Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

Fortunately, the Great Zhou Dynasty did not show its aggressiveness. It just did not allow monks to enter the dynasty's territory, and seemed to be focused on internal development.

But this gesture did not make the immortal forces let down their guard, because all the human dynasties have extremely strong factors of external expansion. After all, this is the simplest and crudest way to grow stronger.

In fact, there was indeed a debate within the Zhou Dynasty over whether to expand territory or to live in harmony with the people, and the latter won by a narrow margin.

But with just a little research on the conservatives, you can understand why the immortal forces are so worried.

The leaders of both the civil and military factions, Wei Changming and Zhang Yi, chose to live in peace with the people, emphasizing not to act rashly, but to continue to accumulate internal strength and develop the country, and only expand outward when the country's strength has been further improved.

After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty now has a shallow foundation and was completely promoted by Li Zhirui in a short period of time. This makes the first foreign war particularly important. If they lose, it will be a heavy blow to the people's hearts and the national strength.

Therefore, both of them were extremely cautious and did not dare to start a war easily.

The two men, who were the leaders of the civil and military officials, both chose to support the conservatives, but they were only ahead by a slight margin. It can be imagined how strong the desire for expansion was among the others.

However, Wei Changming and Zhang Yi both knew clearly that those officials were just pawns, and the one who really wanted to expand was the young and energetic king of today!

"Master! You left too early. Without you, I can't suppress the king's ambitions." Wei Changming sighed as he looked at the empty throne in the palace.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, Li Zhirui was a transcendent existence and the true ruler. Even though he had not appeared for many years, no one dared to ignore him, and the dynasty had always run under his will.

Perhaps it won't be long before he will take the initiative to resign and retire.

"General Zhang, please go and submit to the king in the future. The Great Zhou can do without me, but it cannot do without you."

When Zhang Yi heard this old voice, his expression changed slightly. He seemed to understand something in his heart, and a trace of sadness appeared on his face.

Wei Changming bowed to the empty throne and slowly left the hall.

Over the next month, talk of going to war never ceased in the court, and the momentum grew so great that even the common people in the capital were talking about it, and with the help of people with ulterior motives, the news began to spread to other places.

"I am old and weak, and I can't see... I beg the king to allow me to return home." This was the third time Wei Changming begged for his bones, and he cooperated with the young king to perform the drama of three begging and three refusals.

"I am still young, I hope the teacher will stay and assist me."

Wei Changming bowed his head to the hall, saying nothing.

Zhu Hong's face looked a little ugly, and his voice was a little hard. He said, "Since the teacher insists on doing this, I can't force you to stay. Please take care of yourself, the Great Zhou still needs you."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

Wei Changming kowtowed, slowly stood up, and returned to the position where he had stood for more than ten years. After today, he would never appear again.

With such a minister resigning and returning home, there was nothing much to discuss in the next court meeting, so it ended hastily.

At noon that day, all the civil and military officials in the court came to the Zhou River to see this founding minister off to his hometown.

"General Zhang, I'm going to thank you for your hard work in the days to come!" Wei Changming did not speak to his disciples or students, but only said this to Zhang Yi.

Afterwards, he left the most magnificent city in the Great Zhou with his family and his few possessions.

Just ten days after he left, the court once again discussed the issue of going out to explore and develop the country.

This time, Zhu Hong got what he wanted, and more than 80% of the civil and military officials chose to agree!
……

At this time, Li Zhirui had already returned to Wanxian Mountain.

After not seeing each other for many years, Jiang Fengwu, Daqing and others were very curious about his experience and wanted to know what he had done.

But Li Zhirui kept silent about everything. If some things were said out loud, it would be like revealing a secret. He just asked them to wait for the news and they would understand when the time came.

And ask them not to discuss the matter, just keep it in their hearts.

"How has the family been doing over the years?"

"As the Dongyuan Sect's attention shifted southward, the pressure faced by the family was not as great, so we were able to recover a lot of territory."

The clan leader Li Xinde immediately spoke up and said, "At the same time, we plan to retake the Wanling Sea within a few years."

"It's just that as the territory has been reduced, the benefits are not as lucrative as before, so the family's development has slowed down a bit."

Li Zhirui was well prepared for this, so he didn't react. It was good enough that the family could not retreat under the suppression of the Dongyuan Sect.

