Family Management Game In Immortal Continent Chapter 867: The Three Factions
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Out of nowhere, a silhouette plummeted from the skies, his ragged garments whipping sharply against the fierce gusts.
This newcomer was none other than the eldest brother of Li Xinnian and Nangong Qingya, Su Chen.
Su Chen touched down in front of the grand hall, radiating a valiant aura that pierced straight to the heavens.
"I caught your words from afar, you two, about playing the 'base' role and 'fishing in troubled waters.' What's going on right now?"
Li Xinnian quickly rose to greet him.
In all these years, Uncle Li Xinghuo had gathered a full sixteen adopted children in the Northern Border.
Each one without fail turned out to be a prodigy among mortals.
Their backstories—'broken betrothals,' 'cast out by families,' 'framed unjustly,' or 'carrying oceans of grudges and bitter vendettas'—were heartbreakingly dire.
But out of the entire group, Eldest Brother Su Chen stood as the most remarkable.
For years on end, he had roamed the realms north and south, seizing countless Secret Realms and challenging tyrannical great forces beyond number.
His demeanor had grown remarkably composed compared to earlier days.
"Big Brother, your power..." Li Xinnian's expression brightened with excitement as he approached.
On this visit, his sibling's advancement had surged even further.
"The Peak of Divinity Transformation!"
Su Chen let out a booming laugh and settled into a seat with ease.
He received the cup of tea from Nangong Qingya, sipped it slowly, and remarked,
"In the clash against the Immortal Zhao Clan, I observed numerous Void Refining experts in combat, which sparked real breakthroughs for me.
Several years back, Senior Old Flood Dragon gifted me a shed dragon scale of his."
While talking, Su Chen abruptly got to his feet and offered a deep bow to the ancient tree at the hall's rear.
A pale serpent, covered in scales with a pair of legs, was coiling its way upward along the trunk.
The pale serpent shot him a quick look, and a deep, haughty tone echoed in his mind:
"Stop calling me Old Flood Dragon. Master gave me a fresh name. I am Bai Gen now!"
"...."
Su Chen faced his brother again and went on,
"These days, I've not just hit the peak of Divinity Transformation—my Domain overflows fully; I've touched the ultimate boundary of the Divinity Transformation stage.
Mastering six Primordial Spirit methods, all I need is that last surge to craft a Void Refining Dimension and soar past the Dragon Gate!"
"Excellent, excellent, fantastic tidings!" Joy creased Li Xinnian's forehead.
He reflected silently that a Reincarnator truly was unmatched; advancing through realms felt as effortless as rivers carving their paths.
"Sigh, it's great, yet Senior Bai Gen's dragon scale alone equals seven thousand years of allowance.
Through these years, you and Adoptive Father have supplied me with plenty of treasures.
Combined with training in the Dao-Transmitting Secret Stele, the Dao-Pattern Heavy Water, and the Myriad Dao Pagoda, my tab now stands at sixty thousand years of stipend."
Shame colored Su Chen's features.
"Xinnian, hold on until I shatter into Void Refining and crush my foes—that'll be when I settle the score with you!"
"We're kin; no need for such tallies. It's plenty that Big Brother remembers." Li Xinnian offered a light smile.
The pair shared a knowing look.
They themselves had piled up eighty thousand years of stipend debt from their own training over time, without uttering a peep.
Not long after, the trio dove back into talk about Zishu Lingtian.
"So that's what's weighing on you."
Su Chen's brows knit faintly.
"On my journeys, rumors reached me too—about how locating Lingtian's Three Corpses paves the way to Body Integration.
Truth is, I headed here just to alert the Clan on this front."
"Oh?" Surprise flickered in Li Xinnian's eyes. "Big Brother knows about it?"
"Yes."
Su Chen released a heavy sigh.
"Sixty thousand years prior, three groups captured the Human Sovereign's keenest interest.
They ranked as the finest sect forces across these sixty millennia, staying firmly in the Human Sovereign's gaze all along.
Since their might surpassed the ordinary, they were driven to hide away, barring anyone past Divinity Transformation from stepping into mortal affairs."
"The Peerless Hall, The Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems, and The Grand Tower."
"At that time, the Peerless Hall towered over all, simply because its Heavenly Venerable held a genius that stunned the globe."
As words flowed, Su Chen lifted his chin with bold pride.
"Once The Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems and The Grand Tower gained prominence, with the Heavenly Venerable's supreme gifts, how could he resist checking out who else presumed to match him in that age?"
"...."
Li Xinnian's feet twitched within his shoes.
Sticking to the rule of not revealing or badmouthing, he held his tongue.
He simply listened as Su Chen pressed on,
"Upon the Heavenly Venerable's intrusion into The Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems and The Grand Tower... heh, they proved unremarkable.
Those two mighty entities didn't deserve comparison to the Peerless Hall.
Their followers' might relied wholly on lucky breaks and outside aids!"
Li Xinnian's forehead furrowed.
"Big Brother, does that mean the Three Corpses of Lingtian tie into them?"
"Exactly." Su Chen's tone turned solemn.
"I've caught wind that folks nowadays have pinpointed several oddities—a devil cultivator with 'wind-catching ears,' and a wicked spirit bearing Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils!
During the Heavenly Venerable's storming of The Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems and The Grand Tower, he met loads of such freaks!
Deep in The Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems, the Heavenly Venerable even had to pull back from a headless figure; that headless one wielded strength to topple peaks and churn oceans."
"Big Brother, how come you grasp this so thoroughly?" Li Xinnian queried, puzzled.
Su Chen paused briefly.
"I picked it up from the Secret Realm marking the Heavenly Venerable's end.
I figure for those two sects to rival the Peerless Hall back then, it links straight to Lingtian's Three Corpses."
After absorbing these hidden truths, Li Xinnian mulled them over at length.
"Thanks, Big Brother. Facing such a path to Body Integration, I must prepare even more."
At those words, Su Chen grinned.
"No need to push too hard. I get the realm's turmoil, and your fear that lacking a Body Integration powerhouse leaves the Family short on lasting clout.
But fear not; I've got your back—the Li Clan stands secure!
Regarding Lingtian's Three Corpses, I'll handle the quest personally."
His lone, defiant form faded into the distance as they watched.
Li Xinnian and Nangong Qingya traded glances.
Li Xinnian gave a wry smile.
"Big Brother grows bolder by the day."
"He's accustomed to solitary paths through the world; that's just his way."
Nangong Qingya shook her head.
"Looks like Big Brother plans to hunt Lingtian's Three Corpses alone. And for us..."
Li Xinnian considered briefly.
"This isn't a simple affair. We ought to consult the Old Ancestor and Elders.
The Three Corpses path to Body Integration demands care, not haste.
Better we claim the ascent through our own efforts than chase shadows abroad."
Shifting topics, Li Xinnian inquired, "How fares Heng'er in his cultivation?"
"I visited the Immortal Martial Grotto-Heaven."
Gratification lit Nangong Qingya's face.
"He's on the verge of reaching the Fifth-Tier of Divinity Transformation.
No peer his age across the lands can rival Heng'er!"
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