Chapter 365 The secret of the decline of the Li family
For more than ten years, Ximen Changqing occupied a third-level spiritual vein near Damingfang and built a long-distance teleportation array that leads directly to Yuqing Mountain.
The family also sent a group of people from the Foundation Establishment clan to firmly control this Lingshan Mountain as a branch of the Yuqing Sect.
This spiritual mountain is near Damingfang and is called Daming Mountain.
The Li family of the royal family had several alchemy monks who were familiar with Ximen Changqing. With their help, the family successfully opened a shop in Damingfang, further expanding the family business.
Although the ancestors of the Li family also participated in the attack on the Ximen family hundreds of years ago, the matter has passed and there is no need to worry too much.
The most important thing is that the Ximen family is too weak to seek justice for themselves, so it is better to cooperate.
In the past ten years or so, the two of them learned about several newly discovered ancient monk caves from casual cultivators and explored them several times.
The gains were not very great, and one time they were deceived by a team of people. Fortunately, they were strong and discovered the other party's intentions early and killed them.
In short, Ximen Changqing and his two men did not achieve their goals. They did not find the true energy fruit tree or the genius treasure that could assist in forming pills.
But they know more and more about the basic situation of the royal Li family.
Today, only the ancestor Li Yuankui of the royal Li family is a Yuanying monk, and there are only eleven members of the Jiedan clan, which is very few.
There are quite a lot of people from the Foundation Establishment Clan, thousands in number, and tens of thousands from the Qi Lian Clan, which shows that the Li family's heritage is not weak.
The Li family just lacks spiritual objects that can form pills and form babies, which is why they have very few high-level clan members.
The Ximen family is now facing the same situation. If the True Essence Fruit Tree cannot be found earlier, in another hundred years of development, the Ximen family will be in a situation where foundations are everywhere and only a few pills are formed.
"Changqing, your fourth uncle has already built the ninth level of the foundation. In a few years, he will be able to form elixirs. Unfortunately, the family does not have earth-based elixir-forming spiritual objects."
Ximen Rende came to Daming Mountain, looked at his grandson, and said awkwardly.
"My fourth uncle has already built the ninth level of the foundation. I'm very happy to celebrate it. If you attend the auctions a few more times, you should be able to encounter earth-based elixir spiritual objects."
Ximen Changqing is very happy that his fourth uncle has been promoted to the ninth level of foundation building. However, the problem of pill-forming spiritual objects is indeed difficult to solve.
The family only has a Xuanyuan Spiritual Water that can grow slowly. People of the water system foundation-building tribe don't have to worry about forming pills in the future.
But for clan members who practice other techniques, they must find pill-forming spiritual objects. The spiritual objects are urgently needed and must be prepared.
"Changqing, grandpa has also participated in several auctions. The earth-type elixir spiritual objects have never appeared once. The Guyuan Dan has appeared once. Unfortunately, the price was too high. I didn't bring enough spirit stones, so I missed it.
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Ximen Rende's expression seemed a little regretful. If he had brought enough spiritual stones, he could have taken the Yuan-Guarding Pill.
"Grandpa, it will take several years for my fourth uncle to form the elixir. My grandson will find a way as soon as possible."
In this regard, Ximen Changqing could only comfort him.
He was a little discouraged after not finding the True Essence Fruit Tree for more than ten years. If he couldn't find it, he could only attend auctions everywhere and buy a few copies at high prices.
Core-formed spiritual objects are not sold in the Eastern Wasteland. They only appear at auctions. Every time, there is fierce competition. It is not easy to buy a core-formed spiritual object.
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In the Imperial Palace of the Tang Dynasty, the current emperor Li Jinglong was standing quietly with his hands bare, and sitting next to him was his ancestor Li Yuankui.
As an emperor in the realm of alchemy, he was really aggrieved. He was no longer capable of governing the world of immortality in the Tang Dynasty. He could only manage mortals and barely maintain the dignity of the emperor.
Because the territory under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family is too small, the strength of the nine Yuanying forces in the Tang Dynasty now exceeds that of the royal family. The major Yuanying forces do not take the royal family seriously at all.
Many times, Li Jinglong wanted to give up his status as emperor and become an ordinary head of the Li family. At least he could live up to his name and save some worries.
The annual income from managing the secular world of the Tang Dynasty, converted into resources for cultivating immortals, is really pitiful and extremely useless.
Of course, if managing the common people can really make a lot of money, the other nine Yuanying forces will not let the Tang royal family manage the mortals in their own territory.
It was because managing mortals was too cumbersome and the benefits were too little that the Tang royal family could barely maintain their dignity.
The majestic imperial family of immortals, the giants in the world of immortal cultivation in the East, have now been reduced to a mortal royal family.
