Ancestral Patriarch's Raging Fury!

"Damn! Finally decided to come in, have you?"

Li Xiang watched the little figure on the screen enter the village, his mouth twitching. With the time acceleration active, he had nearly finished his second cup of milk tea before the Dragon and Tiger Brothers finally issued the order to attack.

Through the screen, he could even see the Dragon and Tiger Brothers' conversation with perfect clarity.

Very quickly.

The Dragon and Tiger Brothers, accompanied by over two hundred disciples, broke into the Li Family compound in the dead of night.

With lightning speed, they charged precisely toward the locations of the Li Family experts they had identified through their intelligence.

The Dragon and Tiger Brothers rushed directly into the Ancestral Hall, attempting to snipe the Li Family's strongest asset, the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python.

Over a dozen flying swords erupted with brilliant light, the cultivators' immense true energy surging forth!

And then...

[The Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python stood before the Ancestral Hall and launched the first attack; the Dragon and Tiger Brothers immediately sensed that something was wrong.]

[Your descendant Li Yaozu led three hundred members of the Black Blood Hall crawling out from the cellar. Using the Spear Forest Formation in coordination with Xu Cuihua, they instantly killed 58 members of the Dragon Tiger Sect. Li Yaozu is asking you whether to spare the lives of the remaining 42?]

[Your descendant Li Yaotie, along with eight of the Li Family descendants from the Nine Syllables Mantra Formation and the remaining cultivators of Zhien Village, used nearly two hundred magical artifacts to form a Spirit Gathering Trap Formation, blocking all possible escape routes within Zhien Village! Li Yaotie is asking you whether to close in and trap everyone?]

[Within Zhien Village, the rank-eight Blood Spirit Fruit Tree sensed the crisis; its roots burst from the soil and danced in the night! It could feel the enemy's hostility and asked your ancestral spirit tablet if it could feast on the blood of the living tonight?]

"What the hell???"

Li Xiang was also stunned for a moment. Although he knew the Dragon Tiger Sect posed no real threat.

But...

The Dragon Tiger Sect's attack had only just begun, and it was already over!

All that remained were the Dragon and Tiger Brothers, illuminated by the torches lit throughout Zhien Village, sweating profusely as they realized they were surrounded.

"Impossible... how could this be???"

Kuang Long gritted his teeth, looking at the situation before him. With all the experts of Zhien Village and the Li Family revealed, he realized that even though he had been cautious enough, everything had been a facade orchestrated by the Li Family!

Furthermore, the strength of the Li Family's lower ranks far exceeded what his intelligence reports had indicated.

And then...

Li Dalong, Xu Cuihua, and twelve spirit beasts had already formed a perimeter in the sky, while the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python on the ground attacked with the force of thunder.

"A-Hu, we have to run! As long as we are alive, the Dragon Tiger Sect will not fall!"

Li Xiang, in front of the screen, immediately noticed the Dragon and Tiger Brothers' intentions.

To be honest.

With the War Puppet not yet repaired and without the help of the Silver Iron Forest, the Li Family might not have been able to stop two False Core Stage experts from escaping.

However...

"Trying to run?!!"

Li Xiang moved his mouse to the clan skills in the game—

[Ancestral Patriarch's Fury, skill level Lv.1, has met the condition of 50 years of family development.]

[Do you wish to consume 5000 Incense points to upgrade the skill?]

This skill was also one of Li Xiang's primary means of attack.

It had upgraded once it reached the 50-year mark.

It was also his trump card for letting the Li Family take the initiative to attack the outside world during these chaotic times, though the Li Family had always remained cautious.

And today, the time had finally come to use it!

"Upgrade!"

Li Xiang clicked 'Yes' without hesitation.

In an instant.

Throughout Zhien Village, something stirred in the arms of every Li Family descendant, a brilliant purple light shining exceptionally bright in the night!

"Eh? It moved, it moved! The Ancestral Patriarch's tablet moved!"

"The Ancestral Patriarch has manifested again! He has been fighting alongside us all this time!"

"Dad was right after all, the Ancestral Patriarch's tablet can fly on its own. This is our mysterious, invincible Ancestral Patriarch!"

