"The Strongest Martial Emperor in the City"!
As the leader of a neutral faction, the Qilin clan naturally has to lead by example, otherwise how can they convince the public
Although the Qilin clan will not interfere in the fight between the Dragon and Phoenix clans, the Qilin clan's bloodline practitioners and even clan members can participate in the fight between the Dragon and Phoenix clans in their personal capacity. However, once they participate in the fight in their personal capacity, the Qilin clan will not provide clan protection, otherwise the neutral faction headed by the Qilin clan will be involved in the fight between the Dragon and Phoenix clans.
This responsibility is unbearable for mid-level Martial Emperors like Ji He or Ji Chen, not even the senior members or even the clan leaders behind them, unless they leave the Qilin clan!
This is why Ji He can accept Ji Chen but not Yang Qi. Before, Ji Chen and Yang Qi acted alone, but now Ji He's side is full of Qilin bloodline practitioners. If he accepts Yang Qi, a Phoenix bloodline practitioner, to join them, the nature of the situation will be completely different!
Seeing this, Yang Qi quickly said, "Daoyou Ji Chen, Daoyou Ji He is right. I am not a Qilin bloodline practitioner, so I am indeed not suitable to join the Qilin bloodline practitioner team."
The Qilin clan's team was the strongest among the many practitioners present. Ji Chen's strength was not that strong to begin with, so joining such a strong team would better guarantee his own safety. Yang Qi couldn't force Ji Chen to ignore his own safety and continue to travel with him.
“Fellow Daoist Xuxing…” Ji Chen opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment. He also didn’t expect Ji He to attach so much importance to the rules of the tribe. In fact, this kind of thing can sometimes be turned a blind eye.
Ji Chen didn't know that when he and Yang Qi came here, Ji He had already discovered that the practitioners from the Dragon Clan were watching them. If they accepted Yang Qi at this time, the Dragon Clan might make a fuss about it, so Ji He could only act according to the rules of the clan.
Ji He looked at Yang Qi in front of him and said apologetically, "Thank you for your understanding, Daoist Xu Xing."
He could see that Ji Chen and Yang Qi had a good relationship. If it were under normal circumstances, it would be fine, but now he had no other choice but to refuse to accept Yang Qi.
Yang Qi smiled calmly, then looked at Ji Chen and said, "Fellow Daoist Ji Chen, don't worry. I believe I still have some strength, and not everyone can bully me."
Hearing Yang Qi's words, Ji Chen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, he had seen Yang Qi's strength and knew that Yang Qi's strength was comparable to that of a late-stage six-star Martial Emperor. Among the practitioners present, he was also the strongest one. Even if he joined the Phoenix clan, his own safety would be guaranteed to a certain extent.
"Fellow Daoist Xuxing, please be careful. If you encounter irresistible danger, you can come closer to us." Ji Chen said in a deep voice.
This time, Ji He did not say anything more, which was considered as his tacit agreement to Ji Chen's words. It was not convenient for them to accept Yang Qi directly, but if someone attacked Yang Qi and affected them, they could still intervene.
"Thank you very much."
Yang Qi nodded, and immediately left the place where the Qilin clan practitioners gathered, and rushed towards the location of the Phoenix clan practitioners. Since the Qilin clan did not accept him, he could only choose to join the Phoenix clan.
"Brother Ji Chen, don't worry. The Phoenix Clan should accept him." Ji He glanced at Ji Chen beside him and continued, "But even with his joining, there is still a big gap between the Phoenix Clan's strength and the Dragon Clan's. Once a fight breaks out..."
Although his cultivation realm at the peak of the Five-Star Martial Emperor was not the weakest among the practitioners present, it was only average and could not make up for the power gap between the Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan. Once a real fight broke out, the Phoenix Clan would definitely be at a disadvantage.
Hearing Ji He's words, Ji Chen couldn't help but open his mouth, but finally fell silent. He did intend to tell Ji He about Yang Qi's strength, but even if he said it, Ji He probably wouldn't believe it.
After all, before seeing the strength displayed by Yang Qi with his own eyes, even Ji Chen himself would never believe that a cultivator at the peak level of a five-star Martial Emperor could burst out the combat power of a late-stage six-star Martial Emperor.
Ji Chen glanced at the direction of the Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan, and thought to himself, "Even if Daoist Fellow Xu Xing joins the Phoenix Clan with his strength, the overall strength of the Phoenix Clan is still far behind that of the Dragon Clan."
Unfortunately, Ji Chen didn’t know that the strength of Yang Qi he had seen before was not all of Yang Qi’s strength. If he knew Yang Qi’s true strength and means, he might not think so.
Yang Qi soon arrived at the place where the five practitioners of the Phoenix Clan were gathered. He looked at the leading Phoenix Clan practitioner and said, "My name is Xu Xing. I hope to be able to travel here with you all."
"Okay." The leading member of the Phoenix tribe nodded slightly and agreed immediately.
He had no choice but to agree. The gap between the strength of the Phoenix clan and the Dragon clan was quite large. Even if Yang Qi joined their side, he could not make up the gap between the two sides, but at least it could be narrowed a little. Once a fight broke out, he would have more power to protect himself.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist." Yang Qi bowed slightly.
Immediately, the Phoenix clan members introduced themselves to Yang Qi. The leader of the Phoenix clan was named Feng Qi, who was in the late six-star Martial Emperor realm. In addition, the White Tiger clan had a six-star mid-stage Martial Emperor cultivator named Bai Yan.
Just as Yang Qi and Feng Qi and the others were getting to know each other, more practitioners arrived one after another, but most of them were from the Qilin clan. No practitioners from the Phoenix clan came at all, but from the Dragon clan, there was an early six-star martial emperor practitioner.
Bai Yan looked at the Dragon Clan and his expression darkened. "Brother Feng Qi, there is another six-star Martial Emperor cultivator from the Dragon Clan."
Feng Qi's face wasn't looking good either. They had one more Yang Qi on their side, but the dragon clan had one more six-star early-stage Martial Emperor practitioner. The gap between the two sides not only didn't narrow, but widened instead.
Thinking of this, Feng Qi couldn't help but look at Yang Qi beside him, and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Xu Xing, since you are not a Phoenix bloodline practitioner from the nearby star field, you can choose to try to join other teams and act with us, but I'm afraid it won't be too safe."
Hearing this, Yang Qi was slightly stunned, and then he understood that Feng Qi was worried that he would be implicated by them. He was not a Phoenix bloodline practitioner from the nearby star field, and the Dragon bloodline might not target him. Yang Qi might be safer if he separated from them.
"No need for that. Even if I want to join another team, the other party may not accept me." Yang Qi shook his head slightly.