"If everything goes well, the Dongyuan Sect won't be able to take care of us for a long time, so we can develop boldly. However, we have to wait for the news before we can act. We just need to be prepared first."

"understood!"

Xiaoqing, Li Xinde and others were the most excited, as they had long wanted to regain the lost territory. The former could not bear this humiliation, while the latter, as the patriarch, of course hoped that the family would become more and more powerful.

It’s just that Li Zhirui hasn’t come back yet, and they were worried that their actions would ruin his plan, so they have been delaying action. Now that he has spoken personally, the so-called concerns naturally no longer exist.

Time flies. Three months after Li Zhirui returned to the family, everyone received an important piece of information. The content of the information was roughly that the Great Zhou Dynasty, which suddenly appeared some time ago, had launched a war against foreign countries.

"You still didn't listen to my advice?" Li Zhirui thought to himself, feeling a little disappointed.

If they followed his final reminder, the Great Zhou Dynasty would have ten years to settle down and consolidate its regime and rule, and then they could start a war. Even if they lost, it wouldn't matter much. But if they lost now, it would really cause turmoil in the country, which would be detrimental to the rule of the Great Zhou!
However, these had nothing to do with Li Zhirui, who had already left the Great Zhou. He immediately cleared his mind and considered what the family should do to obtain the greatest benefit.

"Before the people in the Wanling Sea realize something is wrong and withdraw in advance, the family will attack in advance, leaving them no time to react and allowing us to easily recapture the area."

"Rui Zu, the family has prepared a large number of war spiritual objects and can take action at any time!" Li Xinde replied in a sonorous and powerful voice.

"In that case, we will launch an attack tomorrow and retake the Wanling Sea as quickly as possible. If we encounter a cultivator who is intentionally sabotaging the area, no matter who he is, we will do our best to kill him!"

This is a situation that is absolutely not allowed to occur. The most cruel means must be used to punish and warn other monks so that they will not dare to follow suit.

After all, the Li family still has a large piece of territory to recover. If someone deliberately destroys the spiritual vein, it will be a huge loss for the Li family.

"Yes!" Li Xinde began to gather his clansmen.

Li Zhirui also went back to prepare, just in case, he planned to fight in person.

Silent all night.

When the sky was just getting light, huge cloud ships appeared above Wanxian Mountain, and the tribesmen had already boarded the ships and were waiting.

"set off!"

When the last person arrived, Li Zhirui gave an order and all the cloud ships shot out like an arrow, piercing through the clouds and heading straight for the Wanling Sea.

Rumbling--

In less than half an hour, the first explosion sounded over the sea.

An island occupied by a scattered immortal sect was caught off guard and its defensive aura was almost shattered, which also awakened the monks on the island.

"Who! Who is so bold as to attack the Qingshi Sect?"

When the immortal saw the cloud boat with the Li family flag and the Li family emblem engraved on it, he trembled all over. He knew that the Li family's revenge was coming! After so many years, the Li family, which had been unable to shrink, once again showed its fangs and claws to the outside world.

"Please show some mercy, fellow Taoists. Our Qingshi Sect is willing to give up this place, and only hopes to be able to leave safely with our disciples."

The overwhelming pressure from the cloud ship made him dare not feel the slightest bit of anger in his heart, for he was afraid that the Li family would take action directly at the next moment.

"Can!"

Li Zhirui's voice echoed over the sea, "You cannot take away any immature spiritual objects, and you cannot destroy the spiritual veins. If you violate this rule, my Li family will never let you go, even if you are thousands of miles away!"

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li."

The cloud boat did not stay and left.

“Fortunately, there has been no conflict between the sect and the Li family in recent years, otherwise we would not be able to escape safely this time.” The immortal looked at the huge fleet and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

When the Li family withdrew from the Wanling Sea, there was no fighting between them. Later, when the two territories were adjacent to each other, they were very restrained. There was really no fighting between the two families, not even a small conflict.

If the Qingshi Sect had not occupied a part of the Wanling Sea, the two families might have become friendly forces.

"But some people are going to be unlucky!" Thinking of certain forces, he couldn't help but laugh with glee.

Those families have always been arrogant and domineering. Relying on their greater strength, they think they are the leaders of other forces, ordering them around and demanding tributes from them.

