Family Management Game In Immortal Continent Chapter 846: The Min family

"Let's go! We're leaving right now!"

A massive grip seized Fei Heng's wrist, forcing his head downward while a set of oily, bulky hands yanked him ahead.

Raising his eyes, he spotted "Big Fatty" Li, his enormous build exuding a heavy, intimidating aura.

Li Yuanshang's features, stacked with layers of affluent fat, displayed a bold, confrontational scowl.

"I've been waiting for Your Highness, the Crown Prince, to arrive!

Those folks from the Min family are worthless. Can you believe what that jerk Min Nantian claimed?

He declared that without Min Youguo's influence, he'd never consent to linking up with a useless trader like me through marriage! Hmph!

Now with Your Highness's support, I'll show him what he's really worth!"

Fei Heng appeared completely stunned, yet Li Yuanshang didn't allow him any moment to respond.

The Li family's trading branch servants lifted him straight into the imperial carriage.

Li Yuanshang crammed his bulky form into another vehicle, and the convoy departed in splendor toward the Min estate.

After two hours, both found themselves settled in the Min residence atop Longleaf Mountain.

The Min family's Grotto-Heaven lay concealed inside a modest apricot tree.

Inside, everything felt remarkably simple, with delicate bridges spanning babbling brooks and humble huts scattered about.

Stepping into the primary chamber, they encountered a figure in plain hemp garments, his face serene, occupying the main seat as he calmly drank his tea.

Though composed, he carried an innate command—a vibe far more commanding than Min Youguo's.

This was the Min family Patriarch, Min Nantian.

"..."

Once the span for draining a cup of tea had passed, Li Yuanshang and Crown Prince Fei Heng emerged from Longleaf Mountain, sharing puzzled looks.

[Your descendant Li Yuanshang and Young Master Fei Heng went to the Min family to pick a quarrel, but instead heaped flattery upon the Min Family Patriarch, Min Nantian. Obtained a gift from Min Nantian: one Top-Grade Spirit Artifact.]

Li Yuanshang stared at the Top-Grade Spirit Artifact clutched in his palm, stuck in an extended, uncomfortable hush.

Then, clenching his jaw, he smashed the item against the earth.

"See? Just see! He shows zero respect for us at all!

Alright, let's head back. United, the pair of us can conquer anything beneath the skies!"

"Drop it! Just drop it!"

Fei Heng quickly restrained Li Yuanshang, his expression brimming with frustration.

He'd initially thought there existed some profound, buried grudge between the Li family and the Min family.

Yet now, it dawned on him that this Li Yuanshang was merely a shameless rogue.

Watching the overweight man fixated on returning to salvage his dignity, Fei Heng sighed in resignation, "Quit stirring trouble with him. Securing a marriage tie to the Min family is already a huge boon."

"What's there to fear?" Li Yuanshang scowled, his eyes bulging wide.

"Even the Immortal Zhao Clan crumbled before my Li family!

You're the Crown Prince, and I've got plenty of Spirit Stones.

I've gotten pretty chummy with the Immortal Suppression Department lately too. As allies, we're unbeatable!"

"You're undervaluing the Min family, and you're undervaluing Min Youguo."

Fei Heng shook his head.

"Long before my Father Emperor claimed the Mandate of Heaven, the Min family had already established itself in this realm.

Min Youguo didn't build the Min family; instead, the Min family's support enabled my Father Emperor to assign him vital duties.

"The Min family yields geniuses across every era.

Their reach penetrates even the secretive powers of the world.

A genius like Min Tiange, Hall Master of the Peerless Hall, turns out to be Min Youguo's offspring."

"What?" Li Yuanshang's face twisted in shock.

"Be it me or your Li clan, we lag far behind such a colossal entity.

It's wiser to keep relations amicable with them."

With that said, the fresh Crown Prince Fei Heng left in low spirits, his steps weighed down.

...

At the same time, deep in the Min family's timeless Grotto-Heaven, Li Wei had slipped inside, trailing right after Li Yuanshang.

