"I understand. I've already made the proper arrangements."
"That's good."
"Oh, there's one more thing!" Ye Zong suddenly remembered. "When I was fighting the Wind Snow Giant Ape, I was saved by a top-tier powerhouse who used a Legendary forbidden art. I suspect that powerhouse was your master, wasn't he?"
"My master?" Nie Li was briefly stunned. He had nearly forgotten about this matter. He nodded. "It should have been my master. Why do you ask?" Nie Li wasn't planning to take credit for this, so he might as well let the credit go to his fictitious master.
"Thank your master for me. Also, I took a Demon Spirit from the Wind Snow Giant Ape. This ape had awakened spiritual intelligence, so its Demon Spirit is extremely precious. Please return this to your master." Ye Zong produced the Wind Snow Giant Ape's Demon Spirit.
"My master said," Nie Li smiled, "that this Wind Snow Giant Ape Demon Spirit is of no use to him. And he didn't know what to give his father-in-law as a betrothal gift, so this Wind Snow Giant Ape Demon Spirit can serve as the betrothal gift!"
"Betrothal gift?" Ye Zong was dumbfounded. Nie Li and
Nie Li suddenly straightened his expression and said solemnly, "A teacher for a day is a father for life. My sincere reverence for my master is witnessed by heaven and earth. How could I dare give away such a precious thing behind his back without his permission?"
Ye Zong was completely taken aback by Nie Li's expression. Could it really be that the super powerhouse had sent betrothal gifts? Should he accept this or not? Refusing would likely offend that powerhouse, but accepting would mean he had to give his daughter in marriage!
But hadn't Ye Zong already accepted plenty? The Ten Thousand Demon Spirit Formation. The Crimson Blood Crystal. And now the Wind Snow Giant Ape Demon Spirit on top of that. Once the arrow was loosed, it couldn't be recalled. These things were easy to accept but impossible to return. Ye Zong was silently weeping inside. If he continued to oppose the betrothal, he wouldn't even know where to put his face.
If he fused with the Wind Snow Giant Ape Demon Spirit, Ye Zong might step into the Legendary realm in a single stride. This temptation was undeniably enormous. If Ye Zong had already reached the Legendary realm, facing the million-strong beast tide this time wouldn't have been nearly so perilous.
Accept or refuse? Ye Zong struggled with the dilemma for a long time before gritting his teeth. Fine, he'd accept it. He'd already taken so many things; one more wouldn't make a difference.
"Ahem. Nie Li, I'll accept the Wind Snow Giant Ape Demon Spirit. As for Yun'er, as long as she's willing, I have no objections. But if she's not willing..." Ye Zong cleared his throat twice.
"As long as you don't object, that's enough," Nie Li said with a grin. "I won't let Ziyun suffer any grievance."
Ye Zong's aged face burned with embarrassment. Having accepted so many gifts, he could hardly refuse. He had no choice but to concede.
"Then I'll head back first." Nie Li took his leave.
Watching Nie Li's departing figure, Ye Zong smiled. He sat cross-legged and began fusing with the Wind Snow Giant Ape Demon Spirit. Although Ye Zong's Black-Scaled Earth Dragon Demon Spirit was a rare variant carrying a trace of dragon bloodline, it was still incomparable to the Wind Snow Giant Ape Demon Spirit. Even among Legendary-grade Demon Spirits, those that had awakened spiritual intelligence were exceedingly rare, and those that had were virtually guaranteed to advance to the Legendary realm. So Ye Zong decided without hesitation to abandon the Black-Scaled Earth Dragon and fuse with the Wind Snow Giant Ape instead.
Sacred Family.
Various objects crashed to the ground one after another. After returning this time,
For so many years, his cultivation had always fallen short of Ye Zong's. Though both of them had reached the peak of the Black Gold tier, Shen Hong had never once been Ye Zong's match. He had always resented this, and watching Ye Zong obtain the rare and precious Wind Snow Giant Ape Demon Spirit only deepened his frustration to the extreme.
Once Ye Zong fused with the Wind Snow Giant Ape Demon Spirit, he might step into the Legendary realm in a single stride!
"Why is it that I never get such good fortune!" Shen Hong seethed. "Ye Zong, we grew up together since childhood, and your cultivation has always been superior to mine. You've outshone me in everything—ascending to the position of City Lord, and even marrying the most beautiful woman the
Shen Hong's expression twisted with resentment.
"One day, I will destroy everything you have—just as I poisoned your woman back then. I will take everything away from you!" Shen Hong's fists clenched until his knuckles cracked.
After a long while, Shen Hong's fury gradually subsided, and the vicious gleam in his eyes slowly faded.
Aside from Ye Zong, the person Shen Hong hated most was Nie Li. Ever since Nie Li appeared, the Sacred Family had been on the defensive at every turn, drawing the attention of the Wind Snow Family and ending up in their current sorry state—gradually pushed out of the power center of the City of Radiance.
If only they could have waited another year or two, when all the Sacred Family's preparations were complete and they could strike in one decisive blow, the Wind Snow Family would have been virtually impossible to defend against. But now, the Sacred Family was under surveillance and restriction, unable to do anything at all.