"However, Brother Li need not worry. The Wang family has only gained the tacit approval of the Li family, not their overt support."

"In the short term, the other side has no way to deal with the Ling family."

Ling Yongyi quickly said.

Many of the Ling family's businesses have been eroded by the Wang family, but they are still an established power with a large and powerful family. As long as they consolidate their power and hold onto their core territory, the Wang family can't do anything to them.

Conserving energy and biding one's time, even in seclusion, doesn't mean there's no chance.

At this point, Ling Yongyi seemed to remember something and said seriously, "I have already sent someone to deliver the things you needed to your cave."

"Yes, I have some insights to share. If the Ling family needs anything, they can come to me."

Li agreed and did not shirk his responsibility.

Hearing this, Ling Yongyi felt relieved.

The 'allies' of the past have lost contact.

The clan was also in turmoil. Upon learning of the Ling family's predicament, many of their retainers and guards had already left.

The Ling family did not try to persuade them to stay.

It's best to part amicably.

These people aren't very capable; it's better for them to leave.

However, it was Li Ming, a great master, who was valued by Ling Yongyi.

...

Water Moon Cave.

At this moment, Li Ming sat in deep meditation, his five centers facing the sky, with beams of light floating in front of him, moving with his breath.

Refine the essence of primordial Gui water.

It's not something that can be accomplished overnight.

Even if you collect a lot of treasures to help you, you still have to spend a lot of effort to integrate them into yourself.

With his temperament and understanding, entering a meditative state and achieving sudden enlightenment would be effortless for him.

"The first step to achieving the Undying Golden Body of Chaos is to cultivate the innate five elements essence, and the first step is to visualize the changes of the five elements yin and yang."

Li Ming emptied his mind and began to visualize.

A vast and boundless five-colored divine light appeared, merging together.

The five colors of blue, yellow, red, black, and white filled my mind, as if they had dyed my entire sea of ​​consciousness with color, making it colorful.

The primordial spirit sat cross-legged in the center of the sea of ​​consciousness, radiating five-colored divine light and surrounded by yin and yang energies, resembling a towering and upright deity.

This magnificent spectacle vaguely evokes a sense of creation, of the beginning of time.

"Legend has it that when chaos first opened, the Five-Colored Divine Light was a primordial wisp of chaotic energy. When it differentiated into the five elements, it gave birth to a peacock god-demon, who was born with an unparalleled divine power called the Five-Colored Divine Light, which could sweep away and destroy anything."

When the Yin and Yang energies differentiated, a Kunpeng was born, possessing supreme divine powers; the Yin and Yang energies could refine all things.

Li Ming couldn't help but think of the myths he knew, regardless of whether they were true or false.

He possesses a chaotic physique and is born with the ability to control chaos. It is not impossible for him to master the five-colored divine light and the yin and yang energies in the future.

Buzz!

Inside the cave, light trembled, and lightning and divine light flashed hundreds of times.

Li Ming sat in deep meditation, focusing intently on sensing the many changes.

His primordial spirit, influenced by this contemplation, continuously strengthened, his thoughts became increasingly clear, and his primordial spirit realm unexpectedly grew stronger. In ancient times, he might have even been able to cultivate the path of a ghost immortal.

"This is the perfect opportunity to refine the essence of the innate Gui water, which will greatly benefit me."

Li Ming acted on a whim.

He inhaled a surge of vital energy into his mouth and nose, which then burned like a raging fire.

The thought transformed into dragons, elephants, gods, and Buddhas, suppressing and completely refining it.

His realm of understanding also quietly changed.

The inner world continues to expand...

...

Thousand Machine City, the Wang family.

The restoration of their manor was in no way inferior to that of the five great families.

Inside the hall, a rugged-looking old man in a red robe, with hair and beard as thick as needles, spoke in a deep, booming voice:

"So the Ling family is indeed determined to resist to the death?"

"Even the Li family is on our side, yet they still think about holding out to the death..."

"According to the information I've gathered, they're spending money like water, trying to win over various forces, and have even hired a prodigy to oversee things..."

"Yun'er, what should we do?"

The young man in red bowed slightly and cupped his hands in greeting:

“Father, in my opinion, Ling Yongyi is the one in power in the Ling family. He is not an ordinary person. He is ruthless and would rather drive away some useless people than spend a lot of money to keep the real experts.”

Therefore, his idea was to use elite troops, placing skilled fighters in important locations and ensuring that they could be supported.

They also used the prestige of those experts to boost morale.

The old man in the crimson robe frowned, his volatile temper flaring up instantly, and he roared:

"If we let him drag this out, and that person from the Li family changes his mind, then all our efforts will be in vain."

The Wang family is a powerful clan from elsewhere, but they have managed to gain entry into Thousand Machine City for nearly a century thanks to their strength.

They were well aware of Li Canghai's fickle nature. If the Ling family tried to curry favor with Li Canghai, they would forget the price the Wang family had paid and the merits they had made.

The young man in red laughed:

"Although the Ling family has recruited many experts at great cost, it cannot hide the fact that they are already weak."

"There are quite a few people within the organization who oppose Ling Yongyi's rise to power."

"Therefore, we still have a great chance of winning. The situation is currently deadlocked, but I think that as long as a strong external force intervenes, they will collapse."

The old man in the red robe narrowed his eyes and smiled:

"It seems Yun'er has already decided on an ally?"

The handsome young man with red hair, Wang Yun, confidently stated:

"Father, the third daughter of the Fang family patriarch, returned from her cultivation at Yunshui Palace and was deeply loved by the Fang family. However, she is innocent and naive and has not experienced right and wrong. With a little trick, I won her heart."

They have already pledged their lives to each other.

"If we capture her, wouldn't that be the same as gaining the Fang family's help?"

The old man in the red robe chuckled, quite satisfied, and said:

"Very good, very good. As a powerful clan among the five great families, the Fang family only needs to send out a few experts, which will be enough for us to take down the Ling family."

"At that time, it wouldn't be a bad idea to share some of the profits."

"In Thousand Machine City, won't our two families be the only ones in power? We might even be able to try and swallow up the Fang family... or even..."

As he spoke, the old man glanced at the Li family in the distance.

Although Li Canghai possessed great strength and had trained many assassins, none of his clan's disciples were outstanding.

His sons were all mediocre; even their martial saint cultivation was achieved through sheer time and resources.

Once Li Canghai dies, the Li family will surely decline.

It's uncertain who will become the island's owner.

"But what if the Fang family doesn't agree?"

The old man remained very cautious and asked.

Wang Yun remained calm and said:

"Of course, I have made a backup plan. In this Thousand Machine City, there is a master who is not under the jurisdiction of any force and whose background is not small either."

The one invited by the Ling family is a perfect match.

"If the Ling family hadn't invited this person, I'm afraid we would have had a hard time persuading him to come out of seclusion."

"who?"

The old man was startled at first, then said:

"The person you're talking about, could it be that prodigal son Pang Xu?"

"Exactly."

Wang Yun replied.

Thinking of this person, the old man hesitated and said:

"This person seems to have been overseas for decades, and no force has been able to recruit him. Yun'er, do you perhaps have a way?"

Wang Yun smiled and said:

"Every martial artist has a heart that yearns for martial arts. Although the other party may seem to have no interest in martial arts and is indulging in women, he is actually just playing around and using it as a training ground."

As a celestial being, he naturally needs a lot of resources. If he can take down the Ling family, what's wrong with sharing some of their resources?

Moreover, he desperately needed a reason to act.