Li Yang couldn’t care less about Zheng Qian, but he couldn’t help asking, "Palace Master, the Zheng family has a King-Level expert. He won’t attack me, will he?"

If a King-Level expert attacked, he would be completely defenseless.

He had a powerful backer right in front of him, so he quickly voiced his concerns to curry favor.

Hearing this, Shen Xuan smiled calmly and said, "Don’t worry. King-Level Cultivators are not allowed to attack those below King-Level unless the latter provokes them first. Besides, there won’t be any King-Level experts on the island exploration this time. The Spirit Fruit and Medicinal Herbs there are useless to them, so they won’t be interested... Hmm, how about this. I’ll give Zheng Hu an order not to attack you. You can deal with it yourself once you break through to King-Level in the future."

"Zheng Hu?"

Li Yang understood. That Zheng Hu must be Zheng Qian’s father, the King-Level Cultivator of the Zheng family.

With that realization, Li Yang said gratefully, "Thank you, Palace Master."

With Shen Xuan’s guarantee, he was completely safe.

Beside them, Shao Jie was filled with surprise. ’Shen Xuan is setting up Zheng Qian and Zheng Hu as stepping stones for Li Yang, specifically to temper him.’

However, when he thought about what he knew, Shao Jie nodded to himself.

’Earth is indeed lacking a genius right now. Judging by Shen Xuan’s arrangements, he clearly sees Li Yang as one and is preparing to cultivate him properly.’

"Alright, you’ll be heading to the island in three days. Take the next few days to handle your personal affairs."

Shen Xuan looked at Li Yang and said, "And familiarize yourself with the Profound Blue Sword Skill."

...

After a few more words, Shen Xuan left, and Shao Jie departed with him.

Li Yang, however, didn’t leave just yet. Instead, he sat down cross-legged.

’I won’t rush off. I’ll take a few minutes to refine the Spirit Heart Fruit!’

He wouldn’t feel secure carrying such a treasure around without refining it first.

Sitting down quietly, Li Yang circulated his Cultivation Technique and immediately felt the Spiritual Power from the Spirit Heart Fruit surging into his body.

Under the influence of this Spiritual Power, his strength began to rise continuously!

However, in less than two minutes, he had absorbed all the Spiritual Power from the Spirit Heart Fruit.

’My strength has increased a bit, but the Spiritual Power from this Spirit Heart Fruit is far less than the Seven-Colored Orchid Fruit’s.’ Li Yang assessed his condition, feeling slightly disappointed. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

He had thought the Spirit Heart Fruit’s Spiritual Power would surpass the Seven-Colored Orchid Fruit’s, but it seemed he had been overthinking things.

’Based on the Spiritual Power of the Seven-Colored Orchid Fruit, if it could be exchanged, it would probably be worth at least a hundred contribution points.’

Though he thought this, Li Yang’s eyes were still full of joy.

He stood up and stretched his body.

CRACKLE! POP!

As he stretched, a series of cracking sounds came from his bones.

In such a short time, his strength had increased dramatically! He had leaped from Mid-Earth-Level to his current state!

’Time to go. First, I’ll head back to Hu City and heal Mom and Dad!’

At this moment, Li Yang felt a great sense of relief. The heavy burden he had been carrying was suddenly lifted!

He valued his family above all else, and his parents were about to make a full recovery!

He had imagined this day for a long time, and now it was finally here!

He pushed open the main doors and walked out into the plaza. As soon as he appeared, the person in charge of the foundation, who must have been waiting for him, hurried forward. His face was full of apology as he said, "Mr. Li, I am so sorry. The damage to the Anticancer Agent you put up for auction is entirely our foundation’s responsibility. We will now refund you the three hundred and twenty million, and additionally, we will give you fifty million in compensation."

The head of the foundation respectfully handed over a bank card, his heart pounding with anxiety.

A Cultivator was not someone he could afford to offend.

