Under One Person: My Inner Realm Connects to All Worlds!

Chapter 173 Li Family Dragon Palace
Following the narrow strip of land in the Three Longs region, traveling northwest from Qinzhou, one arrives at Longxi.

When you come to Longxi, you have to mention a prominent family: the Li family of Longxi!

The ancestor of the Li family was Li Lizhen, a figure from the Yin-Shang period. His father, Li Zheng, served as a judge under King Zhou of Shang. He was punished and killed for speaking out against the king. Li Lizhen fled with his mother, Qi He, to the ruins of Yihou. On the way, they ate plums to stave off hunger and changed their surname to Li.

The Li family truly rose to prominence during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, when the Longxi Li family held the title of Guizu (a high-ranking official) for generations, becoming prominent and of noble lineage.

Together with the Li family of Zhao County, the Cui family of Qinghe, the Cui family of Boling, the Lu family of Fanyang, the Zheng family of Xingyang, and the Wang family of Taiyuan, they were known as the five most prominent families and seven prestigious clans in the Central Plains.

The Li Tang imperial family claimed to be from the Longxi Li clan, and the Tang Dynasty's "Genealogy of Surnames" even records that: among the thirteen prominent families of the Li clan, Longxi was the foremost!

In Longxi, there is a Li family dragon palace that has been passed down to this day.

Han Yun was no stranger to the Li Tang imperial family. He had encountered a descendant of the Li Tang imperial family on Mianshan Mountain, and the military knowledge he possessed was exceptional.

However, the Li family descendants on Mianshan Mountain are only some remnants of the Tang Dynasty after its fall. The true main lineage disciples were found again by the branch lineage disciples decades after the fall of the Tang Dynasty.

Then they stayed at the Li Family Dragon Palace to ensure the continuation of the Li family's lineage.

The Li Family Dragon Palace was a palace complex named and built by Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. Its function was similar to that of an ancestral hall and family temple. It was called the Dragon Palace because there were thousands of dragons carved in the palace, as if a thousand dragons were returning to their nest.

These secrets were learned by Han Yun from the Li family patriarch on Mianshan Mountain.

Han Yun came here to completely sever the karmic ties between the Five Dragons and the Li family.

Although the five dragons had already separated from the main body of the earth vein and transformed into free beings, their transformation was ultimately aided by the fortune of the Li family.

Over the next two hundred years, the Five Dragons were suppressed by the Li family and the four factions to reconcile the earth's veins. The grudges and grievances involved are now impossible to unravel, like a tangled mess.

You owe me, and I owe you.

If you ask Han Yun, it's better to just cut it off completely.

After Han Yun returned to Longxi, he summoned the Five Dragons back from the Non-Human World. At this time, the Five Dragons looked exactly like ordinary children, and ordinary people could no longer distinguish them.

On the way, the black dragon asked somewhat reluctantly, "Master, can we not go? Just thinking about going to the Li Family Dragon Palace and meeting some damn Li family descendants makes me want to smash the place to pieces."

Red Dragon nodded and said, "That's right, that's right!"

Han Yun flicked them on the forehead and said sternly, "No, we have to go! If we don't sever these grudges and entanglements, they will definitely hinder our future cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Wu Long could only hang his head and follow behind Han Yun.

Longxi City is ancient and dignified, with shops lining the streets paved with bluestone and bustling with pedestrians. Han Yun led Wulong through the crowd and headed straight for the west of the city.

Today, the Li Family Dragon Palace has become a tourist attraction, and even the descendants of the Li family cannot stop the development by tourism-related departments under the overwhelming trend.

Other places, such as Longhu Mountain and Wudang Mountain, are the same; there are not many places left untouched by tourism-related departments.

Han Yun bought tickets like any other tourist and led the five dragons into the Li Family Dragon Palace.

Built against the mountain, the palace complex features upturned eaves, carved beams, and painted rafters. Despite enduring a thousand years of wind and rain, it still exudes grandeur and magnificence. Inside the palace, thousands of carved dragons coil around, lifelike and seemingly ready to take flight at any moment.

The moment the five dragons stepped into this place, they felt uneasy, as if some special aura was targeting them. This was not obvious to ordinary people, but to the extraordinary individuals, it felt like a thorn in their side.

"A deadly formation?!" "And a military deadly formation at that!"

Han Yun surveyed the layout of the Li family's Dragon Palace and noticed that small halberds were hanging in some hidden places, such as the top of the eaves, and other weapons were arranged in various directions.

It's like a battle formation surrounding a person, with swords drawn against each other.

However, Han Yun didn't take it to heart. The Li family's heritage was mainly based on the killing aura of military strategists. Han Yun could sense that these weapons all had a long-standing, lingering blood aura. It seemed that these weapons were specially collected by the Li family.

Using these weapons as nodes, a feng shui master specially arranged this formation to gather the evil spirits of the weapons, which should also be used to assist in cultivation.

After all, modern society is primarily peaceful. If one truly wants to gain experience on the battlefield and hone their military skills, they would probably have to go outside of China.

However, there are always more solutions than problems. It is unknown which ancestor of the Li family had such ingenuity in coming up with this method to train his descendants.

As the saying goes, "If you have a sharp blade in your heart, the desire to kill will naturally arise." Being in this kind of situation for a long time will make the desire to kill burn fiercely in your heart, which can also temper your character.

This shows the Li family's wealth and resources; after all, without money, they couldn't have collected so many ancient weapons!
The five dragons were quite noisy, climbing up and down. When they saw the carved dragons, they showed disdain. The black dragon muttered under its breath, "These dead things, do they even deserve to be called dragons?"

Han Yun glanced at him indifferently, and the black dragon immediately fell silent.

At this moment, an elderly man dressed in Tang suit came forward. Upon seeing Han Yun, his pupils contracted, and then he smiled broadly, stepped forward, cupped his hands, and asked, "May I ask if you are the venerable Han Yun in person?"

Han Yun bowed to him, then humbly said, "I am unworthy of the title 'Master.' I am Han Yun. May I ask who you are?"

The old man laughed and said, "I am Li Jiye from the main branch of the Li family. My uncles from Mianshan mentioned Master Han before, so I know him."

"What brings you here, Master Han?"

Han Yun pointed at the five dragons and said, "I came here for these five little guys."

Li Jiye's gaze fell on the five dragons, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. Although his cultivation was not as high as Han Yun's, as an elder of the main branch of the Li family, he still had good eyesight.

These five children appear ordinary, yet they are subtly imbued with dragon energy, indicating they are no ordinary beings.

"Master Han, this is not the place to talk. Please come with me."

Li Jiye gestured for them to enter, leading Han Yun and Wu Long through the bustling front hall to a secluded courtyard in the back. Above the gate were the four characters "慎终追远" (shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn), written in a powerful and vigorous style, clearly indicating it was an antique.

Upon entering the courtyard, Li Jiye dismissed his attendants and personally brewed tea. As the aroma of the tea wafted through the air, he spoke, "Master Han, could these five little fellows be related to the five dragon spirits of Mianshan?"

Han Yun nodded: "They are indeed the five dragon spirits."

"what?!"

Li Jiye couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, after all, the previous message said that the five dragon spirits had broken away from the earth's veins and transformed into pure spirits.

Looking at the five dragons now, they are clearly physical bodies, and they have even transformed into human form. I wonder what kind of tricks this Little Master Han used.

Thinking this, Li Jiye's gaze toward the five dragon spirits grew even more fervent.

"Master Han has brought five dragon spirits with him. What brings you here?"

(End of this chapter)