[Special Event - Fifth Generation's Marriage Challenge!]
[The young princess of the Jun Prince's Mansion is holding a martial arts competition at the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion to choose a husband. Your descendant, Li Kuangren, along with his siblings, is facing the geniuses of Azure Cloud region at the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion, vowing to defeat all those so-called prodigies!]
In front of the screen, Li Wei stared intently at the display.
He had already adjusted the in-game time to flow at the same rate as real-time.
Incense was burning before Li Kuangren. Li Wei switched the screen to Li Yaowen.
[Your descendant, Li Yaowen, has an important matter to discuss.]
He saw that Li Yaowen now looked like she was in her twenties or thirties. She wore a white dress, and her serene face was like the winter snow, yet she was also like a captivating snow lotus in this white world, drawing everyone's attention.
Her beautiful face seemed to perpetually wear the most amiable smile as she held the ancestral tablet in her hands. "Ancestor," she reported, "the five children have arrived at the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion. From now on, we are the Jun Prince's blade."
As Li Yaowen finished speaking, another special event occurred, right after the previous one!
[Special Event - Storm Clouds Gather]
[The Jun Prince's Mansion desires the Li family to take action, eliminating the major forces in the Azure Cloud region on their behalf and completely reshuffling the power structure. Your family has joined this scheme. Now, the various factions in Azure Cloud region, vying for control of Azure Cloud's destiny, have decided to seize the half of Azure Cloud's destiny that the Li family possesses.]
In the game, it seemed to Li Wei that he was witnessing a game of chess, with the Li family as the pawns.
In his view, Feng Qingyang seemed to have accepted Li Kuangren as his son-in-law. However, Li Wei could sense that simply being in-laws wouldn't be enough for Feng Qingyang to risk his life for the Li family.
Even the Skyveil Sect and Black Tortoise Sect wouldn't risk everything for a single disciple and fight on behalf of the Li family.
And now, the emergence of this special event further indicated that in this situation where the Li family was being targeted, no one could be trusted!
The Li family...
Was merely a catalyst, a weapon!
"Ancestor."
Lost in thought, Li Yaowen's lips curved into a smile. "I can sense it, Ancestor," she said, "there's a mastermind behind this grand scheme, manipulating everything they can. Our Li family is merely a pawn in their game."
Li Wei narrowed his eyes slightly, just like he had when he witnessed the eerie calm that fell over Azure Cloud region after the Li family's bloody massacre years ago.
He had always felt that something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Now, everything seemed to be gradually becoming clearer.
Li Wei typed on the keyboard.
[If you want to use us as pawns, be prepared for my Li family to overturn the chessboard!]
The Thunder Flame Fury Python emerged from the ground and relayed Li Wei's words to Li Yaowen in its deep voice.
"Master says, 'Fuck them up!'"
"..."
Li Wei, who had been serious and had his hand on the mouse, froze when he saw the words above the Thunder Flame Fury Python's head. He suddenly felt like replacing the Ancestor Hall Guardian Beast or treating the whole family to a Demon King-level snake soup feast.
Li Yaowen also looked at the Thunder Flame Fury Python in astonishment. "Did our ancestor really say that?" she asked.
The Thunder Flame Fury Python's large eyes flickered with confusion. It then relayed Li Wei's original words verbatim. "Don't they mean the same thing?" it asked.
"..."
Li Yaowen simply ignored the Ancestor Hall Guardian Beast and bowed respectfully toward the ancestral tablet. "This child understands," she said. "In this struggle for dominance, I have already prepared our Li family to become the chess players. We, your descendants, do not fear the trials and tribulations of this harsh winter!"
"Now, we wait for the major forces to make their move!"
"And we also wait... for the children of the fifth generation."
...
The scene shifted.
Back at the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion, the fifth generation of the Li family continued to look down upon all the geniuses.
The incense stick had already burned more than halfway.
Originally, over two thousand geniuses from various forces and all twenty-four districts had gathered at the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion, ranging from those at the peak of Qi Refining to those at the fake Core Formation stage.
But with the arrival of the Li family members, everything changed. One after another, the geniuses began to leave.
Amidst the wind and snow, snowflakes gently landed on the shoulders of the Li family members and everyone present. It was a bitterly cold winter day.
They didn't even know what was up with those two strange little monks and the nun, nor did they know who Li Kuangren was. They were clueless about where that little girl riding the tiger got her ferocious temper from, and they had no idea about the background of that guy riding a donkey.
But those two words, "Li family," spoke volumes!
Over the past thirty years, the tales of the Li family's exploits had spread far and wide. It was no longer just word-of-mouth stories like "Building the 'Tower' before the Azure Cloud Pavilion," "One person battling three Nascent Soul cultivators alone," or "Dawn single-handedly suppressing the Azure Cloud Pavilion." This younger generation even considered the four words "Bloodstained Li Family" a taboo.
They didn't care about cowardice or shame, nor did they care about the contemptuous looks from those who remained. Survival was all that mattered.
The hundred or so arenas floating in the sky became a joke amidst the wind and snow.
Who needs arenas?
The fifth genius of the Li family would crush everything!
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