"Choose option three!"
The Innate Ice Physique is an extremely rare physique among prodigies, and Ling Yi would certainly not let it go.
"System, continue Simulation Murong Yue's direction, cultivation, and settings. She must refuse to participate in the war against the Yin Soul Sect!"
"Ding, one tael of silver has been deducted. Generating Simulation log, please wait."
[...]
[At 36 years old, Murong Yue's cultivation has reached the seventh level of the Spirit Sea Realm. The five major righteous sects launched a war against the Yin Soul Sect, but Murong Yue refused to participate, citing her imminent breakthrough.]
[At 42, Murong Yue continued her secluded cultivation, reaching the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm. At her the Final Master Su Yun's suggestion, she suppressed her cultivation level, expanded her Qi Sea, and solidified her foundation!]
[At 46, Murong Yue continued her secluded cultivation, suppressing her cultivation level, expanding her Qi Sea, and solidifying her foundation.]
At 47, Murong Yue continued her secluded cultivation, having suppressed her cultivation to its Limit. She broke through amidst a heavy winter snowfall, forging a thousand-mile-long Qi Sea and a hundred-mile-long Divine Platform, triggering extraordinary phenomena throughout the heavens and earth, reaching the Perfection Divine Platform Realm, shocking the entire sect!
[At age 50, the once-every-thirty-years Battle of Heaven's Chosen of the Qianyun Empire was held in the Qianyun Holy Land. Murong Yue followed her the Final Master to the Qianyun Imperial Capital, but they were Sneak Attack remnants of the Yin Soul Sect on the way. Murong Yue lacked Combat experience and was poisoned by the Spirit-Sealing Poison Smoke, perishing!]
[This Simulation is now complete!]
"Ding, please select one reward from the following three options."
"I. Cultivation Realm!"
II. Insights from Cultivation!
Third, Innate Ice Physique constitution!
After reading the last Simulation log entry, Ling Yi felt that Murong Yue's death was far too hasty.
Li Na had been showing off for over thirty years, achieving the Perfection Divine Platform Realm, and was about to go out and prove everyone wrong, but then she disappeared?
Judging from Lin Zhentian's Simulation log, Murong Yue doesn't seem like someone who will die young.
Is it due to insufficient Combat experience?
Choose one!
There's nothing to worry about about having reached the Perfection Divine Platform Realm cultivation level.
"Boom!"
Ling Yi felt as if his Qi Sea space had been opened up, instantly transforming from Xiaoxiao lake into a Dahai.
The next moment, Daodao Power of Rules swirled and brewed above the Dahai, and after a short while, a giant platform spanning a hundred miles materialized out of thin air and appeared above the Qi Sea.
This is the Qi Sea Platform.
The size of the Qi Sea Platform determines the lower limit of a cultivator's strength, while the number of Divine Platform Dao Steles after reaching the Dao Stele Realm determines the upper limit of a cultivator's strength.
With this hundred-mile- Qi Sea, as long as he doesn't perish, he will surely become the strongest expert in the Divine Ability Realm in the future.
"System, continue Simulation Murong Yue's direction and Combat experience!"
Early the next morning, all the major families of Heavenly Wind City gathered at the City Lord's Mansion.
This time, all those who came were the heads of various families and their core experts.
Not many people know that Ling Yi used his Spiritual Pressure to kill a group of experts from the Lin Clan yesterday.
Lin Zhentian, preoccupied with his own plans, did not directly reveal Ling Yi's strength. He only said that Ling Yi was not dead and had returned to the city, inviting everyone to gather at the city lord's mansion this morning.
However, those who can become the head of a family are naturally intelligent enough.
The biggest question is, since Lin Zhentian knew Ling Yi was not dead, why didn't he just kill him?
Secondly, how did Ling Yi, who was clearly dead, come back to life? There must be something fishy about this.
More than a hundred people gathered at the city lord's mansion, clearly divided into four groups.
