[Your descendant, Li Yaowen, has sent you intelligence and a promise: the assassins of Dawn are ready to lay down their lives for the family.]
[Your descendant, Li Yaoqing, has sent you intelligence and asks if you require assistance from the Thunderfire Demonic Cave.]
Seeing Li Yaoqing's and Li Yaowen's messages arriving through various channels, a smile spread across Li Wei's face.
He suddenly seemed to feel the strength and resilience of his family.
Both Yaoqing and Yaowen were far from home. Yaoqing, once solely comfortable in the company of plants, now faced daily schemes and sneak attacks from demonic cultivators. Yet, she navigated these conflicts with surprising ease, skillfully handling dangerous individuals from both sides.
Yaowen was struggling against a tribulation sent from the heavens. Even with him using 'Ancestral Warmth' and 'Ancestor's Embrace' to sustain her life, she appeared to be on the verge of death. She was inherently delicate and frail, yet with that fragile body, she had created a powerful organization.
They were all contributing to the family in their own ways!
No matter when or where!
"I've received your intentions. Although you are not here, I, your ancestor, will take your place and win this battle. The Li family is invincible!"
With unprecedented focus, Li Wei sat up abruptly in bed. Even the roast duck beside him lost its appeal as he gazed intently at the 500-inch screen.
...
"Coo, coo!"
Above the clouds, a group of thirteen individuals in black robes were flying on their swords. Suddenly, they heard a bird's call in the distance. The leader, a handsome young man, flashed a look of surprise and waved his hand, signaling his companions to stop.
A Hundred-Mile Pigeon, emerging from the clouds, landed in the young man's hands. This was none other than Li Yunlin.
"Yunlin, why would this demon beast seek you out?" The old man beside Li Yunlin was slightly surprised.
Li Yunlin's expression was complex. "Elder Qiuli, this is a Hundred-Mile Pigeon, a demon beast from our family. It can travel a thousand miles a day and track people's aura. It must be a message from a member of my family."
"Oh."
Elder Qiuli wasn't surprised either. Li Yunlin was a prodigy, having fully grasped the true teachings of the Skyveil Sect. Within ten years, he would reach the peak of Foundation Establishment, especially since he possessed the Nine Spirit Mystic Flame, eliminating any concerns about forming a false core during his breakthrough.
Li Yunlin was undoubtedly the next sect leader.
It was only natural for a small family like the Li family to try to climb the social ladder, but it was merely wishful thinking.
Nevertheless, he still used his divine sense to check what message the Li family had sent.
A moment later, Elder Qiuli's expression turned amused. "Yunlin, your family members are quite interesting."
If it weren't for fear of creating a rift with Li Yunlin, Elder Qiuli would have burst out laughing.
The Li family actually sent a message telling Li Yunlin to do whatever he wanted and to remember that he still had the Li family behind him?
What was the Li family anyway?
A family that rose from the wilderness, established a mere sixty years ago, with no more than twenty descendants?
A mere clown.
"Indeed, very interesting."
Li Yunlin replied with an unchanged expression. He noticed the mockery in Elder Qiuli's expression and heard the disdain in his words.
He then released the Hundred-Mile Pigeon and, after glancing at Elder Qiuli, flew forward, taking the lead.
A glimmer of warmth flickered in his eyes.
"I didn't send any news back home. How did the family know about my predicament? Is it Ancestor who is watching over me?"
"This message was sent by Yunbing. He's starting to resemble Fourth Aunt. He should know that all the messages sent can't escape the elders' eyes, so he usually doesn't say everything explicitly, implying a deeper meaning. That is to say..."
"The family has sent me help!"
As Li Yunlin pondered the meaning of the message, he touched the ancestral tablet in his bosom and suddenly felt an immense sense of security.
He had always known that his family was his strongest backing!
...
"Interesting? It'll be even more interesting when you meet us."
Li Wei looked at the text above these people's heads and didn't pay much more attention. He was also somewhat relieved that Li Yunlin remained calm and collected.
After all, Li Yunlin was in the Skyveil Sect, like an undercover agent with the potential to become the leader. His every move was under scrutiny, and the pressure he faced every day was no less than that of Yaoqing and Yaowen, if not more.
Seeing Li Yunlin approaching with members of the Skyveil Sect, Li Wei shifted his gaze to the Li family group.
They had now entered Five Peaks Mountain!
Within Five Peaks Mountain, much like the Li family's Green Valley Village, a town had formed. The Su family had over three thousand descendants, and with their affiliated families, over twenty thousand people were scattered throughout Five Peaks Mountain.
Li Dalong and his wife went straight into Five Peaks Mountain. As soon as they approached, they triggered the Su family's formation. It seemed they also had a method similar to the Li family's, where they inscribed tattoos on their own people to distinguish them from outsiders.
The couple quickly stated their purpose, frankly requesting negotiations with the Su family. Soon after, they were led into Five Peaks Mountain.
As for the others, they remained outside the grand formation that detected enemies on Five Peaks Mountain.
"An 8th-grade formation, this is a bit troublesome."
Li Yaotie grinned. In his eyes, the entire Five Peaks Mountain was protected by an aura of profound yellow. One after another, formation nodes emerged from the ground, forming a giant circular formation diagram. Suddenly, a formation disk appeared in his hand. Within the disk, a small orb moved across various mystical characters, finally settling on a specific point. "But it's not a big problem. We should be able to make it in time."
[Your descendant Li Yaotie is using the 'Formation Extinguishing Mystic Disk' to locate the formation core and break the 8th-grade formation 'Five Peaks Family Protection Grand Formation'!]
[Formation Extinguishing Mystic Disk]
[Specialized in breaking formations. Upon encountering a formation, the Formation Extinguishing Mystic Disk will issue a warning!]
"Yaoqing has made a contribution again."
Li Wei grinned. The family didn't originally possess this item, but Li Yaoqing had been operating in the Thunderfire Demonic Cave for over a decade. Due to the various formations that existed there previously, there were also many formation masters in that place. This item was a reward Li Yaoqing received after saving an 8th-grade formation master.
Moreover, the Li family members could also faintly sense the presence of a formation around the Su family.
Upon reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, most cultivators would have some knowledge of formations, alchemy, talismans, and the like. However, mastering these skills required a vast amount of knowledge, and excelling in them required talent and years of dedicated practice.
This presented a problem: a Qi Refining stage cultivator who wished to become an artifact refiner might die before even forging an artifact due to a lack of time for cultivation and being unable to break through.
For example, a Golden Core cultivator might not necessarily be a 7th-grade artifact refiner, but a 7th-grade artifact refiner would definitely be a Golden Core cultivator!
They were often individuals with exceptional talent. And Li Yaotie happened to be one such exceptionally talented individual. While refining artifacts, he also required the support of formations and was, in fact, a 9th-grade formation master!
"Just waiting for you all to break through the formation."
Seeing Li Yaotie working on breaking the formation, Li Wei shifted his attention to Li Dalong and his wife.
After all, Li Wei didn't want the previous incident of the Li family luring someone into their home to kill them to happen to their own people.