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Chapter 1020: Chapter 979: Opportunity
"I understand the importance of this matter now, but the Qinggang Stone reserves in the family’s treasury are low. It will take some time to gather them. Spirit Ancestor, please take a few more days of rest in the family." Li Hongshi said solemnly.
"No worries, it’s very unlikely that another war will break out in the Wanxia Sea Domain. I am not in a rush to leave on my return." Dragon Carp spoke softly.
Besides transporting various Spiritual Objects, he also had another mission: to bring back the injured family members for healing and to ensure a proper burial for those who had lost their lives.
"Then I will go prepare immediately."
After speaking and paying his respects to Dragon Carp, Li Hongshi hurriedly left.
Because the Spiritual Objects needed by Dragon Carp this time were substantial, as the Li family was planning to develop the current island they reside on, resources could only be transferred from within the family. Out of curiosity about the large quantity of the low-rank Spiritual Object, Qinggang Stone, he had asked an extra question.
Dragon Carp did not stay long either; right after completing her mission, she went straight to Jiang Fengwu’s closed-off Cave Mansion. Unfortunately, the doors of the Cave Mansion were firmly shut, surrounded by various Formations, which meant there was no chance of seeing Jiang Fengwu.
However, it wasn’t long before Li Chengshuo heard about Dragon Carp returning to Mount Wanxian and immediately came to inquire about the conditions of people like Li Zhirui and Li Chengsheng.
"Aunt Dragon, are father and my elder brother alright? Are Yue and Howling Moon injured?"
"Rest assured, everyone is fine. They only suffered minor injuries, which have already been healed," Dragon Carp said in a gentle voice.
Li Chengshuo knew Dragon Carp wouldn’t deceive her; her worried heart finally settled down and then she began to ask about the reasons for Dragon Carp’s return, as well as detailed accounts of the battlefield.
Dragon Carp explained everything methodically.
"It’s a pity that I couldn’t participate in this great battle," Li Chengshuo said with some regret.
Surviving such an intense battlefield would have been greatly beneficial to her future cultivation, but since Li Chengshuo was one of the only two Sixth-order Array Masters in the family, other than Jiang Fengwu, and the only one capable of activating the full power of the Mountain Protection Array, she could not possibly leave, for the safety of the family was paramount.
"I heard that the Devil Race’s strength in the mountains is formidable. Now even with the combined strength of all families, we can no longer withstand the Devil Beast tide?" After returning to Mount Wanxian, Dragon Carp naturally heard about the difficulties the family was facing.
At the mention of this, Li Chengshuo’s temper flared.
It wasn’t because the Devil Race was too strong and the Li family had suffered heavy losses, but rather because the Zhang Family, being the Lord of Shanyuan State, hadn’t shown any sign of action so far!
"Every power in Immortal Tao is currently striving to expand their territory, but the Zhang Family seems completely indifferent to the loss of the Thousandfold Mountains."
As an Array Master and a descendant of Jiang Fengwu, and having skimmed through the Jade Slips in the Taoist Temple over the past few years, Li Chengshuo gained some understanding of Qi Fortune.
Especially after hearing from Dragon Carp that the Zhang Family had not suffered any significant losses in the East Sea and that the war had ended, they could completely redeploy some Cultivators back to Shanyuan State to quell this beast tide.
"Perhaps the Zhang Family’s reinforcements are already on their way," Dragon Carp could only say.
"I hope so," said Li Chengshuo, who had long since given up on any expectations of the Zhang Family, speaking listlessly.
However, she soon became persistent in asking Dragon Carp for more details about the great battle. Although she could not participate in it, she could still imagine it through someone else’s narration.
Dragon Carp shook her head helplessly and described the battle in detail, without concealing any of the dangers or thrills.
Only after she had recounted her full experience of the battle did Li Chengshuo let her go.
Li Hongshi gathered the Spiritual Objects very quickly. In less than ten days, all the Spiritual Objects that Dragon Carp needed to take back to the island were collected.
"Will this have any impact on the family?" Dragon Carp asked, concerned that taking away too many Spiritual Objects at once would not be good for the family’s battle against the Devil Race.
"Rest assured, Spirit Ancestor, the family has always had a reserve of Spirit Stones and various Spiritual Objects. It won’t be affected," reassured the speaker.
This measure had been practiced by the Li family for many years back in the Profound Origin Realm, initially only to advance the Spirit Vein, but gradually the reserves expanded to various Spiritual Objects.
The Li family had developed for hundreds of years and had also had its share of opportunities, naturally possessing a certain foundation.
Of course, in terms of the number and strength of Cultivators, the Li family still lagged far behind the established Nascent Soul Powers, but those powers had accumulated over a thousand, even thousands of years, not something easily caught up with.
"Moreover, the offensive by the Devil Race has also weakened a lot, greatly reducing the pressure on the family. It seems like the beast tide will soon be over," this was the main reason Li Hongshi was able to release a large number of Spiritual Objects.
"What has happened? Did the Zhang Family send support?" Asked Dragon Carp curiously.
Shaking his head with a curious expression, Li Hongshi said, "I don’t know what happened, but it’s definitely not because of the Zhang Family’s support."
If not for the Li family’s current lack of strength and the absence of a Combined Body Cultivator, Li Hongshi would have wanted to separate the Thousandfold Mountains from Shanyuan State and take control under the Li family!
After all, the area of the Thousandfold Mountains was substantial, and if the Li family were to win the great war against the Sea Clan, they could also expand to the East in the East Sea.
Since the Thousandfold Mountains could barely be considered a coastal area with not too far a distance, the Li family could surely develop eastward, or by using Divine Power, move Mount Wanxian eastward, situating it between the mountains and the East Sea, facilitating the control of both locations for the Li family.