Li Yang’s expression was calm as he accepted the bank card. He knew that today’s incident couldn’t be blamed on the foundation.

Seeing Li Yang take the bank card, the head of the foundation breathed a small sigh of relief. He bowed again and said, "Again, I apologize for what happened today!"

Li Yang waved his hand, dismissing them.

He looked out at the plaza. There were still many people there, but some had already left.

"Zhou Yao!" Suddenly, Li Yang’s gaze landed on a particular spot, and a trace of joy appeared in his eyes.

The Zhou family hadn’t left yet.

Seeing Zhou Yao, Li Yang walked straight over.

He was very moved that Zhou Yao had stood up and spoken for him under those circumstances.

"Li Yang, are you okay? Did that King-Level Cultivator give you any trouble?" Seeing Li Yang, Zhou Yao’s face lit up. She jogged over and asked happily.

"I’m fine," Li Yang said with a smile.

"Yaoyao."

Having said only that one word, Zhou Tiantao, who was on the phone nearby, immediately walked over and stood in front of them.

"Yaoyao, we’re going home. Xiaoyun, take Yaoyao with you," Zhou Tiantao said hurriedly.

Zhou Xiaoyun walked over, shot Li Yang a shocked and complicated glance, and pulled Zhou Yao away.

Zhou Yao had no choice but to say, "Li Yang, I have to go now."

"Okay." Li Yang smiled at Zhou Yao.

He watched Zhou Xiaoyun lead Zhou Yao away. Zhou Tiantao, who had stayed behind, stared at Li Yang and said in a low voice, "You’re Li Yang, right? I don’t care what your intentions are toward our Yaoyao, but you know you’ve provoked the Zheng family. The Zheng family is not an existence the Zhou family can afford to offend."

Their Zhou family didn’t have a single Cultivator. Under these circumstances, they had no way to befriend any Cultivators and had always lived cautiously, not daring to offend anyone.

And what was the Zheng family’s situation? They had a King-Level Cultivator!

The Zheng family was surely eager to kill Li Yang right now. If Li Yang was seen with his niece, Zhou Yao, at a time like this, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Just now, his father had chewed him out over the phone.

Hearing Zhou Tiantao’s words, Li Yang’s expression remained calm. "So?"

’Is this Zhou Tiantao here to warn me?’

Zhou Tiantao shook his head and said, "Yaoyao is naive, but you should understand. If you get too close to her, you’ll only bring trouble to her and the Zhou family. I hope you understand what I mean."

"Are you warning a Cultivator?"

Looking at Zhou Tiantao, Li Yang suddenly smiled. He was not one to exercise restraint.

"You’re afraid of offending the Zheng family, but you aren’t afraid that your warning right now will offend me?"

Hearing this, Zhou Tiantao nodded very seriously and said, "Li Yang, I know you have great potential, and I am afraid of offending you. But compared to you, we are much more afraid of offending the Zheng family. With a King-Level expert, if the Zheng family wished it, they could wipe out our Zhou family with a wave of their hand."

For the Zhou family, if their fear of Li Yang was a 1, then their fear of the Zheng family was a 10, or even a 15 or 20.

Just look at how the Zhao family fawns over the Zheng family; one could imagine their status!

Because, if they just said the word and offered a single favor in return to deal with the Zhou family, other families would probably be tripping over themselves to do it!

The methods of Cultivators are truly unimaginable for ordinary people! It wasn’t just cancer; even other terminal illnesses might be no problem for a Cultivator. They can even extend one’s lifespan. Who wouldn’t want to get on their good side? Who wouldn’t want that favor?

Zhou Tiantao was very serious. "Of course, if the Zheng family can’t do anything to you in the future, our Zhou family will do everything in our power to get on your good side. I, Zhou Tiantao, will kneel and apologize for my words today, no matter for how long. Whatever dissatisfaction you have with me, you can use any means you wish to vent it."