“We’ll see if there’s anything that needs to be ordered from us.”
Li Yuanzhao’s eyes flickered with fear as he lowered his head and asked in a low voice.
Li Wushuang, however, looked directly at Li Tian Gang. Since Li Yuanzhao had spoken, she did not say anything.
Seeing these young ones draped in armor, seemingly ready to rush to the battlefield at any moment, the coldness in Li Tian Gang’s gaze dissipated slightly, and his tone softened as he said,
“You are all good children, just go back and wait. There’s no need for your help until the rest of the Li family returns.”
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With those words, he walked past them and quickly headed into the distance.
Li Yuanzhao and the others were stunned for a moment, watching that imposing figure receding into the distance, feeling somewhat unaccustomed.
They felt that today’s Seventh Uncle seemed like a gentle elder, a feeling they had never experienced before.
Li Wushuang turned back to stare until that figure vanished from sight. Her cold eyes became desolate and sorrowful:
“He was the best… If only I could have told him that back then, maybe none of those things would have happened, and he wouldn’t have… died.”
When the others heard her words, they were all slightly stunned, the image of that dazzling, carefree figure flashing through their minds, and they all fell silent.
Li Yuanzhao’s fingers clenched into a fist, his head lowered, biting his teeth. Although many days had passed, the mention of Li Hao still made his eyes turn red.
Inside Shuihua Courtyard.
The courtyard had been sealed off. Only two old servants were inside attending to Liu Yue Rong.
“Ancestor Blood Summoning… Ancestor Blood Summoning…”
In the pavilion inside the courtyard, Liu Yue Rong stared blankly in the direction of the ancestral hall. She no longer had the radiant beauty or the luxurious clothing of the past. Her hair was simply coiled up, and she was no longer wearing makeup. She appeared drawn and feeble.
“Li Tian Gang, how could you be so heartless? No wonder even your own son was driven away by you!”
“My child… you must not be foolish. Follow the Buddha Lord and practice diligently. As long as you reach the Grand Tao of Peace Realm, comparable to the Ancestor, even if the Divine General Mansion is gone, it can be rebuilt. Do not think of your mother and foolishly come running back…”
Liu Yue Rong turned her head towards the direction of Mount Wuliang, her eyes reddening as she bowed her head and prayed.
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As time passed.
All cities in Qingzhou received a secret order from the Li family. The Li family members serving in various cities quickly released signals.
These signals were meant to guide those of the Li family bloodline, but those who had split from the Li family too early might have forgotten the meaning of these signals.
Nevertheless, the first people who heeded the call to Qingzhou had already flooded into the cities, following the guidance to the Huai River, and then hastening upriver toward Qingzhou City.
The rest were making their way through the wild, fighting the dispersed demonic forces, while heading towards Qingzhou City.
Shortly after the Ancestor Blood Summoning, behind the Demon Tide outside Qingzhou City.
On the mount where the many Elders of the Dragon Gate and the Holy Palace, as well as the leaders of the two forces were located, the Door Master of the Dragon Gate appeared as a young man in a black robe. He seemed to sense something and looked towards that city.
An elder of Tianji Palace, who was circling above Qingzhou City, detected a flash of blood light inside the Divine General Mansion and immediately panicked, quickly flying down and transforming into a young woman.
“Door Master, the Li family from Divine General Mansion seems to have employed the legendary Divine General Blood Summoning Secret Skill!” She hurriedly stated.
The expression of Dragon Absolute God, the Door Master of the Dragon Gate, changed, looking troubled: “These guys, are they really planning to go down without leaving any trace, determined to fight to the death?”
He was also somewhat familiar with the foundation of the Divine General Mansion. Two thousand years ago, a Divine General Mansion had collapsed, and at that time, they had resorted to this secret technique, summoning all the family bloodline members to call forth the physical body and the Heroic Spirits of the ancestors, unleashing a terrifying combat strength, but still, they ultimately fell.
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“This way is better, saves the trouble of looking for them one by one, solving everything in one go.”
The Holy Palace Master, Feng Lingxiao, opened his eyes and said coldly, his eyes also displaying a hint of anger.
