To ensure their clan grounds were absolutely secure, Liu Changxu and his wives personally helped reinforce and upgrade the Clan-Defense Grand Formation, expand the large Long-Distance Teleportation Array, and establish new secret realm spaces.
In short, he tried every method he could think of.
Even so, Liu Changxu remained uneasy and ultimately left a clone on Jade Dragon Mountain.
Although this clone possessed only one-fifth of Liu Changxu's combat strength, it was still strong enough to handle ordinary integrated body experts.
Half a year later, Liu Changxu set off for Yellow Heaven Ridge with more than three thousand Liu Household cultivators who had joined the Expeditionary Corps.
Among these three thousand were over two thousand golden core cultivators, more than nine hundred nascent soul realm cultivators, and nearly a hundred spirit transformation and void refinement cultivators. Though few in number, they were the cream of the Liu Household's cultivators. Nearly half were Liu Changxu's children, grandchildren, and later descendants.
To make them easier to manage, these three thousand cultivators were organized into the Jade Dragon Guards, commanded by Liu Changxu's son Liu Fufeng.
Liu Changxu's five wives-Zhao Qi'er, Jiang Xuefeng, Yang Qingxue, Dongxue, and Su Jinxiu-also joined the expedition.
As for his children, even more of them participated.
Besides his fourth son, Liu Fufeng, there were his eldest daughter, Liu Fujiao, his seventh son, Liu Fuyang, and his ninth son, Liu Fufei,
His eleventh son, Liu Fuba, his sixteenth son, Liu Fuhe, his nineteenth son, Liu Fuxiong, his twenty-first son, Liu Fuhai, and his twenty-fourth son, Liu Fukkun-eight in all, making for a formidable lineup.
Liu Changxu also brought along his four spirit beasts.
Upon arriving at Yellow Heaven Ridge, Liu Changxu found that almost all the mobilized Expeditionary Corps had already assembled.
When Song Yunfeng saw Liu Changxu arrive