Time flies, and decades seem to pass in the blink of an eye.
Since the Li family of Taiqiu Mountain was recruited by the Corpse Ghost Sect more than ten years ago, they have invested more than half of the family's strength in the Hengduan Mountains.
In these years, the number of people in the clan has died much more than before they participated in this recruitment. But in contrast, the family has also accumulated a huge amount of resources in the Hengduan Mountains during this time.
And after these years of constant battles with monsters, the surviving Qi Refining Period tribesmen have significantly improved both in terms of experience in fighting and cultivation progress. This is because the sense of oppression from reality forces them not to let go of anyone who has the ability.
An opportunity to enhance your own strength.
As for the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain, Li Changzhi, the seventh-eldest elder in the foundation building stage, finally entered the middle stage of Qi Refining as he wished after many years of foundation building. Most of the clan members of the Qing generation have also entered the late stage of Qi refining, and the Xuan generation has even entered the later stage of Qi refining.
Three members of the clan have entered the ninth level of Qi Refining one after another. If you ignore the family's sacrifices, the Li family's strength has actually continued to rise over the years.
...
When Li Changzhi, who was already in the middle stage of foundation building, received the paper crane sent by the Corpse Sect, he understood that the most critical time for his family in the Hengduan Mountains had come.
So on this day, Li Changzhi gathered all the clan members who were practicing in seclusion at Lingshan stronghold on the top of the mountain.
When Li Xuangang received the order from his seventh uncle Li Changzhi to assemble, he put the eight-handled Eight-Spider Green Light Sword into his storage bag, then walked out of the cave and joined many tribesmen.
When he reached the top of the mountain, people such as his second brother Li Xuantian, his tenth brother Li Xuankun, his twelfth brother Li Xuanyu and others were already waiting here. Li Xuangang stood next to Li Xuankun, looked around, and found that there were more than 80 tribesmen who had arrived.
Today there are less than seventy left.
Except for the second uncle Li Qingyang and the fourth uncle Li Qingjing, who returned to Taiqiu Mountain for retreat to prepare for the attack on the foundation-building realm, the rest of the tribe died in battle on this land.
Thinking of this, Li Xuangang couldn't help but feel a little sad. In a daze, he seemed to think of the question Li Yuheng asked him many years ago.
But Li Xuangang's sentimentality didn't last long, and the voice of his seventh uncle Li Changzhi brought him back to reality.
While listening to his seventh uncle Li Changzhi's plans for the future, he discovered that his tenth brother Li Xuankun had finally entered the late stage of Qi refining and reached the seventh level of Qi refining after such a long time.
Li Changzhi's loud and majestic voice reached the ears of every Li clan member present, and he said:
"I have received a summons from the Corpse Sect. Next, we have to rush to the last battlefield. The Corpse Sect only gave us one month to get there, so we have to hurry up."
Seeing the different expressions of all the tribesmen below, Li Changzhi lowered his voice and continued with a hint of inexplicable meaning:
"I don't know how long we will be here. It can be expected that the situation in the next period of time will be more tragic than what we have encountered before. The Corpse Sect has gathered thousands of monks there. In such a large-scale war, you must
Obey orders and do not act without permission."
The reason why he warned his clansmen in such a stern tone was because Li Changzhi knew that only by being so closely attached to the family could he save the lives of his clansmen to the greatest extent.
After talking about the general arrangements, Li Changzhi dismissed the clan members, and then talked to Li Qinghuan about other things.
On the second day, nearly seventy members of the Li clan set out for the battlefield designated by the Corpse Ghost Sect.
In the past two years, Li Changji will send new tribesmen from Taiqiu Mountain to take over the four spiritual veins they occupy.
At this time, just like the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain, there were countless cultivating families starting from different areas of the Hengduan Mountains. Although they were traveling in different directions, they had the same destination.
If you look down from the sky at this time, you will find that on the eastern border of Chaoyang Continent and outside the Hengduan Mountains, countless figures have gathered into a stream of people, slowly approaching a point.
And that point was hazy, shrouded in a pale mist.
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When the cultivation families affiliated with the Corpse Ghost Sect gathered at the same point, there were already three thousand monks not far from this point. These were all disciples of the Corpse Ghost Sect, and most of them were outsiders in the Qi Refining Period.
Disciples, a small number of them are elders in the foundation building stage.
Where three thousand corpse ghost sect disciples camped, there was a large mountain with third-level spiritual veins. On the top of the mountain, a huge space was opened up. At this time, five people were sitting in this space.
There are monks with different looks.
They are all wearing the dark blue elder uniforms of the Corpse Ghost Sect. Although the spiritual energy fluctuations on their bodies are different, without exception, they all have a powerful aura that only Golden Core Stage monks can exude.
The five corpse ghost sect elders were silent for a long time, and finally Xun Jinyuan, who was sitting at the head of the table, spoke.
