Immortal's Retinue

[Li Family Year 1030]

[After more than a century of probing, beginning with the Xuanyuan Family of Single-Name Prefecture, the Southern Border has formed the first line of defense against the Blood Moon. Your family has entered a state of war!]

Azure Cloud Prefecture, Merit City.

Li Xiang emerged from seclusion and returned to the family, only to see numerous Spirit Boats docked within the grounds. Cultivators from Azure Cloud Prefecture were arriving through secret teleportation arrays scattered throughout Merit City to report in Azure Cloud Prefecture. People came and went in an endless stream.

Inside the family hall, many descendants had gathered together.

Li Yaoqing had already finished her seclusion. She sat in the seat of honor; an ancient immortal dwelled within her body, allowing her to know the circumstances within the Blood Moon as well.

Below her sat Li Yunlin, Li Kuanghua, Li Changan, and the other children. As for the rest, they were either roaming the world in search of a way to resolve the Blood Moon crisis, or at a critical juncture in seclusion as they sought a breakthrough.

Li Xinghuo said gravely, "The Xuanyuan Family has deployed their clan's war treasure, the 'Emerald Bamboo Grove.' The people of Single-Name Prefecture are being evacuated to Xilang, and at least thirty percent of its cultivators have withdrawn. However, Senior Xuanyuan Liqun commands considerable prestige. He has prepared for many years, and Single-Name Prefecture has already formed a united front."

"The Changsun Family is wavering. They helped us deal with Old Lord Valley back then, but they have no foundation in Single-Name Prefecture."

"We cannot sit still and wait for death."

Everyone exchanged glances, deeply agreeing. Over the years, they had all been seeking ways to deal with immortals; every force in the Southern Border, great or small,