New Blood Selection Assembly

After obtaining the Blood Spirit Fruits, Li Xinge and his party rushed back to Green Maple Valley.

As for the herbs in the valley, the Li Family's herb collectors would naturally go to gather them later.

Green Maple Valley, the Li Family's assembly hall. The six elders sat in their respective seats.

"Elders, we gave two Blood Spirit Fruits to the Blood Spirit Flame Python, leaving fifteen. I propose the following distribution."

Li Xinge said in a deep voice.

The elders all perked up their ears.

"I will take six, the First Elder will get three, and the remaining five elders will each receive one! As for the last one, I wish to reserve it for the outstanding young people in the clan. What do you all think?"

The First Elder was the first to stand up.

He cupped his fist and said, "Patriarch, this old man didn't contribute much effort, I truly feel undeserving."

"How precious are the Blood Spirit Fruits? Giving one to a useless old man like me is truly a waste of nature's bounty."

"The Patriarch is still young, and the family's hopes are all placed on him. It is most appropriate for the Patriarch to enjoy these Blood Spirit Fruits."

Upon hearing the First Elder's words, the other elders also sincerely expressed their willingness to give up their shares.

Li Xinge watched this scene, deeply moved by the elders' selflessness.

A single Blood Spirit Fruit could drive people mad in the outside world, enough to stir up a bloody storm.

However, in the Li Family, the preciousness of the Blood Spirit Fruit was not reflected in the power it could bestow, but in the valuable family bonds it represented.

"Alright, elders, I appreciate your kindness. Six Blood Spirit Fruits are already enough for me."

"Anything more would just be gilding the lily."

"But for you all, there are still infinite possibilities. If the family could gain another cultivator in the Qi and Blood Realm, I would have a much easier time."

Li Xinge said with a smile.

Since the Patriarch had spoken so plainly, the elders no longer hesitated. They secretly resolved not to let the Patriarch's expectations go unfulfilled.

"Patriarch, there are three days left until the annual New Blood Selection Assembly begins. Please decide which elder will attend."

The First Elder suddenly spoke.

The New Blood Selection Assembly was a method for the Li Family to absorb fresh blood from its mortal collateral branches.

A great family that had been passed down for over two hundred years naturally could not consist of only a thousand-plus members.

Over two hundred years, Li Family members without cultivation talent had gradually descended the mountain, integrating with ordinary people, branching out, and forming the Li Family's collateral branches.

As of today, the Li Family's collateral branches numbered over one hundred thousand!

The New Blood Selection Assembly was precisely for selecting collateral branch members with cultivation talent, allowing them to return to the main clan and strengthen its power.

The Fourth Elder, Li Xuanzong, was a prime example of someone who had emerged from the New Blood Selection Assembly.

Li Xinge's gaze swept over everyone.

The Sixth Elder, Li Yanzhao, stood up and requested, "Patriarch, allow me to attend this New Blood Selection Assembly."

"What do the elders think?"

"Agreed!"

"Certainly!"

Li Xinge made the final decision: "Then the matter of the New Blood Selection will be fully entrusted to the Sixth Elder!"

After discussing a few more important clan matters, the assembly finally came to an end.

The elders withdrew one after another, eager to use the medicinal effects of the Blood Spirit Fruits to break through their realms.

Li Xinge also chose to enter seclusion.

Six Blood Spirit Fruits were enough to bring about a qualitative improvement in his strength.

Little River Town.

In the courtyard of a dilapidated adobe house.

A little boy, who looked only seven or eight years old, was bare-chested, enduring the scorching sun, and fiercely punching a wooden dummy with all his might.

Despite his young age, his skin was dark, and his fists were covered in calluses.

Not far away.

A middle-aged woman working at a loom looked at the little figure in the courtyard.

With a pained expression, she said to the man sharpening a knife beside her, "Husband, it's so sunny. Why not let him practice later? Let the child rest first!"

The man sharpening the knife shook his head.

He refused, "No, in three days, the New Blood Selection Assembly will begin. Xingzong must break through to the Body Forging Realm within these two days! Only then can he return to the main clan!"

"Husband, I don't understand. What's so good about returning to the main clan? Isn't it better to live a simple life as an ordinary person, with the man farming and the woman weaving? My poor son, having to suffer so much at such a young age. How can he have such a heartless father!"

The woman wiped her tears and said tearfully.

"My lady, returning to the main clan has been the lifelong wish of my ancestors. From my grandfather, to my father, then to me, and now to Xingzong, we have all strived for this wish!"

After speaking, he put down the knife in his hand and walked towards the little one.

"Xingzong, how many times have I told you, when you punch, your stance must be stable, and your strength concentrated in one spot to kill with a single blow! Why do you never remember!"

The man said with an extremely stern tone.

Looking at his fierce father, Xingzong's mouth turned down, his eyes turned red, and he was on the verge of tears.

He didn't understand. Other children his age could play happily with their friends every day.

But he was forced to practice martial arts by his father every day.

"What are you crying for? Hold it in! Men, true men, don't shed tears easily!"

After speaking, he raised his hand to strike. Seeing this, the woman quickly ran over, grabbed the man's hand, and said angrily, "If you want to hit someone, hit me."

She also winked at Xingzong, signaling him to run quickly.

Xingzong's heart leaped with joy. He could finally go play with his friends. He happily ran out of the house.

"You just keep spoiling him."

Looking at Xingzong's cheerful back, the man sighed helplessly.

He picked up the sharpened wood-chopping knife and slung the straw basket over his shoulder.

"What are you doing out in the middle of the day?"

"Xingzong loses too much energy practicing martial arts every day, and we don't have much at home. I've arranged with Tie Niu and the others to go hunting in the mountains. See if we can catch something to replenish Xingzong's qi and blood."

"You can't go. Xiao Si said there are man-eating Mountain Lords appearing in the mountains recently. It's very dangerous."

The woman said with a worried expression.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

The man didn't even look up. He went out the door with his bow and arrows on his back.

The sky gradually darkened.

The woman had prepared dinner, but the man had not returned. She paced anxiously in the courtyard.

"Mom, when can we eat? I'm so hungry."

Xingzong rubbed his rumbling stomach and said with a pained expression.

"Wait a little longer. We'll eat when your dad gets back."

The woman comforted him.

At this moment.

There was a commotion outside the door. The woman's face lit up, and she hurried to open it.

When she opened the door, she did not see her beloved husband.

"Sister-in-law, we encountered a Mountain Lord. Brother Quan... Brother Quan, in order to cover our retreat..."

The woman's vision went black, and she fainted.

"Sister-in-law!"

"Sister-in-law!"

A day later.

Xingzong sat on the steps, staring blankly into the distance.

"Dad, why aren't you back yet?"

Xingzong murmured, but he knew in his heart that his extremely strict but most loving father would never return.

"Ah!"

Xingzong screamed and ran to the wooden dummy his father had personally made for him.

This wooden dummy that he had hated so much in the past.

He punched it again and again, his skin breaking and bleeding, yet he felt nothing.

After venting, he hugged the wooden dummy and burst into tears.

"When you punch, your stance must be stable, and your strength concentrated in one spot to kill with a single blow!"

These words were still vivid in his mind.

"Dad, I remember now."

"I will never disobey you again."

"I won't be lazy anymore."

"I want to become strong, I want to avenge you!"

"I am Li Xingzong, the Li Xingzong who brings honor to my ancestors."

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