To the east of Chaoyang Continent, in the very depths of the East China Sea, are the Wanxing Islands.
The large-scale sect Haiji Sect, with Lian Chenglin, a monk in the middle stage of Nascent Soul, sitting in the formation, is currently entrenched here.
Today's Wanxing Islands and Wanxingfang City are completely different from the scene when Li Xuangang and Li Changqing left here.
Just like the sunny weather over this sea area all year round, Wanxingfang City is now prosperous and everything is developing in a good direction.
In just over ten years, Wanxingfang City already had the prototype of a large-scale city.
There are many shops in it, all in good order, and there are an endless stream of monks with various cultivation levels.
In particular, the number of monks in Fang City who have reached the foundation level or above has exceeded that of Binhaifang City at the mouth of the Tianhe River and Donghaifang City on Limeng Island.
The latter two are both large-scale cities that have developed for hundreds of years. This shows how rapidly Wanxingfang City has developed.
Many monks can even predict that after a while, the scale of Wanxingfang City is likely to completely surpass Binhaifang City and Donghaifang City, becoming the only two largest cities in the eastern part of Chaoyang Continent.
A gathering place for monks.
The reason why it is the only one is because there is another city that has the same development speed as Wanxingfang City, or even faster to a certain extent.
That is: Hengduanfang City is located in the Hengduan Mountains and not far from the gate of the Corpse Sect.
The rise of the two emerging cities, Wanxingfang City and Hengduanfang City, is partly due to the establishment of two fifth-level teleportation arrays within each of them, especially the one located within Hengduanfang City and belonging to the Corpse Ghost Sect.
Teleportation array.
Its existence brings the isolated area in the eastern part of the continent into contact with the central part of the continent, and this connection is gradually expanding.
On the other hand, of course, it is because of the management of these two cities by the two large sects, the Corpse Ghost Sect and the Haiji Sect.
Because the sect was strong enough, relying on their own influence, both monks from the central part of the continent and local monks from the eastern part of the continent gradually gathered towards these two cities.
And with the presence of two Nascent Soul realm monks, Xun Jinyuan and Lian Chenglin, Fangshi has also been able to withstand the impact of those monks at the Golden Core realm and above from the central part of the continent, and stabilized its own internal order.
Stable order is undoubtedly the most important point for the development of a city.
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The changes in the general trend have had a greater or lesser impact on many sects, monk families, and casual cultivators in the eastern part of the continent. For some forces, they even have a great impact.
For example, this is the case for the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain, which is a new member of the Jindan family in the Tianhe area.
Under the planning of the patriarch Li Changqing, the Li family invested considerable resources and manpower in Hengduanfang City and Wanxingfang City.
Except for the dozens of tribesmen sent by the family to perform tasks on the treasure ship, only the tribesmen who stayed in Wanxingfang City and Wanxing Islands had the largest number.
Today, the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain has eleven shops in Wanxingfang City. In addition to the seventy-six low-level female cultivators sent here by Li Xuangang, there are also nearly forty permanent members.
There were even three family elders in the foundation building period, Li Changji, Li Qingyang, and Li Qingshui, who also stayed here.
While they were completing many of the family's affairs in Wanxingfang City, they were also secretly carrying out another mission, and this mission was also the reason why Li Changji rushed from Taiqiu Mountain to the Wanxing Islands.
However, some time had passed since Li Changji arrived here. Just when Li Xuangang and Li Xuanyu left Taiqiu Mountain, the former's mission finally came to an end.
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The clear sky was cloudless, with nothing but large expanses of blue.
Corresponding to such an empty sky, below it is a huge sea area located southwest of Wanxingfang City and nearly a month away.
In this sea area, there is a medium-sized island with spiritual energy stirring on it. Judging from the aura emanating from it, there is at least one spiritual vein of the second-level low-level or above on this island.
In fact, this island is exactly the one that Li Qingyang and Li Qingshui discovered for their family before, and there is indeed a second-level middle-grade spiritual vein on it.
