Family Management Game In Immortal Continent Chapter 869: Year 758

[Year 758]

[As Crown Prince Fei Heng commands the Immortal Suppression Department to crush the rebels, while Imperial Preceptor Min—weighted down by worries for the realm—handles the empire's duties with unwavering focus, nobody ventures to shatter the Azure Dynasty's tranquility.

By enforcing harsh regulations, the Dynasty has set down a thousand edicts governing the mortal sects.

Those Cultivators beyond the Divinity Transformation realm must refrain from casually deploying Spiritual power, and the key Imperial Prefecture Cities are barred from clashing in battles.

Thanks to these measures, the Dynasty is slowly regaining its strength, with the Immortal Suppression Department's reputation now instilling fear across the prominent sects.]

[Crown Prince Fei Heng himself spearheaded the assault on the Wu Clan, driving them back into the Shadowfell Prefecture. Crown Prince Fei Heng has vowed to reclaim the territories that were lost.]

"Phew."

During this year, Li Wei emerged from his closed-door cultivation.

Much to his astonishment, the world's political map had shifted yet again.

Azure Cloud Prefecture stayed largely unchanged.

Guided by the Li Clan, the "Three Families and Six Sects"—the Four Great Powers of Azure Cloud—together with the previous Sun Family and the Ethereal Immortal Sect, held sway over lands in Azure Cloud Prefecture, steadily building their might.

In those days, the combined territories of the two prefectures boasted five Void Refining Cultivators and roughly two hundred Divinity Transformation Cultivators.

Without doubt, a considerable period of recovery and rebuilding lay ahead before they could recapture their past splendor.

Naturally, this assessment excluded the Li Clan.

The Azure Cloud Li Clan had already withdrawn into isolation, surpassing the limits of Azure Cloud Prefecture's influence entirely.

At the same time, a significant gathering unfolded within the Immortal Suppression Department in the Imperial Capital.

Commander Wu Neng of the Immortal Suppression Department was holding discussions with four attendees.

Wu Neng, an utterly ordinary-looking fellow amid any gathering, occupied the main position.

Positioned to his left and right below were four figures, including Li Chang'an among them.

"Your four groups have ensured my Imperial Dynasty's stability these recent years, rooting out those wicked forces that spread chaos and harm."

The other three below joined in with praise as expected, yet Li Chang'an stayed quiet, simply watching the trio intently.

Each age forges its heroes and alliances.

Ever since the massive upheaval struck the Azure Imperial Dynasty, various Hidden Factions had stepped out from hiding and swiftly divided the whole Dynasty between them.

Numerous groups once shielded by the Dynasty had faced annihilation at the hands of these Hidden Factions or been compelled to merge with them.

Nevertheless, certain alliances surged forward unexpectedly, wiping out any Hidden Factions bold enough to encroach upon them.

These four people embodied the scarce powers in the Azure Dynasty able to stand against the Hidden Factions.

All of them had pledged loyalty to the Imperial Court, brandishing the Immortal Suppression Department's mandates to act with the Crown Prince's backing and safeguard their own domains.

"The Heavenly Monarch Dao Sanctuary, the Sacred Sword Pavilion, and the Sunreach Prefecture Zhangsun Clan."

Li Chang'an eyed the three of them.

The Li Clan knew the Sacred Sword Pavilion best of all.

That formidable figure there, clad in a white robe edged with gold, was Fang Yunyu, the Pavilion's Sword Master.

He had suffered a crushing loss to Li Yaozu directly before the Sword Pavilion, losing both his Storage Ring and cherished sword to Li Yaozu.

At that time, a group with Body Integration prowess had acted arrogantly toward the Sword Pavilion.

The Pavilion's ancient powerhouses abruptly appeared, unleashing a hundred thousand sword Cultivators in unison.

Within under a year, that Body Integration group was utterly eradicated.

Regarding the Heavenly Monarch Dao Sanctuary: inside the Sanctuary, Divinity Transformation realm experts earned the title "Perfected Ones," whereas Void Refining realm ones were called "Heavenly Monarchs."

Legends spoke of the Sanctuary harboring two Heavenly Monarchs.

