Chapter 655: Forcing the Palace (3200 added)

Half a month later.

Xiaoyue Mountain was decorated with lanterns and streamers; it was even more bustling than during the holidays.

A group of Immortal Cultivators, supporting the old and leading the young, waited early on the plaza under Aaron's lead for the clansmen to return.

As time ticked by second by second, there was still not the slightest trace in the eastern sky.

Some cultivators could not help but become restless, and Li Yaotian even lowered his eyelids, not knowing what he was thinking.

Only Aaron remained calm and collected, his hands tucked into his sleeves, continuing to wait.

It was noon.

"Naturally, we shall first hold a grand memorial service to honor the clansmen who died in battle, and at the same time... I also have a few questions for the Ancestor."

"Enough, you don't need to say anything else." Aaron stepped on a Red Flying Sword, rose into mid-air, and laughed loudly: "Say the one thing you most want to say!"

"Li Yaohuo... requests the Ancestor to abdicate and yield to the virtuous!"

Li Yaohuo's eyes widened, and he was extremely speechless in his heart: 'Old man, you've hidden yourself so deep? Who are you trying to trap?'

"Request the Ancestor to abdicate and yield to the virtuous!"

Li Yaohuo's Dharma Power was vigorous, having reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage, and he had used his battle merits to exchange for a full set of Top-tier Magical Tools; at this moment, he believed he could hold his own against the Ten Great Foundation Establishment, so he could not help but reveal a bit of arrogance.

In any case, according to the succession of the old and new, Li Qingjing did not have many years left to live.

Li Yaohuo replied with a face full of grief.

The third shout came from Xiaoyue Mountain, called out by the Head of the Family, Li Yaotian, himself.

The Flying Boat docked slowly, and streaks of escaping light flew down from it.

It formed a stark contrast with the festive atmosphere of Xiaoyue Mountain.

"Oh? Then what do you intend to do?" Aaron asked, still maintaining a smile.

"Li Family, Supreme Elder... I have returned."

"The third matter..."

He deeply understood the terror of the Ancestor, and even more so, the other party's character of planning before acting.

"Request the Ancestor to abdicate and yield to the virtuous!"

The identity of Li Qingjing would not be needed for much longer; today, it was a perfect reason for a curtain call...

At this moment, a strong sense of unease could not help but emerge in his heart.

"Since the Ancestor insists on making a move, don't blame Yaohuo."

"They're here!"

Li Yaohuo said loudly, deliberately using a spell, his voice shaking the wilderness.

And an uneasy atmosphere had already begun to spread across Xiaoyue Mountain.

Amidst the pointing fingers of the crowd, Aaron waved his hand and flicked out a streak of red Sword Light: "Yao Huo... today the Ancestor will teach you a lesson; even as time passes, your grand-uncle is still your grand-uncle!"

That hunched figure with white hair and a withered face suddenly straightened his spine, and a terrifying fluctuation of Dharma Power erupted from Li Qingjing, surpassing the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage, the Mid-stage...

When they saw the attire of the figures within the escaping light, the entire Li Family fell into a dead silence.

This was clearly challenging the Ancestor!

"The Ancestor is only at the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage... why must he make a move? Wouldn't it be better to step down with dignity?" On Xiaoyue Mountain, Li Yaotian watched this scene, his expression extremely grave.

The cultivators descending from the sky were dressed in plain white, clearly wearing mourning clothes!

An interesting thought emerged in Aaron's heart, but he suppressed it.

However, the next moment, Li Yaotian's body began to tremble.

Behind him, those cultivators who had returned from the Blood War also had red eyes and shouted the second call loudly.

Li Yaohuo's eyes were blood-red; seeing the grief on the faces of the relatives of the Qi Refining clansmen who had died in battle on Xiaoyue Mountain, his voice became even louder: "The second matter... for these past decades, the Ancestor has been addicted to pleasure, using family resources to purchase useless items for enjoyment, acting with arrogance and power; have you ever thought of us clansmen who were fighting in a bloodbath on the front lines?"