In order for the family's subsequent plans in the Ten Thousand Stars Islands to proceed smoothly, before Li Changqing left the family and went to the Corpse Ghost Sect to perform his mission, he also sent his eighth brother Li Changji over.
This island was previously unknown, but in order to facilitate management in the future, Li Changji casually gave it a name and called it Lingyun Island.
There is a large area of flat land in the central area of Lingyun Island, and in the center of this flat land stands a hill that is neither high nor short.
There are also a few scattered buildings built with low-level spiritual minerals above.
At this time, at the top of the hill, three figures were standing or standing in a pavilion. Their eyes spread out and looked towards the outside of the hill.
There are pieces of spiritual fields or medicinal gardens that have been divided into pieces, and there are still more than 60 black figures working vaguely in them.
After watching for a while, the three of them looked away, focused on each other, and started talking about business.
These three people are none other than the three foundation-building elders of the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain, Li Changji, Li Qingyang, and Li Qingshui.
As the three of them discussed, a rustling sound was heard in the pavilion, but it soon dissipated in the sea breeze blowing from the west.
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In the center of Lingyun Island, the second-level middle-grade spiritual vein was centered on the hill that was neither high nor short, and then the overflowing spiritual energy gradually began to spread to the surrounding flatlands.
Gradually nourishing the young spiritual plants planted by the Li clan not long ago within this area.
During the conversation, Li Changji, who had some gray hair on his temples, suddenly stopped and looked outside the hill again, at the few low-level female nuns who were still working in the spiritual field.
Not finding anything wrong, he immediately turned his head again, looked at Li Qingshui sitting in front of him and said:
"The medicine garden here has been opened as scheduled, and the protective array on the periphery of the island has also been arranged... Next, Qingyang and I will return to Taiqiu Mountain, and the family's arrangements in the Wanxing Islands will be left to us.
is you."
After hearing this, Li Qingshui's expression remained unchanged, but his tone became more determined than before.
"Uncle Eighth, don't worry. We have been in business for a long time and all plans are under control. Whether it is the family store in Wanxingfang City or the medicine garden here... I don't think there will be any big surprises.
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Weiwei nodded, Li Changji still trusted Li Qingshui's ability, and within the family plan, he had already said all the things he should remind him before, so he didn't say anything more at this moment.
After a moment of silence, Li Changji turned around and walked out of the pavilion. Seeing this, Li Qingyang and Li Qingshui also stood up from where they were and set out to follow.
The three of them left the hill and finally stopped next to a medicine garden at the foot of the hill.
Li Changji once again glanced at the tribesmen and the low-level female cultivators within sight, and then took out the Black Forest Flying Boat from the storage bag and gave Li Qingshui a final reminder:
"This island is a new stronghold of the family. It is very important to the shops in Wanxingfang City. These low-level female cultivators here are equally important to the family. In the future, in addition to the maintenance of Lingyun Island,
In addition to business operations, you should also pay attention to the cultivation issues of these female cultivators."
Listening to these words, Li Qingshui did not feel bored, but bowed his hands respectfully and replied:
"Uncle Eighth, don't worry, Qingshui will act in accordance with the family's arrangements."
Nodding, Li Changji reached out and patted his shoulder, and then said:
"Although your second brother and I have eliminated the monsters in the surrounding sea area, we think that after we leave, there will be new third-level monsters wandering around soon. Qingshui, you have to... pay attention.
.....If necessary, you can abandon some things, return to the protective formation, and rely on the formation to resist."
"Shimizu knows."
Facing the other party's response, Li Changji opened his mouth slightly, but didn't say anything else.
After pausing for a moment, he no longer hesitated and gestured to Li Qingyang beside him. Then the two of them jumped onto the Heisen airship, and Li Qingyang controlled the airship to fly into the air, and finally turned into a rapid black escaping light.
Went in the direction of Wanxingfang City.
