Intimidating the Cao Clan, Demanding the Enchantress

"Yang Ji, go find out whether the Cao Clan has any outstanding talents. Preferably a young woman." Although Lei Qi already had someone in mind, he still had to go through the proper motions.

"Yes."

The guard, Yang Ji, answered and left.

Mang Tianchi did not interrupt this time. If they were merely taking someone from a family affiliated with the Pill Tower, even if one of the Pill Tower's old monsters were present, they would surely give him that courtesy.

After sending Yang Ji to gather information, Lei Qi, Mang Tianchi, and Zhang Yi entered the city as well.

In the Pill Domain, the one thing never in short supply was alchemists.

However, the ranks of these alchemists were not particularly impressive.

Thinking about it, this was neither the Pill Convention nor any grand occasion. Naturally, sixth- and seventh-tier alchemists would not be running around everywhere.

After wandering about for a while, Lei Qi found the streets bustling with people. The Pill Domain truly deserved to be called the center of the Central Plains and even the Dou Qi Continent. Everything here was abundant. As long as one had enough money, or something that money could not buy, one could obtain whatever one needed.

And money was something Lei Qi did not lack.

When he had left, he had brought a purple-gold card with seven silver ripples engraved upon it.

On the Dou Qi Continent, only Dou Kings—or even Dou Emperors and above—could possess such a card. The balance stored within naturally amounted to tens of millions.

However, almost everything that caught Lei Qi's eye could not be bought with money. Unless a sect or faction was desperately short of funds, transactions were inevitably conducted through barter.

After about the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the guard Yang Ji appeared before Lei Qi and the others.

"Young Master Lei Qi, I have found out. Among the Cao Clan's younger generation, there is indeed an exceptionally gifted alchemist. It is said that when she was born..." Yang Ji relayed the information he had gathered.

The enchantress Cao Ying was only thirteen years old, yet she was already a fourth-tier alchemist.

Moreover, her cultivation was not weak either. She had already reached the level of a three-star Da Dou Shi.

A thirteen-year-old girl, a three-star Da Dou Shi, and a fourth-tier alchemist.

She truly deserved the title of "enchantress."

"Go to the Cao Clan. I happen to be lacking a personal maid. She will do," Lei Qi said.

"Didn't the clan already arrange a personal maid for you?" Mang Tianchi interjected.

Lei Qi's face darkened.

Mang Tianchi laughed when he saw that. How could he not understand Lei Qi's intentions?

Led by Yang Ji, the group of four headed straight for the Cao Clan.

As the rulers of this city, the Cao Clan naturally occupied its very center. Within several thousand meters lay the Cao Clan estate. Ordinary people were forbidden from entering, and its defenses were especially tight.

Even the gatekeepers were Da Dou Shis, along with a Dou Ling "expert."

When Lei Qi's group arrived at the entrance, Yang Ji stepped forward and said, "Call out someone from your clan who can make decisions."

Although Yang Ji was Lei Qi's guard, his status within the Thunder Clan was not low. After all, he was a commander of the Thunder Legion.

He could not compare with Lei Qi, but before the clans of the Central Plains, he still possessed his own pride.

The guards had intended to ask where they had come from, but upon sensing that terrifying pressure, they hurriedly agreed and ran into the estate in a panic.

Soon, several figures appeared at the Cao Clan's gates.

The leader was a mid-stage three-star Dou Zun. Beside him were one late-stage two-star Dou Zun and three early-stage one-star Dou Zuns.

Besides these five, there were more than twenty Dou Zong and Dou Huang "experts."

It could be said that although this clan was affiliated with the Pill Tower, its own strength was no weaker than the Four Pavilions of the Central Plains.

In truth, the so-called one hall, one tower, two sects, three valleys, and Four Pavilions—

These representative factions were merely the strongest powers within their respective regions.

For example, within the territories controlled by the Hall of Souls and the Pill Tower, there were likewise factions whose ancestors had reached the level of Dou Saints or half-Saints. But because the Hall of Souls and the Pill Tower were overflowing with powerful experts, those factions were completely suppressed.

Similarly, around the two sects, there were many powerful sects and clans. But if they could not compare to those two sects, they could only stand behind them in rank.

The Dou Qi Continent was vast beyond measure, with countless races spread across it. The Cloud Sect of the original world had been considered a top-tier power and a colossal force, but that was only within the region of the Jia Ma Empire. The Four Pavilions and the three valleys were the same.

They were powerful only within the regions they occupied, not across the entire continent.

After they emerged, the group looked toward Yang Ji.

Yang Ji's lips curled upward slightly, and a powerful aura burst forth from him.

The aura of an eight-star Dou Zun erupted in an instant!

Everyone present immediately turned pale with shock!

More people?

What use was having more people?

An eight-star Dou Zun!

And behind him stood two figures whose strength could not be discerned. Even the young Lei Qi was a Dou Huang expert.

How could the Cao Clan dare act presumptuously before people like this?

"Greetings, Senior." Though they had arrived aggressively, the Cao Clan head immediately cupped his fists in salute upon sensing the pressure.

"Hmph."

Yang Ji looked utterly disdainful as he withdrew his pressure.

Only then did the Cao Clan's Dou Zong and Dou Huang experts feel somewhat better.

"Senior, may I ask who in my Cao Clan has offended you?" No matter how he looked at it, the Cao Clan head felt that they had come with ill intent.

He had already begun to speculate. It was normal for such a large clan to have a few wastrel descendants.

Whoever it was, he had no intention of protecting them.

After all, since they had dared come directly to the Cao Clan's gates, they must have confidence. Who did not know that the Cao Clan was affiliated with the Pill Tower?

"No one."

Yet Yang Ji answered calmly.

"Then does my Cao Clan have some grievance with you, Senior?"

"No."

The Cao Clan head was stunned.

There was neither an old grudge nor a new feud, yet they had come so aggressively?

"My young master has specifically requested a woman from your clan to serve as his personal maid," Yang Ji said as he looked at the Cao Clan head.

It was not that he had not wanted to say so from the start. The Cao Clan head's imagination had simply been too wild.

"A woman from the clan? A personal maid?"

The Cao Clan head paused. Suddenly, he had a bad feeling.

"Yes. Cao Ying, the one your clan calls the 'enchantress,'" Yang Ji added.

"This..."

At that moment, not only did the Cao Clan head's expression turn ugly, but the faces of the other Cao Clan elders also darkened.

After all, Cao Ying was a genius their Cao Clan had not seen in centuries.

The Cao Clan had hoped that Cao Ying could join the Pill Tower. If she managed to attain a higher position, the Cao Clan's status would undoubtedly rise even further.

"Is that difficult?" Yang Ji asked calmly as he looked at them.