"If we extract the Spirit Vein, the Golden Core Venerable of the Flowers Sect will surely descend, and the Heavenly Demon Sect won't be able to protect us. When that happens, a great battle between the righteous and demonic sects will ensue, and we will surely have no way to survive."
After speaking, he turned and flew toward a large Flying Boat high in the sky.
A group of Li Family Cultivators promptly followed, and soon all had boarded the Flying Boat.
"Sss..."
The Flying Boat gently swayed and then sped off like lightning toward the sea in front.
Cutting through endless mists, it quickly tunneled more than ten miles away and gradually disappeared over the nearby sea.
...
In a matter of days, the news of the Li Family's defection exploded across the nearby seas, leaving countless cultivators in utter shock.
