In the ancestral hall of the Meng family, a young boy was kneeling on the cold stone floor. He had once been the heir of the family, but after his parents mysteriously disappeared several years ago, not only had his status as heir vanished, but the family had also fallen into a difficult position. The boy’s name was Meng Zifan, and his martial arts talent was considered average in the family. 

He wore a dark blue robe with intricate patterns and a green belt made of jungle leather wrapped around his waist. His black hair fell loosely around his shoulders, and his clear, calm eyes gave him an air of composure. 

“Meng Zifan, do you know your crime?” 

An elderly man with white hair stood above him in the ancestral hall, glaring at him with fury. His voice was cold and sharp, as he fixed his gaze on the kneeling boy. He was the family’s Grand Elder, and since the disappearance of the family head, he had used his position to temporarily take control of the leadership. 

“What crime have I committed?” The boy’s eyes were unwavering, not at all intimidated by the elder’s pressure. His voice was firm and resolute, showing no fear. 

“Hmph! You privately engaged in a martial arts contest with a member of the Bai Li family and killed him. Do you understand what a great disaster you’ve brought upon our family? The family head has been gone for years, and the Lin family has already lost two of its strongest members. Now, you make enemies with the Bai Li family—do you wish to push the Meng family into the abyss?” 

The Grand Elder’s voice remained cold as he scolded the boy loudly. 

“The Bai Li family was bullying us. We had already signed a life-and-death pact. If he died at my hands, it was because he was weaker. No matter where this matter is discussed, I, Meng Zifan, am in the right. As for Bai Li Xun, he crippled eight of our own family members. How long were we supposed to endure such oppression? If word gets out, how will the Meng family have any face left as one of the Four Great Families?”

Meng Zifan argued back with reason. Bai Li Xun, relying on the strength of the Bai Li family, had originally been in a weak position, but after the disappearance of the Meng family head, the family lost its strongest warriors, which allowed the Bai Li family to rise and assert dominance. They constantly sought opportunities to suppress the Meng family. Unable to tolerate this, Meng Zifan had confronted Bai Li Xun, leading to a life-and-death agreement for a martial duel. 

Bai Li Xun, a prodigy of the Bai Li family, was already a sixth-level Bone Refining martial artist at the age of eleven, and he had awakened the blue-colored Yuan Qi. The cultivation system was divided into stages like Bone Refining, Blood Fusion, Soul Refining, and Core Condensation. Once a martial artist condensed their Yuan Dan (Core), they would truly enter the path of cultivation. Yuan Qi itself was categorized by the seven colors of the trial stone, which were the same as the seven colors of the rainbow. 

“Preposterous!” The Grand Elder sneered. “The Meng family is not on the brink of collapse, but it is certainly in a precarious position. Offending the Bai Li family gives them an excuse to strike against us. You are impulsive, and I could have let this pass, but since you are so stubborn, I will not show mercy. Today, I hereby announce that from this moment forward, Meng Zifan is expelled from the Meng family and shall never step foot in the family grounds again. Someone, throw him out!” 

With a cold snort from the Grand Elder, several people from his faction stepped forward from the crowd, clearly loyal to him, and prepared to force Meng Zifan out. These people were all from the Grand Elder’s line, and naturally, they obeyed his every command. Meng Zifan looked at them, feeling the weight of his isolation. When his father’s faction had been unable to stand up for him, he truly felt the cold indifference of the world. 

“Grand Elder, this cannot be allowed!” Just as Meng Zifan was feeling hopeless, his third uncle stepped forward and stopped the others. He addressed the Grand Elder firmly. “The family head’s whereabouts are still unknown. How can you just expel the heir like this? If the family head returns one day, how will we explain this?”  The Grand Elder sneered. “I am handling this impartially. Even if the family head returns, so what? I have a clear conscience. Besides, he is no longer the heir. His martial talent is mediocre, his Yuan Qi is only at the red level, and his martial arts cultivation is only at the fifth level of Bone Refining. How can he possibly be worthy of the title of heir? Meng Yuxuan is the current heir. Meng Yuntian, do not forget, if you persist, you will be punished as well. Step aside!”

“Third Uncle, it’s fine. I’ve had enough of this family. I don’t need them to expel me. I have hands and feet, I can leave on my own.” Meng Zifan felt a sense of relief, finally someone stood up for him at this moment. He hadn’t completely lost all hope in his family just yet. 

“No, this is wrong,” Meng Yuntian, his third uncle, disagreed vehemently. “How old is he? Even though his bone structure is average, his comprehension ability is strong. Defeating Bai Li Xun with just the fifth level of Bone Refining and red-level Yuan Qi proves his strength. Grand Elder, by doing this, are you not afraid of disappointing everyone? Zifan did all this for the sake of the family!” Meng Yuntian stepped forward, placing himself protectively in front of Meng Zifan.

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Before the Grand Elder could speak, Meng Zifan walked around his third uncle and took out the jade token of the Meng family. With a single strike, he shattered it with his palm. 

