Cultivation in a Family: Starting as a Reincarnation of a Core Formation Master

"What should we do?"

Li Dekuan sighed softly, "It's simply a matter of newcomers taking over and old-timers retiring."

Then, with a solemn expression, he said to his grandson Li Qingshu, "I have no chance. Li Chengxuan doesn't even look at me. Even if I'm willing to back down, it won't work. But you still have a chance."

"Me?" Li Qingshu was taken aback. "I'm supposed to go and seek refuge with Li Chengxuan, and befriend him."

"Of course not. Li Chengxuan wouldn't even look at you. Go find Li Dehua. He's the most enthusiastic person and has a close relationship with Li Chengxuan. Get on his good side first, and then you can naturally join Li Chengxuan's cause in the future."

Li Dekuan laughed heartily.

"And what about you?" Li Qingshu asked.

"It's alright. When he takes the position, I will naturally step down. Before I do, I will give you a helping hand. When you become the clan elder, my family will still be wealthy and powerful."

Li Dekuan's expression changed.

That's the old fox for you. No matter how things change, there will always be a place for his little family on the big ship that is the Li family.

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Li Chengxuan, who was in seclusion, was naturally unaware of the outside world's reaction. He was now focused solely on cultivation, striving for a breakthrough.

Of course, if he knew what others thought of him, especially Li Dekuan and his grandson, he would just laugh it off.

Power, status, and wealth are naturally important, but they must give way to cultivation. As long as one's cultivation is strong enough, whether or not one rises to a higher position is not actually important.

January has passed in the blink of an eye.

"call"

Li Chengxuan exhaled a breath of stale air and opened his eyes.

"Eighth level of Qi Refining, should I say it's because the Meridian Breaking Pill is so effective, or because my cultivation is too profound?"

Generally speaking, the potency of the Qi Refining Pill can enable a Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator to advance to Qi Refining Level 9, or enable a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator to break through to Qi Refining Perfection.

He used the Breaking Meridian Pill, along with the support of his spiritual meridians and mid-grade spirit stones. With these three methods combined, he barely reached the eighth level of Qi Refining, which shows how profound his accumulation was.

"His magical power is surging like a river, surpassing even his previous life when he reached the peak of Qi Refining. And his divine sense extends seven and a half feet outward, not far from Foundation Establishment."

Li Chengxuan sensed the changes within his body.

It should be noted that the vast majority of cultivators who have reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage can only project their divine sense to a distance of three zhang, while cultivators in the early Foundation Establishment stage can project their divine sense to a distance of ten zhang.

"With my current strength, I can at least be the ceiling of Qi Refining cultivators, if not indiscriminately killing everyone. As for Foundation Establishment cultivators, especially those at the initial stage, even if I can't beat them, I should be able to escape. Besides, I also have the Divine Lightning of the Cosmic Strike."

With a thought, Li Chengxuan mobilized the Xuan Lei within his body.

Within his meridians, a small wisp of azure lightning condensed, enough for him to use for twenty breaths, or one minute in the unit of measurement of Blue Star.

In a battle between cultivators, the situation can change in an instant; a minute is enough to turn the tide of battle.

Several days later, after he had completely stabilized his cultivation and emerged from seclusion, a voice transmission summoned him to the Qinghua Hall.

Inside the hall, the rarely seen high-ranking members of the Li family gathered together. At the head of the table sat Li Debao and Li Changshu, both Foundation Establishment cultivators, and to their left and right were Li Deping, Li Dekuan, Li Changyuan, and Li Dehou, the four clan elders.

Of the latter two, Li Changyuan is an elderly man resembling a crane, in charge of the Li family genealogy, spiritual divination of family members, and the affairs of the scripture library. He is equivalent to a "Minister of Education" plus a "librarian".

Li Dehou was a burly man who was stationed in Yunxia Immortal City of the Yunxia Sect for a long time to facilitate communication between his family and the Yunxia Sect, similar to a "director of the Beijing office" on Earth.

In addition to Li Changqing, who was stationed in Longnan Market, and the missing Li Defu, these were all the elders of the Li family. There was originally another elder, Li Dehai, but he had already been stripped of his elder status due to the fall of Xiaoze Lake.

