The Mittel Family differed from the Nalan Family. They were more like an alliance than a clan dominated by a single branch.
Although Miter Tengshan was regarded by outsiders as the family head, he did not possess the Nalan Jie's absolute authority within the family.
The Mittel Family operated under an Elders' Council system. The Elders' Council was the true center of power in the family; even the family head could not go against its wishes.
Besides being the family head, Miter Tengshan was also the Great Elder of the Elders' Council. That was the reason his branch could command more than half of the family's strength.
Aside from Miter Tengshan, the family also had a lofty Supreme Elder. He had once been one of the Ten Great Experts of the Jia Ma Empire, a Dou Emperor on the same level as Jia Xingtian and Yun Shan, the sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect. With the strength of a Five-star Dou Emperor, he was the Mittel Family's ultimate pillar.
The Miter Auction House was spread throughout the entire empire and controlled a quarter of its commerce. It could be said to be as wealthy as a nation.
The Imperial Family and the Misty Cloud Sect tolerated the existence of such a force largely out of respect for that Dou Emperor expert.
But now, that Dou Emperor, who had always been elusive, had suddenly vanished. It was tantamount to the Mittel Family losing their greatest support. How could they not be anxious?
In his previous life, Li Chenfeng had also obsessively followed the Battle Through the Heavens novel. He had not missed any of the later live-action or animated adaptations either.
Other than being force-fed a mouthful of utter crap by the butchered "Dou Qi turns into horses" scene, the