22: Smart Man Wang Heizi

“...”

Watching Long Wudi's silent retreating figure, Shi Gandang's brow furrowed slightly.

He had originally thought that after receiving a slap from him, Long Wudi would fly into a rage. Turning and leaving silently was not how someone, whose face was flushed to the neck and filled with extreme anger after being slapped, should act.

What made him suppress the burning fury in his heart?

Was it because his own strength was too great, and he felt he couldn't win?

Like throwing an egg against a rock?

Or was it that, by enduring this, he planned some revenge against the Imperial City Shi Family?

At this moment, seeing Long Wudi's silent retreating figure, Shi Gandang felt no satisfaction from having hit someone.

He wanted to go up and kill Long Wudi, yet he also regretted somewhat inexplicably provoking such an enemy for the Imperial City Shi Family. While he hesitated, Long Wudi, without any dawdling, had already gone far away, so he had no choice but to give up.

“...”

Seeing Shi Gandang's expression turn somewhat uncertain, Wang Sisong, the Clan Chief of the Wang Family, and Lei Zhen, the Clan Chief of the Lei Family, both sneered inwardly. This was just the beginning. They believed that the Long Family would surely make the Imperial City Shi Family feel a headache and make Shi Gandang regret his actions.

“Two Seniors, if there’s nothing else, can this Junior leave?”

Wang An asked weakly.

After Lei Ao and Shi Jing were killed, Wang An increasingly felt that this place was too dangerous.

Previously, they had speculated that the other party might be a Nascent Soul Realm Old Monster who was severely injured and inconvenient to act, and also that the other party might be wary of their identities as Disciples of great families and great Sects, not daring to act.

However, Lei Ao and Shi Jing were dead!

The other party even dared to kill Lei Yunshan's grandson and Shi Gandang's son, directly offending two of the Five Great Cultivation Families of the Imperial City.

Furthermore, Lei Ao was a Personal Disciple of Sect Master Lei Nen of the Thunder Cloud Sect, and Shi Jing was also a Personal Disciple of Sect Master Fentian of the Fire Cloud Sect. The other party killing Lei Ao and Shi Jing clearly showed no regard for the Five Great Cultivation Families of the Imperial City and the Three Great Cloud Sects.

Who exactly was the other party?

What gave the other party such confidence?

As intelligent as Wang An was, he immediately thought of the Cloud Palace and the Imperial Family, these two behemoths.

Only the Cloud Palace and the Imperial Family, these two behemoths, would dare to show such disregard for the Five Great Cultivation Families of the Imperial City and the Three Great Cloud Sects.

After guessing which force the other party might be from, Wang An increasingly felt that this place was too dangerous.

Especially since the other party had also set up a defensive grand formation, and five Out-of-Body Realm experts continuously bombarded the formation, yet there was no sign of the formation breaking.

A grand formation that could withstand continuous bombardment from five Out-of-Body Realm experts! From this, it was evident that this peculiar grand formation was at least a seventh-level grand formation.

This was even more terrifying; the other party was also a seventh-level Formation King. Was that someone their Wang Family could afford to provoke?

Every second Wang An stayed here, he felt his life was in danger.

Seeing Long Wudi manage to leave and escape after being slapped, Wang An actually felt a bit envious of Long Wudi at this moment.

Give him a slap too; he also wanted to leave.

Wang An was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan; their Wang Family had to seize the opportunity to withdraw.

Otherwise, it would be dangerous!

Soon, as The Lei and Shi families began to argue, with swords drawn and bows bent, Wang An seized the opportunity.

“There’s nothing for you here anymore, leave!”

Before Lei Yunshan and Shi Gandang could speak, Lei Zhen stepped forward and said.

At this moment, Lei Zhen couldn't help but admire this clever young man from the Wang Family, who had first transmitted his Divine Sense to him, persuading him to help. The Wang Family didn't want to get involved in the immortal battle between their two great cultivation families of the Imperial City.

Lei Zhen also had the same intention.

The Wang Family staying behind would also be a ticking time bomb for the Lei Family. Just now, their main branch Clan Chief almost indiscriminately offended the Long Family to death.

His Lei Family, a branch of the Thunder Dragon Royal City, did not want to offend both the Long and Wang cultivation families at once in the Thunder Dragon Royal City.

Unless the main branch Lei Family could destroy both the Long and Wang families in one fell swoop, but this was clearly unlikely. The Imperial Family would not sit idly by and watch their Lei Family dominate a Royal City.

Breaking the rules would inevitably incur the Imperial Family's displeasure.

At that time, the Lei Family's losses would be significant.

“Farewell!”

After receiving Lei Zhen's reply, Wang An immediately cupped his hands in a salute to Lei Zhen, Lei Yunshan, Shi Gandang, and the others, then, without wasting another second, he and his father, Wang Sisong, slipped away.

