a dead dog.

"This... The Baihe Li Clan's Fourth Elder is actually this terrifying?"

"They're both Late-stage Innate, yet the Cui Family's Second Elder is as feeble as an ant before the Li Family's Fourth Elder?"

"No wonder the Yang Province Li Clan rose to such heights in just over a decade..."

"..."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, some shocked, others wary.

Cui Mingyan's face turned livid. His fists clenched, veins bulging.

His clan's Second Elder had been trampled beneath someone's foot in full view of the public. It was no different from grinding the dignity of the Chu Province Cui Clan into the dirt.

If Cui Mingyan could still stand for that, he'd have to be a spineless coward.

"Li Xuantong, your Li Family has gone much too far!"

Cui Mingyan ground his teeth.

He stepped forward, and the pressure of his Half-step Divine Mansion Realm cultivation surged toward Li Xuanzong like an avalanche.

"Too far?"

Li Xuantong sneered and stepped between them.

He ignored Cui Mingyan's pressure.

"Clan Leader Cui, it was your Second Elder who insulted my Yang Province Li Clan first. Our Fourth Elder only stepped in to teach him a lesson. What's so excessive about that? Or are members of the Cui Clan allowed to act recklessly,