The Way of The Dao



"Then it is young master Li, I apologize for not being able to recognize you with these old eyes of mine. And of course, young master Li can take the Yellow Lily flower, it would be an honor for this old man to hand over this flower to you..."

The middle-aged man quickly clenched his fists together towards Li Hengnai and bowed in apology as he spoke quickly to apologize. Sweat soon appeared on his temples and rolled down his head, quickly soaking his robe.

"Hmph! You finally figured it out with those blind old dog eyes of yours!" Li Hengnai sneered and smiled arrogantly.

"Yes! My dog eyes are so blind and old that they couldn't see the young master's majesty!" The middle-aged man nodded, but inside he was filled with anger, rage and fear. His dignity was already on the ground. He could not afford to offend this person, only death would await him if he went against the Gongsun family.

"Young Master Li!"

"It's a wonder to meet one of the great talented geniuses of the south state!"

"We wish young master Li that can reach heaven and rule the world!"

The cultivators behind the middle-aged man also put their fists together and bowed toward Li Hengnai, beginning to flatter him and adding all the flattering words they knew.

The spectating audience looked at Li Hengnai with fear. Most of them left as they realized that this genius who had made a small name for himself was now under the protection of the Gongsun Family, meaning that to mess against him is to confront the Gongsun Family itself.

No one wants to die for a spirit flower that would probably only help him increase a stage or two when facing such a giant in the south state.

However, some cultivators chose to stay still. Most of them were solitary cultivators, so they had no backing to support them, let alone help, so they had to find their cultivation resources themselves.

Li Hengnai grinned proudly, looking at the faces of surprise, shock, terror and more on everyone present.

"Young master, this spiritual flower is of at least a high level. I am sure that if you give it to the Patriarch, he will be pleased with you that he could deliver the best resources for you to form your Golden Core!"

The 60-year-old man quickly looked at Li Hengnai and told him his thoughts. There was a trace of closeness in his gaze, as if he was observing his own grandson.

"Elder... I understand!"

Li Hengnai looked at the old man and nodded with a respectful smile. No one knew it, but this old man is one of the top Elders of the Gongsun family! A great expert of the Golden Core!

His gaze towards this old man held respect and gratitude. It was this man who saw his talent by chance and brought him to the Gongsun Family, obtaining great cultivation resources and further support to cultivate with peace of mind.

Once Li Hengnai demonstrated all his cultivation talent and, delivered this Yellow Lily Flower, his status in the Gongsun family would rise! It could even compare to that of the true young master!

The middle-aged man was already completely sweating, inwardly hesitating whether to leave at this moment. If he stayed, he might lose more dignity even though he already had nothing, but if he left, he might incur Li Hengnai's wrath.

The more the middle-aged man thought, the more he felt his legs trembling and at any moment he would lose his strength. Terror filled his heart not knowing what to do.

Huh?

Suddenly, when the middle-aged man averted his gaze to the Yellow Lily flower to see it for the last time, he was stunned to see that there was a person in front of this spiritual flower.

Since when was this person there? How come he had not seen him approach! His spirit sense was clearly scattered about the place carefully, noticing everyone's movements and looking for the opportunity to escape, but he never noticed when someone had approached.

As if noticing the middle-aged man's dazed face, Li Hengnai frowned as he followed his gaze, surprised when he noticed the figure just inches away from the Yellow Lily flower.

The Gongsun family elder also noticed this quickly and frowned.

The figure belonged to a man, wearing a pure black elegant shirt and simple pure white pants, a somewhat strange but particularly simple yet curiously elegant tunic combination.

"Flower of Chi Essence Yellow Lily..."

A faint murmur with some emotion and barely perceptible from the unknown figure could be heard, drawing the gaze of the remaining ones. Then, this figure bent down and very carefully and gently, reached out his hands and gently took the Yellow Lily Flower.

"Hey! This Yellow Lily flower belongs to the Gongsun Family! So you'd better leave the place and don't even think of taking that high-level spiritual flower if you don't want to offend the Gongsun Family!"

The Gongsun family elder shouted darkly when he saw this guy take the spiritual flower as if they were not important enough to him, while feeling embarrassed when even he could not notice the sudden presence of this figure. He hadn't even noticed if it wasn't for the middle-aged man's reaction.

