Insufficient balance

  Li Yi's action was extremely slight, he thought no one would notice anything, but unexpectedly Xia Chen seemed to have grown a pair of eyes on his head, although he was lowering his head, but suddenly looked up at Li Yi and said in a low voice: "Young Master Li Yi, do you know this person?"

  Xia Chen's voice was extremely gentle, but although it was soft and low, there was a kind of inexplicable chill in the sound.

  Li Yixin's head shook slightly, but he didn't dare not answer. Fortunately, he was quick-witted and revealed a hint of a smile that only men would understand. He said in a low voice, "I don't know this woman, but she is so beautiful... if I could just get a taste of her..."

  "This summer, Chen obviously also knew Li Yi's reputation for being a lecher. He slightly furrowed his brow and said lightly: 'This woman may be stunningly beautiful, but I have some advice for you, Young Master Li Yi - it would be best if you didn't try to pursue her. If your family is lucky enough to find this girl, it's better if you don't touch her either. Otherwise, the consequences will not be something I can tell you.'"

  Li Yi's heart skipped a beat. Although the Snake Respecter had mentioned earlier that You Lin's identity was not ordinary, he didn't expect these Dou Shen Temple people to value her so much as well. However, Li Yi couldn't ask more about this matter, lest he expose himself. For now, he could only reveal a ambiguous smile fitting his current identity and said in a low voice: "Summer Chen taught that if the Li family finds this person, I, Li, will absolutely not act rashly."

  Although he knew that Li Yi's words were mostly insincere, Xia Chen didn't show any other expression. He simply nodded casually and stood up, saying lightly: "In that case, this matter will be troubling the master of the Li family. Remember to find me at the Holy Temple in the city as soon as there is news. As for now, I have things to attend to with Priest Bai, so I won't linger."

  Having said that, the two white-robed priests did not say anything more and suddenly flashed on their bodies, rushing towards the street outside the Li family's mansion.

  Originally, considering the Li family's status in Wancheng City, who would dare to do so? However, those guards of the Li family saw a figure flashing by in mid-air, but they all pretended not to see it. The Dou Shen Temple has an extraordinary status in the Tian Feng Empire, and even if one offends the imperial court, they must not offend the people of the Dou Shen Temple, this is everyone's consensus.

  Li Han looked in the direction where the two people disappeared, and after a moment, he clapped his hands and sighed, "Someone come!"

  Soon, several imperial guards rushed over.

  Li Han casually tossed out the portrait and said calmly, "Arrange for people to search the entire city immediately. If you find any trace of this person, report back to me at once."

  Those few close guards retreated, and it seemed that other members of the Li family had also received orders, so they one by one withdrew like a tide.

  Soon, there were only two people left in the VIP seat, Li Yi and his son Li Han.

  Li Han stood with his hands behind him, staring at the horizon, seemingly lost in thought. On the other hand, Li Yi's heart was filled with a sense of unease. The Li family held immense power and influence in Wanchao, so it wouldn't be difficult for them to find Youlin. If that little girl had recovered by now, then that would be one thing, but if she was still in that half-dead state, then if she fell into the hands of the Li family, her fate would likely be sealed.

  Thinking of this, Li Yi had another headache. Speaking of Ruolin, Li Yi didn't have any feelings for her, but after all, he had gained a lot from her. If he just watched her being captured by the people of Dou Sheng Temple, it seemed not very good...

  "What's wrong? You've taken a fancy to the woman in the painting?" Li Han was extremely familiar with his son's nature, and he didn't know when he turned around to see Li Yi's expression, so he asked with a hint of a smile.

  But would Li Yi say those things out loud? For now, he just shook his head slightly and said, "No, I'm just thinking, what did that Bede double priest mean by letting me enter the Fighting God Temple?"

  When he heard the three words "Dousheng Temple", Li Han's face changed slightly, and after a moment, he let out a sigh and said: "Yi'er, if you can enter Dousheng Temple, then our Li family will naturally rise with the tide. With Dousheng Temple as a strong backing, how would the Mo and Long families dare to oppose us? However, entering Dousheng Temple is not an easy feat. Every year, millions of people want to enter Dousheng Temple, but how many can really get in?"

  Li Yi furrowed his brow slightly and said, "What does it mean? Is it just because of that ritual for the gods?"

  Li Han nodded and said, "It's this ritual of worshiping the gods. It's said that every year at the end of autumn, the ritual of worshiping the gods is the only opportunity for the Dou God Temple to select its priests. Even if it's a big family in the empire who wants their children to enter the Dou God Temple, they still have to pass this test. But what exactly happens during the ritual to select the priests, outsiders don't know... One thing I do know is that only those below the rank of Dou Master are qualified to participate in the grand ceremony. And among the hundred people who go to participate in the ritual each year, if one person comes out alive, it's already the highest probability. Although those who come out alive can enter the Dou God Temple and cultivate its profound techniques and martial arts, this probability of one in a hundred is really..."

