Through their conversation, he learned that when Liu Changxu and his family had first left the lineage, its members, including its leaders, had felt as though they had lost their backbone and remained deeply anxious for some time.
This had also made the leaders, including his father Liu Shihao, realize that they had to free the lineage from its dependence on Liu Changxu. They began strengthening their foundations, expanding production, and training the clan soldiers.
During this period, the lineage had suffered several attacks by second-tier demon beasts, but its members had repelled them all without sustaining serious losses. With the help of Liu Changxu's three second-tier spirit beasts-the Yellow Mountain Lion, the Silver-Eared Macaque, and the Blue-Scaled Flood Dragon-they had even slain three second-tier lower-grade demon beasts.
Victory was the best elixir for building confidence. It was precisely these victories that had freed the lineage's members from their psychological dependence on Liu Changxu!
Even so, compared with the glorious victories achieved under Liu Changxu's leadership, their successes were hardly worth mentioning. They had once again brought home to the Liu Household members just how important he was. Without Liu Changxu, the Liu Lineage would most likely still have been huddled in the little corner that was Peach Blossom Mountain.
Without Liu Changxu, their most important fighting force, even the Liu Household's current strength would have been insufficient to seize the two second-tier spirit veins on Red Lotus Island and Bear King Mountain from the demon beasts.
Having recognized the limits of their strength, the Liu Household's Foundation Establishment leaders had turned their efforts toward their own cultivation and the lineage's affairs.
The Liu Lineage had also entered a period of steady development. Its members were busy marrying and having children, spreading new branches and leaves, while also developing their