Read Novel Full Chapter 1114: Chapter 1108: Special Event — Rumors
Chapter 1114: Chapter 1108: Special Event — Rumors
Min Tiange finally left.
Regarding his proposal to cooperate with the Li Clan, Li Xinnian agreed on behalf of the family.
After all, talking nonsense wouldn’t cost them.
At this time, within the Ancestral Space.
Key members of the family had gathered. Li Wei sat in the seat of honor.
With a wave of his hand, chairs materialized beneath the clansmen, and they sat down one by one.
“Min Tiange’s purpose was to warn us. As for the matter of cooperation, in his eyes, only those who harbor a Dao Seed can be trusted.”
Li Xinnian said in a deep voice, “However, he is right. While exposing our strength in the Western Border intimidated the scoundrels, crisis followed closely behind.”
The clansmen lowered their eyes.
As they came to understand the affairs of the world more and more, they increasingly found that no matter what they did, it was wrong.
If they hid their strength, anyone would dare to provoke them; if they exposed their strength, they would be targeted by Emperor Realm experts.
“Xinnian, your decision to establish branch families back then was the most correct choice.”
Li Yaowen said gently,
“Our family is spread across the world, cooperating with various factions.
Coupled with the surprise attack we faced in the Azure Cloud Region in the past, it has actually made the people of the world more wary of us.
Otherwise, who knows what kind of chaos would be breaking out right now.”
Li Xinnian hastily lowered his head in humility.
He had grown up listening to the stories of the family.
During his years as the Family Head, he had merely followed the path paved by his elders, patching up any flaws and planning escape routes.
Now, no matter what happened, they at least had countermeasures.
“If what Min Tiange said during his visit is true, then right now is actually our most dangerous moment,” Li Yunbing said.
“We have been established for too short a time.
The ‘Void-Soul Exchanging Dao Technique’ allowed our clansmen to break through to the Void Refinement realm one by one, and Second Aunt’s pills facilitated our breakthroughs.
All of this can be traced.”
“If it were during the Human Emperor’s prime…”
Li Kuangren disliked the Imperial Dynasty the most.
He sneered, “We would be just like the hidden factions of the world.
No matter how great our contributions to the dynasty, in the end, we would only be forced to hide within Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands, never seeing the light of day.
Without opportunities inside the Grotto-Heavens, attempting to break through would be sheer fantasy. If we refused to submit, we would end up like the Immortal Zhao Clan.”
“Therefore, the Human Emperor is the protector of the dynasty’s almighty experts.
He forces all cultivators above the Void Refinement realm in the world to refrain from entering the secular realm, severing their chances of a rapid breakthrough.
For over a hundred thousand years, those at the Emperor Realm have lived without worry.
But it is also because of this that the dynasty has known peace for over a hundred thousand years.”
“And now that the world is in great chaos, perhaps it isn’t solely Min Tiange’s doing… All the hidden factions might have been longing for this day.
Even the factions under the Human Emperor wish for the world to fall into chaos. Only in this way can they seize opportunities.”
“The moment something happens to the Human Emperor, the hidden factions emerge.”
The clansmen looked toward Li Yaoqing, for only Li Yaoqing knew the true condition of the Human Emperor.
Li Yaoqing spread her hands.
“He really is dying. Great Emperor Realm experts possess imperishable physical bodies, lifespans of over a hundred thousand years, and can choose to reincarnate independently.
The Human Emperor could suppress the world; even those at the Body Integration realm can live for over a hundred thousand years. But when I examined him, he was old.
I didn’t dare to ask, but think about it: the people of the world firmly believe the news of his impending death, so there must be a reason behind it.”
“Alright, whatever his condition may be, let him be,” Li Wei waved his hand.
“Min Tiange’s words cannot be taken lightly. There are already signs of what he said about us being targeted.”
The clansmen all looked toward Li Wei.
Li Wei said in a deep voice,
“When the incident regarding Zhijing occurred in the Northern Border, Lin Jiu completely distanced himself from the karma.
Yet, I saw that scoundrel Qiu Xundao had already come up with a plan to deal with our Li Clan.”
“Lin Jiu clearly told me that if Qiu Xunfa was handed over to me and the Qiu Clan apologized, the matter would be settled.”
Li Xinghuo’s expression was gloomy.
He had already decided to recall the clansmen heading to the Northern Border and simply wait until he broke through to the Void Refinement realm to battle Qiu Xunfa and reclaim their pride from the Qiu Clan.
Centuries had passed, and he had almost forgotten that Lin Jiu had never been so simple.
This filled Li Xinghuo’s heart with stifled frustration.
The Grand Tutor handled things far too flawlessly; regardless of the outcome, the karma would never touch the Grand Tutor himself.
Li Xinghuo didn’t even have a reason to blame Lin Jiu.
