There are two trees on the top of Taiqiu Mountain.
One is a plum tree and the other is a peach tree.
There is no connection between these two trees. Apart from the fact that they are both third-level spiritual trees that can be advanced, there is nothing similar about them.
All members of the Li family know that there are two third-level spiritual trees on the top of Taiqiu Mountain, and they also know that there is a large piece of flat land between these two third-level spiritual trees.
Although they have more or less heard some related scenes and details, such as how sweet the peach trees on the peach tree are, how neat the bluestones spread out on the flat ground are, and how neat the bluestones outside the mountain top are.
How vast is the sea of clouds...
And so on, but few people have seen them with their own eyes...
Because that is the place where the family elders discuss matters, and there are also the caves of the clan leader and two uncles, so unless they are called up to accept the family's task arrangements, these Qi Refining Period clan members of the Li family will rarely set foot there.
There.
Over time, the top of Taiqiu Mountain gradually became a place that ordinary people like the Li family yearned for, just as those ordinary people yearned for Taiqiu Mountain.
Both have extremely special meanings to them!
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At this time, at the top of Taiqiu Mountain, the wind was clear and the clouds were clear, and the atmosphere was peaceful. At the stone table on one side of the ground, there were two people sitting and standing, both wearing black mysterious clothes and looking calm.
Before a new wave of wind came from outside the mountain, Li Xuangang spoke first.
He straightened his body and said continuously:
"Fourth Uncle has entered the late stage of foundation building."
"Um."
"Uncle Seventeen sent news that the follow-up construction of Lingyun Island has almost been completed, and the line channel between it and Wanxingfang City has been successfully opened."
"Um."
"The family's Shanggong Hall and Affairs Pavilion are running normally. Although the latter has a large system, Yuxian is capable enough. I leave it to him."
"Um."
"Some changes occurred in the cave where my second uncle was retreating a few days ago. I went to check and found that the problem is not serious."
"Um"
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"...In addition, I have made arrangements for the things you told me before, eighth uncle, and I should be able to start implementing them when Xuan Yu comes out of seclusion.
"And this happened just in time for the fourth uncle to leave the country, so the subsequent execution will be more appropriate."
"....Um!"
"One last thing, eighth uncle... the half-year period is here!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding environment instantly became a little quieter.
And this time, Li Changji finally did not answer with one word. Instead, he raised his head, glanced at Li Xuangang opposite, paused for a moment, and finally responded slowly:
"In that case...then what do you think about it?"
Hearing this, Li Xuangang didn't hesitate at all. After slightly raising the corners of his mouth, he took out a black item that had been prepared from the storage bag.
He held it with both hands and handed it to Li Changji.
Although the latter had already expected it, he still had some hope at this moment. He did not immediately reach out to take the object held by Li Xuangang's hands, but continued to look at him with his eyes, as if he was looking at him again.
To make an inquiry:
Do you want to think about it again?
After waiting for a few breaths, Li Changji finally gave up. He imagined that the other party's action of taking back the items did not happen. Instead, he saw a trace of determination in the latter's eyes.
He had no choice but to take back the pitch-black object from Li Xuangang's hand.
Holding the object in his hand, the lines on it were clearly visible. Li Changji lowered his head and looked at it, understanding the weight of the object in his hand, but at this moment, there was a flash of loneliness on his face.
But when he raised his head and looked at Li Xuangang again, his expression had returned to normal, and there was no visible change from before.
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The wind continued to blow from the other end of the sea of clouds, diluting the sweet smell that originally enveloped the entire mountain top.
This change of environment made Li Xuangang feel a little better. After all, he was not used to the overly sweet smell.
His nose flapped slightly, and he turned his head to look at the tall peach tree on the back right side.
There are already many fruits on it, and the spiritual peaches are much more mature than when he last saw them. Judging from their appearance, it will only take another year at most before the family can start picking again.
Staring at the largest one among the branches, Li Xuangang somehow suddenly remembered his Yuluo Fengfeng King in the Jieyuan space.
"Speaking of which, last time I entered space, I didn't see it. Could it be that I was sleeping in a hive?"
Li Xuangang's distraction did not last long, and soon Li Changji's light cough brought him back to reality.
Li Changji sat on the other side of the stone table and waited for his eyes to return to normal before speaking:
"Since you don't want this family token now, Xuan Gang, forget it...but one day, it may still be handed over to you. When that time comes, the eighth uncle hopes you don't want it.
No more delays like now.”
Li Changji's tone was calm, but Li Xuangang still heard a hint of heaviness in it, so he deliberately opened his mouth and smiled, and responded:
"It's too early for my eighth uncle to say this now. I've looked at the family tree and the second brother's name is still there. Maybe he will come back before the day I take over!"
Paying more attention to the genealogy in the ancestral hall was what the patriarch Li Changqing told him before leaving. Unexpectedly, it has now become an excuse for him.
He laughed twice as well. Li Changji already had an understanding of Li Xuangang's thoughts, so he no longer struggled too much with the issue of the family token.
Turning his hand over casually, the family token in his hand, which was quite important to the Li family, disappeared in the blink of an eye.
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After solving the problem of the ownership of the chief elders in the family, Li Xuangang and Li Changji chatted for a while.
But it didn't last long, and soon the two most important family elders of the Li family ended their pleasantries, collected their thoughts, and started talking about business.
The most important of them is the next major actions of their family.
Although Li Xuangang has just talked about some important matters in the family at this stage and the next stage, the relevant details still need to be discussed in detail.