“Third Uncle, thank you, but there’s no need to trouble yourself.” Meng Zifan gave his third uncle a grateful glance before continuing, “Today, I, Meng Zifan, am severing ties with the Meng family. But the shame of today, I will remember. I hope that in the future, you will never have to seek me out. When that day comes, I will make you all taste the bitterness of today. Hmph!” 

Without waiting for Meng Yuntian to stop him, Meng Zifan turned around and walked out of the ancestral hall. He returned to his residence, packed a few of his belongings, and stepped out of the gates of the Meng family.

In the ancestral hall, the Grand Elder sneered coldly. He had been looking for this opportunity, and now with Meng Zifan gone, his grandson, Meng Yuxuan, could now take the rightful place as the heir.

Meng Yuntian looked around at the gathered people, his eyes filled with disappointment. As Meng Zifan left, he too turned and left the hall.

The Blue City Kingdom was a medium-sized nation on the Eastern Continent, with one hundred and eight large cities and thousands of counties. Linlang County was one of them. Within Linlang County, there were four prominent families: the Li family, the Liu family, the Meng family, and the Bai Li family. Naturally, the county’s ruling authority was the most powerful, overseeing all four great families.

However, the rise and fall of the Four Great Families was of little concern to the county government. As long as the regular taxes were maintained, even if one of the great families were destroyed, the government could still support the emergence of a new family to maintain the balance. Naturally, the Four Great Families were full of intrigue, each considering their own interests, secretly vying for power for over two hundred years.

In this world, martial strength was the highest authority. It was said that by reaching the peak of cultivation, one could break through the void and enter a higher realm. However, in the past several millennia, there had been no reports of anyone successfully breaking through the void. Before that, there was a gap in the records, and for thousands of years, countless martial artists had been searching for the elusive opportunity to become immortals. 

Meng Zifan looked around at the place he had grown up in, feeling everything seemed so unfamiliar. It no longer felt like home. An eleven-year-old boy, so mature for his age, yet it was a maturity that made others feel deeply heartbroken. He walked out of the gates of Linlang County, wandering aimlessly. 

Suddenly, he felt a faint sense of danger. It was a natural instinct, one he had been born with. It was this very talent that had allowed him to defeat Bai Li Xun, a sixth-level Bone Refining martial artist, with his own fifth-level Bone Refining and red-level Yuan Qi. Turning swiftly, he dodged to the side, and an arrow grazed past him, almost piercing his shoulder. 

“You’re quite alert, but today, you’re still bound to die,” a cold voice came from the shadowy trees. Several figures suddenly appeared, and one of them, a young man holding a longbow, was a seventh-level Bone Refining martial artist. His appearance resembled Bai Li Xun, whom Meng Zifan had killed, and he guessed that this person was likely Bai Li Xun’s older brother, Bai Li Ao, another genius of the Bai Li family. The people surrounding him were also no slouches, each at least a fifth-level Bone Refining martial artist.

"To kill me in such a hurry? A hundred miles is no more than that." Mencius Fan sneered, he had already expected this result, and certainly the Great elders and others had also expected it. This is what he wants to get rid of himself completely by the hundred Li family, so that even if he dies, he has nothing to do with it. Eleven-year-old Mencius Fan should have been a naughty child, life forced him to mature and calm, so that he has a stable age.

"Well, killing a brother is a sworn enemy. My father calculated that the Great Elder of the Meng family would surely take this opportunity to drive you out, and we have been waiting here for a long time." Bailliao slightly Yin voice, ordinary people may hear fear, but in Mencius Fan's view, the other side is just a child.

"Sister Qing, I have decided, I want to take the killing route, the world will not allow me, then I will kill a vast world." Mencius Fan began to talk to himself, and his heart became completely cold when he had no choice. However, his sudden arrival of such a sentence is somewhat puzzling to the people like Briao, is this boy scared silly? They are sure there is no one around here, after all, they have been lying in ambush for a long time, and they are afraid that some of the Mengjia master's cronies will secretly protect him.

"Has it really been decided? Well, I will pass this book on to you." Suddenly a sound appeared in Mencifan's body, which only Mencifan could hear, and no one else could hear it at all. After the sound appeared, Mencius suddenly had some strange things in his brain, and he suddenly felt a splitting headache.

"Don't absorb it all, you can't control it now, I'll seal it for you, just start merging it." The voice sounded again, the sound is clear and pleasant, people can not help but think of a beautiful woman standing in front of.

Mencius Fan closed his eyes in the presence of the five men. Thinking that Mencius Fan had given up his resistance, the Belli 'os winked at one of them with a cold snort, who, knowing his intention, stabbed Mencius Fan with a sharp sword in his hand and ran away.

Just as the tip of the knife was about to touch Mencius Fan's heart, he suddenly opened his eyes, which became red as blood, and raised his hand to grasp the sharp knife. You should know that the other party is also five heavy forged bones, and the power of this blow is that the six heavy forged bones can not catch it with their hands at will