But with the Hidden Factions surfacing, those "two" revealed themselves as six, and even a "Sage Monarch" emerged.

A Hidden Sect that presumed the present Azure Dynasty held no true heavyweights had stirred the mighty Dao Sanctuary into a frenzy.

It's whispered that the Heavenly Monarch Dao Sanctuary's Sage Monarch pursued the rival Body Integration Cultivator clear to the ocean borders, warning that if that Cultivator ever set foot back in the Azure Dynasty, he would blind their eyes and sever their tongue.

Word is, that Body Integration Cultivator lingers abroad even now.

As for the Sunreach Prefecture Zhangsun Clan, their envoy was an elegant and composed woman exuding effortless dignity.

She went by Zhangsun Buhuo.

In the Zhangsun bloodline, females wield the authority, excelling particularly in forging ties through matrimony.

Zhangsun women have wed into virtually every mighty Immortal Clan and influential group across the realm.

Folks often quip that this lineage ascended through peddling their allure.

Who would have guessed?

When a Hidden Faction tried to claim Sunreach Prefecture, the Zhangsun Clan merely issued a summons, drawing thousands of alliances from throughout the Azure Dynasty to their defense.

Even from Azure Cloud Prefecture, more than a dozen groups made the trek, completely intimidating that Hidden Faction away.

In just two years, the Body Integration Cultivator from that Hidden Faction met his end; the cause of that powerhouse's demise stays unknown.

The true extent of the Zhangsun family's strength continues to puzzle the world.

Concerning the Azure Cloud Li Clan, to outsiders, without their tight bond with Fei Heng, the Li Clan wouldn't merit holding sway on par with the other three, nor deserve ranking among the Dynasty's mightiest forces over the last ten thousand years.

"The purpose of summoning you all today is to locate the Three Corpses of Lingtian."

Wu Neng's declaration unleashed waves of astonishment.

It's widely understood that securing the Three Corpses provides an opportunity for Body Integration.

These four great powers had quietly probed into it, though largely in vain.

Zhangsun Buhuo's fine eyebrows furrowed deeply.

"The issue with Lingtian's Three Corpses is stirring up turmoil everywhere.

Does the Immortal Suppression Department and His Highness the Crown Prince share this interest?"

Wu Neng replied in a solemn tone,

"King Yu craves the Three Corpses of Lingtian; he must have grand intentions for them.

A few days back, His Majesty summoned me, insisting solely that Lingtian must never resurface in the world.

My Immortal Suppression Department has pinpointed two groups linked to the Three Corpses; we require you to bring them under control."

"Yet, certain elements in the Court pursue opposing aims, defying His Majesty's orders.

This task falls solely to you; I have to confront the schemer operating from the shadows."

Upon hearing this, the others started murmuring to each other.

"...."

Li Chang'an kept his silence.

These folks showed no desire to loop him in.

Feeling utterly sidelined, Li Chang'an opted to stay completely mute.

He was accustomed to it. Being overlooked actually suited him fine.

True to form, once the assembly ended, he relayed a note to the Old Ancestor.

The Old Ancestor responded with merely three words: "Do not participate."

Right then.

Within the Ancestral Space, Li Wei scowled.

"Who do they think they're sneering at?"

"Hmph!"

[Your descendant Li Yaotie has forged a total of two sets of the 'Void-Soul Exchanging Dao Technique' across the years.]

[Your descendant Li Yunlin, after receiving the legacy of Ming Daozi from the Myriad Dao Immortal Palace, and bolstered by the array of spiritual treasures and Rule Powers in the 'Skyveil Hall,' has forged a Void Refining Dimension inside the Skyveil Hall!]

[Breakthrough: Early Stage of Void Refining!]

Beyond the Immortal Suppression Department, Li Chang'an observed the departing forms of the envoys from the three great powers, who had plainly excluded him and now left as a unit.

Li Wei stood beside Li Chang'an.

The Old Ancestor glanced at the display in front of him, clenching his jaw.

"My Yunlin achieved Void Refining independently. Just wait till my kin mature fully."

While unleashing his frustration, Li Wei abruptly sensed his own immaturity.

He whipped his head aside sharply.

"Hmph!"

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