Boom!

Thud!

Huang Weicheng was just a middling expert in the Venerable Realm; how could he withstand the wrathful palm strike of Li Tianchong, a peak expert in the Venerable Realm? His entire upper body was obliterated by Li Tianchong, and his legs, due to the momentum, shot out more than ten meters before he collapsed limply to the ground.

"Mr. Jiang, thank you. If not for you, I fear I would have let my enemy escape today!" Li Tianchong bowed deeply to Jiang Chen, his face full of shame.

"Mr. Li, there's no need for courtesy," Jiang Chen replied with a slight wave of his hand, he glanced at the corpse of Li Tianlin and said softly, "Let's first bury the body of Elder Li Tianlin."

"Okay! Mr. Jiang and Supreme Long Huang, please wait a moment!" Li Tianchong apologized and nodded to the two, then stepped forward and personally carried Li Tianlin's body toward the ruins of the Li family.

Yan Hu and Li Fenglin helped Fang Tiancheng, and everyone followed.

Jincheng, Jiang Family Courtyard.

Whimpering... Creak!

Two Hummers stopped at the gate of the courtyard.

Click!

The doors opened, and Jiang Chen and others got out of the vehicles. Supreme Long Huang had already left first to return to Flame Dragon Headquarters.

"Family Head!"

"Family Head!"

The guards at the courtyard gate saluted Jiang Chen.

"Prepare the banquet, gather the two elders, Grandpa, and my dad. Two seniors have visited our home; please invite them to the banquet!" Jiang Chen instructed softly.

"Yes!" The two guards were startled for a moment but quickly responded.

Jiang Chen had returned many times, but this was the first occasion that required the Elder Master Jiang and others to accompany guests; even when people from the Martial Alliance had visited previously, they hadn't had to make an appearance. The guards instantly understood the importance of these guests!

One guard turned around and went into the courtyard, while another came to the side of the vehicle, ready to take the luggage.

"I'll take it."

When the guard was about to take the case from Li Fenglin's hand, Yan Hu spoke softly and took the case.

On the way, the Li family had made it clear that these two cases of elixirs would be delivered to Jiang Chen.

The elixirs from the Li family's secret stock were something Yan Hu did not trust the guards with; if a bottle broke and a pill was lost, it would be a substantial loss. He vividly remembered when Li Tianchong had answered Jiang Chen's inquiry about the grade of the elixirs, which even surprised Jiang Chen:

"One case of Semi-human level, half a case of Earth level!"

Everyone entered the Jiang Family Courtyard, and Jiang Chen arranged them in the loft opposite his own in the sixth courtyard.

After settling everyone, Jiang Chen walked out of the loft alone, instructing everyone to rest.

"Chen'er."

A voice called out, and on the path in front of the loft, Elder Master Jiang, Second Elder, Jiang Minglong, and three others were already waiting.

"Elder Master, Second Elder, Grandpa, Dad!" Jiang Chen greeted each one, looked around the group, and puzzled, asked Jiang Minglong, "Dad, where's Mom?"

"Qin was feeling restless at home. Yesterday, she went to Dingjing with Lin Lin. Conveniently, Elder Wu and Ying Zi were also returning, so they went along!"

Jiang Minglong softly responded, glanced at the attic, and whispered, "Who has come that even your great-grandfather and the others are accompanying the guests?"

"Wait until the banquet starts to introduce them, be mentally prepared, and don't lose your composure and embarrass us!" Jiang Chen said with a slight smile, then turned and walked towards his own attic.

Jiang Minglong and the other three exchanged looks, each revealing a surprised expression in their eyes.

They knew Jiang Chen well. If the identity of the visitor weren't particularly prestigious, Jiang Chen definitely wouldn't act this way, and the four of them suddenly felt a surge of anticipation.

"Could it be that a Venerable Realm powerhouse has arrived?" Elder Master Jiang speculated aloud.

"We'll know tonight," the Family Head said softly, turning to look at Jiang Minglong, "Minglong, inform the kitchen that tonight's banquet must be well prepared!"

"Yes!" Jiang Minglong nodded heavily and personally headed towards the kitchen.

Returning to his own attic, Jiang Chen took a bath and changed his clothes, then lay on the bed, beginning to recall the conversation he had had in the car today with Li Tianchong and Supreme Long Huang.

On the way here, Jiang Chen had inquired about the hidden world families.

The hidden world families had existed since ancient times, but with one war after another sweeping across the continent, these families had become increasingly scarce.

The current hidden world families were merely former secular families that had gone into seclusion; whether there were still any true hidden world families, even Li Tianchong and Supreme Long Huang didn't know!

Currently, the hidden world families were primarily led by three major ones.

The northern Huangluo Clan, rulers of the former dynasty, leaders of the northern Martial Dao World!

The northwestern Zhou Family, a leading power in the northwestern Martial Dao World, standing alongside the northwestern Youming Hall!

The Zhongzhou Yue Family, rumored to be descendants of a great marshal from a certain dynasty, mainly active within Zhongzhou and rarely leaving the Zhongzhou Province!

These three great hidden world families were known to be the strongest among them; it was rumored that only through the combined forces of the Zhou Family and Yue Family from Zhongzhou could they contend with the Huangluo Clan.

The entire Martial Dao World was controlled by these three great hidden world families, the Six Great Sects of Jiangbei, and the Five Great Families Along the River!

However, in reality, the true influencers in the Martial Dao World numbered only three and a half; three being the hidden world families, and the half being the Tang Family!

After the establishment of the Flame Dragon, the Grand Virtue Gate was suppressed and had to expand overseas.

Today, the Grand Virtue Gate had grown into an international force; the Tang Family might not be the strongest among the three and a half powers, but their international influence was the strongest!

And from the accounts of Li Tianchong and the other, Jiang Chen also learned that there weren't many hidden world families; including the three great ones, there were only about twenty to thirty families.

And the number of people in these families varied greatly.

There was a saying within the circle of the hidden world families, if the Huangluo Clan were to perish, the number of individuals in the Martial Dao World's hidden families would decrease sharply by seventy to eighty percent!

This was also why, after the Huangluo Clan lost their ruling position, other Martial Dao families didn't continue to attack the Huangluo Clan.

Although the pilfering by the Flame Dragon Group was a factor, more crucially, the Huangluo Clan had too many members, and if other Martial Dao forces wanted to attack them, it would be difficult to do so without a united effort!

The current situation of the hidden world families increased Jiang Chen's worries.

The hidden world families all held hostility towards the Flame Dragon Group, and with each emerging into the world, the remaining hidden families were dwindling; in such a gradually declining situation, people were more likely to make irrational decisions.

If at this time, the hidden world families suddenly harbored a desire for revenge and attacked the Flame Dragon Group, that would be troublesome!

"These hidden world families... how exactly should they be dealt with?" Jiang Chen furrowed his brows and murmured softly.

Ding-a-ling!

A ringtone from a cellphone interrupted Jiang Chen's contemplation; he took out the phone and saw who it was, then answered the call.

"Hello, Yu Qing."

"Cousin, today a few people approached me, claiming to be from the hidden world families of the Martial Dao World, wanting to use our Jiang Family for worldly experiences, what do you think..."

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