A Son of the Li Family, Li Yunlin

Li Yaoqing had been away from Zhien Village for half a month.

Li Xiang sat in his room and took a deep breath.

He could feel that with the war between the two sects, Taiqing County was becoming increasingly chaotic; this was the reason why the usually cautious Li Dalong would risk going to the Thunder-Fire Demon Cave.

Everyone in the Li Family knew it.

Only by constantly growing stronger and increasing the family's strength as quickly as possible could they avoid being affected by the war between the two sects!

As the ancestor, it's time for me to exert some effort.

While monitoring the progress in the game and seeing that only one day remained until the Li Family's 50-year Grand Ceremony, Li Xiang let the time in the game world proceed as usual.

He dialed Boss Qi's number.

"Boss Qi, can you come to my house within an hour? This time I have 200 Beast Blood Fruits for you, plus some new items, but I hope you can bring what I asked for."

Immediately after.

Less than five minutes later, the doorbell rang.

After walking out of the room and opening the door, Li Xiang saw Boss Qi's panting face. "200? Quick, I have clients waiting! And new items? They better not be worse than the Beast Blood Fruits. My clients have very picky tastes."

"Don't be in such a rush. Come in and have some milk tea first."

Li Xiang shook his head and smiled. What did he mean by picky?

He could tell that those clients of Boss Qi must be very fond of the Beast Blood Fruits.

But in reality, Beast Blood Fruits didn't count for much in the Li Family!

After bringing Boss Qi inside and letting him drink the milk tea, Li Xiang held out his hand toward him. "Show me what I asked for first."

"Oh, my little Young Master Li, let me say this first: I managed to get the items, but you must not mess around with them. If you want to prank your classmates or something, just tell me. If you want to deal with Old Lady Ling, once we've earned enough Spirit Stones, taking her down will be a piece of cake, won't it?"

Boss Qi said this while pulling out a Storage Ring and tossing it to Li Xiang.

Li Xiang ignored the advice.

He glanced at the contents of the Storage Ring and frowned. "Only two?"

"Yes, two." Boss Qi shrugged. "This stuff isn't easy to get. Besides, where am I supposed to find more for you in such a short time? I had to pull strings with an extremist organization to get these for you."

"How many more can you get?"

Li Xiang realized he had been taking things for granted; it was already quite impressive that Boss Qi could procure contraband, yet he was asking for more.

Boss Qi pondered for a moment. "I'll keep reaching out. You know how it is—you can't get a definite promise for this kind of item. But I'm sure the next batch won't be any smaller than this one."

"Good."

Li Xiang didn't push it. He smiled and said, "Boss Qi, drink your milk tea first. I'm going to my room to get your items."

With that, Li Xiang entered his room.

He hurriedly accelerated the flow of time in the game.

On the screen.

The descendants of the Li Family gathered in the Ancestral Hall, kneeling before his spirit tablet. The sacrificial offerings they intended to present were already prepared in front of the incense burner on the altar!

[The Li Family's 50-year, once-a-decade Grand Ceremony begins!]

[Your descendants offer you sacrifices—]

[Tier 1 Beast Blood Fruit, 200 pieces!]

[Golden Spirit Powder, 20 portions!]

[Yang-Increasing Powder, 10 portions!]

[You choose to retrieve them!]

Soon, the offerings appeared on Li Xiang's table.

Li Xiang didn't delay.

He placed the Storage Ring directly into the copper furnace, and the ring emitted a clinking sound.

[Detected that you are using a Bestowal on your descendants, granting—]

[Heavenly Star Spirit Seeker x2!]

After transmitting the items, Li Xiang immediately left the room; Boss Qi was still waiting outside!

"Is what Young Master Li gave me a potion?" Boss Qi blinked. "A new product from the Li Group?"

"Yes."

Li Xiang pointed at the Golden Spirit Powder. "It increases Golden Spirit Root by 1-8 points."

"What?!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Boss Qi's eyes widened. If he weren't facing Li Xiang, and if the Li Family hadn't produced heaven-defying potions before, he wouldn't have believed it. "Are there any side effects? Is it as heaven-defying as your family's Heavenly Secret Spirit-Replenishing Pill?"

