"Indeed, the intelligence from Fengyun Pavilion only shows information from the past month or so, starting from Tongfu Inn. In theory, with Fengyun Pavilion's capabilities, even if he's from the Ninth Ring, it would be enough time to trace back his ancestry."

Several people displayed skeptical expressions.

"Unless..."

"Unless what?" The others looked towards the young man who first noticed this point.

"Unless Li Feng isn't from Ancestor Dragon City."

"Not from Ancestor Dragon City...?"

That remark made everyone furrow their brows: "Are you saying he came from refugees?"

In this world, humans mostly base themselves in Ancestor Dragon City, with the vast majority residing within its walls. Beyond that, there are estates outside Ancestor Dragon City, the furthest boundary reaching Four-direction Pass City.

Beyond this range, there are only two possibilities: one is coming from refugees, and two is originating from the Ten Demon Hall.

But if Li Feng came from the Ten Demon Hall, would he dare be so arrogant, essentially courting death? Similarly, if he is a refugee, would he dare to be this audacious?

No matter Li Feng's origin, it doesn't seem plausible.

"No, besides refugees, there's another category of people."

"Hmm?"

"Foreigners."

"You're implying he's from the outside world." Bai Yi's reminder suddenly enlightened everyone, prompting Zheng Changge to slap his thigh.

"Yi Bro, now that you mention it, there's indeed a possibility. Recently, there have indeed been outsiders arriving in waves, and three batches have entered, spaced over a year or two (the time flow in Kunlun is ten times that of the outside world)."

"The most recent wave was about three to four months ago. It's said there were about a hundred people, but fewer than half were brought back by Ancestor Dragon City, and most have now been divided among various families."

"As for the remaining half, they've scattered all directions; some might have died, others might have been captured by the Ten Demon Hall, but there should be some still dispersed outside." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"If Li Feng is indeed one of them, and he's made it to Ancestor Dragon City on his own, tsk, then Li Feng is quite the talent."

Zheng Changge remarked with a clicking tongue.

"Actually, whether Li Feng is from the outside world can be easily confirmed by asking an outsider."

A young man said that as he glanced towards Bai Yi.

Bai Yi didn't respond: "Alright, whether Li Feng is from outside or not, he can't be toyed with like others because he's already established a family in the Sixth Ring."

"If Li Feng is from the outside, it means he's a rootless wanderer. Despite his rapid progress in power, in Ancestor Dragon City, he's still nothing more than an ant."

"Hmm, indeed a bit troublesome. If Li Feng is insignificant, that would be convenient to act against him. But now he is the head of a family, he can't be eliminated without even a reason."

In Ancestor Dragon City's family hierarchy, challenging those above is allowed, and families with conflicts can issue formal challenges to resolve disputes. Families within the same ring can attack and annex each other, but squashing those below without cause is prohibited.

For example, if Li Feng wants to establish himself in the Sixth Ring, he must challenge a family, and the Zeng Family, which is this lesser Sixth Ring family, can challenge a third-rate family like the Fang Family; if they win, they can replace them.

If there is no reason, the Fang Family cannot randomly eliminate a Sixth Ring family unless the other party is disrespectful, giving the Fang Family a reason to act.

Of course, the premise is that the Fang Family is powerful enough.

Bai Yi is the mastermind behind dealing with the Fang Family, but he can only target them through the Zeng Family as a pawn and cannot directly participate himself.

This rule is set by Ancestor Dragon City to maintain stability; otherwise, unlimited annexation would eventually leave only a few large families.

"It's simple, find a few useful pawns, like the Zeng Family. Initially, the Zeng Family was a good gun, but now that they've been promoted to a third-rate family, it's not ideal to act against Li Feng."

"Heh, even without the Zeng Family, it doesn't matter. Haven't you noticed a piece of intelligence? Li Feng fought not only the Zeng Family at the city gate; those who wanted to take down Li Feng ended up wiped out by him, all dead at the Li Family."

"Li Feng might target the Zeng Family, which is also a spark; the Zeng Family can't be used now, but these families that lost nephews and sons—surely they want revenge?"

"Liu Qing makes a valid point." Zheng Changge looked towards Liu Qing, who has heterochromatic eyes, almost demon-like intelligence, the most feared person in this little circle besides Bai Yi.

In his view, if the Liu Family were stronger and if Liu Qing challenged Bai Yi, who could be the leader of this small circle wasn't certain.

"Yes, let those few families deal with Li Feng; although they aren't as good as the Zeng Family, together they have twenty to thirty Golden Cores. The Li Family, including him, totals only five Golden Cores; four or five against one should suffice."

"At that time, offer those families some benefits, we take the lion's share, each of us gets a good portion."

"I think it's feasible." Zheng Changge said and then turned to Bai Yi: "Yi Bro, what do you think?"

"Let's proceed as such, find someone to gather these families to deal with Li Feng."

Bai Yi pondered for a while and decided.

"Leave this matter to me." Zheng Changge promptly volunteered.

Bai Yi neither agreed nor disagreed; one person noted: "You may do it, but you won't get any extra share."

"Hmm, I'm not bothered by that bit. But persuading these families to act, they won't agree without something in return; otherwise, they may not be willing to put effort into it." Zheng Changge said.

"Leave them a million, two hundred thousand Golden Spirit Stones per family isn't too little."

"Let's settle on that."

Bai Yi said, glancing at Liu Qing, who sat beside sipping tea, having remained silent after initiating the topic.

What this guy truly thinks, Bai Yi couldn't pinpoint, but if split, three million shared wouldn't leave much; he'd end up with only thirty to forty thousand Golden Spirit Stones, far from his ideal.

Each was sipping tea, harboring their own schemes.