Chapter 4704

“If you want to kill Mr. Chen, you’ll have to destroy the Xiao Dynasty first!”

As soon as Xiao Yuanshan finished speaking, hundreds of cultivators soared into the air, aligning themselves behind him in perfect unison.

The tension between both sides escalated instantly.

Meanwhile, Yun Li was inside a room, calmly painting, while Shi Lan gently patted his back.

“It’s getting lively out there. There are still fools who actually believe in that kill order and dare to come to the Xiao Dynasty for Kai,” Yun Li said with a faint smile.

“Yun Li, should we step in? I’m afraid the Xiao Dynasty won’t be able to hold them off for long,” Shi Lan asked.

“Don’t worry. I’m supposed to be dead, and the dead don’t interfere,” Yun Li replied before continuing his painting, completely unbothered.

Above the Xiao Dynasty, the man in the brocade robe smiled at Xiao Yuanshan and said, “Emperor Xiao, don’t misunderstand. My brother is blunt with his words. We mean no harm—we simply came to see Mr. Chen.”

“As I said, Mr. Chen is in seclusion. He has no time for visitors,” Xiao Yuanshan replied coldly.

Now that he understood their true intentions, he was in no mood for pleasantries.

The man in the brocade robe chuckled. “That’s fine. We’ll wait until Mr. Chen finishes his seclusion. Please inform us when the time comes.”

With that, he waved his hand, and the three of them retreated, distancing themselves from the Xiao Dynasty.

Seeing them leave, Xiao Yuanshan signaled his forces to stand down and led them back into the city.

Watching Xiao Yuanshan return, the burly man scowled in frustration. “Brother, with the Xiao Dynasty’s strength, we could’ve—”

“Shut up, you fool!” The man in the brocade robe cut him off sharply, his expression dark with irritation, as if he were moments away from slapping him.

The thin man beside him added, “Were you kicked in the head by a donkey? I’ve never seen anyone as stupid as you!”

The burly man’s face darkened, and he snapped, “Brother, I can take it from you, but who the hell do you think you are? I’m still your second brother! Is that how you talk to me?”
“So what if you’re the second brother? If you have no brains, then just keep your mouth shut!” the thin man snapped, glaring at him. “Think for a moment! The Xiao Dynasty is nothing more than an ant compared to us, yet why wasn’t Xiao Yuanshan afraid? Why did he act like he was ready to fight to the death?”

“H-He’s just ignorant. He doesn’t understand our strength,” the burly man argued.

“That’s nonsense! We didn’t even bother concealing our aura. How could Xiao Yuanshan not know? If he were truly ignorant, he wouldn’t have confronted us so directly.”

“The fact that he’s completely unafraid proves that there are powerful figures backing the Xiao Dynasty, you idiot!” the thin man scolded.

“To hell with you—” The burly man, now furious, was about to lash out.

“Enough!”

The man in the brocade robe snapped coldly, stopping their argument before continuing, “The third brother is right. The Ten Palaces have sent people to attack the Xiao Dynasty before, yet every attempt ended in failure. That alone proves there’s a hidden force protecting them.”

“I also heard that Luo Ta from the Ten Palaces was killed instantly—only to be resurrected. That’s not something an ordinary cultivator can do.”

“What? Resurrected?” The burly man’s face was filled with disbelief.

“I only heard rumors, but the Ten Palaces wouldn’t offer 100,000 immortal spirit stones for nothing. If killing Kai was easy, they wouldn’t need to pay such a high price.”

“We must be cautious—especially now, with the Ladder to Heaven about to appear,” the man in the brocade robe warned.

The burly man frowned and said, “Brother, that may be true, but you know as well as I do—great rewards come with great risks. If we’re too cautious, we won’t even get a scrap of the benefits. Others will surely come for Kai as well.”

“If they do, we’ll let them go first. Have you ever heard of the snipe and the clam fighting while the fisherman reaps the reward?”

The man in the brocade robe smirked at the burly man.

“I’ve heard of it, I’ve heard of it! I get it now!” The burly man nodded eagerly.