Luo Family

"Elder Li, coming to my Su Family and acting so domineeringly—isn't that a bit too much?" Suddenly, a calm voice rang out. The Supreme Elder, who had remained silent all this time, finally spoke.

Li Feng frowned. In the Su Family, the only person he feared was Su Jingshan.

Li Yulian sneered and said again, "Su Hao, think this through. If you insist on doing this, don't even dream of getting a single one of the five Spirit Qi Pills."

She spoke coldly. She did not believe Su Hao could ignore the value of five Spirit Qi Pills.

As her voice fell, she took out an exquisite jade box. Once she opened it, a rich medicinal fragrance burst forth, revealing five gray pills inside.

Countless people around them looked over, their eyes filled with blazing desire and greed. Pills were scarce; five Spirit Qi Pills were treasures even in the eyes of the three great families of Great Flame City.

"Hmph!" Su Hao snorted coldly, utterly disdainful. Not to mention five Spirit Qi Pills—even fifty would not make Su Hao endure humiliation from others.

"Brother Hao has plenty of those things, and better ones too. He eats them like candy." At that moment, the burly Lin Yaoyao beside him spoke with a solemn expression.

Yet his words drew a wave of snickering from the crowd. Do you even know what pills are? Eating them like candy? Why don't you just fly up to the heavens?

"Hmph."

Li Yulian and Li Tianba both snorted coldly, their faces full of disdain and contempt.

But the instant their voices fell, they froze. Boundless shock filled their eyes, and the words that followed became impossible to say.

Lin Yaoyao reached into his clothes and fumbled around for a while before pulling out more than a dozen glittering golden pills, each exuding a rich medicinal fragrance.

In an instant, the entire place fell silent!

Everyone's eyes widened.

Golden pills, their medicinal fragrance flooding the air—there were thirteen of them in all.

"Golden pills! Their aura resembles that of Spirit Qi Pills, but they contain an additional substance. These are the even rarer Spirit Tempering Pills!" An old man suddenly shouted in excitement. He was an appraiser from a trading house in Great Flame City and had seen much in his life.

As soon as those words came out, the entire crowd erupted.

Spirit Qi Pills and Spirit Tempering Pills were both first-grade pills, but the difference between them was enormous.

Spirit Qi Pills carried a repulsive quality. The human body could only absorb seventy percent of their effects at most—that was the limit!

Moreover, one person could take no more than three. After three, they would no longer have the slightest effect.

Spirit Tempering Pills were different. They could be absorbed completely, could be used without limit, and not only strengthened one's cultivation but also tempered the body. They were pills with dual effects.

Their value exceeded that of Spirit Qi Pills by more than tenfold!

Treasure—without question, these were treasures!

At least, that was how everyone in Great Flame City saw them, including the Li Family of Heaven Rain City.

"Plop."

Lin Yaoyao had been careful when taking out the pills, but one still fell to the ground and picked up some dirt.

He was just about to pick it up.

Su Hao rose to his feet, stepped forward, and said, "Once it's touched dirt, it can't be eaten anymore."

After saying that, he stepped down and crushed it directly into powder, his face utterly calm.

"No!"

A chorus of wolf-like howls rang out. Those important figures all wore expressions of such heartache that they seemed ready to cough up blood, as though Su Hao's foot had stomped directly on their hearts.

Even Li Tianba was no exception.

That was a Spirit Tempering Pill!

At this moment, everyone also understood that it was only natural for Su Hao to look down on Spirit Qi Pills. With pills like these to eat as candy, mere Spirit Qi Pills truly were trash!

After their shock, Li Tianba and Li Yulian's faces immediately burned like blazing fire, as though they had been slapped dozens of times across the face, each slap ringing loud and clear.

The Spirit Qi Pills they treated as treasures were nothing but trash in someone else's eyes, yet they had actually intended to use that trash to humiliate him. Weren't they simply asking to be slapped in the face?

They had lost face all the way to their grandmother's grandmother's house.

Su Hao sneered inwardly. Those people wanted to leave him unable to step down and humiliate him to death, so he would slap their faces back without mercy!

"Li Yulian, take your trash and go back. I've already cast you aside," Su Hao said coldly.

Li Yulian's face immediately flushed crimson, burning like fire.

"Hmph, what are you worth? You, Su Hao, merely have some resources. At your core, you're still trash, completely incomparable to me. I am a phoenix in the ninth heaven; you can only look up at me." Li Yulian sneered. "You have no right to cast me aside. I have already entered into a marriage alliance with the Luo Family of Wind City. The Luo Family's Second Young Master is already on his way here. Can you compare to him?"

Wind City, the Luo Family?

Upon hearing those words, everyone around them changed expression drastically. It was not only the younger generation—even the several patriarchs and other prominent figures nearby abruptly stood up, utterly shaken.

Wind City was not some small city like Great Flame City or Heaven Rain City.

And the Luo Family of Wind City was an even greater behemoth there. Compared to families like the Su Family and Li Family, they were like emperors.

It could be said that any family which managed to establish ties with them would immediately become the foremost family in its city, utterly beyond provocation.

The Li Family was actually entering into a marriage alliance with the Luo Family?

"That's right. Yulian's talent is extraordinary, and the Luo Family has taken a liking to her. She is to become Dao companions with the Luo Family's Second Young Master." Li Feng also spoke, his voice brimming with pride.

"Congratulations, congratulations."

"The Li Family is about to soar to greatness."

The important figures around them immediately began to fawn over them.

Li Yulian's arrogant bearing grew even stronger. "Spirit Tempering Pills may be rare, but in a great power like the Luo Family, they are nothing at all. They can even produce second-grade pills."

Su Hao's face was full of contempt. This was worth being proud of?

This woman's vanity truly knew no bounds. He would not take her even if she were given to him for free.

Suddenly!

A commotion arose ahead as a grand procession approached. At its head was a bearded middle-aged man with thick brows, someone who looked bold and forthright at first glance.

He strode over and said, "Brother Li, I received your message. Didn't we agree to meet at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion? Why was it suddenly changed to this little family?"

"They're here."

Li Feng's eyes lit up. He immediately rose and strode forward to greet them.

All the important figures around them stood up, looking over with nervous reverence. These were people from the Luo Family—who would not want to curry favor with them?

"Hahaha, Brother Luo Lin, there was an unexpected change. Please forgive me." The overbearing and arrogant Li Feng immediately turned into a lapdog, lowering his stance completely.

Li Yulian beside him was even more nervous. Her gaze immediately locked onto a handsome young man in white robes among them, and she put on the air of a refined young lady.

She secretly rejoiced inwardly. Luo Second Young Master is not much worse-looking than Su Hao, and his family is immensely powerful. If I become Dao companions with him, I will surely enjoy wealth and glory, soaring to greatness in the future.

"This must be Luo Second Young Master, Luo Tianying. What an outstanding talent, truly a dragon among men." Li Feng shifted his gaze to the white-robed youth as well, his face full of ingratiating smiles.

Yet the youth did not acknowledge him at all. Instead, he stared straight at Su Hao in the seat of honor, a trace of surprised delight in his eyes.