"..."

The members of the Li Family were ecstatic.

Especially Li Yaotie's seven children, who were as sturdy as oxen; they looked quite inexperienced, staring intently at the sky with fanatical eyes, as if they had encountered a true god.

[Your skill 'Ancestral Patriarch's Fury' is upgrading, evolving into—]

[Ancestral Patriarch's Raging Fury!]

[Now using the skill 'Ancestral Patriarch's Raging Fury', consuming 500 Incense points!]

"My Incense points!"

Li Xiang felt a pang of heartache; in truth, the skill 'Love from the Ancestor' had long since evolved.

It had become 'Ancestral Patriarch's Warmth', but the evolution had cost Li Xiang 500 points of Incense, and using it cost another 20.

Once an attack skill evolved, the cost was indeed enough to make one's heart ache!

"You all better compensate me for my Incense!"

Li Xiang clicked on the Dragon and Tiger Brothers on the screen without hesitation, and a small dot began to pulse over their figures.

In an instant, all the Ancestral Tablets floating in the sky burst into brilliant light, leaping one by one into the night sky!

"What is that?"

The Dragon and Tiger Brothers, who had just managed to escape the attacks of the Li Family members, saw their expressions change. Looking at the Ancestral Tablets surrounding them in the sky, they felt a sense of terror. Kuang Long exclaimed in shock, "These aren't ordinary tablets! These are special spiritual artifacts of the Li Family, and every single one possesses the power of the Foundation Establishment Peak Stage!"

They tried to flee.

But these dozen or so Ancestral Tablets seemed to have eyes of their own, tracking their positions frantically; even their invisibility techniques couldn't shake them off!

What was more, the Ancestral Tablets, originally mundane objects, now possessed the hardness of top-tier magical artifacts; even a False Core Stage cultivator would find them difficult to destroy!

"What kind of magical artifact is this?!!"

"Oh no! This artifact has other powers too—what is this thing?!!"

The Dragon and Tiger Brothers exhausted all their trump cards, fighting with all their might to fend off the tablets, but their hearts trembled with fear once again.

Within these artifacts, shadowy figures shrouded in black mist emerged. These mysterious entities leaped into the air, swinging their fists down upon them.

After just one minute of resistance.

They even discerned a pattern. Kuang Long shouted in alarm, "A-Hu, watch out! Every four flicks of a finger, these shadows appear and unleash fifteen punches, each with the power of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage!"

To hell with the Li Family's destruction; Kuang Long realized at this moment that the Li Family was nothing but a demon's den!

Five minutes later.

The Dragon and Tiger Brothers, who had come from Qingyun County and once managed to survive twenty moves against a Golden Core Stage cultivator before escaping, had now fallen from the sky.

[Under the prolonged pursuit of the Ancestral Tablets, the Dragon and Tiger Brothers were unable to destroy them even after using their combined 'Boiling Blood' technique. In the end, Kuang Hu was pierced through the chest by an Ancestral Tablet, and a dozen shadowy figures beat him into a pulp with their fists. Kuang Long was surrounded by the arriving Li Family members, had his dantian crippled by Li Dalong, and was captured by the Li Family.]

"Such power from the Ancestral Patriarch—it is beyond the reach of the Golden Core Stage!"

Li Dalong looked at the Ancestral Tablets floating in the sky in awe, kneeling with his descendants to pay his respects.

This scene was witnessed by Kuang Long, who was trapped by the magical artifacts. Weak and delirious, he muttered, "So... it was you who had an Ancestral Patriarch? These tablets are controlled by a powerful being... then, I did not lose unjustly."

He already knew that since the Li Family dared to speak the words 'Ancestral Patriarch' in front of him, there was no chance they would let him live.

He tried to commit suicide to avoid further torture.

But seeing the Temple Guardian Beast hiss, Li Dalong instantly understood something and said coldly, "Kuang Long, tell us everything you know."

"Kill me then," Kuang Long sneered with disdain.

But his smile quickly faded. Li Dalong scoffed, "You are free to say nothing and die with a clean slate. But think carefully: you were able to come to my Li Family, and my Li Family can just as easily go to your Dragon Tiger Sect. You wouldn't want your disciples to be wiped out by us, would you?"