First of all, what was included in the topic of the two of them was the medicine garden matter of the Lingyun Island stronghold.
A few months ago, before Li Xuangang and Li Xuanyu rushed back from the Hengduan Mountains, Li Changji and Li Qingyang had already returned to Taiqiu Mountain in advance.
And with the appearance of the two of them, the news that the family had opened a new stronghold in the Ten Thousand Stars Islands also spread within the Shanggong Hall and the Affairs Pavilion.
Hundreds of ordinary members of the Li family finally learned the reason why the second-ranked monk in the family: Li Qingyang, had not appeared in the family for more than ten years.
It turned out that he was sent by the clan leader to do this!
Moreover, now that the eighth uncle Li Changji and the second uncle Li Qingyang have returned to the family, is it the seventeenth uncle Li Qingshui who is in charge of matters related to Lingyun Island in the Wanxing Islands?
Reminiscent of this, at that time many monks of the Li family in the Qi Refining Period were waiting in the Affairs Pavilion for the family to announce the mission about Wanxingfang City and Lingyun Island, but there was no response after waiting around.
On the contrary, shortly after Li Qingyang returned to Taiqiu Mountain, he announced the news that he was practicing in seclusion.
In fact, when Li Xuangang returned to Taiqiu Mountain with his injured twelfth brother Li Xuanyu, he indeed only saw his eighth uncle and not his second uncle.
As for his second uncle, Li Qingyang, who was trying to retreat to the next level, he only learned about it after meeting and communicating with his eighth uncle, Li Changji.
At that time, Li Xuangang was ready to return the family token to Li Changji, but the latter stopped him for some reasons.
In the end, it was just an agreement that Li Xuangang would be in charge of family affairs for another half a year, and then handover would be carried out after he had dealt with all the matters in his hands.
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In fact, Li Xuangang was not very clear about the affairs of Lingyun Island. All his sources of information relied on the jade tube sent back from Uncle Seventeen.
Therefore, when discussing with his eighth uncle, he did not speak out immediately, but first sorted out his thoughts in his mind.
"Eighth uncle, according to the news from the seventeenth uncle, various facilities on Lingyun Island have been built, and the connection with Wanxingfang City has been opened. Next, he wants to request a batch of late-stage Qi refining people from the family.
The tribesmen came to support."
Li Changji frowned after hearing this, and then said:
"What's the reason?"
Li Xuangang did not dare to hide anything and said truthfully:
"It's because of the invasion of monsters in the sea...Uncle Seventeen said that there are not enough people in the late stage of Qi Refining on Lingyun Island. Those low-level female cultivators alone may be attacked by more than three third-level monsters.
At this time, the protective formation cannot withstand it."
When Li Changji heard this, his frown deepened. He thought carefully for a while, and then said:
"This should just be Qingshui's excuse. Qingyang and I carefully checked the guardian formation on the island when we left. As long as he does not leave the center of the formation at will, there is no need to worry too much about safety issues."
"Well... Judging from the jade tube he sent back, he should have another purpose..."
Before Li Changji finished speaking, Li Xuangang had already reacted.
Based on his understanding of Seventeenth Uncle, I am afraid that mobilizing the clan members to protect Lingyun Island is a lie, while hunting down hidden dangers in the family is the real thing.
It is said that Zhao Yingque, a member of the Foundation Establishment period who escaped from the Zhao family in Wutong Peak, sneaked into the Ten Thousand Stars Islands.
According to Seventeenth Uncle Li Qingshui's temperament, since there was a chance to permanently eliminate future troubles, how could he let it go?
And this is what Li Changji obviously wanted to express.
After some exchanges between the two, the family's reply to Li Qingshui and Lingyun Island soon came out. Its general meaning is:
"The family is also short of manpower for other matters, so we will not send clan members to the Ten Thousand Stars Islands for the time being.
In addition, if Li Qingshui wants to hunt down Zhao Yingque, who was missed in the battle of annihilation of the Zhao family, please think of another strategy on your own.
However, the rest of Lingyun Island’s business should not be delayed:
First, protect Lingyun Island and its medicinal gardens and spiritual fields.
Secondly, the cultivation of the monks on the island, especially the low-level female cultivators, must not be neglected.
Third, the connection channel with Wanxingfang City must be maintained. In the future, the family’s eleven shops in Fang City will have to rely on the harvest of spiritual plants on Lingyun Island for basic support.”
Finally, in addition to sending such a message to Li Qingshui, Li Changji also decided to announce a family mission in the Affairs Pavilion.
The specific content of its tasks is:
"In half a month, the family elder Li Qingshu will lead a team to Lingyun Island to participate in the construction of the family's new stronghold.
Those who are members of the Jade generation in the clan and whose cultivation level is below the fourth level of Qi training can accept this task."
Regarding the arrangement of this last task, Li Xuangang certainly knew the profound meaning of his eighth uncle, but he was also one of the promoters and organizers of the family's clan expansion plan, so he had no objections.
So after Li Changji made the arrangements, he nodded in agreement, saying that he would make arrangements later and ask Li Yuxian to post the task in the Affairs Pavilion.
And not only that, after Li Xuangang briefly thought about it, he also added a restriction at the end of this task:
"The tribesmen who accept the mission are only men."
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After settling the matter on Lingyun Island, the next family matter that Li Xuangang and Li Changji discussed was moved to the Hengduan Mountains.
And that place is related to the mission that Li Xuangang and Li Xuanyu jointly carried out a few months ago.