Ling Yunhong's Concerns
Ling Yunhong, who returned to the Lineage with Ling Pengyun, sought out the Great Elder Ling Ruda, the Fifth Elder Ling Yunxi, and the Sixth Elder Ling Yunqian, who were rarely seen in the Lineage, after setting foot on Lingxiao Mountain.
The Sixth Elder, Ling Yunqian, is the eighth among the Yun Generation, and his Qi Training Completion.
He often led several members of the Ling Clan with higher cultivation levels to drive the Ling Clan's herds of Mountain-Opening Ox, carrying the spiritual items harvested by the Ling Clan clan each year, to the markets and shops run by the Lineage of Huai River Market Town, Cloudwater Market Town, and the other Lineage of Huai River County.
This job is extremely tiring, with only about ten days of rest per year at most. Occasionally, while transporting spiritual objects, one will encounter Evil Cultivator who are blinded by profit, resulting in battles.
This has caused Ling Yunqian to suffer many injuries over the years, and he still has several hidden injuries that have not healed. The constant injuries have damaged his health, which is why he is only seventy-six years old now, but looks no different from Ling Ruda, who is over a hundred years old.
At the Lingxiao Mountain, Council Hall.
After gathering the three elders of the clan, the Clan Head, Ling Yunhong, recounted in detail to everyone the events at the Wedding Feast of Wu Yan and Yang Siling, descendants of Spirit Talisman True Person. Spirit Talisman True Person had called on all cultivators in the Hundred Spirits Sect territory to take the initiative to attack the territory of the Demon Python Lake, and his own Foundation Establishment clan was required to send one Foundation Establishment Cultivator and thirty Qi Training Middle Stage or above cultivators to participate in the battle.
After listening to Ling Yunhong's account, the other three elders present frowned, feeling somewhat resentful of the Hundred Spirits Sect's domineering arrangement.
"Eight years ago, the Hundred Spirits Sect had just seized our Huai River County. Now they want to start a war again. I wonder what they're thinking," Fifth Elder Ling Yunxi complained.
"The Hundred Spirits Sect now has three Golden Core, and it was at its peak. It's understandable that it would launch another war so soon." Great Elder Ling Ruda frowned deeply, and after speaking, he took out the Lineage member roster from his Storage Bag, looked it over, and began to speak.
"The 30 Qi Refining mid-to-late stage cultivators required by the Hundred Spirits Sect are somewhat difficult for our Lineage to manage. Currently, our clan has four Qi Training Completion, nine Qi Training Late Stage cultivators, and twenty-nine Qi Training Middle Stage cultivators. If we pool our resources, we can indeed gather the number required by the Hundred Spirits Sect. However, aside from some Qi Training Completion, Late Stage, and Mid-Stage cultivators who are unable to leave, five of the thirty Qi Refining cultivators who respond to the Hundred Spirits Sect's call will be the youngest members of the Peng Generation in our clan."
"Peng Generation members have only been stationed at the Clan Mountain for a few years. Apart from Peng Xing, the other young members of the Peng Generation do not have much practical combat experience. There may be some casualties during the Demon Extermination War."
Ling Yunhong said in a deep voice, "The shortage of manpower is not unique to my Ling Clan. I imagine the other four Foundation Establishment Family in Huai River County are facing the same problem. Before the battle, I will discuss with the Clan Head of the other four families to avoid the front line of fighting the Demon Beast in the Serpent Dragon Lake area. Instead, we will only help the Hundred Spirits Sect to capture some Second Rank Spirit Vein. Although we will earn fewer Contribution Points, it is safer and less dangerous."
"I have already decided on the candidates from the Peng Generation to join the Demon Extermination War. They are Peng Xing (Peng Generation), Peng Yun (eighth), Peng Cheng (ninth), Peng Lin (tenth), Peng Qing (twelfth), Peng Bai (fourteenth), and Peng Liang (sixteenth). These seven members of the Peng Generation Peng Generation all quite talented. We can take this opportunity to train them. The Lineage can no longer support idle people."
"The clan is now somewhat wealthy. When these thirty clansmen at the Qi Training Middle Stage or above follow me into battle, the clan will distribute more Spirit Talisman Cave, pills, and better Law Artifact."
"What I'm really worried about is Old Devil Li, who was severely injured by me and the other four Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Huai River County four years ago. Although Old Devil Li's Lifebound Magic Item, the Thousand Ghost Banner, was destroyed, it will be difficult for him to recover his full strength in a short time."
"But once I leave the Clan Mountain with those thirty clansmen, there will be no Foundation Establishment Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the clan to keep watch. Among the Five Great Clans in Huai River County, only the wife of the Falling Dusk Luo Clan Head, Li Xia, has Foundation Establishment cultivation. However, Li Xia is only at the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment and cannot deter Old Devil Li at all. Once we Foundation Establishment Cultivator in Huai River County are summoned away from Huai River County by the Hundred Spirits Sect, Old Devil Li, who has been hiding in the shadows all these years, will definitely rise from the ashes and take the opportunity to take revenge on our Five Great Clans."
Huai River County Yang Siling and Wu Yan's Wedding Feast not long ago, only Lineage Ling Clan Foundation Establishment Family, which had a good relationship with the Yang Clan, sent Foundation Establishment Cultivator to attend. The other Lineage only sent their elders with gifts.
Huai River County is located at the very end of the vast territory occupied by the Hundred Spirits Sect. The journey is long, and the Foundation Establishment Cultivator in these Lineage are afraid that their families will encounter danger during this time away.
Upon hearing this, Ling Ruda and the other two elders realized that Ling Yunhong's words had some basis in the real matter that Ling Yunhong had summoned them to discuss.
Their faces immediately darkened, and a hint of fear even appeared in their expressions.
Devil Cultivator are known for their vindictiveness; they will always seek revenge if they suffer a loss.
The same applies to Old Devil Li, who has been famous in Cloudwater County for many years.
Decades ago, when the Ling Clan family was still Qi Refining Lineage in Cloudwater County, they had heard that a member of a Qi Refining Lineage in Cloudwater County had killed one of Old Devil Li's personal disciples.
For this matter, Old Devil Li led his hundreds of Qi Refining Devil Cultivator and wiped out the Qi Refining Lineage overnight, declaring his hegemony.
Four years ago, Ling Yunhong and four other Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Huai River County not only severely injured Old Devil Li but also wiped out more than 90% of his hundreds of disciples.
Ling Ruda and the others did not believe that this Old Devil Li would keep swallowing his anger and grievances.
Having heard of Li Laomo's nature, Ling Yunhong, who had joined Wen Xianyun, the patriarch of the Yunwu Wen clan, and others in attacking Li Laomo's lair and forcing him to escape, knew that Li Laomo would not let the matter rest.
At that time, it was imperative to eliminate Old Devil Li, otherwise Old Devil Li would definitely destroy the Cloud Mist Wen Clan. With the help of the many mortals of the Cloud Mist Wen Clan, he would become especially powerful. Once the Cloud Mist Wen Clan was destroyed, the other four Foundation Establishment Family of Huai River County, which had just been established and had weak foundations, would not be able to survive.
Inside the Council Hall, after a few breaths of silence, the Sixth Elder, Ling Yunqian, who frequented the Huai River Market Town, thought of the magical Law Artifact that he had heard from a friend in the Hundred Spirits Sect a few days ago. His eyes lit up and he had an idea, but he did not speak it out directly. Instead, he asked Ling Yunhong first.
"Third Brother, if we were to give you and the other four Foundation Establishment Cultivator another chance, would you be confident you could destroy that Old Devil Li?"