The Old Man nodded.
Then the two silently followed.
The three arrived at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
The Treasure Gathering Pavilion was the largest business association in the Immortal Realm, as well as its largest bank. It had branches in every major city of the Immortal Realm.
"What are we gonna do? Nine hundred million Immortal Stones, the three of us can't scrape that together," said Li Ren.
"That's right, but even so, we need to gather nine hundred million Immortal Stones as quickly as possible. Skull Master is waiting for us to return and pay the bill," Li Di chimed in.
"What can we do? Tell our old man to sell off all the family assets."
"We're still the Li family of Heavenly Prefecture after all. If we scrape together everything we have, we should be able to gather nine hundred million," said Li Tian.
As he spoke, he took out a jade slip and began contacting the old man at home.
"Gathering money, paying a bill?"
Not far away.
The White-robed Youth raised the corner of his mouth.
Then with a wave of his hand, he said, "Go investigate what kind of characters this Li family from Heavenly Prefecture are."
"Also check if there's any expert surnamed Skull in the Heavenly Immortal Palace."
As soon as he finished speaking.
The Old Man behind him had already disappeared.
"Old man, I'm fooling your grandfather here."
"How could these three sons be so clever as to fall for a scam?"
"Anyway, I'm warning you, old man. If you don't have the money, sell off the Li family for me. If you don't transfer the money to us today, we three brothers will sever ties with you, you old coot."
At the entrance of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, the clamor continued.
In the distance, the White-robed Youth's smile grew wider as he listened.
He had seen spoiled rich kids before.
But he had never seen ones willing to sell off their family to gather money for a night of spring passion.
"How is it? Any news?"
He tilted his head slightly, glancing sideways at the Old Man who had returned to his side at some point.
"Reporting to Young Master, Heavenly Prefecture is a small country in the Immortal Realm. The strongest in their Li family is only a fifth-stage Profound Immortal."
"As for someone surnamed Skull, there's no one with that surname in the entire Heavenly Immortal Palace, nor among the recorded experts of the Immortal Realm."
The Old Man reported in detail.
"Very good."
The youth's face was full of excitement, a flash of malice passing through his eyes.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and transfer the money over."
"We're looking for a back mountain for our Li family right now."
After much argument, the three brothers, along with their own savings and some Immortal Stones provided by the Li family, finally scraped together nine hundred million Immortal Stones.
They entered the Treasure Gathering Pavilion bank and exchanged the nine hundred million Immortal Stones for nine Immortal Notes worth one hundred million each. They left the Treasure Gathering Pavilion excitedly, heading back to the Azure Sky White Jade Tower.
At this moment, Li Tian, the eldest, halted his steps.
"Second Brother, Third Brother, we're being watched," Li Tian warned cautiously.
As he said this, the second and third brothers also sensed it.
At this moment, the three of them.
It was as if they were trapped in a giant cage.
Everything around them seemed to be sealed off.
This feeling made the three's hair stand on end.
"I really didn't expect you three wastes to be so alert!"
Just as the three were on high alert, two figures, one old and one young, suddenly appeared before them.
"Who are you?"
The three asked warily.
"No need to know who I am, that's not important. What's important is that you hand over the top-grade Immortal Artifacts in your storage rings!" The youth directly extended his palm, his tone brooking no refusal.
The three's expressions faltered.
"We don't have any top-grade Immortal Artifacts, you've got the wrong people," Li Tian said.
The youth's expression turned cold.
"It seems you won't drink the toast and insist on drinking the forfeit?"
"You three wastes, what qualifies you to possess top-grade Immortal Artifacts?"
"I'll say it one last time, take out the top-grade Immortal Artifacts from your storage rings."
As the cold words fell, the youth's aura poured out, pressing down on Li Tian and his brothers so they could barely breathe.
This feeling.
It was like a great mountain looming before them, giving a sense of unfathomable depth.
"We, we really don't have any..."
Li Tian clutched his storage ring, gritting his teeth as he spoke.
"You don't?"
The White-robed Youth's expression turned cold, and in the next instant, he had already appeared in front of Li Ren.
A punch.
It suddenly landed on Li Ren's lower abdomen.
"Ah!"
Li Ren howled in pain, clutching his stomach and writhing violently on the ground.
And his Profound Immortal aura, at this moment, dissipated like a balloon.
"Third Brother!"
"Third Brother, your dantian!"
Li Tian and Li Di's faces changed drastically, cold sweat breaking out on their foreheads. They turned hateful gazes towards the White-robed Youth and shouted, "You actually crippled our Third Brother?"