Dragon Tiger Sect Invasion

[Your descendant Li Yunlin has been recognized by the Litian Sect and has obtained the status of True Disciple!]

"Has this kid become this calculating after being oppressed for twelve years?"

Li Xiang felt a wave of emotion as he watched Li Yunlin, who had been sentenced to five days of reflection at the Cliff of Reflection, setting up an altar and gently placing his spirit tablet upon it.

He still remembered everything that had happened before.

When Li Yunlin was driven out of the house because of his mother, he had cried in the ancestral hall for an entire night. Back then, Li Yunlin would come to his ancestral hall to weep every so often, even on the day he was taken away by Daoist Huolin.

Then, he looked back at the madness he displayed just moments ago in the main hall of the Litian Sect, where he dared to draw his sword against hundreds of experts.

He was like a true lone wolf, erupting in silence!

"Old Ancestor."

Once the tablet was placed, Li Yunlin finally revealed a smile, his eyes rimmed with red. "Child has done it. Now that I have established a firm footing in the Litian Sect and received my master's inheritance, I am now as significant to the sect as my master is. I shall add another layer of support for our Li Family!"

The intention was good.

But Li Xiang didn't view the Litian Sect as a trump card at all; they weren't even worth calling friends. When Li Yunlin was down on his luck and hadn't made any mistakes, he was sentenced to five years of reflection. Now that Li Yunlin's talent had emerged, he committed a major offense, yet was only punished with five days of reflection.

In the end, profit came first; all affection between factions was fake. But if the affection shown to their own people was also fake, then... honestly, Li Xiang really didn't like that kind of face.

However, seeing his descendant grow was enough to put Li Xiang at ease. He only hoped that Li Yunlin wouldn't be blinded by the momentary flattery.

Immediately, he switched the screen to Zhien Village to bring the news of Li Yunlin back.

The members of the Li Family were also overjoyed for Li Yunlin.

Following that, as Li Xiang observed Li Yaoqing, he furrowed his brows.

[Your descendant Li Yaoqing has followed the Litian Sect disciples' team and located the Thunder-Fire Demon Cave!]

Li Xiang instantly clicked on the map of the [Thunder-Fire Demon Cave].

It was called a demon cave.

In reality, it was no different from an ordinary city, except that while the sky outside was clear, the area above the Thunder-Fire Demon Cave was shrouded in thick, dark clouds. Skeletal remains were scattered all around the cave, leaving the land barren, and moss crawled over the ruined walls everywhere.

Li Xiang could clearly see the hundred-man demon-slaying team that had gathered, all of them frowning and wrinkling their noses; it seemed a foul stench was emanating from within the Thunder-Fire Demon Cave.

Everything had been calm just a moment ago.

But as two Foundation Establishment cultivators attempted to take flight on their swords, holding compass artifacts to scout for information, the red silk on the sleeve of one female cultivator was pulled into the Thunder-Fire Demon Cave.

"Boom!"

Heavenly thunder suddenly roared, as if a dragon were swimming above the dark clouds. All around the demon cave, eerie ghost fires rose from the ground.

They had no choice but to retreat.

The hundred-man team attempted several more probes.

Eventually, they backed away, deciding not to waste any more effort.

Li Yaoqing had been slacking off in the team the whole time, taking the opportunity to examine the grass near the cave whenever he could; clearly, some strange herbs were easier to get along with than these strangers.

"Old Ancestor, it looks like we're going to be staying here for a long time."

Li Yaoqing pulled out his token and gave a wry smile.

[The demon-slaying team has encountered a predicament. After being set up for who knows how many years, the demon cave is filled with lingering formations and demonic barriers; every blade of grass and tree here is fraught with danger. Your descendant Li Yaoqing speculates that without the presence of a Golden Core Realm expert, eradicating the devilish cultivators and finding the entrance to the depths of the cave will be a task that takes years.]

[The disciples of the Litian Sect are urgently inviting formation masters, talisman masters, and help from various temples.]

Seeing this, Li Xiang didn't find it strange.

In the world of cultivators, Foundation Establishment was merely the beginning—sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, using spells, and traveling through the air.

But once a faction possessed a Golden Core expert, it was a completely different story.

They had countless methods at their disposal.

Back then, if the Pig Demon King of the Silver Iron Forest hadn't insisted on guarding the forest, Monk Shancai probably wouldn't have dared to touch a single inch of its soil.

As for human factions with Golden Core experts... they were even harder to deal with.

They possessed thousands of years of heritage, which was simply incomparable to ordinary small factions. Who knew what kind of formations or spiritual items were hidden within their territories?

That was why the two major sects had been fighting for a hundred years.

Just as Li Xiang was contemplating having Li Yaoqing return so the Li Family could bring their own people to the cave, a message on the screen made him freeze.

[Your family's industry in Tailin Town is under attack!]

[Special Event]

[The Yunshu Wanghai Pavilion from Qingyun County has led three towns, six families, and two sects from Qingyun County to plunder resources in Taiqing County. Your Tailin Town and Hongye Town are bearing the brunt of the attack!]

Li Xiang narrowed his eyes and casually asked Yuexian to go get a fridge full of milk tea.

"Yunshu Wanghai Pavilion, is it? The Zhien stage is set; come if you have the guts!"

The perspective shifted to the Li Family base.

He quickly informed the Li Family members of the news.

The Li Family members were already fully equipped in the ancestral hall.

Li Yaowen looked guilty, "Ancestor, it is my dereliction of duty. I failed to receive news of the incoming attack from Qingyun County, forcing you to use your great power to divine our fortune."

Li Xiang gave Li Yaowen a 'Love from the Ancestor'.