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Since following his fifth uncle Li Changqing to complete his mission to the Wanxing Islands, Li Qingyang, the second-youngest son of the Li Jiaqing generation, has been staying in the Wanxing Islands for a long time.
At first, he followed the instructions of his fifth uncle Li Changqing and prepared a store for the family in Wanxingfang City.
After the construction of the store was completed, he went to sea with his seventeenth brother Li Qingshui to find suitable islands in the huge Ten Thousand Stars Islands to establish a new family stronghold in the depths of the East China Sea.
The establishment of the shops in Wanxingfang City and the establishment of the Lingyun Island Medicine Garden are very complicated matters, especially the cultivation arrangements for the seventy-six low-level female cultivators.
Therefore, Li Qingyang, who was not very good at this kind of management matters, had been very troubled in the past ten years.
Fortunately, the arrival of his eighth uncle a few years ago solved many of his problems.
At this moment, Li Changqing's mission arrangement for him on Lian Chenglin's fourth-level treasure ship finally reached its end.
Next, Li Qingyang will return to his family and Taiqiu Mountain with his eighth uncle.
The subsequent matters here will be left to the seventeenth brother to complete.
Thinking of this, Li Qingyang, who was controlling the Hesse flying boat, felt a little excited.
Turning his head, he looked at Uncle Eighth sitting cross-legged in the cabin behind him with his eyes closed and concentrating. He calmed down the ripples in his heart and turned to concentrate on controlling the Heisen flying boat.
The waters of the Wanxing Islands were not calm, especially after the monks from the central part of the mainland poured into Wanxingfang City. Therefore, Li Qingyang maintained due vigilance on his way back.
The journey was uneventful. A month later, Li Changji and Li Qingyang successfully returned to the Wanxing Islands. After storing the Heisen Flying Boat in a family store, they left with the family's earnings in Wanxingfang City over the years.
here.
When they appeared again, the land they were treading on was already the land of Limeng Island.
Leaving the fifth-level teleportation array on Limeng Island, at the port of Donghaifang City, there was already a treasure ship that had received the news early, and it was waiting for the two of them here.
Li Changji and Li Qingyang boarded their family's treasure ship and responded with nods to the clansmen who bowed to them on the deck.
When the two of them reached the center of the deck, and Li Qingyang was looking around at this important family artifact, a broad figure gradually appeared from the side of the treasure ship on the left side.
The figure passed over the two Qi Refining Stage tribesmen, with a smile on his lips, and his small eyes narrowed into two slits. He walked forward quickly, and bowed with his hands in hand.
He opened his mouth and saluted and said:
"Xuanshan has met his eighth uncle and his second uncle."
Li Qingyang had already heard the news that Li Xuanshan had entered the foundation-building realm, so now that he saw the real person, he was not too surprised. He just smiled at Li Xuanshan and casually asked about the situation of the other party and the family treasure ship.
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The breeze is gentle and the waves are rolling.
After receiving Li Changji and Li Qingyang, the Li family's treasure ship did not delay in Donghaifang City. Instead, it quickly cleaned up many materials in the treasure ship's warehouse. Once everything was confirmed, it immediately set sail for the coast.
Drive away from Fangshi.
If nothing goes wrong, Li Changji and Li Qingyang will be able to disembark at the port of Tianhefang City and return to Taiqiu Mountain, where the family is based, in the near future.
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Here, Li Changji and Li Qingyang have already embarked on their return journey, while Li Qingshui, who is still on Lingyun Island, has just begun his busy work.
The first thing he had to solve was the cultivation problems of these Qi Refining Stage tribesmen and the dozens of low-level female cultivators on Lingyun Island.
He opened more than 80 caves, large and small, on the hill with second-level mid-grade spiritual veins, and distributed these caves.
The key point is to protect the cultivation needs of low-level female cultivators.
After all, Lingyun Island is an important stronghold of the family in the Ten Thousand Stars Islands. When the number of family members is insufficient, the role of these female cultivators will be very important in the future.