“Whatever Qiu Xunfa intends to do, we must formulate a countermeasure.”
Li Wei narrowed his eyes slightly.
“Min Tiange gave us a hint, and he was right.
With the strength our Li Clan has exposed now, the world will know that we are cultivating rapidly and must possess a method for swift breakthroughs.
At the same time, we captured Nun Dairou, who is herself an opportunity to reach the Body Integration realm.
Perhaps in the eyes of certain Emperor Realm experts, we, like Min Tiange, are a massive threat.”
“Min Tiange’s open scheme.” Li Yaowen smiled faintly.
“He wants us to be wary of the Imperial Dynasty, thereby breeding resentment toward it and pitting us against the Emperor Realm, ultimately forcing us to become his fellow travelers.
At the same time, this deters us from continuing to investigate him.
He manifested the blood moon with his Spiritual power in Shadowfell Prefecture; our relentless pursuit has already made him feel threatened.
No matter what we do, it will make things much easier for him.”
“At the same time, we must remain vigilant. Just as the Ancestor said, it’s possible that the Emperor Realm experts have already silently lured us into a trap.”
Li Wei looked at the panel before him.
Three days had already passed in the Northern Border, and the text on the panel was clearly visible.
[Special Event — Rumors]
[The news that your family conspired to kill Crown Prince Fei Heng in the Western Border, secretly causing the fall of the Western Border, snatching the opportunities of Bi Shihu, Yun Hongcai, and the Dusheng Nunnery, and capturing Nun Dairou and the Nirvana Sage Elder, has already begun to spread throughout the Imperial Dynasty.]
[Your family has been branded by the world with the labels of ‘Conspiratorial’, ‘Tyrannical’, and ‘Demonic Path’, inciting greater vigilance among the populace.]
[Within the Azure Imperial Dynasty, the Wu Tribe, and even the Demon Race, many covetous eyes have been drawn to your family.
Rumors that an opportunity for Body Integration lies in the Southern Border have spread across the world.]
The most terrifying rumors in the world are those that are half-true and half-false.
Li Wei looked at his clansmen. Everyone’s expression remained calm, and he broke into a grin.
“The bad news is that our clan’s discussion today and Min Tiange’s warning are both entirely true.”
Li Yaoqing tilted her head. “Ancestor, what about the good news?”
“The good news is that the majority of the rumors known to the world are true. Moreover, not only are we unafraid, but we also want to see how they plan to stop us from progressing even further.”
In the dimly lit Ancestral Space.
The clansmen sat divided across two long rows of chairs.
They all looked toward Li Wei, flashing wide, gleaming smiles revealing their white teeth.
“Bang!”
On the way to the Northern Border, the spirit boat was shattering into pieces.
The clansmen who had come from the Azure Cloud Prefecture were now floating in the cloudy sky, either riding auspicious clouds or flying on their swords.
Li Zhiheng expressionlessly withdrew his outstretched hand.
The Void Refining space formed in the cloudy sky, the Sacred Heart Domain, emitted over a dozen types of law-based Spiritual power.
It then expanded into a domain to block Daoist techniques originating from an unknown source.
Once he withdrew his hand, the Sacred Heart Domain vanished completely.
“Who goes there? Show yourselves, you cowards hiding your heads and tucking your tails!”
Li Jianshu was not the least bit afraid.
With a gloomy expression, he transformed into a streak of thunder and searched within a radius of a hundred miles.
Just moments ago, while the spirit boat was on its way to the Northern Border, an array compass had suddenly appeared in the cloudy sky, unleashing over a dozen Grade 5 life-and-death grand arrays.
Had their grandfather not intervened in time, they likely would have suffered heavy casualties.
However, his search yielded no results.
He merely found the array foundations on the ground before returning to Li Zhiheng’s side.
Li Jianning dispatched clansmen to collect the fragments of the spirit boat.
While tending to his father, Li Yuanwu, he gritted his teeth and said,
“What a pity about our ten spirit boats. That one particular spirit boat was a Supreme-Grade Spirit Artifact; it was the most beautiful one we had when we fought in the Immortal Domain.”
“It was a probe.”
Li Jianshu said,
“The people hidden in the shadows are probing our strength. Old Ancestor Li Wei warned us the other day: the Qiu Clan of the Northern Border is merely the beginning.
Rumors that the opportunity for the Body Integration realm lies with our Li Clan have already spread across the world.
I fear that Divinity Transformation and Void Refining cultivators all over the world will attempt to take a bite out of our Li Clan.”
“Let us continue.”
Li Zhiheng said softly, “If they dare to come, I will dare to kill them.”
After speaking, he released his Primordial Spirit and took the lead to pave the way forward.
Li Jianshu and Li Jianning exchanged a glance, both noticing the peculiar look in each other’s eyes.
