Chapter 499: Integration

Since the Jiang family split, Wangyue Lake had shattered into a land of large and small families, becoming a territory where the Xiao family secretly profited. Although they did not collect tribute, the various large and small mines, spiritual springs, and treasure lands of the families on the east bank were all controlled by the Xiao family, and it had been more than two hundred years. In the final analysis, in the eyes of the families around the lake in the early years, the Li family was nothing more than a puppet supported by the Xiao family on the south bank, crossing the buffer zone. The Li family also followed orders to break the Yu family's workshop, causing the Yu family to move step by step toward decline.

Looking at the overall situation of the world, Xiao Chuting played a casual piece, paying little, and could cross the Qingchi Sect's prohibition against crossing domains and taking counties, causing the Yu family, which was at its peak, to collapse suddenly. It could be called a first-class calculation.

Now the Li family is expanding rapidly, having become the hegemon on the lake, and has the ambition to annex a domain, inevitably hindering the Xiao family's interests. The Xiao family's thoughts appear particularly important.

Seeing Xiao Yuansi ask directly, Li Xijun nodded slightly and replied softly: "The time is coming, I intend to take the Yu family's territory into my pocket."

He only mentioned the Yu family's territory to show that he had no intention of coveting the other families on the east bank. After hearing this, Xiao Yuansi did not say much, but said softly: "My True Person met guests in the mountain a few days ago and saw True Person Pu Yu of the 【Quhai Sect】 in the He Tian Sea. It is said that True Person Yuanwu went to the East Sea to seek medicine, but was politely refused by this True Person, and was quite unhappy. Yuanwu flicked his sleeves and left."

As soon as Xiao Yuansi said this, Li Xijun understood immediately. Xiao Yuansi continued:

"The divine ability practiced by True Person Pu Yu can cure yin and yang and clarify life and death... The True Person's meaning is that Yuanwu's six senses are collapsing internally, his magic essence is scattering externally, his appearance and interior are dim, and the black light has signs of sudden death. I am afraid that half a foot has stepped into the underworld."

After Li Ximing heard this news, there was a smile on his face. Juwu saw that several people were discussing the life and death of the True Person, and was terrified, lowering his head tightly. Then he saw Li Ximing ask: "Is True Person Yuanwu seeking longevity medicine? He seems to be only in the middle stage of Zifu... It's not that he is attacking the Golden Core, right?"

Xiao Yuansi said softly:

"He is seeking a Zifu-level 【Qushui Miyuan】 to perform the act of seizing the house, but his divine ability has nothing to do with this path at all. It is a dead end with ten deaths and no life. True Person Pu Yu is a master in this, how can he not see it? He didn't abuse it for him."

After he finished saying this, he replied:

"I must also take this Juwu away and ask one or two more questions. Guilan... she... failed to break through and has already passed away?"

Li Xijun nodded silently. Xiao Yuansi had personally brought this girl to marry back then, couldn't help but sigh low, and replied:

"Guitu heard about this and was very sad, but he closed the mountain and could not travel, so he entrusted me to ask a sentence, chatting to express his grief."

"Although Mount Wu is a place for witch cultivation, the spiritual energy is not ordinary, and it can be used. Wait until your clan pacifies the dense forest, write a letter, and my clan will definitely come to congratulate you."

Xiao Yuansi didn't say much more, bowed his hands lightly, grabbed Juwu who was wailing and begging for mercy, and the two brothers sent him out of the territory. When they turned back and drove the wind, Li Ximing said:

"Master's meaning is that the Xiao family supports our family in annexing this place."

"The general trend is set."

Li Xijun responded softly and replied:

"Whether they support it or not, our family is going to take Wangyue. The friendship between the two families is here, and this little benefit is naturally not as good as sending it as a favor."

Li Ximing nodded, looked at the scenery on the side, and sighed: "The spiritual energy here is rich, and no mountain in the clan can compare to it. It can be moved here for cultivation."

Li Xijun only looked twice and said softly:

"In the land of Shanyue, only Huo Luo E has not surrendered. Make a one-time effort to bring it into our family's governance."

The two drove the wind and rose. Li Xijun asked Kongheng who had been silent on the side: "Mage, what kind of person is this True Person Pu Yu?"

Kongheng joined his hands slightly and replied: "The overseas is vast, and the water is even more than the sea. The sects are hidden or revealed. I only heard that the 【Quhai Sect】 lives in Penglai, which is a blessed land that appears and disappears from time to time."

The crowd chatted slightly, and soon arrived at the territory of Huo Luo E. This place was the southernmost, very close to Mount Dali, with few people, looking empty.

Huo Luo E had no sense of existence among the Shanyue. It is said that he was a dull character who practiced in silence, never dealt with people, and even the place of cultivation was a generous immortal mountain with weak array patterns.

He opened the mountain gate wide, and the Shanyue under his command could enter the mountain to practice if they had spiritual apertures. How much they learned depended entirely on themselves, so the location of the immortal mountain was completely transparent, and many people from all sides mixed in, and the Li family also had people in it, so the three of them went south all the way and soon arrived at this place.