Leading the tribe and these low-level female cultivators, they continued to build the stronghold of Lingyun Island.
While perfecting the protective formation around the island, they are also waiting for supplies from Wanxingfang City.
More than two months after the eighth uncle Li Changji and the second brother Li Qingyang left, a black escaping light passed through the guardian circle of Lingyun Island and stopped in front of Li Qingshui on the hill.
The tribesmen and low-level female cultivators who were still tending the spirit plants around the hills certainly noticed the arrival of the Black Forest Flying Boat, but they just got up and took a look, discussed a few words in a low voice, and then fell back into their tasks again.
among.
The Hessen flying boat stopped, and six figures wearing the same black mysterious clothes jumped out of it.
They are all in the late stages of Qi refining. The leader among them is Li Xuanrong, whose cultivation has reached the ninth level of Qi refining.
Li Xuanrong, the nineteenth-born member of the Li Jiaxuan family, ordered the tribesmen behind him to unload some low-level resources brought by the Heisen flying boat, and walked up to Li Qingshui with a storage bag.
"Xuanrong has met Uncle Seventeen."
Li Qingshui reached out and took the storage bag from Li Xuanrong's hand, and then sank into his consciousness to check it. After confirming that the items inside were all needed by Lingyun Island, he turned over and put away the storage bag.
, staring at Li Xuanrong and asked:
"How about the family shops in Wanxingfang City?"
Li Xuanrong put down his hands in front of him and replied:
"Uncle Seventeen, everything is normal. The tribesmen in each shop and the low-level female cultivators assigned to them are acting according to your previous instructions."
"However, after the eighth uncle and the second uncle came back and left the Hessen Feizhou here with Xuanrong, they made some adjustments to the personnel arrangements of the family's eleven stores."
"Hmm? Adjustment?"
"It's not a big adjustment, just some changes in the distribution of low-level female cultivators in the shop..."
Li Qingshui pondered for a while, his eyes flickered for a moment, and after he returned to normal again, he said to Li Xuanrong:
"Then let's do this this time. I still have some things to deal with here on Lingyun Island. Apart from coming here to replace the clan members this time, I and the rest of the people will not go back. Over at Fangshi, you can fight for me first.
It will take some time... Well, I will arrange it later."
Li Xuanrong nodded in agreement:
"Uncle Seventeen, don't worry, Xuanrong knows."
After informing Li Xuanrong about the resources that the Hessen flying boat needed to transport next time, Li Qingshui gathered everyone in the Lingtian together.
After he made arrangements for the next construction plans of Lingyun Island, he waved these people away.
At sunset, several of the replaced Li clansmen on Lingyun Island, together with Li Xuanrong, said goodbye to Li Qingshui, and then flew to Wanxingfang City on the Hessen flying boat.
The afterglow and water waves complement each other and surround the entire Lingyun Island.
After Li Qingshui left the Hessen flying boat, he flew to the edge of the island alone and began to check the situation of the guardian circle.
Looking at the fading sun in the west, he hovered in mid-air and put the array disk in his hand into his storage bag.
Facing the evening breeze, he was silent for a while, and then murmured to himself:
"It won't be long!"
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A new stronghold of the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain is taking shape in the Wanxing Islands. At this moment, Li Xuangang, as the head of the family, does not know its full picture. He only knows that the family has such a plan in the depths of the East China Sea.
It is estimated that when he finishes this mission and returns to his family again, he will be able to hear more detailed information about Lingyun Island from his eighth uncle Li Changji and his second uncle Li Qingyang.
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The Mo Qing flying boat set off from Taiqiu Mountain and galloped for more than a month, finally stopping in front of a mountain range in the Hengduan Mountains. When the flying boat descended and stopped on the cliff of one of the peaks, Li Xuangang and Li Xuanyu successively left the cabin.
Jump out within.
First he looked around, then took out the jade tube to confirm.
Finally, Li Xuangang put down the jade tube and said to Li Xuanyu beside him:
"This should be what Fourth Uncle was talking about!"