“We’ll see if there’s anything that needs to be ordered from us.”
Li Yuanzhao’s eyes flickered with fear as he lowered his head and asked in a low voice.
Li Wushuang, however, looked directly at Li Tian Gang. Since Li Yuanzhao had spoken, she did not say anything.
Seeing these young ones draped in armor, seemingly ready to rush to the battlefield at any moment, the coldness in Li Tian Gang’s gaze dissipated slightly, and his tone softened as he said,
“You are all good children, just go back and wait. There’s no need for your help until the rest of the Li family returns.”
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With those words, he walked past them and quickly headed into the distance.
Li Yuanzhao and the others were stunned for a moment, watching that imposing figure receding into the distance, feeling somewhat unaccustomed.
They felt that today’s Seventh Uncle seemed like a gentle elder, a feeling they had never experienced before.
Li Wushuang turned back to stare until that figure vanished from sight. Her cold eyes became desolate and sorrowful:
“He was the best… If only I could have told him that back then, maybe none of those things would have happened, and he wouldn’t have… died.”
When the others heard her words, they were all slightly stunned, the image of that dazzling, carefree figure flashing through their minds, and they all fell silent.
Li Yuanzhao’s fingers clenched into a fist, his head lowered, biting his teeth. Although many days had passed, the mention of Li Hao still made his eyes turn red.
Inside Shuihua Courtyard.
The courtyard had been sealed off. Only two old servants were inside attending to Liu Yue Rong.
“Ancestor Blood Summoning… Ancestor Blood Summoning…”
In the pavilion inside the courtyard, Liu Yue Rong stared blankly in the direction of the ancestral hall. She no longer had the radiant beauty or the luxurious clothing of the past. Her hair was simply coiled up, and she was no longer wearing makeup. She appeared drawn and feeble.
“Li Tian Gang, how could you be so heartless? No wonder even your own son was driven away by you!”
“My child… you must not be foolish. Follow the Buddha Lord and practice diligently. As long as you reach the Grand Tao of Peace Realm, comparable to the Ancestor, even if the Divine General Mansion is gone, it can be rebuilt. Do not think of your mother and foolishly come running back…”
Liu Yue Rong turned her head towards the direction of Mount Wuliang, her eyes reddening as she bowed her head and prayed.
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As time passed.
All cities in Qingzhou received a secret order from the Li family. The Li family members serving in various cities quickly released signals.
These signals were meant to guide those of the Li family bloodline, but those who had split from the Li family too early might have forgotten the meaning of these signals.
Nevertheless, the first people who heeded the call to Qingzhou had already flooded into the cities, following the guidance to the Huai River, and then hastening upriver toward Qingzhou City.
The rest were making their way through the wild, fighting the dispersed demonic forces, while heading towards Qingzhou City.
Shortly after the Ancestor Blood Summoning, behind the Demon Tide outside Qingzhou City.
On the mount where the many Elders of the Dragon Gate and the Holy Palace, as well as the leaders of the two forces were located, the Door Master of the Dragon Gate appeared as a young man in a black robe. He seemed to sense something and looked towards that city.
An elder of Tianji Palace, who was circling above Qingzhou City, detected a flash of blood light inside the Divine General Mansion and immediately panicked, quickly flying down and transforming into a young woman.
“Door Master, the Li family from Divine General Mansion seems to have employed the legendary Divine General Blood Summoning Secret Skill!” She hurriedly stated.
The expression of Dragon Absolute God, the Door Master of the Dragon Gate, changed, looking troubled: “These guys, are they really planning to go down without leaving any trace, determined to fight to the death?”
He was also somewhat familiar with the foundation of the Divine General Mansion. Two thousand years ago, a Divine General Mansion had collapsed, and at that time, they had resorted to this secret technique, summoning all the family bloodline members to call forth the physical body and the Heroic Spirits of the ancestors, unleashing a terrifying combat strength, but still, they ultimately fell.
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“This way is better, saves the trouble of looking for them one by one, solving everything in one go.”
The Holy Palace Master, Feng Lingxiao, opened his eyes and said coldly, his eyes also displaying a hint of anger.
“How much longer will it take for you to fully recover?” the Dragon Absolute God asked him.
“Not long, another three to five days at most.”
Feng Lingxiao replied.
“Too long.” the Dragon Absolute God frowned, fixing his gaze on him.
Seeing his look, Feng Jiutian also felt a surge of anger within, thinking to himself, If you had the guts to fight to the death, would you have feared an old dog from the Half-step Tao Realm!
But he kept these thoughts to himself as this was not the time for in-fighting.
“If you can contain that old Li Muxiu, I can break the formation,” he said.
The Dragon Absolute God was silent. Just then, a stream of black qi suddenly floated from the distance and descended upon the mountain peak.
The arrival of this black qi went unnoticed by the surrounding demons until it began to settle, startling them.
The black qi dissipated, revealing snow-white long legs and an elegant woman with dark purple patterns on her cheeks, who lightly stepped forward.
Looking at the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Jiutian with a smile in her eyes, she said, “You’ve been driven out of the territory like pigs and dogs by the Dayu Divine Dynasty, and there’s a good reason for it. Such a minor task given to you drags on and on, it’s truly disappointing.”
“Desolate God!”
Upon seeing the woman, both the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao’s expressions changed drastically as their bodies tensed slightly, a hint of nervousness appearing in their eyes.
“Why have you come here? What about the Imperial City…” the Dragon Absolute God couldn’t help but ask in a low voice.
“It’s just one of my avatars, that old Emperor is very clever, the Imperial Royal Family is truly ruthless, with no intention of sending that True Person into action, only saving their own hide.”
The woman spoke with a light tone, “If you continue to delay, let alone the Li family bloodline, that Prince Qing is also on his way here, and it won’t be as simple as now by then.”
“What?”
Hearing this, both the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao were shocked. That Prince Qing was one of the strongest amongst the Emperor’s brothers, second only to the Ninth Prince, the Sword Demon!
“When did this happen, how far is he?”
Feng Lingxiao asked worriedly, remembering the battle in Northern Yan, his complexion turning a bit sour. Hadn’t he left the opponent gravely injured? How had he recovered so quickly?
“Soon, which is why I’ve sent this fragment of myself over, to block him for you if necessary. You’d better resolve the Li family quickly, our time to come forward has not yet arrived. You’d best be smarter in your actions, if you’re truly incapable, dispelling you is not an impossibility…”
Hearing her words, their faces slightly shifted, and they quickly agreed.
The woman glanced at them, then again looked towards the city. With a flick of her finger, two dark treasure artifacts with ominous auras appeared out of thin air:
“These two Saint Heart treasures are lent to you, today I want to see the Li family’s blood flow like a river!”
After speaking, her figure dissipated like a wisp of black qi, leaving only the two treasures hovering in the air.
Both the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao’s eyes flashed, and they swiftly moved to claim one treasure each.
They liked to call these items Saint Heart Heavenly Treasures, but the people beyond the Dayu region called them Saint Heart Treasures.
Even as top demonic forces, after countless years of cultivation, when the Tiaobao Taoist died a thousand years ago, during their attack on the Ten Thousand Artifacts Tower, they only managed to loot a few top divine weapons.
Such treasures, once they appeared, were basically divided among the Imperial Family and the five Divine General Mansions.
In the Great Wilderness Heaven, only the Ancient Holy Clan could easily produce such items, other small clans would be lucky to have one or two.
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