Netherworld Retrograde

Capítulo 850: Chapter 397: Sword Pointed at the Forbidden Zone: Black Origin City (Part 2)

“Just call him Old Li. You know I’m not a member of the Jing Family, to avoid any misunderstandings.” Li Yelai nodded.

Not far away, several members of the Jing Family had complex expressions, and the face of the Lord of the Valiant Banners was also somewhat grim. But they all remained silent.

However, Jing Lin didn’t mind; he already understood Li Yelai’s thoughts.

Li Yelai then asked, “Why are you here? Isn’t this an important meeting for the officials of the Giant City?”

“Indeed, it is an important official meeting, but after all, one of the keys to opening the Immortal Palace this time came from our Jing Family.” Jing Lin, sitting in a seat nearby, said, “This time, our Jing Family suffered a great loss. At least we should obtain some intelligence, right?”

The Jing Family indeed suffered heavy losses.

They were supposed to go straight to the Carefree Treasure Tower, acquire inheritance and opportunities there, and then steadily conquer other palaces.

Instead, a Deceit believer appeared at the start, then they encountered a Ghost Immortal, and finally the Time Tree… even the Carefree Treasure Tower collapsed.

This caused devastating losses to their elite experts, with over half of the Sixth-sense Experts, both from the main family and other surnames, killed or injured. Even the God Blood Ancestor was severely injured.

This was a significant blow to a family.

Not to mention, they failed to achieve their initial goal, and the pagoda had completely collapsed. They could no longer obtain any inheritance from it. The protection of their ancestors seemed to end here.

However, that God Blood Ancestor, Jing Liang, kept his promise.

After Jing Tianming, who ignited the green flame, died, he brought his body to rendezvous with the human forces.

And after the war ended, he fulfilled his promise.

He found that group of ‘natives’, around five hundred people, inside the Immortal Palace and planned to send them back to Yaoqing Giant City.

They had lived and thrived in the Immortal Palace for so many years, and almost all of these ‘natives’ had more or less the Jing Family bloodline.

The main family of the Jing Family had no reason to refuse.

In a way, the population of the Jing Family ballooned, which was a good thing, even though most of them lacked Spiritual Talent…

“Moreover, their highly anticipated God Blood Ancestor was severely injured by the Ghost Immortal. Yet you, an estranged kin, made a stunning debut, not only saving them in passing but also repelling the Ghost Immortal, shining brightly in the war.” Jing Lin smiled, “This makes them very embarrassed. My grandaunt Jing Jing hasn’t dared to leave her house since. So, us members of the three veins, shout loudly at her door every day, hoping she’ll hear something…”

“Divine Blood…Even with the Immortal Palace in such a state, they refuse to give up?” Li Yelai looked at the Lord of the Valiant Banners.

The Lord’s face was unsightly, but he couldn’t make a move.

The officials here, nearly ten Lords, were eyeing him with their peripheral vision.

Not to mention the Lords’ protectiveness, if he dared to offend Li Yelai, the officials present, and even some family experts outside, would conduct a brutal gang-up.

“Precisely because the Inheritance Land is completely gone, they value Divine Blood even more. However, at least they won’t target you or my sister anymore.” Jing Lin grinned.

As previously mentioned, after the Immortal Palace war, Li Yelai gained immense fame.

He was one of the heroes of the Sharp Blade Force, a deciding factor in the victory.

No matter what Li Yelai himself thought, the outside world had high expectations for him.

And those who wanted to target a hero, the Giant City and some families would not show any mercy.

If they harmed Li Yelai, it would incur the wrath of Giant City.

And the Jing Family clearly couldn’t bear such anger.

So, they shifted their target for the Divine Blood Mother from Li Yunyan and Jing Nuo.

But they wouldn’t give up creating a Divine Son.

Without the Inheritance Land, the family’s foundations greatly diminished.

In today’s era, they must cultivate more geniuses, and the Divine Son remains the best choice.

“As long as they don’t provoke us, the rest is beyond our control.” Jing Lin shrugged.

Li Yelai nodded slightly, indicating agreement.

The Lord of the Valiant Banners listened intently to their conversation.

At this point, he was helpless.

If he had known early on how special and powerful Li Yelai was, they should have put aside their pride and communicated from the start. Even if he was unwilling to return to the Jing Family, at least maintain a good relationship. As for the Divine Blood… damn it, they shouldn’t have brought it up in the first place!

Although he didn’t see the two future lists and didn’t know those future Heavenly Pride, the Jing Family members returning from the battlefield informed him that future civilization’s threats desired to kill Li Yelai.

This indicated he would surely become a formidable figure in the future troublesome for that civilization.

What would he become… how far would he grow?

Like his father, would he become a Supreme? Or… a King?

But regardless, none of this had anything to do with the Jing Family anymore. One mistake led to another, and they completely lost this genius!

This left the Lord of the Valiant Banners regretting to the core. Their arrogance led to all of this.

And no matter how he pondered or regretted, as the official captains arrived one after another. The meeting began.

After observing a moment of silence for the heroes sacrificed in this war, the officials of Lava Mine City announced the outcomes of this incident.

They acquired twenty-three types of inheritances, 320 Secret Treasures, and seventy-six Taboo Items.

The Secret Treasures were to be freely allocated by the discoverers, Taboo Items would be distributed to various Giant Cities as required, and the inheritances would be uniformly recorded in the official knowledge base. Officials within the Giant City Circle could choose accordingly based on their conditions.