Xun Jinyuan is the great elder of the Corpse Ghost Sect, with peak Jindan cultivation.
"Everyone must have felt the abnormal spiritual energy fluctuations there a few days ago. Please tell me what you think."
Upon hearing Xun Jinyuan's question, the remaining four Jindan elders of the Corpse Ghost Sect all looked thoughtful, and no one was the first to express their opinions.
Xun Jinyuan, the great elder of the Corpse Ghost Sect, was not in a hurry and just sat quietly, waiting for them to exit.
After a while, the impatient Xiang Jicheng finally couldn't bear it anymore and said:
"Brother, according to our original plan, we can't cope with it... Well... if, I mean if, if the violent spiritual energy fluctuations a few days ago belonged to a fifth-level monster,
I feel that there is really no need to continue with our plan.”
After hearing Xiang Jicheng say what he wanted to say, the remaining three elders also breathed a sigh of relief.
Xun Jinyuan listened quietly to Xiang Jicheng's words, and then remained silent for a while before speaking slowly and in a low voice:
"Junior Brother Jicheng has overthought it. When that abnormal spiritual energy wave first appeared, it really looked like a new monster entering the fifth level. However, I went to investigate a few days ago and confirmed that it was not a fifth-level monster.
Monster. As for what it is, it is not convenient for me to tell you now. You will naturally know it by then. Elders, all you need to know now is that the aura will not affect our plan."
After hearing Xun Jinyuan's explanation, some of the Jindan elders of the Corpse Ghost Sect believed it, while others did not.
Even if you choose to believe in Xun Jinyuan based on his centuries-old majesty, you still have a trace of doubt in your heart.
There is no other reason, just because the aura that suddenly flashed past a few days ago was too powerful, and this aura was full of violence. It could not be the aura that a high-level spiritual plant or spiritual treasure could emit.
Moreover, this aura is far more majestic than the aura of the fourth-level monster, and has far exceeded the limit of the fourth-level monster. Therefore, it is difficult for these Jindan elders of the Corpse Ghost Sect to suspect that there is a fifth-level monster among them.
The presence.
Seeing that the elders still had different expressions, Xun Jinyuan continued:
"Well, you don't have to guess anymore. In the end, all the answers will be revealed in a few years."
Having said this, Xun Jinyuan changed his mind and continued to ask:
"How is the mission of clearing out those affiliated families completed?"
After hearing the great elder ask a specific question, He Tingjian, who was in charge of this matter, handed over his hand and replied:
"Brother, everything is going according to plan. I have been inspecting the area recently, and almost all the monsters in every area we have circled have been eliminated. Even some fish that slipped through the net are no longer relevant to the overall situation."
At this time, Xiang Jicheng continued what He Tingjian said:
"What Senior Brother He Tingjian said is true. We have sent disciples to stop the large group of monster beasts. If they can't clear out the scattered monster beasts behind them, then what's the use of us protecting them?"
After hearing the two people's answers, Xun Jinyuan nodded with satisfaction and said:
"You should be careful about this. If it is not cleaned up now, it will be very troublesome for us to clean up such a large area by ourselves in the future. Now is a good opportunity to clean up once and for all."
Hearing this, He Tingjian raised his hands again and said:
"Senior brother, don't worry, I will take care of this matter."
Xun Jinyuan glanced at He Tingjian, paused slightly, and then shifted his gaze to the only woman present.
"Junior sister Danjing, how are the organizations of these families responding to the call and coming to join the war?"
Xiang Danqing heard Xun Jinyuan's question and replied with a cold voice:
"Senior brother, I have sent out paper cranes to each family. The fastest one can arrive here within ten days, and the slowest one can arrive here within a month."
"Then we will have to work hard on the scheduling issue after they arrive, junior sister."
"This is the responsibility of junior sister."
After dealing with this, Xun Jinyuan stood up from the stone chair, expressionless, and said to the four fellow disciples in front of him:
"Everything is going according to plan. After a few other junior brothers arrive here, we will launch a general attack. As for the Xianyuan Sect in the north, although their behavior in the past few years is somewhat beyond my expectations, fortunately they are still there.
It’s not completely out of our plans.”
After saying these words, Xun Jinyuan waved his hand and said:
"Let's break up. You should be careful during this period and don't cause any trouble."
Although the First Elder Xun Jinyuan said it lightly, the other four people all knew his temper. If anyone ruined his affairs, the consequences would probably be beyond their ability to bear.
So while they surrendered, they were extremely careful in their hearts. Before the final decisive battle came, they could not allow any mistakes in the matters they were responsible for.
After the four Jindan-stage elders had left, Xun Jinyuan leaned on the stone chair, his eyes becoming hollow.
In the end, Xun Jinyuan was silent for a while, then turned into a black mist and disappeared from the stone chair.