The resources of the royal family for cultivating immortals have also been gradually misappropriated by the major Nascent Soul forces. In this regard, the Li family members have no way to do anything.
"Ancestor, these are one year's income, which is slightly less than last year."
Seeing his ancestor put down the jade slip in his hand, Emperor Li Jinglong spoke with a void of breath.
"Hey! This progress is getting worse year by year. If this continues, our Li family will become a core-forming force."
Regarding his longevity, Li Yuankui knew very well that in another hundred years, he would die.
The Li family has more than a dozen Jiedan clan members with good qualifications, but the Li family does not have a baby-forming spiritual object, and it is extremely difficult to buy it at an auction.
The income that decreases every year has depleted the Li family's wealth little by little. Without sufficient income, how can they compete with other forces for the birth of the spiritual treasure?
"Old Ancestor, my Li family has the title of royal family, but it is just a false name. It is better to give up and become an ordinary family instead of managing such a huge mess."
Li Jinglong no longer wants to be the emperor. What's the point of being an emperor who no one respects.
As for those mortals who competed for the land with their heads, it was not enough to support his self-esteem. He did not want to be an emperor who could only show his authority in front of mortals.
"Be presumptuous. If you don't want the inheritance that our ancestors have built for thousands of years, you don't want it anymore."
Hearing this, Li Yuankui was very angry and glared at Li Jinglong fiercely.
After being lectured, Li Jinglong lowered his head and did not dare to speak, but he was not so convinced in his heart.
Foundation? Foundation is nothing. It has become a laughing stock in the world of immortality. How can there be any foundation?
But our ancestors did not tolerate disobedience. No matter how unhappy we were, we had to behave respectfully on the outside.
Seeing Li Jinglong's look of admitting his mistake, Li Yuankui breathed a sigh of relief.
"Jinglong, you should know that the ancestors of the Li family, the Chai family, the Yuchi family, and the eldest grandson family jointly opened up the Eastern Land.
My Li family is the strongest, so I was recognized as a royal family by each family and established the Tang Dynasty. The other families also received great benefits.
If it hadn't been for that incident that happened more than seven hundred years ago, my Li family would still be the number one Nascent Soul force in the Tang Dynasty, and no one would dare to underestimate us."
Thinking of the past, Li Yuankui's face was filled with memories.
At that time, he was the only Yuanying member left in the Li family, but for more than seven hundred years, no new Yuanying was born in the Li family.
"Old Ancestor, what exactly happened back then? Who attacked the Li family? Why did you have to hide it even from me? I am the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the head of the Li family."
Except for Li Yuankui, no one in the Li family knew about many family secrets, which made Li Jinglong very dissatisfied.
After all, he was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but he was not qualified to know about his ancestors. He felt aggrieved and always felt that he was not trusted.
"Jinglong, what happened back then was of great importance and must not be leaked. Otherwise, our Li family will not be able to maintain their current dignity."
Gu Li Yuankui sighed, his brows and eyes full of sorrow and anger, and he kept secret about what happened that year.
"Ancestor, do you think I will leak it out? Even I can't know?"
As the head of the Li family and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he is not a person who can't control his mouth. As long as it is important, he will definitely not talk nonsense everywhere.
"That's it, it's time to tell you. Don't let it out."
Li Yuankui hesitated again and again, and said everything with a frown.
Back then, the ancestor of the Li family, Li Yuankui's eldest brother Li Yuanba, was attacked by two ninth-level Nascent Soul monks after returning from Donghuang.
Li Yuanba was very powerful. Even if he was slightly injured, he was not something that these two people could defeat. He killed two monks of the same level in one fell swoop.
The fighting process was a bit long and attracted many curious monks. Several Nascent Souls and many minor cultivators rushed to the scene and witnessed Li Yuanba's strength with their own eyes.
Originally, this was just a common fighting method. Li Yuanba never dreamed that it would be the trigger for the decline of the Li family.
After killing two monks of the same level, Li Yuanba seized their storage rings, and actually harvested three baby-making spiritual items, which greatly surprised him.
Thirty years later, the Li family relied on these three infant-forming spiritual objects, as well as the spiritual objects they obtained from various places, to advance four clan members to the Nascent Soul stage, and the Li family's strength in the East was further enhanced.
At the same time, the major forces searching in the Eastern Wasteland have never been able to find the Ximen family's treasures, and they have found nothing.
Under this circumstance, a rumor about the Li family spread.
The ancestor of the Li family, Li Yuanba, had been to the Eastern Wasteland. After returning to the Eastern Land, he used his wounded body to kill two monks of the same level with one fell swoop.
In addition, in just thirty years, four new Nascent Soul monks appeared in the Li family.