When the voice of the Gongsun family elder had fallen, most had noticed and looked with interest and disappointment at this bold figure who seemed to not put before his eyes the great Gongsun family.

"Who is this guy?"

"Doesn't he know that this spiritual flower now belongs to the Gongsun family?"

"He's courting death!"

Quickly, murmurs filled the place in low voices, looking with disdain and disappointment at this person. Although Li Hengnai's identity had been confirmed, those present gave more face to the prestige of the Gongsun family.

"You bastard! Are you deaf? That high-level Yellow Lily belongs to me! It belongs to my Gongsun family!" Li Hengnai advanced a few steps towards this unknown person, throwing his aura fiercely with intimidation and remarking the words that showed his relationship with the super powerful Gongsun family. Li Hengnai didn't believe that he could meet someone who wouldn't give him face after learning of his great background.

"Uhm?"

Finally, as if the voices were perceptible enough, the person with his back to them turned around slightly, a slight frown on his face when he saw Li Hengnai.

Cold breaths full of shock reverberated throughout the place as they noticed this person's face. An unparalleled young male face was exposed to all, with unparalleled handsomeness and beauty that put all young men to shame. This young man's face showed that he was in his early 20's, being so young with such a perfect and attractive countenance!

Just with those black eyes that seemed to have a whole sea of stars of the galaxy in them he momentarily made most of them lose their consciousness, especially the women who were in the place even when they already had their men at their sides.

Li Hengnai was dumbfounded before he tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword in his hands. He felt completely inferior and defeated in appearance and noble bearing at the sight of this man who was just as young as him, as if this guy was above the heavens while he was only on the ground, barely managing to stand out from the muck and dirt. A result completely full of defeat and doom, where he could only look up full of reluctance and inferiority.

A bitter and resentful feeling flooded Li Hengnai's heart before he took courage and shouted fiercely: "I won't repeat it again! This Yellow Lily belongs to the great Gongsun family! One of the most powerful and prestigious great families in this state!"

The eyes of the Gongsun family elder turned cold and cautious. He did not know how it was that this child had sneaked among them about to take the spiritual flower in his hands, properly it could be a powerful stealth technique...

When the Gongsun family elder thought of the latter, a trace of greed crossed his eyes, but also a trace of caution and seriousness. If this boy was capable of have such a technique, then his backing might be great as well, to the point of not putting the Gongsun family in his eyes... perhaps he belonged to the Wen Clan?

Immediately, the Gongsun elder became extremely serious. If this kid was from the powerful Wen Clan or one of the great sects, then it wouldn't be so easy to take this Yellow Lily. But if this kid was a solitary cultivator, then he would not hesitate to personally shoot and kill him.

"I am one of the main Elders of the Gongsun Family, Gongsun Hui, may I know which family or sect is behind you?" The elder who was called Gongsun Hui spoke with a touch of respect and esteem, but any could notice the inquisitive and cold tone in it. A terrifying and powerful aura surged from his body, radiating briefly throughout the place before falling upon Ling Tian.

Shock struck once again when they heard Gongsun Hui's words. A true elder of the great Gongsun family was accompanying Li Hengnai!

This meant that Li Hengnai's importance to the Gongsun family was far from simple and easy!

To be able to personally bring an elder of the Gongsun family as his protector, it showed his weight and importance in the Gongsun family, so it could be said that Li Hengnai's future was destined to fly to the skies!

Moreover, the terrifying aura that Gongsun Hui was expelling easily suppressed them. Such an aura only belonged to the true experts of the Golden Core!

No one dared to speak or even breathe, waiting to see what was going to happen. Anyone could think that a fierce battle was about to happen, so no one left, willing to see the outcome.

Ling Tian raised his gaze slightly, faintly looking at Li Hengnai and then at Gongsun Hui indifferently, without joy or sadness, as if such words related to the Gongsun family were unimportant. Gongsun Hui's supposedly terrifying aura about him didn't even tickle him, let alone do him any harm, as if it were tiny, light breezes of wind.

"Gongsun family? I've never heard of it..."

The words had not finished when Ling Tian's figure had disappeared from the scene.