The Xu Family, for Li Che, was a benefactor of sorts.
Even though the one who had provided assistance was Xu You, it still related to the Xu Family's system.
When he was weak, he had also relied on the Xu Family's influence to contend against the Spirit Infant Sect, preventing Xi Xi from being taken away by them.
Therefore, Li Che actually felt gratitude towards the Xu Family.
Otherwise, from the moment Xu Beihu set his sights on Xi Xi, Li Che might have donned the Bull Demon mask in the middle of the night and sneaked into Xu Beihu's room already.
Upon returning to Fei Lei City, the first thing Li Che cared about was the Thousand Buddha Carving Banquet.
The Thousand Buddha Carving Banquet was clearly a sacrificial event.
Feeling the changes in Divinity between heaven and earth, he could detect it quite clearly.
The Li Che of today, having formed the Divine Foundation of the Three-Eyed Fierce True Lord, with condensed Divine Sense, his perceptual powers had grown increasingly sharp.
Even without using the power of the "Chess Saint's" Dao Fruit, he could still clearly capture the fluctuations of Divinity.
However, the Thousand Buddha Carving Banquet was an event that City Lord Cao Guang had been preparing for many years, starting from the emergence of the Spirit Infant Sect, it was when Cao Guang began to make arrangements.
Therefore, Li Che couldn't stop it unless he recklessly went to the City Lord's Mansion to kill Cao Guang.
Honestly, after forming his Divine Foundation, with a surge in confidence, Li Che had indeed had such an idea, but very quickly, he suppressed that thought.
Because, he wasn't certain.
Rushing in without absolute certainty could easily put himself in a passive situation.
Mainly, Cao Guang had another identity, that is a follower of the "Corpse God Cult."
The Corpse God Cult was not like the Spirit Infant Sect that Cao Guang had made up, it was a truly terrifying sect sweeping across the entire Great Vista, causing even the Temple Control Bureau and Divine Sect to feel troubled.
Although Li Qingshan said that the Corpse God Cult's power arrangement in Yun Province was not much, and the master experts of the Corpse God Cult, as well as their main attention, were not in Yun Province.
But looking at the "Desire-Comparing Carnal Kannon" wood carving from the Horse-faced Person killed last night, the Corpse God Cult... might have already begun infiltrating Yun Province.
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In the main hall of the Xu Family Compound.
Exquisite cuisine filled the tables, with fine wine on display, the robust aroma of liquor filled the air.
Outside, lightning flashed and thunder roared, but inside the Xu Family Compound, a family banquet was being held.
Xu You's face was extremely grim as he sat on the chair, fists clenched, lips pressed together.
He had risen early today, with the intention of seeing Li Che's family off as they left Mansion City, after all, once they went to Mansion City, it might be difficult to see each other again.
Li Che's family was unlikely to return to Fei Lei City, thus Xu You treated this as the last chance to see them off.
Despite his reluctance, he understood that Mansion City was the most suitable place for Xi Xi's development.
Xi Xi was about to enter the Divine Sect for cultivation, with the potential to become a Great God Cultivator in the future; he should be happy.
He had even prepared parting gifts.
But before he could leave the compound, he was summoned away by his father's personal appearance.
Xu You thought his father merely wanted to speak with him over a few things because he had just returned from dealing with evil spirits outside the city.
Without paying it much heed, Xu You went, only to find, to his surprise, that Xu Nanming had prepared an exceptionally lavish banquet.
At the table, he saw the Old Master Xu, the pillar of the Xu Family, the only Divine Base Cultivator, whom he hadn't seen for several years.
Next, there was his elder brother, Xu Heli.
However, what puzzled him was the absence of his second brother, Xu Beihu.
"Where's Second Brother?" Xu You asked, puzzled.
A shadow flashed in Xu Heli's eyes, but his face showed a smile. After pouring himself a drink and taking a sip, he said softly, "Your second brother has gone to Mansion City... He said there was business to attend to there."