These are enough to make people suspicious. Even the Holy Land suspects that the ancestor of the Ximen family has obtained the information about the Ximen family.
In the world of immortality, once a certain force is suspected, the explanation is extremely pale and no one will believe it.
The major forces, who had doubts in their hearts, quickly took action.
In the first batch, three Nascent Souls sneaked into the forbidden area of the Li family in an attempt to search for treasures, but were killed by the angry Li Family Nascent Souls.
After that, more Nascent Souls came to the forbidden area of the Li family, and in the fight with the Nascent Souls of the Li family, each suffered injuries.
In the end, the ancestor of the Li family found out in despair that the Holy Land's geniuses were involved. Even if the other party disguised himself, he could still tell that the other party was the Holy Land's genius.
The Li family was unable to fight against so many powerful enemies, and most of the Yuanying tribe perished. In despair, Li Yuanba sacrificed himself and opened the forbidden formation in the forbidden area.
From then on, the Li family's forbidden area was completely sealed off, and even the ancestors who transformed themselves into gods could not enter. All the major forces gave up one after another after trying it.
In this way, the Li family finally took a breather, but after all these struggles, the strength of the Li family was greatly reduced, with only one Nascent Soul Ancestor left.
The major forces are not pressing forward step by step, but the forces in the East will embezzle the Li family's immortality cultivation industry from time to time, making the Li family's situation worse.
"How could such a thing happen? How could my Li family suffer such injustice?"
Li Jinglong took a deep breath and understood why his ancestor didn't tell him.
The Li family and other major forces had a tacit understanding of what happened back then and did not expose it. They just pretended that nothing happened.
What the major forces have done is disgraceful, and it will do them no good if it is exposed.
If the Li family takes the initiative to tell the truth, it will be regarded as breaking up with the major forces, and the Li family's situation will be even more dangerous.
"Now you understand why I don't want to tell you. This matter is too important and must not be divulged at will.
Other major forces will also not expose their own ugliness, so for so many years, the world has not known the reason for the decline of my Li family."
Li Yuankui breathed a sigh of relief with a sigh on his face.
"Ancestor, is the heritage of my Li family all in the forbidden area? It's because the forbidden area was sealed, so the Li family continues to decline."
Li Jinglong thought about how difficult it was for each member of the Jiedan tribe to be added to the family, and there was only one member of the Yuanying tribe. Li Jinglong had a guess in his mind.
Hearing this, Li Yuankui nodded and said, "Yes, my Li family has a True Essence Fruit Tree, which is planted in the forbidden area. There are also many treasured thousand-year-old elixirs.
The family's inheritance of martial arts, a large number of magical treasures, and spiritual treasures are also in the forbidden area. Without these heritage, it will be extremely difficult for the Li family to cultivate a member of the Jiedan clan."
"Ancestor, this forbidden area is sealed. Is there no way to open it since my Li family can't get in?"
Hearing that there were a lot of good things in the forbidden area, Li Jinglong looked enthusiastic.
"If it can be opened easily, how can the major forces give up? They have always suspected that the treasures of the Ximen family in the East Wasteland are hidden in the forbidden area of our Li family. It is really ridiculous."
Li Yuankui smiled, as if he was mocking the major forces at that time and complaining about what happened to the Li family.
Just a suspicion, the Li family was almost killed.
"Ancestor, is it possible that the suspicions of the major forces are true? The treasure of Donghuang was really obtained by the Li family, but the ancestor Yuanba never told the clan members."
Li Jinglong frowned and came up with a hypothesis.
If this hypothesis is true, then there are too many treasures in the Li family's forbidden area, which is exciting to think about.
"Jinglong, if you think so, it's no wonder those bastards doubt the Li family.
However, your Yuanba ancestor only got a few magic weapons and a few sets of exercises from Ximen's house, and the harvest was not worth mentioning, and he really didn't get anything good."
Li Yuankui sighed, even his own clan members would be suspicious, let alone outsiders.
Hearing this, Li Jinglong was slightly disappointed, paused, and then said, "Ancestor, my Li family cannot continue to decline like this. We must find a way to open the forbidden land and obtain the resources of the forbidden land."
"No, once the Forbidden Formation is activated, it cannot be deactivated unless the power of the Formation weakens thousands of years later and it is forcibly broken open from the outside."
Li Yuankui really didn't have any good ideas for opening the forbidden area.
"Then there's no hope at all."
Li Jinglong was very keen on the resources in the forbidden area, which was the hope for the rise of the Li family.
"Ancestor, Ancestor, there is movement in the direction of the forbidden area."
At this moment, a tribesman ran in and reported hurriedly.
"Tell me slowly, what happened?"
Both of them were shocked. They were talking about the forbidden area and they heard the news about the forbidden area right away. What a coincidence.
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