Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 84 Clan Meeting
Ten days later.

The Li family meeting was held as scheduled.

More than a hundred monks gathered in the inner courtyard shrine.

The person in charge of presiding over the clan meeting was the third uncle, Li Chenggeng.

Li Chenggeng is a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He returned from the northern mines on special occasion. Under his leadership, no one dared to make any underhanded moves, and the clan meeting was exceptionally solemn and dignified.

"Today, all the members of the Li family are gathered here to celebrate this grand event, which is truly a blessing for our family."
Tracing their ancestral origins, the Li family has always upheld etiquette as their soul and harmony as their foundation. However, they were unfortunately targeted by jealous people and suffered collateral damage, ultimately leading to the collapse of Tianzhu Mountain.
Fortunately, our ancestors worked together, braved the elements, and passed down their martial arts skills, which is why we enjoy peace today.

However, the earnest words of our ancestors still resonate in our ears, and the past glories seem like yesterday. We, the descendants of the Li family, must never forget them. We must keep the memory of our ancestors in mind and strive to restore the glory of our family.”

After a passionate opening speech, Li Chenggeng recounted the glorious history of the Li family hundreds of years ago and reaffirmed the family's determination to return to its peak before handing the seat to Li Qianxiong.

Li Qianxiong looked around and saw that, apart from some members of the police station, almost all the clansmen over the age of 15 were here.

He cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, "At the last clan meeting, my Li family made a great decision and prepared for more than three years, and successfully moved from Hao County in Zhangning Prefecture to Pu County in Shunan Prefecture."

"Now, we have been living in Puxian for seven years. Everyone has seen the changes in Danggui Mountain. Is there anyone who still misses Jinguang Lake?"

Jinguang Lake was the Li family's stronghold in Hao County. At that time, the Li family was also known as the Jinguang Lake Li family by outsiders.

“Golden Lake only has a first-grade mid-level spiritual vein, which is far inferior to the second-grade spiritual vein of Angelica Mountain. Naturally, Angelica Mountain is better.”

someone shouted.

In the cultivation world, what is called a spiritual vein is simply a blessed land that is connected to the spirit. Different blessed lands have different times of spiritual connection and different degrees of spiritualization, which naturally leads to different grades.

According to the Boundless Sword Sect, all spiritual veins start as first-grade low-level spiritual veins.

However, over time, it will slowly advance without being destroyed.

However, the time required for this advancement is far too long, and it is simply not something a cultivator can wait for.

Take Golden Lake as an example. It would take at least 40,000 to 50,000 years for it to evolve from a mid-grade first-order spiritual vein to a high-grade first-order spiritual vein.

The Li family's lineage has only lasted for four or five hundred years.

By the time the Golden Lake spiritual vein advances, the Li family may have already vanished.

This is why Li Qianxiong insisted on moving to Danggui Mountain.

Although the second-tier spiritual vein of Danggui Mountain is of low grade, it still influences an area of ​​two hundred miles, far surpassing the influence of Jinguang Lake.

Of course, there is also the most important point. Li Chenglu slowly said, "No matter how good Jin Guang Lake is, it belongs to Heng Yue Sect. Only Dang Gui Mountain belongs to us."

Hearing Li Chenglu's words, the cultivators present deeply agreed.

Zhangning Prefecture has a history of thousands of years, and Hao County, as its seat, is a place where cultivators gather in large numbers.

The spiritual veins here have long been exhausted and each has its own owner.

Golden Lake also has an owner, but it is not the Li family, but the Hengyue Sect.

In the past, Hengyue Sect rented out Jinguang Lake to the Li family in order to win them over, providing them with a place to live and multiply.

The Li family was naturally grateful and from then on became an affiliated family of Hengyue Sect.

However, Jin Guang Lake ultimately belongs to Heng Yue Sect and may be reclaimed at any time, making it difficult for the Li family to feel a sense of belonging.

For many years, the Li family has called themselves Tianzhushan Li or Dangguishan Li, but they have never called themselves Jinguanghu Li.

Seeing that everyone agreed to move to Dangui Mountain in Pu County, Li Qianxiong smiled.

However, in an instant, his face darkened: "But five years ago today, there were many people who were obstructing the Li family's relocation."

Li Qianxiong's sudden outburst was like a blow to the head; many people in the ancestral hall lowered their heads in remorse.

They weren't unaware of the beauty of Danggui Mountain, but at that time, Pu County had just been established, and the land was desolate and full of dangers.

Li Qianxiong's decision to abandon his stable life in Hao County and choose to come to Pu County to reclaim wasteland was something they couldn't understand at the time.

After all, only a few Foundation Establishment cultivators accompanied the Wuliang Sword Sect to investigate the spiritual veins of Danggui Mountain at that time.

