The Successors

Within New Sea Commandery, in the Li Family Guard City, at the Li Family's ancestral grounds.

Liang Zhaohuang brought Liang Ruijian and several Liang Family disciples of the Xiang generation into the hall amid the Li Family's formal announcement of their names. They bowed in salute toward the jade coffin in the hall.

Li Liancheng had fallen in Golden Crow City within the mystic realm. His body had long since been reduced to ash in the sea of flames, and even his Golden Core had shattered, dispersing into spiritual energy.

Thus, there was naturally no body of Li Liancheng within the Li Family's jade coffin. There were only garments, spirit artifacts, and other belongings once used by Li Liancheng—a cenotaph of clothes and personal effects.

After Liang Zhaohuang and the others paid their respects, Li Lianhong and another Li Family Golden Core True Person—a man who appeared to be around thirty—returned their salute together.

Because the "Golden Yang Fire" Li Family inherited the path of artifact refinement and had gained much from studying the Azure Roc Flying Boat, they had later surged ahead. Two Golden Core True Persons had emerged from the family in succession, making three in total with Li Liancheng included.

But now, with Li Liancheng's death, the Li Family had only two Golden Core True Persons left. In particular, Li Liancheng—the one who had led the family in advancing into a commandery-renowned clan and establishing its foundations in New Sea Commandery—had fallen. This was clearly a heavy blow to the "Golden Yang Fire" Li Family, and their momentum of rising from behind was on the verge of being broken.

It was unknown whether Li Lianhong and the Li Family's other Golden Core True Person could carry on Li Liancheng's aspirations, continue building up the Li Family, and