If I Were an Official, I'd At Least Be an Empress

Handing Li Zhiheng over to Li Yuanshang, who managed the family's logistics, and to Li Jianguo and his son to look after, Li Xiang vanished from where he stood.

Finding the other three gentlemen was naturally a task for professionals. Tianming and Tianqi were the first choice for tracking down clues. The belongings of the martial academy gentlemen and the Mortal World Immortal were also sent back to Old Tree, so it could have a sniff and see whether it could scent their location.

Though the martial academy gentlemen had had their plans disrupted, given their ambitions, Li Xiang believed they would show themselves again sooner or later.

Heavenly Mediocrity City was a shifting sea of clouds and treacherous currents. Li Xiang oversaw the whole situation from within the Void-Refining space, ever ready to lay out his plans and respond at a moment's notice.

At the border, cultivators and family disciples of Azure Cloud Prefecture had charged into Heavenly Rampart Prefecture. They had already begun supporting cultivators from the various major factions, leading them back to defend Single Name.

With time to spare, Li Xiang turned his gaze toward the spoils taken from the three gentlemen.

"..."

Staring at the game information, Li Xiang stood dumbfounded for a long while. These three gentlemen were considered notable figures in the Void-Refining realm. Li Xiang had met many Void-Refining experts from all across the Southern Lands, but these three truly had one exceptional quality—they were poor as dirt.

But on further thought, they had forged the Mortal World Realm and were masters whose students filled the land. With their abilities, ordinary items could scarcely offer them any aid anymore. At that thought, Li Xiang forgave their poverty.

Second Gentleman and Sixth Gentleman both cultivated the Literary Dao. [Literary Dao Dharma Treasure: True