  "Yi'er, with your natural talent and foundation, you are our direct line's greatest reliance to surpass those old monsters. Although those two have spoken up, we still need to think of an excuse to brush off this matter. You don't need to worry too much about it."

  The soft moonlight poured in like flowing water, filling the room. Li Yi, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, finally let out his last breath, and saw his surging vital energy slowly retracting back into his body.

  Although his vitality was still surging, Li Yi didn't feel the slightest bit of breakthrough, this progress made him quite dissatisfied in his heart, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh.

  A faint red glow emanated from the Cloud Wasteland Ring on his fingertips, quickly forming an elderly figure. The Snake Deity looked down at Li Yi with a slight shake of his head and said, "You kid's got quite the high aspirations, you really think that winning those two matches today would be enough to let you break through?"

  Li Yi hummed and said, "Old ghost, it's what you said. Only in the midst of life and death can one temper their heart and nature, perhaps even making a breakthrough. However, I just tried it out, and my body's primordial energy didn't feel any different from before."

  The Snake Deity let out a bitter laugh and said, "What you did today, do you call that a life-or-death struggle? Is that what you call bullying someone? If it's possible to make breakthroughs like this, then the strong on the mainland are really not worth anything."

  Li Yixu stroked his nose and muttered, "This is indeed the case. It seems that to speed up my cultivation, I still need to find more weapons filled with bloody aura. This is the right way."

  "By the way, old ghost, those two guys from the Dou Shen Temple today, what level are they in your opinion?"

  "What about those two?" The Snake Deity hesitated for a moment before saying, "At the time, I was in the Cloud Wasteland Sect and was afraid of being discovered, so I didn't make any further attempts to probe them. However, if my intuition is correct, at least one of those two people is a Dou Wang strong practitioner."

  "Dou Wang......" Li Yi took a slight breath of cool air, no wonder those two people didn't do anything at the time, but they gave him an intangible sense of pressure. It turned out that one of them was a Dou Wang expert, just don't know if it's Xia Chen or Bei De Shuang...

  To know, in the three major families of Wanchao City, the strongest among them is only a Dou Shi. Even if it's Li Han, who is at the peak of nine crystals and is a Dou Shi, but after all, a Dou Shi is still just a Dou Shi. The gap between a Dou Shi and a Dou Wang can't be described with just one word.

  It's no wonder that Li Han had a subtle guard against those two.

  "Little one," just as Li Yi's child was marveling at the strength of the Dou Wang, the Snake Respecter suddenly revealed a hint of an odd expression. "Those two people from the Dou Shen Temple today, didn't they mention the Ritual of God to you?"

  Seeing the expression on Snake Zun's face, Li Yi was slightly stunned and said: "Old ghost, do you know the ritual of worshiping gods?"

  "Gods' Convention? Gods' Convention! Hmph......" The expression on the face of the Snake Deity had a hint of emotion, and after a moment, he said faintly, "This Gods' Convention is something that others don't understand, but I'm somewhat clear about it. The gods of the Fighting God Temple, in order to select the most suitable one from countless geniuses to inherit the legacy of the Fighting God Temple, will hold such an event once a year."

  "What is called a ritual for the gods sounds good, but in reality, it's just survival of the fittest!"

  "What did you say?" Li Yi couldn't help but furrow his brow.

  The snake-like figure smiled and said, "It's very simple. Send all the participants of the ceremony to a treacherous place, and the last batch of survivors will be qualified to receive the inheritance of the Fighting God Temple... that's all."

  Li Yi's mouth slightly curled up, revealing a hint of cold smile: "So that's how it is. I suppose those who entered the Dou Shen Temple wouldn't dare to speak out about such things either. If outsiders were to find out, perhaps no one would be willing to participate in this so-called 'Festival of the Gods' anymore? The Dou Shen Temple has indeed made a clever move."

  "Not bad, if others knew about this place, they would probably be afraid to escape... But little ghost, you must not miss this ritual."

  "What did you say?"

  "It's simple," the eyes of the Snake Deity suddenly burst into a fiery passion, "We use the bloodthirsty aura on our weapons to form the Blood Demon Array, also known as the Bloodthirsty Land. Although it has many flaws, those places where sacrifices are made to the gods have accumulated countless vengeful spirits over thousands of years... that is the true Bloodthirsty Land..."