“How much longer will it take for you to fully recover?” the Dragon Absolute God asked him.
“Not long, another three to five days at most.”
Feng Lingxiao replied.
“Too long.” the Dragon Absolute God frowned, fixing his gaze on him.
Seeing his look, Feng Jiutian also felt a surge of anger within, thinking to himself, If you had the guts to fight to the death, would you have feared an old dog from the Half-step Tao Realm!
But he kept these thoughts to himself as this was not the time for in-fighting.
“If you can contain that old Li Muxiu, I can break the formation,” he said.
The Dragon Absolute God was silent. Just then, a stream of black qi suddenly floated from the distance and descended upon the mountain peak.
The arrival of this black qi went unnoticed by the surrounding demons until it began to settle, startling them.
The black qi dissipated, revealing snow-white long legs and an elegant woman with dark purple patterns on her cheeks, who lightly stepped forward.
Looking at the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Jiutian with a smile in her eyes, she said, “You’ve been driven out of the territory like pigs and dogs by the Dayu Divine Dynasty, and there’s a good reason for it. Such a minor task given to you drags on and on, it’s truly disappointing.”
“Desolate God!”
Upon seeing the woman, both the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao’s expressions changed drastically as their bodies tensed slightly, a hint of nervousness appearing in their eyes.
“Why have you come here? What about the Imperial City…” the Dragon Absolute God couldn’t help but ask in a low voice.
“It’s just one of my avatars, that old Emperor is very clever, the Imperial Royal Family is truly ruthless, with no intention of sending that True Person into action, only saving their own hide.”
The woman spoke with a light tone, “If you continue to delay, let alone the Li family bloodline, that Prince Qing is also on his way here, and it won’t be as simple as now by then.”
“What?”
Hearing this, both the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao were shocked. That Prince Qing was one of the strongest amongst the Emperor’s brothers, second only to the Ninth Prince, the Sword Demon!
“When did this happen, how far is he?”
Feng Lingxiao asked worriedly, remembering the battle in Northern Yan, his complexion turning a bit sour. Hadn’t he left the opponent gravely injured? How had he recovered so quickly?
“Soon, which is why I’ve sent this fragment of myself over, to block him for you if necessary. You’d better resolve the Li family quickly, our time to come forward has not yet arrived. You’d best be smarter in your actions, if you’re truly incapable, dispelling you is not an impossibility…”
Hearing her words, their faces slightly shifted, and they quickly agreed.
The woman glanced at them, then again looked towards the city. With a flick of her finger, two dark treasure artifacts with ominous auras appeared out of thin air:
“These two Saint Heart treasures are lent to you, today I want to see the Li family’s blood flow like a river!”
After speaking, her figure dissipated like a wisp of black qi, leaving only the two treasures hovering in the air.
Both the Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao’s eyes flashed, and they swiftly moved to claim one treasure each.
They liked to call these items Saint Heart Heavenly Treasures, but the people beyond the Dayu region called them Saint Heart Treasures.
Even as top demonic forces, after countless years of cultivation, when the Tiaobao Taoist died a thousand years ago, during their attack on the Ten Thousand Artifacts Tower, they only managed to loot a few top divine weapons.
Such treasures, once they appeared, were basically divided among the Imperial Family and the five Divine General Mansions.
In the Great Wilderness Heaven, only the Ancient Holy Clan could easily produce such items, other small clans would be lucky to have one or two.
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These two Saint Heart treasures were both of the offensive type, one a pale yellow short sword and the other a purple pagoda-like artifact.
The treasures, enveloped in the radiant light of the sun and moon, hovered without falling, as if they melded with heaven and earth, dazzlingly brilliant.
Having acquired the treasures, Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao glanced at each other, knowing that if they did not make a move to take down the Li Family now, they would be unable to answer to the three Desolate Gods.
“I’ll break the formation, you deal with that old dog!”
Feng Lingxiao said gravely.
“Once the formation is broken, you from the Holy Palace lead the charge,” Dragon Absolute God added.
The two top demonic forces emerged in full strength; though allied, they were also very clear about each other’s calculations.