"The first matter, thirty years ago, the front line suffered a crushing defeat, and the alliance urgently mobilized personnel for support, giving our Li Family two choices: the first was to send another Foundation Establishment cultivator to join the battle, and the second was thirty clansmen at the Qi Refining Middle Stage or above. For the sake of his own selfishness, the Ancestor sent thirty clansmen to the most dangerous place on the battlefield, leading to almost total annihilation. Do you feel any remorse now?"

Aaron laughed loudly as if he didn't see the reddened eyes of those clansmen.

"It's fine, it's fine... don't think too much. Even if the Ancestor hid his cultivation, he is at most at the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage... Yaohuo has even killed two Foundation Establishment Mid-stage Demon Cultivators; he will definitely not lose."

Some experienced cultivators could not help but worry about the internal strife of the family bloodline, while some people of insight contacted by Li Yaotian saw their eyes gradually brighten.

Li Yaohuo was dressed in hemp clothes with a white cloth wrapped around his head, personally holding an urn as he arrived before Aaron and the Li Family clansmen.

With Li Yaohuo's strength and lifespan, he could completely afford to slowly wait for him to die!

This was the most secure choice.

"Foundation Establishment Late Stage?!"

Being old, fearing death, and being greedy for beauty were not actually big deals; there were plenty of ancestors in other families who were even more excessive than him.

Li Yaohuo brandished a Green Flag, and streaks of fluorescent wind blades appeared one after another; it was clearly a Top-tier Magical Tool!

Not only that, his defensive Magic Tool—a White Jade Shield—was also a Top-tier Magical Tool!

Furthermore, his cultivation was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage! And he had rich experience in fighting!

From any angle, he could not lose!

The essence of this matter was still that Li Yaohuo's cultivation had increased and his fame had grown, and he wanted the power of the family!

As long as he stepped down and no longer held power, everything was actually negotiable.

"A good return; you are all good sons of my Li Family. This campaign was hard, and I, the Ancestor, have specially prepared a banquet for you."

Aaron muttered to himself, a weird smile appearing at the corner of his mouth: "It's... not bad! Fortunately, it's not asking the Ancestor to ascend to heaven, otherwise this sense of déjà vu, tsk tsk..."

After all, he was still a Second-tier Alchemist!

No matter who held power, as long as they still had a brain, they would not choose to fight him to the death and take the initiative to split the family.

In an instant, everyone on Xiaoyue Mountain changed color!

"So this is what it feels like to be abandoned by everyone?"

He looked at Li Yaotian again, and upon receiving a signal from his gaze, he felt even more confident.

'If things go according to this script, and I, this old man, manage to outlive Li Yaohuo... I wonder what expressions these people will have? It will certainly be interesting!'

A flash of Light appeared on the eastern horizon, and a massive Floating Airship suddenly emerged.

On Xiaoyue Mountain, the original members of the Li Family were in an uproar.

"Oh? And what might you want to ask about?" Aaron asked with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

Within the Li Family, many people let out excited cries.

Of course, he also knew that Li Qingjing still had merits toward the family.

Perhaps, he could even leave behind a contingency plan?

"In the seventy-year war, two hundred and seventy-one cultivators from our Li Family went to the front lines, and one hundred and thirty-eight died in battle... Their ashes are all here, and there are many others whose bodies were never recovered... Please forgive Yao Huo for being rude, but I cannot stomach this banquet!"

"Go!"

Acting on the thought that since a lab rat had arrived, it shouldn't go to waste, Aaron secretly swallowed a Mad Demon Pill, causing his Dharma Power to surge, reaching a level almost equivalent to a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator at the False Core realm.

At this moment, with a shift of his thoughts, crimson Sword Light blanketed the sky, one after another, descending like a pouring Milky Way!

(End of this chapter)