When Ling Yi appeared at the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion with a younger version of Uncle Fu, all eyes were on them.
Everyone knows Ling Yi, but many people look familiar with Uncle Fu next to Ling Yi, yet can't quite place him.
"That person next to Ling Yi looks familiar. Do you know who he is? Could he be a Ling Clan expert who slipped through the net?" The Ye Clan patriarch asked the Gu Clan patriarch beside him in a low voice.
"So what if he's a master? If this kid doesn't know what's good for him, we'll just kill him again," the Gu Clan patriarch said disdainfully.
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed Ling Yi looking at him.
Ling Yi's gaze was indifferent and cold, as if he were looking at a dead man.
The Gu Clan patriarch frowned; Ling Yi's gaze made him very uncomfortable.
Ling Yi walked straight into the City Lord's Mansion. The Lin Clan, Ye Clan, and Murong Family members all made way for Ling Yi.
Before they had a clear understanding of the situation, none of them wanted to be the first to speak out.
However, perhaps because he was displeased with Ling Yi's earlier gaze, the head of the Gu Clan directly led his family members to block Ling Yi's path.
" Ling Yi, that look you gave Laozi just now really annoyed me."
Ling Yi was initially unsure which family to target first, but since the Gu Clan family had stepped forward, he decided to go with them.
Ling Yi looked at the Gu Clan members and uttered a single word, "Ice."
As Ling Yi finished speaking, a bizarre scene unfolded.
A gust of Han Feng swept by, and the Gu Clan patriarch and all the Five Organs Realm experts of the Gu Clan were frozen into blocks of ice.
"Shock!" Ling Yi exclaimed again.
"Crash!" The entire Gu Clan was instantly reduced to a Masai of fragments.
After finishing these tasks, Ling Yi led Uncle Fu to the main seat in the hall and slowly sat down.
Uncle Fu stood beside Ling Yi, coldly watching the crowd below.
Ling Yi remained silent, and everyone else dared not speak either, suppressing their breathing. The entire main hall of the city lord's mansion became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
"You all deserve to die!" After a long while, Ling Yi slowly spoke.
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked, and some even had the urge to turn around and run away.
But they dared not move; what they had just witnessed was too terrifying, beyond their comprehension.
"You've taken over the Ling Clan's properties, so be it!" Ling Yi continued.
"But each year, half of the profits from your various families must be handed over to you."
No one dared to speak, not even to express their dissatisfaction.
At this moment, Murong Jin, the head of the Murong Family, cautiously said, " Ling City, our Murong Family has not been involved in the affairs of the Ling Clan, I..."
He really wanted to say that the Murong Family didn't have to hand over the money, but seeing Ling Yi's cold gaze, he couldn't bring himself to say it.
The others looked at Murong Jin as if he were a fool. Did this guy really think he could protect himself by staying out of the way?
What a joke! Even if Ling Yi agreed, would they? They'd probably become enemies of everyone.
"Your Murong Family can pay 10% less. Also, have your daughter Murong Yue Later."
"This..."
Murong Jin wanted to refuse, but seeing Ling Yi's indifferent eyes, she didn't dare to say it.
The pile of Masai on the ground still exudes a faint chill.
He didn't want the Murong Family to become part of it.
"I can let your daughter cultivate. She's not useless; on the contrary, she has excellent aptitude. The choice is yours."
Last night, Ling Yi had already Simulation Murong Yue's future, which included over a hundred taels of silver.
Overall, it's pretty bad.
Although Murong Yue possesses extraordinary talent, there is a 90% chance that she will die a tragic death in the future, with only a 10% chance of achieving something great, but even then, her final outcome is not good.
They will either grow old alone or suffer the loss of their families.
If Murong Yue were kept by his side and his life planned by him, perhaps the tragic future would be different.
But Ling Yi only did this on a whim; he was willing if he wanted to, and he wouldn't force anyone if they didn't.
" Lin Batian, from now on you will work as a gatekeeper and guard at my Ling residence."
