"But the Li Family has been in the limelight too much, and their family head is on the verge of a breakthrough, so he urgently needs resources. He can't get Spirit Stones from the cultivation world, and even if he could, they aren't something he could afford."
"So he set his sights on Demon Beasts—slaying them, obtaining Demon Cores, then refining and absorbing them."
"Thus, the Li Family head went alone into the deep mountains to search for traces of Demon Beasts. In the end, he got his wish and obtained a Demon Core said to belong to the Foundation Establishment Realm."
"But just as the Li Family head was leaving in satisfaction, an enormous Demon Beast sprang out from the depths of the mountains. The Li Family head fought it and suffered grave injuries."
"In the end, it was a passing cultivator who slew the Demon Beast and saved him. That cultivator turned out to be an old friend of the Li Family head. The old friend left behind only one sentence: the Li Family head's injuries were too severe, his vital essence had been damaged, and he would not live past three months. He should take care of himself."
"After that, the cultivator departed. The Li Family head dragged his heavily wounded body back to Li Manor. There are still five days left of those three months, and whether the Li Family head will live or die remains unknown."
"And upon hearing this news, everyone in the surrounding area who has long coveted the Li Family's estate has begun to stir restlessly. The Li Family is now a boat tossed by wind and rain."
Sun Shang practically spilled all that information in one breath. Then he took a deep breath, his face flushed red.
In his eagerness to