Chapter 68: Preparation Before the Ambush

Chapter 68: Preparation Before the Ambush

Li Xiangping made his way into the courtyard and then carefully picked up the mirror resting on the stone platform with both hands.

Lu Jiangxian stirred awake in the mirror. He expanded his divine sense through Mount Lijing, absorbing the transformations over the past five years in an instant.

“The younger generation of the Li Family has certainly grown up.”

Li Changhu’s son, Li Xuanxuan, was studying in the courtyard, flipping through a wooden slip, but appeared to be distracted.

Meanwhile, Li Xiangping’s eldest son, Li Xuanfeng, sat beside a tombstone on the mountainside in a daze, with his hair loosely hanging down.

In another part of the courtyard, Tian Yun was reading a book with Li Jingtian. Li Tongya was absent, presumably away to Cloud Crowned Peak to submit the Li Family's tributes. Liu Rouxuan stayed behind at home, cradling and speaking to their son, Li Xuanling.

Lu Jiangxian retracted his divine sense, returning his focus to Li Xiangping who was standing before him.

Li Xiangping seemed to have many thoughts racing through his head. He retracted his hands, then went off to the side courtyard and silently watched Li Xuanxuan, who was meticulously arranging the wooden slips.

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Li Xiangping cut him off with a solemn question instead. “Let me ask you a question, what will you do if I don’t return?”

The question took Li Xuanxuan by surprise. He did not even dare to imagine the scenario. “Uncle... Why would you ask such a question?”

Observing the frown on Li Xiangping’s face, Li Xuanxuan quickly recomposed himself and replied as calmly as possible, “I’ll retrieve the mirror.”

Li Xiangping nodded and then pressed further, “And what if you can’t find it?”

“Keep the details secret, tell everyone that uncle is in seclusion to achieve a breakthrough, then promptly send someone to oversee the clan’s forces. Secure control over the eastern region of Lidaokou, which borders the Wan Family’s territory, and ensure we’re ready to seek assistance from the prefecture at a moment’s notice...”

Li Xuanxuan’s face was grim as he gradually spoke faster and faster until Li Xiangping lifted his hand to interrupt him, then grimly said, “That’s good enough.”

He patted Li Xuanxuan on the shoulder and said, “Before your youngest uncle departed, he left me with three talismans. With these and the mirror, I can stand a chance against even a cultivator of the Qi Cultivation Realm. There’s no need to worry too much about me.

His gaze swept past the rows of ancestral tablets, and spotted his grandfather, Li Mutian, standing in the hall with the help of a walking cane. He was gazing at the stone platform in the heart of the hall.

Li Xuanfeng followed his gaze and noticed that the stone platform was bathed in ethereal mist that was as white as the moonlight and a bluish-gray artifact hovered above the platform.

Li Xiangping whispered something in Li Xuanfeng’s ear, who then solemnly nodded.

He kneeled down and, in his youthful voice, said, “As a disciple of the Li Family, I, Li Xuanfeng, respectfully request the Profound Light. I dedicate myself to pursuing the Dao and my destiny rests in your hands. When the time comes, I will remain true to my oath. With this talisman burned, I express my gratitude to Supreme Yin.”

A white pill, glowing with a radiant light, leaped from the mirror, enveloping the room in a brilliant luminescence as it sunk into the top of Li Xuanfeng’s head.

Li Xiangping observed his son assume a meditative pose and began guiding the Profound Pearl Talisman Seed in his body, then turned to Li Xuanxuan.

“Watch Feng’er closely and explain everything to him,” he said.

He then bowed before retrieving the mirror from the platform. After carefully putting it into his chest pocket, he sighed deeply with a complex look on his face.

“The arrow has already been nocked on the bowstring, we have no choice but to fire it,” he mumbled to himself.

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Lu Jiangxian watched as Li Xiangping descended Mount Lijing alone and cast a Divine Movement Spell on his leg, quickly leaving Lijing Village and walking along the Guli Road.

When he was finally approaching the Wan Family’s territory, he stopped and took out the mirror, solemnly reciting, “As a disciple of the Li Family, I, Li Xiangping, respectfully request the Profound Light to grant me the Supreme Yin Profound Light to vanquish evil, cleanse impurity, and subdue demons!”

Lu Jiangxian, sharing Li Xiangping’s perspective through his divine sense, realized that the distance to Mount Huaqian was too great for the Supreme Yin Profound Light’s reach.

Li Xiangping seemed to have also realized this problem. He proceeded with caution, keeping a tight clutch on his talismans and frequently consulting the mirror for guidance on his location.

Finally, as Mount Huaqian came within the divine sense’s scope, a few unfamiliar presences were detected. Lu Jiangxian’s apprehension grew.

“One, two, three, five... nine, ten... Ten cultivators of the Qi Cultivation Realm?!”