Lin Batian clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying nothing. He was filled with resentment and anger, but he was a man who knew how to be patient and was extremely good at hiding his true feelings.
If Ling Yi hadn't Simulation his future, he probably wouldn't have known that this guy had the potential to become a major villain.
It would be a shame to kill this guy outright, but letting him go would inevitably cause another wave of bloodshed.
Although Lin Batian's Simulation log doesn't describe many things in great detail, the fact that he was able to create the Shadow Gate and destroy so many sects—what else could this be but a massacre of lives?
It's better to keep him around as a doorman or guard. You're unhappy? Keep it to yourself.
However, Lin Batian's Shadow Gate did give Ling Yi an idea.
Perhaps I should establish such an organization, not seeking to dominate the world, but at least to create a Peach Blossom Spring in a region.
That's all for today. Go back and manage the Ling Clan's businesses well. There's no such thing as a losing proposition in the Ling Clan's businesses.
After saying that, Ling Yi used his Spiritual Qi to carry Uncle Fu out of the main hall and flew towards the Ling residence.
The group exchanged glances, wanting to say something, but for a moment unsure of what to say.
Murong Jin didn't even glance at the crowd, and left with her people, her face full of worry.
Ye Hu, the head of the Ye Clan, wanted to say something to Lin Batian, but Lin Batian didn't say a word and instead walked straight towards the Ling residence.
For Lin Batian, simply surviving was enough; he had no other plans or schemes at the moment.
Without absolute certainty, Lin Batian never intentionally seeks death.
Only the Ye Clan members remained in the main hall.
"Master, should we inform the Xiaoshao about this?" one of Human Dao subordinates asked.
Ye Hu slapped the man on the head, cursing, "Are you fucking crazy? He can fly! Do you know what level of cultivation someone can fly without magic weapons? Tell me, do you understand?"
Not satisfied with just one slap, Ye Hu slapped the man several more times.
"Our City Lord Ling is at least at the Divine Platform Realm. Does he even know what the Divine Platform Realm is? He's an elder-level figure in the Return to Origin Sect. Why are you telling that kid Ye Tian?"
"That guy Tian is the most arrogant of them all. Do you believe he'll come back and kill his Laozi?"
"What are you all staring at? Can't you see the City Lord's Mansion is dirty? As the City Lord's subjects, we should learn to share his burdens and clean it up quickly!"
"Ah, yes!" Everyone looked at the Masai on the ground, their faces full of bitterness, and got busy cleaning it up.
"Hiss, it's so cold! This chill is terrifying! What kind of technique is this?" one of them exclaimed.
"I've heard that only people with special talents and physiques possess elemental Spiritual Power, right?"
Ye Hu sighed. It seemed that things would be tough to get by in Heavenly Wind City from now on.
Ling Yi's arrangement seemed casual, but it precisely put the various families in an awkward position.
Half of the profits are handed over each year, but exactly how much constitutes half? That's up to them to decide.
He slapped himself hard, muttering with deep regret, "How could I have been so bewitched by that old bastard Lin Batian's nonsense?"
The Murong Family Manor.
" Yue'er, what do you think we should do now? Should we leave Heavenly Wind City? Didn't you advise me to leave Heavenly Wind City back then?" Murong Jin said to his daughter with a bitter face.
"Father, things were different back then." Murong Yue said calmly, her expression revealing neither joy nor sorrow.
"The reason I advised my father to leave Heavenly Wind City was that if the Lin Clan, Ye Clan, and Gu Clan joined forces to take over the Ling Clan, then the next target would inevitably be my Murong Family."
"Your choice back then, to put it nicely, was 'prudent self-preservation,' but to put it another way, it was being a fence-sitter, sitting on the sidelines and watching the tigers fight."
"What Ling Yi did today is actually a good thing for our Murong Family, but who can say for sure what will happen in this world, good or bad?"
"It's too late to leave now!"