He was not done. At the same time, he unleashed Dragon Gang Suppresses the World. A white coiling dragon formed from Threefold True Fire descended from the sky and circled above the shrinking expanse of azure. Its head hung low, its eyes filled with majesty. Like a heavenly lock poised to fall, it gathered its strength and radiated a crushing might that could suppress all things.
Only after everything was in place did he speak calmly. "Senior, goodbye."
The instant he finished speaking, his hand shot out and drew the Small Cauldron from its place atop the ancestral tablets. When it landed in his palm, he felt the resonance from his Spirit Sea leap with excitement at his touch.
Li Bufan let the Small Cauldron in his Spirit Sea spin. Before long, the Small Cauldron in his hand had vanished.
The old man had never expected Li Bufan to strike first, much less with such decisiveness. The attack caught him off guard.
By the time he broke free of Golden Wheel Hanging Over Azure Sky, the scorching aura had burned several marks along the edges of his robes. Li Bufan gave him no time to react. The white coiling dragon descended with its suppressive force and pinned him down for another instant just as he began to rise.
By the time he shattered the white dragon completely, Li Bufan had become a streak of light cutting across the night sky, vanishing beyond the horizon.
Driven by Li Bufan, the flying boat blazed away like an ignited meteor, swiftly leaving the cities of Qi State behind.
After Li Bufan vanished into the night, the aftershocks of the brief but fierce clash in the Xia Residence's ancestral shrine had yet to subside.
Moments later, more than a dozen figures raced in from