Li Xijun had inquired about the news and knew this person. He had some thoughts of recruitment, first courtesy and then soldiers, and said in a deep voice: "Li Xijun of the Qingdu Li family comes to visit, please ask Senior to open the array!"

After waiting for two breaths, he saw a person driving the wind and rising. He was only in the Qi Refining cultivation, a young man, with a calm and respectful expression, and his behavior was still steady. He said respectfully:

"Duan Du'an, my master traveled far away several months ago and left words to ask me to convey them."

He buried his head very low, respectfully: "Huo Luo E occupied the treasure land to practice and committed many offenses. Today, he follows the current to the east and goes to the East Sea, never to return. The spiritual objects and talents obtained over forty years are all placed in Huo Luo Mountain, for the monarch to take and use."

'Huo Luo E ran away!'

The brothers looked at each other, and there was not much surprise. Huo Luo E might not be willing to join their family's gate, or might not be willing to trust them. For him, not meeting was the best choice.

At the moment, they fell into the mountain, and a group of disciples opened the mountain gate to surrender, kneeling neatly. There were three or five large and small cats in Qi Refining, and dozens in Taixi. It seemed that they had all been carefully studied, wearing Eastern clothing, bowing their heads, without Shanyue habits.

Li Xijun stepped into the snow and found Huo Luo E's cave. He looked around twice, and they were all ordinary goods. This Shanyue spoke nicely, but actually didn't leave anything valuable.

The two drove the wind and went out. This group of disciples was still kneeling on the ground. The cultivation methods were all first or second grade, and they were not very useful. It was just that the territory had expanded, and these people were still needed. Li Xijun asked the cultivators to get up and said softly: "Since you have joined our family, you must rectify your mind and nature. Follow us back to Lijing first."

The cultivators promised, and followed the two to drive the wind and rise. Taixi could not drive the wind, and all relied on the two Foundation Establishment cultivators to support them. Li Xijun looked back at the Shanyue lands under his feet and thought secretly:

"The Northern Shanyue have all fallen into our family's hands. The entire south bank of Wangyue Lake... all have the surname Li."

Several months later, Northern Shanyue Royal Court.

Blood dripped from the steps, the throne made of silver shone, the collapsed lamp stand was drowned in the blood on the ground, and two rows of clan soldiers stood quietly.

Since the great defeat of Xiandu under the pass, Chen Yang and Di Li Youjie divided into two armies, rushing through the entire Northern Shanyue like a wind sweeping away the clouds, and reached the Royal Court in a crushing manner.

The bright Jinyang Huangyuan Pass in the sky shone, and one could see the brilliance when looking up in the Northern Shanyue territory. The Eastern Shanyue and the Li family's troops attacked at the same time, and the Northern Shanyue, which had already collapsed, quickly fell in its entirety.

Di Li Youjie knelt quietly under the steps, looking up at Li Zhouwei standing in front of the throne, thinking secretly in his heart:

"I don't know which prince this throne is going to support... or destroy the Northern Shanyue and hand it over to Li Jiman... that would be too bloated..."

He was thinking secretly, but heard Li Zhouwei say in a low voice: "Di Li Youjie, you come forward."

This Shanyue man hurriedly got up, took several steps up the steps, and suddenly had a strong premonition in his heart. All the blood in his body rushed to his head, but he saw Li Zhouwei pointing at the silver throne with a long halberd and saying softly:

"Sit on it."

Di Li Youjie sat down stupidly, and lightning exploded in his head. Various thoughts shuttled through his heart. Suddenly, he had the hallucination that several gun blades were placed on his neck again. He looked up and saw the bright brilliance: "Di Li Youjie, the letter said you are young and promising, giving you a wealth that pours into the sky, you must catch it!"

In just two months, Di Li Youjie went from a poor clan outside the Great Jueting to the position of the master of the Northern Shanyue. No matter how strange the fantasy was, it would not be like this. He only thought that the 'wealth that pours into the sky' was for the nobility.

Li Zhouwei didn't speak, watching him quietly. Dili Youjie wiped away his tears, knelt down with a thud, and said in a deep voice: "The Dili family will never betray the clan, the Dili family will always be the loyal dog of the Great He Mingfang...!"

He muttered two sentences, but Li Zhouwei didn't quite believe the oath, only holding the halberd and listening silently. Then he saw a burst of footsteps in front of the courtyard, and several people fell in, either strong men holding golden hammers or old men with white hair. The leader was wearing wolf fur, a young man, and their aura was very strong.

Li Zhouwei put away his weapon, glanced at him, and ordered: "Go down."

Dili Youjie was stunned, hurriedly went down, and saw Li Zhouwei put away his weapon, quickly went down from the high place, and bowed:

"Minghuang greets Father."

Li Chengliao nodded. Before the crowd could speak, someone from below reported: "General Chen is here!"

Chen Yang's sword was still dripping with blood, and he stepped forward quickly. He had killed all the way here, and his temperament had changed. Seeing a young man standing at the highest place in the hall, he looked thoughtful.

"Peak of Embryonic Breath."

Chen Yang broke through to the fifth level of Embryonic Breath, and the birth of spiritual sense finally allowed him to detect the cultivation of others. Looking at Li Zhouwei again, he could close his door to practice Qi Refining at any time, and his heart felt suffocated.