Without further haggling, Feng Lingxiao, injured and not wishing to engage in a fierce battle with Li Muxiu that might aggravate his wounds, allowed an elder from the Holy Palace to make up for it.
The two quickly submerged their Divine Souls into the Saint Heart treasures, fused with the treasures, communicating with the Saint Heart Essence inside to comprehend their unique properties.
In no time, their eyes shone brightly, having absorbed and refined the treasures, and suddenly they soared into the sky, issuing commands.
Upon receiving the orders, the elders of the Demon Kings understood instantly—it was time to forcibly breach Qingzhou City.
Orders were issued, and amidst the Demon Tide, Demon Flags were raised, along with the sound of ancient, vast horns.
At the same time as the Demon Tide began to stir, the figures of Dragon Absolute God and Feng Lingxiao had already taken the lead, charging towards Qingzhou City.
Boom!!
As the first rays of the rising sun shone on Qingzhou City, along with the morning light, an earth-shattering boom resonated in the skies above the city.
The intense shockwaves awakened every household in the city from their uneasy slumber, panicked and pale, they hastily pushed open their windows, peering nervously through the gaps.
Above Qingzhou City, a golden Array suddenly became visible, like an upside-down divine bowl, blocking a terrifying burst of purple-black light.
Countless Divine Patterns flickered rapidly, like butterflies fluttering in disarray.
This thunderous noise alarmed the entire city.
Countless soldiers on rotation immediately woke from their barracks constructed at the edge of the city.
On the city walls, Li Muxiu, who was taking medicine and resting, suddenly opened his eyes, his Divine Soul swiftly stretching beyond the city walls, and immediately saw two figures floating outside the city, the heads of those two great demonic forces.
His pupils contracted, noticing the treasures in their hands.
“Saint Heart Heavenly Treasure!”
Li Muxiu’s expression changed dramatically as he surged out from the corner tower; his aged body soared into the sky, roaring, “Stop!”
At this moment, Feng Lingxiao, wielding a treasure and ignoring everything else, exerted his full strength to slam down the purple-black Xuanyu Heavy Tower.
With the Saint Heart Essence exerting its power, the treasure called upon the might of one hundred thousand li of Mysterious Heavy Divine Water. A single drop weighed ten thousand catties, and with one hundred thousand drops falling together, the force was in the billions. Concentrated at one point, it was a single strike that nearly broke through the Array of Qingzhou City.
Any other city would have had its formation shattered immediately.
This Array in Qingzhou City was incomparable to those in Heavenly Gate Pass of Liangzhou and other State City borders; as the Divine General Mansion’s home State City, its Array’s might ranked among the top in Dayu, second only to the Imperial City of the Holy City’s Xuantian Divine Emperor Formation!
Like other Divine General State Cities, it was constructed more than three thousand years ago, at the founding of the nation, by the original Great Celestial Master from the Heavenly Observatory, with tremendous power. Even a full-blown assault by someone in the Ultimate Study Realm could not destroy it!
But at this moment, under the onslaught of Feng Lingxiao and the Saint Heart treasure, the power of the Divine Formation rapidly diminished.
Enraged, Li Muxiu struck back, but a figure appeared abruptly, speeding to block his path.
A pale yellow sword light suddenly fell, nearly cleaving open the void in front of Li Muxiu, with the imposing force of the Dao Domain instantly enveloping and covering his body.
Countless sword shadows in the Dao Domain burst forth to attack. A dragon’s roar echoed, the oppressive rules bearing down on Li Muxiu, causing his whole body to tremble; his flesh and strength were laid low, continuously weakening.
Startled and furious, Li Muxiu thrust out a punch, his Half-Step Invincible Fist’s Extreme Doctrine rendering him momentarily invincible. If it were just a simple matter of the Ultimate Study Realm, under these Dao Domain rules, he wouldn’t have been able to grasp the Extreme Doctrine, but as he manifested the doctrine, his own Dao Domain also emerged around him, forming a cocoon of protection to ward off the erosion from Dragon Absolute God’s Dao Domain.
In terms of offense, the Half-Step Dao Domain was weaker than the Grand Tao of Peace Realm because the Dao Domain unfolded too slowly.
But in terms of self-protection, as long as it enveloped the individual, the expansion of the Dao Domain was not much slower.