He would be able to see their unfortunate scene later, which immediately dispelled the depression in his heart.

On the other side, the Li family’s fleet continued to move forward.

Wherever they passed, no force was willing to resist, and almost all of them chose to give up as soon as they came into contact.

Because this is just another place of their power, and the garrison strength is insufficient, so they are no match for the Li family who launched a large army this time.

If they resorted to a hard-line confrontation, their side would surely fail, and it would also affect another territory near the coast.

The Li family did not make things difficult for them. They let them leave empty-handed and just leave the spiritual objects behind.

But this process was not all smooth sailing. For example, this time, the Li family encountered the powerful Xu family, and they did not choose to admit defeat.

"Extremely stupid!"

Some monks who were following the Li family fleet in the distance saw this scene and couldn't help but curse.

The Xu family only has three or four immortals in this sea area. They don’t even look at how many people the Li family has dispatched this time. Instead of admitting defeat and surrendering honestly, they actually want to hold on.

"act recklessly!"

In this action, the Li family had not yet established their authority, and the Xu family just happened to jump out. It’s no wonder that Li Zhirui used him as a chicken to scare the monkey.

boom!
As soon as Li Zhirui made a move, the defensive aura that protected the island began to shake violently and became much dimmer.

The second strike directly shattered the defensive aura!

"How can this be!?"

Although it wasn't a large island protection formation, it was a scattered fairyland formation, but it couldn't withstand two moves from Li Zhirui? !

Not to mention the Xu family cultivators who were facing Li Zhirui head-on, even the people who were following behind couldn't help but hold their breath when they saw this scene.

A long time ago, they had heard that Li Zhirui was very powerful and that ordinary immortals were no match for him, but they had never had the chance to see him with their own eyes.

Now they finally have it, and its strength is indeed terrifying. They are no match for it at all. If they had fought before, they would probably have become corpses by now.

"die!"

This one word made the immortal soul who was facing Li Zhirui's attack tremble with fear. He seemed to see himself dying from this blow.

He immediately tried his best to resist and surrendered, saying, "We were wrong before. Please forgive us, fellow Taoists of the Li family. We will evacuate immediately."

"If you can block three of my attacks, I will grant your request."

How could the immortal dare to refuse? He could only grit his teeth and agree. Although the power of the previous attack was strong, it was not impossible to resist. He should be able to do it if he could withstand three more moves.

Li Zhirui just stretched out his hand and pointed, and an extremely bright green light broke through the air.

Xu Yi did not dare to underestimate him at all and used several magic weapons to resist.

With a click, the three magic weapons were instantly pierced like thin paper, but their power was completely offset and finally intercepted at the fourth magic weapon.

Xu Yi felt extremely heartbroken as he looked at the magic weapons which had lost their spiritual light and shattered into pieces.

But the current situation did not allow him to be distracted any longer. He forced himself to gather his thoughts and resist the next attack.

Facing the powerful Li Zhirui, Xu Yi used all his means and finally blocked the second attack.

The price he paid was that most of his mana was consumed.

Li Zhirui raised his eyebrows. The two attacks just now were enough to demonstrate his strength. After thinking about it, he decided not to continue to increase the power.

However, its power still looked terrifying, causing the faces of the monks watching from afar to change drastically.

"I'm afraid Xu Yi can't withstand this attack."

"I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Li is so powerful that he could defeat a cultivator of the same level head-on in just three moves!"

"Pity."

"Humph! When the Xu family relies on their own strength to bully us at will, do they feel sorry for us?"

But the result surprised everyone. Xu Yi, who was thought to be unstoppable no matter what, actually survived!

However, the price he paid was also very high. After using the secret method of blood essence, his face turned terribly pale, as if he would die in the next instant.

"Cough cough..."

Xu Yi tried to hold on to his shaky body and said, "Thank you for showing mercy, fellow Taoist."

If it weren't for the gentleman's agreement of three moves, if Li Zhirui had not intended to kill him, he would probably not even be able to stand now and would have turned into a corpse!

"Leave as soon as possible."

After saying that, Li Zhirui led his family fleet and continued to travel eastward.

But before they took action, some monks who had been watching the battle had already informed some forces in the east in advance and asked them to admit defeat.

(End of this chapter)