The two brothers either managed the family estate or cultivated day in and day out.
They had been in frequent contact with Li Zhiheng recently and suddenly realized something was amiss with their grandfather.
“Grandfather seems… to no longer care about many things,” Li Jianning scratched his head.
“Let’s head to the Imperial Capital.”
A trace of worry flashed in Li Jianshu’s eyes, yet he didn’t dare to question his grandfather’s affairs.
He merely said, “Let’s go to Second Uncle’s place first.
The Merchant Lineage possesses vast connections and capabilities. We can have them investigate who is secretly moving against us.
Since the Merchant Lineage is relatively weaker in strength, it would also be best for them to travel with us.”
“If they want to treat our Li Clan as an opportunity, let’s see if they actually have the capability to do so!”
…
At this moment.
In the Azure Cloud Prefecture, Li Qiuming and Li Chuxiu were just leaving Old Ancestor Yaoqing’s place.
“Uncle Ming, Old Ancestor Yaoqing said that our Azure Cloud Prefecture is currently hollow on the inside, and that this is the time that will test us the most.
Just who exactly has our Li Clan provoked?”
Li Chuxiu looked entirely bewildered.
Having spent most of his life cultivating, with major family affairs suddenly thrust into his hands, he truly didn’t know where to begin.
“It can’t really be called provoking.”
Having rolled and crawled through the mud of the Imperial Capital, Li Qiuming took a deep breath and said,
“This is simply how the world works. As the saying goes, ‘wealth should not be exposed.’
The family sought revenge for our clansmen and pursued opportunities in the Western Border, thereby exposing our strength.
The people of this world act like flies and dogs, constantly bustling about for profit. How is it not normal for them to target us?”
“The Family Head has already made proper arrangements, the family’s retainers obey our commands, and we have Old Ancestor Li Wei standing behind us.
Xiu’er, now that the family is entrusted to you, you must cultivate diligently.
The duty of slaying enemies in the future will fall heavily upon your shoulders.”
“Yes, Uncle Ming…” Li Chuxiu responded. He then snapped back to his senses, stunned.
“Uncle Ming, you’re so shameless! I am the junior. Where is the logic in making a junior slay enemies and bear heavy burdens while the elder hides in the back?”
“Your Uncle Ming has important matters to attend to,” Li Qiuming said with a grave expression.
“What matters?”
“Opening a brothel.”
“…”
High in the cloudy sky above Merit City.
The siblings, Li Yaoqing and Li Yaotie, were together inside the Spirit Gathering Cauldron, receiving a message transmitted by Old Ancestor Li Wei through the Ancestral Spirit Tablet.
“Li Chuyuan consumed the Dao Seed?”
Li Yaotie blinked his eyes.
“His surname is Li, which makes it sound like he’s a descendant of our Li Clan. Since he is already Min Tiange’s man, should we kill him?”
“He is a descendant of our Li Clan.” Li Yaoqing rolled her eyes.
“Old Ancestor Li Wei said to keep him alive. That boy has a grudge against Ming’er and Xiu’er, which can serve to motivate the two of them to cultivate.
Aside from that, we can wait and see if Li Chuyuan can get close to Min Tiange.
Min Tiange has always been mysterious. This time, he can be considered to have outsmarted himself.”
“So that’s how it is.”
Li Yaotie nodded slightly.
Immediately after, the elders who had stayed behind to guard the family headed together toward the spiritual pool in the family’s back mountain.
There, they saw Old Flood Dragon coiled around a decaying corpse dragon.
Were it not for the array formations set up around them, a single breath from it would likely cause the mountains to sway and the earth to tremble.
The blood and vital energy of the corpse dragon were slowly seeping into the body of the family’s Divine Beast.
“Eating a true dragon—even if this dragon has been dead for who knows how many years—will make it effortless for Old Flood Dragon to break through to the Void Refining realm.”
Li Yaotie grinned.
“Furthermore, the internal organs and blood of this dragon have already been sent to the Northern Border. Zhijing’s dragon body is about to be complete.”
“What a pity that this dead dragon is filled with corpse energy, which ordinary people cannot withstand.
Otherwise, refining it into a treasure to extract blood would allow our Li Clan’s descendants to strengthen their physiques.”
Li Yaoqing wore a look of regret. The family had previously obtained the ‘Qilin Sacred Crystal’ from Qilin Mountain.
That artifact produced blood every year, bringing endless benefits to the family’s descendants.
“What’s there to pity? Once Old Flood Dragon transforms into a dragon, couldn’t we just extract blood from him?” Li Yaotie said casually.
As the two conversed, they gazed toward the center of the spiritual pool.
There, they saw a human body forged by the Corpse-Stitching Art exuding the aura of the peak Divinity Transformation realm—an aura that was boundlessly majestic.
[Dabao: 12th Generation]
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