“Ten Extreme Sword Shadows!”
Dragon Absolute God also suddenly activated the might of this treasure of ten swords, with the Saint Heart Essence exhibiting its pressure. Ten ultimate sword lights split from the short sword, whistling out, slashing fiercely towards Li Muxiu.
Li Muxiu’s expression shifted abruptly, as a green ribbon appeared in his palm. The ribbon quickly transformed, as if alive, wrapping around his fist.
Facing the assault of sword shadows, he kept punching out.
Bang, Bang, Bang!
The sword shadows shattered, Li Muxiu moving forward with the might of a dragon and the steps of a tiger, yet each step was small, his body as steady as a mountain.
His hand flashed with green light, the Invincible Fist carrying a terrifying destructive force, pushing forward in the Dao Domain of Dragon Absolute God. As he tore through the sword shadows, he advanced towards Dragon Absolute God.
Dragon Absolute God’s face showed a slight change. This old dog still had a hidden card; the ribbon was also a Saint Heart treasure.
However, he wasn’t too surprised; after all, as a thousand-year legacy, having a few Saint Heart treasures in the Divine General Mansion was to be expected. Your next chapter is on empire
His expression turned frosty as he continuously exerted the Dao Domain’s pressure to crush; numerous dragon roars resounded in Li Muxiu’s ears, turning his complexion red. Although he appeared to be advancing boldly, his blood surged within, forcibly restrained.
At the same time, a fierce shaking sound came from nearby as Feng Lingxiao picked up the Xuanyu Heavy Tower again and smashed it down. The dazzling purple-black light fell like a mountain crashing down.
“Stop!”
“Block him!”
Inside the city, figures streaked through the air, with Li Xiaoran leading the way.
The previous earth-shaking sound not only startled the entire city’s populace awake but also alarmed everyone in the Divine General Mansion. They brought out their Divine Souls and soared out to observe the activity outside Qingzhou City, only to see Li Muxiu engaged in fierce combat with Dragon Absolute God and the Palace Master of the Holy Palace attacking the Array.
With a buzzing sound, a knife glow bright as the Milky Way tore through the sky and violently shot toward Feng Lingxiao.
Feng Lingxiao’s eyes gleamed coldly; with just a slight sneer, the Dao Domain unfolded. Before the knife glow could touch him, it burnt away within the Dao Domain, while he continued to wield the Heavy Tower, pressing down with the Dao Domain’s oppressive force, heavily striking the Array.
The Array trembled violently, with Divine Patterns flickering ceaselessly, almost leaving afterimages.
This meant that the attacks it sustained were about to exceed the Divine Formation’s limit.
Swoosh!
Another figure in green shot forward, silently slashing out with a sword glow that pierced the Divine Formation and landed on the Heavy Tower. Under the burning of the Dao Domain, this sword glow showed no signs of weakening and shook the Heavy Tower, slightly delaying the attack.
Feng Lingxiao’s expression changed slightly as he glared darkly at the several figures flying towards him. The one who had struck was a woman.
This woman was none other than Ji Qingqing. Although she was in the Ultimate Study Realm, she had cultivated the Ji Family’s Cultivation Techniques and was even slightly stronger than the Imperial Family of the Dayu Divine Dynasty within the same realm.
When she was expelled from the Ji Family, although the people of the Ji Heavenly Dynasty were furious with her choice and felt both hatred and distaste for this niece, upon the tearful pleading of her father, Old Shisan’s Heroic Spirit, they still secretly gave Ji Qingqing many valuable items, including the Saint Heart Heavenly Treasure she now wielded, the Taiyuan Sword.
The Saint Heart Essence within the sword contained rule powers that allowed Ji Qingqing’s attacks to be unaffected by other rules, making it an exceptionally rare and powerful treasure, enabling her to injure someone in the Grand Tao of Peace Realm while only in the Ultimate Study Realm!
Of course, if it had been a face-to-face confrontation in the wild, someone in the Grand Tao of Peace Realm just needed to catch her off guard and close in, enveloping her in the Dao Domain. Even this sword would not protect her, and she could be refined in an instant.
