Chapter 952: Chapter 946: Night Stalkers
[Your descendant, Li Xinjue, is suppressing the Nangong Family…]
The Northern Border was a land of wonders.
The bright moon hung high, illuminating Silver Moon City.
Amidst the strange peaks and jagged rocks, scattered lights twinkled like stars; it was truly a place where the spiritual energy of the earth’s veins gathered.
Li Wei emerged from the Void Refining Space.
Gazing down from above, he saw black shadows flitting silently through Silver Moon City, which was quiet, save for the chirping of birds and insects.
These were cultivators dressed in night-stalking suits. Beneath their masks, their exposed eyes were cold and grim.
With just a glance, Li Wei noted the equipment they carried.
[Nightveil Robes]
[Common Artifacts and Spirit Artifacts refined by the Azure Cloud Artifact Sect.
They render the body weightless and allow the wearer to blend into shadows and the darkness of night.
This design was derived from the Spirit Puppet Forging Technique taught by Li Yaotie to the Sect Master of the Artifact Sect, incorporating the forging methods used for Storage Rings.
The fabric isolates the wearer’s aura, making them appear as lifeless as a dead object when in motion.]
These figures were, naturally, the clansmen of the Silver Moon Branch.
Almost all of the “Nightveil Robes” forged in Merit City had been sent to Silver Moon City.
Upon returning to their homes, the descendants of the Silver Moon Branch concealed their Storage Rings, once again resembling the suffering miners who toiled in the caves during the day.
They seemed to cherish the leisure of the night deeply, cultivating in silence.
Who could possibly tell that during this trip, they had visited the Nangong family—who had only arrived in Silver Moon City two years ago—and stained their hands with quite a lot of blood?
Rows of Spirit Boats from Northern Border City were docked within the Silver Moon Grotto-Heaven.
Inside the ancient castle, there were no decorations to speak of—only stone.
Ahead, atop a platform of three steps, stood the Patriarch’s seat of the Silver Moon Branch.
Li Xinjue had seen the Grand Tutor’s seat at the Grand Tutor’s Manor and understood the rules well: the Human Emperor’s throne sits atop nine steps, while the Grand Tutor only dares to sit atop eight.
Although the Li family did not adhere to such rigid conventions, Li Xinjue still did not dare to overstep his bounds.
Looking at Li Xinjue upon the stone seat, Li Wei did not hide the appreciation in his eyes.
Of all of Li Xinghuo’s many descendants, only this Li Xinjue resembled him the most.
As Li Wei examined Li Xinjue’s life story, he found that this obscure Patriarch of the Silver Moon Branch could truly be called a legend.
[Your descendant, Li Xinjue, was expelled from Northern Border City and sent to Silver Moon City because his Mother clan attempted to harm Li Xinri.
His Trait “Despondent” was removed after receiving guidance from the Old Ancestor.
Acquired new Trait: Courage Born of Shame. Mental state broadened; Cultivation Speed +20%.]
[At that time, the power dynamics in Silver Moon City were complex.
Li Xinjue’s status as a Commander of the Northern Border Asura Army carried no weight.
Abandoned by both his Mother clan and his wife, he started from scratch in Silver Moon City all on his own, possessing only a Foundation Establishment cultivation base.
Acquired Trait: Fearless in Solitude. Mental Resilience +30%, Comprehension +10%.]
In those years, Li Wei had often kept an eye on Li Xinjue.
The situation in Silver Moon City was incredibly complex, as it attracted people from major powers all over the world who came to mine the ore veins.
It was truly a place where dragons and fish intermingled.
Facing such circumstances, Li Xinjue had held his ground alone in Silver Moon City up to this very day.
[Your descendant, Li Xinjue, faced the covetous eyes of others alone in Silver Moon City.
After enduring years of pursuit, death matches, and plunder, he gradually broke through to the Golden Core Realm.
Within a mine, he competed for and obtained a 5th Grade Heaven and Earth Spirit Item, the “Traceless Mist Gold.”
This item is mist-like, formless, and shapeless, yet belongs to the Metal element.
Absorbing it allows one to shield their aura and perceive the Laws of Darkness.]
[Acquired Trait: Metal Concealment Physique.
Capable of concealing oneself in the air, becoming formless and shapeless.
Below the Void Refining Realm, unless the observer surpasses him by a Major Realm or possesses special techniques or external items, his tracks cannot be found.
Cultivation speed for Metal-attribute cultivation method and techniques +20%.]
[Because your descendant, Li Xinjue, obtained such a bountiful harvest, he spread the family’s lineage in Silver Moon City.]
From the founding of the clan until now, almost every other lineage was able to establish itself only thanks to the support of the family. But Li Xinjue…
He came to Silver Moon City alone and, step by step, carved out a place for himself.
[In those years, the competition for spirit mines among the major families of Silver Moon City was fierce.
Li Xinjue needed to guard his own and seize new ore veins to expand the family’s foundation.
Since the noble clans in Silver Moon City all hailed from major powers, Li Xinjue decided to operate in the shadows to avoid provoking insurmountable enemies.
Thus, he sought aid from the clan’s Hall of Heavenly Principles, Asura Army, and Merchant Branch, obtaining numerous assassination techniques.
He ordered the Silver Moon Branch to disguise themselves as miners while carrying out the work of assassins.]
[The Silver Moon Branch has acquired the Collective Trait: Night Stalkers]
[Having cultivated assassin techniques since childhood, Comprehension of offensive techniques +5%, Psychological Stability +10%, Mental Resilience +10%]