On the Wei Feng Tower.
The Wei family patriarch, Wei Hong, along with a host of high-ranking Wei family experts, were all shaken.
Sharp gazes shot towards Ling Fan.
"Damn it! How did we offend this Ling Fan? What madness possesses him to come trouble us!"
A Wei family elder said, his face a mixture of shock and anger.
"Could it be that Liu Ping offended him, and he's still not satisfied after killing Liu Ping, so he's coming to settle scores with our Wei family!"
"This brat is truly detestable. We haven't sought him out for retribution, yet he has the audacity to come! Does he really think our Wei family fears him!"
The high-ranking Wei family experts were all filled with righteous indignation, their eyes spewing flames of rage.
Wei Hong's expression was also extremely grim.
However, he still maintained a sliver of composure.
If it were possible, he wished to avoid conflict with Ling Fan.
Lest the Wei family, with the slightest carelessness, suffer the same fate as the Pei family.
He cautioned the other Wei family experts, "Don't act rashly yet. Let's figure out the situation first. This brat's strength is extremely troublesome. If possible, it's best not to resort to force!"
"Hmph!"
Many Wei family experts were clearly unconvinced.
It had always been their Wei family who bullied others, and today they were being trampled upon. How could they swallow such an insult?
"He just announced his name, saying he is Ling Fan of Jiangnan City, the husband of Lan Xueyi... Lan Xueyi!"
Someone suddenly reminded him.
A flash of lightning struck Wei Hong's mind.
Lan Xueyi!
He recalled Ling Fan's words from earlier.
Suddenly, his eyes burst with a sharp glint, and he looked towards the fifth elder of the Wei family, asking, "Fifth elder, the person the Martial King from Snow King Palace went to Jiangnan City to escort, wasn't it Lan Xueyi..."
The fifth elder nodded with a bitter expression.
Wei Hong's heart sank, and his face contorted.
"How could this be! When you reported back to me, you said the husband of that Lan Xueyi only had strength equivalent to the middle stage of the Heavenly Origin Realm! How did he suddenly become so terrifying? You're trying to drag our Wei family to our deaths!"
The fifth elder of the Wei family said, "I am wronged, Patriarch. I can guarantee with my life that I verified this from multiple sources at the time. His strength was truly negligible. I don't know why this Ling Fan has become so powerful!"
"Alright, it's useless to say these things now. Let's get through the current predicament first. Judging by Ling Fan's conduct, he's not someone easily fooled! Fortunately, we had already made some preparations beforehand, so we won't be caught off guard like the Pei family."
Wei Hong took a deep breath to calm his emotions.
Then, he looked solemnly at the young figure rapidly approaching below the Wei Feng Tower.
"So it is Young Master Ling who graces our Wei family with his presence. Wei has failed to welcome you properly, please forgive me!"
Wei Hong cupped his hands in greeting.
He smiled like a cunning old fox.
"Young Master Ling, your wife was escorted away by the Snow King Palace. This matter has nothing to do with our Wei family. Why is Young Master Ling troubling us Wei family?"
"Moreover, Young Master Ling, you may not know this, but the Snow King Palace that escorted your wife away is a supreme sect ranked among the top three within the Suspended Gate! A true cultivation paradise. For your wife to be favored by the Snow King Palace is a heavenly opportunity that cannot be found even with a lantern. You should be happy about this. Where does all this killing intent of yours come from!"
After speaking, Wei Hong stared intently at Ling Fan, observing his reaction.
Ling Fan's expression was as cold as frost.
He looked up and sneered, "You old dog are quite eloquent. Your Wei family colluded with that old demoness of the Lan clan, forcing our separation as husband and wife, yet you have the audacity to call it a good thing. I wonder if you'll still be able to spout nonsense after I pull out your tongue and tendons!"
As soon as these words were spoken.
The experts and prodigies who had come to attend the Wei family's Fish Dragon Banquet exchanged glances.
This Ling Fan was truly overbearing!
He actually dared to curse the dignified Wei family patriarch, Wei Hong, as an old dog in his presence.
And he even said he would pull out his tongue and tendons...
This was a public slap in the face to Wei Hong.
Did he truly intend to fight the Wei family to the death?
Just as everyone was shocked and amazed.
On the Wei Feng Tower, Wei Hong's face indeed fell, looking as unpleasant as if he had eaten something foul.
Since he had ascended to the position of Wei family patriarch, his status and power were so high that a mere stomp of his foot could shake the royal city three times over. His words could make countless experts risk their lives for him, and a single order could lead to millions of casualties.
Even the royal family of the Flowing Cloud Kingdom treated him with courtesy.
When had he ever suffered such a humiliating insult!
Wei Hong suppressed the rage in his chest and said grimly, "Good for you, Ling Fan, you are too arrogant! I kindly tried to reason with you, but you are ungrateful. Do you really think our Wei family fears you!"
"Reason?"
Ling Fan laughed.
However, the smile was as cold as it could be.
He bared his stark white teeth and said with a contemptuous smile, "How about I kill all of you in the Wei family, and then explain that it was for your own good? Do you accept this reasoning!"
"Crack!"
Wei Hong slammed his hand heavily on the railing.
The terrifying fluctuations of his cultivation instantly erupted.
In an instant, a dreadful pressure of the quasi-Giant Spirit Realm descended, causing the entire Wei Feng Tower to tremble under its unbearable weight.
He glared and roared, "Ling Fan, you have gone too far! Do you think you have the right to show off in front of our demonic martial Wei family just because you caught the Pei family off guard and won by luck? How can our demonic martial Wei family be destroyed just because you say so? Don't look down on people too much!!"
I have been prepared for you for a long time. Attack!
Wei Hong no longer played coy.
With a fierce roar.
As his voice fell, thirty-six Wei family experts, who had been sitting cross-legged, appeared around the Wei Feng Tower.
They all held peculiar talismans in their hands, emitting an icy blue light.
Without any hesitation, they struck their chests, and a mouthful of essence blood, containing the vital essence of their entire bodies, was immediately sprayed onto the talismans in their hands.
Instantly, powerful icy blue beams of light surged out from the talismans.
In a flash, the azure light flowed wildly, and an extremely frigid aura instantly swept out.
With Ling Fan at the center, the area enclosed by the thirty-six Wei family experts was instantly transformed into an ice-bound world.
Many experts and prodigies who did not have time to escape were affected, instantly turning into ice sculptures, still retaining their postures and expressions from before they died, frozen forever in that moment.
The frigid aura continued to spread towards Ling Fan.
Wherever it passed.
Everything was frozen!
The sudden turn of events shocked everyone.
Amidst the crowd, Jin Yuyao's beautiful eyes revealed an expression of immense worry.
On the other side, Pei Nanwei's expression suddenly tensed, and she drew the ancient sword from her embrace, intending to help Ling Fan break through this formation.
Instantly, a terrifying sword aura instantly slashed towards the formation.
However, a flash of icy blue light flickered, and then an incomparably solid ice wall appeared before her sword energy.