He was well aware of the Heavenly Secret Spirit-Replenishing Pill of the Li Family; such a pill was hard to come by on the market.

And this Golden Spirit Powder, while its medicinal effects were not as potent as the Heavenly Secret Spirit-Replenishing Pill, was still a heaven-defying existence!

With an 8-point increase specifically targeting the Golden Spirit Pill, he could imagine just how crazy those wealthy young masters with single gold spiritual roots would be.

"That's right, no side effects. I'll give you twenty portions; I hope you can sell them for a good price."

Li Xiang was very satisfied with Boss Qi's reaction at this moment; the stronger the reaction, the more aggressively Boss Qi would be able to sell them.

"Twenty portions?" Boss Qi was delighted once again. "Then what about the remaining ten portions..."

"Yang-Enhancing Pill."

Seeing the expectant look in Boss Qi's eyes, Li Xiang gestured in mid-air with his hand.

His expression was somewhat lewd at this moment, using his hand to indicate a size of about one centimeter, and then, under Boss Qi's shocked gaze, the size grew larger and larger. Then came the diameter...

"This kind of effect, and it's a permanent utility with no side effects. I believe Boss Qi must have some friends who need this, right?"

Upon hearing this.

Boss Qi swallowed hard, then hesitated for a moment before asking solemnly, "Young Master Li, I would like to ask, if I have a friend... oh, I really do have a friend, who couldn't last long to begin with, would he be able to... after using this?"

"Yes, at least increase it by that much."

Li Xiang held up three fingers.

Boss Qi's eyes almost popped out. "Three hours???"

"What are you thinking? Three hours? Even an ox would plow the field to death!" Li Xiang's facial muscles twitched. "At least three minutes."

"That'll do, I suppose."

Boss Qi's expression was slightly disappointed, but he soon revealed a smile. "Young Master Li, I guarantee it will sell like hotcakes."

Li Xiang nodded slightly. "In the days to come, we will have many collaborations. But as you know, my family is not suited to be in the public eye, so I hope to establish a company in your name. This way, my Spirit Stone storage issues and tax problems will be resolved, and with your circle, you should be able to handle it."

"I'll give you an extra 3%."

As Li Xiang held up three fingers again, the momentary hesitation that had just flickered across Boss Qi's face vanished.

Li Xiang continued, "After this, the company's daily expenses will be deducted from the books. By the way, this is a list I've prepared for you. I hope you can help me find these items through the company."

Boss Qi took the long slip of paper.

He frowned again. "Pills, cultivation techniques, talismans, War Puppets... and they are all of the very rare variety."

However, Boss Qi did not dare to ask for details; after all, these were things requested by the powerful Li Family. He even suspected that the Li Family had secretly left Earth because they had found a new habitable planet and were building a new world.

"Can you manage it?" Li Xiang asked.

Boss Qi finally snapped out of his daze, pondered for a moment, and said, "For the things Young Master Li wants, I think we still need to start with ancient civilizations. I have many friends who study the ancient eras, and some even have friends in the deep sea or even on extraterrestrial planets excavating the remnants of those past eras. I'll see if I can obtain items of this level, though it might take a long time."

"Thank you."

Li Xiang nodded slightly.

He knew that the reason the world had developed so rapidly during the thousand-year spiritual energy recovery was precisely because they had unearthed the remnants of ancient civilizations.

When seeing Boss Qi off.

Boss Qi suddenly called out to Li Xiang, "Young Master Li, I saw your teacher when I was at your villa area. He seemed to be begging Uncle Chen, the security guard, to find you. He kept saying he was begging you to participate in the school tournament. I looked into it, and the opponent seems to be at the False Core Stage..."

"Chasing me all the way to my doorstep?"

Li Xiang rolled his eyes. "Tell him to stop pestering me. I'll help, alright?"

Boss Qi grinned. "That's true. For the False Core Stage, it shouldn't be a problem for Young Master Li to take action."

