The more peaceful it was, the more terrifying it became.
Li Wei didn't believe that the entire Azure Cloud region had truly accepted the Li family's existence. Even if they were targeting the Li family and trying to suppress their growth, Li Wei wouldn't be so worried, because that would be normal.
He even asked the Primordial Blood Tree about it, but the tree said that it wasn't actually that powerful. It was just that during its breakthrough, it could see more of the future.
The more he thought about it, the more vigilant he became.
Especially those little red dots on the map; they were so conspicuous.
He desperately wished he could turn all those red dots green or white.
Just as he was pondering this, Li Yaowen's notification window appeared.
[Your descendant Li Yaowen requests, through Thunder Flame Fury Python, to consult with you.]
Li Wei felt inexplicably reassured and clicked on Li Yaowen's icon.
Li Yaowen was currently in the Divine Mountains, observing the mountains, rivers, and lakes, looking quite carefree. In just two years, she seemed to have become even younger. While others grew older with time, Li Yaowen was aging in reverse.
The organization under her command, Dawn, was spread throughout Qingyang County, enabling communication with the family members. Thus, the Thunder Flame Fury Python remained by her side.
He bestowed upon Li Yaowen a wave of ancestral love.
The ancestral tablet floated up, and Li Yaowen knew that her ancestor was manifesting their spiritual power.
Li Yaowen hurriedly knelt and bowed. "This child disturbs you, Ancestor," she said. "Please forgive me."
As Li Wei typed, instructing Li Yaowen to explain the situation, the Thunder Flame Fury Python's deep voice resonated. For a moment, Li Wei felt nostalgic for the creature's hissing sounds. It made him feel less like Voldemort now.
"Yes, Ancestor!"
A hint of suspicion appeared on Li Yaowen's aged face. "Ancestor," she said, "these past two years have been too quiet. I have a vague feeling that those two Nascent Soul cultivators who escaped two years ago will definitely not let this go."
"I sent people to investigate," she continued, "and everything seems normal with those two factions. It's as if their Nascent Soul ancestors never appeared outside the Skyveil Sect and never suffered defeat."
"They haven't left, and they haven't formed any alliances. They know full well that our family doesn't tolerate any defiance. Logically, they should have made some moves by now."
She was thinking the same thing as him!
Li Wei took a deep breath. If he were the only one who thought this way, he would have considered himself somewhat paranoid. But Li Wei absolutely trusted Li Yaowen's intuition!
"Everyone says that now is the era of our Li family. However, Ancestor, I don't want it to be this way. 'A tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind.' Those people will wonder, how could our Li family rise to power in just a hundred years? If there isn't some earth-shattering secret, how could this be possible?"
"And it just so happens that our Li family has many secrets."
Li Wei nodded slightly.
Li Yaowen was right. The Li family's secrets weren't limited to him.
There was also the Heaven-Piercing Coffin, the Blood Frenzy Demon Lord, the Primordial Blood Tree... Each of these was highly coveted.
Now that some of their secrets had been revealed, the Li family was like a large piece of succulent meat. Countless families wanted to unravel the Li family's secrets bit by bit and devour them whole.
"I believe they are lying in wait, waiting for an opportunity to obliterate our Li family with a single strike!"
This time, Li Wei and Li Yaowen had a very long discussion.
But the problem now was that the Li family was operating in secret, and so were the major forces led by Long Xuankong and Abbot Wuyou!
Even though they had tricked them at the Skyveil Sect last time, Li Wei still didn't dare to relax his vigilance in the slightest.
In fact, they were terrifying.
So terrifying that they would flee immediately at the slightest hint of trouble, ruthlessly kill those Golden Core cultivators, and even abandon Xuan Tianzi without hesitation.
On this day, Dawn assassins throughout the Azure Cloud region relayed messages to the Li family descendants. Without exception, all the messages urged vigilance.
Li Wei could sense it.
Beneath the Li family's current radiant facade, dark clouds were gathering.
The war was far from over. The Li family's enemies had merely diminished in number. And this time, it was a battle for the pinnacle of Azure Cloud!
By the end of their discussion, both Li Wei and Li Yaowen were smiling.
Hadn't the family fought their way up like this for the past hundred years?
It was just that this time, the enemies were more powerful, more formidable.
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