Bear Me a Child

"We can fight, but the losses might be heavy."

In front of the screen, Li Xiang also heard the intelligence from the Chen Family. After all, having been wiped out by those two families before, no one understood the strength of their enemies better than the Chen Family!

He could also see the fighting spirit of the Li Family members at this moment.

If the descendants weren't cowering, what reason did he, their Ancestral Patriarch, have to cower?

As long as the chance of defeating the opponent reached fifty percent, it was worth a try!

Those two families possessed Ancestral Patriarchs at the False Core Realm and a spiritual artifact, but the Li Family's combat power was not insignificant either; he had the Temple Guardian Beast, the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python.

He might not have known just how strong the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python was before, but after operating the War Puppet, Li Xiang had felt the power of the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python firsthand. It was absolutely one of the best among spiritual beasts, with strength comparable to the False Core Realm!

As for the Golden Core... perhaps it could barely survive under a Golden Core, but to fight one was absolutely impossible. Between every major realm, there was a world of difference.

Next was the War Puppet.

This thing was more useful for large-scale warfare in interstellar conflicts, but the War Puppet also possessed the power to fight against cultivators at the False Core Realm, especially since Li Xiang was confident he could manipulate the War Puppet to defeat a False Core!

As for Foundation Establishment...

"What we truly lack right now are Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the confrontation between Qi Refining cultivators and those two major families."

Li Xiang frowned deeply.

In their Li Family, only Li Dalong and his wife possessed the strength of Foundation Establishment.

Now, years had passed, and the Li Family still only had four spiritual beasts, among which the Eight-Leaf Flower Demon was a total weakling in combat.

As for the Qi Refining stage, they were also far inferior to those in Tailin Town.

Li Yaozu was the strongest; now, under the cultivation of Beast Blood Fruit and various spiritual medicines, he had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Li Yaoqing and Li Yaotie, the sister and brother, were at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and as for Li Yaowen... she was negligible.

Among the third generation, 12-year-old Li Yunlin had extraordinary talent, yet he only had the strength of the third level peak.

The spiritual beasts in their current spiritual beast yard were not bad, with 102 of them capable of fighting in the Qi Refining stage.

As for the 150-man guard team trained by Li Yaozu, only a mere 12 had become Qi Refining cultivators... and the strongest among them was only at the second level of Qi Refining.

Li Xiang was confident he could win with his top-tier combat power.

But the middle and lower tiers... even if the Chen Family was willing to fight alongside the Li Family, they would still be crushed.

"Is this the foundation the Chen Family Ancestral Patriarch spoke of?"

Li Xiang felt it was a thorny issue; this was just the gap in the number of cultivators.

The Hu and Wang families had developed for hundreds of years; they possessed a large number of magical artifacts, had formations within their families, and even had all sorts of other means.

As for having the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python and the War Puppet block Tailin Town, that was even more unrealistic.

Their movements were not as flexible as cultivators; if they were surrounded by Tailin Town, they would only be handing themselves over.

"I just hope my hand speed is fast enough when the time comes to operate the War Puppet while simultaneously using the 'Ancestral Patriarch's Fury'."

Li Xiang narrowed his eyes.

This battle was unavoidable regardless; the Li Family's current resources were limited. Without additional resources, their growth speed would be very slow, perhaps even reaching a limit. But Tailin Town could only grow stronger; the longer they dragged it out, the more passive they would become!

"If only I could lure them all to Tailin Town, and the Ancestral Spirit Array Diagram was ready, that would be perfect."

Li Xiang pursed his lips.

While Li Xiang was calculating the comparison of combat power between the two sides.

The Li Family members did not rush toward Tailin Town immediately; they still maintained enough rationality, clearly understanding the current gap between them and Tailin Town.

But there wasn't a single coward among them!

Once the hope of revenge appeared, they could no longer suppress it. Perhaps this was the bloodiness and will that had gradually formed in the Li Family after years of slow development.

This day.

The entire Li Family seemed to be going about their daily routines as usual.

Li Yaowen sat under the peach tree in the Li Family's large courtyard. She still held a book, seemingly unconcerned about the life-and-death battle the Li Family was about to face, but her hand gripping the book tightened more and more.

"If I turn a blind eye, the Li Family will slowly die and be liquidated by Tailin Town sooner or later. If we are defeated, I will be the sinner of the Li Family."

No one knew what kind of burden this seemingly calm woman carried in her heart when she proposed the battle in the Ancestral Hall!

But she had to seize the best opportunity to make the best choice for the family.

Just as the family and the Ancestral Patriarch had never looked down on her because of her physical condition and her lack of strength, they supported her as always!

While she was deep in thought, several maids loyal only to Li Yaowen brought over a gloomy-looking youth, leading a child.

"Aunt."