This matter was not Li Yaowen's fault at all; the world was in chaos, and how could the Li Family possibly have enough influence to monitor Qingyun County?

Li Xiang clicked on the icon of the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python.

[If they dare to come, make sure they never return!]

As the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python conveyed the order.

The Li Family members felt as if they had found their backbone.

"Yes, Ancestor!"

Immediately, every member of the Li Family, young and old, stood in the ancestral hall. Each person picked up an Ancestral Tablet and tucked it into their robes, then began preparing to deal with the coming trouble with high spirits and great determination.

Li Yaowen had also made preparations early on, having the villagers of Zhien Village dig out cellars.

Under these circumstances, the old, the weak, the women, and the children all went into hiding.

Li Xiang, in front of the screen, was not particularly nervous.

Because after the Li Family finished their preparations, as time accelerated toward midnight, the figures in Zhien Village began to bustle about, and a notification lit up in the game once again.

[Forces from Qingyun County have entered Taiqing County and begun to split up; they are organized and purposeful!]

[Dragon Tiger Sect is approaching Zhien Village!]

[They have long known this village is not simple, well aware that the Li Family once wiped out two major families single-handedly. Although they heard the accurate intelligence that the Li Family only achieved a great victory by using despicable lobbying tactics to persuade the Su Family, the Dragon Tiger Sect still decided to go all out to fight a glorious battle in front of their companions from Qingyun County!]

Li Xiang took a deep gulp of his drink.

"Your intel is outdated, brother."

"Our family is already prepared to take on a Golden Core."

On the game screen, the Ancestral Tablets were pulsing; compared to before, the purple light was even more intense, and dark, shadowy figures even emerged behind the tablets, throwing punches wildly!

The night in Zhien Village was very quiet.

Above the night sky, clouds drifted by, and two figures could be faintly seen floating in the air on flying swords.

These were none other than the two brothers of the Dragon Tiger Sect.

The two looked very similar, both possessing sturdy builds and rugged faces.

Kuang Long, with his full beard, listened to the chirping of insects in the forest surrounding Zhien Village and watched the wisps of smoke rising from the few chimneys in the night. He felt increasingly confident. Yet, he still cautiously waited for a long time, until he saw someone on night watch in Zhien Village and the lights in every household gradually extinguished, but he still felt it wasn't secure enough.

"It's too prosperous. Brother Long, can you believe this is a family force that only started rising fifty years ago?"

Kuang Hu looked at the spirit fields in the Li Family territory, where spiritual energy swirled in the night, and drooled, "Look at them, they're all asleep. Let's hurry up and wipe them out! Once we gain something and accumulate wealth, we can buy medicinal pills to attempt a breakthrough to the Golden Core stage!"

"Wait a little longer." Kuang Long remained doubtful, "Zhien Village is too exclusionary toward outsiders. We came to scout a month in advance, yet not a single person managed to enter the Li Family compound behind the village. Our intelligence on them is still incomplete."

"What could be unknown?"

Kuang Hu raised an eyebrow, "If you ask me, we've already seen through them! Isn't it just that they wiped out two families and got rich? Let me count it for you: they hired a ninth-grade formation master in the city to set up a large-scale array. Their Black Blood Hall knows the Spear Forest Array, but they are all just at the Qi Refining stage..."

Kuang Hu rattled off the Li Family's intelligence as if he knew it by heart!

"At night, they have no idea that we have arrived."

Kuang Hu continued, "With our strength, it's enough to keep them from even opening their formations, especially since the Li Family only has one Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python at the False Core stage left. Hehe, Brother Long, you and I are both at the False Core stage. With a century of coordination, our strength far exceeds that of ordinary False Core cultivators."

"In my opinion, Brother Long, you are just being too cautious."

Hearing this.

Kuang Long turned a deaf ear. It was his caution that had led the Dragon Tiger Sect step by step from a small sect to its current level!

Until late at night.

Kuang Long's eyes finally lit up!

In the innermost part of the vast Zhien Village territory, outside the Li Family compound with its pavilions and towers, a sturdy young cultivator walked out of the Li Family's Martial Practice Tower and washed the sweat off his body in a pool.

Especially in the main courtyard of the Li Family.

He could see that the maidservants had finished their day's work one after another.

A man walked out of the Li Family's master bedroom—who else could it be but Li Dalong?

Kuang Long remembered the appearance of Li Dalong from the intelligence clearly!

Immediately after.

He saw Li Dalong walk into a rather mysterious building.

"Dong!"

The sound of a bronze bell clashing rang out, seemingly adding a touch of color to the quiet night.

Immediately, a faint glimmer of spiritual energy radiated from the center of the Li Family, spreading outward across the entire Zhien Village!

"Hahaha, Little Hu, did you see that?"

Kuang Long patted his younger brother's shoulder in delight, pointing toward the specks of spiritual energy now blanketing the sky above and around Zhien Village, and laughed, "It has been too long since we attacked a faction; you've almost forgotten that they remain extremely cautious even in the dead of night!"

"This is a magical artifact the Li Family uses to detect intruders; I estimate it to be a top-grade magical artifact. They are at their most cautious when they haven't activated it, as all their defenses are likely still in place."

"Once they use it, they actually lower their guard."

"As long as we break in with lightning speed, leaving them no time to react, that is the most foolproof method!"

Kuang Hu looked at his jubilant older brother and was finally convinced, "As expected of you, Brother."

Kuang Long opened his mouth slightly, taking a deep breath of the cold wind beneath the bright moon from high up in the night sky.

Tonight was truly magnificent, making his voice sound somewhat gentle.

"This Li Family can help my Dragon Tiger Sect achieve greatness, and they deserve to be buried in the dust of history."