Their smooth and fluid movements, escaping in just a few breaths, clearly indicated they had colluded beforehand.

“...”

In response, Lei Yunshan and Shi Gandang both shot Lei Zhen a displeased look.

Since Lei Zhen spoke on behalf of the Lei Family, and the Wang Family had nothing to do with the deaths of Lei Ao and the others, Lei Yunshan naturally couldn't get into an argument with Lei Zhen at this time and let the Imperial City Shi Family laugh at them.

Although Shi Gandang was also very displeased, he knew that if he forcefully made the Wang Family stay, that Old Monster Lei Yunshan would definitely step forward to contend with him in order to save face.

This way, the Wang Family would instead stand on the opposite side of the Imperial City Shi Family. With the Lei Family protecting the Wang Family, they wouldn't be able to do anything to the Wang Family for a while, and their Imperial City Shi Family would effectively offend two cultivation families of the Royal City in a short period.

Although their Imperial City Shi Family was one of the Five Great Cultivation Families of the Imperial City and possessed formidable strength, as the Clan Chief, he naturally couldn't wantonly create unnecessary enemies for the Family everywhere.

Otherwise, he, Shi Gandang, would be a big fool.

Eventually, their Imperial City Shi Family would also suffer backlash for wantonly making enemies everywhere.

Shi Gandang really wanted to kill Wang An. Why did his son die while Wang An was still alive and well?

But as soon as he thought of Lei Yunshan and the others from the Lei Family waiting to see their Imperial City Shi Family offend two Royal City cultivation families at once, he immediately held back.

And this was where Wang An was clever.

He seized the opportunity and also grasped the psychology of all parties.

After Wang An and the others left, the Void Realm formation outside immediately fell into a strange silence.

This time, to Immortal Severing Mountain, the Imperial City Lei Family brought Clan Chief Lei Yunshan, one Out-of-Body Realm Late Stage Protector, and six Nascent Soul Realm Mid to Late Stage Family Elders.

Adding Lei Zhen, the Clan Chief of the Lei Family branch in Thunder Dragon Royal City, there were a total of seven Nascent Soul Realm Lei Family members.

The Imperial City Shi Family, on the other hand, brought two Out-of-Body Realm Ninth Revolution Peak Stage Protectors. Adding Shi Gandang, who was at the Out-of-Body Realm Third Revolution Stage, there were three Out-of-Body Realm experts, and a full ten Nascent Soul Realm Family Elders.

This was also why Shi Gandang, whose cultivation was lower than Lei Yunshan's, dared to speak provocatively to Lei Yunshan. The two families were already at odds. Although Lei Yunshan was the Lei Family Clan Chief, Shi Gandang was not weak; he was the Imperial City Shi Family Clan Chief, and their side had three Out-of-Body Realm experts, while the other side only had two.

If a real fight broke out, the Lei Family would not gain any advantage.

From the powerful lineup of the Five Great Cultivation Families of the Imperial City, it was not difficult to see the huge gap between Royal City cultivation families and Imperial City cultivation families.

First, in terms of strongest combat power.

The strongest combat power of Imperial City cultivation families was at least one Spirit Division Realm expert, while the strongest combat power of Royal City cultivation families was at least one Out-of-Body Realm expert.

For example, the Long Family only had Great Ancestor Long Wudi, an Out-of-Body Realm Early Stage expert.

The Long Family's strongest combat power, placed before the Imperial City Shi Family, was simply vulnerable (unable to withstand a single blow). The Imperial City Shi Family wouldn't even need to mobilize their Old Ancestors; just their Family Guardians would be enough to kill Long Wudi.

The Family Guardians of the Five Great Cultivation Families of the Imperial City were all Out-of-Body Realm experts, and there were at least ten of them. In Royal City cultivation families, the Out-of-Body Realm was the strongest combat power at the Ancestor level, and the Nascent Soul Realm was the Family Guardian.

As for the Family Elders?

The Family Elders of the Five Great Cultivation Families of the Imperial City were all Nascent Soul Realm experts, so numerous that they even exceeded three digits, while the Family Elders of Royal City cultivation families were merely Golden Core Realm experts, and none exceeded three digits.

Always a major Realm lower than others.

Absolute power suppression!

This was the case between Royal City cultivation families and the Five Great Cultivation Families of the Imperial City!

The same was true for the Five Great Cultivation Families of the Imperial City and the Three Great Cloud Sects compared to the Cloud Palace and the Imperial Family!

The strongest combat power of both the Cloud Palace and the Imperial Family were Mahayana Realm experts, and some even suspected that the two great behemoths might still be hiding a Tribulation Transcendence Realm super trump card...