Li Yunlin bowed to Li Yaowen with his younger brother.

Li Yaowen nodded slightly. "Yunlin, the family is about to handle a major matter. If something really goes wrong, take Yunbing and flee. They will be responsible for taking care of you, but remember, you are always members of the Li Family."

"Aunt... what happened?"

Although Li Yunlin was young, he knew that his aunt would never say such things unless the family was truly facing extinction.

"It's nothing, just a big battle." Li Yaowen waved at the two brothers and patted their heads. "Children, go now. Our ancestors will always protect the children of the Li Family, so you don't need to worry."

Watching the maid lead the two children away, Li Yaowen finally let out a long sigh.

Even with a formidable enemy at the gates, she had made arrangements for the worst-case scenario.

"I hope so."

In the Spirit Beast Garden, Li Yaoqing was concocting her spirit herbs as usual.

She stroked the massive Beast Blood Fruit Tree, looking at the spirit herbs she had cultivated and raised day by day in the Spirit Herb Garden.

Footsteps sounded behind her.

Fifteen young men and women approached. "If I don't return, burn the Beast Blood Fruit Tree and all the spirit herbs in the Spirit Herb Garden, then hide your identities and leave. But remember, once the two young masters of the Li Family grow up, they will be your masters."

"Yes, Master!"

Seeing the children she had raised over the years nod, Li Yaoqing felt a bit more at ease.

She looked at the Spirit Herb Garden with reluctance.

She had dedicated almost her entire life to these spirit herbs, but some things were more precious than them—her beloved family, her clan!

Recalling the years gone by.

Li Yaoqing couldn't help but smile faintly. Everyone in Zhien Village said she was unsociable and only cared for spirit herbs.

But those people had no idea that the reason she became so interested in medicinal herbs and seeds was because she had experienced a year of severe drought right after her father brought her into the world.

That year, the vegetables the family had worked so hard to grow withered day by day before her eyes. Her father and mother said that if she didn't eat vegetables, her older brother wouldn't grow tall, and her younger brother would end up like a short winter melon.

So she was scared and cried; it was hard to imagine her brothers turning into winter melons—how terrifying would that be?

As she grew up, she wanted to grow the most delicious vegetables so her family wouldn't go hungry. Fortunately, her older brother grew taller than her, and her younger brother became as strong as a bull; only her younger sister... her younger sister had been weak and sickly since childhood.

That was why she started growing spirit herbs, wanting her younger sister to eat the best medicine so she would never be sick again.

"Yaowen still didn't get to take my medicine."

Li Yaoqing shook her head, took one last look at the entire Spirit Herb Garden, and her expression gradually turned cold. "But if the family is gone, outsiders won't get to eat these spirit herbs either!"

"Hey, Rourou, your husband has come to find you, open the door!"

The sky was growing dark.

Li Yaotie had been waiting in front of Bai Rourou's door for a long time. He could sense that the woman, as beautiful and robust as a black panther, was leaning against the door, seemingly afraid he might barge in. He smiled. "Rourou, I might not be around much longer."

The door moved slightly but did not open.

Li Yaotie's eyes grew distant.

"The people in Tailin Town have been bullying our family, and I'm definitely going to fight them. Fourth Sister is right; the Chen Family has already been wiped out, and if we don't fight them now, we'll be the next to suffer."

"I'll be honest with you, I really want you to have a house full of children with me. They'll grow up as strong as me and help me protect the family."

"Hehe, I know you look down on me. I'm just a brute, shameless all day long, doing nothing but blacksmithing."

"But do you know? When I was little, I knew we had to have weapons because my dad had to go into the dangerous forest to get us meat. He had a kitchen knife that had been sharpened down to a nub in the forest, and he hadn't replaced it in two years. My sister had to cut grass—do you know how she did it? She used a tiny little knife."

"I grew up this strong thanks to their meat and vegetables. Back then, I thought that when I grew up, I had to make them sturdy iron tools."

"When I got a bit older, I realized weapons weren't enough; we needed magical artifacts, powerful ones—the kind that could fight like the ancestors. Otherwise, those bastards outside would destroy the life of our Li Family. I also had to train my strength, otherwise, my younger sister, who doesn't know martial arts, would be bullied."

"Hehe, see, I have a heart..."

Just as he wanted to say more.

"Creak—"

The door opened. Li Yaotie turned his head and saw Bai Rourou's furrowed brow. She probably hadn't washed her hair or face, and didn't look as pretty as yesterday. But Li Yaotie was still overjoyed. "Rourou, you... you didn't kick me after opening the door this time!"

"Have you said enough?"

Bai Rourou seemed to be caught in a massive life decision. After a long while, she kicked Li Yaotie. "Get inside."

"Huh?"

Li Yaotie was stunned.

"Get inside and have children!"

"Huh?"