"Who said I was going to do it? I don't even want to step out of my house."

Li Xiang shrugged. "How about this, Boss Qi, do me a favor: catch that False Core cultivator before the tournament starts, and release him after it's over."

"..."

Boss Qi left Villa No. 1 of Jixian Manor in silence; he suddenly felt that he was actually quite an upright person.

[The 50th Anniversary Grand Sacrifice of the Li Family has ended!]

[Congratulations, your descendants have gathered together. They have received your Bestowal and are filled with gratitude.]

[Obtained Incense +300!]

Looking at the nearly 30,000 Incense points on the ledger, Li Xiang estimated that by continuing to help the Li Family develop, he would be able to see results in about twenty years of game time.

Of course, this was assuming he didn't use a large amount of Incense points within the game.

[Special Event]

[Li Yaozu, leading the Black Blood Hall, sneaks out in the dead of night, preparing to join forces with the Qingping Gu Family to intercept the 'Heavy-Gathering Sand' mineral shipment being escorted by the Qingping Lan Family.]

Just as the Grand Sacrifice ended, the Li Family began their operations.

Li Xiang had also looked into the Qingping Lan Family; they were long-time enemies of the Gu Family. And now, the Gu Family, who had helped the Li Family save the Silver Iron Forest, had become allies of the Li Family, and the two sides often cooperated.

Nowadays, the Qingping Gu Family also had thoughts of seeking development amidst this chaotic era.

"Even a family as cautious as the Qingping Gu Family is fishing in troubled waters at a time like this?" Li Xiang felt the chaos in Taiqing County growing ever more palpable.

Fortunately, he had just sent supplies to the Li Family, which would allow him to contribute a little to their efforts.

In the game.

Zhien Village was not currently encountering any trouble and was still consuming the resources obtained previously; the cooperation between Li Yaozu and the Gu Family was also proceeding smoothly.

Li Xiang decided to check on his two descendants who were away.

He saw that Li Yaoqing had already arrived at the assembly point for the Litian Sect, gathering in Tingfeng Town, where Li Dalong had once wiped out the Tingfeng Martial Pavilion. There were about fifty people there now, and they had not yet begun their operation, instead waiting for more people to join the demon-slaying party.

Li Yaoqing's personality was one that never courted trouble and kept a low profile, so he was currently very safe.

Li Xiang then clicked on Li Yunlin's avatar.

The map shifted.

[Litian Sect]

The scene appeared inside a mountain cave, specifically one containing a thick, milky pool swirling with spiritual energy that looked extraordinary at first glance, filling the entire cave with dense mist.

And Li Yunlin, who had only left the Cliff of Reflection seven years ago.

Was now actually floating in mid-air above the spirit pool, meditating!

Opening the past records, Li Xiang realized that for the past seven years, Li Yunlin had been living in the Litian Sect as an outer disciple, unremarkable and plain, yet he had never stopped his cultivation.

He had been waiting, waiting until he reached the peak of Qi Refining.

Only then could he claim the spirit pool left behind by his master, break through to Foundation Establishment, and shock everyone with a single feat!

"Bang!"

Suddenly.

A burst of energy erupted beneath Li Yunlin, scattering the spiritual liquid of the pool as the spiritual energy within the cave surged into his body.

He opened his eyes, and flames bloomed from his pupils!

In particular, at his Dantian, the Dantian Fire actually emerged from within his body.

Raging flames blossomed around him, evaporating the spirit pool until it was completely dry, leaving only roaring fire within the cave!

Foundation Establishment, achieved!

"Twelve years."

Li Yunlin whispered softly, "Twelve years have passed since Master died. I was but a youth when I arrived, and now I am nearly thirty."

"It just so happens to be the time of the great war between the two sects."

His voice gradually turned cold, his gaze like a torch, "Today, I emerge from seclusion with the body of the Nine Spirit Strange Fire to re-enter the inner sect and take back everything that belonged to my master. I want everyone in the entire Litian Sect to know that the Li Family has a son—"

"Li Yunlin!"