But now, protected by the Array, she could strike without fear.
“Damn it!”
Feng Lingxiao’s eyes blazed with anger as he once again channeled his power to drive the Xuanyu Heavy Tower to strike the Array.
Ji Qingqing also continuously struck out with her unparalleled swordsmanship, cutting down on the Heavy Tower and lessening its power. However, the might of the watershed of ten thousand Mysterious Heavy Divine Waters, condensed to the extreme, still caused the Divine Formation to deplete rapidly.
“Quick, block him!”
Li Tian Gang’s body soared as he tightly gripped an ancient bronze battle saber, the Saint Heart treasure of his ancestors. With his full power unleashed, the blade glow pierced through the Divine Formation to strike out.
However, the rule power brought by this battle saber differed from that of the Taiyuan Sword, failing to ignore Feng Lingxiao’s Dao Domain, and the blade glow quickly dissipated.
Li Tian Gang’s face looked grim. At the same time, he heard a distant bugle call from outside the city, sounding as if it came from the Ancient Times, followed by Qingzhou City’s walls starting to tremble slightly.
This trembling sensation was felt by all the city’s populace, with the ground beneath the houses slightly vibrating as if a cavalry of ten thousand horses was charging.
Outside the city at this moment, the encircling Demons, far more than ten thousand, were an elite force of several million who had fought their way here.
At the sound of the long bugle call, they all sprinted forward in unison.
The change in Li Tian Gang’s expression indicated the Demons could no longer hold back, planning to launch an all-out attack.
“Quick! Prepare for battle, vanguard troops to the city walls!”
Upon realizing he was ineffective against Feng Lingxiao and unable to stay there, Li Tian Gang rushed towards the battlements. He quickly sent out his voice, calling his subordinates and ordering them to form a defensive military formation.
Atop the walls, the soldiers who had been on standby now, with the approaching Demon Tide, launched a torrent of symbol-fired arrows from the arrow towers and bastions.
Millions of arrows whistled and blurred into a dark mass, raining down upon the Demon Tide.
Among the Demon Tide bravely surged imposing figures, revealing their giant Demon forms, blocking some of the ranged attacks from the city guards while wielding Divine Weapons, hammering them against the city’s outer Array.
These were the Demon King Elders of the two major forces, all of them now making their presence known, adding up to more than a dozen.
Each Demon King was in the Four Stands Realm, with many Great Demon Kings of the Ultimate Study Realm enduring, their attacks so fierce that the Divine Patterns on the Array fluttered like butterflies in disarray.
Seeing this, Li Tian Gang felt his blood run cold. Although he knew there was a huge disparity in the top forces of both sides, he had not expected it to be this great.
Looking at the teetering Divine Formation, his eyes suddenly reddened. He clenched his teeth and roared, “Quick, activate the Divine Formation’s Life Wheel!”
The Divine Formation of Qingzhou City was one of the top ten Divine Formations in the world, named the Sunlight Life Wheel Formation.
This Formation not only sealed the powerful Demon Essence within the Divine Formation to battle but, more importantly, it could absorb the essence of the sun and moon to repair itself.
Furthermore, the power of its Life Wheel could temporarily draw upon a portion of the lifespan of all living beings within the Formation, converting it into the might of the Divine Formation.
This Formation no longer belonged to a level that could be easily destroyed by an ordinary Four Stands Realm, as it contained the essence of a great Dao.
Following Li Tian Gang’s command, the Divine Formation reversed, the Life Wheel’s power activated, and countless threads of golden life essence seemed to float from numerous buildings within the city. They flowed into the Divine Formation, including Li Tian Gang and the others, along with all the soldiers within the city.
Inside the Divine General Mansion, the people were isolated by the Divine Formation of the mansion and remained unaffected.
However, deep within the Divine General Mansion, in the ancestral hall that stood beside the great mountain, all the candles before the spirit tablets suddenly flickered and almost went out.
Li Qingzheng, who was sitting at the entrance of the ancestral hall, had white hair and an aged body, and looked worriedly into the distance.
Seeing the countless strands of golden life vein power rising within the city, his body trembled slightly as he realized something and suddenly turned his head to look at the solemn ancestral hall behind him.