"I'm late."

Li Chengxuan stepped into the main hall, slightly surprised, but still bowed and apologized.

The people here are all of higher cultivation, seniority, and age than him, yet they have been waiting for him. It is not unreasonable for them to bow and apologize.

"It's alright, please take a seat." Li Dehao smiled faintly, then said to Li Dehou, "Say what you just said again."

"Huh?" Li Dehou was slightly taken aback. He had been in the Yunxia Sect for a long time and knew that Li Chengxuan was highly regarded, but he did not expect that it would be so grand that all the high-ranking members would have to listen to it again with him.

However, he quickly recovered and said frankly, "The Yunxia Sect has already made its decision. In three months, we will attack the Yinchuan tribe of the barbarians to avenge the fall of Qinghe Market. We will send at least one-third of our Li family's manpower to Black Mist Immortal City as soon as possible."

"This war is quite large in scale, with the deputy sect leader Wang Changnian personally leading the team. All the affiliated forces of the five prefectures of Yongzhou have been conscripted."

"Furthermore, there are rumors that the sect leader of Yunxia Sect has emerged from seclusion and will secretly head to the battlefield, but this has not been confirmed."

He paused at this point, giving Li Chengxuan time to react.

"Why the Yinchuan tribe?" Li Chengxuan asked.

He had personally witnessed the Rock Shaking Mountain kill the Core Formation True Person of the Cloud Mist Sect with an arrow. If he wanted revenge, he should have gone after the Cloud Mist Sect first.

Upon hearing this, Li Dehou quickly explained, "There are rumors that it's because of Yinchuan Changhe. This person is the young leader of the Yinchuan tribe and has close ties with the Yunxia Sect. He hasn't shown his face since he was injured while hunting a few years ago, and it's suspected that he may have been imprisoned by his second brother, Yinchuan Changxi."

"In recent years, the Yunxia Sect has been making a war-like gesture on the one hand, but on the other hand, it has also been preparing to bring out the Yinchuan River through mediation."

"It now appears that mediation has failed, and war is the only option left."

After saying that, Li Dehou quickly added, "This news was specifically told to me by Li Chengjun. I checked and it should be true."

"Although Chengjun has been removed from the clan register, he still remembers my Li family, otherwise he wouldn't have sent a special message."

Li Dekuan, who was standing to the side, suddenly interjected.

"It's all just a pretense. Once you're removed from the clan register, you're no longer a member of the Li family."

Upon hearing this, Li Deping, who was standing next to him, immediately snorted coldly.

The two exchanged a glance and then fell silent.

After all, this is not the Hall of General Affairs or the Hall of Punishments; this is the Qinghua Hall, the place where the family makes the highest decisions. It's not their place to argue.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit cold, Li Changshu, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Deacon Wang Han has also sent a message, which is roughly the same."

This also confirms the point.

The Yunxia Sect attacked the Yinchuan tribe to avenge the loss of the market town, and to force the Yinchuan River to open up through war. The latter was even more important.

Li Chengxuan could fully understand the Yunxia Sect's actions. It should be noted that the Yunxia Sect governed Yongzhou, a region bordering large areas of barbarian territory, yet it was rarely disturbed by barbarian invasions, largely due to the Yinchuan River.

This barbarian tribe appreciates human culture and maintains good relations with the Yunxia Sect, which has restrained many barbarian tribes from harassing the human race.

If the Yinchuan River is lost, Qinghefang will be the first, followed by Longnan and Longzhong, which will soon fall. At that time, Yongzhou will become "Yongyuan".

Of course, it's not to say that without these barbarians, the Yunxia Sect couldn't defend Yongzhou. After all, the Yunxia Sect has a deep foundation, and other human forces, even the Corpse Ghost Sect which is at odds with the Yunxia Sect, wouldn't just watch Yongzhou fall into the hands of the barbarians.

With this barbarian around, everyone feels much more at ease.

"Chengxuan, will you participate in this conscription?"

"Clan chief Li Debao asked."