Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Stepping into the Celestial Level!

"That Li Yang is just... out of control. He shows no respect for anyone, not even Young Master Zheng Yi."

"That kind of personality is really..."

The crowd sighed, marveling at Li Yang’s audacity.

In the crowd, Zhao Kun’s expression was grim. He immediately stepped away from the group and made a phone call, which connected quickly.

"Dad," Zhao Kun said bluntly. "I ran into Li Yang over here at the Anticancer Agent auction..."

On the other end of the line, Zhao Qianxing answered Zhao Kun’s call. He nodded and said, "Li Yang had enough money to have a shot at one Anticancer Agent, so it’s not surprising you saw him."

Zhao Qianxing wasn’t at all surprised by what Zhao Kun told him.

But Zhao Kun’s next words made his eyes widen in surprise. "You’re saying Li Yang spent over 300 million to win both Anticancer Agents?"

His expression instantly darkened. Letting Li Yang win one Anticancer Agent was their bottom line, but he would never allow Li Yang to get a second one!

’If he gets it, doesn’t that mean Li Guohai can recover?’

Given his hatred for Li Guohai, that was something he could never bear to see happen.

Zhao Qianxing frowned and asked, "Where did Li Yang get the money for the auction? Didn’t he only have 100 million?"

Zhao Kun had investigated Li Yang before and reported the findings to him. Since the Xuan City auction, Li Yang had earned 20 million at most. Although he was making money quickly, that was still less than a tenth of two or three hundred million. ’Did this money just appear out of thin air?’

"Dad, I don’t know," Zhao Kun said, shaking his head.

Before Zhao Qianxing could ask anything more, Zhao Kun added, "Also, at Xinhu Square, Li Yang bought a Seven-Colored Orchid. For some reason, Zheng Yi was very interested in that orchid and wanted to buy it from him, but Li Yang refused him outright. I tried to talk to him afterward, but Li Yang refused me as well..."

He explained the entire incident in detail.

"What? You’re saying Li Yang got into a conflict with Zheng Yi?"

Hearing what Zhao Kun said, Zhao Qianxing’s expression shifted repeatedly.

Compared to the matter of the Anticancer Agents, he was clearly more concerned about this new development.

His expression was grim as he said in a low voice, "Is Li Yang an idiot? His father is a good-for-nothing, and he wants to be one too? Is the Zheng family someone he can afford to offend?"

The incident back then had already made the Zheng family very unhappy with the Zhao family. More than twenty years had passed, so the old affair had faded, and the Zheng family had likely forgotten their past displeasure.

But now, Li Yang has made the Zheng family unhappy with him. All it would take is a little digging, and they’d find out Li Yang is the son of Li Guohai and Zhao Rou...

Even though the Zhao family’s relationship with Li Guohai and Zhao Rou was also terrible, this could very well cause the Zheng family to turn their displeasure back onto the Zhao family.

"Damn it!" Zhao Qianxing’s face was dark. "That good-for-nothing Li Guohai was like this back then, and now his son Li Yang is the same! A bunch of useless trash, constantly holding my Zhao family down!"

The Zheng family was incredibly powerful. Even if they didn’t come after them directly, this would make it significantly harder for the Zhao family to deepen their relationships with Cultivators!

It all started with Li Guohai, and now Li Yang was doing it all over again!

On the other end of the line, Zhao Kun couldn’t help but ask, "Dad, what do we do now?"

He, too, was furious with Li Yang’s behavior.

’If he wants to provoke the Zheng family, he should do it alone. He shouldn’t drag the Zhao family down with him.’

Zhao Qianxing took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. He said in a low, stern voice, "If Zheng Yi decides to deal with Li Yang, you are not to get involved. Stay far, far away from it and cut all ties with Li Yang. He has nothing to do with our Zhao family!"

Zhao Qianxing’s expression was cold and merciless, his voice laced with fury.

Zhao Kun nodded immediately. "Dad, I understand."

...

"That Li Yang is probably a dead man now that he’s provoked Zheng Yi."

Over with the Zhou family, Zhou Tiantao remarked with a sigh.

However, he had no connection to Li Yang and thus felt nothing about the situation, merely watching the drama unfold.

"Yaoyao, Zheng Yi is here today. You should find a chance to get acquainted with him."

After his remark, Zhou Tiantao looked at his niece, Zhou Yao, and whispered.

Hearing this, Zhou Yao replied with a placid expression, "Second Uncle, if you want to meet him, go ahead. I’m not interested."

"Yaoyao, just go meet him. If you really don’t like him, we won’t force you. Who knows, you two might just hit it off. Young Master Zheng Yi’s looks and character are impeccable."

Zhou Tiantao tried to persuade her. He then looked at Zhou Xiaoyun and said, "Xiaoyun, can’t you help me convince Yaoyao?"

When the topic turned to her, Zhou Xiaoyun quickly shook her head. "Second Brother, you know my situation. How can you ask me to persuade Yaoyao?"

At her words, Zhou Tiantao felt helpless. It seemed his sister and his niece were in the exact same boat.

’Sigh...’ He sighed internally, worrying about how he was going to explain this to his father back home.

As he fretted, he failed to notice that Zhou Yao, standing beside him, had a look of deep concern in her eyes.

’Li Yang just offended the Zheng family,’ she thought. She knew what the Zheng family was like, but things had happened too quickly for her to intervene.

...

While the people outside were lost in their own thoughts, Li Yang arrived at a private room.

The door closed, leaving him alone inside.

His eyes swept across the room. There were no cameras.

’The people who come to these auctions are all important figures. They need a place to rest, so of course the rooms wouldn’t have cameras installed.’

’Now, let’s see what this fruit is all about!’

His eyes filled with anticipation as his right hand closed around the fruit of the Seven-Colored Orchid, which was only three centimeters in diameter.

He activated his Cultivation Technique, and a stream of energy was instantly drawn out of the fruit and into his body!

’What rich energy!’

A look of delighted surprise appeared in Li Yang’s eyes as he felt the surge of energy.

Previously, he had always absorbed the natural energy from the world around him. That process was like collecting raindrops one by one, requiring slow and steady accumulation.

But now, it was as if he’d been given an entire pond, holding an untold amount of rainwater.

’Absorb!’

Li Yang operated his Cultivation Technique at full capacity.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

As the rich energy continuously poured into him, Li Yang felt his physical body growing stronger and his overall power climbing steadily!

The energy entered his skin, flesh, and blood. His blood then carried it throughout his body, refining his entire frame!

Furthermore, nourished by this rich energy, his body seemed to have no absorption bottleneck at all, simply growing stronger and stronger!

Li Yang had already been more than halfway through the third stage of his refinement. By his calculations, it would have taken him about ten more days to complete it. But now, that timeframe was shrinking rapidly.

Every ten seconds or so, he was absorbing an amount of energy equivalent to one of his previous four-hour cultivation sessions.

In the blink of an eye, five minutes had passed!

’I’m about to complete the third stage of refinement!’

An expression of utter joy suddenly appeared in Li Yang’s eyes as he frantically refined the energy.

BOOM!

The energy coursed through him, completing the third full refinement of his body!

Mysterious Cultivation Technique, Body Refining Chapter, third stage of refinement complete!

With the completion of the third stage, a perfect cycle seemed to form within him, and the fluctuations of aura from his body changed in an instant.

Li Yang had now officially entered the fourth stage of refinement!

This stage corresponded to the level of a Celestial Level Cultivator!