He saw that on those previously silent spirit tablets, streaks of golden divine light appeared and wafted out, revealing the heroic spirits.
The heroic ancestors of the Li family, who had not perished, were all revealed at this moment.
Each figure, extraordinary in posture and once stunningly famous in Jianghu for sixty years, stood atop their respective spirit tablets.
“The Life Wheel has appeared, everyone, it seems Qingzhou City is at its final moment.”
“I did not expect to see the Life Wheel Formation activated in my lifetime.”
“The seventeenth ancestor took the lead to sacrifice his remaining soul earlier to guide the bloodline; it seems it was not long ago. Now, it seems we need to build the last stretch of the road for these youngsters to return.”
“We stand before millions of people; we must not let the people guard in front of us, my friends, it is time for us to act!”
“With the Life Wheel Formation emerging, what are we waiting for? Wear my remaining soul and fight!!”
One by one, the heroic spirits of the Li family’s ancestors burst forth, all stepping out from this venerable ancestral hall that had stood and been worshipped for thousands of years.
Li Qingzheng, standing at the entrance of the ancestral hall, watched these resolute ancestors going to battle, already with tears streaming down his face.
“You no longer need to guard here.”
An ancestor passed by Li Qingzheng and said calmly, then immediately soared into the sky, rushing toward the Divine General Mansion.
“It’s been hard.”
Other ancestors, as they passed by, also softly spoke to Li Qingzheng and then stepped out of the ancestral hall, flying into the distance.
One by one, the passing ancestral spirits brought tears streaking down the old face of Li Qingzheng; the burden he had carried for decades was lifted at this moment, but he could no longer raise his head.
“Elder brother, stop crying. Are you willing to join hands with me and fight once more?”
Li Xuanyin, the third eldest of the Li family whose soul stopped by Li Qingzheng, spoke with a gentle gaze.
He appeared young, an older with a younger look, but he was indeed the elder.
Li Qingzheng looked up, seeing his third brother, who had died young but still appeared vibrant. Flooded with countless memories, he suppressed the sadness in his heart, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and revealed a somewhat relieved smile:
“This time, I can accompany you!”
Li Xuanyin slightly smiled, and then his remaining soul suddenly radiated a golden light, like a feathered garment, draping over Li Qingzheng.
“United brothers!”
“Their force breaks metal!”
Li Qingzheng’s bones creaked, and his aged body, which had been sitting in the ancestral hall for decades, straightened its spine at this moment. His hair was still flowing white, but his eyes seemed to regain the vitality of his youth, returning to those days when he carved out a formidable reputation on the frontier.
“Let’s go!”
He took a step and soared from the ancestral hall, transforming into a stream of golden light, rushing toward the battlefield ahead.
And the other ancestral spirits stepping out of the ancestral hall bid farewell to the first ancestor of the Li family, represented by the golden body at the center, and then one by one, they flew out of the ancestral hall, rushing toward various parts of the Divine General Mansion.
Li Tianyuan was seated on the golden body, his gaze not overtly sad but revealing an extreme desolation, a grief born from witnessing countless falls of his lineage and the deaths of many warriors.
He was waiting, waiting for the return of those Li family bloodlines, to forge bones with their blood and clothe them with his remaining soul, to fight vigorously once more for the generations to come!
And the other ancestral spirits were rushing toward_many Li family blood members within the Divine General Mansion.
Streaks of golden light streaked the sky, and everyone in the various courts of the mansion looked up, some in stupefaction.
During their worship of the ancestors, they had all seen the portraits of these ancestors; now, they all recognized that these were the lingering souls of the Li family’s historical ancestors.
“Our ancestors…”
In each court, He Jianlan and Gao Qingqing, among others, looked up at the sky, watching the ancestral spirits flying from the ancestral hall, all stunned.
But the feeling that followed was a tremendous wave of sadness.
“My child, are you willing to wear my soul garment, to carry on my Dao intent and eradicate those demons?”
A spirited female general’s soul landed in front of He Jianlan, her brow spirited and proud, yet her gaze was tenderly fixed on He Jianlan.
