Jiang Chen had previously slain Fang Tianze with a single strike that to others seemed like an outward release of Inner Qi, but only Jiang Chen himself knew that this was not the case.

Not to mention, his cultivation method was substantially different from that of Martial Artists. Martial Artists cultivated Inner Qi, whereas he cultivated Qi and blood. Therefore, the concept of releasing Inner Qi outward was not suitable for him.

The most crucial point was that the blow he had just delivered was made possible by borrowing some of the unique features of the Blood Saber. After all, his cultivation method differed from that of Martial Artists.

As for what Xuan Long and the others had said, that releasing Inner Qi was the hallmark of a true Innate Grandmaster, Jiang Chen felt that he might not have reached that level yet, but he wasn't far off. With one more breakthrough, he would be able to achieve it.

In other words, at the same time he reached the level where he could successfully treat Ye Jingyi, he would also reach the so-called realm of the Innate Grandmaster.

However… after achieving the so-called status of Innate Grandmaster, what kind of manifestation it would bring about was something he still didn't quite understand. He even secretly longed to make that breakthrough soon, to see what level his strength would surge to!

With this uncertainty and expectation, Jiang Chen got into the car with Yan Hu and Xuan Long and left the Fang Family's villa.

Inside the villa, Mrs. Fang hugged Fang Tianze's corpse, sobbing uncontrollably. As she cried, she yelled furiously at Fang Zhengshan, "Fang Zhengshan, didn't you see your son died right before your eyes? Are you just going to stand there, so weakly watching the murderer who killed your son walk away? You're still the Family Head of the Fang Family? You're still one of the Four Great Aristocratic Families? You're nothing! Call the police, arrest that bastard!"

"Call the police?" A bitter smile appeared on Fang Zhengshan's face; "It's useless to call the police. An Innate Grandmaster is beyond the reach of secular law, calling the police is useless against him!"

"Yes, Madam, Family Head Fang is right. He, he is a Great Grandmaster," Lu Yundian also agreed with a bitter expression.

"Ah… you bastard! So our son just died in vain?" Mrs. Fang screamed up to the heavens, tears unstoppably streaming down her face!

Fang Zhengshan's face turned extremely ugly, his teeth clenched as he said, "No! Impossible! My son will not die in vain, so what if he's an Innate Grandmaster? He's just one person! And his company, if he wants to make it in Dingjing, he must bow down. I don't believe he dares to keep killing indiscriminately! Does he dare to wipe out all of us, the Four Great Aristocratic Families? I'm going to unite the other three families to take him down! Destroy his Yi Chen Company!"

After making these ruthless remarks, Fang Zhengshan was overwhelmed with regret. If only he had teamed up directly with the other three families from the start, for the sake of that ten billion in funds, he had even lost his son!

After calming his mind a bit, Fang Zhengshan turned to the others; "Everyone, please do not disclose the true cause of my son's death. Just say he died of illness. We absolutely cannot let the other three of the Four Great Aristocratic Families know the truth. This way, we can use the hands of those three families to avenge Tianze! If they find out the reality, that Jiang Chen is an Innate Grandmaster, I fear the three families will not dare to make a move against him!"

"Okay!" The crowd nodded their heads, agreeing.

After entrusting the affairs of the house, Fang Zhengshan immediately contacted the Family Heads of the other three great families and convened at the home of Lin Family Head, Lin Zhenggang.

"Family Head Fang, what's happening?" The four gathered, and Zhou Long and the others looked at Fang Zhengshan with puzzled expressions.

"Family Head Fang, your complexion..." Sensing that something was amiss with Fang Zhengshan's appearance, Lin Zhenggang asked with a frown.

Fang Zhengshan replied indifferently, "My son Tianze had an accident while practicing, and as a result… he passed away. I'm not in the mood to deal with Yi Chen anymore. If you're willing, we can take on Yi Chen together. If not, let's leave it at that!"

The other Family Heads were stunned upon hearing this, looking at each other uncertainly. They didn't expect such a sudden change of events.

This abrupt twist seemed a bit strange, didn't it?

However, it wasn't their place to ask too many questions, so they quickly offered their condolences.

Then Yue Tianming spoke in a deep voice, "Even if Brother Fang's son has passed away, we can't just let things slide."

When Yue Tianming first contacted the Kangchen Group, they were somewhat fearful, and to get Kangchen Group to take the lead, Yue Tianming offered some benefits. Now that Kangchen Group had been unable to fulfill its role and was taken out by Jiang Chen, the benefits he had given were wasted. Yue Tianming, a man who must always avenge his grudges, couldn't let Yi Chen go just like that.

"Alright, Family Head Fang has just lost his beloved son and is understandably downhearted. Let's attack Yi Chen together and show them that in Dingjing, it is we, the Four Great Aristocratic Families, who call the shots. If they want to establish themselves in Dingjing, they'll have to come pay their respects to us first," Lin Zhenggang looked deeply at Fang Zhengshan, not noticing anything unusual, and spoke softly after a moment of thought.

Allowing Yi Chen to continue growing unchecked was not an option. The Four Great Aristocratic Families had stood their ground for many years and wouldn't tolerate any threats to their status, especially after the transition from the Five Great Aristocratic Families to four, they didn't fancy sharing their cake at all.

In the past, Dingjing had indeed been home to five great families, with Gong Lin's family, the Gong Family, being one of them. Since Gong Jianqiang decided to shift the focus of their development to Jincheng, the Gong Family fell from the ranks of the five and thus were the Four Great Aristocratic Families formed!

"Alright, let's do this together!" Zhou Long nodded his head, "I've heard that this kid has some connections with the entertainment industry tycoon, President Lin. If he plans to get involved in the entertainment business, that won't be good for us!"

"Let's do it together!" Yue Tianming nodded, then frowned and asked, "Where should we start?"

Lin Zhenggang's eyes narrowed slightly as he pondered, and then he said faintly, "According to the intelligence we've gathered, the projects Yi Chen Company is investing in Dingjing are not major ones. We need to find an opportunity to strike a severe blow!"

"Right, we should take him down in one fell swoop!" Yue Tianming spoke harshly.

A cold light flashed in Fang Zhengshan's eyes, but he held his tongue. He couldn't appear too eager now, otherwise, if the other three detected something was off and looked into it carefully, the incident of Jiang Chen breaking into Fang Family's home couldn't be kept secret. That would be troublesome!

"Good, then it's settled. Let's keep in touch at all times and focus on Yi Chen, striving to respond promptly when they make any new moves!" Lin Zhenggang summarized.

The other three nodded, discussed some details, and then took their leave one after another.

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