Seeing the expressions on these people's faces, Li Qianxiong knew what was going on and changed the subject: "Of course, I understand that you have concerns, but the facts will tell you that my decision is not wrong."

"The changes in Danggui Mountain over the years are obvious to all, and everyone here is a hero."

Li Qianxiong was not trying to blame anyone, and his tone softened, making the atmosphere in the ancestral hall more relaxed.

“But relying solely on Danggui Mountain is far from enough. Some people have told me that Pu County is different from Hao County. Here, if you don’t advance, you fall behind. The Li family’s current stability foreshadows the impending crisis. If the Li family cannot change its mindset and take a further step, it will eventually fall in the storm.” Li Qianxiong’s words were like a boulder thrown into a lake, causing a huge uproar.

Many people had a vague feeling that something big was about to happen, and they couldn't help but feel uneasy, whispering among themselves.

"Patriarch, how can the Li family achieve further progress?"

The branch cultivators, who were completely kept in the dark, were the most terrified. One of them, a cultivator named Li Chenglong, spoke up.

Li Chenglong is the leader of the branch, with a Qi Refining level nine cultivation. He was the one who organized the branch to launch a rebellion against the main branch in the past.

He was imprisoned for several years for this, and if Li Huinan hadn't spoken up for him, he would have faced more than just jail time.

"Establish a hunting lodge and march into Puyin Mountain."

Li Qianxiong had sharp eyes, and as he spoke, his gaze swept over everyone present.

"Puyin Mountain?"

The discussion in the ancestral hall suddenly grew louder.

At this moment, a frail old man stepped forward and questioned, "Does the head of the family intend to lead the Li family down the path of beast taming?"

Li Xiangming, who was standing in the crowd, recognized one of the instructors from Qingmiao Academy.

"Yes."

Li Qianxiong nodded in agreement, and the discussion erupted again.

"How foolish! Why would the Li family raise some kind of monster?"

“Monsters are all harmful creatures. They killed countless members of my clan on the battlefield of Nanbin in the past. Today, the Li family wants to associate with them. I will never agree to this.”

"Fifth Uncle, you flatter me. The art of beast taming has existed since ancient times. On the battlefield of Nanbin, there are many instances of beast tamers displaying their skills, using their spirit pets to defeat demon cultivators and protect our human race."

"Moreover, the Li family also had a guardian spirit beast two hundred years ago. Is Fifth Uncle questioning our ancestors?"

Li Qianxiong slapped a heavy label on the old man, leaving him speechless.

Even so, he did not give up, and said, "My Li family has passed down its family magic for generations, supplemented by alchemy and weapon crafting. We have already achieved a great deal. As long as we study these three things seriously, we may be able to return to Tianzhu Mountain in a hundred years."

"As for beast taming, that's a trivial matter. The Li family is focusing on beast taming while abandoning alchemy and artifacts. Isn't that losing the big picture for the small thing?"

"Hahaha, that's a lie!"

Li Qianxiong laughed loudly, then his expression returned to normal: "Since Fifth Uncle claims that the arts of alchemy and artifact crafting have already achieved considerable success, why not take over as the head of the Alchemy and Artifact Crafting Office starting today, and give the clansmen a satisfactory answer in three years? What do you say?"

"Neither of us understands alchemy or artifact crafting, how can we be in charge?"

"Since you don't understand, you might as well observe, listen, and learn more."

Li Qianxiong showed no mercy, and his sarcastic remarks made the old man tremble with anger. The elders next to him, who were of the Xiang generation, rushed over to help him up.

Seeing that the fifth son had already retreated, Li Chengzhi, the head of the eldest son's family, finally spoke up: "The alchemy and weapon crafting are indeed not promising, but how can the family head be sure that the beast breeding room will make some progress in three years?"

No sooner had Li Chengzhi finished speaking than the second wife also stood up to question Li Qianxiong.

As the elders of the first and second branches of the clan passed away, the third and fourth branches followed suit.

However, the third and fourth wives chose to stand on Li Qianxiong's side, contradicting the first and second wives.

Immediately, the debate over the direct lineage of the four branches intensified.

The minds of everyone in the ancestral hall were thrown into chaos.

The Li family has never experienced anything like this before, has they?
Anything that can be discussed at the clan meeting is undoubtedly a major event. In the past, the clan elders would always discuss such matters in advance before notifying all clan members.

But this time, it seems different.

Li Xiangru couldn't help but tug at Li Xiangming beside him and whispered, "Xiangming, what's going on?"

"I do not know either."

Li Xiangming was equally surprised. This was only the first day of the clan meeting, and before they had even begun to trace the achievements of the past few years, Li Qianxiong had already gotten straight to the point and announced the big news that the family had been keeping under wraps for two years.

This is quite different from the process he learned when he served as the secretary in the Changlin Office.

(End of this chapter)