He Jianlan was shocked and hurriedly moved to bow, but was supported by a thread of the heroic spirit’s power.
“Ancestor, but I don’t have the bloodline of the Li family…”
He Jianlan recognized this was an ancestor from the 32nd generation, a female general who had commanded battles and made a renowned name for herself more than two thousand years ago.
“No matter.”
The female general smiled, “Those who join the Li family are members of the Li family.”
Upon hearing this, He Jianlan’s eyes instantly moistened, and she nodded vigorously.
The figure of the female general flickered, and her body seemed to burst into flames, turning into a golden light that enveloped her and transformed into a golden battle skirt.
The power of her remnant soul and her Dao intent also merged with He Jianlan’s divine soul, enabling He Jianlan, who was initially at the early stages of the Three Immortal Realms, to suddenly unleash the might of the Tao Heart Realm.
In other courtyards, the situation was similar.
In Flying Courtyard, Wang Xiangru looked at the inviting remnant soul elder before her, her eyes slightly changed, and her face paled a bit as she said,
“I, I…”
She stepped back.
The remnant soul elder slightly paused, gave her a deep look, and then said nothing, suddenly soaring into the sky and flying elsewhere.
Passing by Shuihua Courtyard, many ancestral remnant souls noted that there was a prohibition outside the Shuihua Courtyard, presumably for those imprisoned for wrongdoing, and then directly skipped over it.
In Linglong Court, two golden heroic spirits raced over and landed in the courtyard.
“Child, would you like to join me in battling demons on the battlefield?”
A young man looked at Li Yuanzhao. Although he appeared young, his voice was very old.
Li Yuanzhao was stunned and timidly said, “Can I do it?”
“Do you wish to?”
“I certainly do!”
“Then it is settled.”
The young man gave a slight smile, immediately turned into divine light, and covered Li Yuanzhao.
A violent aura surged, and although Li Yuanzhao only had the cultivation of the Divine Travel Realm, he now erupted with the aura of the Three Immortal Realms.
“Just give your body over to me,” the young man said softly, “You might die. Are you afraid?”
Li Yuanzhao’s face shifted, and suddenly remembering the youth who had always walked in front of him since his childhood, his eyes suddenly shot forth a resolved light: “I am not afraid!”
“Good!”
The young man’s carefree laughter spread, and then he soared into the sky, charging towards the battlefield ahead.
“Yuan Zhao…”
Xiao Yu Jing stared blankly, tears streaming from her eyes. She still had many concerns in her heart, and she hadn’t truly invested much emotion in Li Yuanzhao before, but now, with the Li family on the brink of extinction and facing this life and death crisis, seeing Li Yuanzhao resolutely going to his death, she felt waves of pain she couldn’t believe were her own.
“Madam, would you join me in battle as well?” The elder beside her invited with a smile.
Xiao Yu Jing glanced at him, took a deep breath, “Marrying into the Li family was a mistake.”
The elder was slightly stunned.
“But I do not regret it,” Xiao Yu Jing said firmly.
Her husband had died in battle shortly after their marriage, which fostered some indescribable resentment towards the Li family in her heart, but now, she seemed to understand a bit of her husband’s feelings during that deployment.
The elder looked at her carefully and then said softly, “The Li family protects the border and is revered by the people, but it’s hard on you women who married into the Li family. The Li family owes you.”
With that, he bowed slightly as a form of apology.
Seeing this gesture from the Li family’s ancestor, Xiao Yu Jing was somewhat stunned.
Years of accumulated resentment in her heart suddenly seemed to be struck by lightning, and her tears suddenly surged, uncontrollably starting to sob.
In contrast to the heroic spirits of the Li family’s ancestors seeking people in various courtyards, some of the more violent heroic spirits directly burst out of Divine General Mansion, rushing to the Li family members on the battlefield, while some stood above Divine General Mansion and loudly shouted:
“Who of the Li family’s blood is willing to join me in battle to the death?!”
“I am!”
“Me!!”
From various courtyards, figures surged out, some of whom were strong members of the Li family’s collateral lines.
After that, these figures enveloped by their ancestors’ remnant souls rushed like meteors to the battlefield to aid against the sweeping tide of demons.
