Family Management Game In Immortal Continent Chapter 862: Have You No Shame
Previously on Family Management Game In Immortal Continent...
Three days had passed.
"How can things turn out this way?"
Tang Miao stepped through the empty air, rushing toward the Forgotten Immortal Lands, his complexion ashen.
The Old General, who had permitted his wild and unrestrained actions in the military for countless years, appeared utterly transformed just three days prior.
Tang Miao knew for sure that staying even a second more in the Eastern Expedition Army would have led to Dongfang Liancheng seizing him without any delay!
Moreover, Dongfang Liancheng's words echoed in his mind—that the Li family would never spare Cloudreach Mountain...
As soon as Li Tianyue's bold actions in the Eastern Expedition Army came to his thoughts, along with the immense power the Li family unleashed there, Tang Miao's heart raced wildly and his body quivered in terror.
"No way. I'm just worrying too much.
For the Imperial Dynasty, every Void Refining cultivator counts as a vital fighting force.
Besides, the Imperial Dynasty faces chaos from within and threats from outside right now.
Cloudreach Mountain stands as one of the two greatest forces in the Forgotten Lands; we're essential!"
"If you anger us, aren't you worried we'll halt the flow of troops to the Northern, Western, and Eastern Frontiers?"
Muttering these lines to himself brought Tang Miao a sense of relief.
His eyes grew a bit icy.
"If the Azure Cloud Li Clan can block your reinforcements and resources on the Eastern Frontier, then Cloudreach Mountain can pull off the very same feat!"
Yet in that instant.
A profound, booming voice echoed across the sky and ground!
"Dual Primal True Fire!"
A blazing surge of Spiritual power struck at him.
This Spiritual power, infused with the Laws of Extreme Flame, compelled Tang Miao to immediately unfold his Void Refining Space!
Upon glancing around once more, he found himself within the Void Refining Space.
The whole realm burned with fierce fires, casting a red glow over everything.
Hovering in front of him stood a sturdy bald figure.
The figure's body rippled with bulging muscles, clad only in brief shorts, his muscular contours etched with flawless precision.
Resting on his shoulder was an enormous hammer reaching human height—a tool emanating the presence of a Middle-Grade Dharma Treasure.
Across his utterly bald features, a wild and menacing smile spread.
"Are you the one, you wretched old fool, harassing my granddaughter? Consider your years! Don't you feel any disgrace?"
Tang Miao's face darkened severely.
At that point, yet another presence entered the Void Refining Space.
This individual donned a pointed bamboo hat.
Dark spheres appeared sequentially, as shadowy Spiritual power slowly dominated half the area.
His arms were hidden in his loose sleeves, his face tilted down revealing just a sharp chin.
His tone carried a ghostly, subdued quality.
"Tang Miao.
One of Cloudreach Mountain's two Void Refining cultivators.
At the age of six thousand two hundred thirty-seven.
Once the runner-up on the Nascent Spirit List."
"You advanced to Void Refining from the Five-Five Divinity Transformation level."
"But that success came solely because a senior Early Void Refining cultivator from Cloudreach Mountain burned their last thousand years of life for a Direct Empowerment to push your breakthrough."
"A run-of-the-mill Void Refining cultivator.
He has engaged in six fights on the Eastern Frontier battlefield.
A Mid-Stage Void Refining cultivator.
His grasp of Laws remains average, yet he excels in wielding the Laws of Rock and Fire.
Stars form inside his Void Refining Space, granting them immense might.
He specializes in formations, deploying these stars as setups to ward off foes."
"He once held a promising path before him. Such a shame."
Two Void Refining cultivators!!!
Cold sweat beaded on Tang Miao's brow as he pretended to stay calm.
He managed a grin while eyeing the pair.
"The two of you must belong to the Azure Cloud Li Clan. Still, could there be some mix-up between us?"
However, the bald man and the hat-wearing shadow figure offered no reply; they simply regarded him with sharp attention.
Tang Miao's pulse quickened further with dread.
"This must be... the Li Clan's Spirit Puppet Ancestor, Senior Li Yaotie, isn't it?"
"Indeed, it's your Grandpa here."
At those words, a flicker of alarm crossed Tang Miao's gaze!
He had climbed to the peak of Divinity Transformation by one thousand years old; a genius monster unseen in ten millennia across the Immortal Lands.
Still, his Void Refining breakthrough happened only at five thousand, and even that relied on a deceased elder's legacy for insight.
But Li Yaotie... precisely how many years had he lived?!!
Tang Miao's look turned earnest.
"There is indeed a misunderstanding.
In the Eastern Expedition Army, I have always offered great aid to Miss Tianyue.
Talking of 'bullying' is pure rubbish. Even the restraint from three days back came straight from that villain Dongfang Liancheng!"
With that, he heaved a breath.
"As the proverb states: faces can deceive, but hearts stay hidden.
Dongfang Liancheng that rogue is duplicitous and a sly pretender.
He'll stoop to any low for command of forces.
Through the years, with Miss Tianyue's standing rising in the ranks, Dongfang Liancheng's strike against her became unavoidable.
On top of that, he harbors a nasty habit: he especially craves attractive female cultivators.
In the last few hundred years, who knows how many women in the military have quietly become his victims."
"Truth is, my pursuit of Miss Tianyue over these years aimed exactly to shield her from that lecherous Dongfang's desires.
I've secretly battled him time and again. But... sigh, in the end, I too had to escape the Eastern Frontier.
I intended to approach the Li Clan about this issue; I didn't anticipate you two tracking me down so soon."
Tang Miao wove his words with charming flair, his speech flowering like blooming lotuses.
In that instant, Zhuo Linlin lifted his gaze at last.
A spark of surprise and regard gleamed in his eyes.
For this fellow not to swear brotherhood with my Old Master amounts to squandered genius.
"On these claims of yours, Brother Yaotie and I harbor certain reservations."
Tang Miao's face had just brightened with hope, yet Li Yaotie's thunderous guffaw chilled it instantly.
"Too bad. Though we might not know you, think we don't recognize Old Man Dongfang?"
Li Yaotie roared with laughter.
Blazes erupted from his giant hammer, summoning the Heavenly Fire Divine Tree at his back.
The Heavenly Fire clung to the hammer as he swung it fiercely at Tang Miao!
His glare burned with fury!
Dad once mentioned that back in his days serving the imperial court, Dongfang Liancheng ranked among the rare upright souls there!