Emerging from Seclusion, Minor Accomplishment of Qi and Blood Realm

After returning to Green Maple Valley, Li Yanzhao went back to the Lineage to report.

After hearing Li Yanzhao's account, the First Elder and the others' expressions darkened. "It seems some people still don't take our Li Family seriously."

"First Elder, what should we do now? Town Mountain Tiger clearly has no intention of handing over the murderer. Should we gather the Lineage's experts and wipe out this Black Robe Stronghold?"

The First Elder shook his head.

He rejected the proposal. "That would be unwise. Since the Medicinal Herbs have been recovered, there is no need to make such a big fuss. The Baibo Song Clan is eyeing our Li Family like a tiger watching its prey, and the Family Head is still in seclusion. We cannot act rashly. Until the Family Head emerges from seclusion, stability must come first in all things."

"Fine, then let Town Mountain Tiger enjoy himself for a few more days."

Li Yanzhao said unwillingly.

Two months later.

Green Maple Valley, inside the Family Head's seclusion chamber.

Dense Qi and Blood power filled the entire chamber. A dim oil lamp flickered, casting light over Li Xinge's delicate features.

He sat cross-legged on a cushion, his hands forming seals. Faint spiritual light flickered in and out of sight within his narrow eyes.

It seemed he had reached a critical juncture. Fine beads of cold sweat seeped across Li Xinge's forehead.

Qi and Blood power expanded wildly through his meridians, as though ten thousand needles were piercing him.

Who knew how much time passed? The scarlet Qi and Blood power inside the seclusion chamber gradually became violent, churning wantonly through the air.

Li Xinge opened his mouth and, like a Taotie, devoured all that Qi and Blood power in an instant.

At the same time, his aura began to rise step by step.

The pressure he exuded grew increasingly terrifying.

Half an hour later, he seemed to have reached the threshold.

Then, faintly, with a BOOM, Li Xinge abruptly opened his eyes and let out a long breath of turbid air.

Delight appeared on his face. "After so long cultivating bitterly, I've finally succeeded!"

That was right. Just moments ago, he had broken through into the Lesser Qi and Blood Accomplishment Realm.

At this moment, he felt that the strength within his body had grown by an unknown number of times compared to before he entered seclusion.

If he faced that old ghost from the Su Family again now, he could utterly crush him with ease.

So this was the strength of Qi and Blood Minor Accomplishment?

Having broken through to Qi and Blood Minor Accomplishment, he finally had the capital to confront the Baibo Song Clan head-on.

Now, it was time to emerge from seclusion.

The stone doors of the seclusion chamber slowly opened.

Sensing the movement, the two Li Family Cultivators who had guarded the area outside the chamber day and night hurried over.

Upon seeing Li Xinge emerge from seclusion, they both bent at the waist and cupped their fists. "Welcome the Family Head out of seclusion!"

Li Xinge nodded.

"You've worked hard. Notify the Elders that I'll be waiting for them in the council hall."

"Yes!"

Half an hour later.

Aside from Fifth Elder Li Xuanqi, who was guarding the mine, the other Elders had all arrived one after another.

After the Elders had taken their seats in turn,

Li Xinge said with a beaming smile, "This time, I've troubled you Elders during my seclusion."

The Elders hurriedly shook their heads. "It was merely our duty."

The First Elder silently observed Li Xinge. Though Li Xinge had concealed his aura well, the First Elder still sensed an extremely dangerous presence from him.

He had a feeling that if Li Xinge wanted to kill him, it would not take much effort.

The Family Head's strength had improved again.

Fortunately, such a monstrous talent belonged to the Li Family. The First Elder secretly rejoiced.

"During my seclusion, was everything in the Lineage well?"

Li Xinge asked with a smile.

"Reporting to the Family Head, you were in seclusion for over three months. During that time, things were generally stable. Allow this old man to report on the Lineage's recent development."

The First Elder said with a smile.

Li Xinge nodded. This was what concerned him most.

The First Elder cleared his throat and slowly said, "With increased resource supplies, our Li Family has gained three additional clansmen in the Body Realm during this period. Two clansmen have broken through from initial entry into the Body Realm to Minor Accomplishment in Body Cultivation."

Li Xinge clapped his hands in praise.

Every clansman in the Body Realm could be considered a mainstay of the Lineage.

With one more, the Lineage's strength increased by another measure.

"Last month, the Lineage had a surplus of two thousand taels of gold."

"As for the forbidden area in the back mountain, our plan to cultivate Spiritual Plant Masters has also yielded remarkable results. One clansman with considerable talent for spiritual plants has already cultivated a stalk of Spiritual Rice in the Spiritual Field."

"It has now begun mass production. As for the effects of the Spiritual Rice, we will only know once it matures."

This bombshell directly stunned the Elders.

Li Xinge was even more delighted upon hearing the news. This meant that the Li Family finally had hope of cultivating a Spiritual Plant Master.

No one understood better than Li Xinge how much a Spiritual Plant Master could improve a Lineage.

"Good, truly excellent."

Li Xinge applauded repeatedly. Once the other Elders recovered from their shock, they too burst into laughter.

After pondering briefly, Li Xinge said with a smile, "Such great merit must be rewarded. First Elder, if that clansman truly manages to cultivate qualified Spiritual Rice, establish a Spiritual Medicine Hall and promote him to become the Lineage's seventh Elder!"

No one objected to Li Xinge's arrangement.

What a joke. A Spiritual Plant Master, even in a county city, would be an honored guest of its great clans.

"Yes, Family Head."

The First Elder said with a smile.

"By the way, Family Head, there is one more matter that requires your decision."

As though suddenly recalling something, the First Elder's expression turned solemn.

"Please speak."

"Family Head, one month after you entered seclusion, a batch of Medicinal Herbs intended for the Body Tempering Realm cultivation of the Lineage's younger generation was intercepted. More than a dozen Guards were killed."

"One direct descendant was severely injured. It was later confirmed that the Black Robe Stronghold was responsible. I sent the Sixth Elder there. Although he recovered the Medicinal Herbs, the Black Robe Stronghold was perfunctory regarding the matter of the murderer."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Li Xinge's face gradually vanished.

"Town Mountain Tiger has some nerve!"

He robbed the Li Family's goods, killed Li Family members, then treated the matter so perfunctorily. He truly did not regard Li Xinge as worthy of notice.

Li Xinge narrowed his eyes, and a trace of cold killing intent surfaced within those narrow pupils.

In truth, Li Xinge was also a domineering man at heart.

"First Elder, with me holding down the Lineage, I'll have to trouble you to make a trip and bring back Town Mountain Tiger's head."

Li Xinge said it lightly.

In his eyes, the chief leader of the Black Robe Stronghold, who ran rampant for hundreds of miles and was feared by all like a tiger, was merely an ant he could crush at will.

The reason he sent the First Elder rather than acting personally

was naturally because the First Elder possessed the strength of someone newly entered into the Qi and Blood Realm. Dealing with a Body Realm cultivator was more than within his capabilities, even if that cultivator was at the Great Perfection of Body Realm.

Secondly, he was the Li Family's Family Head, not its thug. If everything had to be handled by him personally, then what was the Lineage for?

Naturally, the First Elder carried out Li Xinge's order without the slightest hesitation.

He had been holding this anger in for two months already.

If Li Xinge had not remained in seclusion and he had not needed to hold down the Lineage, he would have gone to the Black Robe Stronghold long ago to settle things with Town Mountain Tiger.