In that short interval, Li Wei ran several probes to assess the divide between his lineage and a genuine powerhouse like the Min family.

One look filled him with profound dismay.

His kin still celebrated having a Third Grade Spirit Vein, but under the Min residence twisted three separate surges of Flood Dragon Qi.

Intense auras rippled throughout; Min Nantian had advanced to the Integration realm.

As Li Yuanshang ventured farther off, Li Wei—as his Old Ancestor, tied to him—had to withdraw too, catching the tail end of their exchange.

"Min Tiange... Peerless Hall!"

Li Wei's countenance grew grim.

Back in the day, when Yaotie almost died during his breakthrough to the Divinity Transformation realm, the culprits hailed from the Peerless Hall.

To evade Old Ancestor Tianguang of the Heavenly Light Sect's Spiritual power and disrupt Li Yaotie's Lightning Tribulation...

Only an Integration realm cultivator could pull off something like that.

While pondering this, Li Wei appeared next to Li Yaowen.

Li Wei noticed Li Yaowen had a break from her reincarnation loop right then.

She sat in a lively urban area... observing ordinary folk clash as she munched on a watermelon?

Peering nearer, Li Wei watched Yaowen softly deposit watermelon seeds in her palm, then hurl a handful at bystanders, escalating the tussle into a wild melee.

Li Wei suddenly grasped how the onlookers' squabble had ignited initially.

"..."

Li Wei chose not to step in. After all, at this stage, a little naughtiness in a child is expected.

He swiftly drew Li Yaowen into the Ancestral Space and shared the details he'd picked up from Fei Heng.

After all, Li Yaowen tended to think more clearly.

Should the rest of the clan learn of it, they'd surely rush headlong into action.

The Peerless Hall by itself posed a massive threat they couldn't tackle, much less with Min Tiange carrying that mighty family name.

Unexpectedly, Li Yaowen stood speechless.

The visage in the dark mist soured. "You knew this long ago? Why keep it from me?"

Li Yaowen bowed her head, resembling someone guilty and bracing for reprimand.

At once, Li Wei called forth Li Dalong and the rest.

Li Dalong with his spouse, plus Li Yaoqing and Li Yaotie, all arrived with lowered gazes.

Li Yaozu, though, burned with fury.

"So what if he bears the Min name? We'll still track him down and end him!"

Li Wei abruptly saw why the others had hidden this from him.

Was it possible that to his family, he—their Old Ancestor—appeared as rash and quick-tempered as Yaozu?

His mind had turned serene like a placid lake long ago, weighing every issue with care.

How could he remain that impulsive youth from school days past?

"Eldest Brother, hold back your impulses."

Surprisingly, it was Li Yaotie—the former firebrand—who stayed level-headed now.

"That incident occurred ages ago; I've nearly erased it from memory, and that Min guy has probably done the same.

Moreover, the Min family now connects to us through marriage, and Min Youguo works with us often.

Let a trivial issue like that fade away."

Fade away? Deep down, releasing it fully proved impossible.

All bowed their heads. In the end, their power fell short of the opposition's.

Further talk on it would just bring more heavy sighs, so they let the topic drop.

Li Wei addressed them,

"In these times, our Li clan has fully secured Azure Cloud Prefecture.

Fei Heng holds the Crown Prince position, and our ties with Min Youguo and the Grand Preceptor grow ever tighter. It's indeed a phase for recovery, consolidation, and plotting growth.

All of you need to focus on cultivation.

The Human Emperor's life draws to its close.

Advance swiftly to the level where the Void-Soul Exchanging Dao Technique becomes usable."

"Yes, Old Ancestor!"

The family members left sequentially.

Li Wei drew in a long breath and checked his own Spiritual power.

"I too must push my cultivation harder. I haven't reached the True Void Refining stage yet... but it's imminent."

"Min Tiange, bide your time. Once my Yaotie gains strength, he'll crush you flat!"

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