Baiyang City Square was packed with a sea of people, countless figures gathered here.

Eight competition stages were set up around the large square, with matches being held simultaneously.

Li Chongshan sat on the high platform, watching the matches with an expressionless face, his brow slightly furrowed.

Although the matches were quite exciting, in Li Chongshan's heart, they seemed rather ordinary.

It wasn't that he looked down on those at the Six Spirits Realm or the Soul Division Realm, but he hadn't seen any truly exceptional talents.

The performances of these people were decent, but they were far from matching those of the top prodigies.

Li Chongshan had come to Baiyang City because the National Teacher had selected ten cities for him to visit, hoping for some unexpected surprises.

But after two days of watching, he had gained nothing.

Ji Wuchang was also among the crowd, and after watching for a while, he slowly walked away.

Seeing Ji Wuchang leave, a few people quickly followed him!

At that moment, a lame old man suddenly appeared, blocking their path.

Before they could react, the old man reached out and grabbed them.

Instantly, they felt a powerful force pulling them, and their bodies were uncontrollably dragged towards a nearby alley.

In the alley, a special barrier appeared, and the old man looked at the group with a sinister expression.

"Speak, why are you following Ji Wuchang?" he demanded.

These people were not weak in cultivation; the weakest was at the first level of the Six Spirits Realm, and the strongest had reached the fifth level.

In the center of their brows, there was a special energy fluctuation, a unique kind of spiritual power.

"Ji Wuchang killed someone from our Ten Thousand Souls Hall, and our hall master has ordered us to capture him for trial!" the fifth-level Six Spirits Realm cultivator said without hesitation.

Upon hearing this, the old man's expression instantly turned grim, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

This old man was Li Xiaoyuan, who had been tasked with protecting Ji Wuchang's life.

Over the past two days, members of the Ten Thousand Souls Hall had been tailing Ji Wuchang, and Li Xiaoyuan naturally wouldn't let them have their way.

After only a moment of thought, Li Xiaoyuan struck with a single palm, and the members of the Ten Thousand Souls Hall let out a scream, instantly turned into a mist of blood by his strike!

Li Xiaoyuan took a step and vanished without a trace.

When he reappeared, he was in a courtyard several miles away, where Ji Yongming was waiting.

"Taken care of?" Ji Yongming asked without looking up, his tone calm.

During this period, the two had been bickering daily but lived together, as their goal was the same: to protect Ji Wuchang!

Li Xiaoyuan nodded with a serious expression and then said, "It's those persistent ghosts from the Ten Thousand Souls Hall!"

Ji Yongming frowned slightly, a flash of killing intent in his eyes, and then said, "Old Li, you shouldn't have killed them."

"But since it's done, forget it. The Ten Thousand Souls Hall, those mad dogs, will surely send more people."

"In the future, it's better not to interfere in such matters. We need to trust him to handle it himself!"

Li Xiaoyuan nodded, then looked at Ji Yongming and calmly asked, "Have you found out about that matter?"

Ji Yongming nodded slightly, then frowned and said, "They've already sent people, eleven in total, all from my Ji family!"

"Somehow, a few old fellows in the clan found out about Wuchang's identity, and our Ji family has officially started the Young Clan Leader training program!"

"You know, this is absolutely not allowed to be interfered with by outsiders, not even by me."

"This is just the beginning, the first challenge Wuchang must face."

"If he can't pass the first challenge, the subsequent training will be canceled, and he will lose the title of Young Clan Leader!"

"Most importantly, this first challenge will determine whether he can return to the Ji family in the future, as he also carries the bloodline of the Li family!"

Hearing this, Li Xiaoyuan frowned deeply, understanding Ji Yongming's meaning.

The old fellows of the Ji family were somewhat concerned about Ji Wuchang, who carried the Li family's bloodline, as no one knew if he would lean towards the Li family in the future!

The Li family was an enemy of the Ji family, even though it had declined.

But Ji Wuchang carried the bloodline of the Ji family's clan leader, the true main lineage, so ultimately, the old fellows decided to test Ji Wuchang.

If Ji Wuchang passed the test, the old fellows of the Ji family would not oppose bringing him back to the Ji family.

Of course, if he failed, the consequence would likely be that even if he could return to the Ji family in the future, he would only be a mere idler.

Li Xiaoyuan naturally understood this logic and frowned, saying, "Your Ji family is really twisted!"

"I only have one request: if his life is in danger, I will intervene. I don't care about your Ji family's plans."

"The lady has only this one son; he must not come to harm!"

Ji Yongming nodded, then said solemnly, "Don't worry, Wuchang's status is clear; no one would dare to kill him."

"Besides, my master has high hopes for him and won't let anything happen to him!"

"These eleven people have just arrived in Baiyang City and should soon approach Wuchang. We'll get to see how Wuchang performs!"

"This performance will also be secretly recorded by the elders, who are extremely formidable. You'd better not appear again."

"Otherwise, if you're discovered, you know the consequences!"

Hearing this, Li Xiaoyuan nodded, a look of gravity on his face, and he said no more.

Ji Wuchang stood at the entrance of the city lord's mansion, gazing into the distance...