He paused, and soon discovered that there was another person standing in the hall, wearing wolf fur, standing with his hands behind his back, quite generous, and it was Qi Refining cultivation.

"Chen Yang greets the Clan Master!"

Chen Yang naturally recognized Li Chengliao in front of him, hurriedly bowed, and replied respectfully. Dili Youjie behind him was startled for a moment, followed by bowing. Then he saw Li Chengliao's eyebrows stretch, and he smiled: "Not bad."

Li Zhouwei stood on the side. He had gone through this round of leading the army, and his whole person was much more vivid, no longer having the feeling of a puppet mud fetus as if separated by a lifetime, finally having the appearance of a young man, with some smiles.

Li Chengliao looked twice, sat down in the first seat first, and said softly: "In the past few months, all parts of Shanyue have been cleaned up, so I will make a long story short."

He had just entered and had long seen the scene of Dili Youjie sitting on the Royal Court. His heart understood that his eldest son intended for Dili Youjie to be the master of this North Shanyue, so he immediately said:

"Establish Dili Youjie as the master of North Shanyue, the national borders remain unchanged, the cultivators in the clan enter the borders, survey spiritual fields, investigate spiritual energy, and all systems follow the old examples of East Shanyue."

"The original territories of Huo Luo'e and Fei Luoya are all assigned to the command of East Shanyue. As for the eight eastern towns of East Shanyue, which have mostly become Easterners, they will be newly divided into a prefecture, as the local territory, placed under the governance of Wutu Peak."

These things were discussed long before the expedition, but they were said again for Li Zhouwei to hear. Seeing that he had no suggestions, Li Zhouwei waved his hand for everyone to lead people to survey the spiritual fields: "Everyone go down."

Dili Youjie lay below, looked carefully for a while, and did not find Li Jiman's figure, his heart suddenly felt a great relief.

Seeing that the colleague who would have friction and get along in the future was to be ceded the most fertile land, and didn't even have the qualification to participate in the clan council, Dili Youjie felt much more comfortable, secretly proud: "What era of character are you, Li Jiman? Now it is Zhong... Mai who is in charge, Great He Mingfang personally appointed me as King, the only thing that surpasses me is cultivation..."

Just after sitting in that position, his mentality was completely different. He patted his robes and walked out of the great hall, secretly calculating.

The crowd left, and only Li Chengliao and his son remained in the hall. Li Chengliao's face then showed a trace of worry, and he said softly: "There are two things to inform... one is Senior White Ape, who has already closed his door to prepare for breaking through to Foundation Establishment."

"Hmm?"

Li Zhouwei was slightly stunned. White Ape had protected him since he was a child, and he still had some feelings. Now hearing the news, he asked:

"I'm afraid there is no Suiyuan Pill?"

"Naturally not."

Li Chengliao sighed and replied:

"This elixir has long been controlled by Qingchi. Even if it is as strong as the Xiao family, they have to rely on relationships to exchange it from the sect... Your uncle ancestor might not have had this elixir to help when he broke through..."

Li Zhouwei lowered his eyebrows slightly, but saw Li Chengliao organize his language and say a bigger piece of news:

"Your grandfather... has already closed his door to break through to Foundation Establishment, several uncles have gone back to see..."

Although Li Xicheng did not have high talent compared to his brothers, he was after all more than ten years older than them. After so many years of grinding, he had long reached the peak of Qi Refining. Now it seems he has decided to close his door to break through.

Li Zhouwei heard this, and his face finally had some worry, shook his head slightly, and asked: "What did Seventh Uncle Ancestor say?"

Li Chengliao smiled bitterly and replied:

"Without Suiyuan Pill, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."

Li Chengliao said so, but his heart was clear, just to not let Li Zhouwei be distracted. Where was it just a bit difficult for his father to break through? He just sighed silently.

Li Chengliao actually understood his father's thoughts.

Li Xicheng's situation was becoming more and more awkward. The Li family had more and more Foundation Establishment cultivators, and Qi Refining was also devalued. It just so happened that Li Chengliao had taken over the family business, and Li Xicheng didn't know any of the hundred arts of cultivation, so he could only grind his cultivation day by day.

Seeing Li Xijun and Li Ximing's cultivation getting higher and higher, Qi Refining became a small soldier. Li Xicheng was old and watched his brothers busy.

It's hard to say that these days of grinding cultivation suddenly encountered relevant spiritual energy surges and had the opportunity to break through. How could he be idle? No wonder he wanted to try Foundation Establishment.

Li Chengliao couldn't say these things, and didn't know what the situation on the mountain was, so he changed the subject, took out a jade box from his arms, and let Li Zhouwei step forward.

Li Zhouwei took it with both hands, his spiritual sense quickly probed into it, and immediately reacted:

"【Golden Yang Jinyang Huangyuan】!"

Li Chengliao nodded and said softly: "An Siwei has returned from the desert, and exchanged it for someone else. This is the second 【Golden Yang Jinyang Huangyuan】 stored in the family. You use it and prepare to break through to Qi Refining!"