Only then did Kuang Long soften. "I can tell you what I know, but you must agree to one condition: help me send a message so the members of the Dragon Tiger Sect can flee."

"Fine."

Soon.

The Li Family members had obtained the useful information from Kuang Long and tossed him to the Blood Spirit Fruit Tree to be drained dry.

Only then did Li Dalong throw Kuang Long's corpse into the Death-Stilling Heavenly Coffin to be refined.

It was all about being diligent and thrifty in managing the household.

After clearing the battlefield, the Li Family members gathered in the Ancestral Hall, the room filled with the smoke of Incense.

"Ancestral Patriarch, your descendant is useless. If not for your intervention, the Dragon and Tiger Brothers would have escaped." Li Dalong kowtowed repeatedly.

[You used 'Ancestral Patriarch's Warmth' on your descendant Li Dalong, consuming 20 Incense.]

Li Xiang took the opportunity to grant Li Dalong a skill.

In truth, this really wasn't Li Dalong's fault; the Dragon and Tiger Brothers lived up to their reputation, being stronger than any False Core Stage cultivator the Li Family had encountered before.

If not for the 'Ancestral Patriarch's Raging Fury', they might not have been able to stop them.

"This skill is truly powerful!"

Looking at the skill, Li Xiang still felt a surge of excitement.

Compared to when it was level one, this move was much more convenient to use, requiring no mouse manipulation at all.

One-click activation, one-click tracking; as long as the enemy lives, the skill never ends!

And the most terrifying part was...

When the skill was in use, every tablet carried by descendants within a thousand-meter radius would add +1 to the tablets used by the skill, effectively adding the combat power of another Foundation Establishment Peak Stage expert!

"Not a loss at all."

Li Xiang suddenly felt that the 5,000 Incense cost was highly cost-effective.

Soon, this special event also replenished the incense!

[You led the family to protect their ancestral roots, and by displaying your divine power this time, all members of the Li Family have witnessed your might.]

[Incense Value gained: 3000!]

Li Xiang felt at ease.

The members of the family had already begun reporting the information they had extracted from Kuang Long.

"Old Ancestor, a total of ten factions came to the three towns in Qingyun County this time. Even the weakest of the remaining nine factions has at least two peak Foundation Establishment cultivators. They were acting under the orders of an elder from the Xuanwu Sect to plunder a large amount of Spirit Stones."

Li Dalong reported, "The most formidable one is the Yunshu Wanghai Pavilion; their ancestor is at the Golden Core Stage, and their influence has been passed down for two thousand years."

Li Yaoqing was lost in thought, "The original goal of the Dragon Tiger Sect was to destroy our Zhien Village first, then Tailin Town. Within a month, the Yunshu Wanghai Pavilion will likely learn that the entire Dragon Tiger Sect has been wiped out, so we have one month to prepare. As long as no Golden Core cultivators appear, we have the Silver Iron Forest at our backs and have nothing to fear."

"However, now..."

She smiled, "Father, you said you would help the Dragon Tiger Sect send their message; we should keep our word. But once they flee, we can still hunt them down. The resources of the Dragon Tiger Sect are also very important to us."

Listening to his descendants discuss how to survive and seek development amidst this chaos.

Li Xiang knew that the truly important matters were not these.

He clicked on the icon of the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python.

He made the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python emit a 'hissing' sound.

In an instant.

All the descendants of the Li Family turned their heads to listen to the teachings of their Old Ancestor.

The children of Li Yaotie, who had already grown up, did not know even the basics of the Beast Taming Technique, yet they were still filled with longing.

Li Yundou scratched his head and nudged Li Yunbing, who was beside him, with his elbow, "Second Brother, what is the Old Ancestor saying?"

Li Yunbing looked completely innocent, "The Old Ancestor is telling you to sow seeds."

"Ah???"

The corner of Li Yundou's mouth twitched.

Only Li Yunbing remained puzzled as he asked Xu Cuihua, "Grandma, doesn't our family already have many Spirit Fields? We have enough food to eat, so why do we still need to sow seeds?"

"..."